diff --git a/vng/writer.go b/vng/writer.go
index ff8c6d55cf..91184dd066 100644
--- a/vng/writer.go
+++ b/vng/writer.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/brimdata/super/zson"
 )
 
+var maxObjectSize uint32 = 120_000
+
 // Writer implements the zio.Writer interface. A Writer creates a vector
 // VNG object from a stream of super.Records.
 type Writer struct {
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ func NewWriter(w io.WriteCloser) *Writer {
 }
 
 func (w *Writer) Close() error {
-	firstErr := w.finalize()
+	firstErr := w.finalizeObject()
 	if err := w.writer.Close(); err != nil && firstErr == nil {
 		firstErr = err
 	}
@@ -38,10 +40,16 @@ func (w *Writer) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (w *Writer) Write(val super.Value) error {
-	return w.dynamic.Write(val)
+	if err := w.dynamic.Write(val); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if w.dynamic.len >= maxObjectSize {
+		return w.finalizeObject()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (w *Writer) finalize() error {
+func (w *Writer) finalizeObject() error {
 	meta, dataSize, err := w.dynamic.Encode()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("system error: could not encode VNG metadata: %w", err)
@@ -74,5 +82,8 @@ func (w *Writer) finalize() error {
 	if err := w.dynamic.Emit(w.writer); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("system error: could not write VNG data section: %w", err)
 	}
+	// Set new dynamic so we can write the next section.
+	w.dynamic = NewDynamicEncoder()
+	w.zctx.Reset()
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/zio/vngio/reader.go b/zio/vngio/reader.go
index 3136aee0a3..c94667e827 100644
--- a/zio/vngio/reader.go
+++ b/zio/vngio/reader.go
@@ -10,14 +10,72 @@ import (
 	"github.com/brimdata/super/zio"
 )
 
+type reader struct {
+	zctx     *super.Context
+	objects  []object
+	n        int
+	readerAt io.ReaderAt
+	reader   zio.Reader
+}
+
 func NewReader(zctx *super.Context, r io.Reader, fields []field.Path) (zio.Reader, error) {
 	ra, ok := r.(io.ReaderAt)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, errors.New("Super Columnar requires a seekable input")
 	}
-	o, err := vng.NewObject(ra)
+	objects, err := readObjects(ra)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return o.NewReader(zctx)
+	return &reader{
+		zctx:     zctx,
+		objects:  objects,
+		readerAt: ra,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (r *reader) Read() (*super.Value, error) {
+again:
+	if r.reader == nil {
+		if r.n >= len(r.objects) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		meta := r.objects[r.n]
+		r.n++
+		o, err := vng.NewObject(io.NewSectionReader(r.readerAt, meta.start, meta.offset))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		r.reader, err = o.NewReader(r.zctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	v, err := r.reader.Read()
+	if v == nil && err == nil {
+		r.reader = nil
+		goto again
+	}
+	return v, err
+}
+
+type object struct {
+	start, offset int64
+}
+
+func readObjects(r io.ReaderAt) ([]object, error) {
+	var objects []object
+	var start int64
+	for {
+		header, err := vng.ReadHeader(io.NewSectionReader(r, start, vng.HeaderSize))
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF && len(objects) > 0 {
+				return objects, nil
+			}
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		offset := int64(vng.HeaderSize) + int64(header.MetaSize+header.DataSize)
+		objects = append(objects, object{start, offset})
+		start += offset
+	}
 }