The Press back issues from September 2008:
Our cash-strapped schools
Sep 01, 2008; ... Schools are scrambling for new fundraising ideas after a $42million slump in locally raised funds. Mount Hutt College is grazing sheep for extra money and thesenior basketball team at Christchurch's all-boys St Bede's Collegeis selling mascara. New figures from the Ministry ...
Labour MPs at risk; Winners, losers in list
Sep 01, 2008; ... As many as seven sitting Labour MPs - including two ministers -have been dumped into unwinnable list spots unless the Governmentengineers a dramatic turnaround ahead of the election. The brutal list ranking announced yesterday abandons Labour'sprevious policy of protecting sitting ...
Low water forecast for hydro lakes; POWER CRISIS
Sep 01, 2008; ... South Islanders' power woes look set to continue, with a drier-than-normal spring predicted to do little to raise southern hydro-lake levels. Niwa's National Climate Centre outlook for September to November,released yesterday, indicated near- normal or below normal rainfallswere ...
Pair in training for games
Sep 01, 2008; ... Budding sports star David Morgan has to take drugs to representhis country in athletics. New Zealand's only competitor at the upcoming Japanese TransplantGames, Morgan must take medication daily to keep his donated kidneyfunctioning. The 11-year-old received a kidney from ...
Writing about art
Sep 01, 2008 ... The art of writing - and writing about art - paints a broadcanvas during The Press 2008 Christchurch Writers Festival. Theprogramme includes: The Big Picture (Friday, September 5, 3pm to 4pm, ConferenceRoom, Christchurch Town Hall) - Art commentator, writer and criticHamish ...
Drugs survey
Sep 01, 2008 ... A national survey of illicit drugs is looking for drug userswilling to talk confidentially about their drug use. MasseyUniversity's Illicit Drug Monitoring System, now in its third year,involves interviews of hard-core ...
Alarm delays bishop's big day
Sep 01, 2008; ... The installation of Christchurch's new Anglican bishop, VictoriaMatthews, was nearly delayed on Saturday when burning incense setoff the smoke alarm at Christ Church Cathedral. The ceremony went ahead as planned once the alarm wasdeactivated, and Matthews gave her first full ...
Labour president denies knowledge; NZ FIRST FUNDING
Sep 01, 2008; ... Labour Party president Mike Williams has denied being the bagmanfor NZ First over a donation from expatriate billionaire Owen Glenn -and says the first he knew about the $100,000 donation was mediareports in July. Williams acknowledged yesterday there had been rumours ...
Dairy robbed
Sep 01, 2008 ... A dairy in Hillmorton was robbed at knife-point last night. Apolice communications spokesman said a man wearing a balaclavaentered the Hillmorton Superette on Halswell Road about 6.45pm andstole the cash register. The man was described as "fat ...
Two injured
Sep 01, 2008 ... Two people are in Christchurch Hospital with serious injuriesafter the car they were in hit a lamp-post at the intersection ofHills Road and Warden Street about 12.30am on Saturday. Earlyreports suggested the crash had occurred with police in pursuit ...
Ferrymead businesses want compensation
Sep 01, 2008; ... Ferrymead businesses suffering from sixth months of delayedroadworks are demanding the Christchurch City Council help themrecoup some losses. More than 16 staff have been laid off as businesses losethousands of dollars each week during a revamp of the Ferry Road-Humphreys Drive ...
Family furious after death of second dog; 1080 POISON
Sep 01, 2008; ... A West Coast family are devastated after the loss of their secondpet dog to suspected 1080 poisoning in as many years. Rutherglen resident Ryan Fitzmaurice, his partner, Valma McDowen,and her children, Brae, nine, and Jaymee, seven, are heartbrokenafter the death of their ...
Ban poker machines in pubs - Greens; GAMBLE FREE DAY
Sep 01, 2008; ... Poker machines have devastated individuals, families andcommunities and should be banned from pubs, the Green Party says. The party made its call to coincide with today's fourth annualGamble Free Day - an occasion when organisations which deal withproblem punters try to raise ...
Spring has sprung with a taste of things to come
Sep 01, 2008 ... Cantabrians can wake up and smell the daffodils, as the firstofficial day of spring is expected to signal a dry and settledseason ahead. Eight-week-old labrador Bella enjoyed the sunshine inHagley Park on Saturday, as the stormy wet winter that blasted partsof the country came to an end ....
Headbutt earns bar patron $1000 fine
Sep 01, 2008; ... A bouncer in a bar on Christchurch's Oxford Terrace Stripsuffered a broken nose while trying to eject a troublemaker, a courthas been told. Christchurch District Court Judge Stephen Erber told Todd RobertSutherland, who head- butted the bouncer, that he might have read inthe ...
Avalanche debris, fallen trees make tracks risky
Sep 01, 2008; ... Hundreds of kilometres of upper South Island conservation parktracks are buried under fallen trees and avalanche debris, promptingcalls for trampers to postpone trips. Thousands of hectares of native trees managed by the Departmentof Conservation (DOC) in the Nelson Lakes and ...
Late bid to delay hearing
Sep 01, 2008; ... Submitters to a controversial Mackenzie District Council planchange have made a late bid to have the hearing postponed or panelchairman David Collins replaced. Andrew Hocken, of Rutaniwha Farms Ltd, and Bob Macintyre, ofAoraki Trust Lands Ltd, have written to the council saying ...
Health experts study changes in Maori diet
Sep 01, 2008; ... Ancient Maori eating habits are coming under the spotlight in abid to improve modern diets and wellbeing. The Social Report 2008, which has just been released, showshealth-related outcomes for both Maori and Pacific people have notimproved in several areas, such as obesity rates, ...
Two arts share stage
Sep 01, 2008 ... Symphony and ballet combined to create a unique performance inthe Christchurch Town Hall on Saturday. The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Royal New ZealandBallet (RNZB) joined forces for the one-off concert, which had bothmusicians and dancers on stage. The ...
Courier driver admits theft
Sep 01, 2008; ... A relief courier driver took $2900 belonging to a Picton bar, acourt has been told. Lynette Veronica Kerr, 40, who admitted theft by a person in aspecial relationship, was sentenced to 200 hours community work byChristchurch District Court Judge Phil Moran. She was also ...
Author details flaws in tenure review
Sep 01, 2008; ... A book lifting the lid on the controversial tenure review processpromises a few surprises for high-country farmers, governmentofficials and land valuers. Lincoln University political scientist Ann Brower's Who Owns TheHigh Country? is being launched tomorrow and builds on ...
There's no going back - only Ford; FORD RALLY
Sep 01, 2008 ... Lovers of the Ford car brand were treated to almost 200 classicand vintage vehicles travelling in convoy through Christchurchyesterday. The Henry Ford Memorial Rally is one of many worldwide and runsin celebration of the birth of American car manufacturer Henry Fordon July 30, ...
Taser fears held for mentally ill
Sep 01, 2008; ... Senior mental health professionals are decrying the issuing ofTasers to police after it was revealed that half of the people shotin the year-long police trial had mental health problems. Police Commissioner Howard Broad announced the roll-out of Tasersto police last week ....
Project adds Viagra to recreational-drugs survey
Sep 01, 2008; ... Ever used Viagra recreationally? Massey University would like tohave a chat. Drug researchers at Massey's Centre for Social and HealthOutcomes Research and Evaluation (Shore) are seeking participantsfor the third year of their Illicit Drug Monitoring System, a surveythat tracks ...
What's the alternative?
Sep 01, 2008 ... In the last 40 years I have read hundreds of letters from theanti-1080 people and I cannot remember reading one letter suggestinghow this very vocal group would control the possums and thus protectour forests on the budget DOC is given. Lindsay Eagle refers to the cavalier poison ...
Animals tortured
Sep 01, 2008 ... It was good to see the editorial "1080 fears'' (Aug 18), butthere's an issue often overlooked - the cruel way 1080 kills animals. It can take up to six hours before an animal dies. In the Graf brothers documentary, The Shadow of Doubt, filmed in the Urewera National Park after ...
