Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Koianei te rā poto rawa o te tau, te rā e take ana i te rerenga mai o Matariki - koia hoki te rā e p**a ai te ihu o Hine Takurua, e tohu ana i ngā marama mātaotao o te tau.

Today marks the Winter Solstice - the longest night of the year, when the Earth's axis is furthest away from the sun. It is also the perfect indication, here in Aotearoa, of the commencement of the ski season.

NZ SNOWDRIFT, captured in 1929, showcases the beautiful scenery that surrounds the Tongariro National Park, with footage of the lush snowy mountains of the central plateau.

Mānawa maiea te p**anga o Matariki, mānawa maiea te rokohanga o Hine Takurua!

Kei te Kāhui maunga kākahutia te rangi.

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NZ SNOWDRIFT Subtitled “In the Winter Resort of the North”. Intertitle: “The lure of Antarctic adventure can be largely realised in Tongariro National Park, one of the winter play grounds of New Zealand. How the early riser forced his way out is …

It was 60 years ago today that the Beatles arrived in New Zealand. The biggest rock and roll band in the world touched down in Wellington and played two shows before traveling to Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch. They were met by thousands of screaming fans, especially teenage girls and young women, whose behaviour took many older people aback. The Youthquake had officially arrived.

PERSONAL RECORD. HIGGS, DENNIS. [CROWD WAITING FOR THE BEATLES AT ST. GEORGE HOTEL WELLINGTON] Crowds of enthusiastic fans wait for the arrival of The Beatles at Wellington Airport [21 June, 1964]; Close-ups of police holding crowds back as thousands crowd Willis Street outside the St George Hotel, hoping to catch a glimpse of their …

On 14 June 1984, then Prime Minister Robert Muldoon made the unusual choice to call a snap election. This episode came to be nicknamed the Schnapps Election, as the PM was widely believed to be intoxicated when he made the announcement. Exactly one month later, New Zealanders went to the polls and voted in a new government. This RNZ audio captures some of the immediate reactions.

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Image: Archives New Zealand - Margaret Thatcher with Robert Muldoon. CC BY-SA 2.0

Ngā Taonga is saddened to learn of the passing of Hugh MacDonald, the prolific filmmaker whose career began at the National Film Unit in the 1960s. His best-known film, 'This is New Zealand' (1970) was recently inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. We hold material from a number of his films, including the animated short 'The Frog, the Dog and the Devil' (1986).

The Frog, The Dog, and The Devil (1986) New Zealand National Film Unit presents 'The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil' (1986).That old demon drink bedevils a lonely shepherd in this lively animated fil...

He hokinga mahara atu ki te rā i pahū ai te maunga o Tarawera i te tau 1886 i te 10 o ngā rā o Hune. The eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886.

Through our archival recordings, one of our Te Arawa staff members Paora Sweeney retraces histories of his iwi and how the devastating eruption of Mt Tarawera affected his people.

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An archival lesson about Tūhoto Ariki one of the last ancient Tohunga Through our archival recordings, one of our Te Arawa staff learned about the history of his iwi and how the devastating eruption of Mt Tarawera affected his people.

I tērā wiki i whakatōpū te Kāhui Whakamahere Reo ki Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. He mea tautoko tēnei hui e Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision me Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.

The Kāhui collective allows kaimahi from across the public sector, with the support of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, to develop their Māori language plans and aspirations, with a particular focus on normalising te reo Māori within the workplace.

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision were proud to co-host the monthly Kāhui Whakamahere Reo Hui alongside Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, which was held at the National Library auditorium last week.

E tika ana kia mihia koutou ngā kaikōrero i ngā mahere reo e whakatairangatia ana e koutou, ki a koe e Deon Knox koutou ko te tīma o Te Kaunihera o Poneke ngā Whare Pukapuka me ngā Wāhi Hapori.

He oti, ki a koe e te rangatira e Matu Ihaka, me ngā whakahou kōrero a te Taura Whiri i te reo, e rongo atu ai ngā rawa, te kaiao o te reo, ā, kāti ake kia whakahiapo tonu rā te reka o te reo. Aua atu rā.

