New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand) back issues from July 2008:
Austrian alps are skiing heaven.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Austria has always been skiing heaven for me a belief that was confirmed when I returned there in January with my son Paul to spend nine days enjoying the wonderful European alpine facilities of at St Anton am Arlberg and then Saalbach/Hinterglemm. I've always much preferred ...
Pocket guides just the thing for an Olympic build-up.
Jul 01, 2008 ... BEIJING ENCOUNTER Lonely Planet Publications RRP: $29.99 You just can't stop the entre-preneurial spirit of the Chinese, can you? This pocket-sized guide to Beijing is full of reminders about the commercial traps Westerners going to the city ...
Steaming hot.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Morere Hot Springs near Gisborne features public and private thermal pools and cold freshwater pools. There are barbecues, picnic areas and a range of walks. Self-catering accommodation is provided at Moonlight Lodge and guests can enjoy after-hours entry to the pools. Contact: ...
Four-star retreat for two-star price.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Under $200 Usually over $400 a night, a room for a family of two adults and two children at the Heritage Queenstown is currently discounted to $185 a night. The 4.5-star hotels family deal includes breakfasts, use of the Health Club and transfers from town. ...
Culture splash.
Jul 01, 2008 ... THERE are five women, all strangers, in the hot pool, surrounded by drifts of fluffy snow. Small lights glitter in the tree above. The sun is setting, and steam curls over the water. We're all naked, thank goodness. Shortly earlier, I'd a moment of panic when I ...
societies, and I've been curious to know whether the general air of restraint will dissipate when we arrive at the snow.
Jul 01, 2008 ... societies, and I've been curious to know whether the general air of restraint will dissipate when we arrive at the snow. On the Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo, a conductor in the carriage turns and bows to the passengers before passing through the sliding door at the end. ...
"Wines begin with farming and grapegrowers aren't much different from other farmers.
Jul 01, 2008 ... "Wines begin with farming and grapegrowers aren't much different from other farmers. "They till the soil, plant their vines, fertilise, irrigate, fight frosts, agonise about quality and prices, sermonise about excessive government regulation, then harvest their grapes and start ...
NZ merino top is just the ticket.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Do you travel light or heavy? Even though I travel a lot (at least seven return flights a year to the UK) I tend to over-pack. I'm working on it. Cattle or first class? Work will always be in business, personal time will be either economy or business if I ...
of Ayatollah Khomeini that adorn every wall in Tehran. There were also far fewer women in the all-concealing black burkhas that I'd seen in the pho...
Jul 01, 2008 ... of Ayatollah Khomeini that adorn every wall in Tehran. There were also far fewer women in the all-concealing black burkhas that I'd seen in the photo. When I did spot the occasional one, they looked like fragile black ghosts, only half there and dwarfed by the huge mountains surrounding ...
A fun ski holiday in hospitable Iran (no, really ).
Jul 01, 2008 ... IT all started with a photograph in a magazine I picked up in a Parisian dentist's waiting room (it's a long story, but if you really must know I chipped my tooth on a weirdly bony sausage). Anyway, I was flicking through the pages when I saw this great photo. It was of two women in full ...
Hot in the city, cool on the slopes.
Jul 01, 2008 ... BUSTLING cities and ski slopes are not usually linked. But here's an interesting exception to the rule: Salt Lake City. The state capital of Utah has all the trappings of your average US city - cinemas, eclectic restaurants, a sports stadium, bars and malls - plus fascinating ...
Travel agents still thriving.
Jul 01, 2008 ... EVERYTHING, it seems, is just a mouse click away. Especially when it comes to travelling - you can hunt for a bargain, put together a package, pay for the lot and even book a cab to the airport, without leaving the comfort of your home. Where then, does this leave the humble ...
Now showing in a transit lounge near you.
Jul 01, 2008 ... ONE of the great joys of travelling can be watching the interplay between other travellers. Many a time I've treated an airport lounge or hotel lobby as if it was a theatre and sat back to savour the bickering and flirting as though it was a play written just for me. ...
Heaven is a powder day at Snowmass.
Jul 01, 2008 ... JUST remember to breathe," yells Dave as he heads off into the trees. As we follow him in we very quickly become engulfed by trees and all of a sudden I feel as if I'm flying solo. The trees are tight, the sky is brilliant blue and it's a powder day. I feel as if I've died and ...
Hot-to-handle Cougars prowling resort slopes.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Aspen Snowmass is all about image. It is, perhaps, the resort that spends the most time looking in the mirror. If people-watching is one of your favourite pastimes then, for goodness sake, don't blink. Over-the-top lip gloss, lashings of black mascara and stunning designer ...
mummy-makers hooked the deceased person's brain out through a nostril.(Obituary)
Jul 01, 2008 ... mummy-makers hooked the deceased person's brain out through a nostril. Up the road, the city's grand, multi-paned art gallery is running one of its regular school holiday programmes and the boys insist we abandon them to the joys of tea-staining treasure maps. I'd like to say ...
A TALK WITH THE ANIMALS.(Interview)
Jul 01, 2008 ... HAROLD the giraffe is horny. As well as the three protrusions between his ears, that is. At Orana Wildlife Park, near Christchurch, our children learn that the 5m-plus giant has been separated from neighbouring female giraffes because he is "naughty and a bit rough with the ...
Housing slump drives agents out.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The property slump has driven about 10 per cent of Auckland's real estate agents out of the business. Some had gone months without income. Nearly 700 agents, many of whom work solely on commission, have left the real estate industry since December and agencies predict ...
Running mum wins her marathon fight.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Liza Hunter-Galvan, the runner determined to make the Olympics for her brain-injured daughter, won her case yesterday. But she says she would give it all up if it meant her family did not have to endure all they had been through. The marathon-running mother of four ...
A bird in the bush . . . LOST WORLD.
Jul 01, 2008 ... In the beginning, you could shake them from a tree like apples. They would freeze in fright and literally drop out of the sky. Back then, there were hundreds of thousands of kakapo throughout New Zealand. Flightless, secretive and nocturnal, they are the world's heaviest parrot, a unique ...
Council overlooked parks for disabled.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Being a disabled person, I have tried to use the Akoranga bus station to make my ventures into central Auckland much easier. However, upon getting there in my car I found that parking is for 15 minutes only. Even with the fast new service I can't get into the city and back in that time ....
All about Atiu.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Atiu is the third largest of the Cook Islands and has a fascinating geology. It is riddled with caves formed in the makatea, the rough and rugged, fossilised coral which forms most of the outer rim of the island. Tours are organised for visitors to old burial caves and to ...
Axeman hacks children, constable.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A massive manhunt was last night under way for an axe-murderer who hacked to death a woman and two children and seriously injured an off-duty policewoman, in a New South Wales country town. A third child is reported to have been at school and to have escaped the killings. ...
I fly beats iPod - any day RISING TO THE CHALLENGE.
Jul 01, 2008 ... W E PULLED into the car park and going through my head was, "Oh my God, why can't I just have NORMAL parents who buy me an iPod? Or a Glassons voucher?" It had been my birthday and Mum and Dad, after declaring they couldn't think what to get me, presented me with a voucher. This told me I ...
RUGBY STARS IN TROUBLE.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Jimmy Cowan is the latest of several in the current batch of All Blacks who have had run-ins with the police and their employer, the New Zealand Rugby Union, over off-field behaviour. Sitiveni Sivivatu was discharged without conviction in April last year after pleading guilty to ...
Bullets out after sale deal falls through.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Brisbane Bullets owner Eddy Groves has told the NBL that he will be handing back the team's licence after the ownership submission of Brisbane businessman Brian Stephenson fell through. NBL chief executive Chuck Harmison said it meant the foundation club would not compete in the ...
z IN BRIEF.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Telecom defending 10-year-old actionsTelecom is facing another court case from 10 years ago when there were limited regulations in the sector. Proceedings began in the High Court yesterday. The commission is arguing Telecom used anti-commercial practices from 1998 until 2004. It claimed in ...
Hellaby quits BBQ FactoryInvestment firm Hellaby Holdings has sold its poorly performing BBQ Factory business for an undisclosed sum.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Hellaby quits BBQ FactoryInvestment firm Hellaby Holdings has sold its poorly performing BBQ Factory business for an undisclosed sum. The company said it had sold the business to a consortium led by private equity firm Capital Group Ltd. The consortium ...
Tastings llllllllA BIODYNAMIC TRIO.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Millton Te Arai Vineyard Chenin Blanc Gisborne 2007 $26 This concentrated chenin blanc from New Zealand biodynamic pioneer Millton is one of the rare examples in this country. A textural wine with notes of honey, almond, mineral and beeswax, and crisp lemony acidity, it's ...
COACH'S CRYPTIC COMMENTS OVER PAKISTAN.
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Zealand cricket coach John Bracewell is willing and able to take his team to Pakistan next month - if asked. Bracewell's cryptic comments about his immediate future continued as he basked in the side's deserved 3-1 one-day international series win over England. ...
Building dip tipped to be just beginning.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The $12 billion building sector has hit a major downturn but three economists say the industry might only be at the start of its decline. Shamubeel Eaqub, investment research director at Goldman Sachs JBWere, said he expected further weakness this year, although the depth and ...
z IN BRIEF Police on target with staff boost.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Police are on target to gain 1000 extra recruits over a three-year period. Since July 1, 2006, an extra 600 staff have joined the force - a growth of 10.5 per cent. Latest figures show that after the second year of a three-year recruitment drive, New Zealand had 8196 officers, excluding ...
