Kea

By: Kahukiwa, Robyn Fletcher, 1940-; Felicity Card Company

Reference: E-278-q-117

Description: Kea with wings raised showing under parts sitting on a flowering stem of orangy-red rata. Painting reproduced on a Christmas card printed by Felicity Card Co, Bird and Flora series No 5 (20 cents) Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph 178 x 120 mm

Date: ca 1910-1940

From: Guest, Ernest Matthias Capewell, 1873?-1957: Photographs of the Chatham Islands

Reference: 1/2-034892-G

Description: Copy negative taken by Ernest Guest, shows a photographic print possibly taken by Joseph John Guest, between circa 1910 and 1940 at an unidentified location. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Glass plate negative.

Date: 1950

By: Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962

Reference: qMS-0066

Description: Describes the kea, its habitat, the question of its predation on sheep, and possible reasons for such behaviour Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (13 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with holograph additions and corrections (34cm, red linen)

Date: 1931-1932

By: Nichols, James Keith, 1909-1972

Reference: PA1-o-392

Description: Photographs taken by James Keith Nichols on tramping trips in the Arthur's Pass National Park, Easter 1931, and Easter 1932. Views include the Waimakariri River, Arthur's Pass, Harman Pass and Whitehorn Pass. They show scenes of scree slopes, glaciers, mountain huts, groups of trampers (none of whom are identified) and keas. Inscriptions: Album page - "J.K. Nichols, Census & Statistics Office, 39 The Terrace, Wellington" (Inside front cover).; Album page - "Climbs in Arthur's Pass National Park. Photos taken up Waimakariri R. & Arthur's Pass, Harman Pass & Whitehorn Pass. Easter 1931. Easter 1932" (Page 1). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with cream cover, green spine; `Everyday reporter's note book'; 12.5 x 20.0 cm

Date: 1906-1908

From: Collett, Michael, fl 1910 : Photographs

By: Collett, Michael, active 1910

Reference: PA4-1324

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of a scene looking to head of Tasman Glacier, from Malte Brun Hut, showing two keas sitting on rocks. Photograph taken by Michael Collett, ca 1906-1908. Note on back reads: Photo by M Collett. Looking to Head of Tasman Glacier from Malte Brun Hut. 1906-1908. Keas on rocks. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print Provenance: Donated by P J Collett, August 1976.

Date: ca1984-1989

From: Poppleton, Philip George :Photographs of South Island, East Coast, North Island, and Campbell Island

By: Poppleton, Philip George, 1922-2002

Reference: PA1-q-635

Description: Photographs contained in this album include of Orape [?] Cemetery and Waiaua Marae Urupā. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [Between December 1943 and February 1946]

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

By: Salmon, John Tenison, 1910-1999

Reference: PA1-q-205

Description: Photographs from three expeditions in the Homer area, between the Upper Hollyford Valley and the Cleddau Valley, December 1943-January 1944; December 1944-January 1945; and the Homer Tunnel Museum Expedition in February 1946, all taken by John Tenison Salmon. Many of the photographs are landscapes, but others show native plants growing in the area. Two sequences show the damage caused by avalanches, one showing damage to bush and to a bridge in 1944; the others show damage from a major avalanche which buried the eastern portal of the Homer Tunnel which was under construction at the time (September 1945). Members of the first two expeditions include George Howes and Murray Smith, and Walter Reginald Brook Oliver and Ray Forster. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, Super Cobra binder file; 30 x 24 cm

Date: [ca 1920s-1940s]

Reference: PAColl-6881

Description: A large collection of negatives concentrating on the Otago area. They include images of: Byrd's and Ellsworth's expeditions; Sir Joseph Ward's funeral procession along Dee Street, Invercargill; snow scenes in Dunedin; the 1926, 1928, 1938 and 1939 Saunders Cup; the 1928 Annette Kellerman cup; ploughing match in Taieri and Outram; the 1936 and 1938 Dunedin show; league test 1928; cup winners of the Cornwell Cup (possibly for yachting?); HMS Australia; yachting in Broad Bay 1927 and 1928; 1936 New Zealand surfing championships; a Karitane home in 1938; Waikouaiti races; Otago athletic championships 1937; the launch Annabella in Dunedin harbour; an athletics event including girls' hurdling; pipers round the Robert Burns statue in the Octagon; an amateur dramatics production of a play set in the 19th century; steam ships; the opening of the railway at Roxburgh; a children's party on HMS Dunedin; storm damage in 1937; celebrations in Kaikoura 1940; skating at Alexandra 1938; fire at Seacliff Hospital; Waitaki Dam; air raid precautions in 1939; trotting races; Portobello regatta 1909; Ellison's funeral; a series of 22 negatives of stuffed birds at the Otago University Museum; the opening of a Maori church at Otakou; an Auckland vs Otago rugby match; the opening of the Clydevale bridge; and Otago golf championship 1937. The photographer was Field. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-034982 to 035760, 035779 to 035871, 035916 to 036295, 036699 to 036914, 038264 to 038353, 038364 to 038476 and 052188 to 052355 Quantity: 1839 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film and glass ¼ plate negatives

