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Date: 1990 - 2002

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: A-366-096/132

Description: Cartoons on government departments and political and social issues in New Zealand. 118-122 one series on ACC; 123 pencil drawing Quantity: 37 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black felt pen drawings on paper, sizes vary.

Date: 14, 19 May 2007 - 14 May 2007 - 19 May 2007

From: Methven Heritage Project - RSA and Arable oral history project

By: Kelly, George David, 1916-2009

Reference: OHInt-0920-08

Description: Interview with George Kelly, born in Ashburton in 1916. Refers to growing up on a North Canterbury farm until his father sold it. Talks about his primary schooling, and boarding with his grandfather to attend Christchurch Boys High School. Mentions playing rugby and running. Discusses working for his father as a team driver with a four horse team ploughing for wheat crops. Talks about stacking sheaves to make stooks and stacking the dray. Recalls an electric tractor and traction engines. Refers to going shearing aroung Methven and Highbank for a time and buying a car. Talks about being a member of the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry in the 1930s, training camps, and providing his own horse. Comments on working for several years as an attendant at Sunnyside Hospital and learning "a thing or two about people". Mentions marrying his wife Hilary in 1939, and joining the Police force. Comments that he could not serve overseas in the army during the War because he was a policeman. Refers to resigning from the police when his father had a heart attack [ca. 1948/49] and running the farm for a year. Discusses the difficulty he had buying his own farm Spring Lynne and having help to pay off the mortgage. Talks about arable farming, growing tama grass, peas and clover for seed, wheat and barley, and selling wool during the Korean War. Comments on his Romney flock, number of ewes, and drafting lambs. Discusses the arrival of the Lyndhurst irrigation scheme. Comments on the Springfield water supply and water rates. Mentions giving up irrigating and getting a well drilled for water. Refers to the Winchmore Research Station and fertilizer trials. Recalls his farm staff over the years. Refers to the Lauriston Farm Club and farm advisors. Mentions the vet club. Talks about the Methvyn Trotting Club and horses that he and his father bred. Outlines his involvement with the Canterbury A & P Association over three decades including being Association president. Mentions judging horses and ponies at shows and presenting trophies. Discusses the Springfield Pony Club and other pony clubs in Canterbury. Reflects on farming in the Methven district and welcomes the arrival of dairying in the area. Interviewer(s) - Kathryn McKendry Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-016752 - OHC-016754 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 2.57 Hours and minutes Duration. Physical Description: Textual files - Adobe pdf Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6030, OHDL-001825. Search dates: 1916 - 2007

Date: 25 Jan 2008

From: Native Forest Action oral history project

By: McNamara, Patrick John, 1955-

Reference: OHInt-0966-06

Description: Interview with Pat (Patrick) McNamara, born in Whangarei in 1955. Talks about growing up in Whangarei in a poor but happy Catholic family where he gained a sense of social justice. Discusses leaving catholicism, travelling overseas and finding he did not fit in any more with his friends when he returned. Comments on his connection with forest and land, his shock at finding forest cleared for farms, and gradually becoming an activist. Refers to the demonstration in Whangarei during the 1981 Springbok tour. Discusses searching for an alternative lifestyle and his transient life, moving to Buller and settling in Denniston. Describes the formation of the Buller Conservation Group (BCG) and the dependence of the West Coast on extractive industries. Mentions the main aims of the Group were creation of Paparoa National Park and stopping native logging on crown land. Talks about forest devastation by the Forest Service and the local attitude to logging. Discusses the need for public education, raising debate in the newspaper, and persuading many Buller residents to support Paparoa National Park. Describes how Guy Salmon from the Native Forest Action Council (NFAC) and Forest and Bird ended up creating the West Coast Accord with local mayors and government, a move that was considered "a sellout" by other environmental activists. Discusses how the forest campaign was restarted in 1996 with planning for the Charleston occupation by Nicky Hager and others, visiting the forest with Terry Sumner and later with a Native Forest Action (NFA) group. Talks about the start of the occupation in February 1997, setting up camps at night, logistics, and communications using radio. Refers to tree climbing, building platforms in trees, but only using them when visitors were coming. Describes day to day life of the occupation, visits by politicians, the enthusiasm of younger protesters, and the experienced older campaigners. Refers to activists being arrested, Timberlands stating it would stop logging "until the government sorted it out", but just moving their operations up the gorge. Mentions activists being arrested when they went to check out the new logging area. Discusses incidents with helicopters, hostile actions by Westport police, and the media interest whenever protesters were arrested. Comments that he was able to participate because his wife worked, but reflects on the difficulty of being part of the Westport community and a protester. Mentions the NFA celebration in Charleston in 2002, and the hostile actions of locals who tried to disrupt it. Reflects on how he had trouble finding work in Westport for a time because of his environmental activism. Interviewer(s) - Mary-Lou Harris Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-001046 Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s). 1 Electronic document(s) (abstract). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 digital photograph(s). 1 interview(s). 2.04 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHDL-001047, OHA-7265. Search dates: 1955 - 2008

Date: 28 Jul 2009

From: Effects of the Wahine Disaster 10 April 1968 oral history project

By: Mason, James Francis, 1947-

Reference: OHInt-0976-03

Description: Interview with Jim (James) Mason, born in Lower Hutt in 1947. Mentions his father served in North Africa and Italy in World War II but did not talk about his experiences for many years. Talks about growing up in Taita, the development of the suburb in the 1950s, his schooling, and recreational and youth activities. Refers to serving an apprenticeship at Philips Electrical in Naenae, making his own television set at home, and becoming a radio and television serviceman. Comments on joining the Police in 1967, the training, and qualifying as a permanent constable when he was 21. Describes policing in Lower Hutt in the 1960s, being short-staffed, 6 o'clock closing, and attitudes of the public towards the police. Refers to the introduction of radios in police cars and the station watch house in the late 1960s. Discusses events on 10th April 1968 when his shift started at 5am, the storm, being sent to Eastbourne when his shift ended, and parking at Burdan's Gate. Refers to walking along the coast out of radio contact, seeing orange life rafts, survivors walking towards them and people in the water. Talks about the difficulty of getting people out of the water and up the shingly beach. Explains about being unable to rescue one lady who was then dashed against the rocks, but immediately saving a young woman. Refers to adrenaline, the noise of the sea and shingle, and persuading survivors to get up the bank away from the sea. Mentions that they could not cope with the need at Hinds Bay where he was with other policemen. Refers to leaving at about 5.30 when it started to get dark, reaching the gate at about 7 pm. Talks about returning to the police station, then going home, storm damage, and returning to the coast the next day to retrieve bodies and personal effects. Reflects on his traumatic memory of not being able to save one lady, having contact with her family, and meeting the next woman he saved at the 40th anniversary. Refers to being interviewed about his experiences for a film and writing an account of the day. Interviewer(s) - Shelley Dunford. Accompanying material - "Wahine Day - some memories of a Lower Hutt policeman" (2 p.); photocopy of a letter he received from the daughter of a victim whom he could not save and printouts of four related email messages; text of an article "The Wahine was almost in its side when Jillian Vanzetti was thrown into the seething water" with three ill. (Dominion Post 7 April 2008) Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-001129 Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2.43 Hours and minutes Duration. Physical Description: Sound files - wave files; Textual file - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHDL-001130, OHA-7320. Photocopy of a B&W photograph of Jim Mason as a young policeman; printouts of three colour photographs of Jim Mason (2009) [with printed abstract] Search dates: 1947 - 2009

Date: 1999 - 2000

By: Walker, Malcolm, 1950-; Sunday News (Newspaper)

Reference: A-338-181/198

Description: 18 cartoons on political and social issues. Topics include the APEC conference held in Auckland, human rights in Indonesia, nazism in Europe's rear view mirror, New Zealand and Australia's reaction to the attempted coup in Fiji, the attempted coup in Fiji, the soccer World Cup, the performance of Jenny Shipley's National government, the relationship of the New Zealand Green Party to the Labour Party and the Alliance, Richard Prebble and scandals, political protest at One Tree Hill and on the Waitangi marae, the response of the insurance industry to the Labour government's change to ACC regulation and smoking. Quantity: 5 original cartoon(s) and 13 photocopies. Physical Description: 5 horizontal A3 size black ink on paper originals and 13 horizontal A3 size photocopies of originals.

Date: 2004 - 1986

From: Various artists :Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopies and bromides of cartoons by various cartoonists

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: A-312-4-027

Description: A policeman is shining his torch into a vehicle parked near a signpost to Rotorua which has items of underwear hung on the back rear vision mirror. This cartoon was published at the time when three police officers were under investigation for gang raping a teenage girl in Rotorua in 1986. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy.