Sunday Star-Times back issues from May 2003:
Girl Overboard
May 04, 2003; ... I have never really given much thought to what makes ships go. Iam aware that wind is a factor and I possibly had some hazy ideasabout trained tow-dolphins. But, it turns out, ships mainly gobecause of ropes. I know that because last week I decided - whimsically, some mightsay ...
Smacking grandmother defends her use of `necessary last resort'
May 04, 2003; ... A RESPECTED Taranaki grandmother faces sentence for smacking hersix-year-old granddaughter in a potent case set to define thesmacking debate. With the palm of her hand, the 52-year old Opunake communityworker slapped the girl an estimated eight times about the face andbody - but ...
Through the looking glass
May 04, 2003; ... 'Overpriced', a `warehouse in a tutu', and designed by foreigners--before a stone had been laid the new Christchurch Art Gallery wasunder attack. Now, a week before it opens, art critic Hamish Keithdelivers his verdict while, right, director Tony Preston tells KimKnight why it was $47 ...
'Everybody knew this was long overdue'
May 04, 2003; ... The flowers in Tony Preston's office have been dying for at leasta week--fragile, luminescent stems of orange Chinese lantern, wiltingcalmly in the chaos that is the birth of a new art gallery. Preston sits, reluctantly. There is a scant 20 minutes betweenappointments, less than a ...
The hype
May 04, 2003 ... The hype is LIP VENOM: We didn't think the girls at Hype needed any extra LipVenom--Lord knows we've kissed enough snakes--but that was before wetried this dinky, pinky little DuWop gloss. As well as giving youthat slick, shiny gloss effect, Lip Venom contains ...
How to become a domestic god
May 04, 2003; ... Sensitive new-age guys are all very well, but are the masculinearts of gallantry, mowing the lawns and properly carving a roast lostforever? Sarah Stuart investigates. HE was, I thought, for a brief, brilliant, nerve-tingling month,the most perfect man I'd met. He was smart, ...
Mother land
May 04, 2003; ... I have always been put off having a baby by all the pain,unflattering clothing and big scissor rumours, but if you can skipall that, then maybe it's worth it for the self-heating mud I canfeel bubbling and popping along my spine while papaya exfoliant isgently applied to my face ....
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Simunovich prepares lawyer complaint
May 04, 2003 ... SIMUNOVICH FISHERIES is preparing a Law Society complaint againstopposing lawyer Sue Grey. Simunovich's barrister Alan Ivory said yesterday that Grey'srelationship with Green MP Ian Ewen-Street had potentiallyjeopardised the parliamentary inquiry into allegations against ...
Missing man's wife leaves UK
May 04, 2003; ... THE GRIEVING pregnant wife of missing New Zealander Lee Sheppardplans to return home after a fruitless search for him in London. Last Thursday, his parents, Ken and Rose Sheppard, left the UKafter spending months scouring the streets for their son. No sign of the 26 year old ...
Women warned off folic acid
May 04, 2003; ... Vitamin supplement not strong enough to prevent spina bifida -------------------- -------------------- PREGNANT WOMEN have been told to stop taking folic acid as a freshhealth supplement scare developed yesterday. It has been revealed Australian health ...
National calls for Maori seats to be dumped
May 04, 2003; ... Move defines call for one standard of citizenship by ending 136years of electoral history -------------------- THE NATIONAL Party today turns its back on 136 years of electoralhistory by calling for the abandonment of the Maori seats. In a speech to be delivered this ...
Possum's wife takes the front seat for an emotional lap of honour at Pukekohe
May 04, 2003; ... A DISTRAUGHT Peggy Bourne has appeared in public for the firsttime since her rally driving legend husband Possum died lastWednesday. She sat in the co-driver seat of Possum Bourne's Subaru Imprezafor a lap of honour before 5000 motorsport fans at the Pukekohe ParkRaceway ...
Police to probe bus collision
May 04, 2003 ... AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after claims a bus driver fellfrom his seat moments before the vehicle ploughed through a set oftraffic lights and left a pedestrian with critical injuries. Witnesses said no one was at the controls of the coach when theaccident happened, ...
