The Press back issues from July 1996:
Forecaster warns of big snowfalls
Jul 01, 1996; ... Canterbury people are being advised to wrap up warmly tonight aspredicted severe snowstorms advance up the South Island. A weather observer for Blue Skies, Tony Trewinnard, said there wasa 30 to 40 per cent chance the storm could produce the worst snowfallin Canterbury for 20 ...
Peters urges candidates to give it all
Jul 01, 1996; ... `Chance of lifetime' for party New Zealand First can collapse support for the other main partiesand become the Government in October if candidates give totalcommitment to campaigning, says New Zealand First leader WinstonPeters. Mr Peters gave a keynote speech to the ...
Teller-machine bid fails
Jul 01, 1996 ... An attempt to rob a Trust Bank automatic teller machine earlyyesterday failed after the offenders were either disturbed or losttheir nerve, the Christchurch police say. The would-be robbers placed orange road markers and emergency tapearound the entrance and exit to Fendalton Mall ...
First stage of Govt's tax cut takes effect today
Jul 01, 1996; ... The first stage of the Government's tax-cut and social-helppackage -- National's drawcard for the October 12 election -- takeseffect today. Middle-income families will be the biggest winners. After a build-up in the media lasting months, the Governmentunveiled the fine-print ...
Magazine's $20,000 offer to Cohens obscene MP
Jul 01, 1996; ... A reputed $20,000 payout by a New Zealand women's magazine for theexclusive rights to Lorraine and Aaron Cohens' story has beenlabelled obscene by Christchurch North MP Mike Moore. The Cohens have refused to comment on their 11-year ordeal inPenang Prison since leaving Malaysia on ...
Maternity funding system changes
Jul 01, 1996; ... Pregnant women may have to pay for some medical services fromtoday as the regional health authorities change maternity funding. The new system requires women to choose either a doctor, midwife,or specialist as leading maternity carer. This carer will receive acapped budget for the ...
Police powers on gangs `adequate'; Opposition to planned law changes
Jul 01, 1996; ... Police powers to deal with gangs are adequate, according to theCanterbury Council for Civil Liberties and a Christchurch lawyer whoacts for gang members. The Minister of Justice, Doug Graham, said last week the policewould have more power to deal with gangs as a result of proposals ...
Taking the plunge when the temperature plummets
Jul 01, 1996 ... An American family takes the plunge at the International AntarcticCentre's visitor centre yesterday. Major Paul Giovino, head of theUS Naval Antarctic Support Unit at the centre, his son Anthony, ...
Locality profile for health presented at Ashburton
Jul 01, 1996 ... ASHBURTON -- The new locality profile for Mid Canterbury healthwas presented at a meeting in Ashburton last week. Nearly 70 people represented health groups. The Southern RegionalHealth Authority was represented by consultation adviser Jill Nuttalland strategy manager Chris ...
Southern manager tells of claw-back
Jul 01, 1996; ... The Southern Regional Health Authority had to claw back aconsiderable amount of money to break even, strategic manager ChrisClarke told about 70 people at a public meeting in Ashburton onThursday. His board considered it should be more conservative and it had topull back to cover ...
Beach near ferry site under study; Clifford Bay erosion fears answered
Jul 01, 1996; ... Tranz Rail will monitor possible erosion of Marfell Beach as aresult of its Clifford Bay ferry terminal plans. Marlborough people have expressed concerns at the effects of theproject on the popular beach at a series of consultative meetingsarranged by Tranz Rail. One concern ...
Funds assure Nelson hospital work
Jul 01, 1996; ... A $14 million capital injection announced last week for NelsonMarlborough Health Services has ensured proposed operating theatresfor Nelson Hospital will go ahead. Chief executive Glenys Baldick said a three-year $24m capitaldevelopment programme had already seen the construction ...
Christchurch keen to see a Kiwi that flies
Jul 01, 1996 ... It was peanuts and cola all round yesterday as thousands ofChristchurch people caught a glimpse of Kiwi International Airlines'latest aircraft. Open to the public yesterday on the eve of its maiden flight toSydney, the Boeing 737-300 was admired and oggled by an estimated3000 ...
Free post opportunity for letter writers
Jul 01, 1996; ... Feel guilty that you have not written to that dear old grandmotherin the North Island recently? What about that pen pal who frequently asks how things are goingbut you keep forgetting to write? Today could be the day to write one and pop it in a post box -- itwill not cost ...
Truck full of gifts; for City Mission
Jul 01, 1996 ... A truck full of surprises pulled up at the Christchurch CityMission at the weekend from Harcourts Realty. The group chose the City Mission as one of its charities.Harcourts staff attending an achievements night were asked to make ...
Rural schools `feeling teacher pressures'
Jul 01, 1996 ... Rural schools are coming under the worst pressure from teachersleaving the profession, says the chairman of the Aoraki region of thePost Primary Teachers' Association, John Bell. He said yesterday that two surveys of teacher departuresunderlined the reality that while there was a ...
ACT leader's book given away in Ilam
Jul 01, 1996; ... One in 10 Ilam voters will get a chance to find out what ACTleader Richard Prebble has been thinking when they get a free copy ofhis book. In an unprecedented move in New Zealand political campaigning, ACTNew Zealand's Ilam candidate, Nigel Mattison, is bankrolling thedelivery of ...
Bridge beam for track fills the sky
Jul 01, 1996 ... Morning sun lights a 9.6-metre bridge beam being flown into theWharfdale Track at Mount Oxford, North Canterbury, on Saturday. Thetrack is ...
Secondary school sector's loss smaller, report says
Jul 01, 1996 ... The secondary school sector continues to run at a deficit, but the1994 loss is half that of the year before, says a new report beforeParliament. A report on the performance of the compulsory school sector,tabled on Thursday, found the sector as a whole was in soundfinancial ...
Teachers' talks to resume
Jul 01, 1996; ... Secondary school teachers' pay talks will resume on Tuesday. After a telephone conference of Post Primary Teachers' Associationdelegates yesterday, president Martin Cooney said formal negotiationson the collective employment contract would resume seven months tothe day it had ...
Plan to sack firefighters _ union
Jul 01, 1996 ... As 227 community safety teams throughout the country prepare tostart work with the Fire Service, the firefighters' union has accusedthe service of planning to sack union members. The secretary of the Professional Firefighters' Union, Derek Best,said it was of grave concern that ...
Why free markets are preferable
Jul 01, 1996; ... Business writer ALAN WILLIAMS explains the thoughts of the greateconomist, Friedrich von Hayek, whose work was marked in a lecturerecently by the Governor of the Reserve Bank. The wider ownership and involvement there is in business, thebetter off a country will be. Such ...
Too easy on Nigeria
Jul 01, 1996 ... The London meeting between the Commonwealth Ministerial ActionGroup and representatives of the Nigerian Government will not beremembered as a turning-point for Commonwealth human rights. The NewZealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, Don McKinnon, was clearly lessthan impressed by the ...
`New Kiwis' seek neighbours' acceptance
Jul 01, 1996; ... Immigrants to New Zealand come from a range of countries and havea variety of reasons for making the shift. ``The Press'' spoke with three immigrant families living inChristchurch: one from Taiwan, one from Kenya, and one from Holland. Paul Lin immigrated to New Zealand with ...
Saving message defied in favour of spending tax cuts
Jul 01, 1996; ... An AMP survey showing that most New Zealanders plan to spend theirtax-cuts money, rather than putting it towards saving, appears tohave been proved right already. The Reserve Bank comments last week on the inflationary pressuresin the economy indicate that this money, due in wage ...
Govt maintains dolphin protection
Jul 02, 1996; ... The Government yesterday decided not to relax controversialHector's dolphin protection measures in the Banks Peninsula MarineSanctuary. Canterbury fishing associations have warned that some frustratedamateur set-netters may flout a ban on the use of set-nets in ...
