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Date: 1997

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

Reference: H-418-001/021

Description: Political cartoons. The Auckland Blues win Super-12 game. As Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark soar in the opinion polls Jim Bolger considers a sex-change. Tim Shadbolt becomes deputy leader of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party. Tuku Morgan is accused of seeking a fee for an exclusive interview with the media. Public opinion on Tuku Morgan's behaviour. Maori bashing continues over Tuku Morgan, as Maori hit themselves and ask why he just doesn't resign. Maori occupy land in Waiouru during winter as temperatures hit a low. They are protesting against the wild horse mustering? Winston Peter's accepts Tuku Morgan's apology and assumes the moral high ground. International study shows kiwi kids poor at maths but good at bullying. Bob Jones suggests that the Beehive be dynamited. A look at genetic makeup in terms of race. Comment on teacher inaction over bullying in school play grounds. Jim Bolger comments on a meeting between National Party and New Zealand First MPs held in his home. Buyer beware - used car importers rip people off. Comment on what iwi-based Treaty settlements mean to many Maori. The International Rugby Board (IRB) threatens to clamp down on New Zealand style rugby. The law forbids the rich and the poor from living in shoddy housing that leads to unneccesary fires and death. School leaving age kept at 16. Winston Peters finds himself on a high-wire with pressures all around him like, 'fiscal restraint', 'Maori hopes', 'social spending' and 'NZ First's last chance'. Winston Peters goes off to Hong Kong leaving Jim Bolger and Bill Birch defending the budget. Winston Peters at the handover of Hong Kong to China, continues to warn about the Asian take over. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1903-1948

By: Simpson, Audrey, active 1980s

Reference: PAColl-5597

Description: Most of the group photographs are in the form of staff cricket and rugby teams. There are also some formal group photos of staff and a page of personal snaps. Men predominate in the record, though in one case there is a group of women staff from the office and the accountant. In most of the photographs the people are named Quantity: 28 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1912-ca1959

From: Sutch, William Ball, 1907-1975 : Photographs

Reference: PAColl-7591-1

Description: Photographs of the Waihi strike of 1912; secondary school students on a tramping trip; school groups, and images of unidentified individuals and groups of people. William Sutch on board ship in the 1930s, portraits of William Sutch, passenger aircraft of the 1930s, Second World War American soldiers in the Pacific, William Sutch and Shirley Smith during his time at the United Nations (1947-1949)l. This includes images of Sutch in Paris and Amsterdam (1948-1949). One group of photographs relate to William Sutch and Shirley Smith's daughter Helen as a very young child in the late 1940s, early 1950s. There are also two photographs of her as a teenager. Quantity: 150 b&w original photographic print(s). 6 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 195?

By: Sinclair, Leslie Herbert, 1894-1974

Reference: Micro-MS-0496

Description: Cover period 1910-1950, boyhood in Central Otago, worked in the Public Service in Christchurch before World War I, action in France, return to the Public Service in Wellington, Hamilton, Dunedin Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 80 pages). Physical Description: Negative microfilm

Date: 1949

By: Ashforth, Eleanor Isabelle, 1914-2004

Reference: PAColl-5572

Description: Visit of Peter Fraser and Joseph Heenan to retirement party of Miss Kathleen Griffin, retiring supervisor of Press Clipping Section, Department of Internal Affairs. Letter at AT 10/12, 18 August 1997. Quantity: 6 photocopy/ies.

Date: 1950-1952

From: Hutt County Council : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1293-119/18

Description: Correspondence and papers include Royal Humane Society of New Zealand re awards; Upper Hutt Printing Co re `The Leader', 1952; New Zealand Library Assn Inc, 1952; Whites Aviation Ltd re 1st editon of Whites Pictorial Reference of New Zealand, 1952; Wellington Beautifying Society re tree planting, 1952; Paraparaumu Beach Progressive Assn Inc, 1952; telegram from Prime Minister Keith Holyoake re accession of Queen Elizabeth, 8 Feb 1952; Rutherford Memorial Fund, 1952; staff salaries; Royal visit, 1951; St Joseph's Catholic Carnival, Upper Hutt; Civil Emergency Organization (Wellington City); The New Zealand Institute for the Blind Appeal, 1951; re-erection of Waiwhetu Maori Meeting House, 1951; Kapiti Kindergarten, 1951; Banks Theatres Ltd re screening of movies on Christmas Day, 1950s Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Holland family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6630-1

