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than Ananda Marga which is “ reaching of them worship fertility and practically into all spheres of society to precipitate all of them oppose the basic human right toil t o fid the growth of a universal society.” of the individual to have technically safe operations such as vasectomies and histor- Yours sincerely, ectomies and even oppose the use of harm W.J. Brookbanks. less contraceptives. CRACCUM Volume 49. Issue 5 1 N< Here, thus, is my list of demands for Tuesday April 8th 1975 Dear Editor, the slashing of soaring world population A word about the secondhand book (Bugger world opinion ! Nobody’s clair stall . . . many thanks to everyone who a voyant). fiifid ito helped with the running of bookstall (see 1. Abortion be made legal, technically as In Dear Editor, it did end eventually). Thanks also to all a last resort “You hav And God said, “ Let there be light.”- I write as a keen trade unionists who is the lovely people who brought in books 2. Contraceptives be made free (no cost). have actu And there was Light.” to sell and to the even lovelier ones who a regular reader of Craccum. Craccum and 3. All childbirth, outside the bonds of My first cc And God said, “ Let there be Craccum.” bought books. And thank you those of you other papers have been full of articles marriage be made illegal. ago. The sp And there was a tense silence, followed by who came to collect your cheques and un whinging about poor student bursaries. 4. All childbirth to those under the age of a loud pop ! sold books. B u t. . . . no thanks to the very Isn't it about time the student body as a' twenty and over the age of forty, plus and marriei And there was no Craccum ! unlovely people who did not come to mass did something about it. those with any hereditary diseases or The 8.30 a. Anyway, articles for this week’s Craccum collect their books. We are sorry for any If the Trots could organize the Auck defects be made illegal. ularly betw were solicited from the following : Ev inconvenience suffered by those of you land Paper boys and get them a wages 5. Birth of the fifth child of any individ end boatinj Baker, Brian Brooker, Ruth Butterworth, who genuinely couldn’t get in to collect rise as they did before Xmas, surely the ual (male or female) be made illegal. My Afrik two Trots on your students union can Murray Cammick, Ecology Action, Fraser your books on the last two days, but 6. Families of two children - the parents listening to Folster, Dave Francis, Paul Gilmour, Sue unfortunately books could not be kept organize some student action. will be obliged by law to pay a fine of I self and an Green, Roger Horrocks, Pete Klein, Brent for collection after these days as we have Yours sincerely, $2,000 (variable) ' was Ana A p a rrtf th Lewis, Chris Moisa, The Radio B Interview no storage facilities. Rangi Rafana Families of three children - the parents c o m m e rc e ! ing Organisation, Dennis Stanton, Mike Thanks again for your support. Hope to will be obliged by law to pay a fine of being ‘up’ ( Stenson, Jeremy Templar and Mike Treen. see you next year. $5,000 (variable) me a b o u t a Poetry by Ms G.J. Stanford. Suzanne Pinney for Families of four children - the parents was w ea rin j Photos by Murray Cammick, Paul S A.U.S.C.M. Secondhand Bookstall will be obliged by law to pay a fine of D u rin g t Gilmour and Chris Brookes (among others). $10,000 (variable) Committee. Dear Editor, er never o n All graphics by Chris Brookes. 7. The family benefit will be abolished. 3 issues of Craccum now and still no inequality, After the aforementioned loud pop, the 8. Children will be educated in family that I - a N< Craccum team decided that no miracle letters bewailing the $10,000/annum we planning and advised on its consequ to speak or would be forthcoming this week, so we had spend keeping you in luxury. Another ences. Parents will be forbidden, by no "first ha to do it all ourselves. 2 first for me. First Brent Lewis. Dear maudling Brent. law, to suggest to impressionable W h a t o u Consequently, Craccum was edited by Dear Sir, infants (pre-twelve years) any moral or to point ou Rob Greenfield, (while mentor and sworn- I’m sure we all love his remantic little soul, It was with nauseous nostalgia that I religious faith. ledge” wou in official rodent exterminator Mike Rann but for 2 years now we’ve been wading read Brent Lewis’s serendipitous ’Til I get these laws passed, and there in his c o u n was dragging radioactive rats out of their through his involuted and calliginous prose, little gem in “ Craccum” No. 3. are many more, I would like to urge as being sumn holes in Fiji), and laid out by Chris Brook Here I had thought was a new year hope and though it has a certain beauty - if you many people as possible to give up sex. In or "restrict es with assistance from Mon, Anne Cham fully free of bad proofreading and involut appreciate style for style’s sake - his cases where personal obligations forbid N e v ille ( bers, Barry, Wendy Dove, Ted Quinn, ed fill-ins of inspissated irrelevance. ‘ Reflections’ (March 18th) was the lim it one to do this, contraceptives of all types He too had How many thousand dollars a year ? I mean, it didn’t say anything. That is, Virginia Smith, Bob Lack, and many others. (for variety) should be used. Africa ’ s ‘ p r We have no need to debate the proposi even less than usual. A beautiful, stultify Typing was done by Alexis Grudnoff -TIMEO DANAOS ET DONA FERENTES ed the hein and Wendy Dove. tion that all editors of “ Craccum” are ing emptiness. and eq u al i t Special thanks must also go to ex-World equal. ‘The style is the man’ and that Dear million blac Heavyweight Gruntin&and Chimney- Regretfully etc, serpigimous Brent seems to imagine that Now, Curti: Toppling Champion, professional student ' Sarah every gurgle of his mental sewer is worthy CHAPEL WEDDINGS of his pen. So in ‘ Reflections’ he gazes he does s o ; and microphone-swallower, Bob Lack. T h e pass This stupendously physical specimen gall lugubriously into his lachrymose cups and sighs gently because, though approaching Auckland University is the only confiscated antly sacrificed most of one Friday night surveillance to help yours truly * (see below) layout the age when governments - he says - sit University in New Zealand favoured with 2 the presen c up and take note of one, no one is taking a chapel. It is an attractive building which issue four. (Darlings, it was MARVELLOUS) Dear Sir, son a t a n y 1 Many thanks, Bob. note of him. Jesus, such melancholy died provides a beautiful setting for the cele I read with interest the article entitled N e v ille - *Now you’ll never know who “yours Truly” with Tchaik and Detius, thank God. bration of a wedding ceremony. “ Ananda Marga Cosmic Society” in a rec smuggled oi refers to. Suckers ! Tell him to pick a subject, will you, Providing that the religious dimension ent edition of Craccum. It is interesting to editor. Tell him to write about SOME is recognised, couples are given the oppon return horn Ha- Ha- Ha- Yu k- y u k-y ak-sn i gge r-giggle- gaol. observe yet another manifestation of the TH IN G next time. And not nostalgic unity to choose the style and content of joke-laugh-funny-ha-ha-ha-ha-ho-ho...... N e v ille ( Eastern cultus. Yet if, as the article suggests, Westerns either. ceremony most appropriate to their undei last w e e k c< we must all “ march to the tune of the Yours, standing of marriage. A choice of music is Items may be freely reprinted from Africa. Not highest ideology - universalism”, then I David also offered. students, ui CRACCUM except where otherwise stat fear we are all doomed to personal mean There are several very popular weekend could, and ■ ed, provided that suitable acknowledge inglessness and are prey to the worst kind for weddings, especially in May, August setting had ment is made. CRACCUM is published of wishful thinking. For we are bound to and January. It is advisable for couples Auckland. < by the Craccum Administration Board ask ‘what has 4,500 years of universalist 6 contemplating marriage in the chapel to been spared for the Auckland University Students’ thinking done for the 500 million Hindus book well in advance. Dear Sir, A re c e n t in the world today in terms of relieving Marriage discussion courses are con Association (Inc), typeset on our own I read the article by Dr.Gerster, and declares tha the exploitation, immorality and hypoc ducted periodically. Those getting marriec I.B.M. typesetting machine, and printed was once again disgusted. I cannot say that ing m o re th risy inherent in a universalist methodology. in the Maclaurin Chapel are given first by Wanganui Newspapers Ltd., 20 Drews I am a pro-abortionist, but accidents do the p rio r ap And surely that universalism is the opportunity to enrol but there will be a Avenue, Wanganui. happen and as long as they do - legal S o u th A ‘highest ideology’ is at best a point for few openings for others who are interested abortion must stay in every country in poetry, dee debate. As S.C. Lewis once perceptively The sessions this term will be April 7 and the world. As for their slogan - “ Right-to- administrat observed, there are only two world views 8, 14 and 15. Topics such as intimate life” - two thirds, (don’t ask me which two ing leaflets competing for the souls of men. - the fighting, role conflict, women’s lib and AGM thirds) of the world’s population does not A ‘ banne Christian and the In do-Ary an (represented marriage, children and sexuality will be have the right to live. is not allow by Hinduism, Buddhism and their deriv discussed. Wednesday 7.30 B28 Religious groups are totally out of touch campus. It i atives). The struggle between these two with the realities of over-population. Most material for competing views today is certainly pro John Hinchcliff, Chaplain political ma BE THERE nounced. For the Christian the authoritative also m a k e s i declaration of Jesus “ I am the way, the truth and the life; no man cometh to the speaks to a There will be a meeting on Wednesday Father but by me” (Johnl4:6) is binding what is said April 16 in the Exec Lounge to elect an and conclusive. While the Hindu takes imprisonme action committee which will organize his stand on the words of Krishna in the the rules. opposition to the 1976 tour and other discourse known as the Gita: ‘‘In what N e v ille C anti-apartheid activities during the months soever way men approach me, even so do of the restri ahead. Let’s see all those members of I receive them, for even the paths men persons’ is c HART and CARE - and everyone else too ! take from every side are mine (Gita 1V, 11) with which bursaries escape to A i At very least both views are claiming ascendency. It has never been established had been ari that universalism is a higher ideology. Police for bi NEW INDEPENDENT restriction c THEATRE Universalism, by its very nature, repres SPEND ALL THAT BREAD ON ents a direct rejection of the finality of W hen h e Christ. A universalist might still accept friend’s pass (Next to St. Andrew’s Church in Court to Lower Symonds Street) the moral impeccability of Christ and uphold some of His teachings. Even the NEW AND USED MOTORCYCLES carried an ai great Gandhi could not dismiss the sentence. RETURN SEASON ! O n e o f t f Sermon on the Mount. by N e ville t< But a universalist, because of his APRIL 5 - 12 FROM Under his re cyclical interpretation of history, could only allowec never accept the factuality of Christ’s a time. OBSTACLES by resurrection from the Tomb. For the U n fo r tu n Joe Musaphia Christian this fact is axiomatic to faith JOHN DALE LTD and b ro th e r- "Highly original - written with great in God “ if Christ is not risen our faith is skill...... overwhelming applause thats^me ni in vain”. A universalist would no doubt richly deserved". K R D . pounced. dismiss such a notion as a crude anthropo Robert Goodman 1YC ARTS REV IEW T h e o th e morphism. IBOOK NOW AT THE CORNER game w ith tl IPhone and party bookings However, a close examination of the Irrwd p h . 7 8 7 4 1 But, we are 664-250, 582-407, 542-819. Biblical evidence is both convincing and rewarding, and it is this teaching rather nation. White South Africans, says Neville practically Curtis, enjoy the highest standard of liv iuman right id ito ria l ing in the world. nically safe It is African labour that underpins white ;s and histor- prosperity. It is the African who must work 3 use of harm- in the most appalling conditions in South Africa’s mines. He has to in order to stay mands for Not For Consumption alive. population For “ Separate Development” means ody’s clair- 13% of the land for 87% of the population. It comes as no surprise that these black jchnically as In South Africa “ homelands” are poor and infertile. The diamonds, gold, iron and copper lie else “You have no right to speak out about South Africa's problems until you The Republic boasts one doctor for every where. ee (no cost), have actually been there yourself.” bonds of 400 whites. For blacks the ratio is one Neville Curtis says that it would be a My first confrontation with this oft repeated rejoinder was on a Birkenhead bus five years doctor for every forty-four thousand. misplaced hope to believe that change in ago. The speaker was a white South African now living in New Zealand. He had courted ier the age of In 1972 a team of doctors from the Uni white attitudes will be an evolutionary f forty, plus and married a New Zealand girl who had wanted to come home. versity of Natal Medical School investi process. Any “generation gap” between diseases or The 8.30 a.m. “ workers’ bus’’ is rarely the arena for animated political arguments - partic gated health problems in native reserves white South Africans does not extend to ularly between strangers. Conversations are usually geared to coming cyclones and week in North Zululand. They found that 50% opinions on race. A survey conducted by any individ- end boating trips of children die from malnutrition before the student body at Natal University, for ide illegal, My Afrikaaner fellow traveller had been ments, “ things are getting better” in South the age of five. instance, found that young Afrikaan the parents listening to a conversation between my Africa. Not according to Neville Curtis. The Afrikaaner on my bus said that blacks students are marginally more racist than >ay a fine of self and an old school friend. The subject Vorster’s “ happy sambo” front ignores the in his country “ were not intelligent their parents. was Apartheid. My friend, a first year facts. enough to look after themselves” . Yet Neville Curtis’ last point was emphatic. - the parents commerce student, confessed to “ not Every year VA million blacks are arrested the white South African Government does Sporting boycotts had made it clear to >ay a fine of being ‘up’ on politics” and questioned in South Africa. In the last eighteen years, not seem too concerned about bridging the white South Africans that even “old me about an anti-apartheid badge that I says Neville Curtis, 10V^ million ‘non education gap. friends” could no longer ignore the evils the parents was wearing on my lapel. whites’ have spent some time in South The Republic spends $270 a year on educ of apartheid. ating each white child. That’s ten times >ay a fine of During the ensuing debate the Afrikaan African gaols. 20-25% are unemployed at Forced into isolation some sports admin more than the allocation for each ‘colour er never once questioned the statistics of all times. istrators began to think the unthinkable- ed’ child. The proportion of South Africa’s abolished, inequality. He simply resented the fact Every aspect of a ‘coloured’ South African’s compromise. budget spent on non-white education has in family that I - a New Zealander - had presumed life is regimented. All adults over the age As for ‘building bridges’, Neville Curtis actually decreased over the last twenty s consequ- to speak on a subject about which I had of sixteen are required to carry a “ pass”. says that five years of boycott has done years. idden, by no “first hand knowledge.” more for multiracial sport than forty years Permits must be obtained to travel outside Discrimination in health and education of contact onable What our South African friend failed one’s residential or work area. Failure to are only part of the problem. Some three Neville Curtis told his New Zealand any moral or to point out was that “first hand know produce the pass-book on demand, or if it hundred ‘race’ laws are currently on the audiences that it ‘,felt good” to be able to ledge” would not entitle me to speak out is not up to date, means immediate arrest books. speak out publicly without fear of perse I, and there in his country. Those that do face jail or and imprisonment. Non-whites are not permitted to form cution. It is to South Africa’s shame that to urge as being summarily proclaimed a “ banned” South Africa’s achievements in medicine their own trade unions or political parties. Neville Curtis cannot do so in his own ve up sex. In or "restricted” person. may seem impressive to the rest of the Strikes are forbidden. land. ons forbid Neville Curtis is such a ‘banned’ person. world. But not to 87% of the population. South Africa is an immensely wealthy Mike Rann > of all types He too had tried to speak out on South Africa’s ‘problem’. Even worse he committ and affecting women’s lives right now. ^ FERENTES ed the heinous sin of advocating freedom The relevant question is what can and and equality for South Africa’s seventeen should be done about it. million blacks. Now, Curtis continues to speak out. But Stop classing women together as c GS he does so as an exile. block - treat each as a person with individ The passports of banned persons are Sexism ual merits, hopes and aspirations - and confiscated. Kept under constant police perfect right to them as well. Press for e only “ It was a bloody worthwhile effort getting married after sharing a flat. I equal opportunities and social acceptance ivoured with surveillance, they are forbidden to be in the presence of more than one other per don't have to do my share of the housework now”. for women in all facets of employment. uilding which (What’s wrong with a female pilot or or the cele- son at any time. “ I had a great time last night. I took out this cute thing - must have blown a lot of money, th o \” mechanic anyway ?) How many employers my. Neville - a former student leader - was smuggled out of South Africa illegally. To work on the premise that “ the men won’t js dimension My spouse was offered a scholarship to an overseas university. I gave up my return home would ‘earn’ him five years work with a woman” or “ its no good having en the oppon job in order to go with.” gaol. a female ‘boss ’ . Either the ‘men’ or the * J content of "What are you doing at ‘varsity? A B.. I suppose ?” Neville Curtis’ talk to Auckland students employers’ attitudes need changing. Press to their under last week could never happen in South In each of the above statements (all the same proportion of women in each for government sponsored.free child-care ce of music is Africa. Not only Curtis - but all the 200 heard around this establishment) a generation would have entered the now centres for all working mothers. In order students, university staff and pressmen member of one particular sex is talking; in male-dominated fields (assuming even for the human race to survive (excluding >ular weekend could, and would have been arrested if the the case of number 4 to the opposite sex. greater distribution throughout the gener the question of whether this is desirable) lay, August setting had been Johanesburg rather than Swapping the sex of the speaker in your ations). the young obviously must be borne and or couples Auckland. Only the informers would have mind probably creates some dissonance; a Don’t misread me. I am not denying the reared. This enables the continuity of the ie chapel to been spared. result of the unwritten, unspoken and value and dignity of motherhood and keep race as whole and consequently is the res A recently enacted ‘law’ in South Africa often unconscious suppositions made about ing a home. Those many women who thrive ponsibility of such and not the sole res es are con declares that all political gatherings involv the roles of the sexes. and are fulfilled in this role have made ponsibility of the mother. Thus the mother etting marriec ing more than three persons - must have To state the obvious, women comprise their choice and are happy with it. But for should not be deprived of the opportunity ?iven first the prior approval of the government. 50% of humanity, but nowhere near the those who do not find fulfillment in such to work outside the home if she so desires, re will be a South Africa’s Terrorism Act equates percentage of the people who have shaped a setting, the entrance to other vacations because of inadequate facilities or the un are interested poetry, deemed ‘likely to embarrass the our “ history” influenced our culture and in life - political, intellectual and spiritual willingness of the father to accept any j April 7 and administration’, with sedition. Distribut intellectual thought and raised the living - should be fully open to them. Its a parental responsibility. In our capitalist intimate ing leaflets in a public place is even worse. standards of our societies have been female. matter of freedom of choice. What most based society the quickest road to second- n’s lib and class citizenship is economic dependence. A ‘banned person’ - like Neville Curtis - There are three possible reasons for this. feminists so vehemently attack is the ideo lity will be logy and the social pressures - the subtle Thus the two most important factors in is not allowed to set foot on a university 1. The overwhelming majority of wo achieving equal status as individuals are campus. It is illegal for him to prepare men have been fulfilled by and had social conditioning - that society has dev eloped to prevent the free choice of wo economic equality and social acceptance cliff, Chaplai material for publication or to speak on their creativity satisfactorily expressed men. As the first four sentences of this for women. political matters. The restriction order in child rearing and organising the home. article suggests these factors are prevalent Ev Baker also makes it an offence for anyone who 2. Women as far as the above mention speaks to a ‘banned person’ to convey ed accomplishments are concerned are what is said to any third party. Six months inferior to men - the point supposedly imprisonment is the penalty for breaking proving itself. the rules. 3. Physical, social and cultural factors OSfor SAC Neville Curtis knows that the severity involved in the shaping of our societies of the restrictions placed upon ‘restricted We are a group of 13 students believing As we are students involved in Contact, and social norms have conditioned wo persons’ is only equalled by the severity that as a group we can function better as we believe we’re in a good position to men to suppress their creative potential with which they are enforced. Before his student Reps, than as individuals in a large present the problems and views of students. and to assume that their function in s escape to Australia last September Neville body. As such we are standing with the ARTS (DAVID DEAN) life is pre-determined by their sex. had been arrested eight times by Security intention of making the S.R.C. fulfill it’s LAW (PENNY RIDINGS) Police for breaching the provisions of his If one rejects the first two (which I do) functions. LAW (GERALD WARNER) N restriction order. the third alternative logically must be Specifically we want, ARTS (GREG. PIRIE) When he left South Africa, using a assumed correct. In fact, this assumption a. to better communications with students ARTS (ELIZ. WINKWORTH) friend’s passport, Curtis was due to appear gains credibility when one examines the regarding the S.R.C., the Executive, SCI. (JOHN GILLESPIE) in Court to face two charges. Each charge many anthropological studies of the role and of all political bodies; SCI. (BRUCE GULLEY) CLES carried an automatic six months’ prison of women in early societies (and indeed, b. to put forward to the Executive ideals ARTS (DAVID DEAN) sentence. many contemporary ones in certain parts coming directly from the student body; (JOCELYN GIBSON) One of those charges related to a visit of the world). Their total servility in the for example, regarding Union Manage ENG. (ROGER ROSS SMITH) by Neville to his parent’s house for dinner. position of domestic and childbearer, their ment and Capping : ARTS. (LIZ. COTTON) Under his restriction order, Neville was subjection to harems, their being sold and c. to insure that all organs of the Associa OVERSEAS STUDENTS.- only allowed to see one of his parents at exchanged by different male ‘owners’, tion are fulfilling their obligations: (HO KIN CHAI) a time. their denial of education even where d. to regulate the affilliation of clubs and COMM. (ALLAN DICK) > . Unfortunately for Neville, his sister education is valued, are transparent fea societies : and brother-in-law had chosen to visit tures. The fact that as the barriers to wo e. by using the resources of Contact we thats^me night The security-police mens ‘liberation’ are gradually being lifted will be available to all students at all SRC ELECTIONS pounced. an ever increasing number of women are times. j, The other charge concerned a card diverging from their traditional position We reaffirm that by standing as a group COME AND VOTE game with three friends. in society, indicates that suppression has we can function more effectively to voice But, we are told in full-page advertise been active in the past - otherwise roughly the needs of students in general. Weds -Thurs The SRC Secretary is also going to get Intermediate students are finally going official recognition as a person who does to get representation on the Council. exist and does have set powers and In the past, these students couldn’t duties. vote at all : now they’ll be able to vote Because being a Secretary to a student and stand as representatives of the Faculty committee or group is usually very boring they’re doing their Intermediate Exam in. and often thankless, SRC will pay the ( successful candidate for the job, under the CULTURAL AFFAIRS amendments. Two non-voting Executive members that no one evers hears much about are the Cultural Affairs Officer and the campus New Zealand Students Arts Council Repre at the sentative. Under the amendments, these two will be given some official recognition by being placed on the Societies Council and the Societies Committee, so that if they want any help in organising dances and cultural functions they’ll have a group to support them. AGM? Last w e e k ’s AGM lapsed due to lack of a quorum. About 145 people turned EDUCATION One of the most important and yet up — 55 short of the required 200. As a underplayed positions on Executive is the result the meeting has been put forward to this Wednesday in B28. The opportunity Education Officer’s. has been taken to include proposed He needs a strong committee to help resolutions missed out from the lapsed back his discussions with the University, ‘Rhubarb!’ meeting’s notice. As well there will be an the Grants Committee and the Govern ment. He’ll get a Committee under the attempt to reduce the quorum to 100. amendments that will include SRC reps Fraser Folster looks at some of the new from all the faculties, and.the Committee proposed changes. ‘BuDshit!’ will be required to consult at least monthly on educational developments.
Sometime within the next month the Student Representative Council will INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS convene to argue, debate, fight and generally bitch over and scrutinise Student A nother hardworking Executive Association policies. member is the International Affairs Officer. Whether SRC works this year will de that were on before plus the Senate reps He or she will be backed by an activated It might [ pend partly on the personalities at the and what will be termed “eligible” mem Committee that will include SRC reps importan meetings and partly on its Constitutional bers of the Immediate Past Executive, and members of the student press. The alive was structure. that is all those old lags you wish would ELIGIBILITY Committee will also consult monthly on cradle am fade away but seem to manage to linger SRC members have a perilous existence developments in International Affairs, fecting hi At the Annual General Meeting on Wed on ! as such. It only takes forty members from under the Amendments. moment' nesday of this week, a number of reforms ' If anyone feels really strongly about the Faculty that any particular member expectan will be put up for consideration .. consider Cafe prices and the quality of the food, represents to decide he or she is generally WE WANT YOU born in S ation, that is if we get a quorum of two he or she can even move an amendment incompetent and unfit to represent and O f course, the only way any changes can eight yeai hundred people at the meeting ! putting all the Student Union Manage that person can be thrown off the SRC. occur is for you to turn up to the Annual plastic gu ment Committee reps on as well. At the Under the new amendments Immediate General Meeting this week. SRC MEMBERSHIP moment, they don’t have to account to Past Executive members must also indicate Its on Wednesday in B28 . . . see you If the amendments are passed, the SRC anyone, so why not to fellow students a willingness to remain on SRC and attend ’ Fraser Folster will consist of all the previous student reps reps ? regularly or they’ll be thrown off too.
‘Since Mr. Lee last visited New Zealand in 1965 a close relationship had developed between the two countries because of many shared interests bet ween them. From official statement in Auckland Star, 27th March.
