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…
Margaret – 26/02/05 This week I read that a health advisory committee will meet in three weeks to decide the fate of Cox-2 inhibitor pain relief medicines after new concerns about their safety. According to Medsafe their initial conclusions after a review were that the risks of heart attack and stroke outweighed the benefits of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dorothy – 11/02/05 Christchurch is becoming known world-wide for its Festival of Flowers and Romance held in February when the whole city is bright with flowers – in the Botanic Gardens, in parks throughout the city, in gardens on roundabouts and at street corners, and in the home gardens of Christchurch citizens. February 11-20 Christchurch…
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…
Chris Sanders In many Asian cultures butterflies are a symbol of renewal and rejuvenation. Highly appropriate then that on Saturday February 19th Butterfly Creek will be hosting New Zealand’s largest ever monarch butterfly release in memory of the Asian Tsunami victims. The mass release will be the highlight of a spectacular day of Asian cultural…
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…
