ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP All class reps and other interested students NOTICE BOARD should attend a workshop to be held in the CAPPING )Womens Common Room from 1 pm on Thurs day 1 May. Coffee and bikkies will be provided. This year there are to be four capping BIRTH OF NZUMS THIS IS A VERY BORING NOTICE Assessment is one of the most pressing issues The Union of Malaysian Students in New ceremonies. Graduands in Law and Commerce Nominations for one vacant position on each of facing students, let's do something about it. Zealand (NZUMS) was formally formed in the will receive their diplomas on Thursday 8th Student Union Management Committee and Inaugural Conference, held on 5th — 6th April, May at 2.15 and in Science, Architecture and Theatre Management Committee close with the 1980 in Palmerston North. ISABEL ALLENDE Town Planning at 4.15 pm. Secretary at 5.00 pm on Wednesday 30 April. The Inaugural Conference was attended by Auckland students have an historic and unique On Friday 9th May, Engineering, Fine Arts, Appointments will be made at the Executive Malaysian student delegations from their opportunity on Monday May 5 to hear Isabel Medicine and Human Biology graduands will be meeting to be held in the Council Room on respective organisations in Auckland, Christ Allendo, daughter and private secretary of the capped at 1.15 and Arts at 3.15 pm. Thursday 1 May and candidates are invited to church, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Hamilton murdered Chilean leader Salvador Allende. This This new arrangement will ease the pressure Over the E attend from 7.00 pm. may be the only chance to hear first hand of the and Wellington. on space for guests at the Town Hall and also on of their contr; 'It has been the wish and desire of the R.N. Lack events surrounding the bloody overthrow of the availability of academic dress for graduands. Chilie's last democratic government in 1973. Auckland Pesi Malaysian students in New Zealand to form Secretary. Those graduands who have ordered academic Hear Isabel Allende at 1 pm on Monday dress from the Auckland Branch of the Federat proportion of their own national organisation.', commented May 5 in the Recreation Centre. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ion of University Women will have received a population. Tl Mr S.W. Cheong, the elected President of G RADUATION SERVICE, MacLaurin Chapel, Monday April 28 1 - 2 pm, Exec. Lounge, slip of paper confirming their order. It will also ponse to a larc NZUMS. Princess St, Wednesday 7 May at 1.10 pm. The Studass. Guest Speaker: Associate Professor indicate which day their gear is to be used and about the pige 'NZUMS will not only promote unity and preacher will be Professor George Seber, Head Steve Hadley. Topic: After the Prisoners are the dates and times when it can be collected understanding among Malaysian students in of Dept of Mathematics. from Universil New Zealand, but also represent them and safe freed - Indonesia 1980. Contact: Paul Robert and returned. Regalia to be used on Thursday article is an at THE ARICA INSTITUTE from USA will be guard their interests in all matters affecting son (Secretary) Ph. 874-503. will be issued during the week before Capping holding 3 courses for developing human you'll forgive ■ them.' and must be retuned after the ceremonies on STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT potential in Auckland, from May 31 - June 8. the problems f FRENCH CLUB Thursday because it is needed again for the Thursday May 1 1 - 2 pm, Room 143, The Couple for Evolution — developing population an< Cafe-Television. Tous les jeudis 1 pm OAB Friday ceremonies. Studass. Contact: Peter Shearer (President) relationships. to these probh Salle 022 Venez pour boire du cafe, causer The receiving depot in Room 102 on the Ph 542-617. Psychocalisthenics — complete exercise and The key wc et regarder la tele. ground floor of the Old Arts Building (Clock- breathing programme. FILM EVENING tower) will be open until 9 pm on Thursday similar to ideal FM ACTION MEETING Three Days to Kensho — developing inner Music Society is holding a film evening on 8th May. If regalia is not returned by this time different ways If you would like to hurry up the introduct awareness. Friday, May 2nd at 7.00 pm in Room 20, Music not only will the deposit be forfeited but some and pigeons in ion of FM STEREO Radio to New Zealand come See main noticeboard for details, or phone Department (opposite Old Arts Building in one else will be unable to be properly robed at ing much furth along to the Public meeting to be held in the Julie Minns 602-678, evenings. 20% student Princess St). There will be live music and wine Friday ceremonies. Town Hall concert Chamber 8 pm Wednesday discount available. i of life I may h; and cheese with an admission charge of $1.00 30th April. Guest speakers include Sir Dove- Regalia for Friday's ceremonies will be issu PUB THEATRE teen years I sh< for non-members. Everyone welcome. Meyer Robinson, Gordon Dryden, Chairman ed from Room 102 on Friday 9th May from Idealist is some Starting Monday 12th May for five weeks, t 9 am. and can be returned later that day until Manufacturers Federation and hopefully one or ROTARACT the Globe Tavern will be showing from 7.15 till 9 pm to the Academic Dress Rooms in the while a Realist two politicians. Show your support for FM and Enjoy yourself while helping to serve the closing, a programme called "Comedy of Love", annexe of Old Government House, or during inevitably shit be there. community ! We need new members. See our which includes excerpts most funny from the days following as set out below. Having had i noticeboard, or come to next meeting, on Tues DEAN’S LECTURERS (Med School) "Twelfth Night”, "Merry Wives of Windsor", ' 1. Distribution of Regalia for Thursday 8th aspects of the f 29th 7.30 pm, Old Grad Bar. "Romeo and Juliet", "Antony and Cleopatra" May will be made from the Annexe, Old Govern can see both pc Weds 30 April, Robb Lecture Theatre, School of ... Bawdy, energetic and a hell of a lot of fun! ENVIRONMENT GROUP ACTIVITIES: Medicine. ment House on Mon 5th, Tues 6th, Wed 7th in me was ange ENERGY WEEK "My Singapore experience and how to cope with Tickets $2.50 or students $1.50. May from 11 am - 4.30 pm and on Thursday, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT those poor innc TUES 29th, 1.00 pm Lib. B10. Film: 'Energy in eating chilli" by Susan Davidson. Capping Day until 3 pm. This year the staff-student committee would ally murdered t Perspective' on NZ and worldwide, energy "Paediatrics in Alberta Outback" by Helen Liley. Return to Room 102 Ground Floor, Old requirements. like to see a greater level of interest and feed Arts Building (Clocktower) after the ceremony but having hear "Respiratory Physiology - Southern California the University a WEDS 30th 7.30 pm Lib. B10, Speakers and Style" by Simon Body. back from students within the department. " on Thursday - open until 9 pm. There is a questionnaire circulating around Control Co., I a film: 'BLEVE' Forum on LPG storage and FOOD CO-OP PRICES: As this regalia is required for the ceremonies distribution. classes at all levels and if students would fill admit that the I Beans, 10c:65gms; Beetroot, 10c: 366 gms; on Friday it is essential that it is returned during THURS 1 st 1.00 pm Exec. Lounge, Two these out and return either to the office - Alten these times. brussel sprouts, 10c: 444 gms; cabbage, 30c ea; answer to a ven speakers on energy - why we consume it and, Rd or to one of the reps listed below. We would capsicum, 9c ea; carrots, 10c: 1.061 Kg; 2 Distribution of Regalia for Friday 9th May er series of prof alternative sources to consider. welcome your participation. cauliflower, 70c ea; celery, 40c ea; courgettes, will be made from Room 102 Ground Floor, The primary All Week 1.00 pm. Demonstrations of windmill Dip Ed Psych: Dirk Flower, 375-168 3.3c ea; garlic, 10c: 130 gms; lettuce, 20c ea; Old Arts Building, (Clocktower) on Friday the pigeons are, by David Slaven. M.A. : Miles Bhepherd, 760-998 mushrooms, 10c: 40 gms; tomatoes, 10c:77 gms; between 9 am - 3 pm. Stage III: Heather Adams, 540-898; Christine are of an excret Could whoever stole my bag from the Bood- Return to the Annexe in Old Government apples, 4.5c ea; bananas, 13c ea; pears, 12.5c ea; Smith, 861-649. minds the occas shop (23/4/80) return my Physics Lecture notes broccoli, ginger root, leeks, spring onions are in House up till 9 pm on Capping Day, or on Sat Stage II and III : Leone Grove, 541-737. indeed some 'ol to the Custodians or something — no questions season; cucumber, sweetcorn are out of season, 10th or Sun 11th between 2 - 4 pm or on Mon asked — Janet Ashcroft, Stage 1 Physics. 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Page 2, CRACCUM, April 28. „ METHYL BROMIDE EALLY NATURE’S WAY Over the Easter Break, in fulfillm ent of their contract with the University, the (ridiculously expensive and needs replac Auckland Pest Control Co. killed a large ing every few weeks). It is to the credit of proportion of the University's pigeon The dead pigeon the University and the APC that they did population. The University acted in res not poison the pigeons - as was suggested ponse to a large number of complaints a s in last weeks letters page. about the pigeons largely, it would seem, For the week before Easter the pigeons from University staff themselves. This were treated to 100% pure, no preservativ article is an attempt to clear the air (if an Art-Political statement: es added, wheat - just to accustom them you'll forgive the expression) by outlining to eating it. Over Easter weekend the the problems presented by the pigeon wheat was 'laced' with alphachloralose - a population and the University's response Text by Dermot Cooke. narcotic agent used to bring the pigeons to these problems. to ground where they can be collected The key word is realism. It sounds and destroyed: the drugged pigeons are similar to idealism, and the two are Photo by Elizabeth Ley land. placed in plastic bags and gassed with different ways of looking at life in general methyl bromide - the methyl recognised and pigeons in particular. Without dwell by the RSPCA as being the most humane ing much further on any great philosophies practicable method available. On the of life I may have developed in my nine Easter Monday the remaining 'laced' wheat teen years I shall get to The Point: An was collected as much as possible and that Idealist is someone who feeds pigeons, was it. while a Realist is the person the pigeons While this method is certainly the best inevitably shit upon. ^ : v* * possible given the University's financial A * , * Having had experiences with both position, it has its shortcomings which aspects of the pigeon's digestive system, I Mike Lawson of APC freely admitted. The can see both points of view. The idealist wheat can be eaten by birds other than in me was angered at the thought of all pigeons (eg sparrows or fantails) and while those poor innocent pigeons being brut alphachloralose is non-toxic itself, the ally murdered by the heartless University, narcotic-induced state it produces can but having heard the full story from both lead to hyperthermia. As anyone who has the University and the Auckland Pest capsized in Lake Taupo can tell you, Control Co., I am reluctantly forced to hyperthermia can be fatal. As long as admit that the killing was the only realistic APC s operatives were on the scene they answer to a very realistic problem, or rath were able to revive these birdsf in theory er series of problems. anyway. In practice, birds will fly away The primary problems associated with from the baited areas before the drug takes the pigeons are, as you might have guessed, effect, in practice the birds will die before are of an excretory nature. Nobody really ’ ■ v * >' anyone gets to them. A t least they die minds the occasional aerial bombardment, ' ' \ T '■ • ' ' " / - .. ' happy. Similarly, in practice not all the indeed some 'old wives tales' deem it good wheat will be swept up and removed. luck - like catching a falling Autumn leaf, In the best of all possible worlds, drugg only messier - but I digress. Pigeonshit there, and the amount of shit the pigeons As you might now imagine, after your ed pigeons will not be run over by cars, achieves more than nuisance value when throw around up there .... life's too prec crash course in Reality, complaints about drugged pigeons will not die of hypertherm it sallowed to accumulate: in Summer you ious. the pigeons - dead and alive - have been ia. In the best of all possible worlds the can virtually taste it in the air, and in Then there are the secondary problems, coming in with monotonous regularity for pigeons wouldn't be a problem anyway. Winter it combines with the rainwater to like the lice. Pubic or otherwise, lice are a number of years. It was with great re Life's a bitch. produce a surface almost as slippery as the no joke and it's invariably the poor shat- luctance that the Auckland Pest Control In conclusion, it should be noted that paving tiles outside the Milk-Bar. At upon realist who gets bitten half-to-death. people were finally called in after the no-one intends to eradicate the pigeon ground level it's another nuisance, a If the lice don't worry you what does the window cleaners refused to work on the population. The Easter killing was intend source of bruising maybe but what the thought of a decomposing pigeon do to Chemistry building until such steps were ed only to thin down' the numbers and taken. II, it doesn't cause cancer. It's when you your appetite ? Yes, pigeons do actually reduce the magnitude of the problems pre get forty or fifty feet off the ground that die of natural causes, and sometimes The options open to APC were limited sented by the pigeons. Dave Pullar, (the the idea of slipping becomes decidedly they're so inconsiderate as to do it on primarily by the cost factor. Education Registrar, you ignorant sod!) assures me unattractive. Certainly, no one can blame window ledges. Those with ironcast cutbacks and quinquennial grants being that the University has no plans to repeat the window cleaners for refusing to clean stomaches can dwell on the olfactory what they are, the University could not the Easter killings in the near future. The the Chemistry Building windows; with the possibilities presented by decomposing afford traps (requiring constant monitor population has been sufficiently reduced ing and resetting, to say nothing of what amount of water they throw around up pigeons in the Summer months. to bring the problems down to manageable to do with the live pigeons) or repellant proportions. Nobody enjoyed doing it. *s This article has been removed by the printer. Page 3, CRACCUM, April 28. BILLION DOLLAR BUST M artin Rum sby meets the drug squad-the hard way Two week was turned ir a French fare involvement with the drug scene. A t times Trivia still rules the lives of the average One Sunday morning in mid January asked me what it was; I told him that it Kiwi, if what goes for criminal proceedings painter but f( two uniformed police officers came to my was a conceptual work of art concerned he would lose his tempter and say that I ing as total b was being unco-operative and trying to at the district court (the magistrate s court house. They told me that on the previous with theories of social perception, for those of you who haven t been invited however, it v\ day the police had searched our section explained very briefly the idea behind the play the game my way. I continued either meant for m; not to answer or to keep telling him that I along for a while) is any indication. Martyn and found 13 cannibas plants, work. Detective Graham seemed satisfied jeans' coveret was in no way involved in, and had no Rumsby, defender of the right of an artist "13 plants of the dreaded weed, 12 with my explanation and put the bill back to be the pla< knowledge of the drug scene. to call his work art, was to appear at 10.00 metres from the top of the section” (Their down where he had picked it up from. night to acqu During the course of the interview am in the number seven court. The case words). I asked them where the plants had When the search upstairs was complet commercial ji Detective Graham reminded me that I was transferred to the Children's Court and been found and if they actually were on ed one of the plain clothes officers came important Wc was liable to a 7 year jail term for being in was not heard until 12.35 pm when the our section. Neither of the constables down and asked Detective Graham if he an establishrr possession of a forged banknote, but that whole thing, months of preparation on knew and, as yet, I still have not been told had found anything. Detective Graham been a real ta if I admitted to certain drug related crimes both sides, culminated in ten puerile where the plants were nor have I seen replied that he had not. The other detect University. I would 'only' get 5 years. minutes of court time that for what it them. ive then looked around my room, found However, I replied that I couldn't admit to what meant to the proverbial man in the street I explained to the officer that 7 other the art object and asked me what it was. I this 'bomb-sc I hadn't done and suggested that he arrest was a waste of time, effort, and money. people besides myself, lived in the house, told him. death of the < me for the banknote - which he then did. But all was not in vain, a lot can happen that I had only moved in a couple of I was then taken up to the police car and that Frid in just ten minutes.... weeks before and had no knowledge of I was arrested and then permitted to with an order where Detective Graham kept, talking to It took just ten minutes to define art, the plants. ring my solicitor at approximately 5.30 a small coke I me, trying to exact a confession of drug ten minutes of pure rhetoric, ten minutes The officers said that was O.K. and pm. I was advised by Rhys Harrison to say Whether it related crimes. to exonerate Martin Rumsby. But that left; they returned shortly afterwards, nothing and I informed Detective Graham a ballistics fai I was taken to Central, all the time ten minutes meant more than centuries of however, and asked for my name, 'for of this. Graham, however, kept asking me What it did nr being questioned by the plain clothes debate by scholars, popes, beggars, strip routine purposes.' the same questions, writing down in his man on the s1 officers. notebook his questions and my answers. pers, arsonists, architects, critics, and most That was the last I heard about it until 'How had I made the work, did I rip picture theatr Where he misrepresented my answers I of all artists them selves on the definition a month later, when in mid February, two up a ten dollar bill, and had I defaced the behind rope t corrected him although he appeared not of a work of art than will the participants plain clothes police officers walked into Queen's face ?' (Which hadn't been defac social interco to correct his notebook. At other times of that strange oral battle, ever fully realise. my house at 4 p.m. one Monday - without ed.) One of the officers (I think his name missionary 'h instead of answering his questions directly, For it took just ten minutes to call one of the knocking. They asked if I was Martin is Marshall) then told me that it was one scare' to the i I replied, 'mmm' to which he filled in yes worst forgeries of a ten dollar bill an object Rumsby, to which I replied, 'Yes.' I was of the most serious crimes possible and he which for one then informed that they were detectives suggested that I had made the work with or no as he chose. After this period of of art. Zealand Paint In a time when government decrees its from the Drug Squad and that they had a the intention of placing it within a bundle questioning I was taken down to the cells immediate re; definition of culture, we still have the warrant, executed in my name, to search of ten dollar notes and trying to pass it by Detective Graham, who suggested one the house. I was shown neither the warrant last time that I was being a little foolish grand lady of Justice to save for us the ONE PK'CV that way. abstract of art. The eternal hope of art. nor any identification. They then asked Arriving at Central at 4.50 p.m. I was and would only get 3 months for cannibus For art is the abstraction of ourselves, me to show them my room. taken up to the Drug Squad offices and instead of 7 years for a forged banknote. I the essence of the human genius to Outside there were two other police told to wait in an interview room. I asked made no reply. A t this stage Detective re-create the most tangible and most NO Rvm tmtcl by officers, one plain clothes, one uniformed, Graham apologised for arresting me; I was mo ruw X if I cou)d ring my solicitor. untouchable of the sensual experience. and a police dog, who had skirted around 'Not just yet, there's plenty of time then searched, photographed, fingerprint ed and locked up with 3 other people, The court system has given us a definit the back of the house. for that sort of thing later,' Detective ion and a precedent. A forgery is a piece In my room I was told in a personable, Graham replied. including an extremely sexually aggressive drunk. of art (crims take note) and art is what confidential way that they were only I left the interview room and walked you can call it. So by the same token - looking for hard drugs and that if I had over to a desk to get a phone book so that Dinner at Central was mincemeat, mashed potatoes, carrot and raspberry ' is this issue of CRACCUM a piece of poetry anything I should tell them. I told them I could find my solicitor's telephone and subject to poetic license...... ? that I had no drugs. My rooms were search number. A detective, the one I call Mar cordial - not very good for a vegetarian. At abour7.30 p.m. I was released on ed over a period of about half an hour by shall, asked me what I was doing. I told Philip Bishop 3 police officers and their dog. him that I wished to phone my solicitor. 