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Keystrokes Per Minute Podcast

A limited series podcast about the Women in the New Zealand Public Service Typing Pools, from 1945 til the Present Day.

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Listen to Producer Meg Melvin’s chat with Radio NZ Nights host, Mark Leishman, about the Keystrokes per Minute podcast, recorded 4 October 2023.

New Podcast shines light on typing pool life > (16 mins)


Keystrokes Oral History Project

Judith Aitken, Eth Lloyd, Maureen Goodwin, Rose Melvin and Rachel Brown

The Keystrokes Per Minute Podcast is only possible thanks to the work of a team of researchers from the Keystrokes Per Minute Oral History project.

Listen the background of the how the podcast came to life and hear from each of the Research team members about their motivations and purpose.

Introducing the Keystrokes Research Team members

Article featured in the Institute of Public Administrators New Zealand (IPANZ) Winter 2024 Journal

Dr Judith Aitken contributed an article to the History of the Public Service section of the IPANZ Winter Journal.

Read Judith’s article ‘Keystrokes Per Minute: Women of the Public Service Typing Pools‘ online or download a PDF version (140kb).


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Logo Keystrokes Per Minute. Hand drawn picture of a typewriter, with a piece of paper in the carriage, with the letters 'KPM' on the page.

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