Sound Archives

Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision was among over 8,000 people visiting the newly reopened Great Hall at the city's earthquake-damaged Arts Centre last weekend, and she's going to tell us… Audio, Gallery

Talk radio - it's a cornerstone of late night broadcasting, a friendly voice for lonely shift workers and insomniacs and an outlet for people with strong opinions of all kinds. In this country it… Audio

This week marks sixty-five-years since New Zealand was gripped by an unfolding tragedy on the sea off the east coast of the country. The 1951 Canterbury Centennial Yacht Race had started on January… Audio

With Christmas just around the corner, computer games and gaming consoles are probably on the wish-lists in many households. It's more than 30 years since gaming culture arrived in New Zealand, not… Audio

Some of the recordings in the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision capture not just the voices of people who are no longer with us, but also sounds that have now disappeared from everyday life… Audio

An excerpt from a documentary produced in the studios of the NZBC in Timaru in 1967. Historian William Vance talks about the history of the Waitaki Valley and the "Song of the Waitaki" is set to music… Audio