Snowstorm's advance on Canterbury slows
Jul 02, 1996; ... Snowfalls expected in Canterbury today may not be as heavy asfirst expected, says Blue Skies weather forecaster Tony Trewinnard. On Sunday he said there was a 30 to 40 per cent chance that thestorm advancing up the South Island could produce the worst snowfallsin Canterbury for 20 ...
Waikuku stabbings
Jul 02, 1996; ... An Amberley teenager was charged with attempted murder after anattack on two women at Waikuku Beach yesterday. The mother and daughter were admitted to Christchurch Hospitalwith stab wounds after being attacked at a house on Beach Road about3am. Neither woman was seriously injured ...
Better maternity care likely midwives
Jul 02, 1996; ... Women have the potential to receive better maternity care underthe system that began yesterday, says the New Zealand College ofMidwives national co-ordinator, Karen Guilliland. The new system requires women to choose either a midwife, doctor,or specialist as their lead maternity ...
Mental health a new priority ~ Shipley
Jul 02, 1996; ... Health Minister Jenny Shipley says she expects regional healthauthorities to ``pay attention'' to finding money for mental healthservices. The Government required authorities to look at what they weredoing in other areas and, if it was not as important as mentalhealth, to ...
New SRHA travel funding worries Dalziel
Jul 02, 1996 ... Labour health spokeswoman Lianne Dalziel has criticised the July 1introduction of changes to the Southern Regional Health Authority'sproposed accommodation and transport assistance. The policy changes would reduce funding for travel andaccommodation by up to 50 per cent. Ms ...
Wider inflation band attacked
Jul 02, 1996 ... New Zealand First's advocacy of widening the Reserve Bank'sinflation target band has been strongly attacked by manufacturers andUnited New Zealand. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said last week he wantedto see the inflation band widened to 0 to 3 per cent or ...
Chch doctors least satisfied; Survey response strongest in NZ
Jul 02, 1996; ... Senior hospital doctors in Christchurch gave the strongestresponse against the health reforms in a survey by the Association ofSalaried Medical Specialists. Of the association's 1600 members throughout New Zealand, 550doctors sent questionnaires responded. Eighty of the ...
Children join jazz-singer father to perform for `hardest; audience' at KidsFest
Jul 02, 1996 ... Singer Malcolm McNeil and his children Abe, left, 15, Ambrose,five, and Mahalia, 11, will perform three concerts in the Great Hallthis weekend as part of KidsFest. McNeil, better-known for his high-brow jazz ...
Fate of African stowaways remains mystery
Jul 02, 1996; ... Mystery shrouds the fate of 13 African stowaways who arrived inNelson during October last year on a Turkish log carrier from SouthAfrica. They spent two weeks in a Christchurch prison before beingreleased to live with members of the city's African community. The13 -- four ...
Condom machines sought
Jul 02, 1996 ... RANGIORA -- Vandal-proof condom vending machines may soon gracethe walls of men's public toilets in Culverden and Hanmer Springs. Glenn Morris, of Glenns Consultancies, has asked the HurunuiDistrict Council's service committee for permission to install themachines in its public ...
Clarkville farmers strongly oppose lily-growing plan
Jul 02, 1996 ... RANGIORA -- An application to subdivide almost 30ha of land atClarkville into seven lots for oriental-lily production wouldsignificantly affect farming activities in the area, a planner told aWaimakariri District Council's resource management and regulationcommittee. Shona Brown ...
MP opens college unit
Jul 02, 1996; ... ASHBURTON -- The member of Parliament for Rakaia, Jenny Shipley,has officially opened the $240,000 special learning unit at AshburtonCollege. After a powhiri presented by the college Maori culture group,elder Archie Keepa welcomed those present and later blessed the roomsof the ...
Boomerang tips imparted at KidsFest
Jul 02, 1996 ... Tutor Earl Tutty teaches Krystal Macpherson, nine, the finerpoints of good boomerang technique at ...
