URBAN SETTLEMENTS: WELLINGTON

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1 URBAN SETTLEMENTS: WELLINGTON PART TWO. LAND USE C.B.D. TRANSITION STAGES: TE ARO FLAT Wellington Slums (extracts) 194- Amateur film, the title Wellington Slums written on the can. Shots of Te Aro flat, circa late 1940s showing the effects of transition phase re-zoning by the council as the C.B.D. is extended. The re-zoning from residential to residential / commercial produces variable landlord / owner behaviour. Substantial Willis and Abel Smith Street properties are refitted as commercial, other properties are left to run down until the land value rises or the parallel increase in rating make continued habitation untenable. DECENTRALISATION 1970s Notes on a New Zealand City (extracts) National Film Unit 1971 The effects of the suburban mall revolution of the 70s is highlighted alongside the decline of parts of the C.B.D. The corresponding developments of Cuba Mall as response to the decline is covered. Cuba Street was closed to traffic in 1965 to remove the unused tramlines. During this time a campaign started to keep Cuba Street closed to traffic. In 1969, the Cuba Street pedestrian mall was officially opened by then mayor, Sir Francis Kitts. HOMETOWN BOOMTOWN Hometown Boomtown (extracts) John Reid / Plumb Productions 1983 A documentary of the development of the Wellington central city region. Catalogues the redevelopment of the commercial landscape, its legal background, the massive scale of demolition, and the varied opinion on the rationale of the programme. "In the late 1960s Parliament gave the City Council the go ahead to survey all the commercial buildings in the city for earthquake risk. They concentrated on the narrow strip of real estate known as the "golden mile" ear marking over 200 buildings as earthquake risks. Owners were given 15 years to strengthen or demolish their premises." The difference in the late 60s graphic and the 1983 reality are significant. The gearing up of land value and rates forced many businesses out of central city leases and increased the momentum of reconstruction. Excellent comparative study of the central city predemolition, the halfway stage in 1983, and projections for the future urban landscape.

2 PROPERTY BOOM One News 27/08/2003 (extract) The property boom continues to be as strong as ever and this is becoming a problem in central Wellington. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCEPTS Campbell Live 12/07/2007 (extract) TV3 Network 2007 Eco buildings cost about fifteen percent more to build, but they reduce energy costs by an estimated forty percent. The country's prime eco building is in Wellington and, as Richard Langston reports, it has caused a war of words between two of the capital's leading property developers. STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS TRANSPORT TRAMS TO TROLLEY BUSES TRAMS 1940 Wellington Centennial Exhibition (extract) Harold Booker 1940 Trams on Wellington s wartime streets. THE LAST TRAMS Pacific Magazine 6 (extract) Pacific Films 1954 The last tram ride from Karori. The inflexibility of fixed tracks was a congestion nightmare and none more so than Wellington with its already limited space potential. THE TROLLEY BUS Transport Matters (extract) Wellington City Council 195- The trams shiny new replacement, the trolley bus shows its greater flexibility, better backline moves, a shimmy and a side step. DIESEL VS ELECTRICITY: THE COST One News 24/03/2005 (extract) TVNZ 2005 The Wellington Regional Council needs 50 million dollars to keep electric powered trolley buses running in the city, or else switch to diesel. Glen Evans (Greater Wellington Regional Council).

3 THE TRAINS NEW ZEALAND RAIL 1971 Notes on a New Zealand City (extract) National Film Unit 1971 The economics of running a suburban rail service has always been a problem and generally requires a local government subsidy or some other incentive. TOLL HOLDINGS 2003 One News 08/07/2003 (extract) Analysis of the Government's joint takeover bid with Toll Holdings for Tranz Rail. How will commuters be affected by a deal? ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS TV3 News 12/11/2004 (extract) TV3 Network 2004 A Government campaign to raise awareness of global climate change was launched in Wellington today. Thousands of rail commuters were feted on a red carpet as they disembarked from their trains. ROADING ISSUES FUNDING One News 27/01/2005 (extract) TVNZ 2005 The Government is giving 225 million dollars over 10 years to Wellington to deal with traffic congestion, but there are questions over how the money will be spent. THE MOTORWAY FLYOVER TO WELLINGTON Flyover To Wellington (extracts) Filmmakers 1973 Early sketches of Wellington Harbour. The Scottish settlers construction of the first Hutt Rd, completed in October The Ministry of Works plans for the Thorndon overbridge and motorway construction which began on 1st April 1966 and was opened in 21st October 1969 by Hon Percy Allen, Minister of Works. PROS AND CONS Notes on a New Zealand City (extracts) National Film Unit 1971 The pros and cons of motorway progress from the legendary W.B.Sutch (who never learnt to drive!). Local residents and gravestones in the motorway's path are highlighted.

