The Press back issues from October 2008:
Age of craftsmanship
Oct 01, 2008; ... New isn't necessarily always best, writes David Killick . . Are today's houses better than those of the past? Experiencedbuilders will tell you that many of New Zealand's best- constructedhouses were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Builders sweated and hammered away ...
In this issue
Oct 01, 2008 ... It seems there is always something that needs to be done aroundthe home - a new kitchen, a new bathroom, a coat of paint or perhapsjust a good spruce-up. No matter how big or small the job, changes can prove demanding.How do you ensure you are doing the right thing and not just ...
Architecture Week
Oct 01, 2008 ... This year Christchurch will host a series of events duringArchitecture Week, from October 8 to 15. Events will includeexhibitions, a talk by the chairman of the Canterbury branch of theNew Zealand Institute of Architects, Richard Dalman, on hisfavourite modern buildings around the world, ...
Heritage Week
Oct 01, 2008 ... Following Architecture Week will be Beca Heritage Week 2008, fromOctober 17 to 24. The theme of the week, Retrospective: ChristchurchLife, Architecture and Design 1940s-1970s, will cover the 40 yearsafter the end of World War 2, from the post-war times to the rockand roll of the 1950s, ...
ADNZ awards
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Architectural Designers of New Zealand (ADNZ) national awardswill be announced in Christchurch on October 17. Pictures of ...
Real rewards for the judicious
Oct 01, 2008; ... David Killick outlines the 10 renovations most likely to addvalue to your home. . Do you like where you live? If you can answer yes to area,amenities, and neighbours, but find your home itself is not ideal,then renovating instead of moving is probably a good idea ....
Best of the past
Oct 01, 2008; ... A deft touch and a practised eye transform an old villa, writesDavid Killick . -------------------- St Albans is Christchurch villa territory, or at least, thoseparts that have not succumbed to the onslaught of infill housing ofmixed quality. The same is true for many New Zealand ...
Design debated
Oct 01, 2008 ... Christchurch will host a series of events during ArchitectureWeek this month. . Architecture has always fascinated New Zealanders, especiallyChristchurch people. Debates continue on the merits of old and newbuildings. Architecture Week, from October 8 to 15, will ...
Nature's palette
Oct 01, 2008 ... Winning designs in the National Kitchen and Bathroom AssociationAwards showcase the latest trends. . A new kitchen or bathroom makes a huge difference to a home, sowhat better way to learn about the latest trends than to look atthis year's award- winning designs ....
Sound sure to impress
Oct 01, 2008 ... A renovation is the ideal time to install wireless audio- visualtechnology and enjoy the benefits it adds to your home's aestheticsand your lifestyle, and it's easier than you think. "The idea behind new technology is to be as easy to operate andinstall as possible, while still ...
Providing style at best price
Oct 01, 2008 ... Simply Furniture now offers great furniture at great prices atone convenient location in Christchurch. Managing director Greg Shepherd says now that the FitzgeraldAvenue branch has closed, his staff can concentrate on offering thebest quality and service at the much larger Tower ...
Far cry from the 1950s
Oct 01, 2008; ... Why move or build when you have a stunning view? Total renovationwas the best solution for this house, writes David Killick . . Take a conventional 1950s home, with two bedrooms, weatherboardconstruction and a tiled roof. Although it was well built, it wasn'twarm inside ...
Height of fashion for its time
Oct 01, 2008; ... The third-generation owner of a Banks Peninsula farmhouse savoursits historic character, reports David Killick . . How many people can claim to have lived all their lives in thesame house? Banks Peninsula farmer Tim Craw can, and so did hisfather and grandfather before him ....
Makeover masters
Oct 01, 2008 ... As the days brighten and spring thoughts turn to renewal,renovation projects frequently occupy the minds of homeowners. Mindful of Christmas and New Year gatherings, they view theirenvironment with a more critical eye and ponder how they can spruceup their domestic environment to ...
