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A Colour Television Test

New Zealand’s first official television transmission was broadcast on Auckland’s Channel Two in 1960. In 1961 Black and White moving images were also streamed into homes of those in Christchurch and Wellington. Viewers in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch were introduced to the wonders of colour television on 31 October, 1973. Colour transmissions were extended to Waikato and Dunedin in 1974, and throughout the whole country by late 1977.

Caption: A colour television test at the Mount Kaukau transmitting station.
Date: February, 1970.
Title: NZBC [New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation] technical [160 photographs]
Archives reference: AAFH 7304 W4771 Box 2 / a
www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20828542

The image above is from a photographic series relating to radio and television broadcasting in New Zealand in the 20th century. They include material from the early years of television services and the NZBC (New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation). The prints depict artists and sets, studios and broadcasting equipment, and current events like the opening of the Mt Kaukau station and the opening of parliament in 1965.

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Caption information from:
Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/45673/new-zealand-televi...

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Taken on: May 26, 2016

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