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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: 1962

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-477

Description: A man tells his young son who is getting himself a glass of water from the kitchen tap to cut out the eight ounce glasses and start using ponies. Refers to ratepayers having to pay more for water. Hand-written pencil text below the cartoon reads 'Here, cut out the eight ounce glasses, m'lad - from now on you're drinking ponies!' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, crayon and letratone on paper, 255 x 280mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1998 - 1999

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

Reference: H-539-063/086

Description: General Pinochet complains about not being allowed to travel freely. Comment on the Minister of Defence's policy. Opposition Leader, Helen Clark, tells the public about National's intended defence spending. New Zealand's energy resources are put up for sale. Vultures gather around National's leader, Jenny Shipley. Jenny Shipley celebrates her first year as leader of the National Party. Boris Yeltsin reassures Russians he is still alive and running the country even though he is on an intravenous drip of Vodka. Finance Minister, Bill Birch in a pool after his attempt in the NZ Economic Free Fall Competitions. Jenny Shipley passes his togs, which he forgot to put on. Comment on the commercialisation of professional cricket. The House Judiciary Committee sit in judgement over President Clinton in the Lewinsky scandal. New ACC law allows victims the right to sue. Paul East quits politics to take up a cushy post for Foreign Affairs in London. Leaked conversations of Gilbert Myles. US military are relaxed about Iraqi missiles aimed at US Republicans. Jenny Shipley visits Bill Clinton. The world tryys to understand why Serbian security forces commit such terrible atrocitities. The Serbians say 'Because they can' Rachel Hunter and Jerry Hall discuss why they got rid of their rock star husbands. Pam Corkery quits politics. Bill Clinton tells the nation about the state of his relations with his wife Hillary following the Lewinsky allegations. The International Olympic Committee get 1st, 2nd and 3rd for Corruption, Greed and Arrogance. Monica Lewinsky is called to Washington for a high-level debriefing. The Government's response to people's needs following the storms in Northland. Sweetwaters festival leaves a mountain of unpaid debtors. Jenny Shipley advocates her favoured MMP option. Quantity: 24 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1950 - 1959

By: Hauraki Catchment Board

Reference: MapColl-832.14cdc/1959/Acc.9437, 9439-53

Description: Drawn on traced maps, the annotations depict water catchment aspects of the Piako River Scheme from Matamata to the Firth of Thames, such as the river tracks, safe river capacities, foreshore stopbanks, regrading and channel improvements, river capacity, works for improved drainage systems and reduced valley floor flooding, stream clearances, river bed level changes, stopbank and channel gradients at varied distances and river profiles, longitudinal and cross sections of rivers. Catchment no. 091000. Maps are traced by J.K.M., R Little, W.G.L.M. and K.B.M. Quantity: 16 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and coloured pencil on paper, linen backed, scales vary, 48 x 73 cm.

Date: 1999 - 2000

From: 1 original and 5 cartoon photocopies by Malcolm Walker, 6 cartoon photocopies by Daryl Crimp, 1 cartoon photocopy by Garrick Tremain, published in Sunday News between 2 September 1999 and 14 July 2000.

By: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-

Reference: H-620-010

Description: Laurie Mains defends himself against allegations of remaining silent over rugby player drug taking. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Horizontal A4 photocopy.

Date: 2003

By: Creative New Zealand

Reference: Eph-B-LOCAL-2003-01

Description: Sheets (each with a photograph) announcing the award winners in particular categories of the creative places awards for 2003: Built environment: Districts councils: Hastings CBD revitalisation (Hastings) Built environment: City Councils: West Wave Aquatic Centre (Waitakere City) Arts provision: City Councils: "Dance your socks off!" (Wellington) Premier winner / Strategic Arts Initiatives: District Councils: Puke Ariki (New Plymouth) Arts provision: District Councils: Rotorua Arts Village Experience, R.A.V.E. (Rotorua) Youth initiatives: City Councils: RESPECT 2003 (Hutt City) Celebrating Cultural Diversity: City Councils: Asia 2000 Diwali Festival of Lights (Wellington) Strategic Arts Initiatives: City Councils: Heritage trails (North Shore City) Two copies of each sheet. Quantity: 8 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on individual sheets, 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 1945 - 1950