Licence inquiry centres on one officer
Jul 02, 1996 ... An internal police investigation into allegations of false driver-licence testing continues to centre on one officer despite anallegation that other incidents have also occurred. A Christchurch police constable is under investigation for passingincompetent drivers. It is alleged ...
Possum export plan develops
Jul 02, 1996 ... Tradenz and the Possum Products Marketing Council have almostfinalised a joint export market development programme for possumskins, says Trade Negotiations Minister Philip Burdon. He told West Coast MP Damien O'Connor in Parliament that it wasenvisaged the plan would generate data ...
Proposal to shut CYPS criticised; Council considers legal action
Jul 02, 1996; ... Legal action may be taken by the Waimakariri District Council tostop the closure of the Rangiora office of the Children and YoungPersons' Service. Mayor Janice Skurr said yesterday that this was just one coursethat would be discussed at a council meeting tonight where ...
Science Alive! visitor reflects on brain-teasers
Jul 02, 1996 ... Adam Wastney, 15, of Tapawera Area School, near Nelson, confrontedAdam Wastney when he visited Christchurch's Science Alive! The giantkaleidoscope is a regular exhibit which has been incorporated into anew show called ``Brain Games''. The attraction, which demonstratesillusions, ...
Young skiers ready for action on the slopes
Jul 02, 1996 ... Wellington visitors Angus Beattie, left, eight, his sisterHarriet, six, and brother George, four, and their friend, Amy Smith,four, were among the first skiers of the season at the Amuri ...
Fire damages Linwood takeaway bar
Jul 02, 1996 ... Christchurch firefighter Stratford Hubert inspects the damagecaused by a fire at a Linwood Avenue takeaway bar ...
Loss of flight plan delays take-off for new airline
Jul 02, 1996; ... Kiwi International Airline's first flight from Christchurchyesterday was delayed. Kiwi chief executive Ewan Wilson said the tower temporarily lostthe flight plan for the airline's flight to Sydney. ``The doors were closed, everybody was on board and we asked for atug to push ...
New agency integrates past Antarctic efforts
Jul 02, 1996; ... The Antarctic should be more accessible, but safeguards should beput in place to protect the environment, Prime Minister Jim Bolgersaid yesterday in declaring operational a new Crown entity,Antarctica New Zealand. Created by the passing of the New Zealand Antarctic Institute ...
MP questions help to Cohens
Jul 02, 1996 ... Honest New Zealand exporters do not receive the Government helpthat was reputedly given to Lorraine and Aaron Cohen, ChristchurchNorth MP Mike Moore said yesterday. He described as ``disturbing'' media reports that New Zealanddiplomats were tight-lipped about the Cohens' travel ...
No test-ban treaty yet
Jul 02, 1996 ... Sadly, a treaty to stop all nuclear tests was not concluded inGeneva at the end of last week. The June 28 deadline had long beenaccepted, and momentum had built towards achieving a comprehensivetest-ban treaty. Timing is all-important in international relations,and the circumstances may ...
Staff valued for their knowledge
Jul 02, 1996; ... The extensive knowledge of the staff is one of the big factors inthe success of Baby City, says the managing director, Terry Nuttall. ``We hire people who have a wealth of experience in working withbabies and young children. ``They all enjoy their work, and can pass their ...
Store expands to cater for demand
Jul 02, 1996; ... The Baby City store at Hornby, which has doubled in size, will beofficially opened today. The extended store will offer customers inthe west of Christchurch and rural areas the same choices as in itsother two Christchurch stores, says the managing director, ...
Activists sentenced after damaging city sports shop
Jul 02, 1996 ... Two animal liberation activists were yesterday given periods ofcommunity service and ordered to pay reparation for their protestactions against a Christchurch sports shop. Judge Eric Anderson in the Christchurch District Court sentencedBenjamin James Griffiths, 21, unemployed, and ...
