DOCSLIB.ORG

New Zealand Archivist Vol XV No 2 Winter/June 2004 ISS 0114-7676 New Zealand Conservators Help to Salvage Niue Archives

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
New Zealand Archivist Vol XV No 2 Winter/June 2004 ISS 0114-7676 New Zealand Conservators Help to Salvage Niue Archives New Zealand Archivist Vol XV No 2 Winter/June 2004 ISS 0114-7676 New Zealand Conservators help to salvage Niue Archives Tharron Bloomfield In February two conservators from the National Library of New Zealand's National Preservation Office visited Niue to give advice and assistance in salvaging cyclone-damaged heritage collections. Jocelyn Cuming and Tharron Bloomfield were in Niue at the request of the Niue Government, who recognised the salvage of historic material as an important issue following the natural disaster. The island nation of Niue, north­ The majority of the national east of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean, archives had been moved from is self-governing with a free the damaged building to a association with New Zealand. On temporary storage area before January 6th 2004 Cyclone Heta - Jocelyn and Tharron arrived in described as the worst cyclone in Niue. Many of the paper-based living memory - hit Niue. The archives were still wet, and winds of up to 300km an hour and drying them was a priority. the lashing waves caused extensive Several techniques were used to damage and killed two people. dry the archives including The hospital was destroyed, as erecting temporary lines and were many other residential, hanging the archives in the sun commercial and government to dry. The conservators had buildings in the main village of taken conservation equipment Alofi. Power and phone lines were with them and taught staff cut, roads were closed and crops (including archivist Joan Talagi) either badly damaged or and volunteers, how to dry, clean completely destroyed. and rehouse archives. The damage to heritage A room in the Community collections was significant. The Niue Archivist Joan Talagi cleaning cyclone- Affairs Department was assigned Huanaki Cultural Centre, where damaged archives as a temporary storage area for the national collection of artefacts the archives. The Community was housed, was completely Affairs building was ordinarily destroyed. Cultural Centre Curator Robin Hekau an office building, but in the wake of the cyclone, in estimated approximately 95% of the collection was addition to being a temporary repository for archives, destroyed or washed away to sea. The National Library it was also serving as a headquarters for aid relief and Archives building was badly damaged, with the arriving on the island. Although the temporary room front wall facing the sea completely tom away. It was for the archives was small, it was sufficient to act as with the national archives that Jocelyn and Tharron temporary storage. worked the most. The fact that the buildings on Niue are built with Jocelyn and Tharron were in Niue for seven days concrete blocks and are well-ventilated is one of the with support from NZAID (Ministry of Foreign Affairs contributing reasons for there being little evidence of and Trade), Archives New Zealand and the National mould on the archives. Almost all buildings on Niue Library of New Zealand. The brief as set out by NZAID have louvre windows, which allow fresh air to circulate. was "To undertake an assessment of all archival In addition, electric fans are used a great deal. This is material, artefacts and government records on Niue, an example of why new building designs for archives report on their condition and a system for their future should take into consideration the importance of preservation and conservation". Before these tasks passive environmental control. could be addressed it was necessary to complete the Tharron and Jocelyn designed a new temporary salvage of the national archives. storage space for the archives. This involved great Despite some media reports to the contrary, the resourcefulness. Archive boxes were at a premium, so archives in Niue were for the most part salvageable. in addition to those donated by Archives New Zealand and the New Zealand High Commission, the conservators adapted soft-drink boxes. Discarded pallets from the local grocery store were used to keep archives off the floor, and a volunteer builder from Auckland was engaged to build shelving and cut holes in the walls to allow air circulation through the building. The majority of the archives were government records such as Housing Authority files, Applications for New Zealand Passports, and Adoption papers. There were also a large number of reports written on Niue. In addition to the salvage work at the National Archives Tharron and Jocelyn visited archives at the Fale Fono (Parliament Building) and Department of Justice. Tharron and Jocelyn had extensive meetings with Niue government officials, all of whom had a very keen interest in the future of Niue's archives. In all of these discussions the conservators stressed the need for trained archivists to be sent to Niue to give advice and assistance. Even though Daphne Pihigia from the Niue National the majority of archives were stored adequately when the Archives with archives boxes conservators left they were not, for the most part, fully arranged and described. The Niuean Premier, Hon. Young Vivian, in describing the damage caused to his country by Cyclone Heta, said that while Niue took a severe blow from the cyclone which would take many years to recover from, the necessary rebuilding gave an opportunity for the people to take stock of where Niue is as a nation. They could then rebuild in a manner that equips them to face the challenges of the twenty-first century. This attitude should also be applied to the re­ establishment of institutions to preserve cultural heritage on Niue. Many of the government officials supported the idea of a combined national museum, archives and library being built to replace the two damaged institutions. This idea seems a practical one, and is in line with what is happening both in New Zealand and internationally. For other articles and photographs see Society News, the Newsletter of the National Library Society, April 2004; Off the Tharron Bloomfield from the National Record, Magazine of The Friends of the Turnbull Library, no.ll Preservation Office hangs files in the sun to dry [May] 2004, and Library Life, LIANZA, 288, April 2004. Disaster Help Day: dealing with damage to documents in the Central North Island Floods Tharron Bloomfield In response to the severe storms that hit the central brought with them could be salvaged, and that people North Island in February, the National Preservation were often surprised how much could be done. A Office held a "Disaster Help Day" in association with variety of water-damaged articles were examined on Te Manawa (formerly the Science Centre and the day, including family Bibles, letters and diaries, Manawatu Museum) in Palmerston North. wedding videos, water-colours and oil paintings, and Three conservators were in attendance: Jocelyn ceramics. Cuming and Tharron Bloomfield from the National Several of the libraries and museums in the area also Preservation Office and Detlef Klein, Objects provided assistance to those affected by flooding, in Conservator from Te Manawa. The event was widely particular the Whanganui Regional Museum. advertised, and well-attended by people from the Manawatu-Wanganui region. For further information on the National Preservation The idea behind the day was to look at people's Office's assistance following the floods, see Off the Record, flood-damaged items and demonstrate simple the Magazine of The Friends of the Turnbull Library, no.ll procedures that could be used to salvage them. The [May] 2004. conservators found that most of the material people Disaster on Yap Cheryl Stanborough Good Friday 2004 is a day that shall live long in the memory of those living on the small island of Yap. It was the day that Super-Typhoon Sudal attempted to tear both the island, its surrounding reefs and the infrastructure of the island apart. One of Sudal's victims was Yap State Archives, which seawater and left in filing cabinets for over two weeks. is located directly behind the dock area at sea level. We have also learnt some valuable lessons on drying After the storm I found fully loaded containers just off school textbooks and just how forgiving paper can be. a ship, against the fence outside the Archives door. Six weeks after the typhoon we are still getting in wet Pressure vessels, many full of oxyacetylene, were material and still successfully drying it. My trainees, scattered all around and beneath the containers. employed just two weeks prior to the typhoon, have Fortunately, the bulk diesel and propane tanks, both had very hands-on introduction to disaster within 30 metres of the Archives, were still in place, management! undisturbed by the containers. But still,...a disaster waiting to happen! The wind took the waterproof covering as well as most of the insulating Batts from the roof. Storm surge invaded the building, leaving mud and seawater in its ottftruatton Supplies. wake. Fortunately, the building is on two levels, with the repository in the higher section. That 15-20cm ? Archival & Conservation Materials additional height made all the difference, although sea­ Contact: Jim or Margaret Morrison water still entered the archives area. Phone: (09) 425 7380 • Fax: (09) 425 7385 | Because the majority of the collection was stacked |p Box 646, 81 Great North Road, Warkwortl on the floor due to a budgetary problem the bases of h - Email: [email protected] M many boxes were wet and the weight of the boxes above j Website: www.conservationsupplies.co.nzji f e a s : AC were beginning to crush those beneath, causing the higher boxes to topple onto the wet floor. Once the seawater and mud were removed, the dry boxes were moved to a dry area. Then the wet boxes were opened Archival Quality • Acid Free Adhesives • and any wet material dried. The collection is Board • Card • Paper • Boxes • Envelopes temporarily stored in Yap Fligh School Library - one of the few buildings to survive intact at the school.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 'They're My Two Favourites' Versus' the Bigger Scheme of Things': Pro-Am
    This may be the author’s version of a work that was submitted/accepted for publication in the following source: McKee, Alan & Keating, Chris (2012) ’They’re my two favourites’ versus ’the bigger scheme of things’: Pro-am historians remember Australian television. In Turnbull, S & Darian-Smith, K (Eds.) Remembering television: Histories, technologies, memories. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 52-73. This file was downloaded from: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54554/ c Copyright 2012 Alan McKee & Chris Keating This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the docu- ment is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recog- nise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to [email protected] Notice: Please note that this document may not be the Version of Record (i.e. published version) of the work. Author manuscript versions (as Sub- mitted for peer review or as Accepted for publication after peer review) can be identified by an absence of publisher branding and/or typeset appear- ance. If there is any doubt, please refer to the published source. http:// www.c-s-p.org/ flyers/ Remembering-Television--Histories--Technologies--Memories1-4438-3970-1.
    [Show full text]
  • New Zealand by Claire Bruell
    New Zealand by Claire Bruell ew Zealand is composed of two islands, the North Island century. Its website* lists a VHS Nand the South Island. The capital is Wellington, at the video 16 minutes “A Guide for foot of the North Island; the largest city is Auckland in the north New Readers” (VHS) available for of the North Island. Christchurch and Dunedin are the two major NZ$35 published 1996. This is an centers in the South Island. introduction to the reference and European explorers first came to New Zealand at the end of research service at Archives New the 18th century and a steady stream of traders, whalers, sealers Zealand Head Office in Wellington. and missionaries followed in the early nineteenth century. Regional offices in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin British rule was formalized by the Treaty of Waitangi signed are repositories for government archives originating within by both the native Maori and representatives of the Queen of these geographical areas. The head office in Wellington holds England in 1840. At this time, an estimated 1,200 Europeans lived records for that region as well as some that originate in other in the North Island and 200 lived in the South Island. Most of areas. the main cities were founded in the 1840s. A large number of The publication (1990) “Family History at National Archives” people came in the 1850s and 1860s, when gold was discovered by Bridget Williams describing records held by Archives NZ is in Coromandel and Thames in the North Island, and in Nelson, now out of print.
    [Show full text]
  • Roy Morgan Readership
    ROY MORGAN READERSHIP All Magazines Mar-17 (000's) 4x4 Australia 149 AFL Record (Apr-Sep) 224 Australian 4WD Action 252 Australian Auto Action 0 Australian Geographic 585 Australian Golf Digest 78 Australian Gourmet Traveller 200 Australian Motorcycle News 100 Australian Property Investor 0 Australian Traveller 90 Australian Women's Weekly 1,555 Belle 97 Better Homes and Gardens 1,790 Big Issue 241 Big League (Apr-Sep) 69 Bride to Be 0 Cleo 0 Coles magazine 3,783 Cosmopolitan 278 Cosmopolitan Bride 36 Cosmos 75 Country Style 267 Delicious 356 Diabetic Living 263 Dolly 0 Donna Hay 295 Elle 156 Empire 171 English Woman's Weekly 133 FAMOUS 0 Fast Fours & Rotaries 71 Fishing World 136 Fitness First 53 Foxtel Magazine 361 Frankie 365 Fresh 3,400 Fresh Water Fishing Aust. 86 Gardening Australia 397 Girlfriend 185 Golf Magazine 0 Good Health 222 Gourmet Traveller Wine 84 GQ 91 Halliday 28 Handyman 186 Harper's Bazaar 134 ROY MORGAN READERSHIP All Magazines Mar-17 (000's) Healthy Food Guide 140 Home Beautiful 314 Home Design 75 Homes+ 112 Hot 4s & Performance Cars 0 House & Garden 577 Inside Out 125 Inside Sport 106 InStyle 143 Just Cars 198 Limelight 26 Live to Ride 43 marie claire 301 Men's Fitness 147 Men's Health 355 Men's Style 36 Modern Fishing 163 Modern Wedding 32 Money Magazine 144 Mother & Baby 70 Motor 145 National Geographic 1,082 Nature & Health 55 New Idea 1,148 New Scientist 406 NW 152 OK 187 Overlander 4WD 87 People 64 Picture 42 Practical Parenting 0 Prevention 104 Reader's Digest Australia 504 Real Living 96 Recipes+ 424 RM Williams
    [Show full text]
  • Business Sources at the Hocken Collections
    Reference Guide Business Sources at the Hocken Collections Photograph of Fred Andrews & Co., Clinton, Box-214-016, S16-112a, Hocken Photographs Collection. Hocken Collections/Te Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago Library Nau Mai Haere Mai ki Te Uare Taoka o Hākena: Welcome to the Hocken Collections He mihi nui tēnei ki a koutou kā uri o kā hau e whā arā, kā mātāwaka o te motu, o te ao whānui hoki. Nau mai, haere mai ki te taumata. As you arrive We seek to preserve all the taoka we hold for future generations. So that all taoka are properly protected, we ask that you: place your bags (including computer bags and sleeves) in the lockers provided leave all food and drink including water bottles in the lockers (we have a researcher lounge off the foyer which everyone is welcome to use) bring any materials you need for research and some ID in with you sign the Readers’ Register each day enquire at the reference desk first if you wish to take digital photographs Beginning your research This guide gives examples of the types of material relating to business, commerce and industry held at the Hocken. All items must be used within the library. As the collection is large and constantly growing not every item is listed here, but you can search for other material on our Online Public Access Catalogues: for books, theses, journals, magazines, newspapers, maps, and audiovisual material, use Library Search|Ketu. The advanced search ‐ https://goo.gl/HVNTqH gives you several search options, and you can refine your results to the Hocken Library on the left side of the screen.
    [Show full text]
  • Management of Born Digital Records
    MANAGEMENT OF BORN DIGITAL RECORDS Association of Local Government Information Management White Paper Association of Local Government Information Management :: [email protected] Contents PURPOSE .................................................................................................................... 3 BORN DIGITAL – LANDSCAPE OR LANDFILL .................................................................. 3 Key Concepts ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 DIGITAL INFORMATION AT RISK .................................................................................. 6 Implications of information loss .......................................................................................................................... 7 Unlocking the value of born-digital information ........................................................................................... 7 What do we want to achieve? ................................................................................................................................ 9 DIGITAL PRESERVATION ROADMAP .......................................................................... 10 Discovery ................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Strategy .....................................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Internet Sources
    Genealogical Sources Guide Internet Sources Hocken Collections/Te Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago Library Nau Mai Haere Mai ki Te Uare Taoka o Hākena: Welcome to the Hocken Collections He mihi nui tēnei ki a koutou kā uri o kā hau e whā arā, kā mātāwaka o te motu, o te ao whānui hoki. Nau mai, haere mai ki te taumata. As you arrive We seek to preserve all the taoka we hold for future generations. So that all taoka are properly protected, we ask that you: place your bags (including computer bags and sleeves) in the lockers provided leave all food and drink including water bottles in the lockers (we have a researcher lounge off the foyer which everyone is welcome to use) bring any materials you need for research and some ID in with you sign the Readers’ Register each day enquire at the reference desk first if you wish to take digital photographs Beginning your research Most of the commonly‐used genealogical sources available at the Hocken Collections can be found on microfiche or in the Ready Reference section of the main reference area on the ground floor. Please ask staff if you need help locating any of these. We hold numerous other sources—both published and unpublished—and you can search for material on our Online Public Access Catalogues: for books, theses, journals, magazines, newspapers, maps, and audiovisual material, use Library Search|Ketu. The advanced search ‐ https://goo.gl/HVNTqH gives you several search options, and you can refine your results to the Hocken Library on the left side of the screen.
    [Show full text]
  • Te Oranga O Te Reo Mäori I Te Rängai Tukunga Körero 2006 the Health Of
    MÄTAURANGA / KNOWLEDGE Te Oranga o te Reo Mäori i te Rängai Tukunga Körero 2006 The Health of the Mäori Language in the Archives Sector 2006 Ko töku reo, töku ohooho; töku reo, töku mapihi maurea; töku reo, töku whakakai marihi. My language is my inspiration, my special gift, my precious treasure. Te Puni Kökiri, Te Puni Kökiri House 143 Lambton Quay, PO Box 3943, Wellington, New Zealand PHN Waea + 64 4 922 6000 FAX Whakaahua + 64 4 922 6299 WEB Paetukutuku www.tpk.govt.nz REALISING M Ä ORI POTENTIAL Mätauranga – Building of knowledge and skills. This area acknowledges the importance of knowledge to building confidence and identity, growing skills and talents and generating 1 innovation and creativity. Knowledge and skills are considered as LIFE QUALITY a key enabler of Mäori potential as they underpin choice and the KNOWLEDGE + INFLUENCE + = power to act to improve life quality. RESOURCES TAURANGA Whakamana – Strengthening of leadership and decision-making. Ä 2 M WHAKAMANA RAWA TE IRA TANGATA 3 Rawa – Development and use of resources. 1 2 3 4 4 Te Ira Tangata – The quality of life to realise potential. The framework above identifies three key DISCLAIMER The information contained in this publication is for general enablers that are fundamental to Mäori information only. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, because the information is generalised, its accuracy achieving Te Ira Tangata (improved life cannot be guaranteed. Readers are advised to seek independent advice quality) and realising their potential. on particular matters and not rely on this publication.
    [Show full text]
  • Morrie Gelman Papers, Ca
    http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8959p15 No online items Morrie Gelman papers, ca. 1970s-ca. 1996 Finding aid prepared by Jennie Myers, Sarah Sherman, and Norma Vega with assistance from Julie Graham, 2005-2006; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1575 (310) 825-4988 [email protected] ©2016 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Morrie Gelman papers, ca. PASC 292 1 1970s-ca. 1996 Title: Morrie Gelman papers Collection number: PASC 292 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 80.0 linear ft.(173 boxes and 2 flat boxes ) Date (inclusive): ca. 1970s-ca. 1996 Abstract: Morrie Gelman worked as a reporter and editor for over 40 years for companies including the Brooklyn Eagle, New York Post, Newsday, Broadcasting (now Broadcasting & Cable) magazine, Madison Avenue, Advertising Age, Electronic Media (now TV Week), and Daily Variety. The collection consists of writings, research files, and promotional and publicity material related to Gelman's career. Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information. Creator: Gelman, Morrie Restrictions on Access Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs.
    [Show full text]
  • Countdown and Cult Music Television Programmes
    Giuffre, Liz Countdown and Cult Music Television Programmes Countdown and cult music television programmes: an Australian case study Liz Giuffre Abstract Music television programs, programs that focus on music for their core content, have been produced all over the world for all types of markets. However there remains little sustained work on them beyond studies of key production periods, franchise waves or biography-like narratives. This article shows that theories of Cult TV can be applied to music television programs to help explore this neglected form, as well as helping to expand Cult TV’s theoretical reach beyond its traditional fare of narrative driven, fiction series. This article offers 1970s and ‘80s Australian music television program Countdown as a prime example of Cult TV, first in the context of its initial production and consumption in 1970s and ‘80s Australia, and also in terms of its subsequent influence on contemporary audiences from a historical perspective. The Cult TV frame extends to the program itself in its original incarnation, as well as additional recontextualisations in new music television programs, and the continued work of its former host, Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum. Introduction1 Music television is an unusual type of programming. It provides both regular entertainment that is watched intensely while on air, and produces key moments that survive well in audience collective memory. ‘Live’ music performance and interview series Countdown remains an icon of the Australian television and music industries.2 Created by the national public service broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC),3 the show was broadcast from 1974 to 1987 on Sunday evenings and was highly influential with television audiences and the broader music industry.4 Countdown provided opportunities for music artists and audiences to engage with each other in a way that had not previously been possible.
