Sarah Johnston

A couple of weeks ago we sparked memories with a few of you by playing some excerpts from the sound archives of radio "Broadcasts to Schools." This week Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision… Audio, Gallery

Next Monday marks the 70th anniversary of the first public performance by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. That was on March 6, 1947, when the National Orchestra, as it was then called, performed… Video, Audio

Earlier today at McLean Park in Hawke's Bay a powhiri was held welcoming 47 teams and an estimated 20,000 fans to Te Matatini, the biggest kapa haka show on earth. For the next four days the top… Audio, Gallery

If you are over 45 you may remember your primary school classroom having a radio loud-speaker permanently mounted on the wall and every so often it would magically come alive with a 'Broadcast to… Audio

Sarah Johnston of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision plays us some recordings from the sound archives which show Kiwis have been joining in with Chinese New Year celebrations since the 19th century. Audio, Gallery

Sarah Johnston from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision shares radio broadcasts from Waitangi Day 1963 - including extracts of speeches from the Queen and Sir Turi Carroll. Audio, Gallery

Today in our weekly visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, we are going back to Christmas 1942, with Sarah Johnston. Audio, Gallery

This weekend will see commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of New Zealand's greatest naval disaster - the loss of 150 men serving on board the HMS Neptune when it was sunk by mines in the… Audio, Gallery

A "date that will live in infamy"  - that's how US President Franklin Roosevelt described the 7th of December 1941. Today is the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl… Audio

The hilly territory around Kaikōura hit by the recent earthquakes has long had a reputation for being difficult country to traverse.  Video, Audio, Gallery

The US Navy has been back in New Zealand waters over the past week, for the first time in more than 30 years. The U.S.S. Sampson is here to take part in the Royal New Zealand Navy's 75th birthday… Audio, Gallery

In the past few days we have lost two leading figures in the cultural life of New Zealand; photographer Marti Friedlander and novelist, playwright and biographer Sir James McNeish who both passed away… Audio

With the results from the U.S. presidential election due to start coming in shortly we thought today in our weekly visit to the sound archives we would have a listen to New Zealand's encounters with… Audio, Gallery

Today in our visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision we are playing recordings about New Zealands' trains. Video, Audio

On Sunday, commemorations were held in Hungary and here in New Zealand to mark the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. Audio, Gallery

Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision talks about how radio dealt with the 'teenage question' in the past. Audio

120 years ago today on 13 October 1896, New Zealanders got their chance to see moving pictures for the first time, when the first film was played to an audience at the Opera House in Auckland. Video, Audio, Gallery

Blenheimer, Marque Vue, Cold Duck…if you are over a certain age those names of early New Zealand wines will bring back a few memories. Today in our visit to the sound archives Sarah Johnston from Nga… Audio, Gallery

On September 15 New Zealand marks the centenary of the New Zealand Division's entry into fighting on the Somme in Northern France in 1916. Audio, Gallery

Yesterday was the 145th birthday of Lord Ernest Rutherford, who was born near Nelson in 1871. He is of course the man on the $100 note and 'the father of nuclear physics' who was awarded the Nobel… Audio