Media Archive
Photos, videos, recordings, articles and records
Introduction
The St Joseph’s Media Archive is a holding place for photos, videos, audio recordings, newspaper articles, reports, church notices, Diocese references, and other materials connected to St Joseph’s Church, Matakana Island.
Items will be added gradually as they come to hand. The purpose is not to create a perfect archive overnight, but to begin protecting what exists before it is lost, damaged, forgotten, or scattered.
Archive Categories
Photos
Church gatherings, whānau events, working bees, cemetery images, buildings, people, and historic scenes.
Videos
Recorded events, interviews, services, site walkthroughs, project updates, and community moments.
Audio Recordings
Oral histories, interviews, memories, waiata, prayers, reflections, and elder recordings.
Newspaper Articles
Local articles, public notices, historical references, community stories, and media mentions.
Reports & Documents
Church records, maintenance notes, meeting summaries, historical documents, and community reports.
Diocese References
Relevant Diocese records, parish links, church references, correspondence, and supporting documents.
How Items Will Be Added
Archive Notes
Each item should ideally include a short description where possible: names, approximate date, location, event, photographer or contributor, and any known whakapapa or church connection.
Sensitive items, private family material, cemetery records, and personal stories should be handled carefully and only shared publicly where permission has been given.
Collected Material
Photos, videos, recordings, clippings, reports, and references.
STJ Media Archive
A central place for preserving and organising church memory.
Future Access
Whānau, researchers, community members, and future generations.
Context
Names, dates, places, events, and whakapapa notes.
Protection
Backups, permissions, privacy, and respectful handling.
Continuity
Passing knowledge forward instead of letting memory fade.
Copyright, Permissions & Respectful Use
Contributors should only submit material that they own, have permission to share, or reasonably believe may be preserved for historical, educational, family, or community purposes.
Where copyright ownership remains with the contributor, family, photographer, publisher, or other rights holder, that ownership remains unchanged unless otherwise agreed.
If any person, whānau, organisation, or rights holder believes material has been published incorrectly, without permission, or requires amendment, removal, or clarification, please contact the site administrators and the matter will be reviewed respectfully.
The purpose of this archive is preservation, remembrance, education, and community continuity. Every effort will be made to respect contributors, whānau, cultural values, privacy considerations, and copyright interests.
Mana Pupuri, Whakaaetanga me te Whakamahi Tika
Me tuku mai anake ngā taonga e nōhia ana e te kaituku, kua whakaaetia rānei kia whakamahia, ā, e tika ana kia tiakina mō ngā kaupapa hītori, mātauranga, whānau, me te hapori.
Mēnā kei te kaituku, te whānau, te kaihopu whakaahua, te kaiwhakaputa, me tētahi atu tangata rānei ngā mana pupuri, ka noho tonu aua mana ki a rātou, mēnā kāore he whakaaetanga kē.
Mēnā e whakapono ana tētahi tangata, whānau, rōpū, kaipupuri mana rānei kua tukuna hē tētahi taonga, kāore rānei i whakaaetia, me whakapā mai ki ngā kaiwhakahaere o te pae kia āta arotakengia.
Ko te kaupapa matua o tēnei pūranga ko te tiaki, te maumahara, te mātauranga, me te whakapakari i te hononga o te hapori. Ka whakapau kaha mātou ki te whakaute i ngā kaituku, ngā whānau, ngā tikanga, te tūmataiti, me ngā mana pupuri.
© Te Puna Mahara o Hato Hohepa / St Joseph’s Memory Archive. Contributors retain ownership of their original material unless otherwise agreed.
