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Date: 1999

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

Reference: H-587-001/021

Description: Political cartoons. Shows a redneck's nightmare, ownership of the Whanganui River is given to Maori who loaded it onto the back of a truck and took it away. Comment on executive golden handshakes and reduntant workers having to sign up for the dole. Shows violent offenders at Paremoremo Prison selecting soft movies like 'The Sound of Music'. In the middle of a power blackout the family try and read the latest power bill, it's gone up. The effect on the opposition of Jonah Lomu being left on the reserve bench. Statue of Liberty calls for the poor and huddled masses but says 'no' to New Zealand lamb. Comment on New Zealand's response to America's tariffs on New Zealand lamb. The common man comments on Bill English upstaging Jenny Shipley at the National Party Conference. Maori MP calls for quotas in the public sector that will ensure employment for ethnic minorities. Hospital hygeine is called into doubt. A politician trys to sell the idea of deregulating the Dairy Industry. A woman comments to her husband that it's a good thing young men eventually grow out of wanting more sex. He wistfully agrees. Obituary for JFK Jr. 1960-1999 Comment on youth alcohol consumption. Auckland Hospital try to reassure the public all babies are born equally there but not necessarily treated equally after that. Comment on Christine rankin's over the top refurbishment of the dept of work and income. Celebration of three New Zealand triumphs. Mike Moore gets top job at WTO, the All Blacks beat the Australians and the Black Caps cricket team beat the English at Lords. Paul Holmes promotes his autobiography. F-16 fighter planes are promoted by an Air Force Officer. The lowering of the drinking age is debated in Parliament. Boys try to come to terms with the news that girls are better pupils than boys. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1995

From: Tremain, Garrick fl 1970s-1990s :Twenty-two cartoon bromides from Otago Daily Times. 1 March to 31 March 1995.

Reference: H-271-012

Description: Shows Ken Mair and another Maori activist (his deputy) standing beside a tree in the Moutoa Gardens in Wanganui. Ken Mair is explaining the exceptions to the rule about keeping non-Maori out of the Gardens. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Garrick Tremain Moutoa Gardens was the scene of an 80-day Maori occupation in early 1995. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: [ca 1895]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-026

Description: Begins with a contents list and comprises notes in English and Maori on many aspects of iwi history and battles in the Whanganui, Taranaki and Waikato areas, whakapapa and newspaper clippings about West Coast Maori history. Some notes copied from other sources eg John White manuscripts. Other Titles - West coast notes Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume, 43 pages).

Date: 30 March 1995

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

By: Reid, Philip John, 1954-

Reference: EP/1995/0899-F

Description: Protesters marching down Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. Photographed by Evening Post staff photographer Phil Reid on the 30th of March 1995 Members of the Whanganui River tribes and their supporters occupied the Moutoa Gardens, Wanganui, from the 28th of February until the 18th of May, 1995. The purpose of this action was to publicise their demand for the return of the gardens to Maori ownership and highlight awarness to the larger issues relating to land claims in the region. The march shown in this image was part of the Moutoa Gardens protest. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Date: 1839-1898, 1999

By: Taylor, Richard Basil, 1920-2000

Reference: MS-Group-0906

Description: Includes childhood letters written by Basil Kirke Taylor and his wife Edith, 1839-1848; typeset letter from Richard Taylor to his daughter Laura, 1847; letters from Basil Kirke Taylor to his wife, 1874-1876; various other Basil Kirke Taylor correspondence, 1859-1876; genealogical material re Taylor and Fox families; and other miscellaneous items Diaries and notebooks of Basil Kirke Taylor (including diary fragments), 1847-1876; notebook of Edith Palmer Taylor, 1864-1870; notebook inscribed in the front `Caroline Taylor' which has been used to record recipes, copies of letters (some from Richard Taylor), etc, 1844-1873; notebook used to record the Wanganui Mission accounts, 1854-1872. Some of notebooks and diaries contain a record of Wanganui Mission baptisms, marriages, burials, and those receiving communion, and many include drawings `Family recollections' by Richard Basil Taylor being the story of his life including a section on his antecedents. Privately printed, 1999 Language - Some entries in diaries and notebooks are in Maori Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 14 folder(s). 15 volume(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter, photographs Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Commonplace book and loose sketches - To Photographic Archive - 7 photographs (including Putiki Maori Choir, Jan 1896). Some of the diaries and notebooks contain drawings

Date: 19 May 1994

From: A history of Indian women in Aotearoa

By: Singh, Sante, 1905-2001

Reference: OHInt-0063/11

Description: Sante Singh notes that she was born in 1905 at Haraghar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab State. Describes coming to New Zealand in 1932, her husband's work as a scrub and flax cutter in the Wanganui region, her life in New Zealand in the 1930's and the joys and struggles. Talks about the arrival of other Indian families, other immigrants, her contact with tangata whenua. Talks about how many of her friends on neighbouring farms were Maori and how many of the local Indians subscribed to the caste system and were exclusive about who they had contact with. Talks about how difficult it was to access Indian spices, about cooking, food and religious rituals. Discusses being a Sikh. Notes that she speaks Punjabi and a little English. Discusses farming, her family, childbirth and her children. Venue - Auckland Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006142 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s) - summary notes. 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other OHA-1383.

Date: 2 May 1995

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

Reference: EP-Ethics-Demonstrations-Moutoa Gardens-02

Description: Public notice attached to a tree in the Moutoa Gardens, Wanganui. The notice informs the public that the Gardens are now Pakaitore Marae, and that persons entering the gardens are subject to the rules of protocol in accordance with Te Tikanga O Whanganui. The notice also lists rules and the consequences for infringing them. Photograph taken by Evening Post staff photographer Phil Reid on the 5th of May 1995. Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler print 18.4 x 12.6 cms

Date: 31 March 1995

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

Reference: EP-Ethics-Demonstrations-Moutoa Gardens-04

Description: Protesters at Moutoa Gardens sing as the 5pm deadline passes without any police movement. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer on the 31st of March 1995 The protestors had left the Moutoa Gardens early on the morning of 18 May 1995 Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler print 18.4 x 12.6 cm

Date: 30 March 1995

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

Reference: EP-Ethics-Demonstrations-Moutoa Gardens-05

Description: Maori protesters march down Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer on the 30th of March 1995. Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler print 18.4 x 12.6 cm

Date: 18 May 1995

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

Reference: EP-Ethics-Demonstrations-Moutoa Gardens-01

Description: Protesters, headed by Niko Tangaroa, centre, walk over Wanganui's town bridge after leaving Moutoa Gardens. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer on the 18th of May 1995. The protestors had left the Moutoa Gardens early on the morning of 18 May 1995 Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler print 18.4 x 12.6 cm

Date: 16 March 1995

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

Reference: EP-Ethics-Demonstrations-Moutoa Gardens-06

Description: Wanganui Mayor Chas Poynter (left) with Niko Tangaroa, one of the Maori leaders in the occupation of the Moutoa Gardens. Photographed by an Evening post staff photographer on the 16th of March 1995. Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler print 18.4 x 12.6 cms