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University of Auckland news for staff | Vol 41 | Issue 12| 29 July
Architects' winning design
New Zealand’s largest roading project will competition aimed at generating ideas to help activities to occur. The bridge forks at a include the vision of three alumni from the reduce the impact of the 4.5-kilometre link. mid-point over Oakley Creek, allowing multiple University’s School of Architecture and Under the guidance of Senior Lecturer in connections across the bridge as well as Planning. Architecture Bill McKay, the postgraduates providing a ‘sandwich eating’ spot on a sunny The controversial Waterview connection, designed an x-shaped foot and cycle bridge to afternoon.” which will complete Auckland’s western ring carry pedestrians across Oakley Creek from Bill said he is proud of the students, whose route, has been under review by the Great North Road to Unitec campus. Their goal inclusion in the final plan is a “tremendous Environmental Protection Authority’s board of was to conceive a strategy to minimise the achievement”. inquiry. At least six key changes were made to adverse effects of the new SH20 scheme, and to “In the past, people have focused on trying to the original plans presented by the New Zealand deliver a positive return to the Waterview stop developments they don’t like. Here, we Transport Agency in a final decision recently community. In a collective statement, the group looked at offering more constructive solutions. released from the board. explained their vision: We knew there was no way to stop the Included in the changes – a pedestrian bridge “The design of the bridge aims to break the motorway, so we focused on how to improve the near Alford St to link Unitec with Waterview. The barriers of various modes of parallel movement. design,” says Bill, adding that the board of design was the brainchild of Dan Lowery, Matt The bridge allows perpendicular movement by inquiry praised the “highly constructive Le Grice and Kenneth Li, all of whom now work penetrating through these parallel propagations. atmosphere” of the review. at leading architecture firm Jasmax. As M(Arch) Nodes are set up at intersections of movement From left : Dan Lowery, Bill McKay, Matt Le Grice, Prof students in 2010, they participated in a and promote diverse spaces for outdoor Kenneth Li
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Leading the Way The recent announcement of a $4 million gift Transforming Auckland to the University by Engineering alumnus Kim Goldwater and his wife Jeanette in association with the establishment of their Waiheke Island What steps can we take to make Auckland a interdisciplinary focus of the TRI research will winery as the new centre for our Wine Science more sustainable city? This is the challenge for enable a broader, more integrated approach to programme highlights once again the University of Auckland researchers posed by the task of improving Auckland’s sustainability. tremendous power of philanthropy. the Thematic Research Initiative (TRI) which The five projects funded are: “A critical aims to increase cross-faculty collaboration evaluation of housing intensification strategies”, The history of philanthropy is as long and and inter-disciplinary research on the theme: which will use Auckland case studies to examine distinguished as the history of our University. “Transforming Auckland: institutional, potential market and consumer resistance. An In 1884, just one year after the University was technological and cultural innovations for innovative arts-science collaboration between founded, Thomas B Gillies, Justice of the sustainable cities”. researchers in NICAI, Science and Education to Supreme Court, endowed a Science investigate “Water in the sustainable city” aims Scholarship that has now been awarded for This year’s funding round has resulted in five to devise a series of urban installation and 126 years. The recipient in 1970 would new projects that will tackle topics ranging from performance works “that will bring to light the eventually become Sir Vaughan Jones, New water, solar power energy, housing, transport, material, technical, social, cultural, spiritual and Zealand’s most eminent mathematician and and green infrastructure. They were launched at economic dimensions of water in Auckland City”. 1990 winner of the Fields Medal, mathematics’ a special celebration on 1 July attended by the Auckland’s “Solar renewable energy potential” equivalent of the Nobel Prize. However, for TRI Champion (Dean of the National Institute of brings together researchers from NICAI, much of that period, our approach to Creative Arts and Industries, Professor Jenny Engineering and Business to look at the potential generating philanthropic support for the Dixon), Auckland Council Research Unit for photovoltaic energy from Auckland’s built University has been somewhat haphazard. managers (Grant Barnes and Eva McLaren) and environment. Other research underway is The infrastructure we have more recently members of the TRI Steering Committee. The five looking at “Transforming Auckland’s put in place through the External Relations and research teams involve 27 researchers from six transportation system”, which will develop a tool Development Office and the faculties has faculties at the University, including new allowing people and policymakers to assess the undoubtedly given many donors the confidence research partnerships with Massey University impacts of their transport mode choice. The to invest in the University, knowing that their and an external consultant. “Greening of Auckland” looks at the potential gifts will be stewarded wisely and devoted only Not