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4 September 2010
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Audio by Location
Find programmes by geographical location.
Canterbury Earthquake Resources
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Christchurch Memorial Service
The official memorial service for victims of the February 22 Christchurch earthquake held in Hagley Park on Friday 18 March.
Earthquake Gallery
Photographs taken by Simon Morton as he travelled by bicycle from the source of the Avon in the West to Heathcote Estuary in the East, where the Avon meets the Pacific.
Earthquake Gallery
Photographs taken by Marcus Irvine. Many of these images were taken in the first hour after the quake.
Earthquake Gallery
Photographs taken by Matt Thomson taken on a media tour 12 days after the quake.
In the Event of a Civil Defence Emergency
A list of resources in the event of a civil defence emergency.
Kiwiana Radios
Iconic and traditional New Zealand images, featuring classic Kiwi items presented as model radios.
Making Documentaries for Radio
Prepared by veteran producer Jack Perkins, this series of tutorials is for anyone interested in making audio documentaries. They include guidance in the technical, practical and philosophical approaches to working with audio, including field recording, scripting, interviewing techniques and the marriage of sound and word.
Māori Language Week 2010
A collection of audio and links relevant to Maori Language week.
New Zealand International Festival of the Arts 2010
This is a compilation of material about the New Zealand International Arts Festival 2010.
RNZ Sounds
What's your Sound of New Zealand? To celebrate 100 years of radio transmission in New Zealand, listen to our selection of sounds and vote for your favourite.
Service for Sir Paul Reeves
The state funeral service for Sir Paul Reeves.
Sir Howard Morrison
A collection of audio from one of New Zealand's best-loved entertainers, Sir Howard Morrison, who has died at the age of 74.
The New Zealand National Anthem
The words and music to New Zealand's national anthem.
The Pike River National Memorial Service
Coverage of the service for the 29 men who lost their lives at the Pike River mine.
Treaty of Waitangi
This web-only feature presents a collection of audio which explores the history of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Web Only Features
Web only programmes reviewing the week in New Zealand.
When the Siren Goes
A six-part documentary series exploring a range of themes about disaster awareness through an examination of the different natural disasters which have occurred in New Zealand’s history: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, snowstorms, and floods.

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