Tisha Lowry left pub to walk home - six days ago; 'I just want my daughter back'
Oct 01, 2008; ... Tanya Lowry knows in her "heart there is something wrong" aspolice investigate the disappearance of her daughter in Christchurchfive days ago. Tisha Lowry, 28, was last seen by her grandfather - with whom shelives - on Thursday at 11am. The pair had driven to a bottlestore ...
Tax relief begins as markets spin; MARKET MELTDOWN; Tax relief begins
Oct 01, 2008; ... Labour's tax cuts are finally here and National is promisinghouseholds still more relief, in spite of unprecedented turmoil onworld markets. Both the Government and the Opposition continued to insist theirtax plans were affordable yesterday as the NZX fell 4.5 per cent andthe ...
Schools in behaviour battle; HIGH-DECILE PLEA
Oct 01, 2008; ... High-decile schools grappling with misbehaving students want morehelp, as a new report reveals they use less than a quarter as manysocial workers as low-decile schools. Two teacher conferences under way in Wellington this week arediscussing strategies to deal with increasingly ...
ODDSPOT
Oct 01, 2008 ... Two planes were forced to circle over a Greek island awaitingpermission to land after an air traffic controller overslept and waslate for work. The incident occurred at the airport in the island of Lesbos anddelayed a domestic flight from Athens and a charter ...
Athlete puts it all on the line; WINTER OLYMPICS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Canterbury Olympian Louise Corcoran is putting almost all sheowns up for sale on Trade Me in a desperate bid for gold at the 2010Winter Olympics. Corcoran, 29, is selling her Burkes Pass home and its contents tofund her next two skeleton-racing seasons. The head-first ...
US doctor charged over death; SOUTHLAND BIRTH
Oct 01, 2008; ... An American obstetrician has been charged with professionalmisconduct after the death of a South Island baby whose head he"yanked" so hard during delivery it contributed to a fatal brainbleed. Baby Ella Irihapti McMillan- Meager died in June 2006 after herdelivery in Southland ...
Promise of Govt action on increases; POWER PRICES
Oct 01, 2008; ... Contact Energy's latest power price hikes have angered theGovernment, which is promising it will put them "under themicroscope". Contact announced its latest round of price rises yesterday, justdays after predicting in The Press that transmission constraints anda lack of ...
More cash in hand, but what will it buy?; Labour works for McMahon family; TAX CUTS
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Labour Party may still get Kate Gorman's vote, but it willnot be because of the tax cuts. Gorman's family, her husband John, an electronics engineer, andtwo children, will receive an extra $28 a week from the tax cuts andanother $14 increase in Working for Families tax ...
Winter not over
Oct 01, 2008 ... South Islanders should not pack away their winter thermals justyet. Southland and Kaikoura coast residents woke yesterday to snow.A coating was reported on the Canterbury foothills and parts ...
New intimacy for Cook statue; SCAPE BIENNIAL
Oct 01, 2008 ... Christchurch's statue of Captain James Cook in Victoria Squaretoday will become part of the city's Scape Biennial of art in publicspace. Japanese artist Tatzu Oozu's work, Endeavour, offers acontemporary take on an historical sculpture. Oozu has changed thecontext of the Cook ...
Govt frees Kiwis to take up their DIY building tools; BUILDING STANDARDS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Kiwi DIY culture is set to flourish after the Governmentannounced relaxed building standards yesterday, but some buildersare concerned about faulty construction from amateurs. Building and Construction Minister Shane Jones said the changeswould remove the heavily criticised "gold- ...
Ambulance called to port after contractor falls
Oct 01, 2008 ... Ambulance staff work on a 60-year-old man who fractured an elbowand suffered concussion after falling down a flight of stairs atLyttelton Port of Christchurch yesterday. Emergency services staffwere called to the dry dock at the port after the man fell aboutthree metres at 10.36am ....
