Places

Date: [ca 1940-1950]

Reference: PAColl-6906

Description: 8 images of hotels including one of Porirua Hotel in the distance beyond a scattering of houses, a small church and a Shell station. Three are of a bad tram accident at the corner of Webb Street and Taranaki Street where a Thorndon tram went right through the premises adjacent to the Napier-Wellington Transport Co Ltd. Police and passers-by are looking on and workmen are trying to clear the debris. The last image is of what may be a nurses' hostel at Wellington Hospital. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-045211 to 045222 Quantity: 10 b&w original negative(s) glass. 2 b&w original negative(s) film. Physical Description: Glass and film ¼ plate negatives

Date: 2001

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

Reference: H-661-001/061

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 61 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies A4 size

Date: 1998

By: Henshaw, David, 1939-2014

Reference: J-049-001/010

Description: Cartoons of rural life. Quantity: 10 colour pages from calendar. Physical Description: Reproductions of watercolour and pen. Image sizes 280 x 390 mm.

Date: 1999

By: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-; Sunday Miracle (Newspaper)

Reference: H-560

Description: Political cartoons Quantity: 4 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies, A4 size

Date: 1887-1891

Reference: PA1-q-610

Description: There are three main themes in this album. 1. The Royal Navy, Australian Squadron, based at Sydney. Pictures of naval cadets and war ships, some of which are in dry dock. The creator of the album, or a relative, seems to have been associated with HMS Orlando. Many photos of this ship appear in the album. The Orlando served as the flagship of the Australian Squadron from July 1888 to December 1897. The Sydney Morning Herald reported on 11th Feb 1889 that HMS Orlando and Dart were docked in Calliope Dock, Auckland, because Sydney facilities could not undertake the work. There are a number of Photographs of HMS Orlando in dock at Auckland in this album. Thus the photos of officers and naval cadets may also have associations with the Orlando. There are also 3 photos of a gun accident which occurred on the HMS Cordelia of the Australian Squadron. This happened on the 26 June 1891 while the Cordelia was on a cruize from Fiji to Noumea. During Gun Practice a gun burst killing 6 ratings and wounding 13 others. The photos show the broken gun casing littering the deck. 2. Of the New Zealand section much of it concentrates on the town of Lawrence. Many of the captions and photographs relate to the Anglican parsonage at Lawrence. This suggests the possibility of the album belonging to the Vicar or a member of his family. If this were the case, and given the period of the late 1880s-early 1890s, it may be associated with the Rev George Pice Beaumont vicar and archdeacon from 1872 to 1900. On the other hand the name of Beaumont does not appear anywhere in the album. 3. Samoan civil wars of the late 1880s and the hurricane of 1889 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1998

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

Reference: H-448-103/124

Description: Political cartoons. Comment on the lack of consultion with the Ministry of Women's Affairs regarding National's Code of Social responsibility. East Coast Maori use dubious methods to stamp out intimidation during a land protest. The Broadcasting Minister defends his proposal to introduce ads onto National Radio. The Minister of Energy, Max Bradford defends privatisation of the electricity supply in the face of power blackouts throughout Auckland. Jenny Shipley takes a hard-line against assisting Auckland in the midst of their 7 week power crisis. National Party Ministers run for cover as Prime Minister, Jenny Shipley calls for heads to roll over the Auckland power crisis. Jenny Shipley's image as 'ordinary' housewife and mother is questioned on her trip to Japan. Curator Ian Wedde, defends the 'Virgin in a Condom' exhibit at Te Papa. National's Health Minister, Bill English reassures the public that local surgery is at crisis point. NZ Post end free delivery of Talking Books to the blind. Ruth Richardson announces her intention to stand for ACT in the Taranaki by-election. Comment on the last remaining stands of West Coast Rimu forest. More cracks appear in the Health system. New Zealand's economic position is blamed on the Asian crisis with lower paid workers bearing the brunt of restraints on wage increases. Comment on emergency services failing to get to call-outs within a reasonable time. Comment on another Hurricanes rugby team loss. Jenny Shipley regrets she's unable to make grand gestures like Russian leader, Boris Yeltsin, who recently sacked his entire government. Winston Peters is awarded an Oscar for his best supporting role in a comedy or farce in the coalition government. Comment on the Americans insistance on carrying arms even when it's a child carrying an assault rifle. Paralells drawn between rioting at Paremoremo Prision and Winston Peters rioting within the coalition government. Discussion which shows how the National Party cabinet works. Winston Peters trys to knock the New Zealand economy into shape by the use of threats and violence. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

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: 2001

By: Henshaw, David, 1939-2014

Reference: J-052-001/010

Description: Cartoons of rural life. Quantity: 10 colour pages from calendar. Physical Description: Reproductions of watercolour and pen. Image sizes 280 x 390 mm.

