New Zealand - Foreign economic relations

Date: 1935-1975

By: Marshall, John Ross (Rt Hon Sir), 1912-1988

Reference: MS-Papers-1403

Description: Papers cover entire political career: Ministerial files and correspondence, with large sections on EEC, UK trade negotiations, and NAFTA; Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers; Prime Ministerial papers; party, electorate and constituents' correspondence; campaign and reference material. Also early personal and legal papers, papers concerning society memberships, desk diaries, press cuttings and photographs Arrangement: The basic arrangement of these papers is chronological. See inventory for further details. Member of Parliament (National), 1946-1974; Cabinet Minister, 1949-1957, 1960-1972; Prime Minister, 1972 Quantity: 3184 folder(s). 32 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts and printed matter Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available. Processing information: 1984 accession yet to be described.

Date: 1967

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-133-592

Description: At a trade fair in Rome, New Zealand's products go down well (Italians eating and drinking and saying 'Muy buono') - This is good news just when we are negotiating for Italian capital (two officials hold up a picture of the Tongariro power scheme to an Italian). - A wise move might be an express consignment of liquid assets (beer tanker drives towards open hold of a transport plane), to influence the negotiations (drunk Italian official about to sign document, while his glass is filled by hose direct from the tanker through the window). Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black and white ink, letratone and pencil, 316 x 456 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 2000

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-

Reference: H-647-001/080

Description: 80 cartoons on political and social issues. The topics include Laila Harre and views on liberalisation of cannabis laws, Helen Clark asserts authority over Ms Turia, Maori and pakeha racial guilt and shame, Ms Turia reluctantly apologises for 'holocaust' comments, Dr Cullen ponders low business confidence as Grouch Marxist, Timor's Indepencence birthday celebrations destroyed by violence, Fijian-Indian refugees in Fiji following coup, political posturing over Treaty of Waitangi clause in free trade agreement with Singapore, US dollar blasts kiwi dollar, Sydney 2000 Olympics begin, Winston Peters plays the race card in the hopes of raising his popularity, Olympic swimming athletes get the once over by their female onlookers, Australian-New Zealand currency merger proposal, Prebble gets axed by Jenny Shipley, Kiwi dollar low and oil prices high, New Zealand is best at all the wrong things, sports couch potatoes, Milosevic runs for the presidency, US dollars gains steam with President Clinton in charge, women's performance at the Olympics, political awards, NZ toasts the Olympics, army peace keepers get pay review by Clark, 3 Middle East faiths based on love and compassion unable to share sacred site, Don Brash fails the Kiwi dollar, Clark and Milosevic relations, Israeli and Palestinian relations, court call for accountability of parole officers, NZ cricket sports fan still in the dark, NZ dollar down - sharemarket down - petrol prices up, Middle East pro-war protest singer, Clinton attempts to negotiate Middle East and National Party crises, Mr Mudgeway in padded cell waiting for big NZ sports win, rural economy on the up for farmers, Swain and Horomia on ownership of the Taranaki oil and gas fields, Lions rugby team claim the Air New Zealand trophy, Clark seeks an alliance with big business, Clark's alliance with big bisiness consumated, one-tree-hill pine tree felled along with Mike Smith, same-sex marriages, Clark preparing to kneecap Ruth Dyson for Norm Hewitt comments, Property Bill, Dyson resigns over drunk driving incident, purity pledge, cricket match-fixing, support for Paul Holmes' salary, lack of real choice in US presidential elections, NZ Melbourne Cup race winner, US election results on a knife edge, boxing - Lennox vs Tua, All Blacks beat France, Lennox Lewis vs David Tua boxing fight, US presidential election goes to court, English strung up as heretic, Tipene O'Reagan let's nature take its course with stranded whales, Labour Party victory conference, CNN backgrounds the US election count process, petrol prices high, US presidential election fought out on American flag, George Hawkins' suggested cost cutting measures for the Police, National Party leadership based on personality deficit of Bill English, George W. Bush wins Florida, Clarks preparation for Waitangi Day, Tainui iwi's new grievance cycle, Mrs Mudgeway's son hopes to qualify for ACC compensation, Clinton is back as President?, the new and the old All Black diet, signs of recovery in NZ economy being hidden from Don Brash, NZ/Australia defence spending and policies, Hawkins hands out pornography to Police to cut phone-sex costs, being a modern day All Black, Clark and Cullen's popularity increases, Simon Upton departs the National Party, obituary to reporter Mike Robson, America - where every judge counts in becoming President, Clark still unable to apologise to Dover Samuel, cricket at the Basin Reserve for Boxing Day test, petrol war, Anderton and Bunkle over question of where Phillida resides, Paul Holmes CD for Christmas makes Granddad throw-up. Quantity: 80 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: A4 horizontal bromides

