The Press back issues from January 2003:
Scorcher sends crowds to sea
Jan 01, 2003; ... Canterbury flocked to the beach yesterday as a holiday scorcherended the year in the region on a high note. Temperatures soared to 28.2deg in Christchurch to post thesummer's warmest day so far, prompting an exodus to the sand andsurf. Regional lifeguard manager Ben Quane ...
DIARY
Jan 01, 2003; ... Caramel call JANUARY 1 has dawned and to get the new year off to a roaringstart Diary is launching its first caramel slice competition. Readerswill recall the problems encountered by Julie, who wrote in wonderingwhether they've changed the condensed milk recipe because she ...
Meeting real Kiwis on holiday
Jan 01, 2003; ... No rest for the wicked, they say, and wicked -- that's me. So wicked I have secured a gig gallivanting around the countrysidedocumenting the fine traditions of New Zealand on holiday. I havepitched this jaunt as work and promised to write a story every day;detailing adventures ...
Contest winners
Jan 01, 2003 ... The winners of last week's Press 24 hours Country Bears Contestare B. Peakman, Lance Bowring, J. Macdonald, Seamus ...
Local stars vie for Hollywood chance
Jan 01, 2003; ... Calling all starlets, a Hollywood film director is looking for alocal woman to play the lead in a $6 million romantic comedy to befilmed in Canterbury ... Apparently I'm not star material -- but I could be good in a crowdshot. The opportunity to star in a real Hollywood movie was ...
Tourist fined for fatal crash
Jan 01, 2003; ... The widow of a car crash victim has been unable to work since theDecember 3 collision that took the life of her husband. In the Christchurch District Court, Ferdinand Buisman, 68, ofVienna, was yesterday ordered to pay reparation of $10,000 and wasfined a total of $2000 after ...
Island hope for species
Jan 01, 2003; ... It is later than we think for New Zealand's endangered species.Conservation groups believe mainland islands offer the best chancefor them to survive. JOHN HENZELL takes a look at what they are andwhat they need. . Survival of the South Island's most critically endangered ...
Small earthquake
Jan 01, 2003 ... An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale rattled the lowerNorth Island yesterday. The quake struck at 9.28am and was centredabout 10km south-west of Featherston. The quake ...
In a few words
Jan 01, 2003 ... I absolutely endorse Jim Lamb's criticisms (December 18) of Workand Income's policy of randomly visiting the homes of those receivingbenefits. General manager Patricia Reade's response -- a suggestedamendment to letters sent -- is specious and facile. The problemisn't the wording of the ...
Endangered species
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Year resolutions so often amount to wasted opportunities.Invariably they are rather more a sober, or not so sober, summationof the shortcomings of a past year than a realistic action plan forthe next. Those of the eat-less, drink-less, smoke-less variety areinvariably forgotten or ...
Golf card inquiry for police
Jan 01, 2003; ... Four Christchurch police officers may have marred their careersafter discrepancies were discovered on their scorecards in a policegolf tournament. A team of four officers won the police's annual Christmas golftournament at the Waitikiri Golf Club last month. But questions ...
Concerto competition
Jan 01, 2003 ... Sir--The comments of Hugh Stevenson of Burnside High School(December 28) on the national concerto competition sound remarkablylike a case of "ballet mum syndrome". To a casual observer, two completely independent Trinity College,London, adjudicators can make objective selection ...
Sharemarket ends 2002 in the black
Jan 01, 2003 ... The New Zealand sharemarket finished the year in the black as thefew market players around squared up ahead of 2003. The New Zealand market closed at midday ahead of holidays todayand tomorrow , and many market players did not return from theChristmas and Boxing Day holidays ....
Interim ruling on Burns Philp bid for G. Fielder due on Friday
Jan 01, 2003; ... Goodman Fielder would get an interim ruling on its complaintsagainst Burns Philp's hostile takeover bid by this Friday,Australia's takeovers panel confirmed yesterday. And a final decision should be made within a few weeks, said paneldirector Nigel Morris from Melbourne yesterday ....
