The Press back issues from January 2007:
Salmon farmers fear for water and livelihoods; 'Dirty dairying' debate
Jan 01, 2007; ... Mackenzie Country salmon farmers fear "dirty dairying" maycontaminate pristine waterways, ruin livelihoods and damage NewZealand's reputation for quality produce. They say chemicals from fertilisers on dairy farms could leak intorivers, streams and lakes, and from there filter ...
Murtha calls last harness meeting; Retiring race-caller
Jan 01, 2007; ... Retiring race-caller Reon Murtha was choking back tears before theend of race one at the Reefton Trotting Club's meeting on Saturday. Murtha gave his final harness race call, ending a 46-year stint,at the track where his career started. The club had a send-off day for Murtha, ...
$54,000 of photo gear stolen; Theft from car
Jan 01, 2007 ... A Christchurch photographer is livid that thieves ransacked hiscar for $54,000 worth of his professional equipment. Kevin Clarke said he returned to his Aidanfield home on Fridayfrom a trip to Abel Tasman National Park. He went to bed forgetting about his camera equipment ...
Tanker destroys three houses
Jan 01, 2007 ... A fully-laden milk tanker destroyed three houses and a fence, butjust missed a house full of people after it veered off the road nearHastings. Constable Paul O'Leary said the Fonterra milk tanker crashedthrough three properties, including two houses, before embeddingitself in a ...
SOS goes out to save the dawn chorus; Conservation project
Jan 01, 2007; ... A trip to the supermarket will soon do more than put food on thetable -- it may help save New Zealand's dawn chorus. Six endangered native South Island bird species will be helped ina new charity deal. The deal between the New Zealand National Parks and ...
Booming pest numbers pose threat to birds; South Island stoats
Jan 01, 2007; ... South Island native birds are under threat from a threefold boomin stoat numbers. Kiwi, weka, parakeets, mohua, penguins and kaka are among birds indanger from the carnivorous pest. The population jump of stoats began with autumn's high beech-seedfall. The "mast", ...
Landmark celebrates milestone; Canterbury history
Jan 01, 2007; ... The first church consecrated in Canterbury was a little cobbuilding that served a large rural area. Today, its successor is abig stone building that serves a small, central Christchurchcommunity. It is the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Avonside, which willcelebrate its ...
More Kiwis fly overseas for holidays; Travel trend
Jan 01, 2007; ... New Zealanders' love affair with travel is continuing, with thisyear projected to be the first time Kiwis break the two-million markfor international departures. Latest figures based on port departure cards show 1,864,000 Kiwistravelled from New Zealand in the year to September ....
23 call Hep A helpline
Jan 01, 2007 ... Twenty-three people have so far called a helpline after ahepatitis A scare at a McDonald's restaurant caused by an infectedworker. The staff member did not know he or she had the disease whenworking a seven-hour shift at McDonald's Greenlane restaurant,starting at 7pm on Friday, ...
High country yields good finds galore
Jan 01, 2007; ... Reporter BECK ELEVEN dons her tramping boots, forgoes theMcDonald's and heads into the mountains. In a world of city development, concrete is king. But the high country is where even McDonald's cannot put anoutpost. It is where tiny musterers' huts, etched with names ...
Summer regional events - January
Jan 01, 2007 ... Fairlie Parade, featuring vintage vehicles Uprising 07 music festival, Canaan Downs, Golden Bay. 02 Port Nelson Ltd street race (motorcycles). Jazz in the Park, Fairfield Park, Nelson. Riwaka Market Day. Kaiteriteri Beach Carnival. Wet ...
Don't legalise another mind-altering substance
Jan 01, 2007 ... Re Paula Lambert on BZP (Dec 28), alcohol, party pills, cannabis,methamphetamine and a host of other available drugs are all mind-altering substances that have no positive effect on the person. Why should we make another mind-numbing, mood-altering substancelegal? Why make it more ...
Beyond the avenues
Jan 01, 2007 ... In looking to build new premises to house the Christchurch CityCouncil, our elected representatives and city planners need to lookbeyond the Square and four avenues. The services provided from theheadquarters of the Christchurch City Council do not directly meetany retail, arts and ...
