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Date: 05 Apr 2001

From: Women's Studies Association feminist oral history project

By: Ellis, Ellen, 1944-; Women's Studies Association (N.Z.)

Reference: OHInt-0556-02

Description: Ellen Ellis was born in Westport in 1944. Describes family life, her father (a diplomat), and a family posting to Canada in 1949. Recalls returning to Wellington and secondary school. Talks about her mother's health and treatment. Mentions university study. Describes teacher training college, and work at Victoria University Library, Wellington. Discusses sexuality and relationships. Talks about working at Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Library School, working for Alister Taylor, and the challenges of being a sole parent in full time work. Talks about co-ordinating music for Harry Seresin's The Settlement restaurant, Willis St, Wellington. Talks about the development of her feminist consciousness. Comments on her mother's life. Discusses encounter groups, Bert Potter and Centrepoint. Discusses housing and discriminatory attitudes towards women. Mentions the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB). Describes Wilderland Commune, Coromandel, New Zealand. Talks about her involvement in the Hecate Women's Health Collective and alternative health groups in Wellington. Describes National Archives work, the feminist librarians' group, teaching on the Women's Studies course, involvement with Women's Studies Association, working as a research consultant, and researching Sandra Coney's book 'Standing in the sunshine'. Talks about TV documentary research on abortion, and various writing projects. Mentions researching Boer War concentration camps. Reflects on feminism in her life, in relationships, housework, emotional equity, and feminist gains. Mentions that child care is still a critical issue. Other - Note: Part of interview was lost. During the recording, a completed tape was reused to record the next part of the interview by mistake. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - CV, photo, biographical information form Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-8522 - OHC-8525 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Physical Description: Textual files - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2650, OHDL-000999.

Date: 2010

By: Adult Community Education Aotearoa

Reference: Eph-A-EDUCATION-2010-01

Description: Booklet lists Dunedin institutions offering adult education and related services, with a page devoted to each: Employment Plus, Alliance Francaise de Dunedin, English Language Partners, Kaikorai Valley High School, Literacy Aotearoa Dunedin, North East Valley Community Project, Logan Park High School, Otago Polytechnic, Methodist Mission, Te Wananga o Aotearoa, University of Otago, Youthline. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 12 pages, 212 x 148 mm. Provenance: Donated by Joan McCracken, Wellington, in 2010.

Date: 2001

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-651-001/023

Description: 23 cartoons on political and social subjects published in the Otago Daily Times. Europeans clean-up after the Americans' bloody their hands with oil deals Rural NZ angry following power price increases. Michael Cullen and Winston Peters play the sweet tune of "superannuation" leading the public to their demise. Swiss Government permit their army to carry guns when peacekeeping for the first time. Room for only one dairy industry trader in NZ's global outreach. A choice must be made between the NZ Dairy Group and Kiwi William Hague loses the British election to Tony Blair. Michael Cullen reassures the public the political parties can reach a concensus over superannuation. Public confidence is low over Air NZ's ability to make good management decisions following their purchase of Ansett. Winston Peters climbs back into the picture of superannuation ready to kick it around as a political football. The Labour Party woo Winston Peters over their new super scheme. Air NZ's purchase of Ansett seen as the white elephant that will end up grounding the Air NZ fleet. Publicans question the significance of second hand smoke in bars compared with second hand beer. Public cynicism of Michael Cullen's proposed Superannuation scheme. Laila Harre places the issue of paid parental leave at the Prime Minister's doorstep demanding it be dealt with now. The Public Health system is reeling from ongoing restructuring and unable to deal their basic functions. Public opinion that the lowering of the drinking age leads to a lack of sober youth to fight for the country. A new ever demanding creature has been given birth by the government - venture capital. Michael Cullen hails the budget as 'prosperity in our time'. Michael Cullen disparagingly hopes that the Prime Minister is not playing fast and loose with the country's money. Airline accidents impact on New Zealanders. Local council members seek for youth to be represented on council. Could this be Jim Anderton's next big idea, the people's airforce with armed troops flying hang gliders? NZ taxpayers show their displeasure with funding the Prime Minister's settlement for defamation in the Yelash case. Restuaranteer's reactions to the proposed 50% smoke free legislation. Helen Clark tries to make the Green Party seem more palatable to Alliance leader, Jim Anderton. Quantity: 23 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies A4 size

