Online Exhibits

The Ambassadors - Toddy Raika, Mike Miritana, Dubby Wehipeihana, Bill Eru, Johnny Nicholls- band members on stage at the War Memorial Hall, Ōtaki, early 1960s...

Promotional T-shirt of Summer Breeze band active in otaki from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. original band members on the T-shirt are (from left) Tai Taua, Puke Wara, Graham Rikihana and Wayne Webster. Later members were Jihnnie Gilbert, Perry Wa...

The Tahiwis, on tour in Australia, 1930.

Framed photograph of The Tahiwis. On tour of Australia in 1930. (Currently on display in Reading Room) Left to right: Henare Tahiwi, Weno (Hinekura) Tahiwi, Hinehou (Te...

Booklet of Music sheets for use with an Meinhold's Autoharp. 3rd Edition...

Photograph of Helen Bevan and Brian Collis at a dance in Ōtaki....

Amor Walters

Photograph of a young couple at a dance, Amor Walters and an unknown woman, c.1949. Both are wearing formal clothing. The woman is wearing a dress and choker necklace. Amor is wearing a custom-made suit made by Edhouses for 7guineas and Fair Isl...

Roydon Textiles's annual social December 1961, at Ōtaki Memorial Hall. Tazzy Hakaraia dancing with Heather Watson. Net petticoat, stiffened with starch for the fashion of the time, was bought at "Pomfreys" shop, Main Street, Ōtaki (about opposite...

Helen Jorey, Graeme Anderson

Helen Jorey, Graeme Anderson dancing. Helen is wearing a feather trimmed dress and Graeme is wearing a suit....

Syd Edwards & Friends

Dance at the Memorial Hall. L-R Unknown, Syd Edwards (Edwards Transport), Unknown, ? Howell....

At a dance

Five men and women at an Ōtaki dance. Left to right: Pat Hodges, Bill Connor, Maureen Connor, _______, _________...

Local lads at the Mayfair

Group of young men in dress suits standing shoulder to shoulder at the Mayfair Ballroom. Dancers can be seen in the background. From left: Warren Walsh, Robbie Hannah, Frank Snowden, Bobby Seal and Bill Connor. ...

Friday Night Dance

Memorial Hall dance, Memorial Hall dance, Friday Nov 17, 1967 Left to right: Jennifer Poulson, Colin Collis, Frances Beck and Ray Strawbridge ...

Teenagers at a Dance

Frances Beck (centre), Sylve Constable (right) and a young friend (left), seated at a Hadfield Hall dance, mid-1960s....

Teens on the dance floor

Frances Beck and friend on the dance floor at Hadfield Hall....

Maude and Herbert Tews

Maude and Herbert Tews playing piano and drums at a dance...

Large group of poi dancers and others at Raukawa Marae for opening...

Dance List with small blue pencil attached with a fine cord. Inside the dance programme names are recorded beside dances....

Ticket for Ōtaki-Te Horo Young Farmers dance, Saturday 19 September 1981 at 8 pm in the Ōtaki Maori Racing Club Pavilion. Band: STASCH...

Visitors watching the music performances at the Ōtaki Kite Festival 2024. The festival is held at Ōtaki beach over 2 days each year in February or March. The days change each year depending on the tide. organised by the Ōtaki Promotions Group....

Auditorium of Bright's Theatre

Auditorium of Bright's Theatre, Main Street, Ōtaki. OHS Journal Volume 3 Page 36, OHJ Vol. 28 p 56...

Laminated programme of a Grand Concert organised by the Girls of Ōtaki at Brights Theatre, Thursday 29th April 1915. Performers: L Webster, Janie Petrie, Mina Caldow, E.J.Hill, Miss Te Au, The Misses Cobb and Abraham, Miss Lonsdale, Janie Petrie,...

Civic Theatre, Ōtaki

Civic Theatre, Ōtaki. This was built for the Ōtaki Borough Council in 1938 by W. Williamson Construction Co. Ltd. The final payment to them was made in July 1939. The architects were Natusch & Sons, a well-known firm founded by Charles Natusch, wh...

Photo of the Civic Theatre after renovations were complete. See page 7, OHJ vol 42...

Civic Theatre weekly programe produced by Ōtaki Amusements Ltd for March 1965, advertising 17 different films. Sponsored by Wilsons Pharmacy, Yates Furniture, Hannen's Hairdresser, H.B Edhouse,Ltd and Field's Shoe Salon...

Laminated text strip with laminated photograph showing Alan Bates in a scene from " A Kind of Loving " screened in the Ōtaki Civic Theatre February 18 and 19th 1964...

2 tickets to the Ōtaki Players production of "How to Train your Husband!" at the Civic Theatre for 7.30 pm Saturday 24th Novemeber 2012...

Invitation to Bruce Knox to attend the opening of the Civic Theatre 14 July, 1938. 'The screen presentation of the evening will be Sonia Henie's very latest musical production "Happy landing" preceded by a specially selected supporting programme'....

One of a set of 8 programmes detailing the screening programme of films shown at the Civic Theatre through the period May 1950 - December 1952. The programmes were donated by Allan Webb QSM from the Te Awamutu Regent Theatre. The programe ca...

Digital photo of Whakatupuranga Rua Mano students singing the waiata 'Poia atu taku poi' at the Cathedral of St Paul, Wellington. The occasion is the launch of the book 'The Survival of Maori as a People' by Professor Whatarangi (Whata) Winiata (Ngat...

Photograph of the members of "The Ragtime Koroheke" Paddy Rikihana, Micky Rikihana and Henry Johnson. Pianist Billy Larkin...

