Dorothy – 30/7/99 “A life of unbelievable privilege” – an interview with the Very Rev. Dr Alan Brash. Part 2 – beyond New Zealand. If you haven’t already done so, you may wish to read Part One of this series. Youth conferences addressed by overseas speakers Highlights in the years between 1957 and 1964 were…
Dorothy – 23/7/99 “A life of unbelievable privilege” – A three part interview with the Very Rev Dr Alan Brash The Very Reverend Alan Brash To focus on the life of New Zealander Alan Brash is to see the Christian church worldwide moving towards ecumenism, early moves towards pacifism in the church in New Zealand,…
Dorothy – 2/7/99 So you are planning to drive south from Christchurch. If time is an issue of course you will follow State Highway 1 and join the busy flow of traffic on the main route. In clear weather you will see the foothills of the Southern Alps in the distance on your right. Why…
Dorothy – 18/6/99 Taking action to resolve rural challenges Changes affecting marketing of products and the rural way of life have meant additional challenges for New Zealand farmers and their families ever since Britain entered the Common Market in 1973. When the Labour Government removed subsidies from agricultural products in 1985 and greatly increased interest…
Dorothy – 18/6/99 The job of the prison system is not just to punish prisoners by keeping them locked away from the community: it is to prepare them to return to society. Cecelia Lashlie, Manager of the Christchurch Women’s Prison, speaks out. ‘Community Responsibilities in Relation to Prisons’ was the title given to a recent…
Dorothy – 11/6/99 Jill Lloyd chosen to join the New Zealand team to compete in the World Dressage Championships in Denmark in July Jill with a Christchurch RDA mount, Dancer Photo source Jill Lloyd Jill began riding when she was ten years old and got her first horse when she was twelve. Caring for her…
Dorothy – 4/6/99 Part 3 of a three part interview with George Ridley. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. A new direction is urgently needed, but what options are there? Some suggestions: A shift in taxation Shift taxes from things that are good to things that are bad, such as…
Dorothy – 28/5/99 Part 2 of a three part interview with George Ridley. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. What is happening at present in New Zealand? Trends under the present system: Deterioration of the environment ‘Band-aid’ regulations fail to stem the trend. The transfer of wealth upwards There is…
Dorothy – 28/5/99 Travel Clubs – groups for those who travel and those who are interested in the world beyond our islands. An Air New Zealand advertisement used to call itself “the airline of the world’s greatest travellers” – a claim that may be hard to substantiate statistically. However that may be, few countries would…
Dorothy – 21/5/99 Indicators for continued economic growth world wide are positive BUT the key environmental indicators are negative so change to a Sane Humane Ecological future is imperative. Is this feasible? Part 1 of a three part interview with George Ridley George Ridley Photo source George Ridley How should a country’s economy be organised?…
