NEW ZEALAND HISTORY IN THE MAKING (1938) [Modified]
This is a Labour Party film from 1938, featuring footage from around New Zealand pre 1938. This film predates the National Film Unit and is part of Archives New Zealand's National Film Library Special collection. Parts of this copy of the film have been modified where the original footage was spliced backwards. The original footage is available for viewing on this channel. Archives Reference: AAOJ W5034 513 - B8376 DV file of Beta SP telecini of 16mm Black and white film.
New Zealand - City of Wellington
Wellington: Cultural Capital ... Known primarily as the home of New Zealand's parliament and its public servant population, Wellington transformed itself during the 1980s and 1990s into a vibrant, culture-driven hot spot. Tucked around one of the world's most picturesque harbors, the capital city is intimate, sophisticated, arty and packed with national treasures.
It is home to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the National Business Review New Zealand Opera, the Chamber Music New Zealand and the New Zealand School of Dance. The city's strong arts scene combines an international flavor with an intrinsic Pacific identity.
Wellington's compact central business district lies between the city's foothills and its mountain-encircled harbor. Partly built on land developed during reclamation projects begun in the mid-1800s, the area today is the working environment of the country's politicians and the national government infrastructure. Foreign embassies, the Court of Appeal, National Archives, National Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the head offices of local and international businesses are among the institutions and organizations in its precincts. The city is known for its stylish shops, cafe culture, restaurants and galleries, with an atmosphere that is both stimulating and unhurried.
Wellington New Zealand - Aerial View
Part of our round the world by drone series. Wellington is the capital and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with 405,000 residents. It is at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. Wellington is the major population centre of the southern North Island and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region, which also includes the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa. It is the world's windiest city, with an average wind speed of over 26 km/h,[4] and the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state.
The Wellington urban area comprises four cities: Wellington City, on the peninsula between Cook Strait and Wellington Harbour, contains the central business district and about half the population; Porirua on Porirua Harbour to the north is notable for its large Māori and Pacific Island communities; Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt are largely suburban areas to the northeast, together known as the Hutt Valley.
Situated near the geographic centre of the country, Wellington was well placed for trade. In 1839 it was chosen as the first major planned settlement for British immigrants coming to New Zealand. The settlement was named in honour of the Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington and victor of the Battle of Waterloo.
As the nation's capital since 1865, the New Zealand Government and Parliament, Supreme Court and most of the civil service are based in the city. Despite being much smaller than Auckland, Wellington is also referred to as New Zealand's cultural capital. The city is home to the National Archives, the National Library, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, numerous theatres and two universities. Architectural sights include the Government Building—one of the largest wooden buildings in the world—as well as the iconic Beehive. Wellington plays host to many artistic and cultural organisations, including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Royal New Zealand Ballet. It has a lively urban culture, with many cafés, restaurants and performance venues. One of the world's most liveable cities, the 2014 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Wellington 12th in the world.
Wellington's economy is primarily service-based, with an emphasis on finance, business services, and government. It is the centre of New Zealand's film and special effects industries, and increasingly a hub for information technology and innovation. Wellington ranks as one of New Zealand's chief seaports and serves both domestic and international shipping. The city is served by Wellington International Airport, the third busiest airport in the country. Wellington's transport network includes train and bus lines which reach as far as the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa, and ferries connect the city to the South Island.
A Virtual Tour of New Zealand Archaeological Sites: Part 3 - Wellington
This video is a tour of a selection of archaeological and historic sites in and around Wellington. A preference has been made towards sites you can actually go visit.
All credit for aerial photography in this video goes to Google Earth and their data providers.
