Festival footage, 1997
Scope and Contents
The Polyfest collection comprises video recordings, programmes and shot logs from 1987-2016. Not all years within this period are covered. The bulk of audiovisual material is comprised of raw footage originally made by Television New Zealand. Additional Māori Television footage of the Māori stage, 2016 was obtained from Media Services.
Coverage of the festival has changed and developed over the years, and the nature of the footage reflects this. The Tagata Pasifika footage includes presenter interviews and outtakes, while the videodisc series are compiled by stage. From 2011, TVNZ moved from analogue to digital footage. Key language and terms associated with film production have been retained. For more information about these terms please refer to the glossary.
Dates
- 1997
Conditions Governing Access
Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
To request access to items in this collection, or to provide comment or corrections, please complete the following: Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound request form
Extent
From the Collection: 3 metres (Includes 102 videocassettes, 508 videodiscs, 421 digital files, and 1 box documentation)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Maori
From the Collection: Samoan
From the Collection: Tonga (Tonga Islands)
From the Collection: Niuean
From the Collection: Rarotongan; Cook Islands Maori
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Fijian
From the Collection: Tuvalu
General
Original catalogue number: VHS 18/004/53
Repository Details
Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository
Level 3, General Library
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92109
Auckland 1010 New Zealand
+64 9 923 5008
amps@auckland.ac.nz