surprisingly, the TRI research is of great benefits of “green infrastructure” aimed at to the purposes which they have specified. This interest to the Auckland Council, which this year managing stormwater and reducing energy use confidence, and our active engagement with a contributed financial and personnel support. In a and carbon emissions. wide range of donors, has led to outstanding welcoming speech, Professor Errol Haarhoff, success in our Leading the Way philanthropic Chair of the Steering Committee, acknowledged campaign. As a result, our original campaign the Council’s support and suggested the www.transforming.auckland.ac.nz target of $100million to be raised over the life of the current Strategic Plan (2006-2012) has been well and truly surpassed. The current total of $158 million comprises Graduate survey about $120 million in “current use” funds (those that will be used for a specific project The Graduate Longitudinal Study New Zealand their health and well-being. Auckland is one of over the next few years) and the balance in (GLSNZ) — a large-scale survey designed to the first universities to launch the study, with endowment funds (for which the capital value determine the ongoing impact of a university other universities following in coming weeks. will be maintained and interest income used). education on New Zealand graduates’ lives The survey targets final-year undergraduate The endowment funds will be expected to — is being launched at The University of and postgraduate students and those who generate on average $2 million each year in Auckland this coming week. perpetuity. With its focus on excellent people, participate in this initial survey will be the Campaign is helping us to support Some 3894 of our students are being approached again for follow-up surveys in two, outstanding students and staff through approached to take part. five and ten years’ time. Commissioned by Universities New Zealand- scholarships, fellowships, research positions While similar studies have been undertaken Te Pōkai Tara and with funding from the and even eight funded chairs. Given that the overseas, the Graduate Longitudinal Survey New Government, the study involves surveying quality of a university is ultimately determined Zealand will be the most comprehensive. 14,300 final-year students across eight New by the quality of its people, this support by a Results of the initial baseline survey will be Zealand universities about their lifestyles, wide range of donors will be critical to our released in February next year. employment, projected career development, and future as a leading international university.
2 29 July 2011 Knights in heavy armour
“The steel plate armour worn by thin limbs,” says Dr Formenti. “Weighing down soldiers in medieval Europe weighed 30 the limbs is clearly unhelpful in situations where to 50 kg, and there was a real trade-off quick movement is required.” between increased protection and As if that wasn’t enough, suits of armour also reduced mobility,” says Dr Federico appear to have constricted breathing. Armour Formenti from the Department of Sport limits the amount of air that can be taken in at and Exercise Science. each breath and increases the amount of “Our research showed that wearing energy required to breathe. a suit of armour doubled the amount of “Being wrapped up in a tight shell of thick energy that a soldier used to walk or steel makes one feel invincible but also unable run, and substantially reduced to take a deep breath,” says Dr Formenti. “You his speed.” feel breathless as soon as you move around in For instance, a 38-year-old man who medieval armour, and this would most likely could normally walk at up to limit a soldier’s ability to fight.” 10 km/h would have been limited to The research was undertaken with a team of 6 km/h in armour, while an older highly skilled volunteers accustomed to wearing man of 55 years could only manage armour for shows at the Royal Armouries 5 km/h. Museum in Leeds. The amount of energy that The effect was greater than could be the volunteers expended, while walking or accounted for by the extra weight running in exact replicas of four types of alone, and reflected the distribution of European armour, was calculated by measuring armour around the body. the amount of oxygen they used. “Carrying a load of 30kg spread The results have implications for around the body requires more energy understanding the outcomes of historic battles. than carrying the same load in a For instance the findings lend weight to the idea Suits of armour might have made medieval backpack,” explains Dr Graham Askew from that exhaustion contributed to the defeat of soldiers feel safe, but modern scientists have Leeds University. “This is because, in a suit of heavily-armoured French soldiers against their found they were so heavy and constricting they armour, the limbs are loaded with weight, which lighter English enemy on the muddy battlefield were likely to have limited performance and means it takes more effort to swing them with at Agincourt (1415) and following the long even influenced the outcome of battles. each stride. If you’re wearing a backpack, the march to the Battle of Crécy (1346). The research, by scientists at The University of weight is all in one place and swinging the limbs Auckland, University of Leeds, and University of is easier.” Photo: A volunteer in replica armour has his Milan, has been published in the Proceedings of “In nature the fastest-running animals, such as oxygen use measured while walking on a treadmill. the Royal Society of London, Biological Sciences. cheetahs or ostriches, have relatively light and Photograph by Dr Graham Askew, University of Leeds.
