Te Puna Foundation supporters
The Te Puna Foundation is the fundraising body for the National Library so that we can preserve and share New Zealand's unique stories, knowledge and taonga.
Te Puna Foundation charitable trust
Te Puna Foundation, an independent charitable trust, was launched on 30 November 2016 as the fundraising body for the National Library of New Zealand. With a vision for a knowledgeable New Zealand, the foundation assists the National Library to collect, preserve and make New Zealand’s documentary heritage and taonga accessible for all New Zealanders.
The Te Puna Foundation has entered a philanthropic partnership with Air NZ.
In the Vault — Heritage music recordings on Air New Zealand flights
Thanks to the Te Puna Foundation and Air New Zealand, you can now take a journey through New Zealand’s and Polynesia’s rich musical heritage with the In the Vault playlist, available to all passengers on long-haul Air New Zealand flights.
From Māori waiata to pop nuggets, ukulele bands to jazz combos, In the Vault features tracks handpicked from the extensive music collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, which holds the heritage collections of the National Library. For those who wish to dig deeper, a curated selection of whole albums will also be available for listening.
In the Vault will be regularly updated from January 2020 onwards. The initial tranche of recordings are taken from the Viking Sevenseas and Ode Record Company master tape collections in the Archive of New Zealand Music, along with music from the Library’s He Puaki Puoro Treasures in Sound CD co-productions with Atoll Records.
Listen to the ‘In the Vault’ playlists
For your listening pleasure, we present our latest playlist from In the Vault, including Māori waiata, 60s pop tunes, jazz, traditional and modern Pacific music, indie rock, and more.
Previous ‘In the Vault’ playlists
In the Vault #1 ( (56 mins, YouTube) — features Rustle Your Bustle by Maria Dallas, E Aue by Hannah Tatana and Fijiana by the Band of The Fiji Police.
In the Vault #2 (58 mins, YouTube) — features Charisma by Disasterradio, Tally Ho by The Clean and He Puti Puti Pai by The Tui Trio.
In the Vault #3 (55 mins, YouTube) — features Pokarekare by St Joseph’s Māori Girl’s College Choir, Gone Country by Murray McNabb Trio and Pop Corn Kernal by Daphne Walker.
In the Vault #4 (60 mins, YouTube) — features Beauty Above All by The Clean, People by Prince Tui Teka and Pō Atarau by Ngararanui Māori Cultural Group.
In the Vault #5 (57 mins, YouTube) — features Vineula Girls' Choir of Western Samoa, Maria Dallas, Headless Chickens, and Cole Wilson and the Tumbleweeds.
In the Vault #6 (50 mins, YouTube) — features Marie Nui String Band, Garth Young With His Piano Trio, Tall Dwarfs, and Ohau Māori Youth Club.
In the Vault #7 (55 mins, YouTube) — features The Band of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, The Brian Smith Quartet, Cole Wilson, and The New Zealand Māori Chorale.
In the Vault #8 (54 mins, YouTube) — features The Samoan Surfriders, The Kingdom of Tonga Cultural Group, The Kingdom of Tonga Cultural Group, and the Howard Morrison Quartet.
In the Vault partners
In the Vault is presented in association with the labels Atoll, Viking, Flying Nun Records and Video Pacific Communications and with the support of Te Puna Foundation.
Viking Sevenseas
Ode Record Company
Flying Nun Records
Archive of New Zealand Music
'He Puaki Puoro Treasures in Sound CD co-productions
Air NZ supporting He Tohu travel funds for schools
Air NZ will be supporting the Foundation’s He Tohu campaign to help bring school children from all around New Zealand to participate in the He Tohu learning programme.
He Tohu is the exhibition of three iconic constitutional documents that have shaped New Zealand:
He Whakaputanga — the Declaration of Independence
Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi, and
Women's Suffrage Petition — Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine.
A key purpose of the education programme is to help develop a better understanding of the documents that have shaped who we are as a nation and will shape what we become in the future. The vision for the exhibition is: He whakapapa kōrero, he whenua kura; Talking about our past to create a better future.
He Tohu
Te Puna Foundation campaigns
