Sarah Johnston

50 years ago this October NZ’s infamous hour of binge-drinking – the ‘6 o’clock swill’ – finally came to an end when pub closing was moved from 6pm to 10pm. Listen to audio recordings from the period.

It's only early August but in some parts of the country it is already feeling very Spring-like - mild temperatures, sunshine, blossom trees and daffodils! In today's visit to the Sound Archives of Nga… Video, Audio

It's Cook Islands Language Week this week, and in today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston is looking at the role radio played in communicating with the Cook… Audio

Tahiti had a powerful hold on the popular imagination in the 1950s, films such as "Mutiny on the Bounty" and then later "South Pacific" had promoted the myth of the idyllic tropical island. In today's… Audio, Gallery

Another wintry blast is bearing down on the country, with snow and gale force winds predicted for later in the week. So, we are escaping back to the tropical South Pacific of the 1950s, with a visit… Audio, Gallery

In our trip to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, we are going to head off to the tropical South Pacific of the early 1950s with Sarah Johnston Audio, Gallery

It is the 50th anniversary of NZ adopting decimal currency this week. Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision plays us some recordings from 50 years ago, when radio and television were being… Audio, Gallery

On June 21st 1930, the All Blacks met a touring British side for their first test at Carisbrook in Dunedin. It was shocking weather with driving snow, but still a crowd of 28,000 people turned out. Video, Audio, Gallery

One hundred years ago today, New Zealand soldiers took part in the Battle of Messines in World War One. Several men who survived the battle, recorded their memories about it for radio and today with… Audio, Gallery

In today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston is going to play us some rugby songs from days gone by. Audio, Gallery

Today in our visit to the sound archives Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & vision plyas us some radio ads from the 'swinging 60s'. Audio

One of our most famous institutions, Plunket, turned 110 years old this week. Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision has been listening to some sound recordings from the archives about the… Audio, Gallery

The 1950's were the heyday of radio, which had the New Zealand airwaves all to itself until television came along in 1960. That meant it was a golden era for radio when it came to advertising - the… Audio, Gallery

Too many apples, but not enough rubber or potatoes. Supply and demand problems caused by World War II feature in Sarah Johnston's look at historic radio ads from the 1940s, part of Sellebration - an… Audio, Gallery

Eighty years ago if you had tuned in to the radio in New Zealand you would have been hearing something pretty new - advertising on the radio. It began in 1936 when the government-owned Commercial… Audio

This month marks 56 years since the first television commercial was screened in New Zealand. To celebrate that event - if "celebrate" is the right word! - Nga Taonga Sound & Vision has selected… Audio

On Monday, we talked to Melbourne writer Jeff Sparrow about his book No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson. This brought a lot of feedback from you and memories of the singer and civil rights… Audio, Gallery

Sarah Johnston is here today to play some recordings from the archives all about bees and honey. Video, Audio

In honour of St Patrick's Day on Friday, Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision is today 'taking us to Ireland' in our weekly visit to the sound archives. Audio, Gallery