Description: Title continues:`...written for the information of my dear Wife and family'. The typescript memoir is incomplete, ending with page 17. March writes of his early life and family, schooling at Greenwich, joining the merchant navy, maiden voyage of `John Taylor' to Bombay and return trip to London, voyage to and from Melbourne in the same ship, brief description of voyage on same ship to Lyttelton in 1853 (after which he remained in Christchurch), his entry into the local Immigration Department office, marriage, appointment to Crown Lands Department and ending with the death of John Ballance. Also includes letters from E J Wakefield to March (1878) and from John Ballance to March (1888). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1910-1933

From: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-4768-2

Description: Public Works Department, Wellington Rotary Club, the Fox Glacier Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: 1998

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

Reference: H-448-083/102

Description: Political cartoons. President Clinton goes on television to clear his name of sex scandal allegations. Lockwood Smith pledges drought relief to the farmers of Marlborough. Taxpayers get hit for $270 million payouts to Equiticorp statutory managers. A Texas justice representative justifies their views on capital punishment. 158 years after the birth of New Zealand, historians work out why the country still suffers from labour pains - fish hooks in Article II of the Treaty. Titewhai Harawira makes Leader of the Opposition, Helen Clark weep at Waitangi. Shows an alternate way Titewhai Harawira could have protested over Helen Clark speaking on the marae. Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark outline their positions on military action against Iraq. Comment on the proposed military bombing solution for dealing with Iraq's chemical weapons. New Zealand cricket fans get excited over the Black Caps beating the Australian Cricket team. Te Papa gets the thumps up. Jenny Shipley dons her armour and helmet to do battle. The Press Gallery at Parliament struggle to describe the Prime Minister's, Jenny Shipley's, State of the Nation speech. Comment on National's Code of Social Responsibility. Helen Clark, who has been critical of the parenting skills of other MP's is reminded of Frank Sinatra's advise to the Pope on the issue of birth control, 'He no play da game, he no make the rules...' The newly streamlined Mercury Energy is responsible for plunging Auckland into ongoing power cuts. An Iraqi child survivor of American bombing reads, a letter from the President, Bill Clinton. Members of the Board of Mercury Energy are wired to the main power grid - they will be the first to know when the energy to Auckland returns. A Mercury Energy executive defends their performance. Winston Peters unveils his preferred immigration application form. Quantity: 20 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1841-1842

By: Webber, Edmund, 1817-1860

Reference: MS-Papers-10957

Description: Webber's memoirs were written while working as an unpaid clerk in the Treasury in Auckland in 1842. Covers his first 20 years and describes life while serving in the West African Survey under Sir Edward Belcher, return to England, and his 4 years on the Mediterranean Station. Webber's journal begins on the voyage to New Zealand 20 Aug and ends with Webber in Auckland, 22 Jun 1842. Describes departure from Sydney, life in Van Dieman's Land, meetings with members of the Ross Antarctic Expedition, visits to Norfolk Island, arrival at Bay of Islands, New Zealand landscape, attempts to obtain a government post, social life in Auckland and the barracks, land question, Governor Hobson, trial of Maketu, Auckland Maori. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - William Cocksworthy Museum, Kingsbridge, Devon via NZ High Commission (84-243)

Date: [ca 1900s]

By: Easter, Theophilus, 1832-1913

Reference: PAColl-D-0124

Description: Photograph of staff of Sydenham Borough Council standing in front of Council Chambers building (opened in 1903). The Sydenham Fire Brigade was housed in the same building (on left). Photograph taken by T Easter in early 1900s Inscriptions: Mat recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 275 x 378 mm mounted on card

