Invercargill (N.Z.). City Council

Date: 1983

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-D-07-206/213

Description: Includes floor plans, perspective drawing, tender summary, access and site plan, preliminary subgrade investigation, aerial photograph 1:1000. Quantity: 8 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing and diazo print, sizes varying.

Date: 1863

From: Speer, William Henry d 1867 :[Speer album] 1860-1867

Reference: E-395-032

Description: The words of a song with 10 verses, purporting to be a letter from an Irish settler in Invercargill, recounting his voyage to Bluff, his meeting with a Maori woman (including an exchange in Maori and Gaelic), his refusal to take a Cobb & Co coach because of the expensive fare, his walking towards Invercargill, with a stop at a pub called 'Mokomoke', the muddy state of the roads in Invercargill, the deterioration of the roads at the hand of the Invercargill Town Board, and what he would do to the said Board to punish them for their useless behaviour Quantity: 1 letterpress. Physical Description: Engraved text on sheet glued to album page

Date: 8 Apr 1995 - 08 Apr 1995

From: Auckland Employers Association oral history project

By: Manson, Bruce Allan, 1938-

Reference: OHInt-0098-08

Description: Bruce Allan Manson was born in Invercargill in 1938. Talks about his family's origins in the Shetland Islands and their settlement on Campbell Island from 1884 to 1948. Describes their move from Stewart Island to Invercargill. Recalls starting work at Ocean Beach freezing works, going on to the union executive and the Southland Trades Council. Discusses meat industry conditions, including lack of hygiene, packaging and working with knives. Describes being the Southland Trades Council representative on the National Council and the Federation of Labour (FOL). Discusses FOL personalities Fintan Patrick Walsh, Frank McNulty, Sid Arnst, Toby Hill, Jock Barnes and Frank Langley. Talks about getting married in 1959 and building a new house in the group housing scheme in Layard Street. Describes being elected to the Invercargill City Council at the age of twenty-six, winning a bursary to the Trade Union Congress Education Department at Oxford, returning and liaising with Otago University to set up an education programme for unions in Southland. Describes continual stoppages at the Ocean Beach freezing works. Reflects on life in Invercargill, the 1966 election and the charisma of Norman Kirk. Recalls becoming disillusioned with the Federation of Labour. Describes moving to Auckland and working for Fletchers, initially on the New Plymouth power project. Describes becoming Vice-President and then President of the Auckland Employers Association. Recalls Ministers of Labour including Arthur Faulkner, Peter Gordon, Jim Bolger and Jack Marshall. Comments on deregistration and trade union reaction to the Employers Contract Act. Describes ill health, leaving Fletchers in 1986 and becoming a consultant in Kerikeri. Talks about the Resource Management Act, being on the Far North District council and the future of New Zealand. Venue - Kerikeri : 1995 Interviewer(s) - David Young Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006158; OHC-006159; OHC-006160; OHC-006161 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 4 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1388. Search dates: 1938 - 1995

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012062

Description: Image shows a dog leash in the shape of a question mark with a dog collar forming the stop. Text reads 'Unleashing....the debate'. Refers to the news that the Invercargill City Council killed six harmless rottweiler puppies recently because of their breed, while the dog's aggressive mother was returned to its owners for a fee. The SPCA is appalled by the behaviour of the ICC. Alternate version of DCDL-0012063 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012975

Description: The cartoon shows a knight on a hobby horse tilting at a windmill in the style of Don Quixote. Text reads 'Knightmayor' which is a word play on 'nightmare'. Refers to the stouches between Mayor of Invercargill Tim Shadbolt and his deputy Neil Boniface who appears to have the numbers that will enable him to keep his job. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0017450

Description: The word 'MONSTIRRINGS' appears at the top of the cartoon which shows a 'pOKie' machine saying 'The mayor doesn't call us names when we give his city millions of dollars each year. There's nothin' worse than a vested interest masquerading as a moral principle'. Context - Mayor Tim Shadbolt says that pokie machines are "monsters" the Invercargill City Council should be discouraging. The council's gaming machine venue policy is being reviewed by the council, with its options either to roll over the policy or make changes. It seems that critics say that vested interests in gambling, and the horseracing industry and alcohol and the ILT may be responsible in part for the strong line being taken against pokie machines. (Southland Times 30 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0014693

Description: Two takahe stand on either side of a shield and castle battlement - the Invercaill City Council coat of alms. Text above reads 'Wasting time' and the takahe say that they wish the Council would make a decision so that all the waste-management reports, which cover the floor around them, could be cleaned up. Refers to the intensive debate in Invercargill on the issue of how to deal with solid waste. Mayor Tim Shadbolt and his Deputy, Councillor Neil Boniface aim to present a paper to Council on Tuesday, 6 July that will help the council make decisions. Alternate version of DCDL-0014692 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0014531

Description: The cartoon shows a small girl saying 'Just KIDding'; text shows the name 'INVERCARGILL' with the 'cargill' part crossed out and a string of words - 'snigger', 'chuckle', 'chortle', 'laugh', and 'giggle', all of which have been crossed out except 'giggle' which makes the name read 'Invergiggle'. Refers to the problem of Invercargill's falling population. Capital Development Company, co-owned by Mark Blumsky and Elliott Kirton, an economic and community development specialist, was paid $10,000 by the Invercargill City Council to find a point of difference and came up with the idea of using the name 'Invergiggle' for one week of the year and emphasizing the region as a good place to bring up children. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012719

Description: Two hands reach towards each other and a bolt of lightening flashes between them. Above is the name 'ShadBOLT'. Refers to problems within the Invercargill Council of which Tim Shadbolt is the Mayor. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012848