Date: [Between 1880 and 1889]

From: Burton Brothers :New Zealand Through the Camera

Reference: PA4-0149

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of Keas or mountain Parrot, taken in the 1880s by the Burton Brothers of Dunedin. Inscriptions: mat verso - centre - Burton Brothers, Photos., Dunedin, N.Z. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

Date: 1906

From: Collett, Michael, fl 1910 : Photographs

By: Collett, Michael, active 1910

Reference: PA4-1280

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of a kea perched on a horse's back at Ball Hut, taken by Michael Collett, ca 1906-1908 Note on back reads: Photo by M Collett. Keas at Ball Hut (Keas on horses back) 1906-1908. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print Provenance: Donated by P J Collett, August 1976.

Date: 1906-1907

From: Collett, Michael, fl 1910 : Photographs

By: Collett, Michael, active 1910; Collett, P J, active 1976

Reference: PA7-08-46

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1977

By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department; E C Keating (Firm)

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-1977-02

Description: Shows a photograph of a Westland glacier, in the shape of a flying kea. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 900 x 645 mm (untrimmed) Provenance: Purchased in 2006.

Date: [Between 1910s and 1930s]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Adamson, Jack, 1866-1951; Beken, Charles Albert, 1859-1944; Cain, Conrad, active 1910s; Kent, T R, active 1930s; Lysons, Markham Carthew, 1907-1944; Mitchell, John Wesley, 1884-1954; Nanson, Gerald Leighton, 1907?-; Odell, Robert Sidney, 1908-1992; Pascoe, Arnold Paul, 1908-1976; Porter, Harold Edward Lionel, 1886-1973; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Snowden, Andrew Craig, 1897-1981; Syme, Roderick, 1900-1994; Teichelmann, Ebenezer (Dr), 1859-1938; Thompson, A F, active 1939

Reference: PA1-o-410

Description: Photographs taken by John Dobree Pascoe and others, in the Southern Alps, particularly Canterbury region. They include groups of mountaineers; routes traversing difficult slopes; views of mountains, mountain ranges and glaciers; mountain huts and life enjoyed by mountaineers. A number of images in this album have no captions, but some have been identified as having been taken by, or of, Jack Adamson in the late 1890s and possibly up to the early 1910s. A number of postcard images by F G Radcliffe are included. Other photographers and subjects include early mountaineers Kate Gardiner, Mrs Thompson, and there is one image of mountain guide Darby Thomson (who died in an avalanche on the Linda Glacier in 1914). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe" lettered in gold in lower right-hand corner; [197 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: 1959

From: [Ephemera concerning shipping, ships, voyages to or from New Zealand, including tickets, menus, luggage stickers. 1957-1959]

By: New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd.; Qantas Airways Ltd; Wagstaff, H, active 1950s?; Stewart, Kay, active 1950s?; Pike, Joseph, active 1930s; Ellen, Vera, 1926-

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-1959-01

Description: Includes menus issued during a voyage on the New Zealand Shipping Company vessel, R.M.S. "Rangitoto", to England, 31 July to 29 August 1959, Captain L W Fulcher. The menus have covers featuring different British scenes and buildings, and a series of birds illustrated by H Wagstaff (woodpecker, bellbird, huia, tui, kea, mallard, jay, British robin). The historic buildings featured on the menu covers include a series by Kay Stewart: Lichfield Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Wells Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral, Peterborough Cathedral, St Albans Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral. Another series of London buildings is by Joseph Pike, and features: Big Ben, St Bartholomew's Gateway Smithfield, Staple Inn Holborn, The Clock Tower Hampton Court Palace, Church Street Windsor, St James Palace, St Bride's from Bride Lane, Middle Temple Lane. Quantity: 21 menus. Physical Description: Photolithographs on folded cards, 216 x 140 mm. Provenance: Donated by Ms Vera Ellen in 2003. Transfers: A Qantas menu which arived in the same donation, is housed at Eph-A-AVIATION-Qantas..

Date: [1934-1935?]

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: PA1-f-052

Description: Publicity photographs taken by various unidentified photographers for New Zealand Railways. The only identifying information is a few pencilled notes giving some locations, but there are no captions identifying people. There is a large sequence showing events surrounding the first celebrations marking the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6th February 1934 attended by Lord Bledisloe. He had purchased the site, and donated money for the Treaty House renovations in 1932. The celebrations brought 10,000 Maori to Waitangi. The images show huge crowds, haka parties, various iwi performing, and parties of dignitaries including Lord and Lady Bledisloe, Joseph Gordon Coates and George William Forbes. Other scenes with Lord Bledisloe show him visiting the Waitaki Hydroelectric power station. Views of New Zealand include Government Tourist Bureau accomodation houses including those at Waitomo and the Hermitage (Mt. Cook); accomodation houses at Helensville and Parakai with interior and exterior views, and showing activities available (spa pools, games such as croquet, golf, and bowls); anglers standing by swordfish they have caught; skiing and ski lessons; and waterfalls. Industrial and agricultural views show dairy cows, citrus groves, the Kiwi Bacon Factory, printing presses, and race courses. A number show people at the beach at Mount Maunganui, and a large group picniking. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, red spine, entitled `Tours Book B3'; 40 x 58 cm