Date: 1940 - 1949

Reference: Eph-A-ATHLETICS-1940s

Description: Includes: 1940: Public Service Inter-Departmental Tournament for Ward memorial Trophy, also Wellington Provincial Public Service Centennial Championship trials. Basin Reserve, 7 February 1940. Official programme Wellington Centre NZAAA. Grand Centennial sports gathering. Basin Reserve, 10 February 1940. Royal Air Force Band. official programme Centennial Year. 49th National Track & Field Championships. Basin Reserve, 8-9 March 1940. Under control of Wellington Centre NZAAA. Official programme (Illustration of Centennial Tower building on front cover) (2 copies) Centennial Year. 49th National Track & Field Championships. Basin Reserve, 8-9 March 1940. Managers & competitor's information card New Zealand Public Service. National Centennial Amateur Athletic and Cycling Championships. Basin Reserve, 11 March 1940. Souvenir programme (Picture of Wellington Railway Station on cover - 2 copies) Complimentary dinner in honour of visiting Centre officials on the occasion of the Centennial Amateur Athletic Championships. Friday 8th March 1940. Menu / toast list (with autographs) 1946: NZAAA. West Coast (N.I.) Centre. 51st National Track and Field Championships. Cook's Gardens Wanganui, 1-2 March 1946. Official programme 1947: New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. 52nd National Track and Field championships. Eden Park, 28 February - 1 March 1947. Souvenir programme 1948: Caversham Harrier and Amateur Athletic Club. First syllabus, season 1948. Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic Club. Sports meeting 25 Feb 1948. Official programme Wellington Centre NZAAA. Official programme of provincial senior track and field championships and McVilly Shield competition. Basin Reserve, 14 February 1948. 1949: Canterbury Amateur Athletic Association. Australian visit (including Shirley Strickland (photo), Morris Curotta, Peter Mullins, George Avery, John Marks, David White, Geoffrey Goodacre, Edwin Carr, E Strickland). Lancaster Park, 2 March 1949. Programme New Zealand Amateur Athletic Championships, 54th. Lancaster Park, 11-12 March 1949. Programme New Zealand Senior and Women's Athletic Championships and Empire Games trials. McLean Park Napier, 31 December [1949] - 2 January 1950. Souvenir programme (2 copies) Wellington Centre NZAAA. Senior provincial championships. Basin Reserve, 18-19 February 1949. Official programme Wellington Centre NZAAA. International contest Australia v New Zealand. Athletic Park, 5 March 1949. Souvenir programme Wellington Centre NZAAA. Visit of Herb Mckenley (Jamaica) and Lloyd La Beach (Panama) in conjunction with the Junior and Women's provincial Championships. Basin Reserve, 11-12 February 1949. Souvenir programme Late 1940s - Early 1950s?: Matamata Amateur Athletic & Cycling Club. Championship certificate for M[urray] Davis [late 1940s-early 1950s?] Quantity: 15 album(s). 3 Other printed ephemera item(s) card; certificate; menu. Physical Description: Offset print on programmes, sizes varying under 250 mm.

Date: 1987

By: Doogue, Eugene Philip, 1901-1987

Reference: MS-Papers-10644

Description: Reminiscences of growing up in Dunedin and Southland; time spent farming before joining Stamp Duties Office in Dunedin; time spent in Invercargill office; transfer to Wellington as Death Duties clerk, Stamp Duties Office; marriage to Doreen Colgan in 1933; position as Bureau Inspector with Unemployment Board administered by Labour Department in 1935; and various other positions with Labour Department; transfer in 1943 to Ministry of Supply as an investigating accountant; retirement in 1950 and life thereafter till 1981. Incluudes list of family members with dates of birth and occupation Quantity: 1 folder(s) (46 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr J A Doogue, Hamilton

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951)

Reference: A-369-135/152

Description: Political cartoons from the end of the ministry of Peter Fraser, the lead up to the 1949 election (in which he was defeated by Sidney Holland), and the first year of Holland's ministry. These cartoons mainly address Holland's link to the British conservatives (which McNamara had a very negative view of), and cuts he made to wages, pensions and allowances when he came into power. Other cartoons relate the post-war political situation in Britain and the United State's aid of the country. Some illustrations of animals are also included. Quantity: 17 newsclippings. Physical Description: Newspaper clippings glued to wallpaper, sizes vary

Date: 1934, 1960-1978

From: Kitt, Watson, d 2015: Photographs

By: NZ Camera-Craft Company

Reference: PAColl-10344

Description: Photographic prints relating to Kitt Watson, 1934-1987. Contains four group portraits of the Chemistry Division of the DSIR (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research), taken in 1960, 1965, 1970, and 1978. Photographers unidentified. Staff in 1978 photograph are listed on document stored with the corresponding photograph. Also contains a standard five class portrait of students at Manaia District High School, taken in 1934 by NZ Camera-Craft. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: 21 Jul 1988

