New Moons For Sam
Peter Hamilton
A personal, intimate, memoir spanning 70 years, in three parts, describing my childhood in the UK and New Zealand, my 35 years as a New Zealand diplomat, and the hundreds of amazing individuals I met on the way, from farming folk to Kings, Queens and Presidents. Part One is the story of an English boy growing up on a farm in rural Devon and Somerset in an extended family, and then, aged 9, moving to rural New Zealand. It covers my school years, my year as a volunteer teacher, aged 17, at an all boys school, in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga and my year as a university student in a still divided Germany. Part Two describes my career as a junior, then senior, New Zealand diplomat, and my postings in Fiji, Canada, Geneva, Samoa, Germany and Singapore, the last three as Ambassador. Part Three argues that New Zealand should become a republic in the Commonwealth, with its own Head of State. It describes, too, my liberating journey from Anglicanism to freedom from any religion. I have aimed to tell the memoir with a sense of humour, humility and (for the most part) optimism!
Duration - 14h 1m.
Author - Peter Hamilton.
Narrator - Paul Barrett.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2021 Peter Hamilton ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A personal, intimate, memoir spanning 70 years, in three parts, describing my childhood in the UK and New Zealand, my 35 years as a New Zealand diplomat, and the hundreds of amazing individuals I met on the way, from farming folk to Kings, Queens and Presidents. Part One is the story of an English boy growing up on a farm in rural Devon and Somerset in an extended family, and then, aged 9, moving to rural New Zealand. It covers my school years, my year as a volunteer teacher, aged 17, at an all boys school, in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga and my year as a university student in a still divided Germany. Part Two describes my career as a junior, then senior, New Zealand diplomat, and my postings in Fiji, Canada, Geneva, Samoa, Germany and Singapore, the last three as Ambassador. Part Three argues that New Zealand should become a republic in the Commonwealth, with its own Head of State. It describes, too, my liberating journey from Anglicanism to freedom from any religion. I have aimed to tell the memoir with a sense of humour, humility and (for the most part) optimism! Duration - 14h 1m. Author - Peter Hamilton. Narrator - Paul Barrett. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 Peter Hamilton ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:17
Dedication
Duration:00:00:12
Preface
Duration:00:04:34
Introduction
Duration:00:05:18
Chapter 1 the early years
Duration:00:48:50
Chapter 2 childhood freedom on a devon farm (1952 1958)
Duration:00:35:01
Chapter 3 stogursey village in somerset (1958 1960)
Duration:00:40:21
Chapter 4 voyage to new zealand (february march 1961)
Duration:00:20:16
Chapter 5 a new life in the king country (1961 1962)
Duration:00:28:49
Chapter 6 on the move again
Duration:00:17:12
Chapter 7 teenage years and hamilton boys' high school (1964 1968)
Duration:00:55:29
Chapter 8 applying for volunter service abroad
Duration:00:14:06
Chapter 9 vsa in tonga part one (1969)
Duration:00:43:48
Chapter 10 vsa in tonga part two
Duration:00:35:07
Chapter 11 auckland university (1970 1974)
Duration:00:41:37
Chapter 12 a student in divided germany (1975 1976)
Duration:00:52:22
Chapter 13 preparing for a diplomatic career
Duration:00:07:26
Chapter 14 diplomacy learning the ropes (1977 1980)
Duration:00:46:00
Chapter 15 first posting fiji and tuvalu (1980 1982)
Duration:00:31:06
Chapter 16 fishing and flying (1982 1984)
Duration:00:19:04
Chapter 17 bilingual ottawa in canada (1985 1988)
Duration:00:32:40
Chapter 18 trade negotiations and a posting to geneva (1988 1994)
Duration:00:38:49
Chapter 19 developing trade links with south east asia (1995 1996)
Duration:00:07:12
Chapter 20 back to the south pacific high comissioner to samoa (1997 1980)
Duration:00:32:18
Chapter 21 negotiating free trade agreements (1999 2003)
Duration:00:17:32
Chapter 22 ambassador to germany part one (2003 2006)
Duration:00:25:07
Chapter 23 ambassador to germany part two
Duration:00:40:29
Chapter 24 deputy secretary of foreign affairs and trade (2007 2010)
Duration:00:39:49
Chapter 25 high comissioner to singapore and the maldives (2010 2012)
Duration:00:14:40
Chapter 26 the republic of new zealand
Duration:00:15:11
Chapter 27 some final thoughts
Duration:00:17:57
Chapter 28 discovering rationalism
Duration:00:07:15
Poem the funeral beir and the tui
Duration:00:02:21
Book notes
Duration:00:01:28
About the author
Duration:00:00:36
Copyright
Duration:00:00:27
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:35