German-born photographer and traveller. Became naturalized New Zealander after World War II when he was interned as an enemy alien. Began a photography business in Northcote, Auckland, known as Mr Gregory, then later joined the National Publicity Studios as a photographer where he became senior photographer until his retirement. Author of "Rebecca and the Maoris" and photographic publications on Auckland and Samoa. Died aged 90. (See Last Word (Weekend Herald, A26))
Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
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Photographs by Gregory Riethmaier from Reed Publishing's illustration files
Date: ca1956-c1970
From: Reed Publishing :Photographs relating to New Zealand mostly 1950s-1970s
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: PAColl-4871-05
Description: Quantity: 95 b&w original photographic print(s).
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Gregor Riethmaier photography project
Date: 2004
From: Skinner, Damian Hugh (Dr), 1973?- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8776-100
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Photograph of Maori schoolgirls doing handicrafts
Date: July 1960
From: New Zealand Department of Education: Photographs of schools
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: PAColl-4550-01
Description: Four girls and their teacher round a table in an art class with the art work they were working on in front of them. A caption attached reads: "R.1852 Maori of today PA.2885 - July '60. Riethmaier." The photographer was therefore probably Riethmaier. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
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Correspondence relating to Live bodies
Date: 1996-1998
From: Gee, Maurice Gough, 1931- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8732-021
Description: Identified correspondents listed in name index Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts
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Riethmaier, Gregory, 1913-2004 : A German immigrant remembers
Date: 1997-1998
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: MS-Group-1326
Description: Part One of Reithmaier's memoirs containing an account of his childhood and youth in Germany where he worked for the Post Office, his voyage as wireless operator aboard the 'Seeteufel' commanded by Count Felix Luckner, outward bound from Hamburg, April 1937 until February 1938 when Riethmaier left the ship in New Zealand, his impressions of Auckland where he worked as a steward, 1938-1939 and a description of his internment on Somes Island, 1939-1945 Accompanied by a photocopy of a letter Riethmaier sent to Maurice Gee commenting on the depiction of Germans internees on Somes Island during World War Two in his novel 'Live bodies', 5 Jul 1998. Also a statement disputing Gee's interpretation of their motives. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 1 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by estate of Gregory Riethmaier, Auckland, 2004
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Correspondence - Literary and personal
Date: 1990-2001
From: Gee, Maurice Gough, 1931- : Collection
Reference: MSDL-0242
Description: Comprises general, literary and personal correspondence covering the period 1990-2001. Quantity: 32 Electronic document(s). Processing information: Selected names indexed.
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Maori nurse holding a Maori baby, Te Puia Hospital, East Coast - Photograph taken by Gr...
Date: Jun 1960
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/4-019157-F
Description: Seated portrait of Maori nurse Hine Kena holding a Maori baby at the maternity wing of Te Puia Hospital, East Coast. Her uniform includes a hat and a mask. She holds a babies bottle. Photograph taken by Gregor Riethmaier for the National Publicity Studios in June 1960. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - left of image - R1865 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
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Aerial view of the port of Mount Maunganui - Photograph taken by Gregor Riethmaier
Date: September 1962
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/2-032754-F
Description: Aerial view of the port of Mount Maunganui, taken September 1962 by Gregor Riethmaier for the National Publicity Studios. Caption - Note on back of file print reads: "Aerial of Mt Maunganui port area." Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - above image - A71452 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
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Locals by a Tourist Air Travel seaplane, Katherine Bay, Great Barrier Island - Photogra...
Date: Aug 1961
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/2-033038-F
Description: Group of locals by a Tourist Air Travel Grumman Widgeon seaplane, Katherine Bay, Great Barrier Island, August 1961. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by Gregor Reithmaier. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Seaplane identified by John Sullivan, curator of Photographic Archive. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
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Aerial view of Waikato Hospital with Lake Rotoroa in the background - Photograph taken ...
