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Confessions Of A Keyboard Player – Conrad Frankland
– Kelly – 23/1/97 Conrad Frankland has been the keyboard player for Christchurch band Hampster for the last six years, and was a member of E.S.T (Excellent Soul Therapy) for three years. As he and the other members of Hampster decide whether their band has a future, Conrad admits, (in a world-weary tone), that for…

Hampster
– Kelly – 16/1/97 All four members of the band Hampster – Conrad Frankland, Carmel Courtney, James Wilkinson and Matthew Lawrence – are Christchurch born and educated, and the band has stayed surprisingly close to its roots, becoming an icon of the Christchurch music scene. Hampster has developed a strong reputation for skilled musicianship and…

Bus Travel In Colombia
“Every self-respecting Kiwi does the big OE at some stage, here is a story direct from South America”. – Lucy James – 16/1/97 For those Kiwis who have ever complained about public transport in New Zealand, a bus trip in Colombia might be just the ticket to end your fussy ways. From the outside, the…

People Making Changes Issue 2 * New schools and homestays
– Dorothy – 10/1/97 “Changing countries has its problems – for the exchange student and the host family.” Emiko Komagata was sent by her mother to English school in Japan – rather a difficult change for her as she knew almost no English. She responded so well to this change that next she wanted to…

Storm From The East – The Genghis Khan Exhibition
“surrender and be enslaved, or die” Review – Kelly – 12/12/96 “Treasures from Inner Mongolia, The Heritage of Genghis Khan” opened on the 23rd of November and runs until the 5th of January at the Canterbury Museum on Rolleston Avenue. Hours are 9.00am to 5.30pm daily, last entry 4.30pm. This exhibition is very professionally run…