Dorothy – 12/11/04 If you are a lover of New Zealand books, you will probably have heard of Bob Gormack and seen some of the books printed by him at Nag’s Head Press in Christchurch – beautiful small volumes printed in hand-set type on an antique Harrild & Sons printing press. Bob Gormack Click here…
Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s “Chronicle” When cyclist Sarah Ulmer said after the Olympic Games that her Olympic success was a victory for all those who had helped her prepare for the Athens Games, she was referring to people like the mechanical engineering and sport science experts at the University of Canterbury. Sarah Ulmer…
Jane Lucas – 08/10/04 A brown envelope from Paris containing tissue samples from the extinct New Zealand storm petrel has just arrived for Bruce Robertson to begin a taxonomic study on the bird. New Zealand storm petrel Click here to view a larger version These are important pieces in the puzzle in determining the taxonomy…
An interview with menswear specialist Geoff Moreton Dorothy – 08/10/04 Geoff Moreton is a well-known figure at Moreton’s Trouser House selling Moleskins and other menswear. Now he also sells worldwide through the Moleskin website. While keeping up with fashion trends he has to carry adequate stocks of summer and winter clothing to satisfy his customers…
In 1973 Tony Pawlowski came to New Zealand from Wales as a young fit single man. Dorothy – 24/09/04 Tony served in the New Zealand army, then created a career working with computers. Immigrants planning to come to New Zealand will benefit by readingTony Pawlowski’s comments on his experiences coming to New Zealand as an…
An immigrant looks back at twenty years in New Zealand Changing countries for a husband’s career can mean major changes for his wife. Dorothy – 24/09/04 Margit talked to me about migrating to another country because of her husband’s career and about having to change her lifestyle and interests so that she could cope in…
Dorothy -17/09/04 Richly varied experiences possible in one day The uniquely beautiful town of Queenstown, a catamaran trip across Lake Wakatipu, following a back country road in an all-terrain vehicle, an amazing monorail journey through beech forest, arrival at Lake Te Anau, a bus trip to Milford Sound, a Red Boat trip on Milford Sound…
Warwick (New Zealand Expatriate) – 9/5/98 (updated 20/02/04) Travelling to Fiordland in New Zealand’s South Island, first to Lake Manapouri, then over the Wilmot Pass to Doubtful Sound, by boat to Dusky Sound, scuba diving, exploring old wrecks, fishing, and visiting sites where Captain Cook, sealers, prospector William Docherty and bird-lover Richard Henry had been…
An interview with Christine Heremaia Dorothy – 10/09/04 Styx Mill Conservation Reserve has been identified as an important ecological site and ponding area. Planning of the Reserve is the responsibility of the Greenspace Unit of the Christchurch City Council led by Christine Heremaia. It is one of the few wetland areas left in Christchurch and…
Roger and Daphne came to New Zealand from Britain in 1962. Dorothy – 03/09/04 Their primary reason for migrating to New Zealand was that Roger had been appointed as a lecturer to the new Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Canterbury. Migration at that time was easy and common. Daphne had been contemplating coming…
