The war was nearly over and there was a prospect of freedom and happier days ahead. Meeting Jean was a wonderful change in my fortunes. How I met JeanIt was in the spring of 1945 that some of us from the camp were taken to the nearest dentist who would accept us. The Taumarunui dentist…
My story is unusual. It is about a secret link between two prison camps during World War Two. This wasn’t in Germany, but on the volcanic plateau south of Lake Taupo. The camps were the Hautu Defaulters’ Detention Camp and the Rangipo Prison Camp. We prisoners were called ‘military defaulters’, and we were imprisoned there…
In 1941 Jack Rogers had his appeal against military service as a conscientious objector (C.O.) turned down and he was sentenced to detention for the duration of the war. In 1989 Jack wrote of his experiences in detention in No Other Option – Experiences of Conscientious Objectors and Supporters during World War 2.Paragraphs from his…
Jack is a staunch pacifist who paid the price for his convictions when he was held in a prison or a Detention Camp for over four years during World War Two. The peace movement in New Zealand today attracts considerable support and pacifists can express their opposition to war as they did during the war…
Mary Crozier talks to Dorothy – 18/01/08 Lindsay Crozier was born in Scotland in the Scottish town of Galashiels. In 1919 the family came to New Zealand and Lindsay grew up in Invercargill within a staunch Baptist family. Lindsay Crozier in 1998 Click here to view a larger version When he left school jobs were…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Reducing exposure to electromagnetic radiation in homes and improving air quality in Christchurch Dorothy – 28/07/03 Neil’s interest in improving the health of Christchurch people has been wide -ranging – including reducing smog, at first believed to be caused by motor vehicle emissions and later by domestic fires, and reducing people’s exposure to electromagnetic radiation…