Highlighted events
Architect's lecture Buildings 403 and 404 Call for contributions Ian Athfield features in the Fast Forward series. This is your chance to showcase your work and Contributions to present at CAD’s 11th Annual Established in 1968, Athfield Architects began potentially have it incorporated in the rebuild of Teaching and Learning Showcase are now producing experimental and often provocative Engineering’s buildings 403 and 404. As part of being received. residential projects, including landmark projects the Infrastructure and Environment research The showcase aims to celebrate the in the history of New Zealand housing such as theme, we are holding a workshop for staff to achievements of some of the University’s the Buck and Custance Houses. In the 1980s the present their ideas on how the new buildings outstanding teachers. This year’s showcase will practice took on a wider variety of community might function. take on the theme of Active Learning, and will and commercial buildings, and in the last two Come along and share your views on how the take place at the Engineering Building on decades had produced significant and often new buildings might operate or look, and how Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 October. audacious public projects, such as Wellington's your research could be demonstrated as an If you would like to present at this event, see the Public Library and Civic Square, Jade Stadium in integral part of the new buildings. Each speaker proposal guidelines (found on the right-hand side Christchurch, and the Palmerston North Public will have a five-minute opportunity to showcase of CAD’s home page in the news and event Library. In 1997 The University of Auckland their research. Property Services, the design section) at www.cad.auckland.ac.nz/index. named Ian Athfield a Distinguished Alumnus, team and Jasmax Architects will be attending php?p=news_detail&item=263. and in 1996 he was made Companion of the this workshop. Proposals are due by Monday 22 August. New Zealand Order of Merit. Date: Tuesday 2 August, 9.30am to 12 noon, An invitation to attend the Teaching and Engineering Lecture Theatre 439, 20 Symonds Venue: Building 401, room 511 Learning Showcase and registration will be Street, 3 August, 6.30pm-7.30pm RSVP to Chris Ford [email protected] issued once programme details are finalised www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/fastforward Contact Dr Barbara Kensington-Miller at b. [email protected]
The University of Auckland News 3 New professor should be involved in decisions,” she says. The issue Starpath is fighting hard to change is huge: New Zealand has the second highest rate of educational inequality in the OECD, with Māori, Pacific and students from low-income backgrounds showing the highest rates of educational under-achievement. Liz admits the issue goes far beyond education but she believes the project can make a difference for those missing out on a tertiary education. “One of the things we have been working on is getting schools to organise and centralise their data, not gathering extra data because they already gather a lot of data but organising their data better so it becomes knowledge that can be used to make informed decisions.” She says if you start to monitor student progress during the year using this data you can start to see if students are falling off track and “Social justice gets me to work in the allowed to leave until you got your UE.” intervene before it is too late. mornings. It’s about our most vulnerable Liz’s career spans thirty years. During that In phase one Starpath worked with three student groups – Māori, Pasifika and low time she has specialised in teaching bilingual Auckland and two Northland secondary schools income students – not doing as well as they science classes (Māori and English), and held to identify the barriers to student success and should be at school,” says Professor Liz lecturing and management posts at the then successfully tested ways of breaking down McKinley. University of Waikato, including the Assistant those barriers. In Phase two Starpath is being Dean Māori Education. Before joining Starpath Liz, the director of the Starpath Project, is the expanded to include 35 more secondary schools in 2007, Liz was Associate Professor Māori Faculty of Education’s newest professor. in the North Island. Education at The University of Auckland’s The former secondary school teacher is a role Earlier this month, Liz temporarily handed Faculty of Education. model in more ways than one. She was the first over Starpath’s reins to Professor Stuart Starpath is a pioneering research project in her family to go to university, she was in McNaughton while she takes a 12-month which aims to increase the number of Māori, charge of a secondary school science sabbatical. Pacific and students from low-income department when it was a rarity for a woman, The sabbatical, she says, will give her an backgrounds succeeding at secondary school let alone a Māori woman, and she now opportunity to focus on writing academic and entering tertiary study. Late last year it was spearheads a research unit which is making a papers. On the list is an article on how equity announced the project would be funded for a difference for Māori and Pacific Island students goals can be met in schools using the data they further five years. and students from low income families. already collect. “The fact that we have got phase two Liz, of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and “Equity is about access, participation and suggests that we have been successful in Ngāi Tahu descent, grew up in the Wairarapa. achievement,” says Liz. Through their data showing we could make a difference in phase She went to Kuranui College before earning an schools can measure whether their students are one,” says Liz. undergraduate science degree at the University being given the opportunity and necessary “We have seen changes with some of the of Otago and she completed both a masters support to learn what they need to reach their degree and PhD at the University of Waikato work we have done. We have certainly made full potential. while teaching full-time. government agencies a lot more aware of what “My parents set the bar quite high in terms of is happening around the NCEA choice work, education. They always had aspirations for us around what is happening in schools, how Photo: Leanne Stewart and Titi Malusaga with regarding secondary education. Your weren’t students choose subjects and how parents Liz McKinley
Get on your dancing shoes
Tickets are on sale now for the Mid-Winter with prostate cancer and prostate cancer They are inviting University staff, Auckland Charity Ball in aid of Kidz First Children’s survivors. “ This is a wonderful opportunity to DHB and Counties Manukau DHB staff and Hospital and the Prostate Cancer Foundation enjoy great food, wine, and entertainment, anyone else interested. of New Zealand. Kidz First Children’s whilst raising money for two worthy charities,” The ball is at The Langham Hotel on Hospital provides family-centred holistic care say organisers Dr Anna King and Marie 27 August from 7pm. for children and their families in the Counties Cameron from the University’s School Contact Marie [email protected]; Manukau area. of Nursing. ext 81642 or Anna [email protected]; ext The Prostate Cancer Foundation provides The two women decided to organise the ball 81537 to get your tickets. outstanding education and support to people and then chose the charities.
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Research news HRC funding results About the new Ministry of Science to the tune of $4.5 million dollars (a project led and Innovation by Professor Bill Wilson in the Auckland Cancer Do you want to know what the new Ministry Society Research Centre received $5,252,166) to of Science and Innovation will look like? How it study the biological mechanisms and treatments will impact on the public research funding underlying human neurodegenerative diseases. environment? The research will utilise human brain tissue and Then don’t miss this unique opportunity to cells while other models will focus on hear from Murray Bain, inaugural chief determining how neuropathology relates to executive of the Ministry of Science and symptomatology. The goal is to translate Innovation speak on New Zealand’s research Mike Dragunow lab-based research into therapies for patients landscape: public and private research funds. Among the 20 projects funded in the latest suffering from neurodegenerative diseases in Venue: Decima Glenn Room (260-310) Level 3, HRC round is one led by Dr Rhys Jones, a the community. Owen G Glenn Building, Wednesday 24 senior lecturer at Te Kupenga Hauora Māori , Professor Shanthi Ameratunga from August 12-1 pm School of Population Health, which will map Epidemiology and Biostatistics will lead a project This session is part of the Research the effects of marae food gardens on Māori to identify and reduce hazardous drinking Essentials seminar series. At this series, wellbeing, based on experiences of marae among high-risk patients. Following a brief knowledgeable speakers reflect on their communities in urban Tāmaki Makaurau. alcohol misuse screen administered to over experiences and offer you new perspectives on The project aims to identify the most 6,000 injured patients, researchers will conduct how best to advance your research. For important wellbeing outcomes for participants, a randomised controlled trial to investigate the queries, please contact Mariana Suarez assess how well marae food gardens are helping effectiveness of an innovative mobile phone ([email protected] or ext. 81764). to achieve these outcomes, and explores how intervention. This will involve real-time particular aspects contribute to improving motivational messages delivered periodically HRC Results announced Māori wellbeing. over four weeks using state-of-the-art technology University of Auckland researchers will receive Another project led by Professor of and health psychology, social learning and $27.6million in HRC funding in 20 awards Pharmacology Mike Dragunow has been funded communication theory. announced in July. The awards include funding for 20 programmes, projects, First grants and feasibility studies. Congratulations go to the following investigators and their teams: Professor Peter Stone, Mr Mattias Soop, News from Holloway Press Stephen Jamieson, Professor Rodney Jackson, Professor Ed Mitchell, Associate Professor Bob Brendan O’Brien, Gregory’s brother, and has an Anderson, Professor Michael Dragunow, afterword by Jenny Bornholdt who is married to Professor Laura Bennet, Professor John Gregory, so it is a kind of family affair,” says Windsor, Professor Bill Wilson, Professor Press director, Associate Professor of English Peter Shepherd, Dr Rhys Jones, Professor Peter Simpson. Shanthi Ameratunga, Dr Cathy Stinear. The Press has also started The Signalman’s See story adjacent House Series, a reference to the fact that the Michael King Writers’ Centre is located in the Animal research award former signalman’s house on Mount Victoria The Australia and New Zealand Council for the in Devonport. Care of Animals in Research and Teaching “Each year it is home to the Creative New (ANZCCART) held its annual conference in Zealand/ University of Auckland/Michael King Rotorua in June. During the conference Linley Centre literary fellow and the plan is to publish Nisbet, of the Auckland Bioengineering a book each year written by the resident fellow,” Institute, was presented with the ANZCCART Holloway Press has been busy this year with says Peter. 