Mystery Creek

Date: [1980s]

From: Shearer, Ian Campbell, fl 2010 :Photographs relating to the Electrical Development Association

By: Crane, R, active 1985

Reference: PAColl-9644-2

Description: Photographs relating to the centenary of electricity in New Zealand, taken ca mid-1980s. Includes photographs of exhibits. Quantity: 106 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1979 - 1984

Reference: Eph-C-RECREATION-1979/1984

Description: Includes: 1979: Entertainment [tabloid "monthly" newspaper listing live shows, theatre, sport, arts and crafts, World Trade Fair] 1980: ... have a go! Get a family feeling. A promotion of the New Zealand Council for Recreation & Sport, PO Box 5122, Wellington, phone 728-058. 1981: Leisure into the '80s. Recro '81, 3rd New Zealand Sport & Recreation Fieldays, Mystery Creek Hamilton. Saturday & Sunday 17-18 October 1981. Printed by Express Print (Hamilton) Ltd. Summer City. Wellington City Council Parks and Recreation Department; Wellington Community Arts Council [1981] (2 copies) Summer City. 'Basin Bonanza'. Sunday 1st February, Basin Reserve [1981] Summer City. Harbour spectacular, Oriental Pararade [Parade], Saturday 14th Feb [1981] (2 copies) Summer City. Newtown, Prince of Wales Park, Sunday 8th Feb 1981. All Nations Day 1982: The Old Customhouse, Auckland. Customhouse happenings, February [1982] (2-sided sheet listing events) Grand Christmas Gala. Sat 6th Nov, Newtown School, opened by Sir Michael Fowler at 11 am [1982] 1983: Holiday programme! Kites, kites, kites [Exhibition, films, workshops, colouring competition, flying days, at Porirua. 1983] Here comes the sun; Summer City 1983 [poster showing a rising sun](2 copies) Here comes the sun ... Summer City 83. Wellington City Council Parks and Recreation Department, Wellington Arts Centre Trust, Summer City [poster showing a jester clown] Here comes the sun; Summer City 1983 [brochure listing events] (2 copies) Splash Out. Sunday March 6. Summer City Grand finale, in, on, around Wellington Harbour. Greta Point Tavern gutbuster, Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Centenary; Homestead Birdman Competition, Caltex Bus Rodeo; NZ Army SAS beach assault [1983] 1984: Summer City Asia Pacific Festival. Kite Day, Macalister Park Newtown, Sunday 1-5 pm December 2nd [1984] (2 copies) Summer City. "A touch of the sun". Parks & Recreation Department, Wellington City Council [1984] '84 Recreation Expo; see the greatest variety of recreation and hobby displays & demonstrations ever held in N.Z. NZ Kennel Club's Exhibition Centre, Prosser St, Porirua, 4-10 March [1984] Quantity: 18 publications. Physical Description: Screenprints and offset prints, sizes varying around 420 x 297 mm.

Date: 1970 - 1979

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-1970s-1

Description: Includes: 1970s: New Zealand Sports & Social Club. [Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, SW London] ca 1970?: Sportman's guide to New Zealand. New Zealand Government Travel Commissioner. Printed in USA [ca 1970?] 1970: Inter-Port sports tournament at Mt Maunganui & Tauranga, 16-20 February 1970, supported by Rothmans. official programme Auckland weekend sports guide. Issue for week ending 8 August 1970. 1974 (See also separate folders for 1974 Commonwealth Games): 1974 Titahi Bay All Round Sportsman of the Year. Programme of events 1975: New Zealand Darts Council (Inc) presents the 20th North island Darts Championship final. Members' Dining Room, Tauranga Race Course, cameron Road, Tauranga, 25-27 July 1975. Souvenir programme 1976: The New Zealand Olympic guide (16-page booklet) NZ Olympic Team, Montreal appeal, June 11th 1976. 50c. Thank you for your donation. [Two "mystery envelopes", entitling bearer to a novelty poster, and to a sauna] 1978: Centre for Continuing Education, University of Auckland. Seminar on Sport; the nature and meaning of sport in new Zealand, 15-16 April 1978. Programme / registration form 1979: New Zealand Sport & recreation. Fieldays. Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 3-4 November 1979. Official programme Auckland Highland Games and gathering. Avondale Racecourse, December 1st 1979. [Programme] Quantity: 13 publications. Physical Description: Booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to 240 mm. Provenance: Acquired from various sources

