Abstract of Amanda Jane NALLY and Steven Christopher NALLY, 2020
Item — Box: 22
Identifier: H01980002
Overview
Amanda and Steve NALLY
Interviewer: Rebecca Amundsen
Abstracter: Judith Christie
Interview date: 12 June 2014
TRACK ONE
0.0 Interview identification
0.30 Birth dates/names given
1.15 Amanda born in WANGANUI - father transferred to Invercargill for work when she was 18. Moved to Invercargill when she was 21. Lived in ROSEDALE, then OTATAUTAU. Lived with first husband in Waikiwi 1992. Steve born and bred in Invercargill, attended UNIVERSITY in CHRISTCHURCH. Lived in SOUTH INVERCARGILL.
3.00 Amanda now a MARKETING CONSULTANT, formerly JOURNALIST. Also worked for five years for HOUSING CORPORATION AND POST OFFICE. Now owns own business.
3.30 Steve Managing Director and part owner of INVERCARGILL BREWERY. Started business with father in 1999. Also been a house Dad, brought up kids, which he loved. Has also been a LABORATORY TECHNICIAN AT FREEZING COMPANIES, dealing mainly with WATER SUPPLY AND DISPOSAL.
4.40 Steve went overseas which changed his mind set. Degree in CHEMISTRY but didn’t want to be a pure scientist . Considered WINE MAKING, but then started BREWING BEER. Business just moved to new premises. Business was in OTERAMIKA ROAD after starting in a garage, then moved to WOOD STREET. Now in LEET STREET.
6.25 14 staff from diverse backgrounds work at Brewery, some part time and casual.
7.00 Vision for business is to get their product to the public. Longer term is to make a sustainable business which lasts forever. Wants to leave a legacy to Invercargill.
8.30 Nallys live in GLENGARRY. Purchased April 2011 after spending two years looking for a property. Ex unrenovated STATE HOUSE, although well maintained. Also liked the location, close to town. Spend time in Catlins, so also close to edge of town which saves travel time. House has three bedrooms, two storeyed, architecturally designed in 1950s. Very few changes needed to fit today’s lifestyle.
11.10 Two houses – other in WAIKAWA. See Glengarry house more as a motel. Has a heat-pump so house warm, nice shower. Hires someone to mow lawns. Waikawa house has acres and a garden. Also can COMMUTE ON A BIKE from Glengarry to town, and sports grounds, schools close. Children attend JAMES HARGEST HIGH SCHOOL. House at the end of a cul de sac, so very quiet neighbourhood.
13.00 Renovated Glengarry house while staying with parents in CARLYLE STREET, which was much noisier. Had heard about crime and problems in Glengarry, but neighbours are lovely and perception is wrong. GLENGARRY PUB may have caused problems in the past. Glengarry is a great mix of cultures, diverse demographic. Younger neighbourhood.
End of Track one
TRACK TWO
0.0 Lots of pedestrians and children in the neighbourhood, mix of people. Own a big dog. Neighbours have free range chickens which wander sometimes. Dogs in Glengarry don’t kill chickens because they are pig dogs rather than bird dogs.
1.15 Was aware of the stigma that comes with living in Glengarry, but that didn’t put them off. Amanda knew state house tenants while working for Housing Corporation, who were lovely people by and large. Perception that poor people don’t love their kids, don’t care about education, but they have exactly the same concerns as those wealthier. Talk about NORTH SOUTH DIVIDE in Invercargill. All perception. Steve lived in France in a very diverse apartment block with 5,000 residents and loves different cultures and diversity. Glengarry adds to that. Richer areas are often more MONOCULTURAL.
4.00 Fewer FENCES in Glengarry, as Housing Corp never carried out fencing facing the street. Amanda explains - Housing Corporation approached by Police re fencing in Glengarry and Waikiwi because of disputes arising from undefined areas. The front fencing was never an issue. Burglars like high fences so that they can’t be seen.
6.00 Adamson Crescent at the back of the Nally’s house, so back yards all together. Almost a small park and a nice green space. Lots of children around.
7.30 When purchasing property, also looked at proximity to BUS STOPS, although BIKE mostly. Would like to see more cycling, especially children going to school, more social interaction. The Nallys bike with their children to school.
10.50 Glengarry more interesting because streets are not built on the square. Also love living near HABITAT FOR HUMANITY STORE, and donate stuff to it and purchase stuff.
12.45 Glengarry really suits their lifestyle, and they love where they live. Didn’t move to Glengarry to make money, but to live there in the long term.