READERS RESPOND.
Jul 01, 2008 ... We asked readers what they thought of the tagging clean-up trial. Here is a selection: A concerted collective effort by councils to take on tagging of the rail corridors (in particular) is commended. Graffiti is a wilful crime against all of us. The degradation of ...
From big dollars to silk flowers.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Non, je ne regrette rien - quoting the legendary Piaf is how Andy Ross sums up the quantum leap he's taken from a career as a London-based accountant dealing with clients as diverse as Formula 3 racing car teams, rock stars to businesses turning over $150 million a year to now running a ...
There are challenges that lie ahead of you.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Once you've made the leap, you may discover it's not all a bed of roses. There are common negatives that impact on older employees which wouldn't affect those who are younger. When you've worked for a long time in an unrelated field or have unrelated skills, you're ...
Plunging into the job market.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Canvas your friends, colleagues and relatives, and you'll find plenty among them who have worked most of their lives in jobs they do not love. Some will have been directed into a trade by well-meaning parents, others absorbed into a family business, still more taken on straight ...
Continued from page 19.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Continued from page 19 The trend for people in their 50s and 60s to retrain, often making dramatic career changes, has been increasingly apparent over the last couple of years. Eleanor D'Sylva, who has worked in recruitment for several years, says consultants there ...
For Linda there's work after 50.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Linda O'Reilly has had experience on both sides of the fence - working in the human resources sector between 1993 and 2007 before recently starting her own business as a professional photographer. But she didn't really notice this tendency for Baby Boomers to change careers ...
Fairytale end to job switch.
Jul 01, 2008 ... One of the most surprising features of Lynne Popham's home is her massive collection of Mills and Boon novels. You wouldn't pick her for a romantic. She may or may not be, but the reason for the books is that she spent most of her career at Harlequin, the company which publishes ...
Taking time to help others.
Jul 01, 2008 ... When money isn't your major focus, finding a new career doing something you really love becomes a serious possibility. And for Teresa Marinovich, who runs Refugee Services Aotearoa, a volunteer programme for refugee resettlement, a whole new world has opened up. In ...
Where to find help.
Jul 01, 2008 ... If you think you're one of a small gang looking at a mid-life career change, think again. Proof that the step is now commonplace comes from the career expo industry, which is acknowledging the trend. New Zealand 's longest-running Careers Expo series is making ...
Taurua's Magic disintegrate under pressure from feisty Southerners Steel 47 Magic 43 Swifts 62 Vixens 49.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic are in danger of losing out on their number one spot in the ANZ Championship standings and, with it, the all-important home semifinal after the Southern Steel caused yet another boilover in Invercargill. The 47-43 loss has raised questions over ...
The beat goes on July 1963, World Hit Parade The small screen July 1968 The big screen The printed page Bestsellers 1961.
Jul 01, 2008 ... 1 It's My Party - Lesley Gore 2 Sukiyaki - Kya Sakamoto 3 Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals 4 I Love You Because - Al Martino 5 You Can't Sit Down - The Dovells 6 Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie 7 If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy ...
. . . or out for a duck?
Jul 01, 2008 ... It is disappointing that most people don't realise that the blue duck (hymenolanimus malacorhynchos) is an endangered species. Why is it that when the words endangered, native and New Zealand are mentioned, people automatically think of kiwi and tuatara? Is this generation of New ...
LOST WORLD Life as we know it gone in a flash.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Tony stood there as time flew by. A hundred years passing in a heartbeat, he watched as few trees became many and the earth beneath his feet turned green with grass that was left untouched, growing past his ankles. Days and nights merged. Tony closed his eyes and took a deep ...
REGIONAL FUNDING Extra money coming, MP tells Coastguard.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Relief is on the horizon for volunteer emergency service organisations feeling the pinch from rising fuel costs. Accompanying Coastguard New Zealand on the water yesterday, MP Mark Gosche said the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Bill would give cash to 11 organisations, ...
High percentage of firms expect to raise their prices.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Firms continue to take a grim view of their prospects in the National Bank's latest monthly survey of sentiment. A net 4 per cent of respondents see their own outlook as deteriorating over the coming year, unchanged from the May survey. It is the fourth month in a row firms' own ...
COUCHGUIDE.
Jul 01, 2008 ... 7.30PM, TV2 HELL'S KITCHEN The new batch of aspiring chefs head into Hell's Kitchen where Gordon Ramsay gives them 30 minutes to cook their signature dish. 8PM, TV3 WHAT'S REALLY IN YOUR FOOD? Petra Bagust examines fish and asks ...
Cousteau joins hunt for orcas.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The great orca hunt is on. Jean-Michel Cousteau is, like his late father Jacques-Yves Cousteau, an ocean explorer. He is in New Zealand this month to find and film orcas, or killer whales, using the experience and contacts of whale researcher Dr Ingrid Visser. Orcas ...