2011 Career Award. This award was in two new books published. In 2010 the position was held by Bill Direen, a recognition of Linley’s long, distinguished The first, Two Walk in Edinburgh, is a New Zealand writer and musician normally career as an animal technician, and her collaboration between Wellington poet Gregory resident in Paris. “His book is called Devonport: contribution to animal research in general and O’Brien and Hungarian photographer Mari A Diary and consists as the title suggests of a to the University in particular. Mahr. Mari was married to New Zealand diary written during Bill’s residency in graphic designer Graham Percy and an Devonport. As a returning South Islander who AMRF results exhibition at the Gus Fisher Gallery devoted to had never lived this far north before, Bill records The Auckland Medical Research Foundation both Graham and Mari’s work included the in his diary the familiar/strange impressions of (AMRF) announced $1,132,631 in funding to photographs contained in Two Walk in the Auckland and especially Devonport medical researchers in Auckland in its June Edinburgh. Each of eight photographs – a kind environment. The book was published in an 2011 grant round. of memorial to the photographer’s husband who edition of 100 and was designed and printed by The grants included 10 successful research had recently died – is accompanied by one of Tara McLeod who also provided a small neat projects ($930,931), the Ruth Spencer Medical Gregory’s poems. The photographs are not drawing of the signalman’s house for the cover Research Fellowship ($178,000) to Dr Primal reproductions but original digital prints. which will become the logo for the whole series.” Singh from the University’s Department of “The book, an edition of 90 signed and Surgery, and ten travel grants ($23,700) for numbered copies, was designed and printed by www.hollowaypress.auckland.ac.nz researchers to present their research overseas.
The University of Auckland News 5 From the collection
Auckland’s landscape and the recurrence of significant volcanic cones acknowledge this history. Not surprisingly, Siddell was born in Auckland (Grey Lynn) and schooled at Mount Albert Grammar, where he was good at art but finished school when he was 16 and spent ten years as a tradesman. He also became a keen tramper and mountaineer, which might explain the mountain views and panoramic views that are often a feature of his paintings, even if only glimpsed through a window. As he recalls in his book, it was through the Auckland Tramping Club that he met his future wife, Sylvia, after rescuing her in the Coromandel Ranges. In the 1960s he attended a short course at Auckland Teachers College and also began painting again, influenced by W.A. Sutton’s iconic depictions of Canterbury. Sylvia also painted and introduced him to the work of Rita Angus, Colin McCahon, Toss Woollaston and There is a lot that is familiar in Peter Siddell’s of a place, even if they don’t exist anywhere in Don Binney. A long and distinguished career landscape paintings. Long horizons, Victorian particular in the depicted configurations. followed and he was awarded the Queen’s architecture, waterways and volcanic cones. Nevertheless, they derive from a long career of Service Order (QSO) for services to art in 1990, They all look like bits of Auckland we know, carefully observed and crafted scenes, usually of and then made a Distinguished Companion of although you can’t quite finger where. Auckland, that have accumulated into a visual the New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM) in 2008 (Sylvia became an Officer of the New Probably not the suburb you grew up in but language that always looks like Auckland, even Zealand Order of Merit in 2002). possibly one you visited a few times. Perhaps it without specific landmarks. His landscapes are An exhibition of Sir Peter Siddell’s paintings is was before the old mansion was pulled down, or usually unpopulated and still, with big hanging currently on show at Lopdell House in Titirangi the new tower went up? Even the way the light clouds that float lazily across blue skies, lending until 21 August. plays across the landscape. This is the artist’s a dreamlike quality to his images. The effect is to city and his scenes have become so familiar that produce a landscape of the mind, of memory or dream, where some details have absolute clarity, Peter Siddell (b.1935) the real Auckland sometimes looks a lot like Northern Shore, 1995 his paintings. particular houses or windows or trees, but is Alkyd on canvas, 800 x 1200mm Siddell’s works are so vivid and detailed, they never quite fixed in reality. The University of Auckland Art Collection appear to be careful studies, but are usually As Michael Dunn, former Art History and composite images, drawn from a carefully Elam Head, notes in the handsome book on Andrew Clifford cultivated vocabulary of architectural and Siddell’s work published by Godwit last year, Curator - Acting Director Centre for landscape forms that are collectively very much Siddell is also well aware of the Māori legacy in New Zealand Art Research and Discovery
