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Alison is joined over Zoom by author Dr Bex Bell, discussing her groundbreaking book about healing Imposter Syndrome and ending self-sabotage. Dr Bex has worked with people from all walks of life and her book is full of effective strategies that will help erase the anxiety about never feeling good enough. We had some technical issues when recording the interview - keep listening, because it was a great conversation! Inner Critic to Inner Coach can be borrowed and requested from the Auckland Libraries' catalogue https://bit.ly/3vVV4VW

Tupou Manapori, was a schoolteacher, former Manukau City Councillor and chairwoman of the Council’s Pacific Island Advisory Committee. Born in Manihiki, Rarotonga, she moved to New Zealand in 1968. In this recording, Tupou recounts her experiences as a young, Pacific Island immigrant, and talks about the ‘Dawn Raids’ in the 1970s. This interview was conducted in 2010 by Dionne Christian. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections MNP-OH-32 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/3287/rec/3 Photograph reproduced by courtesy of Stuff Limited. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 00676

Frank Amoah was the manager and Social Worker at the African Welfare Service Trust when this interview was conducted. Here he talks about coming to New Zealand from Ghana at the age of nineteen and the establishment of the African Welfare Service Trust. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1252-008 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1698/rec/2

Kudakwashe Tuwe, the former President of the Waitakere Ethnic Board, describes his migrant experience of coming to NZ about 10 years ago from Zimbabwe when the political situation worsened there. This interview was conducted in 2014 by Smita Biswas. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1163-003. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1381/rec/2

In 2017 Auckland Libraries recorded the stories of the Auckland Regional Migrant Services. Bulbala (Ayesha) Slimankhil describes her life in Afghanistan under the Taliban and compares it with her new life in New Zealand. She talks about her first impressions and struggles after immigrating. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1278-005 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1336/rec/1

In this track, we hear from Boaz Habib a committee member of Waitakere Ethnic Board. He talks about his migrant experience arriving as a teenager in 1995 after growing up in Dubai and Pakistan where he was born. He also discusses his first home, facing discrimination, and how meeting a diaspora of students from various ethnicities was important for him. This interview was conducted in 2014 by Smita Biswas. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1163-001. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/797/rec/2

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. Recorded in 2013 as part of the Dominion Road Stories Collection, Marianne Hay the owner of the specialist sewing shop Exquisite Stitch - Bernina Sewing Centre, talks with Sue Gee about her childhood sewing influences and memories. This recording was done in the shop – so you’ll hear some background sounds through the track. Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ exhibition is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July 2024. So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! For more information on the exhibition and interactive activities, go to OurAuckland. ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Ref: Interview with Marianne Hay for the Dominion Road S

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. In this track we hear from Jay Khatri, a Mumbai born tailor who migrated to NZ in the late 1980s. He worked at clothing manufactures Street Wise and then Cambridge Clothing Company before opening his own tailoring business- Island Style (Jay's Clothing Ltd) in Henderson. This interview was conducted in 2015 by Julia Barron as part of the Henderson Stories Collection. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1516/rec/2 Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ exhibition is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July 2024. So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! For more information on the exhibition and interacti

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. In 2019, Auckland Libraries hosted a Fashion Week talk on the theme of sustainable fashion. In this clip, we hear from Wayne Siu, retro fashion man about town, on why vintage fashion is important in the context of climate change. https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2019/08/breathing-new-life-into-old-clothes/ Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ exhibition is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July 2024. So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! For more information on the exhibition and interactive activities, go to OurAuckland. ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Ref: Recorded talk, Wayne Siu, Fashion Week 2019. Image from

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. In this track, jazz singer and follower of fashion, Wendy Moore provides her lived experience of post-war hair, makeup and clothing fashions. This was a time of poring over pattern books, searching out new fabrics, and home sewing. Recorded in 2017 with Sue Berman for the Rykenberg Oral History Collection. Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ exhibition is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July 2024. So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! For more information on the exhibition and interactive activities, go to OurAuckland. ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/ Ref: Oral History with Wendy Moore, 2017 for the Rykenberg Oral History P

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. In this track we hear from Wendie Wright. Wendie worked with, and later married, well-known street and studio photographer John Rykenberg. In this clip, Wendie briefly recalls her mother sewing her dresses from pictures in 17 magazine. This is followed by a description of the late 1950s and early 1960s Rykenberg Street Photography. Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July. For more information on the exhibition and interactive activities, go to OurAuckland. https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/ So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! Ref: Oral History interview with Wendie Wright, 2

