An Interview With Roger Murdoch Dorothy – 16/11/01 Sunrise at Port Adventure, Stewart Island Photo source Ken Laing Some of the members of the Russley Probus Club in Christchurch wanted to go travelling together. Where would they go? They decided on Stewart Island, the small island south of the South Island of New Zealand. The…
An Interview With Dulcebelle Brears Dorothy – 9/11/01 Dulcebelle Brears Photo Source Dulcebelle Brears To leave home in the Philippines and travel to New Zealand to marry her New Zealand penpal Robin, whom she had never met in person – this meant not only adjusting to life with a person from another culture, but also…
Dorothy – 27/10/01 From the beautiful scenic centre of Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu to the beautiful scenic centre of Wanaka on Lake Wanaka by way of the Crown Range, the highest main road in New Zealand, with great views and gold mining history – it’s a unique trip not to be missed. After experiencing some…
An Interview With Dr Katharine Hunt Dorothy – 26/10/01 Much debate at present centres around the teaching of Maori language as a core subject in our schools. The arguments fly back and forth. I interviewed a number of New Zealand adults and here are some of the responses. “The curriculum is too full already. There’s…
An interview with Simeon Lodge Dorothy – 19/10/01 When I heard that Simeon was going away to a weekend function organised by the Society for Creative Anachronism the title intrigued me. I checked in the dictionary to see whether my understanding of the word ‘anachronism’ was correct and decided that the best definition was probably…
In New Zealand Or Ex-Pats Dorothy – 05/10/01 Give us your views on sports and sportspeople. We will give promotion to those you support. From the end of October we will be publishing in NZine a series of articles about New Zealand sport. The series will begin with articles about New Zealand’s most popular sports…
In New Zealand Or Ex-Pats Dorothy – 05/10/01 Give us your views on sports and sportspeople. We will give promotion to those you support. From the end of October we will be publishing in NZine a series of articles about New Zealand sport. The series will begin with articles about New Zealand’s most popular sports…
Dorothy – 05/10/01 Give us your views on sports and sportspeople. We will give promotion to those you support. From the end of October we will be publishing in NZine a series of articles about New Zealand sport. The series will begin with articles about New Zealand’s most popular sports and sportspeople and will also…
Dorothy – 21/09/01 An interview with Elric Hooper – recently retired Director of the Court Theatre in Christchurch – Part 3 Elric Hooper Photo source Elric Hooper Theatre the gymnasium of emotion Elric’s conversation is so often enlivened by vivid images. He began talking about the theatre with just such an image. “Theatre is the…
Dorothy – 14/09/01 An interview with Elric Hooper – recently retired Director of the Court Theatre in Christchurch – Part 2 Elric Hooper Photo source Elric Hooper Modern attitudes to theatre and drama teaching As far as drama is concerned Elric says that a huge revolution has been taking place with the growth of the…
