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

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Broadcasters.

Help us preserve radio history.

Make a donation

Records.

We are always looking to add to our archive.

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

Audio Projects

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Sound Archives has been involved in some interesting projects.

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