UC in the News - July 2002

 

Published by the Communications and Development Department

 

July 2002

 

Mr Jim Tully (Mass Media and Journalism)

End of Post resurrects national paper ghost, Timaru Herald, 1.7.02,
The aftermath of the ambush, Sunday Star Times, 14.7.02,
How the media handled the so-called corngate saga, National Radio, 14.7.02,
US businessman who bought into local media industry accused of unfair tactics, TV3, 14.7.02,
Calls to TV3 following Campbell/Clark interview evenly split, TV3, 11.7.02,
Now TV and CTV are to merge, Now TV, 5.7.02;

 

Mr Alan Robb (Accountancy)

NZ firms ‘doing a WorldCom’, Southland Times, 1.7.02,
NZ companies use WorldCom practices, Bay of Plenty Times, 1.7.02,
Some NZ firms use WorldCom practices, claims local accountancy lecturer, Horowhenua-Kapiti Chronicle, 2.7.02,
Scandal prompts NZ accountants to audit their standards, Greymouth Evening Star, 6.7.02,
US corporate crises prompt audit of NZ accounting standards, Otago Daily Times, 8.7.02,
Accountancy in spotlight, Daily News, 8.7.02,
NZ to audit standards in wake of WorldCom, The Dominion Post, 8.7.02,
Promise kept puts Fonterra $50m in red, NZ Herald, 20.7.02,
$50m loss for Fonterra, The Dominion, 20.7.02,
High payout to farmers trims Fonterra cash flow, Press, 20.7.02,
Fonterra falling short of forecasts: lecturer, Nelson Mail, 20.7.02,
Fonterra $50m loss ‘just peanuts’, Ashburton Guardian, 22.7.02,
Fonterra’s position shows big downturn, Evening Standard, 22.7.02,
Accounting standards in NZ too loose – academic, The Dominion Post, 22.7.02,
Cash position deteriorates says accountant, Food Industry Week, 26.7.02,
Fonterra fairytale ends as milk payouts tumble, National Business Review, 26.7.02,
Jury still out on mega-merger ,NZ Herald, 29.7.02,
Watching Enron burn – just how safe are your investments?, Hutt News, 30.7.02, Christchurch Western Mail, 31.7.02, Christchurch Eastern Mail, 31.7.02,
Just how safe are your investments?, Christchurch Southern Mail, 31.7.02,
US corporate sector rocked by current scandals, TV One, 2.7.02;

 

Professor John Raine (Pro Vice-Chancellor)

Varsity reveals literacy shocks, Press, 1.7.02,
International students lacking basic writing skills: document, Oamaru Mail, 2.7.02;

 

Dr Annie Potts, Dr Tiina Vares (Gender Studies)

Viagra use changes communication, Timaru Herald, 2.7.02;

 

Dr Dennis Dutton (Fine Arts)

Dutton clicks with the people, Christchurch Star, 3.7.02,
Wide search for new CEO for Te Papa, Wanganui Chronicle, 20.7.02,
Recapturing Te Papa, NZ Herald, 20.7.02,
Explains spin doctoring, 2ZB, 4.7.02;

 

Dame Phyllis Guthardt (Chancellor)

Maori name, NZ Education Review, 3.7.02,
University goes bilingual, Christchurch Western Mail, 3.7.02,
Long road to settling on right Maori name, Christchurch Star, 5.7.02,
Canty vice-chancellor resigns, Press, 6.7.02,
Move to bi-culturalism at Canty University, News Advertiser, 7.7.02,
Le Grew resigns for Tasmania job, NZ Education Review, 10.7.02;

 

Mr Richard Neal (Students’ Association)

