Employee morale

Date: 2002

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-674-066/087

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues. Obituary to the Queen Mother. The two methods of applying pressure in the Middle East crisis, awesome fire power and suicide bombers. Helen Clark welcomes Jim Anderton back into the fold of the Labour party. The New Zealand cricket team manage to pull a rabbit from the hat to draw a test series. Jim Anderton leads his followers to another promised land shown as a high wire that's going nowhere. As President George W Bush calls for Israel to withdraw from Palestine, a dog (Ariel Sharon) urinates on his leg. President Bush tries to mediate peace negotiations betweem Arafat and Sharon. A septic tank is on daily call to clean up the mess in the Alliance Party caucus. Two coffins are carried by pallbearers. The first contains the body of the Queen Mother, the second, the remains of Helen Clark's plans for a Republic. Bill English hears the news that Helen Clark has enough support to rule for life. Comment on Helen Clark's involement in signing art works that she didn't paint. Graham Murries coaching career is resurected following the Hurricanes win over the Brumbies. Lawyers discuss the reasons not to sever links with the Privy Council; many of the reasons are led by self interest. The United States congratulates itself while Israel and Palestine come closer and closer to annihilation. New Zealand's arm is severed by an axe as they reach out to hold the Rugby World Cup host status. The axeman is Australian. Baby Kahu Drurie is returned to her family by a New Zealand police officer following being kidnapped. Winston Peters wonders whats happening to New Zealand when he exposes the Treaty grievance industry and Helen Clark is shown to be a forger, the result is her popularity soars and his doesn't move. Comment on the Catholic church's lax approach to priests having sex with their congregation. Shows the positive effect on the New Zeland Police the progress of two high profile cases have had. The NZRFU offer the two executives who negotiated the World Cup Host contracts a gun and two bullets to end their misery. Israeli tanks crush the Palestinian Refugee Camp in an effort to end the cycle of hate. Derek Fox accuses jounalists of Maori-bashing when they ask for accountability over the appointment of conman John Davy as CEO of the Maori Television Service. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1998

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-539-001/021

Description: Political cartoons. Shows Boris Yeltsin drunk at the end of a steel girder threatening to jump and take the global economy with him. A Russian gaurd tries to stop him. Winston Peters is happy with the gloomy forecasts for the economy. Comment on the risk to children of TB due to poverty, poor nutrition and other health related problems. New Minister outside of Cabinet, Marie Hasler wants to change the NZ flag to say something like 'NZ for sale as, where is!' Jenny Shipley says it's not quite what they're looking for. National's Bill Birch reassures the NZ public about the world wide economic crisis. Jenny Shipley calls for a confidence vote for National's 'vague and ill-defined policies.' National Party Finance minister, Bill Birch panics about the world economic situation. Jenny Shipley reassures the public National has a calm and sober hand on the economic tiller. The new Minister of Police, Clem Simich promises to raise police morale. A senior police officer asks Simich if he's resigning already. Comment on America's hypocritical rage over the Clinton-Lewinsky affair as they enjoy the lurid details provided by newspapers and the Starr Report. The All Black 7's win gold at the Kuala Lumpa Games. Media speculation on the state of relations between Bill and Hillary Clinton following the Clinton-Lewinsky affair revelations. Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark can't agree on a coalition between National and Labour but they do agree on a nomination for Mike Moore as Head of the World Trade Organisation as a way of getting him out of New Zealand. The Republicans are willing to plunge the world into the worst depression since the 1930's if it means bringing President Clinton down too. Comment on the American Justice System where a mafia boss can claim the fifth amendment and refuse to answer any questions on the grounds that it might incriminate him. But the President of the United States must answer all questions and the have the cross-examinination broadcast on television. Winston Peters comes a poor fourth in the latest leadership polls. Kenneth Starr, Prosecutor in the Clinton-Lewinsky case joins the Presidential Assassin Hall of Fame, his weapon, the Monica Lewinsky tapes. War crimes go unchecked in Kosovo as the world media focus on Bill Clinton's sex life. The Government reconsiders it's plans to deregulate producer boards following a hostile reaction from fruit growers. Jenny Shipley reassures elderly New Zealanders that national super will not be cut but it will be allowed to fall behind the cost of living. Treasury cuts medical care for children under six. Jenny Shipley rationalises why the elderly are carrying a greater share of the economic sacrifice expected of the country. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1 Jul 1997 - 01 Jul 1997

