The Press back issues from January 2009:
Holiday mishaps bring on rescue rush
Jan 01, 2009; ... Two sunken boats, three missing trampers and three "crazy"rafters are among holiday emergencies pushing rescuers to the limit. Police and rescue staff yesterday dealt with a string ofincidents, including: A search was under way for three 26-year-old tourists dressedonly in ...
Drizzle takes heat out of summer sizzle; LOOMING DROUGHT
Jan 01, 2009; ... Canterbury will sizzle again next week but recent rain is keepingthe region a step ahead of drought. Temperatures have hit the 30s this week and forecasters expect asimilar weather pattern to dominate next week's conditions, withlight winds and high temperatures. However, ...
Shelter nightmare as cats get dumped; SPCA OVERLOADED
Jan 01, 2009; ... A pre-Christmas influx of unwanted cats has created "an absolutenightmare" for animal shelters, the Society for the Prevention ofCruelty to Animals (SPCA) says. Christchurch shelter manager Geoff Sutton said the societyreceived "phenomenal numbers of strays" last month and had had ...
Rain stops one-dayer
Jan 01, 2009 ... Umbrellas, jackets and blankets were essential, along with thetraditional chilly bins and deck-chairs, for cricket fans at theQueenstown Events Centre yesterday. Several thousand people turned out for the one-day match betweenNew Zealand and the West Indies, but heavy rain just ...
New Year's beach gig band's first in 15 years
Jan 01, 2009; ... Holiday camps bring people together so it was only fitting an oldband was getting back into the groove on a balmy New Year's Eve atWaikuku Beach Holiday Park. As Canterbury again sweltered in golden weather yesterday, thecrowds at the park, north of Christchurch, were treated to a ...
Values jump in Clutha area
Jan 01, 2009 ... Westland and Clutha residents have had valuation rises of over 40per cent. The latest Quotable Value valuations for Waimakariri, Queenstown,Tasman, Westland and Clutha show a 44% rise for Clutha and a 41%jump in Westland. Queenstown has had a 10% rise, with 13% in Tasmanand 18% ...
'09 to be year of speedster - police; ROAD DEATHS
Jan 01, 2009; ... Police will crack down on speeding drivers after speed was blamedfor half of Canterbury's road deaths last year. A fatal crash in South Canterbury on Tuesday night took theregion's road toll to 46 for the year, compared with 56 deaths in2007. The national road toll dropped ...
Bus, car crash leaves man in hospital; ROAD ACCIDENTS
Jan 01, 2009; ... A multi-vehicle crash involving a bus has left one man inChristchurch Hospital. A City Care van and a silver Nissan Bluebird were left badlymangled after the crash at the intersection of Moorhouse Avenue,Madras Street and Gasson Street yesterday morning. Constable Paul ...
Rescuers free man from huge boulder
Jan 01, 2009; ... Rescuers using fence posts, driftwood and airbags have lifted amassive boulder off a man trapped for nearly four hours on a remoteGolden Bay beach. The accident happened at Kaihoka Point, on the West Coast betweenFarewell Spit and Westhaven, about 7.30pm on Tuesday. The ...
Dependency, pain long after the crash
Jan 01, 2009; ... People injured in road accidents are often forgotten in holidayroad-toll reports, but the aftermath can be life- changing. JOMcKENZIE-McLEAN visits a victim a year on. Alice Downie has more reasons than most to celebrate this holidayseason. She is alive. The 29-year-old ...
Couple turn 'old dive' into a sand castle
Jan 01, 2009; ... Press reporter BECK ELEVEN and photographer KIRK HARGREAVESleft the city to visit bach communities across the South Island.Their Bach Land series continues. It's 10am and little Ben comes running over the hill to play withhis holiday friend, Toby. From his window perch, ...
Watching a hospital dream turn to reality
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Canterbury Charity Hospital has been transformed from a dreaminto reality for manager Lorraine Proffit. The Christchurch hospital has seen phenomenal growth this year. Patients are on what management reluctantly calls waiting lists,fundraising targets have been met and ...
