Dr Neil Cherry – 20/8/99 Our weather in New Zealand is very variable because of our position. We are halfway between the equator and the south pole. This results in the dynamic movement of contrasting weather systems (anticyclones and depressions) which our prevailing westerlies carry onto the country, sometimes in a regular sequence and sometimes…
Dorothy – 6/8/99 “A life of unbelievable privilege” – an interview with the Very Rev. Dr Alan Brash. Part 3 – fresh challenges, but no longer in aid work. If you haven’t already done so, you may wish to read Part One of this series. 1974 -99 Appointed Deputy General Secretary of the WCC Administrative…
Dorothy – 30/7/99 “A life of unbelievable privilege” – an interview with the Very Rev. Dr Alan Brash. Part 2 – beyond New Zealand. If you haven’t already done so, you may wish to read Part One of this series. Youth conferences addressed by overseas speakers Highlights in the years between 1957 and 1964 were…
Zela Charlton – 23/7/99 Have you been to Northland or do you know it only from press and TV reports? Zela Charlton gives us her view on the area. When do the media notice us? Recently Whangarei was in the news. There was flooding in the town and also in other parts of Northland, so…
Dorothy – 23/7/99 “A life of unbelievable privilege” – A three part interview with the Very Rev Dr Alan Brash The Very Reverend Alan Brash To focus on the life of New Zealander Alan Brash is to see the Christian church worldwide moving towards ecumenism, early moves towards pacifism in the church in New Zealand,…
Sister Leonie O’Neill – 16/7/99 Up! Up! and Away!! It was 3.32 a.m. on Christmas Eve … 3.32 a.m.! The phone shrieked urgently. I was awake in a flash! “Up, up and away! A perfect morning for flying, Sister. Be at the George Hotel at 4.30 a.m.” Normally my body clock is slow in the…
Richard Liddicoat – 9/7/99 A pilot Christchurch radio station will be the first in the country to showcase New Zealand music as its primary format. Aimed at youth and with a strong emphasis on radio education, The Switch 96 will also host programmes and broadcasts put together by schools and other youth-oriented organisations around Canterbury…
Val Elley – 9/7/99 What lies ahead for the New Zealand Graduate Woman? What are the employment opportunities? This two part article is based on a paper I presented at the IFUW Conference held at Graz, Austria, in August 1998. Part 1 – Graduate women in careers Val Elley To set the scene for this…
Dorothy – 2/7/99 So you are planning to drive south from Christchurch. If time is an issue of course you will follow State Highway 1 and join the busy flow of traffic on the main route. In clear weather you will see the foothills of the Southern Alps in the distance on your right. Why…
Warwick Elley – 2/7/99 Millions of people have heard Alan Duff’s name through his books and films, especially “Once were Warriors” and now “What becomes of the Broken Hearted?” In these books and films he shows his understanding of the difficult lives of disadvantaged families. Not so many people are aware of the work he…