From: Hawkes Bay oral history project

By: Crocket, Alexander McIntyre, 1920-2014

Reference: OHInt-0438-03

Description: Alex Crocket was born in Mosgiel in 1920. Recalls his father was a minister in Paisley, Scotland who went to Canada as a missionary where he met his mother, Janet Wood, a deaconess. Notes his father had a parish in Mt Albert, Auckland but returned briefly to Canada before settling in Levin and then Seddon. Recalls school, the school sports, swimming, bicycling and garden parties. Recalls attending Marlborough College in Blenheim then boarding at Wellington College and missing home. Recalls the diagnosis of his brother James with tuberculosis, and moving to Bulls when his father became Minister there. Comments on the variety of people met through Scouts. Describes being called into the Territorials as a bren gunner, training at Rotorua, being sent to Wellington in the photographic section, transferring to Wigram, becoming unwell and being discharged from the Air Force as unfit. Recalls getting a job in the Library Service with Geoff Alley. Describes attending St Johns Church, Willis Street, Wellington, meeting Joyce and becoming engaged. Describes marriage, a transfer to Palmerston North School Library Serice, and starting work as a Field Officer in the Child Welfare Division. Discusses the child migration scheme whereby children from the ages of eight to sixteen were brought to NZ from Britain. Comments on this scheme. Recalls buying a house in Lower Hutt. Comments on the Mazengarb Report, Charlie Peat, Child Welfare Superintendent, and legislation about condoms. Discusses opening the Hastings office in 1960, expansion, amalgamation of the Social Security Department in 1972 and becoming director of the Social Welfare Department. Explains problems of the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB). Comments on conditions of work, staff meetings at Hastings to improve morale, retiring in 1982 and the holiday house in Taupo. Describes making wooden frames from home. Talks about his wife's illness and death, grieving and a holiday in Europe and England. Discusses changes in the Presbyterian Support Services. Talks about raising his children Janet, Ann and Alastair, their partners and careers. Interviewer(s) - Joyce Paton Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2134. Photograph of Alex Crocket in 1996 Search dates: 1920 - 1997

From: Museum of New Zealand project

Reference: OHInt-0476/10

Description: Features this meeting attended by Cheryll Sotheran, Professor Anne Salmond, Jenny Gibbs, Elaine Gurian (American Museums consultant),Ken Gorbey, Sir Hamish Hay, Sean Sweeney and Don (?). Elaine Gurian gives her evaluation of progress on the project since her previous visit six months earlier. She summarises progress on bicultural work, fundraising, financial record keeping, fiscal management, new senior staff and the overall culture of the Museum project. Emphasises the importance for the project and the staff to have their budgets settled by a Treasury decision. Elaine Gurian discusses contemporary museums. Comments on the forthcoming amalgamation of the Buckle St. Museum and the new Museum project, staff morale, biculturalism and the cost of the Museum. Quantity: 2 videocassette(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: 27 Sep 1998

From: National Airways Corporation (NAC) 50th anniversary oral history project, Stages I and II

By: Williams, Richard Landeg, 1933-

Reference: OHInt-0439-06

Description: Richard Williams was born in New Plymouth in 1933. Gives details of his family background. Describes how his father was postmaster at Okato and his mother was a school teacher. Mentions his father was part Maori. Describes the effect of his dsciplined childhood on his later career. Recalls his childhood interest in aviation and meeting war heroes Douglas Bader and Yvette from the French Resistance. Talks about becoming an administration clerk with NAC in 1950 and being a boarder at the Public Service hostel in Oriental Bay. Describes the glamour of an airline job. Discusses becoming an airline traffic officer at New Plymouth in 1951 and work with weights and balances, loads, baggage and cargo. Recalls that most of the NAC pilots were ex-RNZAF and mentions Morrie Pirie, J Neville Jackson, Ron Walton and Maurice Cullinane. Discusses office staff including Colin Bamfield and Vera Farrell. Comments that the 1951 waterfront strike helped NAC in its demonstration that air travel was a viable alternative. Recalls how the death of three children in the 1954 DC3 crash at Paraparaumu led to the employment of cabin crew in aircrafts. Describes becoming passenger scheduling officer at Head Office in 1956 and then Agency officer. Mentions aircraft checks and timetabling details. Describes the introduction of the Vickers Viscount and Fokker aircraft. Discusses his involvement in the opening of Wellington airport. Talks about General Managers Maurice Clarke, J J Busch and Doug Patterson and the latter's association with Robert Muldoon and Morrie Davis. Mentions his first wife Lulu Eades, their three daughters, and his remarriage to Estelle Robertson in 1970. Comments on women pilots and the first female pilot, Susan Truman. Mentions that marketing in the early days was dones by self-taught local managers. Describes becoming assistant to the Public Relations manager Arthur Feslier. Discusses the production of annual reports, the arrival of jet aircraft in New Zealand and the associated media campaign. Mentions that Public Affairs worked closely with all departments. Recalls Johnny Walker, Allan Kenning, Charles Labette, Dave Foley, Les Ford and Dave Johnston. Describes becoming Advertising Superintendent in 1973 and working with J Ilott Advertising. Mentions the marching girls campaign and sales missions to Australia. Recalls the 1978 merger of NAC and Air New Zealand and the effect on families, suicides and lack of counselling. Comments that the Erebus crash of 1979 brought things together although there was division within the airline about the cause of the crash. Comments on the bond amongst NAC staff, the encouragement of staff social life by management, open days, air shows, joy rides and flights for charities. Mentions the media response to this. Discusses postions held with Air New Zealand including Marketing Support and Advertising Co-ordinator. Mentions retirement in 1996 and some consultancy since. Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008644-OHC-008647; OHLC-004410-OHLC-004413 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA 2702. Search dates: 1933 - 1998