Date: 1979

From: Watt, James Norwood, 1928-2018: Collection

Reference: PAColl-10577-4

Description: Photographs of Fieldays at Mystery Creek, Ohinemuri River in flood, and a beached boat, taken by James (Jim) Watt, 1979. Fieldays photographs feature trade displays for Igloo dog kennels (with an unidentified dog) and tractors and diggers and other farm machinery (Iseki, Tracgrip, John Deere, Kubota). Images of Ohinemuri River in flood in July 1979 show rapids as well as water levels by the road and a railway bridge. Also includes beached boat ‘Santam I’ on Whangamata Beach. Annotations on original folder holding prints reading "510 [Pulling?] Butchers Boat". Quantity: 15 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler prints Transfers: Negatives have been separated from this item due to storage requirements. See 35mm-103819 to 35mm-103825..

Date: 1970 - 1979

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1970s

Description: Includes: 1970s: NZBC. I have been to Expo 7 [Sticker. 1970s?] 1970: Contributors. New Zealand Pavilion at the World Exposition Osaka 1970, issued by the New Zealand Commission for Expo 70 [1970] Expo '70. New Zealand Pavilion guide [1970] 1972: Inventors Association of New Zealand Inc. Auckland Branch. Exhibition of N.Z. Inventions. Auckland Building and Display Centre, 17-24 October 1972. Catalogue 1973: Am-Tech '73. United States Exhibition, United States Departrment of Commerce. Wellington Show Buildings, Wellington New Zealand, 15-19 October 1973. Catalog 1976: All Saints' Church, Hadfield Hall, Otaki. "Those were the days - 1776-1976"; antiques, floral display, photographs, vintage cars, teas. 4-6 March 1976. [Catalogue] (2 copies) Fieldays 1976. Plan to be there. Mystery Creek, 11-13 March; 17-19 June; 5-6 November [1976]. Flyer 1977: Fieldays 1977. Plan to be there. Mystery Creek, 23-26 February; 16-18 June; 3-5 November [1977]. Flyer 1978: New Zealand Industries Exhibition catalogue [1978] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, offset prints, sizes varying up to 240 mm. Provenance: One item donated by M Baptist in 2006; one by Dr Margaret Bailey in 2009.

Date: 1950 - 1979

Reference: Eph-A-TRANSPORT-1950/1979

Description: Includes: 1950s?: Dunedin Corporation Transport. [Cream ticket] Available for 10 one-section rides Dunedin Corporation Transport. [Yellow ticket] Available for ten 8d cash rides. 6/-/ Murphy's Transport Ltd. Ponaroa. [Luggage label. ca 1950s?] Wellington City Corporation. Bus & tram routes and stopping places. City area [ca 1950s?] 1951?: New Zealand Communist Party. Auckland District Committee : More transport - not tanks. Elect communists to the Board. On November 17th, vote Mrs Rita Smith, Mr Alex Rait. Say "No" to Holland's gagging act! Work for peace. Issued by Auckland District Committee, N.Z. Communist Party. Wilson Print [1950-1952?] 1960s: New Zealand Truck-Trailer Manufacturers' Federation. Truck-trailers; they save you money. Pamphlet [1960s?] 1961: Mobilgas + Milex. Travelling time guide; plan your trip. Pamphlet [1961] 1964: Auckland Transport Board farewell dinner [to] Chairman of the Baord N B Spencer. Grand Hotel, 30 September 1964 1969: "Once in a lifetime" over the motorway (second stage) certificate. 19 October 1969 1970s: Freear Philip Enterprises Limited. We move everywhere. Pamphlet [1970s] 1971: Wellington District Trades Council of the NZ Federation of Labour. You pay from today; rail and road tracks paved with disturbing intentions. 1 June 1971. Flier 1972: Museum of Transport and Technology, Western Springs Auckland New Zealand. A must for your itinerary when in Auckland. Pamphlet [ca 1972] State Insurance. What to do in the event of a motor vehicle accident. A R Shearer, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand - 1972. 100,000/3/72 -8552D 1974: Chartered Institute of Transport. New Zealand Division. Are you in transport? Are you in the Institute? Pamphlet 1974. Grouse & Grouse Ltd. "NZ 1900". Greeting card, 1974. 1975: First New Zealand Transport Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 14-15 November 1975. Tentative programme and comparative demonstrations. Pamphlet 1976: Kwikasair Express. Sending something from here to there; send it quicker! Pamphlet [1976?] Kwikasair Express. You can control time. Pamphlet [1976?] Kwikasair Express. You're making a convenience of us ... Pamphlet [1976?] New Zealand Ministry of Transport. Welcome to the Ministry of Transport [for new staff. 1976] Second New Zealand Transport Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 5-6 November 1976. Tentative programme and comparative demonstrations. Pamphlet 1977?: New Zealand Transport Policy Study. Rail passenger questionnaire (in business reply envelope) [ca 1977] 1979: Odlin Transport & Storage Ltd. Matt Hipperson, Transport Manager. [Business card, 1979] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1979 - 1980

By: New Zealand National Fieldays Society

Reference: Eph-B-SHOW-1990s

Description: Includes: 1996: Hawke's Bay Show '96. Hawkes Bay Showgrounds [Hastings], 23-25 October 1996. Programme New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 28th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, 12-15 June 1996. Exhibitor services directory 1997: New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 29th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, 11-14 June 1997. Exhibitor services directory New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 29th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, 11-14 June 1997. Prospectus 1998: New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 30th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, Mystery Creek Hamilton, 10-13 June 1998. Exhibitor services directory New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 30th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, Mystery Creek Hamilton, 10-13 June 1998. Prospectus Wairarapa A&P Society. Showtime today. [31 October 1998. Programme / flier] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes up to 330 mm.

Date: 1970-1989

Reference: Eph-D-RECREATION-1970/1989

Description: Includes: 1970s: [Auckland Resistance]. Grand Festival of Jericho. Surprise? ... go to Albert Park this Sunday at 2.30 ... bring blankets, fireworks etc. [1970s] 1975: Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand. Action holidays for all. Turangi [1975] (2 copies) 1976: [New Zealand Council for Recreation and Sport?] :Come alive. Don't just sit there; do something [ca 1976?] (2 copies) 1979: New Zealand Ministry of Recreation & Sport. Youth Initiatives Fund; grants for young people with ideas to help themselves and their community 29962H - 5000/5/79 TC [1979] (2 copies) 1981: The Summer City programme 1981 1982: Hotter than ever ... Summer City. Wellington City Council Parks and Recreation Department [and] The Arts Centre 335 Willis St. [1982] Summer City 1982. Anderson Park activities The Summer City programme 1982 1983: "A touch of the sun"; Summer City. Parks & Recreation Department Wellington City Council [1983] 1984: Outdoor recreation guide - Southland and South Otago [ca 1984] 1989: Wellington City Council Parks & recreation. Splashtacular; a weekend of festivities to celebrate the opening of the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre, Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie, Wellington. 25-26 February 1989 Quantity: 18 publications. Physical Description: Screenprints and offset prints, sizes varying around 420 x 297 mm.

