Post by nzbc on Aug 31, 2017 22:15:49 GMT 12
Who remembers this couple? Albert A Chang and Mrs Chang. Maybe you went to school with their children. Changs first shop was actually on the west side of High Street opposite where they ended up on the east side. Mr Chang was an active Rotarian but unfortunately we know little about Mrs Chang other than she seemed to spend long hours at the shop. I know one of the sons ended up in the Hutt Valley and Albert lived with them living well into his 90’s.
Motueka Historical Association From memory Changs also had a truck that went round the farms selling vegetables.
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Lesley Reid I think you are right, it was red with everything on the back. I'm sure it came to our tobacco farm in Riwaka.
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The Changing Face of Chinese New Zealanders Allen Chang’s memories of his grandfather Chun Moon Ching [George] and his father Chun Jor Poi [A...
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Beverley Helen Clementson Anne Chase Thankyou Anne for this link . Just the background we all needed of the Chang family that we grew up with ...
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Motueka Historical Association Anne Chase Many thanks for the link. Allen gave us some family history notes some years back but with the museum closed I was unable to get to them.
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Noel Lummis
Noel Lummis That truck that went about the farms never got booked by the cops for being overloaded, and it was most of the time. Dad asked Albert one day how he did it, simple said Albert you take truck to spring works measure height, you load truck take it back and get springs set so look empty, very clever ...........
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Karen Rodgers
Karen Rodgers I can remember them coming to Nana's place Jean James when we holidayed in Mot.
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William John Heine Always dropped off veges to Mum & Dad's at Christmas.
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Joan Cooksley I worked for the Chang's and really enjoyed it . My name was Harvey then.
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Motueka Historical Association What was Mrs Changs christian name please?
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Larry Inglis Remember them well Was there a daughter called Ann or Annie Always very friendly
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Motueka Historical Association Moyà was the other daughter. Someone else supplied the name.
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Ronette Pickering And they are about to put the bananas in a paper bag. That's what we should be doing!!
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Motueka Historical Association Interesting isn't it. That's what we need to go back to.
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Jenny Taylor Thankyou Motueka Historical Association for lovely walk down memory lane
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Suz Livingston Subway & Workbridge office is situated in their old shop
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Motueka Historical Association I had to go down town to have a look. Looks so different now.
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Marcus Reid I remember buying my milk shakes ,fire crackers & smokes all on the way home from school back in the day at Changs.
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Renee Toms Ferguson Omg goodness ...if you don't know these guys you definitely are NOT from these parts! Ole Albie..." harrow u like fresh banana today". I love these 2. They were lovely and kind .but knew how to take ya dollar lol
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Helen Girvin I was in the maturity hospital with Esme & l was asked many times if the staff had given our babies to the wrong parents, also my father-in -law, Roy Girvin, used to grow vegetables for Mr Chang & in return get CASES OF ORANGES & LEMONADE. It was something l had never seen l think my eyes must have poped out when l saw the cases for the first time. Lovely family the Changs
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Stuart N Aly McHaffie Thanks for sharing this. I loved growing up in Motueka and it's people like this that made it was it is.
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Mandy Biggs Thanks for sharing I remember the shop well i used to go into the shop all the time.i went to school with tony Chang I think was his name
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Darrin Bisley Esmay and Eddie their daughter and son in law lived in Woodlands ave , helped run the store. Their sons used to play at our house when we were about 4yrs old. Debbie Saiger as well. Used to spend all my pocket money buying fire crackers from Changes. Tom thumbs, Puhas, Mighty cannons... None of the politically correct fireworks they have now. Kids supplied with explosives...should be more of it!!
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Maryann Ewers I remember the Chang's very well and with great affection. To this day my sisters and I still say "Any else?", which is what was always asked of their customers. Suzie Donaldson, Sandy Ewers.
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KarenRon Heal When walking past Change with my father in the mornings he would tell me to walk quicker when we got to their shop only to find out that Albert always offered him a whisky (at 8.30 in morning) when he saw us. That's how he kept on right side of the bank manager lol!
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Sue Dudley A grand stroll down memory lane .. do you remember Changs Pat Dudley..
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Brent Bainbridge
Brent Bainbridge Hi Mum (Bob Gray) I remember Gran getting her vegies there as well as us young fellas (Grant) getting the odd icecream🍦🍧 for good behaviour😀. I also remember the key store mini supermarket on High St. Showing my age I know😉
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Coral Mclean
Coral Mclean I remember my grandfather going into their shop and buying me a treat of a coconut every now and then and they would talk farm talk etc. Mrs chang was always there and had the tiniest feet! They ere a big part of the early growth of Motueka greengrocers.
