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BRADSHAW, Rex Lindsay John interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 51
Identifier: H0551
Overview
Rex grew up in the 1930s on Stewart Island surrounded by the sea and people whose lives were ruled by the tides and the weather. Despite his mothers’ efforts to prevent him going into an industry that had taken the lives of some of her immediate family, Rex spent nearly 50 years making a living from the seas around his childhood home and along the Fiordland Coast. He remembers a time when crayfish were considered not worth catching. In this profile he gives an account of those early days and...
Dates:
2004
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BUCKINGHAM, Rhys Phillip interviewed by Chrissy Wickes
Record Group — Box: 18
Identifier: H0325
Overview
In this interview Rhys talks of his interest and passion for discovering kakapo and kokako in Fiordland and on Stewart Island. He details various expeditions and the work that he has done and the many people he has worked alongside. Telling of their strengths and passion for what they were doing and the successes he and others had.
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
COX, Andrew (Andy) interviewed by Chrissy Wickes
Record Group — Box: 22
Identifier: H0394
Overview
This interview looks at Any Cox's involvement in the early days of kakapo recovery programme in Stewart Island and Fiordland and elsewhere.
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DARBY, John Terrance interviewed by Chrissy Wickes
Record Group — Box: 19
Identifier: H0324
Overview
In this interview John talks about his involvement in the Stewart Island Kakapo recovery programme. He also worked at the Otago Museum as a Scientific Officer in Zoology starting in 1969, curating biological collections. John goes on to describe his career as a Zoologist based at the Otago Museum. Here he initiated the children’s programme and interactive science areas. He goes on to describe yellow eyed penguins and the differences to other penguin species.
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
GIBB, Aroha Maria interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 26
Identifier: H0102
Overview
This interview is part of the Headcases Collaborative Art Project, done in conjunction with the Southland Festival of the Arts and the Cancer Society. In this interview Aroha gives a history of her family, education, employment, her engagement in Maori Culture and her children’s interests. She then tells of her diagnosis with cancer and her journey through this e.g. treatment, how she and her family coped, and getting involved in Headcases.
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
HALL, John Thomas interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box: 32
Identifier: H0234
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. John discusses and describes his work with the Post Office Line Gangs around Southland. In particular to talks about the opening of the Hedgehope exchange and work down on Stewart Island exchange describing the laying of the cable for the new exchange. He goes onto to tell of his shift into the planning of the cable network. He worked for 42 years and recalls life after retirement and his involvement with the...
Dates:
2015
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
LIDDELL, Adrian Rex interviewed by Gordon Duston
Record Group — Box: 35
Identifier: H0319
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. Adrian starts his interview describing his apprenticeship as an electrician before joining the Post office where he worked setting up and maintaining exchanges e.g., in Christchurch, Milford Sound and Stewart Island. He details the Stewart Island exchange.
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
MUNN, Allan Kenneth interviewed by Chrissy Wickes
Record Group — Box: 19
Identifier: H0323
Overview
This interview focuses on the kakapo recovery project in which Allan was involved. In this interview Allan details his work for NZ Wildlife Service in particular with Kakapo. The catching of the birds on Rakiura and their release on Little Barrier Island, as well as the ongoing work to increase numbers. He talks about the harm caused by predators e.g., cats as well as the areas throughout NZ the birds can be found and the people involved in saving them.
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
NATUSCH, Sheila interviewed by Lee Wadds
Record Group — Box: 20
Identifier: H0145
Overview
Shelia tells of life and education on Stewart Island i.e. chores, teachers, enjoyment of art classes and having a love of nature. She wanted to be a writer and artist; and wrote ‘Natural World of the Trails’ and ‘Out of Our Tree’. She left home to go to Dunedin Teacher’s College and she gives a detailed account of her time there. In 1942 she had her first work published called ‘Overland to Pegasus’ in the Wanderlust magazine. She moved to Wellington and worked for the Dominion Museum – then did...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
NEAVE, Gwen Meyer interviewed by Lee Wadds
Record Group — Box: 1
Identifier: H0059
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. In this interview Gwen talks of her family, of being raised by Emmy May Ross a Deaconess in the Presbyterian Church, her education and the meeting of her husband Gary. She goes on to tell of her arrival on Stewart Island, the challenges of living here and of married life her. Gwen describes a full life of involvement in the community through her children’s school, Brownies, local politics, Community Trust and...
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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