Sarah Johnston

In our visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston is going to take us back to 1948 and an interview with one very remarkable man.  Audio, Gallery

In today's visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston takes us back to the heyday of the milkie. Audio, Gallery

A previously undiscovered early recording of 'Blue Smoke', the song that launched New Zealand's recording industry, has been unearthed. Audio

Former long-time RNZ presenter Philip Liner sadly passed away over Easter and in today's visit to the Sound Archives, Sarah Johnston will take us through some highlights of his landmark programme… Audio, Gallery

In today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston is going to take us back to Anzac Day in the earlier years of the 20th century, when it was all about the original… Video, Audio, Gallery

75 years ago this week New Zealand soldiers, including the Māori Battalion, were fighting in one of the most brutal battles of World War II. Audio, Gallery

As the millennium drew to a close in December 1999, the world was either ready to party at massive New Year's Eve celebrations - or braced for impending doom, due to the so-called Y2K "bug" which many… Audio, Gallery

Ngā Taonga - With the possibility the remaining 79 Post Shops will close, Sarah Johnston dredges up recordings of the mid-century Post Office - employer of 16,000 staff - and its decline during the… Audio, Gallery

100 years ago this week, New Zealand was in the grip of the influenza pandemic. 9,000 New Zealanders died in the two month period between October and December 1918. Audio, Gallery

It is Cup and Show Week in Christchurch, which means racing at Addington and Riccarton race courses and the country's biggest A and P Show.

This year the Canterbury Show has been renamed and is now… Audio, Gallery

At 11am this Sunday people around the world will mark 100 years since the end of World War I, with a two-minute silence to acknowledge the immense loss and hardship endured throughout the war.  Audio, Gallery

This Sunday, commemorations will take place here and in Europe to mark the liberation of the French town of Le Quesnoy, by New Zealanders in World War I.  Audio, Gallery

It's now 75 years since Kiwi and American soldiers landed on remote Mono Island in the Solomons to recapture it from occupying Japanese forces during WWII. In the ensuing fights, which became known as… Video, Audio, Gallery

Next month there will be celebrations worldwide to mark the centenary of the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. There are plenty of recordings of memories of this period. Audio, Gallery

Writer Katherine Mansfield – one of Wellington's favourite daughters – was born 130 years ago this Sunday, and the capital is throwing her a birthday party. This weekend's birthday party – held at… Audio, Gallery

For homesick Māori in the UK, they are whanau when you're 12,000 kilometres from home. For Kiwis of all backgrounds, they are the face of New Zealand in Britain, Europe and beyond.  Audio, Gallery

Dogs in Antarctica - Tales from the Pack is the name of a new exhibition at Canterbury Museum. Sarah Johnston  delves into the sound archives to see what recordings we have about these heroic canines.

Today marks the 125th anniversary of New Zealand women winning the right to vote in 1893. A new online exhibition has been created by Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, called Standing on the Shoulders. Sarah… Audio