Body sparks murder inquiry
May 04, 2003; ... Police fears intensify for New Zealander's family missing inEngland -------------------- A MURDER investigation has been launched by British police after abody found floating off the English coast was identified as AmarjitChohan, the millionaire brother-in-law of a New ...
Teen uses his loaf to help police locate stolen van
May 04, 2003; ... A 14-YEAR-OLD kept a cool head when he was woken in his uncle'sbread delivery van to find a strange man driving it through thebackblocks of Southland early yesterday. Police called the youth on his cellphone and had a runningcommentary for about an hour as to where he was being ...
A true cast call for Lucy and Jonah
May 04, 2003 ... LUCY LAWLESS and Jonah Lomu visited Starship Children's Hospitallast week to add their names to the cast of cancer patient LetitiaDouglas, 10 - and to the campaign to keep the hospital's name. In today's Sunday Star-Times, Auckland District Health Board bossWayne Brown signals ...
NEWS IN BRIEF
May 04, 2003 ... Homicide inquiries Police have started a homicide inquiry after a 47-year-old man wasfound dead in a pool of blood outside flats in Balclutha. Policesergeant Harry Hansen said the body of John Gunn Harper wasdiscovered at about 6.30am yesterday. He had suffered head injuriesbut ...
Budget windfall for defence personnel as security tightens
May 04, 2003; ... SECURITY IS emerging as a key theme for the upcoming budget, withthe government eager to highlight spending on defence, intelligenceand security agencies. The Sunday Star-Times has learned that Finance Minister MichaelCullen's May 15 budget will include a pay rise for defence ...
No clowning around as children's entertainers clash
May 04, 2003; ... anna.chalmers@star-times.co.nz HARRY THE CLOWN has no problem goofing around, but when it comesto protecting a clown's good name, it's no joke. Gary Gray, who has performed as Harry for more than 12 years, wasupset to discover fellow Wellington children's entertainer ...
$1.8m, the price of Holmes' luxurious `total seduction'
May 04, 2003; ... FANCY A slice of Paul Holmes' "total seduction"? Now's your chance- the TVNZ presenter has his Auckland house for sale with a $1.8million price. Holmes is believed to have paid $1.15m for the Victoria Ave,Remuera, property two years ago but Barfoot and Thompson agent ...
Below-strength `spirits' targeted in crackdown
May 04, 2003; ... LIQUOR SHOPS selling below-strength booze are being investigatedby the Commerce Commission following complaints and a ruling againstthe way they are advertised. Commission fair trading director Deborah Battel said it was alsowarning retailers about breaching fair trading rules in ...
Special treat for friends of the Finns
May 04, 2003 ... FINN BROTHERS Neil and Tim are teaming up for three exclusiveshows this month but only 240 fans will get to see the star duoperform. They are working on a new album and will be showcasing some oftheir material at Auckland's Tabac bar, owned by Neil and wifeSharon. Only 80 ...
Family's tragic workplace link
May 04, 2003; ... Timber mill death comes after relatives suffer serious injuries -------------------- THE FAMILY of a man killed in a workplace accident last month sayshis niece lost parts of her fingers in an incident at the sameGisborne mill. Bruce Davoren, 55, was killed on a ...
Name-change Brown plans to quit board; . . . but not immediately because the detractors will think they have `won'
May 04, 2003; ... WAYNE BROWN has signalled plans to quit the Auckland DistrictHealth Board after the furore over changing the name of the StarshipChildren's Hospital. Plans to change the name have been halted after a public outcrydriven by a Sunday Star-Times campaign to keep Starship as ...
`What's in a name? Ask the kids'
May 04, 2003 ... Last week, we asked what you thought of Starship Hospital'sproposed name change. We received hundreds of replies, with theoverwhelming majority in favour of retaining the existing name. ------------- THERE IS nothing wrong with the original inspired name.Children throughout New Zealand ...
Best of British banter
May 04, 2003 ... ANDY PARSONS and DANIEL KITSON Laugh Festival, The Classic, Auckland, Monday to Saturday. Reviewer: James McOnie. THEY SAY laughter is the best medicine and yet it's a sure-fireway of spreading Sars. Such are the risks of comedy these days. And two ...
