The Press back issues from September 1997:
Plan for apartment block in Timaru
Sep 01, 1997 ... Plans have been announced for a five-storey apartment block inTimaru, the first development of its type in the city. If approvedby the Timaru District Council, the $3 million complex will be builton The Terrace and feature panoramic views along the South Canterburycoastline to the ...
Man's body found on Mount Arthur
Sep 01, 1997 ... The body of a 19-year-old Nelson man missing since Tuesday hasbeen found in an area of bush near a car-park on Mount Arthur, nearMotueka. The police said there were no suspicious circumstances inthe death of ...
Police appeal after attack on woman
Sep 01, 1997 ... The Timaru police would like information about a man who accostedan elderly woman in her home about 12.30pm on Saturday. They wouldlike to hear from anyone who saw a male acting suspiciously in theWai-iti ...
Greymouth escaper; back in custody
Sep 01, 1997 ... The Greymouth police cell escaper Warren Edward Haslam wasrecaptured at Roxburgh on Friday night. Constable Ken Foreman said a bare-footed Haslam escaped ...
Fisherman's body found at Haast
Sep 01, 1997 ... The Greymouth police yesterday confirmed that the body of missingBannockburn fisherman John Graham Todd, 67, had been found in a deephole at the mouth of the Okuru River at ...
Magazine copies held from sale
Sep 01, 1997 ... AUCKLAND -- Two of New Zealand's biggest magazines, which were topublish stories today about the Princess of Wales and her companion,Dodi al-Fayed, have withdrawn copies from sale. ``New Idea'' has pulled all copies of its magazine from theshelves at the 11th hour, and ``Woman's ...
One of world's safest cars not safe enough
Sep 01, 1997; ... One of the safest cars in the world was not safe enough forPrincess Diana, Dodi al-Fayed, and their entourage in Parisyesterday. The Mercedes-Benz S600 in which they were being driven would havebeen fitted with front airbags, anti-lock braking, and was built withwhat is probably ...
NZ shocked at death, says Bolger
Sep 01, 1997; ... All New Zealanders would feel a deep sense of shock at the deathof Princess Diana, Prime Minister Jim Bolger said last night. ``It is with a great sense of sadness that we extend ourcondolences to her sons, Princes William and Harry and to the Queenand the Duke of Edinburgh and the ...
Bus-service vow sought
Sep 01, 1997 ... ASHBURTON -- Ashburton Intermediate School is seeking assurancesfrom the Ministry of Education that eligible students will continueto have free bus transport after Ashburton Borough School was granteda request to provide Year 7 and 8 classes. Ashburton students can now choose ...
Units guaranteed for elderly tenants
Sep 01, 1997 ... BLENHEIM -- Tenants in the Marlborough District Council's 178pensioner units have been guaranteed occupancy if a proposal to sellthe portfolio goes ahead. Submissions on the proposed sale of housing for the elderly closeon September 26. The public consultation follows a council ...
Power-price rise
Sep 01, 1997 ... ASHBURTON -- Mid-Canterbury power prices will increase 3.4 percent from October 1. For a typical Mid-Canterbury household using 9000kW a year, theprice increase will be $3 per month, bringing the average monthlyhousehold power bill to $90. Electricity Ashburton chief ...
Asian students suffer scare in Burnside house
Sep 01, 1997; ... A group of Asian students barricaded themselves in a bedroom whiletwo men tried to break down the door during a terrifying ordeal onSaturday. Senior Constable John McIntyre, of the Christchurch police, said agroup of six young Taiwanese people were in a Burnside house about2.20am ...
Fun run will battle cancer
Sep 01, 1997 ... The battle against breast cancer is being stepped up with a funrun concept to be launched in Christchurch this month. Former marathon world record holder Alison Roe is staging the ANZRace for the Cure series in Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland tocoincide with international ...
Govt `stifles' reforms
Sep 01, 1997; ... A stifling bureaucracy and threats of market-model changes areundoing the achievements of the Tomorrow's Schools reforms, formerPrime Minister David Lange says. Mr Lange, who as Minister of Education introduced Tomorrow'sSchools nine years ago, told the School Trustees ...
English pair held; on LSD charges
Sep 01, 1997 ... Two English men appeared in the Christchurch District Court onSaturday on charges of importing LSD. Paul Nicholas Bird, 29, andThomas Simon Coke, 19, were jointly charged with importing a Class Adrug, namely lysergide, into New Zealand. They were also chargedwith possession of the drug ...
Man's body found; on Mount Arthur
Sep 01, 1997 ... The body of a 19-year-old Nelson man missing since Tuesday,Phillip Kenneth Gordon, was found on Saturday in an area of bush neara car-park on Mount Arthur, near Motueka. The ...
Fisherman's body; found at Haast
Sep 01, 1997 ... Greymouth police yesterday confirmed that the body of a missingBannockburn fisherman, John Graham Todd, 67, had been found in a holeat the mouth of the ...
Skeptics bring auras; to Chch conference
Sep 01, 1997 ... About 50 people brought themselves and their auras to the openingof the New Zealand Skeptics annual national conference inChristchurch last night. The Skeptics opened the ...
Ski bus bursts into flames on Mount Hutt road
Sep 01, 1997 ... A bus-load of skiers had to make a hasty exit after their tour busburst into flames at Mount Hutt on Saturday. Acting Sergeant AndrewGrubb, of the Christchurch police, said the Value Tours Ltd bus wastaking about 30 skiers up the Mount Hutt access road when it caughtfire near Scotts ...
Trustees push for drug education at early age
Sep 01, 1997 ... NELSON -- Programmes to counter drug abuse should be madeavailable to children at a younger age, school trustees havesuggested. Delegates attending a workshop on drug abuse programmes at theSecondary Schools Association conference in Nelson said existingprogrammes were aimed at ...
Fall in Maori support poll
Sep 01, 1997 ... WELLINGTON -- Support for New Zealand First among Maori voters hasslumped, 10 months after the party rode into power on Maori support,according to a poll out yesterday. The poll, for TV One's ``Marae'' programme, shows just 26 per centof voters on the Maori roll now support NZ ...
MAF staffer suspended over spread allegation
Sep 01, 1997; ... A Ministry of Agriculture staff member has been suspended afterallegations that he was involved in spreading the rabbit calicivirusin South Canterbury. Ministry spokesman Grant Burney said the police had been called into assist the ministry in investigating the incident and had ...
Witnesses sought to; possible road rage
Sep 01, 1997 ... An apparent road-rage incident in which two men allegedly hit awoman driver with their fists has prompted a call for witnesses fromHamilton police. The incident occurred about 11am yesterday near theFrankton overbridge, Hamilton. The woman motorist had stopped in front of a van ...
Unhappy NZ First members told to go
Sep 01, 1997; ... New Zealand First malcontents were told yesterday to go and formtheir own party -- and they may take up the challenge. List MP Ron Mark said after the party's Canterbury regionalconference that he was tired of the party's critics and challengedthem to go. ``If these people ...
Vintage display outside Parliament Buildings
Sep 01, 1997 ... Roy Southward steers his 1891 Panhard Et Levassor along theforecourt of Parliament Buildings ....
Diana will be remembered
Sep 01, 1997 ... Yesterday's terrible death in Paris darkens the world. The deathof Diana, Princess of Wales, ends a life which, for all its troubles,was a visionary thing. Her bravery, beauty, and good works liftedthe lives of millions. The world grieves at her going. Diana's life promised much ...
Squad's naming reviewed
Sep 01, 1997; ... The timing of the national netball squad selection could breakwith tradition this year at the prompting of new Silver Ferns coachYvonne Willering. The New Zealand squad, from which the Silver Ferns team is drawn,is usually named straight after the final of the ...
`Ugly' win incurs coach's wrath
Sep 01, 1997; ... The Canterbury Reds rugby league player who remarked ``we aregoing to cop it at training on Tuesday'' as he walked from RugbyLeague Park after yesterday's 32-16 win over Southland Rams is likelyto have his fears confirmed. Coach Gerard Stokes had a nasty glint in his eye when he ...
Canty piles on points despite start
Sep 01, 1997 ... Canterbury B took some time to subdue a South Canterbury XV in theNPC rugby curtain-raiser at Lancaster Park on Saturday night, butonce it did the points came with a rush. A jinking run by South Canterbury first five-eighths Sam Jackpaved the way for wing Gareth Burgess to score in ...
Feeney injury sours victory
Sep 01, 1997 ... WELLINGTON -- Counties took a valuable bonus point but paid aheavy price for their 37-23 win over Wellington in a nationalchampionship first division rugby match at Athletic Park on Saturday. Counties scored four tries to snare their first bonus point of theseason and to surge to ...
Halswell ends with a flourish
Sep 01, 1997 ... Halswell United emerged from a second-round slump to beat southernleague soccer champion Dunedin Technical, 5-4, at Halswell Domain onSaturday. Halswell was vying for the league title at the half-way point inthe season only for its effort to peter out at the business ...
Hita's tries highlight of Northland's landslide
Sep 01, 1997 ... DIVISION TWO WHANGAREI -- Former Junior Kiwis rugby league player Jason Hitascored two spectacular solo tries to help Northland overwhelm KingCountry, 68-10, in yesterday's NPC second division rugby match atWhangarei. Hita, playing at second five-eighths, split the defence ...
Linwood, Marist into semi-finals
Sep 01, 1997 ... Linwood and Marist-Albion, two teams taking the Canterbury inter-club rugby competition seriously, maintained their unbeaten recordsto earn semi-final places as section play finished on Saturday. Linwood kept on its winning way in section four beating Burnside,32-16, at Burnside ...
Marlborough hangs on
Sep 01, 1997 ... DIVISION THREE Marlborough rugby fans were treated to a second successive 80-pluspoint spectacular at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim when the Red Devilsbeat a strong challenge from Horowhenua-Kapiti to win 52-37 onSaturday. In a key NPC third division clash it was Marlborough's ...
Newton carves promising niche in Canty youth win
Sep 01, 1997 ... Powerful centre Jason Newton scored four tries and stamped himselfa player of promise as Canterbury under 19s beat South CanterburyColts 50-16 at Rugby Park on Saturday. Newton and second five-eighths Matt Newman provided an effectivemidfield pairing for the under 19 team which ...
Southland fans dine out on win
Sep 01, 1997 ... INVERCARGILL -- Southland rugby fans partied large on Saturdaynight after their team's nail-biting 22-20 win over arch-rival Otagoat the Homestead Stadium. It was Southland's first championship win over Otago since August6, 1977 -- at Carisbrook -- and broke a 26-game NPC division ...
Rams' comeback falls short
Sep 01, 1997; ... Canterbury ended its 1997 Sprite national men's basketball leaguetitle quest in style at Wellington on Saturday, but it was not goodenough to beat the home side and make the play-offs. The Rams lost, 100-109, after being hopelessly placed, 9-30, afterthe first quarter and 30-55 ...
Surprise exit for Chch
Sep 01, 1997 ... Christchurch, the winner of both women's division one inter-clubsquash competition rounds, has been surprisingly eliminated in thechampionship semi-finals. The Christchurch team, missing regular No. 2 Leanne Mahan, wasthumped, three rubbers to one, by Football I in the semi-finals ...
Aranui cruises into final
Sep 01, 1997 ... WELLINGTON -- Aranui High continued its barnstorming run bycrushing Wainuiomata College, 64-14, in a national schools' rugbyleague semi-final in Wellington yesterday. Aranui will now have home advantage for the final on September 14. On Wednesday most of the side will switch ...
Hobbs finishes equal third
Sep 01, 1997 ... Canterbury golfer Andrew Hobbs had the best round of thetournament, a five-under 66, but had to settle for equal third in theAuckland 72-hole stroke-play championship at Pukekohe at the weekend. The title was shared by New Zealand Eisenhower Trophy worldrepresentative David ...
Rees guides University to title on first attempt
Sep 01, 1997 ... University (men) and Minties (women) are the respective winners ofthe Christchurch A grade club basketball championships after thefinals at Cowles Stadium on Saturday. Both winners had to stage dramatic fightbacks in the last quarterto achieve success, University trailing ...