500 dollars bail. From the time we went into my room Martin Rumsby 'Not on our phone you won't !' he until I arrived at Central Detective Graham said; I told him that I knew my rights, stayed with me. He talked to me quite 'You have no rights here, boy,' he extensively and tried to befriend me - call replied, moving toward me with enough ing me 'Marty.' Periodically Detective menace for me to return quickly to the Graham would ask me how long I had interview room and sit quietly looking at been 'smoking', where I got my drugs from the car roof rack lying against the wall and other such questions. To all these and the thickly padded police baton hang questions I replied that I was not involved in and had no knowledge whatsoever of ing from the door handle of the office opposite, wondering about their relevance the drug scene. While my room was being searched and to police interviewing techniques. Detective Graham returned with the I was being questioned by Detective Graham the other police officers searched relevant crimes act and told me that I was liable for a seven year jail term for being in the rest of the house. possession of a forged bank note. The These officers told my flatmates that I interview then resumed; sometimes I was was a known dealer of hard drugs and that alone with Detective Graham and at other they were out to get me because I had times another officer came in and asked, W given the original police officers, 'a hard in a fairly heavy way, if Graham needed, time.' Both of these accusations are totally 'any help ?' untrue. Detective Graham said that he did not During the search of my room an art and the interview proceeded with Graham Mr Muldoo object that I had made which resembled a asking me in a gentle way about my included a bui ten dollar bill was found. Detective Graham importance - c speaking at th THEATRE anew sort of (11/4) PHOTOGRAPHS CORPORATE I The intern; G alatos St N ew to n Ph77430 GRADUATION to n PH774 has been attac © MON & TUES AT 6.15 pm; that they use : WED - SAT AT 8.15 pm Harold Plntar* ers to extract UPTOWN DOWNTOWN easy access an BETRAYAL Pat Bart let Adultery in middle-class literary circles.’’ The SPCS bra' BEDE LESNIE-BEDE CONCURRENTLY MON & TUES AT 6.15 pm; WED - SAT AT,8.15pm. PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS FINAL WEEK 126 Queen Street COMING DANCES 8 pm Saturday 31st May CERTIFICATES FRAMED 8 pm Saturday 28th June Functions Room, Student Union Page 4, CRACCUM, April 28. ON THE BURGER BLAST TOW 28/4 - 9/5. Outreach. Abstract/ mystic Two weeks ago Central Queen Street arrest !'. However he wasn't the only per rope barriers, cars cluttered the side- painting by Adrian Reading and Pat Grant. was turned into a Belfast as conceived by son escorted away by-young constables or streets and pointsmen's minds, officialdom —9/5 Denis Cohn Gallery (3 Darby St/ a French farce playwright or a surrealist ie average had it suggested it to them that they leave. cluttered appliances, press cluttered where "Maddox: A Survey 1975 - 1 980” painter but for a realist it was as interest rocedings The police Operations Chief told me there was a mouth full of information, —30/4 Gallery 2 (460 Queen St) ing as total boredom can be. For someone ate's court that the public were very co-operative, yet and two dozen sandbags cluttered 8 sticks "Earth, Sea and Sky" — recent paintings however, it was a masterful stroke that en invited for the 100 or so members of Alcoholics of highly explosive wood. and drawings by Elizabeth Grierson. meant for many 'shiny nylon jacket and. on. Martyn Unanimous, who were having a brown —4/5 Centennial Theatre (Auckland jeans' covered bodies, Uncles would have Though the wooden ballistics genius >f an artist bag conference around the cordoned Grammar School) Perkel Productions to be the place that particular Friday did nothing more than cry wolf, it was a ar at 10.00 circumference, what they wanted was presents Verdi's "La Traviata." night to acquire a taste of American very expensive evening for all concerned. The case co-operation from the 'other side of the New Independent Theatre (Upper commercial junkfood. Definitely more This incident has caused many hairy eye s Court and fence'. Queen St) Simon Gray's "M o lly " important was that it meant no business balls to look in the direction of the Uni 'hen the The whole affair had a lovely commun directed by Audrey Brown, Nightly Weds an establishment whose unique 'taste' has versity, so it could be wise to inspect tion on ity air about it and it has already been . to Suns. been a real talking point around the your Big Macs for some sort of bugging jerile suggested that because of the success of —4/5 St. Mary's Cathedral (Parnell) University. device or some 'digestible' security device. vhat it that Friday night it should be turned into The University Choral Society, Univers However, another possible reason for When I asked the managers of McDonalds the street annual event, possibly. 'The Annual Radio ity Chamber Orchestra, and the University this 'bomb-scare' was the rather untimely 'Why McDonalds ?' they said they could money, B Fun bomb-scare.' Singers in a concert of Parry, Vivaldi and death of the creator of 'Ronald McDonald' n't comment but they did add that it was happen People from all funny walks of life had other items. 2.00pm, admission $3 with and that Friday 18th was 'plant a bomb probably 'JUST RANDOM'. congregated, from a crowd who had concessions. with an order of fillet 'o' fish and you get Therefore this whole messy misfire of lefine art, gathered in Lome St. and led the cheering 10/5 The Auckland Youth Orchestra a small coke FREE.' a detonator, timer and wooden sticks in minutes when the explosion was heard, to the gives a concert of Borodin, Lalo, Elgar Whether it was a commercial success or 'randomly' left in the doorway of But that Police Commissioner who told me that and Beethoven at Manukau City Centre, a ballistics failure is neither here nor there. McDonalds meant that Friday night had :enturies of 'he was up from Wellington, and had come Whispers (Airedale St) She's here in What it did mean was that the ordinary the Police left with no real leads, the |ars, strip- for a look.' person in her first NZ appearance — man on the street could be ordered out of public with no real explosion, McDonalds :s, and most "Madam Lash" — Melbourne's most picture theatres and shops and congregate From 8.20 when the call initially came and other commercial enterprises with no definition wicked stripper. Non-stop 8.30pm to behind rope barriers. What a night for through to both the 'restaurant' and the real huge profit margins, the press with no larticipants 2.00am. social intercourse !, ranging from the police to about eleven o'clock when the real story but the drunks were left with fully realise, 2/5. Mercury Theatre (France St) missionary 'hello, I heard there's a bomb- last barrier was removed. Queen St. central something real to moan about. i call one of the Roger Hall's "Prisoners of Mother scare' to the more demanding 69 'bullshit' was empty save the hundreds of police Dill an object England" . Also, at Mercury II from which for one young man with '200 New and firemen, reporters and about a dozen Paul Grinder 5/5 Joe Mustapha's "Mothers and Fathers" Zealand Paintings' in hand meant an appliances. The city itself was however decrees its —10/5 Theatre Corporate (Galatos) immediate response of 'you're under cluttered; people were cluttered against ave the Harold Pinter's "Betrayal", Also at St. )r us the Mary's Cathedral till 3/5, T.S.Eliot's ipe of art. "Murder In The Cathedral" directed by irselves, Raymond Hawthorne. L5S tO I—_ ...— P —30/4 Auckland Public Library (Lome i most NO RVV* TM»tL . HO >* St) "The Gold Seekers" — a pictorial perience. survey of the Coromandel fields of a us a definit- century ago. y is a piece —25/5 Auckland City Art Gallery. Two t is what exhibitions of NZ art, drawn from the ie token - permanent collection. "New Zealand of iece of poetry k T ') the 1970's" and "New Zealand Portraits ? 1887 - 1978." 5 - 16/5 Auckland Society of Arts. (Eden Cres) Mmebers' Oils, Acrylics and Sculpture Exhibition. 30/4 Unity Theatrette (Q.St) Film Soc. presents Orson Welles' "The Magnificent m F > ' « " 'F : Ambersons" (1942) The University Film Society (HSB II) presents "The Earth Sings"/"The Great Adventure" on May 1, "A Handful of Rice'V'The Eight" o . on May 2. 4- 10/5 Alicat Gallery (52 Jervois Rd) Sally Vinson - an exhibition of her work. —16/5 Real Pictures Gallery (3rd Floor, His Majesty's) Kolorp/aten - a group show using the Xerox colour copier. —9/5 Outreach(Ponsonby Rd) tTuST KEfpiWCj yoo ow v«>urt,-noe> 'Boys" Abstract/mystic painting by Adrian Reading and Pat Grant. Johnson Committee's report in regard to the NZ Women's Weekly is snowing - too I see that the Dominion reporters got a increased sex education. This sort of many bits about which royalty kissed 'special welcome' from old Rob when they OWHAT? activity on her part is more typical ego- which maid. were readmitted to the galleries of Parlia Mr Muldoon's lively schedule last week wanking ! Interesting to note that this Airline meets PM over 747s - he'd be ment. What was that 'special welcome' included a bureaucratic act of national follows a recent epidemic of VD in North safer inside them ! that Brutus said? importance - opening a fashion fair and land, caused due to the fact that they have There seem to be alot of countries That beloved "Earl de Thornside" has speaking at the Vacation Hotel - is this for had virtually no sex education programmes threatening to cut ties with Tom, Dick graced us with allowing a certain act to be anew sort of National Development Bill ? up there. Bravo Pat and Merv. (10/4). and Abdul s Isn't it about time someone committed on an Auckland landmark . (11/4) Pope John Paul claimed before 30,000 realised these threats before we all appear Sunrise (6.30 am, unofficially) saw the I The international integrity of newsmen in Turin that 'Man possesses within himself to be paper tigers. creation of Two-Tree-Hill; but does it have a gigantic potential for death,' and all were Bad news from the Golden Triangle; >.15 pm; has been attacked with a CIA statement the same ring? 15 pm that they use supposedly unbiased report- awed - odd, an almost identical thing was due to most unfortunate seasons, this Michael Parker, author of a book in to extract foreign information by their said in the first sitting of the U.N. in June year's harvest is expected to be a mere 170 favour of the SIS and its fiendish Act and easy access anywhere in the world. (11/4) 1945, and by the League of Nations in tons, 1/3 the normal year's growth. More Acts, is prosecuting the Social Action YAL ! Pat Bartlett can't get out of her habit. June 1919, 61 years ago. poppies were planted, but alas, plants are League because poor little Michael didn't i literary circles." The SPCS bravoed Merv's rejection of the The Auckland Star's connections with small, so save all those old roaches. like the SAL's criticism, couldn't hack the The New Zealand Dairy Board is acting fact that nobody loves him. And rightly SI & TUES AT childish again. Complaining about an VC8.15 pm. ENERGY WEEK FEATURE so; virtually no critic said anything decent article published by the Press Council, about it; in fact the SAL's comments were :k which was somewhat incorrect. But the water compared to some of the criticisms lAL PARNELL big babies wouldn't accept the Council's made; so why did Michael (who probably apologies and offer of a correcting article. hopes to be knighted for the first pro I IN When will baby grow up ? government statement made in decades) =DRAL What's more, a Govt. Caucus Committee pick on the least financially secure media? “B.LE.V.E.” has brought back a decision that it does not For that very fact! All kids in a tantrum (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion) support the sale of milk in cartons. Thanks pick on the most vulnerable person to bully, to students who last year made submissions bully. Dairy Board's not the only one who BERATION HAZARDS OF L.P.G. to the committee concerning this; it's not has to grow up. Obviously Mickey doesn't often we see results; hopefully this may ICES believe in the freedom of the press — he WITH GUEST SPEAKERS APPEARING herald a new, clearer form of thinking by probably thinks some commy thought up 1st May the Govt. that idea. Gill says he'll accept the position of ith June B10 7.30 pm WEDNESDAY 30th APRIL Ambassador to Washington if he's asked - Daryl Wilson dent Union but he hasn't been, and says he doesn't ANOTHER ENVIRONMENT GROUP FEATURE expect to be - so why was he asked in the first place ? Answer: inflation - of the ego. Page 5, CRACCUM, April 28. I once re artists of int years of age KATRINA’S ion seems tc Now over th HANDY PIC OF THE WEEK mas day 19^ chicken but ageing rocke HINTS us it just toe through the found his'd proof of tha been adverti in the city, e inspired us t and ask him Q. Who o A. Johnn Q. 1$ that A. No m\ Yen's just a and I felt vei Q. How's A. Slowl\ expecting an The question of dress is an important and watch it matter at a Drawing Room. Only full dress Q. What v (low bodice and short sleeves) is admissable, out an E.P., and those ladies who from ill-health are most artists i compelled to wear high dresses are required from there ? to obtain permission from the Lord A. I apprr Chamberlain's office, when a special tapes and thi authorisation will be given. A Court train wanting to s< is also de rigeur, and should be from three just kept doi to four yeards long, according to the height months until of the wearer. Since hand-kissing fell into We just want desuetude, the right hand is not ungloved. vinyl. I wasn The other imperative portions of a Court Focused at the Uni Ferns Social: Terry the Custodian, Debbie Smith, Birgitta Noble, Debbie Rundle, Dianne X, Erica Week, Ross et where I wj costume are the plume and lappets. The Tweedie, ana Jennie in the background. the same tim white plume (of three feathers for a marr just another ied lady and of two feathers for an un well put out married one) is correct, and may be W.E.A. had c arranged according to taste: it is generally out how to c arranged on the left side, and the lappets four tracks o on the right. deal more pli Q. What a you sit down sort of sounc TOO MANY STEPS A. Well, tl EQUALITY FOR DISABLED STUDENTS ON CAMPUS, PLUS ACCESS WITH DIGNITY. Marie Bicheno going. You gi It's all real y< Let me introduce myself to you. My I have recently submitted to the Vice skills necessary to survive in an able-bodied (d) The steps from Old Arts to Student past year tha name is Marie Bicheno and I am a partially Chancellor two submissions. The first is community could be worked out. The task Health. into keyboar disabled, full time student, studying to see established on campus a Counselling of realistically assessing their own limitat (e) The steps from the library to the Post more compu towards my BA in Sociology and Educat Service for disabled students, under the ions physically could be balanced with the Office and Student Health Centre. and electroni ional Psychology. My particular disability auspices of Student Health and Welfare academic programme to ensure that both Another request is that a survey be Q. Are yo due to paralysis of the right leg makes Services. physical and emotional strengths are wisely done in the library to establish the space Australia ? walking any distance and climbing the The need to do this was breated by my utilised. The scope of such a counselling required between the rows of books for A. Yes, wi numerous stairs around campus a painful awareness of at least two students, both service would also be adaptable to advising wheelchair mobility. release at the These submissions are only touching experience. with different disabilities, dropping out in such problems as sexuality, skills in ful. the surface of some of the facilities a I am concerned that the Disabled stud of varsity life because of continuous coping developing sound human relationships, Q. ls this i ent on campus ought to have equality with problems, and the difficulties of mobility and support and encouragement in this disabled student requires. To substantiate Have you an^ the able-bodied student, and for those combined with academic pressure. Their individual adjustment process.' the credibility of my claims it is imperative A. The Iiv' that all disabled students on campus res with physical handicaps that they be given names will remain anonymous, but suffice My second submission to the Vice Chan past two yeai pond to the survey being done through access to their lecture halls and tutorial to say that there probably are other "dis cellor is for Alterations and Acess on the that I was wc Craccum so that Council has some figures rooms with dignity. abled" students who have given up in the Main Campus for the disabled. I have club bands, a to work on,1n assessing and catering for past because the frustrations and pressures requested that the University Works Com clubs for yeai the existing needs of the disabled at pres I am including under the term "disabled" were too great. mittee do a survey to determine further state when y< those who suffer from Paraplegic and I believe that if such a service were areas of improvement not mentioned in ent at university. For fourteen If you know of a part-time student tetraplegic disabilities; Orthopaedic defor provided, staffed by an accredited disabled the submission itself. musician, so who may not normally receive Craccum mities, eg. spinal - loss of limbs, person acting as counsellor in liason with It is my concern to see established on I know what Asthmatics and Cystic Fibrosis, Deafness, the existing welfare and counselling campus in each large building a room with would you please pass the message on. problem in A Blindness, Epileptic and Diabetic conditions services, daily management problems, such (a) privacy, (b) a bed to lie down on, It is essential that those of us who wave punk br and Diseases of the Nervous System. as being shown the coping strategies and (c) a hot point, with close access to toilet are disabled work toward our rights and that you find facilities for disabled students' use. This the better provision of facilities on a listen. There' campus designed to cater for able bodied would allow rest periods and assist with lots of d iff ere coping with daily maintanence program students. to make a livi mes. Secondly I have requested the It is necessary then, that all disabled current trend students come forth and identify them installation of handrails at: way around, (a) The entrance to the Old Arts Building selves in response to the survey. new show. Bi Your name and specific needs will be (b) The entrance to the Registry. again, and th< kept confidential. Please write either (c) The steps from Old Arts to the Lower pub anyway. c/- Craccum, Students' Association, or to Lecture Theatre. 