Janet Holm – 22/12/99 Abridged with permission from the Canterbury Mountaineer 1995 A love of the mountains was only one facet of the long, rich life of Will Kennedy, but giving others the chance to experience being in the mountains was a keen ambition. Will Kennedy Photo source: Will’s niece, Frances French-Wright Will Kennedy was…
Various Contributors – 29/10/99 This week read about two New Zealanders who have worked for voluntary organizations both locally and overseas to improve the lives of disadvantaged people. John La Roche – Civil Engineer John has had a successful career as a professional engineer, but his community service has been unusual and outstanding. After graduating…
Dorothy – 27/8/99 Leslie Kenton Photo source Leslie Kenton Leslie Kenton emigrates to New Zealand and presents workshops based on the principles of shamanism. Why has Leslie Kenton chosen to emigrate to New Zealand? "I fell in love with New Zealand twenty years ago. I remember the first day that I arrived. I was at…
Dorothy – 6/8/99 “A life of unbelievable privilege” – an interview with the Very Rev. Dr Alan Brash. Part 3 – fresh challenges, but no longer in aid work. If you haven’t already done so, you may wish to read Part One of this series. 1974 -99 Appointed Deputy General Secretary of the WCC Administrative…
Dorothy – 30/7/99 “A life of unbelievable privilege” – an interview with the Very Rev. Dr Alan Brash. Part 2 – beyond New Zealand. If you haven’t already done so, you may wish to read Part One of this series. Youth conferences addressed by overseas speakers Highlights in the years between 1957 and 1964 were…
Dorothy – 23/7/99 “A life of unbelievable privilege” – A three part interview with the Very Rev Dr Alan Brash The Very Reverend Alan Brash To focus on the life of New Zealander Alan Brash is to see the Christian church worldwide moving towards ecumenism, early moves towards pacifism in the church in New Zealand,…
Dorothy – 18/6/99 The job of the prison system is not just to punish prisoners by keeping them locked away from the community: it is to prepare them to return to society. Cecelia Lashlie, Manager of the Christchurch Women’s Prison, speaks out. ‘Community Responsibilities in Relation to Prisons’ was the title given to a recent…
Dorothy – 8/8/98 An interview with Bernadette Kernick. Bernadette Kernick ‘I’ve got such a range of ability in my class. What can I do to extend the gifted pupils? I don’t want them to get bored while I work with the others.’ – a common cry from teachers. Specialist training in teaching gifted children Bernadette…
– Dagny – 18/9/97 Now that the incredible public and media outpouring that has surrounded Diana’s death has subsided a little, perhaps we can hope to examine the issue with a bit more clarity and judgement. In the days following her death and leading up to the funeral there was such a hysterical fervour to…
Kelly – 17/4/97 As co-ordinator of the highly successful “Press Online” and author of the New Zealand bestseller “Wired Kiwis – Every New Zealander’s Guide to the Internet“, Peter Wiggin Peter Wiggin has become a leading personality in the Internet scene in Christchurch and New Zealand since his arrival here just over 2 years ago….
