Commemorative plaque on Tram Road near Swannanoa 29 March 1975 A plaque commemorating two motor cycle world records on the Tram Road near Swannanoa. The Vincent Owners Club financed the plaque to commemorate the records set on July 2, 1955, by Russell Wright (left) and Bob Burns. Burns set a world sidecar record of 162mph on the Tram Road with a Vincent Rapide. Wright raised the world solo record to
The Clarence People and Places of Waiau Toa Tim Fulton RRP: $79.99 ISBN: 978-1-98-853889-1 Publishing date: October 2022 Format: 245 x 300mm, Landscape Surrounded by untouched coastline, the Clarence is recognised as one of New Zealand’s iconic wilderness rivers. The Clarence River flows for more than 200km from Lake Tennyson past the St James range, through
A UK study shows that farmers feeling under siege is a worldwide experience. Many farmers interviewed in a study by University of Exeter and The Farming Community Network felt disconnected from wider public. Some had been sworn at or subjected to other forms of criticism or abuse during the course of their working day. Loneliness was found to be linked to mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. The
The government says you need to provide more intensive urban development. This is the council’s response. What do you think? [The copy of the email used below is used with permission. It was sent on Friday August 12th to a resource planning professional who had earlier submitted on the plan.] From: Waimakariri District Council District Plan <eplan@wmk.govt.nz> Subject: Notice of Variation 1: Housing Intensification to the Proposed Waimakariri District Dear Sir/Madam
Covid reporting has me thinking of approaches to news journalism and interaction with media organisations. My training and early experience as a journalist starting out in early 2000 led me to believe that news is a kind of collision of people, ideas and events: the premise being that there must be conflict for there to be news. Over time I have found that, in fact, conflict of the ‘dog bites
A review of Kiwi Farmers Guide to Life in Rural News. https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rural-news/rural-management/a-good-read-on-nz-farming-way-of-life
Soon after stepping down as president of the North Canterbury Jockey Club in 1964, Jack became a steward for its big brother, the Canterbury Jockey Club. The stewards helped the CJC committee, but almost seemed to be on probation. The five stewards didn’t have official roles and didn’t attend committee meetings, but were there to work on race day and gradually get involved. If you were successful you were
Jack’s mother Winifred knew the Latin name for every plant in the garden but Bill Blain did most of the work. Bill came out to New Zealand from London in 1882 on the same ship as the English cricket team, who were heading to Australia for the first ever Ashes series. He had been working in the tramway stables in London, where at one stage he had been in charge
An honest and heartfelt read from the Christchurch earthquake An account of the February 22, 2011 Christchurch earthquake by Ian Lowe BEING IN THE middle of the Christchurch earthquake was the most frightening experience of my life. It was a category 6.3 on the Richter scale. So I could hardly believe the intensity of the Japanese earthquake that triggered the catastrophic tsunami. It was a category 9. Since the scale