Inactivity, cold 'killed prisoner'; CORONER'S HEARING
Oct 01, 2008; ... A Golden Bay man who died in prison suffered "barbaric" treatmentin police cells, his brother told an inquest in Christchurchyesterday. Stephen Cleary, 49, died in Christchurch Men's Prison aftersuffering a pulmonary embolism in June last year. Cleary's family say the ...
Hotels popular pick for one-night stand; TRAVEL SURVEY
Oct 01, 2008 ... A fifth of New Zealanders have booked a night in a hotel for acheeky one-night stand, but say they would rather do it in Aucklandthan Christchurch. In a survey completed by travel company Expedia, nearly 20 percent of Kiwis admitted to booking into a hotel with a one- nightstand ...
CRIME STOP; Are these yours?
Oct 01, 2008 ... Are these yours? This Rossignol District 161 snow board, Columbia Convert snowboard jacket with a dull orange- coloured outer and black and brownlined inner, and a Desente snowboard jacket coloured blue, with ablack and grey inner, have been recovered, believed stolen ....
Companies not measuring output; GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS
Oct 01, 2008; ... New Zealand companies are ill- prepared for emissions trading, anew survey shows. A nationwide survey of 2794 firms found the overwhelming majoritywere not measuring their greenhouse-gas emissions and had no plansto start. The sectors expected to face the biggest bills from ...
NZ chocs not at risk; MELAMINE SCARE
Oct 01, 2008 ... New Zealand chocolate is unaffected by a melamine scare that hasaffected Cadbury's Beijing plant, the company says. On Monday, Cadbury said it was recalling 11 types of Chinese-made chocolates found to contain melamine, a banned chemical whichhas been added to milk in China ....
Good service key to successful retailing; TOP SHOP AWARDS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Haughty floorwalkers ignoring customers, teenage assistants moreinterested in discussing last night's telly than selling theproducts and music so loud you can't be heard asking for help. Bad customer service is enough to send you screaming but NewZealand shoppers are more likely ...
Rent-rise row reaches court; SOCIAL HOUSING CASE
Oct 01, 2008; ... The battle over the controversial rent rise for Christchurchsocial housing tenants reached the High Court yesterday. The Council of Social Services (CSS) is challenging the 24 percent rent rise, claiming the decision was made too quickly andwithout consultation of tenants or ...
Carbon emissions bypassed; ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY
Oct 01, 2008; ... A Blenheim-based company has unveiled a new weapon in the fightagainst global warming - the Black Phantom. Carbonscape yesterday launched a microwave the size of a doublegarage with the ability to turn emission- producing waste intocharcoal, locking in carbon dioxide (CO2) ....
Men tell of attack
Oct 01, 2008; ... Two men accused of murdering a teenager told a friend they hadpunched and kicked him several times during a late-night drinkingsession in a Christchurch park, a depositions hearing has been told. Sonny Avon Rehu, 31, and Thomas Tihema Christie, 25, are accusedof the murder and ...
Living with the scars of abuse
Oct 01, 2008; ... New Zealand's mental health system has a dark history, withhundreds of former patients alleging abuse in state hospitals. KIMTHOMAS tells the story of one woman who suffered abuse and exploreswhat former patients are doing to try and take back their lives. -------------------- ...
Police put spotlight on intersections; ROAD CRASHES
Oct 01, 2008; ... Canterbury police have booked 60 drivers in the last two weeks ina crackdown on those speeding through orange lights. A Canterbury Police Intersection Safety Team has been formed aspart of a Government initiative to curb crash numbers aroundChristchurch and the Selwyn district ....
PUTTING IT RIGHT
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Press is committed to accuracy and talking with its readers.Putting It Right is a forum for clarifications, corrections,trainspotters, pedants, perfectionists, etymologists, polymaths,people who make mistakes and those who never do. (From September 24to September 30) The Press ...