Mr. Lee and his city state of Singapore So dictatorial and arbitrary have been the innocence of Asian affairs and its naive Chin, because she had the courage to speak are widely admired in the West. The least controls, backed by continuing imprison readiness to be flattered by the attentions out for social justice ? Do we stand for a inscrutable of Asian leaders, Mr. Lee has ment without trial of political rivals in the of leaders such as Lee Kuan Yew. For one party state. Are these the values which been able to speak directly to Westerners notorious Moon Crescent Centre, that those on their first or second visit to Asia we consider worth protecting, by force of in a style which they understand and res George concludes on grounds of humanity to be lavishly dined and chatted up in the arms if necessary, in Southeast Asia ? pect. His city state has emerged as a shin and justice : ‘It is tragic that Lee, a man of best hotels in Singapore is quite sufficient ing example of modernisation. With its such extra-ordinary abilities, should also to convince them that their ‘socialist’ Mike Stenson I high rise flats, its gleaming hotels and have faults so extraordinary that the confreres in the PAP are doing great things office blocks, its broad, clean streets, its observer is forced to hope that his • disciplined labour force and its clean and departure from the scene he commands efficient government Singapore is the very he will not long be delayed.’ (p. 215). model of an idealised twentieth century Buchanan, concentrating on the PAP’s Western future. broader political and economic strategy, However, in recent years doubts and emphasised the dependence of the global criticism have been ever more frequently city on international capitalism. Singapore’s expressed, notably by T.J.S. George in his superficial propserity is a function, he . superbly written Lee Kuan Yew’s Singa argues, of its role as a servicing point for pore (London, Deutsch, 1973, now out of international capital’s scramble to exploit print) and by lain Buchanan in his Singa Southeast Asia’s resources, especially its pore and Sputheast Asia: A Political and oil. Singapore is thus highly dependent on Economic Appraisal (London, Bell, 1972). external capitalist powers; its superficial George outlines Lee’s rise to power, prosperity is both tenuous and not distrib emphasising his transformation from pro uted to a major part of the population communist scourge of colonialism to right- which lives in modernised poverty; its v wing advocate of continuing American economic role is antagonistic rather than intervention in Vietnam. He concludes, in complementary to the. interests of its iine with most other writers on the sub ^ ■ y e w s ject, that Lee Kuan Yew rode to power in alliance with a mainly Chinese-educated communist or pro-commUnist leadership and with the support of the pro-comm unist Chinese-educated working class mass of Singapore. The rival communist or Singapore pro-communist leadership within Lee’s Peoples Action Party (PAP) possessed in neighbours, Malaysia and Indonesia. other words the mass support and was This economic contradiction lies be prevented from gaining control only by hind Singapore’s adoption of an Israeli and deserve our support. Lee’s collusion with the British and pattern of defence with conscripts trained More critical observers will Malayan Governments which arrested his in pre-emptive attack on the one hand and need to ask themselves exactly rivals at crucial moments in 1956, 1957 reliance on external protection on the what are the shared interests of and 1962 - 3 (when over 200 were impri other hand. In this regard the New Zealand New Zealand and Singapore. soned without trial). Even then, despite garrison, the legacy of an imperial tradi Does New Zealand have an his control of government and his mani tion now deserted by its originators, the interest in facilitating the pulation of the media, Lee Kuan Yew’s British, serves not only New Zealand but exploitation of South East PAP was unable to win a majority of the as an American guarantee of Singapore’s Asian resources ? Does it really votes in the 1963 election, the last to be security. matter to us if capitalism thrives held under even remotely democratic The Labour Government has accepted or not in Asia ? Do we stand for conditions. Since that time the systematic this new imperial role, contrary to the prolonged imprisonment with assertion of government authority over recommendation of its party conference, out trial of over 100 political trade unions, universities and the press as a function, firstly, of tradition (we were opponents, for the rigged trial has eliminated effective political opposi already there), secondly, of American arm of the student union president tion and brought about a one party PAP twisting backed by implicit bargaining Tan Wah Piow and for the expul government. over beef and other markets, thirtly, of its sion of a student union secretary, Juliet inally going auncil. ;ouldn’t 3 to vote the Faculty te Exam in. Clapton.... members that t are the was short lived as he left it on a chair and own. The phrase “ Clapton is God” soon quickly disbanded, Eric had been so e campus somebody sat on it. Completely deterred, appeared as part of British club graffiti and impressed with Delaney and Bonnie, who >uncil Repre- our hero didn’t try music again until his audiences soon caught on to the slogan had toured with Blind Faith that he nts, these middle teens when, having become dis “ Give God a Solo.” brought them to England, a tour which recognition enchanted with his course in stained glass Eric eventually found Mayall’s group brought George Harrison back to the public 2S Council window design at Kingston School of Art, frustrating and got the chance to fulfill stage after three years, and used them o that if he began to play seriously the acoustic every musician’s dream of a super group and their musicians on his first solo ig dances guitar which he had persuaded his parents when Ginger Baker called and suggested a album. In the same year, 1970, Eric lave a.group to buy. His playing took its first serious new trio. They were both ‘Musician’s launched himself for the first time as direction when he heard the Blues' “ I musicians’ as was Jack Bruce who completed group leader, with ex-Delaney and Bonnie bought a record by Leadbelly. I was the group on bass and had worked with sidemen Bobby Whitlock, Jim Gordon and and yet amazed. I had heard nothing like it before. Ginger Baker in Graham Bond’s Organis Carl Radle. utive is the I just sank myself into the Blues with Son ation, so they didn’t feel that it was over When the Dominoes disbanded, Eric went Flouse and Robert Johnson, anything I stating the qualities of the group’s mem into voluntary retirement at his Surrey :e to help could lay my hands on.” bers to call the trio Cream. home and was only persuaded to return Iniversity, Eric left college and worked for a time as Cream soon abandoned their early show by the Who’s Pete Townshend for an all- Govern- a labourer alongside his father - a brick and were encouraged to relax and work at star concert at the Rainbow Theatre, ider the layer and plasterer - before getting into his length as creative improvising musicians. London on 13th January 1973. The SRC reps first group. They were The Roosters and This approach, coupled with the group’s results can be heard on the album Committee at various times included Paul Jones and supreme skills, advanced rock music into “ Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert”. ;ast Tom McGuinness from Manfred Mann’s a new state of maturity and until the end of >pments. Now Eric has returned to the rock life. He group. When they folded, he joined 1968, when the trio split because of per- • has made a guest appearance as The Liverpudlian Casey Jones with the sorial and musical dissatisfaction, they Preacher in Ken Russell’s film version of IRS Engineers but quickly grew tired of their established themselves as the most import Pete Townshend’s “Tommy”, h.e com jtive /Top 20 pop show approach and joined the ant group since the Beatles and were sup pleted an album, 461 Ocean Boulevard, fairs Yardbirds. remely successful both in live perform me Yardbirds, launching ground also tor and played a series of live performances. ances and as recording artists throughout It might be expected that the most Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, established an activated the world. A star-studded line-up accompanies *C reps important and influential rock guitarist Eric’s reputation but after eighteen months ! With the passing of Cream, Eric retired to Eric Clapton: ess. The alive was noted as a prodigy from the he was again disenchanted and le ft John his Surrey home but soon made what >nthly on cradle and had spent his childhood per Mayall, whose groups have included most — Vocals proved an unsatisfactory attempt to Yvonne Elliman fecting his art and preparing for the of the major names in British Blues, now — Bass \ffairs, recapture Cream’s spirit with Blind Faith Carl Radle moment when he would be revealed to an asked Eric to join him and they worked George Terry — Keyboards-Guitar when he rejoined Ginger Baker and they expectant public. In fact, Eric Clapton, together for the next two years. It was Jamie Oldaker — Drums soon obvious that Clapton was not merely teamed up with Rick Grech and Steve born in Surrey on 30th March 1945, was Dick Sims — Organ Win wood for a successful album and anges can eight years old when he acquired a toy a competent group member but a star Marcella Levy — Vocals American tour. Although the group ie Annual plastic guitar and even this modest venture capable of inspiring a cult following of his
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The current economic system provides both hope and despair. At present we are involved in what Boulding terms the ‘cowboy economy’, an open system where consumption and production are good, and success is measured by the throughput (roughly equals GNP). Working on a ‘closed system’ of finite resources, an economy would be less concerned with income-flow concepts and more with capital-stock concepts. The larger an economic system, the more maintenance it requires; thus the At this stage I have briefly considered open, growing economy requires more the nature and origin of environmental production to support itself - a vicious conflicts and the characteristics of the circle of growth and production. it is clear tnat public opinion, mobilized economic system which perpetuates them. (2) mobilization of public opinion through One recent estimate of the throughput by interested or affected groups is a It remains to view some of the ways in widespread publicity. of goods states that of everything produced powerful force in combatting environment which environmental conflicts can be At present there is little legislation, and by man, at most 15% is accumulated, the al misuse. Its value lies in its versatility and approached, and hopefully, resolved. As the number of environmental litigations rest is eventually discharged into the envir speed of action. In the Stanmore Bay we have already seen, pro-environment has been small, consequently legal onment or reprocessed in some way. It forces range trom rather typecast rauicais, approaches are mostly experimental and sewerage scheme, the opponents of the becomes an important question as to who despite incorporating a good deal of tentative. Short of overhauling our whole plant forced cancellation of the plant plans whether the maintenance of environmental truth and reason in their arguments, habit society. - a fairly mammoth task - the in little over 1 week and were instrument quality can be reconciled with increasing ually suffer from lack of credibility - ultimate aim is inevitably a charge through al in motivating a comprehensive scheme the G.N.P. In the closed economy, techno through to passive and often hypoentical legislation. Because the legal process is and impact report to be produced. However logical systems which maintain capital ‘interested parties’. usually frustratingly slow, most people the ‘public outcry’ method is also open to stock with low throughput would be . The opposition ranges from a similar faced with an issue directly affecting them all the regrettable abuses of self-interest, favourable. passive acceptance of conditions to inten are not prepared to sit back and wait for exaggeration and ignorance, and normally Such an economy is still far away and tional profiteering and exploitation - a provokes a two sided clash. It cannot be it is only recently that any steps towards denial that the quality of the environment something to happen. Precedent is a long considered as an end in itself, merely a assigning economic effects to environmen remotely impinges on personal responsib though unfortunately necessary process necessary means where other methods tal degradation have been taken. Cost-1- ility. at present, in establishing definitive are unsuccessful. The final goal is a society benefit analysis will undoubtedly have Thus any group hoping to support environmental law. Hence the common that does not need to have its memory strong applications in limited areas where environmental protection must gauge their reliance on the familiar but highly effect jogged. commercial interests are more prepared responses in accordance with the groups ive ‘public outcry’. Robin Watts to listen to economic arguments than involved. While educational efforts are Associations of students in New Zealand FILMS FILMS FILMS ecological ones. However, the difficulty of valuable in some circles in obtaining a long are well placed for providing the education quantifying aesthetic and recreational al information that would encourage long term committment to environmental pro on South Africa environmental values will slow progress tection, they fall far short of controlling term concern for the environment; they here and in any case such an approach is deliberate degradation of the environment are also in a good position to promote dependent on the goodwill of commercial Two avenues are open in such a situation: short term dissent where blatant abuse of “LAST GRAVES AT BIMBAZA’’ interests - a situation which does not (1) litigation, presupposing that legal the environment is apparent, and education always arise. resources are available or is ineffective and litigation slow. This Tuesday and Wednesday