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

Reference: A-369-041/059

Description: Drawings and caricatures of sports related figures who flourished during the 1940s and 1950s. Includes All Blacks Charlie Oliver, L. Savage, "Has" Catly, and goal-kicker Morrie Doyle, and in other sports boxer Cyril Hurne, American wrestler Dick Raines, and an unnamed female tennis player. Other portraits are of Alex Pratt (manager of Hutt Speedways Ltd), George Welch (secretary of the Wellington Indoor Bowling Association), Mic Zamba (president of the Wellington Softball Association) and boxing trainer Archie Lechie. A number of plain diagrams illustrate boxing and wrestling technique. The original collage of caricatures of McNamara's Southern Cross Collegues used in their 1949 Christmas card and another of two men playing rugby are included. Quantity: 16 newsclippings. 2 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on paper and blue pencil 295mm x 390mm, black ink and white out on paper 240mm x 285mm, and newspaper clippings glued to wallpaper, sizes vary.

Date: 2002

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

Reference: H-671-001/018

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Shows the 'Peace Processor' machine in action where Jewish and Palestinian antagonists are placed in one end of the machine and after numerous processes they come out the same. Jim Anderton proposes drastic remedies for medical problems. Shows Helen Clark as a mother trying to deal with her infantile fighting MPs. Shows Labour's Finance Minister, Michael Cullen, taking money from Health and Education to top-up the Government's Superannuation Scheme and then borrowing money to fund Health and Education. This is to show people that the Government is not borrowing to fund the Superannuation Scheme. Shows the Alliance Party waka spliting apart with rowers rowing in two different directions. Comment on Israel blaming Yasser Arafat and the Palestinians for the devastation caused to Palestine by the Israeli military. Shows Queen Elizabeth expressing her appreciation for having turned up for her mothers funeral and having worn a dress rather than her trade-mark trouser suit. Comment on the effectiveness of Jim Anderton in Government. Comment on Jim Anderton's pattern of changing political skins from Labour to New Labour to the Alliance and now onto what ever his new Party will be called. Comment on the poor showing of the National Party in public opinion. Shows a customer to the new Kiwibank wanting to have an account in both Kiwibank and with his existing bank until he decides later which way to go. He adds that Mr Anderton must understand this as he is assuming the same position over being the Government leader of the Alliance but setting up a new party in opposition to them later in the year. Comment on shift from Privy Council to NZ Appointed Court - infers that the new system will be more a roll of the dice rather than a matter of impartially balancing the scales of justice. Comment on the Helen Clark art forgery incident. Illustrates the demonisation of Yasser Arafat. Comment on the increasing need for vigilence in protecting our children from all forms of violence and abuse. Comment on NZ losing the right to co-host the Rugby World Cup with reference to the Helen Clark art forgery incident. Shows the Auckland public looking for alternate ways to blanket spraying to get rid of the Painted Apple Moth. A suggestion is to make the Rugby Union and Trevor Mallard responsible for its protection. This refers to them losing the right to co-host the Rugby World Cup. Comment on National's new tax package. Quantity: 18 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies.

Date: 2002

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

Reference: H-674-066/087

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues. Obituary to the Queen Mother. The two methods of applying pressure in the Middle East crisis, awesome fire power and suicide bombers. Helen Clark welcomes Jim Anderton back into the fold of the Labour party. The New Zealand cricket team manage to pull a rabbit from the hat to draw a test series. Jim Anderton leads his followers to another promised land shown as a high wire that's going nowhere. As President George W Bush calls for Israel to withdraw from Palestine, a dog (Ariel Sharon) urinates on his leg. President Bush tries to mediate peace negotiations betweem Arafat and Sharon. A septic tank is on daily call to clean up the mess in the Alliance Party caucus. Two coffins are carried by pallbearers. The first contains the body of the Queen Mother, the second, the remains of Helen Clark's plans for a Republic. Bill English hears the news that Helen Clark has enough support to rule for life. Comment on Helen Clark's involement in signing art works that she didn't paint. Graham Murries coaching career is resurected following the Hurricanes win over the Brumbies. Lawyers discuss the reasons not to sever links with the Privy Council; many of the reasons are led by self interest. The United States congratulates itself while Israel and Palestine come closer and closer to annihilation. New Zealand's arm is severed by an axe as they reach out to hold the Rugby World Cup host status. The axeman is Australian. Baby Kahu Drurie is returned to her family by a New Zealand police officer following being kidnapped. Winston Peters wonders whats happening to New Zealand when he exposes the Treaty grievance industry and Helen Clark is shown to be a forger, the result is her popularity soars and his doesn't move. Comment on the Catholic church's lax approach to priests having sex with their congregation. Shows the positive effect on the New Zeland Police the progress of two high profile cases have had. The NZRFU offer the two executives who negotiated the World Cup Host contracts a gun and two bullets to end their misery. Israeli tanks crush the Palestinian Refugee Camp in an effort to end the cycle of hate. Derek Fox accuses jounalists of Maori-bashing when they ask for accountability over the appointment of conman John Davy as CEO of the Maori Television Service. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 2002

