TVNZ Transmission Opening ID

I was very lucky to obtain the TV One opener directly from TVNZ in 2008, along with some other TV One clips a number of years later.

In fact I even changed the frame rate from 25fps to 50fps a few weeks back and it looks a lot more smoother than we see here.

And for Richard Tudor, who was asking about the music, it's the Intermezzo from "The Karelia Suite" by Sibelius, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli and The Hallé Orchestra from 1966.

It was used in 1970 at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan as part of a short film called "This is New Zealand", which is also on this site and is worth a look. You won't regret it.

What is the name of the instrumental music used for the 1970’s TV One opening sequence?

could someone dot down the lyrics to the whole song (not the god defend lyrics) but the other parts

Classic kiwiana song

Cheers

anyone remember an electronic music theme [lots of synthesisers] with the Harbour bridge in it? Would be late 70s

This should be the definitive version of our anthem. Memories!!!

Does anyone know where I can purchase an mp3 version of this anthem? It's the best ever and I've looked everywhere!!

Trust me before this version, all we had were mundaine Victorian versions at school, badly butchered and stomped out on an out-of-tune piano with little heart.

Annie Crummer wow, to this day sings it with the most heart. First time NZ heard a Maori version too, where it first originated from I think. Bunny Walters, Dalvanius Prime and Patea Maori club with little Annie made our anthem cool. Great arrangement and well orchestrated, still gives me goose pumps more than any other version.

Its a shame the networks don't do something similar today like TV1 before switching over to BBC World at night should do something like this. There was a variant in the late eighties and early nineties that played the National Anthem at the start and finish of TV1. TV2 always finished with the Goodnight Kiwi.

It's just a shame the archive can't find South Pacific Television's opener and trust me I've been inquiring.

I've just identified the shot at 1.05 - 1.06 as being in central Wellington turning left from Lambton Quay into Grey Street. Sadly almost every building in that brief shot has been demolished including the massive Edwardian-era General Post Office (centre-left at 1.06).

I wish this music was our national anthem. It is much more upbeat and reflective of who we are as a country. By the way, what is the name and artist of the song?

I remember getting early (6am) to catch the first cartoons on TV! I think this instilled a sense of pride in NZ from an early age in me

awesome love thie intro cheers for posting it

I was very fortunate to have bought a few of the clips shown here on DVD from TVNZ and it's a wonderful addition to the website.

Gosh, the third one brings back old memories!

The National Anthem was sung and recorded in 1988 by Annie Crummer, Peter Morgan, Dalvanius and the Patea Maori Club.