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Waikato Health Memorabilia Trust

For many years, a small and dedicated group has been collecting equipment, books, documents, photographs, uniforms and the like in a bid to preserve rare and interesting material about the history of health, for the benefit of future generations.

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In 2005, the work of this group was formalised under the banner of the Waikato Health Memorabilia Trust, which is a Registered Charitable Trust with the Charities Commission (No. CC 10234).

The trust organises public meetings/lectures and annual memorial lectures on topics of interest.

Purpose of the trust

  • To undertake, publicise and promote the collection, identification, preservation and display of documents, photographs and objects of historical interest related to the provision of health services in the Waikato District Health Board area.
  • To maintain and develop the collection and to have it available for display and for research and education purposes for the benefit of those people primarily in the Waikato District Health Board area (but also elsewhere in New Zealand) who need or wish to research, study or learn about the history of health services in the district.
  • Any other purposes that will result in the collection, preservation and public display of medical and other health-related memorabilia.

Read more about the history of Waikato DHB and its predecessors

Over the years a wealth of memorabilia has accumulated, charting the evolution of health services and technology. Many of these are now presented in formal displays at locations on Waiora Waikato Hospital Campus.

Historical objects held by the trust include: band rotunda, altar table, foundation stone (1905), silver trowel (1905), ceramic key (1908), silver teapot (1937).

  • Dr Alastair Haslam – retired obstetrician and gynaecologist (Chair).
  • John Graham - retired administrator (Secretary/Treasurer).
  • Dr Peter Rothwell - retired physician (Archivist).
  • Carolyn Gibbs – retired registered nurse.
  • Professor Ross Lawrenson – Population Health, University of Waikato
  • Dr Clyde Wade – retired cardiologist.
  • Dr Amanda Oakley - Dermatologist
  • Dr Tony Smith - retired Gastroenterologist 

Click on the title links for the order form for each book.

Changing Times, Changing Places [PDF, 281 KB]

From Tokanui Hospital to Mental Health Services in the Waikato, 1910-2012.

Under One Roof: A History of Waikato Hospital [PDF, 299 KB]

Under One Roof provides a comprehensive history of Waikato Hospital from its inception in 1887 until the year 2000

The Waikato Hospital timeline book [PDF, 122 KB]

Our hospital, Your history.

Other books of interest

Treatment of Kidney Failure in New Zealand 

Authors: Kelvin L Lynn, Adrian L Buttimore, Peter J Hatfield, Martin R Wallace, 2018
Published online on the Kidney Health NZ website, www.kidneys.co.nz from 16 October 2018.

This book tells the history of the treatment of people with kidney failure in New Zealand; beginning in the early 1950s this story encompasses remarkable experiences of patients and their families, and of the contributions made by dedicated health professionals. It also reveals the challenges and ethics of meeting an ever-increasing demand for treatment. It features a section on treatment developments in the Waikato. The story is illustrated with many anecdotes and historical photographs.

Your contribution will help to safeguard the history of health services in the Waikato for future generations.

  • Offer any items of historical interest to the Trust for safekeeping.
  • Make a donation - contributions to the Waikato Health Memorabilia Trust qualify for the charitable donations rebate or tax deduction subject to the terms of the Income Tax Act 2004 for donations of $5 or more (see below).

Please complete a donation form and post, along with your cheque or internet payment details, to the address provided below.

Postal address

Waikato Health Memorabilia Trust
C/- Peter Rothwell Academic Centre
Waikato Hospital
Private Bag 3200
Hamilton 3240

Phone

07 839 8750 ext 96890

Email

waikatomemtrust@gmail.com