14.30 Amanda – when working in HOUSING CORPORATION and in CREDIT CONTROL, most of visits were made to affluent suburbs.
End of Side Two
Interviewer: Rebecca Amundsen
Abstracter: Judith Christie
Interview date: 12 June 2014
TRACK ONE
0.0 Interview identification
0.30 Birth dates/names given
1.15 Amanda born in WANGANUI - father transferred to Invercargill for work when she was 18. Moved to Invercargill when she was 21. Lived in ROSEDALE, then OTATAUTAU. Lived with first husband in Waikiwi 1992. Steve born and bred in Invercargill, attended UNIVERSITY in CHRISTCHURCH. Lived in SOUTH INVERCARGILL.
3.00 Amanda now a MARKETING CONSULTANT, formerly JOURNALIST. Also worked for five years for HOUSING CORPORATION AND POST OFFICE. Now owns own business.
3.30 Steve Managing Director and part owner of INVERCARGILL BREWERY. Started business with father in 1999. Also been a house Dad, brought up kids, which he loved. Has also been a LABORATORY TECHNICIAN AT FREEZING COMPANIES, dealing mainly with WATER SUPPLY AND DISPOSAL.
4.40 Steve went overseas which changed his mind set. Degree in CHEMISTRY but didn’t want to be a pure scientist . Considered WINE MAKING, but then started BREWING BEER. Business just moved to new premises. Business was in OTERAMIKA ROAD after starting in a garage, then moved to WOOD STREET. Now in LEET STREET.
6.25 14 staff from diverse backgrounds work at Brewery, some part time and casual.
7.00 Vision for business is to get their product to the public. Longer term is to make a sustainable business which lasts forever. Wants to leave a legacy to Invercargill.
8.30 Nallys live in GLENGARRY. Purchased April 2011 after spending two years looking for a property. Ex unrenovated STATE HOUSE, although well maintained. Also liked the location, close to town. Spend time in Catlins, so also close to edge of town which saves travel time. House has three bedrooms, two storeyed, architecturally designed in 1950s. Very few changes needed to fit today’s lifestyle.
11.10 Two houses – other in WAIKAWA. See Glengarry house more as a motel. Has a heat-pump so house warm, nice shower. Hires someone to mow lawns. Waikawa house has acres and a garden. Also can COMMUTE ON A BIKE from Glengarry to town, and sports grounds, schools close. Children attend JAMES HARGEST HIGH SCHOOL. House at the end of a cul de sac, so very quiet neighbourhood.
13.00 Renovated Glengarry house while staying with parents in CARLYLE STREET, which was much noisier. Had heard about crime and problems in Glengarry, but neighbours are lovely and perception is wrong. GLENGARRY PUB may have caused problems in the past. Glengarry is a great mix of cultures, diverse demographic. Younger neighbourhood.
End of Track one
TRACK TWO
0.0 Lots of pedestrians and children in the neighbourhood, mix of people. Own a big dog. Neighbours have free range chickens which wander sometimes. Dogs in Glengarry don’t kill chickens because they are pig dogs rather than bird dogs.
1.15 Was aware of the stigma that comes with living in Glengarry, but that didn’t put them off. Amanda knew state house tenants while working for Housing Corporation, who were lovely people by and large. Perception that poor people don’t love their kids, don’t care about education, but they have exactly the same concerns as those wealthier. Talk about NORTH SOUTH DIVIDE in Invercargill. All perception. Steve lived in France in a very diverse apartment block with 5,000 residents and loves different cultures and diversity. Glengarry adds to that. Richer areas are often more MONOCULTURAL.
4.00 Fewer FENCES in Glengarry, as Housing Corp never carried out fencing facing the street. Amanda explains - Housing Corporation approached by Police re fencing in Glengarry and Waikiwi because of disputes arising from undefined areas. The front fencing was never an issue. Burglars like high fences so that they can’t be seen.
6.00 Adamson Crescent at the back of the Nally’s house, so back yards all together. Almost a small park and a nice green space. Lots of children around.
7.30 When purchasing property, also looked at proximity to BUS STOPS, although BIKE mostly. Would like to see more cycling, especially children going to school, more social interaction. The Nallys bike with their children to school.
10.50 Glengarry more interesting because streets are not built on the square. Also love living near HABITAT FOR HUMANITY STORE, and donate stuff to it and purchase stuff.
12.45 Glengarry really suits their lifestyle, and they love where they live. Didn’t move to Glengarry to make money, but to live there in the long term.
14.30 Amanda – when working in HOUSING CORPORATION and in CREDIT CONTROL, most of visits were made to affluent suburbs.
End of Side Two
Dates
- 2020
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Extent
From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Creator
- From the Record Group: Amundsen, Rebecca (Interviewer, Person)
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