Date: 2002

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

Reference: H-674-126/133

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues. Shows men in an office asleep over their PC's due to watching the World Cup Soccer games and the election buidup. Graham Mourie has resigned from coaching the Hurricanes, the coaching of the team is seen as Mission Impossible. Comment on the Catholic Churches involvement in child abuse and their dealing with the now adult victims. Shows the Church is still using secrecy to keep the lid on the issue. Helen Clark struggles with not appearing arrogant to the voting public when she is so far ahead in the polls. The Greens hold their flag as they sit on a great white horse (GE ban). The Sustainability Council tries to climb aboard too. The Greens tell them to go and find their own white horse. Shows Bill English looking down a black hole, which is where National support has gone. Party President, Michelle Boag stands behind him threatening to kick him down the hole too. Shows several birds in a nest, (Health, Economy, Law & Order, Education and GE) They're all trying to have their voices heard but the GE (genetic engineering) bird is many times bigger than all the others. A soldier plays the Last Post for the demise of Wellington's evening newspaper, the Evening Post. Quantity: 8 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: [1940-2005]

By: Hughes, H G Alun, active 1949-2003

Reference: MS-Group-0595

Description: Comprises copies of Hughes's reviews for various periodicals, particularly `Reference reviews', but also `The Outrigger', Rongorongo studies and others, and newsletters, on a variety of material relating mostly to the Pacific area. Includes reviews on books on Cantonese, the Pacific Islands Library and the papers of H E and H C Maude, `Periodicals in print', a directory of British organisations with a China interest, a reference grammar of Tok Kisin, Hawaiian, `Rongorongo studies' edited by S R Fischer; bibliographies of Hughes's publications (1948-1949, 1951-1994); list of Hughes's papers in the Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide; bibliographies on education in Micronesia, Samoa, Tonga, Guam; information sheets on the Polynesian Literary Competition (1995) of which Hughes is a permanent moderator and for a conference, Environment and Development in the Pacific (1995) Microfiche of notes on Gilbertese custom and tradition from Te Nutipepa, R P Gilson's Samoan papers in PMB 1003, bibliographies of education in Samoa, Guam and Micronesia and Hughes's Pacific correspondence (1976-1990) Reviews of various publications on the Pacific region; essay on language change Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 9 folder(s). 0.09 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (some carbon copies), printed matter and microfiche Finding Aids: See Back file for listing of papers of Hughes held at the University of Adelaide Library; also available at http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/ual/special/hughes.html. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Dr H G A Hughes, Wales, Apr 1997; (A97-169) May 1997, (A2000-234) Sep 2000; Jun 2003 (A2003-208); Nov 2003 (A2003-357); Jul 2006 (A2006-154); Sep 2006 (A2006-201)

Date: 2000

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-

Reference: H-631-001/032

Description: Topics include George W. Bush's takeover from Bill Clinton as President of the United States, the race between Al Gore and George W. Bush for the United States Presidency, Bush's pro-capital punishment record, pay cuts for television newsreaders, Associate Minister of Maori Affairs Tariana Turia's controversial use of the word 'holocaust', health restructuring, lip service at the APEC trade talks, Prime Minister Helen Clark's new persona as a fashion icon, indigenous Maori responses to whale strandings, indigenous 'rights' to whaling, low funding of police and police recruitment, the government's 'Closing of the Gaps' policy and racial harmony, the Serious Frand Office, the aftermath of the Fiji coup and government policy on sporting contacts, the legalisation of euthanasia in the Netherlands, smoking restrictions, sex education, teaching of spelling, subdivision town planning dispute in Queenstown, the World Trade Organisation and United States lamb tariffs, Australian attitudes towards aborigines and kiwi immigrants, protest at Waitangi Day celebrations, tree conservation and Christmas trees, and Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton's wish to establish a 'Peoples' Bank'. Quantity: 32 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 horizontal photocopies

