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Manawatu Conversations

Local people giving recollections of the past, sometimes opinions of the future. Hear about the lives of people in your local community, where they are from and what they have experienced. Discover how the area has changed over the years.

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Episode 312 - Mike Lawrence

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2024/05/07

Late 1880s travel between Wellington and Auckland was train to New Plymouth, ship to Onehunga and local train to Auckland. First through train using the main trunk line was 1909. Two trains each way each night – Limited and Express Mail van on the express transported and sorted mail for stations en route. Trains had first class and second class carriages and a sleeping car. Could hire pillows. Disabled people not catered for. Frequent stops for refreshments and fuelling steam locomotives. Limited

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Manawatu Conversations 30-04-2024 - Episode 311 - Guy...

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2024/04/30

College of Education merged into Massey University.He was not satisfied with the changes. Less emphasis on music. Didn’t like institutional life any more so asked to take leave for a year and eventually took voluntary redundancy. Became a piano and vocal teacher working from home. His wife, Judith, did doctorate on the pressures on music teachers in secondary schools. He increased his involvement with community music in Palmerston North. Worked with Anna Leese and Dame Malvina Major Because of

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Manawatu Conversations 23-04-2024 - Episode 310 - Guy...

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2024/04/23

An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.

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Manawatu Conversations 16-04-2024 - Episode 309 - Guy...

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2024/04/16

Was the founding head of music at Awatapu College. Employed in second year of college existence. College’s culture was equality for all. Non streaming. Became Assistant Dean.Left school teaching to focus on piano playing and teaching. Set up his own piano teaching practice mainly after school and Saturday mornings. Marriage collapsed. Abandoned private teaching and became an English teacher at Palmerston North Girls High School. Shifted to Auckland and started a piano teaching practice in Remuera

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Manawatu Conversations 09-04-2024 - Episode 308 - Guy...

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2024/04/09

While at Canterbury University it was suggested he take up secondary school teaching.Decided to be a teacher of English and French but was persuaded to drop French and take music. Started teaching at Rongotai College in Wellington where he was eventually in charge of music. Teaching boys songs often descended into chaos. Met his first wife who was also on the staff of Rongotai College. Was in charge of the Bach Choir in Wellington for one year before Roy Tankersley took over as music

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Manawatu Conversations 02-04-2024 - Episode 307 - Guy...

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2024/04/02

Well known in Palmerston North music scene.Raised in Whanganui. Interested in drama but had a speech impediment so took up piano. Didn’t have a piano at home so practiced on other people’s pianos. Started piano lessons when at intermediate school. Eventually got a piano. Went to Whanganui Collegiate as a day boy and met a piano teacher, Maurice Collier. Piano teaching was not part of school curriculum so parents had to pay. Was a duck out of water because most boys played sport. Spent most of the

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Manawatu Conversations 26-03-2024 - Episode 306 -...

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2024/03/26

Group discussion, Easter and ChristmasSuggested that Easter is a bigger Christian festival than Christmas. Easter chocolates, hot cross buns, Sunday roast lamb. Some people have no meat on Good Friday. Fish is ok. Easter not mentioned in schools because of diverse religious groups. A big change in Easter shopping hours in recent years. Christmas – a trend towards a more easily prepared Christmas lunch so everyone can participate in pre-lunch socialising. Barbeques and salads. In years gone by –

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Manawatu Conversations 19-03-2024 - Episode 305 -...

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2024/03/19

Sunday roast dinners.No refrigerators. Perishable food was kept in safes with air flow. Roast chicken only for special occasions. Difference between European and Asian styles of eating and food of different ethnicities. Ingredients difficult to get during war years. Milk delivered early in the morning by a milkman. Billies no bottles. Milk at schools for health reasons. Problem with keeping it out of the sun. Milk puddings. Britain used to have school dinners. Some New Zealand schools now serve

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Manawatu Conversations 12-03-2024 - Episode 304 -...

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2024/03/12

An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.

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Manawatu Conversations 05-03-2024 - Episode 303 -...

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2024/03/05

Neill Haggarty part 2 of 2. Explains difference between endemic, native, introduced and vagrant birds.Endemic bird population is reducing because of loss of habitat caused by humans. Efforts are being made to develop reserves and eliminate predators. Tuis have adapted to urban environment because of planting of nectar trees. Tuis move out of town to bush areas such as Turitea Valley and lower Ruahines at night. He talks about migratory birds. Manawatu Estuary a world heritage site. Photography

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