Need our own flag
Sep 01, 2008 ... T. J. Grant writes of a black flag with a silver fern as afuneral flag (Aug 26). I suggest he thinks what colours most promoteNew Zealand. Just take a look at most of the uniforms worn by our athletes atthe Olympics; think also of the All Blacks, Black Caps, Black Ferns,Tall ...
Prehistoric bigotry
Sep 01, 2008 ... Helen Morrow is a wonderful example of how bigotry and ignorancecan be maintained by religion (Aug 27). It's ironic that she criticises Ramadan, wrongly saying thatatonement is the reason for fasting. Christianity's doctrine ofvicarious atonement surpasses by light years, on any ...
Money's false god
Sep 01, 2008 ... Why does New Zealand's currency carry the image of the tiki,which is the ...
Doctrine not from synods
Sep 01, 2008 ... Clause 1 of the Constitution of the NZ Anglican Church declaresthat this church holds to doctrine as explained in the Book ofCommon Prayer and in the 39 Articles of Religion. It also expresslystates that the General Synod has no power to alter theseformularies. All clergy specifically ...
Laughable, lamentable
Sep 01, 2008 ... Wilton Gray is confused and unclear (Aug 28). He says, "Why do we have anti-social behaviour today? If youresearch it, it is because the perpetrators and probably theirparents before them have not been corrected for the four Ds as achild.'' This would be laughable if it ...
Press gets through
Sep 01, 2008 ... I arise from my warm and dry bed at a leisurely time and pullback the curtains to a sunny Nelson day. This has been a winter of climatic extremes. We have had wildwinds, heavy snowfalls and huge amounts of rain, causing slips andflooding over much of the upper South Island ....
IN A FEW WORDS
Sep 01, 2008 ... From a law-abider's point of view, I don't understand why thereis any objection to our police carrying Tasers. Don't break the law,don't receive 50,000 volts. SCOTT CONDON Why doesn't the Council For Civil Liberties stand up for therights of law-abiding New Zealanders? At ...
Peters had chance to do good for NZ but failed
Sep 01, 2008 ... It would be a great thing if Winston Peters disappeared fromNew Zealand politics once and for all. However, like the mythicalHydra, it's possible he will come back with two heads, or shouldthat be two faces? Peters has made a mockery of our political system for years ...
All parties tainted
Sep 01, 2008 ... On Friday afternoon Marilyn Waring was reported by National Radioas saying: "All parties will not want the petticoat raised too higharound the issue of political donations. I myself know and haveheard scuttlebutt, on all the parties.'' This was said in relation to what's fast ...
Clark a failure
Sep 01, 2008 ... What a mess Helen Clark has made of her political life. She entered her first term of government in hope and self-belief, with idealistic dedication to the highest standards ofpolitical behaviour. She is now in danger of leaving her third termin ignominy, tarred through ...
Too much low cunning
Sep 01, 2008 ... The problem with the leader of NZ First and his cronies is not somuch an ...
Remnant preserved
Sep 01, 2008 ... There is the stench of tall poppy syndrome in criticism of thecouncil's purchase of Dave Henderson's properties and disturbingamounts of schadenfreude being enjoyed at his financial troubles. If developers and city councillors of the 1960s, '70s and '80shad had more forethought, ...
Russia threatened
Sep 01, 2008 ... Your editorial "Russia's paranoia'' (Aug 28) is ill-informed andbiased. Is Russia to ignore the Georgian attack on South Ossetia andAbkhazia that incited Russian retaliation? Does Putin do nothingwhile America continues to supply weapons and armoury to a state onRussian borders? ...
Not Coronation Street
Sep 01, 2008 ... What is never-ending? Coronation Street? Treaty ...
Must do better
Sep 01, 2008 ... The widespread reaction to the latest wellbeing report will besatisfaction. Its headline finding, that the gap between rich andpoor is closing, conforms to the basic New Zealand belief in anegalitarian society. But the closing of the gap does not certainlybenefit the nation. If ...
