The Taonga Files

Brief 5 - Why Archives Matter


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In this episode, the ladies open a map for new researchers, early‑career curators, and anyone beginning their journey into cultural heritage. Archives and national libraries hold the raw materials of history, manuscripts, photographs, government records, sound recordings, newspapers, “the evidence, the voices, the paper trails, the contradictions, the context.”

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National Library of New Zealand

Archives New Zealand

Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision

Glossary

Taonga Puoro - musical instrument

Rōpū - group, party of people, company

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