Ansley secures Templeton golf title
Sep 01, 1997 ... Kevin Ansley's regulation par at the last hole late yesterdayafternoon secured him the Templeton men's 36-open golf title. Ansleyand his Christchurch clubmate Isaac Randall seemed destined for aplay-off when they came to the 36th hole both level with par for ...
Coasters romp in for six tries
Sep 01, 1997 ... NELSON -- A rampant opening half hour set up West Coast for acomfortable 50-24 Challenge Cup rugby league win over Tasman inNelson yesterday. Weak Tasman defence saw the Coasters scamper in for six tries,three of them to fullback and captain Warren Donaldson. However, quick ...
Ramage shows cycling promise
Sep 01, 1997 ... PERTH -- Aucklander Fiona Ramage stamped herself as a rider of thefuture when she finished 10th in the women's 500m time trial at theworld track cycling championships in Perth. Ramage, the youngest rider in the field at 19 and in her firstmajor international meeting, had to ride ...
Greater role in new-car market
Sep 01, 1997 ... Luxury-car retailer Archibalds, headed by the managing directorJohn Fairhall, is poised to play a greater role in Christchurch'snew-car market with the recent acquisition of several new franchises. The company plans an extensive reorganisation and redevelopment ofits showroom ...
New models continue Peugeot's reputation
Sep 01, 1997 ... The Peugeot marque has a proud place in automotive history. Sincethe first car rolled out of the factory doors in 1891, Peugeot hashad a reputation for excellence. This has included a long involvement in motorsport at Indianapolisand in Le Mans and world championship ...
Top service at Peugeot's new home
Sep 01, 1997 ... Peugeot has a new home in Christchurch, at Garden City Prestige,55 Riccarton Road. The newly appointed dealership offers Peugeotowners excellent facilities and service. ``With the launch of the 306 range and additional models in the406 range including the wagon, V6 sedan, and coupe ...
ENGLISH SOCCER
Sep 01, 1997 ... REFER HARDCOPY ...
`Lavros power' rocks Addington
Sep 01, 1997; ... While the Waikato rugby team did the seemingly impossible tomaster Canterbury at Lancaster Park on Saturday night, across town atAddington Raceway ``Lavros Power'' stole the show, halting the near-invincible Christian Cullen (showing $1.10 to win) in the process. Four-year-olds ...
RESULTS SATURDAY
Sep 01, 1997 ... Pakuranga HC Weather cloudy; track heavy 1 $10,000, 2760m 3-4 SIR AVION (7) 62.5 R Elliot 1, 4-2 ZONERAIDER (4) 63 B McDonald 2, 1-1 THE UNPREDICTABLE (1) 63.5 N Hanley 3. 1L, 6-3/4L, 3/4L. Time: 3:18.46. Win: $7.05. Places: $2.30,$2.15, $1.45. Quinella: $24.30 ....
Eisenhower earns big bonus for running second
Sep 01, 1997; ... Christchurch owner Jock Austin found a better return than winninga $7000 three-year-old race with Eisenhower at Riccarton yesterday --earning $18,500 for running second. Austin's Trustful youngster beat all but Leeza in the New ZealandInsurance Handicap and earned a $16,900 bonus ...
Spirit Of Zeus yet to reach peak
Sep 01, 1997; ... Although Spirit Of Zeus held on to win the Canterbury Unichem Paceby a diminishing half-a-length at Addington on Saturday night, expectfurther improvement for Friday's $15,000 Avon City Ford Cup,according to his West Melton trainer, Brian O'Meara. ``I will train him differently ...
SUNDAY RESULTS
Sep 01, 1997 ... Australian Gallops Jetbet: 12 1 $A5035, 1000m 1-2 BRAVE PRINCE (1) 55.5 K Forrester 1, 2-1PRINCE ZERO (3) 55.5 A Robinson 2, 8-9 THE PRUNE (10) 53.5 J Innes 3. 3L, 1/2L. Time: 59.07. Win: $1.75. Places: $1.65, $1.35, $5.65.Quinella: $8.90. Trifecta: $153.40. 2 ...
