Tauranga organisations moments in history

See also: Ams 487/11 Newspaper clippings scrapbooks: Tauranga; Tauranga local business moments in history, 1960s-; and Tauranga people moments in history.

BAY OF PLENTY POLYTECHNIC. See: Bay of Plenty Polytechnic moments in history

BAY OF PLENTY RACING CLUB. 

• Plenty of windows. Amtote. 9 April 1985, p. 12.
• Waiting has been worthwhile. Bay of Plenty Times, 19 June 1975.

BAY OF PLENTY ROSE SOCIETY. Rose Society holds annual meeting with a difference. Bay of Plenty Times, 1 May 1978.

BETHLEHEM POTTERY CLUB. Article about them. New Zealand Potter, No. 2, 1992.

BOY SCOUTS. Origins of Boy Scout movement in Tauranga.  n.d.  See staff to view item.

BRIDGE CLUB. Club Jubilee. 18 October 1982, p. 6.

CHILDRENS LITERATURE ASSOCIATION. Hundreds enter writing contest. (BOPT and Children's Literature Association Story Competition). Bay of Plenty Times, 26 August 1999.

COMMUNITY ARTS' COUNCIL. Arts handled locally (with $46,000). Bay of Plenty Times, 22 August 1995. 

CREATING MUSIC. School strikes right note with students. Profile on Music School. Bay News, 30 November 1994.

FLORAL ART GROUP. First meeting held. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 March 1981, p. 13.

GATE PĀ TENNIS CLUB. Pukehinahina. Aerial photograph of area showing the tennis club. Bay of Plenty Times, 10 October 1998.

GATE PĀ YOUTH CLUB. Pukehinahina. Push for Gate Pā youth club. Bay News, 10 March 1999.

GEORGE CROSS ISLAND ASSOCIATION:

• Pride flies high. Bay of Plenty Times, 12 March 1990.
• Malta warriors honoured. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 March 1991.

GIRL GUIDES. See Bay of Plenty Girl Guides Association moments in history

GLEE CLUB has become a local institution under Mr Jones. It has 42 musically inclined members. Bay of Plenty Times, 16 May 1889.

GREERTON GARDEN CLUB. Gardener's celebrate 40 years. Bay of Plenty Times, 27 November 1996.

HISTORIC AIRCRAFT TRUST. Tauranga pilot's painting will help save rare fighter. Timescan, 31 January 1989.

HORSE PROTECTION SOCIETY. Formed in Tauranga. Bay of Plenty Times, 6 November 1980, p. 9.

LDS GENEALOGY CENTRE opening. Genealogy search easier. 8 October 1993, p. 5.

LEAGUE OF MOTHERS. Tauranga branch.

• Inaugural meeting 24 July 1957 [Ams 161/1].
• Branch formed at meeting held 20 August 1957, Mrs Milnes, President [Ams 161/1].
• League 25th birthday. 16 August 1982, p. 18.

LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY:

• Formation. 5 October 1910.
• Rules of the old Tauranga Mutual Improvement Association were provisionally adopted. Bay of Plenty Times, 9 May 1910.
• Meeting of those interested in the re-opening of the Tauranga Literary and Debating Society held on 26 April 1911. Bay of Plenty Times, 28 April 1911.
• Annual meeting. Bay of Plenty Times, 10 May 1912.

MARRIAGE GUIDANCE. 20th birthday in Tauranga. Bay of Plenty Times, 12 April 1988. [Ams 487/11, Scrapbook 23, p. 27].

MASONIC LODGE. Colfax Rebekah Lodge No. 100. Bay of Plenty Times, 5 November 1977.

MATUA GARDEN CLUB. Garden club 21 soon. Bay News, 9 December 1998.

MODEL MARINE & ENGINEERING CLUB. Britannia rules the rails. Bay City Weekend, 12 March 1993, p. 1.

NEW ZEALAND CHINA FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY - Tauranga branch:

• Alley marker applauded. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 October 1988.
• Polytechnic plants memorial to Alley. New Zealand Herald, 18 October 1988.

NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OF THE UNBORN CHILD. Tauranga branch committee elected. 3 October 1980, p. 6.

PORT OF TAURANGA SEAFARERS CENTRE opened by Mr E.G. Thompson. 2 October 1980, p. 6.

SENIOR CITIZEN'S CLUB.

• Doubts about lounge's future dispelled by official. Bay of Plenty Times, 28 April 1970.
• Option taken on hall for old folks. Bay of Plenty Times, 22 April 1970.

SOCIAL AND DEBATING CLUB. Inaugural meeting. Sponsored by National Party. Mr K. I'Anson. Bay of Plenty Times, 24 July 1945.

SOCIETY OF ARTISTS:

• Winter exhibition. 27 August 1980.
• Exhibition in Broadlands. 4 December 1980, p. 22.
• Artists mark 30th birthday. Bay City Weekend, 18 November 1993, p. 12.

STAR FOOTBALL CLUB. Formed 17 September 1909. Bay of Plenty Times, 19 September 1909.

SYLVANA SINGERS to bow out with last presentation. Trish Fegan. Bay News, 3 December 1997.

TAURANGA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL:

• Arts fraternity honours Mayor. Mr R.A. Owens, after officially opening the National Citrus Festival regional art exhibition, was presented with a gift from the Tauranga Community Arts Council. A picture of his face on a plate, painted by 'well-known New Zealand painter of china, Mrs H. Robinson.' Bay of Plenty Times, 28 August 1977.
• Speech series first for Tauranga. Childrens Chatterbox, a Saturday morning programme initiated by the Tauranga Regional Community Arts Council. Bay of Plenty Times, 28 March 1978.
• Tauranga could be excluded. Tauranga Community Arts Council reported to a Tauranga City Council meeting that the New Zealand Ballet will likely exclude Tauranga from it's next production of 'Sleeping Beauty' because its facilities are inadequate for big productions. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 July 1978.
• Council Secretary. Ruth Ross has succeeded Debbie Moi (who is travelling to Holland with her husband). 54 groups are affiliated.
• Arts Council Committee 1988: Roy Leslie (President), Trevor Carr (Treasurer), Tricia Barnett, Ian Butcher, Joan Chaytor, Graeme Crow, Merle Faucett, Rosemary Fisher, Prue Gooch, Diz Irvine, Kate Madill, Brenda Narby, Angela Pasgaard, Barbara Seaton, Wendy Tennant. 1988.

TAURANGA GOLDFIELDS BONUS ASSOCIATION. First meeting held in Turner and Buddle's offices. Bay of Plenty Times, 15 January 1884.

TAURANGA INTELLECTUALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN SOCIETY:

• New supervisor takes over care of handicapped but happy boys. Johannes Matthias Schneider-Marfels. Bay of Plenty Times, 21 January 1969.
• Bill to give more aid. Includes photos of PM Mr Rowling opening new swimming pool. And: Not buildings but 'people who count' p. 9. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 May 1975.
• Toys take over IHC workshop. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 May 1982.
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TAURANGA PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.

• Photographic group 25 years old. Bay of Plenty Times, 11 July 1981.
• Early days of photographic club recalled. Bay of Plenty Times, 12 June 1981.

TAURANGA STAMP COLLECTORS' CLUB. Stamp Club Formed. Unknown.

TAURANGA TOWN AND COUNTRY ADVANCEMENT LEAGUE. 23 November 1888.

TAURANGA WRITERS' GROUP:

• Holds tenth birthday. 26 June 1977 [Ams 487/11, Scrapbook 14, p. 21].
• Winners of short story competition. 19 April 1982, p. 4.
• May contribution by the Tauranga Writers' Group. 29 May 1986, p. 19.

TRADITIONAL SMALL CRAFT SOCIETY. Busy time for Club. Bay of Plenty Times, 19 May 1990.

TWINS CLUB. Twins club members support each other. Bay of Plenty Times, 15 June 1982.