Jesus in the Koran
Jan 01, 2007 ... What a wonderful article by Abdullah Drury (Dec 21). No doubt itcomes as a surprise to many Christians that Jesus figures so largelyin the Muslim faith and their holy book, the Koran. He is Isa, theWord of God ("Kalimatullaah") and Messiah ("al-Masih"). What is so encouraging is ...
Harry's house
Jan 01, 2007 ... I felt a little sad to see in The Press (December 19) that TheRocks in Sumner was being demolished as I know my grandfather, HarryThornley, built at least part of that house. As a lad I often stayedwith my grandparents in Nayland Street and I remember one day takingmy grandfather his ...
Challenges ahead
Jan 01, 2007 ... With the new year comes a new challenge for Prime Minister HelenClark, who will complete her eighth year as New Zealand's leader inNovember. Clark's contest with new National leader John Key promisesto be one of the dominant themes of 2007 at a national level. But inChristchurch, as the ...
IN A FEW WORDS
Jan 01, 2007 ... In a few words How does a "slow road" through the City Mallincrease foot traffic and spending in shops? Will cars stop briefly,letting passengers in and out, slowing cars behind and increasingexhaust fumes over those walking and dining? Where will the extracarparking spaces be? What ...
Honours system a colonial hangover with little public respect
Jan 01, 2007; ... The Government's twice-yearly awarding of "honours" at New Yearand Queen's Birthday is something most of us have mixed feelingsabout. We like the idea of recognising those who make an outstandingcontribution to New Zealand, but we are uneasy about the process,suspicious of political ...
Unlisted's 'deficiencies' highlighted
Jan 01, 2007; ... Unlisted market boss Bruce Cossill says he is flattered at theattention being paid to his market by the New Zealand Exchange (NZX),which has used the market's third birthday to point out itsdeficiencies. Unlisted and the NZX's alternative market, the NZAX, have justcelebrated ...
SEA, AIR, RAIL
Jan 01, 2007 ... PORT OF LYTTELTON Vessels in port Malakhov Kurgan, Gladstone pier centre No. 1 East Sharpshooter 2, No. 3 West Southern Progress, No. 3 East Spirit of Competition, Dry Dock Tuhoe, Gladstone pier centre No. 1 Zlatno More, No. 4 West ...
Jewellery companies owe nearly $200,000
Jan 01, 2007 ... Two companies behind Nelson's former Paul Harris Jewellers owenearly $200,000, but creditors are unlikely to receive any moneyback. Paul Harris Jewellers and Herd and Harris Jewellers were placedinto liquidation by the High Court at Nelson last month. Liquidators Wayne ...
Fast-food chain growing
Jan 01, 2007; ... Hamburger chain Burger Wisconsin is aiming to double in size to achain of about 50 burger bars within three years, after falling offthe fast-food "radar". The company is part of a growing trend for fast food businesses toexpand rapidly through franchise stores, with recent ...
BUMPER KIWI CROSSWORD
Jan 01, 2007 ... 1 Fatuous (5) 4 Get a move on! (6,4,4) 11 Buy a round of drinks (5) 14 Lucky accident (5) 15 Streetside money source (4,7) 16 Healthy introduction to schools in 1937 (4,4) 19 Well-liked (7) 20 Encourage (4,2) 21 Clown's bike ...
This week
Jan 01, 2007 ... New Year's Day holiday, markets closed. Tomorrow Public holiday, markets closed ....
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Jan 01, 2007 ... Today's winning entry in our Summer Cryptic Competition. Compiler: ...
WISH YOU WERE HERE
Jan 01, 2007 ... Send us a photo from your holiday and you could win $150 cash fromMak's Photo Lab. Each photo published from tomorrow will go in theprize draw, to be held on Thursday, January 4. There will also be adaily draw for $50 of digital processing from Mak's Photo Lab.Winners will be announced ...
A Howard Hughes legacy; GETTING THERE
Jan 01, 2007; ... A mammoth flying boat that symbolises the eccentricity ofbillionaire Howard Hughes is drawing visitors to an otherwiseoverlooked town in rural Oregon. JOHN HENZELL pays a visit. Paris might have the Eiffel Tower and Sydney might have the OperaHouse, but only McMinnville, Oregon, ...
