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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision was formed in 2014 by combining three existing archives.
Answer: True
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision was indeed formed on 1 August 2014 through the amalgamation of the RNZ Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero, the Television New Zealand Archive, and the New Zealand Film Archive.
The primary purpose of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision is to exclusively digitize New Zealand's audiovisual heritage.
Answer: False
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's primary purpose is broader than exclusive digitization; it is to collect, share, and care for New Zealand's audiovisual taonga.
The New Zealand Film Archive was incorporated in 1981 and served as a predecessor to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
Answer: True
The New Zealand Film Archive was incorporated on 9 March 1981 and is explicitly identified as the predecessor organization to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision receives all its core funding from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
Answer: False
While the Ministry for Culture and Heritage provides core funding, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision also receives additional funding from Te Māngai Pāho and the NZ Lottery Grants Board.
Since February 2017, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has broadened its collection scope to include musical works and recordings of nature.
Answer: True
From February 2017, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision expanded its collection scope to include musical works, digital works, oral histories, software, live broadcasts, recordings of meetings, and recordings of nature.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision was formed on August 1, 2014, through the amalgamation of which three organizations?
Answer: The RNZ Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero, the Television New Zealand Archive, and the New Zealand Film Archive.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision was formed on August 1, 2014, by combining the collections and operations of the RNZ Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero, the Television New Zealand Archive, and the New Zealand Film Archive.
What is the primary purpose identified by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision as an independent charitable trust?
Answer: To collect, share, and care for New Zealand's audiovisual taonga.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's primary purpose is explicitly stated as collecting, sharing, and caring for New Zealand's audiovisual taonga.
The predecessor organization to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, The New Zealand Film Archive, was incorporated on what specific date?
Answer: March 9, 1981
The New Zealand Film Archive, the predecessor to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, was incorporated on March 9, 1981.
Which organization provides additional funding to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision for archiving Māori television and iwi radio programmes?
Answer: Te Māngai Pāho
Te Māngai Pāho provides additional funding to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision specifically for archiving Māori television and iwi radio programmes.
From February 2017, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision broadened its collection scope to include which of the following?
Answer: Musical works, digital works, and recordings of nature.
From February 2017, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision broadened its collection scope to include musical works, digital works, oral histories, software, live broadcasts, recordings of meetings, and recordings of nature.
As of 2025, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision holds over 800,000 items across its three major collections.
Answer: True
As of 2025, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision reports holding over 800,000 items across its New Zealand Film Archive, Radio New Zealand Sound Archives, and Television New Zealand Archive collections.
The New Zealand Film Archive collection focuses solely on New Zealand feature films.
Answer: False
The New Zealand Film Archive collection includes New Zealand features and short films, but also significant Māori content such as karanga, whaikōrero, and whakapapa.
The RNZ Sound Archive collection was formally established in Timaru in 1956.
Answer: True
Formal Sound Archives, which form part of the RNZ Sound Archive collection, were indeed established in Timaru in 1956.
The entire RNZ Sound Archive collection was transferred to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision on October 1, 2014.
Answer: False
The entire RNZ Sound Archive collection was transferred to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision on October 1, 2012, not 2014.
In 2014, the RNZ Sound Archive collection was valued at $800,000.
Answer: True
In 2014, the RNZ Sound Archive collection was indeed valued at $800,000.
Funding provided for the digitisation of the sound collection was internally considered for staff redundancy payments.
Answer: True
There was an internal concern within the archive that funds provided for sound collection digitization might be used as a contingency for staff redundancy payments.
The TVNZ Archive collection covers approximately 30 years of New Zealand's public television history.
Answer: False
The TVNZ Archive collection covers almost 55 years of New Zealand's public television history, not approximately 30 years.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has received no public criticism regarding its preservation and access targets for the TVNZ Archive collection.
Answer: False
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has faced national media and public criticism for failing to meet preservation and access targets for the TVNZ Archive collection.
The documentary film Patu! is one of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's entries on the UNESCO Memory of the World register.
Answer: True
The 1983 documentary film *Patu!* is indeed listed as one of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's five entries on the UNESCO Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao register.
As of 2025, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision reports holding over 800,000 items, including how many hours of television content?
Answer: Over 600,000 hours
As of 2025, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision reports holding over 800,000 items, which includes more than 600,000 hours of television content.
The New Zealand Film Archive collection, containing over 150,000 items by 2012, focuses on moving-images from which period?
Answer: 1895 to the present day.
The New Zealand Film Archive collection includes moving-images from 1895 to the present day.
