January 2017 – Gauge

Gauge

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105 Years Ago: New Plymouth’s East End Annual Picnic

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1910s, Brandon Haughton, Garnett H. Saunders, New Plymouth, summer, Taranaki

105 years ago today, New Plymouth’s East End Annual Picnic took place. The seaside games and festivities – including swimming,

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Film NZ History

70 Years Ago – Wanganella Strikes Rocks in Wellington Harbour

January 19, 2017February 9, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1940s, Australia, Ellen Pullar, maritime, ship, shipping, Wanganella, Wellington, World War 2, World War II, WWII

70 years ago, on 19 January 1947, the trans-Tasman passenger liner TSMV Wanganella hit Barrett Reef in Wellington Harbour. Coming

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Summer with Gregg’s Coffee

January 13, 2017January 19, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1970s, advertising, beach, Oriental Bay, summer, television, Wellington

It is lovely to see some long-awaited sunshine in Wellington this morning! In the spirit of summer, we thought we’d

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Summer Full of Colour

January 12, 2017January 13, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1990s, advertising, Levene, paint, romance, summer

Happy new year. Ngā mihi o te tau hou. We hope you are having a summer full of colour! Levene Paint

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