Books
Ngā Mōteatea: An Introduction / He Kupu Nga Moteatea: An Introduction/He Kupu Arataki written by Jane McRae, an honorary Arataki, published in association with the research fellow in the Department of Māori Polynesian Society, is an introduction to Ngata’s Studies and translated into Māori by Hēni Jacob classic collection. (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou) has been Its first essay outlines the origins and published by Auckland University Press in time publication history of the Ngā Mōteatea to celebrate Māori Language Week 2011, Te wiki volumes; the second celebrates the power and o te Reo Māori. meaning of Māori song, discussing styles, roles, The songs of Māori tradition are a living art poetry, cultural content, tribal origins, composers form and an abundant source of knowledge and methods of composition. about tribal history and culture. From the 1920s, With dual text in English and Māori, Sir Āpirana Ngata began collecting and illustrations, and ten songs reproduced from the annotating these songs – a massive undertaking volumes, Ngā Mōteatea: An Introduction is a that, with the help of translators Pei Te Hurinui perfect entry point for students, teachers or Jones and later Hirini Moko Mead, became the singers interested in the rich and vibrant poetry treasured four-volume Ngā Mōteatea. of the traditional songs.
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Telling it like it is Rob Hamill Annie Goldson “tells personal stories to tell which saw the greatest war criminals since the it happens”. It documents the closed world Kerry bigger stories”. Third Reich aided and abetted by China, the US found himself in through a richness of bleak This is an understatement. The stories Annie and the Western powers. Younger people don’t archival footage and eye-witness testimonies tells are huge, gritty, global. They expose the even know who Pol Pot is.” pieced together in a forensic exactness. very depths of humanity. Brother Number One interweaves the “The film raises issues about accountability, Her latest documentary Brother Number One enormity of that atrocity with the personal culpability and justice; about regional issues. It follows the story of happy carefree Kiwi yachtie emotional journey of Kerry’s younger brother, raises questions about artifice and legitimacy, Kerry Hamill, who in 1979 while living an idyllic Rob Hamill, New Zealand Olympic and about what it means to forgive. It actually dream sailing off the Gulf of Thailand strayed trans-Atlantic champion rower. questions the complicity of the whole world in into Cambodian waters. He sailed into the arms When the tragedy of Kerry’s death was what happened in Cambodia. of the Khmer Rouge; sailed into Hell. uncovered 16 months after he went missing it “After the Vietnam War there was no way that Kerry was the eldest son (brother number one) was greeted with a repressive stoicism typical of the world was going to step in. There are a lot of of the Hamill family from Whakatane Heads. Pakeha provincial New Zealand. Rob’s is a reasons why Cambodians could be very cynical “Brother Number One is his story,” she says, “but journey to honour his brother’s memory by and why to some degree these disasters are not it is also the story of two million others.” finding and telling his story, to discover the truth just national issues,” says Annie. “In its broadest “In the 1970s, in the wake of the Vietnam War surrounding the capture, incarceration and sense the film is an attempt to try to stop and deeply entrenched in Cold War politics, the murder; perhaps also to forgive and find peace. genocide occurring again.” nations of the world turned their eyes away from “I see in Rob an almost Shakespearean In her cool, measured story-telling and with Cambodia. They knew what would happen.” dilemma, caught between a desire to forgive but the immediacy of raw emotion, Annie Goldson is Over the next four years under the power of being consumed with a righteous hatred: how he set to reacquaint the world with its own history. fanatical Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, who had has to struggle with that on a daily basis and And now, just over three decades after Pol Pot, assumed the self-appointed title of “Brother how it impacted just one family. When you Brother Number One will turn, fix and hold eyes Number One”, the country began “restarting extrapolate that to two million people dead you and ears across the globe to scenes of civilisation”. While the world stood back Pol Pot’s try to imagine what happens to a whole culture,” Cambodia. This time no one will look away. ill-fated utopia resulted in the genocide of two says Annie. million people through slavery, starvation, As I sit in Annie’s dimly-lit office and speak torture and execution. with this world-acclaimed director, still wearing “Apart from the film The Killing Fields people her large impenetrable sunglasses, she explains are ignorant of this atrocity, ignorant of history the film is “observational”, “capturing reality as Megan Fowlie
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