When was the entire RNZ Sound Archive collection transferred to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision?
Answer: October 1, 2012
The entire RNZ Sound Archive collection was transferred to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision on October 1, 2012.
What was the net book value of radio assets held by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision on July 1, 2014?
Answer: $423,946
The net book value of radio assets held by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision on July 1, 2014, was $423,946.
What internal concern arose regarding the $1 million funding provided by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in 2012 for sound collection digitisation?
Answer: That the funds might be used as a contingency for staff redundancy payments.
An internal concern was noted that the $1 million funding for sound collection digitization might be utilized as a contingency for staff redundancy payments.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has faced national media and public criticism for failing to meet preservation and access targets for which major collection?
Answer: The Television New Zealand Archive collection.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has faced national media and public criticism for failing to meet preservation and access targets specifically for the Television New Zealand Archive collection.
Which of the following is an entry held by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision on the UNESCO Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao register?
Answer: The 1983 documentary film Patu!.
The 1983 documentary film *Patu!* is one of the five entries held by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision on the UNESCO Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao register.
The RNZ Sound Archive collection, transferred to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, comprises various physical media including:
Answer: Early audio cylinders, acetate discs, and open reel tapes.
The RNZ Sound Archive collection includes various physical media such as early audio cylinders, acetate discs, and open reel tapes.
What was the value of the RNZ Sound Archive collection in 2014?
Answer: $800,000
In 2014, the RNZ Sound Archive collection was valued at $800,000.
The patronage programme launched in 2017 primarily aimed to digitize Betacam tapes from the 1990s.
Answer: False
The patronage programme launched in 2017 aimed to digitize Betacam video tapes from the 1980s, not the 1990s.
The estimated cost to digitize the Betacam tapes is between $5-10 million, with a deadline of 2030.
Answer: False
The estimated cost for digitizing the Betacam tapes is $10-15 million, with a deadline of 2025, not 2030.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision measures its preservation practices against standards from the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
Answer: False
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision measures its preservation practices against standards from the Image Permanence Institute (IPI) and the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), not FIAF.
In 2016/17, over 75% of the collection met best practice storage conditions.
Answer: False
In 2016/17, only 56% of the collection met best practice storage conditions, which is less than 75%.
What was the estimated cost range for digitizing the 200,000 Betacam video tapes, and by what year was the technology expected to become obsolete?
Answer: $10-15 million by 2025
The estimated cost for digitizing the Betacam tapes was $10-15 million, with the technology expected to become obsolete by 2025.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision measures its preservation practices against standards from which international bodies?
Answer: The Image Permanence Institute (IPI) and the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA).
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision measures its preservation practices against standards from the Image Permanence Institute (IPI) and the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA).
In 2016/17, what percentage of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's collection met best practice storage conditions?
Answer: 56%
In 2016/17, only 56% of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's collection met best practice storage conditions.
Radio broadcasts of collection material have proven to be a successful outreach method for Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
Answer: True
Radio broadcasts of collection material have been highly successful, generating 924,000 listens in a year for a regular archival audio segment on RNZ National.
Which outreach method generated 924,000 listens in a year for a regular archival audio segment on RNZ National?
Answer: Radio broadcasts of collection material.
Radio broadcasts of collection material on RNZ National generated 924,000 listens in a year for a regular archival audio segment.
The main offices of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision are located at the Avalon facility in Lower Hutt.
Answer: False
The main offices of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision are located at the National Library of New Zealand building in Wellington, while the Avalon facility is primarily for physical collection storage.
The cold vault at the Avalon facility maintains an ideal temperature of 2-4°C for film storage.
Answer: False
The cold vault at the Avalon facility maintains a temperature of 7-8°C, which is higher than the ideal 2-4°C for film storage.
The Map Room in Mount Cook is a purpose-built modern facility for optimal film preservation.
Answer: False
The Map Room is a two-storey underground bunker built during World War II, and its vault temperatures exceed 18°C, which is significantly above best practice conditions for film preservation.
The Plimmerton facility was purchased in 2009 and is used for storing data tapes, film, and video masters.
Answer: True
The Plimmerton facility was purchased in 2009 and is indeed a purpose-built storage facility for data tapes, film, and video masters.
The Titahi Bay nitrate film vault was built in 2013 and stores flammable nitrate film.
Answer: True
The Titahi Bay nitrate film vault was constructed in 2013 and houses four tonnes of flammable nitrate film.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's former head office at Taranaki Street was sold in 2018 due to earthquake concerns.