Date: 2001

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-655-001/037

Description: 37 cartoons on political and social subjects published in the Otago Daily Times. A panda bear sits and swings the five Olympic rings in its paws with Olympic officials commenting on China's successful bid for the Olympic games. Comment on ASH's view of underage smoking - two children walk past a cinema and a man in an alleyway furtively offers to show them pictures of people smoking. Comment on Jim Anderton's aim for a 'Peoples Bank' - Jenny Shipley is portrayed as a bank teller sitting under a signd your breath'. Public cynicism of Michael Cullen's proposed Superannuation scheme. Farmers discussing their lack of confidence in ENZA. Cartoonist's reaction to the disparity between the financial levels of sports peoples and other people when being assessed to be published on the 'rich list'. Comment on the publication that 'kiwi kids' are overweight. A male ironing clothing offers comment on Helen Clark Jenny Shipley Silvia Cartwright Sian Elias and Michelle Boag being in positions of power. Comment by a male sitting down to breakfast that deer velvet being a sex aid is 'bunkum'. Michael Cullen is shown standing next to a poker machine called 'Future Super' indication it is the helath and education monines that the poker machine needs to work on. Comment on the outcome of Max Bradford's electricity reforms. Max Bradford is in an electricial repair shop being told that if the article he brought for repair was not broken before Bradford tried to fix it it is broken now. Helen Clark Parekura Horomia and Michael Cullen presenting their individual position on the issue of Maori TV A schoolteacher chastises Max Bradford for blaming others. Michael Cullen and Helen Clark watch two overweight dogs named Super and Maori TV eating while two thin dogs named Education and Health are straining at their leads for food. A nurse opens the expectant fathers waiting room door to tell Mr Anderton to go home and he will be notified if there is any sign of labour getting serious. Early visitors arrive on the shores of New Zealand with the comment that the natives may regret not having an immigration policy. Christine Rankin wears two very large earings one labled 'winzum' the other 'lose some'. Comment on the news that the right-of-way road rule is to be revised. Jim Anderton Helen Clark and Michael Cullen cling to a life raft identified as Beneficiary Voting Block with two boaties in the background commenting that even the knowledge wave did not loosen their grip. Comment on Helen Clark's support for funding going to the arts. Comment on Laila Harre and holiday shopping Finger pointing from Pete Hodgson and Max Bradford as to who is to blame for the electricity reforms not working/ Rugby fans pay their first visit to Dunedin and pass comment on the wearing of tartan trousers. Shows a bloody battle of Gengis Khan's army. Word is being passed around to forget about the plundering and go for the 'bonus point'. Refers to the NZ cricket teams decision to stop their point scoring run glut against Australia and take the bonus point offered by a technicality. Shows two young school boys discussing public educations failure to teach reading, writing and numeracy. Shows Jim Anderton on the steps of Treasury with water flooding under the front doors and down the steps. Comment on Anderton's attempts to stop the 'leaks' coming from Treasury. Comment on the public boredom over multi-millionaire Steve Fossett's attempts to fly around the world non-stop in a hot-air balloon. Shows Marian Hobbs with a large wind instrument wrapped around her playing 'NZ Music' to a man who represents the NZ public. He has a large flat neck collar on representing the new NZ music quota. The collar prevents him from putting his fingers in his ears should not wish to listen to the music. Shows mother explaining to her crying children that their father is now going to play golf rather than take them sailing. The change is due to their father being agitated by NZ Professional Golfer Grant Waite's performance. Comment on prison staff's industrial 'go-slow' and the opportunities it creates for prisoners to escape. Shows a large area of forestry being felled for the sake of sending 'positive signals' to overseas companies. Shows an elderly couple, justifying to a squad of police officers at their front door, that they are doing all they can in the nationwide drive to save electricity. Shows Marian Hobbs introducing a rock band called 'Marian and the quotas'. Shows Sam Neill at the Jurassic Park 3 movie premiere with an old pre-historic friend. Shows a woman in an art gallery asking if a framed display is a piece of art. The gallery worker assures her it is and explains that it is Creative New Zealand's justification for their travel expenditure. Quantity: 37 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies on sheets 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 2002 - 2005 - 01 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005

From: Nga Morehu oral history project

By: Apiti, John Whatu, 1915-2007

Reference: OHInt-0776-01

Description: Interview with Hone Apiti (Aged 89) born 1915 in Aotea. Sixth child of Te Whatu a Apiti and Raiha Paki, he was brought up by his grandparents. Refers to his grandmother being blind and knowledgeable in Maori herbal medicine. Mentions his original name Hone Paki, the ferntree house he grew up in, and the subsistance lifestyle of collecting seafood, growing vegetables and milking cows. Discusses his grandparents not speaking English and teaching them as he learnt the language at school. Describes his education including gaining a proficiency certificate and attending Maori Agricultural College. Recalls the Napier and Hastings earthquake and how it destroyed his school. Describes working in a flax mill in the Hauraki Plains. Mentions first meeting his first wife when she was 8 years old, and his second wife who was Pakeha. Discusses his disbelief in the supernatural world and taniwha and his religious beliefs. Talks about a serious accident, the operations he underwent, and his desire to complete certain jobs. Quantity: 2 videocassette(s). 1 transcript(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available in English OHA-5102.

Date: 5 April 2003 - 05 Apr 2003

From: Tung Jung oral history project

By: Wong, Raymond Ling Yui, 1911-2009

Reference: OHInt-0747-10

Description: Interview with Raymond Wong, born in Wellington in 1911. Talks about family life in New Zealand and being sent to China for further education at the age of 14. Refers to his training and employment as a radio officer on coastal ships for a British company in Hong Kong. Mentions meeting his New Zealand-born wife Betty in China, marrying her in 1935, then returning to New Zealand. Discusses his father having returned earlier and set up another fruit and vegetable shop in Cuba Street and working for the family business (Wong Tong and Sons) which he joined when he came back. Comments about working in the green grocers markets and moving to Nelson in 1954 where he joined another family firm. Talks about his father's choice to immigrate to New Zealand, family experiences as Chinese immigrants and reflects on his cultural identity as a Chinese New Zealander. Interviewer(s) - Kitty Chang Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014101 Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 30 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5057. Colour ink jet print image of Raymond Wong and his wife (no date). Search dates: 1911 - 2003

Date: 23 Mar 2000

From: Women's Studies Association feminist oral history project

By: Abigail, Jill, 1939?-; Women's Studies Association (N.Z.); Else, Frances Anne, 1945-

Reference: OHInt-0556-03

Description: Frances Anne Else, known as Anne, was born in Auckland in 1945. Talks about adoption and family background, birth parents, adoptive parents and grandparents. Describes searching for her birth mother. Recalls primary schools, attending Auckland Girls grammar and going to Auckland University. Describes experience at the Family Planning Association. Talks about marriage to Chris Else and recalls the birth of her first child. Discusses studying for her MA in English, a junior lectureship, the birth of her second child, attending Teachers College and teaching, and studying sociology. Talks about influential feminist books, the excitement of the early 1970s, being in feminist groups and women friends. Describes being involved in setting up 'Broadsheet' magazine and mentions Sandra Coney. Talks about relationships with her husband, mother and sister. Discusses working in Albania and conditions for women there in 1973, and living in London. Talks about returning to Auckland, working on 'Broadsheet', as an editor at Reed Publishing. Talks about her marriage breakup and a new relationship. Talks about the death of her son. Talks about changes during the 1980s, different strands of feminism, attending women's studies conferences and editing 'Women's Studies Journal'. Discusses working on the New Zealand Educational Institute's magazine, the Government Print, the Royal Comission for Social Policy, and as a freelance writer. Mentions co-writing 'A woman's life'. Talks about the McCarthy Fellowship and the support of Victoria University's Stout Centre for writing her book on adoption. Discusses editing 'Women together : history of women's organisations in New Zealand, 1991-1993' and the suffrage centenary projects. Talks about being a gender consultant at the Museum of New Zealand. Discusses the New Right in relation to women, and writing 'False economy'. Talks about current feminism and women's oppression. Comments on independent scholarship and the marginalisation of feminism and gender issues. Discusses feminism's achievements, changes in the women's movements, valuing friends and working with women. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - CV, copy of two photos, biographical information form Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-8522 - OHC-8525 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 interview(s). 3.15 Hours and minutes Duration. Physical Description: Textual files - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA 2651, OHDL-001000. Photocopies of two photos

Date: 19 06 00 - 19 Jun 2000

From: YWCA of Wellington and Hutt Valley oral history project

By: Levett, Vera Schlesinger, 1935-

Reference: OHInt-0590-7

Description: Vera Levett was born in Trencin, Czechoslovakia in 1935. Mentions Jewish origin, and talks about her mother who was a seamstress and her father who was a doctor. Talks about escaping Czechoslovakia during World War II, cousins who died in concentration camps, the impact of the Holocaust, bombing, air raids in England, and emigrating to the United States. Talks about girlhood, school, university and her doctorate in clinical psychology. Mentions marriage, moving to New Zealand, two children. Talks about interest in feminism, joining National Organisation of Women (NOW), feminist literature on mental health. Mentions work as guidance counsellor and at the Wellington School of Medicine. Describes helping establish Hecate Women's Health Collective in 1979, and involvement in a television documentary on mental health that was critical of doctors. Mentions Hecate referring women to Levett for counselling, and mentions the Women's Resource Centre. Talks about friendship with Elizabeth Sewell, National Director of YWCA, who recruited feminists. Talks about tension between Sewell and YWCA's non-feminist lobby, and being a YWCA board member. Mentions collegues Faith Gibbons, Audrey Reynolds, Mary-Jane Rivers and Gail Powell. Describes self defence courses, sexual abuse discussions, board meetings. Comments on YWCA as a traditional organisation and feminists' impact on it. Mentions Hecate's closure by the end of the 1980s. Talks about decision to leave YWCA to work at Child and Family service, Hutt Valley Health and her private practice. Talks about feminism's impact on her children, and mentions adoption. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - Project release form, biographical information, CV. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-9070-9072 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.20 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2875. Photocopy (coloured) mid shot of Vera Levett.

