The history of Philips in New Zealand began in 1927 with Philips Lamps (N.Z.) Ltd opening a branch in Wellington. Soon batterie eliminators and chargers were sold among other radio parts. First radio model to be imported by Philips was the Model 2515 in the year 1929. In 1934 the first Philips New Zealand models emerged (produced under licence by Radio Corp. N.Z In 1936 a small manufacturing plant was set up in Wellington and Philips began to produce there own radios (models 042 and 152 being one of the first)