Film review – Conrad – 1/5/97 David Lynch, director of such movies as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Eraserhead, and television classic Twin Peaks, is back to his enigmatic best with this one. The film stars Bill Pulman, who has all the right facial expressions for a man who doesn’t have a clue what’s going…
– Dorothy – 1/5/97 “Rob seeks for a new way to promote peace – an alternative to the nuclear deterrent” This is the forth of five articles about Commander Rob Green’s transition from trained nuclear killer and to a leading international peace activist. Be sure to read the first article in the series before this…
Kelly – 17/4/97 As co-ordinator of the highly successful “Press Online” and author of the New Zealand bestseller “Wired Kiwis – Every New Zealander’s Guide to the Internet“, Peter Wiggin Peter Wiggin has become a leading personality in the Internet scene in Christchurch and New Zealand since his arrival here just over 2 years ago….
– Dorothy – 17/4/97 “Events following the murder of Hilda Murrell” This is the third of five articles about Commander Rob Green’s transition from trained nuclear killer and to a leading international peace activist. Be sure to read the previous articles in the series. Hilda’s Fatal Three Mile Island Connection Why was Hilda Murrell murdered?…
– Dorothy – 10/4/97 “Trident: A Cuckoo in the Naval Nest” This is the second of five articles about Commander Rob Green’s transition from trained nuclear killer and to a leading international peace activist. Be sure to read the first article in the series, before you read this one. Next came promotion to Commander, and…
– Dorothy – 3/4/97 “The story of Commander Rob Green formerly of the British navy.” This is the first of five articles about Commander Rob Green’s transition from trained nuclear killer and to a leading international peace activist. Rob Green believes that, although this transition appears incredible, his life seems to have led him inexorably…
Film review – Colette – 27/3/97 Having read Michael Ondaatje’s poetic, Booker Prize-winning novel, “The English Patient”, I had some reservations about the film. I felt it would be too difficult a task for any film maker to bring such an oblique story to life. And to some extent, I feel I was right. The…
– Dorothy – 27/3/97 “Literacy is one gateway to independence and escaping the poverty trap. A New Zealander, Emeritus Professor Warwick Elley, takes to new countries New Zealand methods of combating illiteracy.” At the end of 1994 Professor Warwick Elley retired from his university post at the University of Canterbury. He had spent years researching…
– Dorothy – 13/3/97 Diane Matsas and Parents Centre New Zealand Do you work in a Family Friendly Workplace? Is the community where you live supportive of whole families? Parents Centre New Zealand is working to make changes towards Family Friendly Communities. You may have heard of Parents Centre and think of it as a…
Film review – Kelly – 6/3/97 Director: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy and Peter Postlethwaite A film adaption of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” by the director of “Strictly Ballroom” set in 90s America, could potentially have been a tasteless disaster. Although this film deliberately treads a very fine line between tacky…
