The Herald on Sunday (Auckland, New Zealand) back issues from January 2009:
McCarten's comparisons are `infuriating'.
Jan 10, 2009 ... As an ex-pat New Zealander living in Israel I find Matt McCarten's article most infuriating (Palestinians' fight for justice, a struggle against `apartheid', January 4). Israel has not ``occupied'' the Gaza Strip for three years; the West Bank has semi-autonomy based on internationally ...
Summer has a gloomy side.
Jan 10, 2009 ... UNTIL THIS weekend, the sun shone on the holiday season. But in terms of lives lost, it has been an unusually gloomy summer. Almost 50 people, including eight children, have died _ or are reliably presumed dead _ in various incidents. Many more have had near misses, and others, ...
Teachers of flair and passion<br/>are worth handsome salaries.
Jan 10, 2009 ... THERE WOULD be few teachers _ certainly none of any great merit _ who would not concede that learning takes place best at a pace perfectly calibrated to the learner's needs. The ideal class size will always be one. It has become a commonplace of educational discussion _ in the ...
Wellington?<br/>You've got<br/>to be joking<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... I read with mounting disbelief your article suggesting that Wellington was the best place to raise a family (Top 10 places for families, January 4). Surely it isn't April Fool's Day? Wellington is a good place for young professionals, and others without kids _ that is if you don't mind the ...
Coffee Pitt stop for Brad<br/>Coffee customer was soon unveiled as Hollywood heart-throb. Anna Leask reports.<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... HE MAY be a jetsetting superstar with luxury homes in New Orleans, Berlin and the South of France, but Brad Pitt might also have a soft spot for a tiny bay in Northland. Janice McCulloch, who runs a mobile coffee truck in Rawene, said she discovered Pitt was a regular visitor ...
The brother Sonny saved.
Jan 10, 2009 ... THE BROTHER of missing-presumed-drowned Warriors star Sonny Fai has told relatives he blames himself for the tragedy. Sonny disappeared after being swamped by heavy waves while rescuing 13-year-old sibling Gillesbie at Bethells Beach on Auckland's west coast last Sunday evening. ...
Star spotting a Kiwi pastime<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... NEW ZEALANDERS are no strangers to spotting A-list celebs. This week, Bob Dylan reportedly popped into the Crow Tavern in Picton for a drink and a chat with some of the locals. Shania Twain, who owns property near Wanaka, is also said to be holidaying in the Marlborough Sounds. ...
Slump hits <br/>posh Omaha<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... IT MIGHT be a holiday playground for the rich and famous, but Omaha is not immune from the property slump. Real estate agents have noticed a downturn in demand for property at the coastal settlement north of Auckland, where home owners include Prime Minister John Key, fashion ...
Life's a beach for Kiwi star<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... WITH A string of Hollywood hits to his name and a home in LA's trendy Venice Beach, Martin Henderson appears to have everything a young actor could desire. But what he really wants is a slice of Godzone to come back to _ and he's on the hunt for the perfect piece of real estate ...
Dementieva a<br/>safe final bet<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... THERE WERE three safe bets to make about yesterday's ASB Classic final _ that it would be won by a Russian, that she would be blonde and that she would be called Elena. There was a fourth that felt just as secure _ that it would be top seed and world No 4 Elena Dementieva ...
Tricky track no obstacle for mare<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... KELLY MYERS continued her outstanding strike rate with well-performed race mare Hoorang when the pair combined to score an impressive victory in the $70,000 Marton Cup at Awapuni yesterday. Myers rode a patient race on the 6-year-old mare, settling fourth and slowly working ...
Barkley off air<br/>after DIC arrest<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... NBA GREAT Charles Barkley is taking a leave of absence from the broadcast booth, courtesy of a drink drive charge. The announcement by Turner Sports came hours after police said the 45-year-old Hall of Famer was legally drunk when he was arrested on December 31 on suspicion of drunken ...
Beckham now just a brand<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... HOW MANY shirts can a boy dream of wearing? David Beckham listed the Rossoneri as a boyhood yearning, which was news to the canny reporter who combed the autobiography in vain for a reference to the red and black of AC Milan. The alignment with Milan, whether or not it prevails ...
