New horizons By Bridget Gourlay July, 1971. A young Jenny Shipley is in her final year of teacher’s college in Christchurch. Halfway across the world in Beijing, Henry Kissenger, on…
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Body corporate By Melinda Collins The thus far futile search for immortality, or at least the extension of life, is nothing new. Although there is no elixir, a healthy diet…
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By Bridget Gourlay When it comes to natural disasters, arguably the most important thing is not the damage that’s done, but how we recover from it. Many Cantabrians showed their…
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The Beautiful Game By Kate Pierson After meeting every red light in Christchurch, forgetting the memory manufacturer — the trusty digital SLR — desperately trying (and failing) to disguise a…
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Balancing acts Some credit Sir Roger Douglas with single-handedly saving New Zealand from financial ruin. Others blame his policies for causing a huge gap between the rich and the poor,…
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Broadly Ambitious By Bridget Gourlay Most little girls dream of becoming princesses. Or famous actresses. Or having hundreds of puppies. Annette Presleydreamed of owning her own company at the age…
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Legging it By Melinda Collins She’s got the tights, not sure about the cape and although she doesn’t wear her underwear outside her pants, super-businesswoman Corinne Callinan has taken on…
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Method behind the madness By Melinda Collins “It was a great big bloody accident,” the Mad Butcher says of his success. “But it’s quite the fairytale story really.” As summations…
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Can our cup runneth over? By Katie McKone “We are unlikely to ever have another opportunity that will unite us quite as much as a Rugby World Cup; the only…
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By Bridget Gourlay Napier, February 3, 1931. Students are bent over schoolbooks. Shoppers meander the streets. A harsh summer sun beats down. There is nothing unusual about this serene Kiwi…