Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Time:9 February, 2010

Aunt Daisy 1956

Maud Ruby Basham, Her services to radio and her public service in New Zealand and abroad were recognised with an M.B.E. award in 1956.

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Our Objectives

Sound Archives\Ngā Taonga Kōrero is responsible for managing, collecting, preserving and providing access to the nation's recorded radio heritage.

Our staff index and convert historic recordings to newer formats, and select current broadcasts to add to the collections.

This resource is available for research, education, exhibits and film, television and radio productions.

Browse Collections

Shelves of records..

Look through our catalogues or

search the archive databases.

Photographs and Ephemera

Sound Archives in Christchurch holds many photographs, memorabilia, and documents relating to the history of radio in New Zealand. You can view some of our photographs in the gallery

Request Material

Audio tapes.

Sound Archives is currently unable to process requests. Normal services will resume in March 2010.

Payment and licensing

A summary of costs and charges

Education

Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero has been an active supporter of education projects.

Important Notice - System Shutdown

Sound Archives Nga Taonga Korero is now closed for public access.

We are implementing a systems upgrade during December 2009 and early January 2010 which, in conjunction with a need to cut operating costs, means we will not be able to process any audio requests from 1 December to 31 January. This is essential work which will ultimately allow SANTK to provide a more efficient service to you.

Furthermore during February 2010 access will be restricted as we continue to cut operating costs. We will be open for broadcasters with urgent requests but will remain closed for all other users until March 2010.

Our database is still available for research: Search our database here.

Please take note of the item you would like to hear and be in touch when we reopen in 2010.

We apologise for any inconvenience during this time. Thank you for your consideration.

History

Sound Archives is a not-for-profit entity, wholly owned by Radio New Zealand. Sound Archives is separately funded by the Broadcasting Commission (NZ On Air) to act as a national broadcast radio archive. This entity was formed in 1998 by the amalgamation of two separate units within Radio New Zealand, the general archive collection, and the Maori programme archive. Find out more on the about us page.