The Press back issues from June 2000:
Sex counts almost thrown out
Jun 01, 2000 ... Convicted sex offender Morgan Fahey almost succeeded in havingsex charges against him thrown out or stopped indefinitely in Marchon the grounds of pre-trial publicity. The Christchurch doctor and former deputy mayor pleaded guilty to13 sex charges against 11 women last week, and ...
Speight 'unacceptable'<HD>Naming of new govt delayed
Jun 01, 2000 ... SUVA -- Fijians will not accept George Speight or any of hisrebels as Prime Minister after they had held guns to the heads ofhostages, says Fiji's military leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama. He yesterday urged Mr Speight to free the more than 30 hostages,including prime minister ...
Council brokers secret Cathedral Junction deal
Jun 01, 2000; ... Deals have been done behind closed doors to get an $18 milliondevelopment project on track at the Cathedral Junction site. Christchurch City Council papers made available to The Press showthe council has helped broker a deal between site owner WindlassHoldings and prospective ...
Truly a man of words
Jun 01, 2000; ... Author Frank McCourt recommends four words for impressing peopleat parties. They are Dostoevsky, existentialism, and the "knock-out" -- JamesJoyce. However, his own special words were enough to knock out aChristchurch audience of about 1200 people in the Christchurch ...
Diary
Jun 01, 2000 ... Boning up HER PARENTS, fit retirees in their early 60s, took off at thestart of the year for their big OE. They both have temporary jobs inYorkshire, with her mother working in a butchery-delicatessen. Shehas had problems with the accent, often causing amusement with herattempts ...
Arthurs Pass road due to reopen
Jun 01, 2000; ... The Arthurs Pass road, linking the South Island's east and westcoasts, will reopen in time for Queen's Birthday weekend. Transit New Zealand closed the road between Arthurs Pass andOtira from Candys Bend to Starvation Point, for five weeks so thatit could be widened ....
Fury as Auck gets rally
Jun 01, 2000; ... Christchurch City Council staff are fuming after the Rally of NewZealand was awarded to Auckland for the next three years. Christchurch Mayor Garry Moore and council leisure unit managerAlistair Graham said the decision was unbelievable. Rally New Zealand chief executive ...
Father and son died in swamp _ boss
Jun 01, 2000 ... NELSON -- A father and his four-year- old son drowned when theirfour- wheel motorbike and trailer rolled them into a swamp on a farmat Canvastown, 51km north-west of Blenheim, the man's boss says. Sharemilker Mark Richard Cavey, 30, and his son, Rhys, diedbetween 12.30pm and ...
Helmets the caper, or put pen to paper
Jun 01, 2000 ... WESTPORT -- Westport constable Don Abbey has found a method oflaw enforcement that really works. Tired of dishing out $75 fines to young cyclists not wearingstack hats, Mr Abbey offered them the choice of writing a poem aboutwhy they should wear helmets. "They all grab the ...
Girl wins school $1000
Jun 01, 2000 ... Christchurch girl Kate Alexander has won $1000 for her school inan Olympic art competition. Kate, 10, was the regional winner in thecompetition ....
MP seeks $3m for gallery
Jun 01, 2000 ... Nelson MP Nick Smith is lobbying for a Government contribution toa planned $3 million ...
Richmond to challenge PD centre plan
Jun 01, 2000; ... The Richmond community will oppose a Department of Correctionsperiodic detention centre planned for a site in Stanmore Road. This follows an 11th-hour written plea to Corrections MinisterMatt Robson to withdraw his department's application for the centreto be set up on the site, ...
All smiles as the snow arrives
Jun 01, 2000 ... Cardrona's new senior ski school supervisor, Matt Price, is ahappy man as the snow arrives. Two days of snowfall have built up abase of more than 30cm. With the present northerly front forecast tochange to the ...
Power changes hit poor, elderly
Jun 01, 2000; ... The elderly and low-income earners may be at risk from cold andmalnutrition in Christchurch this winter because of changes toSouthpower, says the Christchurch City Mission. The mission's comments have prompted concern from Southpower'snew owner, TransAlta, which is planning to ...
Parlt mud-slinging continues as business confidence slides
Jun 01, 2000; ... The Government's new business-friendly mask slipped when FinanceMinister Michael Cullen savaged a bank economist who questioned theimpact of Government policies on students. As part of Labour's attempt to repair its relationship withbusiness, Dr Cullen admitted in Parliament that ...
Call to tighten up on GE flies
Jun 01, 2000 ... WELLINGTON -- New Zealand scientists genetically engineeringAustralian sheep blowflies, marked with jellyfish genes that causetheir larvae to glow green under ultraviolet light, have been toldto tighten up their containment of the transgenic blowies. The Environmental Risk ...
