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Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa (Rotorua Museum) calls for Photos and Stories of B Company
Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa (Rotorua Museum) calls for Photos and Stories of B Company
Rotorua, New Zealand, April 2025
Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa is calling for photographs and stories of soldiers who served in B Company of the 28th Māori Battalion during World War ll.
This initiative aims to fill the museum with stories told, developed and delivered by families of soldiers that served in the New Zealand army during World War ll.
For more information: https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/17/uri-of-b-company-answers-call-of-te-whare-taonga-o-te-arawa
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World War II Evacuation of New Zealand's cultural treasures
World War II Evacuation of New Zealand's cultural treasures
New Zealand, April 2025
In World War II, the largest ever evacuation of New Zealand's cultural treasures was undertaken.
"A population is very attached to its cultural heritage, one of the first ways in which you can attack a community is to destroy what it values."
For more information: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558566/evacuating-collections-to-protect-new-zealand-s-treasures-during-ww2
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Vintage lenses restored for modern digital cameras
Vintage lenses restored for modern digital cameras
Wellington, New Zealand, March 2025
Pōneke Wellington-based artist Benni Krueger has over 1000 vintage lenses, his passion is to restore them and give them a new lease of life in modern digital cameras.
For more information: https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/culture/the-wellington-artist-with-a-singular-focus-on-lens-restoration
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Unexpected time capsule leads to parliamentary team bomb check
Unexpected time capsule leads to parliamentary team bomb check
Wellington, New Zealand, March 2025
Security made an unexpected discovery this week when they uncovered a 1996 time capsule in a tunnel leading to Parliament. Initially fearing it could be a bomb, they cautiously examined the contents, only to find a Radio New Zealand time capsule. Inside was a treasure trove of memorabilia from both the era and Radio New Zealand itself.
Although the time capsule read that it was meant to be opened in 2050, some of the technology that was in the time capsule can not be accessed today.
"While the old CDs, cassette tapes, and old digital audio tapes (or DATs) could be used, it would take time and money to access an old Cart player that was enclosed in the box."
The audio that can be accessed gives a great glimpse into the past.
For more information: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556308/unexpected-time-capsule-leads-to-parliamentary-team-bomb-checks-historic-photos
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