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Date: 1930 - 2005

By: Newcomb, Stanley Peter, 1934-2008

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-Newcomb

Description: Includes: 1936: Promotional brochure about Mr H Gladstone Hill, musical director in New Zealand in the 1920s (later moved to Australia) 1950s?: Grand recital by the Band of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, Northern Military District. Compere Ramon Opie, accompanist Claire Kendall, trombone solo by J P Clague; cornet solo by Sgt A D Lee; piano Oswald Cheesman; vocal Beryl Dalley [1950s?] Programme 1954: Auckland Bands' Association present the bands of Auckland, season 1954-55. Programme, with biographical notes about Kath O'Leary, Don Ponder, and various bands. 1955: Auckland Bands' Association present the bands of Auckland, season 1955-56. Programme, with biographical notes about Mary Feeney, Frank Gibson and Mary Negus. 1957: Taranaki Centre of the New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association. Massed bands display, Eltham, Hawera, New Plymouth, 7-8 December 1957. Programme 1959: Festival of the Pines, New Plymouth, 17-24 February 1959. Programme 1961: Searchlight Tattoo. Western Springs, Auckland, 16-18 February [1961]. Programme 1962: City of New Plymouth Highland Pipe Band presents a Floodlight Tattoo in Pukekura Park, 20 January 1962. Programme and yellow flier New Plymouth City Band Inc. proudly present their Annual Queen's Birthday Week-end Band Festival, featuring the Band of the Royal New Zealand Artillery (Auckland). 2-3 June [1962]. Programme (2 copies) 1963: Taranaki Representative Band, musical director Harry Farrington. Concert. Town Hall Stratford, 15 December 1963. Programme 1964: Festival of the Pines. Bowl of Brooklands New Plymouth, 11-15 January 1964. Entertainment summary Festival of the Pines, Bowl of Brooklands. Wills Brass Band Festival. 25 January 1964. Programme Auckland Artillery Band. Centenary celebrations. 9-11 October 1964. Invitation to Stanley Newcomb and wife Representative band of Taranaki, musical director harry Farrington. Celebrity concert (Brian Clark compere, Beryl Herbert soprano, Walter Gale baritone). Memorial Theatre Hawera, 13 December 1964. Programme 1965: Band of the 7 Battalion, Wellington (C.W.O.) Hawke's Bay, Royal New Zealand Infantry regiment. History, portraits and repertoire [1965] Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth. Summary of programmes, 7 January - 21 February 1965. Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth. Wills Brass Band Festival, 23 January 1965. Programme Hawera Municipal Band - conductor Harry Farrington. First concert 1965 (With soprano Susan Raper, bass Maurice Taylor). Memorial Theatre, 21 June 1965. Programme New Plymouth Pipe Bands present their 1965 Searchlight Tattoo in Pukekura Park. 27 February 1965. Programme Bowl of Brooklands New Plymouth. Summary of programmes, 28 December 1965 - 26 February 1966. Bowl of Brooklands Trust presents The Wills Brass Band Festival. Bowl of Brooklands, 29 January 1966. Programme (2 copies) 1967: Invercargill Garrison band Centennial. Official opening, 21 October 1967; and other activities 22 october 1967. Programme. 1971: Auckland festival. Military Tattoo at Western Springs. 11-13, 18-20 March 1971. Programme (with letter to Newcomb at the Tourist and Publicity Department) 1978: New Zealand Army Band. Family pops concert. Auckland Town Hall, 23 September 1978. Repertoire (2 copies) 1980: New Zealand Army Band show. West Coast tour 1980. Programme (featuring some items arranged by Newcombe - highlighted in red in this copy) 1997: Searchlight Tattoo. Rugby Park, New Plymouth. 1-2 March 1997. Programme 1998: New Zealand Pipe Band Championships 1998. Rotorua International Stadium, 13-15 March 1998. Programme 2004: Band & trumpeters of the Life Guards. Tour of New Zealand, February 2004. In concert. Promotional booklet (2 copies) and flier (2 copies) New Zealand Champion Brass Band. Dalewood Auckland Brass. Principal conductor Nigel Weeks. 2004 subcription concert series. Pamphlet. International Military Music Society new Zealand proudly presents "Salute to the Normandy veterans", by the Brass and Pipes of the Massed Defence & Police Force Bands to mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 6 June 2004. Flier only (2 copies) Stanley Peter Newcomb was a bandsman and an authority for many years on the brass band movement. He was editor of the NZ Mouthpiece magazine for seven years and wrote 'Challenging Brass - 100 years of Brass Band Contests in NZ, 1880-1980' and two other books on the subject. Quantity: 5 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programme booklets and leaflets, sizes varying up to octavo size Provenance: Donated from the Stanley Newcomb Collection, in 2008.