Let's hear it for Whenuapai<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... I HAVE A couple of questions that need answering and I'd be grateful for your input. Why are the people who run Auckland Airport such complete and utter bastards? And why do we put up with them? Over Christmas and New Year I did what I'm sure a lot of you did. I flew ...
ASSETS IN THE ATTIC with Ross Millar and James Parkinson<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... Carbon copies Herbert Ponting, a photographer, accompanied Captain Scott on his disastrous expedition to Antarctica in 1910-13. Ponting used glass plate negatives, although photographic film had been around for some time. His archive of 1700 plate negatives is housed at the Scott Polar ...
FIRST NZ CAPITAL STOCK PICKS <br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... zGuinness Peat Group We assess GPG to be trading at in excess of a 40 per cent discount to valuation and it has a sizeable net cash position on its balance sheet. zSky Television This is a high-quality asset with a sound balance sheet and strong cash ...
Look to quality local bonds <br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... ONE OF the most hotly tipped sectors for this year is good-quality corporate bonds _ those backed by famous and substantial local businesses _ not finance companies, Guinness Peat Group chairman Tony Gibbs says. And Russell Investments' Alister van der Maas says as with any ...
Cashing in on hard<br/>times reaps rewards<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... IF FORTUNE favours the brave then this year is the time for investors, large and small, to get active. The secret, say top market-watchers, is to be brave and smart with your investing. The recklessly brave can still take a bath coming off the worst bear market in decades. ...
TOP TIPS<br/>This New Year, there's extra<br/>help for Kiwis wanting to get <br/>their finances on track, says <br/>Retirement Commissioner <br/>Diana Crossan.
Jan 10, 2009 ... Q Where do I start with making some financial plans for the year ahead? ASet goals. Write them down, put a timeframe on them and keep them where you can refer to them regularly. Use the new goals worksheet on sorted.org.nz _ New Zealand's free, independent money guide run by ...
TOP TIPS FOR 2009<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... From Spicers' Aaron Hing: zDon't be affected by daily events: Remember that reacting to daily events may be a bigger threat to long-term success than a fall in the market. zBe careful how you use cash: Cash is fine for the short term but, long ...
Golf just Boo's ticket to a life of hunting and fishing<br/>GOLF<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... SOMETIMES A sport throws up a personality so different, so charming, so _ let's be honest _ sweetly daft, that almost everyone else retreats to the shadows. Boo Weekley, currently playing in the PGA tour opening tournament of 2009 (see report, p58) probably has spent most of the ...
Still finding the magic of old<br/>BOWLS<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... TOP BOWLS is increasingly seen as becoming the domain of youngsters, even teenagers, but with his performances at the national championships in Auckland this week Eddie Earwaker, at 90, is showing that the generation takeover is not yet complete. Earwaker has been remarkably ...
Brave<br/>in deed<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... GRAEME SMITH'S heroics in Sydney saw himself added to a Boy's Own collection of cricketers who have battled through the pain barrier in test cricket to perform heroic deeds. Not all of these deeds led to famous victories _ see numbers 10, 9, 6, 5, 2 and 1 for example _ but they ...
MP and partner unite<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... NEW WELLINGTON Central MP Grant Robertson (left) and his longtime partner Alf Kaiwai yesterday celebrated their civil union before a big group of family and friends in the most elegant church in the electorate, Old St Paul's. Old St Paul's is now run by the Historic Places ...
Hero mum's heartbreak.
Jan 10, 2009 ... A PREGNANT MOTHER threw herself into a farm pond to pull her drowning children to safety, but her desperate attempts to save her daughter were to no avail. ``Happy-go-lucky'' Summer Frank, 3, and little brother Brodie, 2, wandered from their Taranaki home while their mother ...
Lighten up, kids just wanna have fun <br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... THE PARENTS of Keegan Straight should be proud that in the midst of coping with their 9-year-old son's fatal accident on his new dirt bike, they urged parents not to stop their ``kids from being kids'' and to carry on biking. In spite of doing everything right _ their boy was ...
Fans cheer drinks boy Ryder<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... IF JESSE RYDER was nervous about the reception he would get when he faced the public for the first time since his latest alcohol-fuelled incident, he needn't have worried. The loudest cheer of the first hour of play was reserved for when Ryder, at the end of the seventh over of ...
Flags burn<br/>downtown<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... ISRAELI FLAGS were burned in Auckland yesterday during a protest against the country's military activity in Gaza. About 300 people took part in the event, which was led by veteran protester John Minto. Marchers took part in a mass lie-down on Queen St to symbolise the ...
Rain bedevils promise<br/>of an exciting finish<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... IF YOU are looking for a soundtrack for the series, anything by Scottish popsters Wet Wet Wet will do. For the third time in this four-match series, weather had a huge say in the outcome. In Queenstown, the match was abandoned without a result; in Christchurch, there was a ...
All Black three<br/>escape skinheads<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... THREE ALL Blacks have been praised by members of the public after being attacked by a pack of ``skinheads'' at a Coromandel holiday hotspot. The assault occurred when half-back Jimmy Cowan, prop Jamie Mackintosh and first five-eighth Stephen Donald were leaving a Black Seeds ...
Holt claims<br/>second title<br/>at nationals<br/>CYCLING<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... CAMBRIDGE RIDER Melissa Holt made it a unique double-double when she won the women's race at the national road cycling championships in Te Awamutu yesterday. Holt followed up her victory in the time trial by out-sprinting a small field at the end of a 120km circuit. The former ...
Marty Two-Toes has foot in door.
Jan 10, 2009 ... WHEN BLACK Caps hero Martin Guptill was 13, he was lying in an Auckland hospital bed getting used to the idea he was going to live the rest of his life with two toes on his left foot. His father, Peter, a Suburbs-New Lynn Cricket Club stalwart, used his contacts to get in touch ...
Inquiry ticks <br/>off drunk cop<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... POLICE BOSSES have rebuked an officer for allowing a man to leave his home and drive drunk, with tragic consequences, after the two had been drinking beer and rum together. But Taranaki senior constable Jono Erwood _ who then drove his patrol car drunk to the scene of the ...
The millionaire prisoner<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... INMATES IN our most secure prison are accused of making fortunes from a highly organised drug ring run from behind bars, with at least one alleged to have become a millionaire. Police documents claim the prisoners ran their methamphetamine importing and manufacturing ring from ...
DIVIDED DIVIDED.
Jan 10, 2009 ... PETER RATIMA heard the talk afterwards. While the country focused on the actions of senior constable Jono Erwood in driving his police car drunk to a double fatality in north Taranaki, few people ever questioned why the accident happened in the first place. Ratima's son Clint, ...
MAIN DRAW.
Jan 10, 2009 ... (1) Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) bye; Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs Marc Granollers (ESP); Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Igor Kunitsyn (RUS); Victor Hanescu (ROU) vs (8) Juan Monaco (ESP); (3) Robin Soderling (SWE) bye; Qualifier vs Qualifier; (WC) Rubin Statham (NZL) vs Robby Ginepri (USA); Qualifier ...
Togetherness<br/>hard to set<br/>aside for title<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... WHEN IT came to the kill, Elena Dementieva found it hard to strike the fatal blow. Familiarity with her opponent had most definitely not bred contempt. ``It was always going to be hard,'' said Dementieva of playing a final against her fellow Russian Elena Vesnina. ...
No side<br/>ready to <br/>back down.
Jan 10, 2009 ... ISRAEL'S OFFENSIVE against Hamas in the Gaza Strip was set to enter its third week today , with both sides brushing off a United Nations appeal to halt devastating attacks that have claimed more than 800 lives. As the humanitarian situation continued to deteriorate, the best ...
Guptill second-best<br/>ever in first ODI<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... NO SOONER had Martin Guptill become just the 152nd man to play one-day international cricket for New Zealand than he set sail for more exclusive clubs. The 22-year-old Aucklander delighted his hometown crowd with an unbeaten 122 in New Zealand's total of 275-4. In the process he ...
Jones pulls off huge feat in qualifier<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... AUCKLANDER GD Jones, the world No 623, produced a big result in downing Spaniard Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen in first-round qualifying for the Heineken Open tournament in Auckland yesterday. Jaen was ranked more than 400 places above him but Jones won 6-2, 6-1 to set up a clash with ...
Battle<br/>for war<br/>relics <br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... WHILE AUCKLAND'S coastal network of military forts and gun emplacements saw little or no war action, they are shaping up as the site of a new battle. On one side are the bands of volunteers who spend hundreds of hours a year restoring the sites, protecting them from vandals, ...
Torn apart by loss of kids<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... TWO COMMUNITIES were united in grief yesterday as they remembered six children who died in separate tragedies last week. In Auckland, the badly injured father of two of the four children killed in a house fire left his hospital bed to speak of his love for his lost family. And ...
`And would you like flies with that, sir?'<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... A MCDONALD'S restaurant has apologised to a mother whose son found maggots crawling through his Big Mac _ and given her $135 of vouchers for more burgers. Northland health authorities are investigating a complaint from Lianne Tansley about the burger sold at Whangarei's Bank St ...
CLASS ACTION NEEDED<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... IT DOESN'T matter how old you are, I bet you can still remember the name of your favourite teacher, that person who believed in you, who made learning enjoyable and who encouraged you to achieve more than you ever imagined. It comes as no surprise then, that Professor John ...
LETTERS<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... PAUL LEWIS' recent article `Speed(o) Wobbles Hit Pools' (Herald on Sunday, December 28) had some false statements about the Speedo LZR Racer suit. The Speedo LZR Racer does not contain any Neoprene. The Speedo research team, Speedo Aqualab, works closely alongside FINA to ensure ...
Marshall in trouble<br/>in bench protest<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... FORMER ALL Blacks halfback Justin Marshall has been suspended by his French club Montpellier for allegedly refusing to take the field off the reserve bench. The incident happened last weekend, late in the game at Toulouse where eighth-placed Montpellier lost 34-0 to the league ...
Economic wake-up call will get<br/>most out of their comfort zones<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... THERE IS no doubt capitalism is having a crisis of confidence. The French are hosting an international conference of pointy heads and politicians this week to show us the way out of the global financial mess. The problem apparently is the fault of what is now dubbed ``old ...
A week of<br/>cleansing<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... Nicola Shepheard subjected her system to a $115 Quick Cleanse detox and compared the results with a friend, who followed the accompanying diet without the herbal purgatives. I was never going to be the best guinea pig. For a non-smoking, pescatarian (vegetarian-plus-fish) who ...
Experts dispel<br/>detox myths.
Jan 10, 2009 ... AS THE SYLPH-LIKE Gwyneth Paltrow blogs about her post-binge purge, detox kits are disappearing from the shelves of health shops. But before you shell out, listen to the experts: the detox drugs don't work _ at least, not in the way they promise. Auckland dietitian ...
NZ in talks for world lotto jackpot of $680m<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... NEW ZEALAND has been in worldwide talks to join the ``greatest lottery on earth'' involving nearly 50 countries and a mega-jackpot of $680 million. The Lotteries Commission has briefed Internal Affairs Minister Dr Richard Worth on the possibility of the global lottery. ...
Police called in Veitch beach search.
Jan 10, 2009 ... FEARS CONTINUE for the health of former broadcaster Tony Veitch, as it is revealed his trial on assault charges is still at least two years away. Veitch's wife Zoe called police to help search for her husband while the couple were on a Christmas and New Year break. The searchers ...
Summer of the<br/>super yacht<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... NEVER MIND the global recession, the rich and the glamorous are steadily cruising into Auckland's Viaduct aboard their multi-million-dollar super yachts. As the Rich Listers soak up some sunshine, their uniformed crew freshen up the flower arrangements and clean already spotless ...
