Auckland Council Libraries: Ngako: The Collections Talk

Ngako: The Collections Talk



Ngako: The Collections Talk is a documentary film and podcast series that explores taonga held in our Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections.

From printing in Rarotonga and the whakapapa of a Māori phrasebook to exploring Auckland’s queer spaces, poetry, streetwear photography and more!


We journey with narrators who illustrate how documentary heritage collections help us understand our past and our present and show us potential paths into our future.




Ngako documentary film episodes

1
Hohou Rongo - The Peace Covenant 
​2
Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu 
​3
The Tonga Islands - An Account by William Mariner 
4
The King Pin 
5
​​Finding Foremothers 
6
Whakapapa of a Māori phrasebook 
7
Following the Moon – Pacific Lunar Calendars 
8
The Auckland Lesbian Archives History of Queer Spaces​ 
9
Henry Winkelmann – The Panoramas​ 
​10
Extraction and conservation on Rangitoto​ 
11
The Pepa Trail – Printing in Rarotonga​ 
12
J.T. Diamond – Documenting the West​ 
​13
​Streetwear – Auckland Street Photography 
14
Ngā Reta Māori​ 



Ngako podcast episodes

​1
Wanderlust – The War Years (Auckland Tramping Club)​ 
​2
Ava, Kava, Kawa​ 
​3
​Sports writing in the mid-20th century 
​4
Fernmania 
​5
Beauty and the Beast​ 
​6
Learning about Lapland in Rarotonga​ 
​7
Auckland poets and libraries​ 
​8
Musical manuscripts 


Ngako: The Collections podcast series is available wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Listen on Spotify 

Listen on SoundCloud 

Listen on Apple podcasts 


Ngako: The Collections Talk content has been made with funding from Auckland Council Libraries and the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme.









Auckland Council Libraries:Ngako: The Collections Talk