Date: 2 Sep 2001 - 02 Sep 2001

From: YWCA of Wellington and Hutt Valley oral history project

By: Wood, Marion, 1945-

Reference: OHInt-0590-1

Description: Marion Wood was born in Bombay, India in 1945. Talks about parents, family background and influence of father's socialist views. Mentions move to England, school years in Essex, university in Bristol, East Germany and Marseilles. Describes work at translations firm, decision to move to New Zealand and teacher training. Talks about teaching experiences in Wellington, and meeting Tim Shadbolt, Erich Geiringer, Gordon Tait and Carol Shand at a Student Congress. Describes interest in Tim Dyce's work on community and communal living. Talks about working as a voluntary community worker in Mount Victoria, Wellington for several years.Talks about marriage to James Kebbell, children, and experience of motherhood. Mentions helping establish Wellington's first Trade Aid shop, living in Samoa, involvement in groups such as the Coalition for Open Government, Council for Trade and Development, and Pesticides Action Network in 1980s. Briefly describes work as Director of Urban Training Centre for the Christian Ministry in 1985 (concerned with racism and sexism). Talks about involvement in feminism and facilitating structural analysis workshops in New Zealand and the Pacific. Talks about involvement in Wellington YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association') from 1983, becoming Executive Director of YWCA of Aotearoa-New Zealand. Discusses issues such as poverty, paid parental leave and prostitution law reform. Mentions helping establish Project Waitangi in 1986 and the Waitangi Consultancy Group. Talks about the impact of the New Right and the focus of voluntary groups on social at the expense of ecomomic issues during the 1990s. Talks about future goals and mentions women admired in YWCA. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - Biographical information, CV, project release form. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-9079-80 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1.50 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2879. 2 photos (colour) holding banner on rally outside parliament

Date: 10 02 00 - 10 Feb 2000

From: YWCA of Wellington and Hutt Valley oral history project

By: Reynolds, Audrey, 1921-

Reference: OHInt-0590-2

Description: Audrey Reynolds was born in Mexborough, Yorkshire in 1921. Talks about her family background, social conditions of the 1920s, schooling, marriage, teaching, having children and running a Mother Club in Luton. Talks about decision to emigrate to Nelson New Zealand. Describes involvement in Kindergarten Association in Nelson and Rotorua, joining YWCA, helping build a new hostel on Maori land, moving to Wellington, and becoming a YWCA board member. Mentions various projects, work with Maori and Pacific Island women and fundraising. Talks about running teenage dances, offering career programmes, activities at Scots College, and Executive Director Major Peter Young. Talks about a 'nearly new' shop, mobile creche, drop-in centre, and after-school programme. Mentions Catholic nuns's involvement, Sister Pauline O'Regan's Aranui community house in Christchurch, new initiatives, and government involvement. Mentions United Women's Convention 1975, the impact of feminism on YWCA, life memberships. Describes Elizabeth Sewell 'dragging the Y into the new century' with the Rape and Sexual Violence Conference 1983, a self defence initiative, and employing Sue Lytollis. Mentions various positions in YWCA including Wellington President, and new initiatives in the 1980s. Talks about benefactor Jack Ilott, and controversy when the Police wanted to use the Vivian St Wellington YWCA during the Springbok Tour in 1981. Talks about Gail Powell's influence in bringing feminism to the Wellington branch, impact of feminism on herself and on modernising the organisation. Talks about it being one of the few organsations run by women, and how it trained women in leadership roles. Talks about YWCA's future role, and pays tribute to Marion Wood. Reflects on 38 years of work with YWCA, and her husband supporting her voluntary work. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - Interviewee information form, project release form Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-9076-9078 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2877. 1 b&w headshot Audrey Phillips, President YWCA Wellington, 1986 Search dates: 1960 - 2000

