Manawatu Conversations Episode 378 - Emma Vandenberg Part 3 of 3
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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Manawatu Conversations Episode 377 - Emma Vandenberg Part 2 of 3
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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Manawatu Conversations Episode 376 - Emma Vandenberg Part 1 of 3
Emma Vandenberg
Part 1 of 3. Emma came to New Zealand as a registered alien from Holland in February 1960 at age 19.
Her sister had been in New Zealand since 1952 and married a dutchman who came in 1950.
Rotterdam had been destroyed in the second world war.
Later her husband-to-be, Frank, also came to New Zealand.
They settled in Feilding.
She was surprised at the different housing and the small population in New Zealand.
Dance halls were quite different and so were boy/girl relationships.
She became a housemaid in a Feilding hotel. She had to fill hot water bottles at night.
It was a big adjustment getting used to a small town like Feilding.
Compared with Holland there was a big difference in human relationships and manners in New Zealand.
She is still fluent with the Dutch language but thinks in English.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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Manawatu Conversations Episode 375 - Ruth Hodgson Part 4 of 4
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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Manawatu Conversations Episode 374 - Ruth Hodgson Part 3 of 4
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Local people giving recollections of the past, sometimes opinions of the future. Hear about the lives of people in your local community, where they are from and what they have experienced. Discover how the area has changed over the years.
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