Country Women's Institute moments in history

See also Archive Collections: Ams 3, Ams 31, Ams 51, Ams 113, Ams 172, Ams 179, Ams 200, Ams 510

1940s

• Visit of Dominion President. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 October 1945.
• Biannual meeting. Bay of Plenty Times, 13 June 1946.
• Biannual meeting. Bay of Plenty Times, 1 October 1946.

1965: Busy role for Tauranga mother. Gladys (Glad) Braid, CWI member. Bay of Plenty Times, 14 July 1965.

1980s

• Tauranga South Country Womens Institute. Meeting and luncheon - 48 years. 4 October 1980, p. 7.
• Country Womens Institute. Katikati Advertiser, 19 August 1981 [Ams 487/5, Scrapbook 1, p. 4].
• Awards for good service. 29 April 1982, p. 7.
• Women show their skills. 25 August 1982, p. 7.
• Country Womens Institute. Mount News, 2 September 1982 [Ams 487/6, Scrapbook 1, p. 49].
• 50 years celebrated by Mount CWI. 23 September 1982, p. 10.
• 50 years celebrated by Mount Maunganui CWI. 23 October 1982, p. 11.
• Gate Pā CWI golden jubilee. 9 October 1982, p. 23.
• Tauranga South golden jubilee. 26 October 1982, p. 30.
• Tauranga South marks 50 years. 26 October 1982 [Ams 487/11, Scrapbook 13, p. 3].
• Katikati Country Women's Institute photograph. 4 June 1985 [Ams 487/5, Scrapbook 4, p. 14].
• Five CWI members in running for 'Woman of Year'. Spree, 4 March 1986 [Ams 487/11, Scrapbook 12, p. 54].

1990s

• CWI celebrates diamond jubilee at Katikati. Katikati Advertiser, 20 August 1991.
• Katikati CWI celebrates diamond jubilee. Bay of Plenty Times, 10 September 1991.
• CWI celebrates 60 years. Bay of Plenty Times, 10 August 1994, p. 1.
• Quake memories. CWI President Nat Atkins recalls memories of Napier earthquake at Katikati CWI 65th birthday celebrations. Katikati Advertiser, 1 October 1996.

A few images from the archives:

Alfred Hugh Rendell photograph of the Tauranga Federation Executive CWI presentation of park seat to commemorate crowning of Queen Elizabeth II, June 1953.

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 06-507

CWI members picnic party at Mount Maunganui Wharf, heading for Ōmokoroa, February 1965.

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gca-8724

Aongatete Country Womens' Institute Garden Circle's 9th Annual Rose Show, Katikati, November 1965.

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-11213

C.W.I. School of Procedure, 28 May 1966.

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-14391

CWI members honoured, May 1969, photographed the Bay of Plenty Photo News.

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries, Logan Publishing, Tauranga and Bay of Plenty Photo News Collection Photo pn-1719