Dorothy – 23/04/03 Maud Reeves, nee Robison, (1865-1953) has been remembered in a number of roles – as the wife of William Pember Reeves who was a New Zealand Cabinet Minister and socialist reformer; as a suffragette during the struggle for votes for New Zealand women; as a gracious hostess to influential people when her…
Formative influences Dorothy – 28/03/03 The articles on the Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation, based on interviews with Dr Neil Cherry, have been among the most widely read articles in NZine. Since November 2001 when Dr Cherry found that he had a terminal illness, motor neurone disease, I have interviewed him about his early family life…
Dorothy – 3/03/03 Eileen at her 102nd birthday party Eileen McDavitt died on 20 July 1999, aged 104 years. To review her life is to review 104 years of New Zealand history. This remarkable woman lived life to the full and retained clear memories of life in New Zealand during the twentieth century – meeting…
Dorothy – 14/02/03 The Richard Pearse Memorial in Waitohi featuring a replica of his aircraft (Click here for a larger version) Close up of the replica aircraft (Click here for a larger version) A double centenary celebration On 29-30 March at the Richard Pearse Airport the Richard Pearse Centennial Airshow will honour Pearse’s flight at…
Jessica – 07/01/03 Yeah, the Christmas period. A time when the weather is fine and more importantly parents leave their grown up children at home while they go on holiday. I can’t say that I am ever lucky enough to have my parents leave me the house for a couple of weeks, but am fortunate…
Dorothy – 18/12/02 Gandhi, King, and Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace is a well designed photographic exhibition with interesting text honouring three leaders, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Daisaku Ikeda, who are widely known for their work to promote peace. It has been shown in America, Japan, India, and Canada. At present…
An interview with Aliman de Spa Dorothy – 09/12/02 Think of very fine chocolate and you think of Belgian chocolate and of de Spa chocolate – handmade from the finest ingredients like Belgian couverture and New Zealand butter and cream, offering seventy different types and always sold when really fresh for the greatest appeal to…
Alister Hunt – 11/10/02 To: The Editor NZine As you are aware there has been widespread media coverage in New Zealand recently of many new homes leaking badly and rotting. Most of the coverage so far has concerned the effects on house owners. Fair enough, but I believe there are more fundamental questions to be…
Margaret – 19/07/02 Am I alone in feeling that the coverage of the 2002 election focuses almost solely on the Party Leaders, the Party Vote and the polls? Everything I have seen on TV or heard on radio presents Helen Clark, Bill English, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Rod Donald, Winston Peters, Richard Prebble, Jim Anderton, Laila Harre,…
New Zealand statesman, lawgiver and poet Part 2 Dorothy – 24/05/02 In 1896 Reeves was appointed as Agent General for New Zealand in the United Kingdom. This appointment was regarded as a great honour for Reeves. As New Zealand’s representative in London he was expect to promote its interests, and with his skills as an…
