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…
Record-holding Cricketer Matt Appleby – 10/05/02 The ball used to create a record that has never been matched The most treasured relic remaining from the 125-year history of Canterbury cricket returned home recently for the first time in three decades. The ball with which Albert Moss took all ten wickets in an innings on his…
New Zealand statesman, lawgiver and poet Part 1 Dorothy – 07/05/02 Ask most New Zealanders if they know who William Pember Reeves is and the reply is likely to be “Never heard of him”, yet this politician was a major influence in New Zealand politics in the 1880s and 1890s and in 1896 was appointed…
Mark – 12/04/02 "The condition of man …is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.” Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651) pt. I, ch. 4.S; Two factions of the ironically-named “Alliance” party verbally brawl in public, escalating the fighting – even though it means the death of the party, and a scorched earth of public opinion…
Family historian and librarian Dorothy – 29/03/02 Richard Greenaway is the person you are most likely to talk to if you are interested in genealogy or the early history of Canterbury and go to the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre at Christchurch City Libraries (CCL) – formerly Canterbury Public Library. The early history of Christchurch is…
Gavin Bonnett – 01/03/02 Gavin Bonnett tells of the Longest Day event 9th February 2002 – for him a truly long day! What is the Coast to Coast? The Coast to Coast traverses the South Island of New Zealand from Kumara Beach on the Tasman Sea to Sumner Beach on the Pacific Ocean. In either…
Dorothy – 21/12/01 Have you read Kiwi Tucka – Maria Hand’s entertaining article in NZine about the Kiwi foods that ex-pats miss most? Many readers have enjoyed that story and a number have entered their views in the Backchat at the end. Maria (left) and Geraldine McManus on the night of the Awards Dinner Photo…
Dorothy – 21/12/01 Have you read Kiwi Tucka – Maria Hand’s entertaining article in NZine about the Kiwi foods that ex-pats miss most? Many readers have enjoyed that story and a number have entered their views in the Backchat at the end. Maria (left) on the night of the Awards Dinner Photo source Maria Hand…
Experience Of A Lifetime: Older New Zealanders As Volunteers Produced by The 40+ Project / 30 Tau Neke Atu Dorothy – 21/12/01 The free book Experience of a Lifetime: Older New Zealanders as volunteers focuses on New Zealand’s older volunteers and gives an interesting account of their work in a variety of spheres. Two International…
Dorothy – 07/12/01 No, this is not a reference to page layout – it means something much more important. It means that in mid-December New Zealand school children are donating books which will cross international borders and be sent to Nigeria to help in a campaign to combat illiteracy in Nigeria. Fiona Lovatt Davis How…
