Date19 October 1990Reference Number0148/19/47DescriptionBroadcaster 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 Mr Noel Pope is one of these. It was recorded at his home in Greerton, Tauranga. The length of the initial recording is 46:22 minutes and continues onto a second recording that is 18:50 minutes.
Noel Frank Pope C.N.Z.M., son of Charles R W L Pope and his wife Maida nee Ward married Ena Edgar. He was an electrical contractor in Tauranga when elected to the City Council. He was Mayor of Tauranga twice from 1983-1989 and 1995 – 2001.CreatorTauranga District Museum Oral History UnitInterviewerGraham Burkett
Noel Pope courtesy of Tauranga City Libraries 09-118.
Asset Location
RoomTauranga Heritage Collection & Ngā Wāhi Rangahau Tauranga Public Library
Usage
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 Noel Pope (19 October 1990). Pae Korokī, accessed 27/03/2025, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/20891