Save Manapouri Campaign

Date: 14 Feb 2008 - 28 Feb 2008

From: Recordings relating to National Library Gallery exhibitions, events and promotions

By: National Library Gallery (N.Z.); National Library of New Zealand

Reference: OHColl-0904

Description: Recordings of two public lectures given in support of the exhibition "Save Manapouri" which was held in the National Library Gallery. Talk by Alan Mark and Craig Potten in conversation with Kevin Hackwell. Talks by Aaron Fox about the "Save Manapouri" campaign, and by Redmer Yska about John Hanlon's song 'Damn the Dam'. Sponsored by - National Library of New Zealand Quantity: 2 digital sound recording(s). 1 folder(s). 2 event(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available OHA-5926 agreement forms and exhibition flyer. Search dates: 2008

Date: 1951 - 1986

From: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir) 1916-1987 :[Christmas and greetings cards from the Fleming family, and preparatory montages and sketches. 1951-1986].

By: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir), 1916-1987; Fleming, Margaret Alison (Lady), 1917-2000

Reference: A-304-002/012

Description: Printed cards for the years 1951, 1954, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982 (2 copies), 1984. Each card/montage records the activities of the Fleming family for the year, their holiday and recreational activities, their involvment in the Royal Society of New Zealand, UNESCO, Australian and NZ Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Federation of University Women, the Y.W.C.A., the Entomological Society of New Zealand, the Save Manapouri Campaign, Native Forests Action Council, NZ Geological Survey, etc. Quantity: 12 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) being finished cards.. Physical Description: Photolithographs, black and white, varying from 117 x 144 mm, to 125 x 155 mm. Provenance: Donated by Lady Margaret (Peg) Fleming of Wadestown, in 1993.

Date: 1968-1971

From: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir), 1916-1987 : Papers

Reference: 87-208-108

Description: Mainly inward correspondence relating to ornithology, cicadas and conservation issues particularly native forest conservation and the Save the Manapouri campaign. Includes correspondence about Fleming's suggestion that the Government purchase Little Mangere Island in the Chatham Islands to protect the birdlife. Letters selectively indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 7 Nov 1970

By: Rawlings, W Douglas, active 1970-2008

Reference: MS-Papers-9032

Description: Letter from Sir Keith Holyoake concerning the danger of floating logs to small craft in Lake Manapouri after the lake level had been raised. Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 letter). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Mr Rawlings, Dunedin, 2008

Date: 30 Oct 1990

By: Fleming, Margaret Alison (Lady), 1917-2000

Reference: OHColl-0154/1

Description: Lady Margaret (Peg) Fleming was born in Auckland in 1917. Talks about her early childhood, family holidays in the Wanganui region, A.W.B. Powell, shell collections, fossils and Taranaki marine deposits. Describes the early days of the Geological Survey. Talks about the Fordell-Waverley region, Kai Iwi, coastal erosion, ornithology and R.A. Fowler at the Auckland Museum. Discusses early expeditions to outlying islands with Wilson, Stead and Buddle, the discovery of the Chatham Island robin, causes of its decline, Government rescue, the study of the robin population in New Zealand and the role of Alan Wutherspoon. Describes how interest began in the cicada, how sounds were worked out, recording them, the spread of species and the work of Tom Grant Taylor. Describes expeditions to collect specimens in the South Island, specimens from the Correspondence School, the identification of more species and John Dugdale's work. Talks about the campaign to save Lake Manapouri. Gives reasons for her wide range of interests, her urge to explore and enquiring mind and her shyness and preference for investigating alone. Talks about her musical life and the Wellington recorded music society. Interviewer(s) - Brian Busby Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available OHA-5880 agreement form and interviewee details only.

