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UC in the News - October 2007

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October 2007

Dr Keith Alexander (Mechanical Engineering)

• Blow up, Kia Ora, 31.10.07.

Dr Phuilip Armstrong (Culture, Literature and Society)

• Literature and the Postcolonial Animal, Canadian Radio (Toronto), 2.10.07.

Therese Arseneau (Political Science and Communication)

• MMP still the better option, The Press, 26.10.07.

Mr David Bell (Geological Sciences)

• Station owner says safety first concern with Young River dam, Otago Daily Times, 8.10.07.

Dr Mark Billinghurst (Human Interface Technology Lab)

• HIT Lab NZ held an open house, Radio New Zealand (Afternoons with Jim Mora), 2.10.07;
• Coolest computing in town, The Press, 16.10.07.

Dr Anne-Marie Brady (Political Science and Communication)

• Seeking justice on a Beijing street, Sunday Star Times, 7.10.07.
  

Dr Simon Brown (Physics and Astronomy)

• In the tradition of our greatest scientist, National Business Review, 19.10.07.

Professor Andrew Buchanan (Civil Engineering)

• On the rise, Inwood International, 31.10.07;
• Biomass Gasification, Inwood International, 31.10.07.

Dr Janet Carter (Psychology)

• School honours greatest graduates, West Coast Times, 18.10.07.

Dr John Chang (Canterprise)

• Canterprise Chief to leave after three years in job, The Press, 3.10.07.

Dr Hazel Chapman (Biological Sciences)

• Kiwis more liberal than Americans, The Press, 10.10.07;
• NZ more liberal on religion and morality than America, Gisborne Herald, 10.10.07;

• Images of preservation, The Dominion Post, 31.10.07.

Associate Professor Ursula Cheer (Law)

• Student mag cops flak over teen-sex story, Sunday News, 7.10.07;
• Underage rage, Herald on Sunday, 7.10.07;
• Outrage over putrid article, The Press, 6.10.07;
• Article about naming children worth going to jail for is 'putrid', Gisborne Herald, 6.10.07;
• Uni mag sparks rage over article's cheap underage sex slant, Bay of Plenty Times, 6.10.07.
• Magazine under fire, Daily Chronicle, 8.10.07;
• Conference to honour Professor Burrows, LawTalk, 15.10.07.

John Chrisstoffels (Fine Arts)

• Art School 125 programme, The Press, 31.10.07.

Dr Julie Cupples (Geography)

• Academic visits hurriacane-ravaged Nicaragua, Nor’West News, 24.10.07.

Associate Professor Tim Davies (Geological Sciences)

• Lecture to cover earthquake risks, Mirror (Queenstown), 3.10.07;
• Public talks on Central Lates earthquake risk, Lakes District News, 4.10.07;
• Earthquake lectures, Wanaka Sun, 4.10.07;
• Quake chaos envisaged, Otago Daily Times, 10.10.07;
• Lake may not last, Otago Daily Times, 10.10.07;
• Communities in Central Otago hear that they are massively overdue for an earthquake, Radio NewZealand (News), 10.10.07;
• Communities in the Southern Alps are being asked what would happen if magnitude 8 earthquake occurred on the alpine fault, Radio New Zealand (Morning Report), 10.10.07;
• People living near the Southern Alps attended lectures on consequences of a big earthquake, Radio NewZealand (Nine to Noon), 10.10.07;
• Southern Alps are long overdue for a major earthquake, Radio Live (Paul Henry Drive), 10.10.07;
• Big one without warning, Mountain Scene (Queenstown), 11.10.07;
• Quakes are not over yet, Otago Daily Times, 17.10.07;

• Earth moves, Sunday News, 21.10.07.

Jean Drage (Political Science and Communication)

• Moore refuses health board job, The Press, 19.10.07.

Amosa Fa'afoi (Māori, Social and Cultural Studies) 

• Tokelau has voted no on independence, Radio New Zealand 
  (Morning Report), 26.10.07.

Dr Ping Gao (Music and Theatre & Film Studies)

• Lecturer lends hand to contest, The Press, 11.10.0;
• Composer set to hear his piece time and again, Southland Times, 19.10.07;

• Composer in China, The Dominion Post, 24.10.07.

Dr Darin Graham (NZi3)

• Scholarship rewards engineer’s high-flying technology, Piako Post, 24.10.07.

Dr Bronwyn Hayward (Political Science and Communication)

• Council boss defends $104m push, National Business Review, 19.10.07.