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

Reference: H-674-126/133

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

Date: 2001 - 2002

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

Reference: H-674-001/026

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues. Shows a destroyed bus (peace process) destroyed first by the Palestinian suicide bombers and them by Israeli war planes. Health spending priorities promote huge salaries for the CEO and a pittence for everyone else. Cartoon obituary to Sir Peter Blake. A dolphin weeps. Shows a flag at hslf-mast over the sea and a poem for Sir peter Blake. Peter Jackson, Director of Lord of the Rings dresses up for the New Zealand premiere. Debate in the Parliamentary Chamber on proposed changes referred to as the 'wipe the slate clean' Bill. Helen Clark hides from the anger of the grounded NZ Air Force capability. Children's perception of the difference in pay rises between MP's and teachers. Shows a tour guide explaining the virtues and down-side of New Zealand to a group of travel writers. Shows Bin Laden jumping the cue at the plastic surgery clinic. Shows MP's defending themselves at a press conference against charges of triple-dipping from public funds. Shows the men calling the tune on America's anti-terrorism campaign. Shows the leader of the National Party, Bill English asking Santa Claus for a Christmas present. Santa and his reindeer narrowly avoid being hit by airborne missiles. Shows an All Black selector recruiting new talent from a war zone. Shows Helen Clark and Jim Anderton clucking over their new baby (Air New Zealand), while Michael Cullen advises them not to get too attached as it'll be up for adoption as soon as it can stand on it's own feet. Winston Peters climbs up to his attic to dust off his 'super scare monger' suit. Slobadon Milosevich stands in the War Crimes Tribunal dock with his hands dripping in blood, he defys the authority of the court. A tribute to New zealand Criketerl, Chris Cairns as 'King of the Oval.' Shows Tranzrail passengers being shown a pick-axe they are to use in case of a derailment. Shows detainees at Guantanamo Bay being asked by their detainers if they have any complaints. They wear something like a gas mask so their answer is impossible to understand. Refers to anti-terrorism war and those captured by American-led forces. Shows politicicians as children engaged in petty squabbles as the election draws near. Comment on asylum seekers in Australia seeking help from the rest of the world. Shows Israeli troops in a armoured tank trying to force Yasser Arafat to end Palestinian violence. Shows an Australian teacher explaining to his students that only those arriving in Australia between 1840 and 2000 are 'fair dinkum Aussies'. National Party leader, Bill English dons a judges cloak, a hangman's noose and an executioners hood as he campaigns on a law and order platform. ACT leader, Richard Prebble outlines his stand on immigration policy. Quantity: 27 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1982

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :One folder of original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in the 1970s and 1980s.

Reference: A-305-166

Description: The cartoon shows a man, representing New Zealand, sitting in a snow cave with a number of years crossed out on the wall, from 1972 to 1982. The snow above the cave reads "`Triple A' Credit". Possibly refers to the wage freeze enforced by Muldoon or to increasing national debt. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, 190 x 270 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