0. Was the me at 2/32 Rockfield Rd, Auckland 6. A. Yes bu1 privately fina Q. Who di( A. A guy c the art direct* stage presentE Q. Are yot For example the E.P. ? A. It's mu; common ente Q. So it's your aiming f A. That so ★ STAR Q. What at A. We're g< PHOTOGRAPHIC LTD! show togethei for calling my 197 SYMONDS STREET, AUCKLAND 1 ed, all I can se . ______Telephone 798-434 ______live here, it's i other New Ze coming up th; got All Black them. That's I Page 6, CRACCUM, April 28. I once read that most writers and ed for years and years in bands - he's the artists o f international fam e are over 3 5 only guy I can trust with my music. Any years of age. For Johnny Yen too, inspirat thing I do he has some hand in and vice- ion seems to have come w ith experience. versa. Now over thirty, (he was born on Christ Q. What about local bands, like any in mas day 1949) Johnny Yen is no spring YEN particular ? chicken but by the same to ken has no A. Yeah I like The Swingers, the more ageing rocker either. As he explained to times I see them, the more they get it to us it just took him 14 years of slogging gether. through the local music business before he Q. Do you think its the audience, fed found his 'direction'. His new E.P. is vinyl what the companies want to give them, proof of that. Called 'Stagestruck' it has CRACCED that cuts out any innovations that the been advertised on practically every wall artist comes up with ? in the city, arousing general interest and A. I still believe its a population thing, inspired us to go Yen's G rey Lynn abode I mean Three million people isn't going to and ask him exactly who or what he is. make a dent anywhere. To get successful you have to go along with the main flow Q. Who or what are you ? like the Jon Stevens—Sharon O'Neill thing. A. Johnny Yen The whole country was ready for another Q. ls that your real name ? John Rowles thing - part Maori, looks A. No my real name is John Drinkwater, right, the perfect New Zealander - which Yen's just a pseudonym which came along he is - that's what they like and they love and I felt very comfortable with it. it. That's the pace of N.Z. that appeals to 0. How's the E.P. been selling ? granny and the young kids. But if your a A. Slowly but consistently, I'm not specialist and start to get personal people expecting anything, I'm just going to sit aren't on your vein, it just stops, they and watch it. (like T.V.) can't handle it. Q. What was the idea behind putting Q. But are you a specialist ? out an E.P., it's a very international idea, A. Yes I am, I specialise in my own most artists seem to do a single and go on music, I specialise in my own sound, it's from there ? not a copy of anything. All the stuff you A. I approached W.E.A. with my demo hear now still has the old Johnny Rotten tapes and they said to do some more, vocals - I mean the 'Specials', they're wanting to see what I was about. So we brilliant but they've still got an old sound. just kept doing demo tapes for a few Q. How do you see success in your months until we got the tracks together. music, ls going after one going to be the We just wanted to get something down on sacrifice of the other ? vinyl. I wasn't in the exposure type brack A. I qsed to dream of doing what I'm et where I was due for an album, and at doing now and now I'm dreaming of more. the same time we didn't want to put out I don't think you can ever sit down and just another single so we thought, crazy, say, 'I've done it'. well put out an E.P. It is the first E.P. Q. Are you going to be worried if you W.E.A. had done. It took a while to work don't achieve this mass audience accept out how to do everything. It's not just like ance ? four tracks off an album, there's a great A. Well no, the superstar thing is gone. deal more planning. There won't be any more Bowies, Rod Q. What about the sound itself. Did Stewarts, Beatles — not in that mass thing. I you sit down and think we'll do an 80's see success as going to Melbourne, getting sort of sound with synthesizers ? a show together. I know how good it is A. Well, that's where I think music's because it's finished in my head nowand going. You get people like Gary Numan. it'll go down. It's just going to have to be It's all real young. It's only been in the pushed and pushed and whatever happens, past year that people have been getting wherever it takes us, I'm prepared for any into keyboards more, it's more electronic, thing. If I feel good about it, then it's more computer type music. Computers right. I don't plan to play for 400,000 and electronics are getting so precise. people in something or other bowl but if Q. Are you going to take the E.P. to that happens - well crazy. Australia ? Q. But as an artist, do you produce a A. Yes, we haven't got Australian sound for a level of success or a sound for release at the moment but W.E.A. is hope Barbra Streisand? Jonny Yen? some personal satisfaction ? ful. A. Here you go back to money. I need Q. ls this totally a recording venture ? Q. Do you find living as a musician, Q. What do you think of Taupo ? a lot of money to create what I want, so Have you any intentions of live work ? financially constricting ? A. Well I took some time off, went to I'm after as much money as I can get. A. The live work will come. For the A. For the last two years I've never Taupo and stayed on my boat for about Q. By the sound of it, you've maintain past two years I've been writing. Before been so financially low in all my life but a month and sorted everything out. Then ed a control over what you do. Have you a that I was working in bands, show bands I've never been so musically high either. we got it together, started writing and it manager that makes sure all runs smoothly ? club bands, and working all the pubs and I've worked harder in the last two years hasn't stopped coming. Now I'm writing A. We have no manager but we'll get clubs for years. But you get to sort of a than I've ever worked before. I didn't all the time, four hours today, and I'm one when we find someone who can state when you wonder what's going on. know that this wort of work existed and I recording and rehearsing too. manage better than we are at the moment. For fourteen years I've been a professional think jeez. I've only just started. Q. What's this next recording for, an If someone can come up and say, I believe musician, so I'm going to Australia because When I was with a rock band I was E.P. again ? in you and I can do this' then we'll work I know what the scenes like there. The touring New Zealand nine months of the A. No an album. It's logically the step together. It's a personal thing. problem in Auckland is there's a new year, and the money was good in the late up. It's gonna come. Q. What about the image you pushed wave punk bracket, and if you aren't in seventies. Now I sell things to keep going Q. How much material have you got on Stagestruck, that Harlequin aspect ? that you find it very hard to make people but no way will I get back into a pub band together ? A. That was just for the record. The listen. There's not the population to have again. A. About forty to fifty numbers now - next ones going to be totally different. lots of different sounds about. For a band Q. So you're not in it for the money ? arrangements, lyrics, everything. Q. What instrument were you playing to make a living they have to cater for the A. No I'm not interested in the money Q. Are they along similar lines as in your early bands - piano ? current trends. I've got into it the other until I'm doing my third album, and then I 'Stagestruck' ? A. No I played drums for years and way around. I've got video coming up, a start thinking about what's happening. A A. Well, that album was done a year years, doing all the top 40 stuff. Then I new show. But I never want to do pubs million dollars, that's money to me. I'm ago so .... it's taken a whole year to get went into showbands and played with again, and the show's too big +o do in a not going to make all my money next to vinyl. Johnny Devlin for a year, played with pub anyway. week. I've got five years of fucking hard Q. Do you think you could have done people like Alison Durban and Lee Grant. Q. Was the EP self-financed ? work ahead of me. this five years ago ? Has the music industry And I played in Australia for 12 months A. Yes but not through WEA. I had it Q. Who's doing the show with you ? changed in its attitude towards local artists doing a similar sort of thing. privately financed. A. I've got Malcolm Whitten who did A. I don't really know. I wasn't like Q. Have you ever appeared as a solo Q. Who did the cover ? the cover, another lady who does the that five years ago. I suppose it's a lot performer before ? A. A guy called Malcolm Whitten. He's secretarial and handles the business side, a better now, all that's happened in the last A. Yes, my first concert as Johnny Yen the art director and will be in charge of all guy over in Australia, Richard who's 18 months, all go harking back to the big was a year ago at the Town Hall - a double stage presentations. handling the gear. It's only the four of us nudge Johnny Rotten gave to music. bill with Aellian Blade. My set was 20 Q. Are you into the theatrical aspects ? at the moment and it took two years to Music was getting stale and lazy. What I minutes long during which I performed 5 For example the harlequin on the cover of find that group and its unfortunately not would have done five years ago I don't songs, each with a different set. The 450 the E.P. ? on the music side. I've made great headway know but this vinyl proves I exist and I strong audience apparently loved it. Be A. It's music sure but we're right into with my covers and my art and my stage can't be taken away..... cause I didn't have a band at that stage, I common entertainment. but I haven't got a bloody band yet. I'll Q. Do you admit to any influences ? mimed the whole show to pre recorded Q. So it's an early Split Enz style show start looking for one when I hit Australia. A. No. It's all my experiences. I like to music and the audience all thought I had a your aiming for ? Q. Are you going to advertise ? listen to all music, Lou Reed is a favourite band concealed behind the curtains. The A. That sort of feel but not that style. A. Well I'll get a band over there, I I like to listen to privately. Ever since 66 concert took five to six thousand dollars Q. What about the show itself ? would take a band from over here, except its been Lou Reed but my music reflects to put on and it had an amazing light show. A. We're going to Australia to get the it would take eighteen months to get it no hint of the Lou Reed sound. I listen to It was only a shame that only 450 people show together and then bring it back. As together. Actually the Star misquoted me Rod Stewart; Meatloaf, Boney M, Devo, a turned up. It was for the simple reason for calling myself an Australian is concern saying that the musicians here aren't good lot of Abba - allsorts of things, just differ that it was two new local acts which no ed, all I can say is I'm a New Zealander, I enough. It's just that the musicians I've ent sounds, productions etc. You've got to body had heard of. live here, it's my country as much as any met in the last few months have been in go overseas. In retrospect we found Jonny Yen .... other New Zealander. We've got costumes two categories. Older musos who want to Q. What's your connection with Aellian Crazy coming up that are brilliant. We've even settle down and do clubs and younger Blade - the E.Ps credits featured several got All Black costumes with a twist in ones who just want to go out and get musicians from this band ? Antonius Papaspiropouios them. That's keeping it Kiwi. stoned and get a band together. A. Rob (Chamberlain) and I had work Michael Lamb . -ane ?, CRACCUM, April 28. RAFT RACE 1980 MASOCHISTS MOVIES AND CAPPING IS BACK ! BUBBLY BREKKY The Great 1980 Raft Race is all organ Once more, a feast of fun and entertain Something to keep you late-night ment. This years' Capping contains all the ised (I hope). This year's race is on TUESDAY 6TH MAY. It goes from Devon freaks awake and clutching your knees. A old favourites, so forget about terms and selection of movies,not previously shown other mundane things and get into Capp port across to Okahu Bay. The race starts at 10.30 am and with any luck all the on campus (at least in the last three years). ing. There should be something for every Followed by an early morning bubbly one, but remember, the emphasis of rafts will have finished before the tide turns and you get swept over to South breakfast for those of you who have lasted Capping is in participation, so get involved the distance. and do something over Capping (even if America. Spectators are welcome (feel it's only kidnapping your grandmother for free to save any drowning rafts). Entry the Unusual Object) ! forms can be picked up from Studass. Come back Capping, all is forgiven !! These contain all information you need. CAPPING STUNTS BIKE RIDE (as in MOTORCYCLES) This year the Auckland Public is going This year's bike ride is bigger and to be hit with capping stunts like never brighter (ho hum) than last year s. Hope before. We have a few good ideas, but we fully I won't get a bad dose of tickets this need more. If you have a stunt idea in time around. The idea is to watch the start mind, bring it along and we'll do our best of the raft race on Tuesday May 6, at to see it gets done. If you already have a Devonport and then see if we can beat the group of people and stunts worked out, rafts back to Okahu Bay. The ride will come and register your stunt, so that start from Alfred St at 9.30 am and then Studass knows just what is happening. The take an incredibly complicated route over Police tend to lay responsibility at our to Devonport to see the raft race start at door anyway, but this year we intend to 10.30 am. There will be people who know beat them to the punch so to speak. So, where they are going so follow them. And for your own safety, at least, please PULEAZE only park by the roadside and register your stunts by Friday May 2 with not on anybody's pieces of England, (i.e. Darryl Carey at Studass. keep off the grass.) Outrageous stunts are the basis of this If you're all that interested in what year's fund-raising campaign for AUSREF direction the ride is going have a look on (our Refugee Action Fund) and we desper the motorcycle club noticeboard at the ately need some fast, crazy, people to pages of instructions. Otherwise follow carry out stunts designed to raise money the leader. i and publicise the fund as much as possible. This will generally involve kidnappings, PUBCRAWL collecting tolls, and selling things back to their owners. If this sounds like you, then W hat Pub Crawl ? It definitely will not CAPPING REVUE we need you now - with help or just ideas. start anywhere around 2.00 on Wednesday See Darryl Carey at Studass. afternoon, whatever happens I Blue Elephant and the Puss Pony Comp Get involved ! Capping's back in town. UNUSUAL OBJECTS any presents 'The 1980 Flaw Show'. Re BICYCLE RIDE action to this show has been mixed. For all the raving klepromaniacs - here 7 was carried away' Tehran Gazette A fte r getting off to a bad start in '79, is the chance to go wild. On Tuesday lunch 'Shocking and revolting... this show re when the bicycle ride closed with the time, (probably after the raft race) we'll veals everything. / loved it..' Oamaru Times infamous Haka Party Forum, the newer, be holding the Unusual Object Competit 'The camels were lovely..' Waitemata Daily bigger, better 1980 ride is on, leaving ion in the Quad. Prizes will be given in the But don't take the censors word for it, Alfred Street at 11am on Tuesday 6th following categories. come and see the show yourself. of May, and going, via a tortuous and yet Best Inanimate Object (ie not live) to be decided route to Okahu Bay to Best Animate Object (ie live) view the finish of the raft race, and some Best-Known Object (live or not live) time thereafter returning to the Univers Most Daringly Apprehended Object. 1980 FLAW SHOW ity. Just one thing for you nice young The bigger, the better known, the most UNIVERSITY CAPPING REVUE trendies to show off your new Morrisons. unusual the better. But please, no DC 10's. KENNETH MAIDMENT THEATRE THE TERMINAL DANCE CHILDRENS PARTY HAD a guts full ? Feel like you want to 6-10 MAY 8 pm. end it all ? Then this is the dance for you. One of the more beneficial events of It's the last one before the end of term Capping, the Children's Party provides an and signals the start of Capping. Watch the afternoon of fUn and entertainment for underpriviledged kiddies. Anyone that Capping posters for details. Bookings: Maidment Box Office Finish your first term with a bang. wants to help with this, please see David Rose at Studass. This is being held on Sat Open from 28th April ANTI-GRAD BALL urday May 3rd. 12.00 - 2.00 Now entering its 5th star-studded year. DRINK THE PUB DRY or phone 30-789 °-eviously blessed by the presence of such luminaries are Pope John Paul I, the A free shuttle bus service will be taking Tickets $2.50 Marquis de Sade, Spiderman, David students from the Coffee Bar, Alfred St, Public $3.50 Merritt, Bambi, and countless others, we to an undisclosed Public House. This year expect this years Anti-Grad Ball to be the the event will be held on Monday May 5. best ever. With a little imagination this The bus will be leaving at ten minutes past could rival the President's Inauguration. the hour from 12 midday to 7 pm, and Come as anything you like, even your any other time there are untold people self. wanting a lift. This W ill Belt: Old Grad Bar Friday May 2 Grad Bar Grovel 1 2 .0 0 -2 pm GRADUATION The Terminal Dance 8.30 - 1 am Cafe Cafe Saturday May 3 Children's Party 10.00 - 4 pm Rec Centre Monday May 5 Isobel Allende 1 - 2 pm Drink The Pub Dry 12.00- ? Secret Venue Devonport Wharf PHOTOGRAPHS Tuesday May 6 Raft Race 10.30 ’ Bike Ride Princes Street Bicycle Ride 11.00 pm Alfred Street Unusual Objects 1.00 pm Quad Competition FREE Sitting in COLOUR Radio B Rage 8.00 pm Cafe Capping Revue 8.00 pm Maidment Rudman Gardens Wednesday May 7 Rudman Concert 12.30 What Pub Crawl? 2.00 Nowhere in particular Anti-Grad Ball 9.00 Cafe 75, Masochists Movies 1.00 am Rudman Gardens Capping Revue 8.00 pm Maidment < • > Quad Thursday May 8 Champaigne Brekky early Capping Ceremony 1.15 Town Hall Graduation Ball 8.00 pm Trillos Capping Revue 8.00 pm Maidment “ When you want to look your best” Town Hall Friday May 9 Capping Ceremony 12.15 pm CML Shopping Mall Graduation Ball 8.00 pm . Mandalay Corner Queen & Wyndham Streets Capping Revue 8.00 pm Maidment Maidment Auckland 1. Telephone 372-087 Saturday May 10 Capping Revue 8.00 pm 8. CRACCUM, April 28. ONE YEAR AFTER THE BURIAL The shocked egos and eleven arrests of Zealand - A Statement of Issues' ? This is a May 1st 1979 were not the end of the Human Rights Commission publication Haka Party incident. Nor was the brief edited by Alan Blackburn of the Human week of autopsy that followed on campus. Rights Commission staff in Wellington. It Repercussions have surfaced again in rec is a compilation of extracts from submiss ent weeks with the release of a Human ions made by 306 people concerning racial Rights publication designed to ressurect (dis)harmony in New Zealand. And it is the debate. available free from the Race Relations It appeared last May that the confusion Office in K'Rd. and incomprehension that was uncovered Alan Blackburn has edited the submiss when the layers of indifference were hack ions to present two opposing views. This ed through were too much for most, and dichotomy is misleading . The submissions the wound was rapidly sewn up. cover every shade of fatuity and profund Just as the Haka Party incident was a ity on the spectrum, but the purpose of graphic instance of the racial disharmony the statement is to provoke public comm that approaches violent polarisation in ent and, dare we hope, discussion. Further New Zealand today, so the student react submissions are invited towards a more ion illustrated an inability to come to substantial report in the future. terms with the issue. Yet the response on It is too late to reach a consensus on campus was a hundred times more hopeful the Haka Party incident. It was surely than that drawn from the public. Misguid never possible. Consider these two opinions ed by the press, unable to appreciate the from the Commission's statement of sub whole context of the event, what chance missions: did they have of realising its significance ? 'The Haka Party was a cowardly act by In July, at the time of the court appear a gang of thugs whose minds have been inidyinea sugnts on tne part of members ances of the He Taua defendants, there eroded by stirrers and 'do gooders' who ings and some legends, the pre-European of the minority culture.' was a swell of publicity and support, but try to tell them they are being discriminat Maori music knew only 3 or 4 musical no new discussion. He Taua, themselves, ed against.' But the key issues remain. How we n°te s .... The Maoris and white do-gooders point to no significant progress made. 'Incidents such as the 'Haka Party' engage these will determine how the Haka must realise the plain fact of life that the (see associated Statement) affair occur because of insensitivity or Party incident is remembered, if we have bread and butter for Maoris lies with the the sense to remember it at all. Can we hope that this will come with ignorance on the part of members of the white man and not on the marae.' the release of 'Racial Harmony in New majority culture and sensitivity to real or Alan Blackburn presents the two views Try arguing with those ! And these are that summarise the submissions thus: people concerned enough to make sub 'View One is based on the central missions to a Commission ! theme that New Zealand is a mono- Neither side is free of dogmatism. He cultural society - that we are 'all New Zea Taua's statement, although not in the landers' and should share a standard New same category as the comments above, is Zealand culture. This view calls for the an example of what opinion in this assimilation and integration of cultures; country is being driven to. Racial disharmony is caused by the non Last May we had an indication that the adaption of minority groups into the time for words is almost over. Here is an majority European New Zealand culture. opportunity to prolong that time a little The alternative view emphasises that in the hope of avoiding the escalating con New Zealand is a society of diverse cultura flict that seems almost inevitable. Grab a groups. We are not 'all New Zealanders' in copy of the Commission's statement and terms of having one culture. Racial dis join in. harmony is caused by the lack of accept To quote it twice more: ance by the Pakeha majority of minority 'The first step in solving New Zealand's Polynesian cultural practices. Cultural racial problem lies in our ceasing to pat differences should not only be accepted ourselves on the back for being an egalit but actively promoted to bring about arian, multicultural society, for in the true greater understanding and well being to sense of these terms we are neither....' New Zealand society.' 'Racial intolerance is caused by ignor Well now, these seem reasonable state ance, fear, stereotypes. Ignorance of what ments representing two conceivable posit differences between peoples are, of what ions. In the name of harmony and pros different reactions.... to various social perity let the debate begin.... situations are, of what different people But wait, consider these extracts: consider important and worthy of respect. 'The Maoris must be made to under Fear that a group will be forced to give up stand that good things in white man's what is theirs..... Stereotypes formed by culture cannot be got w ithout sacrifices. If contact with only a few people of the they want white man's standards of living other race.' they must join in the rat race on the white Alan Blackburn concludes with a quote man's terms.' from Taniguchi Buson: 'The Maori culture is a simple tribal 'The butterfly sleeps well illiterate culture white man got out of Perched on the temple bell .... tribalism thousands of years ago. Maori Until it rings.' culture can offer nothing but some carv Stephen Payton HE TAUA: A STATEMENT On May 1st 1979, a group of young Engineering Society has allowed its mem defendants as the judicial system was given issue of racism by the more sensational Maori, Samoan and Niuean people made a bers a chance to hold on to their childhood another lesson on 'people caring for accounts of violence. 'Gang Rampage at personal approach to the Engineering for just a few more years, but like all little people'. Every day lunches were prepared, University' and other such misleading Students Haka Party with the intention of boys they got a bit carried away with hot drinks were available to the elders who headlines were specifically designed to asking them to desist from their drunken themselves and last year they got a well- came to support, transport was arranged confuse the people and keep them from performances. As a result of what took deserved thrashing for trying to spin out for those who needed it, but the greatest leaning the truth, but as the facts emerged, place that day, eleven people were arrested, an old and obscene joke. It is only to be support was the presence of people from Maori people became more and more open (none of whom were Engineers) and each hoped that in future the Engineers will all races who understood the real reason in their support for He Taua and the prin charged with participating in a riot. There take a long amj hard look at what they do why He Taua had been forced before the ciples that He Taua had stood for. were seven charges of assault. and how it affects others before they try courts, i.e. because the He Taua incident The attitude that 'it couldn't happen That incident took place a little less forcing it on the public. represented a direct attack on the racist - here!' must be put to rest. It has and it than a year ago - and what has been achiev And He Taua.... what became of practices and policies of this society. does happen here. Capitalist exploitation, ed since then ? Have the Engineers really them ? Well, they waged a massive and Of the 23 people who took part in the racial discrimination, and sexual oppress learnt anything as a result of the lesson successful campaign that was to win incident, 11 were arrested, 8 were convict ion are facts of New Zealand life, and that they were given that day ? I doubt it. support from every sector of Maoridom, ed and 3 had charges against them dismiss recognising and accepting the existence of Chances are that they will be more dis the Pacific Island community and from ed through lack of evidence. An appeal these problems is the first step in the quest creet in the future, and possibly many of thousands of Pakehas throughout New was lodged but it was dismissed and so the for a solution. them will have learnt that Maori and Zealand. In July of last year, the eleven 8 remaining defendants ended up doing The Engineering Students Haka Party Pacific Island people have a culture that defendants were made to appear before four months periodic detention. for 20 years displayed a sick and senseless other people should learn to respect - but the courts so that the system could vent The point must be made that the inci brand of racism that was finally halted by the Engineering Society is organised for, its anger on those who had dared to dest dent of May 1 st 1979 affected 'not only a people's determination to be free: free and led by se xist,^^B ^w h ite middle- roy the myth of racial harmony that is He Taua but was to affect Maori people from the degradation and free from the class males and their 'traditions' are not still perpetrated overseas. During the six throughout the country. Maoridom reeled mocking face of ignorance. Could a He likely to take a dramatic turn for the day farce hundreds of people came to under the initial onslaught of the reaction Taua incident happen again ? .... Yes. better in the space of only one year. The offer their support and their aroha to the ary media, who tried to disguise the real He Taua member Page 9, CRACCUM, April 28. »i*cA ,MU33A forward momentum of his bulk, and wham, He was christened Te Ringa Mangu man. Like the police today; as far as I can emotional sentimentalism, if wars were Mihaka, but has been known for years — see, the first requirement for a policeman fought, won and lost on sentimentalism, sent him right back. affectionately or notoriously — as Dun. is to be 6 ft tall, and whereas in the days then Maoridom would have won every war And of course, I could not be concer He will own to being a Maori activist, of of Mr Donald McLean they could probably there is to fight, and resolved every contra ned about flinging an old man back — I socialist beliefs, and has travelled the only count up to 10, today they can count diction there is to resolve. mean, 70 years old, jesus Christ I should length and breadth of the country on up to 20. With the Haka Party, the only thing I be crucified for that kind of thing — speaking tours and in demonstrations. He I don't think for a minute that the objected to really was when the group who because this was a political protest, you has seen the inside o f m any a cou rtro o m , courts or the police think that I am a hid performed this so-called 'revolutionary act' understand that. Non-violent, until you're and a couple of prisons too. His latest eous criminal, but because I question the claimed that theirs was a conscious politic violent to me that is. wrangle with the legal profession was over whole ideological setup, the values, ethics, al act. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, I think there must have been consider an appeal against a sentence of periodic morals of this rigid bureaucratic system, I could say for certain that it wasn't. For able consultations with the police before detention, resting on the fact that in their this bastion of the British vintage of imper instance, if someone has said to me, 'Well it was decided not to press charges against correspondence to him his name was mis ialism, they are out to get me. I don't lets go down to the University, where these anybody — because of the sensitivity of spelt. He has always insisted that his case rape people, or murder, or convert cars. lazy bastards are making a mockery of us, the affair, and particularly of this man's should be heard in Maori. He spoke at The fundamental question in this coun as they've done for the last 25 years, or office. I am reasonably proficient in length with Katherine White, extracts try today is why there seems to be so the last 150 years, what do you think, let's courts, and I think I could possibly sub from which are printed below. much lethargy and apathy to what's going go down and beat the bastards up....' I'd ject him to the most.humiliating of cross- on outside your own province. And gener have said, 'Aw, come on, let's go.' So that s examinations in his entire life. *The ideological criteria of the system ally speaking that's a result of the condit okay, but when they turned round and of justice are calculatedly designed to Because of the politics ioning we go through. There I mean the said, ours is a conscious political act — you involved, the sensitive nature of his office, bring about a pre-determined result. And quality of the education system. I suppose can't do that. Of course there was some and of the whole Treaty of Waitangi, I what is that? The status quo. And what another fundamental thing is that there is planning, but it was only between one or think that's the only reason that the char is the status quo? That is where we have so much food in this country. You and I, two of them; they didn't impart their ges were dropped. And as I see it, the the multinationals and the big bourgeoisie, by accident, occupy what is probably the plans to the whole group who came and State has engaged in mass blackmail, and all those 'peasants' at the top, and world's richest country in terms of the made this attack on Fort Knox. bribery of the masses, by declaring Feb then we have the so-called middle classes, number one luxury food. If they were aware of the developments ruary 6 to be a public holiday; meaning and then the working classes, and then the I can recall when I was a child, and leading up to the situation as things stand, that people would look forward to that ethnic national minorities are right at the that's not that long ago you know, how a then they would have realised that no day, not because of what it means, but bottom of-the pile, and that is the status symbol of wealth was a chicken in the pot matter how insensitive, no matter how because it was a day off. You know, they quo. once a year, each Christmas. But since racist the students might have appeared to could go and play croquet, go surfing, On my personal police record there are Kentucky Fried and the Colonel got in, be, that the students were part of the same hang-gliding and kill themselves in the pro 50 or 60 alleged assaults. The vast majority you can get chicken for dinner, breakfast, system as themselves. There are objective cess — well that's fine, but the true nature, of these are the most 'technical' assaults lunch, morning tea, afternoon tea and processes that can take hundreds of years, the true meaning, of the Treaty of Waitan that I could have been charged with. And supper. And accordingly that symbol of and there are processes that can take 10 gi has been forgotten. because of my previous experiences, there wealth has moved, so that now its a car minutes. And the process here was to is a sort of official line, or conniving, which All in all, war without guns, that's what in the garage and a colour TV to watch turn round and really vent your frustrat means that I am left with scarcely a leg to politics is.* Coronation Street on, so that your whole ions and anger, not so much about what stand on. system of values is sucked to bits. And the students were doing, but about the I have always claimed that I have the are we better off today than we used to general condition of the nation. right to be heard in my mother tongue, be? I don't see that we have a happy, that is Maori, The comment of the Justice And if the students chose not to add docile population. There is always tech in dismissing my appeal was that 'in relat this bloody haka party to their repertoire nical advance, but I don't thrnk that man ion to the use of the English language, it this year, it will not be through any appre generally has progressed. In his ability to must have been apparent to the learned ciation of the differences in culture or the generate wealth, and to harness the forces Mt Crawford Prison, Magistrate that Mr Mihaka is a highly intel causes of the differences, but through fear of nature he has gone forward in leaps and Mirainar, ligent man, proficient in the use of the of a repeat of last year. bounds, but there is still this unequal WELLINGTON Then there was this Kiwi Keith jostling English language, and able to present his distribution of wealth. And always will 16 April, 1980 case to a degree which surpasses quite a up at Waitangi. I think that's something Mr Wilson, be as long as there are the multinationals, that's a bit of a laugh really, a publicity Deputy Registrar, few counsels.' He didn't say that the sys and all this hierarchical bizzo, the Treaty tem.is racist, he justified the system. thing - that's all we can hope to gain from Auckland Supreme Court, 14,000 p eo ple,' of Waitangi even. a bloody march. Marching from one end AUCKLAND. gathering in hist I have been acting as Maori Agent in On the question of land, nobody has court for Diana Prince, who was arrested of Queen Street down to the Post Office, Park, Glen Eder the right to say that real estate land Dear Mr Wilson, in Wellington for painting slogans in the what do you hope to get out of that? Hoani Waititi M belongs to anybody in particular. And It seems to me that you tend to derive great Beehive in solidarity with the Waitangi Nothing. And what do you expect to get ‘ of the first non while I attack bloody Maori sentimental pleasure in writing letters 'threatening court Day protest. Now what a Maori Agent is from marching from Waitangi, from one in history. ism, simultaneously I attack European action', if I did not willingly and voluntarily is anybody's guess, but it's in the statutes. end of the country to the other? Nothing. submit myself to the sub-humiliating, self debas The bus had arrogance on the subject. Looking at it History suggests that what is a Maori Agent Publicity, that's all. ing act of attending Periodic Detention. As you morning to take humanitarianly, I think I am for socialist today was once a Maori Land Purchase Now with the Waitangi Day thing, I so correctly point out, my motion for leave, to keen anthro stu< policy — land is not something that Agent, and my researches into the subject went up a couple of weeks before, and appeal to the Court of Appeal N.Z. was dismiss : Craccumites out belongs to anybody. You can't manufac indicate that the projotype for this agent some of us decided to block the bridge, ed (Oct 1979). we arrived, howi ture it. If the world, the productive forces was a Mr Donald McLean, who was, accor using chains. This was to be a non-violent Since then I have never been informed by truly roused by and so on, were developed on the basis of ding to all reports, an uneducated Scots protest, an active boycott. Well some anyone as to the results of those submissions iastic renderings made to the Crown Law Office, by Mr Upton. clown disclosed this to the media — some itional death sor The only person I've received any correspond was energetically people make me really bloody sick — so ence from is you telling me something I already by Mayor Robbi we had lost the element of surprise. So know i.e. that my motion to appeal was dismiss then we thought that what we could do ed. Due largely to your appalling misspelling of wooden stick, tc was block the entrance to the marae, then my name in most of your love letters to me, I ! entered onto the we would chain the thing, so they would have disregarded them as some kind of mad the traditional v\ have to leave by the back way. Now in joke. The disgustingly insulting and appalling, calls and hakas. Maoridom one of the biggest insults is for technical mistakes, characteristic of yourself i The marae is a person to go onto the marae by the front and that office, deserves like consideration by Waititi, a gradua me, of your refusing my application for the rein door and leave and scuttle out the back who had workee statement of my appeal, dismissed by his Honour door like a rat. And that to me was far j and had lived in more important, the political and cultural on 11 March, 1980. To your suggestion in your ! most recent letter in relation to this matter, that implications of this, than this jostling of you claimed you posted a notice of hearing prior Holyoake. to the 11 March to 143 Dixon St., Wellington. I I was there, right in the middle of the say one of us is lying. Either you are telling the picket, with this old man who was flung truth and I am lying, or else I am telling the back in the direction he had come. If you truth and you a re..... I'll permit you to fill in had been there you'd have seen how he the missing gap as it does seem that you have a good imagination. walked up to them, like Moses walking up to the shores of the Red Sea when the wat My stand is a conscious one based on my ers parted- only they didn't here. And then cognisance of this system, I should say, much vaunted system of jurisprudence coupled with he came up towards me- of all the places my many authentic experiences, it is therefore a for him to try and breach the picket line, stand based on principle and as a result the con he came over to the area I was standing in. sequences of my actions whatever they are or Now this girl Hilda claims that he came over maybe, I accept. What I am also aware of how to there- I was standing next to her- because ever, is that had there been 170 as at Bastion she was a woman and the smallest; well be Point 1978-9 people with the courage of their that as it may. Anyway, he came over, and convictions, then I have no doubt in my mind I did not hear him ask if he could go whatever that Mr Me Lay, the present. Mi nister through, whatever he has told the media. of Justice, will quite predictably, as did his brother politican for Justice then, intervene To me, it was reminiscent of an All Black and stay proceedings on this matter and throw prop forward, barging through as he gets it out. close to the opposition forward line; as I saw it, he put his head down and charged. I remain, your sincerely Te Ringa Mangu Mihaka As he got past me, I dropped my right arm, grasped him round the m idriff, checked the Page 10, C R A C C U M , A p ril 28. wham. 'OU /ou're sub- cross- Feb- ning that but v, they ig, he pro nature, i/Vaitan- :'s what 3rd Prison, 3TON 1980 MARAE Last weekend (19-20 April) about cost $400,000 to build and the fund-rais who, after being happily welcomed, took 14,000 people, with the largest Maori ing had been largely organized by Pat al group activities into the night. gathering in history, crowded onto Parrs out handkerchiefs and abruptly started All in all it went off extremely well. Hohepa of the University in conjunction wailing for at least ten minutes, before irk, Glen Eden, the site of the new with other Maoris of the Glen Eden area. Organizing and catering for such a great Hoani Waititi Marae, to see the opening they stopped and went over to their seats. number of people takes a lot of skill and erive great The marae itself covers 7 acres, with a The official opening ceremony took it was well done, so I'll gladly forgive them g court of the first non-tribal, multi-cultural marae further 10-15 acres for sports and recreat history. place at about 3 pm, after which the food the fact that my hangi meat was cold. intarily ion, on which it has been proposed to was finally served, and greatly appreciated , self debas- The bus had left early on Saturday build in the future an old people's home, after the long morning, followed by cultur Mandy Hatherly an. As you orning to take the university Maori Club, alternative education school, and social r leave, to en anthro students, and two sleepy welfare housing. vas dismiss- taccumites out to the marae. By the time On Saturday, however, this area was arrived, however, we had been well and taken up by a huge tent, sleeping 2,000 on irmed by ruly roused by the Maori club's enthus mattresses, and large marquees, with food missions iastic renderings of hakas, and even a trad catering for 15,000 people - one beauti Vlr Upton, itional death song. On arrival our party fully set up with many trestle tables piled irrespond- energetically nose-rubbed, and joined ig I already with oysters, pavlovas, cold meats, cakes was dismiss- jy Mayor Robbie gaily waving a carved ...... (°ur eyes bulged)...... for the invited sspelling of «ooden stick, together with whom we guests though. There was a hangi buffet s to me, I entered onto the marae, accompanied by for the rest of us. of mad Ihe traditional welcoming procedure of As more and iTiore people arrived at the appalling, calls and hakas. marae, seating became a luxury - guests yourself The marae is named after John (Hoani) were arriving from all over New Zealand oration by KARMA Waititi, a graduate of Auckland University, and the Pacific Islands, and the welcomes for the rein- who had worked in the Dept, of Education iy his Honour went on and on. Particularly intriguing to «idhad lived in the Glen Eden area. It :ion in your me was the group of elderly Maori ladies & REINCARNATION matter, that PUBLIC SEMINAR hearing prior Vellington. I 3 telling the Hing the FREE2 Vegetarian Dinner, Theatre, j to fill in you have a Movies & Music * t ’ ed on my •guest speaker- say, much / ' * * - -*~~~ " £ -3?* <•> «4S». W" T >upled with is therefore a .. ^ 3 * ** J ~ . 3* s Z1..T 1;-*. ■ jsult the con- i l » 1 WKĒH PRABHUPADA KRIPA GOSWAMI they are or /are of how- at Bastion MAHARAJA age of their n my mind nt. Minister s did his 7pm Wed,April 30 intervene r and throw CAFETERIA Auck. University, Prince St. be there! Page 11, CRACCUM, April 28. market information services and a variety According to a recently leaked Treasury of training programmes - pre-employment document New Zealand could face un school-based programmes, institute-based employment levels of 300,000 by the training, and work-based schemes. middle of the decade. Other estimates go much higher. Meanwhile the government While insisting that the main cause of pursues an economic package that will YO UTH O N unemployment are economic, Ivan Moses divert massive amounts of capital away addressed the blame that is laid by some from labour-intensive sectors of the on the education system. 'Schools have What is den- economy to capital-intensive sectors. been blamed for at least part of the pro usual reply is '< In addition we have evidence of the blem,' he said. 'Criticisms sometimes re for the people' bureaucracies attitude towards the waves late to a cult of softness induced by newer dom realised. I of new microelectronic technology that THE DOLE educational philosophies. Schools are un governmental f could profoundly distube our employment able, with rigid curricula, to adapt to change. Large numbers are said to be leav area lot closer structure. According to one unnamed POST OFFICE ing school not only w ithout acceptable willing to admi Permanent Head of a Government Depart standards of literacy and numeracy, but Well before ment, as the new technology is phased in with unsatisfactory attitudes towards decay of demo to our bureaucracy, the sinking lid policies work itself.' In addition to this thinly dis set of elections will dissolve as departments employ twice , guised plug for the back-to-basic philos Govt, instigate! as many people to cope with all the mis ophy, he spoke of the need to train people al boundaries. I takes that are made. more directly for productive employment as 'urban sprav\ It is comforting to know that the future while simultaneously training them for is far from real of full employment in New Zealand is in 1 ^ ^ "1 - unemployment. area alongside < such good hands. Fraser McDonald, a member of the manipulation, I Such was the level of optimisim at a National Advisory Council Working Party the smaller, an< recent Continuing Education Seminar en ^ ____ on Youth Unemployment, reflected on with it. titled 'Youth on the Dole'. It is young further remedies. 'By the peo[ people who face the worst prospects. 