Ferrymead Heritage Festival - Stories of Otautahi - War in the Pacific

J-Force: New Zealand Voices from Post-war Japan
Sarah Johnston

Listen to historic radio recordings made between 1946 and 1948 by New Zealand personnel serving in Japan as part of J-Force. Discover what these remarkable sound archives reveal about post-war Japan and New Zealand’s role in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.

Caring for Photographs and Historic Archives
Matthew Sullivan, Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Learn practical ways to care for photographs, documents and other historic records. Matthew will discuss handling, storage and preservation techniques that can help protect precious family and community collections.

The heritage of folk music in Otautahi Christchurch - 7pm

A concert featuring Roger Lusby and Tony Hale telling the story of the evolution of folk music in Christchurch and New Zealand