From: Housing Corporation of New Zealand oral history project

By: Hopkinson, George William, 1908-1990

Reference: OHInt-0185/03

Description: George Hopkinson was born in Temuka in 1908. Gives details of his family background. Describes the threshing mill and sawmill business owned and operated by his father. Notes that his family were the local scholars and members of the Presbyterian Church and comments on the Catholic/Protestant division in Temuka. Describes contact with local Maori. Talks about his childhood interests including reading and sport, his milk round and sitting next to Jack Lovelock at school. Describes passing the Public Service Examination and being offered a job in the Land Transfer Office. Discusses transferring to State Advances Corporation in 1937. Describes achieving his LLB and his professional accountants exam. Discusses the Mortgage Corporation name change to State Advances Corporation in 1935 when the Labour Government paid out private shareholders and notes that the Corporation took over the mortgage work of Lands and Survey. Mentions T.N. Smallwood and others. Refers to the first state house in Miramar in 1937. Discusses the relationship between State Advances Corporation and Treasury. Comments on the Royal Commission on State Services. Discusses the impact of World War II on the Corporation and the increase of rural work when the rehabilitation scheme for soldiers began. Describes overseeing a lot of the Porirua state housing. Talks about the grading of applicants by the Housing Allocation Committee. Comments on Ministers of Housing including Bill Fox, Bill Sullivan and John Rae and Prime Ministers Norman Kirk, Sir Keith Holyoake and Sir Walter Nash. Describes time in Invercargill and Nelson as Branch Mananger before returning to Wellington in a variety of jobs culminating in Deputy Managing Director. Venue - Lower Hutt : 1988 Interviewer(s) - Susan Fowke Venue - Mr Hopkinson's home in Lower Hutt Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002221; OHC-002222; OHC-002223 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 406.

Date: 11 Nov 1999

From: New Zealand Netherlands Foundation oral history project, stage two

By: Van Kregten, Hans, active 1999; Wevers, Maarten Laurens (Sir), 1952-

Reference: OHInt-0484-02

Description: Maarten Wevers was born in the Netherlands in 1952. Gives details of his family's background and reasons for their emigration in 1953. Notes that his mother was English. Recalls travelling out on the `Rangitata' and adapting to New Zealand society. Comments on his awareness of being Dutch. Talks about family life and growing up in a home designed by his architect father. Mentions his practice in Masterton. Discusses having no relatives in New Zealand other than immediate family. Recalls his enthusiasm for sport, particularly golf, and being a Wairarapa representative. Talks about family discussions on political issues, including Vietnam, and political involvement at Victoria University. Describes doing maths and economics degrees, going overseas, living in Holland and learning Dutch. Comments on living in Holland and returning to New Zealand. Describes getting a job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and arranging the tour to New Zealand of Princess Beatrix and Dutch parliamentarians. Talks about meeting and marrying his wife Louise, going to Japan from 1980-1985 and being ambassador there from 1994 to 1998. Recalls being private secretary for David Lange, travelling with the Prime Minister, his role as a public servant and the excitement of the job. Talks about working in Brussels. Describes chairing the officials' meeting of APEC in Auckland in 1998, the impact of the East Timor crisis on the APEC summit and vice versa and the unique character of APEC. Sums up his feelings about his Dutch heritage. Interviewer(s) - Hans Van Kregten Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2704.

Date: 05 Mar 1996

From: Holyoake Biography Project

By: Kinsella, Arthur Ellis, 1918-2004

Reference: OHInt-0343-2

Description: Arthur Ellis Kinsella was born in Waikino, in 1918. Talks about his parents and grandparents who emigrated from Ireland around 1850 to settle in Thames and Waihi. Outlines their ownership of the Waihi Gold Mine before continuing family farming tradition. Discusses Celtic heritage and mentions family names McMauraogh and Kingsligh. Outlines education at university in Wellington and Auckland Training College. Talks about outbreak of World War II, leave to join the army and position as a field engineer in the 2nd Echelon from January 1940. Describes travel to London on the Aquitania, training at Aldershot and Greece, arrival in Piraeus and involvement in the Greek campaign. Recounts serious wounding at Olympus Pass and hospital conditions of the 63rd British and 3rd New Zealand hospitals in Cairo. Outlines return to New Zealand, further medical attention and posting to Trentham Army Camp. Talks about leaving the army in 1942 and resuming teaching career. Touches on first marriage and birth of his children. Outlines further tertiary study to masters level. Discusses membership with the National Party from 1943 and details early political involvement. Recalls winning election as National candidate for the Hauraki district in 1954 and commuting problems between Thames and Wellington. Talks about Sidney Holland and atmosphere in Parliament. Describes in detail Keith Holyoake. Outlines portfolios held in Broadcasting, State Insurance and Rehabilitation from the 1960 election. Discusses overseeing the introduction of television in New Zealand, the need for an autonomous radio network, interaction with Gilbert Stringer and the use of telecommunications by politicians including Holyoake. Details introduction of the first automatic telephone exchange in Paeroa. Talks about further portfolios War Pensions and Education from 1963. Touches on the Columbo Plan. Talks about the New Zealand Education Institute, Post Primary Teachers' Association, new university in Hamilton and the introduction of studentship and bursary examinations. Discusses fellow colleagues Norman Shelton, Ralph Hanan, Tom Shand, Tom Skinner, Duncan McIntyre and Robert Muldoon. Compares Keith Holyoake and Robert Muldoon. Recounts Holyoake's position on the Vietnam War and domino theory. Outlines personal career since retirement from politics including government consultant, principal of various secondary schools, the Technical Correspondence School and involvement with the Wellington Technical Training College. Talks about current education issues. Interviewer(s) - David Young Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-012359, OHC-012360, OHC-012361, OHLC-006859, OHLC-006860, OHLC-006861 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4183.

