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Date: 30 January 2005 - 30 Jan 2005

From: Art Taranaki oral history project

By: Kirk, Graham, 1948-

Reference: OHInt-0769-02

Description: Born in Hawera 1948. Recalls childhood - describes family home, parents and sister, and early drawing studies. Talks of the 'art' in his childhood. Discusses influence of comic strips on his art - began drawing comic strips in primary school. Describes first comic strip he created. Recalls playing in the Hawera Municipal Band - discusses interest in broadcasting and working in the programming department of the 2XP radio station in New Plymouth. Recalls New Plymouth Beach Restoration Scheme. Describes meeting his wife Glenda. Discusses his photographic work - describes process of combining photos and comic strips. Discusses comic strip characters - Dioxin Man character as reaction to Ivon Watkins Dow chemical factory. Talks about development of Superhero Series in his art. Discusses new directions in his art - talks about new techniques and future plans. Mentions Paul Hewson, John Turner, and William James Harding. Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Interviewer(s) - Mary Donald Accompanying material - Copies of published articles from newspapers, exhibition catalogues, and magazines Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014376, OHC-014377, OHC-014378, OHC-014379 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5149. Photocopied articles include copies of photographs of Graham Kirk and his work Search dates: 1948 - 2005

Date: 27 Nov 2002 to 09 July 2008 - 27 Nov 2002 - 09 Jul 2008

By: Museum of Transport and Technology; Adams, Avon, active 2003; Annan, David, active 2006; Deane, Rosemary, active 1998-2005; Grenville, Bruce Ronald, 1950-; Hutching, Megan Alannah, 1957-; Linauskas, Karen, active 2005; Mai, Bruce, active 2004; Munns, Roger, active 2003-2005; Rayner, William, active 2004; Reid, Madelaine, active 2006; Robertson, Elayne Gladys, 1935-; Robertson, Ian, active 1995-2005; Rudge, Allan, active 2000s; Wishart, Megan Louise, 1966-

Reference: OHColl-0899

Description: Interviews with volunteers at the Museum of Transport & Technology (MOTAT) which includes information about the history of MOTAT, discussing the work the volunteers undertake within the different sections of MOTAT, such as trams, aircraft, railway, book press and book binding and general information about aeronautics, aviation engineering, salvaging, rebuilding and restoring aircraft, various types of transport and machinery. The interviewees are Phil Andrews, George Bath, Oriel Bickerton, Eric Burns, Eric Culpitt, Alan Curtis, James Dickey, Max Fisher, Carl Harding, John Hogan, Harry Hubbert, Doug Kingett, Bert Lynn, Norm McKelvey, Robert (Bob) Mann, Dave Martin, Neville Mines, Ian Mison, Nola Morgan, William (Bill) Mullan, Geoffrey Rodliffe, John Sansom, Bill Shears, Roger Stanton, Ian Stewart, Keith Stewart, Harold Stone, Alan Vause, Henry Whale and John Wolf. The interviews with Jim Dickey, Norman McKelvey, Neville Mines and Alan Vause also have a subject relationship to the Aviation memories oral history project. Abstracted by - Megan Hutching, Madelaine Reid and Elayne Robertson Interviewer(s) - Avon Adams, David Annan, Rosemary Deane, Bruce Grenville, Megan Hutching, Karen Linauskas, Bruce Mai, Roger Munns, Bill Rayner, Madelaine Reid, Elayne Robertson, Ian Robertson, Allan Rudge, Megan Wishart Arrangement: Digital files arranged as OHDL-000435 - OHDL-000454 Tape numbers - OHC-016563 to OHC-016575, OHC-018300-OHC-018301, OHC-019562 - OHC-019564, OHC-019899 - OHC-019938 Quantity: 61 C60 cassette(s). 30 printed abstract(s). 21 Electronic document(s) - abstracts. 30 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete no abstracts for Bert Lynn and Eric Culpitt. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by MOTAT, Auckland, 2006-2009 Processing information: Interviews not yet described: Bert Lynn (OHC-019562); Eric Culpitt (OHC-019563, OHC-019564)

Date: 2001 - 2006

From: [The Marjorie Saunders collection of theatre ephemera, collected by Arthur Saunders. 1940-2006].

By: Ward, J S, active 2007

Reference: Eph-B-SAUNDERS-Opera-2000s

Description: Includes: 2001: Stewart and Tricia Macpherson and FortyFourForty Ltd on behalf of Chicago Productions Ltd proudly present "Chicago the musical". Directed by Michael Mclean. New Zealand premiere at The Civic Auckland, 28 September 2001. Programme. 2002: Capital Theatre productions. Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Song & Dance", starring Ali Harper ... and Tanemahuta Gray. Southward Theatre Paraparaumu; Opera House Wellington, June 2002. Programme (2 copies) 2003: Disney presents "The lion king"; the award-winning musical. Music and lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice. Choreography by Garth Fagan; directed by Julie Taymor. Australian premiere Capitol Theatre Sydney, 16 October 2003. Souvenir brochure Stewart & Tricia Macpherson and Stetson Entertainment Ltd by arrangement with ADOS International Ltd present "Boogie nights", the 70's musical. Written by Jon Conway with Shane Richie & Terry Morrison. Directed by Jon Conway; original choreography by Alan Harding. Souvenir brochure (2 copies) Opera Victoria presents "Orpheus in the Underworld", by Jacques Offenbach. Directed by Bernd Benthaak; musicla director Kenneth Young; choreographer Jennifer Shennan. Opera House Wellington 1-2 August 2003; War Memorial Theatre Gisborne 19 August 2003; Hawkes bay Opera House Hastings 21 August 2003. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Musical Theatre presents "Annie". Executive producer Michael Highsted; director and musical staging Stephen Robertson. Musical director Richard Marrett; choreography Leigh Evans. Music performed by NGC Wellington Sinfonia. Opera House Wellington, 3-19 April 2003. Programme Wellington Musical Theatre presents Lerner and Loewe's "My fair lady". Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; music by frederick Loewe. Director Stephen Robertson; musical director Richard Marrett; executive producer Michael Highsted. Westpac St James Theatre Wellington, 8-30 August 2003. Programme (2 copies) 2004: Living Arts Inc (New York) and Andrew McKinnon in association with Melcolm C Cooke and Associates are proud to present "Porgy and Bess", the American musical masterpiece by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin. General director Will Roberson. Conductor Stefan Kozinski; assistant conductor Zoltan Papp. [2004] Promotional booklet Harvey Norman proudly presents the Bee Gees' Broadway & West End hit musical "Saturday night fever" the musical. Director and choreographer Arlene Phillips. Auckland from 1 October; Christchurch from 5 November, Wellington from 26 November [2004]. Programme 2005: Wellington Gilbert & Sullivan Society Incorporated proudly presents "The Gondoliers", by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Directed by John Goddard. Lower Hutt Little Theatre 1-3 September, Southward Theatre Kapiti 10-11 September, Opera House Wellington 15-17 September, Regent on Broadway Palmerston North 24-25 September 2005. Programme (2 copies) 2006: Showbiz Wellington presents Disney's "Beauty and the Beast". Directed by Stephen Robertson; musical director Nicola Lynch-Reeves; executive producer Michael Highsted. Westpac St James Theatre Wellington, 12 January 2006. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera. "Mikado". Little Theatre Lower Hutt 20-22 July, Opera House Wellington 3-5 August, Southward Theatre Kapiti 19 August, Town Hall Masterton 12 August, Regent on Broadway Palmerston North 9 September [2006]. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 12 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets of sizes varying up to 35 cm.