Tertiary education policy an empty promise – students, Press, 3.7.02,
Write-off pledged, Press, 8.7.02,
Students worry about debt, West Coast Times, 16,7.02,
Cost of tertiary study prohibitive, Oamaru Mail, 16.7.02,
Students avoid university for financial reasons, study, The News, 16.7.02,
Debt worries deterrent to university – survey, Press, 16.7.02,
More consider going overseas, Christchurch Star, 17.7.02,
Students avoid university for financial reasons, Marlborough Express, 17.7.02,
Students to protest, The News, 19.7.02,
Students protest debt, Horowhenua-Kapiti Chronicle, 20.7.02,
Local student unrest sparks street protests, Christchurch Star, 24.7.02,
Debt protest on Chch streets, Ashburton Guardian, 26.7.02,
Two arrests as students protest, Press, 27.7.02,
More university students consider going overseas, Pegasus Post, 28.7.02,
Uni students take to the streets again, Christchurch Western Mail, 31.7.02;

 

Dr John Pickering (International Student Centre)

Asian students, Press, 3.7.02,
Asian students, Press, 6.7.02;

 

Dr Mark Flynn (Speech and Language Therapy)

Konrad, 7, deaf but thriving, Evening Post, 4.7.02;

 

Mr Stuart McMillan (Political Science)

Mahathir bids, withdraws and drags out goodbye, National Business Review, 5.7.02,
What the Arab and Muslim worlds think of September 11, National Business Review, 12.7.02,
US weighs up its options for an attack on Iraq, National Business Review, 19.7.02,
EU Cap reform proposals reach far but may not get there, National Business Review, 26.7.02;

 

Dr John Campbell (Physics and Astronomy)

Enthusiasm for science infectious, Otago Daily Times, 6.7.02,
Forget your fears of fire-walking, Otago Daily Times, 6.7.02,
Hot foot finale to science festival, Otago Daily Times, 8.7.02,
Sound and light comparison, Otago Daily Times, 12.7.02,
Fast lane, Press, 30.7.02;

 

Ms Brigitte Murray (Marketing)

Uni advice for students, Ashburton Guardian, 9.7.02,
Info days to outline campus life, News Advertiser, 14.7.02, The Observer, 14.7.02;

 

Associate Professor Bruce Jamieson (Executive), Mr Marty Braithwaite (Association of University Staff)

Varsity compulsory redundancies unlikely, Press, 9.7.02;

 

Professor Daryl Le Grew (Vice-Chancellor), Dame Phyllis Guthard (Chancellor)

Vice-chancellor to take up position in Australia, Christchurch Star, 10.7.02;

 

Ms Diedre Irons (Music and Fine Arts)

Prodigy ‘dangerous thing to be’, Otago Daily Times, 11.7.02;

 

Dr David Nobes (Geological Sciences)

Buried treasure’s unlikely, Evening Standard, 12.7.02;

 

Dr Jessica Johnston (American Studies)

Local students at colloquium, Ashburton Guardian, 12.7.02;

 

Professor John Hearnshaw (Physics and Astronomy)

$7.7m telescope for Mt John, Otago Daily Times, 13.7.02,
NZ gets $7.7m telescope to search for new planets, The Dominion Post, 13.7.02,
New telescope for Mt John observatory, Greymouth Evening Star, 15.7.02,
New scope on sky, Press, 16.7.02,
Aiding the search of the unknown, Press, 30.7.02;

 

Dr Andy Pratt (Chemistry)

Changing minds, Press, 13.7.02;

 

Dr Jessica Johnston (American Studies)

Tackling the big questions, Press, 16.7.02;

 

Dr David Aitchison (Mechanical Engineering)

Adidas, Gilbert balls don’t meet IRB specifications – research, The News, 17.7.02,
Adidas ‘pigs’ fail university tests, Wanganui Chronicle, 18.7.02,
Rugby balls overweight, Christchurch Northern Mail, 24.7.02;

 

Mr Tom Gregg (Executive), Mr Marty Braithwaite (Association of University Staff)

Canterbury staff hope to duck redundancies, NZ Education Review, 17.7.02;

 

Dr Greg Newbold (Sociology)

