– Dorothy – 14/8/97 Patti, an ex-resident now living in Redmond, Washington, has written to NZine asking if I would write about changes in New Zealand since she left in 1980. She is returning for a family wedding in November and wants to know whether she will experience culture shock. A request like this has…
– Conrad – 14/8/97 The New Zealand Police have recently trialled the use of hidden speed cameras. Up until now all speed cameras have been in designated and sign-posted areas only, enabling speedsters to slow down and then speed up again as necessary. New Zealand motorists have become extremely fast in their braking reaction times…
– Robert – 7/8/97 Dear Email Friend (whose Voice and Face I nearly forget), When I write electronically to you I always Stretch my wordscape by morphing old words Revitalising yesterday’s soup for today’s silicon brew. Even through the lesser eye span of VDU concentration My brain peers out some 360 degrees To find vivid…
– Dorothy – 7/8/97 Shirley Primary School in Christchurch – appeal to the Environment Court This school has appealed to the Environment Court against the siting of a cellphone tower next to the school because of its concern about the effects on the health of its pupils. This appeal will be a test case for…
– Conrad – 31/7/97 The Background In October 1996 New Zealand had its first General Election under the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) System whereby voters had two votes – one for an electorate MP and one for a Party. Thus the New Zealand Parliament consists of sixty electorate MPs and sixty MPs drawn from Party…
– Dorothy – 24/7/97 Anne Morgan, a Christchurch oncology nurse, discusses the changes faced by cancer patients and the changes in the relationship between hospital staff and patients and their families. Caring with the patient Helping patients and their families adjust to cancer is a major part of the work of nurses in oncology wards….
– Dorothy – 17/7/97 An interview with Jim Lamb. Go through an inconspicuous door, climb some quite steep stairs, and you find yourself in the office of the Beneficiaries’ Advisory Service – a spacious and welcoming office. Until I talked to Jim Lamb, manager of the service, How did Jim become involved in this work?…
– Dorothy – 3/7/97 An interview with Rhona Thorpe. Part 2 – Learning to manage OOS/RSI. If you have not already, read Part 1 first. Help from a specialist physiotherapist After four months of increasing pain, in August Rhona heard of a physiotherapist who specialised in OOS/RSI – Pieta Valentine of Total Overuse Management in…
– Dorothy – 26/6/97 An interview with Rhona Thorpe. Part 1 – The pain, the loss of confidence and the early search for help. What is OOS/RSI? Occupational Overuse Syndrome/Repetitive Strain Injury is a condition that is gradually getting more widely recognised. OOS is an umbrella term for a number of particular conditions – inflammation…
– Dorothy – 9-9-05 People working together to make beneficial changes in the lives of small children with disabilities. An Interview with Gae Cherry, an early intervention teacher at the Champion Centre. What does early intervention mean in this context? Early Intervention means just what the name suggests – intervening early in the life of…
