Preserving our local Taranaki Stories

Browse historical film and video footage, audio documentaries, and images from the Taranaki region.

Photograph by Rob Tucker

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Inglewood 150 Jubilee Highlights 2025 – VIDEO

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Hawera Victory parade 1945 – VIDEO ( Silent)

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Dalvanius and Patea Maori Club – live 1988 – VIDEO

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Inglewood 150 Jubilee Highlights 2025 – VIDEO

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Hawera Victory parade 1945 – VIDEO ( Silent)

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Dalvanius and Patea Maori Club – live 1988 – VIDEO

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Collections

At Taranaki Media Archive we are passionate about collecting and sharing historical audio/visual material. Our collections come to us from a range of sources, with many items only available here.

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This is a collection of Audio Documentaries. Interviews with people around Taranaki about their lives. View Collection >

A collection of video and media from Bryan Vickery. View Collection >

Video and imagery from the Central Taranaki region. View Collection >

See what historical videos and images the Coastal Taranaki region has to share. View Collection >

A collection of historical Taranaki footage all dated prior to 1950. View Collection >

A collection of music and entertainment-related media from Taranaki. View Collection >

Historical media from North Taranaki. View Collection >

A collection of Taranaki-focused radio programmes. View Collection >

A collection of videos created by Ray Cleaver. View Collection >

A collection of charming videos created by Roy Lovell. View Collection >

Videos from historic Taranaki rugby games. View Collection >

Short films from a competition held by the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. View Collection >

Listen to this valuable collection of Taranaki stories from the Sound Snapshot Library label. View Collection >

Media from South Taranaki. View Collection >

Review great moments in Taranaki sporting history. View Collection >

Stories and events with a special connection to the local Taranaki iwi. View Collection >

A screengrab of a TV1 story about Erica Perry and Helen Griffiths.

Snippets and stories about Taranaki from New Zealand television. View Collection >

Media sourced from Venture Taranaki. View Collection >