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Don Kopa Alby Chang always smelt nice at lunchtime in there shop, there grandson Errol was a good mate at primary school.
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Sue Bennett A blast from the past. The photo takes you right back to very memorable days. I think ken and margaret inwood took over when the changs left.
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Janine Woods Gosh this takes me back to my childhood in Mot! I think my Mum, Barbara Snook née Coppins went to school with their daughter Esme.
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Noel Lummis
Noel Lummis Albert Chang and my Dad had many a whisky together, and it didn't matter what time of the day it was either. We always shopped with them as did many other shop owners in town, it was the way you done business in those days, everyone supported each other and Motueka prospered as a result. The chang's greeted us all the same and i can never remember anything but good words said about them.
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Allanya Misiepo Aww beautiful photo! I remember going there when I was very young. Mum (Lynne McConachy nee Bloomfield) worked at the telephone exchange years before I was born, and she has said that she would sometimes put her friend's calls through to Chang's as a joke. She has always spoken very fondly of them 💗
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Michele Baas
Michele Baas Loved going into Changs, they were always so nice. Got my ear drum broken by one of his cannon crackers, was dropped by my foot and went off breaking my ear drum.
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Sheryl Newport I used to work in the telephone exchange and on weekends would buy my lunch there. One day as I walked towards the shop a wee Chinese boy wasn't playing in the middle of the road. I went out and picked him up and just then Mrs Change came racing out of...See more
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Carolyn Mytton I remember chatting to Mr Chang at Mum & Dads we were talking about motor bikes. He said he used to have a " Harry Davidson". So hard not to laugh. I thought you wouldn't even be able to straddle the seat.
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Noeline Fowler So cool to see so many people responded to this photo. I remember you all and the Chang's.
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Sonya Flanagan just showed my mother judy james. she remembers then well. her eyes lit up when i showed her. it was the first shop she went to with her mother jean james. nanna liked to talk to because she could not understand mrs chang and she would try the fruit before she brought it when the changs were not looking. lovely couple and shop.
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Beverley Helen Clementson
Beverley Helen Clementson Thankyou Historical Assn. Great memories . I went to school with Hong and Moyà. Esme and Alan were younger . Wonderful family that fitted into Motueka perfectly. Beverley Clementson new Glover xx
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Helen Turner
Helen Turner Thanks for the memories! I came across the photo that has the Silver Sthingy on the left looking down High Street and was taken back more years than I care to remember. ( Formerly Helen Broomfield)
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Gayle Coppins
Gayle Coppins Albert was a friend and client of my Dad.As his accountant Dad was always impressed with Albert's skill with an abacus.As his friend Dad loved Albert's humour and generosity.
They were in Lions together.Mrs.Chang was a sweet lady and I remember Albert helped her understand English as she struggled at times.
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Nancy Ward
Nancy Ward What a great photo and a great memory. Remember them so well. "Sorry come back Friday" Names that I remember...Hong, Moya, Esme and Alan. Think Hong built a house down towards the clock tower end of town. I look at it and remember him as I pass. Wonderful couple and they helped to make a great town. Nancy Eginton as was. Enjoying the comments and the many familiar names coming forward
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Miriam Lee We used to pick mushrooms after rain and sell them to him. The changs were certainly an impressionable family in the community all their children did well in life
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Glenda Allred
Glenda Allred We were visiting Motueka a couple of weeks ago (from Melbourne) and we actually talked about the Changs! All fun memories being shared here. They were a lovely couple!
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Jim Reid
Jim Reid With MHA's assist, it's just like them both, to draw us all back together, through our fond memories of these two, and their store... had a vague recollection their son Hong, and his wife, Rita, may have taken up running the one in Tahunanui... ?? not sure...
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Shirl Curls
Shirl Curls They were lovely people, Mrs. Chang gave me my sweet and sour chicken recipe , and mister Chang looked not impressed at all when I walked into his shop with no shoes on.
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Vicki Parris-Watson
Vicki Parris-Watson Wow! 10 cent lollie mixtures and double scoop ice creams I could never finish and ended up covered in... Great memories I completely forgot about!