Souvenir Programme for the First Grand Concert by the Ōtaki Choral Society in Brights Theatre on Thursday December 1st 1921. Names and singing ranges are recorded in View 2 but individual positions within thegroup are not identifiable. View 3 shows...

Pukekaraka Choir

Pukekaraka choir, 1999 Back row: Elaine Heenan, Mary-Lou Cranshaw, June Abraham - Mary Molloy. Middle row: Irene Mackle, Rosemary Marino, - Anne Murphy, Makuini Johnson. Front row: Maureen Gimblett, Borgia Hakaraia, Theresa Rikihana,...

Ōtaki Choral Society

Mounted on card. Ōtaki Choral Society in 1922. Front row, L to R: Mrs H Roiri, Miss M Elderton, Mrs Irving, Mrs Davis, Mrs Furze, Mrs Kempton, Mrs Stahle on chair, Mrs Capewell, Mrs Bills, Miss M Booth, Miss J Smith, Miss B Keall. Second row: Mr...

Brass Band at the Sanatorium

Postcard of Ōtaki Brass Band and crowd at the Ōtaki Sanatorium. The crowd includes, men, women and children sitting on the small hill in front of the sanatorium buildings. The band are playing on the flat. Inscription on reverse reads: Dear Daisy,...

Digital photo of the image on a tee-shirt for the Kiwi Grooves Tour which was held at the Ōtaki Maori racecourse. See OHJ vol 43 page 60...

Digital photo of the band 'Iwi' playing at the Love Thy Neighbour concert at Ōtaki Racecourse to raise funds for people affected by Australian bushfires. See page 20 OHJ vol 42...

Te Horo Post Office Closure

Peter Wilson playing the bagpipes at the closure of the Te Horo Post Office, 5 February 1988....

Rangiatea

Possibly Rangiatea's choir inside Rangiatea....

Series of 3 digital photos about the 30th anniversary of the Kapiti Brass Band. The booklet produced by band members is called "Kapiti Brass Band - Thirty Years On" and includes information about the first band in the Kapiti area, the Ōtaki Maori Bra...

Ōtaki Brass Band July 1921

Photo of The Ōtaki Brass Band, July 1921. Group of 25 men posing with their band instruments in front of a large hedge. Back row: B Hapeta, P Rikihana, Bill Fielding, D Patching, Hadfield Knox, J Fielding 3rd row: Jack Howell, A Moore, Jack Symo...

Funeral Procession, 1900

Two photographs of Ōtaki's Maori Brass Band coming down Aotaki Street, February 1900. Premises of two different chemist shops (along with other buildings) visible along with crowd watching the funeral procession from the footpath....

School Song Book...

Ōtaki Brass Band. Back, second to last on right: Laurie Housiaux, Robert Clark. Centre: third from left Arthur Lumley, -, Warren Walsh Front: Stan Harvey, -, -, Eric Dixon, Harold Taylor, Dave Dinnison, Percy White, Peter Lumley, Joe Collis, -....

Photo of Ōtaki Brass Band c1946. In uniform and includes boys. Back row: ninth from left Dick Hastie, -, Percy White, Ray Bills, -, Dave Dinnison. Second row: Bun Tahiwi, -, Stan Harvey, Peter Lumley, David Fox, -, Arthur Lumley, Eric Dixon Fr...

Signed souvenir programme for the Welcome Home concert for Inia Te Wiata. It was held at the Civic Theatre, Ōtaki on Saturday 3 May 1956 at 8 pm. There is a photo of Inia Te Wiata on the cover. He signed the programme: 'To Sandra Arohanui Inia Te...

Most Happy Fella - A Biography of Inia Te Wiata

Inia Te Wiata was born on 10 June 1915 in Ōtaki and was given the name of Inia Morehu Tauhia Watene Iarahi Waihurihia Te Wiata. He was born to Watene and Constance (nee Boshier) Te Wiata and christened at te Maori Anglican Church, Rangiatea . His...

Programme for the concert 'Most Happy Music celebrating the music of Inia Te Wiata held at the Ōtaki Memorial Hall on Saturday 27 November 2021. Other music was by Elgar, Stravinsky, Farquahar and Delius. Conductor: Martin Setchell Soloist: Harlan...

Inia Te Wiata's Maori Songbook

Favourite songs and chants as arranged and recorded by Inia Te Wiata. Maori/English text Includes numerous photographs. Published by A H & A W Reed 1975. ISBN 0 589 00877 3 An inscription on page 4 reads "To Judith, love from Deidre....

Betsy Harvey's (nee Verrent) letter describing dances at the Te Horo Hall during World War II. ...

Copper bugle that is dented in places. Its colour is a dull copper brown with some oxidisation in places. There is a dull coloured red and green chord with tassels. The age of the bugle is unknown. It was donated to the Hyde Park museum on 22 Marc...

Pianola (also known as a player piano) and music rolls, originally from Bright's Theatre, Ōtaki. The Banks family bought it from Byron Brown. He had bought it from the theatre when talking movies became available and the music was no longer needed....

Harmonium

Harmonium, Maker Alexander Pere et Fils, 59 Rue Meslay, Paris. Maker's name and address inserted in plate above the keyboard. Metal disc inserted into inner lid has maker and further wording engraved on it. Keys are stained, and one has some ivor...

Wooden music box with internal metal scroll under a glass cover. Not in working order. Newspaper clipping (no date or source) describing a similar box held by the Dominion Museum (Te Papa) tucked inside. Wood and mother-of--pearl inlay on lid. Sm...

Violin. Labelled "O.Small" Steel strings, hollow wooden body of natural varnish finish. Mother of Pearl decoration on the tailpiece. See OHJ vol 44, page 55....