Students to enter virtual world of hands-on work
Jan 01, 2009; ... Students will be able to peek inside chemical reactions andexplore three-dimensional models of ear canals in virtual technologybeing developed at Canterbury University. The university has received $1.77 million from the Government'sEncouraging and Supporting Innovation Fund for a ...
The rise and rise of Reg Garters
Jan 01, 2009; ... When a new chief executive is appointed at NZIM Southern, theywill find they have big shoes to fill. AMANDA MORRALL tells of aman, his career and his plans to work on an informal basis whilepursuing artistic and creative interests. The head count at the New Zealand Institute of ...
GM easy finance
Jan 01, 2009 ... General Motors announced plans yesterday for zero per centfinancing on many new vehicles in an effort to jumpstart weak salesafter a United States Government US$6 billion (NZ$15.4 ...
Challenges ahead
Jan 01, 2009 ... It is over a year now since the financial crisis that has come tobe known as the "credit crunch" first started to play out. It allbegan to unfold when house prices in the United States stoppeddefying gravity and fell rather precipitously back to earth. Soonafterwards it was found that ...
More slaver in sushi bars than at porn king's parade
Jan 01, 2009; ... I've never been as proud of being a Wellingtonian as I was at theend of 2008. Delightfully, fittingly, to our eternal glory, pornking Steve Crow spat tacks at us for not being sleazy enough. He came here with his usual braggadocio and his sexpo, his trustyBoobs on Bikes parade, ...
Wish you were here
Jan 01, 2009 ... Canyon capers: Kristy, Suzanne, and Michael take to a riverchannel. Picture: PETER GORDON I can fly: Pete launches himself offthe jetty at Lake Wanaka. Picture: GEOFF HARRIS In the hills: AnEnglish couple check out the rock formations at Castle Hill ...
The Rocketship 4
Jan 01, 2009; ... The fourth part of the Press Summer Fiction series appears today.The Rocketship is a six-part series by Christchurch writer DavidMarris. Born in the UK, Marris was raised and educated under thenor'wester. He has worked as a copywriter in and out of agencies andcurrently works as ...
Ahead of their time; 10 Best
Jan 01, 2009; ... Motoring editor DAVE MOORE reveals his favourite motorbikes. Motorcyclists, myself included, are staunchly brand-loyal, to theextent that the last time I was part of a "best bikes" compilation,there were angry letters, sometimes anonymous, and many that couldbe categorised as ...
A week of it?; yes, you can!
Jan 01, 2009; ... There are many things you can do with leftover ham while it isstill good, says Kate Fraser . "May we all have a good year in 2009 with adventurous cooking andmany shared meals with friends." - Kate Fraser Over the Christmas ham yet? If your refrigerator has been set atfour ...
Fuze burning bright
Jan 01, 2009; ... Fuze Restaurant and Cafe 102 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount PleasantUpside: very good food in a well-presented suburban location.Downside: no serious complaints. Hours: phone 384-7129 or go towww.fuze-on.co.nz for holiday hours. I was intending to open this review with a rant I've ...
Upfront
Jan 01, 2009 ... E.L.F. Mascara Duo, RRP $8. Tester: Female, 32. I tend to have issues with mascara. I always seem to end up withclumping or smudging - and I can never get the darn stuff off. Thatsaid, I don't have anything bad to say about this mascara. Theclever design includes a regular ...
SPORTS RESULTS
Jan 01, 2009 ... NBA Atlanta 109 Denver 91, Detroit 88 Orlando 82, Chicago 100 NewJersey 87, Minnesota 108 Memphis 98 (OT), Phoenix 110 Oklahoma City102, Washington 89 Houston 87, Utah 112 Philadelphia 95, GoldenState 117 Toronto 111. CRICKET STATE SHIELD Standings in the ...
Chanderpaul in doubt for Chch
Jan 01, 2009; ... Key West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is a doubtfulstarter for the second one-day cricket international against NewZealand in Christchurch on Saturday. Chanderpaul was ruled out from the team's opening one- day matchin the five-game series in Queenstown yesterday with the ...
Rain saves WI at resort
Jan 01, 2009; ... West Indies should be grateful to escape Queenstown with a washedout first one-day cricket international yesterday after being on thebackfoot in the play that was possible. When rain set in bringing the third and final stoppage in mid-afternoon the West Indies was 129 for five ...
