The Press back issues from March 2003:
Broken dreams
Mar 01, 2003; ... Today is Russell Coutts' 41st birthday. His presents may wellinclude the America's Cup. New Zealand's tenure of sport's oldest trophy all but ended on theHauraki Gulf yesterday as defending yacht NZL-82 suffered thedisaster of a broken mast -- and its crew the despair of ...
Barker driving boat too hard - builder
Mar 01, 2003; ... A helming error rather than a structural problem may have been thecause of Team New Zealand's horrific mast break, says prominentChristchurch boat builder Ian Franklin. Mr Franklin, who has built many major racing yachts -- but neveran America's Cup boat -- wondered whether ...
Broken dreams
Mar 01, 2003; ... Today is Russell Coutts' 41st birthday. His presents may wellinclude the America's Cup. New Zealand's tenure of sport's oldest trophy all but ended on theHauraki Gulf yesterday as defending yacht NZL-82 suffered thedisaster of a broken mast -- and its crew the despair of ...
It takes six to celebrate
Mar 01, 2003; ... Six honeymooners "stood out like a sore toe" that day inQueenstown, 55 years ago. They still do. The three couples naturally gravitated together in the resorttown. And still do. This weekend they are celebrating their wedding anniversariestogether, in Christchurch. It is ...
MP resolute on obesity conference
Mar 01, 2003; ... Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor is refusing to stepaside from hosting a childhood obesity conference that some healthgroups say is a public relations stunt by the advertising industry. The Cancer Society says that a symposium to be held at the Beehivenext Wednesday is a ...
DIARY
Mar 01, 2003; ... Saw point LIFE GETS busier all the time and those little chores, such asgardening, sometimes get overlooked. But if the person or persons whohave taken to chainsawing in the Cranford Street/ Merivale/St Albansarea at five in the morning think their neighbours are likely to ...
Paedophile sent to High Court
Mar 01, 2003 ... Convicted paedophile Barry Allan Ryder has been remanded to theHigh Court where he can be considered for preventive detention. Christchurch District Court Judge Stephen Erber yesterday declinedjurisdiction and remanded Ryder, 34, in custody to the High Courtthis month for ...
Hokitika clock tower
Mar 01, 2003 ... Did you know that Hokitika is the gateway to the South WestlandWorld Heritage National Park and the nearby Arahura River is ...
Mayoral salaries
Mar 01, 2003 ... Christchurch Mayor Garry Moore refuses to talk about his $37,000pay increase. "I have got nothing to say about it," he said whenapproached by The Press last night. "It has been on the front pagethree times already. I'm off to the pub." Auckland Mayor John ...
Student death
Mar 01, 2003 ... A Korean family has flown to New Zealand after the death of theirdaughter at a Riccarton flat last Tuesday. The death of Bok Soo Kim,22, a ...
Prison closed
Mar 01, 2003 ... Rolleston Prison was closed yesterday morning while the death ofan inmate was investigated. The Department of Corrections said that,as with all deaths in prisons, the department's independentinspectorate would investigate. Kathy Dunstall, secretary of theHoward ...
Cyclist safe
Mar 01, 2003 ... A cyclist reported as being lost in the Port Hills on Thursdaynight has walked out on his own. Family, friends, and police searchedfor the man late on Thursday after he failed to ...
Prison escape
Mar 01, 2003 ... Christchurch police are looking for a prisoner who escaped from apolice van travelling along Fendalton Road on its way to PaparuaPrison at 11.50 am yesterday. Senior Sergeant Ken Legat said JamesEvan Palmer, 26, was ...
Council funds jet engine centre; Facility may provide hundreds of new jobs; Was gun held to city's head? Sir Angus
Mar 01, 2003; ... Christchurch City Council is funding a $20 million jet enginetesting centre it hopes will safeguard 300 jobs and provide hundredsmore. The council has given the go- ahead to development armChristchurch City Holdings (CCHL) to fund the construction of a newengine testing and ...
Critics hit back at Dame Kiri over Maori work ethic claim
Mar 01, 2003; ... Dame Kiri Te Kanawa should spend a bit more time in New Zealandbefore tarring all Maori with the same brush, Ngai Tahu kaiwhakahaere(leader) Mark Solomon says. Dame Kiri has courted outrage by telling an Australian newspapershe thought Maori lacked a work ethic and needed ...
Gamblers elude casino ban; 500 people self-banned
Mar 01, 2003; ... Gambling addicts banned from Christchurch Casino are sneaking backunder the noses of security, claims a treatment provider. Problem gambling in Christchurch is under scrutiny after theconviction this week of lawyer Philip Coburn, who gambled away morethan $1 million of stolen ...