Date: 07 10 00 - 07 Oct 2000

From: YWCA of Wellington and Hutt Valley oral history project

By: Gill, Jennifer Mary, 1951-

Reference: OHInt-0590-5

Description: Jennifer Mary Gill was born in Lower Hutt in 1951. Talks about her parents, their marriage, and strong belief in education. Mentions relationship with brother, grandparents, and talks about school, Victoria University Wellington, and issues of the early seventies such as the Vietnam War, the Springboks rugby controversy and abortion. Mentions attending the founding meeting of Victoria's Women's Liberation Front. Talks about campus life, politics, flower power, hippiedom and the sense of freedom. Mentions her marriage in 1972, teaching, work for the Council of Organisations for Relief Services Overseas (CORSO), opening a Trade Aid shop, overseas travel and visiting CORSO projects in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Talks about working for Wellington's YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) before and after it was influenced by feminism. Mentions the Willis St building, the shopper's creche, management style, and remaining a board member after the birth of her son. Talks about the contrasting views between older and younger board members, such as police use of YWCA building during the Springbok Tour 1981. Discusses YWCA board meetings and committees, concerns about the Nydia Bay camps, and minimal contact with the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). Compares YWCA with CORSO and the Roy McKenzie Foundation which she later worked for. Talks about Roy McKenzie's preparedness to address hard issues. Mentions Marion Wood's ability as national Director of YWCA. Talks about current position as Executive Director of Fulbright New Zealand, mentions the Wellington Regional Community Foundation. Talks about her life, children, feminism, and women's organisations that no longer exist. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - Project release form, biographical information, CV. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-9081, 9082 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2872. 2 photocopies of photos, (one 1970's aged early twenties, one 1990's)

Date: 23 Jan 2001

From: Upper Hutt Uniting Parish Millennium Project

By: Buchanan, Carol Maree, 1966-

Reference: OHInt-0593/11

Description: Carol Buchanan relates joining the Iona Centre of the co-operating parish, the history of the Iona Island community, mentions her Catholic background, faith influences when considering an abortion on health grounds. Talks of drug control of her epilepsy. Discusses her father's teaching in Maori schools, her own experience in teaching the Maori language, the issues of non-teaching of religious instruction in schools. Discusses the social interaction in the uniting parish and at Catholic churches, interdenominational marriages and communion. Mentions the Iona Centre float in Christmas parades and the church's profile in the community. Interviewer(s) - Elaine Bolitho Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009247 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) - printed. 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 50 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2974, OHDL-000931. Portrait photograph of Carol Buchanan

Date: 5 May 2003 - 05 May 2003

From: We call it home; State Housing history project

By: Kake, Patrick John, 1949-

Reference: OHInt-0872-09

Description: Interview with Patrick Kake, born in Kawakawa in 1949. Talks about growing up in Moerewa where there were a lot of old people as role models, and where he first learnt carving. Refers to being made redundant in 1983 and moving to Auckland with his wife Elizabeth and eight children. Describes the difficulties they had finding suitable and affordable housing, and getting help from David Lange to get a state house in Otara. Discusses the layout of the house and how the family managed with sleeping arrangements. Comments that the lounge is the social heart of the house, and the family unit makes the home. Reflects on the government's role in housing, market rents, and wanting to buy their house if the opportunity arose. Talks about the importance of education, his involvement with schools in Otara, and why he feels that children should not learn Maori at school. Mentions his job as a truancy officer and his wife's role as homemaker. Refers to carving in his spare time, running a cultural group for a period, and being interested in sports. Describes his vegetable garden, and teaching his children to cook for large numbers. Comments on the friendly neighbourhood in Otara. Interviewer(s) - Ben Schrader Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015644 - OHC-015645 Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 1.28 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5616. Search dates: 1949 - 2003

