Dorothy – 13/6/98 Dr Al Smith becomes involved in the debate about the safety of using the calicivirus to control rabbits. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. How did Dr Smith get involved? He has worked for more than twenty five years with caliciviruses. One morning he read on the…
Dorothy – 6/6/98 Interview with Dr Al Smith, long time researcher into caliciviruses U.S. navy initiated research Dr Smith’s involvement with the calicivirus began in 1972 when he was given the task of exploring the possibility of diseases in the ocean which might be transmittable to people working in the ocean with marine mammals and…
Dorothy – 23/5/98 One of the places that gives Christchurch the name, ‘The Garden City’. Go to Mona Vale on any fine day and you will find people of many nationalities enjoying the beauty and serenity of this place. Why is Mona Vale so popular? The Mona Vale homestead Photo source – Nina Proctor (Click…
Dorothy – 18/4/98 Resilient and resourceful people have maintained their farms through economic and personal crises. Every day cars speed across the Clarence River Bridge, and most take little notice of the valley and the roads leading inland, but that valley has been divided up for sheep farming since 1860 and there farming families led…
Dorothy – 3/4/98 An interview with Thomas John Hunt – Thomas 4 – known as John Highfield has been farmed for 125 years and John can say with pride that John and Dorothy Hunt at the Highfield entrance the farm has been passed directly down the Hunt family to this day. Currently John and his…
Dorothy – 20/3/98 The news that follows is not about New Zealanders or protest action in New Zealand, but we are printing it because our readers have shown overwhelmingly their interest in the topic of the dangers of electromagnetic radiation and we believe that they will want to know what is happening in the U.S.A….
Dorothy – 13/3/98 For further background you may want to read the related articles about Barry Sligh… Forced to educate himself, Ngima now works to give others the chance of schooling to change their lives… Ngima Dorji Sherpa was a name that came up in the last two articles in People Making Changes describing how…
Dorothy – 13/3/98 Hardy plants that cope with dryness – information from Jocelyn Thorpe. You will probably want to read Part 1 and Part 2 in this series if you have not already… Jocelyn Thorpe at the Merivale Garden Centre holds a mixed bowl of hardy plants. Over the last two weeks Jocelyn has suggested…
Dorothy – 6/3/98 The team in action – Kiwis working with Nepalese to improve schools in remote areas of Nepal. You will probably want to read Part 1 if you have not already… Fundraising efforts On their return a team of New Zealanders under Barry’s leadership sold seed and gave lectures to raise money for…
Dorothy – 6/3/98 Hardy plants that cope with dryness – information from Jocelyn Thorpe. You will probably want to read Part 1 if you have not already… Jocelyn Thorpe at the Merivale Garden Centre holds a mixed bowl of hardy plants. Last week Jocelyn suggested low growing plants that can withstand very dry conditions. This…