Disasters ruin hopes for paua
Jan 01, 2003; ... An ambitious scheme to fatten paua for the international cocktailmarket is floundering after a series of disasters at a mid-Canterbury farm now in liquidation. Shareholders in Abgrow Pendarves, an investment company to buypaua set up with support from the Canterbury Development ...
Getting more from milk; Coast goes own way
Jan 01, 2003; ... Westland Milk Products will be a nutritional business rather thanthe dairy company it has traditionally been, says chief executiveBarry Richardson. Armed with a doctorate in bio- chemistry and a long background inthe industry, he has already overseen a directional change in the ...
Mould breaker
Jan 01, 2003 ... Mezzo soprano Karen McLean, 20, says people are always surprisedthat she wants to become an opera singer, not only because she isyoung but also because she is slim. She talks to ANNA DUNBAR. . Too young and too thin to be an opera singer? Christchurch's KarenMcLean is ...
The best and worst; On the first day of 2003, The Press reviewers look back at the best and worst of 2002
Jan 01, 2003; ... Music mostly enjoyed David Sell Fifty-seven concerts in 2002 provided a wealth of enjoyment,admiration and inspiration -- with only a smattering of boredom anddisappointment. I placed the American guitarist William Feasley inthe disappointing basket. Nowhere did he live up ...
TAKE PART IN MY PLACE
Jan 01, 2003 ... The Press is collaborating with celebrated photographer anddocumentary maker Glenn Busch to recruit up to 100 people prepared tofeature in a major photographic exhibition to open next July as partof the Christchurch Arts Festival. Busch is looking for a cross- section of people to ...
Arts DIARY
Jan 01, 2003 ... THEATRE COURT THEATRE (Arts Centre): South Pacific, 7.30pm Tue-Sat, except 6pm Mon, Thu (to Jan 25); Fairy Stories 2. Not suitablefor children, 8.15pm Tue- Sat, except 6.15pm Mon, Thu (to Jan 11);Puff the Magic Dragon, 2pm (Jan 3-17), 10am Saturdays. VISUAL ARTS AIGANTIGHE GALLERY ...
Shaw yet to test new hockey rule
Jan 01, 2003; ... Hayden Shaw is unsure how the new hockey law on penalty corners,which comes into effect today, will impact on his drag flicks. Previously at penalty corners the ball had to be stopped deadbefore a shot at goal could be taken, but from today the ball canstill be in motion when it ...
Victorian dogs
Jan 01, 2003; ... With little ones in tow, picnics have to be informal affairs.Especially if the little ones are jack russells. . You're in the 'burbs, its a blue-sky summer's day, and you've gota couple of hours to kill. You're also hungry, because it's lunchtime. So why not have ...
Cruise on down
Jan 01, 2003; ... Campers now, rather than pigeons, flock to Pigeon Bay. This is thethird in a six-part series on bays of Bank Peninsula (CORRECTION:Banks Peninsula. ) . Early whalers named Pigeon Bay after the birds that flocked there.Many pigeons have since flown, and summer now brings ...
The Princess, the royal butler and the "Crown Jewels"
Jan 01, 2003; ... It was the story that captivated a nation and has raised even morequestions about the House of Windsor. PETER DOUGLAS reviews thebutler who didn't. . The Royal Family has never been far from scandal. But the House ofWindsor could be forgiven for hoping that the death of ...
Life Sign winner
Jan 01, 2003 ... Jaccka Sign gave top United States-based sire Life Sign his firstNew Zealand-bred winner, via transported semen, at Winton lastSunday. Jaccka Sign, trained near ...
INSIDE INFO
Jan 01, 2003; ... RACE 1: Brampton Lady, missed the kick last start. Did wellafterwards. Upset. Bohemia, looks the hardest to beat -- though thisis not his ideal track. The value bet might be Urquharts Belle. Auseful test for a filly, but the stable has designs on the NewZealand Oaks which means she will ...
