Reviewed by Juliet Neill – 8/10/99 Watea – performed by the inmates of Christchurch Women’s Prison Directed by Jim Moriarty in conjunction with the Christchurch International Festival of the Arts, at Christchurch Women’s Prison, Templeton, 22 July to 8 August 1999. July 27th was a snarling winter’s night. Numerous people left their cars on the…
Dorothy – 1/10/99 Two women whose fathers were Christchurch doctors look back on their early years. Margaret Royds (nee MacGibbon) – born 1910 I believe I was a very fortunate child. I was well cared for and my needs were well met. I lived in a disciplined environment and we children respected what was expected…
Interview with Dorothy – 24/9/99 Growing up in New Zealand in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Roger Ballantyne (born in 1909) recalls a life of busy activity as he grew up. The Ballantyne family at Nydfa. Left to right: Colin, Ronald, Roger, and Gertrude Photo source Roger Ballantyne Click here to view a…
Dorothy – 17/9/99 19 September 1999, a day to remember the granting of Women’s Suffrage in 1893, a day to celebrate and to look forward. Christchurch women, led by “Women on Air” are doing just that! Celebrating Women’s suffrage 106 years on The centennial of New Zealand women gaining the right to vote was celebrated…
Dorothy – 10/9/99 Volume 5, Number 1, May 1999 New Zealand historical research made accessible to the general reader History Now is a magazine about history written for the general reader interested in history. It is designed for people who have a special interest in New Zealand but who also want to learn about the…
Trevor Burnard – 10/9/99 Interview by Trevor Burnard – Part 1 Michael Bassett discusses his new book The State in New Zealand 1840-1984 Reprinted from History Now Michael Bassett has had a rich and varied career, both in politics and history. After completing undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Auckland, he finished a…
Graham Stairmand – 10/9/99 What are electors voting for? On polling day together with the casting of votes for both the electorate candidate and the party of choice there will be at least two referendum questions to be answered, one on the size of Parliament and the other on penalties for violent crime. At this…
Sean Weaver – 3/9/99 If you haven’t already done so, you may like to read the first article in this series. Timberlands and the National government are constantly claiming that the logging of West Coast forest is sustainable and is, therefore, nothing to worry about. They often add that anyone who does not support their…
Dorothy – 27/8/99 Leslie Kenton Photo source Leslie Kenton Leslie Kenton emigrates to New Zealand and presents workshops based on the principles of shamanism. Why has Leslie Kenton chosen to emigrate to New Zealand? "I fell in love with New Zealand twenty years ago. I remember the first day that I arrived. I was at…
NZine Editor – 27/8/99 On September 4 "The Dream of Bones", the first Internet interactive fantasy novel in New Zealand will appear in NZine. Ged Maybury Ged Maybury is no stranger to readers of NZine although they know him as Designasaurus, who writes the entertaining critiques of architecture, children’s playgrounds, supermarket trolleys, etc. Since 1986…