Date: 1999

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

Reference: H-558-021/041

Description: Political cartoons. Treasury advocates currency union with USA. Lockwoock Smith is put in charge of the Tourism portfolio and left to clean up following the Tourism Board fallout. The battle for the head of the World Trade Organisation continues, New Zealander Mike Moore, is one of the 2 contenders. Drivers face problems and delays as new re-licensing system comes into force. Fire Services boss Roger Estall is advied to quit. Helen Clark launches her election pledge card. Fire Services boss, Roger Estell plunders again in the public relations field. Bill English explains the reason behind selling Contact Energy to overseas investors was to retire overseas debt. Comment on who should pay for using the roads. A Nato representative explains the accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. The National Party cabinet discuss what to do with the budget surpluses. Max Bradford suggests buying back the dams and lowering the price of power. After several coup in Fiji, democracy is starting to grow again. Roger Estall, Fire Service boss, is urged to quit and take a Government pay-out. Bill Birch presents his last budget as National Party finance minister. New Zealand celebrates beating the Australians in cricket. Comment on the closing of mental health institutions and patients being thrown to under resourced commuity health services. New Zealand is like a lamb to the slaughter after opening trade to the world by removing trade barriers, however the rest of the world, particularly the United States is not following our lead. Comment on the All Black coach, John Hart dropping Isitolo Maka from the All Black squad. Max Bradford attempts to justify increased power prices due to electricity reform. Paralells are drawn between the sheep subsidy of the 1980's and the effect of MMP in subsidising new politicians. The Crusaders win the Super 12 tournament. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

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: 1990

From: Various cartoonists :[Cartoons collected by Jim Anderton, 1970s-2011]

Reference: B-197-050

Description: Shows Jim Anderton walking out of Christchurch Hospital's casualty room. His right thumb is swollen and bandaged and he waves a cricket bat in his left hand; symbols emit from his mouth to show that he is swearing. An elderly nurse behind the reception desk looks on angrily, and a group of men waiting to be seen comment on Anderton's behaviour. One man holds a newspaper which reads 'Chch hospitals low budget and lack of equipment puts Jim Anderton on standby' Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Eric Heath [in ink]; Verso - top right - 27 Feb 1990 [stamped] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, marker pen and letratone on artist's paper, 250 x 325 mm (image)

Date: 1950 - 1969

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-387-175

Description: Shows a man and a woman who are standing in a river during a river carnival. Their float sunk, leaving them both drenched. Behind the couple, several other accidents are about to unfold. Text reads, 'There should be some jolly good 'clean' fun at our river carnival to-night!' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and blue coloured pencil on card, 255 x 280 mm

Date: 03 October 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

From: Reflections from funeral directors who have worked in New Zealand and Australia