Riding the crest of new home boom
Mar 01, 2003; ... Christchurch is riding on the crest of New Zealand's $400 millionhomebuilding boom, according to construction suppliers. Almost 2000 permits for new homes were issued throughout thecountry in January -- up by a third on the same month last year andthe highest number for January ...
Man wanted for pension thefts caught
Mar 01, 2003 ... A conman wanted across the country for a series of crimes is incustody after being caught on a bus in Ashburton. Brian Edward Te Huia was arrested on Thursday night for a seriesof thefts from residential addresses in retirement villagesthroughout New Zealand. Detective ...
Bush 'Hitler' link dogs politician
Mar 01, 2003; ... A German politician who sparked an international row by reportedlycomparing George W. Bush with Adolf Hitler cannot escape the tag evenin Christchurch. In the city yesterday with a high- powered European delegation,Herta Daubler-Gmelin had to duck around the issue that has ...
PM concerned about Aust missile-defence plan
Mar 01, 2003; ... Prime Minister Helen Clark has thrown her weight behind concernsover Australian talk of entering America's mutli-billion dollarmissile defence shield. "We are concerned that this whole approach undermines theinternational balance," Ms Clark said after the proposal was mootedin ...
Graffiti vandals targeting windows
Mar 01, 2003 ... Graffiti is costing Christchurch businesses tens of thousands ofdollars in damage. In the latest attacks, traditional tagging with a spray paint canhas been replaced by vandals who carve their call-signs into plate-glass windows. The damage is leaving businesses with huge ...
US trade deal with NZ looks hopeful
Mar 01, 2003; ... United States trade representative Bob Zoellick has boostedGovernment hopes of a free-trade deal with the US by telling acongressional committee talks with New Zealand are a "possibility". "We are very encouraged," Prime Minister Helen Clark saidyesterday. "Having observed how ...
Waiting for a list solution
Mar 01, 2003; ... Health bosses are struggling to solve Christchurch's growingsurgical waiting list problem. Everyone at yesterday's Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB)meeting agreed action was needed but no decisions were made. Some board members claimed Health Ministry underfunding was ...
Canon dies aged 94
Mar 01, 2003 ... Canon Ivor Hopkins, who spent 66 years as an Anglican clergyman,has died aged 94. Canon Hopkins attended Timaru Boys' High School and CanterburyCollege before entering the Anglican Church. His first parish wasRangiora, and then the Chatham Islands. He also served at Timaru ...
New cancer scanner approved
Mar 01, 2003 ... Christchurch cancer services are to get a $2.8 million boost. Christchurch Hospital's oncology service has been given the go-ahead to buy a replacement CT simulator for the planning ofradiotherapy treatment. Oncology department clinical director Chris Atkinson said it was ...
IN A FEW WORDS
Mar 01, 2003 ... Congratulations to John Tamihere. This is the best speech I haveread for a long time. A lot of thought, with honesty and caring forhis people, has gone into it. Unfortunately, the last thing ourGovernments seem interested in is honesty. M. JOHNSON The Christchurch City ...
Christchurch's water a priceless resource
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--I read Winston McKean's comments (February 24) with interest.He is right to point out the need to protect Christchurch's aquifers. One of the worst things about shifting to Wellington is the water.It is just not the same. It is not as good as in Christchurch. If Iwant water as ...
Dealing with Saddam
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--No wonder the mention of sheep is often made in reference towar. It wasn't so long ago that Osama bin Laden was the focus of ourattention, but a United States policy improvisation means that thefocus is now Saddam Hussein. Unquestionably, if the US again changed tack ...
Owning pets
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--What a scathing column Rosemary McLeod wrote (February 27)concerning her poor departed aunt. One can understand why the estatewas left to animal charity and medical research. Some people have pets for companions because they may not havemedically been able to have children, ...
Untidy city
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--I read in Diary (February 20) that a possible cycling tour ofCentral Otago is on the cards for our Mayor and his wife, Pam. I suggest a shorter but more rewarding tour, for the ratepayersanyway, could be taken by the couple around the suburbs ofChristchurch. They would ...
Weapons ownership
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--Richard A. Butler's letter (February 19) on sword ownershipprovided food for thought. I have just finished clearing brush- weeds on my section with aslasher, a fearsome tool with a curved blade, both edges of which Ikeep razor- sharp. Were I to wish to do serious injury to ...
Cricket incident
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--I think it is appalling that those cricketers involved in thenightclub incident in South Africa are still on tour. They shouldhave been on the first plane home. I am sure there are other players in New Zealand who would makebetter ambassadors than these immature ...
Pokie problem
Mar 01, 2003 ... The astounding aspect of Philip Coburn's dramatic fall from gracewas not that he stole an estimated $1.7 million. Sadly, tales ofembezzling and fraud by lawyers have become all too common in recentyears. Nor is it remarkable that Coburn was infected with thegambling disease. Again there ...
Tamihere's ideas
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--Congratulations to John Tamihere for having the courage tovoice his convictions on social development policy. His well-reasoned ideas were, however, delivered at the wrong time andaccompanied by the wrong comments. Unfortunately he follows another government policy of many ...
Tamihere's ideas
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--Three cheers for The Press for publishing John Tamihere soprominently (February 25) despite the ordered apologies inParliament. This is a clear statement of a responsible young Maorirepresenting the urban people who no longer look to the old people ofthe rural marae for ...
Dam proposal
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--Your correspondent Howard Thomas (February 15) misunderstandsto whom the case for a water enhancement scheme will be made. Under the Resource Management Act, before a scheme can be built,resource consents must be obtained. Quite rightly, where aprecautionary approach to the ...
Blenheim Road
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--Given that Christchurch City Council staff have confirmedthat construction of the Blenheim Road deviation is unlikely to startin August because of appeals to the Environment Court (February 19),then under whose authority and at whose cost are contractors atpresent forming a bridge ...
Death of God
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--Lloyd Geering puts forward a specious argument claiming "theDeity's death certificate has been signed by a modern, secular, andhumanist world which has moved away from traditional concepts of aDivine Being ..." Would we accept the ridiculous statement that when young adults ...
Prison performance
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--I was surprised to read comments by Kathy Dunstall (February21) regarding bookings for the Prison production of Te Timatanga Hou. It was a simple matter to fill in the required security form whenbooking, and there was no mention of the Wanganui computer check. As an ...
Canterbury's academics
Mar 01, 2003 ... Sir--What an absurd display of arrogance by University ofCanterbury staff in their call to the incoming CEO to affirm "thecentral importance of staff, as the most important part of theuniversity" (February 18). There was no sense of service to the community that employs themto ...
Ultimate gentleman 'voluble player'; George Gould
Mar 01, 2003; ... Fifth-generation Cantabrian George Gould is a shrewd but committedbusinessman and investor, who enjoys some good-natured sledging onthe tennis court. I n the heart of bluest, leafy Merivale, a barrister, a dairyfarmer, a managing director, and a real estate agent gather ...
Tamihere shows he's still bullet-proof
Mar 01, 2003; ... A one-man public relations accident waiting to happen. That wasone assessment of urban Maori legend John Tamihere when he firstthrew his hat in the political ring. Four years later you might think that this prediction has beenborne out. If so, think again. With a single ...
HOUSE KEEPING
Mar 01, 2003 ... * WINNER of the parliamentary straight face of the week award mustbe John Tamihere. He survived three days of Opposition questions andjibes about his call for the privatisation of welfare and his attackon Cabinet colleague Steve Maharey. In theory, he issued a grovellingapology, ...
Shotgun found in drugs raid
Mar 01, 2003; ... Police raided a building in Bedford Row and found a cannabis tinnyhouse and the weaponry to defend it. They found 40 foil-wrappedpackages of cannabis with a street value of $800. They also found a machete, a baton, a long Maori club (taiaha),and a 12-gauge, pump-action, cut- down ...
Two years jail for attack
Mar 01, 2003 ... A teenager who stabbed his victim in the face with a screwdriverin an unprovoked Christchurch pack attack has been jailed for twoyears. Bevan Wayne Radcliffe, 17, had admitted wounding with intent tocause grievous bodily harm. The case was described by Crown prosecutor ...
Violence 'to hurt woman'
Mar 01, 2003 ... Invading the house of a woman, a man subjected her to degradingand humiliating treatment with the aim of hurting and punishing, ajudge said. In the Christchurch District Court, Dean Stuart Cameron, 33, whowas found guilty by a jury of breaching a protection order and ...
Sex offender was 'influenced' by victim
Mar 01, 2003 ... An intellectually disabled man who admitted a sexual offenceagainst a 13-year-old boy may well have been influenced by thestreetwise youngster, a judge has said. Christchurch District Court Judge Stephen Erber said the sentencehe would pass of 18 months supervision was designed to ...
Gap appears in the sports ranks
Mar 01, 2003; ... Young adults are opting out of team sport in increasing numbers. There are still plenty of primary and secondary schoolparticipants and heaps of people wanting to play socially. But there is a lack of young adults to fill the gap in between andtake over the reins from older ...
WEST COAST
Mar 01, 2003; ... West Coasters got uptight this week when their own conservationboard tried to whip the mat out from under the Pike River coalmineproposal. Not satisfied with leaving it to stand or fall on its merits underthe due processes for local authority resource consents and Ministerof ...
