Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the agreement between the Crown and Māori that was signed on 6 February 1840 by 40 rangatira and Captain Hobson at Waitangi.Read more…
Not-so-festive festive films
Not feeling so festive during this festive time of year? Read on for some alternative festive films to watch for free this holiday season.Read more…
Top-five festive films to watch (for free) this merry-hairy season
Bleeding hearts of the world unite! The University of Auckland’s Libraries and Learning Services has collated a free list of movies to get you into the holiday cheer (or to console you in your misery). Read more…
Bruce Biggs and the revitalisation of te reo Māori
The Māori language petition for active recognition of te reo Māori was delivered to Parliament in 1972. It had over 30,000 signatures and became the starting point for a significant revitalisation of te reo Māori.
At the time, te reo Māori revitalisation was still in its infancy at the University of Auckland, after receiving a boost during the 1950s, with Bruce Biggs — ethnographer, linguist, and champion of te reo Māori — at the helm. Read more…
Upcoming TV and Radio changes
Te Tumu Herenga’s TV and Radio service is undergoing a few changes as we seek to make wise use of our resources and better align our service with Waipapa Taumata Rau’s IT strategy. Read more…
The Point of (No) Return: marking 45 years since the occupation of Bastion Point
45 years ago, the Ōrākei Māori Action Committee, led by Joe Hawke, began the occupation of Takaparawhā | Bastion Point reserve to protest the Government’s plan to subdivide the land for private housing developmentRead more…
100 years of New Zealand radio
Wednesday 17 November 2021 marks 100 years since Robert Jack made New Zealand’s first radio broadcast featuring speech and music. Listen to the first broadcast and hear about these early days of radio.Read more…
Electoral remix: adoption of MMP in New Zealand
Tuesday 12 October 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of New Zealand’s first Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) general election.Read more…
Commemorating ANZAC Day 2021
Watch a range of ANZAC documentaries within TV and Radio, drawn together into a playlist by Media Services. Read more…
Happy 40th New Zealand Film Archive / Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision
Campaigns and conspiracies
Last year’s convergence of the NZ and US elections saw interesting commonalities and contrasts when it came to media coverage. View the key highlights from our Chapman Archive. Read more…
Picturing Cultural Collections
A series of photographs are hanging in the Special Collections Reading Room in the General Library. Read their backstories and discover more about Cultural Collections.Read more…
20 years of New Zealand Music Month
To celebrate the milestone, we’ve compiled a New Zealand music playlist which has something for everyone.Read more…
Cultural Collections: Māori Television full back-catalogue now available
Capturing New Zealand’s transmissions
Play it loud
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with TV and Radio
Celebrate NZ Music Month with TV and Radio
50th anniversary of the Wahine disaster
Visit the 1920s Takapuna seaside with TV and Radio
