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Christchurch Arts Festival 01 July 18 – August 5 2001, Part 1
Dorothy – 01/06/01 What do we look for in an Arts Festival? We want variety in the programme and the chance to see new artists as well as relive artistic works we have been familiar with in the past. Christchurch Arts Festival 2001 offers a diverse and exciting programme to Festival audiences. Guy Boyce, Festival…
The Friendly Aunt At The Friendly Store
Dorothy – 25/05/01 Thousands of New Zealand children were Leaguers in Hays Junior League run by Aunt Haysl. Who was Aunt Haysl? ‘Aunt Haysl’ was the role which James Hay of Hays Ltd designated for a person to organise a club to attract families to the store known as Hay’s – the Friendly Store. Edna…
Windflow Technology Ltd: An interview with Geoff Henderson andDr Neil Cherry
Dorothy – 25/05/01 New Zealanders are complaining about the increases in their power bills and after the recent drought conditions they are anxious about the low levels in South Island lakes on which the large South Island hydro-electric power stations depend for their water supply. The present government supports the Kyoto Agreement and is making…
Windflow Technology Ltd: An interview with Geoff Henderson and Dr Neil Cherry
Dorothy – 25/05/01 New Zealanders are complaining about the increases in their power bills and after the recent drought conditions they are anxious about the low levels in South Island lakes on which the large South Island hydro-electric power stations depend for their water supply. The present government supports the Kyoto Agreement and is making…
“Be Prepared” – New Zealand, Sydney, Paul Clearwater, Sydney Job Search, Kiwi Expats, hostels.
Paul Clearwater – A Kiwi in Sydney – 18/05/01 As the late and great Baden Powell so significantly said: Be prepared: so too, does this aphorism apply to moving away to another city. Paul Clearwater Photo source Paul Clearwater Check your funds before moving Darwinism also applies, even here in the wilderness of Sydney; survival…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 18
Part 18 – Going To Town An Important Outing Dorothy – 18/05/01 Going to town meant what we would now call a trip to the inner city, but it happened much more often as there were no suburban malls, and most shopping and visits to the library, dentist, doctor, lawyer, accountant, land agent or car…
The Stoddart Family Of Diamond Harbour
Morag Lawrence – 11/05/01 Margaret Stoddart was for over half a century a leader of the Christchurch art community, and her name is well-known to many New Zealanders, especially Cantabrians. M O Stoddart, ca 1910 Photo Source H H Clifford Photograph Canterbury Museum Fewer people know the story of her father, Mark Stoddart whose life…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 17: New Zealand during World War II
Part 17 – More About Life In New Zealand During World War 2 Dorothy – 04/05/01 Since the publication of earlier articles in this series about life in New Zealand during World War 2, readers have supplied me with additional information about two aspects mentioned earlier – the work of the Navy League and the…
The Wangapeka River – A chapter from “Hooked On Trout”
A Chapter From Hooked on Trout Ron Giles – 27/04/01 Description and directions The depths of the Kahurangi National Park in northwest Nelson are the source of the beautiful Wangapeka River. This rises on the slopes of Mt Patriarch, so steep and mountainous it has been used by climbers training for assaults on Mt Everest….
Dame Ngaio Marsh And The Ngaio Marsh House
Dorothy – 20/04/01 Dame Ngaio Marsh Photo courtesy of Mannering and Associates Ltd Dame Ngaio Marsh 1895-1982 – successful writer of thirty two detective novels, creator of Roderick Alleyn, widely read around the world and recognised in many awards. Those, I feel sure, will be the first thoughts to come to the minds of most…