Oldest Audio
Discover the oldest audio recordings we have available online.
St Peters church service
The Reverend Godfrey Wilson introduces a service reflecting on homosexuality. It was held at St Peter's church...
Tags: 1960s, acceptance, accomodation, gay, homosexual, queer...
Published: June 1967
Found in: Religion and Spirituality
Insight 70 - a homosexual speaks
Listen to Ian Fraser interview "Gary" - a homosexual. The recording is part of the Nga Taonga Sound...
Tags: bisexual, external resource, gay, homosexual, lesbian, queer...
Published: 1970
Found in: People
A Hard Days Night
Listen to a Radio New Zealand Spectrum documentary from 1973, where Jack Perkins visits clubs and strip-joints on...
Tags: 1970s, alcohol, external resource, homosexual, transexual, transgender...
Published: 1973
Found in: Documentary
Crimes Amendment Bill (1974)
In 1974 Venn Young, National MP for Egmont, introduced the Crimes Amendment Bill to legalise homosexuality for those...
Tags: 1970s, blackmail, church, gay, homosexual, lesbian...
Published: July 1975
Found in: Homosexual Law Reform
Carmen Rupe interview (1975)
Listen to an audio interview with Carmen recorded in 1975. The interview was part of a 2ZM...
Tags: bisexual, external resource, gay, lesbian, trans*, transexual...
Published: November 1975
Found in: Carmen Rupe
Gay Rights Movement
Mike Waghorne describes the motivations behind the Gay Rights Movements. This audio was recorded ca 1979, source...
Tags: 1970s, activism, gay, gay liberation movement, media, radio...
Published: 1979
Found in: Homosexual Law Reform
Gay Radio (27 June 1982)
This Gay Radio programme is mainly a repeat of a recording made a year earlier during Pride Week...
Tags: 1980s, activism, gay liberation movement, homosexual law reform, inaugural eve...
Published: June 1982
Found in: Homosexual Law Reform
Gay Radio (4 July 1982)
This Gay Radio programme contains an interview with Chris about the Gay Community Centre in Wellington. Access...
Tags: activism, gay radio, human rights, media, radio, wellington...
Published: July 1982
Found in: Homosexual Law Reform
Insight 84 - homosexual law reform
Listen to a Radio New Zealand documentary on homosexual law reform, produced in 1984 - a year before...
Tags: 1980s, age of consent, attitude, external resource, homosexual, queer...
Published: July 1984
Found in: Homosexual Law Reform
About Face: My First Suit (drama)
Television drama "About Face: My First Suit", produced in 1985...
Tags: 1980s, coming out, drama, external resource, gay, video online...
Published: 1985
Found in: Arts and Media
About Face: Jewels Darl (drama)
Television drama "About Face: Jewels Darl", produced in 1985...
Tags: 1980s, external resource, trans*, transexual, transgender, video online...
Published: 1985
Found in: Arts and Media
Bruce Burnett
Bruce Burnett, an early AIDS educator and activist, talks to Phil Parkinson about an upcoming AIDS counselling workshop...
Tags: 1980s, counselling, gay, health, health care, health education...
Published: February 1985
Found in: HIV AIDS
Introduction (8 March 1985)
Audio from the introduction and first reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill in Parliament, 8 March 1985...
Tags: 1980s, activism, adoption, gay, heterosexual, homosexual...
Published: March 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Alison Laurie - Bigot Busters rally
Alison Laurie addresses the Bigot Busters rally held at the Wellington Town Hall on 21 May 1985...
Tags: 1980s, activism, gay liberation movement, homosexual law reform, human rights...
Published: May 1985
Found in: Homosexual Law Reform
Part 2 (9 October 1985)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 9 October...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: October 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Part 1 (9 October 1985)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 9 October...
Tags: 1980s, child molestation, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosex...
Published: October 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Part 1 (16 October 1985)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 16 October...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: October 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Part 2 (16 October 1985)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 16 October...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: October 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Part 1 (23 October 1985)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 23 October...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: October 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Part 2 (23 October 1985)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 23 October...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: October 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
The Petition (5 November 1985)
Audio from parts of the debate on the report back of the petition against the Homosexual Law Reform...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: November 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Second reading debate (6 November 1985)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 6 November...
Tags: 1980s, age of consent, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual...
Published: November 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Part 1 (20 November 1985)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 20 November...
Tags: don mckinnon, fran wilde, geoff braybrooke, geoffrey palmer, george gair, grae...
Published: November 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Part 2 (20 November 1985)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 20 November...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: November 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Lesbian and Gay Fair (1986)
Images from the first Lesbian and Gay Fair in Wellington. The fair was held at Newtown School...
Tags: 1980s, aotearoa new zealand, homosexual law reform, images online, newtown sch...
Published: 1986
Found in: Homosexual Law Reform
A Death in the Family (drama)
Television drama "A Death in the Family", produced in 1986...
Tags: 1980s, death, drama, external resource, hiv aids, video online...
Published: 1986
Found in: HIV AIDS
Committee of the Whole House (5 March 1986)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 5 March...
Tags: 1980s, equality, filibuster, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law...
Published: March 1986
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Committee of the Whole House (25 March 1986)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 25 March...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: March 1986
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Committee of the Whole House (2 April 1986)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 2 April...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: April 1986
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Part 1 (9 April 1986)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 9 April...
Tags: 1980s, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosexual law reform peti...
Published: April 1986
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings