Date14 June 1990Reference Number0148/19/42DescriptionBroadcaster and Village Radio volunteer, James Hartstonge, founded the Tauranga District Museum Oral History Unit in 1988. The unit recorded 66 interviews in three years. This interview with Peter Densem is one of these. It was recorded at his home in 1st Avenue, Tauranga. The initial recording is 46:20 minutes and continues onto a second recording that is 41:18 minutes.
Peter Densem was born in Tauranga in 1917 and grew up in Durham Street. After serving during WW2, Peter returned to Tauranga and was the Headmaster at several local schools including Arataki Primary and Otumoetai Intermediate.CreatorTauranga District Museum Oral History UnitInterviewerReginald Spence
CopyrightCC BY-ND This interview can be reused for any purpose, including commercial. However, it cannot be shared with others in adapted form, and credit must be given to the interviewee.
Tauranga District Museum Oral History Unit, Interview with Mr Peter Densem (14 June 1990). Pae Korokī, accessed 23/01/2025, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/20886