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Date: 6 October 2005 - 06 Oct 2005

From: Oral history of Chinese women in New Zealand

By: Gee, Dorothy, 1921-2013

Reference: OHInt-0804-03

Description: Oral history interview with Dorothy Gee (nee Bing), born in 1921 in Patea. Talks about her family background. Details schooling in Auckland - mentions Parnell School. Discusses the fruit shop her mother opened in Parnell - decribes their house above the shop. Talks about her family's visit to China - mentions the voyage to Sydney on the 'Wanganella'. Describes her parents village in China - details the length of their stay. Talks about her schooling in China. Discusses their return to New Zealand - talks about settling in Blenheim. Details the family business they started there. Recalls meeting her husband George - discusses their marriage in 1940, the birth of their children, and the shop they managed in Wellington. Talks about George's involvement in municipal affairs - refers to him becoming the first Chinese mayor in New Zealand. Details the various places she has visited around the world. Mentions her meetings with various Governors General, the Queen, Princess Ann, Princess Alexandra, and the Ambassadors of China and America. Talks about starting the Women's Guild at the Chinese Anglican Church - mentions running the Anglican Church bazaar. Mentions her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Talks about the growth in opportunities for Chinese women in New Zealand. Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Interviewer(s) - Kitty Chang Accompanying material - 1 colour photograph, 9 x 11.5 cm, October 2005, and 1 black and white copy of a photograph, 1940; biographical information relating to Dorothy Gee. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014736 Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 0.56 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5333. 1 colour photograph, 9 x 11.5 cm, of Dorothy Gee, October, 2005; 1 black and white copy of of a wedding photograph of Dorothy and George Gee, 1940. Search dates: 1921 - 2005

Date: April - December 2008

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000246

Description: Photographs of the exterior of buildings in Auckland City, predominantly in the suburbs of Newmarket, Parnell and CBD, taken April-December 2008 Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within folders called "New Zealand Buildings April to July 2008" and "New Zealand Building July to December 2008" Quantity: 19 digital photograph(s).

Date: Feb - Apr 2008

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000274

Description: Photographs of Auckland buildings, 2008 Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Buildings Feb to April 2008" Quantity: 35 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2009

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000519

Description: Photographs of Auckland buildings taken in 2009 Quantity: 33 digital photograph(s).

Date: [ca 1966-1975]

From: Oettli, Max Christian, 1947-: Photographs of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PADL-000109

Description: Photographs of townscapes, taken ca 1966-1975 by Max Oettli. Includes photographs of a house at 1 Grafton Road, Auckland; scenes at Freemans Bay; houses in Parnell, Auckland; flats in Howe Street, Auckland; motorway construction in Wellington, 1975; traffic congestion in Auckland, 1973; used car sales yard, Auckland, 1971; hardware store in Whakatane, 1974. The image labelled 'Demolition site. Queen st 1973' shows the Auckland Customhouse on Customhouse Quay in the background. The image labelled ''freeman's bay.girl' has been identified by a researcher as Scarborough Terrace, Parnell, Arrangement: The photographs were originally in an electronic folder labelled 'Townscapes' Quantity: 24 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s).

Date: January - June 2010

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000535

Description: Photographs of Auckland buildings, taken January to May 2010 by Dylan Owen Quantity: 27 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2014

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0030109

Description: A six-part cartoon showing satirical scenes of affordable housing throughout New Zealand. This includes 'the minimalist box', 'the arboreal retreat', 'the entrancer', 'the mobile home', 'slamping' and 'the Flockton Basin'. Refers to the rising costs of home ownership and rest home care in New Zealand. The Flockton Basin is an area of Christchurch badly impacted by flooding following the Christchurch Earthquakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: January - March 2011

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000642

Description: Photographs of Auckland region buildings taken January to March 2011 by Dylan Owen Arrangement: Images were originally in a folder labelled 'Buildings Jan to July 2011' Quantity: 32 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2014

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0028158

Description: Cartoon shows new breeds of designer dogs in Auckland. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: July 2011-July 2012

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000777

Description: Comprises street scenes showing main streets, traffic, shops, businesses, historic buildings and local people in small towns and suburbs of Wellington, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wairarapa, Waikato and Auckland Regions taken between July 2011 and July 2012 by Dylan Owen. Includes views of Riddiford Street, Newtown, Beramphore shops on Adelaide Road, Boulcott Street traffic, Turkish, Taiwanese and Asian restaurants on Courtenay Place, Cuba Street, pedestrians on Lambton Quay, Manners Street, Marion Street, Molesworth Street (shows Wellington Cathedral of St Paul or new St Pauls church), pedestrian crossing and shops on The Parade, Island Bay (including Howard & Tilyard butchery building), people walking along the Terrace, traffic cones and cars parked outside the National Library building on Thorndon Quay, cyclists peloton passing converted warehouses on Thordon Quay, shops on Tinakori Road, buildings on lower Tory Street, buildings on Upper Cuba Street and QBA apartments behind. Includes views taken on Broadway Avenue (shows Commerce Buildings and various shops), Main Street, Maire Street, Rangitikei Street, vehicle testing station on Taonui Street, Palmerston North, a cyclist on Broadway, Marton, the Town Hall and shops on Bruce Street, Hunterville, Main Street, Foxton (shows Foxton Racing Club and Manawatu Print Ltd, shops on Oxford Street and Queen Street, Levin. Includes views of shops along High Street, Lower Hutt (Balcherrie Chambers housing Vic Cycles), Queens Drive and Margaret Street intersection, Lower Hutt, shops, cafes, buses and new apartments on Jackson Street and Kensington Avenue, Petone. Includes views of High Street, North Carterton (shows Mansfield's Building 1919) and Main Street, North Carterton. Includes views taken of pedestrian and cyclist on Parnell Road, Parnell, National Library building on Stanley Street, State Highway 3 as it passes through Onehunga, Auckland, shops on Queen Street, Waiuku. Includes views taken on Rosebery street, Tokoroa, (shows pou carving of Waikato rugby player with ball), view of goods outside dairy on Main Street, Huntly, and youths walking by Regent Theatre on Tuhoro Street, Otorohanga. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "AAA Street views July 2011 to July 2012" Quantity: 63 digital photograph(s).