Dorothy – 10/3/00 Dorothy interviews Ray Harrison, a man deeply involved in the yachting world With America’s Cup Fever gripping many New Zealanders and the media full of Ray Harrison Photo source Ray Harrison yachting news, almost all Kiwis know the names and faces of people in the Black Magic crew like Russell Coutts, Brad…
Dorothy – 3/3/00 Ray Harrison, deeply involved in the yachting world, nominates the Mander family as making an outstanding contribution to yachting, and Maurie Agar, Chairman of Canterbury Tennis Inc, nominates Anthony Wilding as New Zealand’s greatest tennis player. The Mander brothers, Graham, Peter and David in 1950; even then with a total of nine…
Ray Harrison and Maurice Agar – 3/3/00 Ray Harrison, deeply involved in the yachting world, nominates the Mander family as making an outstanding contribution to yachting, and Maurice Agar, Chairman of Canterbury Tennis Inc, nominates Anthony Wilding as New Zealand’s greatest tennis player. The Mander brothers, Graham, Peter and David in 1950; even then with…
Dorothy – 25/2/00 A Red Boats trip on Milford Sound gives a true sense of the majesty of the incomparable scenery. Experiencing Milford Sound You will be awed by the view however you arrive – by car, by bus, by plane or on foot. Mitre Peak dominates the scene. Most of us have seen Mitre…
Dorothy – 25/2/00 Be sure to include a visit to the observatory in your Te Anau – Milford itinerary Have you ever looked at beautiful photographs or documentaries showing underwater life and wished it were possible to see it yourself? felt dissatisfied because an aquarium can show you sea creatures only in an artificial environment?…
Article and Photographs by Pat Whitman – 18/2/00 Pat Whitman Have you ever admired those pictures of trampers walking through beautiful forest, or standing on a mountain top gazing over valleys or glaciers, and wished it were you? Well, just before Christmas, never having tramped before, it was me, on top of the Mackinnon Pass,…
Dorothy – 18/2/00 An engineering achievement opening up magnificent scenery The day trip from Te Anau There is limited accommodation at Milford Sound, but there is ample time to make a day trip and visit the Sound and the Observatory. Some visitors travel to Milford by in their own cars. This gives you the advantage…
Dorothy – 11/2/00 Heading towards the Mackenzie Country and the southern lakes always gives me a sense of excitement and a lift of the spirits. We are heading into some of the most beautiful country in the world. Most of us are limited in the time we can spend on holiday so it’s a matter…
Reviewed by Jacqueline Steincamp – 11/2/00 “The Unforgiving Minute: A Life of Rudyard Kipling” by Harry Ricketts. Published by Chatto and Windus 1999 We all know of Rudyard Kipling, but Harry Ricketts? Who is he? How come a new Zealand author has written the life of a man sometimes sneered at as the ‘bandleader for…
Dorothy – 11/2/00 If you haven’t already done so, you may wish to read part one of this series. Lake Pukaki to Cromwell – 148km (92 miles) Twizel Eleven kilometres (7 miles) from Pukaki you will see the signs for the town of Twizel. Originally built as a town for the workers on the hydro…