Union leader dies
Jun 01, 2000 ... Harold (Jock) Barnes, working class hero to some, communistscourge to others, died, aged 92, at his Auckland home yesterday. Hewas president of the powerful Waterside Workers' Union from 1944until it was deregistered by Sid ...
Man killed on Coast road
Jun 01, 2000 ... Police have named an 18-year-old man killed in a West Coast roadcrash on Tuesday night. He was Stephen Paul Waghorn, of Reefton,80km north- east of Greymouth. He was killed ...
Price of beer to rise
Jun 01, 2000 ... Expect to pay more for a pint at the pub from today after excisetax on alcohol is lifted by 1.8 per cent. Publicans say they ...
Party at skateboard arena
Jun 01, 2000 ... The new Jellie Park skateboard arena will be opened with a partyon Saturday. Christchurch City Council community recreation adviserKate Rathbun said skate-boarders, ...
Pharmac head appointed
Jun 01, 2000 ... Auckland company director Richard Waddel has been appointedchairman of the Government drug- buying agency, Pharmac. Mr Waddelreplaces Denis Tait, the Health Funding ...
Decision soon on elderly director accused of rape
Jun 01, 2000 ... DUNEDIN -- The fate of a Christchurch company director andchampion boat racer, accused of raping a 15-year-old Dunedinschoolgirl last year, should be decided this week, Judge DavidSaunders has indicated in the Dunedin District Court. Peter Knight sen, 70, was committed for trial ...
IN A FEW WORDS
Jun 01, 2000 ... In goal-kicking frequency, does one megaHertz equal one Mehrts? RAY KEALL Have other readers noticed dog fouling on the streets of Sumneris on the increase? Last Monday was a glorious crisp morning, but mywalk was constantly spoiled by having to look down, in order toavoid ...
History thesis
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--Dr Hayward (May 31) seems to be under some misapprehensions.Neither Dr Ryan nor I suggested he should give up his degree, oraccused him of malevolent motives. Dr Hayward's own comments on his MA thesis attribute the viewsfrom which he now resiles to immaturity and ...
History thesis
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--It is fitting that Dr Hayward (May 31) continues hispenitence. It would not have been an embarrassment to him had hedone some of his subsequent research and discussions beforesubmission of his thesis. More importantly, he sounds indeed a naive and immature student adecade ...
Akaroa
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--We had a meeting in our rest home this morning to deplorethe scathing remarks of your correspondent J. McK. Scott regardingvisitors to Akaroa (May 29). We can speak for only one group singledout for his opprobrium. We may be geriatrics, but we are certainly not pink-haired ....
Skateboarders
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--I am annoyed that the Christchurch City Council shouldconsider it necessary to deter skateboarders from the VictoriaSquare amphitheatre. Apart from being a pedestrian thoroughfare,this area is devoid of obvious day-to-day purpose. Its use by skateboarders provided them with a ...
Australian pie
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--A letter (May 25) contained incorrect information about therequirements for meat pies in New Zealand and Australia. In particular the letter suggested that the minimum standard forNew Zealand meat pies was almost three times higher than theAustralian standard. This is ...
Spectrum deal
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--Your correspondent Jane Holmes (May 26) was wide of the markin her criticism of my comments in Parliament on who is Maori. I was asked a silly question: what evidence did I propose inorder to establish who was Maori? I responded with a tongue-in-cheek opening remark -- "there ...
Air quality
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--Joyce Crooks, president of the Clean Air Society, writing toThe Press (May 19) about smog and lung conditions in Christchurch,wrote, "During winter hospital admissions increase to twice thenational average". This statement is incorrect. She probably misinterpreted it from an ...
Air quality
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--The enhanced risk of respiratory and cardiopulmonary-typeillnesses allegedly resulting from exposure to urban air pollutantsremains conjectural. My interpretation of the latest research findings leads me toconclude that such consequences are most likely principally ...
Power charges
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--Orion can afford to be generous by reducing its line chargeby 3.5 per cent for the following reasons 1.It is overcharging consumers by an estimated 15 to 20 per cent,according to the finding of the Consumer's Institute. 2.In addition, it has resisted the temptation to ...
Match-winner Mehrtens
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--Why are Cantabrians so besotted with Blackadder? In Saturday's Super 12 final he was a sound, capable, butunremarkable captain who had a solid, hardworking, but unexceptionalgame. He did not win the match. The Canterbury team played with steely determination and ...
Rubbish bags
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--It is difficult to understand the mindset of the individualwho was responsible for designing the new Christchurch City Councilgarbage bags. They are an absolute disgrace. The only way a householder could possibly get as much garbage inthe new-style bags is to ...