Date: 11-18 July 2002 - 11 Jul 2002 - 18 Jul 2002

By: Pethig, Ramon Frederick, 1936-2002; Packer, Ann, 1947-

Reference: OHColl-0649/1

Description: Judge Ramon Frederick Pethig was born in Ashburton, North Canterbury on 25 September 1936. Talks about his cancer, diet and mentions Dr.Tony Crutchley. Relates that his father and mother were from North Canterbury and that paternal great grandfather came from Germany. Discusses Pethig family names. Talks of his father's remarriage, his surviving sisters, mentions illnesses. Recalls his schools, gaining University Entrance, moving to Wellington in January 1954. Explains his parents move to Christchurch and about his sister's schooling. Describes farm holidays with relatives in Woodend, travelling there by train and bus, and mentions a farm at Halswell. Talks of outside toilets, the coal range, water for baths, the food. Explains that parents rented houses for most of their lives and recalls relatives living with mother when father was stationed in Guadalcanal area during the war. Discusses parallels in current Pacific events. Explains benefit of parents' attitude to education, his decision to study law, mentions solicitor Harry Kennedy and lawyer Robbie Robinson. Describes being a part time student, taking six years to obtain a degree and having a job similar to that of law clerk, working as a Public Trust cadet, refers to Public Trust hostels mentioning Antrim House. Names Mr. Futter, Conrad Niven, Gordon Blake, Johnny Johnston. Explains the influence of Campbell Spratt. Relates that he and Ear (?) Jones (known as 'Luggs') were involved in the Acclimatisation Society. States he was a law clerk with Morrison, Spratt and Taylor, lists partners. Refers to Todds, Europa, Cable Price Downer. Recalls poltergeist attack in Ohiro Road house and describes living arrangements. Recalls living in Adams Terrace at Peter Martyn's, who was partner in Macalister Mazengarb. When qualified joined Morrison, Spratt and Taylor on salary. Refers to John Jeffries, Dick Heron, Craig Morgan, John Gibson, Stacy Smith. Refers to own room at Mulgrave Street. Mentions Jeep's Disease and Dr. Pat Skinner's surgery which was taken over by Dr Tony Crutchley. States that when qualified he joined Martin, Murpheys and Jeffries on salary. Refers to John Jeffries, Dick Heron, Craig Morgan, John Gibson, Stacy Smith. Talks of his committment to being a good lawyer. Mentions Returned Servicemen. Talks about the Hungarian uprising, the inacceptabilty of Communism and the formation of the Social Democrat party, refers to HEC McNeil. Talks about fellow law students, lecture timetables, needs of part time students. Talks of doing compulsory military training in air force at Dunedin with Roger Johnston and John Marshall. Mentions the Boys' Institute, coaching and umpiring schoolboy cricket, names Trevor Rigby, player and cricket commentator. Playing social tennis. Recalls Casa Fontana in Victoria Street, Sorrento Coffee Shop in Dixon Street. Talks of living in Patanga Crescent, moving later to Newtown, meeting Beth and describes where she lived. Talks of attending Wesley Church, Taranaki Street. Recalls Perce Patrick, Laughton and Mary Pattrick, Jenny Pattrick. Recalls Ann Mallinson. Talks of being lecturer in evidence, recalls students Geoffrey Palmer and the Chief Justice of Sarawak. Mentions joining the partnership of Judge Campbell Spratt as common law partner, his first jury trials and murder case. Mentions Frank O'Flynn, Don Ingalls, Ailsa and George Barton, the latter joining Morrison Taylor as a partner. Students included Geoffrey Palmer and Chief Justice of Sarawak. Describes wedding to Beth in Palmerston North and talks about family members. Describes honeymoon and relates losing wedding ring while picking pipis, talks of Beth's reaction to live crayfish. Relates that car broke down on way to wedding. Talks of his daughters and grandchildren. Relates that their house stood up to the Wahine storm, gives its purchase price and lists the top real estate streets in Wellington. Interviewer(s) - Ann Packer Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010876, OHC-010877 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s) masters. 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3853. Search dates: 2002

