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Date: 1990

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-363-170/200

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 31 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, sizes vary, some with bromides stuck on reverse. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1973

From: Eiby, George Allison, 1918-1992 :[Wellington sketchbook]. September 1973-August 1975.

Reference: E-479-f-006

Description: Old wooden house across the road from a two-storey building with a fish and chip shop on ground level in the main street of Turakina Similar view at E-478-f-027 (Mar 1973) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour 282 x 350 mm

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: [ca 1960s-1970s]

From: Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus : Photographs

Reference: PA12-7882

Description: Photographs of Vincentian Home, Berhampore; Armour Avenue, Mt Victoria; Diocesan archives; Parish organ. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: 1982

From: Stones, Anthony, 1934-2016 :Sketchbook 1981-1982

Reference: E-180-q-095/109

Description: Author Frank Sargeson, out of hospital during his final illness, on a visit to Robin Dudding's, Torbay, Auckland. He is wearing his hospital bracelet and catheter, is seated and standing, and on page 109, talking to the Dudding's cat. Quantity: 15 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, page size 271 x 210 mm

Date: 1966

By: Haughton & Mair (Firm); Bulleyment Fortune Architects (Firm)

Reference: Plans-97-011-180/190

Description: Shows site plans, perspective drawings, and floor plans. Quantity: 11 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo, sizes varying.

Date: 1995 - 1997

By: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-; Metro (Periodical)

Reference: A-129-122/129

Description: 8 original social comment strip cartoons published in Metro Magazine. 'The Baron' tackles the beer industry, 'The Dead' is about noisy late-night parties, 'Fiordland' is about the extreme attitudes conservationists can have about tourism, 'The Monster' lampoons tv sports news presentator Phillip Leishman, '2025' is about non-respect for the elderly, 'Garg' shows the effect of magic mushrooms on an ape, 'Mind Story' is about an accident victim dying and 'Creep' about the results of a car accident caused by the driver being under the influence of drugs that had been slipped into her drink. Quantity: 8 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, gouache and coloured pencil. Sizes vary, approximately 420mm x 300mm.

Date: 1998

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

Reference: H-539-001/021

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

Reference: Plans-89-0324/0342

Description: Details for 15 units showing: site plan as existing; setting out plan; site works including fencing; site services plan; floor plans for individual units; elevations of units; foundation and floor slab plans; roof plans; firewall detail and fence details. Physical Description: Ink drawings on white paper

Date: 1998

Reference: H-501-001/021

Description: Shows the race for the rural vote with National in the lead, followed by Act and Labour in the rear. Comment on Paul Holmes seeking to be Mayor of Auckland while retaining his nightly TV show. All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick retires from rugby - a tribute. Shows the tension between Winston Peters and Bill Birch. Shows the only ones winning from the Melbourne docks picket are the lawyers. John Luxton explains why New Zealand should phase out tariffs ahead of the rest of the world. A guy at the pub suggests introducing a work for the cabinet salary scheme would have more effect than a work for the dole scheme. Pol Pot is met in Hell by Hitler and Stalin. Politicians lobby to a near empty hall. The public favour paying for their televised sport rather than pay more on their Broadcasting Licence fee to get free to air sports. Paul Holmes agrees with himself that he would make an outstanding Mayor for Auckland. Helen Clark shows a growing obsession with the National leader, Jenny Shipley. Max Bradford sees the benefits of splitting up ECNZ. A toast to the Northern Ireland peace deal. Graham Latimer calls for Maori to get superannuation at age 50. Winston Peters thinks that informed public servants should not have any say in the debate over splitting ECNZ. Winston Peters tries to reassure New Zealanders they have nothing to fear about the Japanese economy committing hara kiri. Outbreak of crytoporidiosis linked to public swimming pools. Jenny Shipley and Winston Peters wear the defeat over the Government's referendum proposal on Auckland's local body assets. Money considerations guide surgical decisions in New Zealand hospitals. The elderly have the national superannuation surcharge removed. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Sizes vary slightly, the average cartoon frame being approximately 14 x 20 cm.

Date: ca1970-ca1980

From: Reed Publishing :Photographs relating to New Zealand mostly 1950s-1970s

By: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd; Schofield, Bernard, active 1970s

Reference: PAColl-4871-04

Description: Quantity: 45 b&w original photographic print(s).

