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100 Years of New Zealand Radio

Some of the sounds

What is your Sound of New Zealand?

Radio New Zealand is celebrating 100 years of radio transmission in New Zealand by finding out what you feel is the 'sound' that best reflects 'the land of the long white cloud'.

The votes are in!

The Number One Sound of New Zealand

In second place

In third place

In fourth place

In fifth place

Kea (0′29″)
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The other candidates (in no particular order)

Sounds Like Us

Check out the winning radios from this year's Sounds Like Us design competition:

Splitting the Atom RadioGumboot Radio

Or some of our other radios in our Gallery of Kiwiana Radios

Knitting radio

 Caravan radio

Swannie radio 


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