Date: 27 Nov 2001

From: The Leniston Family Oral History Project

By: Leniston, Elizabeth Theresa, 1926-2017

Reference: OHInt-0607-01

Description: Betty Leniston was born in 1926 in Island Bay. Relates her maternal Irish background, refers to emigrant ships and Irish songs. Explains how Aunty Frances Cunningham met her future husband, Will McGruddy, sheepfarmer of Eketahuna and describes their house, talks of their farm workers, cousins helping with shearing, the train set, Mercedes Benz cars. Mentions her mother's laughter, singing, social work, working as a buyer at a drapery store and at the St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen, buying a section of land. Describes her cooking techniques, her hospitalisation and death following childbirth. Relates that her brother was cared for by the Home of Compassion and explains how she and her siblings coped after mother's death. Recalls her stepmother and housekeepers, and being in an orphanage. Explains her father's background and surname, mentions the family sweet factory in Lyttelton, his job as a clerical worker at Army Headquarters, his long service medal, working for the Post Office. Recalls family picnics at Happy Valley and Wilton Bush. Describes soap making and the making of a clothes drying rack. Talks about her brother Joe, a favourite with grandmother, his poliomyelitis and Maori medicinal treatment, Scouts membership, his work as messenger boy with DIC department store, buying a new coat on hire purchase. Recalls the polio epidemic and the infant vaccine. Mentions the deaths of schoolmates from pneumonia, scarlet fever and tuberculosis. Explains making up stories, her enjoyment of reading and music. Discusses homework, sport, religion and confession in convent schools. Talks of values taught by nuns. Mentions contraception. Talks of her children's role in leaving the catholic church, joining the Christian Family Movement. Explains that she left school to look after her stepmother's first child who changed family relationships. Relates that her sister worked at Mecca Tearooms, talks of the minimum wage. Gives reasons for leaving home, describes being a nurse-aide, training at Masterton Hospital, talks about career options. Recalls meeting Johnny Leniston, his Fleet Air Arm and Army service, details war experiences, having a rehabilitation farm on his return from war, exploitation by a farmer at Awakino. Mentions kindly neighbours. Talks of pre-war engagement and post-war marriage, with a consent obtained from a magistrate. Explains the system of post war employment for returned servicemen. Describes living in army huts with a luxurious bath, country life, coping with stoves. Talks of her best friend losing her baby, childbirth, having her own children, explains their names, talks of a visit by the Plunket nurse, treatment for vomiting, mentions miscarriages. Names Dr. de Castro, Dr. Grantly Dick. Talks of the childbirth rate at Wainuiomata in 1950s. Explains the influence of Kate Harcourt on child rearing. Describes the Maori population at Awakino River area, the Maori Work Scheme at Mahanui and mentions the moko, pipe smoking and segregation. Explains the rise in land prices in 1950s, describes their time spent farming, water shortages, Johnny Leniston's poisoned arm causing the farmer to give notice, the move to Lower Hutt and his crash teaching course. Talks of managing on a trainee teacher salary, family benefits, state housing at Avalon, market rents. Recalls milk delivery at Happy Valley and the five bakeries at Island Bay. Details registration conditions of first car, a Chevrolet, insurance of a Vauxhall J, a van with built in benches loaned by a friend, and later owning a small bus. Explains how they gathered camping equipment together. Describes help with the children and later with Johnny Leniston's father from Assumption Sisters and neighbours. Explains extension to house before being offered 31 Glenbervie Terrace (The Moorings) and describes the state it was in, and talks of help in cleaning it. Relates the reaction of those around her when Johnny went to Perth, Australia for six months during the mineral boom with son Matthew. Describes her children and their various abilities. Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Accompanying material - E-mails from Margaret Leniston to Judith Fyfe, sprigs of dried lavender, notes from preliminary interview Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3858, OHDL-001230. Search dates: 1926 - 2001

Date: 07 Jun 2000

From: Women's Studies Association feminist oral history project

By: Ormsby, Mary Louise, 1947-

Reference: OHInt-0556-08

Description: Mary Louise Ormsby, known as Lou, was born in Hamilton in 1947. Describes parents, talking about her father's iwi affiliation with Nga Puhi, and her mother's Irish Catholic ancestry. Discusses childhood, cultural differences between Maori and Pakeha relatives, and Catholic education, including boarding school. Talks about study at Otago University, meeting husband Maurice Ormsby, marriage and birth of two children. Discusses motherhood, and being involved in the issues of the 1960s, including the Vietnam War protests. Mentions move to Wellington and then to Oxford in 1970, and describes the English class structure, discovering feminism, inspiring feminist writers, the Women's Liberation Movement and Oxford's liberating social environment. Discusses being an activist, and the movement's aims of equal pay, equal educational opportunites, free contraception, abortion on demand, and 24 hour childcare. Talks about living in Samoa as a diplomat's wife, and describes Samoan culture and the role of Samoan women. Describes work on her return to Wellington, including being part of the 'Herstory Diaries' collective and working as a researcher in the 1990s, and mentions Phillida Bunkle's support. Describes living in Iran 1986-88, and the culture and the position of women. Comments on the impact of feminism on her children, the gains made by feminism, and the lack of 24 hour childcare. Comments on the contemporary women's movement, and changes within the movement by the end of the 1970s. Describes her current research project on relationships between Maori women and Pakeha men pre-1900. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - Curriculum Vitae Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Physical Description: Textual files - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2656, OHDL-001005.

Date: [1940-1950]

By: Isdale, Alistair Murray, 1911-2001

Reference: MS-Group-0997

Description: Unpublished manuscript, presumably by Isdale; title continues; `...war worn territory, land of much beauty, till now isolated'. Also letters from Hammond to Harry written from Thorntons Bay, Coromandel, listing New Zealand books held by Hammond, and giving biographical information about illustrator Miss L A Daff (1948). The history of northern Hawke's Bay begins before Maori arrived, covers the Maori history of the area, tells of the arrival of Europeans, the missioanries, settlement and farming, establishment of local government business and services, looks at the contemporary position of Maori in the area, tourism, schools and other aspects. The decorated cover has a photograph of the Carroll Memorial Hall, Waihirere, illustrations of Maori design and photograph of a vessel on the back cover Source of title - Transcribed Relationship complexity - See J G Wilson's `History of Hawke's Bay' with which Isdale was involved Quantity: 2 folder(s) (one in a case folder). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Crows Nest Books, Hamilton, Apr 2001 The cover is illustrated in black and white ink and possibly pastel