AUDIO
Interview with Mate Kaiwai
- Date
- 4 Nov 1998 - 04 Nov 1998
- By
- Kaiwai, Mate Huatahi, 1917-2009
- Reference
- OHInt-0585/22
- Description
Mate Huataki Kaiwai (nee Ngata) born Waiomatatini ca 1916. Recalls being brought up by grandparents and talks about aspects of childhood, including: hygiene; roasting ovens; discipline; district nurse and medicinal cures; gardens, with reference to Maori planting by the moon; children's games; return to birth parents on reaching school age and attending Waiomatatini School. Recalls speaking Maori language `out of hearing of teachers' and mentions hard work adjusting to speaking English language. Describes secondary education at Hukarere School. Recalls Napier earthquake.
Outlines teaching career, commencing as Junior Assistant at Rangitikei School for about five years, followed by teaching positions at Hiruharama, Waimatatini, then Waipiro. Mentions the Williams family. Considers key to a good school being `a two way thing - school and staff have to be flexible and reach out to community'. Refers to fund raising to get Radio station. Discusses Tattooing. Talks about grandmother's influence on life and her gift for Maori medicine. Lists many medicinal cures. Recalls Cyclone Bola.
Access Contact - see oral history librarian
Interviewer(s) - Roger Caley
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008936-008938; OHLC-004583-004585
Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2779.
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
Alternative form available: Listening copies OHLC-004580 - OHLC-004582, and digital copies
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use requires the written permission of copyright holder Copyright: NZEI
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- Neville Lambert Memorial oral archive
- Format
- 3 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories
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Interview with Mate Kaiwai, printed abstract
Date: 4 Nov 1998
From: Neville Lambert Memorial oral archive
Reference: OHA-2779
Description: Interviewer(s) - Roger Caley Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Mate Kaiwai, tape two
Date: 4 Nov 1998 - 04 Nov 1998
From: Neville Lambert Memorial oral archive
Reference: OHC-008937
Description: Interviewer(s) - Roger Caley Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 2 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s) (side one). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.
Interview with Mate Kaiwai, tape one
Date: 4 Nov 1998 - 04 Nov 1998
From: Neville Lambert Memorial oral archive
Reference: OHC-008936
Description: Interviewer(s) - Roger Caley Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.
Interview with Mate Kaiwai, tape three
Date: 4 Nov 1998 - 04 Nov 1998
From: Neville Lambert Memorial oral archive
Reference: OHC-008938
Description: Interviewer(s) - Roger Caley Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 3 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 30 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.