Date: 1982

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-136-095

Description: Shows a man reading the newspaper and getting more and more gloomy about such issues as industrial relations, unemployment and overseas markets for New Zealand's primary produce. Finally he is standing in front of the TV cheering as New Zealand runner Anne Audain wins a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon, 447 x 325 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1940-1957

By: Holland, Sidney George (Rt Hon Sir), 1893-1961

Reference: MS-Papers-1624

Description: Opposition papers and correspondence; Ministerial and PM's subject files; National Party, policy, and campaign material; speech notes. Also some memorabilia and scrapbooks of photographs and press cuttings Member of Parliament (National) 1935-1957; Leader of the Opposition, 1940-1949; Prime Minister, 1949-1957 Quantity: 699 folder(s). 16 volume(s). 20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter and photographs Finding Aids: Inventory available. Transfers: To Sound and Music Centre - Recording of `To Elizabeth' by Miss Dorothy Stewart, New York - To Photographic Archive - Albums and loose photographs (some albums and scrapbooks have been kept with the collection. See Series 8).

Date: 1975-1993

By: Centre for International Development Education and Action (N.Z.)

Reference: 98-304

Description: Comprise incomplete, and disorganized, sets of minutes, annual reports, administration matters, planning papers for conferences, research papers on various topics, including papers on campaigns and lobbying, submissions to bills before Parliament, financial records and master copies of publications. Papers of other organizations include those of the Pesticides Action Network, the Seeds Action Network, the Australian Council for Overseas Aid, and the International Coalition for Development Action. Also, detailed reports on the Cook Islands and on the Rewa visit to Fiji in 1980. Source of title - Supplied IDEA, originally called the New Zealand Coalition for Trade and Development, was set up in 1975 to provide an alternative viewpoint to the official government policy on overseas trade and development. Later it became involved in education, work with the United Nations, and acted as a co-ordinator for related projects. The name was changed to the Centre for International Development, Education and Action in 1988. The organization disbanded in the early 1990s. Quantity: 3 box(es). 1 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typecripts, printed matter

Date: 1989

By: White, Cecil John, 1900-1986; Finey, George Edmond, 1895-1987; Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963; Ball, Murray Hone, 1939-2017; Moir, Alan, 1947-; Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; New Zealand. Ministry of External Relations and Trade; Grant, Ian Fraser, 1940-; Brockie, Robert Ellison (Dr), 1932-; Glover, Thomas Ellis, 1891?-1938

Reference: A-370-001/049

Description: Forty nine cartoons by Unk White, George Finey, Peter Bromhead, David Low, Murray Ball, Alan Moir, Tom Scott, Tom Glover and Bob Brockie for the Drawing the Line exhibition for the Ministry of External Relations and Trade, 1989. 'Drawing the Line: Cartoons across the Tasman' was an exhibition of cartoons by New Zealand cartoonists about Australian issues and the relationship between New Zealand and Australia, curated by Ian F. Grant for the New Zealand Ministry of External Relations and Trade. The exhibition toured Australian cities in 1989. Quantity: 49 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 49 laser prints on card, sizes vary.

Date: 1982

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-136-086/133

Description: Cartoons commenting on social and political life in 1982 including the C.E.R. (Closer Economic Relations with Australia) agreement, the economic situation, tax cuts, rugby and sport in general. Quantity: 53 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings Provenance: Donation:

Date: 1984

From: Various artists :Collection of photocopies, newspaper clippings and bromides of cartoons by Bromhead (A-314-1), Brockie (A-314-2) and J. C. Hill (A-314-3).