Keeping content
Jan 01, 2007 ... Holidays are a time to reward yourself, whether you want to relaxon the beach with a good book, or if you're seeking a bit ofadventure and excitement. But they can also be stressful if you don'tplan properly, so here are some tips from House of Travel for a saferand happier holiday ....
MEGA GUIDE; FILM; (cinemas and screening times, C4)
Jan 01, 2007 ... AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH Documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of globalwarming a recognized problem worldwide. (PG) THE AURA Argentinean thriller about a taxidermist who believes he can pulloff the perfect crime. (M) BEYOND THE SEA Kevin ...
MEGA GUIDE; GIG GUIDE
Jan 01, 2007 ... BELGIAN BEER CAFE, TORENHOF -- Open mic, 6.30-8.30pm. FERMENT -- Motown Mondays. MICKY'S CITY -- Puree. PHAT 07 -- Last day. At Inangahua www. phatclub.co.nz. SAINTS AND SINNERS -- 7pm-9pm, Street performers. SOUTHERN BLUES BAR -- Jazz night ....
MEGA GUIDE; MONDAY JANUARY 1 _ SUNDAY JANUARY 7
Jan 01, 2007; ... Happy New Year! Please note that I am typing this very softly foranyone unable to bear loud noises today. New year, new you? MegaGuide (aka The Press Guide to Everything) offers these Horrorscopesfor '07 -- Summer (Dec 22-Apr 19): Everyone is looking for you andyet you selfishly choose ...
MEGA GUIDE; VISUAL ARTS
Jan 01, 2007 ... AIGANTIGHE GALLERY (49 Wai-iti Rd, Timaru): A Rosy Picture (to Feb28). ARTACK! (to Mar 5), a group exhibition by local artists. DutchArt (to Mar 5). ANNIE'S WINE BAR (Arts Centre): Paintings by Rua Campbell. ARTISTICA FINE ARTS (upstairs, 102 Cashel St, City Mall): Over ...
MEGA GUIDE
Jan 01, 2007 ... HOLIDAY FUN Ah, the school holidays. Christchurch homes full of sordid scenesfrom suburban non-slumber parties as small girls and boys hold theirhelpless families captive with their sadistic giggling, boisterousvideo watching, ragged High School Musical choreography ...
Making the news; Did you know?
Jan 01, 2007; ... Hi, I'm Margaret Agnew, feature writer and chief film reviewer forThe Press. Today I'll be your guide through the complex process ofhow a newspaper is made. We'll follow, step-by-step, how a review ofa film becomes part of The Weekend Press. . 1. Here I am at the movies ....
NZ staggers to victory; SCOREBOARD
Jan 01, 2007; ... New Zealand needed a rousing lower-order knock from James Franklinand a last-ball boundary from No. 11 Michael Mason to steer it frommurky waters to a spine-tingling one-wicket win over Sri Lanka in thesecond cricket one-dayer yesterday. The victory drew New Zealand level 1-all in ...
Late call on Waikouaiti
Jan 01, 2007 ... A decision on the viability of today's Waikouaiti race meeting maynot be made until this morning, after the track was severely affectedby heavy rain on Saturday, with flooding ...
All-time great in both rugby codes
Jan 01, 2007; ... Thomas William Lynch, who wore both All Blacks and Kiwis jerseys -- the latter unofficially -- during a distinguished football career,died in Geraldine on Friday. He was 79. Rugby union was in the Lynch genes. His grandfather, Tom, playedfor South Island in 1888 and his father, ...
Wellington makes hay when sun can't shine
Jan 01, 2007; ... Wellington's cricketers have been singing in the rain, or at leastbetween the showers, while the weather-affected State Shield hasstaggered through its first three rounds. Leading the chorus have been Messrs Duckworth and Lewis, thecreators of the international method of deciding ...
Canty hits target in comfort
Jan 01, 2007; ... Canterbury opened its State League women's cricket season withwhat amounted to a Twenty20 victory over Northern Districts at QEIIPark Village Green on Saturday, but yesterday's return game wasrained out entirely. After a washout had looked likely for most of Saturday, theweather ...
CRICKET SCOREBOARDs
Jan 01, 2007 ... SOUTH AFRICA V INDIA Kingsmead Durban, South Africa First innings 328 Second Innings 265-8 dec India First innings 240 Second innings (overnight 38-2) W Jaffer c Nel b ...
RESULTS
Jan 01, 2007 ... TOUR DE FEMME Results from the Tour de Femme cycle race in Nelson on Saturday. -- General classification: Rosara Joseph (Christchurch) 6hr 56min09sec 1, Gina Waibl (Wellington), 35sec 2, Marina Duvnjak (Auckland35sec 3, Sarah Murdoch (Auckland), 1min 49sec 4, Serena ...
Sumner bowler dominates final
Jan 01, 2007; ... Colin Lawler (Sumner) shook off a close call in the semi- finalsto beat Terry Weir (Papanui Club) 24-9 in the final of the BowlsCanterbury Christmas Fours at the South Brighton club on Saturday. Lawler scraped into the final 11-10 against Harold Trower(Halswell) in their ...
Edwards and Sims bow out
Jan 01, 2007 ... They called it the Pool of Death and that is what it proved to befor international stars Sharon Sims and Jo Edwards at the New Zealandbowls championships in Dunedin yesterday. Two of the leading contenders for the title, the pair was bundledout of the women's singles, Sims by her ...
Racing
Jan 01, 2007 ... Leading jockey Lisa Cropp will serve a four- raceday suspensionfrom January 3 to 11 after being found guilty of careless riding atEllerslie on Saturday. She was on Dauntless, which was relegated tofourth. The penalty does ...
Crackdown on whip use
Jan 01, 2007 ... Aimee Edmonds was suspended until January 17 for excessive use ofthe whip on Ella Powell at Motukarara on Friday. At Reefton, DavidMoore and Robert Anderson were each fined $200 for similar offencesand Wayne ...
Hickman hunts out new blood
Jan 01, 2007; ... Prominent Christchurch owner, Kevin Hickman, has spent asignificant investment in foreign bloodstock -- largely for theirbreeding potential but with racing careers a possibility in somecases. Hickman has been active at recent sales in England and France andbought three horses, ...
Allegro Agitato shows grace and guile
Jan 01, 2007; ... Allegro Agitato showed she is growing old more gracefully thanmost, posting win number 20 and her third in succession in hercurrent northern campaign, with a masterly performance in the GroupOne National Trot at Alexandra Park yesterday. Handling the slushy conditions with aplomb ...
Trainer: Don Keyotee's owners deserve Coast bonus
Jan 01, 2007; ... While Kevin Townley took a lot of satisfaction out of finallywinning the $20,000 West Coast bonus in hollow fashion with DonKeyotee at Reefton on Saturday he preferred to give a vote of thanksto the five-year- old's Alexandra owners, Graham and Elaine Keogh. "They have been very ...
Gee I Jane tracks Railway
Jan 01, 2007; ... Neville Couchman might upstage the glamour stables at Ellerslietoday. The 36-year-old Cambridge trainer has had only 18 starters thisseason but will go to Ellerslie with genuine hopes of a big racedouble. Gee I Jane is a $3.50 favourite for the $200,000 Group One ...
Early deadlines
Jan 01, 2007 ... Due to early deadlines at The Press yesterday, some ...
Foreigners fit in Perth
Jan 01, 2007 ... Bay Story and Land 'n Stars, two major spring contenders inVictoria who stayed in Australia for the 3200m Perth Cup today, areboth fit and well, according to their trainers. Land 'n Stars, lastin the Caulfield Cup, produced a big run for fifth in ...
RACE WEEK
Jan 01, 2007 ... HORSE OF THE WEEK Tribute's track record at Moonee Valley -- helped by a brilliantdrive -- gives him a good shot at Interdominion Final honours inAdelaide. * * * * * THE UNLUCKY ONES Anna Livia, clear too late at Motukarara. Strapped For Cash, early ...