English lesson makes NZC look good<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... KEVIN PIETERSEN'S demise as England cricket captain, alongside the sacking of coach Peter Moores, highlights the fact that finally _ finally _ New Zealand Cricket might have done something right. English cricket's night of the long knives saw Pietersen step down as captain ...
Living legend Turner still on the team 40 years later<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... IT'S A measure of Glenn Turner's love for the game of cricket that, 40 years after his first association with the New Zealand team, he's still intimately involved as, effectively, the convener of selectors. If anybody ever had a reason to thumb his nose at the game in this ...
FIELDS AND FORM FOR THAMES AND NELSON HARNESS TODAY<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... THAMES HRC 1 ROSEDORAE, Drappier, Dr Who. 2 JUST LIKE CULLEN, Blackjack Dollar, Colonel Pickering. 3 DESIRUBY, New Years Girl, Helenearth. 4 DELTA DREAM, Havealookatthis, Yezzaikhan. 5 THREE TIMES A LADY, Maksart, Satire. ...
RESULTS<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... AUCKLAND RC R1:3-4 Sufficient (6) 54 J McDonald 1, 6-6 Tachus (5) 54 D Johnson 2, 1-2 Mill Vinnie (3) 56 S Spratt 3. All Started. 2-1/2L, 1-3/4L, 3/4L. Time: 1:34.11. W: $5.80. P: $2.70, $6.40. Q: $37.50. Tri: $284.50. R2: 3-2 Deverra (4) 57.5 J McDonald 1, 2-3 Lisa ...
RESULTS<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... BOWLS HYUNDAI NATIONAL OPEN (Auckland) Men: Section 1: Three wins, Gary Cotton (Mangere), Petar Sain (Carlton-Cornwall), Nick Botica (Avondale), Peter Belliss (Cabramatta), two wins, Frank Griffiths (Mairangi), Tony Krajancic (Stirling), Bob ...
A mountain<br/>too high<br/>for some<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... ONCE AGAIN the selectors have indicated they do not rate our domestic cricket as a strong enough standard of play for form alone to enable selection to international level. Martin Guptill's selection shows they are looking for players they have a hunch will carry something more ...
Accident petrifies<br/>crossbow owner<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... A CROSSBOW OWNER who shot his neighbour in the head says he is sorry for the ``nightmarish'' accident. Adele Curran, 42, was watering pot plants outside her Auckland home on Thursday afternoon when a 40cm bolt fired from next door penetrated her skull near her right eye. ...
Pilot joked as he lay dying<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... A HURT HANG-GLIDER pilot joked bravely with friends after a crash landing, unaware that his injuries were fatal. But he began losing consciousness as he awaited the arrival of paramedics. Aucklander Stephen Elliott, 48, was taking part in the Forbes Flatland Hang ...
Messy kitchen row ends in court<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... IT IS a frustration many people can sympathise with: the flatmate who can't be bothered cleaning the kitchen. But most people are not accused of chasing down that flatmate, forcing him into the back of a car and beating him around the head. That was the scenario that ...
HELPING THEM COPE WITH THE DRINK<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... THEY'RE YOUNG, highly paid and adored by millions. So why do so many All Blacks get into often drink-related trouble? All Black mental skills coach Gilbert Enoka said players were constantly mentored and new clauses were being added to contracts to combat drink-related ...
All about comfort, baby<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... THE PREVIOUS Skoda Superb was a triumph of function over good looks _ no doubt one reason the politicians ignored its value and went for BMWs instead. Its only real shortcoming was saggy handling, not necessarily a problem if spacious, well built and comfortable are your main requirements ....
Boro boss bites back<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... ONE OF the more unexpected sights of the Premier League in recent times has been Gareth Southgate, the youngest manager, standing up to the most experienced, strong-willed managers such as Sir Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp. Those who thought the unfailingly polite ...
Rugby stars behaving badly<br/>.
Jan 10, 2009 ... IN THE movies, it is the full moon that pushes the loonies off their hinge. For rugby players, it is the sun. Summer has become a notoriously volatile period for New Zealand's professional players. Each year, a good few of them end up barking at the sun, then getting ...