Deja vu all over again
Sep 01, 2008; ... "There is an awful sense of deja vu about these developments . .. the Government has no mandate and an election should be called assoon as possible." - Labour leader Helen Clark, August 1998 As former Yankees player Yogi Berra once said, it's like deja vuall over again ....
Spot power prices 'cost $10m'; PAN PAC
Sep 01, 2008; ... Hawkes Bay pulpmaker Pan Pac lost more than $10 million in pulpexport sales as a result of "horrific" spot market power pricesduring the winter electricity shortage. Pan Pac managing director Doug Ducker said the firm had lostbetween 30 and 40 per cent of its pulp production for ...
Skifield reports go mobile
Sep 01, 2008; ... Tourism business web designer Cabbage Tree Creative has branchedout into a travelling companion application - a snow report browserfor the Apple iPhone. Owner Lawrence Smith said Cabbage Tree Creative hosted thehardware application from its Christchurch base allowing iPhone ...
Businesses adapt to economic gloom
Sep 01, 2008; ... Finance companies are sinking by the dozen and businesses - bothbig and small - are being battered by the current economic storm. AMANDA MORRALL finds out how some are staying afloat. . Tim Guthrie is a survivor. Four years ago, he successfullyunderwent surgery to remove a ...
SEA, AIR, RAIL
Sep 01, 2008 ... PORT OF LYTTELTON Ships in port Sur Este 700, Yosu Gas, oil berth; Atria, Z berth; Altair 2,Pacific Runner, 3West; Cap Palmerston, Cashin Quay 3; Dong Won 519,3East; Lake Arafura, 2East; Machiavelli, cattle jetty; Mandakini,Cashin Quay 1; Rossmar, dry dock; San Waitaki, ...
Eye-to-eye with giants
Sep 01, 2008; ... A swim with a whale shark gets CHRISTINA PFEIFFER'S heart racing. . I'm standing at the back of a boat, wearing a mask and snorkel,two kilometres off the Western Australian coastline, staringdubiously at two-metre swells. I tell myself to stay calm as Iclutch a pink floating ...
film; MEGA GUIDE
Sep 01, 2008 ... ACROSS THE UNIVERSE: Romance between an upper-class American girland a poor Liverpudlian artist. (M) APRON STRINGS: New Zealand drama about two very different mother-son relationships. (M) THE BANK JOB: Jason Statham stars. (R16) BABY MAMA: Comedy about a successful, ...
Visual arts; MEGA GUIDE
Sep 01, 2008 ... ARTS EN VOGUE GALLERY: (60 Victoria St). Traditional andcontemporary oils, acrylics and watercolours. Also ceramic and stonesculptures, functional and decorative pottery and blown glass. Mon-Fri, 10am-4.30pm; Sat, 10am-3pm. Ph: 377-0260. THE ARTHOUSE: (62 Gloucester St). Land, Sea ...
gig guide; MEGA GUIDE
Sep 01, 2008; ... BAILIES BAR: Celtic Session, every Monday 7-8.30pm. BEDROCK BAR: Free pool all day. CARTEL: Tim Moore, acoustic, 10pm. SAINTS AND SINNERS: 7pm-9pm, Happy Hour hosts; 9pm-12.30am, SweetAs. SULLIVANS: Topia, 9pm. THE BOG: Guinness quiz night, 7.30pm ....
MEGA GUIDE; MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7; THE PRESS GUIDE TO EVERYTHING; email entries to guide@press.co.nz
Sep 01, 2008; ... Hi, What to look forward to this week: the Christchurch WritersFestival is on from Thursday to Sunday. You will have the chance tomeet the people behind the writing and experience their insights andwit. This year, the topics the writers will talk about include food,blogging and ...