Reference: A-314-2-038

Description: Shows Muldoon dressed in a safari suit. He has a briefcase with him that has "R. Muldoon. Financial advisor to the third world" written on the side. He is tipping his hat to a group of natives who telling him they will take credit cards but not New Zealand currency. Refers to Muldoon's credibilty as a financial advisor and to the New Zealand dollar. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1992-1994 - 28 Sep 1992 - 25 Mar 1994

By: Brown, Bruce MacDonald, 1930-2016; New Zealand. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Manatū Aorere

Reference: OHColl-0732

Description: Three interviews recorded as part of the celebration of the Ministry of External Relations and Trade's 50th anniversary in 1993. Interviews with Graham Ansell, Sir George Laking and Merwyn Norrish. Interviewer(s) - Bruce Brown Quantity: 18 C60 cassette(s) C64s. 3 printed abstract(s). 3 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: 18 May 2004

From: State Services Commission public service oral history project

By: Tucker, William Ernest Berrie, 1928-2007

Reference: OHInt-0852-01

Description: Interview with Barry Tucker who was born on 11 November 1928 in Wairoa. Explains the name Berrie. Notes his father's name Ernest Tucker and his mother's name Kate Crombie. Recalls mother's Maori heritage, his early schooling at Nuhaka and then a move to Kaiti School. Discusses clerical employment in the Health Department in Gisborne, including the 'probation' period and pay rate. Recalls the move to Wellington to the Price Control Section of the Department of Industries and Commerce. Explains how he aquired the accountancy qualification, Associate Registered Accountant in New Zealand. Mentions Hemingway's Correspondence School and sitting exams. Barry Tucker describes his transfer to the Trade Policy division, followed by a move to London as Assistant Trade Commissioner, 1960-1964. Mentions the International Sugar Council. Comments on Britain's attempts to enter the Common Market. Explains his involvement in trade fairs and who attended them. Recalls visiting the Soviet Union. Mentions his marriage to Evelyn Davies in 1955 with whom he had three children. Barry Tucker talks about his shift to New Zealand House in London, including an official dinner with royal guests. Discusses his return to New Zealand to become Director, Trade Policy in Wellington. Recalls the concentration on access and diversification, citing the wine industry as an example of market diversification. Notes the focus on North America and Japan. Mentions his return to London, in 1972, as Minister Commercial a job that involved inter-governmental negotiations. Recalls a visit to Leipzig, the West German capital, accompanied by Lorraine Issacs. Notes that most of his work done under National governments. Discusses his return to New Zealand as Assistant Secretary, Trade Policy, at the Department of Trade and Industry in 1975. Notes his feelings about the position. Recalls Bill Sutch, Secretary for Industries and Commerce, and Jim Moriarty, Secretary for Trade and Industry. Notes his own attitude to trade policy. Mentions becoming General Secretary of the Public Service Association in 1976. Recalls his prior involvement with the PSA, including the length of time an executive member: vice president 1956-58, PSA treasurer and president 1965. Notes what was involved in being President of Combined State Unions in 1966. Talks about being General Secretary of the PSA. Mentions the death of Dan Long, former Secretary. Talks about the equal pay campaign, offering a reason for the present lack of pay equity. Barry Tucker mentions Prime Minister Robert Muldoon and briefly mentions the PSA involvement in the 1981 Springbok Tour. Discusses the Public Service Investment Society. Talks about retirement from PSA office in 1986 and a return to Gisborne. Mentions nomination to Legal Services Committee, 1992-94. Discusses appointment as Deputy Chairman of the Commerce Commission, 1986-91, and the Commission's role. Explains his working arrangement while living in Tolaga Bay. Notes his move to Levin. Recalls Jack Lewin and his wife June Lewin. Mentions his friendship with Jack Lewin, explaining how Lewin came to call him Barry. Talks about being granted life membership of the PSA and his feelings about accepting honours. Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-012840, OHC-012841, OHLC-007564, OHLC-007565 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1.40 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4438, OHDL-000001.

