– Dorothy – 27/2/97 “There’s no job for me at present. I’d love to be self-employed but I don’t know enough to start a business. I haven’t enough confidence.” That has been the cry of so many people in New Zealand wanting to make a change in their lives. Some have been made redundant. Some…
– Dorothy – 20/2/97 “Giving to New Zealand – a new initiative by Taiwanese immigrants.” There has been a lot of discussion about whether or not New Zealand has benefited from inviting Asian immigrants to live among us. Like all groups of people they are a mixture, but one Asian group in particular is working…
– Renée Robinson – 13/2/97 Lights, camera, action! The thought of appearing on national television for even a millisecond is enough to excite most of us. Our response is automatic because, like the rest of the world’s population, we’ve been conditioned to believe that the television industry is all glitz and glamour. So when the…
– Dorothy – 13/2/97 “What do you do when your life falls apart – give in or find a new path?” December 1985 – a gush of water from a water slide swept Peter head first against the side of a pool. January 1997 – he is managing to walk a little and his course…
– Dorothy – 7/2/97 “From sheep and school children to a tourist lodge in one leap.” One week last July Evan Glass was sharing the management of a sheep farm with his brother and Heather Glass was principal of a local primary school. The next they were managing a Methven tourist lodge for skiers at…
– Dorothy – 30/1/97 “Creating a skills fund for a ‘rich’ retirement.” Save for your retirement! Build up your retirement funds! When you get to sixty there’ll be no pension! In this money-driven society we hear it over and over. What the ads don’t say is, “You’ll probably have to stop work early! You don’t…
– Kelly – 30/1/97 After surmounting a reasonably low language barrier, and the interviewee’s idea that no-one would be very interested in hearing about what she did, I spoke to Minerva Oso about her research and holiday in New Zealand. Originally from Madrid, Spain, Minerva is currently travelling through New Zealand on a three month…
– Kelly – 23/1/97 Conrad Frankland has been the keyboard player for Christchurch band Hampster for the last six years, and was a member of E.S.T (Excellent Soul Therapy) for three years. As he and the other members of Hampster decide whether their band has a future, Conrad admits, (in a world-weary tone), that for…
– Dorothy – 16/1/97 “Ahmed Kafedzic is no stranger to dramatic change – from success and wealth to the horrors of the siege of Sarajevo and then to being a refugee in Christchurch, New Zealand.” Before the war broke out in Bosnia Ahmed Kafedzic was one of the wealthiest and most successful people in the…
– Kelly – 16/1/97 All four members of the band Hampster – Conrad Frankland, Carmel Courtney, James Wilkinson and Matthew Lawrence – are Christchurch born and educated, and the band has stayed surprisingly close to its roots, becoming an icon of the Christchurch music scene. Hampster has developed a strong reputation for skilled musicianship and…