'The Temporary Employment Pro glimpse at the I Maurice Cervin, a Supervising Employ gramme has been criticised for the soul- seedy Peter's se ment Officer with the Labour Department, destroying nature of work offered and the see that elector provided the Department's statistics. general temporary climate of the work have had their 1 'Those under 21 years make up 50.5% environment. Training programmes may an ideal examp of the Unemployed Register but from the help individuals fit better into the current stupidity: Hum census we know that those under 20 years job market but they do not create addit urb of Howick make up only -16% of the labour force', the job market. There is the increasing ional jobs.' electoral area v\ he said. 'And women are 41.1 % of the ly high rate of economic advancement and proportion of women in the workforce. 'On the individual level there have been utilise the uppe registered unemployed but only 32% of a comfortable balance of overseas pay Significant in the future will be the impact experiments in work trusts and co-operat ions of Half Me the labour force.' ments.' of silicon-chip technology that claims to ives; the Maori Affairs Department Tu more effectivel' These percentages, of course, relate to 'Unfortunately it is hard to achieve all bring increased performance at reduced Tangata programmes for example. At the Mercer, and the an overall unemployment rate that New of these goals at once' he continued, with costs. Siemans, the German electronics level of the labour market discussions jurisdiction as E Zealand has not seen since the Depression dramatic understatement, 'and in fact company, predicted in 1978, a 40% drop centre on structural changes. Suggestions that. of the 1930's. Between 1946 and 1966 the some economists consider that it may not even be possible to achieve them all at in office employment of 1990 as a result include four day working weeks, perman The'For the level of registered unemployed never rose of forecast innovations 1\lew Zealand ent part-time work, flexible hours, job above 0.2% of the labour force. Beginning once. Certainly the present New Zealand ing; if thedecei appears to be incapable of influencing sharing and work rate variations. are merely to ki with the 1966-68 recession the rate escalat government is being remarkably ineffect such trends. It is offered no choice. We Finally, at the national level there are then the only p ed. Official unemployment today stands ive in achieving any of its main economic will, it is assumed, passively absorb the some vital social and philosophical quest are themselves. at 4% of the labour force. Other emerging goals. Thus at present we have the highest changes - and cope ! ions to be answered. The Labour Depart But then we trends cause further concern. rate of price inflation ever recorded of A t least some of us will cope; those ment, the bureaucracy generally, and the election to the < Maurice Cervin again: 18.4% over the last year, a persistent bal with power. But what of the powerless in Government are orientated to this year over the last fev 'Five years ago only 31.6% of registered ance of payments deficit which seems un our society, the young people for example? and next, not to the rest of the decade, let ceived legal peti unemployed (1,790) had been registered likely to stay below $500 million per year They are over represented amongst the un alone to the 1990's. Some important Parliament or 01 for more than four weeks and only 2.9% in the medium future and a stagnant economy with no advancement over the employed now and their situation is un decisions need to be made by the comm has chosen to ig (163) had for more than 26 weeks; now past several years and none likely in the likely to improve. Last year was a peak unity. What economic goals should take of massive, in fa 54.4% (14,633) have been registered for near future.' year for the number of school leavers priority ? Should we forfeit price stability les, such as SPU more than four weeks and 9.9% (2,653) The government appears to have allow registering as unemployed but indications or economic advancement in favour of full ents, COME,.... have been registered for more than 26 ed inflation to rise in the shrot term while clearly show that this year w ill carry the employment, or should it be the other way weeks. This indicates that for a substantial it attempts to contain unemployment. trend higher. round ? How should we define work in group of people unemployment is not just One can speculate about the political We know, from a survey carried out by the future - according to classic economic a short transitory period between jobs but considerations that have led to this decis the Auckland Committee on Unemploy concepts of productivity or should 'work' a more permanent problem'. And un ion. Unemployment may be considered ment in May 1979 that the average figure that is socially acceptable and remunerative employment continues at its high level of reluctant returners to 36 Auckland include some cultural and socalled 'leisure' despite high net migration outflows. more electorally damaging than inflation. secondary schools was 29.5 pupils per activities ? Should income and government Surely New Zealand's unemployment Certainly business interests can benefit school. This implies some 2000 Reluctant assistance be channelled in these directions level has been artificially low and we must from inflation more easily than from un Returners if the pattern holds for all of as well as towards industry, commerce adjust to more realistic levels if we are to employment. New Zealand. and conventional services ? complete internationally. This might be so The tension between these goals is Employers tend to employ married Can our society make such decisions? if the Labour Department's statistics gave increased by other economic factors. Pro women before school leavers because they The current rednd to polarisation as the a true picture of our unemployment sit fessor Court gave two such reasons. tend to be more stable and can be put off economic pie shrinks, reduces the possibil uation. This is not the case. 'Because of the structure of the mod more easily. Young girls retire from school ities of such change processes. The Department's statistical base is very ern New Zealand economy increased to home as unpaid domestics. They are The diversity of opinions and perspect poor. It measures only those unemployed government spending to a level sufficient isolated from their peers and disillusioned ives have one thing in common - few who register for the dole. Analysis of those to generate full employment seems almost certain to cause an unacceptable rise in at a critical stage of personal development. answers. There is a glaring need for know registered is minimal. The census offers a There is a rapid deterioration in an in ledge of the scale and attributes of youth more detailed picture, but for that we the rate of inflation. The second reason is dividual's self-concept aggravated by unemployment. A substantial degree of must wait. Professor Court of the Econo that the level of government spending in society's propensity to blame the un ignorance about the causes, effects and mics Department considered a truer esti New Zealand has risen over the years to employed person for the lack of a job. An actual circumstances of unemployment mation of the unemployment rate to be such a high proportion of total economic occupation is a key factor in the process backgrounds the growing reality of poverty 10.3% if we use the measuring system activity that there is very little flexibility of establishing an identity in Pakeha and powerlessness for a growing number adopted in the United States, and possibly left to change spending in accordance with society. The long term implications of un of people in our society. from 12% of the potential labour force is a more full employment or anti-inflation intent employment are therefore enormous, for Meanwhile the government continues accurate figure. This includes the registered ions. It is very hard to reduce, and in fact the individual, for his or her family and to plan for large-scale energy and indust If you need a lit unemployed, others actively seeking work no N.Z. government has squarely faced up for society and the economy as a whole. rial development, under a heavy umbrella making yo ur mi and those who have stopped actively seek to the problem of controlling its own The Labour Department is involved in of government secrecy. A full public for the asking fr ing work but would work if possible - in spending.' a number of programmes to forestall examination is not encouraged although Zealand. W e’re cluding 100,000 women in New Zealand Purely economic causes of unemploy excessive levels of unemployment. Its this is obviously what is in the public ready to help. today. ment operate within the context of import Temporary Employment Programme, interest. Student lo a n s Professor Court admitted that 'from ant social trends. Several speakers at the Private Sector Subsidy Scheme, and the Will unemployment soon be like taxes, the Government's view point, full employ seminar pointed to these. The great thing Student Community Service Programme one of the things in life that we can rely flexibility. Frorr ment is only one of several economic Ivan Moses, Principal of the Auckland help to create jobs and match them with on ? you over a roug goals to aim at. The other basic goals are a Technical Institute, referred to the baby boom of the 1960's that has now reached job-seekers. There are counselling services, Stephen Payton that you can pla reasonably low rate of inflation, a relative- you’re studying, sitJW o n s v a c concessional rat REGISTERED ELECT j If you’d like to t; ■ve.stcrn suburbs. Iotcrf J company Clean work problems with p aea; experience advc* , 874—713 or 873 : money and how REGISTERED, ?:*£• Bank of New Ze parf time,. X also arrange a tim e f< Epsom. !l RE INSURE ■ ng positj son, cit',1 Pb 799-9 ik for Henry C RETAIL diversity of At iurr ione: 774-024 Page 12, CRACCUM, April 28. nd a variety employment titute-based without public trial or grounds for appeal, mes. guilty. Last year, AH I took Television Two keep him there as long as they wished, and in cause of to court for defamation, even though the sell all his property. My my, privileges is , Ivan Moses allegations made on a TV2 were totally certainly the word ! Only a few years ago id by some MORE SECRETS: founded. As with enactments of the Offic Carmen was dragged before the bar for loots have ial Secrets Act, AHI made absolutely no suggesting that there were homosexuals in of the pro- What is democracy ? I suppose the attempt whatsoever to justify their pro Sterilization and Abortion Act was being Parliament, a situation that is obvious netimes re- usual reply is 'of the people, by the people, ducts, but they hoped that a court case worked over, there was enormous rage at since they seem to have stuffed everything ced by newer for the people'. Unfortunately this is sel would be sufficient a red herring for no its direction. I know of nobody who is in else, so why not themselves ? She only got i o o Is are un- dom realised. If we have a look at our own one to dwell on the actual issue. The laws favour of the act exactly as it is; a majority o ff by having a very quick, sharp tongue idapt to governmental farce, we might see that we of this country are not for the innocents' want it repealed or drastically changed, and good, expensive lawyer. id to be leav- area lot closer to Moscow than Muldoon is benefit. even more see it as a severe infringement icceptable willing to admit. When information about the quin In the United States, the Watergate on private, social and moral liberty; almost leracy, but Well before the elections take place the quennium was published recently, did scandal would never have been discovered everyone would like SOMETHING in it towards decay of democracy starts. Before the last Merv justify his secrecy about them, did if they had an Official Secrets Act. There altered. But they carried on, submitting to is thinly dis- set of elections that we were dealt out, the he explain the actual information. No, he have been incidences right here in Godzone the boos and intimidations of SPUC. asic philos- Govt, instigated massive changes in elector initiated proceedings as a political cover- of Parliamentarians misusing money, re The National Development Bill, the a train people al boundaries. It can easily be written off up, a mask to hide some act 'for the ceiving money for interfering where they SIS Act, sections of the Police Offences employment as'urban sprawl' but the thinking-man that people' behind. How can this be a demo are not entitled (such as the corruption Act 1951, as an act designed to deprive I them for is far from realistic. A large pro-National cracy if we do not know what our elected that lead to the Govt, refusing speaking area alongside a smaller 50/50 one beckons New Zealand of democracy, to aid Parlia (?) Government is up to, when they do privileges last year to an East Timoran), ment of deceiving its people, to aid Parlia ier of the manipulation, by sprawling the larger into 'clandestine' activities behind our backs. etc. Since Muldoon is trying to mould our ment in concealing crimes within the walls orking Party the smaller, and their National attitudes There have been very few incidences where country on Uncle Sam, he should adopt of the Beehive, as it now is. fleeted on with it. a prosecution under the Official Secrets their ideas of 'fredom of the press.' His Here are two startlers: 1) if you have 'By the people' is sheer idiocy; one Act has been in the interests of national smear tactics with our press in the last few contacted or spoken with, or communicat nent Pro- glimpse at the Hunua swindle, and that security, it all seems to be for National days shows how avidly he wants the press ed with in any way, a person who turns security. jr the soul- seedy Peter's semantic squabbling, and we to be so severely inhibited as to be useless. out to be a spy, then that is evidence of a Another problem with the Act was fered and the see that electors who voted in good faith His turning TV news into a single source crime under the Official Secrets Act of seen last year when literally hundreds of the work have had their franchise deleted. Hunua is limited their ability to state news factually, 'Communications with foreign agents..... ' DSIR papers and documents were strewn immes may an ideal example of the boundary and his recent attacks on the Dominion Sect. 4! You are guilty and have to prove over the Wainuiomata-Wellington road. o the current stupidity: Hunua stretches from the sub are nothing short of childish, since he has that you did not communicate with him The DSI R's apparent attitude was one of :reate addit- urb of Howick (well, half of it; the Howick dozens of other newspapers to report the but that does not alter the fact that the 'Oh well, it doesn't matter, you can't re electoral area was split last elections to criticisms which the Dominion editor re communication may have been 'Hello'. port what you have read anyway.' An Act ere have been utilise the upper-class pro-National sect fused (and an editor does have the right to You are deemed to have communicated prohibiting freedom of speech and of the nd co-operat- ions of Half Moon Bay and Farm Cove censor or change anything in his paper - with him if you visited his place. Poor press tends to lack excessively in its own tment Tu more effectively) all the way down to that's why he/she's called an editor). milkman and mailman ! responsibility to that attitude. Having mple. At the Mercer, and the Postmaster at Howick has So - if we want a fair election, we need The idocy of the act is limitless. But worked for a Govt. Dept, for 31/2 years, I scussions jurisdiction as Electoral Officer over all the election system restructured. If we Parliamentary Privileges are worse. Gordon rapidly became aware that, although Suggestions that. want a democracy, we need to restructure Tate was asked to sit in on a special Gov everyone had signed a document submitt eks, perman- The 'For the people' lark is self-deny Government so that they really do work ernment Commission on offensive publicat ing to the Act, the amount of confidential nours, job ing; if the deceiving tactics used by a party 'for the people'. If we want our judicial ions and behaviour and stuff like that, and material which lies all over the place from ons. are merely to keep that party in power, system to work, and that includes check /el there are was asked to publically issue a statement 8am to 5 pm is beyond belief. Although I ing crime at Government level, then we then the only people they're interested in about the stupid submissions made by phical quest- are themselves. no longer belong to the Govt services, I need the Official Secrets Act replaced by certain groups like the SPCS: the request know sufficient procedures to gain inform aour Depart- But then we move on! From the alleged one that simply protects national defence, came from a member of that very Commi ation about an astonishing amount of ally, and the election to the Govt in office. Many times we need the libel laws revised, we need ssion. Tate would love to have made a people. THIS SORT OF INFORMA TION 0 this year over the last few years the Cabinet has re Parliamentary Privileges thrown out (but written or oral statement about the hear IS A V A ILA B LE TO A MASSIVE he decade, let ceived legal petitions regarding some act of of course that's so cushy, that no MP ings, but, as he mentioned in his recent AMOUNT OF Cl VIL SER VANTS. nportant Parliament or other; consistently the Govt, would agree to that), basically it needs an booklet on censorship 'The Bartlett If the Government is genuinely interest / the comm- has chosen to ignore pleas nothing short overthrow of the Government by any Syndrome' if he had mentioned a word, ed in the 'Open Govt.' idea, the first thing should take if massive, in favour of psychotic minorit means, and a replacement with anything Parliamentary Privileges would have allow that must go is the Official Secrets Act; price stability ies, such as SPUC, SPCS, Concerned Par remotely touching organized or just. 1 favour of full ed the House to arrest him, haul him be also sections of the law concerning libel ents, COME,.... ! While the Contraception, fore the bar of the House, imprison him the other way must go. They are built to protect the Daryl Wilson ne work in >sic economic should 'work' id remunerative •called 'leisure' nd government hese directions commerce :h decisions? iation as the es the possibl AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS'ASSOCIATION es. Student and perspect- ion - few eed for know- utes of youth ial degree of effects and mployment Loans ality of poverty wing number from your on campus bank nt continues y and indust- If you need a little help and advice on eavy umbrella making your money go further it’s there CAPPING ill public for the asking from the Bank of New ged although Zealand. We’re right on campus and :he public ready to help. Student lo a n s l be like taxes, The great thing ab o u t these is their t we can rely flexibility. F ro m ju st a few d ays to tide you over a rough spot or lo n g -te rm so BALLS that you can plan ahead over the years you’re studying. Interest is charged at a concessional rate. If you’d like to talk over your money Thursday 8th May - Trillos Downtown problems with people who understand money and how it works call into the Bank of New Zealand on campus and Friday 9th May - Mandalay range a time for a chat. Commencing 8 pm sk for H e n ry G rim sh a w , 'niversity of A u c k la n d B ran ch lione: 774-024 r Tickets at $35 per double on sale [ysS?Bank of New Zealand at the Box Office, Maidment Theatre Here when you need us - on campus between 12 - 2 pm from Monday 28th April Page 13, CRACCUM, April 28. FUCKS ON STAGE cc Kramer vs Kramer 1900 Robert Benton Bernardo Bertolucci All Tchaikovsk Cinema T w o Lido N.Z.S.O. Town Hall, Fri To see this film objectively one must '190G' is an overweight, lumbering epic, dodge the barrage of Academy Award a Marxist celebration of the Italian peasant However roi nominations and hyper-publicity, apcept over the decadent bourgeois; but it's a film time, Franz-Pai the fact that this is the ubiquitous Meryl whose faults (principally, the dognatic of the 1812 ov Streep's film of the month, block o ff the narrative) are compensated for by the cal. The introd sound of packets of confectionary and superb technique: namely, the film's in Thy People' wf the tears and sobs of the highly strung and tensely beautiful surface, the sweeping, cellos and viola then sit back and allow yourself to be gloriously extravagant camera-work of Such control a: drawn into this totally engrossing story of Vittorio Storaro (who has just won an theme, shaped a broken marriage and its human cost. Oscar for this work on Coppola's performance. Sound familiar ? Well it is, but this film 'Apocalypse Now'). Although or is treated with a care and a sympathy, The first two-thirds are the best part the romance of enough to turn what might in other hands of the film . The first section covers the bells, brass ban have been a slow and tedious tearjerker idyllic, summery world of the boys' climax did not into a moving, paced human drama. Both childhood, with much emphasis placed on ence sometime: as director and writer, Robert Benton over the simple warmth of the peasants' app Similarly Deck: comes the pitfalls inherent in the storyline roach to life. In the middle section, part appears contair formula with an unobtrusive infusion of icularly that part depicting Alfredo's ’trol and unders gentle humour and wit. courtship of the 'decadent', coke-sniffing orchestra. Y et I Special mention must be made of the Ada (Dominique Sanda), tne sympathy the music and i actors in what is very much an actors flim. Robert de Niro projects in his role in some break away froi Meryl Streep, America's fastest rising and way defeats the ideological line being Maranga Mai the slow and settled English country back the Marche Slav most talented character actress notches preached by Bertolucci's narrative. a play about Maori Land ground. cellos with botl up another fine performance as Dustin But the growing importance of the Little Theatre Given an excellent cast, very thoroughly like some defor Hoffman’s 'inadequate' wife. Hoffman, fascist character played by Donald Suther Thursday 24 April. rehearsed and coping well with a mixture Tchaikovsky though an actor of somewhat limited land (subtly given the name of Attila) It is hard to describe the emotional of accents it was a pity that a couple of its contrasts of range, excels within it and as the advertis begins to drown in hysteria the film's impact of this play, such was the inten lighting blunders marred Wednesday's boisterous orch ing executive who has the importance of more positive elements. Attila is a card sity with which it was played. From the opening. The set was well constructed and was an excellen his family bought home to him in a most board character made to represent the opening prayer, through the emotion- cleanly laid out but lacked flair in design. The excitement graphic manner, he gives a sensitive and foulest depths of Italian fascism -- so he's filled songs, to the modest "thankyou" Costumes were pleasing and appropriate the Marche Slav templative worl felt performance. Justin Henry avoids shown bashing a cat to death with his at the end, it is a genuinely felt exper in context. Between the scenes blackouts Dand the Adag most of the American-made child actor head, raping (with the help of a female ience by all involved. lasted far too long and dissipated tension To hear the full ruts and is again, totally believable. I crony) a small boy and smashing his head The play starts with the 1975 land on opening night. This could be remedied produce such a guess no more can be said than at no stage in, and so on. The extremes of the film march — the point at which the Maori by faster changes and by providing musi of sound was in in the film can you reassure yourself with reach their climax, of sorts, with the inter people awakened. The final song is led cal bridges of those marvellous thirties pop the line - 'Oh well, they're only actors.' minable scene where the peasants dance by an elder of the people, showing that songs. Molly, after all, has pretensions to However the Brilliantly photographed by the great around under a red flag. the ideals of the play are not just those being a songwriter. was undoubted I Nestor Almendros, the colours are sub '1900' is a work by one of the major of young revolutionaries. This is made Niggling apart, 'M olly' is good entertain Boris Belkin the dued and autumnal in keeping with the contemporary filmmakers, who has pro very obvious throughout the play as it ment and a well constructed play. The brought througl films mellow mood. 