Professor Jack Heinmann (Biological Sciences)

• IP proposal angers Canterbury academics, NZ Education Review, 12.10.07.
• Feeding frenzy, New Zealand Listener, 19.10.07.

Dr John Henderson (Political Science and Communication)

• Pacific needs NZ voice, Oamaru Mail, 15.10.07.

Mr Stephen Hickson (Economics)

• Tackling the tax myths, The Press, 16.10.07.

Ms Alison Holmes (University Centre for Teaching and Learning)

• Plans to widen use of technology in teaching, The Press, 8.10.07.
• Catching student cheats, The Press, 9.10.07.

Mr John Hughes (Law)

• All work and no play is depressing, Employment Today, 31.10.07.

Professor Paula Jameson (Biological Sciences)

• Green light for new biological sciences building, NZ Education Review, 19.10.07.

Dr Marjo Lips-Wiersma (Management)

• Businesswomen will meet in forum, North Canterbury News, 2.10.07.

Glynne Mackey (Māori, Social and Cultural Studies)  

• Child’s play, The Press, 30.10.07.

Dr Donald Matheson (Political Science and Communication)

• Catching student cheats, The Press, 9.10.07.

Mr Stuart McMillan (Political Science and Communication)

• How a Labor win would affect NZ; National Business Review, 5.10.07;
• Actions speak louder than words in Korea, National Business Review, 12.10.07;

• US weaves tangled web with claims of genocide, National Business Review, 19.10.07.

Professor Markus Milne (Accountancy, Finance and Information Systems)

• A first for New Zealand, Chartered Accountants Journal of NZ, 31.10.07.

Associate Professor Maureen Montgomery (Culture, Literature and Society)

• New president AUS, The Dominion Post, 31.10.07.

Donna Morrow (Literacies and Arts in Education) 

• Child’s play, The Press, 30.10.07.

Dr Missy Morton (Educational Studies and Human Development)

• Educating teachers to support inclusive classrooms, Education Today, 31.10.07.

Associate Professor David Norton (Forestry)

• ‘Delighted with Environment Court Decision’, Wairoa Star, 2.10.07;
• Issue wasn't clear-cut, Hawkes Bay Today, 4.10.07;
• A "win-win" situation, Wanganui Chronicle, 11.10.07.

Associate Professor Pamela Gerrish Nunn (Fine Arts)

• Talks and demonstrations, The Star Dunedin, 25.10.07.

Louise Palmer (Fine Arts)

• We all agree, The Press, 19.10.07.

Dr John Pirker (Biological Sciences)

• Festival will celebrate work of Rahui, Kaikoura Star, 3.10.07.

Associate Professor Roger Reeves (Physics and Astronomy)

• Haskell wins award, The Dominion Post, 3.10.07.

Professor Desmond Rochfort (Fine Arts)

• Varsity cuts arts budget, The Press, 16.10.07.

Edith Salzmann (Music and Theatre & Film Studies)

• Cellist to perform, Northern Outlook, 20.10.07.

Karen Scott (Law)

• Antarctic seabed up for grabs, Manawatu Standard, 18.10.07;
• NZ holds fire on Antarctic seabed claim, The Dominion, 18.10.07;
• NZ still retains option to make a claim for Antarctic seabed, Westport News, 18.10.07;
• Nations vie for rights to Antarctica, The New Zealand Herald, 19.10.07.

Associate Professor Martin Setchell (Music and Theatre & Film Studies)

• Top organist to play at cathedral, Napier Mail, 17.10.07;

• Acclaimed organist has wide appeal, Hawkes Bay Today, 24.10.07.

Professor Roy Sharp (Vice-Chancellor)

• Leaders scholarships kick-start varsity years, Timaru Herald, 2.10.07;
• Canterprise Chief to leave after three years in job, The Press, 3.10.07;
• Leader's head start, The Dominion Post, 9.10.07;
• All universities face shortfalls, Otago Daily Times, 11.10.07;
• Universities facing funding shortfall, The New Zealand Herald, 11.10.07;
• Otago claims redirection of funds, NZ Education Review, 12.10.07;
• Destructive influence, The Press, 22.10.07;
• Top tertiary pay approaches the half million mark, SSC report shows, NZ Education Review, 26.10.07;
• Skegg’s 21.2% salary rise causes questions on campus, The Otago Daily Times, 31.10.07.