Ko te reo kia Māori, hei reo mō ia rā.

He kaiwhakap**a, he kaiwhakaari, he ringa tohu auaha, he ringa tōhau nui - Ko Merata Mita tētahi tino kaitaunaki Māori i te ao kiriata me te ao pakipūmeka. Inātata nei ka whakarewaina tana kohinga taonga e Iwi Whitiāhua hei matapopore mō te katoa.

Our partners at NZ On Screen have just launched the Merata Mita Collection, celebrating the work of one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most important filmmakers.

Merata, and later her whānau, entrusted a lot of her work to our Archive, and in 2018 her son Hepi Mita made use of it to create his acclaimed tribute 'Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen'.

Te Taki A Merata Mita – How Mum Decolonised The Screen 'Merata – How Mum Decolonised The Screen' is a film remembering influential director/producer Merata Mita, created by her son Hepi Mita.

For our final post of NZ Music Month, we're throwing back to the golden age of disco. From 1979, here's "Everybody Let's Dance" by Tina Cross, filmed at Avalon Studios in Lower Hutt.

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TINA CROSS. EVERYBODY LET’S DANCE Tina Cross sings “Everybody Let’s Dance” under a mirror ball in front of a dancing crowd. From the Ready To Roll Xmas Special 1979.

Nei ko te reo o maruwehi e tere atu nei:

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision would like to give a big mihi and extend many thanks to the team at the Wairarapa Film Festival. It was an honour and privilege to present the Tangata Whenua series at this year's festival.

Tangata Whenua (1974) documents an era that brought forth enormous change for iwi Māori. It features kōrero from many iwi, each sharing their stories of belonging, tikanga, loss of whenua/land, the future, whilst navigating the world, and adapting to the radical changes that were taking place in New Zealand in the 1970s.

The Wairarapa Film Festival, e whiti āta ana ngā taonga kōrero, kia tuarihia ngā pakiwaitara haumako o te tangata whenua, o te pā whakawairua. Ka mutu, me mihi ka tika ki te whanau Pēwhairangi mō koutou i whakakanohi i te kaitiakitanga, ki a koe anō hoki e Kim Workman, i ngā tuku ihotanga āu i roto i ēnei taonga whitiāhua.

Kei te mana whakahaere, ngā iwi kaupeka o Rangitāne, o Kahungunu, nei ka mihi, nei ka mihi.

I te tau 1978 i te 25 o ngā rā o Mei, i urutomo atu te ope pirihimana me te ope tauā o Aotearoa ki te whakatāuteute muru raupatu o Takaparawhau, i Ngati Whātua Ōrākei. Ka turaki ngā kāinga taupua ki raro, ā i mauheretia te hanga mautohe e 222 - rangatahi mai, pakeke mai, koroua mai, kuia mai.

On 25 May 1978, 222 protestors were forcibly evicted from Takaparawhau (Bastion Point) after a peaceful 506-day occupation. Once owners of 80,000 acres of pristine land, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei saw their holdings reduced to a mere quarter acre urupā (cemetery).

In this audio item, Whai Ngata interviews Joe Hawke - reformer, advocate and prominent kaumātua of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei who led the occupation.

Te toto o te tangata he kai, te oranga o te tangata, he whenua, he oneone.

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One of the thousands of music videos in our collection, this 1987 hit by Ardijah is sure to brighten your Friday.

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ARDIJAH. TIME MAKES THE WINE Animated sketch of the band Ardijah. Sketch artist screws it up and starts again. Betty-Anne Monga sings. She is occasionally replaced by an animated version of herself.

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📸: Screengrab from Wairua Auaha. Collection ref. F221024.

The Wairarapa Film Festival kicks off this Thursday 23 May, and a team from Ngā Taonga will be there to introduce our preservation of 'Tangata Whenua' (1974). Full details at the Festival website.