Date: 2003

By: Creative New Zealand

Reference: Eph-B-LOCAL-2003-01

Description: Sheets (each with a photograph) announcing the award winners in particular categories of the creative places awards for 2003: Built environment: Districts councils: Hastings CBD revitalisation (Hastings) Built environment: City Councils: West Wave Aquatic Centre (Waitakere City) Arts provision: City Councils: "Dance your socks off!" (Wellington) Premier winner / Strategic Arts Initiatives: District Councils: Puke Ariki (New Plymouth) Arts provision: District Councils: Rotorua Arts Village Experience, R.A.V.E. (Rotorua) Youth initiatives: City Councils: RESPECT 2003 (Hutt City) Celebrating Cultural Diversity: City Councils: Asia 2000 Diwali Festival of Lights (Wellington) Strategic Arts Initiatives: City Councils: Heritage trails (North Shore City) Two copies of each sheet. Quantity: 8 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on individual sheets, 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 1989 - 2007

By: Huggard, Dennis Owen, 1928-2017

Reference: Eph-D-MUSIC-Huggard

Description: Includes posters as follows: 1989: Let's do it again!! Taranaki's Danceland. Dance to Colin King and the Harmonisers, plus ... Lew Pryme, plus Robin Ruakere, NP's Alex Smith and Monty Julian, drummer Dennis Taylor from Wellington. Stratford Memorial Hall, 8 April [1989]. 1992: Traditional jazz festival, 7 & 8 March 1992. Centreplace, Hamilton, New Zealand Tauranga Jazz Society (Inc) presents 30th National Jazz Festival. Trust Hotel Otumoetai Tauranga, 17-19 April 1992. 1998: 36th Tauranga National Jazz Festival. Easter Weekend, 10-12 April 1998 (With Rodger Fox Big Band, Basin Street Ramblers, J & P Jazz, Dave Feehan Band, Bay Big Band, First Ladies of Jazz, Village Jazz Quartet, The In Crowd, Taste the Groove, Dr Jaz, A Dear Little Band. Performances at Baycourt Theatre and Downtown Tauranga) 2000: Montana 38th National Jazz Festival. Downtown Tauranga & Baycourt. Easter weekend, 21-23 April 2000 (2 copies) 2000s: Wellington Polytechnic. Conservatorium of Music. A degree with performance; make it music. Bachelor of Music (Performance). [2000s] 2007: 45th National Jazz Festival, Tauranga. Easter 5-9 April 2007. [Poster illustration by Timo Rannali] Quantity: 7 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Other material from the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-0954..

Date: 2003

From: Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, musicians, and rock bands performing in New Zealand in 2003].

Reference: Eph-D-MUSIC-Popular-2003-01

Description: Shows a photograph of the five members of rap music band Footsouljahs. Backing acts in New Plymouth were Dark Harmony Regime and DJs Goosh and Rhys B. Backing acts in Wellington were Afronesia, Wanderer Clique and DJs Mikki Dee, Goosh, and Kerb. Sponsors were 2Much Records, Real Groovy and Mandatory (108 Cuba Mall, Wellington). Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 600 x 423 mm.

Date: 1843-1846, 1951, 1969-1996, [200-]

From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8897-60

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, manuscripts, typescripts, printed matter

Date: 2000-2002

From: Koea, Shonagh, 1943- : Literary papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7944-01

Description: Notes by Koea when she was editing a paper on liver nodules for Jonathan (2002); editing notes for Gordon McLauchlan's `Littledene' book (2002); and photocopy of article on a New Plymouth house which used to be Koea's and which gave her the idea for `Time for a killing' Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1950 - 2020

Reference: Eph-A-HOTEL-New-Plymouth

Description: Includes ephemera for accommodation in New Plymouth, including letterhead ca 1950s? for the "New" Criterion Hotel, Devon Street. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying up to 250 mm.

Date: 1999-2002

From: Koea, Shonagh, 1943- : Literary papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7944-03

Description: Notes by Koea on her personal financial plan (2002) and share sales (1999) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 7 January 2004 - 07 Jan 2004

From: Art Taranaki oral history project

By: Copeland, Dale Devereux, 1943-

Reference: OHInt-0769-03

Description: Born in Midhirst, 1943. Discusses childhood - was Dux of New Plymouth Girls High School. Talks of attending university to become nuclear physicist, before leaving to become a teacher, then an artist. Recalls her O.E to Australia and the United Kingdom. Discusses being a member of the Taranaki Artists Co-Operative (TACO) and their exhibitions - mentions setting up the Real Tart Gallery and working with the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki. Discusses using different media in her art - refers to assemblage art as working with treasures. Talks about contemporary digital interests - talks about developing the Virtual Tart website - describes as collaboration with partner and fellow artist Paul Hutchinson. Talks of her past and upcoming exhibitions in Canada, United States, Paris and Bulgaria. Discusses past and upcoming exhibitions and tours in New Zealand. Mentions Michael Smither, Tom Mutch, Rene Lambert, Dave Brown, Dave James, Wayne Morris, Marianne Muggeridge, Batch Collins, Peggy Earl, Joseph Cornell, Don Driver, John Middleditch Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Interviewer(s) - Mary Donald Accompanying material - 4 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm, [dates unknown]; copies of published articles from newspapers and exhibition catalogues Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014372, OHC-014373 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.15 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5148. 4 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm, 1 of Dale Copeland, 2 of Dale Copeland in her studio, and 1 of the studio [dates unknown]. Photocopied articles include copies of photographs of Dale Copeland and her work. Search dates: 1943 - 2004

Date: 12, 19 April 2010 - 12 Apr 2010 - 19 Apr 2010

From: Mrs Schumacher's gems oral history project - domestic life in New Zealand from the 1940s to the 1960s

By: Toebes, Heather Bethune, 1928-2020

Reference: OHInt-0984-20

Description: Interview with Heather Toebes (nee Thomson), born in New Plymouth in 1928. Interviewer's summary: Topics covered in the recording include: father's family background, upbringing, medical studies, war service (including Gallipoli, prisoner of war in WWII). Mother's upbringing: female teachers and role models, acquisition of domestic skills and knowledge, use of a spurkle (spurdle). Her father George Thomson's medical practice in New Plymouth and the family home: layout, hygiene, laundry, mother's role in practice, care of babies, encouraging Maori into maternity nursing, goods in lieu of fees in the Depression. Family life in wartime: household chores, power cuts, mother's social life, learning manners and table manners, fear of Japanese. Childhood: attitude to parents, discipline and punishment, treatment of domestic workers, food, ironing, use of starch, personal cleanliness, mother's care of babies, learning the facts of life, schooling, manual training, saving and swapping. Food and meals: mealtimes, puddings, supplies, healthy food, examples of meals, keeping food fresh, sterilising milk and water, preserving. Kitchen and laundry layout and appliances. Garden: vegetable crops. Mother: friendships, sources of support during husband's war service, attitude to community service, support of female patients and friends. Siblings: adoption of elder brother, younger brother's loss of hearing following measles, role during mother's trips away. Mother's old age. Recipes and recipe books: Olive Bone's Fudge, "The Nothing Succeeds like Excess Cookbook", mince, curry, marmalade, gravy. Heather's working life: Victoria University Law Library, Chen and Palmer, secondary teaching, scientific translation. Marriage to Dutchman Kees Toebes: preparations for marriage, wedding presents, learning to cook Dutch and Indonesian food, learning Dutch pronunciation and language, husband's work. Family life: first home at Onerahi, meals and supplies, keeping food fresh, fishing, swapping food with neighbour, growing fruit and vegetables, drinking wine, daily and weekend routines, sewing, domestic furniture, ceramics and china, drinking coffee, kitchen utensils. Current living arrangements: buying house, kitchen, shopping, washing, housework, garden, grandchildren, change in manners and table manners, teaching law students. Interviewer(s) - Pip Oldham Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-001504 Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 1 Electronic document(s) (abstract). 1 printed abstract(s). 5 digital photograph(s). 13 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s). 5 electronic scan(s) of original colour photographic print(s). 1 interview(s) over 2 days. 4.49 Hours and minutes Duration. Physical Description: Sound files - wave files; Textual file - Microsoft word; Image files - Jpeg, Tiff Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHDL-001483, OHA-7400. Colour photographs of: Heather Toebes in her kitchen; recipe book and spurtle; recipe book (all 29 April 2010). Scanned colour photographs of: Toebes' home at Onerahi; Annie Thompson with children (1939); Kees Toebes in the house; Heather's children Quentin and Harriet at Manakau with a Christmas Crown (c.1970); Heather Toebes at her farewell from the Law Commission (1995). Scanned B&W photographs of: Major George Thomson in uniform, and verso with handwritten details; George Thompson; Heather's mother Annie with her school hockey team; Annie Thomson with Heather (c.1929); Toebes' home at Onerahi; Heather with her mother, brothers and sister (1939); Heather's mother Annie as a your woman; Heather Toebes (1951); Heather's wedding party (1954) (OHDL-001484) Search dates: 1928 - 2010