MARLBOROUGH
Mar 01, 2003; ... Marlborough people will be feeling they have really been hit inthe pocket in the last fortnight. Last week, Marlborough District Council revealed it was likelyratepayers would face a rate increase of more than 6 per cent andthis week it was the turn of power companies to announce ...
MID-SOUTH CANTERBURY
Mar 01, 2003; ... There is a road sign either side of the Mid-Canterbury village ofMayfield that gleefully suggests that if you blink you will miss thetown. It is a light-hearted approach, presumably by locals, to add alittle humour to the lives of visitors and passers-by. Further around the ...
NELSON
Mar 01, 2003; ... If there's ever been a process that continues to cause confusionand outrage to professional and layman alike it is the ResourceManagement Act. So it is in Richmond where a young couple, Sharon and David Waine,have been trying to get their amazing maize maze up and running ....
Elephants sometimes forget how to get out
Mar 01, 2003 ... A wild three-year-old elephant is stranded in a groundhole aspolicemen and journalists watch in Kodanad Forest, 60km from Kochin,state capital of the southern Indian ...
Drink-drive nun banned
Mar 01, 2003 ... A 75-year-old nun has been banned from driving for a year aftershe was found under the influence of alcohol behind the steeringwheel, police in theEnglish city of Manchester said. Sister Aloysius, who cares for terminally-ill children at FrancisHouse Hospice in Manchester, was ...
Suicidal man sues
Mar 01, 2003 ... A suicidal man, who failed to hang himself because the ropesnapped, is planning to sue the manufacturers. According to localdaily Libertatea, Victor Dodoi, 45, from Botosani in northernRomania, tried to hang himself from the light fitting in his ...
Made in Jail
Mar 01, 2003 ... Italian prisoners are behind a fashionable new range of clothingbeing marketed under the label, Made in Jail. T-shirts, trousers, andshoes, all sporting the Made in Jail brand, are selling well in Milanand other Italian cities. Besides ...
Ten-year wait
Mar 01, 2003 ... A woman in Somerset has had her wallet returned with credit cardsstill inside it, more than 10 years after it was stolen. MaureenBaker's wallet, minus some money, was found by a cyclist near arailway line. Baker, 55, who owns The Bird in the Hand pub atSaltford, said the man contacted ...
QUOTE UNQUOTE
Mar 01, 2003 ... "The old lady slept in late and I thought I'd surprise her. I didbreakfast -- boiled egg and a glass of wine." -- Rolling Stone KeithRichards. "Oh, man. I love the Tube. The Tube is just the essence, man." --actor Michael Richards, who played Kramer in the TV hit ...
NZSE-40 ends at low ebb
Mar 01, 2003 ... The sharemarket slipped under 1900 points on the NZSE-40 capitalindex for the week, despite a gain of 6.98 points yesterday. The index is at its lowest for 17 months, having lost 1.7 per centfor the week at yesterday's close of 1880.85 points. It was a sad final week for the ...
Saving out of reach for many; Saving out of reach for many New Zealanders; A guide to your nest egg
Mar 01, 2003; ... Calls for more Kiwis to save for their old age are falling on deafears. CRAIG HOWIE looks at what's going wrong, as growing numbers ofbaby boomers near retirement. One cold hard fact was lost in the debate this week about why manyNew Zealanders are not saving for their retirement ....
PPCS bid extended
Mar 01, 2003 ... Southern meat company PPCS has now extended its takeover offer forRichmond Ltd until March 21. The offer, at 305c a share, was originally to have closed lastWednesday, but had earlier been extended until March 7, then March14. PPCS said on Thursday that acceptances under ...
Allied lines up target
Mar 01, 2003 ... Listed agricultural services company Allied Farmers will announceanother "major acquisition" next week after posting a half-yearprofit of $1.47 million. Hawera-based Allied Farmers chairman Brian Train confirmed thedeal was about to be sealed but said it was too early to ...
PGC bounces back; Gains in Auckland
Mar 01, 2003; ... Half-year summary Pyne Gould Corporation interim unaudited result for 6 months endedDecember 31.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...2002 ... ... .....2001 .....Chge... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...$000 ... ... .....$000 ... ... ...% Revenue ... ... ...193,085 ...
Slip into red for Advantage Group
Mar 01, 2003 ... Half-year summary Advantage Group unaudited interim result for the half-year endedDecember 31... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...2002 ... ... ... ...2001 ....Chge... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...$000 ... ... ... ...$000 ... ... ...% Revenue ... .....25,667 ... .....33,794 ...
Lyttelton arrival
Mar 01, 2003 ... A former Lyttelton Port Company manager, Peter Davie, is returningto be chief executive. He left Lyttelton in 1996 to become managing director of the Portof Portland. Since 2000, he has also been managing director of TasmanPort management, an Australian firm working with ...