By: Day, Francis, 1947-

Reference: OHInt-1015-03

Description: Interview with Francis Day. Born in 1947 in Nelson, one of nine children. Describes childhood memories of growing up in family run funeral parlour business Day and Son, later known as P Day and Son Ltd, and then Eventide Funeral Services. Talks about his grandmother, Hilda Day (nee Emms), a school teacher, hockey player for New Zealand and businesswoman, and his grandfather Francis Maurice (Paddy) Day who purchased first motorized hearse in Nelson. Recalls family business in Hardy Street, the move to Vanguard Street and then to Marsden House premises to manage Marsden House Funeral directors. Talks about attending Australian Academy of Embalming and Funeral Hygiene in 1964. Discusses Australian methods of dealing with body decomposition and adoption of English customs in funeral services. Recalls in his father's time (Patrick (Pat) Day), there was method of temporary preservation and that proper embalming using intravenous circulation was important development. Refers to embalming training being in Australia, England and American resulting in 13 qualified embalmers in New Zealand by 1971. Mentions being one of three man team which developed embalming curriculum for New Zealand Embalmers Association (NZEA). Talks about embalming being required for hygiene, control of disease and presentation of deceased. Discusses how funeral work affects whole life and attributues neccessary for role. Observes changes from fewer family owned businesses and women entering the profession. Observes role progressed from providing coffin and transportation to profession that provides care for others. Refers to bereavement support program. Talks about his business expansion projects, opening his own crematorim in Motueka, developing 'Gardens of the World' property at Hope, Nelson. Describes tutoring embalming for 12 years and 30 years on Funeral service Training Trust (FSTT). Discusses environmental impact of embalming fluids and need for regulation of embalmers because of dealing with dangerous substances. Mentions membership of British Institute of Embalmers. Discusses Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand (FDANZ), their Griefcare quality assurance programme and his reasons for forming New Zealand Independent Funeral Homes (NZIFH) with others. Talks about the business covering Nelson, Rye Valley, Murchison and Golden Bay. Recalls dealing with different ethnic groups. Details Chinese funeral practises. Recounts working on police call outs for fishing industry deaths, and traumantic deaths. Mentions body removal after Inangahua earthquake. Recalls personal impact of working on Mount Erebus air disaster team. Discusses socialising as a funeral director and impact of profession on home life. Mentions dealing with children's funerals and suicides. Discusses green or eco burials. Expresses concern over direct cremation. Talks about dealing with differing family member wishes. Describes portrayals of profession in media and entertainment. Talks about his 46 years in the business and considers 'it's a calling'. Abstracted by - Penny Brander Interviewer(s) - Penny Brander Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Electronic document(s). 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 1 interview(s). 2.57 Hours and minutes Duration. Physical Description: Textual files - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7629, OHDL-001865. Search dates: 1947 - 2010

Date: 13 May 2000

From: Riverboat stories from the Whanganui River oral history project

By: Kitson, Pam, active 2000; Flower, Mary, active 1940

Reference: OHInt-0490-02

Description: Mary Flower and Pam Kitson recall their background and education including school picnics, riverboats, canoes and a sail boat. Details Jimmy Nixon's fleet. Mentions the Paul and Alderton families. Recalls Captain Anderson and mentions the Waimarie and its restoration, the Ongarue and the Wakapai. Mentions Moutoua Island and the incident involving the car over the bank. Recalls the accident at Koroniti, the pram in the river incident and a riverboat running aground. Gives details of river floods. Mentions River Services buses and trucks and recalls the bus service changing to a boat service. Details the service aboard riverboats and at Pipiriki House, recounts its staffing, the fire and accident involving a load of alcohol. Mentions Aramoho and Taupatanui. Recounts their lifestyles, visits to Wanganui, adventures on a Harley Davidson. Describes having a kerosine fridge and the power systems up to the arrival of electricity, also the telephone and line maintenance. Mentions Emma Anderson. Recounts the adventure of getting a new baby home from Wanganui. Recounts family accidents and illnesses, including the problem of transporting an ambulance case across the river. Recalls the Roman Catholic Sisters at Ranana. Describes abandoned land when the riverboat service ceased. Mentions Mangaparua and Chosholm's track. Recalls Father Lampila's planting of fruit trees. Mentions the mail and Correspondence School. Interviewer(s) - David Charteris Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008402 Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2610.

Date: 8 Oct 1998 - 08 Oct 1998

From: Tongariro Forest oral history project

By: Mathieson, Alexander Raymond, 1922-1999

Reference: OHInt-0425/6

Description: Ray Mathieson was born in Utiku in 1922. Mentions his family's Danish ancestry on his father' side. Describes how both his father and grandfather were forestry workers. Talks about his education at Ohingaiti, Tokoroa, Tauhei and Taihape. Recalls games played at school. Describes living in the bush and moving to Taihape with his family in 1929 when his father became a farm manager for Mr Gibbs. Describes working in the mill, on the farm and in the Army before becoming a tractor driver in the bush. Describes the mills around Owhango and working as a blacksmith at the mill with his father. Recalls felling trees before chainsaws were used and pulling logs to the skids. Describes a pulley system, a timber jack, a steam hauler and other old logging equipment. Mentions the A and G Price timber jack factory in Thames. Recalls accidents in the bush. Explains how logs were brought down from Bull Ridge. Discusses his farm he bought in 1950. Disusses his feelings towards logging the forest. Mentions uncovering a kiwi nest. Compares logging native and exotic forest. Describes what bushmen did during time off. Mentions movies, cards and drinking. Mentions the law against selling liquor to Maori. Comments on Maori Pakeha relationships in the bush. Interviewer(s) - Jonathan Kennett Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2960. Colour photo of Ray Mathieson