Date: 1950 - 1955

Reference: Eph-A-PICTURE-CARDS-SB

Description: Seven cards showing New Zealand scenes, from a set of 100 cards about Australasia, produced by a German margarine manufacturer in the 1950s: 89: Im Hafen von Auckland (In Auckland Harbour) 90: Holzfallerlager im Kauriwald (Tree felling camp in a kauri forest) 94: Kiwis im Unterholz (Kiwis in the undergrowth) 95: Maori-Kanus in den Stromschnellen des Wanganui (Maori canoes in rapids on the Whanganui River) 96: Der Mount Cook auf der Sudinsel Neuseelands (Mount Cook, South Island, New Zealand) 99. Der Milford-Sound (Milford Sound) 100. Kea-Papagei greift ein Schaf an (A kea parrot attacks a sheep) Other Titles - Australian collection Quantity: 7 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, 97 x 138 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in December 2014.

Date: [1930s-1950s]

From: Creator unknown: Lantern slides, chiefly of trips overseas, plants, and gardens

Reference: PA11-273

Description: Lantern slides of New Zealand landscapes, holiday scenes, and gardens taken by unidentified photographers, probably during the 1930s-1950s. Some have printed captions giving the location or subject. The images include: - Views of Mt Cook and of the Franz Josef Glacier, along with image of crevasses. Also images of skiing, including kea bird perching on upright skis. - Landscapes seen through windows above the altars of two churches: the Church of the Good Shepherd (Lake Tekapo) and St James Church (Waiho Gorge, near Franz Josef). - Scenes in Queenstown, including of the lakefront and the yacht `Kelvin' at the wharf, St Peter's Church, and looking over Lake Wakatipu to The Remarkables. - Images probably taken elsewhere in Central Otago, including a stone post office and other buildings; lake with boats [Lake Wanaka?]; a hillside flower garden; flower beds and gardens; and informal group portraits of children. - Views of flowers, gardens, or trees in Tauranga, Rotorua, and unidentified locations. - Exterior views of Canterbury Museum and Arts Centre in Christchurch. Arrangement: Set contains slides from boxes, 4, 5, and 8. Quantity: 19 b&w lantern slide(s). 30 colour lantern slide(s). Physical Description: Lantern slides

Date: [ca 1890-1910]

From: Lightbourne, Ruth Elizabeth (Dr), 1949- : Photographs

By: Blackwell, Frank Bartrum, 1862-1934

Reference: PAColl-10177-2

Description: Stereoscopic prints taken circa 1900 around New Zealand, by Frank Bartrum Blackwell. Includes images of Christchurch (Post Office, Cathedral), the Mount Cook Hermitage, a Kea on the rocks near Ball Hut, the dining room at F B Blackwell's family homestead 'Karepo' and a view of the surrounding bush, a view of Mount Ruapehu [from the Rangipo Desert?], mangroves, Aubrey Island, Wanganui River [Tieke, rapids, Pipiriki House and landing), Pahi River, and an unidentified woman in the bush. Images from Auckland show 'Laocoon' sculpture in Auckland Museum, fountain at Albert Park, and a railway goods station. Quantity: 20 b&w stereoscopic cards. Physical Description: Stereoscopic cards

Date: [ca 1969]

From: Edwards, Muriel, 1907-1981: Slides taken around New Zealand

Reference: PA12-10618

Description: Slides taken by Muriel Edwards of a tramping trip on the Routeburn Track, circa 1969. Includes images of tramping huts, unidentified trampers, alpine scenes, river valleys, the memorial to Heather Anne McElligott and Brian William Lamb, a lake, bush scenes, a kea, a swing bridge, and waterfalls. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies

Date: 18 Mar 1983 - 15 Oct 1983

From: Kendrick, John Lisle, 1922-2013: Interviews, recordings, photographs primarily relating to natural sound recording

Reference: OHInt-0834-018

Description: Two tracks: Track 1: adults; locality Ngamanu Trust Sanctuary, Waikanae; grass flat with kea aviary; sitting on perches or moving around aviary; distance 8m; weather fine mild calm; recorded 18 Mar 1983, 0530 hrs. Track 2: pair of adults; answering recordings played and territory calls; locality Caples Valley, Whakatipu State Forest; beech forest in valley bottom on track to McKellar Saddle, half hour up-river from Fraser Creek junction; sitting in beech trees giving calls, male moved round area giving calls, female generally remained in one place; distance 5-15m (female fainter call in background); slight river noise; weather overcast calm 8 deg C; recorded 15 Oct 1983, 1530 hrs. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT5-1603 Quantity: 1 5" reel(s). 2 event(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other see catalogue cards 306. Search dates: 1983