Southland Oral History Project
Ngā Pakiwaitara Tuku Iho o Murihiku
The Project
Southland’s stories define who we are as a people and a province. Our project aims to capture these stories as a collective memory of what it is to be part of this community.
The project covers a broad range of subjects, not only the defining events in our local history but also our traditions, our everyday way of life and what it means to be a Southlander.
The Project is actively supported by Heritage South and the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives. For more information check out the 2015-2020 Southland Oral History Project Strategic Plan.
Accessing the Collection
You can listen to the interviews in the Archive Research Room after signing sign a User Registration form.
If you would like to use an extract in a publication then written permission from the Project Co-ordinator is required.
Becoming a Volunteer
Most of our volunteers become interviewers. We also invite people to abstract recorded interviews. This involves listening to interviews and creating a time-kept index to them.
In both instances we provide a through training programme and continue to support you throughout your time with us. For more information simply email the Oral History Project Co-ordinator.
Contacting the Project Coordinator
As the Co-ordinator only works 7 hours per week. Please email the Project Co-ordinator to arrange a time to catch up.
The Southland Oral History Project is led and proudly supported by:
