New Zealand Flax (1950)
New Zealand National Film Unit presents a 1950 short film on New Zealand Flax. This film takes a look at the harvesting and milling of New Zealand flax -…
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Snows of Aorangi
Shot by photographer Brian Brake as a National Film Unit tourism promo, Snows of Aorangi surveys New Zealand’s mountain landscapes. The 1955 video was presented by Archives New Zealand….
Wildlife of the Mountains (1958)
The New Zealand National Film Unit presents Wildlife of the Mountains. The old historic film is about the South Island and the abundant and varied bird life in its…
New Zealand Railway Magazine (1956)
Archives New Zealand presents a video about the 1956 New Zealand Railway Magazine. The film shows many stages of railway construction and operation.
ANZAC Day Tribute
Archives New Zealand presents images of New Zealanders serving in the First World War at Gallipoli, Sinai/Palestine, and the Western European Front.
Moments in Time – Hokey Pokey
Hokey Pokey is a popular sweet in New Zealand, and is often used as an example of ‘kiwiana’ culture. But how and where was it first created? Watch a…
Ballet In New Zealand (1963)
Take a look at a piece of New Zealand history about Ballet In New Zealand (1963) presented by New Zealand National Film. This video shows the New Zealand Ballet…
120 Years Since NZ Women Shook the World
The 120-year anniversary of one of New Zealand’s most momentous moments in global history is being marked with the public exhibition of the Women’s Suffrage Petition of 19 September, 1893. On that day in…