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ries, and they knock hell out of the soil WEEDS: bacteria, make the plants more susceptible i.e. any undesirable plants. The old to fungus diseases, and probably have a fashioned way is to walk down the rows lot of bad effects that haven’t been discov- * every few hours, pulling up anything you ered yet. After all, plants have been depend didn’t plant yourself. However, you soon ent on natural fertilisers for hundreds of run out of weeds and fingernails, so a millions of years, and synthetics have been compromise can be found. If your rows around for less than 100 years. of veges are straight enough, drag a garden POTASH: ing fork between the rows, being careful The word is derived from POT and ASH, not to damage the friendlies. Then when so go outside and piss on the garden. your vegetables are 10-20cm high, drop a Otherwise it all goes into the Manukau layer of dry grass clippings on the soil Harbour through the ARA sewage works at around them. Then any weeds that try to Mangere. make it will be frustrated by lack of light, OKAY . . . so that takes care of a few of and you won’t damage the roots of the the goodies that plants dig. But for every precious veges by walking on them. thing else, just use your newly found plant- oriented imagination. For that extra bit TREES: of a healthy twinge to your soil, keep This is really long term stuff, and if Uncle Trev. happy. Next time you’re down you're in a rented habitation with a wildly at the farm, offer him a few bucks for a capitalistic landlord you may not feel like bag of sheepshit or cowshiL It might even improving HIS place by planting trees. keep his mind off those wool prices for a But then again it’s a cheap way of keeping day or two. If you have a cat that believes in good with him, and you are entitled to in a dirt box, empty that into the compost transplant them if you’re kicked out. If The full effects of cycloneAlison are still being discovered. Someone left a dept., along with the neighbour’s grass you don’t have a source of native trees, window open in the Craccum office, and half of ye olde garden plot disappear clippings. That means you get the minerals then wait until the Great Gallah Day. ed, and the half that remained was little mixed up. So to continue on from from HIS soil too, via his lawn mower. By We’ll be selling them cheap, for the benefit “compost and lime” .... (in Craccum 3, March 18) this time you haven’t got any lawn left, as of all sorts of worthy causes. If you DO ! it’s all transformed into beans and silver- have a source of nice trees, keep an eye or, COMPOST: beet and maybe a few weeds. Lastly if you them and when the Gallah Day draws Leave a bucket in the kitchen, within a . bin with the bottom knocked out, or if run out of things to do on the beach, nearer I’ll let you know where and when stones throw of the sink, and fire all the you’re feeling extremely rich, buy a green gather all the seaweed you can carry and to bring them. There will also be a whole kitchen waste into it Peelings, applecores, plastic compost bin. dump the whole smelly lot on to the com lot of exciting and useless plants for sale, eggshells, tea leaves; anything goes. After LIME: post heap. Add a few kilos of the inevitable so keep May 4 free. a few days the bucket starts to smell a bit, CaCC>3, i.e. crushed limestone. You can lime and you’ll end up with a veritable so you have to empty it somewhere. The get a 50 kg bag for a mere $1.25, or small fertile steaming mass that your plants will Love.... DAVE most direct method is to dig a hole, throw er amounts from the garden shop at pro DROOL over. the lot in, and add a few handfuls of lime, portionately higher prices. Fifty Kilos to keep the pH right and to assist the bact sounds rather a lot, but itfs good stuff. All eria in their breakdown work. winter crops benefit from it, and the eas Or make an enclosure for the heap in iest way to apply it is just to distribute it the far corner of the backyard from old over the soil until it’s white. Next time it wood, bricks or concrete blocks. Lawn rains it’ll get down to where it’s needed. THE AEVENTURES clippings and fallen leaves from fruit trees OTHER ESSENTIALS: are fair game for compost, but avoid throw Plants need all sorts of other minerals, LEGEND ing in weeds with seeds, as these will only and the short-term solution is to add a In each other’s arms ... we are unable sprout next spring, after you’ve dug the prepared fertiliser that can be dissolved in to salute, kill, maim, applaud the rhetoric Cf compost in. Ashes are fine, too, unless water and added directly. However, these of tyranny or accept the stupid rewards of they are from a coal fire. You can make a fertilisers rely heavily on imported miner very nice compost bin from an old rubbish als, may be derived from oil-based indust subservience. Love is a very subversive state of mind. *
The Sith Family Plan RUTH BUTTERWORTH
Once upon a century when Darwin was the airports and power stations, she could thought to be a sand-drowned city and be sure that the Sith child would meet Aldous was a very peculiar and light-mind only his true peers. He would be able to ed member of the ancient Clan Huxley. attend the good schools where every A delicate traditional W hite that captures the (This is not a sentence. Tutor’s comment) child had his own personal guidance .The sociologists and the gynaecologists tutor and his own individually programm art of the W inemakers of the Moselle region. and the other science-ologists convinced ed teaching machines. the very (late) modern man and even his O f course, this was only a beginning. mate that birth was as natural as concep Even in the Future Present Age there were tion and conception a by-product of cop still a few areas of uncertainty in the Another ulation which was also natural. (Natural - science of child rearing. Quite vitriolic thoughtless, unable to be questioned. arguments arose from time to time bet work of Art OED 1996 edn.) 4 ween protagonists of different approaches. And the consequence was that the Just before Sarky’s arrival, for example, flower children played with themselves in the medical laboratories at the local birth from the meadows. (Oops! We meant among factory had been invaded during a collo themselves. Pace Bartlett, Patricia Miss). quium by the manufacturers of the Baby The Masters.' Which was a strange interregnum. Bubble. They had been driven away only But all this had been altered by the time when the obstetrics students had shower Our Hero’s parents were undergoing their ed them with viruses, shouting “ where are socialisation. (Why not just “growing up” your immunities now” and “protection ? Editor. Because it is not sufficiently comes from the tip of a mammary gland.” meaningful. Author.) There was also an ageing brigade of Mr and Mistress Sith were very model Future Present people. Persons of their subversives holed up in what remained of ilk knew a thing or three among these an ivy covered tower who once in a while being the importance of genetic counsell grabbed the headlines in the old print ing in the mating process and the further media. (Old print media: newspapers.) importance of the Rule of the Three Cs - They believed that children should be Carefully Calculated Copulation. patterned to love and not to strive. They Only strict adherence to the Three Cs said that if parents showed their children could ensure the right kind of baby, born how they loved each other by kissing and in the right month of the year and at the fondling and holding hands, then no-one right time of day. would have the urge for commercial wars Sarky was their reward for sticking to and competition. the rules of the success game. He was male. All in all it was very lucky for Sarky He was born in February, which meant he that his parents ignored this message. And could enter kindergarten and primary even luckier that everybody else did too. school just as soon as he was eligible hy Because if the Love Louts, as they came age. He came into the world in the even to be called, had won, then Sarky would ing so all his life he could work late at have missed bis Career. Not to mention Getting On. Not to mention Ahead. his Knighthood and the Noble Order of Moreover, before Mistress Sith consent Bunglers award for peace. (Peace = War. ed to lie with Mr. S. she had established Newspeak. Orwell, George). that his income, life expectancy and educa But then again, of course (of course: tional attainment were all sufficient to lecturer’s language meaning not of course maintain their planned child through the at all but I.have no explanation to offer) 40 years of his preparation. (Preparation: luck is a superstitious notion. No Future education; obsolete term in the future Present person, let alone the Model Family present. Editor.) Sith would hear of such a thing. Most particularly, Sith Senior had in Nevertheless and notwithstanding more herited a family home in the best part of over all of which aforesaid, that is what we Villa Maria- the city. Since all the lower sort of people shall explore in our next thrilling instal Master Vintners of Quality Wines had been banned from city living and re ment : The Chance Chart of Sarcophagus moved onto the industrial estates round Sith and how they all assisted it. BURSARIES
Peter Franks the N.Z.U.S.A. Education Research Officer discussed in detail the hardship allowance forms. He said it asked “ Do you receive any assistance from parents or Guardians - if so give details. State why they are unable to assist you.” Parents must also according to the form state their weekly Gross Income, their total investments and the number in A FORUM their family. “ It seems” said Franks that what the Government wants is for the first source of income to be Parents, then the immediate family and then the Government may help out I think the number of people who can get allowance will be small.” Finally came N.Z.U.S.A. Education Vii President Ms Sue Green. “ You may be I k happy to see these students upset because they have not got enough money, wo and a hi Mr. Prebble, but I am not” stated Ms 1 nally in th< out o f Green. “ We’ve waited two years for the Zealand’s I Standard Student Bursary and my impre ;se were the ssion is that students are sick of waiting. is of 1972. It It is all very well to sling off but it has reached the stage where if you want a I lose of us inv bursary you have got to get out and do pry little id something about it yourself’ (Cheers) e z mountains?) [mass would r you we the mar One of the more remarkable features about the incompetence of the This he stated includes students. Education Ministry in relation to the financial plight of students is that it has The other Politician present - Nat’s_ pecting betv broken through the usual thick veneer of student apathy. Education spokesman Les Gandar suffered not believe i from an affliction that affects all his from the tru< Parliamentary collegues - they have no of students Last week saw a turn out of over 2,000 students in the Bursary Protest March and the released policy. week previously B.28 was almost overflowing for the Bursary Forum starring Peter Franks As a result much of his speech was and Sue Green of N.Z.U.S.A. Les Gandar M.P. the Opposition Education Spokesman, -spent criticising the Governments Educa Richard Prebble, Labour Candidate for Auckland Central and quite unexpectedly - tion Policy and correcting Richard Prebble William Grantly Ralston Satirist and Stirrer Extraordinary. which was all very nice except we did not hear the National alternative. As expected the audience mood was much of its incompetence over the Burs “ Nobody” said Gandar “ can get through pretty hostile but it was also dispersed ary issue. But he didn’t - he spent much of University with the amount of allowances with the rather inane antics and comm the time trying to speak around the narrow being paid at the moment - however ents which inject themselves into any topic of the debate and came out looking nobody would expect the State to pay all.” large Varsity Meeting. Even the N.Z.U.S.A. very much like a Party hack. He then went on to inform us what reps were not spared - they got as much rubbish aimed at them as the two Politi cians. First up was Labour hopeful Richard Prebble. One felt sorry for Prebble. He had vol unteered to attend after Education Minist er Phil Amos had finally stated that neith er he nor a Departmental Representative could attend. They all had said the Mini
et lie students w And then came questions. roar of “ Piss Question - “ What happens if a family Afhat do you 1 passes the means test but refuses to e demonstrat support a student”? * Peter Franks - “ We are not sure. There has been a criteria laid down but we have been unable to see it.” Question - “ Do you favour a cost of living Bursary or not - you have been buggering around for the last 20 minutes !” Gandar - “ Yes I do and so does the Party- if you look at the Bursaries Index we were in line with cost of living. For much of the first 15 minutes Prebble Universities are all about “ They must Question - “ You say the National Party rambled on about increased aid to Kinder supply to this country a constant stream and yourself favour a cost of living bursary gartens (he forgot to mention that the of individuals in all sorts of walks of life - but what about the Standard Tertiary Labour Party is way behind its promised who are able to take care of the future.” ^Bursary?” programme here as well - but at least they This he stated “ is where the Government Gandar - “ Personally I do and I say that did better than the Nats). His off course' has been unable to apprehend and under honestly (jeers) but I am not here to say diversion, however, had B.28 in such an stand. what National Party Policy is - Ask Mr. uproar that the meeting’s Chairman Prof. In particular Gandar looked at two Prebble” David Hall threatened to close it down. specific areas of concern to him “ many Prebble - “ I don’t know what National But Prebble continued. faculties in New Zealand require students Party Policy is either (loud cheers). But I “ The Promise” to work in fields that they are going to can tell you that the Labour Party’s is a star- “The Government is aware” he stated later qualify - these jobs pay poorly. I dard Tertiary Bursary which will enable for Bursaries to be adequate so that every believe there is an obligation to ensure you to live on a reasonable standard of Tie marches wc one can attend a Tertiary Institute for that these people receive maximum poss living.” ie Govern mem which he has the talent and inclination”. ible benefit consistent with their endea And then came the final burst from Bill irnmentcannc ster had “ Prior Commitments”, but in his - Interjection “ We heard that in 1972” - vours.” (Interjector - “ then why don’t the Ralston who asked “ What I have come i half thousan statement to the Press he neglected to Richard Prebble “ that’s right it still stands. farmers pay more?’.) here to know is WHEN will we get it-in sand in Parliar state that it was over 6 weeks since the - The Labour Party’s Policy is to base the “ The other area of concern is the effect 10 days, 10 weeks,or 10 Bloody YEARS ?!!’e~rstori) 1500 i invitation was issued and it was only after Bursary on current rates of unemploy of the economy on women. I know of Which was a reasonable enough question qqo in Christc a telegram by the Orientation Controller m ent” many women who were getting only $1.10 except' Bill accompanied the question with^unjversjty st to the Prime Minister that he sent a “ The Excuse” per hour. How can they survive during a minutes of raving and jumping on the B.28 mos was as|
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PORTRAIT OF AN INCOMPETENT
\ v l \ \ \ At 12.00 noon on Wednesday March 26, 1,500 students assembled on the Hunter Lawn at Victoria University of Wellington in preparation for a march to Parliament to present the Minister of Education with a matching set of facecloths - one for each. The colour - a pale, washed-out pink, signifying the nature of the Minister’s policy on bursaries.
