The goal of the New Zealand Skating History Project (NZSHP) is to preserve, share and trace the changing story of ice skating in NZ.
The overall scope of the project is to collect materials relating to skating in NZ, digitise these and make them available on a database through this website, and use this material to write publications.
We are recording 5 oral history interviews as part of this in 2025-6, and would like to hear from anyone who is interested in sharing their memories about skating in New Zealand. Please use the Contact Form to register your interest!
Converting materials to digital form will not only preserve them for the future and provide the basis for our historical writing, but also enable everyone to access the materials online.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We can't do this without you! There is a wide array of historical material relating to skating, but it is currently all scattered throughout NZ in private hands. These all need digitisation to be preserved for the future, and made accessible to everyone. We can't write the history of skating without the historical evidence!
If you have any skating memorabilia, please contact us. You might be surprised at the historical value of your items!
WHAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN COLLECTING:
History is not just about dates or organisations, but also personal stories about people's experiences. We are interested in the social and cultural history aspects of skating in NZ, from the perspectives of skaters and their families. History also doesn't mean 'old', in this context it means everything in the past up to this year.
The overall scope of the project is to collect materials relating to skating in NZ, digitise these and make them available on a database through this website, and use this material to write publications.
We are recording 5 oral history interviews as part of this in 2025-6, and would like to hear from anyone who is interested in sharing their memories about skating in New Zealand. Please use the Contact Form to register your interest!
Converting materials to digital form will not only preserve them for the future and provide the basis for our historical writing, but also enable everyone to access the materials online.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We can't do this without you! There is a wide array of historical material relating to skating, but it is currently all scattered throughout NZ in private hands. These all need digitisation to be preserved for the future, and made accessible to everyone. We can't write the history of skating without the historical evidence!
If you have any skating memorabilia, please contact us. You might be surprised at the historical value of your items!
WHAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN COLLECTING:
History is not just about dates or organisations, but also personal stories about people's experiences. We are interested in the social and cultural history aspects of skating in NZ, from the perspectives of skaters and their families. History also doesn't mean 'old', in this context it means everything in the past up to this year.
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Trophies won by Lynne & Ivan McDonald, photo by Ivan McDonald
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Check out the NZSHP Youtube channel for examples of already-digitised historical skating videos!
https://www.youtube.com/@nzskatinghistory
While we can't digitise or archive 3D objects, we are interested in receiving your photographs of such items, such as costumes, skates, medals, trophies and music.
The NZSHP is run by volunteers, and we have only ever received grants for the oral history component of the project. As such, we would be overjoyed to receive help with the process of digitising the materials. This will significantly speed up the process. We can provide advice on best ways to digitise.
After the materials are digitised, we will either return them to you, or you can choose to deposit them in the archives. The Hocken Library in Dunedin will accept many skating-related materials, and we can assess your collection and liaise with the library for you. Other archives and museums in your area may be interested in your materials as well. Don't throw anything out, let us digitise it and deposit it in the archives!
Please use the Contact Form to register your interest in being involved, and what materials you can share with the NZ Skating History Project!
We also have a Facebook page, but would prefer all contact through the Contact Form here on our website please.
https://www.youtube.com/@nzskatinghistory
While we can't digitise or archive 3D objects, we are interested in receiving your photographs of such items, such as costumes, skates, medals, trophies and music.
The NZSHP is run by volunteers, and we have only ever received grants for the oral history component of the project. As such, we would be overjoyed to receive help with the process of digitising the materials. This will significantly speed up the process. We can provide advice on best ways to digitise.
After the materials are digitised, we will either return them to you, or you can choose to deposit them in the archives. The Hocken Library in Dunedin will accept many skating-related materials, and we can assess your collection and liaise with the library for you. Other archives and museums in your area may be interested in your materials as well. Don't throw anything out, let us digitise it and deposit it in the archives!
Please use the Contact Form to register your interest in being involved, and what materials you can share with the NZ Skating History Project!
We also have a Facebook page, but would prefer all contact through the Contact Form here on our website please.