'Kramer vs Kramer' duced a film riddled with faults which at jumps from the elder to the young New Independent's additional performanc Ihe work. His ui is a mellow, touching and poignant drama, times attain ludicrous heights, but, despite people and back again, with each group es at Sunday teatime provide an extra ntrude, provinc a perceptive film on any level you choose that, in no way do I regret having seen it. gaining new strength from the other. As apportunity to enjoy this revival of a good, itrument in the to see it. In its own way, it is quite an experience. it moves from 1975 to the present — old-fashioned English murder. tin. Bastion Point, the University Haka The musical Paul Burt Ian Johnston of Tchaikovsky Party and the Treaty boycott — the John G hent play is bold its criticism of social wrongs. The songs are broken either by short, Edgard Et Sa Bonne emotional outcries or satirical skits Eugene Labiche which had the predominantly white Maidment Theatre, April 19 audience roaring with laughter and pro vided a thought-provoking contrast Presented for the edification with the main body of the work. of the general public on one occasion only, The climax of the play comes with the The Penguin Dictionary of Twentieth Jiiffi Palmer by the Theatre Universitaire Francais death of the elder. Although we have seen Century History, D'Auckland, Labiches farce provoked the group punished again and again, there Alan Palmer, mixed feelings. is a strength to build on, which is shown Penguin - $6.95 On the positive side, was an attitude of in the transition from a song of a encouragement; small independent efforts The Penguin D ictionary of mourning to a last, strong song of inspir Dictionaries of, or companions to, like this one are all too rare occasions and ation, capped off finally by a real haka. histories of different eras, can be suspect their more frequent occurrence is only TWENTIETH CENTURY The play is a serious, indeed invaluable to be encouraged. Furthermore, 'Edgard' affairs at best. The selection of topics for contribution to our greater understan consideration, and even more importantly for all the amateurishness of its production, ding of cultures other than our own. But the treatment given these topics, are HISTORY,,-,,. is given the old college try by all concerned the lucidity of perception and the hones and some effective theatrical and comic especially susceptible to editorial bias. ty in performance are qualities that could Many such collections in the past, have moments do occur. carry it on its own. suffered from just this problem. The cast too, are generally good. Ruth The man responsible for this compilat David Hedge Dudding as the mother of the groom, ion though, Alan Palmer, has already Stephen Jacobi as the groom himself and obtained his credentials in this area. He M o lly Cecile Hillyer as the maid Florestine - all compiled the book to which this is this Sim on G ray merit special mention for the enthusiasm the companion piece - 'The Penguin New Independent Theatre with which they have thrown themselves Dictionary of Modern History' - though 'M olly' is the story of a sensational into their roles. that only covered the period from the crime that briefly arrested the decline of But there were negative feelings as well. French Revolution to the end of thaJast the English murder. Sex, passion and folly It's not just that the selection of play is World War. In this volume, though he mixed up with money and pre-war preten too ambitious. The very idea of doing a touches on areas dealt with in the former, sions inspired 1970s playwright Simon nineteenth-century French farce is a he has tried to make them intelligible Gray's nostalgic look at the old time values suspect notion at best. Though Labiche is within the context of our own century. of murder and the middle class. a highly admired craftsman, by students And within the necessary limitations im 'M olly' was a cruel and manipulative of the form, it would have to be admitted posed by space and form, Palmer has women who 'went further than I meant... even by them, that the techniques that guaranteed him success in the France of achieved a palpable degree of success. As a in some way to the European perspective but nobody came' - until, that is, the the last century are insufficient to do the reference source, TPDOTCH is impressive of the author; understandable, in light of gardener enters her life. Helen MacRae same for him here. ly researched, well designed for easy the fact that most of those who will con plays the fickle, fascinating bitch with an Borrowing directly from vaudeville - in consultation and more than adequately - sult this book will be students of the hist enjoyment that communicates her the use of improbable (if not impossible) cross-referenced. ory of our own culture, but regretable to,, character's manipulative charm and vital initial situations, topical subject matter, Like its companion piece, this book is for an opportunity has been missed to fascination. Lois Livingston plays the too, atrocious puns, direct address of the designed as an aid to, not a substitute for, contribute to our greater understanding of too scrupulous spinster-companion with audience - Labiche worked in a style that individual study. As a consequence the societies that have participated in the convincing intensity. As the gardener while it may have catered to the taste of uckner and Bra emphasis is on narrative not analysis. The evolution of our own to a greater degree Geoffrey Allen passes cleverly from the Parisians of the Second and Third At the 125th < dictionary's value (as befits it) is as a than we ourselves might care to admit. stupid submission of the socially and Republics, is unlikely to satisfy the lests, having coi source of information. Space and perceiv But this reservation aside, TPDOTCH sexually repressed, to the stupid insolence sophisticated and demanding audiences of lyor and party, ed function lead .Palmer to eschew lengthy is a commendable reference source. of those unwisely, or too soon and today. A play that once glittered now sizeable choir, f - and often controversial - investigations, Entries are clearly and logically organized, suddenly, liberated. suffers from tedious exposition, laborious idience, not on I in favour of straightforward descriptions both in themselves and in the context of As the wronged husband, Ron Montague explanation and a lack of any subtlety ey were in the i of the dynamics of the topics under dis the book as a whole. The range of refer was an excellent choice and did much to whatsoever. This, to my mind anyway, ousand people cussion. His approach is solidly non-contro- ences is comprehensive - given certain sharpen the dialogue with fast responses. calls into question the logic - or at least Keith and Sir versial but, as in all good histories, is limitations - and they are all written in an But in the slow build-up of the first act his the appropriateness - of staging a work ncerned for the reasoned and has a respect for the facts. easily readable style. Very readable, movements seemed inhibited, occasionally like this. Surely a more judicious choice A caricature o' As is to be expected, a certain amount actually. A good buy at the price ! even wooden. I suspect that his character of editorial bias does exist. Most entries, isation of the dynamic but retired indust could have been made. this last week, on modern m (for all the titles grand pretensions) relate rialist was partially sacrificed to establish John Carrigan John Carrigan der the Muldoc ■ CONCERTS All Tchaikovsky Concert er of children attending the concert and N.Z.S.O. the fact that it was sold out. Certainly Town Hall, Friday 18 everyone found something to enjoy. However romantic my thoughts at the time, Franz-Paul Decker's interpretation Chris Barrett of the 1812 overture was essentially classi cal. The introductory hymn of 'God Save Thy People' which is played only on the Improvisations for Solo Voice and Guitar cellos and violas was austere and precise. Ivan Zagni Such control as followed from theme to Little Theatre April 23 theme, shaped it into a monumental performance. Once Ivan Zagni had shed his nervous Although one was bound to imagine ness and the Philistines in the audience the romance of accompanying church had left, the recital generated a concentrat bells, brass band and cannon fire, the ed energy. Zagni 'prepared' his guitar in .dimax did not suffer the chaotic indulg the avant-garde tradition by placing objects ence sometimes associated with recordings. next to the bridge, leaving the ends of the Similarly Decker's style of conducting strings free e.t.c. He also used bows and appears contained, and it reflects the con plectra, using the guitar as an instrument trol and understanding he has for the in it's truest sense, i.e. as a utensil to be orchestra. Yet his sympathy is still with exploited. Using traditional melodies as a OK. So you've heard that Gary Numan is nothing more or less than a David the music and it was intriguing to see him point of departure, and singing fragments Bowie done! Drop that one. Bowie and Numan are complementary, there world 4 AH break away from his upright stance during of folk-song as the inspiration took him, views messhing like cogs in some existential machine. Davis Bowie's bleak Berlin the artist created a work o f multiplex Duntry back- the Marche Slav and lurch toward the soundscapes and Numan s chilling music certainly come from the same world. cellos with both hands downstretchecf, timbre and rhythmical intensity. Looking closer, Gary Numan has collected a bunch o f influences, including The most amazing aspect of this recital Ultravox, Enot Low-period Bowie, early Velvet Underground, Doors, and Nico. y thoroughly like some deformed expressionist monster. was how artist and music became insepar Bleak, chilling, colourless, stark, gothic, vicious images o f loveless lust, life i a mixture Tchaikovsky’s music is well known for able. Because he was playing his own couple of its contrasts of Slavic lyrical sentiment and caught in the crossfire o f twisted human shallowness, the cold grey waste o f the music and not that of any other composer, city. His lyrics and imagery reflect a vision o f a chill and forboding world every lesday's boisterous orchestration. The programme Zagni could dispense with any aleatoric structed and was an excellent representation of this. b it as surreal, pointless and ultimately absurd as our own. What we hear is, in fact, rules and present himself. The concert at ir in design, The excitement of the 1812 overture and our own world focused through Numan and reflected back to us. This is how it is, times reached almost electrical heights. apropriate the Marche Slav flanked two subtler con folks. Next stop — self-destruction. Bring back Nico to the surface. The parallels Without wishing to sound operatic, it was s blackouts templative works, the Violin Concerto in betvyeen her music and Numan's are evident. The emotional charges are the same. ted tension Dand the Adagio Contabile for strings. like hearing the heart-beat of an artist. He does the things for synthesized music that Ultravox never did, XTC did for pop Ivan Zagni hopes to give another con !| songs; and that John Cate would have done id he'd thought o f it. Here he comes ae remedied To hear the full string section by itself iding musi- produce such a dynamic range and depth cert soon at ELAM. The extensive neglect j Promising an elaborate stage-show and great visuals. I f you're after this sort o f jj emotional charge, don't miss out. s thirties pop of sound was incredible. of music of our age, by the musical tensions to However the highlight of the programme establishment make Ivan Zagni someone | ° ne Auckland concert only, Monday 12 May, 8pm; tickets St. James. w a s undoubtedly the Violin Concerto.Here not to miss. A t all. I Boris Belkin the Russian born soloist, >od entertain- St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra brought through the true lyrical content of Tony Busser produced a vital yet stable body of sound, •lay. The Second Subscription Concert performanc- the work. His underlying virtuosity did not punctuated by some delightful wind solos, rtrude, proving himself a master of his in- St Matthews-in-the-City, Sunday 20th an extra April, 2.30 pm and a fine string quartet section at the be-' itrument in the final hysterical climactic ginning of the Largo Cantabile movement, i/al of a good, Conductor: Georg Tintner un. where the melodic idea is stated which Soloist: Wendy Dixon (soprano) The musical accessibility and popularity becomes the basis for the rest of the of Tchaikovsky was reflected in the numb movement. St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra has A thoroughly pleasant way to spend established a reputation as an enthusiastic, a Sunday afternoon - from the large size hardworking amateur organisation:- even as such, their most recent afternoon con of the audience, many others felt the same. cert exceeded all expectations. Under the direction of Georg Tintner, a familiar Sarah on figure to Auckland audiences, the orchest Dccasion only, ra gave a splendid performance, perhaps at Francais its best in Sibelius's lyrical 'Rakastava' irovoked suite for strings, which opened the pro Poetry gramme. Fine solo lines emerged from the 'Twelve Poems' n attitude of well-balanced supporting texture, and Sylvia Townsend - Warner ndent efforts careful dynamic control aided the impress Chatto and Windus - $10.95 ccasions and ionistic atmosphere of the music. Beauti ce is only fully shaped phrases, good intonation, and These twelve previously unpublished re, 'Edgard' a refined, rich sound combined to make poems by Sylvia Townsend Warner, its production, this a thoroughly memorable performance. written during the last years of her life are all concerned Mr Tintner's sure and sympathetic con and comic ducting drew the best from the orchestra characteristic of her later work as a poet. Initially brought together by Sir Peter throughout the programme. Impressively, Pears for a reading in her honour at the ' good. Ruth the whole concert was conducted from e groom, memory. Aldeburgh Festival, and later read by him in a B.B.C. programme following her death himself and Mozart's Symphony No. 39 in E Flat urestine - all followed the Sibelius. The addition of in 1978, these poems effectively display the range and style of her work. i enthusiasm wind players for this work was accompan l themselves ied by a drop in the security of intonation, Bound in this simple yet elegant volume, the poems emphasise certain but initial problems in this area were soon traits in her craft. The form and structure elings as well, overcome. The chamber orchestra is the of the poems is kept tight yet her well- l of play is ideal medium for this type of symphony, of doing a allowing the light texture and clarity of # controlled rhythms give the poems a fluid movement, - irce is a the music to be fully appreciated. Mr 7 am come to the threshold o f a spring jh Labiche is Tintner's favoured arrangement of the Where there will be nothing oy students violins helped this: first violins on the To stand between me and the smile • be admitted conductor's left, second on his right. This Of the martin's scooping flight,' (In April). iques that arrangement was traditional until sixty Her sense of music within the poem and 3 France of years ago, and much of the music we hear her rich vocabulary give the works an mt to do the today was written with it in mind. The elegant feeling and although highly crafted reason for placing violins opposite one these poems display a natural felicity even •audeville - in another is obvious in Mozart and Haydn: when treating serious themes. The themes : impossible) there is much echoing and swapping of are varied yet display her earthy wisdom; ect matter, material between the sections, the effect often dealing with death she doesn't senti s of the of which is lost to a certain extent when mentalize it but takes it as another part of i a style that the seconds are behind the firsts. The rucknerand Brahms Revisited life - the taste of Mozart had tremendous rhythmic vitality 'Still in the countryside among the lowly Third ' At the 125th anniversary concert of the Auckland Choral Society, the invited and a delightful atmosphere of freshness Death is not out o f fashion,' (Graveyard in sfy the ists, having complimentary seats, were our Governor-General, our beloved and light completely appropriate to the I audiences of iyor and party. Not only were they ten minutes late, holding up the orchestra, style of the work. Norfolk) The volume encompasses poems of her ered now sizeable choir, four soloists, a rather perturbed conductor and an embarrassed " The second half of the concert contain varied styles, ranging from the earthy on, laborious dience, not only did Tintner glare at them for thirty seconds before they realised ed more Mozart in the form of three arias, ballad - 'Ballad Story' to the elegiac 'A y subtlety e y were in the wrong positions for "God Save The Queen," not only were a sung by Wendy Dixon: 'Exultate, Jubilate' Journey By Night'. All are marked by her d anyway, ousand people kept waiting whilst these "officials" left the auditorium, but also (K 165) and arias from 'Don Giovanni' and characteristic control and masterly use of or at least 'Keith and Sir Dovemyer fell asleep during the Mass, whilst those around looked 'The Marriage of Figaro'. Miss Dixon was words, rhythms and poetic images. At ng a work ncerned for them during the Requiem for the Dead. at her best in the latter works - her voice $10.95, the volume sounds expensive for :ious choice A caricature of Holyoake, made somewhat obscure by misplacement, referred seemed to suit the lyrical songs better only twelve poems but its content and this last week. In this issue we see Robinson reaping the benefit of a 40% sales than the more florid religious work. book production make it worth the price. on modern music (he can't afford the records, either) and enjoying "culture" The programme concluded with Haydq's der the Muldoon definition. Symphony No. 93 in D. The orchestra A. Bond Page 15, C R A C C U M , A p ril 28. from CAT RECORDS Clodia’s wl GILLIES ISLE on( the other a Along with Misex, Split Enz art through their 'doughnut-and-bottle-of-fizz' or roosting You're Only Lonely Terminal Jive currently attracting a lot of attention stage. So I went over there and it was J.D. Souther Sparks heavy with overseas. But the group have a history better - at least we had enough money. C.B.S. Virgin (thru RTC) that extends beyond True Colours. Since Then we went to the U.K. and signed with she likes th Chrysalis. So it was still good when I left their formation in 1972, Enz have had Known principally as a songwriter. Neglected in the past by a largely in she likes th for the second time in Holland. They went over twenty members pass through the Souther demonstrates here that he can different music establishment, it is only back to England and hit a lean time again. under the a ranks and the music has moved from also sing. The