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Post by NZBC on May 2, 2007 21:09:10 GMT 12
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Post by NZBC on Jun 10, 2007 21:06:31 GMT 12
The first market gardens in the Ohakune area were established by several Chinese families back in 1925. Even back then Ohakune had real advantages ¨C railway for fast delivery, a late growing season, inexpensive land and a cold winter climate to discourage pests.
Much of the land was cleared by hand and explosives before the first bulldozer appeared in 1937. More hectares were cleared and crops planted as demand increased to feed local and US military troops. After the war years, the land was converted to rehabilitation farms for returning servicemen.
In 1984 the ¡®Big Carrot¡¯ was unveiled at the entrance to the town, recognising the importance of market gardening to the local economy.
The industry is continuing to diversify and experiment. New crops, such as strawberry plants and asparagus, have become successful additions to an already comprehensive range of produce including parsnips, swede, Brussels sprouts, cabbage & cauliflowers and of course the mighty carrot!
Today the market garden industry in Ohakune has taken its place as a vital supplier of fresh high-quality produce to the nation. Over the last decade an increasing proportion of the produce has been exported to various Asian markets.
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Post by NZBC on Jun 10, 2007 21:12:12 GMT 12
Land on both sides of Khyber Pass Rd was developed for market gardens in the later part of the nineteenth century. A photograph was taken from the top of the Captain Cook Brewery in the late 1890's, looking north-west. (Special Collections, Auckland City Libraries) www.newmarket.net.nz/50.html |
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Post by NZBC on Dec 1, 2007 16:37:34 GMT 12
The History of Chinese Growers in New Zealand 1870-2006
Contact the Researchers if you have not been contacted yet
Lily Lee lily@rautaki.co.nz
Ruth Lam mcrats@clear.net.nz
Nigel Murphy nmurphy.ngel@gmail.com
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Post by NZBC on Mar 22, 2008 10:36:02 GMT 12
The Chinese who grew the vegies By : Murphy, Nigel In : Grower, Oct 2002; v.57 n.9:p.22-26 Journal Article Abstract : Gives a ¡¯brief snapshot¡¯ of the history of Chinese market gardening and gardeners in NZ, first presented at the 2002 AGM of the Federation Url of this record - innz.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=387986 |
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Post by NZBC on Mar 22, 2008 10:36:57 GMT 12
The Chinese connection In : New Zealand Commercial Grower, May/Jun 1994; v.49 n.4:p.11-14 Journal Article Abstract : Backgrounds the history of Chinese horticulturalists in NZ and attempts to clarify the dispute over levies between the CCG and Vegfed. About : Dominion Federation of NZ Chinese Commercial Growers..NZ.-(CCG) Url of this record - innz.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=193614 |
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Post by NZBC on Nov 28, 2009 20:32:10 GMT 12
SUNDAY WORKING.
THREE CHINAMEN FINED. In the days of the second King Charles it was an offence against the laws of England for anyone to carry on his calling on Sunday. The- section of the old Act was re-enacted in the New Zealand Police Offences Act, 1884, and this morning three inoffensive-looking Chinamen were charged with haying carried on their calling on Sunday within view of the public road. Two police constables — Mounted Constable Andrews and Constable Killinch — gave evidence in all the cases, and stated that they saw Yee Leong, Yee Fong and Wong Set working in a market garden in Hill's Road on Sunday, April 12. Yee Leong was washing cucumber seed, Wong Set was hoeing and Yee Fong was picking over tomatoes for the Monday's markets. Station-Sergeant Johnson said that the police had taken action as a result of the complaints of the neighbours of the Chinamen. Yee Fong was the owner of the garden and the other two were gardeners working for him. Messrs W. H. Hargreaves and P. Pender, Justices of the Peace, who heard the case, fined the two garden labourers 5s and costs each, and Yee Fong 10s and costs
Star , Issue 9216, 22 April 1908, Page 3
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Post by NZBC on Nov 28, 2009 21:02:10 GMT 12
THE POLICE MAKE A RAID.
(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, December 21. Last night a strong force of police raided a Chinese gambling house in Wakefield street, and arrested 26 Chinamen. The inmates were completely surprised, and a starnpedo ensued. The police secured them all, only one making any resistance. They were playing fan-tan, and a quantity of tokens, dice and money was seized. The prisoners were oil handcuffed and marched to the lock-up. The principal charge is that Chee Fong's house was being used as a common gaming-house, and the other charge that of being on the premises. Most of the prisoners are market gardeners. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3429, 21 December 1896, Page 2
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Post by NZBC on Nov 28, 2009 21:03:48 GMT 12
Mr King, who leases the land used aea market garden at Springvale to Wing Fong and Chee Bing, requests us to state thiß section is situated some distance from that on which the objectionable drain is located, and that his tenants are in no way associated with the outbreak of typhoid. —
Wanganui Chronicle , Issue 12237, 1 February 1897, Page 2
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