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Image: Eva Rickard and Herepo Rongo in Tangata Whenua: The Spirits and the Times Will Teach, TVNZ.

For New Zealand Music Month, we're looking back through some of the many music videos in the online collection. This colourful single-shot video for "Home Again" by Shihad (1997) was directed by Mark Hartley.

SHIHAD. HOME AGAIN Filmed in a lounge setting with different band members on and off screen. The film speed has been increased

in 1907 the Plunket Society was formed. The charity supports the health and wellbeing of tamariki and whānau across New Zealand. To mark the anniversary, we share this newsreel footage from 1922 of a festive fundraising event for the society in Auckland.

Whānau Āwhina Plunket

RENDEAN GAZETTE. The Plunket Society with the children at play Auckland in aid of the funds of the society On Saturday, 25 November, mothers and their babies gather to take part in various activities, to help raise funds for the NZ Plunket Society. Large crowds enjoy the festivities, children are entertained with toy elephant rides and a number of …

Did you know that our collection includes thousands of music videos? For New Zealand Music Month, we're looking back at a few classics of the genre. From 2003, here's "Stand Up" by Scribe, directed by Chris Graham.

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SCRIBE. STAND UP Scribe and his crew are seen initially through video monitor, then (in monochrome) moving towards the camera, before being briefly rewound near the end.

Thirty years ago this month, Once Were Warriors was released in New Zealand. Directed by Lee Tamahori, and starring Rena Owen, Cliff Curtis and Temuera Morrison, it went on to win accolades at home and around the world. Watch an extract from the film here:

ONCE WERE WARRIORS “In a violent relationship, it takes a mother's strength to save herself and her children from the man she loved. “ONCE WERE WARRIORS is a violent love story set against a contemporary urban backdrop. “Eighteen years after Jake and Beth …

E te rangatira o te ao waiata, e te taonga o te mate, moe mai rā i tō moenga roa.

We are sad to learn of the passing of legendary musician Willie Hona. Willie was a guitarist and singer in the band Herbs, and features in this music video for their song "Nuclear Waste": https://bit.ly/3wnjqZ0

New Zealand music legend Willie Hona dead His daughter, Natalie Hona, said he died on Sunday night surrounded by his whānau in Paraparaumu.

New on the blog: inspired by the exhibition 'Cast in Light' at National Library of New Zealand, we share a selection of audiovisual holdings from the West Coast ghost town of Waiuta.

Waiuta: Memories of a Ghost Town Inspired by the exhibition Cast In Light, we searched the Archive for audiovisual records of Waiuta, a now-abandoned gold mining town.

Ko te matataketake he kāmera
Ko te aho tūhono he ataata
Ko te kiko he tuku ihotanga
Ko te tumu whakap**a he Māori
Ko te wairua he auaha

This 2012 documentary, 'Wairua Auaha', follows the lives of 10 creative Māori, who own their own companies and have created a body of work which incorporates drama, wit, and political insights under the umbrella of Māori authorship.

Whaowhia te kete mātauranga, hei tikitiki mō te māhunga.

Okea ki tua, okea kia ora.

WAIRUA AUAHA TE WAIRUA AUAHA was made in partial fulfilment of a PhD in Maori Development, AUT, 2012 and explores Māori entrepreneurship in screen production. The documentary is based on interviews with ten Māori who own production companies that have produced a …

Today is Canterbury Anniversary Day. In this remarkable Mobile Unit recording from 1946, an elderly man named Arthur Lagden Haylock remembers his family settling in the region in the mid-1800s.
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is set to be announced tomorrow morning - which feathery critter is going to take the top spot? In anticipation, see some of our native birds brought to life in stunning full-colour animation in the 1980 short film 'How the Kiwi Lost His Wings'.

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HOW THE KIWI LOST HIS WINGS An animated story about Puki the kiwi. A fantail in the forest is concerned that Puki cannot fly. Puki decides to tell the fantail and the other birds the story of how the kiwi lost his ability to fly.