Date: 21 Feb 1996

From: Holyoake Biography Project

By: Scott, William John, 1916-2001

Reference: OHInt-0343-5

Description: William John Scott was born in Te Awamutu, in 1916. Discusses family's Scotish origins and early emigration to New Zealand. Outlines early education at Mount Albert Grammar and states he was the first old boy of the school to enter parliament. Talks about father's tuberculosis and treatment. Outlines work in Pironga, purchase of Hobsonville farm in 1937, ownership until 1972 and developing the farm. Recalls changing electoral boundaries in 1954 to include Hobsonville in the new Rodney electoral district. Talks about positions held within the National Party and as Rodney MP during the 1950s and 1960s. Recounts decision to leave politics in 1969. Describes the rift evident between Keith Holyoake and deputy prime minister Jack Marshall. Discusses work with farmers and the manufacturing lobby. Talks about Walter Nash, the 1960 election, time as chief whip, travel, and the capital punishment debate. Describes Keith Holyoake in his role as Prime Minister. Talks about portfolios held including broadcasting, Government Printing Office and Marine. Outlines work with Tom Shand and the seafaring unions. Discusses fellow MPs Robert Muldoon in role as finance minister and education minister Arthur Kinsella. Outlines involvement with the establishment of Radio Hauraki, including the court case and licensing issues and their relocation offshore. Touches on later position as chairman of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust from 1969 to 1972 after retirement from politics. Interviewer(s) - David Young Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-012371, OHC-012372, OHLC-006871, OHLC-006872 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4187.

Date: 02 Apr 1996

From: Holyoake Biography Project

By: Lapwood, Henry Robert, 1915-2007

Reference: OHInt-0343-3

Description: Harry Robert Lapwood was born in Auckland, in 1915. Outlines paternal family connections and history emigrating to New Zealand on the boat Ganges in 1865, work in farming and gum digging, grandfather's former position in the Royal Navy and participation in the New Zealand Land Wars. Discusses maternal family, originating in Bohemia and Australia, involved with early gold mining in the Coromandel region and establishing a flax mill at Tuakau. Talks about childhood on the farm, death of his mother in 1919 and of his father in 1924. Tells how siblings were raised by various family members. Outlines education and position as a milker on the Dilworth School farm. Names school principal Noel Gibson and former students Michael Bassett, Mike Moore and David Beattie. Discusses employment as a sharemilker in Edgecumbe, as a policeman working with Bert Knapp and Angus Sharpe and enlisting in the army in 1939. Outlines advancement within 1st Echelon from private to regimental seargent major. Talks about action in Crete, Greece and Maleme. Recounts serious shrapnel wounds from the battle of El Alamain in 1942, hospitalisation, bone grafts, blood poisoning and repatriation to Auckland. Talks about marriage to Catherine Gow in 1944, daughter of a legislative councillor in the Reform Government, and the birth of their children. Discusses employment running a lending library in Dominion Road, grocers business in Rotorua from 1947 to 1966 and active participation and presidentship of his local Returned Servicemen's Association (RSA). Outlines candidacy for the National Party in Rotorua electorate in 1949, election win and displacing Ray Boord. Names neighbouring MPs Bill Sullivan and Percy Allen. Details Keith Holyoake and the growth of the National Party through 1950's. Touches on allegations of wrongdoings in Rotorua. Recounts positions held in Parliament including chief government whip, 1970-1972, opposition whip, 1972-1974, spokesperson for tourism, 1975-1987, and chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Discusses fellow Members of Parliament Henry May, Norm Kirk, Bill Rowling, Esme Tombleson, Sir Leslie Munro, Ralph Hanan, Brian Talboys and Robert Muldoon. Outlines Keith Holyoake's eventual replacement as National Party leader by Jack Marshall in 1972. Recounts circumstances regarding this event. Interviewer(s) - David Young Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-012368, OHC-012369, OHC-012370, OHLC-6868, OHLC-6869, OHLC-6870 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4186.