Images:
Pencarrow Lighthouse – Aidan Wojtas -
Pencarrow Head – Phillip Capper -
Lighthouse keepers cottage – Archive NZ -
Pencarrow Drone image – WellingtonNZ -
Fort Balance -Tony Wills -
8” Armstrong Gun at Fort Gordon – Wairarapa Archive -
Massey Memorial – Alana’s -
8” Armstrong gun – Happy Little Nomad -
Fort Balance 1887 – Alexander Turnbull Library - Fort Ballance, Scorching Bay, Wellington. Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives. Ref: 1/1-020667-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23212316
NZ Company map – Archives New Zealand -
1848 Earthquake Damage - Alexander Turnbull Library - Park, Robert, 1812-1870. [Park, Robert] 1812-1870. Attributed works :[Sketches showing the damage to buildings sustained in the 1848 Wellington earthquake] 1848. An account of the earthquakes in New Zealand. Extracted from the New South Wales sporting and literary magazine and racing calendar. (Sydney, Printed by D. Wall, 1848). Ref: PUBL-0050-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23036366
Gold painting - Alexander Turnbull Library - Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871. [Gold, Charles Emilius] 1809-1871 :Landslip caused by earthquake near Wellington N. Zealand Jan 1855. Ref: B-103-016. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22330780
Old Government Building – Ballofstring -
Task Force Arrival, Wellington, New Zealand, 07/1942 (full)
Freely downloadable at the Internet Archive, where I first uploaded it. Naval Photographic Center film #16271. National Archives description Wellington, New Zealand MS Shoreline, Wellington.LS Town.MCU Cruiser; mountain BG.MCU Cruiser, NORTHAMPTON Class (CA-125) (SV); cargo & transport ships in harbor.HCU British cruiser.CU SOC on deck of cruiser; docks, BG.CU Signal bridge; town BG.MCU PAN Waterfront along highway.MCU Tugs; New Zealand, BG.MCU PAN British cruiser tied up alongside dock.MCU Transport.
Task Force Arrival, Wellington, New Zealand, 07/1942 (full)
Freely downloadable at the Internet Archive, where I first uploaded it. United States Naval Photographic Center film # 16271. National Archives description: Wellington, New ZealandMS Shoreline, Wellington.LS Town.MCU Cruiser; mountain BG.MCU Cruiser, NORTHAMPTON Class (CA-125) (SV); cargo & transport ships in harbor.HCU British cruiser.CU SOC on deck of cruiser; docks, BG.CU Signal bridge; town BG.MCU PAN Waterfront along highway.MCU Tugs; New Zealand, BG.MCU PAN British cruiser tied up alongside dock.MCU Transport. National Archives Identifier: 80353
New Zealand 1959 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an American filmmaker while touring New Zealand in 1959.
It contains stock footage shot around the country: New Zealand National Airlines aircraft in the strip of the airport, passengers leaving the aircraft, Waihirere Wines in Gisborne, tractor working on the fields, off-road vehicle bog down, aircraft weeding fields, a small airport, Napier Port, and more.
Please comment if you recognize more subjects.
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Lieut. John Gilroy Grant V.C. Civic Reception (mute) 1919
Civic Reception for Lieut. John Gilroy Grant, V.C. in 1919. Archives New Zealand holds an official V.C. poraite as part of the National Collection of War Art:
Archives New Zealand also holds his restricted personnel file at: .
DV file of Beta SP of 16mmTelecini.
Housing in New Zealand (1946) [Part 1 of 2]
A historical survey of how the New Zealand house has evolved over the last hundred years. The good simple houses of the early pioneers, the Victorian elaborations, and the trend again to simplicity in the modern house. This is followed by a survey of the housing position in New Zealand as it was in 1946. The difficulties of shortages in labour and material are discussed and the New Zealand State housing project is shown in some detail together with details for future towns. This film has been uploaded in two parts. DV file of 35mm Film R.1 W3471/vv/R1 35mm film-R.2 W3471/vv/R2
To Live In The City (1967)
The New Zealand National Film Unit presents 'To Live In the City' (1967). The transition of Maori children from their homes in Northland, through the pre-employment course run by the Maori Affairs Department and Wellington Polytechnic to jobs they have chosen in the city.
Images of Samoa in 1949 and others from Archives New Zealand
This is a collection of images and scans from Archives New Zealand's National Publicity Studios collection, and other scanned documents from the general collection.
These items were brought together as a display to help celebrate 50 years of Samoan Independence from New Zealand administration, and 50 years since the signing of the Treaty of Friendship between Samoa and New Zealand.
These images were part of a display housed in the foyer and Hunter Council Chambers at Victoria University, Wellington in August of 2012.
The accompanying music is from A New Day in Samoa (1959), , and Samoa (1949),
Weekly Review No. 106 (1943)
On Saturday 28 August 1943, Wellingtonians were astonished to read in their morning papers that Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, was in town. As nzhistory.net.nz notes, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was a much-loved figure in New Zealand. His 'New Deal' had brought security and jobs to Americans in much the same way as the Savage government had given a welfare state to New Zealanders, and now 'FDR' was leading a new battle against Axis aggression. Eleanor Roosevelt was an important public figure in her own right, having established a reputation as someone with concerns for the poor and the suffering, and a commitment women's rights (rather fittingly, Eleanor arrived in New Zealand on a 'Liberator' bomber).
This National Film Unit (NFU) production (at 03:40) captures some of Eleanor's whirlwind tour, which was to visit the United States forces in New Zealand; inspect the work of the American Red Cross, whose grey uniform she would wear throughout her seven-day stay; and study the contribution of New Zealand women to the war effort. It shows her Auckland arrival and an interview given at Government House, Wellington.
The NFU was established to publicise New Zealand's participation and achievements during the war. After WW2 the NFU expanded from producing weekly newsreels to making documentaries and films to the order of Government Departments. During its existence the NFU produced films for national organisations as well as many films on its own initiative. The private film industry in New Zealand relied heavily on the NFU's extensive film processing facilities.
Archives information: DV File fo Beta Sp Telecine (Tape 10) of 35mm film- W3471/W34
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Alexander Turnbull's Library (1972)
A film is being made of the Library, and takes us through an ordinary day, showing us glimpses of the treasures - rare books, New Zealand and Pacific collection, manuscripts, and paintings - housed in the old brick building on Wellington's Bowen Street. We join the staff in their cataloguing, researching, and micro-filming, meet some of the people who use the Library, and discover something of its history. Finally we learn that the building is no longer safe, and is about to be moved from the path of a motorway, to the National Library of New Zealand.
Colour, 28 mins. 16mm, 1,024 ft.
Cat. Refs. 1973 p.17; 1977 p.26.
DV file of Beta SP telecine of 16mm film-W3384-11
Weekly Review No. 202 (1945)
New Zealand National Film Unit presents WEEKLY REVIEW No. 202 (1945)
Wellington - Presentation of Freyberg Flag
Communications - New Makara Radio
Highbank - Largest power unit in N.Z. in operation
Empire Air-Training Scheme - ANZACs in Canada.
Cameras: Canadian Film Board spoken by: Flying Officer Neil Wilson, R.N.Z.A.F. (13 July 1945)
DV File of Beta SP Telecine of 35mm film- 200,395
The National Film Unit was established to publicise New Zealand's participation and achievements during the Second World War. After 1945 the Film Unit expanded from producing weekly newsreels to making documentaries and films to the order of Government Departments. During its existence the Film Unit produced films for national organisations as well as many films on its own initiative. The private film industry in New Zealand relied heavily on the National Film Unit's extensive film processing facilities.
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New Prime Minister (1949)
New Zealand National Film Unit presents New Prime Minister (1949).
S G Holland is New Zealand's 27th Prime Minister. After 14 years of Labour government New Zealand is now governed by the National Party. Holland moves from his Christchurch home and records a message for the public in Wellington.
DV File of Beta SP Telecine (Tape 142) of 35mm film- 200,469.
Weekly Review No. 250 (1946)
New Zealand National Film Unit presents Weekly review no. 250 (1946)
B&W 8 mins. 35mm 734 ft. NEWS CLIPS - 250TH WEEK - SIR KEITH PARK HERE 40 ft. COUPON CHAMPS 76 ft. U.S. MEMORIAL DAY 59 ft. KURE.... ANZACS in JAPAN 178 ft. CAMERA...N.Z. FILM UNIT REINFORCEMENTS.... J FORCE SAILS 145 ft. PAPAKURA.... BEE DAY 170 ft. Film Censor's Certificate No. U12745 (14 June 1946) Release Date: 14.6.46 Viewing copies : VHS Video- R.V. 619 35mm film- W3471/ss/F7 (lacks series title) VHS Video (Preview Tape)- BITC 49
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New Zealand’s first introduced honey bees arrived on 19 March 1839. The bees landed at the Wesleyan Mission Station at Mangungu, Hokianga, with Mary Bumby, the sister of the Methodist Church’s Superintendent of Missions in New Zealand John Bumby. Bees were also introduced by the Reverend Richard Taylor, William Cotton, Lady Hobson and James Busby in 1843. Prior to the introduction of honey bees, New Zealand had two native species of bees, but neither was suitable for the production of honey.
The need for honey bees was identified by the Reverend William Cotton as early as 1842, when he wrote in his book, My bee book, that the introduced bees would ‘confer on the natives of New Zealand the pleasure and profits of bees of their own.’ Bees were also soon recognised for their essential role in the pollination of white clover, which was being sown in pastures with seed from England. The clover grew well, but without a pollinator, was unable to reseed.
New Zealand’s lush bush proved a welcoming home for bees, and introduced colonies quickly flourished. Regarded by many as the father of beekeeping in New Zealand, Isaac Hopkins observed that by the 1860s, bee nests in the bush were abundant and a significant amount of honey was being sold by Māori, New Zealand’s first commercial beekeepers.
