Interview with Kate Walker, Peg Heeney and Tusi Floyd

Peg Heeney (Ripeka Paiatehau Ngarimu), Kate Walker (Keita Whakato Ngarimu) and Tusy Floyd give details of Hiruharama School including mention of Hiruharama School Choir, school motto, truancy (not being a problem), fighting at school, school transport, annual sports trips to Tokomaru Bay, the school grounds being very muddy, being taught to look after babies, cook, wait on tables, Eruera Moeke beginning milk in school scheme in the 1930's, excitement of schooling, singing with Mr Trimmer, learning English parrot fashion, change of head teachers from Mr King to Mr Henry Trimmer, the only Maori being taught was moteatea, concentration at school on life skills,action songs at school, teachers being multi-talented and how the school belonged to the community. Tusi Floyd also talks about songs sung by the choir and recorded in Wellington in 1939, about her school compositions and being interviewed for Radio Ngati Porou.

Discuss poverty, shops in Hiruharama at the time of their schooling, seeing the first aeroplane, the Marae exposure experiences by children at the school, origins of the name Te Awemapara, Pohatukura Pa and the Kapohanga meeting house.

Venue - Ruatoria

Recorded by - Place of recording Mrs Aroha Ria (Camera)

Interviewer(s) - Monty Soutar

Venue - Pohatukura, Ruatoria

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHV-0249c

Quantity: 1 videocassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.25 Hours and minutes Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1225c.

Search dates: 1992

Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

Alternative form available: Listening copy is available at OHLV-0034c