National honours a family affair
Jan 01, 2003 ... Matamata jockey Lance O'Sullivan didn't have to look far to findout how to cope with getting a national honour. O'Sullivan, 39, who becomes an officer of the New Zealand Order ofMerit (ONZM) in the New Year's Honours, joins his father Dave, asuccessful racehorse trainer, on the ...
Drivers reign in limelight
Jan 01, 2003 ... A driver took most of the headlines in harness racing last year. The likes of Tony Herlihy, Anthony Butt, and Todd Mitchell all hadtheir moments in the spotlight, but the driver who commanded the mostattention was one that resumed this year after a 12-year absence fromthe sulky ....
The best and worst; Theatrical impressions
Jan 01, 2003; ... On the first day of 2003, The Press reviewers look back at thebest and worst of 2002. . Lin Clark Some enterprises are simply about the pleasure of doing it orexperimenting with fresh approaches. Into this category fall mymemories of Love Letters from the Elmwood ...
In SHORT
Jan 01, 2003 ... Sound ideas Composers and sound artists are invited to submit works for asound project at The Physics Room in August and a simultaneous seriesof commissioned broadcasts for Radio New Zealand's Revolutions PerMinute programme. Send submissions to The Physics Room, PO Box 22351, ...
AUCKLAND CUP
Jan 01, 2003 ... R8 AUCKLAND CUP 4.35pm $350000, 3200m 1 14711 EL DUCE tm (12) 56C Treymane For: Has won Waikato Cup(2400m) and Queen Elizabeth (2400m) last two starts. Fairytalewaiting to come true. Against: Needs one run at leaders which can bedifficult in 3200m race here. Widish draw ....
Our world: Our cover
Jan 01, 2003 ... An Indonesian woman prays near the site of the Sari Club, apopular night spot at Kuta Beach on the Indonesian resort island ofBali that was bombed by anti-Western terrorists on October 12, ...
In memoriam
Jan 01, 2003 ... The Queen Mother (pictured), aged 101. Princess Margaret, her daughter and sister of Queen Elizabeth II71. Sam Snead, golf legend, 89. Stephen Jay Gould, science author, 60. John Gotti, mobster, 61 , and Joe Bonanno, Mafia boss known as JoeBananas, 97 ....
Cowan wants the pedal to the metal
Jan 01, 2003; ... Hard and fast is what trainer Snooky Cowan is looking for in theRailway Stakes at Ellerslie today. No, not the track. The early tactics from rider Michael Walker. "I would have preferred to have drawn a little closer but there isnothing we can do about that. I want Michael to ...
Key players. Bali victims
Jan 01, 2003 ... Key players Saddam Hussein His 23-year rule of Iraq has included an eight-year war with Iran,his 1990 invasion of Kuwait and its liberation by US- led forces thefollowing year. Latest reports have him relying on the manipulationof international consensus to slow an attack ....
Stock Exchange joins listed firms
Jan 01, 2003; ... Changes paving the way for the NZ Stock Exchange to become alisted company take effect today when the exchange will formally shedits mutual status and adopt a profit-driven commercial structure. After more than a decade dedicated to providing low-costtransactions for sharebroker ...
Harsh realities came home to roost
Jan 01, 2003; ... Australians look to a new year cloaked in greater uncertainty thanthey have known for decades -- uncertainty about security, about theeconomy, about their place in the world, even about the weather. Indeed, if 2002 wasn't an annus horribilis, for many Australiansit was a year that ...
BOND SHAKEN
Jan 01, 2003 ... Fate seems to be dealing Canterbury speedster Shane Bond a cruelhand over playing on his home ground for New Zealand. The Canterbury speedster has yet to play a full cricketinternational at Jade Stadium, having missed three matches there lastyear. The latest enforced ...