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: 2002

Reference: H-668-001/020

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Topics covered include: Whanau benefits in Maori TV funding and jobs, Helen Clark advises Australia to stay out of New Zealand politics, the stranding of the tanker Jody F Millennium off the Coast of Gisborne, air-sprayed 'painted apple moth' toxin seen as a possibility for dealing with Palmerston North gangs, Government spending prioroties questioned, Judges private use of lap-top computers called into question after pornography accessing case, Helen Clark and Peter Davis come to terms with royal protocol, the Queen arrives in NZ and is greeted by the Deputy Prime Minister, comparrisons of Royal and Vice Regal visits including the beleaguered Australian Govenor General, 2002 Rich List and the increasing poverty of the ordinary man, the Government considers new road tax on motorists, ex-MP's and their spouses travel perks, The Queen and Duke meet Australian PM Howard and Govenor General, Governments spending priorities questioned, large amount of new road tax to fund Auckland roading development, Alliance Party in self destruction mode, the unlikely prospect of Bill English becoming Prime Minister, Helen Clark wonders whether the Governments policies have given the unions too much strength, ease of securing money for social activities if you call them a 'hui', NZ Rugby Football Union loses co-host status for World Cup and it's associated revenue. Quantity: 20 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 photocopies

Date: 1928

By: Waikato Catchment Board.

Reference: MapColl-832.14cdc/1928/Acc.8562

Description: Drawn on a traced map, annotations depict watershed (water catchment) areas including lakes and rivers from Te Kohanga, Waikato River south through Orton, Opuatia, Lake Whangape, Rotongaro, Waahi, and on the West Coast, Kaawa, Neilson's (below Te Akau) and Ruapuke (Parawai Stream) north of Aotea harbour are highlighted. Bottom right corner reads:'45'. On verso, reads (faint): Waikato Catchment Board, West-Central Waikato, Raglan County. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, linen backed, part coloured, scale indeterminable, 136 x 75 cm.

Date: 1953-1961

By: New Zealand. Ministry of Works

Reference: PA1-o-1243

Description: Photographs of Hapuku River, taken 1953-1961 by various photographers, showing Ministry of Works activities to control erosion. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 5 Jun 2008 - 05 Jun 2008

From: MAF Biosecurity New Zealand oral history project

By: Gould, Susan Deborah, 1959-

Reference: OHInt-0975-13

Description: Interview with Sue (Susan) Gould, born in Timaru in 1959. Refers to her family background and schooling in Timaru. Comments on working in a nursery for a year, doing a Diploma in Horticulture at Lincoln College, then travelling and working in various jobs until she was old enough to join the Port Agriculture Service in Christchurch in 1981. Described her first weeks on the job, sitting entrance exams in an Auckland wharf shed, and year's probation. Refers to the roster system, on-the-job training, and there being only one other female on the Christchurch staff when she started. Describes work at Lyttelton rummaging through freight and inspecting chests of household effects. Talks about later boarding vessels before they berthed, meeting the captain, the paperwork involved, going through cabins and galleys, sealing meat lockers, and checking fish holds on trawlers for hidden meat. Refers to learning some Japanese and Russian at night classes, and also kickboxing. Mentions the changes that came with containerisation, with cargo being inspected in unpacking areas or importers' premises. Refers to working at the airport, the 'pecking order' of the staff there, passenger risk criteria for bringing in food (ethnic groups) or animal diseases (horse breeders, vets), and a drug runner with a suitcase of hashish. Refers to boarding American, Italian and New Zealand military aircraft to spray for insects. Comments on the change to using residual insecticides on surfaces in planes and air bridges which reduced the need for spraying on arrival. Mentions garbage collection from aircraft and spraying left over food with dye before disposal. Refers to the transporting of horses, cats, dogs and other animals on aircraft, aircraft preparation, and arrival checking. Talks about crew searches, and the importance of passenger profiling before x-rays. Mentions starting to use dogs in the late 1990s to help with cruise ships. Describes post office duty, the numbers of foreign university students in Canterbury and knowing the seasons to expect food items in parcels. Discusses the beginning of importing off season fruit and vegetables, which became a massive part of the job. Talks about doing pre-clearance of grapes in Australia. Comments on her current work arranging and carrying out pre-clearance inspection of grapes in Mexico, the U.S. and Australia. Explains setting up the inspection process in Mexico. Outlines the fumigation process with ethyl dibromide or methyl bromide, the training given, having little safety gear in the early days, and problems in cold weather. Refers to taking a full time job at Lyttelton after 15 years on general roster. Mentions moving to Wellington in 2003 as Site Manager for the Wellington Quarantine Service. Talks about relations with the port and airport companies, and procedures for VIPs. Discusses becoming Manager Offshore after a restructuring in 2005, and her work finding suitable staff to send overseas, arranging service agreements and managing staff at a distance. Describes current work with the military doing pre-clearance overseas for returning personnel. Outlines the process of passenger pre-clearance on cruise ships and the job's popularity. Comments on struggling to find staff to go to Japan for vehicle inspection. Refers to her other administrative work, and to never wanting to lose sight of the border. Comments on the introduction of charging for service, the TV programme Border Patrol, and their relationship with Customs. Refers to working with the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service, and work in the Pacific improving quarantine standards. Mentions their relationship with the United States Department of Agriculture. Reflects on various restructurings during her career and refers to how unsettling they were for staff. Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Accompanying material - Interviewee's curriculum vitae, with printed abstract Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-001100 Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) biographical form. 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Physical Description: Sound files - wave files Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7308. Search dates: 1959 - 2008

