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Kapiti Coast: a magnet for people
An interview with Alan Milne, Mayor of Kapiti Coast District Dorothy – 04/03/05 What draws people to the Kapiti Coast? The population of the Kapiti Coast District is growing by 2% per annum. The people moving there often come from large cities drawn by the warmer temperatures, the more relaxed lifestyle, the good community services…
Giant eagles not just the stuff of legends
Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s “Chronicle” – 18/02/05 Gigantic eagles swooping from the skies to rescue Frodo and Sam in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy may not be just the stuff of legends and fairytales, according to research published this week in the journal PloS Biology. Dr Richard Holdaway with a moa…
The Denniston Incline – “The eighth wonder of the world”
Dorothy – 18/02/05 The Denniston Incline was described by the local residents as “the eighth wonder of the world”, and was recognised the world over as a fine engineering achievement. From its opening on 24 October 1879 till its closing on 16 August, 1967 it carried an estimated 12,600,000 tons of coal from the Mount…
Tekapo Spa and Wellness Centre
John Durning – 28/01/05 Lake View Click here to view a larger version Lake Tekapo’s new Bluewater Resort is to include a spa and wellness centre in its development plans. The spa and wellness centre?s opening should coincide with the completion of Bluewater Resort at the end of 2006. Chris Herbert, Bluewater Resort project marketing…
“Easily the Best: The life of Helen Connon, 1857-1903”
Reviewed by Dorothy Why write a biography of Helen Connon? <img src="https://www.nzine.co.nz/images/articles/EasilyTheBest.jpg" border=0 alt="Margaret Lovell-Smith's Easily the Best: The life of Helen Cannon“> Margaret Lovell-Smith’s Easily the Best: The life of Helen Cannon * She was one of the first New Zealand women to succeed as an academic. Studying at Canterbury College, Christchurch, later to…
Harry Ell Walkway/Latters Spur Track
Dorothy – 14/01/05 The Port Hills south of Christchurch provide a range of interesting walks, mountain bike rides and scenic drives close to the city. The best known walk is the Harry Ell Walkway which runs from the Sign of the Takahe to the Sign of the Kiwi at the summit of Dyers Pass. A…
Canterbury University Press
Dorothy – 07/01/05 Canterbury University Press (CUP) has been a stand-alone publishing house since 1991 and it is serving discerning readers very well.The quality of the books it has published is evidence of the standards set by the Press. A glance through the titles of the books published shows the wide range of New Zealand…
Whakerewarewa Nature Walk at Rotorua, New Zealand
New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute – 10/12/04 A nature walk through Whakarewarewa geothermal valley is the first stage of the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute’s major site expansion plans. Steamy Whakarewarewa Valley Photo source New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute Click here to view a larger version CEO Andrew Te…
Artist Rhona Haszard – “new woman”
Article from the University of Canterbury’s Chronicle – 08/11/02 Rhona Haszard, expatriate artist and socially controversial “new woman”, is the subject of a new book just released by Canterbury University Press. The book, Rhona Haszard: An Experimental Expatriate New Zealand Artist, is written by art historian and Canterbury graduate Dr Joanne Drayton and examines the…
Apirana Taylor’s poetry “te ata kura the red-tipped dawn”
Dorothy – 04/12/04 Canterbury University Press publishes its first volume of poetry te ata kura the red-tipped dawn This new volume of poetry by Maori and Pakeha poet, Apirana Taylor, widens the scope of the poems presented on his remarkable CD Footprints in Tears Thumbprints in Blood. <!– Click here to view a larger version…