album's main strength, with the recent renaissance of synthesizers M. Would you like to be playing with them morose atmosphere, depth and colour to though is not his voice so much as the as an acceptable form of musical instru again ? Ignoring nr electronic mulch. Rob Gillies is now arrangements. Side one ends with a lovely mentation, that public opinion has pulled G. Not really, I think the music is definite she ripens h among the departed, and his retrospective version of his 'White rhythm and blues' 'Sparks' up into a recognized group (even ly not the same and I don't get that feel eating the s views of the band can be found below. which rescues it from the clutches of in New Zealand!). This then is the second ing when I go to the concert - which is Linda Ronstadt, who we all hate, right ? offering of Ron and Russel Mael under fortunate. M. What year did you leave Split Enz ? Side one is actually the quiet side, side Virgin management. It is a clear progress I too like th A. What about your time with Citizen G. January of 1978 but I could be wrong two a bit more racy man. It opens with a ion, certainly a movement away from their soft Band ? about that. song he co-wrote with Glen Frey of earlier pop-satire of the mid-seventies. pain of the G. Just a bit of fun. But I could never get M. What have you been doing since you Eagles notoriety T il the bars burn down.' The music on 'Terminal Jive' is like 'No it right. The saxophone amplification left Split Enz ? Even though there .is quite a lot of Eagles 1 in Heaven' in that it is probably among CK Stead would never be right. So I thought any A. I had a period of readjustment - which on this album, (in fact I still can't help the tighest, cleverest pop synthesizer music thing I did would be in an accoustic con is a holiday and then the opportunity of feeling that I've heard most of it before) on the market today. The clever satire and text. For example I was with a sax four doing set design came up so I took that. at least it is a change from the real thing. cutting w it of the early Sparks efforts has some last year - a casual thing with David The ti I've been doing that for about 18 months. And more importantly Souther makes it been refined and incorporated as an ele Bowater from Schtung and Chris Naims - A. Why did you leave Split Enz - the press sound like he means what he sings. ment of this definitely new style of music. piece i made it sound very rough ? its more like vintage car enthusiasts gett explar Ken Grace They have dropped the characteristic G. It was precipitated by Phil coming back ing together. pseudo - soprano vocals opting for an into the band, and it would have been un A. What's your background with the sax - approach that is possibly more commercial Judi St* workable with me there. didn't you play in the Wanganui Brass ! EVE FORBERT in that it adheres more to the publics idea Phil Doesn't Dominate Band. of a male voice. The Music. G. I played the cornet. But I could never As a record it is a long playing collect FIGURE A. What about your part in the music - cut loose on that. So when I came to ion of interesting, enjoyable, pop singles those little riffs you'd play - were they University I bought one. which deserve to be listened to for what (i) the d{ yours ? M. How is your relationship with the old they are rather than to be hastily categoriz G. Well, we'd have these long rehearsal Enz people - for example Phil Judd ? ed. periods and say either Tim or Phil would G. It's fine but I hardly ever see him. We I found i come up with the idea of the song and don't meet socially. But I see Mike a lot Paul Grinder in a dicti then it would be arranged by the band. So and all the other guys when they're back - and look we used to have these long, endless sess Noel stays at my place. 'Second Edition' it comes ions, far too long really, and everyone M. What is your favourite Enz song ? Public Image Ltd, Virgin (thru RTC) would pitch in ideas and in the end you'd G. That's a good question. Probably rather these daj have a Split Enz song. than anything that was recorded - Night- with pea< mres Stampede by Phil Judd. PI L are no longer the band behind M. What about your best memory with John Lydon as the music press would with intr Split Enz ? have you believe of the first album. of step G. Billing the Town Hall in Auckland for 'Second Edition' shows each member to a: be an equal contributor which is how they afternooi the first time, just like an overseas act and JackRabbit Slim there being no difference. have wanted to appear, since their beginn Steve Forbert with dam M. What happened in Atlanta ? ing in 1978. CBS G. How do you know about this ? We were Their first album is much simpler than this one, both instrumentally and lyrically (ii) in a place called the Electric Ballroom Although Forberts first album 'Alive on from memory playing to about 20 spaced and while that makes it easier to get into, Arrival' was released with relatively little it also tends to become boring in patches. you and ] out cowboys. We came off stage and Noel publicity, it garnered excellent reviews and had actually fallen down the steps and By contrast, 'Second Edition' is intellect think tha attracted quite a bit of attention. His raw, ually inaccessible and only gradually do should dr hurt his leg quite badly - and something unpolished artistry was something of a had happened with Phil and Michael I ideas emerge with any clarity; harder to great peai gust of fresh air in an increasingly stale get into but much more interesting when at our fee think, some small disagreement about an musical atmosphere. aspect of playing - Tim was involved too, you do. Now we have his second album.and The whole concept of the production a punch was thrown. So Tim got a sore though its an amalgam of styles, from rock the way c jaw. It was probably the stress of touring. attacks any preconceptions or expectations smile and to folk, it suffers not at all for that, indeed the listener may have. The cover offers M. What do you think of New Zealand probably gains by it. Forbert once describ harder fo: music today ? impressionist pictures of the band but ed his music as'folk, rock and roll, country, nothing on who they are or what they G. It's changing - I don't really personally rockabilly, soul, pop gospel, blues.... listen to a lot. play. The song titles can only be found on American music with the accent on the the record label, and although the lyrics ROB songs.' are on the back cover there are no titles GILLIES All of these are to be found on 'Jack- and no punctuation. rabbit Slim'. 'Make it All So Real' is a Some of the songs try to capture a Rob Gillies is currently working for TVNZ bitter-sweet rock number about the perils specific feeling, rather than say anything - just recently designing and supervising and cast of rock-star fame. 'January 23-30 explicit - for instance, 'Chant', 'Poptones' ' the set for the Radio Times show. 1978' by contrast is a more folksy look at and 'Swanlake', the latter being 'Death at certain a small town boy's return home. Disco' in a new mix. The lyrics expresses Michael Lamb Instrumentation is kept simple on all the princes sense of loss as his princess dies when pun Antonius Papaspiropoulos the numbers by producer John Simon, (in the ballet) may be m though The Shoals Sisters' provide a lush Seen it in her eyes line in backing vocals. However the Never no more hope away let us con strength of the tracks is in Forbert himself. find in a fade giving eac His voice is in some ways reminiscent of Watch her slowly die.' An early involvement with dizrythmic CRACCUM Dylan's - harsh at times, raw but sensitive Even the comapratively obvious songs (iii) chime work and creative basketry has and expressive. are confusing and alientating - as if you It's a lovely album - tough but ironic given Robert a good sense of tempo and were an intruder in someones nightmare. eating big SHORT STORY and wry in treatment. 'Jackrabbit Slim' Look at 'Carefree' - a description of the an ability to join in with group activities with red h secures Forberts position as one of the aftermath of an automated war 'He's been most interesting and innovative new talents careering/Trigger Machinery/Mangle the A. The album Mental Notes - now its New CDHPETTIDN on the American music scene. Military/No one should be there.' With quick blo( Zealand musical history. the eery swirling synthesiser, the lyrics tempered G. Yes, that came out of these long, David Turner conjure up the image of a surreal land agonising sessions. JUne 6 scape, wartime debris obscured by a hurt M. How do you see the band now ? choking fog. G. Oh its very good, a bit like seeing the First pri3 e $ 3 0 donated hj 'Albatross', 'Graveyard' and 'Poptones' to the quh old team do well. all use extensively the unusual guitar they’ll leai M. Do you like the music ? technique of playing a series of treble at last G. Yes, some of it I like. And I like the Muning entlies be boosted and slightly fuzzed high notes over and over - if it sounds dull on paper whole concept job - the cover, promotions, losing or e everything. The music is produced in a printer inCraccum. it certainly doesn't on vinyl. Lydon's very tidy way. manic warble on 'Only the Lonely' comple juice A. How did you find life on the road with ments the underlying uneasiness that 4 Split Enz - very tough ? Levines guitar techniques give to and hearts G. I was quite fortunate because I missed * Al Definitely not an album to jump up the bad patches. I was in the band earlier ® v f i. i and down to - more a set of experiences to on in Auckland, but left and went to work recover from. for the Mercury Theatre. Then they rang Michele Li ffiiwiiaww!! But to sum it up in two words; up from Sydney about one and a half years later and asked me if I'd like to join ' Brilliant. S. Sontier them. And by that time they'd gone Page 16, C R A C C U M , A p ril 28. from CATULLAN VARIATIONS Verb for bird Religious concept DREAMS, RESPONSIBILITIES wi wi je suis In that dream Mozart is always o n o n take I on the road to Prague, beating it out. Clodia’s white pigeon pair g g g jesus Meanwhile seethe foul woods straight from one on egg-guard Salvator Rosa, with banditti the other at large Judi Stout Judi Stout biting their nails. He won’t make it. or roosting above tomatoes heavy with their siftings - Poem for Sarah Or Wagner, stormtost in the Baltic ? Easy to believe they were not sirens she likes the hard peck they give her figures she does cartwheels through the howled the shrouds under, deep by deep. argely in- she likes their talk of rolled oats Where met the Dutchman, yet to be met ? it is only under the awning. marram grass, legs whirling strong past the curve of the sky And Elsa, her breasts lifting like synthesizers serpents at their nests ... dread the rest. al instru- Ignoring my bulges and insinuations Aileen Hill has pulled she ripens in her deck chair roup (even Alessandro Marcello perhaps. the second eating the stained fruit. He goes to a masked ball, that’s what el under you’d like to think for him, stepping r progress- I too like that tang on the tongue from a gondola -- almost you hear y from their softness of feather Yet another person has been run down outside my door retiring his boatman’s song - he enters venties. pain of the sharp peck. that’s the third one in twelve months some colonnade’s obscurity. Then a' is like 'No one every four months the knife presented, the demand ! bly among CK Stead if you don’t count the woman who was killed lesizer music further dovyn by the shops Try to practise at an art in conscience which makes four ... ar satire and (this your Unconscious informs) efforts has The title to this three then at risk. You must learn to live dangered. as an ele- a quarter of a person a month ’le of music, piece is itself an You give offence. You do not see faces explanation in prose. if I stay here long enough I might set a record racteristic for the most road accidents outside one door clearly. You’re preyed upon, accused. I for an Here I stand, I cannot other. Judi Stout I even know the emergency services number off by heart, 1 commercial one one one oublics idea which adds up to three Kendrick Snithym an the next one will spoil that ing collect- FIGURES IN A SEQUENCE op singles I won’t feel so charitable > for what towards the next one. (i) the dansant ily categoriz- Title Ken Grace The can I found it ning of bean in a dictionary and look Form: it comes true one one act these days play i behind with peaches s would with intricacies Characters: Miss Tomato Ibum. of step Mr Beantree nember to and step Adam i is how they afternoon tea Eve their beginn- with dancing A Sarpint impler than Synopsis: Miss T finds the tree with and lyrically (ii) to get into, one last bean clinging to its twig. 3 in patches, you and I She moans a one word moan ‘ Bean’ is intellect- think that the world while Mr Beantree looks everywhere adually do should drop touching things & saying ‘can’. ; harder to great peaches of praise Think of something else for Adam asting when at our feet Eve & Sarpint to do. & say. Perhaps. production j the way children Tony Green ' expectations smile and love you ver offers aand but harder for their gifts '4 T > 'hat they be found on but the others Another verb for bird know that the world i the lyrics FS&rm *3 e no titles has arranged go in for peaches to be picked e w w g apture a green and boxed n i o o iy anything to appear 'Poptones' ’ o ng n e ng 'Death at certain later times as expresses > princess dies when purchases i i * ; Judi Stout may be made let us continue giving each other peaches And they call me pedestrian! rvious songs (iii) - as if you Out of Regina and a piece of cold misunderstanding: nightmare, eating big juicy Queens Of a girl now dead tion of the plum Everybody wants to live forever. ar 'He's been with red hearts mouths Mangle the Would she have wanted more bob Everybody’s making plans for me ere.' With quick blooded quick or was she merely tired children Everybody screams and tears their hair the lyrics tempered oh of all these moves children. Everybody’s jawbone is bone seering through flesh real land- quick save this and permutations ? Everybody is not a patriot ad by a hurt Wystan Curnow And they are not all royalists The fly crossing the counterpane Everybody loves the feel of blood in red racetrack veins id 'Poptones' to the quick say this cannot distinguish red Everybody has switched from powder to roll-on il guitar they’ll learn patience from grey; the fly Everybody masturbates but would rather be blown of treble at last on the chequered counterpane Nor is everybody a priest or a roman catholic roman. iigh notes is more concerned with living. Dark jII on paper discovering Lydon's losing or exchanging The Queen died on a foggy morning juice Rain on the window, boys also She passed on and no laws passed with her onely' comple- had hair less that words on the tongue, A marble jawbone bit her Name o ff record: e to and hearts for stones the offering is but a moment long down The Act was still there preceding all confusion. there. And she had disapproved of life > jump up * « * * Regina may free me as she herself xperiences to Martin Sutton Wystan Curnow But does not.' ords: Michele Leggott Daryl Wilson Page 17, CRACCUM, April 28. Dear Craccum, dear cuddles, Dear Editor, Dear Katrina, when o when are you going to feature some I read with interest Denese Black's article Elizabeth Leyland's article on Swingers was I'd lik e to beg It seems as if the protest over whether or more of those totally pathetic excuses for entitled 'The Right to Choose' April 14th. She shit in cotton wool. The illustration was the nowledge o f sev not overseas students should be made to pay a poetry such as appeared in the march 31st certainly has researched her topic well and I am icing. Phil Judd, besides being the most talented hat were p lace d fee of $1 500.00 will continue apparently un technicolour ish. i am a great fan of both left in no doubt that in many countries women musician N.Z's ever produced, is married (for resolved. wynstan curnow and tony green, wow. they erson or person: are unjustly treated and that discrimination does starters). Secondly, just because he sings about It is from a logical viewpoint that I write seem to have achieved concensus in their des ie Craccum Edii exist. However there are a couple of parts of her his impressions of women, does that necessarily this letter. criptions of objective reality to such an extent Secondly, I w< article that I feel require some qualification. mean a reflection of real life. Certainly he his a As a resident of N.Z. and a holder of U.E., that they must be either azande tribesmen or iho rolled up to I am permitted to attend University with only Firstly Denese Black contends that control very enigmatic person, but like every artist he Californians, as a token of my appreciation enice to see th a over fertility must, in the end, be solely the has the right to artistic expression detached from minimal fees to pay (a method of determining i composed the following : those who want to come, and those who prefer personal decision of each woman. I gather that reality. After all, no art is real. To simplify this ut if we d o n 't h< for Ms Leyland - does a picture she takes reflect IT'S not to pay). she maintains that the decision for an abortion non, my nerves \ The actual cost of my education, in dollars, must be left to the woman concerned. In other her own opinions ? If she photographs an empty azzled. it's must be extremely high. As there are 11,500 words because the woman helped conceive the quad does that mean she's a solitary person ? The main poin Of course not. Therefore, Ms Leyland should a) so obviously students in this University, much money is embryo/foetus and because she happens to be jpping, (see anc realise and differentiate between the romantic bullshit consu med. its life support system, she has the right to dest hile we d o n 't h; Where does all this money come from ? roy it, regardless of any body elses opinions, imagination of art and the reality of personal but iis year's C appir It comes from the tax payers. The bursaries including the male who collaborated in creating opinion and b) not try to judge Judd without that's only ian it has d o n e f paid to students, the wages paid to the staff, and the human life. It would appear also that Denese at least talking to the man. Much ado about nothing to fill a column and demonstrate her his fault large o f o v e ra ll i the many other costs, are all paid from my Black does not believe that a woman should be VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY WYSTAN own frigidity. (Follow ?) organising c h ile parents' tax money, or if you like, from my tax accountable for this action either and that she CURNOW lids has b ik e ri< money which I will pay in a few years time. So should not have to justify her action regardless So This ls Love 1. instead of valid poetry as you see, a University education, like all of many peoples belief that abortion is destroy bullshit >ek is handling t services to a country, must be paid for by the ing human life and as such certainly a decision awl that nobod’ citizens of that country. that should not be taken lightly, or without BULLSHIT jrink the p u b d r Viewing the Overseas Students' situation in sufficient justification. Dear Craccum, if you write too much icycle ride an d p this light, it is only logical and fair that overseas I believe that there are instances when abort 'So This ls Love' 's letter about Elizabeth your balls will drop off nd Henry Harris* ion is the only realistic method of 'solving' a students, having paid no taxes in N.Z. should be Leyland's article on the Swingers was 'shit in rerything else ex made to pay for some of their education. If I particular di lemma, but to say that the woman cotton wool'. There was no icing. Only a bunch 2. valid poetry baby Stunts are b e ir were Mr Muldoon, I would make them pay for is necessarily in the best position to decide is of loudmouthed, up themselves, itinerant uncontrived emotion for ever afters erryl Carey. Dar all aspects of their education that are subsidised rather absurd. She must, at least, seek out Craccum reviewers would have the nerve to | in stunts th a t c by tax money because having paid nothing for responsible guidance before taking such a drastic criticise a review before it's even been published. the question was: the education that they are receiving, they leave step and there are undoubtedly times when The review in question is winging it's way to have you ever read such bullshit ? rthe c o m b in e d N.Z. after 3-4 years, and use OUR resources for another person can be much more objective and Wanganui as I type these very words. Think such bullshit ! Auckland U n iv e r THEIR country. unbiased simply because he/she is not confront you're clever reading the layout sheets, huh ? jucation F u n d ), It is in this aspect that I support the Govern ed with the problem. I'm even smarter, I read your suckshit letter 3. moonlit masturbator's cast - off comestains rerseas S tu d e n ts ment in imposing this fee. Just as no one can stop a person committing while it was in the 'to be subbed' tray, and I got makes great purex dynesian E duca suicide, hence they do have the overall decision Yours sincerely. my letter in the same issue as yours whereas ant, let D arryl k as to whether they will live or not, I don't be POO-BAH SHEE-IT Capitalist yours was a week after Biddy's review so, stick bregistered, th e lieve anyone can stop a woman getting an that where it'll do the most good ! valid poetry Dear Editor, I, I can co m e an abortion if she is determined enough, but does As for the letter itself, apart from the lousy On reading the letter concerning the incident One of the th ir the capacity to destroy give one the right to grammar - or is it lousy spelling ? - 'he his (sic) a Yours poetically, between the elderly passenger and the ARA bus make that decision, unaided, or imply that it very enigmatic person....' APART from the, billy tangelo (auction o f EVE driver, which appeared in the Craccum edition must be-legal, and in this case subsidized by lousy spelling, you leap from generalisation to re etc. so le t m e of the 2nd week of April I also feel obliged to Dear L. Bevin, government aid ? patronisation to character slur with gay abandon. tip, or d o n a te so express my disgust at the overcharging by the For your diminishing education, this inter Secondly Denese Black considers the situat Your closing remark was not only juvenile, it id daring and wa driver and the apathetic action taken by the ion in areas such as Quebec, where Catholic island ferry event that you are supposed to have was totally uncalled for and reveals far more witnessed (which judging by your crass over lints, y o u 'd b e t t inspector. hospitals refuse to perform abortions 'somewhat about your personalities (or lack thereof) than That's a b o u t al But I was even more dismayed by the hypocritical' because women can go to another reaction, it is obvious that you didn't) actually you are perhaps aware. Your nursery school involved 6 students. To put the record straight, apathetic and cowardly stance adopted by the hospital or place to receive their abortion. It is didactic exposition on The Philosophy of Art the main aggressor on the ferry was the steward friendship, author of the original letter who professed to certainly not hypocritical for an organisation was undeniably pathetic -Sartre is dead and I be annoyed about this incident enough for him/ who identified only 4 of those concerned. 