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Spectrum
An iconic documentary series which captured the essence of New Zealand from 1972 to 2016.
RNZ said a fond farewell to Spectrum in 2016, but you can continue to enjoy many hours of listening here.
Alwyn Owen and Jack Perkins began Spectrum in 1972. During its first 20 years or so, the series often included first-hand accounts of New Zealand life as far back as the 1890s and is recognised as one of New Zealand’s most valuable libraries of oral history.
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Spectrum for 12 October 2014
A look at the Rural Education Activities Programme (REAP ) - an innovative education initiative launched in New Zealand in 1979 . This unique 'cradle to the grave' education programme was set up to… Read more Audio
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Orpheus Beaumont - Lifesaver
Orpheus Beaumont was named after New Zealand's worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the HMS Orpheus on the Manukau Harbour Bar 151 years ago. It was thought her teenage brother, Henry Newman, was… Read more Audio
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St John's Archivists
Everyone knows the Order of St John in New Zealand, which operates most of the country's ambulance services. But what do you know about its history? Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 21 September 2014
Vincent Aspey was a key figure in the development of music in the middle of last century. For 20 years he was leader of the National Orchestra formed in 1946 (later re-named the NZ Symphony Orchestra)… Read more Audio
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And the Band Played On
'Brass banding is a great relaxation,' says Bill Rimmer, a Soprano Cornet player with The Band of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, 'We all come from different walks of life…and we're all… Read more Audio
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Tiritiri 25
Tiritiri Matangi means 'buffeted by wind'. These days the windy island just off Auckland is a bushy sanctuary to thousands of native birds. Some of them hadn't been seen in Auckland for a hundred… Read more Audio
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Anna's Weft and Warp
Jack Perkins discovers an Aladdin's cave of oriental rugs and carpets in the central Wellington workshop of Anna Williams. Anna has been repairing these exotic floor coverings and wall hangings for… Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 24 August 2014 - Unsung Heroes
In a few small rooms packed to the ceiling with storage boxes, Robert Johnson and Lisa Young make sure the music happens for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. It's their job to find that obscure… Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 17 August 2014
Alwyn Owen explores the lighter side of New Zealand's poetry of patriotism which was fashionable during the latter half of the 19 century and the early 20th. Our patriotic versifiers were eclectic… Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 17 August 2014
Alwyn Owen explores the lighter side of New Zealand's poetry of patriotism which was fashionable during the latter half of the 19 century and the early 20th. Our patriotic versifiers were eclectic… Read more Audio
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