Date: 9 Feb 2000 - 09 Feb 2000

From: `Back to the drawing board' - Hamilton architects oral history project

By: Attwood, Athol, active 1999; Penfold, Shirley Anne, 1934-; Kellaway, Laura Liane, 1965-

Reference: OHInt-0483-17

Description: Laura Kellaway was born in Frankton, Hamilton in 1965. Describes how her father was an Education Board architect. Describes attending the School of Architecture in Auckland in 1985 and being the only female of her year to graduate. Describes working in the Ministry of Works in the Auckland and Hamilton offices. Discusses the redundancies that were taking place at the time. Comments on the disappearance of long-term staff members at short notice and without farewells. Talks about the poor morale. Discusses being bonded to the MOW, not being able to get out and not having finished her architectural registration. Discusses hierarchical behaviour and sexism. Mentions that women architects were expected to do the plan printing and kitchen and interior design work. Both interviewees describe redundancy in 1991. Laura Kellaway discusses the financial hardship involved and being without full-time work for two years. Recalls doing demolition work for a builder. Describes how she was the first female staff member at the Mechanical Electrical Construction Department at the Waikato Polytechnic. Comments on the atmosphere in an academic environment as compared with a professional environment in terms of sexism. Discusses the misconception that there are no longer issues of inequality in the work force. Comments on tradespeople wishing to `consult her husband' on building issues despite their awareness of her own knowledge in the area. Describes doing work on her home and selling it. Mentions rescuing the old railway hall. Comments on being a Polytechnic tutor and the attitude of some students. Shirley Penfold recalls returning to work at the Ministry of Works having worked at the Housing Corporation. Describes having to prove herself in the male environment. Comments on racism. Describes rescuing heritage drawings and historic files created by Mac Campin, an architect who died during the process of restructuring. Comments on the number of archives destroyed as a result of restructuring. Discusses contract work and the casualisation of the work force. Mentions training as a casualty of these changes. Interviewer(s) - Athol Attwood Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3825.

Date: 1976

From: Various artists :1. [Original cartoons on the subject of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. ca 1970-2002] 2. Shore-Bennett, Beverley, 1928-. [Portrait of Vincent Aspey, MBE. ca 1969]. 3. [Concept designs for the NZSO. 1990s?]. 4. [Three members of orchestra playing. 1980s?]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-194-004

Description: Shows three vignettes suggesting unrest over issues within the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. The first shows a drummer saying to a triangle player: "If I were you, Eric, I'd arrange a redundancy agreement - if there are any lay-offs we all know who'll be the first to be declared redundant, dont we?"; the second shows other musicians exclaiming to a fiddle player: "Why is it always a fiddle-player? we demand the election of orchestra leader by the democratic porcess of a secret ballot!"; the third shows a conductor explaining to the musicians: "The employers want you to accept a 25 percent cut in pay for performing this number - it's in three-quarter time". A letter is taped to the reverse of the board. It is from Beverley Wakem to Peter Walls suggesting he might enjoy this Lodge cartoon in his new position in management of the NZSO Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Nevile Lodge 76 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photograph of original cartoon on card, 285 x 380 mm

Date: 1983

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: Eph-D-RAIL-1983-02

Description: Shows a smiling young woman speaking on the telephone, seated at a Railways office desk. The young woman is identified as Miss Railfreight 1983, Trudy van Zyl in "The railways of New Zealand; a journey through history", by Geoffrey B Churchman and Tony Hurst (1990), page 68. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on poster, 735 x 490 mm. Provenance: One copy donated by Margaret Hurst in 2003; another by Hocken Library in 2012.

Date: 1951

By: New Zealand National Party

Reference: Eph-C-NZ-NATIONAL-1951-03

Description: Election poster issued immediately prior to the 1951 election shows text asking whether New Zealand is to be governed by militant leaders or the elected government. It states that industrial militancy has obstructed progress and forced up living costs. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, on glossy paper, 400 x 293 mm.

Date: 2007

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0003497

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The politician asks one adviser if it is true that this department has a high staff turnover and is given the answer 'Yes', by another. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).