Hours of labour

Date: 1980 - 1989

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to the building industry, builders, building companies and organisations, building techniques, in New Zealand]

By: Industrial Maintenance (Firm)

Reference: Eph-B-BUILDING-1980s-01

Description: A one-month "calendar" with eight days in each week, one of them a "Miracle" day, three of them Friday, and no weekends or Mondays. Below, the other irregular features and advantages of the calendar explained. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 318 x 210 mm. Provenance: Donated in 2004.

Date: 1947-1971

From: New Zealand Seamen's Union : Records

Reference: 80-307-78/12

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1981

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-135-763

Description: Shows a woman talking to her neighbour over the fence as her husband walks towards the house, looking dejected because he had gone to work on Labour Day. Refers to the productivity agreement being negotiated at the Longburn freezing works, where Borthwick-CWS planned to introduce a four day week due to the introduction of new technology. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 455 x 325 mm.

Date: 1980

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

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

Reference: B-135-722

Description: There are two scenes in this cartoon. In the upper scene striking oil tanker drivers are holding up placards demanding a 35 hour working week. They are confronted by angry looking men wearing suits. The lower scene is the test cricket match between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane on 28-30 November 1980. Two cricket players are leaving the pitch. A bystander comments that he thought the test was supposed to last 5 days. One of the players replies that it was Dennis Lillee's idea to make it a 3 day test. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone, white gouache and crayon, 450 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 2002

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-681-001/016

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Shows the Beehive spinning, refers to the political spin that happens leading up to an election. It seems that everyone is polled leading up to the election, including the hereford cow population. National Party President Michelle Boag spends the weekend putting Bill English's cabinet together, not his political cabinet but rather his coffin. Maurice Williamson, National Party MP makes Michelle Boag walk the plank of the National Party Pirate ship. Labour Party leader and Prime Minister, Helen Clark, gets ready to hang Winston Peters. As the country seeks improved work conditions, leave provisions and longer holidays, the Sri Lankan boat people show a keeness to come to New Zealand to work. Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, seeks to differentiate between asylum seekers and people and abos (aborigines) and people. Australian rugby players beat up the referee thinking someone called him a refugee. Helen Clarke (Eve) trys to tempt Peter Dunne (Adam) into eating an apple. Jim Andrton looks on from a tree as a serpent. Helen Clark paces the floor wondering which of the Parties, the Greens or United Future, are most infuriating. An Israeli soldier suggests a reporter could say that in the latest Israeli attack on Palestine that "Palestinian arms were uncovered", he holds a persons left arm in his hand. Helen Clark invites Peter Dunne into her office. He enters with a trojan horse with the sign 'moral right' around its neck. A photo of the main coalition family and includes Helen Clark, Michael Cullen, Jim Anderton and Peter Dunne. In drought and famine stricken Zimbabwe a man digs for oil seeing this as a way to get American President George W. Bush to have an interest in getting rid of the current leader, Robert Mugabe. A rugby union umpire takes the field wearing an American football padded and helmeted uniform. Refers to the assault on a rugby referee by a spectator in South Africa. Quantity: 16 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 horizontal photocopies

Date: 1948-1950

From: West Coast Miners' Unions : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1071-065

Description: Working conditions for the Liverpool and Strongman State Coal Mines (1948-1950) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951)

Reference: A-369-135/152

Description: Political cartoons from the end of the ministry of Peter Fraser, the lead up to the 1949 election (in which he was defeated by Sidney Holland), and the first year of Holland's ministry. These cartoons mainly address Holland's link to the British conservatives (which McNamara had a very negative view of), and cuts he made to wages, pensions and allowances when he came into power. Other cartoons relate the post-war political situation in Britain and the United State's aid of the country. Some illustrations of animals are also included. Quantity: 17 newsclippings. Physical Description: Newspaper clippings glued to wallpaper, sizes vary

