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In today's visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston takes us back to listen to how we thought about cannabis, its use and its legal status over past decades. Audio

Sarah Johnston takes us back as far as 1870 and memories of the first elephants seen in Aotearoa. Audio, Gallery

Yesterday saw the 100th anniversary of the first ever flight across Cook Strait. Audio, Gallery

This Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II or V.J. Day, with a special commemoration to be held at the Pukeahu National War Memorial in Wellington. Audio, Gallery

In today’s visit to the Sound Archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston plays us some recordings about the famous 'taste of the South'. Audio, Gallery

In today's visit to the sound archives with Sarah Johnston we go back 50 years, when building the Tiwai smelter and power station at Lake Manapouri were the country's biggest-ever construction job. Audio, Gallery

We hear archived sound recordings about the tourism heartland of Roto-Vegas. Audio, Gallery

Kiwifruit have come a long way since their days as a niche exotic fruit known as the Chinese gooseberry. Audio, Gallery

Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision looks back to when  Wellington's grand railway station opened in 1937, then  the biggest building in New Zealand.

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In June 1942, life in wartime New Zealand was changed by the arrival of some 40,000 young American troops who set up camp in Auckland and Kapiti. Audio, Gallery

A campaign to stop Christchurch households from using their recycling bins to dump their smelly non-recyclable waste, is so far failing to change peoples' behaviour.

On Monday close to half of all… Audio

Just over 60 years ago, regular television broadcasts began in New Zealand, on the night of June 1st 1960.  Audio, Gallery

For over 130 years Aoraki Mt Cook has been a cornerstone of New Zealand tourism, since the first 'Hermitage' hotel was built at the base of the mountain in 1884. Audio, Gallery