This excerpt features Ellie Lim interviewed by Toni Duder. Ellie shares knowing her identity from a young age, her relationship with her queer relatives in Singapore, and coming out to her ex-partner. Ellie recollects coming out to her parents, the challenges at school, Catholicism, and her relationship with God. To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/4brEDjW and submit a request using the Comments box on this page Image: Rainbow Youth Services Poster. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, Ephemera Collection

Luis Claudio Troccoli de Meirellis was interviewed here by Toni Duder. Luis talks about moving to New Zealand and coming to terms with his sexuality, the work he has been doing for the queer community, and his perspective on the differences between New Zealand and Brazil for a member of the rainbow community. To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/42p6ptu and submit a request using the Comments box on this page. Image: Rainbow Youth Services Poster. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, Ephemera Collection

This excerpt features the coming-out story of Shaun Hawthorne. The interview was conducted by Luis Meirelles and Toni Duder. Shaun talks about life in the ’80s, discovering more about himself in secondary school, coming out to his family and friends, being involved in the peace movements, moving into activism for gay rights and gender, and much more. To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/4bsmgeL and submit a request using the Comments box on this page Image: Rainbow Youth Services Poster. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, Ephemera Collection

This excerpt features Calvin Hona interviewed by Luis Meirellis. Calvin recollects the experience at Waikato University, the uncertainty faced when leaving home and coming out, and the story of meeting his partner. To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/497lsuw and submit a request using the Comments box on this page Image: Rainbow Youth Services Poster. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, Ephemera Collection

This excerpt features Toni Duder’s story recorded by Smita Biswas. Toni recollects the relationships with friends and family, discrimination at the boarding school, and the challenges faced while coming out. To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/4946Ls6 and submit a request using the Comments box on this page Image: Rainbow Youth Services Poster. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, Ephemera Collection

Duncan Matthews was interviewed by Toni Duder. Duncan speaks about the challenges faced when coming out, how the decision to tell the family occurred, and relationships with the extended family. To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/49gE5w9 and submit a request using the Comments box on this page. Image: Rainbow Youth Services Poster. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, Ephemera Collection

Happy Pride! Alison is joined in the studio by two special guests, Rhi and Sebastian, who talk about some of their favourite queer reads. Celebrate Pride year-round and embrace your rainbow joy by exploring the huge and diverse range of books and resources at Auckland Libraries. Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using the links below. Most titles are available in multiple formats. Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis (2023) https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=4c671c27-7174-5766-b987-21d5b3817d9b&entityType=FormatGroup Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire (2016-2023) https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search?query=%22Wayward%20children%20;%22&searchType=series&pageSize=10 Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (2022) https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=26511bf4-ff7f-5440-ab2c-cf43f3d33038&entityType=FormatGroup Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke (Eric LaRocca) (2021) https://discover.aucklandlibraries

In this episode, we’re tuning in to the music making of early colonial New Zealand. We meet music librarian and curator Marilyn Portman to look at a collection of early music albums which were brought amongst personal possessions to Aotearoa, to become the soundtrack of life in the colony. To bring the soundtrack to life, we meet up with musician Polly Sussex who demonstrates music making on a square piano by playing from the Auckland Libraries musical manuscript collection. See a list of references for this episode below or get in touch with us by emailing libraryresearch@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz and we’ll make sure you can find the collection items of your interest. This podcast is part of a wider series of short films Ngako: The Collections Talk, available to view via aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Ngako This episode was written and produced by Sue Berman, was recorded and produced by Benjamin Brooking and edited and engineered by Juliana Machado. This has been Ngako: The Collections Podcast - Musical Manu

In this episode, we make a connection with poetry, poets, and the Auckland Central City Library. Research Librarian Elspeth Orwin takes us on a journey beyond the poetry book collection by sharing the voices of poets who interestingly also have a strong association with Libraries. We also meet and talk with poet and artist Ta Ilui who is both a regular Auckland Libraries user and who has contributed his own original work in the recent publication Rough Lives Speak. See a list of references for this episode below or get in touch with us by emailing libraryresearch@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz and we’ll make sure you can find the collection items of your interest. This podcast is part of a wider series of short films Ngako: The Collections Talk, available to view via aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Ngako This episode was written and produced by Sue Berman, was recorded and produced by Benjamin Brooking and edited and engineered by Juliana Machado. This has been Ngako: The Collections - Podcast Auckland Poets and Li