Set-net ban begins today; FISHING RULES
Oct 01, 2008; ... Recreational fishermen will have to cast aside their set netsfrom today when new dolphin protection rules come into force. However, they hope legal action by the commercial industry tolift parts of the extensive national netting bans will flow on toeveryone. The Ministry of ...
Tenant of filthy house fails in attempt for compensation
Oct 01, 2008 ... A tenant in one of Christchurch's filthiest houses has failed inhis bid for compensation but did succeed in having his rent arrearsreduced by $800. John Wilson-Connell had filed an application in the TenancyTribunal for compensation because of a ceiling hole in the Wainonihouse ...
Please give Wigram back to the people of Chch
Oct 01, 2008 ... I add my voice to the many who have expressed dismay at theimminent closure of Wigram Airfield. It is very late in the process, but could all the proposals,agreements and statements be suspended for a moment to allow a last-minute reflection on all that is at stake? To many ...
Unhelpful grandstanding
Oct 01, 2008 ... Christchurch Central Labour candidate Brendon Burns emphasisesnegativity about dairying on the Canterbury Plains, opposition totradeable water rights and regulation in the form of consents fordairy conversions (Sept 16). However, Burns fails to proffer any practical and ...
It's a shocker
Oct 01, 2008 ... I understand that the canola crop planted on the CanterburyPlains and in the Malvern Hills is part of some caper to reduce ourcarbon footprint, reduce global warming and make us less dependenton fuel imports. We watched as the giant cultivators laboured for days to breakthe turf ...
Greens needed
Oct 01, 2008 ... For years the Greens and their precursors have pointed out theneed to prepare for the challenges now upon us, the importance ofsustainability - environmental, technological, economic, social. Labour is acquiring a green tinge in parts, taking some action. National has finally ...
Less pedigree elitism
Oct 01, 2008 ... Brian Priest, of the Kennel Club, was uninspired by theCanterbury public's lacklustre turnout at the National Dog Show(Sept 29). Well, if the show had had a bit more lustre, the publicmight have turned out in larger numbers. I have two dogs and consider myself a dog person, but ...
Lifting the problem
Oct 01, 2008 ... Your article about injuries to teachers suggested that themajority of claims made by teachers were due to acts of violence(Sept 22). In fact, most such claims are for lifting objects andstraining muscles. The spokespeople in your article indicate that there is an issuewith ...
You stink, darling
Oct 01, 2008 ... Smoking doesn't reveal a rebellious spirit or a hedonistic soul(Your Weekend, Sept 27). It reveals a poor, desperate suckercaptivated by an extremely nasty, viciously addictive drug. From the point of view of its pushers, it has the supremeadvantage of killing its victims very ...
Shows our complexity
Oct 01, 2008 ... Roy Myers is confused in his criticism of Outrageous Fortune(Sept 17). Although the show depicts a certain lifestyle it by no meansencourages it. Cause and effect are made obvious. If Myers grasped the plot he would see that this show issurprisingly moral and quite ...
Remember disabled
Oct 01, 2008 ... It's very good that regional councils will offer free off-peaktravel to pensioners with Supergold cards (Sept 27). But what ...
A poor decision
Oct 01, 2008 ... M inor parties have every right to feel incensed that TV3 haspulled the plug on a debate which would originally have includedtheir leaders, as well as Prime Minister Helen Clark and Nationalleader John Key. Clark and Key, in a rare display of self-interested consensus, said that they ...
Cure the blight
Oct 01, 2008 ... In Saturday's Press we were again faced with the sadness of thediscrepancies in the mental health system and the anguish sufferedby those affected by these failures. One would think that at a time when our nation's leaders canspend unlimited time discussing the truth or otherwise ...
Such a good hospital
Oct 01, 2008 ... Recently I spent a week quite sick in Christchurch Hospital. Itis easy to make observations when you are lying in bed unable to domuch. The team of three doctors, so young, vibrant and knowledgeableand competent to make decisions immediately, impressed me. So didthe nurses and ...