Date: 2001

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-655-001/037

Description: 37 cartoons on political and social subjects published in the Otago Daily Times. A panda bear sits and swings the five Olympic rings in its paws with Olympic officials commenting on China's successful bid for the Olympic games. Comment on ASH's view of underage smoking - two children walk past a cinema and a man in an alleyway furtively offers to show them pictures of people smoking. Comment on Jim Anderton's aim for a 'Peoples Bank' - Jenny Shipley is portrayed as a bank teller sitting under a signd your breath'. Public cynicism of Michael Cullen's proposed Superannuation scheme. Farmers discussing their lack of confidence in ENZA. Cartoonist's reaction to the disparity between the financial levels of sports peoples and other people when being assessed to be published on the 'rich list'. Comment on the publication that 'kiwi kids' are overweight. A male ironing clothing offers comment on Helen Clark Jenny Shipley Silvia Cartwright Sian Elias and Michelle Boag being in positions of power. Comment by a male sitting down to breakfast that deer velvet being a sex aid is 'bunkum'. Michael Cullen is shown standing next to a poker machine called 'Future Super' indication it is the helath and education monines that the poker machine needs to work on. Comment on the outcome of Max Bradford's electricity reforms. Max Bradford is in an electricial repair shop being told that if the article he brought for repair was not broken before Bradford tried to fix it it is broken now. Helen Clark Parekura Horomia and Michael Cullen presenting their individual position on the issue of Maori TV A schoolteacher chastises Max Bradford for blaming others. Michael Cullen and Helen Clark watch two overweight dogs named Super and Maori TV eating while two thin dogs named Education and Health are straining at their leads for food. A nurse opens the expectant fathers waiting room door to tell Mr Anderton to go home and he will be notified if there is any sign of labour getting serious. Early visitors arrive on the shores of New Zealand with the comment that the natives may regret not having an immigration policy. Christine Rankin wears two very large earings one labled 'winzum' the other 'lose some'. Comment on the news that the right-of-way road rule is to be revised. Jim Anderton Helen Clark and Michael Cullen cling to a life raft identified as Beneficiary Voting Block with two boaties in the background commenting that even the knowledge wave did not loosen their grip. Comment on Helen Clark's support for funding going to the arts. Comment on Laila Harre and holiday shopping Finger pointing from Pete Hodgson and Max Bradford as to who is to blame for the electricity reforms not working/ Rugby fans pay their first visit to Dunedin and pass comment on the wearing of tartan trousers. Shows a bloody battle of Gengis Khan's army. Word is being passed around to forget about the plundering and go for the 'bonus point'. Refers to the NZ cricket teams decision to stop their point scoring run glut against Australia and take the bonus point offered by a technicality. Shows two young school boys discussing public educations failure to teach reading, writing and numeracy. Shows Jim Anderton on the steps of Treasury with water flooding under the front doors and down the steps. Comment on Anderton's attempts to stop the 'leaks' coming from Treasury. Comment on the public boredom over multi-millionaire Steve Fossett's attempts to fly around the world non-stop in a hot-air balloon. Shows Marian Hobbs with a large wind instrument wrapped around her playing 'NZ Music' to a man who represents the NZ public. He has a large flat neck collar on representing the new NZ music quota. The collar prevents him from putting his fingers in his ears should not wish to listen to the music. Shows mother explaining to her crying children that their father is now going to play golf rather than take them sailing. The change is due to their father being agitated by NZ Professional Golfer Grant Waite's performance. Comment on prison staff's industrial 'go-slow' and the opportunities it creates for prisoners to escape. Shows a large area of forestry being felled for the sake of sending 'positive signals' to overseas companies. Shows an elderly couple, justifying to a squad of police officers at their front door, that they are doing all they can in the nationwide drive to save electricity. Shows Marian Hobbs introducing a rock band called 'Marian and the quotas'. Shows Sam Neill at the Jurassic Park 3 movie premiere with an old pre-historic friend. Shows a woman in an art gallery asking if a framed display is a piece of art. The gallery worker assures her it is and explains that it is Creative New Zealand's justification for their travel expenditure. Quantity: 37 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies on sheets 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 01 Feb 2001

From: Upper Hutt Uniting Parish Millennium Project

By: Goose, John Victor, 1921-

Reference: OHInt-0593/23

Description: Vic Goose was born in Nottingham, England in 1921, emigrating to New Zealand in 1973, when the uniting parish was in its early stages of formation and recalls the ministers of the three centres. Talks of his roles on church committees, Methodist conference attendance, being a lay preacher, his faith, enjoyment of Sunday worship and social activities. Mentions the declining numbers and ages of the congregations, mission work. Talks of his family's membership of an Assembly of God centre. Describes the Sixties Up Clubs. Talks of his education, shift work experiences, a job transfer and changes in computers. Expresses his views on homosexuality in the church. Talks of what he would like the future of the church to be. Interviewer(s) - Elaine Bolitho Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009266 and OHC-009267 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) - printed. 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 1.10 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2986, OHDL-000943.

Date: 1980

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-1980

Description: Includes: 1980s: Briscoes. Hear ye! Hear ye! This Briscard is your inbtroduction to bigger profits; [and] flier advertising new self-service wholesale warehouse in Palmerston North [1980s?] 1980: D.I.C. A store is born (2 copies) D.I.C. in store for your family this summer L V Martin & Son. Mail order catalogue. April 1980 Merchant Adventurers of Narnia. Warehouse sale. Garments & fabrics at cost and belwo, [25 February - 7 March 1980]. 104 Dixon St. [Illustration by] John Pratt Graphics. Flyer. Mobil summer savers. [Flyer advertising Woodcraft model kits, chilly bags, Sonic wrenches, canvas shopping bags, canvas hammocks, sun/frost screens for cars, extension leads, car cleaning kit, barbecue sets, steak knives, hydraulic jacks. 1980] National Association of Retail Grocers & Supermarkets of New Zealand (Inc). Annual conference, May 17-19 1980 at the THC International Hotel, Rotorua. Registration form Group of Unions Opposing Weekend trading. Saturday trading ... the end of the weekend. [1980] NZ Shop Employees Association. Saturday shopping; it costs more than you think. Don't weaken the weekend (2 copies) Welcome to Courtenay Place, your shopping centre of service where prices are competitive and service is outstanding (Zifferilis, Shop 'n' Wine, Paramount Butchery, Super Liquor Man, Kahns reconditioned radios, TVs, stereos, A1 Trading Mart, Alco Aluminium Ladders, John Watt Menswear). Flyer / entry form for free Christmas stocking Wayne Wentworth (NZ) Ltd. Wayne Wentworth's mail order materials [ca 1980] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on flyers and booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: 1990 - 2002

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: A-366-380/430

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues in New Zealand and overseas. Quantity: 51 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black felt pen drawings on paper, sizes vary.

Date: 1948-1950

From: West Coast Miners' Unions : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1071-066

Description: Working conditions for Tatu state colliery - Agreement (1948-1950) 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-134-240

Description: This cartoon shows three scenes relating to the new year of 1972. The top one consists of two workers sunbathing in their holidays and the bottom two scenes show a worker greeting his manager on his return to work. Firstly he tells the pleased manager that he has resolved 'to work with dedication and determination' but then triumpantly tells the surprised manager that this is for 'the implementation of a three-day working week'. Extended Title - Over the recent hectic period workers have had the benefit of two relaxing long weekends and can now face the coming year with new resolve. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 310 x 440 mm Provenance: Donation: .

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-134-306

Description: This cartoon features a possible scenario if the the British T.U.C. campaign to reduce unemployment as reported in the newspaper cutting attached to the cartoon, is adpoted. Three scenes feature a stopwork meeting. In the first one worker is telling the others that the employers have agreed to a 35 hour week. In the second scene the workers are shouting back at the speaker and in the final secne the speaker is expalining to management that ' It's a protest stopwork - the shorter week means if we have a day's stopwork we get less time off'. Extended Title - It may solve the unemployment problem, but -. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone, newspaper clipping and crayon, 316 x 396 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1981

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-135-754

Description: There are three scenes in this cartoon. The upper scene has management and workers getting together at the staff Christmas party. In the lower left the workers are nursing sore heads as a result of their hangovers; this leads to a 'wide-spread loss of production'. In the lower right scene management and workers are seen leaving their workplace all approving of a four-day working week because Christmas Day falls on a Friday. Extended Title - We present our own forecast for the country's immediate industrial future Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 450 x 320 mm.

Date: 11 Jul 2002

From: Auckland Civic Theatre Year 2000 Oral Archive project

By: Gray, Iris, 1921?-

Reference: OHInt-0546-13

Description: Iris Gray was born and grew up in Auckland. Discusses her ambition to play the Wurlitzer organ after she had seen it in performance. Describes how the organ rotates and rises twenty five feet into the air from the theatre floor. Recalls singing for Radio 1YA and approaching Mr Anderson at the Civic Theatre about training to be an organist. Talks about being discouraged, persisting and fifteen years later being auditioned by Joe Moodabe of the Civic. Discusses Joe Moodabe. Describes being the mother of three young children and opposition to her playing from her father. Recalls the difficulties of finding someone to train her and of learning to play. Describes being accepted as the Civic Theatre's organist after six months of training. Discusses how the organ works, its acoustics and sounds it is able to make. Recalls it being stuck up in the air on it on one occasion. Describes singing for the Governor-General. Talks about working long hours at night and morning rehearsals. Recalls her clothes, hair and wearing a tiara. Mentions doing two recordings for Stebbings recording studios including one called `Come and sing six Maori songs with me'. Describes playing at the State Theatre in Sydney, in London and at the Marrabin Town Hall in Melbourne after moving there with her husband in 1956. Mentions retiring to the Bay of Islands. Interviewer(s) - Anna Soutar Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete partial transcripts OHA-3826.

Date: 1978

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-189-027

Description: Three vignettes consider the subject of 'workaholism': A woman suggests her husband is working late because of his attractive young secretary, and brings him a replacement who is just the opposite; a man begs his employer to make him a decent redundancy offer, in order to cure his workaholism; and a man laments the fact that the unions have convinced employers to extend the retirement age, thereby keeping him at work Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Nevile Lodge 78 [in ink] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on textured paper, 320 x 455 mm Provenance: Donation: Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, January 2014 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Ms-Group-1386 - Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts; other transfers made to Oral History.

Date: 1987

From: Socialist Alliance: Records

Reference: Eph-D-SOCIALIST-SA-1987-01

Description: Poster advocating for a 32-hour a week, because shorter hours = more jobs. The top half of the poster shows the title words written in a circle on a black background. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, 595 x 420 mm.

Date: 2004

From: Winter, Mark 1958- :[Cartoons published in the Southland Times between 23 August 2004 and 15 January 2005]

Reference: A-370-076

Description: A hand slamming a lidded rubbish tin down hard on the top of the words sick pay. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on A4 size paper.

Date: 1950-2000

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

Reference: PAColl-7327-1-092

Description: Photographs taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand and abroad, by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000. Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.