Date: 2012

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to artists, art awards, art sales and art exhibitions]

Reference: Eph-B-ARTS-2012-01

Description: Booklet relating to an exhibition of art works from previous exhibitions: Zebra strut, Sceptre, Madcat (1997-1999), Pin-up Pearly gates, Fluffy fing (1998, 2002), Hypergirls (1996), Fantastic egg , Shooting the shit (2003, 1993), Colour of sin (2004). Contributors, designers and gallery staff included: Kalee Jackson, Lisa Reihana, Rhana Devenport, Roxanne Hawthorne, Angus McNaughton, James Pinker. Photographs include some showing objects resembling genital anatomy. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 8 pages, 260 x 212 mm. Provenance: Donated in 2013.

Date: 26 Jun 2001

From: Ophthalmological Society of NZ Oral History Project.

By: Talbot, Arthur Newton (Dr), 1917-2008; Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. New Zealand Branch

Reference: OHInt-0161/6

Description: Arthur Talbot talks about his relations after whom he was named, his grandfather's large family and Talbot farm ownership in South Canterbury. Describes his mother's background and interests, his parents' overseas trips, the nanny and boarding school life, bursaries. Recalls the family home, their social life, the Depression and the swaggies. Describes his medical school experiences, the Jewish and female surgeons and the streets named after professors. Describes his conditions of employment in hospitals, surgical routines and eye conditions. Talks about his father and brother's medical qualifications, his own jobs and their army service in World War II in the Pacific, Middle East and Italy. Recalls health consequences of service in the wartime Pacific, Merle Farland, a missionary in the Solomon Islands, and getting married while on leave. Talks about treatment of injuries in Europe and transportation on troop ships. Recalls studying in Melbourne, working in New Zealand and London, names eye surgeons and pioneering eye surgery. Talks of setting up private hospitals and the Society of Ophthalmologists, the National Party policy towards hospitals. Mentions his family's achievements. Abstracted by - Ann Packer Interviewer(s) - Anna Cottrell Accompanying material - 1 letter from D.E. Drake of the Timaru Herald to Dr. Alan C. Hayton of Taranaki Base Hospital. Obituaries of Dr. Leonard Smith Talbot, Dr. Kenneth James Talbot and Eustatius William Barton Griffiths, known as Peter. Biographical notes of Peter Griffiths. 3 pages of facts written by Dr. Hayton on the Great Trachoma Epidemic which affected soldiers based in Fiji. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009011 - 009013 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2796. 2 photographs of Arthur Talbot.

Date: 2000-2007

From: Maclean, Elizabeth Susan, 1932-2011 : Research papers relating to Frederick de Jersey Clere

Reference: MS-Papers-11828-24

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 29 Jul 2003

From: We call it home; State Housing history project

By: Holswich, Rex Bayliss, 1924-

Reference: OHInt-0872-07

Description: Interview with Rex Holswich, born in New Plymouth in 1924. Discusses growing up in Fitzroy, mischief he got up to, and taking an engineering course at New Plymouth Boys' High School. Refers to serving in the Air Force as a wireless operator/gunner at Guadalcanal during World War 2. Mentions marrying Joan, a former WAAF, in 1946, and joining a construction course for returned servicemen. Talks about building state houses as part of the training, doing carpentry, and the good design of the houses. Mentions their housing problems and eventually getting a state house. Describes family activities at home, celebrating Christmas and birthdays, and visiting his parents on Sundays. Comments on the friendly neighbourhood and children playing together in paddocks. Mentions his wife Joan went back to work and they shared the household chores including cooking. Refers to being grateful for the chance to buy their house and the changes they made to it. Comments that attitudes towards state housing have changed over time from it being a privilege to being a right. Interviewer(s) - Ben Schrader Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015640 - OHC-015641 Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 1.49 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5614. Search dates: 1924 - 2003

