Old Age in the Roman World
A review of Professor Tim Parkin’s book Old Age in the Roman World Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s Chronicle – 11/07/03
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Peace workers honoured in photographic exhibition
Dorothy – 18/12/02 Gandhi, King, and Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace is a well designed photographic exhibition with interesting text honouring three leaders, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Daisaku Ikeda, who are widely known for their work to promote peace. It has been shown in America, Japan, India, and Canada. At present…
Albert Moss – Record-holding Cricketer
Record-holding Cricketer Matt Appleby – 10/05/02 The ball used to create a record that has never been matched The most treasured relic remaining from the 125-year history of Canterbury cricket returned home recently for the first time in three decades. The ball with which Albert Moss took all ten wickets in an innings on his…
Richard Greenaway – family historian and librarian
Family historian and librarian Dorothy – 29/03/02 Richard Greenaway is the person you are most likely to talk to if you are interested in genealogy or the early history of Canterbury and go to the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre at Christchurch City Libraries (CCL) – formerly Canterbury Public Library. The early history of Christchurch is…
Maria Hand Wins Young Food Writer Award
Dorothy – 21/12/01 Have you read Kiwi Tucka – Maria Hand’s entertaining article in NZine about the Kiwi foods that ex-pats miss most? Many readers have enjoyed that story and a number have entered their views in the Backchat at the end. Maria (left) on the night of the Awards Dinner Photo source Maria Hand…
Should A Language Other Than English Be Taught In Our Primary School Classrooms? – An Interview With Dr Katharine Hunt
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…
Society for Research on Women and New Horizons for Women Trust (Inc)
Dorothy – 07/09/01 In the year 2000 I wrote an article for NZine about the work of these two organisations. Their valuable work continues, so here is an update on their activities. Society for Research on Women Last year’s symposium, Outside the Square, organised by the Society for Research on Women, attracted high enrolments and…
Elric as student, actor and trainee director An interview with Elric Hooper – recently retired Director of the Court Theatre in Christchurch – Part 1
Dorothy – 07/09/01 An interview with Elric Hooper – recently retired Director of the Court Theatre in Christchurch – Part 1 Elric Hooper Photo source Elric Hooper When Elric left Christchurch Boys’ High School he studied at the University of Canterbury and there in the Drama Society he acted in Shakespeare productions directed by Ngaio…
Windflow Technology Ltd: An interview with Geoff Henderson andDr Neil Cherry
Dorothy – 25/05/01 New Zealanders are complaining about the increases in their power bills and after the recent drought conditions they are anxious about the low levels in South Island lakes on which the large South Island hydro-electric power stations depend for their water supply. The present government supports the Kyoto Agreement and is making…
The Wangapeka River – A chapter from “Hooked On Trout”
A Chapter From Hooked on Trout Ron Giles – 27/04/01 Description and directions The depths of the Kahurangi National Park in northwest Nelson are the source of the beautiful Wangapeka River. This rises on the slopes of Mt Patriarch, so steep and mountainous it has been used by climbers training for assaults on Mt Everest….