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Loraine Huria
Loraine Huria Remember them well Albie Chang always used to send fruit to my mum when she was having one of us children because one of their kids was the same age as my brother
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Leen Kelling
Leen Kelling Oh yes Bless them..I always loved the soft shuffle of Mrs Changs footwear as she swept Through the fruit and veges store...Thanks heaps for the memories ❤️
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Les Hyland
Les Hyland I remember them well when I was a young boy in the 60's.
They were both very friendly and Mr Chang would always give me a banana when I was in the shop with Mum.
They were both lovely people.
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Jeff Gardener
Jeff Gardener Chang's, man I was only the other day talking to my brother Karl about the fireworks they sold, Tom thumbs, mighty canons, sky rockets the lot, good memories.
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Dee Rennie
Dee Rennie Wow, awesome memories.. having giggles at some comments😂. Went to school with Michael. Loved buying ice creams from there, they were monsters lol
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Dale Boyce
Dale Boyce their shop had a large room out back which was a kitchen/dining room where they had most of their meals. this meant the shop was open longer hours than most shops in our town
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Mike Newport
Mike Newport I went to school with their son Allan who became a school teacher then Head master and before he died was with the Education Dept. I helped in their shop after school.
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Marion Satherley
Marion Satherley Thinking about the Chang's I have just remembered a saying Mrs Chang used to say 'No, no pea, no pea all week, pea only friday'
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Jenny Taylor
Jenny Taylor Son Alan was @ high school just ahrad of me. He became Principal of Makoura college in Masterton before heading over the hill..
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Graeme Bruning
Graeme Bruning Yes I remember them well they lived down Pah street I went to school with Michael Jud kenning and I used to get free oranges Ange Kenning
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Marion Satherley
Marion Satherley I also remember the Changs. Mr & mrs were always at the shop working very long hours. The boys also worked in the shop after school. They lived on High Street South.
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Steve Scott
Steve Scott I can remember Mrs Chang saying, Anyting else and because Kelvin Paul worked there after school, that's how he got his Nick name Alby Paul.
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Joan Taylor
Joan Taylor Yes a lovely family. They gave the girls hockey team oranges to take to Nelson for a half time treat. Special people in our small town.
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Kerry Savage
Kerry Savage My Dad would take me into their shop with him to buy fruit n veg when I was little. Mr Chang would always put a smile on his face 😊
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Motueka Historical Association From memory Changs also had a truck that went round the farms selling vegetables.
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Lesley Reid
Lesley Reid I think you are right, it was red with everything on the back. I'm sure it came to our tobacco farm in Riwaka.
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Anne Chase
Anne Chase www.stevenyoung.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content...
This link has the history. Scroll down to Albert.
Allen and Roger Chang
The Changing Face of Chinese New Zealanders Allen Chang’s memories of his grandfather Chun Moon Ching [George] and his father Chun Jor Poi [A...
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Beverley Helen Clementson Anne Chase Thankyou Anne for this link . Just the background we all needed of the Chang family that we grew up with ...
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Motueka Historical Association Anne Chase Many thanks for the link. Allen gave us some family history notes some years back but with the museum closed I was unable to get to them.
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Noel Lummis
Noel Lummis That truck that went about the farms never got booked by the cops for being overloaded, and it was most of the time. Dad asked Albert one day how he did it, simple said Albert you take truck to spring works measure height, you load truck take it back and get springs set so look empty, very clever ...........
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Karen Rodgers
Karen Rodgers I can remember them coming to Nana's place Jean James when we holidayed in Mot.
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William John Heine Always dropped off veges to Mum & Dad's at Christmas.
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Joan Cooksley I worked for the Chang's and really enjoyed it . My name was Harvey then.
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Motueka Historical Association What was Mrs Changs christian name please?
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Larry Inglis Remember them well Was there a daughter called Ann or Annie Always very friendly
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Motueka Historical Association Moyà was the other daughter. Someone else supplied the name.
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Ronette Pickering And they are about to put the bananas in a paper bag. That's what we should be doing!!
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Motueka Historical Association Interesting isn't it. That's what we need to go back to.
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Jenny Taylor Thankyou Motueka Historical Association for lovely walk down memory lane
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Motueka Historical Association I had to go down town to have a look. Looks so different now.
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Marcus Reid I remember buying my milk shakes ,fire crackers & smokes all on the way home from school back in the day at Changs.