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: Sep 1994

From: Mackay, Lachlan Robert, fl 2015: Papers relating to Noel Ginn

Reference: MS-Papers-11917-2

Description: Contains transcript of Annette Facer's interview with Noel Ginn. Discusses his life, including school, the Great Depression, university studies, work, relationships with his parents (including caring for them in old age) and family, his Methodist religion, the Napier earthquake, pacifism, poetry, interest in horticulture, life in Australia, and personal relationships. Ginn's incarceration as a conscientious objector during World War II is discussed in depth (trial, camps, fellow prisoners, literature read, solitary confinement, prison wardens, Chinese prisoners, and release procedure) as is his relationships with and impressions of Archibald, Millicent, Terence, and James K Baxter. Also includes impressions of Archibald Charles Barrington and Rodney Eric Kennedy. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 13 Aug 2001

From: Little Company of Mary Oral History Project

By: Boyle, Raye Elizabeth, 1940-

Reference: OHInt-0601/02

Description: Raye Elizabeth Boyle, later Sister Bernard, born Taumaranui 1940, after six months moved with parents to Wellsford, North Auckland. Discusses schooling at Wellsford State School and Sacred Heart Convent Wanganui as a boarder; on leaving school, training as a Karitane nurse at Stewart (Stuart?) Home in Wanganui and move to work at Calvary Hospital, Christchurch, 1960. Entered the Little Company of Mary in 1961 and recalls assisting with the babies in the Maternity wing at Calvary Hospital. Discusses postulancy, Novitiate, first vows, types of prayer in religious life, and learning acceptance and tolerance for other members of community. Mentions commencement of Nursing Training school in 1963. Talks about experience in theatres while training and training experience at Wellington hospital with children and casualty and infectious diseases. Describes Recovery unit and recovery nursing. Recalls, with the assistance of Sister Francis, Sister Kathleen, Wellington Hospital and Home of Compassion, setting up the first Theatre Sisters Group now known as Operating Room Nurses Association under the umbrella of the Registered Nurses Association. Reflects on the sale of Calvary Hospital, Christchurch, Wellington and Hawera and explains how the grief and loss was harder each time. Backgrounds move to smaller community, renting a house in Daniell Street [Newtown] and later buying a house in Rintoul Street. Discusses involvement with Sisters, Priests and Brothers for Justice in Newtown; district nursing in Newtown; voluntary district nursing in the Newtown Park flats under the umbrella of Wellington Hospital district nursing; involvement through City Council in setting up `Pennytouch' equivalent to Neighbourhood Watch, getting pensioners to keep an eye out for each other; experience as Rental Arrears Officer for City Council; involvement on Advisory Committee in the Homecare programme set up by Wesleycare, becoming Community Care manager in 1993. Describes the development of the programme for the elderly - making sure their voices are heard etc and also addressing loneliness. Mentions involvement with Age Concern and Women's Night shelter for women who are homeless. Backgrounds the establishment of Catholic Health Care Facilities of Aotearoa New Zealand in 2001. Mentions Vatican II and the changes over the years since. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Ann Trotter Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009387-009390 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration. 3 Electronic document(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3038.

Date: 1961 - 1962

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to the aged, elderly, old age resthomes, retirement villages]

By: Wellington City Mission; Blundell Brothers Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-OLD-AGE-1962-01

Description: A pamphlet carrying an appeal from Wellington City Missioner Padre Heerdegen, for funds to complete the Home at Titahi Bay, and containing supporting statements from Prime Minister Holyoake, Opposition leader Walter Nash and Mr Stick the chairman of the Mission's Board of Trustees. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Pamphlet folded in three, to 120 x 254 mm. Provenance: Donated from the papers of Tony Murray-Oliver, 1987.