Artist's statue faces mountain of opposition
May 04, 2003; ... HE MIGHT be a distinguished citizen but a proposed sculpture ofSir Edmund Hillary, which has his approval, has been rejected by theAuckland City Council. Sculptor Michael Weir submitted a small version of his bronze-cast Hillary sculpture to the council, which last month made ...
Aussies thwart NZ sweep
May 04, 2003; ... Brumbies humble Hurricanes to trigger `bunfight' for fourth spot -------------------- THE BLUES, Hurricanes and Crusaders are in, but the Highlandersare on shaky ground after the Australians sprung to life in the Super12 last night. The Highlanders now face a ...
Randell is people's choice to lead All Blacks
May 04, 2003; ... TAINE RANDELL is the man New Zealanders want leading the AllBlacks at the World Cup. That is the outcome from the UMR Research nationwide pollconducted exclusively for the Sunday Star-Times. It confirms therevival in public opinion for the man who captained the All Blacks ...
NZ Rugby hands out jobs for the boys
May 04, 2003; ... Turn to Sport B2 THE NEW ZEALAND Rugby Union last year paid more than $1.5m tocompanies connected to its board members. The figures are revealed in its annual report presented inWellington last week. Former chairman Murray McCaw, who resigned last year in the ...
Cullen cool on French flirtation
May 04, 2003; ... A MOVE to land star Hurricanes fullback Christian Cullen followingthis year's World Cup looks set to be fended off by the All Blacks'record-breaking try-scorer. The Sunday Star-Times understands Biarritz, in the south-west ofFrance, is lining up a deal to lure the All Black ...
Smith silences Hurricanes
May 04, 2003; ... Coach predicts Nonu nightmares after Cake Tin stampede -------------------- BRUMBIES 35 HURRICANES 27 By DUNCAN JOHNSTONE at Westpac Stadium BRUMBIES COACH David Nucifor a reckons much vaunted Hurricanescentre Ma'a Nonu might be in for some ...
Haka and World Cup all under one roof
May 04, 2003; ... THE ALL BLACKS have been cleared to perform their haka at theWorld Cup and it could happen indoors. After recent criticism of the All Blacks performing the haka theNew Zealand Rugby Union took the step to have it approved before theWorld Cup. Approval was given at a World ...
Mistakes madden Mains
May 04, 2003 ... Four-try Waratahs make themselves at home in House of Pain -------------------- WARATAHS 27 HIGHLANDERS 23 By MARC HINTON at Carisbrook HEROES one week, zero this one. The Highlanders last night paidthe price for failing to convert their ...
Emotional Waratahs answer their battery of critics
May 04, 2003; ... IT'S NO wonder Duncan McRae, the Waratahs volatile five-eighth,was so busy pumping his fist on the run in to last night's match-winning try against the Highlanders. There was a fair bit of emotionto let out and clearly there was no time like the present. The try, taking the ...
Blues lose their way
May 04, 2003; ... Sloane turning heat back on in lead up to Hurricanes -------------------- BLUES COACH Peter Sloane will crack the whip this week, determinedto snap his side back into action for the challenge of the Hurricanesand a looming Super 12 semifinal. An inaccurate Blues team ...
Healthy signs shown by ailing Crusaders
May 04, 2003; ... THIS IS more like it. Ravaged by injury and laid low with amystery illness sweeping through the team, the Crusaders stepped upyesterday and delivered the emphatic sort of Super 12 performancethat has been missing from their repertoire. Could it be that the finals are just around ...
Raiders reign supreme
May 04, 2003 ... CANBERRA CONTINUED its reign at the top of the National RugbyLeague Premiership with a comprehensive 34-12 win over South Sydneylast night. The Raiders scored six tries to two at Aussie Stadium with MarkMcLinden bagging a double and fullback Clinton Schifcofske addingfive goals ....