Date: 15 Jun 1996

From: Haast oral history project

By: Mackey, Ann Patricia, 1920-2004

Reference: OHInt-0419/10

Description: Ann Mackey was born in Hokitika in 1920. Describes growing up at Okuru where her father would be away on cattle drives for several weeks. Talks about her mother's ability at operating the ferry across the Okuru River. Describes carrying water from the river for household use. Talks about whitebaiting and using sugar bags to make whitebait nets. Recalls Grandfather Eggeling who stuffed native birds. Mentions Arawata Bill. Describes going to school at Dinny Nolan's house and later to the Okuru School. Mentions riding bareback to school, the other children, and teachers Hector Brown and Mr Gillan. Recalls corporal punishment. Describes leaving school at the age of twelve. Comments on her cousins, the Nolan boys, going to boarding school at Oamaru. Talks about Christmas, picnics and the Easter races at Mussel Point. Recalls first leaving Okuru at the age of five and going over the cattle track. Describes her next trip at the age of fourteen and having all her teeth removed. Mentions that Dinny Nolan pulled teeth out and also made coffins. Describes deaths by appendicitis, accidents in the area and trips out by stretcher. Talks about the McPherson and Harris families and card parties. Describes her mother's cooking including goslings, whitebait and scones. Mentions visitors and cooking for workmen. Discusses doing the laundry including heating the copper. Recalls being lonely and having a pretend friend. Describes how the phone could be cut off for weeks. Describes swimming, tramping and helping with mustering and haymaking. Talks about how shy she was when she left the area and not being able to play sport. Discusses her husband Harold Mackey, who worked for the Public Works Department, and their taking over his father's farm at Kowhitirangi after World War II. Alan and Eunice Cron participate in part of the interview Interviewer(s) - Julia Bradshaw Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2904.

Date: 3 Aug 2006 - 03 Aug 2006

From: Mackenzie Centre Community Trust: Hydro oral history interviews

By: Law, Peter Wade, 1940-

Reference: OHInt-0829-03

Description: Interview with Dr Peter Law, born near New Plymouth in 1940. Refers to his medical training at Otago University, marrying Leslie in 1965, and moving to Otematata in 1967 to his first general practice. Comments on working in Twizel 1971-1975, the most geographically remote practice in mainland New Zealand. Mentions he was self-employed, with the Ministry of Works providing a house and surgery in each place. Talks about the work and long hours, always being on call. Refers to the distances he drove and radio communication. Discusses the amount of maternity work he did, and comments that few women in the hydro communities had parental support. Reflects on the safety record on the dam sites at Benmore and Twizel. Mentions his work looking after high country people, which differed from his work in the hydro villages. Discusses dealing with emergencies and traffic accidents, and his involvement with mountain rescue work. Comments on his involvement with community activies and organisations. Talks about leaving Twizel in 1975 and his farewell. Interviewer(s) - Jacqui Foley Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015893 - OHC-015894 Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 1.51 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5713. Search dates: 1940 - 2006

Date: Mar-Nov 1999

By: Cagwin, Tina, active 1960s-2000s; Trubuhovich, Marilyn, active 1999; Northey, Glenda, active 1999

Reference: OHColl-0534

Description: Interviews with members of the surf beach community in west Auckland. They are Margaret and Peter Byers, Clifford Holt, Mervyn Alloway, Jack de Bazin, Pat Slane and Lane Abel and Bruce and Janet Murray. Interviewer(s) - Kristine (Tina) Grenville Interviewer(s) - Marilyn Trubuhovich Interviewer(s) - Glenda Northey Accompanying material - Listing of Fire Brigade members from 1974 to 1999; log of Fire Brigade callouts (including to car accidents, drownings and search and rescue) 1977-1991 Quantity: 5 C60 cassette(s). 8 printed abstract(s). 8 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete. Photographs - colour and black and white

Date: 1907

By: Zachariah, Joseph, 1867-1965

Reference: 1/2-003841-F

Description: A tram lying on its side next to the track with a group mostly of young boys around it. Another tram is passing on its way up the hill and there is a farm building in the background. Photographer was Zak. The accident killed two people. A close up of the tram is at 1/2-080520. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 2003

By: Darroch, Bob, 1940-

Reference: H-696-009/012

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand social issues and politics. Topics include dog attacks on humans, the progress being made by the United States invasion of Iraq and propoganda on Iraq. Quantity: 4 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies of ink and letraset drawings.