With sadness we record the death of Tim Garrity. Moe mai ra e hoa. Tim held the position of Curator of Pictures at the Hocken for almost twenty years, from 1978 to 1997. His background in philosophy and skills as an artist equipped him well to carry out the variety of duties in this role, […]

Post prepared by Jacinta Beckwith, Kaitiaki Mātauranga Māori  Each of us is an epitome of the past, a compendium of evidence from which the labours of the comparative anatomist have reconstructed the wonderful story of human evolution. We are ourselves the past in the present.                                                            H.D. Skinner, The Past and the Present This year’s inaugural […]

The Hocken whānau is sad today to be saying farewell to Anne Jackman.  As well as being an exceptional Reference Librarian and Hocken ambassador since 2001, Anne has been an outstanding manager, mentor, advocate and friend to many former and current staff members.  Well-regarded for her ability to deal with any situation with grace and […]

A very short post this time, you might like to listen to a podcast of Hocken Librarian, Sharon Dell, talking about the Hocken Collections with Emma Smith on Radio NZ Summernights. Here is the link. http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/summernights/20120105 And here’s a picture of Sharon.

Joanna Paul (1945-2003), M.G. Hitchings, Hocken Librarian, 1965-84, March 1985, pencil on paper: 422 x 296mm, accession: 85/7, commissioned by the Hocken Library to appear on the cover of the 1984 Annual Report. Hocken staff were saddened to learn of Michael Hitchings’ death on Friday 19th March. We record our appreciation of his contribution as […]