UC in the News - December 2004

Published by Communications and Development

December 2004

Ms Carole Acheson (Academic Skills Centre)

Uni students strike literacy low, Press, 3.12.04;

Students fail basic literacy tests - study, Timaru Herald, 3.12.04;

Students fail basic literacy tests, Ashburton Guardian, 3.12.04;

Students' poor literacy skills causing concern, Otago Daily Times, 7.12.04.

Dr Ghazala Anwar (Philosophy and Religious Studies)

Deep thinkers in dialogue to strengthen faith bonds, Weekend Herald, 4.12.04;

NZ adds to inter-faith talks, Northern Advocate, 4.12.04.

Dr Neville Bennett (History)

Exporters should not expect dollar to drop anytime soon, NZ Farmers Weekly, 1.12.04.

Dr John Church (Education)

Classroom for improvement, Weekend Herald, 4.12.04.

Dr Luke Copland (Gateway Antarctica)

NZ bids for global warming study fund, New Zealand Herald, 7.12.04.

Associate Professor Leo Dana (Management)

Canadian grant, The Dominion Post, 21.12.04;

Grant for entrepreneur study, Press, 21.12.04.

Mr Alan Gilmore (Physics and Astronomy)

Astronomical telescope costing seven million dollars opened at Mount John near Lake Tekapo, TV1, 1.12.04;

Strong winds whip up fires across Canterbury, Greymouth Evening Star, 3.12.04.

Associate Professor Alison Gilmore (Education)

Classroom for improvement, Weekend Herald, 4.12.04.

Mr Alan Hayward (Registrar)

Uni spending on travel rises, Press, 29.12.04.

Professor John Hearnshaw (Physics and Astronomy)

NZ Astronomers hope to find new planets similar to earth with a new telescope due to be unveiled in Tekapo today, RNZ: Morning Report, 1.12.04;
NZ Astronomers hope to discover new planets like earth with new telescope sponsored mainly by Japan due to be unveiled in Tekapo today, RNZ: Various News, 1.12.05.

Dr George Hooper (Centre for Advanced Engineering)

A burning question, Waikato Times, 11.12.04;

A burning question, Press, 11.12.04;

A burning question, The Dominion Post Weekend, 11.12.04;

More gas exploration favoured, National Business Review, 17.12.04.

Professor Andrew Hornblow (Health Science Research Centre)

Better support on way for parents of disabled, Press, 29.11.04.

Dr Tom Keenan (Psychology)

The moral is to believe in Santa, Press, 4.12.04.

Associate Professor Ian Lochhead (Fine Arts)

Museum visitors might see 'cultural vandalism', Press, 1.12.04.

Dr Beverly Lord (Accountancy Finance and Information Systems)

Lords take centre stage - by degrees, Press, 16.12.04.

Ms Carolyn Mason (Philosophy and Religious Studies)

Ethics bases, Press, 16.12.04.

Mr Stuart McMillan (Political Science and Communication)

Impatient politician will have Chirac's party but not support, National Business Review, 3.12.04;

Al Qaeda: the changing of the beast of terrorism, National Business Review, 10.12.04;

John Campbell? Who's He? Weekend Herald, 11.12.04;

Where should New Zealand be standing in Asia Pacific? National Business Review, 17.12.04.

Associate Professor Philippa Mein Smith (History)

Our PMs: The best and worst, Herald on Sunday, 5.12.04.

Dr Sue Newberry (Accountancy Finance and Information Systems)

Taxpayers at risk, The Press, 3.12.04;
Canterbury University’s new equity and diversity department appears to be helping to address the low percentage of female professors, Newstalk ZB ChCh, 10.12.04.

Associate Professor Greg Newbold (Sociology)

City to take on more crims, Wanganui Chronicle, 8.12.04;

Family tensions rise as seasonal stress increases, Press, 23.12.04;

'Tis the season for domestic strife, Greymouth Evening Star, 23.12.04.

Associate Professor David Norton (Forestry)

Land management plans vital for the high country, Otago Daily Times, 8.12.04;

Altruism well and good, but this is business, Otago Daily Times, 15.12.04;

A glimpse of marital hell, Daily Post, 26.12.04.

Mr Simon Ogden (Fine Arts)

Etching the future, Press, 8.12.04.

Sir Tipene O'Regan (Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Maori)

Maori vote tipped to play big part in future politics, Press, 3.12.04;

The Listener 2004 Power List, Listener, 11.12.04;

State of race relations in New Zealand, Radio Waatea 603 AM, 13.12.04.

Associate Professor Geoffrey Rice (History)

Port portrait, Press, 4.12.04;

Our PMs: The best and worst, Herald on Sunday, 5.12.04;

Interview about Lyttelton: Port and Town, Plains FM, 9.12.04;

Interest in Port spawns history, Christchurch Star, 10.12.04;
Outside View of Port Town, Shore News, 12.12.04;

Interview about Lyttelton: Port and Town, RNZ: In Touch, 15.12.04;

Illustrated history of Lyttelton published, Bay-Harbour News, 16.12.04;

Interest in port spawns history, Christchurch Star, 10.12.04.

Mr David Round (Law)

We must be Kiwis first, Press, 16.12.04.

Dr David T Small (Education)

Best to say nothing? Press, 4.12.04;

Critics dismiss SIS suspicions, Press, 22.12.04;

SIS terrorist claims questioned, The Dominion Post, 22.12.04.

Professor Roy Sharp (Vice-Chancellor)

Students at Canterbury University occupying the Maori students study centre in protest, Newstalk ZB ChCh, 1.12.04;

Varsity promotes women, Press, 15.12.04;

Medic chosen for key university role, Press, 28.12.04.

Mr Rawiri Taonui (Maori and Indigenous Studies)

Good news for all in lakes settlement, New Zealand Herald, 13.12.04;

Lakes settlement - it's about time, Daily Post, 14.12.04;

Lakes settlement - it's about time, Horowhenua Kapiti Chronicle, 15.12.04.

Ms Annabel Taylor (Social Work)

Finding the key to crime, Press, 11.12.04.

Professor Ian Town (Deputy Vice-Chancellor)

University position, Otago Daily Times, 28.12.04;