Thank you for letting Minto show his ignorance
Jan 01, 2009 ... Just want to thank you for giving regular space to John Minto'scolumn in The Press, especially on December 30. It gives me endlessamusement to see him display his ignorance of Middle East history, his selective choice of news reports, his factual ...
Minto doesn't get it
Jan 01, 2009 ... The article by John Minto (Dec 30) about Israel's actions in theGaza Strip show again, he just does not get it. No doubt Israel's reactions to earlier Hamas rocket attacks areterrible. But they are a reaction, as Richard Beeston from The Timessays in another article on the same ...
Blatant bias
Jan 01, 2009 ... It is amusing to see the editorial (Dec 30) completely nullifiedby the John Minto column printed below it. The blatant bias of ThePress for the Israeli cause is shamed by Minto's brilliantly fairanalysis of the situation, but some of the your editorialabsurdities should be noted ....
NZ and Israel
Jan 01, 2009 ... The National Government has committed to rebuilding ties betweenNew Zealand and Israel, with Prime Minister John Key expressing hisgreat respect for that country. According to the United Nations, Israel's bombing of the GazaStrip has left over 300 people dead, and has injured more ...
Mayhem
Jan 01, 2009 ... I am very disappointed in your reporting of the motorcycleaccident near Motukarara. I knew Martyn Hartley, and I found it difficult to believe thathe may be the cause of such a horrific accident. So I took a drivestarting from several kilometres away in either direction, to ...
Days of rest
Jan 01, 2009 ... Once more I write to The Press regarding my pet hate: Boxing Daysales. Nowadays these are heralded with advertising well beforeChristmas Day and often extend to at least three days. Am I being pedantic in thinking that Boxing Day is one day only,ie, December 26? So how can you ...
IN A FEW WORDS
Jan 01, 2009 ... John Key is under no obligation to find a job for Helen Clark(Dec 23). She is an intelligent, wealthy person more than capable ofarranging that herself. For years now, the sycophants surroundingher have prattled on about top United Nations jobs, varioussocialist sinecures, and other ...
Hello '09
Jan 02, 2009 ... New Year celebrations around New Zealand and the world weretempered with the realisation a recession looms. But still the champagne corks popped and the fireworks banged aspeople marked the ...
Men hurt in toxic fire; Crew pulled out as drums explode; [ed 1: Firefighters injured; Hand burns from toxic blaze]
Jan 02, 2009; ... Two firefighters needed hospital treatment after sufferingchemical burns to their hands while fighting a fire at a hazardous-goods warehouse in Christchurch last night. Six fire engines, 34 crew and an ambulance attended the fire atthe Chemical Freight Services storage building in ...
Kicking up a big storm
Jan 02, 2009; ... A vicious windstorm has ripped West Coast campers' tents, whileclimbers near Kaikoura were at risk of being blown away. Lake Brunner, south-east of Greymouth, bore the brunt of thedamaging windstorm that hit unexpectedly about 4am yesterday. "It was quite violent. Tents were ...
ODDSPOT
Jan 02, 2009 ... Shoppers at a supermarket were stunned to see Easter eggs on sale- four days after Christmas. The Sun newspaper reports customers burst out laughing as staffput out "Easter Treats", displays of daffodils and chocolates. Shopper Stephen Roland said ...
Baby arrives at start of year; NEW YEAR BIRTHS
Jan 02, 2009; ... "Everyone was having celebrations and she was havingcontractions." That was how John Creighton described the New Year's Eveexperienced by his wife, Rachael. John Creighton, named after his father, arrived three hours and27 minutes into 2009 to become the first Canterbury ...
Victim named
Jan 02, 2009 ... A North Canterbury man who drowned in the Hurunui River on NewYear's Eve was John Watson Marr, 47, of Greta Valley. The marriedfather of two boys was swimming with family when he ...
Square fight
Jan 02, 2009 ... A 21-year-old man was in a serious but stable condition inChristchurch Hospital last night after a fight in Cathedral ...
On the beat as a new year dawns
Jan 02, 2009; ... DAVID WILLIAMS joined a police patrol on a balmy New Year's Eve.-------------------- As fast as Christchurch police officers were leaving their kioskin Cathedral Square on New Year's Eve, they seemed to be back againwith people who had broken the liquor ban. Then a queue ...
Living on fruits of their labours
Jan 02, 2009; ... Press reporter BECK ELEVEN and photographer KIRK HARGREAVES leftthe city to meet Kiwis living in bach communities across the SouthIsland. Their Bach Land series continues today. -------------------- Thirty squirming lumps of meat await their culinary fate on astainless-steel bench ....
Coasters testy over township's name; SPELLING DEBATE
Jan 02, 2009; ... Is it Harihari, or Hari Hari? After 100 years on the map, debate still rages over the name ofthe West Coast settlement. The township, which celebrated its centenary in 2008, is fightingto keep the space between its Haris. However, outside forces want that gap closed ....
Missing for action
Jan 02, 2009 ... A Christchurch mother and daughter who separated while chasing aNew Year's Eve cuddle are among party-goers keeping police busy. Southern Communications Centre spokesman Warren Kemp said policereceived 15 calls from around the South Island about ...
All responsible
Jan 02, 2009 ... The fatal motorcycle accident near Motukarara last weekend isanother tragic reminder of the need for both riders and motorists totake extreme care on the roads. The accident between two motorcyclesleft three people dead and another seriously injured. It took thedeath tally of motorcycle ...
IN A FEW WORDS
Jan 02, 2009 ... Lake Wakatipu harbourmaster Marty Black's criticism of the twomen found floating drunk in a child's blow-up boat was misdirected(Dec 30). He should instead have chided the helpful souls whorescued these two fools from the folly of their own actions, therebydepriving nature of the ...
Moral indignation irrelevant in Manning murder
Jan 02, 2009 ... Moral indignation on prostitution may make for interestingdebate, but so far as the brutal slaying of Mellory Manning isconcerned it is irrelevant. The day we start measuring a crime bythe values we apply to the victim is the day we have lost any realsense of ...
Save condemnation
Jan 02, 2009 ... The recent brutal murder of Mellory Manning has drawn manyresponses, some of them condemning her occupation and a law allowingstreet workers to exist at all. Mike Yardley (Dec 27) perpetuates this attitude by referring toher murder as a trifecta, the third murder of similarly ...
Moral bankruptcy
Jan 02, 2009 ... In his joy in someone else's misery, in his glee (Dec 29) that"fear should grip street workers'', the ineffable Bruce Grimwoodgazumps even the fatuous Cr Wells before him. No person's life can depend upon what those two believe. Theirexamples of stupidity and moral bankruptcy tell ...
More research needed
Jan 02, 2009 ... Martin van Beynen, in his column on the Edgeware Road tragedy(Dec 27-28), shows how bad the level of reporting in The Press hassunk to. What happened to someone investigating a story first? If he had, Martin would have found that when training in themilitary or police you are ...
Vision of hope
Jan 02, 2009 ... We will survive hardship provided we have a vision of hope setbefore us. Lose this vision and we quickly go under. Christmas, withall its customs and even its commercial ...
The Rocketship 5
Jan 02, 2009; ... Oliver jumped down off the step-stool unsure of what wouldhappen. With a long hiss, the rocketship took its first breath. Alarge section of metal plates below the porthole groaned outward,wheezing like the Spiderwoman at the Trade Emporium. Then itstopped, the plates standing proud of ...
ODDSPOT
Jan 01, 2009 ... Donkeys have been banned from walking around in the streets ofEgypt's southwestern al-Wadi al-Gadeed governorates without wearingnappies, according to an official in the area. Mohammed Haround saidthe measure was to preserve the aesthetic ...
Walkinshaw tracks 100
Jan 01, 2009; ... Reinsman Shane Walkinshaw is hoping to hit 100 wins at Addingtontonight. Walkinshaw, sitting on 99 career victories, has drives behindthree in-form runners at the Rangiora Harness Racing Club meeting. In the night's feature, the $15,000 mobile pace over 1950m, thejunior ...