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Renee Toms Ferguson Omg goodness ...if you don't know these guys you definitely are NOT from these parts! Ole Albie..." harrow u like fresh banana today". I love these 2. They were lovely and kind .but knew how to take ya dollar lol
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Helen Girvin I was in the maturity hospital with Esme & l was asked many times if the staff had given our babies to the wrong parents, also my father-in -law, Roy Girvin, used to grow vegetables for Mr Chang & in return get CASES OF ORANGES & LEMONADE. It was something l had never seen l think my eyes must have poped out when l saw the cases for the first time. Lovely family the Changs
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Mandy Biggs Thanks for sharing I remember the shop well i used to go into the shop all the time.i went to school with tony Chang I think was his name
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Darrin Bisley Esmay and Eddie their daughter and son in law lived in Woodlands ave , helped run the store. Their sons used to play at our house when we were about 4yrs old. Debbie Saiger as well. Used to spend all my pocket money buying fire crackers from Changes. Tom thumbs, Puhas, Mighty cannons... None of the politically correct fireworks they have now. Kids supplied with explosives...should be more of it!!
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Maryann Ewers
Maryann Ewers I remember the Chang's very well and with great affection. To this day my sisters and I still say "Any else?", which is what was always asked of their customers. Suzie Donaldson, Sandy Ewers.
Thanks for the great pic. Wonderful memory.
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KarenRon Heal When walking past Change with my father in the mornings he would tell me to walk quicker when we got to their shop only to find out that Albert always offered him a whisky (at 8.30 in morning) when he saw us. That's how he kept on right side of the bank manager lol!
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Sue Dudley A grand stroll down memory lane .. do you remember Changs Pat Dudley..
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Brent Bainbridge
Brent Bainbridge Hi Mum (Bob Gray) I remember Gran getting her vegies there as well as us young fellas (Grant) getting the odd icecream🍦🍧 for good behaviour😀. I also remember the key store mini supermarket on High St. Showing my age I know😉
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Coral Mclean
Coral Mclean I remember my grandfather going into their shop and buying me a treat of a coconut every now and then and they would talk farm talk etc. Mrs chang was always there and had the tiniest feet! They ere a big part of the early growth of Motueka greengrocers.
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Don Kopa Alby Chang always smelt nice at lunchtime in there shop, there grandson Errol was a good mate at primary school.
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Sue Bennett
Sue Bennett A blast from the past. The photo takes you right back to very memorable days. I think ken and margaret inwood took over when the changs left.
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Janine Woods
Janine Woods Gosh this takes me back to my childhood in Mot! I think my Mum, Barbara Snook née Coppins went to school with their daughter Esme.
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Noel Lummis
Noel Lummis Albert Chang and my Dad had many a whisky together, and it didn't matter what time of the day it was either. We always shopped with them as did many other shop owners in town, it was the way you done business in those days, everyone supported each other and Motueka prospered as a result. The chang's greeted us all the same and i can never remember anything but good words said about them.
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Allanya Misiepo
Allanya Misiepo Aww beautiful photo! I remember going there when I was very young. Mum (Lynne McConachy nee Bloomfield) worked at the telephone exchange years before I was born, and she has said that she would sometimes put her friend's calls through to Chang's as a joke. She has always spoken very fondly of them 💗
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Michele Baas
Michele Baas Loved going into Changs, they were always so nice. Got my ear drum broken by one of his cannon crackers, was dropped by my foot and went off breaking my ear drum.
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Sheryl Newport
Sheryl Newport I used to work in the telephone exchange and on weekends would buy my lunch there. One day as I walked towards the shop a wee Chinese boy wasn't playing in the middle of the road. I went out and picked him up and just then Mrs Change came racing out of...See more
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Carolyn Mytton
Carolyn Mytton I remember chatting to Mr Chang at Mum & Dads we were talking about motor bikes. He said he used to have a " Harry Davidson". So hard not to laugh. I thought you wouldn't even be able to straddle the seat.
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Noeline Fowler
Noeline Fowler So cool to see so many people responded to this photo. I remember you all and the Chang's.
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Sonya Flanagan
Sonya Flanagan just showed my mother judy james. she remembers then well. her eyes lit up when i showed her. it was the first shop she went to with her mother jean james. nanna liked to talk to because she could not understand mrs chang and she would try the fruit before she brought it when the changs were not looking. lovely couple and shop.
