December graduation speech Elric Hooper Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s Chronicle – 15/03/02 After receiving his honorary LittD, Christchurch actor Elric Hooper gave the graduation address: Dr Elric Hooper "As well as expressing my profound gratitude to my old university for the great honour it has done me in conferring this degree, I would…
An Interview With Dr Katharine Hunt Dorothy – 26/10/01 Much debate at present centres around the teaching of Maori language as a core subject in our schools. The arguments fly back and forth. I interviewed a number of New Zealand adults and here are some of the responses. “The curriculum is too full already. There’s…
Reprinted from the University of Canterbury Chronicle – 12/10/01 Canterbury University women astronomers have achieved remarkable success over the last decade in a major international award commemorating pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart. Jennifer McSaveney Four Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowships (the famous aviator was a Zonta member) are awarded each year and Canterbury doctoral student Jennifer…
Conferment Of The Degree Of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa on Dame Ann Ballin Dame Ann Ballin: A life filled with intelligence, compassion and courage Associate Professor Bruce Jamieson – 20/07/01 The Chancellor of the University of Canterbury, Dame Phyllis Guthardt (right), presents Dame Ann Ballin with her honorary LittD. at a special ceremony at…
Ian Hunter – 13/07/01 Can complicated English Spelling be simplified and still understood by users of the dozens of different accents used around the world? A small keen group of Kiwis and others around the English speaking world think it can, by using phonemes, rather than phonetics. I have long held the view that Traditional…
Paul Gorman – Editor of Canterbury University’s Chronicle – 15/06/01 Article from the University of Canterbury’s Chronicle Shame on the Government. One expects better of a Labour-led coalition, chock-full of university-educated ministers and MPs, many with degrees in the humanities and social sciences and some with qualifications from this University. Blackmail is not a word…
Interview with Professor Lyle Campbell and Professor Elizabeth Gordon Dorothy – 15/12/00 Talking to these two Linguistics professors who are full of enthusiasm for their subject, their teaching and their research gave me the same feeling of excitement about what is offered to today’s students as I felt when talking to Professor Parkin in the…
Dorothy – 17/11/00 Latin is a language As dead as dead could be. First it killed the Romans And now it’s killing me. Yes, it’s doggerel! I found it scribbled in an old Latin primer when I was teaching in a boys’ school where Latin was compulsory for boys in the top stream, and I…
Dorothy – 14/7/00 This is the second year that the International Science Festival has been held in Dunedin. If offers a wide ranging programme for all ages which in itself is a remarkable achievement for the organisers. It attracted over 15,000 visitors in the first week. A survey of the sites shows that the Festival…
Turi Hollis – 21/1/00 An address given by The Ven. Turi Hollis, University Chaplain, University of Canterbury, to the National Forum on Education, organised by Canterbury University on 17 November 1999. One of the things that the University of Canterbury is proud of is that one of its early graduates was the esteemed Maori leader,…
