Dorothy – 22/8/98 A vibrant place with changing exhibitions and long-term displays to interest visitors of all ages. The entrance to the Otago Museum The Otago Museum is a place not to be missed when you visit Dunedin. The long-term displays are constantly being upgraded and added to and the special displays are frequently changed…
Dorothy – 1/12/04 Lieve Bierque Lieve Bierque is a painter whose work achieved critical recognition in Belgium, the country of her birth. Since she came to live in New Zealand new influences have impacted on her art and instead of having solo exhibitions she now combines with other artists to present to Belgians a broader…
Dorothy – 8/8/98 An interview with Bernadette Kernick. Bernadette Kernick ‘I’ve got such a range of ability in my class. What can I do to extend the gifted pupils? I don’t want them to get bored while I work with the others.’ – a common cry from teachers. Specialist training in teaching gifted children Bernadette…
Dorothy – 1/8/98 An interview with Denis Dutton – outspoken advocate for high quality public broadcasting. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1 in this series on Public Broadcasting. Denis Dutton In Part 1 when discussing the work of the New Zealand Friends of Public Broadcasting I referred to the strong…
Tess Rooney – 18/7/98 This article is for anyone who has the fate of being married to, or living with a geek. It is not dedicated to those people who, on a daily basis have to cohabitate with a person who will leave the cap of the toothpaste, or who will leave the seat up/down/somewhere…
Dorothy – 18/7/98 SeniorNet Canterbury Incorporated. An interview with Robert Britten, Chairman of the group, and other members. How do most senior citizens view computers? So many senior citizens feel inadequate in the company of younger family Robert Britten assists Chris Clarke who is entering a list of names and addresses into a database. members…
Dorothy – 18/7/98 An interview with Robert Clarkson of the New Zealand Friends of Public Broadcasting Inc. “Why should we pay our broadcasting fee when there has been talk of introducing sponsorship to National Radio and television consists of advertisements joined by snippets of programme?”. That sort of comment has been made all too frequently…
Film Review – Kelly Andrew – 4/7/98 Starring: Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomie and Kerry Fox. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. The irony of the title “Welcome to Sarajevo” is an early indication that this is not a film which attempts to romanticise or elevate war. Instead the film, based on the true experiences of…
Steve Cowan – 27/6/98 The National-NZ First coalition have recently launched what is likely to be just the first of many attacks on beneficiaries. In the gun first are the unemployed; as from October unemployed people will be forced into ‘community work’ for twenty hours a week. They will receive a token $21 for this…
Dorothy – 20/6/98 Can this virus endanger the health of human beings? More on the Interview with Dr Al Smith. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. Potential human health effects The possibility of human health effects worried the researchers in the very beginning because they knew that four out of…