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Beverley Helen Clementson
Beverley Helen Clementson Thankyou Historical Assn. Great memories . I went to school with Hong and Moyà. Esme and Alan were younger . Wonderful family that fitted into Motueka perfectly. Beverley Clementson new Glover xx
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Helen Turner
Helen Turner Thanks for the memories! I came across the photo that has the Silver Sthingy on the left looking down High Street and was taken back more years than I care to remember. ( Formerly Helen Broomfield)
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Gayle Coppins
Gayle Coppins Albert was a friend and client of my Dad.As his accountant Dad was always impressed with Albert's skill with an abacus.As his friend Dad loved Albert's humour and generosity.
They were in Lions together.Mrs.Chang was a sweet lady and I remember Albert helped her understand English as she struggled at times.
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Nancy Ward
Nancy Ward What a great photo and a great memory. Remember them so well. "Sorry come back Friday" Names that I remember...Hong, Moya, Esme and Alan. Think Hong built a house down towards the clock tower end of town. I look at it and remember him as I pass. Wonderful couple and they helped to make a great town. Nancy Eginton as was. Enjoying the comments and the many familiar names coming forward
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Miriam Lee
Miriam Lee We used to pick mushrooms after rain and sell them to him. The changs were certainly an impressionable family in the community all their children did well in life
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Glenda Allred
Glenda Allred We were visiting Motueka a couple of weeks ago (from Melbourne) and we actually talked about the Changs! All fun memories being shared here. They were a lovely couple!
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Jim Reid
Jim Reid With MHA's assist, it's just like them both, to draw us all back together, through our fond memories of these two, and their store... had a vague recollection their son Hong, and his wife, Rita, may have taken up running the one in Tahunanui... ?? not sure...
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Shirl Curls
Shirl Curls They were lovely people, Mrs. Chang gave me my sweet and sour chicken recipe , and mister Chang looked not impressed at all when I walked into his shop with no shoes on.
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Vicki Parris-Watson
Vicki Parris-Watson Wow! 10 cent lollie mixtures and double scoop ice creams I could never finish and ended up covered in... Great memories I completely forgot about!
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Loraine Huria
Loraine Huria Remember them well Albie Chang always used to send fruit to my mum when she was having one of us children because one of their kids was the same age as my brother
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Leen Kelling
Leen Kelling Oh yes Bless them..I always loved the soft shuffle of Mrs Changs footwear as she swept Through the fruit and veges store...Thanks heaps for the memories ❤️
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Les Hyland
Les Hyland I remember them well when I was a young boy in the 60's.
They were both very friendly and Mr Chang would always give me a banana when I was in the shop with Mum.
They were both lovely people.
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Jeff Gardener
Jeff Gardener Chang's, man I was only the other day talking to my brother Karl about the fireworks they sold, Tom thumbs, mighty canons, sky rockets the lot, good memories.
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Dee Rennie
Dee Rennie Wow, awesome memories.. having giggles at some comments😂. Went to school with Michael. Loved buying ice creams from there, they were monsters lol
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Dale Boyce
Dale Boyce their shop had a large room out back which was a kitchen/dining room where they had most of their meals. this meant the shop was open longer hours than most shops in our town
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Mike Newport
Mike Newport I went to school with their son Allan who became a school teacher then Head master and before he died was with the Education Dept. I helped in their shop after school.
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Marion Satherley
Marion Satherley Thinking about the Chang's I have just remembered a saying Mrs Chang used to say 'No, no pea, no pea all week, pea only friday'
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Jenny Taylor
Jenny Taylor Son Alan was @ high school just ahrad of me. He became Principal of Makoura college in Masterton before heading over the hill..
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Graeme Bruning
Graeme Bruning Yes I remember them well they lived down Pah street I went to school with Michael Jud kenning and I used to get free oranges Ange Kenning
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Marion Satherley
Marion Satherley I also remember the Changs. Mr & mrs were always at the shop working very long hours. The boys also worked in the shop after school. They lived on High Street South.
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Steve Scott
Steve Scott I can remember Mrs Chang saying, Anyting else and because Kelvin Paul worked there after school, that's how he got his Nick name Alby Paul.
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Joan Taylor
Joan Taylor Yes a lovely family. They gave the girls hockey team oranges to take to Nelson for a half time treat. Special people in our small town.
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Kerry Savage
Kerry Savage My Dad would take me into their shop with him to buy fruit n veg when I was little. Mr Chang would always put a smile on his face 😊
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