Date: 4 February 2005 - 04 Feb 2005

From: Art Taranaki oral history project

By: Smither, Michael Duncan, 1939-

Reference: OHInt -0769-04

Description: Born in Taranaki, 1939. Describes time spent in Taranaki and the works he produced while there. Talks about the development of polyphonic chords in his art - discusses working with other Taranaki artists and the formation of the Taranaki Artists Co-Operative (TACO). Recalls the New Plymouth Beach Restoration Scheme, the New Plymouth Mural Project, and the destruction of his dolphin mural Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Interviewer(s) - Mary Donald Accompanying material - 3 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm, [dates unknown]; copies of published articles from books and newspapers Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014392, OHC-014393, OHC-014394 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.17 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5154. 3 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm, 2 of Michael Smither, 1 of Michael Smither painting work from rock pool series in his studio. Photocopied articles include copies of photographs of Michael Smither and his work Search dates: 1939 - 2005

Date: 16, 17 September 2003 - 16 Sep 420 - 17 Sep 2004

From: Art Taranaki oral history project

By: Muggeridge, Marianne, 1952-

Reference: OHInt-0769-06

Description: Born in Hamilton, 1952. Discusses family background - talks of grandfather's work as an entomologist at the Cawthron Institute in Nelson. Discusses immediate family - mother a speech therapist, father qualified as a lawyer, became sharemilker on grandparents' farm. Describes parents as very liberal for the time. Recalls childhood in Alton, Taranaki, talks about family moving to Opunake when Marianne was 11 - recalls this as a happy time. Discusses later move to New Plymouth - recalls time spent at Spotswood College, learning to surf, and suffering from bulimia. Talks about attending Elam Art School - discusses assignments and the influence that tutor "Mac" MacLaren had on her work. Mentions Phil Judd and Jill Winter. Discusses her bulimia and drug use during the seventies - recalls decision to go overseas in 1974. Describes travelling to Paris and living in Wales and London. Mentions commissioned work she produced for New Zealand actor Deidre Serensen. Mentions being first artist to have a Solo Show at N Z House, the Haymarket, London 1979. Describes returning to New Zealand and moving back to Auckland, then the Wilderlands commune in the Coromandel, before settling in Kapuni, Taranaki. Mentions meeting her partner and fellow artist Roger Morris and becoming pregnant with her daughters Lucy and Myfanny. Discusses finding current home in Wellington. Discusses being a member of the Taranaki Artists Co-Operative (TACO) - describes her portraiture style and teaching life drawing at community evening classes. Talks of winning the painting section of the annual National Portrait Gallery's National Portrait Competition, and the Adam/New Zealand Portrait Competition. Mentions Dick Frizzel, Don Binney, Dale Copeland, Paul Hutchinson, Pam Walker, Tom Mutch, Raewyn Mutch, Peter Lambert and Rene Lambert Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Interviewer(s) - Mary Donald Accompanying material - Copies of published articles from newspapers; copies of works from www.virtual.tart.co.nz Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014382, OHC-014383, OHC-014384, OHC-014384, OHC-014386, OHC014387 Quantity: 6 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 5.39 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5152. 2 colour photographs, 10 x 15 cm, both taken in Marianne Muggeridge's Wellington studio, 2002. 1 shows Marianne Muggeridge with her work 'Middle Wellington' (2001), 1 shows Marianne Muggeridge with her works 'Middle Wellington' (2001) and a portrait study; copies of works from www.virtual.tart.co.nz Search dates: 1952 - 2004

