Dorothy – 24/3/00 The Hon. Don McKinnon looks back on his twenty one years in Parliament. Don Mckinnon Photo source New Zealand National Party Before he left New Zealand to take up his new position as Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon delivered his valedictory address to the New Zealand Parliament. The timing of this valedictory…
Dorothy – 10/3/00 Dorothy interviews Ray Harrison, a man deeply involved in the yachting world With America’s Cup Fever gripping many New Zealanders and the media full of Ray Harrison Photo source Ray Harrison yachting news, almost all Kiwis know the names and faces of people in the Black Magic crew like Russell Coutts, Brad…
Dorothy – 3/3/00 Ray Harrison, deeply involved in the yachting world, nominates the Mander family as making an outstanding contribution to yachting, and Maurie Agar, Chairman of Canterbury Tennis Inc, nominates Anthony Wilding as New Zealand’s greatest tennis player. The Mander brothers, Graham, Peter and David in 1950; even then with a total of nine…
Ray Harrison and Maurice Agar – 3/3/00 Ray Harrison, deeply involved in the yachting world, nominates the Mander family as making an outstanding contribution to yachting, and Maurice Agar, Chairman of Canterbury Tennis Inc, nominates Anthony Wilding as New Zealand’s greatest tennis player. The Mander brothers, Graham, Peter and David in 1950; even then with…
Jess Boanas-Dewes – 4/2/00 Flatting, of the ‘student’ kind is truly an experience in itself – perhaps even an ‘adventure’ to an optimist. At least this is what I have discovered. In my first year of university, I was able to live comfortably at home. This year, a change of courses meant a different city…
John Creely – 28/1/00 Every year we celebrate Waitangi Day with a national holiday. To many it is nothing more than that, just another day off work. To many it is a day to celebrate the signing of a Treaty which was unusual in its time, being a recognition of the rights of the indigenous…
Dorothy – 21/1/00 Don McKinnon Photo source New Zealand National Party Every time Don McKinnon gets a little closer to his dream, a new obstacle somehow gets in the way. Not that he’s complaining. The latest “obstacle” is his election as Commonwealth Secretary General, a position he takes up in April in London. Mr McKinnon’s…
Bob Bargh – 14/1/00 Bob Bargh looks at the myths of the Good Samaritan and George Washington and the cherry tree. Are their values current today or should they be revised? A couple of our ancient and founding myths need to be revised in view of the redefined values which have been universally embraced throughout…
Janet Holm – 22/12/99 Abridged with permission from the Canterbury Mountaineer 1995 A love of the mountains was only one facet of the long, rich life of Will Kennedy, but giving others the chance to experience being in the mountains was a keen ambition. Will Kennedy Photo source: Will’s niece, Frances French-Wright Will Kennedy was…
Dorothy – 22/12/99 Christmas, Post-Election and Millennium Hopes What are New Zealanders hoping for at Christmas and in the new millennium? Many New Zealanders are at present living with serious problems and are hoping that the new Labour-Alliance Coalition Government elected in November, 1999, will be able to live up to its pledges. Housing For…
