Effective period / Period of releases: 1957

Name variant of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, used between 1946 and 1963. The 65 person National Orchestra of New Zealand was launched in October 1946 and performed its first concert in March 1947 at the Wellington Town Hall.

Name changes:
1946 - 1963: National Orchestra Of The New Zealand Broadcasting Service
1963 - 1988: New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Orchestra
1989 - present: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra