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Growing Up In New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 22: Entertainments and hobbies for those growing up in towns and cities
Part 22 – Entertainments And Hobbies For Those Growing Up In Towns And Cities Dorothy – 07/09/01 These varied greatly partly according to the parents’ income, interests and attitudes. Freedom to roam Several of the people interviewed for the articles about growing up between 1900 and 1925 commented that young people had a lot of…
Growing Up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 21: Entertainment
Part 21 – Entertainment Dorothy – 31/08/01 In my interviews with people who grew up in the period 1925-50 the same activities have been mentioned again and again – playing with favourite toys, inventing imaginative outdoor games, swimming, boating, singing around the piano, listening to the radio, reading books and comics, playing cards and board…
Growing Up In New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 20: New Zealand Life In The 1940s. An interview with Elric Hooper
Part 20 – New Zealand life in the 1940s Dorothy – 17/08/01 An interview with Elric Hooper Elric Hooper MBE, best known in New Zealand as the Director of the Court Theatre in Christchurch, looks back on the experiences and formative influences of his youth. Elric Hooper Photo source Elric Hooper Elric Hooper has recently…
Top New Zealand Kite Surfer Returns From Maui
Jenna Morris – 10/08/01 Dave Edwards Dave Edwards, ranked number two in Australasia, has just returned from Maui, Hawaii, practising with some of the best kite surfers in the world. Ask him about his trip and he’ll tell you, "New Zealanders don’t know how good we’ve got it here." After spending two months training with…
PLANTWISE
Dorothy – 03/08/01 A diagnostic service helping organisations and individuals improve the health of their plants Ian Harvey Meet an enthusiast. Meet Dr Ian Harvey who heads PLANTWISE, and you meet a man who works enthusiastically and tirelessly to meet the needs of his clients. Last summer he worked every day except Christmas Day and…
Conferment of the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa on Dame Ann Ballin.
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…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 19: Travelling Between The Towns And Going On Holiday
Part 19 – Travelling Between The Towns And Going On Holiday Dorothy – 06/07/01 Handy destinations favoured Holidays usually involved little travelling. Anne J enjoyed holidays on an uncle’s farm or having country cousins to stay in the city. Many families went to a bach or a tent at a nearby beach, river or lake….
Christchurch Arts Festival 01 July 18 – August 5 2001, Part 4 Dance, Crafts and the Visual Arts
Part 4 Dance, Crafts and the Visual Arts Dorothy – 22/06/01 Dance highlights ihi FrENZy – a New Movement The Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Aotearoa Traditional Performing Arts Society Choreographer: Mark Baldwin ihi frENZy is a dynamic production of Maori culture, contemporary dance and music by New Zealand’s greatest rock band, Split Enz….
Christchurch Arts Festival: July 18 to August 5 2001, Part 3
Drama And The Spoken Word – Poetry And Debate Dorothy – 15/06/01 What a feast of theatre is on offer! I’m not going to put them in order of preference. I’ll tell you about them in the order they appear in the programme. The Facemaker – a true story about war and love Director: Cathy…
Christchurch Arts Festival 01 – July 18 – August 5 2001, Part 2
Part 2 Opera, Instrumental and Choral Music Dorothy – 08/06/01 Excitement building as the Festival date approaches Festival team takes to the streets It was all hands on deck for the Christchurch Arts Festival team on Tuesday June 5 at 12.30pm when they took to the streets to put up the first of the six…