Drunk mums need help
Oct 01, 2008 ... Alcohol is a sanctioned drug of choice. Its tax is a valuablesource of Government revenue. Sports rely on its sponsorship. Ittakes up disproportionate space in stores. So is anyone surprisedthat mothers are drinking on the school run (Sept 27)? Mothers who drink too much do not ...
Tell us what's in it
Oct 01, 2008 ... Some food additives are unquestionably harmful, but whatconstitutes a safe dose of a potentially harmful substance and whodecides on the acceptable level? As a consumer, I am not privy to all that has been added quietlyto my shop-lot from the supermarket. I should be, because then ...
Baby-feeding our issue
Oct 01, 2008 ... If J. Clark (Sept 22) had read my letter of September 17thoroughly she would see my intention was not to add to any feelingof "failure or depression'' for women who formula- feed theirbabies. All parents provide the best care they can for babies. But Istand by my statement that ...
Just speculation to say electricity prices will rise
Oct 01, 2008 ... Your leading front-page headline, "SI Faces Soaring PowerPrices'' (Sept 29), is alarmist speculation. Sadly, however, itwill have caused fear among many people. The timing of the story is ironic, in that recent huge flows intoManapouri and Te Anau have resulted in the lowest ...
Shafting us on power
Oct 01, 2008 ... In regards to power prices in the South Island, the public isbeing misled (Sept 29). There are two forces at play in this business: supply anddemand, and the cost of production. If supply and demand ruled the roost, then electricity would befree whenever water flowed over ...
Police superb
Oct 01, 2008 ... We often hear derogatory words spoken about the police - the goodstuff goes by un-noticed. On Thursday morning a young women was in trouble at theSouthshore Spit. The police were notified; in 6.5 minutes they were on the beach;in 7.5 minutes one officer was stripped down to ...
Don't kill ducks
Oct 01, 2008 ... In the last week in upper Cranford Street my children and I haveseen the freshly hit and killed bodies of three ducks - two of whichwere half grown, maybe still with their family. And in the last sixmonths I've seen many more killed. Recently on Bealey Avenue I sawtwo - possibly mates - ...
IN A FEW WORDS
Oct 01, 2008 ... To read that there is a push for some of the more well known surfspots in New Zealand to be given a protected status gives me hopefor the future of our sport (Sept 26). We need vast portions of thecoast to be protected, though, not just some small reservations as atoken gesture ....
Good for us and the Earth
Oct 01, 2008; ... On World Vegetarian Day, ARYAN TAVAKKOLI suggests that choosinga vegetarian diet is not only healthier for us but better for theplanet. -------------------- With each passing year, World Vegetarian Day gains a greatersignificance. All around the world, people are realising how ...
Bankers helped by good deposits
Oct 01, 2008; ... It's business as usual for New Zealand's banks despite thefinancial crisis unfolding all around. Bank bosses said they were relatively immune from internationalevents, helped by strong flows of domestic deposits and lower demandfrom borrowers. But prospective homeowners or ...
Brace for further fallout after US stock bloodbath
Oct 01, 2008; ... New Zealanders face a rocky ride in the months ahead as volatilemarkets continue to react to a crisis of confidence in the UnitedStates financial system. New Zealand, Australian and Asian share markets plungedyesterday, with the NZX 50 gross index closing down 98 points or3.08 ...
PGG fails to meet deadline
Oct 01, 2008; ... Christchurch's PGG Wrightson (PGGW) has missed the deadline tosettle part of the $220 million purchase price for half of meatcompany Silver Fern Farms (SFF). The listed rural services firm was due to pay $145 millionyesterday - the first tranche in the purchase of 50 per cent of ...
The man with the NZX factor
Oct 01, 2008; ... New stock exchange chairman Andrew Harmos tells ANDREW JANES hehas been "quietly NZ Inc" for a long time. Ironically it was an approach to the Australian Stock Exchangewhen it was looking at gobbling up its New Zealand counterpart thatset Andrew Harmos on the path to becoming a ...