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Standing for the Queen at the movies
For the first two decades of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, New Zealanders stood for the national anthem at the start of every movie session.
Beatles programme from 1964
Pages from the Beatles programme for their tour of New Zealand in 1964
Rock and pop touring bands of the 1960s
From the The Beatles and Rolling Stones to Tom Jones NZ had an extraordinary exposure to contemporary singers and groups at the height of their success in the 1960s
Kiwi music shows on TV - Timeline
New Zealanders can now view music videos over the internet or on music channels C4 and Juice TV. But after TV was introduced in 1960 several generations of New Zealanders kept up with the music scene through dedicated music shows on mainstream TV.
First live TV in NZ begins in Auckland
Men labouring the day after commercial television broadcasts begin
Nash says NZ to get TV
A series of vignettes re Nash's announcement in November 1959 that New Zealand will have TV within the next 12 months.
Television in New Zealand
New Zealand’s first non-experimental television transmission went to air on 1 June 1960. To mark five decades of TV, in 2010 we presented five snapshots of Kiwi TV history. Explore pre-1960 experiments, TV news, music shows and modern election coverage - and discover how our own history has been showcased on the small screen.
1969 - key events
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1969
The golden age of Crown Lynn pottery
Slideshow of Crown Lynn pottery from the 1960s
1968 - key events
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1968
1967 - key events
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1967
1966 - key events
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1966
1965 - key events
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1965
1964 - key events
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1964
British Open trophy
In 1963 the Claret Jug, awarded to the winner of the British Open, was won by Bob Charles.
1963 - key events
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1963
1962 - key events
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1962
Waitangi Day in 1960
Royal New Zealand Navy ships and vessels from England and Australia carry out exercises at the Bay of Islands and take part in ceremonies commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi
1960s bathing suit contest
Bathing suit competitions came into vogue in the 1930s, and reached a peak of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s
At the opening of Lyttelton road tunnel
A group of women at the opening of the Lyttelton road tunnel on 27 February 1964.

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