Date: 21 March 2004 - 21 Mar 2004

From: Art Taranaki oral history project

By: Hellyar, Christine, 1947-

Reference: OHInt-0769-01

Description: Oral history interview with Christine Hellyar, born 1947 in New Plymouth. Outlines family background - father was a photographer. Recalls introduction to art at New Plymouth Girls High School - mentions Fiona Clarke and Dale Copeland. Talks about attending Elam Art School - was taught by Colin McCahon - recalls first day and discusses staying at the Baptist Youth Hostel, the hippy movement and the interesting people she met - identifies Rodney Charteris, Christopher Mason, and James K Baxter. Discusses formation of New Zealand Society of Sculptors and her role as Vice President - mentions Paul Beadle, Jim Allen, Greer Twiss, Rodney Kirk-Smith and Hamish Keith. Mentions Jacqueline Fraser, Pauline Rhodes and Ian Hunter in reference to 1982 exhibition at the National Gallery. Talks about previous and current art projects - describes working with latex, bronze and hibiscus. Recalls overseas travel to Europe. Egypt, Japan and Korea - discusses her exhibitions in Australia. Discusses work done during time as artist in residence for the Department of Conservation on Mount Taranaki in 2004 - recalls childhood memories of the 'old camp house' at Mount Egmont. Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Interviewer(s) - Mary Donald Accompanying material - Copies of published articles from books, newspapers, exhibition catalogues and magazines Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014374, OHC-014375 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5150. Photocopied articles include copies of photographs of Christine Hellyar and her work Search dates: 1947 - 2004

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: 13 Jul 2003

From: Oral history of cycling in New Zealand

By: Rice, Alan Armstrong, 1931-

Reference: OHInt-0783-11

Description: Interview with Alan Rice born 1931 in Wellington. Discusses his childhood of being brought up by a single mother during the Depression on a War Widow's Pension. Talks about his education and his first job with Shell Oil and working for them for 40 years. Describes his involvement in bicycle racing. Talks about his own short racing career (1947-1955, 1965) and various races and tracks including the Basin Reserve and the Hataitai Velodrome. Talks about the differences in hard and grass track racing. Refers to the presence of women in cycling. Discusses the reasons why he stopped racing and became an official. Mentions the lack of officials in the sport today. Describes his experiences as a cycling official in Wanganui, New Plymouth and Wellington (Port Nicholson Poneke Cycling Club). Explains the various roles of officials within cycling. Talks about organising races in particular the Dulux Cycle Race. Refers to sponsorship and conflicts with traffic officers at races. Discusses the experiences of the 1981 New Zealand Games. Mentions various cyclists and incidents at these games. Interviewer(s) - Jonathan Kennett Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4159. Search dates: 1931 - 2003

Date: 2 May 2006 - 02 May 2006

From: Office of the Auditor-General History project

By: Spencer, Alan Morton, 1939-; Fowke, Susan, 1944-2017

Reference: OHInt-0838-08

Description: Interview with Alan Spencer, born Crayford, Kent, 24 January 1939. Talks about his family background and early childhood during World War II in southeast London and Cheshire. Explains his early interest in geography and travel - by bicycle in Britain and by motorcycle in New Zealand. Refers to meeting his wife Jan Gash in 1962 through a church group, marrying in 1964, and their three children. Mentions getting a job as an audit clerk in a London accountancy firm after leaving school, and deciding to emigrate to New Zealand to avoid national service. Discusses being accepted for a public service assisted immigrant scheme and being allocated to the Audit Department when he arrived in Wellington. Describes working in the Credit Section and then briefly in Public Accounts before going to the New Plymouth District Office and later to Invercargill. Talks about the culture in the Department and about living in boarding houses. Discusses the work of district offices, the travel involved, and auditing local bodies. Talks about returning to Head Office, Wellington as an assistant auditor in the Local Bodies Branch in 1967, working with legislation, particularly the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act, and being introduced to the reporting side of the Office. Mentions moving to the Public Accounts Section in 1972, and explains the 'Controller' function of the Auditor-General. Refers to a secondment to Treasury for two years to design a new centralised government accounting system - a computerised system that required departments to take more responsibility for their accounting. Mentions that a large part of his work of the last 20 years of his career was report writing - including the Annual Report to Parliament. Discusses auditors-general in his time and refers to the restructuring of the department under Jeff Chapman into policy and operational arms. Mentions the Public Audit Act 2001 and attempts by Treasury and some members of parliament to reduce the role of the Office. Discusses controversies over members of parliaments' priviledges and advertising by government agencies, referring to the fact that the Auditor-General can only report and has no power of enforcement. Interviewer(s) - Susan Fowke Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015410, OHC-015411, OHC-015412, OHC-015413 Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 3.29 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5586. Colour and B&W portraits Search dates: 1939 - 1958 - 2006 - 2004