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Welcome to our newsletter In this edition we celebrate the Archive’s 10th birthday, mark the centenary of Janet Frame’s birth, remember the legacy of Tā Apirana Ngata, and share details of two exciting exhibitions in Wellington which we contributed to. He tau ngahuru te tau! Happy birthday to us! This month we mark ten years as Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision – the audiovisual archive of Aotearoa New Zealand.
E tika ana kia mihia te kaupapa e kōkiritia ana e Ngā Taonga, ā, he manaaki he tiaki i te pātaka kōrero me ngā taonga whitiāhua o te motu.
Ngā Taonga was formed through the joining together of three large archives: the New Zealand Film Archive, the TVNZ Archive, and Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero (the RNZ Archive). We’ve been the national audiovisual archive, caring for Aotearoa New Zealand’s taonga, since 2014. Born August 28, 1924, Janet Frame made it through a difficult early life to become one of New Zealand's most beloved authors. To celebrate the centenary of her birth this month, we're sharing this 1983 interview between Frame and Elizabeth Alley. Frame had recently released To the Is-land, the first part of her autobiographical trilogy, when this interview was recorded. In it she discusses inspiration, her desire to tell her own life story, and whether her reputation for a ‘dark’ outlook is deserved. Tā Apirana Ngata (3 July 1874 – 14 July 1950)
Te toka tū moana
Te hiringa o te mahara
Tā Apirana Ngata paved a path that for Māori had not yet been traversed. This path led Ngata to achieving great success and in 1894 he became the first Māori scholar to be awarded a university degree, graduating from the University of Canterbury. It was a milestone that set an example for future Māori academics.
His legacy is one of the most prominent of any New Zealand leader in the 20th century and is commemorated by his depiction on the $50 note.
This film, captured in 1926, features the pōwhiri at Te Rāhui Marae, Tikitiki for the consecration of St Mary’s Church. Tā Apirana Ngata can be seen in the center of the front row wearing a kahu kiwi and performing the haka 'Ka Panapana'.
He manapou, he pukenga, he wānanga, Tā Apirana Ngata. Together with Te Waka Huia Wellington Museum, we are proud to present Kiriata o Pōneke – Films of Wellington.
The selected films in this exhibition show the city’s technological and social change across time. The early films portray Wellington as a busy outpost of the British Empire. As history in motion, these films gradually unveil an appreciation for our unique landscapes and mana whenua perspectives, as Wellington develops its own identity. The exhibition is on until Sunday 10 November at Wellington Museum. Are you a Katherine Mansfield fan? Visit the National Library for a rare opportunity to see her letters, notebooks, writings and treasured possessions – her Corona typewriter, voluptuous 2 x 2 metre Chinese silk shawl, personal photographs and much more – in a free, intimate exhibition. ‘A child of the sun’: Katherine Mansfield’s last year runs from 9 August to 9 November 2024.
Excerpts from The Sisters of Kezia (1962) from the Ngā Taonga collection form part of the exhibition. News briefs - We are currently advertising for the role of Senior Advisor – Mātauranga Māori Outreach. Applications for this role can be made on the JacksonStone & Partners website.
- The NZ Marketing Association is currently asking people to vote for the greatest New Zealand ads of the last 50 years – for an opportunity to win. Some of these classic ads are held in the Ngā Taonga online collection.
Image credits
1) Ngā Taonga 10th Anniversary brand image - created by Troy Coutts 2) Photo of Janet Frame from 1983 taken by photographer Karen Day 3) Apirana Ngata. S P Andrew Ltd: Portrait negatives. Ref: 1/1-014489-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23179955 4) 'A child of the sun' exhibition promotional image - supplied 5) Films of Wellington exhibition promotional image. Image courtesy of the Cyril Townsend Collection.
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