Charge dropped as witness exits stand abruptly
Jul 02, 1996 ... A scheduled two-day trial came to an abrupt end after 11/2 hoursin the Christchurch District Court yesterday when a woman, who hadgiven evidence of being stabbed in an inner-city street by MichelleAnne Wikaira, walked from the court during her cross-examination. Although ...
Conviction for wood theft
Jul 02, 1996; ... ASHBURTON -- An 18-year-old labourer who had a recent convictionfor stealing a bottle of milk was convicted by Judge Edward Ryan inthe Ashburton District Court yesterday of stealing firewood. Marcus Rangi Tiepa pleaded guilty to the offence and was fined$100. Senior Sergeant Colin ...
Deadlocked jury retires for night; Death case deliberations continue today
Jul 02, 1996 ... Deliberations will resume this morning in the High Court inChristchurch for a jury deciding the future of three people allegedto have murdered streetkid Darryn Buckfield. After deliberating for almost nine hours the jury was deadlockedand Justice Moran decided to send the panel to ...
Fisherman fined over bait
Jul 02, 1996; ... A man was fined $250 in the Christchurch District Court yesterdayfor using salmon ova as fish bait. Conservation officer Patrick Gollan testified that he saw PeterRichard O'Connor, of Christchurch, fishing with salmon ova at theLake Coleridge tailrace on April 5. Looking ...
Pilot hearing for July 15
Jul 02, 1996 ... The Christchurch District Court hearing of two charges against thepilot of last year's fatal hot-air balloon flight has been furtherremanded to July 15. The Civil Aviation Authority has brought two charges against PeterKollar, of Christchurch, for causing unnecessary danger to ...
Woman, 83, feared for life in attack
Jul 02, 1996 ... An 83-year-old woman told the High Court in Christchurch yesterdaythat she was raped last November and that she feared for her lifeduring the attack. The woman said the man also committed indecencies on her andthreatened to kill her several times. Ashley John Fulton, 37, a ...
Company provides expertise for many SI schools
Jul 02, 1996; ... Arranging taxis for special-needs children, handling a school'saccounting, and making sure teachers get paid are just a few ofSchool Support's tasks. School Support Ltd has provided services toschools in the South Island since the introduction of TomorrowsSchools in 1989. With ...
Expanding support
Jul 02, 1996; ... School Support Ltd has moved to new up-market premises inMandeville Street to cater for its expanding services. Formerly based at 67 Mandeville Street, the company has moved to afirst-floor office at 54 Mandeville Street. School Support has one of the widest ranges of services ...
Chamber Orchestra at Cathedral
Jul 02, 1996; ... University Festival Chamber Orchestra performs ``Old Concerto inModern Frame'' at the Christchurch Cathedral, June 30, 2.30pm.Reviewed by Allan Francis. On paper this looked to be a heady brew of traditional and modernworks, although on reflection the distance between the two was ...
Staff bring wealth of experience
Jul 02, 1996; ... Five staff at School Support Ltd have a wealth of experience indealing with the needs of primary and secondary schools. Anne Wright, manager of the Canterbury accounting operation forSchool Support has been involved in education for 30 years,particularly in the areas of accounting ...
Video travels from `Lonely Planet'
Jul 02, 1996; ... Business must be good in the travel video market. New releasesabound, and movie distribution companies are entering the market. Network Entertainment has added ``Lonely Planet'' travel videos toits catalogue. Four new titles cover the Pacific Islands, Ecuadorand the Galapagos ...
Adrift on wild rivers
Jul 02, 1996; ... Rafting holidays in six different parts of the world can bearranged through Adrift, a rafting company based in Queenstown. Adrift's founder, New Zealander Cam McLeay, describes the companyas specialists in extended river journeys. ``Our expeditions offer the excitement of ...
NZ as visitors read about us
Jul 02, 1996 ... New Zealand: Travel Survival Kit (8th edition). LonelyPlanet/Transworld. 706pp. $34.95. This is the book most likely to be carried by younger visitors whocome to New Zealand. They should not be disappointed. The coverageis thorough and up-to-date (with the necessary warning that ...