City of Paradise.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A rocky mountain path is laid out before me, I observe it with exhaustion and excitement. Gold is my undying motivation To conquer the mountain of death. I ascend through a steamy paradise and hell, Branches and vines extending, trees ...
Torres hits best just in time to be Euro hero Spain 1 Germany 0.
Jul 01, 2008 ... This wonderful festival of football finished in style yesterday, settled by that classy finisher Fernando Torres. In ending 44 years of hurt, Spain possessed too much heart, too much invention, and too much Torres for Germany. The Spanish striker took his goal expertly, racing ...
Commercial fishing could spell the end for our eels.
Jul 01, 2008 ... WE WOULD like to write a business proposal for the commercial harvest of little spotted kiwi. We imagine they could make $10,000 each on overseas exotic foods' black markets. Surely a good idea, as it would make money and create jobs. Fortunately for the kiwi, we doubt our proposal would ...
The day the world was torn apart LOST WORLD.
Jul 01, 2008 ... We had all lived in peace and harmony until the aliens invaded. What right did they have to rob us of all we cherished? What right did they have to snatch away our freedom? Let me take you back to the beginning of the end - the day my world was torn apart forever. A ...
MP accused of endangering life.
Jul 01, 2008 ... State Services Minister David Parker has laid a breach of privilege complaint with Parliament's Speaker against Act MP Heather Roy, saying she may have put someone's life at risk last week when she revealed the name of a police informer on a witness protection scheme. Mr Parker ...
Nations' duty to protect vulnerable.
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE first need for any community is to keep its members safe from hunger, privation and violence. Without safety, coherence and prosperity are at risk. Hence the stuttering debate about families who do not nurture their children. The children lose opportunity, the community loses a ...
Christchurch GRC.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Christchurch GRC 1 HISTORICAL, Mr Provocative, Homebush Alida 2 HISTORY NEVER, Mirkola Bale, Brandylicious 3 LYRICAL BALE, Smart Thomas, French Invader 4 HISTORIUM, Leo's Boy, Botox Barbie 5 GUNNA SMOKE, Toya, Tiger Balm 6 ...
The positive wisdom of Winston.
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE reaction to the apparent suggestion from Lord Robert Winston that New Zealand should dump agriculture and embrace biotechnology was illuminating. Both the reporting and the responses fell into the dichotomy of either sheep or science, as if agriculture is solely dependent ...
Editor: Jim Eagles.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Editor: Jim Eagles Designers: Esther Sinke, Beth Walsh Cover: Iranian skiers smoke water pipes on the slopes of Shemshak. Editorial inquiries: Phone: (09) 373 6400, ext 8242 Email: travel@nzherald.co.nz Online: ...
Country hick.
Jul 01, 2008 ... I am a country hick. I hadn't thought so - fortnightly trips from Kerikeri to Auckland kept me neatly abreast of how much shoes cost - but now that I'm actually back in the city on a permanent basis, I am aware of my lack of city slickness. Parking is a case in point. ...
z WORLD REPORT Ship of US aid for North.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A United States ship carrying food aid arrived in North Korea last night after the nation agreed to open up to expanded international assistance, the United Nations food agency said. The WFP said the ship carried 37,000 tonnes of wheat, the first installment of 500,000 tonnes in US aid ...
Marine parks could be dolphins' best hope LOST WORLD.
Jul 01, 2008 ... For years, people have criticised the keeping of dolphins and the like in marine parks such as Sea World, instead of their natural environment. Their enclosures never seem large enough, and the daily job of performing for crowds of people seems unfair and cruel. Often our first ...
Outbreak of peace pleases war vet.
Jul 01, 2008 ... I don't quite know how to explain Mad Max. His real name is Mr Kemp and he has lived in the same house, on the same street, in the same town for the past four decades. He thought the little town would satisfy all his peaceful and quiet needs, but that has come at a cost. ...
First test for work hours law.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Wellington bank officer expects to be the first person to apply for flexible working hours when a controversial new law takes effect today. The 43-year-old loans processing officer, who cannot speak to the media under the rules of his employer, the Bank of New Zealand, has had ...
FLEXIBILITY: WHAT EMPLOYERS SAY.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Fonterra spokeswoman: "Fonterra has had a work-life-balance policy in place for a number of years now, allowing employees to request flexible working conditions including working from home, reduced hours and job sharing." Telecom spokesman Ian Bonnar: "Telecom has supported ...
Nurses' dual roles difficult with kids.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Working night shifts with two school-aged children is a recipe for regular nightmares for Auckland nurses Ruth and Gordon Love. Mr Love works an average of 40 hours a week on rotating 12-hour shifts for a district health board. Mrs Love works three eight-hour night ...