Places

Date: 1922-2002

By: Stace, Hilary Janet, 1954-

Reference: MS-Papers-7364

Description: Comprises reminiscences by Tim Rogers of his brother, George, a lawyer of Hamilton, with obituary; `The Three armchairs' also written by Tim Rogers, recounting his childhood memories; and notes by transcriber and donor with information about the Stace, Butt and Rogers families Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss and printed matter (photocopies)

Date: 1989 - 2007

By: Huggard, Dennis Owen, 1928-2017

Reference: Eph-D-MUSIC-Huggard

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

Date: 1954 - 1988 - 2003

From: Eagle, Audrey Lily, 1926- :[Collection of original paintings made for "Eagle's trees and shrubs of New Zealand" books. 1955-2005]

Reference: A-437-135

Description: Shows leaves, berries and flowers of a rohutu. Artist's list: Flowers Dec., berries March from a cult. plant. Section through berry 10.5.03, coll. Moira Parker, Otago Pen. Appears on page 267 of Eagle's "Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand" Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 261 x 211 mm.

Date: 1993 - 2001

From: Eyework Design & Production :[Ephemera and posters. 1988-2004]

Reference: Eph-D-EYEWORK-Theatre

Description: Includes: 1991: "Caramel cream", a new play by Stephen Sinclair, co-writer of "Ladies' night" & "The sex fiend". Directed by Duncan Smith; starring Turei Reedy, Joanne Simpson, Jed Brophy. Depot Taki Rua Theatre, opens May 2 [1991] (2 copies) 1992: The glass menagerie; truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion, Tennessee Williams' classic, directed by William Walker. Circa Theatre from April 10th, with Deidre O'Connor, Jonathan Hendry, Emma Robinson, Andrew Laing. Photographics - Eyework / WMC; Printing courtesy of PrintGroup [1992] (2 copies) 1993: Lashings of whipped cream, written and performed by Fiona Samuel, directed by Louise Dunne, designed by Dorita Hannah. Genuine 18 yr old! Wellington, Circa Theatre from Sept 10; Auckland Watershed, from Oct 14; Christchurch Repertory, from Nov 5 [1993]. A session with a teenage dominatrix. WOPPA Festival. An NPK Design. 1995: The Master builder, by Henrik Ibsen; directed by Colin McColl; designed by Tony Rabbit. Circa Theatre from 10 March 1995 (2 copies) 1996: "Ricordi!". Print proofs or programme pages or of poster. From an idea by Colin McColl. Downstage Theatre 1996. VUWSA Drama Club Summer Shakespeare 1996 presents "As you like it" in Civic Square. Directed by Miranda Harcourt & Guy Boyce. 7-24 February [1996] (2 copies) 1998: Under Lili's Balcony presents "Too high the son", written by Stephen Bain, with Tim Spite, Stephen Bain & France Herve. Maidment Theatre Auckland 5-9 May; Downstage Theatre Wellington 13-23 May; Govett-Brewster Art Gallery New Plymouth 27-30 May; Baycourt Tauranga 2-6 June [1998] (2 copies) 2001: "No 2", by Toa Fraser. Christchurch 27 July - 5 Aug; Dunedin Fortune Theatre 22-25 Aug; Invercargill Embassy Theatre 28-29 Aug; Gisborne Lawson Field Theatre 31 Aug - 1 Sept; Rotorua Convention Centre 6-7 Sept; Hastings Blossom Festival 11-13 Sept; Nelson Arts Festival 27-29 Sept; Auckland Maidment Theatre 2-6 Oct [2001] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset and digital prints, sizes varying up to 600 mm.

Date: 2003 - 2005

Reference: Eph-D-TAKI-RUA-2003/2005

Description: 2005: Strata; 05 tour, a play by Kirk Torrance, directed by Tim Spite. Hamilton Telecom Playhouse 7-9 March; Palmerston North Centrepoint Theatre 12 March; Upper Hutt Expressions Arts and Entertainment Centre 16-19 March [2005] (2 copies) Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes below 700 mm. Provenance: Some posters donated by Taki Rua Productions in 2014.