Date: 2009-2014

From: Smyth, Brendan, 1950-: Collection

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-Smyth-11

Description: Includes: 2009: CPIT & ChristchurchMusic.org.nz presents Chart Fest.co.nz, celebrating Christchurch in NZ Music Month. Town Hall, 29 May 2009. Official guide 2010: CPIT & ChristchurchMusic.org.nz presents Chart Fest.co.nz, celebrating Christchurch in NZ Music Month. Town Hall, 28 May [2010]. Official guide Juantuno Huzon? presents the Big Day Out, summer 2010 festival guide [Auckland and Australian venues] New Zealand Music Month. Auckland seminar summit. Auckland Museum, 29 May 2010. Programme 20th Parachute. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 29 Jan - 1 Feb 2010. Programme Smokefree Rock Quest National Final 2010. Founders Theatre Hamilton. Pamphlet with discriptions of the finalists 2011: New Zealand Music Month, May 2011 Official month summit. Programme 17th Smokefree Rock Quest National Final. Claudelands Arena Hamilton, September 2011. Pamphlet 2012: New Zealand Music Month, May 2012. Official month summit. Programme Smokefree Rock Quest 2012. Pamphlet 2013: New Zealand Music Month, May 2013 Official month summit. Programme Smokefree Rock Quest 2013. Essential guide 2014: Big Day Out, live & direct from idyllic & iconic Western Springs. 17 Janaury 2014. Programme New Zealand Music Month, May 2014 Official month summit. Programme Waiata Māori Music Awards 2014. Pamphlet Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes up to 240 mm.

Date: 1970-2019

Reference: Eph-C-BUILDING-1970/2019

Description: Includes: 1978: Eutectic welding alloys; for every welding application. Stocked and sold by New Zealand Industrial Gases Limited, Lower Hutt. New Zealand National Fieldays Society (Inc). 4th New Zealand Building & Construction Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 9-11 March 1978 1979: New Zealand National Fieldays Society (Inc). 5th New Zealand Building & Construction Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 8-10 March 1979 2009: Wellington City Libraries. Can you build it? A series of free lunchtime seminars. Learn all there is to know about building consents, resource consents and LIM reports. Wednesdays in October [2009] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Sizes varying up to 450 mm.

Date: 1974-1984

Reference: Eph-A-SHOW-Hamilton

Description: Includes: 1974: New Zealand Agricultural Week. 10-15 June 1974. Tentative programme [Pamphlet] (2 copies) 1976: New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 14-19 June 1976. Pamphlet 1979: 11th New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 14-16 June 1979. Tentative programme [Pamphlet] (2 copies) 1980: 12th New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 12-14 June 1980. Programme catalogue 1981: 13th New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 11-13 June 1981. Programme catalogue 13th New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 11-13 June 1981. Pamphlet 1982: 14th New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 17-19 June 1982. Tentative programme [Pamphlet] (2 copies) 14th New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 17-19 June 1982. Programme catalogue June '81 [ie 1982] in Hamilton, Fountain City. 14th New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays, Mysterty Creek Hamilton, 17-18-19 June. Pamphlet 1983: 15th New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 16-18 June 1983. Tentative programme [Pamphlet] 15th New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 16-18 June 1983. Programme catalogue 1984: Sixteenth Zealand Agricultural Fieldays. Mystery Creek Hamilton, 14-16 June 1984. Programme catalogue New Zealand Wire Industries Limited. Golden Pliers Singles Fencing championships, at the 16th NZ Agricultural Fieldays, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 13 and 15 June 1984. Pamphlet New Zealand Wire Industries Limited. Doubles Deer Fence Competition. At the 16th NZ Agricultural Fieldays, Mystery Creek, 13 and 16 June 1984. Pamphlet Australia at the Fieldays. Australian Manufacturers' Court. New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, Hamilton 14-16 June 1984. Pamphlet Quantity: 1 box(es). Physical Description: Booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: [1980s]

From: Shearer, Ian Campbell, fl 2010 :Photographs relating to the Electrical Development Association

By: Crane, R, active 1985

Reference: PAColl-9644-1

Description: Photographs relating to the centenary of electricity in New Zealand, taken ca mid-1980s. Includes photographs of exhibits. Quantity: 147 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1983

By: New Zealand National Fieldays Society

Reference: Eph-C-SHOW-Hamilton-1983-01

Description: Plan shows the layout of a large number of exhibitors' stalls on a site between Mystery Creek Road and the Waikato River. There are agricultural export areas, displays of fencing and fencing equipment, earthmovers and post drivers, mowing and baling machinery, Federated Farmers, tractors, orchard and vineyard equipment. The verso shows an advertisement for Ford tractors whose display stands were numbers 1455, 1456 and 1457 on the site plan. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on both sides of sheet 262 x 346 mm.

