1964
Crux of the matter: letting the audience take control
People are used to getting news from public broadcasters paid for by taxpayers - or as a customer of commercial media organisations. But is news as a social enterprise an idea whose time has come… Video, Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 5
The Beatles in Christchurch. The Beatles play their final two concerts in Christchurch, and call New Zealand audience "tame" despite having eggs, jellybeans and marbles thrown at them. The following… Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 4
The Beatles in Dunedin. The Beatles play two concerts in Dunedin. The Police begin to take Beatlemania seriously as Lennon is injured by fans and a group of locals provide a decoy to enable the band… Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 3
The Beatles in Auckland. The Beatles play four concerts in Auckland City, attend a Mayoral Welcome, crowd control becomes a serious issue and schools are hit by mass absenteeism. A bomb threat delays… Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 2: Wellington
The Beatles play their first four concerts in Wellington. Screaming overpowers the local sound system while hotel security is breached by a group of female fans. The group play the same set of songs… Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 1: The Arrival
The Beatles have landed! The Beatles arrive in Wellington on 21 June 1964. 7000 fans turn up at the airport. Ringo names his gift Tiki "Fred". The group make their famous appearance of the balcony of… Audio
Beatles NZ 64 Audience Stories: Steve Bridges
Student journalist Steve Bridges talked his way into The Beatles press conference in Christchurch in June 1964. Audio
The Beatles in New Zealand with Chris Bourke and Redmer Yska
Music writers Chris Bourke and Redmer Yska talk to Wallace Chapman about the Beatles tour of New Zealand 50 years ago. Yska and Bourke were young Wellingtonians at the time and they say the 1964 tour… Audio