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Walks On Sugarloaf
– Dorothy – 28/11/97 When anyone looks up at the Port Hills from Christchurch the feature standing out above the silhouette of the hills is the 119 metre TV tower on Sugarloaf. The choice of this site for the tower is an indication of the all round views that can be seen from Sugarloaf Hill,…
Breaking The Journey, Adding To The Pleasure And Driving Safely
– Dorothy – 21/11/97 Travelling along State Highway 1 between Christchurch and Picton State Highway 1 carries a lot of traffic at any time, but during the summer and especially in the holiday period it is a very busy road. Our family have travelled it many times en route from Christchurch to Picton, Nelson or…
People Making Changes Issue 29: Methven people create an all-season resort
Dorothy – 30/10/97 Methven – country town, winter sports centre, now summer resort thanks to enterprising people There is evidence that before the pakeha settlers came, moa-hunting parties passed through this area, but there was no Maori settlement. Aerial view of Methven, photo taken on a balloon ride by Evan Glass. (Click on the image…
H.G. Ell Walkway
Dorothy – 25/9/97 Walks and Mountain Bike Tracks on the Port Hills The Port Hills south of Christchurch not only give the city a distinctive character with its houses built at the foot of the hills and increasingly on the lower slopes. They also provide a range of interesting walks, mountain bike rides and scenic…
People Making Changes Issue 26: The Real Face of Poverty in New Zealand – Part I
Dorothy – 25/9/97 An interview with Brenda Lowe, manager of Emergency Relief at the Christchurch Methodist Mission and advocate for beneficiaries. “I’m not talking about poverty and hardship as someone who has never experienced them”, said Brenda as we began to talk. Brenda’s life story She was the older of two girls in a family…
Business Of The Month For August * Cashmere Heights Weddings
– Dorothy – 7/8/97 A fairytale wedding looks deceptively simple, but detailed organisation behind the scenes is what ensures that effect. Wedding traditions Honouring weddings in a special way goes back for thousands of years. Brides in ancient Rome wore a white dress with a bright red veil. This was followed by a religious…
People Making Changes Issue 23 – Care For Cancer Patients
– Dorothy – 24/7/97 Anne Morgan, a Christchurch oncology nurse, discusses the changes faced by cancer patients and the changes in the relationship between hospital staff and patients and their families. Caring with the patient Helping patients and their families adjust to cancer is a major part of the work of nurses in oncology wards….
People Making Changes Issue 22 – The Beneficiaries Advisory Service
– Dorothy – 17/7/97 An interview with Jim Lamb. Go through an inconspicuous door, climb some quite steep stairs, and you find yourself in the office of the Beneficiaries’ Advisory Service – a spacious and welcoming office. Until I talked to Jim Lamb, manager of the service, How did Jim become involved in this work?…
Business Of The Month * Smiths Bookshop
– Dorothy – 10/7/97 A business with a past rich in history and a future rich in promise – explored in an interview with Ross Humphries, its manager. Smiths Bookshop has been in business in Christchurch for more than a century, and as I enter the shop I feel as though I am stepping back…
People Making Changes Issue 21 – Living With OOS / RSI And MANAGING It
– Dorothy – 3/7/97 An interview with Rhona Thorpe. Part 2 – Learning to manage OOS/RSI. If you have not already, read Part 1 first. Help from a specialist physiotherapist After four months of increasing pain, in August Rhona heard of a physiotherapist who specialised in OOS/RSI – Pieta Valentine of Total Overuse Management in…