Dorothy – 18/6/99 Taking action to resolve rural challenges Changes affecting marketing of products and the rural way of life have meant additional challenges for New Zealand farmers and their families ever since Britain entered the Common Market in 1973. When the Labour Government removed subsidies from agricultural products in 1985 and greatly increased interest…
Lee Harris – 18/6/99 A sparkling array of the very best New Zealand and international artists take centre stage in the 1999 Christchurch Arts Festival. For 18 days from July 21 to August 8 audiences will have the chance to enjoy more than 300 extraordinary theatre, music, literature, dance, jazz, cabaret, visual arts events and…
Dorothy – 18/6/99 The job of the prison system is not just to punish prisoners by keeping them locked away from the community: it is to prepare them to return to society. Cecelia Lashlie, Manager of the Christchurch Women’s Prison, speaks out. ‘Community Responsibilities in Relation to Prisons’ was the title given to a recent…
Dorothy – 11/6/99 Jill Lloyd chosen to join the New Zealand team to compete in the World Dressage Championships in Denmark in July Jill with a Christchurch RDA mount, Dancer Photo source Jill Lloyd Jill began riding when she was ten years old and got her first horse when she was twelve. Caring for her…
Dorothy – 4/6/99 Part 3 of a three part interview with George Ridley. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. A new direction is urgently needed, but what options are there? Some suggestions: A shift in taxation Shift taxes from things that are good to things that are bad, such as…
Dorothy – 28/5/99 Travel Clubs – groups for those who travel and those who are interested in the world beyond our islands. An Air New Zealand advertisement used to call itself “the airline of the world’s greatest travellers” – a claim that may be hard to substantiate statistically. However that may be, few countries would…
Dorothy – 28/5/99 Part 2 of a three part interview with George Ridley. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. What is happening at present in New Zealand? Trends under the present system: Deterioration of the environment ‘Band-aid’ regulations fail to stem the trend. The transfer of wealth upwards There is…
Dorothy – 21/5/99 Indicators for continued economic growth world wide are positive BUT the key environmental indicators are negative so change to a Sane Humane Ecological future is imperative. Is this feasible? Part 1 of a three part interview with George Ridley George Ridley Photo source George Ridley How should a country’s economy be organised?…
Therese Banks – 14/5/99 – a magnet for passengers, a boost for the inner city and a boon for the environment. The Shuttle in action. Photo source Peter Hunt Catching the Christchurch Shuttle at a popular time means joining a queue with people of all ages. A leap forward in technology The technology for electrically…
Therese Banks – 7/5/99 Plan a long bus journey and you will be wise to book in advance to travel on one of the popular luxury coaches which offer you the ultimate in luxury. No longer does bus travel mean boarding a standard vehicle which makes no concessions to passengers’ needs or to the demands…