Answer: True
The former head office at 84 Taranaki Street in Wellington was sold in 2018 and leased back specifically due to earthquake concerns.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision maintains a public-facing branch in Auckland at 171 Hobson Street.
Answer: False
The satellite office at 171 Hobson Street in Auckland closed in December 2018, and the public-facing branch at 300 Karangahape Road closed in December 2015, meaning there is no current public-facing branch at 171 Hobson Street.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision successfully established shared facilities with RNZ and Archives New Zealand in Christchurch.
Answer: False
Attempts to create shared facilities with RNZ and Archives New Zealand in Christchurch did not materialize for Ngā Taonga, leading to a complete withdrawal from the region.
Future plans include relocating Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision to a new purpose-built business park in Levin.
Answer: True
A plan was announced in December 2020 for Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Archives New Zealand, and the National Library to relocate to a new purpose-built business park in Levin.
A new NZ$290 million archives building is planned for Wellington's Aitken Street to host specialist facilities for Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Archives New Zealand, and the National Library.
Answer: True
In February 2022, the Government announced a new NZ$290 million archives building for Wellington's Aitken Street, which will host specialist facilities for all three institutions.
The Christchurch 324 Cashel Street location housed over 90,000 items in controlled conditions.
Answer: True
The 324 Cashel Street location in Christchurch was the main site for sound archiving and housed over 90,000 items in controlled conditions.
The Map Room's vault temperatures are suitable for long-term paper documentation storage.
Answer: False
The Map Room's vault temperatures exceed 18°C, which is above the best practice range of 13-18°C for paper documentation, making them unsuitable for optimal long-term storage.
Where are the main offices of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision currently located, having moved there in 2019 due to earthquake concerns?
Answer: At the National Library of New Zealand building in Wellington.
The main offices of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision are currently located at the National Library of New Zealand building in Wellington, having moved there in 2019 due to earthquake concerns.
What is the temperature of the cold vault at the Avalon facility, and how does it compare to the ideal for film storage?
Answer: 7-8°C, which is higher than the ideal 2-4°C.
The cold vault at the Avalon facility maintains a temperature of 7-8°C, which is higher than the ideal 2-4°C recommended for film storage.
The Map Room in Mount Cook, a two-storey underground bunker, is leased by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision for storing what?
Answer: Film, large equipment, and paper documentation.
The Map Room in Mount Cook is leased by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision for storing film, large equipment, and paper documentation.
What is the approximate vault temperature at the Plimmerton facility, and how does it compare to the best practice for film storage?
Answer: Around 15°C, which is above the best practice range of 2-4°C.
The vault temperature at the Plimmerton facility is approximately 15°C, which is above the best practice range of 2-4°C for film storage.
The Titahi Bay nitrate film vault, built in 2013, houses four tonnes of flammable nitrate film moved from where?
Answer: Makomako
The Titahi Bay nitrate film vault houses four tonnes of flammable nitrate film that was moved from Makomako.
What concern has been raised regarding the Titahi Bay nitrate film vault, despite it being purpose-built?
Answer: The risk of ignition from a proposed radio transmission mast nearby.
Despite being purpose-built, a concern has been raised about the risk of ignition from a proposed radio transmission mast nearby the Titahi Bay nitrate film vault.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's former head office at 84 Taranaki Street in Wellington was sold in 2018 and leased back due to what reason?
Answer: Due to earthquake concerns.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's former head office at 84 Taranaki Street was sold in 2018 and leased back specifically due to earthquake concerns.
Which of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's Auckland locations was a public-facing branch that offered viewing and exhibition spaces before closing in December 2015?
Answer: 300 Karangahape Road
The public-facing branch at 300 Karangahape Road in Auckland offered viewing and exhibition spaces before its closure in December 2015.
What was the outcome of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's attempts to create shared facilities with RNZ and Archives New Zealand in Christchurch?
Answer: The attempts did not materialize for Ngā Taonga, leading to a complete withdrawal from the region.
Attempts to create shared facilities with RNZ and Archives New Zealand in Christchurch did not materialize for Ngā Taonga, resulting in its complete withdrawal from the region.
In December 2020, a plan was announced for Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Archives New Zealand, and the National Library to relocate to a new purpose-built business park in which town?
Answer: Levin
A plan was announced in December 2020 for Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Archives New Zealand, and the National Library to relocate to a new purpose-built business park in Levin.
What is the purpose of the new NZ$290 million archives building announced in February 2022 for Wellington's Aitken Street?
Answer: To host specialist facilities for Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Archives New Zealand, and the National Library.
The new NZ$290 million archives building planned for Wellington's Aitken Street will host specialist facilities for Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Archives New Zealand, and the National Library.