Date: 28 Apr 2004 - 6 May 2004 - 06 May 2004

From: State Services Commission public service oral history project

By: Holden, Henry Curran, 1922-2018

Reference: OHInt-0852-04

Description: Interview with Henry (Harry) Curran Holden, born 4 January 1922 in Port Chalmers. Explains family connections with Port Chalmers. Mentions father James Keiller Holden and mother Ellen Curran. Discusses attending St Joseph's Convent School, Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, and Dunedin Technical College. Explains parents' attitude to education. Discusses joining the public service in 1938 as a clerical cadet in the Public Works Department, Dunedin. Refers to roading and hydro electric schemes in Otago. Describes work processes and the problem of low remuneration on the public service superannuation scheme. Notes the benefit of having name on 'accepted suggestions' list. Mentions World War II, joining the Territorials in 1941 and departure from Trentham with 2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Recalls service in Middle East and Italy. Recalls demobilisation 1946, travelling with parents on army rail pass. Talks about resuming career in the Ministry of Works' Housing Division, Hamilton, then as a tenders' clerk in Wellington, later transferring to Head Office. Recalls appointment as arbitration secretary and the claim brought by a gold dreging company related to the Roxburgh Dam flooding the Clutha Valley. Mentions leave without pay in England. Discusses job on return at Town and Country Planning, Wellington District Office, noting the complete centralisation of planning. Mentions 'Bull' Hancocks, Commissioner of Works. Discusses academic study, completing economics and english degree at Victoria University. Explains difficulty of part-time study and of leave and pay conditions concerning honours degrees. Mentions the intervention of Alan Atkinson, State Services Commission, enabling him to gain an economics honours degree, 1957. Recalls masters thesis, 1958. Talks about his career in the Department of Trade and Industry in a number of positions: Chief Economist, Senior Trade Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of Trade Policy and later of Industrial Development and Deputy Secretary Overseas Trade. Discusses the resposibilities of the Department and public perceptions of it. Recalls name change from Industries and Commerce. Comments on relationship between Manufacturers' Association and the Department. Mentions import licensing, price control, Supplementary Minimum Prices for farmers and trade protectionism. Discusses trade negotiations with Australia, Japan, Britain and North America. Recalls visiting China. Mentions Jack Lewin, Jim Moriarty (Secretary of Trade and Industry), Arch Beadle, Geoff Datson and their friendship, Henry Lang, Bryce Harland. Details policy preparation, especially for the Cabinet Economic Committee. Talks about Bill Sutch: his abilities, character and approach to economics. Recalls his speeches could be problematic. Mentions Prime Minister Muldoon and several National Cabinet Ministers: Brian Talboys, Jack Marshall, George Gair, Lance Adams-Schneider. Comments on their relationship with Muldoon. Comments on Marshall's brief premiership. Discusses his overseas appointments, first as Senior Trade Commissioner in London, 1965-1968. Explains his involvement in trade discussions with the British when Air New Zealand decided to buy Boeing aircraft. Mentions Bernie Galvin and Robin Blythe. Comments on continuing trade access to Britain and the European Economic Community. Mentions Harold Wilson. Recalls European visits, including Eastern Europe, and importance of trade fairs. Notes assistance given New Zealand manufacturers. Explains work of the Trade Commissioners in Europe. Mentions Phil Costello, Bill Faulkner, Lloyd Noble, Ken? Footer and Frank Corner. Describes dealings with foreign officials. Discusses the pressure of entertaining requirements on his wife as well as the difficulties of having four children in London. Talks about appointment in Washington, 1972-1976, during Richard Nixon's Presidency and Watergate. Mentions trade issues included continued access for NZ beef to the United States and negotiations with Mexico and Canada. Mentions visits of Norman Kirk and Joe Walding to Washington. Recalls visit to United Nations. Mentions Malcolm Templeton, NZ Ambassador there. Reflects on the culture of being a public servant in earlier years and the employment security provided. Notes subsequent changes to the public service. Discusses directorship of New Zealand Steel after retirement. Recalls involvement with the Crown Forestry Rental Trust. Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 6 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 6.20 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4434, OHDL-000002.

Date: 1988-2007

By: Holmes, Frank Wakefield (Sir), 1924-2011

Reference: MS-Group-0698

Description: Comprises copies of `HugoVision', the monthly bulletin sent to Hugo clients for (Oct 1989-July 1993, Feb 1997-Dec 2004); papers for seminars run by Hugo Consulting Group (1988-1989); correspondence; papers; reports and other material relating to the work of the Trade Development Board Review Committee including material produced by the Trade Development Board and Ministry of External Relations and Trade; publications and papers produced by various organisations and boards with an interest in economics and politics; and newspaper clippings and papers relating to economic matters Source of title - Supplied Other Titles - HugoVision; assessing the economic, industrial and political environment of New Zealand Quantity: 1 box(es). 23 folder(s). 0.53 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1967-1970

From: Sutch, William Ball (Dr), 1907-1975 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10403

Description: Comprises talk for NZBC obituary programme on Walter Nash (1968); `The Social impact of equal pay' (1970); and `The European economic community - a new world order' (NZ Herald, 22, 23, 24 Feb 1967) Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See TAPUHI for further Sutch records Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (photocopies)

Date: 1967

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-133-603

Description: In four scenes, making the best of the situation is illustrated. The first scene shows a black cloud behind a man reading dismal headlines about overseas markets. The second shows a man stuck behind a fence labelled trade barrier and surrounded with unsold wool, cheese and meat. The third shows a boy and a man being exhorted to eat and wear these products on TV and radio. The final scene shows two officials on a finance mission; they are well-rounded and dressed in woollen overcoats and scarves. They face two weedy types in morning dress labelled world money market. They hold out a hat and ask for a loan - the best dressed, best fed beggars in the world. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black and white ink, letratone and pencil, 280 x 356 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1962-1986

From: Deane, Roderick Sheldon, 1941- : Papers

Reference: Series-3659

Description: Papers relate to Dr Deane's tenure at the Reserve Bank, 1963-1974, 1976-1986. They include inward correspondence and carbon copies of outward correspondence; subject files relating to various aspects of the Bank's activities including files on devaluation of the New Zealand currency, exchange rate policy, economic policy, interest rates policy, fiscal policy, incomes policy, monetary aggregates and general monetary policy; memoes; Reserve Bank research and discussion papers; papers relating to conferences and courses attended by Dr Deane and itineraries and travel arrangents for trips he undertook on Reserve Bank business. The correspondence is arranged chronologically and the subject files are arranged in alphabetical order. Quantity: 171 folder(s).

Date: [1978-1981]

From: McKinnon, Malcolm, 1950- : Research papers relating to New Zealand foreign affairs

Reference: 98-170-1/1

Description: Photocopies of documents from archives and libraries overseas covering (1) international commercial and monetary policy (1940s); (2) International Trade Organisation etc (late 1944-1949); (3) New Zealand, the dollar shortage and the economy (1947-1949, 1951); (4) NZ sterling balances etc, British documents (1946-1949); and (5) the dollar shortage (1951) Quantity: 1 box(es) (file box).

Date: 1934-1991

By: Craw, Charles, 1918-1994

Reference: MS-Group-0925

Description: The papers include correspondence, appointment diaries, invitations and subject files relating to trade, foreign affairs and defence which reflect the various posts Craw held during his diplomatic career, in particular Deputy New Zealand High Commissioner, London, 1964-1967, Permanent New Zealand Representative, United Nations, 1967-1968 and Senior Commissioner for New Zealand, South Pacific Commission, 1969-1973. The papers are fragmentary in nature and do not represent a comprehensive selection of Craw's papers. Assistant, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Quantity: 42 folder(s). 3 volume(s). Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1982-1985

By: World Vision of New Zealand

Reference: MS-Papers-5216

Description: Speeches and press releases by Sir Robert Muldoon, referring to the international financial and trading situations; collected by World Vision New Zealand Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (Photocopies) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, World Vision of NZ, 1995

Date: 1966

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-133-548

Description: The first scene shows puzzled people - Where am I? The second illustrates - more serious consequences in view of Mr Shand's statement that, because of an exchange crisis, N.Z. may have to borrow again this year. Two officials are pictured being told that they must be joking - Lend umpteen millions to a country that doesn't exist? A footnote looks on the bright side - If we're non-existent, we won't have to pay back all that money we've already borrowed, will we? Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, letratone and pencil, 285 x 395 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.