Centennial celebration moments in history

Before Pae Korokī and Papers Past, the New Zealand Room librarians would note topics of interest in an alphabetised card catalogue, this is their selection of mentions of the Tauranga Centennial celebrations in the Bay of Plenty Times and other sources.

See also: Ams 487/11: Tauranga scrapbooks.

Chronological order

1980

• Public meeting called. 17 September 1980, p. 1.
• Committee set up. 30 September 1980.
• John de Roo - Batik paintings for Centennial. 8 December 1980, p. 22.
• Report (inaccurate) of Centennial Committee. 19 December 1980, p. 6.

1981

• Governor-General invited to Centenary. 10 February 1981, p. 8.
• Public and Council committees to combine. 10 February 1981, p. 8.
• Centennial booklet - bridging finance recommended. 18 February 1981, p. 9.
• Ray Dillon asks co-operation of Harbour Board. 21 February 1981, p. 34.
• Display for Centennial year. 25 February 1981, p. 9.
• Year will be busy one. 9 July 1981, p. 1.
• Research for centennial. 8 August 1981, p. 6.
• City Centennial celebrations. 17 August 1981, p. 20.

1982

• Centennial medals. Bay of Plenty Times, 13 January 1982.
• Non stop fun tomorrow. Street plan for city parades. Vic-regal tng grounds. 19 February 1982, p. 5.
• Tauranga looks back over last 100 years. 20 February 1982, p. 1.
• New flax named 'Centennial Fanfare'. 3 April 1982, p. 6.
• Cycle race. 6 April 1982, p. 7.
• Gate Pā Tennis Club - period costume. 14 April 1982, p. 4.
• Centennial notebook. 15 April 1982, p. 4.
• Bible readings. 22 April 1982 p. 4.
• Short story contest winner. 24 April 1982, p. 7.
• UFO Convention. Square Dance Festival. 14 May 1982.
• Centennial notebook. 3 June 1982, p. 4.
• Centennial medals. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 June 1982.
• Festival plans take shape (National Citrus Festival). 11 June 1982.
• Groups plan family days. 25 June 1982, p. 7.
• Centennial gesture. South Auckland Education Board and Muncipal Organisation to meet in city. 13 July 1982, p. 7.
• Book gift marks Centennial meetings. Book presented to South Auckland Education Board. 14 July 1982.
• Most guests women. Centennial luncheon. 14 July 1982, p. 17.
• Executive meeting in city to mark Centennial. Muncipal Association. 3 August 1982, p. 1.
• Ōtūmoetai (Primary) returns to 'golden-rule' days. 14 August 1982, p. 6.
• Centennial Citrus Ball. 27 August 1982, p. 1.
• Centennial toy fair. 1 November 1982.
• Family day out. 4 December 1982, p. 1.
• Rose displayed. Mrs Phyl Wareham called Tauranga Centennial. 21 December 1982.