Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Time:5 February, 2012
Tug of War
Starter and judge S.B McDonald (standing, centre) has all eyes on the indicator as the teams pull for the preliminary to the NZ Tug of War Championships at the Caledonian Ground, Dunedin. This is another item in the Centennial celebrations, which Russell Oaten (with microphone) is covering, along with other 4ZB announcers.
Mobile Unit - NZ Oral History
Collection held in Christchurch
After the Second World War, one of the Mobile Units set up for wartime service travelled around New Zealand recording amateur musical groups and performers, as well as older citizens recollecting details of everyday life in earlier times. The recollections go back to the 1850s and include stories of the gold rushes, accounts of Maori and European contact, pioneer life and general descriptions of the times. Both Pakeha and Maori subjects were interviewed. The collection is now preserved to digital formats, though cataloguing work ongoing.
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