Led by myself and Lisa Sacksen, He then, by some devious logic, proceeded President of VUWSA (chalk that up for to argue that because the boarding allow International Women’s Year) brandishing ance was paid to students whose parents the facecloths, the delegation made its lived some distance from a university town, way noisily through the streets of Welling as extra financial aid, this therefore con ton. En route we were joined by more stituted a means test. students includjng a delegation of 600 NZUSA has given a copy of the criteria students presently facing hardship, but from Wellington Polytechnic, and by the for the hardship bursary. To my question - lie students were angry. The spontan- also for all those who could not afford a time the marchers arrived at Parliament “ may we publicise this to our members roarof “ Piss Poor” to the question university education . . . Women, Polynes we numbered almost 3,000. so they will be aware of the basis on i family tfhat do you think of Amos”, was ians and working class kids. The call of which they are being judged” - the answer ises to edemonstration of this. “ We’ll be back if the Government doesn’t The students gathered at the steps of “ No” ! E % Parliament chanting “ No money, No votes” As to when we could expect a definite re. There and “ We want Amos” at which point announcement on the Standard Tertiary but we Mr. Muldoon, Leader of the Opposition Bursary - “ Hopefully, the end of May”. came out to greet the students, in an un “ ls that definite?” ;ost of living successful attempt to improve his PR. “ No!” n buggering A delegation of three - myself, Lisa Discussion then moved to a detailed s !” Sacksen, and Bryan Hughes, President of letter NZUSA had sent the Minister the 3s the Party' WPSA, entered Parliament Buildings to previous day. While he admitted having idex we were meet Mr. Amos, as had previously been received the letter, whether he had actually arranged. The angry cries of the students bothered to read it remained unclear. I )nal Party demanding that he address them reverber- pointed out that Mr. Amos had told a iving bursary tated through the entire building. Waikato student that a definite relation Tertiary We entered the outer chamber - and ship existed between university 1st and were then kept waiting over 10 minutes 2nd year bursaries, and technical institute I say that by his excellency - sorry, Honourable 3rd and 4th year bursaries, and that one iere to say Minister. On being admitted at last to the could not be increased without the other. - Ask Mr. inner sanctuary we presented the Minister Yet two days later he had done just that. with the facecloths, which were returned He agreed that yes, in two days he had National to the students with his regards ! changed the whole basis of the bursary eers). But I We then invited the Minister to speak system. arty’s is as to the students. He declined, stating that To our request for a paper on the vill enable as he was meeting STANZ, NZUSA and Standard Tertiary Bursary before we tndard of lie marches were a militant response take action” was received with enthusiastic NZTISA in two weeks this would serve meet the Minister on 8 April - “ I will be ie Government’s delays, a response applause by the marchers. little purpose. When I pointed out that considering NZUSA’s letter with the ut from Bill irnment cannot afford to ignore. Two perhaps the students would like some most urgency”. (Now where have I heard ave come i half thousand in Auckland, three I would personally like to extend my, explanation of his actions (or lack of them) that before...... ) ; get it-in sand in Parliament grounds, 1500 in and the Association’s, thanks to all those regarding bursaries over the past 2 V i years, Realising we were merely wasting our 'V YEARS ?! erston, 1500 in Otago 200 in Waika- who helped in organising the march, esp he smiled benighnly. The fact that 3,000 own time (Mr. Amos’ time being of doubt ugh question ooo in Christchurch. Over one quarter ecially David Pointon, Bob Harrison, Bob voices were shouting “ We want Amos” ful value) we bade him good-day and went question with e unjversjty student population, Lack, Fred Doogan, Don McKay, Colin outside his office window did not appear down to speak to the students. on the B.2S mos was asked to address the Welling- Parker, Contact personnel. to penetrate his aura o f ...... I think this little saga can best be Craccum ^chers, but refused. The chant of P.S. NZBC Television News seemed the We then had a more formal discussion, concluded by quoting the reaction of is depart- want Amos” rocked Parliament only people to report the march accurately. in particular of the inadequacy of the 3,000 students when I shouted “ What do an was not nds. He was probably justifiably Radio stations broadcast 500 and the recently announced hardship allowance. we think of the Minister of Education?” / Forum d to show his face. N.Z. Herald reported 900 (Pretty good To our objections to the stringent means Their unanimous reaction - “ Piss Poor!!!” road support for the marchers was for the Herald). test, Mr. Amos said “ Ah, but student Sue Green, >b Greenfieldpnstrated in the after march rally, Mike Treen bursaries have always been means tested”. Education Vice President A lo t c< FORGOING in w h ic h fi titled, or r also banned some Festival films outright Screening with a loss (such as the brilliant Japanese film Inferno Even if a print is new, it can still be dis ified aspec chopping of First Love). torted by the manner in which it is screen-1 poor‘du pi Many film-goers seem to think that cuts ed. Many cinemas have old screens on out the wc by the Censor are easy to detect, but in which stains and seams are visible. Often, ing down c fact the Censor is able to sew up his in when a cinema such as the Capital in Bal- j illegal prin cisions very skilfully, thanks to years of moral is ‘modernized,’ new seats and car- T e le visi practice. While film-goers are having sus pets are installed but the screen is left in when it co picious thoughts about something else - a poor condition. Few cinemas have good of the 16n th e a jump-cut or a bad splice - the real scars sound equipment Recently, some suburban the best qi pass unnoticed. theatres (not including the Capitol) quietly mission ini Although cutting js the type of distor switched from 35 mm prints to 16 mm cropping c tion most often talkecl about, it is some prints. It is possible that 16 mm represents special tele times not as devastating as other faults the wave of the future, but at the moment B lo w -U p f such as poor quality printing. Even in the this smaller guage is still producing very quent c o m celluloid most expensive labs, it is extremely diffi coarse results in theatres as large as the on T V has CONSUMER’S GUIDE TO FILM-GOING cult to control tone when producing a Mayfair (in Sandringham) where the films the c o m m i In a recent Craccum I pointed out that many important films never arrive large number o f prints. John Schlesinger look grainy, flat in colour, and soft in surrealistic in New Zealand. Now I want to explain why even the films that reach here has written about his problems with Mid focus. (Though a smaller theatre sp .. there is vei night Cowboy : designed for 16 mm such as the Classic inally cone are seldom seen in their original condition. In other words, the consumer is A n o t h e not getting his money's worth. “ Once it goes into the hands of a labor Cinema, can produce satisfactory results.) [ atory, and they are going to mass-produce Although it is necessary to train for tem p eratu One of the most depressing features is the fact that most film-goers are not each ty p e from a dye-transfer print, then you’ve lost several years to become an authorised pro- i even aware of the ways in which they are being cheated, for the only type of projector r everything you were trying to achieve in jectionist, it is surprising how often a pro- t a colour te distortion that receives any attention is censorship which is only one of a colour. I saw fourteen prints of Midnight jectionist will do something clumsy such Kelvin (as large cluster of problems. Cowboy and I became so sick of the film as screening a film out of focus. Presum tungsten l< First, let us look at the cutting (or Distributors may shorten a film because that I cannot describe the experience. I ably this sort of thing happens because it I degrees Ke rather, re-cutting) of films. they think it will become more popular remained in a New York laboratory until is a boring job to screen the same film the univer: If a painting were cut, the gap in the that way, or to make it fit more conven I saw one print that came up to standard. over and over again. Also, the general at- I a colour fi canvas would be unmistakable, but in the iently into the four-sessions-per-day format From then on, no print ever matched that mosphere of the film business encourages case of films there are no tell-tale signs. that is customary in N.Z., or to remove one.” people to regard films simply as commer ent on diff But even though it may not be noticed, a cial products rather than as subtle works j having a w cut can still damage the effect of a film. of art cool blue £ A film-goer can perceive an image which When a film is screened, its image occur fron is on the screen for only a twelfth part of should fit neatly onto the screen, but in fro m o n e c a second. Consequently, a few seconds of many cinemas the image is allowed to screen time represent a considerable per overlap the screen. The problem is particu-1 T h e su t iod, and editing decisions are made in larly great in the case of European films too large t terms of fractions of a second. To mention which have an ‘aspect ratio’ (ratio of width i to give one one famous example, the shower murder to height) different from the usual Ameri the proble and B o a rd in Hitchcock’s film Psycho, a scene that can film. Either the subtitles are chopped | occupies 45 seconds of screen time, invol off at the bottom or heads are chopped suburban < though it i ves 70 different camera setups. To cut off at the top. Also, the curtains are often even a few seconds from a film sequence drawn so tightly that the sides of the image Last week, can clearly alter its meaning and formal are cropped. Thorold Dickinson has remark placed the rhythm. ed : ‘The sooner this barbarity is recognized S ta r : ‘ R e d he A film director has few of the powers as a breach of contract, the better it will ja c k p o t 0 of protective copyright enjoyed by a nove be for the art of film ...... The so-called board, anc list or damatist. As Roger Manvell has up-to-date cinemas ...'....continue to charge landlady is pointed out, ‘the director seldom has even full prices for showing less than two-thirds rom p in a the right of appeal’ if his work is re-shaped of such films’ ! io n ...... O o l or withdrawn or even destroyed by the The Auckland Film Festival frequently illustrated production company which is the legal encountered this kind of problem in the one w h o h owner of his film. It may be impossible Regent and the Embassy. I remember a se to be astoi for him even to retain a copy of his own. quence of Godard’s Masculine—Feminine was p e rh a i There have been many famous cases of in which a man and a woman talked to erfilm wit films being re-edited by producers, such each other from opposite sides of the Theatre (/ as Erich von Stroheim’s Greed and John screen. The scene was very impressive when the same a Huston’s The Red Badge of Courage. To I saw it at a preview in a small theatre, but j though i t ; day, even the work of a noted director when the film was screened at the Regent, ta il: such as Sam Peckinpah can be sabotaged neither the man nor the woman could be : The famous 1931 movie version of in this way, as a news item from the New Even if a print is good, it deteriorates seen ! Another common problem is the ‘ T h is Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff, is now York Times will illustrate : very rapidly. Every time a film is screened tendency of projectionists to drop the cur screening at the Classic Cinema Club, 321 Bed and Bi “ My baby is maimed” says Sam Peck it picks up scratches and dirt. Most prints tain too soon. Usually nothing is lost but j Queen Street, in a crisp new print. Bela but itshou inpah of 15 minutes MGM has removed are new when they arrive in a Queen Street a few credit titles, but when Passolini’s Lugosi as Dracula provides the interesting of another from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Peck theatre, but by the end of the season, there Theorem was screened at the Film Festival, Because inpah’s contract with MGM gave him first half. are definite signs of wear and tear. 35 mm the projectionist dropped the curtain over film-goer s control of the film for two previews. After films are distributed in the form o f 2000- the final shot, a shot that was crucial to he has paic that, it was the studio’s turn. ‘After the something that offends them. Cinema- foot reels - each reel holding about 18 the effect of the movie. to study fi first preview, it was obvious that some owners may insist that cuts be made before minutes of film - and signs of ageing are During the first Film Festival, the reels ing an a c c i trimming was necessary’ says the film ’s they agree to hire the film from the dis particularly evident at the beginning and qf Jansco’s The Red and the White were the p ro b le i producer Gordon Carroll. ‘Audiences were tributor. It is very difficult to obtain in end of reels. Also the ‘grading’ is not always shown in the wrong order for two sessions working oi restless’. formation about such cuts because they consistent from one reel to the next, so (apparently unnoticed by most of the most depre ‘Previews!’ says Sam Peckinpah. ‘There are a business secret - but many important that there may be noticeable differences in audience). But on this occasion the pro the lack of were no previews for paying audiences. The films such as Satyricon and O Lucky Man colour or tone when a new reel appears on jectionist was not to blame since the reels enthusiasts previews were held at MGM by invitation appear to have been the victims of local the screen. For example, some reels of were not clearly marked. seem t o ha only and they had more armed guards cutting. Lucia, the Cuban film shown last year by Such problems are not confined to N.Z. ment o n a around the studio than Watergate .. . ’ After the overseas producer and the the Film Society, were very much darker as we see from a remark by Paul Newman screening c ‘The heart of the film is missing’ adds N.Z. distributor have had their chance to than others. about the screening of his film Rachel, S o m e b o d y Peckinpah. ‘ I mean the motivations of the abridge the film, then it is the Censor’s As a film circulates around the suburban Rachel : the w a y th people.’ And he voices particular anger at turn. Many New Zealanders seem to be theatres it becomes increasingly scratchy. “ You never seem to get free of the film food reviei the redubbing of the music to make Bob tired of hearing about censorship, but the It grows old not only because it is being ...... At the screening in New York I on the gem Dylan’s lyrics omnipresent throughout fact remains that our censorship system pulled through a hot projector at high couldn’t believe what a mess appeared on meal. T h e r the film. ‘I only had Dylan sing twice, but is one of the most severe in the world. speed, but also because it has to do so the screen after the lights went down. Wow!1 cinemas th Gordon Carroll obviously wants to sell a While films are very seldom cut in Australia much travelling. I shot up to the projection booth and the * ings fo r the Bobby Dylan album.’ ” ralia, for example, the N.Z. Censor cuts _ Over the years, there is also a tendency guy hadn’t even run focus on the picture. ors, so u n d From the producing company, the film nearly 40% of our films. Last year he for the colour to fade, and this is perhaps And the sound - the scene with the multip N . Z . fill passes to distributors in various parts of made 823 cuts, a greater number than the most serious problem faced today by lication tables - you couldn’t even hear in silence, ; the world. The distributor who imports usual. Films like Confessions of a Window archives attempting to preserve old films. them. I was so furious about the project doors of m the film into N.Z. has the right to make Cleaner received a thorough re-construction, In N.Z., it is the best films that are most ion of the movie that I sent out an assist- 6 mis-treatm additional cuts, either before or after he with the most amusing erotic scenes (such likely to arrive with bad prints. Murmur ant cutter to Boston, Washington, Balti some cases submits it to the N.Z. Censor. Even the as the episode of lovemaking on the kitch of the Heart, a film with very beautiful more and Buffalo, when the movie first reasonable Censor has expressed concern at the chopp en floor in a sea of foam) reduced almost colour photography that didn’t reach opened in those places, just to check pro- I many cinei ing that takes place : to nothing. Auckland until four years after its first jection. And you know ,.... either the choosey at “ Theatre operators and film distributors Even ‘serious’ films such as those spec release, finally arrived here after having characters are all walking around in the for prints t often cut films to their own whims” said ially imported by the Auckland Film circulated in Australia. The first hundred feet bottom of the screen or their heads are it should b Mr. D.C. McIntosh, the N.Z. film Censor. Festival (for example, The United Family of one reel were carelessly spliced back-to-fr chopped off right above their eyes. It’s isthas a loi “ Under the Censorship Act films are allow and Alliance for Progress) or the Film front onto the rest of the reel. The print really terrible, because we took a lot of the p rin ts .! ed to be cut by 5 % after they have passed Societies (The Bookseller wfwo gave up was generally dirty and scratchy and faded. care shooting that film, and those guys in condition, through me. Naturally though, many films Bathing) are liable to be cut This is a part While it is good to see such films even in the projection booths were killing it. I good job w are cut far more than this and we have no icularly serious problem for the Film Fest a decrepit state, it is sad that the most guess Warren Beatty was the first guy to ercial syste way of checking who does it.” He added ival, as the international rules for film beautiful examples of film-making should really do something about that. He used have menti that he believed there were six prints of festivals prohibit the screening of censored reach N.Z. in the worst possible form. to tour the country seeing Bonnie and and N e w C the film Blow-Up in the country, and films. For this reason, the two Argentinian Because the Film Societies operate on such Clyde and go screaming back to the pro enterprisin each version was different. films mentioned above had to be dropped a limited budget, they too are forced to jectionist.” (Auckland Star, 6.1T.72) from last year’s Festival. The Censor has accept a lot of tired prints. of films, ar - their rights page 11 A lot could also be said about the ways IGOING in which films are badly dubbed, or sub titled, or reduced to 16 mm prints (often with a loss of detail and colour, and a mod film news... ified aspect ratio). There are also a lot of i still be dis The University will have two film clubs this year. The first, ‘P & Q Associates’ (organ poor ‘dupe’ copies in circulation through it is screen- ised by Peter Woollett and Donald Gardiner), will specialize in relaxed viewing. A double out the world. The FBI is currently crack ;ens on feature will be screened every third Wednesday in B28, with ‘Snoopy Come Home’ and ble. Often, ing down on the large black market in ‘Paint Your Wagon’ scheduled for April 23rd The second club, ‘Contemporary Films’, will illegal prints in the U.S.A. ital in Bal concentrate on ‘non-commercial films.’ Ray Warn will be announcing some of the titles ts and car- Television is one of the worst offenders soon. when it comes to distorting movies. Some n is left in The Pushkin Society will be screening Einstein’s Battleship Potemkin in the Maclaurin of the 16mm prints that it uses are not of , have good Chapel at 7.30 p.m. on April 29th. Mr Wayne Sellwood, who is President of the N.Z. the best quality, and the process of trans >me suburban Producers, Directors and Writers Guild, will present a talk on Eisenstein mission involves a general loss of detail and titol) quietly The Auckland Film Society will be screening Jean Cocteau’s Les Parents Terribles cropping of the image. In addition, there is. ) 16 mm (1948) on the 16th and 17th of April at the Unity Theatre (323 Queen Street). The special television censorship (extra cuts in n represents unusually good first half includes Ponanski’s Two Men and a Wardrobe. Blow-Up for example) and there are fre the moment The Film Studies Course has moved its Thrusday night (7pm) screenings to B15, The quent commercial breaks. Watching movies cing very next programmes will be : Ivan the T e rrib le and The General Line (April 17), and S to rm on TV has its own special pleasures - and ge as the Over Asia, Menilmontant and Berlin (all April 24). These screenings are open to everyone, re the films the commercials can acquire a sort of and there is no charge. ; surrealistic charm - but the film presented soft in Rumour has it that independent film companies will not receive any more commiss there is very different from the one orig re sp ions from the NZBC because the two new channels claim that they are not able to spare inally conceived. e Classic the money. This would be a serious blow for N.Z. film-making and television. Independent Another problem is the different colour >ry results.) companies such as Pacific Films of Wellington (which produced Barry Barclay’s T a n g a ta temperature of each type of projector, or train for W henua series, and a number of brilliant documentaries by Tony Williams) and Aardvark each type of T V set. For example, a 16mm horised pro- Films of Auckland (which contributed Mune and Donaldson’s Woman at the Store) have projector may have a Xenon arc lamp with often a pro- been setting new standards for N.Z. television. jmsy such a colour temperature of 5600 degrees Kelvin (as do those in B15 and B28) or a s. Presum- News items and other contributions to the Film Page are welcomed.______because it tungsten lamp with a temperature of 3200 Blow up — There are six prints of the film in me film degrees Kelvin (as do other projectors in expect the film business to keep on its of the marketplace. Only a change in the N.Z., and each version is different? general at- the university). Because of these variations, toes. basic commercial structure of the film encou rages a colour film will look noticeably differ The fundamental probem is the way in business will make it possible for us to is commer- ent on different projectors, sometimes which our society leaves film - unlike the see the best films in a satisfactory condi The scene shown here was missing from having a warm red glow and sometimes a other arts - almost entirely at the mercy tion. the print screened last week at the University. btle works \ cool blue glow. Similar colour changes Roger Horrocks image occur from one T V set to another, and it leave us free to seek and find our own en, but in from one country’s T V system to another. answers? Christian faith springs from Jesus. )wed to Christ, but who (or what) was he? Was he m is partial- The subject of deceptive advertising is Almighty God walking earth disguised as jean films too large to deal with in detail, but I’d like to give one example to show how serious RADICAL a man, or was he just an extraordinary atio of width bloke who happened to raise a following? isual Ameri- the problem can be. Truffaut’s film Bed Was he the Son of God, or just a failed re chopped and Board, now circulating round the prophet? chopped suburban cinemas, is being advertised as though it were a completely different film. CHRISTIANS Our approach in this study series is that ns are often these questions must be tackled first, so in of the image Last week, for example, the New Capitol CHRISTIANITY AND POLITICS placed the following advertisement in the the first study we will try to come to some >n has remark working definition of politics, and in the ’ is recognized Star: The World Council of Churches comes under fire for supporting liberation ‘Red hot h it ...... Some people hit the lovements in Black Africa. Local churchmen cry “ keep the church out of second we will ask ourselves who Christ tter it will was, and how his teachings should be e so-called jackpot Our young hero takes up private politics” when it is suggested that churches should support the anti-apartheid board, and instead of dishes to wash, his interpreted. iue to charge movement in New Zealand. landlady is a dish to handle. A sexy saucy That groundwork laid, the following n two-thirds romp in a sensational situation of seduct But churches do set up “ Public Quest secular market-place, so must become three studies will examine Christian ion .... Ooh la la ! ’ The advertisement is ions Committees” to form policies on involved in the social and political issues teachings, and try to reach some conclusion .1 frequently illustrated by some sexy drawings. Any social (and political) issues. about what the relationship between lem in the which affect the people in our world. one who has seen the Truffaut film is sure Catholic churches preach opposition to Yet other people believe that a Christian Christianity and politics is. Throughout nember a se- to be astonished by this description, which legislation on abortion and contraception. committment should call for social the studies the emphasis will be on inter —Feminine was perhaps taken by mistake from anoth And in Latin America, in South Korea, committment; that Christian love should personal discussion; we believe that people talked to er film with a similar title. The Hollywood in South Africa, in S.E. Asia, churchmen manifest itself in active, outward concern can only come to answers to questions s of the Theatre (Avondale) used almost exactly are jailed for criticising and actively for the secular welfare of other people, and like these for themselves, by a process of pressive when the same advertisement as the New Capitol, opposing the authority of their govern discussion and reflection. theatre, but feven for involvement in struggling for peace though it added a further inaccurate de m e n ts. The first study was last Saturday, the the Regent, and social justice. tail : What is the relationship between next is next Saturday, 12 April, at 6.00pm in could be Study Groups Christianity and Politics? Obviously there at 68 The Drive. Tea is included for a em is the ‘This film has English dialogue.’ are many possible answers. And many While it is probably impossible to find small charge. drop the cur- Bed and Board deserves a lot of screenings different facets to the question. any one set of answers that will solve all An open welcome is extended to all l is lost but but it should not be marketed in the guise the confusion and cover all the arguments, who are interested (For any further assolini’s of another film. It may well seem different to the I do believe that the question of the information, please consult SCM notice- Film Festival, Because of all these problems, the N.Z. ‘campesino’ in the slums of Latin America relationship between Christianity and board). curtain over Dennis Stanton film-goer seldom sees the film he thinks than to the dedicated, insulated Cardinal Politics is an important one to study. And crucial to he has paid to"see. For anyone who wants in the Vatican. And different again to the for the benefit of those of us who do want to study films seriously, the task of obtain Church-on-Sundays Remuera businessmen to explore this topic, the Student 'al, the reels ing an accurate ‘text’ is as frustrating as here in Auckland. Christian movement is organising a series Vhite were the problems encountered by a scholar Certainly, it cannot be denied that of study groups in which people will be two sessions working on the Shakespearean folios. The many Christian groups are involved in able to talk at some depth about politics, it of the most depressing feature of the situation is political action. It could even be said that and what relevance the Christian faith has n the pro the lack of awareness shown by most film politics is such an all-pervasive sphere that to political action. ice the reels enthusiasts. For example, many film critics even drinking South African wine or buy In SCM we often become involved, one seem to have no hesitation in passing judge ing a packet of cigarettes can be seen as a way or another in political and social fined to N.Z. ment on a film on the basis of any one political act. (And is a refusal to become action. It is particularly important that tul Newman screening of any one print involved in such obviously “ political” acts we look at what theological foundations CAREFULLY! l Rachel, Somebody should review local cinemas in as supporting electoral campaigns, or there might be for such action. the way that people knowledgeable about opposing or upholding cnanges in local or But for anyone who is looking toward e of the film food review restaurants, by commenting national laws, itself not a political Christianity for answers to some of life’s w York I on the general ‘ambiance’ as well as on the statement?) questions, or who thinks that maybe ippeared on meal. There are some flashy, expensive From many sides, we are told that we Christianity can pose some of the right it down. Wow! cinemas that would receive very low rat should be involved in political and social questions, we hope that these study groups oth and the ings for their advertising, screens, project action - whether it is to vote in student can provide a framework within which the picture, ors, sound equipment, print quality, etc. elections, to march in the streets against questions can be posed, and, we hope, h the mu I tip- FOR CONTRACEPTIVE ADVICE, N.Z. film-goers should stop suffering injustices at home and abroad or to write some answers found. And maybe some jven hear in silence, and knock more often on the letters to MP’s. From small demands like new questions raised. CONSULT YOUR FAMILY :he project- doors of managers to complain about the giving a few dollars to support starving jt an assist- What do you Mean By....? DOCTOR, STUDENT HEALTH mis-treatment of films. It is true that in children overseas, to the large and complex ton, Balti- SERVICE OR FAMILY PLAN some cases, the managers will have some issues like whether the law on abortion O bviously, to ask what the relation novie first reasonable excuses to give. After all, should be changed, or how a church should ship is between Christianity and politics NING CLINIC. > check pro- many cinemas can’t afford to be too invest its money, individual people are presupposes two important prior questions. ther the N.Z. FAMILY PLANNING ASSN. choosey about prints. And it is as inevitable having to make decisions about political ind in the The first is to define what we mean by INC. for prints to grow old as for people. Also, j issues. What should our response to these * heads are politics. As I have pointed out, politics it should be remembered that a projection demands be? What could it be? eyes. It’s can be defined narrowly, as being more or ist has a lonely, monotonous job, and often ik a lot of less the business of government, or it can the prints, he is working with are in poor lose guys in be defined widely enough to impinge on condition. Some Auckland cinemas do a Theological Answers Hing it. I almost every human activity. While we good job within the limits of the comm Some theologians answer that a Christian COME TO THE irst guy to don’t all have to become political ercial system, and - despite the faults I should be concerned with spiritual, not with it. He used scientists overnight, much confusion about have mentioned - the Hollywood, Mayfair secular matters. Should we accept the AGM nnie and politics results from a disparity of defin and New Capitol are among the most authority of the power of the State as to the pro- itions. enterprising. Nevertheless, the consumer representative of God’s law? The second prior question is to decide Weds. 7.30 B28 of films, and the maker of films, have Another answer is that the Church what light Christian teaching should be their rights also, and they are entitled to should be relevant - that it should enter the seen in. ls it immutable dogma, or does page 12