Professor Ian Shaw (Pro-Vice Chancellor, Science)

• TV show looks at methyl bromide, Nelson Mail, 6.10.07;
• Port will still use fumigant, NZ Shipping Gazette, 6.10.07;
• Lethal nerve toxin methyl bromide is being used to fumigate, TV3 (60 minutes), 8.10.07;
• Call to halt methyl bromide use, Nelson Mail, 9.10.07.
• Association seeks moratorium on methyl bromide, Marlborough Express, 9.10.07;
• Disease expert seeks halt on fumigant use, The Press, 10.10.07;
• Communities in Central Otago hear that they are massively overdue for an earthquake, Radio New Zealand (News), 10.10.07;
• People living near the Southern Alps have attended lectures on the consequences of a big earthquake, Radio New Zealand, (News), 10.10.07;
• Southern Alps long overdue for a major earthquake, Radio Live (Paul Henry Drive), 10.10.07.

Dr David Small (Education)

• There will be further court appearances for those arrested, Radio New Zealand (Morning Report), 16.10.07;
• The Police are being criticised for using anti-terror laws, Radio New Zealand (News), 16.10.07;
• Some of those targeted are considering legal action, Radio New Zealand (Morning Report), 16.10.07;
• Group repels police search attempt, The Press, 16.10.07;
• Raids puzzle supporters, Nelson Mail, 16.10.07;
• Inmate lodges treaty claim, Nelson Mail, 16.10.07.

Professor Bryan Storey (Gateway Antarctica)

• Man’s ‘very survival at risk’, The Press, 27.10.07.

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

• Varsity cuts arts budget, The Press, 16.10.07;
• New Orleans undercurrent, The Press, 20.10.07;
• Destructive influence, The Press, 22.10.07;

• Killing as an afterthought, The Press, 27.10.07.

Ms Narina Sutherland (Student Recruitment and Development)

• Learning about students, NZ Property Magazine, 31.10.07.

Associate Professor Alex Tan (Political Science and Communication)

• Reputable survey or public relations?, The Press, 29.10.07.

Dr Rawiri Taonui (Māori and Indigenous Studies)

• Government told to stop playing favourites with treaty claimants, Radio New Zealand (Morning Report), 5.10.07;
• Unburdening future generations, The New Zealand Herald, 8.10.07;
• Declaration a far-reaching statement on human rights, Otago Daily Times, 11.10.07;
• NZ denies full justice to Māori, The Press, 11.10.07;
• Discussion of the police raid, Newstalk ZB (Talkback), 15.10.07;
• Māori and environmental activists have been targeted, Radio Live (Paul Henry Drive), 15.10.07;
• Police say further arrests are possible, Newstalk ZB (2ZBNews), 16.10.07;
• Senior lecturer in Māori studies believes Police have read too much into "boy scouts stuff", Newstalk ZB (1ZB News), 16.10.07;
• Tuhoe have sense of injustice, The Press, 17.10.07;
• Race Office urges "extreme caution", The Press, 17.10.07;
• It’s too early for a debate on republic, Waikato Times, 18.10.07;
  New Zealand not ready to consider becoming a republic, Otago Daily Times, 18.10.07;
• Disposed children of the mist, The Dominion Post, 20.10.07;
• It’s the wrong time for republican thoughts, Hawkes Bay Today, 20.10.07;
• A New Zealand Republic, Timaru Herlad, 24.10.07;

• Plea to Maoridom phrased in humble terms, Sunday Star Times, 28.10.07.

Jan Tawroszewicz (Music and Theatre & Film Studies)

• Diverse Mix on show, Nelson Mail, 17.10.07.

Ms Bronwyn Taylor (Literacies and Arts in Education)

• Peninsula Art, The Press, 3.10.07.

Lynne Te Aika (Māori, Social and Cultural Studies in Education)

• ‘Gift’ signals return of te reo, The Press, 24.10.07;

• Keeping the language alive, Marlborough Express, 26.10.07.

Ms Brigid Thompson (Sociology and Anthropology)

• Catching student cheats, The Press, 9.10.07.

Mr Jim Tully (Political Science and Communication)

• Outrage after Truth reveals identity of police officer, Radio Live (Paul Henry Drive), 5.10.07;
• Varsity cuts arts budget, The Press, 16.10.07;
• Media ban ‘strikes at heart of justice’, The Dominion Post, 20.10.07;
• House full of rats, The Dominion Post, 27.10.07;

• Injury prevention focus of forum, Hawkes Bay Today, 29.10.07.

Renee Walker (Student Recruitment and Development)

• Uni a first step to success, The Press, 23.10.07;

• Oamaru’s emerging leaders, Oamaru Mail, 24.10.07.

Matt Walters (Biological Sciences)

• Images of preservation, The Dominion Post, 31.10.07.

Professor Duncan Webb (Law)

• Points of Law, Avenues, 31.10.07.