4 THE BYPASS ( 1 ) One News 20/12/2003 (extract) Heritage groups have lost a High Court bid to save historic buildings threatened by Wellington's planned inner city by-pass. Fraser McInnes (Bar Bodega); Caro Henckels (Campaign for a Better City); Alick Shaw (Wellington's Deputy Mayor). THE BYPASS ( 2 ) One News 10/12/2004 (extract) TVNZ 2004 What began as a peaceful protest against a controversial motorway bypass in Wellington soon turned ugly as protesters clashed with police. THE BYPASS ( 3 ) One News 26/03/2007 (extract) TVNZ 2007 Wellington motorists are asking if the controversial and expensive inner city bypass has had any impact, with some saying traffic is now worse than ever. Charlotte Whale (One News); Voxpop; Roland Sapsford (Anti-Bypass Lobbyist); Jonette Adams (Transit New Zealand). TRANSMISSION GULLY VS THE COASTAL HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION GULLY One News 16/04/2004 (extract) TVNZ 2004 The long-awaited solution to Wellington's bottleneck has been revealed but due to the high cost it may have to be user pays and could be over 10 years from reality. Rob Johnston (Wellington Commuter); Terry McDavitt (Regional Land Transport Committee); Peter Dunne (United Future Leader); Philip Lewin (Wellington Chamber of Commerce); Mike Olsen (Kapiti Pak 'n' Save Manager). THE COASTAL HIGHWAY TV3 News 30/08/2005 (extract) TV3 Network 2005 The latest plans to solve Wellington's traffic problems revolve around a controversial plan to develop the existing coast road. Barry Cook (Local Homeowner); Terry McDavitt (Regional Land Transport Committee); Jenny Brash (Porirua Mayor) LOCAL COUNCIL POSITIONS TV3 News 21/11/2005 (extract) TV3 Network 2005 Porirua City Council has spent over two hundred thousand dollars marshaling arguments against plans to upgrade State Highway One instead of building Transmission Gully. Graham Hancox (Geologist); Jenny Brash (Porirua City Mayor).

5 PUBLIC PERCEPTION One News 08/03/2006 (extract) TVNZ 2006 A report yesterday confirmed that the Wellington public overwhelmingly favours the Transmission Gully road project as the best means of fixing the city's traffic problems. THE AIRPORT RONGOTAI ( 1 ) New Zealand Mirror No. 19 (extract) National Film Unit 1957 AIRPORT PREPARATIONS...MOVING HOUSE... Houses are being relocated from a street in Rongotai to a reclaimed land development site in Evans Bay. With a shortage of housing, these homes will be relocated in one piece in order to make way for extensions to Wellington Airport. The Mayor of Wellington is among those people watching the first home being relocated. Moving along Aberdeen Quay the first home is transported to a section overlooking the sea. RONGOTAI ( 2 ) Sky Centre (extracts) Pacific Films 1959 The opening of Rongotai Aerodrome No.3, or Wellington International Airport as it was named, on Labour Day PORTSIDE SHEEP DRIVE Weekly review 441 (extract) National Film Unit 1950 TOWN AND COUNTRY... SHEEP DRIVE : The annual muster at the Happy Valley Sheep Station in Wellington sees the station shepherds leading sheep across cliff tops and down into holding pens in one of the few areas of flat land. From here it s a carefully planned three-hour walk along the beach to Owhiro Bay and up to Happy Valley Road. Every summer for 50 years the sheep have been taken at dawn through the middle of Wellington to the railway yards. This will be the last such drive in future the animals will be transported by truck. MARITIME CITY 1930 Maritime City (extract) Government Publicity Office 1930 Note the number of vessels in port at any one time, the large number of men working the wharves pre-mechanisation. The entire wharf front has been renewed and a significant acreage of reclamation undertaken since this film was made. Two major developments have occurred : the development of the rail ferry link in the sixties saw a sharp decrease in coastal shipping traffic from other centres such as Nelson ; the container revolution during the next decade hugely reduced actual berthing numbers and opened the way for the present scenario of waterfront as public facility.