West End to Broadway
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--For one who is not a football fan, the predominance given tothe successes and failures of both rugby and league games on radioand television is, in my view, totally out of proportion to otherevents occurring locally, nationally, and worldwide. Boring. Boring.Boring. The off-switch ...
Bank closure
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--As a resident of Bishopdale, I am appalled to learn of thecoming closure, on June 15, of the Bishopdale branch of the ANZBank. This bank offers contact with friendly, helpful staff, easyaccess (no congested, busy road traffic to negotiate), and excellentparking facilities ....
Coup in Fiji
Jun 01, 2000 ... Sir--Reportedly (May 29), Ratu Mara has said that if Fiji isisolated "we will be in hell". Perhaps, if hell exists, it may well be a suitable place forpeople who welcome rule by such criminal filth as Speight and Co.However, seeing how they have ...
Nuclear hopes boosted
Jun 01, 2000 ... The pressure on the world's nuclear trigger has been easedslightly, thanks to surprise agreement between 187 nations. Meetingin New York to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, theyadopted new principles governing disarmament and proliferation ofweapons of mass destruction. This ...
Artist's output prolific
Jun 01, 2000; ... Portrait and landscape painter Vy Elsom, who died in Christchurchon May 12, aged 91, had a prolific career spanning more than 70years. Born in Melbourne in 1908, she moved with her parents toChristchurch at the age of four, and grew up in the seaside suburbof Redcliffs ....
Author inspired by NZ
Jun 01, 2000 ... Ronald Lockley, who died in Auckland in April aged 96, wasalready well known as a distinguished biologist and naturalist inBritain when he came to New Zealand in 1970. He had written several books, including The Private Life Of TheRabbit (1965), a pioneering study which became the ...
'Mother' to many students
Jun 01, 2000; ... A former matron of Christchurch's old Rolleston student hostel,Joyce Silk, a great-granddaughter of the first European woman tolive in South Canterbury, has died in Auckland, aged 77. Born Joyce Taylor in Timaru in 1923, she began to work in thehospitality industry as a young ...
Grande dame of show business
Jun 01, 2000; ... Australian impresario Edna Edgley, who died on May 8 aged 89, hadstrong connections with New Zealand. Regarded as the grande dame ofAustralian theatre, she was matriarch of the Edgley entertainmentempire, which brought many famous overseas acts to this country. Born Edna Luscombe ...
King of the table
Jun 01, 2000; ... Brian Kirkness, who died in Christchurch on May 14 after a longillness, was one of New Zealand's finest billiards and snookerplayers. During his career he won many New Zealand titles, and played infour world amateur championships. One of his greatest hours was in 1977, when ...
'The approachable prof'
Jun 01, 2000 ... University of Otago emeritus professor of history Angus Ross, whodied in Dunedin on May 24, aged 89, was known as a "one-man who'swho" and "the approachable prof". His career included twofellowships at Cambridge University, and a distinguished war record.As a commanding officer of the ...
Aboriginal-style painter
Jun 01, 2000 ... Australian artist Elizabeth Durack, who died in Perth on May 25,aged 84, was popular for her aboriginal-flavoured paintings andknown for working with her author sister, Dame Mary Durack. The twosisters' first collaborations appeared in the Bulletin in 1935, buttheir respective talents ...
Courses to satisfy criticisms in report
Jun 01, 2000 ... Training courses are being developed to meet issues raised in areport on a major Christchurch fire, the Fire Service says. Fourfirefighters were admitted to hospital after the February 4 fire atthe Ernest Adams factory in Middleton. The report, released yesterday, criticised an ...
Orchestra makes $73,000 profit
Jun 01, 2000 ... Christchurch Symphony has had a positive financial performancefor the beginning of this year. Orchestra general manager TonyKunowski said the first quarter of 2000 had been "a pretty goodstart to the year" with a profit of $73,000 announced at the annualmeeting on Tuesday. In ...
Bishopdale ANZ branch to close
Jun 01, 2000 ... ANZ bank's Bishopdale branch will close from June 15. ANZspokeswoman Samantha Shaw said increased use of electronic bankingfacilities, such as automatic teller machines, the Internet, andtelephone banking had cut down the number of face-to-face customers. "Traffic had become so low ...
Six months to go broke
Jun 01, 2000; ... Christchurch construction company Huggins Construction took onlysix months to go broke, leaving debts to creditors and staff ofnearly $240,000. The building firm, which employed about 10 people and worked onsome high-profile Christchurch projects, was run by its director,Gary ...
Council denies it failed to consult public
Jun 01, 2000; ... The Christchurch City Council has denied the Civic Trust'sallegations that it did not consult the public enough over the leasegranted for a mini-golf course in Hagley Park. The council last week approved a recommendation from a publichearing that gave Stephen Godfrey a nine-year ...
