Fiona Melissa ADAMS

Interviewer: Rebecca Amundsen

Abstractor: Olive McCall

Interview date: 21 July 2014

TRACK 1

00:00 Interview identification

00:23 Full name and date of birth

00:31 Interview agreement

01:10 Born HASTINGS 1973 - at 6 weeks given up for ADOPTION – adopted by an INVERCARGILL family – only child

01:30 moved MASTERTON – mother from GREYTOWN - 6/7yrs returned south again

01:49 8th birthday met birth mother and sister who both live INVERCARGILL

02:00 Moved GLENGARRY when 8 years – all their possessions in the car - parents no jobs

02:21 1st house ISABELLA STREET – had my own room again

02:33 Dad got job Caretaker WAVERLEY PARK SCHOOL then OCEAN BEACH FREEZING WORKS

02:40 Early 1980s – friends in CRAWFORD STREET – Marching Team – MATAHARI family – big family of girls – KIRI and self marched together

03:33 Loads of friends on Street – self bit of a comedienne – Describes

04:01 ISABELLA STREET – families - MCINTOSHS, PARKERS, RAES, HAMILTONS, MATAHARIS, CHAMBERS

04:16 All used to hangout CRAWFORD STREET PARK - CHEYNES dairy

04:38 When the street lights came on have to be home – Describes

05:09 Big families - Describes

05:48 ST THERESA’S School

06:05 SURREY PARK School – teacher making self run down to local dairy to get PETER STUYVESANT CIGARETTES – Explains

06:58 OCEAN BEACH went on strike – neighbours TOM & BETTY FREWEN next door – Dad wanted to go to work but couldn’t be a UNION SCAB - Describes - FOOD BANK for food – Tom gave Dad and Arthur ride to work – Describes – “going home to basically nothing”

08:17 7 LYON ST – HOUSING NEW ZEALAND house

08:52 LITHGOW SCHOOL Intermediate – best couple of years of my school life - great teachers - Form 1 MISS McLAREN - Form 2 MRS MARTON (BEV) – Describes

10:18 Teacher at SURREY PARK was MR SCULLY, Head Master at LITHGOW was MR SCULLY

10:43 Self currently works at GLENGARRY TAVERN

11:04 School – friendships – in Choir – School Production – Describes – “laid back and allowed to grow up”

11:48 Families with kids in LYON ST – Describes - AROHA RITCHIE - MOANA girls - SMART family – Describes

12:48 Parents unwell – INVALID’S BENEFIT – Describes

13:01 HOUSING NEW ZEALAND houses – Describes

13:32 GLENGARRY SHOPPING CENTRE

14:00 Stationery shop – STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE DOLL – Doll paid off in 2 days – Describes

14:58 End of Track 1

TRACK 2

00:05 OLWYN RAE (Hairdresser) – Describes

00.43 GLENGARRY businesses - ROUND TABLE CAFÉ, THOMPSONS FOOTWEAR, POST OFFICE, GLENGARRY PHARMACY, Tea Shop, Fish Shop, TRUST BANK, Dairy, MRS RAE, GARAGE, Stationery Shop, Dairy, TAB, HABERDASHERY SHOP, THE POTATO PATCH, WOOLWORTHS SUPERMARKET – Describes

02:14 Started a Paper run at 13 years – Describes - 60 pages in THE SOUTHLAND TIMES on a Saturday

03:20 Age 15 years began work CHECKOUT OPERATOR at WOOLWORTHS SUPERMARKET – RACHAEL SMITH; DOUG & THERESA SMITH; ? ?; LETITIA LAWSON - TUMMEL ST; SUZANNE LAWSON – CREE STREET; MONIQUE MCRAE - FINDLAY ROAD; – 6/7 all employed at once - Checkout Operator.

04:11 Finished school SOUTHLAND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL – asked Manager Bruce McKinnon for a full time job – He advised self to undertake Food and Hospitality ACCESS SCHEME at SIT - self completed with Marg Kirkpatrick, Marg Peck.

04:48 WOOLWORTHS SUPERMARKET full time job in the Deli

04:52 SUPERMARKET CHECKOUT process - Describes – MODE OF SALE – Describes

06:40 Worked with Pam Cringle, Cashiers Office, Pay lady; Heather Hotton; Shirleen Kitto; Helen Hall

07:04 Big employer – Describes – employed local girls –

07:53 GST introduced – setting up

08:30 1991 Closure of WOOLWORTHS SUPERMARKET – Describes

08:55 CHRIS CLYMA Manager THE WAREHOUSE – asked him for a job.

09:40 1991 Closure of WOOLWORTHS SUPERMARKET – Community reaction - Describes

10:12 REDUNDANCY - $3000.00 – obtained Emergency Cheque Book –

10:49 COUNTDOWN contingency plans - Describes – few families had cars

11:40 Flow-on effect of Supermarket closure – Dairies busier

11:51 Moved to flat on QUEENS DRIVE

12:53 Returned to GLENGARRY after 2 years – 11 LYON STREET – Describes

13:24 Daughter TAMARA born – Mother ill / died - father had had legs amputated

14:34 2 years later self and Tamara moved to YARROW STREET, 2 storey unit, stayed there 10 years – really liked that place – all long term neighbours - the CHAMBERS next door

14:58 End of Track 2

TRACK 3

00:00 Neighbours continued. MOLLOYS – Charlie ? – Describes

00:31 GLENGARRY – GANGS – Describes – only heard good things from Mum & Dad – dug their gardens, put in potatoes for them.

01:56 Outsider’s perception of GLENGARRY

03:04 Employment – fish and chip shop (? Barbridge?) - GLENGARRY TAVERN kitchen, bar and cleaning - HABITAT FOR HUMANITY (voluntary and paid) - KOHUNGA – AGERHOMES - at one time working 4 different jobs with 4 different paydays, life was go

04:45 7 years ago moved to this house? – Previous owners GRACE & BOSS TITO

05:28 Son NATHANIAL due

05:56 Why stayed in Glengarry area – Explained

07:06 WARD STREET outsiders

07:21 GLENGARRY’S FUTURE – Describes – energy – pride - close knit – buzzing again – shop windows - gardens –would really love a sushi shop

09:20 The Community and Kids nowadays – society different – Describes

11:47 TAVERN PATRONS CLUB formed 17 years ago (1997?) – Describes – help families – subsidise school camp fees, sports fees, Christmas lunch to thank elderly neighbours, patrons’ outings, support for members. 15:00 End of Track 3

TRACK 4

0:00 GLENGARRY TAVERN – Wednesday nights - Describes

0:37 Pub Turnaround – Explains – refurbishment – Public Bar – Lounge Bar

2:51 Personal confidentiality – Explains

3:29 Personal future – Explains

4:12 GLENGARRY – Explains - Long term residents – Explains

7:01 GLENGARRY CRIME RATE

7:16 End of Track 4