Date: Mar 1963
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/2-032728-F
Description: Aerial view of Waikato Hospital with Lake Rotoroa in the background. Shows the hospital and the surrounding area. Taken by Gregor Reithmaier for the National Publicity Studios in March 1963. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
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Bobby calf being weighed and collected for Southdown Freezing Works in Auckland - Photo...
Date: September 1962
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/2-034214-F
Description: Bobby calf being weighed and collected by Major Pakura for Southdown Freezing Works of Auckland. Mr Pakura, wearing an apron and gumboots, weighs a calf using a scale suspended from the back of his truck. A young girl stands alongside. Photographed by Gregor Riethmaier for the National Publicity Studios in September, 1962. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
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School children, Pupuke, Northland, near Whangaroa - Photograph taken by Gregor Riethmaier
Date: Mar 1960
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/2-039294-F
Description: Maori school children on their way home, Pupuke, Northland, near Whangaroa, March 1960. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by G Reithmair. Source of descriptive information - Notes on Order Tracking caption (File print not sighted) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
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Parliament grounds, from Molesworth Street, Wellington - Photograph taken by Gregor Rie...
Date: Feb 1959
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/2-033245-F
Description: Parliament grounds, from Molesworth Street, Wellington, February 1959. Includes Parliament Buildings (left), and the General Assembly Library. Looks over a row of parked cars, and gardens. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by Gregor Riethmaier. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
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Aerial view of Auckland wharves - Photograph taken by Gregor Riethmaier
Date: June 1959
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/2-018967-F
Description: Aerial view of Auckland wharves, taken June 1959 by Gregor Riethmaier for the National Publicity Studios. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
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Building instructor Mr J MacMillan explains a technical point to Patrick Powhere, Sylvi...
Date: April 1961
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/2-040767-F
Description: Building instructor Mr J MacMillan explains a technical point to student Patrick Powhere at the Sylvia Park Training Centre for Maori Boys, Mount Wellington, Auckland, taken April 1961 by Gregor Riethmaier for the National Publicity Studios. Mr MacMillan is holding a steel square and a piece of wood. Caption - Note on the back of file print reads: "Sylvia Park Trade Training Centre, Auckland. Maori boys are shown how to find plumb cut and seat cut of a common rafter using a steel square. Mr. J. MacMillan, a building unstructor at the Sylvia Park Training Centre for Maori Boys, explains a technical point to Patrick Powhere (Murupara)." Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - right of image - A65676 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
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Annual coronation hui, Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia
Date: 1963
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AWM-0627-F
Description: Images show scenes from the annual coronation hui held at Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia, taken in 1963 by Ans Westra. Unless otherwise stated all persons are unidentified. Images show scenes of people attending the annual coronation celebrations , frames 1-4 show Rebecca, who is the subject of a book by Gregory Riethmaier titled "Rebecca and the Maoris", a(Rebecca Faulkner, now known as Ripeka Chaplow). Also shown is a group of koroua sitting down, including Te Hare Piahana (on the right in frames 5 and 6). A reverend standing outside a meeting house (named as Reverend Kahui at a later date by an unidentified attendee at the hui), women dancing on the veranda of a meeting house and two young men lying on the banks of a river. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra and filed with proof sheets. Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film Processing information: Digitisation details - Original negatives digitised by Suite Tirohanga.
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Annual coronation hui, Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia
Date: 1963
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AWM-0626-F
Description: Images show scenes from the annual coronation hui held at Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia, taken in 1963 by Ans Westra. Unless otherwise stated all persons are unidentified. Images show scenes of people attending the annual coronation celebrations and include a kapa haka performance, also shown is a girls' netball game, frames 6 and 12 show a girl called Rebecca who is the subject of a book by Gregory Riethmaier titled "Rebecca and the Maoris". Her name was Rebecca Faulkner (later Rebecca Chaplow when she married David Chaplow, now known as Ripeka Chaplow). Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra and filed with proof sheets. Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film Processing information: Digitisation details - Original negatives were digitised by Suite Tirohanga.