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Manawatu Conversations

MPR - Manawatu People"s Radio

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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Manawatu Conversations Episode 349 - Barbara Bridewell

Manawatu Conversations ·

2025/01/28

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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0:27:59

Manawatu Conversations Episode 348 - Group Discussion...

Manawatu Conversations ·

2025/01/21

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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0:27:18

Manawatu Conversations Episode 347 - Grant Smith pt2

Manawatu Conversations ·

2025/01/14

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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0:28:26

Manawatu Conversations Episode 346 - Grant Smith pt1

Manawatu Conversations ·

2025/01/07

One of twin boys. Mother was very ill so cared for by Plunket in Whanganui and returned to his mother six months later. Went to West End School New Plymouth and was told that his interests lay outside the classroom. Went to New Plymouth Boys High School. Did history, maths and accounting. Played rugby, Enjoyed school. Worked in the magistrates court in New Plymouth for four years then transferred to supreme court in Auckland as a clerk. Became registrar of Feilding magistrates court. Two sons born

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0:30:20

Manawatu Conversations Episode 345 - Kate Alpin pt2

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/12/31

About 480 registered social organisations in the Manawatu and Horowhenua. They need to work more collaboratively. Councils need to make decisions about what they will continue to fund. Food security is important in Palmerston North but in Horowhenua youth engagement is important. Manawatu has hobby organisations. 135 ethnicities in the region. Volunteering is a good way for migrants or refugees to connect with the community. Volunteer Central works with Red Cross to support refugee

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0:28:21

Manawatu Conversations Episode 344 - Kate Alpin pt1

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/12/24

Manager of Whatunga Tūao, Volunteer Central previously called Manawatu Volunteer Resource Centre. It is a charity which covers Tararua, Horowhenua, Manawatu and Palmerston North. Improves community connections, safety and vibrancy through volunteering. First set up in Auckland about 2002 by Norelle Ward. Business communities pay their employees to do community work, usually one day a year but sometimes more or less. Has helped families with food parcels and other necessities during Covid

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0:26:18

Manawatu Conversations Episode 343 - Mike Lawrence

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/12/17

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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0:27:13

Manawatu Conversations Episode 342 - Micki Tyler pt2

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/12/10

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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0:28:33

Manawatu Conversations Episode 341 - Micki Tyler pt1

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/12/03

Medical museum is no longer at Palmerston North Public Hospital because the building had to make way for a new mental health block. A lot of memorabilia is in storage. Some items on display still on display in hospital corridors. The museum originally set up in 1980 by Dr David Warnock, a retired ophthalmologist. It was combined with a collection from Dr Neil Little. Originally set up in the hospital basement but a disused mental health building was made available in 2007 and the museum opened to

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0:28:47

Manawatu Conversations Episode 340 - Margaret Snelling

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/11/26

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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0:28:14

Manawatu Conversations Episode 339 - Ian Boddy pt2

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/11/19

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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0:28:13

Manawatu Conversations Episode 338 - Ian Boddy pt1

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/11/12

Ian went to Anglican church until age of 19 when friends started a young adults group at Methodist Church. They met in people’s homes. Five or six churches joined to become Trinity Church on Cuba Street and St Pauls on Broadway. Trinity Church was an earthquake risk so joined with St Pauls to become Wesley Broadway. Ian was a schoolteacher, a public servant in the housing corporation for 17 years, owned a comic shop then became a Methodist lay preacher. He became a minister in Blenheim, Levin and

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0:26:4

Manawatu Conversations Episode 337 - Marise Clark pt6

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/11/05

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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0:26:8

Manawatu Conversations Episode 336 - Marise Clark pt5

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/10/29

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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0:27:27

Manawatu Conversations Episode 335 - Marise Clark pt4

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/10/22

Sir Mason Durie and Hapai Winiata spoke during Marise’s training and made her think how she could make a difference for all the Maori people she worked with. Did curative and palliative work in the oncology ward in 1984 before there was a hospice. Had to sit hospital exams before sitting state finals – medicine, surgery and obstetrics. Low pass rate in Palmerston North she believed was political. She was one of the first nurses to administer IV chemotherapy. Maori were overrepresented in

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0:29:4

Manawatu Conversations Episode 334 - Marise Clark pt3

Manawatu Conversations ·

2024/10/15

Lived in the country and was not able to be sociable as a teenager. Was reliant on other people for transport. The only bicycle in the family was heavy with a wicker basket at the front. Was young when New Zealand changed from imperial to metric measurements so can work easily between the two. Several acquaintances died within a short time. Left school after the seventh form and went to the Palmerston North School of Nursing in 1980 for three and a half years. First experience was involved with

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