2003 Calendar
Jan 01, 2003 ... Election time in the Palestinian territories; will Arafat keeppower? World Economic Forum meets in Davos, Switzerland. Design competition begins for a World Trade Centre memorial. February Writer Vaclav Havel (pictured) stands down after 14 years aspresident ...
PUNT
Jan 01, 2003 ... Stable tip: Greensleeves beats her stablemate, Cashel Belle, atRangiora. The pair ...
Luck smiles on Eager in cup build-up
Jan 01, 2003 ... Two good things happened to David Eagar with his Auckland Cup hopeSmall Town Boy. First, a sale for $180,000 last season fell through because of adodgy veterinary examination. "Thank God for that," said the Stratford trainer yesterday. "I agreed to sell only in a ...
2003 is the .... Economies
Jan 01, 2003 ... The United Nations Year of Freshwater It is currently the year 5763 on the Jewish calendar and will be5764 on Saturday, September 27, 2003. It is the year 1423 on the Islamic calendar and it will be 1424 onMarch 4, subject to the sighting of the Moon. It is 2129 in ...
The best and worst; Dance pleasures
Jan 01, 2003; ... On the first day of 2003, The Press reviewers look back at thebest and worst of 2002. . Greer Robertson's Top 10 (1) The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Carmen (2) Georgian State Dancers of Russian, Metekhi (3) Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake ...
The best and worst; Visual arts treats
Jan 01, 2003; ... On the first day of 2003, The Press reviewers look back at thebest and worst of 2002. . Robyn Peers While Christchurch missed its public art gallery in 2002, thevisual arts palm must be extended to the University of CanterburySoFA Gallery at the Arts Centre ....
Sly Flyin tracks Hunter
Jan 01, 2003; ... Sly Flyin may tackle Australia's richest handicap race, the$A400,000 ($43,000) A. G. Hunter Cup at Moonee Valley, in Melbourne,on February 22. Burnham co-trainers Bruce Negus, Todd Woodward, and Craig Parsonsunveiled their plans following Sly Flyin's track- record win atTimaru ...
Softball defence
Jan 01, 2003 ... Auckland successfully defended its national under-19 women'ssoftball championship title in Dunedin yesterday, winning the ...
Lyell triumphs
Jan 01, 2003 ... Former champion Australasian squaregaiter Lyell Creek ended theyear on a high at Woodbine, Canada, on Monday. The Roydon Glengelding regained winning form in a ...
Bali bombing; Popular Sari Club the perfect target for terrorists
Jan 01, 2003 ... "One of the most popular places is the Sari Club (or SC), whichfeatures a giant video screen, dance music, and a young crowd -- butdrink prices are high.'' This description in a well-used travel guide was accurate, but thepopularity of the club also made it the perfect target for ...
Edgeware Pool
Jan 01, 2003 ... Sir--During the summer I quite enjoy a dip in the Edgeware Poolafter work. This small pleasure has now been somewhat curtailed forme. Why? The council has reduced the pool opening hours. Why? Surely it would be a good idea to extend the opening ...
The Quiz; Were you paying attention?
Jan 01, 2003 ... How much do you remember of world events in 2002? Answers on page8. 1. Who is Argentina's President? 2. Who was contesting the Zimbabwean presidency with PresidentRobert Mugabe? 3. Which Dutch politician was shot and killed in Hilversum,Netherlands? 4 ....
PUNT
Jan 01, 2003 ... PHOTO: WAIKATO TIMES Up-and-comer: Oarsman, which powered homelate for third in the Queen Elizabeth Handicap ...
Sporting venture
Jan 01, 2003 ... Patrons at Blenheim's Grove Tavern may soon be surprised to findthemselves being served by two well-known rugby faces. All Blackfullback Leon MacDonald and Marlborough player Paul Phillips, whohave teamed up many times on the rugby field for the Red Devils, arecombining their ...