INTERVIEW / WISHBONE ASH ******* ******* *★ * ******* *** *★ * *** **★ *★ * *** * * * * * * *** *★ * *** R.B: D ’you prefer to just play the music and not mess around? ★ ** *** *** *** ******* *** ******* ******* *** ******* A.P: Well we do mess around but we also play the music . . . yeah. ****** *** ***** R.B: What about the type of line-up for the group - you haven’t expanded R.B: Why did Ted leave the band? think we would have recorded it in / into keyboards. I see you were looking for an organ player a while ago, A.P: Ahhh, number of reasons. He felt America even it there hadn’t been a but you haven’t really shown much evidence of being too concerned that really, as far as he was concern tax problem because we found our ed he’d probably done as much as he o selves an american producer and he about the absence of keyboards. could in the band musically and we A.P: Er... . well when the band was first formed we had thought of using wanted to produce the album in the were going through a pretty dull States and it was a new experience keyboards; we have used keyboards on albums occasionally and it’s patch at that period and as a person for us so we thought we’d give it a still a possibility, you know I mean, if the band was to change its mus he felt restricted. Being in a band, it go- ical style a little bit then keyboards would be good. was the first thing he’d really done; R.B: Are you thinking of joining the It’s always fun to play with keyboards especially as it means you can we all joined the band pretty fresh - huge drift to avoid the tax ? lay back more on the guitar. it was a new thing. He wanted to A.P: Yeah, only for about four months. R.B: You mentioned changes in musical would be really nice for the band to travel and find out a bit more about R.B: Isn’t it incredible ! this and that. He’s in Peru at the style or is the group pretty satisfied have a single, especially in America. A P: Yeah, it is incredible. It’s sad . .. LADIES A with things as they are? You see, we’ve reached a point, I moment living on a mountain-top. I pretty disgusting, I think. A.P: Well, I don’t think that we’ve really think, where we’ve played so many don’t know if he’s got any plans to R.B: It’s driven so may people out. Led Well re| stated a musical style, particularly live shows; we’ve played just about play music if and when he gets back, Zeppelin’s gone, Elton John’s left... The Osmo since Laurie joined the group ’cos everywhere there is to play, and in but we’re all still friends, you know? A.P: Yeah, there’s a lot of smaller bands failed to si we’ve only been together with him order for the band to have a little He came to the first couple of shows even now. There you’re talking about breakfast 1 for six months with five months of bit wider acceptance it would be we did at the Rainbow and we thou the really big super groups, the big concept ar that time being spent on the road, so nice to have a single. But it’s not ght it was great, you know? But it money earners, but even the, what I in terms of creating music we’ve only incredibly important. was strange. call “ modest” money earners, are R e m e n been doing that for a month or two, being forced out because it’s getting Williams s and I’m sure that for the next album to a point where it’s impossible to teller and our style will probably have changed run a band in England. It’s disgust the J acksi WISHBONE ASH ing. I think it’s sad that the country, back’ - on quite a bit. R.B: ‘There’s the Rub,’ I think was quite which, for such a tiny island has pro television different from the rest, like ‘Argus,’ duced so much music and has had so T h e O : for instance, which was more slow, arv interview w ith much success in the entertainment several rrv heavy tracks like ‘Throw Down the world, has such restrictive tax laws. ed ‘ O n e E Sword,’ ‘The King will come’ and R.B: Do you think the English influence S tu d io s - so on . . . . is still on music everywhere? and R o lli A.P: Yeah, IThere’s the Rub’ was quite a Andy Powell A.P: Not as much as it was, no. There’s ow ed f r o lot heavier and more raw. I think it still a lot of good music being pro g ra p h y, s will change as much again. duced there and there’s still a lot of to y o u ’ it R.B: Really? fine musicians living in England. I a tte m p tii A.P: Yeah, because Laurie came into that don’t think the influence is quite as ience. Sir album when we were already half strong as, say, the mid-sixties. Eng w e re n ’ t a way through writing the stuff for it, land is very fashion-conscious. With have g o t you know? That was when Ted split anything associated with the youth Girl”, “ 'i and, it’s early days y e t. . . ‘movement’ England always manages ' B e fo r R.B: ‘Wishbone Four.’ I suppose you’ve to keep towards the front, but as far an h o u r < been hit about this before; it was as music goes, rock music, pop music, pretty heavily slated, in New Zealand whatever you like to call it, I think as well. For one thing it had a hard it was basically started in the States album to follow in its predecessor, and whenever there’s a lull it always ‘Argus’ and I think that altered a lot swings back towards that. R & B’s of people’s view of number four. undergoing a sort of revival at the Were you personally satisfied with moment which is essentially black ‘ Four?’ music, American music. A.P: Not so much as, say, Argus. I don’t R.B: You’ve just toured Australia, how think that, as a total album, it stood did the gigs go ? up as well as Argus though there A.P: They went really well. I think con were individual tracks on it that I cert attendances are down every Bogey’ tap thought were equally as good as any where at the moment but we manag D isap p o in of the tracks on Argus in Terms of ed to pull full houses. lead in a c a mixed statement from the band, R.B: I think that’s about all, thanks a lot. while all tl but it lacked a lot because of the way A.P: Right, let’s have some tea . . . ” uniform. I it was produced: it was produced by ‘W hy a m I the band and there was a lot of ten So we had a cup of tea and a quiet chat that s m o k sion involved in the album because about all sorts of things and eventually the field t we got it together in about three left in peace someone who must surely be front on o weeks and it was just the wrong way one of the friendliest and most easy-going cigarette a to have gone about it. I don’t think of all the guitar heroes, Andy Powell of declared ‘l we did ourselves justice. Wishbone Ash. the O s m o i R.B: The next L.P. was ‘ Live Dates’ wasn’t graph oth< it? and frie n d A.P: Ahhh .... I think you’re right - yes again. The it was. the t r o o p i R.B: Was that sort of put together as a STEREO SYSTEMS flags. desperation measure, a live album rati IF YOU ARE LOOKING A t 7 p . rather than a worked-on album? to see th e A.P: It was kind of a stop-gap; I wouldn’t FOR A STEREO SYSTEM stage. Im n say it was a desperation measure - I BETWEEN $200 AND stage d o in hope nothing that we do is out of $1000 COME AND SEE US smoke to I desperation - but it was a kind of T h e ir I; weird period for us because we were FIRST. We spec seem m o n kind of working fairly solidly in the ialize in nothing but stereo and its music mac States a lot and there wasn’t really associates. We can supply all your on stage’, anything in the can, particularly, requirements in the way of turn reality - ‘ tl that we thought was right for an tables, amplifiers, speakers, tape us is ‘ c o o l album so we decided to do a live decks, cassettes and all lines of T h e y fi album. accessories. For protecting your - the empl records or upgrading your stereo There’d been quite a few requests R.B: Do you think it’s worth attaching a then “ M ar R.B: Do you get hassled when you’re to system. We can also help those on a especially in the States, for a live lot of importance to radio stations? dream ” th gether all the time, travelling togeth limited budget who want quality album so we thought, well, let’s give A.P: It depends where you are. In the introducti er? but at a low price with unmounted it a go. It was an experience, you States it’s incredibly important be featured t A.P: Yeah, well that’s part of the problem; turntables and speakers and also know, to do it. cause it’s the main medium - it’s the figured so the pressures build up. We’d been speaker kits. We accept trade in's R.B: Then there was ‘There’s the Rub’ main means of getting music across n’t afford together about five years before he and offer terms as well as special which was the first L.P. with Laurie to the people because the musical not. I left split. It’s a pressure thing. He thought reductions for students. All this adds Wisefield. Press in the States is fairly under som ething he had to leave, which is understand adds up to good service with you A.P: Right played, it’s not incredibly important able. tw o c h o re ls there anyting else in the wind at and your requirements in mind. R.B: at all whereas in England, it’s the R.B: What are your own musical tasts and the only p the moment? other way around and the Press is influences? pass w as a A.P: Yeah, yeah, we’re starting movements the big thing. Also, the radio stations A.P: Mine? Well they change from week . TmvYs. ducuXVCs T h a n k l towards the next album. There’s Stateside are incredibly good .... the to week, but at the moment, let’s year old ‘ I some stuff written. When we finish service is amazing. You can pick up see . . . if I’m listening to music it’s the stage; this tour we go back to England for any kind of music you want to hear nearly always guitar music of some STEREO tics. In o u a few days and then go back to the just by tuning in your dial. There’s kind .... you know, anything from getting ini States and start straight away work so much to choose from it’s amazing. jazz, blues, pop , even pop, you habit y o u ing on the new album. Radio has been really well developed know? If it’s good I'll listen to it. CENTRE are startin R.B: You’re a very album orientated group, are lead in; over there, I must admit. F.M. radio. R.B: You recorded the last album in you’ve only released about four sing Ltd just like J A.M. if you're into pop music, top Miami; was this because of a little 16 Customs Street East, les. Why ? G en tle m e 40 - you can get that, really, in any taxation problem? Auckland. Phone 373-889 A.P: It’s just the way it turned out. I country in the world. You just A.P: (laughing) Yeah, it was partly that - to u n ta n g after hours 656-035 circus on think at this stage in the game it switch your radio on. that was one of the reasons but I page 13
k kkk *** **« k kkk ******* k kkk ******* ***** rded it in / In’t been a AL STEWART - ound our- ‘CONTEMPORARY CHRONICLER’. ;er and he o sm o n d s, bum in the “ My first four albums have been for me cperience an apprenticeship. ‘Past, Present & Future’ I give it a is my thesis” - this observation by English singer-composer Al Stewart marked the ng the British release of his remarkable new x ? album in late 1973 -- but more of that r months. h o p p e r s... later for as the man is hardly a ‘household name’ from the music business, something LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE OSMONDS of his musical “ apprenticeships” need be told at this stage. out. Led Well represented at Eden Park were mothers, young girls and Polynesians of Auckland. >hn’s le ft... The Osmonds had succeeded in getting an audience at the venue where Harry Miller had iller bands failed to stage a David Cassidy concert. 1 ZB’s acceptance of the promotion, giving peak alking about breakfast time and on the day encouragement must have been important in selling the >s, the big concept and the tickets. the, what I ners, are Remember at College when on the Andy Well there were musical reasons for lead it’s getting Williams show there was the bear, the story ing the Osmonds concert and there were ossible to teller and the Osmonds. One week we saw ‘musical reasons’ (Rolling Stone) for Mick :’s disgust- the Jackson Five performing ‘I want you Taylor leaving the Stones. he country, back’ - one of the best five minutes of rock and has pro- television ever seen in New Zealand. d has had so The Osmonds were also watching and rtainment several months later in 1970 they record e tax laws, ed ‘One Bad Apple’ at the Muscle Shoals i influence Studios - of Atlantic Records, Allmans, ere? and Rolling Stones fame. They also borr >. There’s owed from the Tamla Mowtown chereo- aeing pro graphy, songs (performed*I can’t get used till a lot of to you’ in Auckland) and costuming, in ngland. I attempting to capture an even whiter aud : is quite as ience. Since then, though their audience xties. Eng- weren’t around in the sixties, the Osmonds cious. With have got by on revivals - “ Go Away Little the youth Girl”, “ Young Love” etc. ays manages v Before the Osmonds came on we had it, but as far an hour of marching girls to a ‘Colonel In the mid-sixties Al Stewart was part c, pop music, of the Les Cousins (folk-club) scene in it, I think London’s Soho, where he gained valuable l the States experience prior to signing with the ill it always British division of CBS Records. The first t. R & B’s two albums - circa 1968/69 - “ Bedsitter val at the Images” and “ Love Chronicles” display his ally black characteristic pre-occupation with emotive/ introspective themes, almost as if •alia, how ‘committed’ in places, to revealing the OBSTACLES personal agonies of his love-life. Predict think con- ably, some found this either ‘over-indulgent’ r n every- ’ tape, rewound before every march. Joseph Musaphia’s play, ‘Obstacles’ is on a brief visit, expressed his delight with or ‘contrived’ but there were always others it we manag' Disappointed most grew impatient, some enjoying a'return season at New Independ Herb Gott’s seedily brilliant production who recognised familiar elements in his lead in a chant - ‘We want the Osmonds’ ent. It was first presented in February, and the play opened with his blessings. songs and so began to appreciate his keen :hanks a lot. while all the mothers clapped the girl’s in although for less than the customary ‘Not quite black - not quite a comedy’ sense of description and detail. a . . . ” uniform. Behind me a girl remarked - twelve performances. ‘The Lion in Winter’, was a phrase coined for its original advert The next two albums (1970/71) “ Zero ‘Why am I smoking, they don’t like girls preparing for its longer run, was breathing ising, and Robert Goodman, reviewing for She Flies” and “ Orange” (in particular) [uiet chat that smoke’ and four people walked from heavily down the neck of Musaphia’s opus NZBC, said of i t : ‘highly original, tense, contain material that is noticably stronger rentually the field to sit in unoccupied seats at the and it had to come off early to make way and at times very moving. It is also very “ all round” and also see Stewart use st surely be front on one side. Having finished her for rostrums and arches and ramps. In horrifying’. ‘electric’ instruments for the first time., t easy-going cigarette and an ice block, the girl behind retrospect that didn’t seem fair to the play With ‘Obstacles’, New Independent but it was a track on “ Zero” called Powell of declared ‘that’s Shirley? Osmond, one of nor to the many people who might have offer a special bring-on for students. Each “ Manuscript” which prophesied his dom the Osmond’s wives. After getting an auto wanted to see it. The theatre, besides, Monday and Tuesday nights, students will inant theme of the future — European graph others followed so Mrs. Osmond received enquiries and expressions of dis be offered seats at the theatre for one History. and friends retreated beyond the barrier appointment from people who’d been dollar as opposed to the list price of $2.25. By 1972, the “ thesis” was under way, as again. The marching girls finished with Stewart envisaged the next album’s songs the trooping of our own and our visitor’s each representing a decade of our century. rEMS flags. The concept was expanded however as new compositions evolved -- “ Nostradanus” ; SING At 7 p.m. the crowd stood on its seats to see the limousines pull up behind the his ‘epic’ about the celebrated stxteenth- fSTEM stage. Immediately the Osmonds were on century Royal Navy (and ‘old age’ in ID stage doing “ Crazy Horses’’ with artificial general)— “ Terminal Eyes” ; a 1984-type SEE US smoke to help stir up the excitement. song based on Lennon’s “ I Am The Their lack of subtlety makes their act Walrus” and forming a ‘future’ aspect to We spec- seem more contrived than created - like a the concept With the aid of session-men d and its music machine, the cogs and wheels ‘live strcfr all your on stage’. The audience sees a different such as Isaac Guillory/Rich Wakeman/ f turn- reality - ‘the machine’ like Jagger’s act to Dave Swarbick the album was completed >, tape us is ‘cool’ in 1973. es of They followed with a fast soul medley - “ Past, Present & Future” contains eight j your - the emphasis on speed rather than soul; exemplary track- each with its own entity stereo then “ Mamma don’t dance,” “ I have a / time period, yet combining to form a hose on a dream” their conservation song, group fitting achievement to some 18 months plus quality introduction and Donny and Sister being 40 history books work of time and mounted featured together and individually. Then I research. If highlights must be sought, then id also figured some little fan outside who could look to the contrasting/superb “ Soho ade in's n’t afford a ticket would enjoy what I was (Needless to Say)” and “ Road to Moscow”, special not. I left not before seeing Donny doing the former a Stewart ‘city-song’, its flurry Jl this adds Something resembling a tantrum to play of lyrics bursting with imagery, while the ith you two chords on an organ standing. Outside ~ latter is a penetrating account of the mind. the only person who would use my free German invasion of Russia during WW2. pass was a mother waiting for her children. Still, it’s amazing to think that Stewart ittiits Thankfully I got out before the twelve' BLESSINGS FROM JOE. Joesph Musaph- This price has been deliberately calculated encountered untold ‘hassles’ in getting the year old ‘Little Lover’ from Arizona hit i ia, author of ‘Obstacles’ (second from to compare favourably with current movie work released in the ’States and that even the stage away from the blaze of instama- right), talks to Herb Gott, Director, and prices. This policy will be continued indef its (recent) NZ release may have been IO tics. In our western economys as far as cast members Harold Kissin, Shirley Duke initely throughout the year and will apply jeopardised by his almost total ‘lack of getting into the buying and demanding and Les Hunt. to such coming attractions as Gordon Dry- exposure’ here (remedied somewhat by a habit you got to start somewhere - they away on holiday in February. It became land’s ‘Dark Going Down’ (late April), certain Radio B’ deejay). It’s well worth RE are starting earlier nowadays. The Osmonds not only logical but also imperative that Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ (June) and other forty minutes of anybody’s time, lending are leading the pre-adolescent generation the ‘Obstacles’ set go up again and its cast goodies such as Miller’s ‘After the Fall’ this album an ear (or two) and I for one, and Albee’s ‘All Over’. am waiting (anxiously) for the man’s East, just like Jagger lead us. Like ‘Ladies and be shaken out of their private lives into Gentlemen - the Rolling Stones’, it is hard public performance. ‘Obstacles’ began its re-run on Saturday, ‘follow-up’ effort. 