Dorothy – 9/6/00 This place must be high on your priorities when you plan your next visit to Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown. You may wish to read related articles The Queenstown-Glenorchy Road and Glenorchy Race Meeting – A very different side of Glenorchy More than a gateway, a gem in itself Glenorchy is a familiar…
Dorothy – 02/06/00 In 1984 Sir Lawrence Govan was knighted for his services to industry and the community. This honour will no longer be awarded in New Zealand so I decided to write up the career of one of our last knights. It may be read as an outline of Lawrie’s career or of the…
Dorothy – 2/6/00 A scenic journey to a beautiful area, now 40 minutes on a sealed road….. Travel from Queenstown to Glenorchy Visitors to Queenstown now drive to Glenorchy on a sealed road in 40 minutes, but for many years after the first settlement transport was only by the steamer, TSS Earnslaw, or by a…
Dorothy – 12/5/00 We all know about dolls, but what is a Legacy Doll? The dictionary defines a legacy as something gifted in a will or handed down by a predecessor. For a doll to be a valuable possession to be handed down from generation to generation it needs to be very special, a work…
Dorothy – 12/5/00 Consultation and careful planning bring results. Environment Canterbury (formerly the Canterbury Regional Council), the organisation which oversees bus transport in Christchurch and surrounding districts, has been aiming to increase bus patronage in Christchurch and after public consultation has introduced new services. The Orbiter stops to pick up its passengers Increased bus travel…
Dorothy – 5/5/00 An interview with Maurice Agar, Chairman of Canterbury Tennis Incorporated The Hilary Commission which is a major funder of sport throughout New Zealand undertakes research to assist in the allocation of funding. In the course of this research they found that the number of New Zealanders who play tennis at least once…
A Price On The BRA Leaders’ Heads And Danger For Their Wives Dorothy – 21/4/00 An interview with Josie Kauona Sirivi – part ii If you have not already read the previous articles in this series, you may wish to begin by reading Part One A price on the BRA leaders’ heads and danger for…
The Sufferings Of The Women Of Bougainville Dorothy – 17/4/00 An interview with Josie Kauona Sirivi – part i If you have not already read the previous articles in this series, you may wish to begin by reading Part One When I had the privilege of talking to Josie her first comment was that so…
Dorothy – 14/4/00 Are you or one of your family thinking of “buying” a unit in a commercial retirement village? Before you decide to move into a unit in a retirement village read very carefully all the details in the financial arrangements and get advice from your lawyer. Christchurch lawyer, Leo Steel, is concerned about…
Dorothy – 7/4/00 Queenstown is situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Wakatipu, in the Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island, three hundred and ten metres (1020 ft) above sea level. Most people think of Queenstown as the ideal destination for fit athletic people who want to spend their time jetboating, bungy jumping, whitewater…