Date: 31 Mar 2005

From: Births Deaths & Marriages oral history project

By: Amon, Danielle Renee, 1951-

Reference: OHInt-0853-01

Description: Interview with Danielle Amon, born at Helensville in 1951. Refers to growing up on a dairy farm near Kaitaia, moving to Hamilton to work in 1969, marrying, and managing a poultry farm. Mentions getting a job with the Probation Service in 1980, being promoted rapidly, and becoming Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Hamilton in 1982. Talks about the job managing a staff of four and a budget, and dealing with the public. Refers to moving to the larger Auckland office with a multicultural team. Comments on reactions to her as a young manager, managing the office as a business, and the need to respect other cultures. Mentions the Registrar's Office being moved from the Department of Justice to the Department of Internal Affairs in 1995. Comments on computerisation, increasing workloads, and staff being replaced with temps. Talks about relations between Head Office in Wellington and the generally younger staff in district offices. Comments on taking redundancy in the late 1990s during restructuring, and to never having called herself a public servant. Refers to the procedures for registering births and deaths, and having the discretion to reject names. Comments on adoptions and the Adult Adoption Information Act. Explains the procedure for name changes by deed poll and difficulties for people under 20. Refers to the 1995 Births, Deaths & Marriages Act allowing birth certificates to be changed after a sex change. Describes changes in the registration books in the 1960s and 1970s, the process of indexing and searching, and the introduction of microfiche [indexes] in the 1990s. Refers to the lack of cross-referencing between births and deaths leading to some identity fraud. Mentions the introduction of electronic capture of registrations. Discusses becoming a marriage celebrant and the reasons people married at a Registry Office. Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015797 - OHC-015798 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1.59 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5672. Search dates: 1951 - 2005

Date: 20 May 2003

From: We call it home; State Housing history project

By: Purvis, Linda Christine, active 1960-2003; Purvis, William John, 1945-

Reference: OHInt-0872-17

Description: Interview with Lindy (Linda) Purvis, born in Wellington, and her husband Bill Purvis, born in Hamilton 1945. Outline their family backgrounds. Linda refers to growing up in Taumaranui, living initially in a transit camp, her parents separating, and her mother applying for a state house. Lindy discusses how the family managed, her mother working three jobs, and growing their own vegetables. Refers to her mother wanting to buy a house in the 1950s but being denied a mortgage because she was a single woman. Bill discusses the state house in Claudelands and the group house in Fairfield that he grew up in, and explains why the kitchen was the hub of the house. Talk about being baby boomers, family special occasions and holidays. Discuss the types of food their families ate and being expected to eat what they were given. Comment on the friendly communities in the streets where they lived and children playing on the street. Linda refers to not being involved the Maori cultural side of her father's family. Interviewer(s) - Ben Schrader Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015660 - OHC-015661 Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s) (draft). 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 2.04 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5624 (draft). Search dates: 1945 - 2003

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

From: Art Taranaki oral history project

By: Muggeridge, Marianne, 1952-

Reference: OHInt-0769-06

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

Date: 12 Apr 2005

From: Office of the Auditor-General History project

By: Kemble, Laurence Bruce, 1943-; Fowke, Susan, 1944-2017

Reference: OHInt-0838-03

Description: Interview with Laurie (Laurence Bruce) Kemble, born Hamilton, 4 January 1943. Mentions his father Alfred Ashley worked for New Zealand Railways, rising from porter to Frankton yard foreman, while his mother Sybil Caroline (Cadman) was very much a homemaker who encouraged her children in all their endeavours. Refers to his mother's hospitalisation with TB. Discusses sports he has played, beach holidays, and the freedom children had then. Comments on his schooling, and initially wanting to be a carpenter when he left school. Refers to studying accountancy at night school. Describes marrying Mary Chlotilde Laurensen in 1965 and gives details of their children. Outlines his early career as an accounts clerk until he began working as an assistant auditor at the Audit Department, Hamilton. Comments on the work done and describes the office culture, the all-male staff, and on the job training. Describes the auditor's job being to certify that the accounts are materially correct. Refers to women first being employed in Audit in the 1970s and outnumbering male staff by the time he retired. Mentions becoming a district auditor (team leader) in Hamilton in 1969, sole district auditor in Tauranga in 1976, and later Regional Director (Midland). Mentions audits he has done in Pacific island countries and New Zealand embassies overseas. Discusses restructuring of the Audit Department under Jeff Chapman, with Gary Poole becoming head of Audit New Zealand, the 'working arm' of the office. Refers to the change of mindset needed when district offices had to tender for audits. Comments on Auditors-General Fred Shailes, Brian Tyler, Jeff Chapman, David Macdonald and Kevin Brady. Mentions that the most striking recent changes are the new technology and the way audits are now done. Interviewer(s) - Susan Fowke Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015396, OHC-015397, OHC-015398 Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 2.20 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5581. Colour portrait of Laurie and Mary Kemble, ca.2000; b&w photocopy of a portrait of Laurie as a younger man. Search dates: 1943 - 1966 - 2006 - 2002

Date: 2002

Reference: Eph-G-TAKI-RUA-2002-01

Description: Poster advertising a tour of the play "Woman far walking", shows a black and white photograph of the actors Riria and Kahu Hotere as the young woman and old woman with a walking stick. The dates when the play will be playing at each venue are listed: Christchurch Court Theatre 22 March - 6 April; Dunedin Fortune Theatre 12-20 April; Hamilton WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts 21-24 August; Palmerston North Centrepoint Theatre 31 August - 21 September. The poster also mentions Manchester (UK) as part of the production tour. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 1175 x 840 mm; laminated Provenance: Donated by Taki Rua Productions in 2014.

