Dorothy – 20/04/01 Dame Ngaio Marsh Photo courtesy of Mannering and Associates Ltd Dame Ngaio Marsh 1895-1982 – successful writer of thirty two detective novels, creator of Roderick Alleyn, widely read around the world and recognised in many awards. Those, I feel sure, will be the first thoughts to come to the minds of most…
Tim Rogers – 23/03/01 Getting started, choosing shoes, planning a schedule and a route, aches and pains. Getting started It’s important to take it steadily when you first decide to take up any sport and running is no different. In fact it is probably even more important not to overdo it in the early days…
John Spencer – 23/03/01 The corner store, Saturday morning films, "The Lone Ranger", The Savoy restaurant, life on the road as a rep. John Spencer As I look back over fifty plus years living in New Zealand the dominant theme of my memories is the changes I have faced and coped with. This must be…
A New Zealand writer Shares Memories Of Her Childhood. Ruth Fry – 16/03/01 Memories of a trip from New Zealand through the Panama Canal to England and to Kells in Ireland in the 1920s If you are seven or eight and living in New Zealand where you were born, you probably hear a lot about…
Written and illustrated by Zela Charlton – 08/01/01 Zela Lots of us these days have a yearning to be away from the congested noisy streets – even the trendy pavement cafes of Ponsonby cease to appeal after a time. More and more of us are actually trying to escape, hence the increasing number of so-called…
Part 5 – Attending Intermediate And Secondary School In The Cities Dorothy – 01/12/00 You can read the previous part in the Growing up in New Zealand 1925 – 1950 series here, or read the articles from the original Growing Up in New Zealand series. A few intermediate schools in some cities Intermediate schools were…
Dorothy – 10/11/00 If you are a Kiwi reading this article you are likely to be well aware of the controversial use of holocaust by two Maori Ministers of Government in recent weeks. If you are not a Kiwi you will need some background to the topic. In August the Associate Maori Affairs Minister, speaking…
Dorothy – 15/9/00 This article was triggered by discussion with Srikandi, a young Indonesian woman visiting New Zealand. Some people tend to generalise about the lives of working mothers, but there are no set patterns to their lives. Srikandi has been only a short time in New Zealand but has been struck by the contrasts…
Dorothy – 18/8/00 Back in 1967 it seemed that there was no research being done on women and their needs. To foster research on women the Society for Research on Women (SROW) was formed in New Zealand. Branches were developed in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. SROW encouraged women to write papers on their research on…
Written and Photographed by Kate Methven – 28/7/00 Taking SH 35 round the coast to Gisborne Until quite recent times this road was one of the lesser roads of New Zealand as in past years it had the reputation of being a dusty nightmare. This is now no longer true as it is now fully…