MEGA GUIDE; FAMILY/PERFORMANCE/COMMUNITY/THREATRE/TO MARKET
Sep 01, 2008 ... ADRENALIN FOREST: Aerial adventure course in the tree canopy,opposite Spencer Park campground, 9am daily. Minimum height of1.25m. Phone 0800 TO GO APE to book. FERRYMEAD HERITAGE PARK: Return to yesteryear, weekday admission -adult $6, child $3, family pass $16. Weekend public and ...
WIN! WIN! WIN!; MEGA GUIDE
Sep 01, 2008 ... The Press has two double passes to Carl Nixon's The Birthday Boyat the Court Theatre to give away. Director Steven Ray describes TheBirthday Boy as an urbane, sophisticated comedy of modern manners,starring Ross Gumbley, Timothy Bartlett, Rima Te Wiata, SandraRasmussen and ...
GREAT BARRIE GIVEAWAY
Sep 01, 2008 ... Australia's Great Barrier Reef, off Queensland, includes theworld's largest marine park and encompasses one of the mostextensive reef systems on the planet. Lonely Planet's Diving & Snorkelling Great Barrier Reef guideopens up the magic of the reef, its car-sized cod, whale ...
Vancouver on ice
Sep 01, 2008 ... Canada loves hockey. Vancouver team the Canucks play home gamesat GM Place and draw huge crowds. Flight Centre has Vancouverholiday packages, including return airfares from Christchurch, fournights accommodation ...
Adelaide V8s
Sep 01, 2008 ... Join in the non-stop V8 Supercar action on a city circuit. TheClipsal 500 commences on Thursday, March 19, with the big final raceon Sunday, March 22, 2009. House of Travel has Clipsal 500 land-only packages, including four nights accommodation at Holiday InnAdelaide in a standard room ...
Capital tariff
Sep 01, 2008 ... Visit Wellington and enjoy staying right in the heart of theaction at the recently rebranded Travelodge Wellington PlimmerTowers. Stay one night in a Run of House ...
Ohakune fun
Sep 01, 2008 ... Base yourself in Ohakune and enjoy all the North Island skifields have to offer. Stay two nights at The Peaks Motor Inn in astudio room, including a two-day lift and activity pass offeringunlimited skiing at Whakapapa or Turoa, from just $299 a person,twin share. If conditions are ...
Southern ski-ing
Sep 01, 2008 ... Stay two nights at the Novotel Queenstown Lakeside in a guestroom, including airport transfers, three-day pass for unlimitedskiing on Coronet Peak, the Remarkables or Mount Hutt from ...
Swedish treats
Sep 01, 2008 ... House of Travel has a land-only non-escorted Swedish tour from$2371 a person, which includes five nights accommodation, fiveScandinavian breakfasts, two rail journeys (second ...
Hot deals
Sep 01, 2008 ... Two nights in a stylish hotel room for just $129 (usually $277) anight for two people at the five- star Oaks Shores, Queenstown, is afeature of the ...
Guides winners
Sep 01, 2008 ... Winners of Press Escape's giveaway of Lonely Planet publicationsare: New Zealand guidebook: Tony Sutcliffe, Bill Mouat, Jo Wynne,Robyn ...
Canty shows substance to put Makos to the sword
Sep 01, 2008; ... To an outsider, the din coming from his team's dressing room wasindicative of joy. But for Canterbury coach Rob Penney, it was more than just noise.To him it meant his is a squad with some real substance to it. The most miserly team in the Air New Zealand Cup, having ...
Players revel in afternoon romp
Sep 01, 2008; ... We are stuck with night rugby but it is hard not to yearn for agreater diet of afternoon games, after watching Wellington beat Bayof Plenty 48-12 and then Canterbury stuff Tasman 44-15 this weekend. Just think back a week to Canterbury's 14-0 win over Taranaki inNew Plymouth. It is ...
Hearts seize second title
Sep 01, 2008; ... Hearts coach Adrianne Hayes was doused in champagne as her teamcelebrated its comfortable 61-52 victory against Kereru in the finalof the Press premier grade netball final at the Hagley courts onSaturday. Hayes earned the spray not just for the title success but to markan ...