Date: 1970

From: Williams, John Henry, 1919-1975 : Parliamentary papers

Reference: 76-185-06/06

Description: Includes papers relating to: Manapouri-Te Anau Power Scheme Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1972

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-134-272

Description: This cartoon shows three scenes relating to the issues of water supply, and the controversy over raising Lake Manapouri for power generation. The first shows thirsty people begging Prime Minister Jack Marshall for water, and the second shows him in parliament announcing plans for piping water from 'a plentiful source in the South Island' and the lower one shows people demonstrating outside his house against lowering Lake Manapouri. Extended Title - But no doubt in response to demands - Government will act swiftly - or will it? Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 318 x 397 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1970-1971

From: Williams, John Henry, 1919-1975 : Parliamentary papers

Reference: 76-185-06/07

Description: Includes papers relating to: Manapouri-Te Anau Power Scheme Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1968-1971

From: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir), 1916-1987 : Papers

Reference: 87-208-110

Description: Mainly inward correspondence relating to ornithology, cicadas and conservation issues particularly native forest conservation and the Save the Manapouri campaign. Letters selectively indexed. Includes a letter from Fleming about discharging untreated sewage into the Whitby subdivisions and a reply by G R Williams `To all contributors to the report on the biological values of Porirua harbour' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 1968-1971

From: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir), 1916-1987 : Papers

Reference: 87-208-106

Description: Mainly inward correspondence relating to ornithology, cicadas and conservation issues particularly native forest conservation and the Save the Manapouri campaign. Letters selectively indexed. Includes a thank you letter from Buckingham Palace for two publications he sent on the notornis. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 1968-1971

From: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir), 1916-1987 : Papers

Reference: 87-208-107

Description: Mainly inward correspondence relating to ornithology, cicadas and conservation issues particularly native forest conservation and the Save the Manapouri campaign. Includes a paper `Biological survey of scenic and allied reserves.' Letters selectively indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 22 May 1970

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

Reference: EP/1970/2201-F

Description: Mrs V G Lawson and Miss R Bellett, staff members of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society, supporting the 1.5 metre high pile of cartons containing the "Save Manapouri" petition. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer on the 22nd of May 1970. The petition contained 264,857 signatures and was presented to Parliament on Tuesday May the 26th. The descision to launch the petition was made on January the 13th and from the beginning of Febuary it had circulated throughout New Zealand. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: 1968-1971

From: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir), 1916-1987 : Papers

Reference: 87-208-109

Description: Mainly inward correspondence relating to ornithology, cicadas and conservation issues particularly native forest conservation and the Save the Manapouri campaign. Letters selectively indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 1956-1971

From: Proctor, George Philip (Sir) 1902-1986 : Papers

Reference: 90-393

Description: Correspondence, including letters of congratulation on his knighthood, pamphlets and brochures relating to appeals from charitable and voluntary organizations, speech notes, Design Council papers, notes on industrial management. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 box(es). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, printed matter, photos Processing information: Not yet listed

Date: 1970

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-0119

Description: All frames show protesters relaxing on the Public Library lawn after a Save Manapouri rally in Wellington. Unless otherwise stated all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Sourse of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 1970

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-0116

Description: Frames 1 to 2, show a woman and young boy walking along the unsealed road at Makara Beach. Frames 3 to 12 show protesters at a Save Manapouri demonstration, with views taken near the cenotaph. Unless otherwise stated all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Sourse of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 1970

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-0118

Description: All frames show protesters at a Save Manapouri and rally on the Public Library lawn in Wellington. Frames 2 to 7 show Tom Poata [i.e. Tama Poata] holding the right staff of a huge banner which reads "Manapouri - Comalco or NZ First?" Unless otherwise stated all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Sourse of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 1970

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-0117

Description: All frames show protesters at a Save Manapouri march through Lambton Quay, and rally on the Public Library lawn. Frames 3 to 5 show Tom Poata [i.e. Tama Poata] holding the right staff of a huge banner which reads "Manapouri - Comalco or NZ First?" Unless otherwise stated all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Sourse of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 1970

From: [Ephemera of octavo size concerning the environment and environmental protection]

By: Save Manapouri Campaign; Parkinson, Philip Granger, 1950-

Reference: Eph-A-ENVIRONMENT-1970-01

Description: Features oval woodcut view of the lake framed with foliage. The certificate has a decorative border, with different icons at each corner: two fish, a pukeko, and a bird sittng on a branch. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 144 x 227 mm.

Date: 1960 - 1980 - 1972

From: Various artists :[Collection of cartoon clippings, of works by Eric Heath, Nevile Lodge, Gordon Minhinnick, Neville Colvin, Les Gibbard. 1950-1980s].

By: Listener (Periodical); Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-

Reference: A-311-4-016

Description: Retired New Zealand Prime Minister Keith Holyoake, who had a reputation as a consensus leader, looks back over all the controversial issues that his government faced. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy.