Make a Donation

Three people look at a suitcase being opened.Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero welcomes the donation of any New Zealand radio broadcasts or broadcast-related items e.g. photographs, radio station posters, bumper stickers etc. By doing this, you help to enrich the Sound Archives collection and contribute to the passing of knowledge from one generation to the next.

When you contact us, please include your name and contact details. Any supporting information will serve to enhance the donated items. Once accepted into Sound Archives, we undertake to maintain the items in a controlled atmosphere environment and to add them to our preservation list.

Pictured right: Sound Archives staff unpack a crate of old recordings.
Below left to right: The Cheney - Made by the Cheney Talking Machine Company Chicago, USA; An Edison Amberol cylinder recording - My South Polar expedition, Lieut. E.H. Shackleton C.V.O; An RCA 77-D Ribbon microphone.

Items at Sound Archives.

Take Part

Broadcasters we want you

Broadcasters.

Help us preserve radio history.

Make a donation

Records.

We are always looking to add to our archive.

Help us with photos

Do you have information about the photographs in our gallery?

Audio Projects

Tape machine..

Sound Archives has been involved in some interesting projects.

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