Television in New Zealand

Mr D Barnett, a television technician, and Miss Wallace, Miss South Australia, with a television, photographed circa 9 March 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: 114/267/05-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22553286

Advertisement for Philips 'Imagiphone' television telephone, photographed by K E Niven and Co of Wellington. Ref: 1/2-209745-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22902529

Fleetwood television, circa 1960s. Photograph taken by Gordon Burt. Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives. Ref: 1/2-036737-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22757379

Technicians at work in the service department of the television section at Philips Electrical Industries Ltd. November 1963. From the Canterbury Progress League Archives, Christchurch City Libraries Archive 72. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Kenyon Brand & Riggs, GEC television in livingroom, photographed by K E Niven of Wellington. 1968. Ref: 1/2-216350-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23039450

Tasman Electric’s Timaru showroom, circa 1970. Photo: South Canterbury Museum. (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Television / Lighting display, Electricity Exhibition 1972. Photo: Horowhenua Historical Society Inc. (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ)

Alan Brehaut posed with a combined VCD and VHS player amongst shelves of other video players and television models in 1987. Photo: South Canterbury Museum. Timaru Herald Photographs, Personalities Collection. (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Tisco (Television Installation and Service Company) technician. Photo: Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections. (CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ)

Alan Brehaut posed with a combined VCD and VHS player amongst shelves of other video players and television models in 1987. Photo: South Canterbury Museum. Timaru Herald Photographs, Personalities Collection. (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

A portrait of Molly Aitchison, holding letters from TVNZ and The Broadcasting Standards Authority, dated 21 March 1995.Photo: South Canterbury Museum. Timaru Herald Photographs, Personalities Collection. (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)