3-889 to untangle the Osmonds music from the April 5, and will continue nightly except * Musaphia himself, up from Wellington '35 circus on stage and the souvenirs on sale. Sunday until April 12.______- PETE KLEIN BLACK AMERICAN FEM INIST TO TOUR ecj States, the National Association tor the NEW ZEALAND Advancement of Coloured People, togeth A Black American feminist, Nan Bailey, er with other Black and student organisa is to tour New Zealand during April and tions, is currently organising even larger speak to meetings in the main centres. national protests to be held on May 17. Twenty two year old Bailey is active in feminist and Black organisations in the Bailey is a national leader of America’s United States. She is a former co-ordinator most well-known radical student organisa of the Women’s National Abortion Action tion, the Young Socialist Alliance. She is Coalition, which played an important role a director of the Socialist Workers Party in influencing the Supreme Court decision 1976 Presidential election campaign, the to liberalise America’s abortion laws . largest socialist election campaign in the Recently in Boston, the Black commun United States since before the First World ity has been subjected to a vociferous and War. violent racist attack, aimed at preventing Bailey’s New Zealand tour is being the desegration of Boston schools. As a organised by the Young Socialists and will staff member of the National Student culminate with an address at the founding Coalition Against Racism, Bailey was an conference of the Young Socialists, to be organiser of the National March Against held in Wellington at Anzac weekend. Racism held in Boston in December. Over According to the organisers, the Young twelve thousand people marched in de - Socialists Founding Conference will be one Many fence of the right of Black students to of the most significant gatherings of radi on the s| attend the schools of their choice. 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er is concerned. While credit sales are pro ing the consumer of his right of,cancella tected, cash sales are not. tion and the steps he must take to exercise The thinking behind this is that the it. A copy of the notice of cancellation householder is unlikely to have enough must be left with the buyer so he can fill cash in the housekeeping jar to commit it in if he wishes. CONSUMER himself to an expensive sale and is likely Must get Copy to reflect longer and harder before paying cash. The consumer must receive a copy of Credit sales on the other hand, are the agreement when it is made. If it happ superficially more attractive because the ens that the buyer does not get a statu RIGHTS monthly instalments seem less daunting tory notice advising him of his rights, the Act is ambiguous but it appears that the and the salesman has more chance of buyer has a month to cancel. being able to persuade the householder to PROTECTION FROM THE DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMAN Some salesmen delay delivering the part with the deposit. goods for several days to make it difficult for the buyer to cancel as he has had no By Andrew Terry, Lecturer in Law Problem with Elderly chance to see if the goods are of good University of Canterbury All the same, cash sales should be cover quality. ed. Older people are notorious for keeping In these and similar situations, the Many people will have heard a story such as the one about a housewife who signed up large sums of money in the house and buyer should realise that he has only the on the spot for a $300 “ bargain” encylopedia set after falling prey to the patter of a door- documented cases show that several pen seven days and, if he does not cancel, he to-door salesman. She really didn’t want the books and later found the payments burden sioners have paid substantial sums for will lose the right to do so whether the some indeed. goods that they had no real use for. goods have arrived or n o t If the buyer is That sort of problem was rife in the state of acute physical fear. It should be noted that not all credit in doubt, for any reason, he should cancel 1960s when the practices of some sales All these factors plus the lack of time sales are covered either, because there are immediately. men were a source of frequent complaint that people had to reflect on a deal, were minimum purchase prices before the Act both in New Zealand and overseas. Book considerations that influenced Parliament applies. Hire purchase agreements over Reasonable Care salesmen of the type just mentioned pro in passing the Door-to-Door Sales Act in $20, credit sale agreements on books over After cancellation, the parties are re duced the worst examples. They concent 1967. $20 and other credit sale agreements over turned to their original positions. The rated on state housing areas where people The Act solved the main problem by $40 are covered by the Act. seller must give back all money and goods tended to be less educated, younger and providing a “cooling o ff” period of seven A further point to note is that although he may have obtained and the buyer need could least afford these encyclopedias. days in which the buyer could reflect on the law now protects the householder from not give up the contract goods until he Because of misrepresentations and mis the wisdom of his purchase and could harassment, it does not apply where the receives a full refund from the seller. The leading statements, few people realised cancel the agreement for any reason what purchaser makes the first inquiry relating buyer must take reasonable care of the that when they signed for the goods they ever. He could also get a refund of all to the goods that are the subject of the goods for 21 days after cancellation and were entering into a contract money paid and a return of any trade-in. agreement. he must not use them. It ’s the seller’s job Bad Case Loophole in the Law Type of Inquiry to collect the goods. The Door-to-door Sales Act therefore A particularly bad case was that of a But the Act still had a major drawback. A general inquiry by the householder provides the consumer with a great deal shy, 17-year-old girl at home alone who Originally, it covered only goods, and as to the range of goods advertised by the of protection. There are still areas for re was sold linen worth $326. The girl was salesmen soon circumvented its provisions seller will not take him out of the Act’s form : a curfew for door-to-door selling escorted to the bank by the saleswoman by offering services in conjunction with protection, but a specific request for a could be imposed, cash sales could be to withdraw the $65 deposit and ended goods. particular product to be demonstrated at covered and penalties for concealment up with 17 pairs of sheets and 26 pillow The weakness in the law was exposed his home - will if it leads to a sale of that of the statutory notice of cancellation cases. following a magistrate’s court decision product could be introduced. This was an extreme case and the maj that a couple, who signed up with a door- Nevertheless, the salesman cannot It has been argued that this Act over ority of salesmen were fair and reputable. to-door salesman to have an aluminium escape the provisions of the law and any protects the consumer since it imperials Nevertheless, evidence was building up. sheating placed over their weatherboard device requiring the householder to sign the wide extent of honest and scrupulous There was evidence of salesmen literally house had no protection under the Act. a form which states that he made the first selling which takes place. forcing their way over the doorstep to This led to the introduction of a private inquiry will not be effective. However, the practice before the Act remain in the house for as long as six hours member’s Bill to bring services within the The technicalities of a door-to-door evidenced a grave social problem requir- at a time, keeping up an hypnotic flow of scope of the Act and it became law in sale are important. Before such a sale is i ing immediate reform and the Act gives sales talk. There was evidence that the 1973. valid, the agreement must be in writing, this necessary protection to the household attitude of salesmen sometimes reduced Yet, even with this substantial cover, signed by both parties, and contain in bold, er without putting unnecessary restrictions householders, particularly women, to a the Act is still limited as far as the consum easily read print a statutory notice inform on the responsible door-to-door salesman.
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Over the past few years the news media have carried many stories warning that smoking marijuana produces use pot. Do we really want them dragged severely damaging effects on the human body both physical and psychological. However, despite these reports through the courts, disgraced, thrown in there is a clear and growing trend toward decriminalizing the drug. Opposition to pot, once centered in the law jail? As long as we keep the present laws enforcement community seems to be crumbling. on the books, we are saying one of two Either by statutory or de-facto means, police seem prepared to accept the fact that marijuana use now is widely things: either that we do, or else we are accepted and that continued stringent enforcement of anti-marijuana laws is unrealistic. hypocrites who want the penalty for some one else’s friends and relatives but not The time has come in New Zealand of the authorities by accident Most for decriminalization. But, decriminal for our own. where we should re-examine closely our people who smoke are never caught In ization should be recognized for what it is. The proper use of criminal laws is to existing drug laws, and try to bring them New Zealand in 1975 the last year for It is a politically delicate way of saying protect one citizen from abuse by another, into line with current public opinion. The which statistics are available, there were you are taking the first step toward the day not to let one citizen tyrannize another. government has made a half-hearted effort 1595 arrests for use and possession of marijuana will be legal. That is obvious on Our present marijuana laws are tyranny, at this with the introduction of the “ Drugs marijuana, and many of these were sent to the face of it. However, decriminalization not protection. Scores of young lives are Prevention of Misuse” bill. jail because they happened to have a small should be accompanied by programmes severely scarred for nothing. Hundreds of This bill, still in the initial stages of quantity of marijuana on their persons that educate the public to the dangers of New Zealanders are placed outside the law, preparation, appears to have made no during their encounters with police. chronic and heavy marijuana use. Despite branded as criminals, taught to fear rather significant changes to the laws concerning Under these circumstances the logic of such programs, it is doubtful that the use than respect the law - and for what? For marijuana. To the contrary, it appears that such organisations as N.O.R.M.L. and of marijuana is going to decline. If there choosing the risk, to themselves alone, those responsible for this bill have ignored other marijuana law reform groups who is merit in relaxing the laws on possession, of whatever limited damage marijuana use public opinion altogether and the new bill have called for decriminalization makes simple logic dictates that it makes sense might entail. By this logic, playing rugby seems to be concerned with introducing sense. It is unwise for a society to permit eventually to legalize it’s sale and use, and or league should be a misdemeanor, mount even harsher measures. the creation of so large a class of presum control its quality. This could effectively ain climbing and parachuting a felony, and At a time when major democratic ptive criminals, when their crime can be of assist to keep some of the more dangerous over eating punishable by at least twenty nations are in the process of a general no demonstratable harm to anyone other drugs such as cocaine, morphine, and years. easing of marijuana laws, it seems almost than themselves. This is especially so when heroine, that now circulate through the Marijuana may be harmful as some ironic that New Zealand, which led the other recreational drugs are readily avail same channels as marijuana, o ff the scientific studies indicate, although even world in such legislation as the state wel able and legal. The danger to the indiv market. they tend to contradict one another. But fare system, should ignore these changes idual who drinks alcohol is at least as For young people the illegality of so are a lot of pleasurable activities harm and try to enforce even stricter penalties. great as the danger of smoking marijuana, marijuana makes a mockery of the law. ful. If you sat in the Kiwi Tavern enjoying In America, the laws in many states are and may be far more so. Yet, it is perfectly Despite what those who seek to justify the a beer and a cigarette, and an agent of the being altered so drastically that the govern legal for persons who are not minors to buy criminal sanction might argue, the logic government, wrapped in the majesty of the ment has been forced to reconsider their all the alcohol they wish. If the theory of the matter causes many people to see law were to walk in and try to haul you federal laws. The campaign for decriminal behind proscribing marijuana was that duplicity in the current state of affairs. It off to the pokey for doing so, surely you ization of marijuana users has become so it’s use would diminish, the policy has is perfectly legal for some people to would either throw him out on his ear or widespread and forceful that the American been a failure. When the substance was drink alcohol, but an indictable offence to start a rebellion. Federal Government can no longer ignore made illegal in 1934, it was estimated that possess marijuana. That kind of double That is how quite a few New Zealanders it. in America alone 50,000 people used it. standard is corrosive of the principle of feel about the present pot laws, and with Whether or not marijuana is potentially Today it is thought that the figure could the rule of law. The value of the criminal good reason. The laws do not work. The dangerous to the individual smoker is not be as high as 25 million. Obviously sanction in a society rests on the found ones they hurt most are the ones they are the immediate issue, because these smokers marijuana is here to stay. ation of fairness. For that reason the meant to help, and they have no place in pose no threat to the society that justifies } Since there is little evidence to contia- criminal sanction is most effective when it a society that prides itself on devotion to locking up those unlucky enough to be dict this conclusion, and since many is limited to proscribing those offenses of individual freedom, and to the civilizing caught. The marijuana laws, because they people are arguing that they would like to genuine danger to the society. Possession leaven of mutual tolerance and respect proscribe a “ crime” that has no victim, get marijuana out of the way so that the of marijuana does not meet that test are ordinarily enforced against those police can concentrate on real crime, it All of us have friends or relatives who Brian Brooker whose “criminalitv” comes to the attention makes sense to suDDort those who areue MOMA Way to go MIA Bank of New Zealand YOU ARE INVITED Travel Services TO The only way to travel overseas is via your nearest Bank of New Zealand Branch. '■ hat way you'll findythings a whole lot easier. We can provide you THE STUDENT UNION with travellers cheques in any of the major currencies of the world. If you want to transfer cash ahead, we can help you apply for the appropriate PIZZA PARLOUR Reserve Bank permits and advise you on the latest regulations. FOR We'll be pleased to arrange letters of introduction through our overseas contacts. 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