Death of boy puts spotlight back on butane
Jan 01, 2007; ... Friends of a schoolboy who died apparently inhaling butane will bewarned against huffing, but the Government has admitted regulatingthe dangerous poison is too hard. Luke Rylan Taylor, 15, of Milton, 60km south-west of Dunedin, diedon Thursday night during a family holiday at Lake ...
Families flee as rivers flood; Weather woes
Jan 01, 2007 ... Layers of silt have blanketed camping spots around the SouthIsland after torrential rain boosted rapidly rising rivers and forcedevacuations from campsites and homes. Many rivers were in flood and civil defence chiefs warned campersto steer clear of waterways. Heavy rain ...
New year spotlight on leaders
Jan 01, 2007; ... Helen Clark and John Key are promising to put personality politicsbehind them in 2007 and fight for what is best for the country. Butwill this year really be any different? Political editor COLINESPINER reports. John Key's goal for 2007 is nothing short of returning theNational ...
Boys dislike school from the word go; Classroom study
Jan 01, 2007; ... Boys dislike school from nearly the moment they walk into aclassroom, a new study says. Freda Briggs, a lecturer at the University of South Australia,questioned New Zealand and Australian children aged between five andeight and found that while girls liked school from day one, ...
Selfish tourists slammed; Tramping drama
Jan 01, 2007 ... Nearly 50 tourists "literally walked over the legs" of a tramperon the West Coast who was "barely breathing" after suffering anallergic shock, says a rescuer. The Friday incident, on the Truman Track near Punakaiki, has leftrescuer Lyn Eddy "appalled" by the selfish actions of ...
'Freaky' downpour hits campers; Weather woes
Jan 01, 2007; ... Gaye Rochford and her family have good reason to remember theirholiday this summer -- it was the worst camping experience they haveendured. The Rochfords had to leave a Conservation Department campingground at Peel Forest, near Geraldine, early on Saturday because of atorrential ...
Southland may have windiest places
Jan 01, 2007; ... Southland may have some of the windiest places in the world, aNational Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) study hasfound. Two areas have been found to have likely one-in-500-years gusts ofbetween 360kmh and 400kmh -- the zone west of the northern arm ofLake ...
1600 ready to revel at Nelson site; New Year celebrations
Jan 01, 2007; ... Nelson's Maitai Valley Motorcamp was last night packed with 1600young people set on welcoming the new year in traditional summerstyle. The Nelson City Council- owned camp is opened to young people fromBoxing Day to early January. It is designed to provide youth with a safe ...
Stingray attacks fisherman
Jan 02, 2007; ... Graham Pownceby counts himself lucky after a stingray barb spikeda hole in his fishing wader and slashed through his calf, putting himin hospital for three days. Pownceby, 39, of Christchurch, was caughtby a stingray as he tried to gather it in while fishing off the beachat Spencer Park ...
Mourning mother warns others to drive carefully
Jan 02, 2007; ... Police are celebrating the lowest road toll in 46 years (EDITION1: 40 years), but behind every statistic there is suffering. SEANSCANLON spoke to a mother whose daughter died in an accident lastyear. Not a day passes in which Joanne Hunt does not think about her"very special ...
Watch for Ma, Pa on NZ roads
Jan 02, 2007; ... "Ma and Pa Average" are the biggest killers on our roads, a toptraffic policeman says. Canterbury road policing manager Inspector Derek Erasmus says theantics of boy racers make them convenient scapegoats but the generalpublic's driving remains the real issue. Police say ...
Zaoui claims unfair treatment; Deportation fight
Jan 02, 2007; ... Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui, fighting deportation, has accusedthe Security Intelligence Service (SIS) of unfairly targeting him. But Zaoui, who arrived seeking asylum only to be thrown in jailwithout charge for two years, said he still has faith in the NewZealand justice system ...
Fat fryer health tool of future
Jan 02, 2007; ... Startling new technologies including a laser fat burner andnanorobots promise to transform medicine. With the New Year upon us, scientists have listed what people canexpect from health advances over the next 100 years. Last century the X-ray, antibiotics and heart bypass ...