Party animals
Jan 01, 2003 ... Thousands of partygoers have started their New Year celebrationsearly, dancing through the night at the Vision Festival at Pakawau,in Golden Bay. Pounding beats were still emanating from the trancezone at daybreak yesterday after about 3000 people had called it anight and retired to ...
Perfect record
Jan 01, 2003 ... Mount Pleasant's Glen McKenzie assured himself of finishing theNew Zealand Zephyr class yachting championship with a perfect pointsrecord when he won his eighth consecutive heat at the ...
INSIDE
Jan 01, 2003 ... OUR COVER Ashburton speedster Coup Ray takes on the best sprinters inAustralasia in today's $250,000 Railway Stakes at Ellerslie today. INDEX TODAY Auckland gallops3, 4, 17, 18 Waikouaiti gallops5, 6, 15 Manawatu gallops7, 8, 13 Sydney ...
Unfinished business for courts
Jan 01, 2003; ... I t is the nature of courts that they go on holiday with a senseof unfinished business. As 2003 begins, the Christchurch courts havethree murder trials waiting to start. Richard James Jarman, 48, is alleged to have shot his estrangedwife and her new partner with a shotgun in ...
Saddam Hussein
Jan 01, 2003 ... Sir--I think Adrian Kirsop (December 28) has misinterpreted partof the Rev Mike Hawke's article, "Urchin epitomises Christmas spirit"(December 24). My reading of this article is that in referring to Saddam Husseinas "a neat guy", Mr Hawke is acknowledging that Saddam is a leader, ...
High rollers behaving badly
Jan 01, 2003 ... . Crime, of both the white and blue-collar variety, taxed thecourts and the public patience in 2002. Today MARTIN VAN BEYNENcatalogues Christchurch society's roll call of shame while DAVIDCLARKSON checks up on some cases still to go to trial this year. . Philip Gerald ...
QUOTE UNQUOTE: The best of 2002
Jan 01, 2003 ... "No man knows his true character until he has run out of gas,bought something on the instalment plan, and raised an adolescent.'' -- Marcelene Cox, American writer. . "Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where helives, but he never forgets oral sex, no ...
Year will bring shares cheer
Jan 01, 2003; ... Investors should have a happy New Year, according to sharebrokers. Brokers surveyed in Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland byBusinessDay are picking the New Zealand sharemarket will rewardinvestors with returns of about 8 to 10 per cent this year -- notspectacular, but positive ...
Lotto hopefuls
Jan 01, 2003 ... Fifteen people have unsuccessfully tried to claim a $3 millionLotto prize sold in Masterton last year. Now, if the ticket turns upfrom the back of a sofa, it's too late -- the expiry date forclaiming the prize was Sunday night. Masterton Write Price FoodbarnLotto assistant Michelle ...
Reward in beating case
Jan 01, 2003 ... Police are still convinced that Northland is one of the likelydestinations for fugitive gang member Joe "Bucket" Coleman. Detective Senior Sergeant Neil Hallett said Coleman, wanted overthe fatal beating of a South Auckland transvestite, had connectionsin the Northland area ....
Wind power
Jan 01, 2003 ... Sir--B. A. and K. Reid's claim (December 23) that my suggestedalternatives to wind power are "in their infancy" is disproved byinvestigation through the Internet. Several other alternativegenerating methods are well advanced, with some of them alreadyoperating successfully. It is only ...
Wislang unbeaten
Jan 01, 2003 ... Nelson's Brian Wislang went through unbeaten to win the SouthIsland open croquet title in Blenheim on Monday. Wislang, a minus 3.5bisque (handicap) player and the back marker in the small field,reached the semi- finals of the recent world championships inWellington. After winning his ...
War in Iraq; Round 2 will push toward Baghdad
Jan 01, 2003; ... If there is likely to be one event that dominates 2003, it will bean American-led invasion of Iraq. SETH ROBSON looks at how the battlemight unfold, and New Zealand's role. Chances are high that at some point this summer a cricketcommentary will be interrupted by a news-flash: ...