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NZMM: Artists on Wellington Music – Grayson Gilmour
It's NZ Music Month 2015, and we’ve been checking in with some local artists, writers & critics. -
From the Archives: Grant Smithies on Wellington Music
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Critics on Wellington Music: Nick Bollinger
We’ve been checking in with some local critics to get their thoughts on what makes the Wellington Music scene unique, and to get their take on some of their favourite Wellington sounds… -
Writers on Wellington Music: Chris Bourke
We’ve been checking in with some people to get their thoughts on what makes the Wellington music scene unique, and to get their take on some of their favourite Wellington sounds. -
Johnny Cooper, 'The Māori Cowboy'
Johnny Cooper, hero of early New Zealand rock’n’roll, died earlier this month in Lower Hutt, aged 85. -
The Early Māori Newspapers
What do you get when you cross Gutenberg’s printing press with the communal, oral storytelling of Māori tradition? -
Artists on Wellington Music: Alistair Fraser
We’ve been checking in with some local artists to get their thoughts on what makes the Wellington Music scene unique. -
What's your name?
Tēnā koutou! Nau mai, welcome to the first Rauemi blog post. This blog series looks at different resources, highlighting new, useful or unusual sources of Māori information. -
Pixie Williams: The Voice of Blue Smoke
On Monday September 16 2014 at 10.30 am, Wellington Central Library will be opening a special display celebrating the life of Pixie Williams. -
An Interview with Toni Huata
Kia ora ano and welcome to our third and final feature in our New Zealand Music Month series of interviews with local Māori musicians. -
An Interview with Karl Teariki
Kia ora and welcome to the second interview in our series of interviews with local Māori musicians. -
An Interview with Matiu Te Huki
For NZ Music Month, local musician Matiu Te Huki very kindly answered some questions for us, and told us all about his music and his inspirations. Check it out! -
28th Māori Battalion Christmas 1943
In honour of the festive season, we thought we would share some images and clips of Māori Battalion Christmases past from the National Library & Māori Battalion websites. -
Jacqueline (Jacquie) Baxter (J.C. Sturm)