    [Show full text]
  • Budget 2019 Bilateral with Minister Martin
    The Treasury and Office of the Minister of Finance Budget 2019 Information Release August 2019 This document has been proactively released by the Office of the Minister of Finance on the Treasury website at https://treasury.govt.nz/publications/information-release/budget-2019-information-release Information Withheld Some information in this document has been withheld under one or more of the sections of the Official Information Act 1982. Key to sections of the Official Information Act 1982 under which information has been withheld: Good reasons for withholding the information exist, as the making available of that information would be likely to: [1] prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the Government 6(a) of New Zealand [4] prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of 6(c) offences, and the right to a fair trial [23] damage seriously the economy of New Zealand by disclosing prematurely decisions to change or 6(e)(vi) continue government economic or financial policies relating to the entering into of overseas trade agreements. Withholding the information is necessary for the following reasons and is not outweighed by other considerations, which make it desirable in the public interest to make it available: [25] to protect information where the making available of that information would be likely unreasonably 9(2)(b)(ii) to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information [31] to maintain
    [Show full text]
  • Kōrero Kitea: Ngā Hua O Te Whakamamatitanga the Impacts of Digitised Te Reo Archival Collections
    Kōrero Kitea: Ngā hua o te whakamamatitanga The impacts of digitised te reo archival collections Report and analysis of the online survey, 2016 A study conducted by Victoria University of Wellington, with support from the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand Authors: Mark Crookston Dr Gillian Oliver Ariana Tikao Paul Diamond Dr Chern Li Liew Sarsha-Leigh Douglas This research was funded by the InterPARES Trust project https://interparestrust.org About the authors Mark Crookston is the project lead for Kōrero Kitea: Ngā hua o te whakamamatitanga / The impacts of digitised te reo archival collections. Mark currently works at Archives New Zealand and has worked in a range of archive and library roles across NZ and the Pacific. Mark is interested in moving beyond the normal access paradigms of the memory sector into understanding use, reuse, and impacts of archives, in order to improve the archival narrative and promote the critical roles archives play in society. Associate Professor Gillian Oliver undertakes teaching and research in archives and recordkeeping at Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Information Management. She is the Director of the Australasian Team participating in the global InterPARES research programme investigating issues relating to trust in the networked society. The Kōrero Kitea project contributes to ensuring that indigenous perspectives are included in the research. Paul Diamond (Ngāti Hauā, Te Rarawa and Ngāpuhi) was appointed as Curator, Māori at the Alexander Turnbull Library in 2011. He worked as an accountant for seven years before switching to journalism in 1997. Paul is the author of two books (A Fire in Your Belly, Huia 2003; and Makereti: taking Māori to the World, Random House NZ 2007), and has also worked as an oral historian and broadcaster.
    [Show full text]
  • IPCA Report on a Complaint About Howard Broad
    Independence trustworthiness accountability vigilance Report on a complaint aboutintegrity Police Commissioner Howard Broad JulyFoundation 2008 fo JulyFoundation 2008 fo IPCA Level 10 342 Lambton Quay PO Box 5025, Wellington 6145 Aotearoa New Zealand 0800 503 728 P +64 4 499 2050 F +64 4 499 2053 www.ipca.govt.nz PAGE 0II Contents REporT on A coMplAINT AboUT PolICE COMMISSIonER HowARD BroAD JulyFoundation 2008 fo 02: INTRODUCTION 04: THE AUTHORIty’s INVESTIGATION 04: The complaint 05: The Authority’s investigation 05: The facts 11. CONCLUSIONS AND FINDINGS PAGE 01 Independence trustworthiness accountability vigilance integrity Introduction REporT on A coMplAINT AboUT PolICE COMMISSIonER HowARD BroAD JulyFoundation 2008 fo 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 On 17 April 2008, the Authority received a complaint from Mr Ian Wishart containing allegations that Police Commissioner Howard Broad was involved in a drink-driving incident in Christchurch in the early 1990s. 1.2 Specifically, Mr Wishart alleged that Mr Broad was stopped at a checkpoint, that he was drunk, that he swore at the officer who stopped him, that he refused a breath test and drove away, and that he had attempted to intimidate other officers not to report the incident. 1.3 The Authority has independently investigated these allegations and, despite extensive inquiries, has found no evidence to support them. No officer working in Christchurch at the time claimed any direct knowledge of Mr Broad being stopped at a checkpoint. 1.4 The Authority has, however, confirmed that Mr Broad – then a Detective Inspector – was stopped by a Ministry of Transport traffic officer one evening in May or June 1992.
    [Show full text]