Canty `no excuses'
Sep 01, 1997 ... Canterbury coach Robbie Deans made no excuses after Waikato's 24-18 win in the NPC first division rugby match at Lancaster Park onSaturday night. Deans, in his first post-match speech as losing coach, was kindlydisposed towards Waikato which showed remarkable resilience to ...
Karlsson grabs lead after 64
Sep 01, 1997 ... MUNICH -- Europe's Ryder Cup aspirants bunched up with one roundto go before knowing their fates yesterday as Swede Robert Karlssonrose above the big battle to seize the third round lead in the BMWInternational Open. Karlsson's eight under par 64 hauled him into a one-stroke lead ...
Egnot guest sailor on Swedish yacht
Sep 01, 1997 ... New Zealand Olympian and America's Cup skipper Leslie Egnot is tobe a guest sailor for Sweden's Team EF during the Whitbread round-the-world yacht Race. The syndicate has entered both a male-crewedand a female-crewed boat -- EF Language and EF Education respectively-- in the race, which ...
Henshaw, Dickson finish in 23rd place
Sep 01, 1997 ... Melinda Henshaw (Canterbury) and Linda Dickson (Nelson) finished23rd in the world women's 470 class yachting championship in Israel.Despite commendable placings of 17th and ninth in the last two races,Henshaw and Dickson were unable to improve their over-all position. Auckland ...
Waikato captain `just so happy'
Sep 01, 1997; ... Happiness at Lancaster Park on Saturday night was Waikato rugbycaptain Ian Foster after his team proved the form guide wrong with a24-18 win against fancied Canterbury in its national provincialchampionship night match. Foster, a veteran of 130 matches for his union, was like a ...
PRINCESS DIANA: HER LIFE IN PICTURES
Sep 01, 1997 ... PHOTOS: CORINNE DUFKA/REUTERWhile holding the string of bullets inhis mouth, a street fighter with Charles Taylor's NPFL fires hismachinegun during a heavy exchange on May 8 in Monrovia, the Liberiancapital. An official photograph of Prince Charles and Lady DianaSpencer taken after the ...
Australians claim Annie Crummer
Sep 01, 1997; ... New Zealand singer Annie Crummer isn't a bit worried thatAustralia has claimed her as its own by nominating her for nextmonth's music awards. ``Man, they'll take one look at me and know I'm not Australian,''says Crummer. The Auckland-born singer has been nominated for best ...
Mrs O'Leary's cow did not start fire _ researcher
Sep 01, 1997; ... Debunking one of the most enduring pieces of Chicago's lore, alocal researcher is arguing persuasively that Mrs O'Leary's cow didnot start the Great Chicago Fire which killed 300 people and left100,000 homeless in 1871. ``I'm truly convinced that she didn't start the fire,'' ...
This summer, we really have a choice
Sep 01, 1997; ... My 70-plus years friend says she likes new looks, but she will notwear long floating skirts. My up-a-gully friend says if she put awayher useful denim skirt and checked shirt, what could she replace themwith? The ladies who lunch say, ``What do you think of these see-through clothes? ...
Countdown to super referendum
Sep 01, 1997 ... Voting in the postal referendum to decide the fate of TreasurerWinston Peter's Retirement Savings Scheme (RSS) starts on Friday withthe mailout of voting packs to more than 2.5 million registeredelectors. The voting continues for three weeks, ending on Friday,September 26. A preliminary ...
RSS hides a costly side
Sep 01, 1997; ... The costs that New Zealand will face with the introduction ofcompulsory private superannuation are not just about the 8 per centof pay that everyone will be obliged to pay. The Retirement SavingScheme (RSS) itself will cost a lot to run. The compulsory scheme will mean books of ...
WHEAT INDICATOR
Sep 01, 1997 ... The wheat indicator price last week rose $5.96 to $283.56 a tonne,according to Agri-Fax and United Wheatgrowers. The ASW (11 per centprotein) price on Friday was $US182.50 a tonne, up $US4. The Australian hard wheat (12.5% protein) ...