Walter Noel and Iris Glen Bowyer
Collection Details
DescriptionNoel was born in Otorohanga in 1915 and attended school there. He and Iris met whilst both attending teacher training and ended up both teaching at Kawhia School. They moved to Te Puke in 1948 with their young family where Noel was appointed Agriculture Instructor for the South Auckland Education Board. This job covered 102 schools from Waihī to Taupō and Cape Runaway where he was in charge of the "beautification of school grounds". He also served the Te Puke community as Councillor for the Te Puke Borough Council for 18 years from 1968 and was Deputy Mayor for three of those years, and was on the Te Puke High School Board of Governors for 14 years, acting as Chair for 11 years during the 1950s and 60s. In 1982 his passion for conservation and native trees and plants was recognised with a Fellowship from the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture.
He was also a trustee and founding member of the Tauranga Historic Village Museum for many years until 1986.
Iris, meanwhile, was kept busy with bringing up their five active children and was a constant support for her husband until her death in 1985.
Information from Bay of Plenty Times (10-03-1992)
Collection dates Between 1st January 1952 and 31st December 1982Donor or SourceLynette Bowyer
He was also a trustee and founding member of the Tauranga Historic Village Museum for many years until 1986.
Iris, meanwhile, was kept busy with bringing up their five active children and was a constant support for her husband until her death in 1985.
Information from Bay of Plenty Times (10-03-1992)
Collection dates Between 1st January 1952 and 31st December 1982Donor or SourceLynette Bowyerloading google map....
Walter Noel and Iris Glen Bowyer. Western Bay of Plenty Community Archives, accessed 19/08/2026, https://westernbay.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/4284