Rush of submissions
Jun 01, 2000; ... How to spend the proceeds of Orion's sale of Enerco is a commonchord in submissions to the Christchurch City Council's draft annualplan. A rush of submissions on closing day, Monday, boosted numbers tomore than 200, said council committee secretary Julie Sadler. Thenumber of ...
Police deadly serious about sign stealers
Jun 01, 2000 ... Christchurch police warn that stealing road signs is not aharmless prank and could cause an injury or death. Sergeant Jeff Bland, of the Hornby police, said there had been arash of road warning-sign thefts across the city, particularly inthe Hornby area. He estimated that ...
One rule for cars, another for omnibuses
Jun 01, 2000 ... Michelle Kamphaug thought she had the Christchurch City Councilover a barrel when her friend received a parking ticket. Ms Kamphaug complained to the council last week about a bus stopbeing sited across her gateway on Lincoln Road. Council spokesman Brendan Bisley said the ...
Council mulls over $1m wetlands plan
Jun 01, 2000 ... The Christchurch City Council is considering spending more than$1 million to buy a wetland area in Papanui. A report presented to the Shirley- Papanui Community Boardrecommends that $1,009, 000 from the council's Waterway andEnhancement Fund be used to buy 1.6ha of property at 206 ...
Tourism NZ on track again
Jun 01, 2000; ... The Tourism Board is back on track after a "difficult year"marred by resignations and payouts, says an official reviewcommittee. The Government Administration Committee says the board, which nowcalls itself Tourism New Zealand, was able to overcome thedifficulties of the past ...
Bouma killer denied parole for 13 years
Jun 01, 2000 ... WELLINGTON -- The killer of Reporoa woman Beverly Bouma will haveto serve at least 13 years in jail before he can be paroled from hislife- imprisonment term. David Poumako, 25, would normally be able to be paroled after 10years. He appealed against his sentence on the ...
From recycled crates to art, then firewood
Jun 01, 2000 ... Isobel Bailey works on Splinter Groups, a communal sculpture, atthe Linwood Community Arts Centre. Art aficionados will have to movefast to catch the art project. It will be dismantled for firewoodtomorrow. The communal art installation, Splinter Groups, has beenbuilt from recycled ...
Quit while you are ahead - patient
Jun 01, 2000 ... HAMILTON -- Leo Weight's wife, Maria, calls them zips. Scars running up and down Mr Weight's legs and chest arepermanent reminders of the damage a 90-cigarette-a-day habit can do. The 53-year-old is in Waikato Hospital after having veins takenfrom his legs to bypass seven ...
Compulsory detention law 'out of place'
Jun 01, 2000 ... WELLINGTON -- Legislation allowing the compulsory detention ofintellectually disabled people who are considered dangerous is outof place in a democratic society, the Council for Civil Libertiessays. The Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care) Bill, if passed,will mean ...
Govt to start talks on health
Jun 01, 2000 ... WELLINGTON -- The Government will open debate over its healthreforms today with the release of a discussion document on astrategy for improving the health of the general population. The draft New Zealand Health Strategy, described as a blueprintfor change in the health sector, is ...
'Stagnant' school results
Jun 01, 2000 ... WELLINGTON -- Achievement rates for New Zealand children in mathsand science have not markedly improved since an international studysix years ago, says a report released by the Education Ministry. Preliminary results of the third international mathematics andscience study show ...
Firms deny behaving badly
Jun 01, 2000; ... Independent Newspapers Ltd and Telecom have struck back at unionclaims that they are among the worst employers behaving badly underthe Employment Contracts Act. The two corporates topped a list of nine companies accused ofacting in bad faith by the Engineering, Printing and ...
Children recovering after road smash
Jun 01, 2000 ... Two children orphaned in a crash near Otorohanga which killedtheir father, mother, and brother have been moved from intensivecare to a general ward at Waikato Hospital. The condition of six-year-old Jaydon Vogel was "very well" and his sister Jessica, three,was "improving gradually", ...
Smoke alarm may have been removed
Jun 01, 2000 ... The Fire Service says it believes a free smoke alarm installed ina Bay of Plenty house during a community project was removed beforea fire that killed a man and his baby son. Robert James Parapata, 25, and his eight-month-old baby son,Honui Furious Parapata, died last Friday after ...
Waitara inquiry nears end
Jun 01, 2000 ... WELLINGTON -- Police have almost finished investigating the fatalshooting of Waitara man Stephen Wallace by a police officer. Mr Wallace, 23, was shot by a policeman in the early hours ofApril 30 in the Taranaki township after he went on a window-smashing spree with a golf club ...