It was not until the introduction of the Langstroth hive in 1878 that the commercial production of honey in New Zealand began to take off. As more land was made available to returned soldiers following the First World War, beekeeping experienced an increase in popularity. The spread of hives across the countryside was made more economic and easier with the addition of motorised transport.
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This clip, entitled ‘Papakura: Bee Day’, shot in 1946, shows a beekeeper demonstrating the collection of honey to a crowd. Notice the lack of protective clothing!
The film is part of a larger collection of films held by Archives New Zealand. The National Film Unit’s ‘Weekly Review’ and ‘Pictorial Parade’ film series captured a wide variety of news and general interest stories, and contributed to the cultural identity of mid-twentieth century New Zealand. In a period before the advent of television, when film was one of the most important forms of popular culture in New Zealand, local involvement in film production was largely represented by the National Film Unit. The Unit was responsible for most of the footage that now documents these decades of New Zealand history. This was represented each week at movie theatres in the form of Weekly Reviews (1941-50) and Pictorial Parades (1952-71). These films played a vital part in informing New Zealanders' view of the world and themselves over three decades. They are a familiar and memorable representation of New Zealand's twentieth century history, societal changes, and relationship to the world. These films are listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World register, which aims to recognise significant documentary heritage in a similar fashion to the way UNESCO's World Heritage Convention and World Heritage List recognises significant natural and cultural sites.
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'Reach for the Sky' Gala Premiere (Wellington, NZ, 1956)
The New Zealand National Film Unit presents 'Reach for the Sky' Gala Premiere, Wellington 1956
On 22 November 1956, the Wellington Film Premier for Reach for the Sky took place. Reach for the Sky is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill.
The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film of 1956. The film fared well with the public, being the most popular film in the UK for 1956. The film premier was filmed at the Majestic theatre in Wellington. The film features glimpses of radio presenter 'Aunt Daisy', Squadron Leader J. G. West, Group Captain A. B. Woodhall, Sir Matthew Oram, and the Governor-General Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie.
This film was produced by the National Film Unit. The National Film Unit was established to publicise New Zealand's participation and achievements during the Second World War. After 1945 the Film Unit expanded from producing weekly newsreels to making documentaries and films to the order of Government Departments. During its existence the Film Unit produced films for national organisations as well as many films on its own initiative. The private film industry in New Zealand relied heavily on the National Film Unit's extensive film processing facilities.
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B&W 2 mins. 35mm 183 ft.
The Gala Premiere of the J. Arthur Rank film Reach For The Sky.
Filmed at the Majestic Theatre, Wellington, November 22, 1956.
The film features glimpses of 'Aunt Daisy', Squadron Leader J. G. West, Group Captain A. B. Woodhall, Sir Matthew Oram, the Governor-General Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie.
DV file of beta SP telecine (tape 173) of 35mm film- 500,010.
The Lord Norrie on WIkipedia:
Welcome to Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand
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E noho ana i ngā pātaka o Te Rua Mahara o Te Kāwanatanga
Nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai rā!
To the distinguished guests, to the many people (gathered here)!
Greetings, greetings, greeting one and all!
From Archives New Zealand welcome, welcome, welcome
Come, come, come and gather around
To listen about the material and Taonga
That are housed and stored in the repositories of Archives New Zealand
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A short film showcasing the Wellington repository of Archives New Zealand. It shows 'behind-the-scenes' footage of the staff-only 'stacks', staff and conservators, the He Tohu exhibition and work on the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition, and examples of archives with te reo Māori.
More information about Archives New Zealand can be found at or on our many social media channels.
Music: 'Lake George' by William Rosati
Weekly Review 268
New Zealand's National Film Unit presents Weekly Review 268 (1946)
NEWS CLIPS - 268TH WEEK - WOOLDOZING
ROWING SEASON OPENS
HOME AGAIN.... AUNT DAISY RETURNS TO WORK
TRANS-TASMAN.... FLIGHT STEWARDESS
Weekly Review no. 220 (1945)
New Zealand's National Film Unit presents Weekly Review no. 220 (1945)
AUCKLAND and WELLINGTON.... NAVY ARRIVALS
CHILDREN'S WARD.... HOSPITAL ENTERTAINMENT
HUTT VALLEY.... BUILDING A CO-OP SHOP
ROTORUA.... TROUT HATCHERY