Dorothy – 11/9/98 Senior citizens uniting to support the rights of New Zealanders of all ages. National President tells members to be “vocal, visible and vibrant” Don Robertson, the National President of Greypower, is keen for the members of Greypower New Zealand to continue to be “vocal, visible and vibrant”. This is of key importance,…
Dorothy – 8/8/98 An interview with Bernadette Kernick. Bernadette Kernick ‘I’ve got such a range of ability in my class. What can I do to extend the gifted pupils? I don’t want them to get bored while I work with the others.’ – a common cry from teachers. Specialist training in teaching gifted children Bernadette…
Dorothy – 18/7/98 SeniorNet Canterbury Incorporated. An interview with Robert Britten, Chairman of the group, and other members. How do most senior citizens view computers? So many senior citizens feel inadequate in the company of younger family Robert Britten assists Chris Clarke who is entering a list of names and addresses into a database. members…
Tess Rooney – 18/7/98 This article is for anyone who has the fate of being married to, or living with a geek. It is not dedicated to those people who, on a daily basis have to cohabitate with a person who will leave the cap of the toothpaste, or who will leave the seat up/down/somewhere…
Steve Cowan – 27/6/98 The National-NZ First coalition have recently launched what is likely to be just the first of many attacks on beneficiaries. In the gun first are the unemployed; as from October unemployed people will be forced into ‘community work’ for twenty hours a week. They will receive a token $21 for this…
– Conrad – 16/5/98 Yes, it is now safe to surf faster! The best news for Internet users in the last month has been the adoption of a 56k modem standard (called V.90) by former rivals 3Com (x2) and Rockwell (56k Flex) ensuring there will be no compatibility problem between users and their service providers….
Robert – 16/5/98 If you haven’t already, you may like to read Page 1 of this article. If we choose to care about this issue we should as a country and as individuals do everything we can to advance the appeals for global abolition. After Mr Clinton taking the lead with sanctions are we supposed…
Mark – 2/5/98 Well, Captain Sean Fitzpatrick will not play for the All Blacks ever again. After 92 test matches, this week he announced his retirement due to a knee injury, which he received in South Africa in July of last year. Considered by many as one of New Zealand’s all-time best players of ‘the…
Lynne – 2/5/98 A permaculture settlement being developed on the Kaipara Harbour in North Auckland “It is a faith in our capacity to develop cultural patterns that will enable us to maintain the integrity and stability of the natural world”. Edward Goldsmith – “The Way” Site of Otmatea Eco-Village showing its peninsular position within the…
Ged Maybury – 25/4/98 Design. You hear a lot about it these days. Social programmes are designed. Software is designed. Coffee is designed. Everything is designed, including the genes of our most famous fruit. I’m talking about the ‘Zespri’, that jet-setting designer kiwifruit of the nineties. It has also been patented and copyrighted and trademarked,…
