Dorothy – 11/07/03 Sister Pauline O’Regan has become well-known in Christchurch and beyond for her work in education and more recently for the books she has published. In A Changing Order (1986) she throws light on the changes that have taken place in the Catholic Church by describing her own life and faith journey. She…
Neil starts research on health effects of electromagnetic radiation Dorothy – 10/07/03 Request to investigate health effects of a cellsite coincides with research on health effects of nor’westers When Victoria Wood asked Neil Cherry in 1994 if he would investigate the possible health effects of a cellsite near Opawa Primary School in Christchurch her request…
Disarmament & Security Centre publications and Rob’s closing reflections Dorothy – 25/06/03 Dr Kate Dewes Kate Dewes completed her PhD in 1999.Drawing upon her PhD thesis on the World Court Project, she and Rob have co-authored a booklet “Aotearoa/NZ at the World Court” to tell the story of how NZ has used the Court to…
Citizen campaigns to persuade nuclear state governments to comply with the World Court Decision Dorothy – 25/06/03 Rob is facilitating and supporting new ways to promote peace. Just Defence to World Court Project The British anti-nuclear movement gave Rob a lot of media coverage. He needed support, but knew that it was useless to ask…
Dorothy – 25/6/03 Events following the murder of Hilda Murrell Hilda Murrell Hilda’s Fatal Three Mile Island and Falklands Connections Why was Hilda Murrell murdered? She was a 78 year-old woman devoted to the conservation of the best in life – a former successful professional rosegrower, and a botanist of considerable skill who was currently…
Dorothy – 25/06/03 Trident: “A Cuckoo in the Naval Nest” Next came promotion to Commander in 1978, and to the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall as personal assistant to an Admiral who had the job of recommending the replacement for Polaris. The nuclear submarine lobby, known in the Navy as the ‘Black Mafia’, went ruthlessly…
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…
Expanding sphere of work includes the wind survey of the world Dorothy – 16/06/03 Heavy load of teaching and research In the 1980s Neil was a Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Meteorology at Lincoln University, teaching first, second and third year students, and supervising graduate students – carrying close to 1.85 times the average load of…
Dorothy – 12/06/03 Don Clarke on one of the engines originally owned by his father Vintage aircraft, traction engines and threshing mills took visitors back through the twentieth century to 1903 at the Richard Pearse Centennial Airshow and the W J Clarke Traction Engine Rally on 29-30 March. Steady rain resulted in disappointing attendances of…
Reviewed by Dorothy – 11/06/03 I found this film so gripping that I have seen it twice and intend seeing it again. The plot is based on Witi Ihimaera’s novel Whale Rider and brought to life by the fine acting of experienced adults, especially Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, and Cliff Curtis, of Keisha Castle-Hughes playing…