Date: 1964

From: Henderson, George Duncan, 1911?-1985:[Collection of cartoons by George Henderson (Hen). 1961-1984]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-445-035

Description: Shows a group of government officials approaching a crowd of men dressed as soldiers stationed behind a strategic hill. In the background is a river. The men are armed with hoses and guns and carry signs reading 'seal highway 41', 'hands off our river' and 'people before fish'. The government officials hold up a peace flag and hold a document titled 'govt terms'. A sign reads 'Welcome to Taumarunui'. On verso is text 'peace talks'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 180 x 210 mm

Date: 18 Apr 2008

From: MAF Biosecurity New Zealand oral history project

By: Mooney, Brian Denis Simon, 1957-

Reference: OHInt-0975-15

Description: Interview with Brian Mooney, born in Alexandra in 1957. Refers to being raised in Clyde and Hamilton, and his father being a lawyer and then a magistrate. Talks about working for the New Zealand Forest Service after he left school, spending two years at Kaingaroa Forest training as a Woodsman Cadet. Comments on having a year off work after a bad motorcycle accident and later being sent to Tawarua Forest (Te Kuiti) to learn supervision. Mentions working at Aupouri Forest, Kaitaia for a year and then in the Thames Regional Office of the Forest Service where one of his tasks was collecting native seeds. Describes work in the Tairua Forest near Whangamata 1980-1985 planting kauri and supervising tree thinning. Comments on living in single men's camps at each forest and on camp life. Talks about becoming a Timber Inspection and Preservation Officer in Mt Maunganui in 1985, and the training he received in entomology, mycology and wood techology. Discusses his work inspecting export logs and timber, timber mills and preservation plants, as well as timber packaging on ships coming in. Mentions the port was focused on exports. Refers to the development of his passion for quarantine, especially import quarantine. Mentions dealing with termites which had arrived on Australian power poles. Comments on the merger of the Ministries of Forestry and Agriculture in 1987 and the culture change for Forestry staff. Talks about learning new skills after the merger of the Port Inspection Service and the Timber Inspection Service and the job becoming more complex. Refers to moving to Auckland in 1990 where his work became focused on imports. Mentions the shift to containerisation, working with people and the difference from working with exports. Describes in detail the chain of processes for importers on the wharf, and MAF and Customs having separate processes. Compares methods for inspecting an incoming ship as a timber inspector and later as a quarantine officer, and the problems with developing common procedures. Talks about agricultural risks for New Zealand, container standards and searching, and importer lobby groups. Refers to white spotted tussock moth and painted apple moth, the costs of incursion emergencies, and MAF (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) being manager driven. Comments that Customs and MAF need more communication at all levels. Mentions pre-clearance on passenger and cruise liners, the risk of passenger items, and detector dogs. Describes the importance of the staff uniform. Comments on changes in attitudes to and opportunities for women in the service since the merger with MAF. Refers to the ethnic make up of staff, and to the TV programme Border Patrol. Mentions colleagues including Des Ogle, Neil Hyde, Pat Marsh, Len Greaves and David Grimshaw. Reflects on his deep passion for quarantine, and on the need to save New Zealand coming before staff and management. Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Accompanying material - copy of booklet "Taking pines to pasture: merging of the Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry (Cases in public sector innovation, no. 10, published by Victoria University of Wellington through Victoria Link, 2001.); with printed abstract Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-001102 Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2.44 Hours and minutes Duration. Physical Description: Sound files - wave files Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7310. Search dates: 1957 - 2008

Date: 17 Apr 2008

From: MAF Biosecurity New Zealand oral history project

By: Flint, Travis Nonnet, 1924-

Reference: OHInt-0975-11

Description: Interview with Travis Flint, born in Invercargill in 1924. Talks about growing up in a farming family, his schooling, and the family moving to Tauranga ca 1939/1940. Refers to working in the family citrus orchard until his call up by the Territorials aged 18, being transferred for a period to the Air Force, and travelling to Egypt in 1945. Discusses serving briefly at Forley in Italy, before being based in Trieste. Recalls hearing about the atom bomb being dropped on Hiroshima, returning to New Zealand before going to Japan in Jayforce. Discusses returning to New Zealand in late 1946, and studying at Lincoln College on a Department of Agriculture bursary. Talks about working for the Department of Agriculture as a horticultural field officer in Alexandra. Mentions taking a Plant Quarantine Officer course while in Alexandra, and then transferring to Palmerston North as a horticultural and agricultural quarantine officer. Mentions his work inspecting imported plants and incoming international mail and handling hunters' trophies. Talks about staff training at Palmerston North covering entomology, plant pathology, animal health, jurisprudence, fish identification and fumigation. Mentions treating aircraft at Ohakea. Refers to the Palmerston North seed testing station and intercepting cannabis seed. Discusses a promotion to deputy in the Port Agricultural Inspection Service in Auckland in 1963, and later becoming Regional Office Manager. Talks about the work involving boarding ships, checking larders, clearance of passengers, and control of transfer of goods between vessels. Comments on problems in the organisation three years after its establishment, and the lack of office space as the staff increased after the opening of Mangere airport. Reflects on the difficulties finding qualified staff in the early years of the Service, the number of university graduates with suitable training increasing but their need to be practical. Mentions that the staff was male and mainly Pakeha at the beginning. Comments that the Auckland office was responsible for the area from the far north to Taupo. Mentions checking food and pets on yachts in Northland, and checking mail for food at Taupo during the Tongariro hydro development project. Mentions the problem of bird smuggling on wheat ships from Australia, fish smuggling, and the dangers from meat imports. Refers to staff travelling to clear exports and their need to know the standards of importing countries. Mentions boarding the Royal Yacht Britannia, and President Lyndon Johnson wanting to bring his dog with him. Talks about the Auckland fumigation centre which lacked a training programme in 1963. Refers to cargo inspection in wharf sheds or in the holds before containerisation, and having to get shipping people to accept that ship sweepings and garbage could contain pests. Discusses the changes in treating cargo after the introduction of container shipping and air cargo, the problems with moving cargo off wharf to approved areas, and his preference for pre-treatment of goods. Describes airport processes for spraying insecticide in incoming aeroplanes and checking disembarking passengers. Comments on the development of risk passenger profiles to target passengers likely to try to bring in food, language difficulties, amnesty bins and Beagle sniffer dogs. Refers to being sent to the Islands to check practices with crops and exports. Describes relations with head office, time spent in Wellington, and meetings of regional managers. Talks about their relationship with the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service, interchange of staff between Australia and New Zealand, and development of pre- and post-clearance systems for produce and vehicles. Describes the effects of the restructuring of MAF (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries) in the 1980s on his situation, retiring in 1987, and setting up a company Horticultural Quality Services. Recalls other managers he worked with in the Service including Julian Brown, Gordon Halson, Don Possin and Neil Hyde. Reflects that his role was to improve the agriculture quarantine service of New Zealand and that educating the public is one of the most important aspects of the work. Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-002011 Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 digital photograph(s). 2 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s) 1 of black and white cartoon. 1 interview(s). 2.33 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7306. Two digital photographs of Travis Flint (17 April 2008). Scanned B&W photographs of: Travis Flint with confiscated stuffed animals; Travis Flint in a display room of confiscated items?; scanned Lonsdale cartoon about a new type of ant found in a ship's hold Search dates: 1924 - 2008