Fuelling the fears of being a victim, Press, 18.7.02,
Drugs unite gangs, NZ Truth, 19.7.02,
Ellis faces new child sex abuse claims, Waikato Times, 20.7.02,
Fresh crèche abuse claims, The Dominion Post, 20.7.02,
Law and order, Sunday Star Times, 21.7.02;

 

Dr Martin Holland (National Centre for Research on Europe)

Research centre awarded grant, Press, 19.7.02,
Pacific countries express concern about opening up their markets to Europe, National Radio, 12.7.02;

 

Professor Bob Kirk (Executive)

Scientists under siege, Press, 19.7.02;

 

Dr Robin Mann (Pro-Chancellor)

Professor Le Grew, Press, 20.7.02;

 

Dr Richard Blaikie (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Canty researchers gain from $7.5m funding, Press, 23.7.02;

 

Ms Moana Matthes (Macmillan Brown Centre)

Weaving a life, NZ Education Review, 24.7.02;

 

Associate Professor Mark Billinghurst (HIT Lab)

Human interface partners to be announced, NZ Education Review, 24.7.02;

 

Associate Professor Alan Nicholson (Civil Engineering)

Uni paid parking gets nod, Christchurch Western Mail, 24.7.02;

 

Professor John Burrows (Law)

British paper could break law by naming kidnappers, Marlborough Express, 25.7.02;
British papers could break NZ law by naming kidnap victim, Dannevirke Evening News, 25.7.02,
Kidnap target named by British paper, Ashburton Guardian, 25.7.02;
Third man in court over kidnap case, Evening Standard, 25.7.02,
Name publication ‘against NZ law’, Nelson Mail, 25.7.02,
British paper could be breaking law, Gisborne Herald, 25.7.02;

 

Professor Daryl Le Grew (Vice-Chancellor)

Deal means more tertiary education options in Nelson, The News, 25.7.02,
NMIT, university forge links, Nelson Mail, 25.7.02,
Rugby players offered scholarships, The News, 26.7.02,
More options now NMIT has university link, Marlborough Express, 26.7.02;

 

Mr Alan Robb, Mrs Sue Newberry (Accountancy, Finance and Information Systems)

New Zealand lags US in accountancy standards and safeguard legislation, The News, 26.7.02;

 

Professor Gerry Orchard (Law)

Prosecution ‘unlikely’, Marlborough Express, 26.7.02;

 

Professor Graham Macdonald (Philosophy and Religious Studies)

Philosopher briefly put NZ at forefront of world thinking, National Business Review, 26.7.02;

 

Associate Professor Ian Lochhead (Fine Arts)

Inside colonial homes, Press, 27.7.02;

 

Mr Frank Tay (Economics)

University educational institution or status symbol? Press, 27.7.02;

 

Dr John Henderson (Political Science)

Election result takes MMP into new political terrain, Press, 29.7.02;

 

Dr Alex Baird (French and Russian)

Vice-chancellor, Press, 29.7.02;

 

Mr Les Brighton (International)

Overseas students, Press, 30.7.02;

 

Dr Bruce Waldman (Zoology)

Native frogs rescued as killer fungus strikes, Waikato Times, 31.7.02,
Frogs captured to save species, Oamaru Mail, 31.7.02,
Fungus kills rare frogs, Press, 31.7.02,
An infectious fungal disease may be one of the contributing factors to the world’s declining frog and toad populations, National Radio, 6.7.02;

 

Dame Phyllis Guthardt (Chancellor), Professor Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy (Linguistics)

Academics want input to vice-chancellor’s appointment, NZ Education Review, 31.7.02;

 

Dr Muhammed Musa (Mass Communication and Journalism)

10 ways the internet will change your life, Internet magazine, July 2002;

 

Mr Marty Braithwaite (Association of University Staff)

Canterbury University not saying how many of 29 staff offered voluntary redundancies accepted dea, Newstalk ZB, 9.7.02;

 

Dame Phyllis Guthardt (Chancellor), Dr Maureen Montgomery (American Studies)

University staff want to have a say in appointment of new vice-chancellor, Newstalk ZB;