– Dorothy – 10/1/97 “Changing countries has its problems – for the exchange student and the host family.” Emiko Komagata was sent by her mother to English school in Japan – rather a difficult change for her as she knew almost no English. She responded so well to this change that next she wanted to…
– Dwayne Francks – 24/12/96 Ten years ago when I first experienced my first “HOT” Xmas in New Zealand I couldn’t believe it. NOT a TURKEY to be found! Fantastic! I hate TURKEY!!! There was fresh seafood, mussels, lamb chops, snags…but get your supplies before Dec 24 because after that everything was closed for 3…
– Defyd Williams – 19/12/96 When 1999 tries to tick over to the year 2000 will computers die a digital death, or will we enter a brave new millennium of virtual reality? Either way Christchurch, New Zealand, is the place to be. Crowds will cram into Cathedral Square to be among the first in the…
– Dorothy – 19/12/96 “About a woman who was a late reader. Some change is like a miracle. Lynne’s story can give others new hope.” Determination is often the catalyst for change, for getting over the obstacles. That is how it was with Lynne. I decided to write about her when I was chatting to…
– Kriston – 12/12/96 What has become of me? I have sub-consciously become part of a modern man’s complex. I bought a 4X4, diesel Landcruiser and somehow displayed the latest of modern man’s urban inadequacies. The sale of 4X4 vehicles is the major growth area in NZ vehicle sales. I suspect the reasons are two-fold….
– Kelly – 12/12/96 You may recognise Dwayne Francks as the guy who played keyboard for “Face the Music” on TV a few years ago, but there is more to his repertoire than one-liners and a few notes… As Francks himself points out “Face” had some drawbacks; “It gave me a higher profile, but it…
– Dorothy – 12/12/96 “Who escapes change in NZ today?” I think that phrase sums up New Zealand life in the late eighties and nineties. Gone are the days when people went into one job and stayed there for all their working life. Now government policy makers have made countless changes and we have to…
“surrender and be enslaved, or die” Review – Kelly – 12/12/96 “Treasures from Inner Mongolia, The Heritage of Genghis Khan” opened on the 23rd of November and runs until the 5th of January at the Canterbury Museum on Rolleston Avenue. Hours are 9.00am to 5.30pm daily, last entry 4.30pm. This exhibition is very professionally run…
– Kelly – 12/12/96 A few weeks ago Christmas seemed like an inevitable but very distant event. It has taken a barrage of ads, the Santa Parade, the Concert in Hagley Park, and lots of carols in the supermarket for me to finally accept that the Christmas season is full-blown and inescapable. I think that…
