Nau mai ki te pānui
o Ngā Taonga
Welcome to our newsletterIn this edition we share a new curated collection that explores the rich diversity of reo Māori dialects throughout Aotearoa. We also remember the Pike River Mine Disaster, report back from iPres 2025 and share news of our office relocation. Nei rā ngā taonga rokiroki e nahanaha ana hei rauemi whaihua
ki te hunga e ako ana i te reo Māori. Mehemea koe e ako ana, e matatau ana
rānei ki tō tātou reo, mā ēnei taonga e tuwhera i te tatau ki te reo ā-iwi e
makere mai i ngā arero o ngā kākā tarahae o tēnā iwi, o tēnā iwi.
Ngā Taonga, in partnership with Tātai Aho Rau Core Education,
proudly present He Reo Rongomaiwhiti – Our Ancestors’ Voices, a new
curated collection of selected audiovisual taonga showcasing the rich diversity of te
reo Māori dialects throughout Aotearoa.
Me he hiahia tōu ki te ako, ki te whakawhānui i tō kete
mātauranga, tēnā, areare mai ō koutou taringa ki ngā reo o ngā hau e whā o te
motu hei arahi i koe.
The collection is available on the Ngā Taonga website in
both te reo Māori and English. Ahakoa ngā tau maha kua pahure ake nō te rā i riro ai ngā
kaimahi maina o Pike River, e kore e memeha i te pūmahara.
Wednesday 19 November marked the 15th anniversary of the
Pike River Mine Disaster, where a methane explosion in a West Coast coal mine
killed 29 people and injured two. The disaster raised serious questions about
mining regulations and workplace safety.
Days later, after a second explosion, the country woke to an
RNZ Morning Report announcing that there were officially no more
survivors.
Ki ngā whānau me ngā hoa o
te hunga kua ngaro i te tirohanga kanohi, e kore e mutu ngā mihi o te ngākau ki
a koutou.iPres 2025This
month some of our kaimahi attended iPres 2025, the International Conference on
Digital Preservation, at Tākina. iPres was jointly hosted by the National
Library of New Zealand and Archives New Zealand.
Ngā Taonga kaimahi Ish Doney
and Lara Simmons presented their paper At Risk LTO: A prioritisation case
study, which explored how we are using our Collection Prioritisation Model,
Hakune, to inform our plans to migrate digital files we hold on out of date
versions of LTO (magnetic tape data storage technology). The paper shows how
considering significance of the content and our ability to provide access to
the files can reduce the level of effort involved in migration of these digital
files. This week, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision kaimahi relocated
to Te Rua, the new purpose-built archival building next to the National Library
in Wellington.
It’s business as usual for members of the public – those who
want to browse the online collection in-person can do so at the Ngā Taonga desk
in the General Reading Room on Level 1 of the National Library, or arrange an
appointment for a viewing.
The online collection is also available for viewing and
listening any time if you have a device with internet – search the
collection now!
A big thanks to Telesmart who
made the move so much easier for us. He Maimai Aroha – Stephen ClarkeE apa ana te tai pouri ki tua rā, ki runga o Kōtirana
Toia koe e ō kāwai rangatira, toia koe e ō mātua tīpuna ki te huinga o te kahurangi, ki ngā ringa kaha o te runga rawa.
Ngā Taonga kaimahi were saddened to hear news of the passing of Stephen Clarke, former Chief Archivist of Archives New Zealand. We extend our deepest sympathies to his whānau, friends, and former colleagues.
E te mana whakaheke o Kariki (Greece), e te maruwehi o Tākei (Turkey)
Whoatu rā koe ki o rāngai kikorua o tuawhakarere.
Takahia rā te ara whanui ki te pō whakaoti atu ai.
We were also sad to hear of the passing of filmmaker Costa Botes, whose large body of work encompassed documentaries, dramas and the mockumentary Forgotten Silver. He leaves a significant impact on Aotearoa New Zealand filmmaking, and our thoughts are with his family and friends.
In the online collection is a trailer for Saving Grace, which was directed by Costa.
IMAGE CREDITS:
1) Children learning te reo Māori at the summer programme 1983, Tapuaka – Heritage & Archive Collections, ref: VUVCP0293.
2) ID tags of Pike River Mine Disaster victims. Office of the Governor General.
3) Kaimahi photo from iPres 2025.
4) Photo of Te Rua, the new archival building in Wellington. Credit: Max Olijnyk.
5) Portrait photo of Stephen Clarke. Credit: Mark Beatty, National Library of New Zealand.
6) Prolific documentary and filmmaker Costa Botes. Photo: Costa Botes / Facebook.
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