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UC in the News - March 2007

Published by Communications and Development

March 2007

 

Dr Philip Armstrong (Culture, Literature and Society)

• New UC Centre studies animals-human relationships, Nor'West News, 28.3.07.

Professor Richard Blaikie (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

• Nano-objects under the light microscope, Nanoweek USA, 7.3.07;
• Nano-objects under the light microscope, Chemistry World UK, 7.3.07.

Associate Professor Neville Blampied (Psychology)

• Bradford bill heeds parental authority, Press, 7.3.07.

Margaret Brown (Conference Office)

• Niche market organisers, Press, 20.3.07.

Professor Andy Buchanan (Civil Engineering)

• Advisory panel for chief executive, Build, 31.3.07;
• Focus for 07 is design innovation, 31.3.07.

Mr Glenn Busch (Fine Arts)

• Beauty and honesty in disability stories, Nelson Mail, 28.3.07.

Professor Philip Butler (Physics and Astronomy)

• Hunt for the God particle, Cosmos, 28.3.07.

Dr Jan Cameron (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academic)

• Making the most of NCEA, Press, 24.3.07.

Associate Professor Ursula Cheer (Law)

• Anti-Government social worker website relaunched, RNZ (Morning Report), 13.3.07;
• Anti-CYFS Website Relaunched, Newswire, 13.3.07.

Dr Hamish Cochrane (Proctor)

• Varsity louts plague Ilam neighbours, Press, 14.3.07;
• Students upset residents, Nelson Mail, 14.3.07.

Dr Julie Cupples (Geography)

• Why we like it so cold, Manawatu Standard, 2.3.07;
• Letters - keep logburners, Press, 14.3.07;
• Baby, it's cold inside, New Zealand Herald, 18.3.07;
• Baby, it's cold inside, Herald on Sunday, 18.3.07.

Professor Tim Davies (Geological Sciences)

• Flood boffin offers hope, Mountain Scene (Queenstown), 29.3.07.

Professor Jeremy Finn (Law)

• Protests to reform justice system, TV One (One News), 2.3.07;
• When bygones aren't bygones, Sunday Star Times, 11.3.07;
• Lab technician caught red-handed selling clients photos on internet, Herald on Sunday, 18.3.07;
• Spotlight on sexual crime court process, The Independent, 21.3.07;
• "Lab tests chief's conduct appalling" says Clark, New Zealand Herald, 27.3.07.

Wendy Fox-Turnbull (Sciences and Physical Education)

• Tools for the future, NZ Education Review, 9.3.07;
• Skills for tomorrow, Press, 10.3.07.

Mr Nathan Gardiner (Information Technology)

• Broadband the road to the future for New Zealand businesses, RNZ (Insight), 18.3.07.

Mr Alan Gilmore (Physics and Astronomy)

• Southern spectacle, Press, 27.3.07.
• Space junk, travel and transistors, Press, 31.3.07.

Mr Tom Gregg (Chief Operating Officer)

• Not in manner stated, Press, 1.3.07.

Professor Michael Hall (Management)

• Kiwi experience "The Kiwi experience", Press, 31.3.07.

Dr Bronwyn Hayward (Political Science and Communication)

• Consumerism criticised at environment forum, Press, 3.3.07.

Professor Peter Hempenstall (History)

• Hear the one about the Aussie tourists?, New Zealand Herald, 10.3.07;
• Did you hear the one about the Aussie tourists?, Christchurch Star, 14.3.07.

Professor Simon Kemp (Psychology)

• High tech desire, Herald on Sunday, 4.3.07.

Mr Glen Koorey (Civil Engineering)

• Quite safe to cycle, Press, 12.3.07.

Dr Susan Krumdieck (Mechanical Engineering)

• Natural heritage societys workshop, High Country Herald, 7.3.07;
• Sustainable living theme, Otago Daily Times, 10.3.07;
• Two keynote speakers for weekend's forum, High Country Herald, 28.3.07.

Adjunct Professor Nick Ledgard (Forestry)

• Getting yellow off the hills, Press, 17.3.07.

Mr John MacDonald (Communications and Development)

• Collaborating with the enemy, NZ Education Review, 30.3.07.

Mr Stuart McMillan (Political Science and Communication)

• Putin's tough talk reflects more assertive Russia, National Business Review, 2.3.07;
• Fifty years on, France again debates the EU, National Business Review, 16.3.07;
• Foreign affairs Australia-Japan pact 'not aimed at China', National Business Review, 23.3.07.

Associate Professor Bruce Manley (Forestry)

• Labours forestry mission spirals into outer space, Farmers Weekly, 12.3.07.

Associate Professor Greg Newbold (Sociology and Anthropology)

• Conjugal rights for prisoners, 3ZB (Ali Jones), 6.3.07;
• Fads in prison system, Press, 7.3.07;
• Prisoners retain some freedoms behind bars, Press, 10.3.07;
• Copping the heat, Press, 17.3.07;
• Making over police culture, Taranaki Daily News, 17.3.07;
• The police under fire, Timaru Herald, 17.3.07;
• Prison reformers can learn from the past, Scoop, 20.3.07;
• The problem of reoffending, Press, 24.3.07;
• Behind bars, Taranaki Daily News, 24.3.07;
• Inside out, Dominion Post, 24.3.07;
• Moving freely between circles, Christchurch Star, 28.3.07.

Associate Professor David Norton (Forestry)

• Whole property management, Rural News, 6.3.07.

Sir Tipene O'Regan (Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Māori)

• Charters first big test, Press, 27.3.07.

Professor David Penman (Science)

• Biofuels: sustainable future or a curse?, Press, 21.3.07.

Dr Kathleen Quinlivan (Teaching and Learning)

• Benefits from boys-only classes, Press, 17.3.07.

Associate Professor Geoffrey Rice (History)

• Neighbourhood support groups bird-flu fears bring people closer, Press, 15.3.07;
• Grateful graduate funds history prize, Nor'West News, 28.3.07.

Professor Roy Sharp (Vice-Chancellor)

• Not in manner stated, Press, 1.3.07;
• Canterbury University budget staff payouts $1/2m more than expected, Press, 5.3.07;
• Reappointment upsets varsity staff, Press, 7.3.07;
• Great academic loss, Press, 19.3.07.

Professor Ian Shaw (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Science)

• Collaborating with the enemy, NZ Education Review, 30.3.07.

Dr David Small (Educational Studies and Human Development)

• Canterbury University budget staff payouts $1/2m more than expected, Press, 5.3.07;
• 'Bumped' passengers irate over airlines check-in policy, Southland Times, 14.3.07;
• Air NZ over-booking makes mourner late, Dominion Post, 14.3.07;
• Passengers angry and being bumped, Press, 14.3.07;
• Air NZ is refusing to apologise for overbooking seats, RNZ (The Panel), 14.3.07;
• Air NZ makes no apology for overbooking debacle, Bay of Plenty Times, 14.3.07;
• Funeral missed because of Air NZ overbooking, Timaru Herald, 14.3.07;
• Air NZ refuses to apologise after overbooking chaos, Gisborne Herald, 14.3.07;
• Air NZ refuses to apologise, Westport News, 14.3.07 ;
• Missed funeral due to overbooked flight, Otago Daily Times, 15.3.07;
• Air NZ faces compo costs, Press, 20.3.07;
• Bumped fliers urged to go after airlines, Otago Daily Times, 20.3.07;
• Minister: Compo for flight delays a right, New Zealand Herald, 20.3.07;
• Passengers call for end to overbooking flights, RNZ (News), 20.3.07;
• Air NZ admits bumping liability, Dominion Post, 20.3.07;
• Minister urges bumped passengers to seek fare compo, Wanganui Chronicle, 20.3.07;
• Air New Zealand could be forced to pay compensation to overbooked passengers, RNZ (Checkpoint), 20.3.07;
• Airline left open to big compo bill, Nelson Mail, 20.3.07;
• Arrogant Air NZ, Press, 23.3.07.

Dr James Smithies (History)

• Blogging on, Next, 31.3.07.

Professor Geoff Stedman (Physics and Astronomy)

• City buses a horror ride for elderly, Press, 5.3.07.

Professor Ken Strongman (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Arts)

• Murder in small town, Press, 3.3.07.

Dr Rawiri Taonui (Māori and Indigenous Studies)

• Kingmakers in the making, Press, 3.3.07;
• Māori party now a political pivot, Waikato Times, 9.3.07;
• Collective voice urged for Māori to be heard, New Zealand Herald, 10.3.07;
• Troubling signs in way Māori are coping with tertiary education, RNZ (Morning Report), 15.3.07;
• Revisiting idea of Maori parliament, Otago Daily Times, 16.3.07;
• Going, going, gone, Sunday Star Times, 18.3.07;
• More Māori seats important step towards empowerment, New Zealand Herald, 21.3.07;
• Qualifictions, employment boost more Māori in but gap still a worry, Press, 22.3.07.
• Māori education gap unacceptable, Waikato Times, 22.3.07;
• More Māori work but gap remains, Nelson Mail, 22.3.07;
• Calls for Māori seats to be in proportion to number of Māori in total population, RNZ (Checkpoint), 26.3.07.

Professor Ian Town (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Science)

• Let the games begin, Press, 20.3.07.

Mr Jim Tully (Political Science and Communication)

• TV3 goes on the attack with changes to weekend news, Christchurch Star, 7.3.07;
• Sky's new TV news gets thumbs down, New Zealand Herald, 13.3.07;
• TVNZ having to defend its dealings with convicted rapist, 3ZB (Ali Jones), 15.3.07;
• TVNZ criticised for interviewing fugitive rapist, 1ZB (12pm news), 15.3.07;
• Media outlets are being asked to make better news judgements, 2ZB (12 midday news), 15.3.07;
• TVNZ under fire over oast stunt, Greymouth Evening Star, 15.3.07;
• Rapist interview draws police anger, Nelson Mail, 15.3.07;
• TVNZ rapist interview angers police, Westport News, 15.3.07;
• Police angry TVNZ interviewed rapist on run, Gisborne Herald, 15.3.07;
• Police angry TVNZ interviewed rapist, Marlborough Express, 15.3.07;
• TVNZ defends decision to interview rapist on the run, New Zealand Herald, 16.3.07.

Dr John Vargo (Accounting, Finance and Information Systems)

• On the move, CIO, 31.3.07.

Mr Bernard Walker (Management)

• HRINZ HR awards, Human Resources, 31.3.07.

Professor Duncan Webb (Law)

• Time to deal with paying for the party, Independent, 7.3.07;
• Alarming, vague law, Press, 7.3.07;
• New professional rules now up for discussion, LawTalk, 12.3.07;
• Discussion on various justice issues, RNZ (Nine to Noon), 13.3.07;
• Critiquing the Peter Ellis conviction, RNZ (Nine to Noon), 13.3.07;
• Shopping not just for the girls, City Life, 27.3.07.
• Silence is golden, Avenues, 31.3.07.

Associate Professor Lianne Woodward (Psychology)

• Raising awareness of brain research, Christchurch Star, 14.3.07;
• I am my brain, New Zealand Listener, 23.3.07.