Date: 1980 - 1989

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-B-SPORT-Warner-1980s

Description: Includes: 1982: Waiuku Cosmopolitan Axemen's Club. Gala Day, 27 November 1982. Programme / entry form 1983: Taharoa Axemen's Club "Chopping" Gala-Day. Sat January 15th, 1983. Aruka Marae Grounds. Programme Waiuku Cosmopolitan Axemen's Club. "R. F. Honey Day", 26 November 1983. Waiuku Cosmopolitan Club, Victoria Ave., Waiuku. Programme / entry form 1986: Dinsdale Tavern Axemen's Carnival. Dinsdale Tavern, Whatawhata Road, Hamilton, 6 December 1986. Programme / nomination form Putaruru Axemen's Club. Putaruru Axemen's Carnival held in conjunction with Putaruru A & P Show, 22 February 1986. Programme and nomination slip Tokoroa Golden Axe carnival. Tokoroa Sportsground, 6-8 Feb., 1986. Programme / entry form Waikato A & P Show. Glenview Video Woodchopping Tournament to be held at Claudelands Showgrounds, Hamilton, Programme / nomination form1 November 1986. Waiuku Cosmopolitan Axemen's Club. 1986 World Championship Axemen's Carnival, 10-15 February 1986. Programme / entry form 1987: Hamilton Motorcycle Centre. Woodchopping tournament. Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 8 November 1987. Programme / nomination form Otorohanga Axemen's Club. Chopping programme to be held in conjunction with the Otorohanga County Fair, 14 February 1987. Programme sheet Waitomo Caves Sports. Waitomo Caves Domain, 28 March 1987. Programme [sheep shearing, dog trials, chopping & sawing events, steer riding, Highland and national dancing, Horse and pony events] 1988: Hickson Superjack 1988 North Island Axeman's Match Race Championships. New Zealand Easter Showgrounds, Main Arena, Auckland, 29-30 March 1988. Programme / nomination form (2 copies) Rotongaro Sports Club. Chopping programme. 13 February 1988. Programme / nomination form Tasman Forestry Sports Day. Tasman Forestry Compound, Waterhouse Street, Kawerau, 5 March 1988. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 14 items. Physical Description: Flyers and booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: [1980s]

From: Shearer, Ian Campbell, fl 2010 :Photographs relating to the Electrical Development Association

Reference: PAColl-9644-3

Description: Photographs relating to the centenary of electricity in New Zealand, taken ca mid-1980s. Quantity: 141 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 2009

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0011446

Description: A man who leans over backwards tells another man that he is a wind farmer. They are chatting at the 2009 Waikato Fieldays event at Mystery Creek. Other Titles - Field days Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025197

Description: A couple living on a pocket-sized suburban section explain to their neighbour why they bought the immense tractor occupying most of their garden. The New Zealand National Fieldays held in June and which featured a hard sell of daunting agricultural machinery occupied much attention, especially for those living in the Waikato. Many farmers, let alone suburbanites, may have felt subsequent doubts about their purchases made in the heat of the publicity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025195

Description: At the entrance to the Fieldays at Mystery Creek, a very small person has asked if hobbits 'pay a full price'. The New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays exhibition is held at Mystery Creek near Hamilton every June and attracts large numbers of farming visitors, especially from the Waikato region. 'Hobbiton', the outdoor screen set for Peter Jackson's Tolkein films, is in the Waikato, near Matamata, and is so much of a tourist attraction that many associate the Waikato region with fictional hobbits. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0014578

Description: The cartoon shows a farmer standing outside his tractor shed very early in the morning telling his dog that he will be in sole charge while he (the farmer) is at the Fieldays Agricultural Show. He doesn't want his dog to make any decisions while he is gone. The 2010 National Agricultural Fieldays was held 16-19 June at Mystery Creek Events Centre. The New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays is the largest agribusiness exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021873

Description: A group of animals decide to put an invitation to a Fieldays party on Facebook. Context: 13-16 June 2012 was the 44th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek in Hamilton. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).