History of Pukekura Park

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Table of Contents

Audio Recordings

Jack Goodwin Interview

Below are six tape recording from an interview with jack Goodwin in 1997. These were recorded for the Taranaki Museum Oral History programme. The interviewer is Mary Donald.
Accompanying the recordings is an abstract which gives a precis of the recordings.

Collection of Puke Ariki (Ref: ARC2005-306)

Tape 1

Tape 2

Tape 3

Tape 4

Tape 5

Tape 6

George Fuller - Park Walks

Here are a number of recorded guided walks of Pukekura Park, lead by George Fuller. Each walk is accompanied by an abstract which give a precis of the contents of the recordings. In some cases the number of recordings may not match the abstract. For example the historical walk on June 28, 1997 is presented here on 3 recordings whereas the abstract identifies four recording.  

Historical Walk - June 28, 1997

This group walk was around the northern part of Pukekura Park.  These are from the collection of Puke Ariki (Ref: ARC2008-216) Abstract

Recording 1

Recording 2

Recording 3

Historical Walk - August 23, 1997

This group walk was around the central part of Pukekura Park.  These are from the collection of Puke Ariki (Ref: ARC2008-216) Abstract

Recording 1

Recording 2

Historical Walk - July 26, 1998

This group walk was around the central part of Pukekura Park starting at the Boat Shed Lawn.  These are from the collection of Puke Ariki (Ref: ARC2007-184) Abstract

Recording 1

Recording 2

Historical Walk - May 9, 1999

This group walk was around Brooklands.  These are from the collection of Puke Ariki (Ref: ARC2005-153) Abstract

Recording 1

Recording 2

Historical Walk - November 21, 1999

This group walk was around the perimeter of Pukekura Park and Brooklands.  These are from the collection of Puke Ariki (Ref: ARC2007-185) Abstract

Recording 1

Recording 2

Historical Aspect of the park's development

These are a group of audio recording explaining how the Park came about , and the development of the various features in the Park.

How it all Began

Opening Day

Band Rotunda

Bathing Shed

Boat Shed & Bridge

Bowl of Brooklands

Brooklands' Chimney

Cannon Hill

Children's Playground

Fernery

Fountain and Fountail Lake

The Gables

Hatchery Lawn

Japanese Hillside

Jubilee Drinking water Fountain

Kunming Garden

Liardet Street Entrance

Main Lake

Sports Ground

The Poet's Bridge

Tea House

Waterfall

Waterwheel