The last months – October 2002 to May 2003 Dorothy – 01/10/03 Neil and Gae Cherry showed great courage and inner strength in their stoic acceptance of the limitations imposed on them both by Neil’s motor neurone disease. They frequently expressed their immense gratitude to the carers who made life at home possible for Neil….
Travel an integral part of Neil’s life and career Dorothy – 19/09/03 Travel within New Zealand and internationally became an increasing part of Neil Cherry’s career and the Cherry family’s life as the years went by. As Neil’s work on meteorology, climatology, wind research, and the dangers of electromagnetic radiation became more widely known, the…
A bitter-sweet time Dorothy – 17/09/03 In November 2001 Neil Cherry received sweet and bitter news – the award of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his work in science, education and the community, and a diagnosis of probable motor neurone disease. November 27 2001 – the day when the wonderful news arrived Neil…
Wind energy and Windflow Dorothy – 26/08/03 Neil strongly believed in the importance of windpower despite much opposition. He believed that it was important for New Zealand to have windfarms to provide electric power at low cost with minimum effect on the environment. This led to his involvement in Windflow Technology with Geoff Henderson. Neil…
Reducing exposure to electromagnetic radiation in homes and improving air quality in Christchurch Dorothy – 28/07/03 Neil’s interest in improving the health of Christchurch people has been wide -ranging – including reducing smog, at first believed to be caused by motor vehicle emissions and later by domestic fires, and reducing people’s exposure to electromagnetic radiation…
Working for a better world – as a politician, a scientist and in the anti-nuclear movement Dorothy – 18/07/03 Neil talks about some special interests – election to the Canterbury Regional Council, opposing use of nuclear power, joining anti nuclear peace groups, countering the claims of ‘Establishment Science’. Entry into local body politics The Regional…
Neil starts research on health effects of electromagnetic radiation Dorothy – 10/07/03 Request to investigate health effects of a cellsite coincides with research on health effects of nor’westers When Victoria Wood asked Neil Cherry in 1994 if he would investigate the possible health effects of a cellsite near Opawa Primary School in Christchurch her request…
Dorothy – 25/06/03 This is the first of five articles about Commander Rob Green’s transition from trained nuclear killer to a leading international peace activist. Rob Green Rob Green believes that, although his transition from trained nuclear killer to a leading international peace activist appears incredible, his life seems to have led him inexorably to…
Dorothy – 25/06/03 Trident: “A Cuckoo in the Naval Nest” Next came promotion to Commander in 1978, and to the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall as personal assistant to an Admiral who had the job of recommending the replacement for Polaris. The nuclear submarine lobby, known in the Navy as the ‘Black Mafia’, went ruthlessly…
Dorothy – 25/6/03 Events following the murder of Hilda Murrell Hilda Murrell Hilda’s Fatal Three Mile Island and Falklands Connections Why was Hilda Murrell murdered? She was a 78 year-old woman devoted to the conservation of the best in life – a former successful professional rosegrower, and a botanist of considerable skill who was currently…