Date: 2009

By: Black Grace Dance Company

Reference: Eph-E-DANCE-2009-01

Description: Poster advertising a tour by dance troupe Black Grace, shows a photograph of four male performers in action: a suited man in an eyemask; a man in underwear leaping in midair; a man in a leather jacket, holding aloft a baseball bat, and beating up a man on the wooden floor of a room with grey painted brick walls. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Digital print, 840 x 595 mm. Provenance: Donated by Phantom Billstickers, Wellington, in 2010.

Date: 1954 - 1970 - 2003

From: Eagle, Audrey Lily, 1926- :[Collection of original paintings made for "Eagle's trees and shrubs of New Zealand" books. 1955-2005]

Reference: A-437-103

Description: Shows leaves, seeds and flowers of the tarata. Artist's list: Flowers 18.10.54 from a cult. plant in Caldwell Bush, Electricity Dept., Hamilton. Instigator Athol Caldwell. Ripe capsule March 2003 Otago Pen. coll. A Eagle Appears on page 205 of Eagle's "Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand" Other Titles - December; Peninsula Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 261 x 211 mm.

Date: 1954 - 1988 - 2002

From: Eagle, Audrey Lily, 1926- :[Collection of original paintings made for "Eagle's trees and shrubs of New Zealand" books. 1955-2005]

Reference: A-437-163

Description: Shows leaves, seeds, fruit and flowers of a putaputaweta tree. Artist's list: Flowers Jan. 1954 from Caldwell Bush, Electricity department, Hamilton. Cult. plant. Fruit May from Hakarimata Ra., Ngaruawahia, coll. A Eagle. Enlargement of fruit and seeds and outline of a larger leaf June from Lake Kaniere, Hokitika, coll. Bill Messenger Appears on page 323 of Eagle's "Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand" Other Titles - January; Kaniere Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 261 x 211 mm.

Date: 2000 - 2009

Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Waikato-2000/2009

Description: Includes pamphlets promoting tourism to Waikato including Hamilton, Orakei Korako, hot springs at Te Aroha, Te Awamutu, Franklin Country, Te Kuiti, Tirau, Matamata, Morrinsville, Hobbiton, Cambridge, and the Riverboat Waireka 1908 Ltd at Reporoa. Ephemera on hotels in the area may be housed at Eph-A-HOTELS-Waikato. For other Waikato material see under Eph-A-TOURISM-Waitomo, Eph-A-TOURISM-Coromandel Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs and offset printing on pamphlets, sizes varying below 250 mm.

Date: 2007

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

Reference: DCDL-0013159

Description: Shows a Hamilton gang member sitting by his mail box waiting for his mail. Beside him lies his dog. He says that during this time he can appreciate how Jenny Gibbs feels. Refers to multimillionarie Jenny Gibbs being unable to get broadband from Telecom. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0010146

Description: A group of Hamilton cilty councillors sit around a table looking perturbed at the size that the Auckland super-city could be. One of them has the bright idea that Hamilton could make a bid for the rest of the North Island. Refers to the super-city that is propsed for Auckland that will be administered by a single mayoralty. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: Feb - Apr 2008

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000276

Description: Photographs of Hamilton, Te Anga, Marokopa and Taharoa buildings, 2008 Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Buildings Feb to April 2008" Quantity: 24 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2009

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0012881

Description: The cartoon shows a train running backwards downhill from Auckland to Hamilton. Text reads 'Estimated cost escalation' and words on the train read 'Planned commuter service'. The driver says 'We could be going backwards'. Refers to the derailing of plans to trial a commuter train service between Hamilton and Auckland after the estimated cost escalated to more than $1 million annually for three years. The Hamilton City Council's transport committee yesterday admitted defeat over plans to trial the commuter service after the latest KiwiRail proposal revealed the cost would be more than double the $450,000 figure it earlier indicated. The council was left as the main funder of the service after the NZ Transport Agency and Environment Waikato refused to chip in. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: April - July 2008

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000251

Description: Photographs of the exterior of buildings in Hamilton, Tokoroa, Te Aroha, Frankton, Tirau, Taupo and Putaruru, taken April-July 2008 Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within folder called "New Zealand Buildings April to July 2008" Quantity: 70 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2003

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DX-001-649

Description: Caricature of Otago Highlanders and All Black rugby player, Byron Kelleher. Kelleher moved to Hamilton to play for the Waikato Chiefs at the end of 2003. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).