Sharky dropped in the deep end
May 04, 2003; ... ALL BLACK turned Warrior Mark Robinson says his skills haveimproved "massively" during his short stint in league. Robinson, 27, debuted for the Warriors on Friday against theBulldogs at Westpac Stadium, replacing injured PJ Marsh at hooker. "It was awesome to get a game and ...
Webb gets thumbs up
May 04, 2003; ... Fullback's return a bonus on dog of a night -------------------- WHEN WARRIORS fullback Brent Webb was sidelined with a brokenthumb at the start of the NRL season, he had a lot of time to kill. "He couldn't do much," Warriors coach Daniel Anderson said. "But ...
Fleming wants Adams to step up
May 04, 2003; ... BLACK CAPS skipper Stephen Fleming is putting the heat on AndreAdams to improve his end of innings bowling for the New Zealand one-day side. The national selectors have ignored criticism of their bowlinglineup from the disappointing World Cup campaign, entrusting the samekey ...
Waugh plays down record, slams Windies' pitches
May 04, 2003 ... STEVE WAUGH, who became the first Australian to make 30 testcenturies, played down the achievement instead slamming the WestIndies pitches. "I'm just a caretaker, I'm sure (fellow Australian) Ricky Pontingwill take over one day," said the 37-year-old after breaking ...
Butler keen to do it in UK
May 04, 2003; ... IAN BUTLER is getting itchy feet in the tropical climes of Kandyas he eyes a month of English spring and a big break in his cricketcareer. The Northern Districts fast bowler, 21, is bound forGloucestershire next week for a month-long contract under former NewZealand offspinner ...
Dalton: it's now or never for NZ
May 04, 2003; ... AMERICA'S CUP -------------------- GRANT DALTON fears New Zealand may never again challenge for theAmerica's Cup if a 2007 bid isn't confirmed. The new Team New Zealand boss is charged with investigatingwhether a tilt at getting the Auld Mug back from Swiss ...
Dead-eye Derry's battling back from adversity
May 04, 2003; ... BRETT DERRY has just experienced a harrowing nine months thatfound him questioning the game he loves, while his wife Natashabattled a melanoma scare. But the Tauranga City United striker recently returned from hisvoluntary absence from soccer and last week scored the winner ...
Coach skips Giant fiasco by ref's call
May 04, 2003 ... HAWKE'S BAY produced one of its finest performances in recentyears to thump Nelson 102-63 in their National Basketball Leagueclash in the Pettigrew-Green Arena in Napier last night. With Tall Blacks Paora Winitana and Paul Henare leading the way,the Mighty Hawks shrugged off the ...
Shaw's four slam door on Canada
May 04, 2003 ... HOCKEY -------------------- NEW ZEALAND 6 CANADA 1 HAYDEN SHAW scored four goals to lift New Zealand to acomprehensive win over Canada in the fourth hockey test in Levinyesterday. New Zealand leads the five-test series 4-0. The 22-year-old ...
Breakers court Marks
May 04, 2003; ... BASKETBALL -------------------- KIWI NBA pioneer Sean Marks returns to New Zealand on Tuesday,with Jeff Green poised to swoop on the injury-plagued Tall Blacksstar as he weighs up his playing future. Green told the Sunday Star-Times he would dearly love to ...
Shooting woes strike Cometz
May 04, 2003 ... NETBALL -------------------- THE NORTHERN Force put themselves back in contention for a homesemifinal with a regulation 71-33 win over the Counties ManukauCometz in the National Bank Cup last night. Played at Papatoetoe in front of a good crowd, the Force ...
Wenger boys are still in the race
May 04, 2003 ... ARSENE WENGER says he needs to raise Arsenal's morale for theirPremiership clash with Leeds United tonight after slipping fivepoints behind Manchester United in the title race. Arsenal, with three games to play, squandered a two-goal lead inSaturday's 2-2 draw at Bolton Wanderers ...
Good old comfy Corolla proves reliable as ever
May 04, 2003; ... IT HAS been 18 months since Toyota's Corolla T-Sport AHM806 wasregistered, 16 months since this top-of-the-line hatch came into mycare and just over 16,000km have rolled under its smart alloy wheels. This is not a big mileage, but this Toyota was barely used untilAugust last year, ...