WISH YOU WERE HERE
Jan 02, 2009 ... Beach babes: Jessica O'Brien, left, and Bella Chiara at Kaikoura.Picture: ROBYN O'BRIEN Hilltop: Albert Webb on Mt Isobel, nearHanmer. Picture: TANIA WEBB Pool time: Charlotte Marshall, 4, enjoysa swim at Jellie Park Pool. Picture: YVONNE MARSHALL Dam fun: MitchPhillips, ...
What a drama!
Jan 02, 2009; ... The Press's film reviewers, Margaret Agnew, James Croot andCharlie Gates, look back on the best and worst of cinema in 2008. -------------------- THE 10 BEST (in alphabetical order) After the Wedding This film continues Danish writer-director Susanne ...
Farmers fear fishhooks in tagging plan; NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION AND TRACING
Jan 02, 2009; ... Farmers fear a controversial animal tracing system will pave theway for a carbon tax on all livestock and wipe out profits forstruggling sheep farmers. A scrap over the "ear tagging" - or National AnimalIdentification and Tracing (NAIT) - scheme has broken out betweenFederated ...
SEA, AIR, RAIL
Jan 02, 2009 ... Port of Lyttelton Ships in port: Atria, 3 west; Altair 2, 3east; Drysdale, drydock;Latitude, Sharpershooter 2, Sthn Progres, Z berth; Machiavelli,cattle jetty. Arrived: Kota Pelangi (1:30), 31,131, sea (McKay).Expected arrivals: MSC Rugby, Port Chalmrs; Cap Palmerston,Tauranga; ...
Okinawans targeted in campaign
Jan 02, 2009; ... Meat and Wool New Zealand has been running a grass-fed beefpromotion in the southern prefecture of Japan, REBECCA PALMER ,reports. -------------------- Customers at big supermarket chain San-A have been treated tobeef samples and Okinawan trade bosses and journalists were ...
CD OF THE WEEK; SPARTACUS R When the Fever Takes Hold (Independent/ Border)
Jan 02, 2009; ... Wellington six-piece Spartacus R refer to themselves as"psychedelic psychonauts" and I'm not going to argue. Thisdelectable eight-track "album" is a mix of long triumphant jams andquirky wham-bam numbers - an intoxicating blend of blues, funk androck that will have your head in a whirl ....
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Jan 02, 2009; ... Vicki Anderson talks to Peter Bywaters of Peter and the Test TubeBabies. -------------------- Hi Peter in Brighton, Britain. I'm inNew Brighton, Christchurch. How are you? New Brighton, really? Ha. Is there an Old Brighton? I'm reallylooking forward to getting to New Zealand ....
GIG GUIDE; Highlights
Jan 02, 2009; ... AL'S BAR: 9pm, The Hi-Tone Destroyers, Palace of Wisdom andWeaponised. CANAAN DOWNS: Feat. MC Camo, Mea Grenell, Grio, The ValleyProject, Alpha Channel, Beatnick, L Que, J Red, Lotus, Deep FriedDub, Katalyst, Rufio, Gamble, MC GT, PZ, Insomniac, Richard Stanton,Isaac Chambers, ...
Luger BOA
Jan 02, 2009; ... Vicki Anderson talks to Jimmy Christmas about his new album,Mutate or Die, and his alter-ego Luger Boa. --------------------LUGER BOA is the fun project and "crazy" alter-ego of JimmyChristmas, former singer/guitarist with cult Kiwi group The D4. Hisalbum, Mutate or Die, exemplifies ...
FESTIVAL FEVER
Jan 02, 2009 ... Happy New Year! How's the head? Because of space restrictionsrecently we had to leave out a few summer festivals (aka reasons tostay alive this summer). How on earth could we leave out Camp A LowHum?! CAMP A LOW HUM: When: February 6-8. Where: Homedale ....
LIVE SCENE
Jan 02, 2009; ... The Dux de Lux is always a fine place to while away the summerholidays with its relaxed atmosphere, excellent food and drink,hospitable staff and, as usual, great live music. Raglan reggae troop, CORNERSTONE ROOTS seem the perfect choicefor a Sunday evening frolic at the Dux - the ...