Otaki-Māori Racing Club

Date: 1920 - 1929

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club; Avondale Jockey Club (Auckland, N.Z.); Bay of Plenty Jockey Club; Canterbury Jockey Club (Christchurch, N.Z.); Otaki-Māori Racing Club; Wanganui Jockey Club; Whangarei Racing Club; Wellington Racing Club; Wellington Trotting Club

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1920s

Description: Includes: Auckland Racing Club programmes: 26 April 1920 (with HRH Prince of Wales -blue silk bound); 10 November 1920. Auckland Racing Club programmes for season 1928-1929. Auckland Racing Club. Programme for Autumn meeting 1929. Avondale Jockey Club. Autumn meeting. 10 April 1920. Programme. Avondale Jockey Club. Spring meeting, 2 October 1920. Programme (PR-07-0350) Avondale Jockey Club. Autumn meeting. 2 April 1921. Programme (PR-05-0405) Avondale Jockey Club. Spring meeting. 24 September 1921. Programme (PR-03-0339) Avondale Jockey Club. Autumn meeting. 24 April 1922. Programme (PR-03-0339) Avondale Jockey Club. Spring meeting. First day. 23 September 1922. Programme. Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. 21 March 1923. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Race meeting at Riccarton in honour of the visit of the Prince of Wales. 15 May 1920. Programme. Dannevirke meeting. 15 December 1920. Card / programme. Otaki Maori Racing Club. Spring meeting. Second day 21 September 1925. Official programme. Takapuna Jockey Club. Season 1920-21. Programmes (PR-05-0405) Takapuna Jockey Club. Season 1927-28. Programmes (PR-05-0405) Takapuna Jockey Club. Season 1928-29. Programmes (PR-05-0405) Takapuna Jockey Club. Season 1929-30. Programmes (PR-05-0405) Wanganui Jockey Club. Spring meeting. First day, 10 September 1925. Programme. Wellington Racing Club. Summer meeting at Trentham. Second day 22 January 1920. Programme. Wellington Racing Club. Invitiation card to opening of new grandstands at Trentham Race Course. 20, 22, 24 January 1925, Wellington Trotting Club. 14 January 1925. programme. Wellington Trotting Club. 17 September 1927. Programme. Woodville meeting. 8 December 1920. Paper slip / programme, with accompanying ticket for Oete and Woodville handicaps. Whangarei Racing Club. Annual meeting at Avondale. 13 October 1920. Programme. Quantity: 26 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes varying under 200 mm. Provenance: Some purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007. Some donated by Mr J Yaldwyn in 1994. Processing information: Te Whaiti family loan, South Wairarapa Trotting Club 1927, combined into ATL-Group-00753.

Date: 17 Mar 2000 - 17 Mar 2002

From: Otaki oral history project

By: Davis, Margaret Rangimakaora, 1934-; Selby, Rachael Ann, 1949-

Reference: OHInt-0673-10

Description: Margaret Rangimakaora Davis was born on the Ngatokowaru Marae, Hokio, Levin, in 1934. Mentions her six brothers, attending Horowhenua College, moving to Otaki in 1948, life on the Marae, the Jacob family, and the value placed on education. Notes that te reo Maori was not taught. Recalls her mother, Alma Winiata, delivering babies on the Marae. Mentions her father, Tamihana Winiata, was secretary of the Otaki Maori Racing Club. Mentions co-workers at the Pop Inn Dairy. Describes working in the office at Edhouses Drapery Store from 1949-1986. Recalls her mother minded her children while she worked. Mentions Mr Edhouse lending money to Maori pensioners. Talks about changes in shops in Main Street, and several shop owners. Describes courting Whatakaraka Davis, attending dances, motion pictures, basketball and rugby together. Recalls their formal engagement and marriage in 1948. Talks about borrowing money from the bank, recalls learning to drive a car. Talks about being in a marching team, touring, uniforms, and painting her legs uniform white for competitions. Mentions playing netball. Recalls that Lucy Jacob was a key organiser on the Ngatokowaru Marae, and church service on the Marae, led by Paora (Paul) Temuera. Talks about confirmation at All Saints Church, her husband's being christened so he could marry, and the midnight service. Talks about the impact of Te Wananga o Raukawa on the community. Refers to the revival of the Maori language. Describes changes to the town and in transport. Interviewer(s) - Rachael Selby Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-11062 Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3870. Photo of Whakakaraka and Margaret at the Otaki Maori Racing Club (no date). Photocopy of photo of Margaret at her 21st birthday Search dates: 1934 - 1990

Date: 20 May 2002

From: Otaki oral history project

By: Manz, Arthur Herbert, 1917-; Thorpe, Agnes Anne, 1939-

Reference: OHInt-0673-07

Description: Arthur Herbert Manz was born in Wellington in 1917, and his family moved to Otaki in 1920. Recalls his German grandfather, a cottage weaver, who after the industrial revolution worked in the railway workshops. Recalls his father, a cabinetmaker, who emigrated to New Zealand, worked on the Manawatu Gorge railway construction, helped build the Hutt Park Grand Stand, and toured overseas with the 1905-6 Wellington Bowling Club. Mentions that his father's ethnicity became an issue during World War I, and that his mother was of English descent. Mentions getting pneumonia walking to school, school life, not being able to play football, movies, stores, dances, music and parties. Mentions the tuberculosis sanatorium. Talks about the Otaki Maori Racing Club. Talks about education and training to be a teacher. Mentions beekeeping and the Hautere Defence Rifle Club. Describes a trip to Mount Ruapehu in 1937 in a Model T truck, mentions the conditions of the roads. Recalls joining Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1940 during World War II, and having to request exemptions from the Provisions of the Alien Control Emergency Regulations because of his German nationality. Mentions that his sister worked as a WAAF for five years. Talks about his postings, including Taieri, Wigram, Hobsonville, Waipapakauri, Suva, Florida Island. Mentions he was trained in being a flying instructor, night flying, and Tiger Moths. Talks about returning to teaching after World War II, at Waitohu School, and being principal of the Otaki Health Camp School. Mentions Rangiatea Church being built. Talks about the Otaki Rotary Club, the railway station, rifle clubs, his wife and children, fishing, and leasing land to Chinese growers. Describes the Otaki Brass Band and the people involved in it. Interviewer(s) - Anne Thorpe Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-11054 - 5 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3864. Search dates: 1920 - 1960

Date: 19 Apr 1989

From: Te Reo Irirangi o Te Upoko o Te Ika: Recordings

Reference: OHInt-0937-0387

Description: Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT7-1469 Quantity: 1 7" reel(s).

Date: 1979

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-1861

Description: All images taken at Raukawa Marae, Otaki and the Otaki-Māori Racing Club. A group of dignitaries standing behind a microphone on a field include Sir Keith Holyoake and his wife Norma Holyoake (frames 1 to 3); others in the crowd include Whatarangi Winiata (frame 4) and Maui Pomare (frames 5 to 7). Crowds are seen in the stand in the background (frames 4 to 7). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source 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