Dorothy – 2/6/00 A scenic journey to a beautiful area, now 40 minutes on a sealed road….. Travel from Queenstown to Glenorchy Visitors to Queenstown now drive to Glenorchy on a sealed road in 40 minutes, but for many years after the first settlement transport was only by the steamer, TSS Earnslaw, or by a…
Dorothy – 02/06/00 In 1984 Sir Lawrence Govan was knighted for his services to industry and the community. This honour will no longer be awarded in New Zealand so I decided to write up the career of one of our last knights. It may be read as an outline of Lawrie’s career or of the…
Siobhan – 19/5/00 Picture this: Jake Heke throws his ragdoll wife against a hard concrete wall, one of many brutal incidents where Dr Hone Ropata went bad in the grim Once Were Warriors. The skirt of Holly Hunter balloons as she sinks into pioneer mud, fingerless, while Anna Paquin dances like a mad thing on…
Dorothy – 12/5/00 We all know about dolls, but what is a Legacy Doll? The dictionary defines a legacy as something gifted in a will or handed down by a predecessor. For a doll to be a valuable possession to be handed down from generation to generation it needs to be very special, a work…
Dorothy – 12/5/00 Consultation and careful planning bring results. Environment Canterbury (formerly the Canterbury Regional Council), the organisation which oversees bus transport in Christchurch and surrounding districts, has been aiming to increase bus patronage in Christchurch and after public consultation has introduced new services. The Orbiter stops to pick up its passengers Increased bus travel…
Conrad – 5/5/00 The TSS Earnslaw backs out of its berth at the start of another cruise. Click here for a larger version A few weeks ago I was fortunate to be able to go on holiday down in Wanaka for about five days. On one of those days we drove around to Queenstown (about…
Dorothy – 5/5/00 An interview with Maurice Agar, Chairman of Canterbury Tennis Incorporated The Hilary Commission which is a major funder of sport throughout New Zealand undertakes research to assist in the allocation of funding. In the course of this research they found that the number of New Zealanders who play tennis at least once…
Tom Dodd – 28/4/00 The stern of the ship, showing the Great Cabin windows open. Photo source Anne Frankland Click here for a larger version The Endeavour Replica is currently in New Zealand waters, visiting ports around the country. We first saw her in January 2000, as she approached Nelson Harbour under full sail. We…
A Price On The BRA Leaders’ Heads And Danger For Their Wives Dorothy – 21/4/00 An interview with Josie Kauona Sirivi – part ii If you have not already read the previous articles in this series, you may wish to begin by reading Part One A price on the BRA leaders’ heads and danger for…
Restorative Justice Nandor Tanczos MP – 21/4/00 Last year we voted in a referendum on the nature of our justice system. When asked whether we supported more rights for victims of crime and longer sentences and hard labour for violent criminals, 92 per cent of us voted yes. Nandor Tanczos Photo source Presto I was…