2 such as a Catholic hospital to decide because of don't really think you lot will take his place. win students in the bar were discussing the possibilit her to write the letter but not it seems for him/ their beliefs not to perform abortions. It is like If personal interview with the 'enigmatic' her to do anything to help the elderly victim. ies of sinking the ferry by getting all those on saying it is hypocritical not to fight in a war, P.J. is necessary to justify his lyrical content, he He/she could have voiced his/her complaints to the boat to run from one side to the other. Four just because many others are eager and willing should give up writing/performing and take up the inspector and in so doing would have lent of those in one of the lounges were involved in to be called up. If anything Denese Black, who Cocksucking fulltime. support to the persecuted pensioner. the business of unscrewing one of the tables, I dare say, claims to be a champion of womens Might I further suggest that you not criticise Further, he/she omitted to identify him/her pretty childish I agree, but nothing compared to rights should applaud the way Catholic hospitals reviews until you have something valid to offer what the steward did when he came across them self and instead hid behind a pseudonym. This have stood up for their rights, and in accordance in the way of grammar, spelling, reasoning and action immediately lessens any valid point made performing this feat. Manfully he strode across with the law. If she considers this hypocritical constructive comment. Nobody really needs in the correspondence. the deck muttering something to the effect of then I wonder whether she herself would be your open-mouthed Hero-worship OR your 'having a good time Boys ?' he then proceeded Yours keeping up community standards able to make a mature decision regarding what tasteless character slurs. (I can see why you like to upset the table and what was on it i.e. drinks, Commander Rabbit is or is not responsible activity. the Swingers) Get out of the gutter and don't I agree that political or economic duress to full ashtray etc. into the laps of some other Dear Editor, demonstrate your own purility. (Follow ?) restrict fertility is unjust and that no woman students spectating. Couple this with the gross A suggestion. Dermot Cooke should be forced to terminate a pregnancy, be inconvenience for those not involved of having Why don't you arrange to have a few sterilized or have limits placed on her rightful to wait for an hour and a quarter whilst the 'LETTERS to the EDITOR' boxes put in fairly choice to have as many children as she sees fit, steward, accompanied by two police people conspicuous places around the campus (provided but I cannot believe that a woman alone should charged around the boat looking for those in they can be cleared regularly) so that those of us be able to terminate life simply because she, volved (who were in the queue waiting to dis who often feel like writing the said letters can Dear Katherine, regardless of her ability to make a responsible embark) until it finally dawned on those in do so without the hassle of having to go and Congratulations to everybody involved with decision, deems it necessary, for whatever reason charge to let the people off the boat and appre find your office (hoping that the door is un the production of CRACCUM last week (April selfish or. unselfish, and without any necessity hend the fearsome 4 on departure. The drunken locked). A few appropriate places might be the 14th). A vintage num ber! The high quality and to justify her actions. antics of those on the train were a lot milder coffee bar (where you can always without except wide range of subjects covered by the articles than those of your well mannered heroes the Tony Sears ion see and hear student reaction to articles in was most gratifying, John's Arts section was well All-Blacks. The police themselves admitted that Craccum on the day of its release), the Stuass (d) -balanced and intelligently presented, Ken’s it was an over-reaction on the part of the Har- ' reception and a common room or two. Not to short story was excellent, and advertising was bour Board, and on the return journey spent mention similar facilities at the Engineering, kept to a minimum. Pity, though, that Hague s their time socialising with dare I say it public Med etc (away from immediate campus-central TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Rave could hardly even reach token gesture enemy No. 1. The other 3996 (according to the areas). I would like to thank the person or people status..... 1st edition of the Dominion) students who Let us know of your decision. And I hope responsible for depriving a family of five their Well done, you lot ! weren't arrested on request of the Harbour you give it a go. Soon. fruit and vegetables for the week. Ripping off Fondly, Board. Sincerely Yours their bag full of food on Thursday 17th April Lit Crit So the next time you want to smear shit on Bob Smith from the varsity food co-op, I think is one of the reputations of your fellow students, get the lowest acts you bastards could have stooped P.S. If there are already 'L to the E' boxes your facts right, I mean, four culpable out of to. I s'pose you rip off milk money too. around (and I don't mean 'Suggestion Boxes' Dear Sir, one hundred isn't a bad ratio by Dominion From one who is not on a bursary and can the one I've seen) then perhaps they should be I am totally pissed off with the repressive standards, but you, by your own standards, are ill afford your cheap thrills, I hope you get made more distinct. Victorian attitudes smothering my sex-life. I am supposed to be intelligent, and make critical un eternal diarrhoea. not homosexual, am not a polygamist, rapist biased preferably unemotive statements. If you Dear Craccum, Pissed off. exhibitionist, or pervert. Yet still I am criticised, believe everything you read in the papers and I would I ike to complain (bitterly) about brow-beaten and sermonised by preachy, up- accept it without comment then you shouldn't the recent lack of raincoats in the coffee, Dear Editor, themselves, fucked-up, born-again, bored-again, have even come here. sold in the Coffee Bar. The percentage of rain Your name is Katrina White and I claim my holier-than-l Christers. Yours Affectionately, coats has dropped considerably over the last few chocolate fish. The intentional mistake in last ^These Holy Terrorists are all prepared to con A Puerile 5 yr old, weeks, this climaxed on Thursday when there weeks issue was on the back page, where you demn mj^or my soul (whatever TH A T is) to be Petrovich Tanczos, were absolutely no raincoats in the coffee what swapped photos (3) and (4). The intentional roasted on a spit in the Hellfires Of Eternal P.S. Talk to the public on the ferry with the soever ! You may find this hard to believe, I censoring was in Ronald McDonalds letter, the Damnation. Not for murder, not for blasphemy 'similar scum' or the said scum if you need know I did. I searched for half an hour but to missing words being - but because I have been living with (ie verification. no avail - no raincoats. Previously, raincoats 'I wouldn’t serve half the shit they serve 'cohabiting' — 'fucking' for your Engineer readers) P.P.S. If I feel strongly enough about something provided a source of joy and entertainment for there to the boat people. In fact I wouldn't my niece for the past eighteen months. to the point of using FUCK it will be because I ■ ■ i me - I could sit in breathless anticipation, await serve the other half to the boat people.' The personal circumstances which brought am writing how I feel, not because I am trying ing the discovery of some new breed of raincoat Thank you very much for an incredibly readable us together are complex and a source of anguish to impress people like yourself (I am of course, : how many will there be ? What size ? What paper. You have really outdone yourselves this to her and I will not elaborate here. Suffice it to referring to your status as a realisation of your colour ? So now there is nothing to look for year. say that I saved her - she saved me - from an parents' ambition). You are so up yourself that ward to. Thus I appeal to your humanitarian emotionally dangerous situation and taking her the only person who would impress you is the Lots of love, kisses and oral activity nature to bring back the raincoats in the coffee, under my wing evolved into what has been for one you see in the morning when you shave. ■ y . y . v Arthur Smiley or if this is impossible to substitute them for us, and still is, a beautiful caring relationship. NSWERS TO LAS something else - ARA buses, seal ice or even All you Christers can take your cruel testa Dear Katrina, Boa constrictor; 1 mutant goldfish - anything will do - even Peter ment and shove it up your sanctified arseholes. I Re the Christians letter on Arts babbles and .Doomsday Book Berger. Please give this matter your undivided don't need your cries of 'Incest' and 'Sinners'. reality. .Edit; 19. Yanks; Thank You, .Twopenny; 25. C attention. To the anonymous person who returned my Save it for the homosexuals. 'Reality is for people who can't handle life Yours sincerely (well fairly sincerely) Nestle; 33. Lol; C |.D. through the mail - thanks very much. with drugs'. B. Adams - Chairman & President of the Save Yours in defiance, Redes; 39. Towei The Pope Or; 43. Trade Lu the Raincoat Appeal S. Haywood John Masterson ill; 45. Tour; 47. i (all donations gratefully accepted). Page 18, CRACCUM, April 28. HAGUE’S RAVE S.I j SCRUM feature some' RC. I'd like to begin by disclaiming all 1980 EASTER TOURNAMENT - Team uses for | The two major issues at SRC were the nowledge of several of the comments Captain’s Report, Auckland Swimming and rch 31st j battle between MSA (Malaysian Students Water Polo Squad. >f both hat were placed in last week's column by ! Association) and MSSA (Malaysian Singap- vow. they erson or persons unknown (but probably ! orian Students Association) and the On Friday 4th, 22 members of the AU n their des- leCraccum Editor.) elections for the executive position of SRC Sw. & Po. Sq. travelled to the annual University's ch an extent Secondly, I want to thank all the folks Chair. National Easter Tournament, held this year at Palmerston North. ibesmen or iho rolled up to SRC last week. It would The MSA, MSSA feud stems from a reciation eniceto see that many people very time, Saturday morning dawned, painfully for long time ago when relations between some, and Auckland began its 5-day competition ut if we don't hold the SRC-chair election MSSA and the Malaysian High Commission with the Otago Men's Water Polo team, fielding non, my nerves will shortly become very were broken by the Malaysian government two NZ reps, showing its prowess, taking Auck razzled. over having Singapore students in the asso land under an embarrassing 23-0. The main point that I want to raise is ciation and for being anti-government However, revenge came sweet, with the ipping, (see another article elsewhere), oriented, thus MSA split o ff and keeps Auckland Ladies scooping the pool in the water hile we don't have Capping Controllers, relations with the High Commission. polo, playing the entire tournament undefeated. iisyear's Capping is looking much better Basically the High Commissioner has now The mens' team improved throughout the tournament, losing only marginally in their 2nd ian it has done for some time. I am in been banned from campus. Want to know harge of overall co-ordination. David Rose and 3rd games, and drawing against a strong WYSTAN more? See MSA, MSSA, an executive Victoria team in their final game, 2-all. organising children's party, Tony Rey- member or write to Craccum. Otago might have been able to play Polo, ilds has bike ride and raft race, Andrew The five candidates for SRC Chair gave but Auckland was convincingly superior in the iek is handling the UNOFFICIAL pub moving speeches though none started 'I swimming, winning that part of the tournament, rawl that nobody knows about, and have a dream'. Voting was so close both in men's and women's, and the overall Irink the pub dry', Doc Benson is doingi between two of the candidates a division competition with a grand total of 64 points from icycle ride and publicity, Fiona Cameron PUNTING was called, but even the mathematical a possible 132, with the remainder being shared id Henry Harrison are doing practically president almost went crosseyed trying amongst 6 other universities. The jackpots are back and with the On the other scores, the Auckland squad rerything else except stunts. to count the 340 bobbing heads. So we Stunts are being co-ordinated by possibility of $50000 up for grabs there fared reasonably at the drinking horn on Sunday, 3fters declared it a contentious issue, voting but one of our members, the Auckland ladies' jrryl Carey. Darryl is particularly interest- will be a greater interest shown in racing by the public. It is a busy week with being so close. Watch for elections coming captain, who will remain unnamed, originated I in stunts that can be used to raise money up and also while you're at it spot the new and affiliated a new event at this year's drinking gallops at Matamata on Tuesday, Avondale llshit ? rthe combined charities of AUSREF National Affairs Officer — he's called horn, showing her expertise in the Bum-biting on Wednesday, Auckland and Trentham luckland University Students' Refugee Peter Shearer. competition. jucation Fund), Needy Students Fund, on Saturday. Trots at Cambridge on Fri On social matters, Massey crapped out so far ff comestains /erseas Students Emergency Fund, and day night and at Addington on Saturday J.G. and S.W. as organisation and value-for-money, but needless ilynesian Education Fund. If you have a night. Trot picks are Classic Special, Up to say, a good time was had by all, regardless. unt, let Darryl know about it. If stunts Tempo, Gretna Hanover, Hurricane Shann 8registered, then when the Police ring on, Neutrino Adios and Hoatu. On the i,l can come and bail you out. gallops Spinnerin, Special, Ballymiles, One of the things that is being done is Destiny Bay, Rising Damp, whiie Alvin auction of EVERYTHING and food our guest selector this week likes Artesian and Toujours. re etc. so let me know if you want to The balance of our account is up $8.75 i, this inter- ' Ip, or donate something. If you are fast ddaring and want to be involved in with one bet outstanding. With Game Cap posed to have tain not starting last week we have $15 to crass over- lints, you'd better see Darryl soon. spend this week. So $5 place on both In't) actually That's about all for now. Special and Spinnerin and $2 win $3 place ;ord straight, The new National Affairs Officer, Peter on Gretna Hanover. Bill Skelton started is the steward friendship, . Shearer, attended the first executive meet icerned. 2 riding winners in 1946 and last week rode ing in his new capacity on 24th April. ) the possibility his 2000th winner which is a great achieve all those on ment by great jockey. Otherwise the cast remained the same, and the soap-opera continued as usual. he other. Four B. Gamble e involved in Kevin Hague presented his long-awaited the tables, report on the use of cans, bottles, kegs g compared to CLUES: and mini-tankers* It has taken him the ne across them Across : best part of six months to get around to strode across Surprise from behind ? (5) writing it and so it was a relief to all con the effect of CROSSWORD Play way out fo r royalty (4, 3, 4) cerned when it finally turned up,. Basically en proceeded Piece after either circle (5) the answer was a lemon, as Kevin con n it i.e. drinks, Unit in heart of plate and pen has deceitfulness cluded "the question of cost aside, the jme other ( 10) problem is to reconcile the social problems vith the gross Before a Scottish, aye (3) ved of having Heap up beam o f soft hair haemorrhoid on tail of drunkedness (sic) and violence with the whilst the (4) environmental problem of recyclability ice people Wears a b lu ff ? (3, 2) (and energy im put)." for those in- Lies ring o f wine (8) Fair enough, Kevin, and the secretary aiting to dis- l/fc You can put icecream on something that’s in will be able to save a line when he types n those in scones(4) the agendas from now on. oat and appre- No Parking sign (1,1 ) >7 xo The Sports Officer's proposal to tar- 3. The drunken Boy in an open garden (5) seal the grounds of 24 Grafton Road, at a lot milder Unfasten (6) a cost of about $4,700 to provide carparks i heroes the 25 Atom-arsenal may have gone there (2, 4) admitted that Case o f B.O. forced Swedish tow n to make gun for Executive members and others was t of the Har- ' (5) turned down. But the medical students jrney spent Um, a small queen (2) got $500 for their trips to the Medical say it public Mr Martin, or Flintstone pet (4) Conference in Sydney. icording to the Can’t rio t with leg in plaster (8) After this, sundry elections were held dents who Credit in addition leads to Rugby move (5) and inter alia Anthony Wright was app a Harbour The Knave o f Hearts, a rascal, fo r example (4) ointed to SUMC and Bhaady Miller was . v ------j ^ p — His kind piece o f sports equipm ent (3) appointed to Theatre Management Com smear shit on Press enter, gifts again, and he stands on your mittee jdents, get behalf (TO) pable out of Grows weary from rites (5) Anne-Marie Wille resigned as Women's Dominion Dog-car between a short extension and a short Rights Officer with the resounding cry, standards, are Edward is unreserved. (11) "politics is fucked!" and proceeded to iake critical un Seats are a possession (5) give a seminar on ways of killing attachers aments. If you i : with bare hands. Ane-Marie has been anot e papers and Viewers eat an international periodical (7, 6) her victim of the workload that Executive you shouldn't Shut up after an unmarried woman, your members face and has recommended that money’s wasted (8) Last rolling on a walk (6) all Executive members be given an honor The wolf was (4) arium so that they don't have to take Coming out ? (5) part-time jobs. Good luck with the job- •ry with the The sort of years you don’t look forward to (3) hunting, Anne-Marie. : you need French styled (4) The next major iten of discussion Cause o f ruin in a bean (4) related to the appointment of AUSA bout something • ■■ m m m m m m v «■ m m w m m « __ —— — —^ ■— — — We’re meant to feel sorry fo r it (3, 6, 4) representatives at the Capping Ceremony fflxnax In his panic he thought of the Spanish (8) ill be because I The President will go to one, and the AVP se I am trying Boring hue from next door (9) to another, but the EVP declined to take I am of course, M m m m Cray cheat when boats compete (5, 4) sation of your Thus I (2) part, explaining that he thought that p yourself that ::iAlA!AIAWAWA: Teen more like 39 inches (3, 5) capping ceremonies were pretentious. A ess you is the This is No Answer (1,1) motion ordering him to represent the t you shave. Big ra ft transplant (5) Association was subsequently lost, and iNSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S XWORD: Rationed from a dry word (4,4) thus he escaped a fate of wearing the Boa constrictor; 10. Roc; 11. Adam; Down:- Either of the Other Ranks (2) Brown Gown. rts babbles and Doomsday Book; 15. No; 16. Un; 1. Badminton; 2. Anonymous; 3. Orson Welles- In itia lly a centre o f research (1, 1, 1, 1,) 4. Try; 5. Robust; 6. Icon; 7. Take Ten; 8- O'D Next, the minutes of the Finance Com Edit; 19. Yanks; 20. Stone; 21. Ectope; Near and small (2) 9. Ran Into; 12. Mote; 14. Absent; 18. Do- mittee were discussed and if you've ever in't handle life Twopenny; 25. One of; 28. Letcher; Ghostly spacer (6) Nestle; 33. Lo!; 34. Taper; 35. Hedges; 20. Sportswoman 22. Cycle; 24. Need- Steam fleshes (5) sat through one of those meetings, you'll Redes; 39. Tower; 40. Idea; 41. P.R.; 26. Expurgate; 27. Fart about!; 29 Hostel- Peck ?(4) know how dry they are, so I won't try iOr; 43. Trade Lumbago (sorry about that 31. Eyedrop; 32. Theatre; 36. Garden; 37.' Riot; ill; 45. Tour; 47. Get; 48. Preconcernment. 38. De-; 41. Pago; 44. Etc; 46. Ur. Space(4) your patience. More next week. Stand a group (3) J.G.B. Page 19, CRACCUM, April 28. Gl-.Hoo can one really expect a hog ■ t o know ihe difference between culture and crap...? l U ^ \ A S i Ê Ē ^ ^ § ^ s 'M V\ CRACCUM, >