Description: The cartoon shows a hand holding a credit card on which are the words 'Invercargill City Council'. Text at the top reads 'Hey big spender' and in large letters is the name 'Richard King' with an extra 'c' inserted into 'Richard' making it read 'Richcard'. In a second version the words 'Spent force' appear at the top of the cartoon and the words 'Ching! Ching!' appear beside the credit card. Refers to the news that seven council bosses have charged more than $10,000 to their ratepayer-funded credit cards in the past financial year - but the top spender won't say where the money went. Invercargill City Council chief executive Richard King claimed privacy reasons for withholding statements for his $25,000 bill. The matter has been referred to the ombudsman. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017901

Description: Text reads 'Insurance company issues proceedings to sue for $27 million'. An optical illusion has huge black and white letters that spell out 'N.Z.I.' Further text reads 'eye for an eye'. Context - NZI, the insurance company forking out $25 million for the rebuild of the collapsed Stadium Southland is now suing the Invercargill City Council and a stadium engineer for $27m, claiming roof construction work was signed off when it wasn't completed properly. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0014719

Description: The cartoon shows six arms each holding a voting card. The cards read 'Yes', 'No', 'Lud', 'Low' 'Waste management in Lim', 'Bo'. At the top of the cartoon is the text 'Balancing act'. Refers to a meeting to which councillor Ludlow was unable to go (and therefore unable to vote) opinion was evenly split and so the waste management problem was left in a state of limbo. Invercargill has had intensive debate on the issue of how to deal with solid waste. Alternate version of DCDL-0014718 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012720

Description: The cartoon shows a hand holding a dripping axe with a tree stump in the background. Text reads 'TIMber!' and 'Stumping the council'. Refers to Mayor Tim Shadbolt's desire to make a number of changes in the roles of Invercargill city councillors. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0016813

Description: The title is 'Invercargill water'; the cartoon shows a woman drinking a glass of water and expressing disgust 'H2O000h!'. Context - Invercargill residents complaints about the quality of the water; The council has blamed low river levels for the unpleasant smell and taste that many city residents have reported experiencing this summer but say it has been treated and is safe to drink. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0014259

Description: Two pigs discuss the news that Mayor Tim Shadbolt wants to trademark them so that the Australians can't pinch them. Text above reads 'Invercargill - Australasia's pigsty oops pigstay' but the word 'pigsty' is an error and so is crossed out. Refers to the news that Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt fears Australia could steal the Auckland Island pigs from Invercargill, so city councillors have discussed "trademarking" the pigs. Living Cell Technologies aims to revolutionise diabetes treatments by transplanting genetically pure Auckland Island pig cells into humans. A herd of the pigs in a $2million highly sterile pig breeding unit near Invercargill is being used for the company's clinical trials on humans. If successful and the pigs are found to hold the cure to diabetes, experts say the industry would be worth millions. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0015478

Description: Two wheelie bins, one named 'B1' and the other 'B2' spark great controversy as someone asks '2 bins or not 2 bins? ... that is the question!' and someone else wonders about the expense and the legality. Refers to the controversy over the collection of rubbish in Invercargill. The Invercargill City council voted in a split decision to proceed with a two-bin option without knowing the costs. The decision was then revoked by the council following legal advice. It is considered important that the council make a definitive rubbish collection service decision at its September 14 meeting - its last meeting before the October 9 local body electionsl. Two versions of this cartoon are available Alternate version of DCDL-0015479 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012065

Description: Image shows a pattern of dog paw prints and text reads 'ICC dogfight paw policy' which makes a play on the words 'paw' and 'poor'. Refers to the news that the Invercargill City Council killed six harmless rottweiler puppies recently because of their breed, while the dog's aggressive mother was returned to its owners for a fee. The SPCA is appalled by the policy of the ICC. Alternate version of DCDL-0012064, DCDL-0012067, DCDL-0012068 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0016394

Description: The cartoon shows a report on 'Stadium Southland' which lists five problems; sagging roof trusses, cracking in pillars, inadequate wall foundations, building code concerns and compliance delays and alarm bells that don't work. Someone has scrawled across the report 'Surely this list should have alarm bells ringing????' A second version has the last problem reading 'Alarm bells not switched on'. Context - The stadium collapsed in September 2010 under the weight of snow. Defects were appearing only two years after the building was completed in May 2000. The original engineer in charge of the project, Tony Major, said cost restraints were behind the "under-design" of some elements of the stadium, including the concrete foundations and the trusses. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0017491

Description: Text reads 'City's old chimneys are considered the no. 1 earthquake danger'. Below are several angry-looking chimneys which sing 'Chim chim-in-ey. Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim cher-oo! When the big shake's on - we're coming to get you!' Context - Invercargill City council building services manager Simon Tonkin has seen first-hand the massive damage falling chimneys inflicted on homes and nearby vehicles following the massive Christchurch quake, and says that Invercargill's old brick chimneys are the No1 danger to the city's residents and homes if a major earthquake strikes and should be removed if they are not being used. (Southland Times 6 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0013748

Description: All four versions of this cartoon show in silhouette the Invercargill Water Tower. Text reads that it resembles a 'monster phallus of humungous proportions thrusting from the southern sods into the night sky like a monumental edifice of passion and desire'. A second version tells Invercargill residents not to panic as it is just the Water Tower 'thrusting from the southern soil into the night sky. A third version reads that 'it is more commonly called the Invercargill Water Tower'. Refers to the news that Council-owned company Venture Southland is auctioning off a night of passion in its 121-year old water tower, 'with breakfast delivered by none other than his dancing self, mayor Tim Shadbolt. All proceeds go to the NZ Cancer Society'. Quantity: 4 digital cartoon(s).