6 HARBOUR HISTORY Wellington, the Pioneer Port (extracts) Peach Wemyss Astor 1971 The Wellington Harbour Board updates its harbour in an attempt to link Wellington with major world ports. A potted history which features the opening of the first container terminal in PORT OF WELLINGTON 1987 & PROJECTIONS Port of Wellington Wellington Harbour Board 1987 Based on the premise that Port Wellington was on the way up and up, many of the speculated development plans in this promotional piece stayed that way. Container multi-nationals have tended to dump tonnage at Auckland rather than directly service the southern region. PUBLIC FACILITY One News 23/11/2005 (extract) TVNZ 2005 Wellington's waterfront is to be spruced up with two futuristic new buildings. Chris McDonald (Victoria School of Architecture); voxpop; Pauline Swann (Waterfront Watch President); Ian Pike (Wellington Waterfront Chief Executive). ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS INDUSTRY WARTIME EXPANSION Weekly Review 80 (extract) National FIlm Unit 1943 WAR JOBS...BISCUIT PACKING LOWER HUTT: New Zealand supplies the United Nations with 20,000 tons of biscuits a year. Men still do the baking, but women do the packing. They sit in production lines and wrap the biscuits in wax paper; 100,000,000 times a year until the war job is complete. UPPER HUTT Weekly Review 408 (extract) National FIlm Unit 1958 TYRE FACTORY OPENED: Prime Minister Mr Fraser opens a new tyre factory in Upper Hutt. Mr Holland also attended. INDUSTRY DOWNTURN 1980S 6:30 News 31/01/1986 (extract) TVNZ jobs to be lost as Ford set to close their Lower Hutt assembly plant. Lead Story. The downturn in industry in the 70s and 80s affected specific regions and changed the social dynamics of those regions to varying degrees. Downturn in the car assembly plants was particularly severe.

7 OFFICIAL HISTORY TO 1985 Porirua City Porirua City Council 1985 A promotional video telling the history and substance of Porirua City, and suggesting possible development and investment initiatives. The 1950 s saw an expanding population in Porirua which led to the building of a large number of housing complexes. Coinciding with mass housing development, was the migration of large numbers of Pacific Islanders, which created some cultural problems. Porirua became a borough in 1963 and a full city in Maori traditions are the basis of the wider Polynesian cultural inheritance in the area. Industry makes a strong contribution to the economic and social well being of Porirua. A Business Development Council was formed to start new enterprises, advise existing ones and investigate business prospects for the area. SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS SOCIAL REALITIES THE PRICE OF ART Frontseat: Series 1 Episode 32 (extract) Gibson Group 2005 The effect of urban renewal on the art community. Rising resedential and commercial property prices begin to seriously effect those on marginal incomes and the Mayor and Te Aro residents state their cases. ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY WASTED 20/20: Absolutely Positively Wasted (extract) TVNZ 1999 The flip side of the renewal drunken teenagers and what seems to be random violence in Wellington. Over a matter of weeks in 1999 three young boys were viciously assaulted, one of them died. This prompted the police to put a special youth squad into the central city and prompted Wellington s Mayor to call for parking wardens to be made into city safety officers. SAFETY MEASURES Marae: Walkwise (extract) The principles behind the safety measures that followed the events of Walkwise officers at work on Courtenay Place. WELLINGTON S HOMELESS ( 1 ) One News 18/07/2003 (extract) The Wellington City Council backs down over plans to arrest homeless people for sleeping on the city streets.danny Rangi (Former Transient); Kerry Prendergast (Wellington Mayor); Kevin Hackwell (Downtown Community Ministry); David Major (Taskforce Head).

8 WELLINGTON S HOMELESS ( 2 ) Marae: Walkwise (extract) Mayor Prendergast enlarges her views on the homeless in the C.B.D. after the back down. WELLINGTON COMMUNITIES 1970 Greggs Coffee Television Commercial Pacific Films 1970 Fast cut images from Wellington s streets in The first multi-cultural advertisement on New Zealand television, although the reality was a large percentage of pakeha in the Wellington City itself Here Comes the Sun... Summer City 1983 (extract) Marmalade Video 1983 No commentary but the change in Wellington s demographics is obvious by the early 1980s. WELLINGTON MAORI TANGATA WHENUA 1974 Tangata Whenua. He Wawata (extracts) Pacific Films 1974 In 1972 city Maori made plans to establish a marae at Porirua. Maraeroa was the marae and no tribe claimed leadership. It was needed to provide a sense of unity and a place where young people could learn their culture. Te Uenuku Rene was present at fundraising event and acted as elder and adviser to group, but died before the opening took place. THE TENTHS TRUST TV3 News 06/12/99 (extract) TV3 Network 1999 Home Ground: Athletic Park is become a retirement village: Ngatata Love, Tenths Trust Chairman: 50/50 partnership: Sir Paul Reeves, Tenths Trust. The Wellington Tenths Trust was established to administer Māori reserve lands, largely in urban Wellington. It also administers a rural block in Kaitoke. The Reserve has a set of beneficial owners descended from Te Atiawa, Ngāti Tupaia, Taranaki and Ngāti Tama tūpuna who were resident around Te Whanganui a Tara (Wellington Harbour) in In 1888 the Native Land Court determined 301 beneficial owners of the Tenths Reserves. There are currently over 4500 beneficial owners descended from them. The origin of the Tenths goes back to the 1839 deed of purchase by the New Zealand Company, which promised the chiefs of the Port Nicholson district that they would retain one tenth of the total land ceded by them to be held in trust for their heirs forever. The Port Nicholson Block Claim is about the taking of Wellington land by various actions of past governments. The Wellington Tenths Trust administers what was left of the original reserve of over 4000 acres, on behalf of its beneficial owners.

9 A KURA IN SEATOUN One News Late Edition 11/04/2002 (extract) TVNZ 2002 A Maori language school is wanting to relocate to Seatoun, Wellington. Residents debate the pros and cons of the schools presence in their community. Dr Pita Sharples states that any problems are based on racism. THE FORESHORE One News 26/08/2003 (extract) Wellington Maori want urgent talks with the Government about what the Government's seabed and foreshore policy means for reclaimed land. Peter Love (Wellington Tenths Trust); Doug Graham (Former Treaty Negotiations Minister). THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY HAPUKA FISHING 1925 Hapuka Fishing in New Zealand (extract) NZ Govt. Publicity Office Duration 1.45 Silent footage of Italian Fishermen working off Island Bay, Wellington. The small but thriving community of Italian fishing families at Island Bay is an example of chain immigration. Most of these families and individuals came from two specific fishing villages in southern Italy, some of each generation staying in Italy, some joining their relatives in Island Bay. Only a few have returned, but those here still maintain their Italian identity, as well as their New Zealand identity. One of the fishermen shown in this early piece is Joe Volpicelli, resident of Island Bay and then Makara around the coast, a skilled fisherman, tenor and accordion player! Joe fought in World War One on the Allied side ( the Italian Army ), and was under a strict curfew (basically police supervision) during WWII, when Italy was allied to Germany. Joe died in 1994 aged 100 years. His children, grandchildren and probably great-great grand children still live in Wellington. THE UNBROKEN THREAD Immigrant Nation: The Unbroken Thread (extracts) Top Shelf Productions Duration The Italians of Island Bay Wellington, from two villages in Southern Italy, Stromboli and Massa Lubrense. The features of cultural continuity: language, generational change and specifics on the WWII experience of Italians in New Zealand.

10 THE GREEK COMMUNITY VISIBLE PASSAGE Visible Passage (extracts) Pinflicks 1987 Personal and poignant documentary about women who have emigrated to a new country and their ties to the old world. Women from the poor Greek Island of Kastos are encouraged to recall past memories on the eve of a reunion on the Island. They discuss their resettlement in Wellington; their arranged marriages and dowries; the Greek Orthodox religion; and divorce. Their upbringing and their gradual acceptance into, and of, New Zealand society, is sympathetically explored. THE CHINESE COMMUNITY CHINATOWN Asia Dynamic: Series 5. Episode 15 (extract) Asia Vision 1998 Lynette Shum recalls the Chinese settlement of Haining St, Wellington, and shows newspaper clips from the turn of the century about opium smoking and gambling and the murder in1905 of Joe Kum Yung by Lionel Terry. Lynette s uncle, Raymond Young, talks about being born in Haining St. TRADITION & GENERATIONAL CHANGE Gallery: The Chinese Community (extracts) NZBC 196- Dated but realistic look at the Chinese community in Wellington and the conflict between traditional practice and family honour versus the mores of the wider New Zealand society. THE SECOND WAVE Asia Dynamic: Series 5. Episode 09 (extract) Asia Vision 1998 Wellington mayor Mark Blumsky promotes Wellington as a venue for migration at a conference in Auckland. He might be looking for investment in a growing Wellington but he does make the obvious point that Wellington does not seem to suffer the same racial tensions as other parts on New Zealand. PACIFIC ISLAND COMMUNITIES SEARCHING FOR PARADISE Immigrant Nation: Searching For Paradise (extracts) Top Shelf Productions 1996 Covers the problems the Umaga family encountered as immigrants in 1960 s Newtown and Wainuiomata, especially in trying to bring up their children according to Fa a Samoa.

11 TOKELAUAN COMMUNITY Tagata Pasifika 17/12/2000 (extract) TVNZ 2000 A fashion show in Wellington, put on by the Tokelauan community. Half of all Tokelauans in New Zealand live in the Wellington region. REFUGEES THE LATEST ARRIVALS TV3 News 10/12/2004 (extract) New Zealand takes 750 refugees each year, today 45 of them were welcomed by Wellington's refugee community. Specific groups are settled in different cities to aid the community support.