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Turning Up the Volume

Turning Up the Volume

Auckland Museum's Volume exhibition told the story of Kiwi pop music. It's time to turn the speakers up to 11, for NZ On Screen's biggest collection yet. Turning Up the Volume showcases NZ music and musicians. Drill down into playlists of favourite artists and topics (look for the orange labels). Plus NZOS Content Director Kathryn Quirk on NZ music on screen

Series

Radio with Pictures

Television, 1976–1988

Series

C'mon

Television, 1967–1969

Split Enz - Spellbound

Television, 1993 (Full Length)

Collection

The Flying Nun Collection

24 Items

Dalvanius

Television, 2002 (Full Length)

Ten Guitars

Television, 1996 (Full Length)

Series

Homegrown Profiles

Television, 2005

Spotlight

Celebrating Bic

13 Items

Series

Popstars

Television, 1999

The Secret Life of John Rowles

Television, 2008 (Full Length)

Spotlight

The Māori Strum

10 Items

Don't Let it Get You

Film, 1966 (Trailer and Excerpts)

Series

Making Music - Te Waihanga Pūoro

Short Film, 2005

Spotlight

Neil Finn

13 Items

Collection

Sir Howard Morrison Collection

21 Items

Fat Freddy's Drop - Based on a True Story

Television, 2006 (Full Length)

Collection

The Music Festivals Collection

16 Items

Series

That's Country

Television, 1980–1984

Series

Ready to Roll

Television, 1975–2001

Spotlight

Sharon O'Neill - Taking the Whole World On

11 Items

Prince Tui Teka - 1983 Variety Show

Television, 1983 (Full Length Episode)

Spotlight

Te Reo Music on the Airwaves

28 Items

Collection

The Hello Sailor Collection

22 Items

Eyewitness - Punk

Television, 1978 (Full Length Episode)

Spotlight

Dave Dobbyn - The Troubadour

16 Items

Collection

Aotearoa Hip Hop

10 Items

Intermediate Schools Battle of the Bands - Lorde excerpt

Television, 2009 (Excerpts)

Finn for a Day

Television, 2001 (Full Length)

Spotlight

Shona Laing - Venerable Tui

6 Items

The Power of Music (Te Kaha o Te Waiata)

Short Film, 1988 (Full Length)

Series

Grunt Machine

Television, 1975–1976

Spotlight

Silver Scrolls

25 Items

Bill Sevesi's Dream

Television, 2011 (Full Length)

Nambassa Festival

Television, 1979 (Full Length)

Spotlight

Don McGlashan - The Don

14 Items

Poi E

Pātea Māori Club, Music Video, 1984

Collection

Five Decades of NZ Number One Hits

5 Items

Heavenly Pop Hits - The Flying Nun Story

Television, 2002 (Full Length)

Collection

The Chris Knox Collection

43 Items

Sir Howard Morrison - Time of My Life

Television, 1995 (Full Length)

Sweet As

Television, 1999 (Full Length)

Spotlight

Freedom to Sing – NZ Protest Songs

16 Items

Series

Mai Time

Television, 1995–2007

Spotlight

Supergroove

6 Items

Th' Dudes - Right Second Time

Television, 2007 (Full Length)

Spotlight

The Chills

8 Items

The Topp Twins - Untouchable Girls

Film, 2009 (Trailer and Excerpts)

When the Cat's Away

Television, 1987 (Full Length)

Spotlight

Dragon - Full Moon and Thunder

6 Items

Blerta Revisited

Film, 2001 (Full Length)

Series

Heroes

Television, 1984–1986

Maple on the Hill - The Untold Story of the Tumbleweeds

Short Film, 1988 (Full Length)

Hip Hop New Zealand

Television, 2003 (Excerpts)

Nesian Mystik - For the People

Television, 2005 (Excerpts)

Good Day - The Music and Record Industry

Television, 1978 (Full Length)

Numero Bruno

Television, 2000 (Full Length)

Lew Pryme - Welcome to my World

Television, 1990 (Full Length)

Nathan Haines Family Album

Television, 2005 (Full Length)

Series

The Country Touch

Television, 1968–1970

Spotlight

Celebrating The Exponents

9 Items

Series

Popco

Television, 1972–1975

Shihad - Beautiful Machine

Film, 2012 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Through the Eyes of Love

Television, 1998 (Full Length)

What Now? - Kimbra excerpt

Television, 2001 (Excerpts)

True Colours - First Episode

Television, 1986 (Full Length)

Queen City Rocker

Film, 1986 (Excerpts)

Poi E: The Story of Our Song

Film, 2016 (Trailer and Excerpts)

John Rowles, Ladies and Gentlemen

Television, 1969 (Full Length)

Series

Shazam!

Television, 1982–1987

Spotlight

Kiwi Songbirds

33 Items

Should I Be Good?

Film, 1985 (Full Length)

Kaleidoscope - Decade of the Enz

Television, 1983 (Full Length Episode)

Series

Let's Go

Television, 1964–1966

Pōkarekare Ana - A Māori Love Song

Television, 2002 (Full Length)

Spotlight

Ray Columbus - The Modernist

9 Items

Spotlight

Finn Family Tree

30 Items

Have a Shot - 1964 Final

Television, 1964 (Full Length)