Date: 2 Nov 1998 - 5 Nov 1998

By: Foster, Susan E, 1946-; Webb, Margaret, 1914-2001

Reference: OHColl-0552-1

Description: Margaret Webb was born in Christchurch in 1914, the daughter of photographer Steffano Webb and Beatrice Webb (nee Buss). Describes her mother as very musical. Talks about her father's photographic studio and the nature of his photography which included portraits, wedding, debutante and school photos. Describes his huge camera. Recalls attending St. Margaret's College and Rangi Ruru. Describes social events where she was usually chaperoned. Talks about her decision to become a nurse, her desire to travel and her nursing training. Recalls going to Sydney on the `Wanganella' in May 1939 and then on to London on the `Ormond'. Notes that she travelled with her architect friend Margaret Munro. Describes her impressions of London and first nursing job at Kensington. Recalls concerns about the likelihood of war, its outbreak and the change in London. Describes signing up for Queen Alexandra's nursing service, being called up immediately, going to Aldershot and then France. Describes her feelings about this, loneliness, discomfort and fever from injections. Recalls being lectured on running a ward, setting it up and nursing for some months before action. Describes air raid warnings and being shifted to a tented hospital just before their station and hospital ship were bombed. Talks about refugees everywhere, going to another hospital, wearing tin hats and gas masks and tracer bullets while going down to the wharf and leaving France. Mentions arriving in Liverpool and some brief leave before being called up again and going on the troopship `Empress of Canada' which carried Scottish soldiers. Describes sailing to Egypt and going to the Sudan. Discusses wearing a white uniform and topee in incredible heat and going across the desert in army trucks. Notes that this was the Eritrean campaign and her hospital was the 32nd General Hospital. Recalls the hero of the campaign was Brigadier Slim who became a patient. Describes the social life in Khartoum including dancing on the banks of the Nile. Recalls British ships coming up the Nile carrying tanks and the arrival of General Montgomery. Describes being posted to Palestine, Gaza and then the hospital ship `Oranje' to South Africa. Talks about being posted to No. 1 General Hospital on the Nile, returning to England as a theatre nurse in Dorset, and being en route to a new posting in Lahore on VE Day. Notes that she had become a Captain. Recalls being posted to Assam and then Gauhati for the rest of the war and treating emaciated soldiers from the Burma Road. Comments on leave while nursing and lifelong friends made as a result of the war. Recalls returning to New Zealand in 1946 and the difficulties of settling down. Describes working in the plastics unit at Burwood. Mentions Dr. Manchester. Talks about studying maternity nursing and going to Gisborne before doing Plunket training in Dunedin and nursing in Ashburton and Christchurch. Interviewer(s) - Susan Foster Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2492.

Date: 10 Dec 1993

From: Memories of the Kaipara oral history project : Part one

By: Watts, Mary Frances, 1910-1997

Reference: OHInt-0430/09

Description: Mary (Molly) Watts was born in Helensville in 1910. Discusses the arrival of her grandparents, Fanny and Henry Marks, in New Zealand on the `Annie Wilson' in 1861. Describes how they were allotted land at Kaukapakapa. Describes how her father had been a Boer War volunteer then came to New Zealand. Mentions her parents met at a dance, were married in 1908 and settled on a dairy farm at Waimauku. Describes travelling to England as a three year old and returning to New Zealand on the `Ionic' in 1914, the last ship back before World War I. Recalls Dr Meinhold of Helensville and the anti-German prejudice he experienced during World War I. Describes her squint which was straightened by the laying on of hands. Recalls attending Waimauku School which was held in the hall for some time. Describes helping on the farm and in the house when she left Helensville District High School. Recalls the family's move to Henderson for her father's health. Describes their sale of dairy products, eggs and flowers. Discusses joining the Women's War Service Auxiliary signals section in World War II. Recalls learning Morse code from the Home Guard. Mentions secret manoeuvres, Red Cross work, a feared Japanese invasion and the crash of a Flying Fortress. Talks about the death of her father in 1943, her mother in 1962 and moving to Kaukapakapa to look after her cousin Harry Dye. Mentions he had owned the Kaukapakapa store and she looked after him until his death in 1977. Mentions a trip to England. Interviewer(s) - Gabrielle Hildreth Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3334. Search dates: 1993

Date: 1977

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the aged, elderly, old age resthomes, retirement villages]

Reference: Eph-A-OLD-AGE-1977-01

Description: Booklet shows resident and patient movement from February 1970-June 1977, in the Strand Home and the Villas. Tables show the average age of residents each year, the number of residents left from Strand in the first year, the number of weeks rooms and villas were vacant and the number of vacancies. The last page gives some history of the Wesley Hospital. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 6 pages, each 210 x 149 mm. Provenance: Acquired in 1977.

By: Heine, Clara Mathilde, 1891-1975; Billens, Henry, 1846-1936

Reference: PAColl-4401

Description: Studio photograph taken by Billens of the staff of Palmerston North High School in 1917 (whether the Boys' or Girls' High School is not specified but with six female members of staff it is more likely to be the Girls') with the following names given: Hodges, W Anderson, I Colquohoun, A J Ironside, John Murray, Mr Vernon (Head), C N Heine, ? Piggott, Doris Hurt, M J Macaulay, Heni Park. View up the drive towards the Home for the Aged Needy in Newtown, Wellington with staff standing in front of it ca 1890. See Donation Book for details of deposit. Arrangement: Album at PA1-o-219. Loose photographs at PAColl-4401. Original negative of the Home for the Aged Needy at 1/2-032552. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [ca 1960s-1970s]

From: Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus : Photographs

Reference: PA12-7883

Description: Photographs of the Vincentian Home, Berhampore; and Christchurch sisters Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides.