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Date: 20 Oct 1998

From: Tongariro Forest oral history project

By: Smith, Kevin David, 1953-

Reference: OHInt-0425/8

Description: Kevin Smith was born in Taumarunui in 1953. Describes going to Owhango Primary School and Taumarunui High School. Mentions his father, Bluey Smith, worked as a bushman and bush boss for Dominion Timber Company from the 1920s to the 1950s. Recalls exploring the forest as a child, working there with his father and deer hunting as a teenager. Talks about his early interest in conservation as the result of a road being built through Ohinetonga Reserve. Describes studying botany and then forestry at university, beginning his PhD on the West Coast and deciding to campaign to protect the native forest instead of finishing his thesis. Describes living in Harihari for fourteen years and working for Native Forests Action Council with Gerry McSweeney and Guy Salmon. Discusses damage to the Tongariro Forest. Mentions goats, other pests and the creation of poor farmland by the Department of Lands and Survey in the southern part of the forest. Comments on the use of red beech for fence posts. Describes writing an ecological report for Forest and Bird. Talks about community support for saving the Tongariro Forest and involvement from the Outdoor Pursuits Centre and Mangatepopo School. Comments on unique forest communities and mentions Waimarino Plateau. Explains the difference in attitude between communities in south Westland and Owhango in terms of their local forests. Discusses the start of the Tokaanu Power Scheme and the destruction of the headwaters of the Whanganui and Whakapapa Rivers. Mentions damage to the blue duck and the wider ecosystem. Discusses mountain biking and the need for wider recreational use in the Forest. Interviewer(s) - Jonathan Kennett Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2962. Black and white colour photo of Kevin Smith Search dates: 1998

Date: 8 Oct 1998 - 08 Oct 1998

From: Tongariro Forest oral history project

By: Green, Paul Montague, 1944-

Reference: OHInt-0425/5

Description: Paul Green was born in Wellington in 1944. Describes education at Te Aro Primary School and Wellington College. Talks about his love of tramping and climbing and climbing in New Zealand and South America. Recalls his first day as a ranger at Ohakune. Describes working for Lands and Survey and becoming senior ranger at Whakapapa. Discusses the turning of wetlands into farmland by the Department of Lands and Survey. Comments on the beginning of involvement in managing Tongariro Forest in 1987 when boundaries were drawn. Recalls the political pressure to have the Department of Conservation (DOC) established in 1987 and the political goals in creating the Department. Talks about controlling pinus contorta and goats. Describes the land administered by DOC from Whakapapa and later from Turangi as the Tongariro Taupo Conservancy. Gives a history of Whakapapa Village. Comments on the importance of pest control, possum control by 1080 poison and trapping and efforts to increase the presence of the brown kiwi in the Tongariro Forest. Gives a history of huts in the Forest and discusses the need to balance the conflict between conservation and tourism. Discusses the cessation of trips to the Ruapehu crater lake. Mentions local iwi. Recalls the beginnings of the Outdoor Pursuit Centre and its growth. Describes involvement with Search and Rescue. Discusses the development of a Conservation Management Strategy and a Treaty of Waitangi claim against it by Ngati Tuwharetoa. Explains DOC involvement in efforts to reduce the amount of water ECNZ diverted from the Whanganui and Whakapapa Rivers. Describes recreation and conservation issues in the campaign. Comments on the relationship between DOC and ECNZ. Comments on changes in the Forest in two decades and mentions highlights including the release of kiwi in the Forest and going through the Mangatepopo Gorge. Interviewer(s) - Jonathan Kennett Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s) OHA-2959. 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete. Colour photo of Paul Green

Date: 1958 - 1962

From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :[Original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1957 to 1968].

Reference: A-310-212

Description: A man in an Auckland office, with the pest fish gambusia (mosquito fish) pouring in the windows and doors. He is on the phone to Dove Meyer Robinson Other Titles - Dove Meyer Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper ; 280 x 380 mm

Date: 2008

From: [Ephemera of octavo size, relating to dance parties, social dances, discoes]

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-Social-2008-01

Description: An arrangement of text of various typefaces, on a ticket for an event to raise money for the capture of rats and stoats in the Rimutaka Forest Park, so that brown kiwi and other native birds could be released safely in the area. Adult tickets cost $30.00, child tickets $15.00. Supper was included (drinks extra). Dress was "Feral to Formal, Bush to Glam". Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on light card, 106 x 151 mm.

Date: 1992

From: Park, Geoffrey Nicholls, 1946-2009 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9392-091

Description: Report by I A E Atkinson, DSIR Land Resources Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 25 July 1991

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Pigney, Ray, active 1988

Reference: EP/1991/2124-F

Description: Wellington Regional Council pest management officers, Steve Playle (left), and Ken Wright with rabbits poisoned at Otaitanga. Photographed by Evening Post staff photographer Ray Pigney on the 25th of July 1991. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001594

Description: Three men wearing white coats and carrying pens and clipboards are interviewing a man and a woman in their living room. The couple have reported finding a Sydney Huntsman spider. They announce importantly that they were suspicious when the heard its Australian vowels. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

From: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-:[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post and other newspapers]

Reference: DCDL-0002482

Description: Shows the American President, George W Bush, reading about New Zealand's unsuccesful attemps to eradicate the Painted Apple Moth. When informed by an advisor that New Zealand will not support their call to attack Iraq, the President comments that it's probably a good thing. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0013747

Description: The first version of this cartoon shows the name 'Southland' printed in large capitals with Mickey Mouse ears attached to the 'o'. Text above reads 'Mouse population "explosion"' Other text reads 'Taking the Mickey!' A second version shows a mousetrap beside the words 'Taking the Mickey!' Refers to a mouse population explosion, which attracts predators like rats, weasels and stoats that in turn can endanger birds if the mouse numbers drop. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0007452

Description: Shows two divers leaping off the end of a jetty each clutching a large whirring fan. Their boss who has just switched on the electricity for the the fans shouts at them that they will get the suckers by showing them what a real fan is. Refers to attempts to deal with an infestation of fanworms in Lyttelton Harbour. Published in Shipping Gazette Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0006121

Description: Shows an airplane spraying above Auckland City, with the Sky Tower below and Rangitoto Island in the distance. Someone asks if it is spraying for painted apple moth, but it is actually the Meningitis vaccination. Refers to the controversial Meningococcal B Immunisation Programme which commenced in July 2004. Also refers to the controversial spray programme in Auckland that targeted the Painted Apple Moth. Published in The Press, 15 July 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2013

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023849

Description: Shows Gareth Morgan peering over a fence with a rifle, trying to lure cats to him. Morgan, a New Zealand businessman and economist, launched a controversial campaign in early 2013 to eradicate domestic cats from New Zealand due to their capacity to kill native birds and other wildlife. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023850

Description: Shows Gareth Morgan holding a sign saying, 'Cats kill our native birds' and Garth McVicar holding a sign saying, 'And it will get worse if we allow gay cats to marry.' Refers to Gareth Morgan, a New Zealand businessman and economist, launched a controversial campaign in early 2013 to eradicate domestic cats from New Zealand due to their capacity to kill native birds and other wildlife, which many view as overly extreme. Sensible Sentencing Trust leader Garth McVicar has submitted to Parliament that allowing same-sex marriage in New Zealand will lead will lead to an increase in crime. McVicar's comments have been dismissed as 'rubbish'. (Stuff.co.nz, 20 January 2013) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0023905

Description: Shows Gareth Morgan wearing a yellow Wellington Phoenix jersey, with a group of fat cats in front of him, labelled insurance companies, property investors, bankers, financial advisors, big oil, and money traders. A woman comes over to him holding a small cat in a cage, points at the fat cats, and asks, 'What about these ones, Gareth?' Refers to Morgan, a New Zealand businessman and economist, and owner of the Phoenix, who launched a controversial campaign in early 2013 to eradicate domestic cats from New Zealand due to their capacity to kill native birds and other wildlife. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023868

Description: Shows a group of cats coming to attack Gareth Morgan. Morgan, a businessman and economist, launched a controversial campaign in early 2013 to eradicate domestic cats from New Zealand due to their capacity to kill native birds and other wildlife. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0024417

Description: Shows two rats reading a newspaper, and lamenting that cats are no longer to blame for the destruction of native bush and wildlife in New Zealand, despite a well publicised campaign by businessman Gareth Morgan in January 2013 to rid New Zealand of cats. Commentary from the cartoonist: 'One minute we're being encouraged to kill stray cats to save the bush, and the next minute we're told cats are fine but it's rats which are doing all the damage.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024407

Description: Shows a kiwi bird leaning against a tree labelled 'DOC' and sleeping on top of an egg labelled, 'Clean green NZ.' A rat labelled, 'Govt.' approaches the egg, salivating. Refers to the loss of 140 jobs at the Department of Conservation, announced in March 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024846

Description: Shows two rats discussing Gareth Morgan, a businessman and environmentalist who has called for the eradication of all predators, including cats, from Stewart Island. The rats explain that MMP is a more serious pest than they are. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Smith, Hayden James, 1976-:[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025226

Description: Shows two cats out at night, stalking their prey. One says to the other to keep a look out for humans, since "some of them are talking about sneaking around at night, quietly slaughtering us". Upon snacking on a bird, one cat says, "That's sick," and the other responds, "I know - animals!" Refers to calls by Dunedin woman, Diane Yeldon, for a posse to wander Dunedin's streets at night, shooting cats and other pests between the hours of 2 and 3 am. (See Otago Daily Times, 11 June 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0029803

Description: Cartoon shows a parent and child attempting to eat fish and chips on a park bench. A flock of seagulls descends upon them, making it impossible for them to eat. The adult comments that there's only half as many as there used to be. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).