MOTORING BRIEFS
May 04, 2003 ... BRIEFS Mauger coup New Zealand is no stranger to the world motorcycling stage butit's not often the world comes to us. Ivan Mauger, the most decoratedKiwi speedway rider, has signed the rights to stage a world longtrack Speedway GP in New Plymouth on November 1, the first ...
Kick that ended Danny's dream
May 04, 2003; ... Sacked from Christian Cullen, Campbell sunk from cult hero tooutcast -------------------- HARNESS RACING'S most misunderstood player was killed just as hisrollercoaster life had taken an upwards turn. Danny Campbell, 30, who crashed from the highest highs of the ...
How Ollie's unwanted freak made a procession out of the Messenger
May 04, 2003; ... CAMBRIDGE OWNER Ollie Haines can't believe how lucky he was when,disillusioned with racing five years ago, he decided to sell up andget out. Haines, a big player at the time, sold, leased and gave away asmany of his 38 horse team as he could. But after all the advertising, ...
Tim takes a moment to savour joy
May 04, 2003; ... TIM BUTT had only to point to the huge throng of excited ownersspilling out of the winner's circle to explain why he was reluctantto campaign Take A Moment in the northern hemisphere just yet. It was just moments after Take A Moment had staged one of the beststaying performances ...
Why Eddie's keen to nip on home
May 04, 2003 ... COMEBACK JOCKEY Eddie Lamb has a real incentive to ride plenty ofwinners before the end of the season. The Palmerston North rider needs to be in the top five jumpsjockeys in New Zealand at the close of the season to have any chanceof landing another lucrative riding contract in ...
Calder's heavy fall
May 04, 2003 ... TOP MATAMATA jockey Andrew Calder was taken to Waikato Hospitalyesterday for further examination after a heavy fall in race six atTe Rapa ....
Katrina out to do a Sheila
May 04, 2003 ... MATAMATA MARE Honor Babe will return home immediately to preparefor the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups after her sterling win inyesterday's $A800,000 Sydney Cup. And trainer Katrina Alexander, 34, says she only hopes she can doas well as Sheila Laxon, who took the double in 2001 ....
Phoenix-like exhibition by Profiler
May 04, 2003 ... AWAPUNI-TRAINED Profiler bounced back from a near-death experience12 months ago to win the $12,000 Argonaut Racing and Breeding Hurdleat Te Rapa yesterday. "I thought he was going to drop dead on us after the Great EasternSteeplechase at Oakbank last year," said the seven-year-old ...
Cent Home's form baffles Wallace
May 04, 2003 ... JIM WALLACE stood by the winner's enclosure after the last race atTrentham yesterday and said: "I don't know what I can say." The Wairarapa trainer had just watched his star galloper Cent Homedistance his rivals in a 1600m progressive race and was not sure whatto think ....
Hail old Bob and young Ben
May 04, 2003; ... THE VETERAN and the kid of New Zealand jumps racing upstaged theirrivals in the Meltzer's Steeplechase at Te Rapa yesterday. Rising 13-year-old Bob Dobalino gave 17-year-old New Plymouthapprentice Ben Ropiha his second jumps winner by taking out the 4000mevent. Ropiha ...
Try for a free $100 bet
May 04, 2003 ... O B I D E -------------------- TRAINER TONY Cole had good reason to look smug after he producedCool Conducter, last week's Star Spot horse, and Victor Argosy toquinella the Meltzer's Steeples at Te Rapa last year. For while rival trainers lamented the authority of ...
Briefly
May 04, 2003 ... * SUMMER IS long gone but buyers still fancy sand between theirtoes. Launched at Easter, a new residential development planned forWhitianga's beachfront is already more than 50% gone. Of the 50villas being sold from the plan by Bayleys, 31 have been snapped up.Known as Aqua Soleil, the ...
Stylish home in a stunning setting
May 04, 2003 ... HOME OF THE WEEK -------------------- Lapping up relaxing lifestyle on Waiheke -------------------- AS HOLIDAY homes go, they don't get much better than this award-winning contemporary design in the Hauraki Gulf. Judy and Keith Johnstone have been ...