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Neil Cherry, scientist, teacher, politician, peace worker – Part 15
The last months – October 2002 to May 2003 Dorothy – 01/10/03 Neil and Gae Cherry showed great courage and inner strength in their stoic acceptance of the limitations imposed on them both by Neil’s motor neurone disease. They frequently expressed their immense gratitude to the carers who made life at home possible for Neil….
Neil Cherry, scientist, teacher, politician, peace worker – Part 14
Travel an integral part of Neil’s life and career Dorothy – 19/09/03 Travel within New Zealand and internationally became an increasing part of Neil Cherry’s career and the Cherry family’s life as the years went by. As Neil’s work on meteorology, climatology, wind research, and the dangers of electromagnetic radiation became more widely known, the…
Neil Cherry, scientist, teacher, politician, peace worker – Part 13
A bitter-sweet time Dorothy – 17/09/03 In November 2001 Neil Cherry received sweet and bitter news – the award of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his work in science, education and the community, and a diagnosis of probable motor neurone disease. November 27 2001 – the day when the wonderful news arrived Neil…
Holidaying in the Marlborough Sounds
An interview with Eleanor Dorothy – 10/09/03 A view of the bay with a pohutukawa flowering in the foreground The Bay of Many Coves right opposite Tory Channel and Arapawa Island, always seemed to Eleanor and her husband and family a truly beautiful place. They spent a holiday in their uncle’s bach in Honeymoon Bay,…
Holidaying in the Marlborough Sounds
An interview with Eleanor Dorothy – 10/09/03 A view of the bay with a pohutukawa flowering in the foreground The Bay of Many Coves right opposite Tory Channel and Arapawa Island, always seemed to Eleanor and her husband and family a truly beautiful place. They spent a holiday in their uncle’s bach in Honeymoon Bay,…
Holidaying in the Marlborough Sounds
An interview with Eleanor Dorothy – 29/08/03 The Bay of Many Coves right opposite Tory Channel and Arapawa Island, always seemed to Eleanor and her husband and family a truly beautiful place. They spent a holiday in their uncle’s bach in Honeymoon Bay, and they dreamed of owning a house in the area. They took…
Neil Cherry, scientist, teacher, politician, peace worker – Part 12
Wind energy and Windflow Dorothy – 26/08/03 Neil strongly believed in the importance of windpower despite much opposition. He believed that it was important for New Zealand to have windfarms to provide electric power at low cost with minimum effect on the environment. This led to his involvement in Windflow Technology with Geoff Henderson. Neil…
Otago Museum hosts Dinosaur Exhibition
News from the Otago Museum – 18/07/03 One-hundred-and-fifty-million years ago, they roamed what are now the plains of China. Now, these towering prehistoric creatures are about to take over the Otago Museum where the newest attraction in New Zealand will also be the oldest. And unlike the man-made imitations in theme parks or the digital…
Old Age in the Roman World
A review of Professor Tim Parkin’s book Old Age in the Roman World Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s Chronicle – 11/07/03
Robert Green trained nuclear killer, now peace activist – Part 1
Dorothy – 25/06/03 This is the first of five articles about Commander Rob Green’s transition from trained nuclear killer to a leading international peace activist. Rob Green Rob Green believes that, although his transition from trained nuclear killer to a leading international peace activist appears incredible, his life seems to have led him inexorably to…