– Dorothy – 16/10/98 What was the impelling need for the Hikoi? What was the hope? The Hikoi of Hope in Christchurch (Photo Source: Peter Hide of Anglican Care) (Click here for a larger version) Unemployment, poverty, overcrowded and inadequate housing, health problems, and lack of education – these are problems that many New Zealanders…
Dorothy – 16/10/98 A new web site updated daily keeps Phil-Literati in touch with top quality Arts and Letters articles on the Web. An interview with Dr Denis Dutton Denis Dutton “This new web site has been produced for the use of humanists of every stripe — anyone in the world who shares broad interests…
Dorothy – 2/10/98 An interview with Joy Ashenden of Church Corner Natural Foods. New Zealanders are turning to complementary medicine to cure short term ills and for long term preventive health care. Joy Ashenden We all know that confidence in the New Zealand public health system is at a low ebb and after I talked…
– Paul Bensemann – 2/10/98 Paul Bensemann is Press Secretary to the Green MPs’ in New Zealand. Last month, Parliament threw out draft laws which would have allowed consumers to know, for example, whether animal genes were in their vegetables. Green Co-Leader and MP Rod Donald says New Zealand lost one opportunity to protect itself…
Dorothy – 25/9/98 An interview with Jackie Steincamp. Jacqueline Steincamp The M.E./ C.F.S. Group (Canterbury) Inc. has recently launched its Website. Health researcher, Jackie Steincamp, has led the team of committee members in preparing the material for the Website. It offers the first steps towards the self help which is vital for improving the health…
Film Review – Louise Lay – 18/9/98 1998-USA-127 min. Joel and Ethan Cohen – Director/Producer/Screen writers Is The Big Lebowski just another zany bowling-noir film? At 127 minutes, the latest offering by the enigmatic, Joel and Ethan Coen (director/writers of Fargo, Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, and The Hudsucker Proxy), could turn ‘dullsville’ bowling into the…
– Dorothy – 11/9/98 Parties breaking promises, MPs swapping parties, unexpected political alliances – how do we know what we are voting for? When I heard on the news that if the National Party did not move to a more right wing policy then Act would withdraw its support and force an early election, I…
Dorothy – 11/9/98 Senior citizens uniting to support the rights of New Zealanders of all ages. National President tells members to be “vocal, visible and vibrant” Don Robertson, the National President of Greypower, is keen for the members of Greypower New Zealand to continue to be “vocal, visible and vibrant”. This is of key importance,…
Dorothy – 4/9/98 An exhibition of Chinese costumes and textiles at the Otago Museum – April to June 1998. If you haven’t already, read last week’s article on the The Otago Museum’s textile curator. This exhibition began through an approach from the Dunedin Chinese community who wanted to make a special celebration of China Week…
Dorothy – 28/8/98 Honorary Curator of Ethnographic Textiles and the Maori material in the Otago Museum. If you haven’t already, read last week’s article on the Otago Museum. Margery Blackman Margery Blackman first became known nationally in New Zealand as a tapestry weaver, but more recently she has turned her energies to curatorial and conservation…
