Ken Richmond - Merivale Oral History

Half hour interview with Ken Richmond for the Merivale Oral History Project. Interviewed by Merewahia Rogers on 14 June 1994. Copied onto one side of a TEAC CDX60 audio cassette tape.

Handwritten notes on cover:

• Building of homes in Kesteven Avenue (Merivale)
• Yatton Park
• Estuarine area
• Merivale School
• Naming of Merivale

National Library item description: (OHInt-0329-10): Discusses settlement and development of Merivale. Describes home in Mansel Road, an Education Department house he was eligble for as teacher of Tauranga Boys' College. Mentions prominence of state homes in community. Depicts development of area with roading, Yatton Park development, shopping centre, local hall and Pemberton Park. Outlines council street name policy. Recounts history of industrial area as Waimapū Estuary and farmland. Talks in detail about development of Merivale Primary School; the library funded from the PTA Indoor Bowling Club; the official school opening in 1957; the 25th jubilee celebrations in 1982; plants and shrub planting for shelter belts; the formation of the group grass mowing scheme; building of the school swimming pool; the building of the gateway, sponsored by the Te Awanui Māori Women's Welfare League. Discusses name debate between Merivale and Parkvale.