Overview Eddie discusses his family background, home, education, and interests e.g. sports and art. He talks of his introduction to cycling, discusses training, the cyclists produced by Southland and the rise in interest in cycling with the building of the Velodrome. He looks at his career highlights, goals and mishaps.

Overview This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. In this interview Robyn talks of her early life and her family’s interest in sports, and her studies taking her to Otago University where she met her husband. This brought Robyn to Invercargill and she tells of her involvement in netball both as a player and a coach and contributions she has made to both aspects.

Abstract EDWARD JAMES 'EDDIE' DAWKINS Interviewer: Kate Kessick Abstracter: Jean Hawkes TRACK 1 00:00 Interview identification00:42 EDWARD JAMES (EDDIE) DAWKINS born in 198900:51 Recording contract01:25 [PARENTS] : WILLIAM NOEL DAWKINS – Lawyer – INVERCARGILL JULIE ANN DAWKINS – Teacher – St JOHN'S SCHOOL Father from DUNEDIN – Mother from ALEXANDRA 02:00 Move to INVERCARGILL probably for...

Abstract Virginia Elana BalanInterviewer: Rebecca Amunsden Abstracter: Courtney Ellison TRACK 100:00 Interview identification01:15 ROMANIA. Parents. Father VIRGILIU. Name meant something small. Born 1933, 22 February. Died 52. Incurable disease. 25 when her father died. Father – described. Fathers occupation - Theatre Producer. Socialist system.04:30 Culture in ROMANIA. Father’s occupation – described. ...

Overview This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. This interview tells of family history, life and education under communist system in Romania. It describes the 1989 revolution and the road to democracy. Virginia discusses the process of leaving Romania in 2001 and resettling in NZ/Invercargill becoming an NZ Citizen.

Overview Tiny tells of his education from primary through to night class, where he did a carpentry apprenticeship. This lead to employment building Government houses - commercial buildings - country jobs. He goes on to talk in detail about the Mutton Bird Islands, the requirements needed to participate in the mutton bird season e.g. the processing, storage, making of the kelp storage bags, and the cooking of them. He describes in detail the islands, the management and laws relating to them,...