Unsung Heroes – D-Day and After
A Documentary by Broadcaster Keith Richardson Sixty years ago, a well-planned military operation codenamed ‘Overlord’, took place on the beaches of Normandy. It was the…
Big 106.2 Auckland – Audio Clips
A selection of audio clips from Big 106.2 FM, Auckland, New Zealand
Community Radio Hamilton – Audio Samples
Some audio samples from a CD donated to our archives (date unknown). Community Radio Hamilton broadcast on AM 1206 kHz to the Waikato Region and…
Holiday 106.8 Sampler CD
Holiday 106.8 FMHelensville Community Radio A sampler CD donated to our archives. Date unknown.
One Double X 40th Birthday CD
One Double X“40 years the Voice of Plenty” To celebrate their 40th birthday in 2011, station One Double X (1XX) produced this special CD. The…
Lyall Bay School Radio : Maranui FM Jingle CD
From our archives, enjoy this short collection of jingles from the children at Maranui FM, 106.7 MHz, the radio station of Lyall Bay Primary School…
Once a radio dream, now 30 years on air for Christchurch’s Tahu FM
It began with a question – “Hey cuz, can you help me set up a radio station?” Now Tahu FM is celebrating 30 years on the airwaves, with a month of birthday celebrations.
Early New Zealand Radio Personalities
In the 1930’s Auckland, New Zealand, teenager Elsie Orams (later Sanders) started a scrapbook of press clippings featuring radio personalities of the time.
New Zealand Broadcasting Press Clippings Scrapbook 1991
The late Mark Nicholls kept a series of scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings relating to the broadcasting scene in New Zealand. These books provide an interesting look back at NZ broadcasting at the time.
New Radio Station for Northland
Northland will shortly have its first national radio station which will be known as Station 1YX.
New Zealand Broadcasting Press Clippings Scrapbook 1996 – 1997
The late Mark Nicholls kept a series of scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings relating to the broadcasting scene in New Zealand. These books provide an interesting look back at NZ broadcasting at the time.
New Zealand Broadcasting Press Clippings Scrapbook 1988 – 1990
The late Mark Nicholls kept a series of scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings relating to the broadcasting scene in New Zealand. These books provide an interesting look back at NZ broadcasting at the time.
New Wavelengths
Most of the New Zealand stations will change their wavelengths on December 1, and “Grid Bias” has been asked to reprint the list of new allocations…
You Have Been Listening
“You Have Been Listening..” is a station 3YA anniversary programme marking 25 years of broadcasting in Christchurch. Consists of music, narration and brief interviews with…
4ZM “Voice of Dunedin”
The Australasian Radio WorldAugust 2, 1937 Originally published in The Australasian Radio World, August 2, 1937.
The Rise and Fall of Radio Avon
A radio documentary about Christchurch’s first private station Radio Avon, created as a 700-level major project by Richard Holstein, a student at the New Zealand…
Doggo Days
December 31st, 2005 The changing of the guard at the Wellington Transmission Centre took place every day at 7 a.m., 5 p.m. and 11 p.m….
Shaky Raoul Island
March 21st, 2006 “Raoul’s calling you and he sounds worried!” said the radio technician at Makara Radio when I answered the orderwire. On learning of…
Radio Fifeshire Nelson – Early Documents
We recently unearthed a collection of documents relating to the short-term broadcast of Radio Fifeshire, Nelson, New Zealand, over the summer of 1982/83. These have…
Lure of the Trail – Programme 13 – Urewera Country
In the late 1930s the New Zealand Department of Tourist and Publicity produced a series of radio programmes to encourage New Zealanders to holiday within…