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VuwsA had another SRC last Wednesday. the SRC, only two were women. In spite of This one was a little different from most. the large number of women present - over The biggest difference was the number of half by my count. -- people present - about 200 at one stage by But then; public speaking (and chairing my reckoning, meetings) always has been a male wank. What happened at the SRC-is discussed in News from other campuses - the Presi­ B~ TiW\-=8.e>i!;~ full on page 3. The whole thing was very dent of Canterbury, Jo Dinsdale, has resign­ amusing. I arrived at the SRC at five past ed. It will be a real loss to Canterbury and twelve to find all these people there and to NZUSA's National Executive because Jo nothing happening. Five minutes later - is one of the most competent people around. EPISODE 38 still no exec members had arrived - so I · And one last thing. On July 20, at the nominated myself as chair to the meeting. State Opera House, there is a concert for The meeting accepted this without a voice of Nicaragua. All proceeds will go to the disapproval and so I became probably the Nicaragua Must Survive -appeal, which is first editor of Salient to chair an entire SRC! sending medical and educational supplies to The truth of the matter is that I enjoyed it the beleagured Sandanista Government. - on the power, sitting up on stage behind Please give this your support. Not only will that microphone, looking down on the it be a great concert (with the likes of the masses with a benevolent eye .. It's a bit like Topp Twins, Tombolas, Dread Beat and writing editorials, I suppose. Blood and Reg and Shell appearing) but Of course it was very slack of the ex­ you'll be supporting -a vital cause·. Vital eecutive not having the good grace to turn because New Zealand must be seen to sup­ up for the start of the meeting - a cynical port the cause of self-determination by small disregard for the idea of Student Represen­ nations. Not that the US would fund ter­ tative Councils. roxism in New Zealand the way they have in Several things were amazing. I enforced a Nicaragua (to the tune of $100 million to the two minute speaking limit on all speakers, contra terrorists). They would be more sub­ per SRC policy. No-one, it seems, could tle - destabilise the government just like keep themselves to two minutes. Many the CIA did in Australia to Gough Whitlam. speakers, including prominent members of Nicaragua's got its back to the wall. the executive, seemed to feel that they could We've got to do everything we can to stop speak for as long as they wished. I always the bastards from getting them. Go to this thought that when a chairperson says, 'Two concert - only $10. Bookings at the State minutes' speaking time,' it meant just that. Opera House, I'll see you there. Perhaps not. · But it was fun - the cut and thrust of it all. However, of the thirty-odd speakers at Richard

LAST week's SRC decision indicated that student discount ticket price. It was claimed there is a great amount of student interest in that I had agreed to this when we agreed to the Students' Association's links with the hiring out the Union Hall. New Zealand Students Arts Council. This was discussed with NZSAC. They Because of this, I will attempt to explain the said it was too late; all the promotional background to the Executive dissatisfaction material had been distributed. We even with the Students' Arts Couneil. agreed, a fortnight before the hop, to raise In March, NZSAC informed us that our non-student price from $13 ·to $14 so as Hunters and Collectors would be doing a not to undercut the NZSAC/Looney Tours by-association tour during capping. My ticket price of $13.50. response was 'Great!' There was one catch; NZSAC wanted us to hire the Union Hall On the Friday night, we had a crowd of out to them so that they could run a second slightly less than 800. On the Saturday Hunters and Collectors hop the next night. night, NZSAC/Looney Tours had a full After a discussion with Paul Claridge, he hpuse, 1000 people, and turned away decided not to hire the hall out on the Satur­ something like 200 people, according to the day as the proposed contract would detract Union Custodian who was on duty that from our Capping Programme and risk our night. audience numbers. We had been expecting a full house on When we told NZSAC this, we were told Friday. I don't think that was unreasonable. that Doug Hood of Looney Tours, who was We were relying on the hop to subsidise managing the tour, would take Hunters and other activities in the Capping Budget. On Collectors to the Town Hall if he couldn't budget we 'lost' 200 x $11 tickets, $2200. get two nights at Victoria. ·As we needed The Capping Budget has has made a loss of Hunters and Collectors for our Capping, we $1600. If we had had a full house on the Fri­ reluctantly agreed to hiring the Union Hall day night, Capping would have made $600. to NZSAC/Looney Tours for the Saturday Our loss was caused by NZSAC promoting night, May 3. our night as student only. Thatis why the Then we discovered that our night, Friday Executive was dissatisfied with NZSAC. night, was being heavily advertised as 'stu­ dent only' by NZSAC, despite the fact. that we usually have a public ticket price and a Simon J

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Hockey - men's and women's (Australian Universities men's team will also winter be competing) Karate Netball - the Australian Universities team Salient · tourney will be here as well Rugby League - men's Shooting - smallbore OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE Things are really hotting up at Victoria for Soccer - men's and women's this years BNZ Winter Tournament. Squash VICTORIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS The following sports will be represented: Underwater Hockey - another invitation Sunday 24: Women's Triathalon sport which is relatively new in NZ. Ap­ ASSOCIATION Vol 49 No 14 1986 This is the first time that a women's parently it is heaps of fun, and waterpolo triathalon has been held, and we hope that players especially seem to take to it well - lots of women will be involved. The three we really hope that each campus can provide INTERNATIONAL 4 events involved are running, swimming and a team. • cycling - you can enter as an individual·and Indoor Cricket - yet another invitation Peoples' struggles in Nicaragua and Kanaky do all three phases, or you can enter a team sport! This will be a mixed event, so each of three and do one .phase each. We need to team must have at least 2 women and 2 men know in advance if you will be competing so in the team... should be great (there will please fill in any entry form (can be obtained probably be a c.harge of about SPORT 6 from your Sports Officer). $3/player/game for this as it's really expen­ Monday 25: Women's Rugby We look at the touring US rugby team sive to book_ a venue) Another invitation sport which will be run So there is heaps to do! ! on a participation basis rather than as ter- . In addition we will be running an exten­ ribly competitive! If you've never played sive social programme, including a sports­ BIDGE SMITH 8 rugby and would like to have a go, then person's bar each afternoon, hops and late here's your chance. night bars with some good Wellington 1986 + NZUSA = Two presidents + ? Badminton bands, including the Tombolas. Basketball - men's and women's So, if you want to take part in one of Billiards these events please see your Sports Officer Cross Country Andrew Little, to find who is organising the 9 team. AFRICAN REFUGEE Cycling All the best - see you in August. We talk to the 1986 Southern African scholar Debating Steph Haworth Fencing Tournament Controller POLYFILLA 11-14 Wellington Polytech supplement without NZSAC's help. A debatable point. Canterbury is not a full member of the Arts Council yet Hunters and Collectors per­ .ROB TAYLOR 16-17 formed there. And the Council didn't pro­ Part 5! University art collection under investigation mote the band by itself - it needed the help SRC of Looney Tours. But where did the profits go? Shirtcliffe informed the meeting that Vic spent its wednesday's SRC was a meeting money on water pistols and champagne ZEITGEIST that shouldn't have happened. Not if the (how delightful!) for Capping, while the Spirit? organisation by the Executive is anything to Arts Council spends its money on pro­ go by. The posters around campus said moting the arts. Hardly the point. Most of nothing about the agenda (how are we sup­ the money went to Looney Tours. The real posed to be interested if we don't know issue is whether the Arts Council does a LETIERS 22-23 what's happening?). It wasn't in Salient (ar­ good overall job. An issue dealt with by riving a day after deadline). Copies of the none of the 12 speakers. Just some vague Dear Paul, the paint washed off agenda were still being photocopied 10 comments "It's not value for money", minutes after the meeting was due to start. "Yes it is", "No it's not" stuff. No None of the executive officers arrived less specifics. Simon Johnson did raise the fact EDITOR RICHARD McLEOD-ADAMS than 15 minutes·late. that it's restructuring. But what does the Under normal circumstances the Union Council do (apart from promoting bands, WRITERS THIS WEEK ROBYN GRAY Hall would have been empty. But no. something it can't seem to do without pro­ BERNARD STEEDS Something had stirred the masses. fessional help). Jacqui Riddell asked why Something like the Executive's decision to not get rid of Looney Tours, the real GORDON CAMPBELL withdraw Victoria from the NZ Students villains? JODY BRITTKELL Y Arts Council (NZSAC). Richard Adams Four speakers criticised Shirtcliffe for TOM BYRNE was elected to the chair and the meeting pro­ raising the matter under general business, ceeded - executive or no executive. · saying it deserved a fuller debate. Strange. PRODUCTION GRANT O'NEILL (TECHNICAL EDITOR) The Arts Council story goes like this. At Shirtcliffe was only trying to reverse an ex­ CATHERINE GRIGAITIS the June 3 meeting of the VUWSA Ex­ ecutive decision made behind closed doors. KAROLYN PORTER ecutive, it was decided to give 12 months And he distributed 2400 pamphlets saying notice of withdrawal to NZSAC, (a the matter was going to be raised. Members LINDA DALE move made recently by the Canterbury of the executive knew of the motion in ad­ BERNARD STEEDS Students Association). Part of the reason vance, yet chose not to publicise it. A mo­ SUE WOODFIELD was general dissatisfaction with the tion to leave the decision to the next SRC NZSAC's overall performance. They were was defeated. A vote was taken, and Shirt­ r CATHERINE DOUGLAS not giving value for money. The withdrawal cliffe's motion was won. Victoria will not be IAN motion was a warning to the NZSAC to get withdrawing. I GAETANO FAMULARO its act together. The meeting voted to send a telegram to But there's more to it. (Deceipt and in­ the Minister of Education criticising the in­ JOHN BEAGLEHOLE trigue). Cast your minds back to Capping crease in School- C Fees. Andrew Little I Tl M BOLLINGER Week. Hunters and Collectors played 2 (Sports Officer) described the rise as "an JANE HURLEY nights at Victoria. Profits from the Friday abomination of the free education to VUWSA, profits from Saturday to principle". $66 will be donated the Educa­ ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES: PHONE ANDREW LITTLE, 738 566 ext 81 NZSAC and Looney Tours, the company tion Department to pay the fees of one stu­ 1YPESETTING JANE HURLEY who promoted the band. Here's the hitch. dent who will be disadvantaged by the in­ Looney Tours and the Arts Council insisted PRINTING WANGA.NUI NE\il/SPAPERS crease; a publicity stunt to put pressure on DREW'S AVENUE the Friday concert be advertised as Students the government. WANGANUI Only. VUWSA said "NO". Arts Council The Association is to sell its shares in DB, and Looney Tours went ahead and advertis­ UEB and Crown Corporation. The shares ed Friday night as students only behind our were bought in the 1970s so students could backs. Only 800 of the expected 1000 people attend shareholders' meetings of companies turned.up on Friday night, while on Satur­ trading with South Africa. Does this mean ~ day people were turned away. The result: we've given up protesting? about $2200 lost income for VUWSA. More donations: $400 was donated for Looney Tours were reaping the benefits of the International Student Congress to be the Arts Council's activities, the VUWSA (a held in August at Christchurch. financial member) were not. Carol Sutherland moved that the ex· ~ Salient But was the executive decision justified? ecutive be censured for its behaviour over Not according to some. It was moved that the Arts Council (a severe reprimand ~ Vic stay in the Arts Council. Matthew Shirt­ perhaps, for its cavalier behaviour). And cliffe, speaking to his motion, criticised the that they be made to read ten years of SRC lack of student consultation by the ·Ex­ minutes in one sitting or something like ecutive. The main reason for withdrawal thats Yes, yes, very witty. was the Hunters and Collectors fiasco, but is There were no nominations for the two this enough, in itself? Shirtcliffe asked the Publications Board vacancies (so what's meeting to look at the NZSAC track record new?). The meeting ended with the at promoting other bands. The Violent Fem­ ..:hocolate fish award for best speaker. mes, Te Ohu Whakaari, Orientation ... Chocolate fish? Water pistols? Dear me, "There is no way our executive could ar­ how very mature. Students will be students. range and promote an international act" Bernard Steeds

L------~------:,------sALIENT JULY 14 1986 PAGE 3 CONCERT FOR NICARAGUA $10 BOOK STATE OPERA HOUSE Musica para Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a country struggling to sur­ buying educational materials and medical vive. Since the successful revolution by the supplies that will be distributed in Nicaragua Sandanistas over the Somoza US-backed by the Sandino Foundation that has been set regime, the country has been under immense up expressly to handle donations of this political and economic pressure. The Con­ kind from all round the world : A lot of cert for Nicaragua is an attempt to relieve work has gone into ensuring the goods do that pressure. not pile up on the wharf. Most of the Sandinista fighters who won Why support the concert? Well, for the revolution were in their teens, and most maybe the first time this century, of the people who now run Nicaragua are Nicaraguan kids have the chance to grow up under 40. So, the concert aims to celebrate free of poverty and the diseases of malnutri­ the fact that young people - here and in tion, and have a decent chance of growing Nicaragua - can change the world. up to work their own land. If Reagan would The concert line-up includes the Topp only leave them alope they could get on with Twins, Dread Beat and Blood, the Tom­ it. They have already - despite the contras bolas, Ourselves Alone, Timothy Woon, - slashed the rate of illiteracy, eliminated Reg and Shell, the South American folk polio and brought in immunisation pro­ group Pachamama,' and Tom Scott ... and grammes that have all but w'iped out child they seem to agree that Nicaragua is a cause. killers like tetanus, measles and whooping worth supporting. Even the World Court cough. The Tombolas will be appearing in the Concert for Nicaragua on July 20 at the State recently ruled that Nicaragua is the victirp of Opera House. Tickets $10 from the State Opera House. Band members are (from left to But Reagan calls them "communist". right); John McDougall (vocals, guitar), Stephen Jessup (vocals, guitar), Peter Marshall an aggression that defies all the norms of in­ The fact is, there is a lower level of state (vocals), Paul McAlister (vocals, bass), Andrew Cross (drums), Tim Robinson (percussion, ternational law. The US has financed and ownership in Nicaragua than you find in vocals), Brenton Dempsey (keyboards), Mara Finau (vocals), Lette Finau (vocals) Levi trained an army of contra mercenaries to Mexico, Brazil or · Argentina. It's hard to Finau (vocals). rape, kill and terrorise the people. call a country communist when 60 percent s,....->r::,,,p:-...... 1~-:::n• >:::,=::::::i:,:::= N,:-xANL:.« w w;:,,:>t: w·;-= ·_· ·.··;-,:;,..-~- :~:-V:•,•::::::,•*:-,::: ....m v«:;-:-: ,.:::::.:-·' :-x=r.~·::.,·-::-· ····-::\i:S/.:~-:=::::::· -=nr:::::..-.«~r«==•:::~:«>;)~:•1>c?fa:?:•:>/:X-~";:;;;;M?:::HRP;,;:-::.::2::=::,; Nicaragua ·has about the same population of the economy is in private hands! For all i (three million) as we do, and yet it has lost his talk of "freedom" the rest of Central over 7,000 dead at the hands of the contras, and South America know what Reagan real­ SUSANA OUNEI• and 120,000 people have been made ly means by that word: he means the l homeless by contra attacks. This is the work freedom of the rich to humiliate, to exploit of the same Reagan who poses on the world and, when they deem it necessary, to murder I stage, moralising about the evils of ter­ the po9r. The Sandinistas want something rorism. On top of the contra war, there were better. They want to feed Sandino's children some 50,000 Nicaraguans killed in the strug­ and teach them to read and I think we have kanak struggle· gle in 1979 to get rid of the Somoza tyranny a duty to help them. - so you can see that almost every family in Concert for Nicaragua - State Opera ON Friday June 13, Susana Ounei spoke on sionally are found in the forest - like that Nicaragua has already paid a debt in blo_od House Sunday 7 .30pm. Book at the Opera the Kanak struggle for independence against of Aldo Tonhoueri in the central East to ensure that this revolution survives. House. Tickets only $10 (waged) and $7 (un­ the French. Coast, in February 1985. His .face had been The proceeds from the concert will go to waged). Until 1940 Kanaks needed police permis­ blown away. A young Kanak, Georges Tein­ I sion to leave their reserves to visit Noumea. re, was found shot on the West Coast. Susana was one of three Kanaks to at- In December '84 10 were killed on the tend a school in Noumea in the 1950s. They West Coast (on the 5th) and two on the East I were constantly abused by both students Coast (on the 10th). Some had petrol fired and teachers. at them as they tried to escape barricades Her grandfather was enslaved for five they'd erected. · years to serve on a French ship. He was one Some have been tortured with red ants in of those fortunate enough to survive and trees. An old blind man was beaten up and I Fast return. made to run to provide laughter for the The second Kanak. insurrection occurred soldiers. At Ouipoint the soldiers tortured in 1917 when a chief named Noel refused to villagers all day and night in a church. I fight Germany for France. The French These seemingly commonplace incidents lane beheaded him and sent his head to,a French of torture and murder are never investigated museum. Even today France refuses to by the French authorities. There is no return the head to the chief's tribe for redress for the victims. burial. · Last year the Kanak leader Machorro was I to the In 1953, L'Union Caledonienne was set murdered with another Kanak by French I· up with church help to attempt reforms - sharpshooters. They were instructed to kill I but 'not freedom'. Machorro because of his stand on in­ I In 1974, Susana and 11 others were jail­ dependence, and didn't know which one of I topl ed for protesting the celebration of the date the two he was, so they killed both. the Kanaks were colonised. A group of less Among the targets of settler bombings is · If you can answer yes to these three questions we than 30 came with banners and faced the the Kanak newspaper Bwenando. Their in­ French army, knowing they could be killed. itial attempt to destroy the equipment and I want to talk to you. Two were jailed in the East Coast. The next kill the Kanaks working on the paper was day the group occupied the court and unsuccessful as a large number of Kanaks 1. Are you about to graduate? demanded the release of the two. The army rallied to the spot and a big clash occurred. \ surrounded the court, beat them up and jail­ Two weeks later in mid-November 1985 the Are you considering Chartered Accountancy ed the 12. building was bombed again. Fortunately 2. as a career? Today the Kanak independence move­ this second attack had been anticipated and Are you ambitious, aggressive and determined ment, lead by the FLNKS, has the support the equipment moved. They have also tried of 85% of the Kanaks. As the Kanak push to bomb the Kanak radio station which I 3. to get to the top as quickly as possible? for independence intensified, France ac­ reaches the 15,000 Kanaks in Noumea . . We are a top international organisation and have celerated the immigration of settlers from Susana talked about the importance of I France, Algeria and other territories. Many the yam in Kanak culture, and the recently 1. opportunities for the right sort of applicants in our of the settlers fought against the Algerians set up Kanak schools. These now have 370 · audit, accounting services and tax departments. in their war of independence - a bloody unpaid teachers. (Only 5000 of the 61,000 Deloittes offer excellent training, attractive salary, struggle that took 1.5 million lives before Kanaks have jobs.) Those involved in I France relinquished t,he territory. Today Kanak politics lose their jobs. Some possibility of gaining overseas experience and good they use the torture techniques they students get their bursaries mt off because long term prospects to accounting graduates (or near developed there on the Kanaks. They teach of their politics. qualified people) . An analytical approach to problem other settlers bomb-making. The Kanaks now refuse to sell their solving and skill in communicating with others are The French have also encouraged im­ coconuts to the French; they would rather migration from the Wallis Islands to New feed them to the pigs. among the professional attributes that we value. Caledonia, which now has about three times New Caledonia is the world's third largest Craig Garner. our Wellington Staff Partner will be available as many Wallisians as their homeland. nickel producer. It is also rich in iron, cop­ for interviews at the University on Wednesday 16. Thursday These Wallisians are pitted against the per, zinc and manganese. And the seabed Kanaks by the French. They are given much nearby is estimated to contain three times as 17 and Friday 18 July. Interviews should be arranged better job opportunities, and so tend to sup­ much of these minerals. The country is also promptly through the Career Advisor, 6 Kelburn Parade. port the settlers' opposition to in­ a rich source of copra, coffee and perfume. dependence. Worst.of all, many of them are Last month France rescinded the powers paid 50,000 francs ($500 US)/month to seek of the recently established provincial out Kanaks and beat them up. Sometimes governments. The reason: the Kanaks had Deloitte they enter the high schools and beat up won three out of the four provinces.- youths of 15 with jron bars. Susana asks the people of Aotearoa to The various branches of the French army support the Kanak struggle: specifically, she Haskins+Sells Chartered Accountants - including the CRS, parachutists, marines asks people to write to the French govern­ and now their mercenaries the Foreign ment asking that the FLNKS amendment to Legion - number about 7,000 there. They restrict voters to those with a parent born torture and murder Kanaks. The bodies of there. This is something you and I can do. their victims bearing marks of torture occa- Maui

PAGE 4 SALIENT 1986 ------.;;.__------' NICARAGUA MUST SURVIVE! JULY 20 $10 STATE OPERA HOUSE Also, to whoever wrote the letter to TCl-­ membership. Concern for the loss of Aniwa (Tumuaki Maori Collective) with $114,000 (Auckland's "donation" to regard to our previous articles in Salient, NZUSA), should be concern for retaining we are of the opinion that your letter Auckland in NZUSA, and with that in should have been sent to us, or if you felt mind, perhaps the ideas of TE PUNAO that strongly, sent to Salient. Te Aniwa "hatchet-work" will give way to genuine (and the Tumauki Maori Collective) are ideas of restructuring! not responsible for our articles, we are! On a further national scale, Nga In thinking about what the kaupapa of Kaiwhakapumau i te Reo's claims on the TE RANGATAHI thi3 week's article should be, it was hard Maori language deserve attention. These not to think back to the Independent claims seek to have the Maori language Working Party. As you have probably recognised in all facets of New Zealand noticed from previous articles, neither we life. These can only help recognise the uni­ nor Nga Toki are in favour of its creation. queness of the Maori language and, in Firstly, because we felt that it would not some respects, highlight the inadequacy of Nga Mahi o Te Wiki katoa te huarahi ki mua. Tena Korua! be representative of Maori students English in defining aspects of te reo Concerning the Open Day for secondary Monday: (i) Maori Students Hui at Te (although it now appears that a Maori per­ Maori. Concepts such as tapu, mana and school students held last week, we would Herenga Waka. Nau mail Haere mai nga son is being sought to join the party), and, muru have no adequate English just like to express our dismay at not be­ kanohi Maori. . secondly, that Nga Toki fulfilled its part in equivalents, and bear testimony to the fact ing approached te write an article for the (ii) Pou Temara and Akuhata Tangaere "restructuring" by creating the Tumuaki that the Maori language is unique both in special Salient issue entitled "High School begin working at the Maori Studies Maori Collective. However, another factor its expression and meaning. So, tautoko Issue". We are by nature a gregarious Department. Pou is taking the position which seems to have been overlooked, is people, and so when we come to institu­ Nga Kaiwha~apumau i te Reo! This is also recently vacated by the late Ruka that nearly all the "restructuring" pro­ something to consider during Maori tions which we can see are pakeha­ Broughton, while Akuhata is temporarily posals given at May Council (and which Language Week (July 21-27), tokenism or dominated, it is good to also know that relieving for Wiremu Parker. may still be given to the IWP) presumed what! (More on that later.!). there are people like us there. We feel that Nga mihi ki a korua i runga i o korua that Auckland will pull out of NZUSA, no Well that's about it, except for our con­ if we would have been able to write an ar­ mahi i roto i te whare wananga nei. Ko te matter what happens. If the IWP is to ge­ gratulations to Amster Reedy on obtaining ticle and let Maori secondary school tumanako ka pai to karua noho i karei, a, nuinely look at "restructuring" proposals the job as principal of Ngata College. students know that there is a group of e ai ki te korero a tenei whakatauki, "Na for NZUSA, then it should do just that: Ka kite ano e hoa ma! Maori students at Victoria, then we could te whero, na te pango, ka oti te mahi". NZUSA will only function as a national Hone Whaanga have only aided their interest in coming to Ara, ko nga kaiako nga mea whero, ko body as long as AUSA is part of its Paora Ammunsen nga tauira- nga mea pango, a, kei a tatou university.

VUW SPORTS COUNCIL HALF YEAR REPORT

The VUW Sports Committee has been holding meetings regularly every two weeks on Mondays 7.30pm in the Boardroom. These meetings have considered sports clubs affiliations and re-affiliations, club grants (special, yearly, travel and coaching), tour­ naments and general sports matters that have been brought to its notice. The com­ mittee has attempted to contaci all sports clubs and inform them of the grants etc. of­ fered, but some clubs are still very poorly administered. In order to receive their share of the Sports Councils funds, students in clubs should contact a committee member or read the information on the Studass/sports notice board. One issue that has been concerning the committee is the lack of participation of women in many clubs. They do not appear to be getting their share of club grants and Blues nominations. Some clubs were unaware of potential Blues candidates amongst their women members-and they are therefore not being considered by the Blues Panel. University sportswomen need to make sure their clubs are giving them a fair deal and for some the best course might be to become involved in the clubs administra­ tion. This applies also to all club members, clubs don't run themselves and students will miss out on funding if they don't get their act together. The Sports committee can only help ti}ose who request it. The majority of Sports clubs however are operating well, participating and representing the Universi­ ty in many local sports competitions. With Winter Tournament in Wellington there is likely to be plenty of activity, on and off the field, during the rest of the year. General Finance offers Next Sports Committee meeting July 21. Jeremy Robertson one scholarship of $1500 to Secretary VUWSC full-time students holding a bachelor's degree in commerce or business administration, who wish to study for a higher degree in THE1987 either of those subjects at an approved New Zealand GENE · university. For full details enquire at your Registrar's office. FINANCE Applications will be accepted until 1 October 1986. SCHOLARSHIP

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· A muddy Kelburn Park saw the Victoria The Rio Grande Surfers looked set for Iron Maidens host the Rio Grande Surfers, heaps of radical re-entrys and rip tearing of San Diego. The visitors went into the 360s but certainly no wipe outs. match as favourites having convincingly The Kelburn Park mud and slush of mid­ defeated Victoria's arch-rivals, Upper Hutt, terms women's rugby clash the American by 32-0. The San Diego team also have a big Surfers vs Victoria University's Featherston reputation in American rugby, being ranked Iron Maidens was a far cry from the crisp second of 252 women's teams in the United rollers of the US west coast, but the action States. promised to be just as intense. The Americans lived up to their reputa­ The referee's first call "Has anyone got a tion, winning 48-0. The victory was made in ball out there?'' broke the tension the forwards, who ensured quality posses­ somewhat. sion for halfback Beth Greene. Her fast and But initial hoots of derision and sniggers accurate p~sing set the dazzling San Diego from the sideline soon turned to respectful backline underway. The backs showed Oohs and Aaahs by the sheer guts of the quick hands and pace as they ran in ten women players. tries, three to first fiv~-eights Brenda Surfers' team manager, coach and Holdener. Holdener, along with Greene, sometime halfback, Janet Hatch said were the game's outstanding players. "Sideliners who see us as a curiosity are While the Americans were undoubtedly soon all behind us and really into the game the superior side, the Iron Maidens did not when they realise we're not out there for a play 30 minute halves instead of the usual Canterbury women before the All Black vs II play the rugby they are capable of. A joke". number of promising movements broke Perfecting their pigskin play are what 40 France match. down in midfield and the Varsity women did these west coast women are all about and With 250 US teams to NZ's 10 and a solid Janet Hatch said the offer of the curtain ,_ not show their usual aggression in the they practise twice a week and work out 10 years of competitive rugby experience raiser was the height of their red carpet 1 regularly on weights to gain that extra edge. behind them the Surfers have proved too treatment. tackle: Janet Hatch, President of the Rio strong for the relatively novice Kiwi game. ' Grande club, said the difference between the Surfer team members are not the big bur­ Fresh from savaging Upper Hutt 32-0 and "Many men's teams would have leapt at I sides was mainly experience. Most of the ly giants you would expect though. Their a convincing win over Ponsonby the Surfers the chance to play the curtain raiser, let varsity players are in their first season of weights average out at about 130 except for were looking for another easy victory. alone a women's team," she said. 1 rugby, while the Rio Grande side has been the more substantial 170 of 5.8" prop, Iron Maiden coach David Jones was The game was organised by a member of I together for 10 years. 'Weezy' Harris. visibly impressed. "These women are the Linwood Ladies' club who had contacts The women's occupations vary from the l The difference may also lie in attitudes to awesome, just awesome!" he said. with the All Blacks, she said. the game. The Americans travel up to ·100 professional to the subli~e - from lawyer DeeDee Doran and physician Doc Winnigan While the Surfers chanted their "Gettem The Surfers are backed by entrepeneur miles a week to get a game. As Rio Grande Gettem!" psych up, Coach Jones mapped and avid supporter Fred Thompson who founder Fred Thompson said, "We came to Weezy who lists herself as hedonist­ I masseuse. out his teams strategy: also finances women's basketball and soft- here to WIN!" "We've got to ruck and control in the for- ball teams and an all women National 1 Bernard Steeds The women's game rules make no conces­ sion to their sex, except for the fact that they wards. Failing that my second five-eight will Philharmonic Orchestra. crunch 'em!" Despite the strong competi- (The Surfers won the curtain raiser ·1 tion the Iron Maidens did not succumb easi- ly but lost 48-nil. against Cantebury 4-0). \ SIX POINTS TO HELP YOU DECIDE The Grand Finale of the Surfers' three YOUR ACCOUNTANCY CAREER PATH ~1 I OUR MOTTO We're big enough to do the job but small enough to care. i OUR STAFF DEVELOPMENT POLICY To develop and train staff on a personalized one to one basis enabling them to choose their own career path in either business I services, taxation or audit u u on OUR FACILITIES A superb network of IBM PC A T's linked to an IBM system 36 computer. Our programs include Lotus 1-2-3, charter series and Interactive Ledger system. We believe this system to be one of the most advanced Chartered Accounting packages available and • staff are expected to have hands on use of this system on a day to day basis after a short period of training. OUR CLIENT BASE Includes NZ's largest financial institution, lawyers, property ians companies, hotels, corner dairies, manufacturers, farmers, musicians, non profit organisations, private companies and public Being a first year varsity student, I was as­ The second team is in the 2B grade. The companies. tounded to find myself on the receiving end third, is the 3A. This team is very much a WE EXPECT OUR STAFF TO of a request to write an article for Salient. social team. Everyone who joined this team Provide a personal service to clients and to use their tertiary But I then reminded myself that the Les­ had a chance to move up to the 2B team; but bian/ Gay Student Group is one of the few Margaret, one of the original members of qualifications and training to improve this service. places where equality prevails. So I set to the first Amazon team, said that she, and IN RETURN WE WILL 'phoning various Lesbians who played many other play~rs, preferred it in the social Offer a top remuneration package and provide an environment sport, and this is what I found: . team. Sometimes these teams find it difficult where the partners will take an interest in your development. Cricket: There are only '.?6 women's cricket to play because of a lack of members - so teams in Wellington. None, as yet, are fully get your softball gear and go offer your ser­ recognised as Lesbian teams. Women's vices! The contact for the social team is cricket is still very much struggling to get a Margaret, ph. 836-351. She will put you in Our staff partner will be on campus on Friday July 25 to place on the sports map. I play for a Well­ touch with the 2B or Major B teams if you discuss a career position in either our Wellington or ington cricket team, with a few other Les­ want to be really competitive. Lower Hutt offices. You can make an appointment to see bians, which I find very supportive. But Soccer: While the Amazon softball teams when we are together, cricket comes first - play in the summer, there is an Amazon soc­ him on that date through the Careers Advisor or you can Lesbianism second - i.e. trips to the pub cer team ji.;st waiting for winter. The team phone Michael Curtis on 725 850 and arrange an after the game! is, once again, a Lesbian team. Their track interview at our Wellington office NOW! Hockey: Once again, no actual Lesbian record this season has been very good. Their teams . There are about 5 grades, (not in­ team plays for Seatoun, in the 5th division, cluding school hockey), which means 50-70 but I'll place my bets on them conquering teams overall. So if you play Hockey, or are the 4th division next season. just interested, get in touch with a team near This is about as far as my research has you! · gone. There are many more sports which are Softball: We are fortunate enough in Well­ open for you to participate in, such as net­ Hogg Yonn~H~!~~:~TN'T~~~ ington to have our very own Lesbian teams ball, basketball, squash, badminton ... so all - The Amazons. There are three teams in you sporty, or semi-sporty women - get Internationally : Binder Dijker Otte & Co. the Amazon club. The top team is in the out there and conquer the sports world! l Major B grade, which is very competitive. Zulu PAGE 6 SALIENT 1986 ------.:.__------...J .TOM BOLAS/TOPP TWINS-CONCERT FOR NICARAGUA JULY 20 Employer Visit Pro­ Programmes are available in the Library, the Recreation Centre, gra_mme has started Students Union, and at the Careers Ad­ visory Service. Bookings are made at Employers are now on campus to the Careers Advisory Service, 6 recruit and give information to Kelburn Parade (sorry, no phone or students. If you're in your final year mail bookings). this is an excellent way of obtaining a We can advise you if you're unsure job that suits you. If you aren't too of which employers to see and we have sure as to the type of job you'd enjoy, lots of information for you to browse . it's a good opportunity to find out through. You'll be able to have a half more about the· types of careers hour individual discussion with each available. You don't have to be in your employer who interests you. Employer final year of study. Employers are hap­ Don't delay! Come along tQ the • py to hold informal discussions and Careers. Advisory Service at 6 Kelburn give you the information you'll need to Parade and get involved in this year's help you make your decisions. Many Employer Visit Programme. employers will also be giving presenta­ Chris Thorburn • • tions about their line of work. Careers Adviser Presentations v,s,ts Date Organisation Time Place Tuesday July 22 Databank noon Mel 2 Wednesday July 23 Justice Dept (Proba- tion) noon CB 114 Monday July 28 Burroughs noon HM 5 Wednesday July 30 Govt Computing noon CB 114 Thursday July 31 Trade & Industry noon MacL 1 Friday August 1 Justice Dept (Management) noon MacL 2

List of Employers Attending During Thurs July 24 Price Waterhouse Wed July 30 AMP Society Weeks 2 and 3 Provident Life Government Computing Service Reserve Bank (Computer Services) Arthur Young Mon July 21 KMG Kendons National Bank of NZ Ltd Ernst & Whinney Coopers & Lybrand Fri July 25 New Zealand Electricity Bank of New Zealand Bank of New Zealand National Bank of NZ Ltd Thurs July 31 Arthur Young Tues July 22 Ministry of Transport Dept of Health Government Computing Service KMG Kendons Hogg Young Cathie & Co Lawrence Anderson Buddle Audit Office Mon July 28 Burroughs Ltd NZ Post Office Databank Systems Ltd Kirk Barclay Dept of Trade & Industry Wed July 23 Ministry of Transport Reserve Bank Fri August 1 Dept of Justice NCR (NZ) Ltd Tues July 29 Kirk Barclay CCL Business Systems Dept of Justice (Probation Service) Burroughs Ltd Dept of Labour Price Waterhouse AMP Society Lawrence Anderson Buddle Databank Systems Ltd NZ Industrial Gases Dept of Trade & Industry

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y // ~ Bidge Smith had to be dragged "kick­ "NZUSA would very much like to have ing and screaming" to stand for Women's all seven campuses involved in the federa­ Right officer at Auckland in 1984. tion and I think that Auckland concerns She feels somewhat the same about her should be taken into account." election as President of the New Zealand. Bidge's involvement in student politics 1 University Students' Association. has been on an activist level until she took At the Special General meeting the result over the role of acting president. "Now I'm l was a foregone conclusion. The only can­ seeing . the financial and administration didate for the job, vacated by Alex Lee in things that activists have ignored and it can I May, Bidge answered the why do you want be quite difficul! to cope with that." to be ... question with, She may be going to have to push more I . "There's no one else confident to do it paper and chair meetings but no one could Despite this work and being a member of The implementing of acceptable pro- l and willing to stand." imagine her giving up her determination to the campus women's group, Bidge remained cedures was a long drawn out process with I Why such an ogre of a: position? History get things done. aloof from student politics. neither the uaiversity council or senate wan- ! has proven that there is a life after NZUSA. ting to take the responsibility for accepting Bidge is known as a feminist student It was.the "Mervyn situation".which gave . proposals. • Even Simon Wilson, spurned by Merv Well­ politician but her involvement with women her the impetus. "Being in the English ington, has a job with the Listener. Two years later and Auckland's ex­ in university goes beyond that. department during that time was very ex­ perience has provided encouragement for But that was back in the old days when Studying english, she was a founder plosive. Attention was focussed on our other campus women's groups to undertake students cared about "issues" and turned member of the Women students' english Women's collective. We were -qnder suspi­ the same campaign and succeed. up to protests. collective. cion - we didn't do it by the way." Even though Bidge has not been able to Today NZUSA is at the crossroads. "It was regarded as radical activity by the Bidge still gets angry thinking about the implement everything she wanted as Auckland is pulling out at the end of the department." Thd collective· hassled the publicity playwright and lecturer Mervyn Women's VP, access to universities is an year, claims are made by student politicians department about the course content, and Thomson got in early 1984 when an issue which carries over from the specific that the association does not represent the the lack of women writers considered in unknown group of women ''tied him to a problems- women have to the general majority- of students and most students courses. tree" to publicise claims of sexual harass­ societal ones. don't know or care what NZUSA is. ment by him. "Even when there were women writers She feels that universities havt;. a much too They would if it wasn't there, the new there was no consideration of the fact that "I was angry about all this fuss about one rarified atmosphere. "They need to open president says. Because of the importance of themselves up to make themselves a more she was a woman. It was totally from a male man who had, okay, suffered severe restructuring NZUSA Bidge sees it as her human place." Bidge is realistic about the perspective. psychological intimidation but had the in­ priority for the rest of the year. ability to realise why he had been so treated. amount of time students have to put in to An independent working. party of ex­ "I'd go to a lecture on a book I'd read '' At that time there were lots of rapes their association's affairs. Most work is student politicos is to make recommenda­ and thought I was at the wrong lecture." reported and also a man badly beaten by a done voluntarily and that puts real limita­ tions at August council on new options for A spin off from that group was the bunch of men in intensive care. Both got tions on what can be achieved. the association. Womenspace journal collective which put As WVP she tried as mµch as possible to miniscule media coverage. Bidge is content to wait until then before out several editions of creative writing. provide a forum whereby wqmen could ex­ voicing an opinion on how to restructure There women learned skills of production "The.message I got was, it's allowable for press their own needs. She would provide but would like to see "a structure which and publishing and we.re able to pass these men to beat up men and for men to beat up the information. provides enough .for a wide enough variety skills onto other_women . women but women attacking a man is called "On the whole it is best that interest of students." "It was also an opportunity to see your terrorism and a vigilante act. For me the ter­ groups represent themselves." She hopes restructuring will convince own work in print and criticise yourself and rorism that exists is the current permission She says that it is the groups of students AUSA to join again. cope with the embarrassment." for rape to occur." who don't have the networks for example She wrote an article in this vein for Crac­ mature students, that it 'is hard to find and cum and signed he.r name. It create(\ an liaise with. "unholy fuss" and Bidge was· harassed by Bidge's politics.are feminist. She doesn't men visiting her house. try to push that down anyone's throat. "If people meet me once and decide I'm "We chose not to publicise that at the an okay person and afterwards they realise time because we didn't want other women to the things we were talking about is feminism feel in danger if they spoke up." - okay that's the best way in ." It was at this time that Bidge was elected She feels a responsibility" to use the skills Women's Rights officer. And at that time she has learned in the last few years of stu­ the women's group at Auckland began dent politicing, to show other women that it working towards proper grievance pro­ is possible tc:i gain the confidence to become BEST OF cedures. They began a hot and cold file - involved. an informal anonymous account of at­ Spreading information, talking and listen­ BOTH WORLDS FOR titudes and perceived behaviour of various ing could be the trademarks of NZUSA's lecturers, course content and personal rela­ new president. COMMERCE STUDENTS!! tions with students. "There's so much tension in society We' re seeking commerce graduates ( or near graduates) for · "It freaked the staff out. They now put because people don't really understand what some other groups of people are talking audit and accounting. pressure on the university who had ignored student pressure." about." Our practice is one of the largest ten yet our offices are smaller, warm and friendly. We attract capable staff who desire autonomy and the freedom to create their own opportunities. If you are looking for: - • Broad experience with varied clients August Council·_ organiser • Comprehensive training • Overseas secondment opportunities • And much more The ~tudents' Association is seeking a student to organise the New Zealand University But not as a cog in the wh~el, contact Richard Simpson Students'·Association's August Council. (04) 845-939 or arrange to iriterview us, 28 & 29 July on August Council is a five day conference involving up to twenty student delegates from each campus. The total number of students attending will probably be 120. · Campus. August Council will involve budget setting, ·policy revision, plenary sessions and six sub-committees meeting at various times over the first week of the August holidays, August 25-29. The student delegates will be staying in Victoria House and will be eating evening meals in the Union Building. The August Council Organiser will be expected to handle the day to day organisation of August Council; • to liaise with the caterers • to allocate rooms in Victoria House to delegates • to guide delegates to the correct venue for their sub-committees • to help delegates get things photocopied or typed • to sort ou t problems any delegates may have. The Organiser will receive a payment of $200 for adequately carrying out these duties. He or she will be responsible to the President and Administrative Secretary. If you are interested, or if you want more information, contact Simon Johnson at the Students' Associatlon Office or phone 738-566.

LP AGE 8 SALIENT 1986 OURSELVES ALONE-CONCERT FOR NICARAGUA JULY 20 ''When we go to bury our

dead, they kill us .•• ''

Ntsopa Motsau is the 1986/87 holder of the New Zealand University Students Association Southern African Scholarship. This was established in the 1970s to enable exiled Black Southern Africans to gain some kind of university education. Ntsopa is currently studying at Massey, for a diploma in nursing studies. Ntsopa is a 32 .year old black Azanian woman who was born in a shantytown in Soweto near Johannesburg. She lived there until she was twelve when the white govern­ ment relocated them to another township and destroyed their previous home. It was a poverty-stricken childhood but she still managed to complete her secondary school­ ing and entered nursing training in 1975. Meanwhile, her boyfriend had been arrested for political activities and imprisoned on Robbin Island for five years. During this time her political awareness developed. During the Soweto uprisings of 1976/77 many of the students who were in­ jured came to her hospital for treatment. As the police would arrest or harass any students they found injured, the nurses took great risks to disguise or hide them. This often involved dressing them in the nurses' own non-bloodstained .clothing, or hiding them in the nurses' hostel rooms. In 1979 when her fiance was released from prison he was placed under a "banning order" restricting him to a township in the remote barren countryside of the Qwagua bantustan. Although living conditions were appalling, Ntsopa shifted there to be with him. a degree but the scholarship is for two years our dead, they kill us . Each time we go to children, their inferiors. But even to work as and the degree is for three years, so they are bury someone who was killed, we come an electrician, very few companies will There they founded a community educa­ offering me a diploma which is two-thirds of back with more corpses to bury next time. employ you. tion project teaching self-help skills such as a degree, but I'll go home with a cause, an Jess: When you go back, how will you use Jess: What do you think about campaigns keeping gardens, sewing, knitting, extra qualification. what you have learnt here? to boycptt products from South Africa? childcare, candlemaking and reading. But it Jess: What made you decide to apply for Ntsopa: I'll go to work in a hospital, in a Ntsopa: It's a good move, we appreciate was hard work as money was scarce, the the South African Scholarship? teachers' school. We · are going to train it very much, more especially if it is done by rains often failed and many children died of ourselves for a free Azania one day. We someone like New Zealand. New Zealand is starvation or suffered physical or mental Ntsopa: I decided to apply because I had have to be prepared for independence, we self-sufficient, it can survive without damage from malnutrition. It was only due got some information through Makgolo have people skilled in some things: ar­ anything from South Africa. Some coun­ to some international support that they were [the previous Southern African scholar] chaeology, sciences but we still don't have tries can't do that, they need South African able to afford to buy two sewing machines. that the scholarship does not only offer you enough artisans - people doing trades like products to survive, but for New Zealand, Ntsopa and her husband were also subject money and facilities for study, but it is also electrical, bricklaying, building, plumbing. it's good that they do things like that. It puts to severe police harassment, with their good in the sense that when you are over Jess: Does the Government allow blacks quite a bit of pressure on South Africa, house often being searched and ransacked. here, you are also given the opportunity to to take up apprenticeships? because if they use South African products Her husband was not allowed to be in the talk to people, tell them what you stand for, Ntsopa: They are trying to allow blacks to they are boosting South Africa's economy same room with more than one person at a what your people stand for, and I found it a do that, but you know, only as their and therefore strengthening apartheid. time, with visitors having to wait outside · challenge. I'm from the Black Conscious under police observation until the last per­ Movement of Azania and we are not a very r------, son had left. Their friends were arrested, in­ popular or well known organisation because terrogated · and offered bribes to spy on we've just started, in 1968, and we have met them. a lot of opposition, we also believe that it is not for the international community to Their community support group was well choose which is the rightful organisation for established by 1983. The increase in police our country. Time will tell if the liberation pressure made them decide to leave South FREE! organisations will prove themselves. Africa. Ntsopa crossed the border to Jess: We've heard a lot in the media Botswana legally with her daughter while recently about so called changes that have her husband slipped across illegally. They been going on in South Africa. Any com­ then travelled to Zimbabwe to live, as the ments? South African secret police had recently kid­ MUSIC BUFFS · napped some activists ·living in Botswana. Ntsopa: Well, there are changes taking place in the country, but as far as our Win a Album of Your Choice Ntsopa is a member of AZAPO - the organisation is concerned, we are not im­ Azanian People's Organisation, which grew pressed. We are not engaged in a struggle Just answer the following questions correctly on a out of the High School Black Consciousness for civil rights, we are engaged in a struggle piece of paper with your name and a telephone movements of the late 1960s, founded by for complete emancipation of our people number (preferably yours) and hand it into Salient by Steve Biko and others. This movement was and the reconquest of our land. So what organised by plack students and was aimed they are doing, they are just restructuring Noon on Wednesday, and you will be in the draw to at countering the white regimes propaganda apartheid, that is not what we want. That win. which described black people as inferior and doesn't mean anything to us. sub -human. Black consciousness Jess: Are you worried about having to go Questions philosophy argued that 'black is beautiful', around and speak to people here? 'black is proud'. It got people to beieve in - • Who produced the Peking Man album? themselves, recognise the immoral nature Of Ntsopa: I don't know whether to say I'm the apartheid regime and start to organise worried about it or how much of it I can do. • Name any two members of Mental. as themselves for the eventual overthrow of the Makgolo advised me to be careful. I'm do­ Anything white government. It differs from other ing a first degree, a lot of papers. I don't South African liberation movements in its really mind going around talking to people • What is the only record shop -in town with belief that the indigenous people, the and telling them about the struggle in our blacks, have a unique right to the ownership country - because the world does not know the best selection of music and the one and control of land. much about what is going on, especially of that gives students 15o/o discount? late because of this bill which has been pass­ ed under the emergency act - that reporters supported by should not go to certain areas - and if they Ntsopa was recently interviewed by don't go there, then no one will cover it. PLATINUM R ECORDS Jessica Wilson, last year's NZUSA presi­ Whatever appears in the pap~rs is what the Gresham Plaza dent: government wants to tell the international I world. They already tell the world that we "With the best selection of music and music videos, and I 5 % discount I Jess: Why are you doing a diploma, not a are killing each other, we are doing this and for students!" I degree? that to each other, but they never tell the in­ I I Ntsopa: I would have loved to have done ternational world that when we go to bury l------~ <------~------SALIENT JULY 14 1986 PAGE 9 TOM SCOTT/TIM WOON-CONCERT FO R NICARAGUA JULY 20 8PM ARE YOU EVEN REMOTELY INTERESTED?

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------. I I We are looking for graduates I who want to be as successful as we are. HELP! I I l • Do you like finding creative solutions· to The New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA) is cnallengihg problems? . seeking help, participation, ideas, advice from students. NZUSA • Are you interested in rising to a is the national federation of NZ's seven university students associations. Students around the country are trying to figure out responsible position quickly? how to make NZUSA more effective. We want to know what you - • Do you enjoy working closely with other and your readers think. What should a national Students Associa­ people? tion do? And how should whatever it does be done? ,• • Are you expecting to graduate with a NZUSA has set up an Independent Working Party with the following terms of commerce_or business studies degree? reference: . · 1) To call for and hear submissions from interested persons and organisations 2) To discuss, evaluate and report on them 3) Further to carry ou.t its own investigations into the future role and structure of NZUSA, and its present deficiencies. · ~WRENCE I ANDERSQfil£!)DD~ CHAP..TER£0 ACCOUNTANTS The Working Party will. circulate its report prior to NZUSA's August Council (August 24-29). If decisions cannot be made at August Council then a Special General Meeting will be held in the third term. ·, We can provide the environment in which you will All interested people are invited to make submissions outlining any changes they flourish. would like to see in NZUSA. . . To learn more about .us you are invited to an EVENING PRESENTATION . Submissions close at 5pm Thursday July 31, 1986. Wednesday July 16, 1986, 7.30pm MacLaurin Lecture Theatre 2 They should be se,:it to: Victoria University of Wellington The Independent Working Party cl- NZUSA Please _register at the careers office or telephone Carol Smith on 735-094 PO Box 9047 Courtenay Place Wellington. (Ph . 856-669)

~WRENCITJ\NDERSON I 8UDDLEJ All ideas, suggestions would be welcome. If you want to know more, write or f CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS phone NZUSA or your local student association. Bidge Smith Exclusive Representatives of Arthur Andersen & Co President ··------·

REG AND SHELL-,.CONCERT FOR NICARAGUA BOOK NOW $10 EDITORIAL stories - drop any work into the WEPSA Pollyfilla is the new polytech newspaper. office. i If all goes well it will be coming out mon- On the weeks that Pollyfilla doesn't thly from now on. come out we plan to have a column in ·1 But we need help! Salient. . At Polytech we have a huge range of You might be wondering why Pollyfilla ! talents. The cover and letterhead of this is inside Salient - Polytech simply issue show what the design students are doesn't have the resources to put out its capable of. Polyfilla is going to be what own student paper. the students of tech make it. We would like to thank the staff of We need stories, cartoons, p_hotos, Salient for being so much help. poems, jokes or even just ideas for Jeremy Rose

volved and provide some benefits for us PRESIDENT where will the buck stop? (At the moment Firstly some of the things that the only 0.15% of students are getting into Polytech Exec has done this year. the affairs of the Association.) * Made some slight alterations to the Is it true that students don't give a proposed Student Amenities Building. monkeys about their future - or cannot This building will hopefully be built within see how WePSA can improve it when it the next 3 years. It will c_ontain a can. (For example, would the likes of a minimum sized Basket-ball Court, a contact system or tutor Evaluation seem Squash Court, a Cafe, a Common Room, worthwhile to you? These things don't a Games Room and various Student grow on trees). Is it that everyone thinks 1 Association offices. you have to be trendy and political? Hard­ * Discussed with Whitcoulls extentions ly. We' re pretty much down to earth here. to the book shop. Is it that it's not their problem? And * Made the Cafe non-smoking. from that, not really their life, but what * Campaigned for the continuation of ever comes one's way! Is it that they Student Job Search. don't want to get conned into a job that * Drawn up and set next year's Budget. they don't want. Is it that only nerds get * Worked on Health Clinic budget pro­ These things will hopefully get the ball into helping OLJt others and learning for blems. rolling this term and provide meaningful themselves at the same time? * Helped get this insert off the ground. benefits for all of us even if they are So what's in it for you if you get into it? * Been to two NZTISSA (NZTI Student belated due to the limlted number of peo­ D The buzz of ~elping your friends and Services Assn) national meetings, where ple willing to get into various projects. yourself. issues like Student Job Search, Which surprisingly enough brings me on D a practical learning experience that regionalisation of NZTISSA, GST and how to another point. cannot be found in any book. to organise a Students' Association were Why don't the majority of students take D a chance ·to make the CV more discussed. an interest in Students' Association af­ marketable. Projects that will be coming on line this fairs when what can be achieved directly D a chance to work on something that term will include: affects us all. Is it that students don't see interests you. We have groups working on * A contract scheme for selling the their time here as an investment of which social matters, educational matters, com­ specific skills of students (see article). the return can be improved dramatically munication, the building project, our ac­ * A Sports tournament with other if we spend a little time on creating a bet­ counts, sports activities, cultural ac­ Students' Associations (in Au.9ust at CIT). ter environme-nt at Tech. tivities. * Hiring out of Scottish Harriers Squash Is it that students don't feel a part of D a chance to get to know some amus­ Courts (at Prince of Wales Pa rk) to the Association due to bad communica­ ing people and exaggerate a lot. students. tion from here? Quite likely - OK then If interested in giving even one hour of * A forum with Drugs squad and we' ll fi x- this problem. Are you-a student you r time - cal l into the WePSA office. NORML. at Polytech? Then you are a part of the Who controls your future? * An analysis of student opinion of tutor­ Association . Pete Davidson ing at Tech. If we all look to ou r neighbour to get in- WePSA President...... _------SALIENT JULY 14 1986 PAGE 11 CONCERT FOR NICARAGUA JULY 20 $10 STATE OPERA HOUSE "'Teel t-tee~ s

Sir Robert and Tom Scott - arc, Recently Sir Robert Muldoon spc students on the media and politio facts, he said. There's no place fi Especially Tom Scott's satire. Sc~ hand holds Muldoon in high rega views to a Pollyfilla' reporter.

Tom Scott's jokes, jibes and occa- cher Mary Batchelor was once a vic­ "The axiom of good writing tor a sional serious· political commen- tim of his taunts. Batchelor had political journalist Is balance. To taries are well known. But little do orange hair and her complexion achieve that is hard." most New Zealanders know about the showed a life of hard work and worry. A balance between reporting the man behind the mask of cartoons and Sir Robert dubbed her· the "orange hard news, pure fact or trivializing, humour. roughy". sensationalising, picking on the per­ He's the journalist who David "Lange can be cruel but there's a sonal. But Muldoon is aware of the Lange once said he detested and the much broader range. .. He's got a practicality of sensationalising. You stirrer who Sir Robert Muldoon had whole comic armoury which he need a balance of the two or you pro­ banned and ejected from his press. developed from being 29 stone. He bably won't sell your newspaper. conference. has very good skills at deflecting at- "They ask quesfions and the Tom is also one of the longest sur- tention from his size." answers are published not as viving members of the New Zealand's. Survival in the press gallery, he answers but as a volunteered state­ parliamentary press gallery. says, is due to his insulating himself ment." "This is a very harsh and corrupting from the place. Much.of his writing is "But I'm reluctant to say I've got environment for a politician and a done at home while he listens to nothing to say on something. The journalist," he says. "You watch peo- parliament on the radio. Tom Scott is public will say Ahal He's got nothing pie's personalities change when they a parliamentary groupie. By listening to say. He's JosinQ hls marbles." arrive in the house. One guy was very to parliament on the radio, iom puts He talks about lits playmate little a·ctive in the alliance movement. He the place into perspective. David Lange. He thinks David was a was carried out on a stretcher." "You do miss the interjections and fat unsightly comic· strip of a boy, (quick, a(lyone got amirro~), a bully's "This is a very harsh and corrupting environment fo1 delight. Ta' compensate for his a politician"

Tom Scott is a big man with red­ the physical stuff but on another level dish hair and a warm handshake. His you can actually hear a great deal bet­ voice is soft and he laughs easily. He ter. I can recall debates I've heard on hasn't shaved. the radio niuch more effectively than He's optimistic about New I can from listening in the house. In Zealand's new overseas image . . the house I get terribly bored. Depres­ "There's been a real change in our sion sets over me and I sort of treatment by the rest of the world in slump." the past 18 months. The number of re­ "It's hard to invest the same en­ quests I get for cartoons · from thusiasm for the garbage that goes overseas has really gone up. We were on as the participants. It happens to once treated at best with indifference the MPs who are not involved, and at worst with contempt. There's a reading newspapers and picking their growing awareness of New Zealand noses and so on. It's just an ego trip largely due to David Lange." for the two people who are exchang­ But politicians tend to b.e fickle ing points of order." creatures. Their views on political humourists change with the prevail­ ·rom sees David Lange'· ing winds. Sir Robert Muldoon's. "I imagine I will go in and out of favour. You tend to with politicians. Tom is also fiercely loyal to New When you say nice things about them Zealand comedy. . they think you're terrific, when you "I hate Hie idea of working criticise· them they think you're a overseas for a living." bastard. They never enter a perma­ He's turned down an opportunity to nent or stable state of mind." write a regular column for Punch Tom sees David Lange's humour as because he thin~s the upper crust a class above Sir Robert Muldoon's. comic mag isn't particularly funny. Muldoon is typically very cruel, he He does write occasionally for the says. For example Labour backben- Sydney Morning Herald. where you get vi_rtually free alcohol. half of parliamentary lampooning to credible psychotic energy when you You could go to the bar every lun- form incisive judgements about meet him. He's a very strong man in­ chtime and Friday night kidding human nature. tellectually and spiritually. When I yourself that you're getting ·informa- "You' ll meet people whose politics got into a battle with him I thought it .tion but basically you're just on the are totally reprehensible at political VvOUld be all over." turps. And some guys here hit the meetings - condemning solo "But the fear of the confrontation turps fairly hard." mothers, wanting to bring back the is always worse than the c;:onfronta- Power as well as alcohol corrupts birch and being totally in favour of _ tion itself. Surprisingly although it politicians and journalists alike. apartheid. Yet they've driven 40 miles wasn't enjoyable it wasn't a "You get seduc~d by being so to come to the meeting, they've nightmare." close to power, knowing all those brought scor:1es and they give yo'u a "I was pleased I didn't turn ouJ to "There's been a comedy explosion which has been . be th_e cow_ard of the county. Most of . . . the time with Muldoon, people are at part of the growing national awareness m New the periphery of the storm where the Zealand." wind is more powerful. I was in the eye of the hurricane where the wind politicians and haviri.g them call you . side of meat and apples for your is not quite as strong." • by your first name. It's attractive and children. They have all sorts of "All those stories about Muldoon corroding and can influence your role primitive fears about things out of are unfair: .. When Muldoon says a as a journalist. I'm constantly fighting their experience and yet within their few things people start screaming that but I'm fighting the invisible sphere they're thoroughly decent "Police state", which I think is a man." people." • misuse of the word ... Muldoon is a "Other people can judge better Yet people with the political beliefs democrat, although prone to ranting than us. These things happen un­ of angels can be Beelzebubs in prac- ~nd raving a bit." consciously." tice. But he evicted you from his press Tom admits he's not an intellec­ "You'll meet people who hold the conference. tual. He found Karl Marx "dull and right · views in terms of Springbok "That's small beer. All he did was '-enemies? tedious". tours and nuclear weapons who are to elevate my public standing. Mui- Tom's main political values are an " I'm like a synthetic petrol plant, sometimes you get intense dislike of racism and a sym- te to journalism . pathy for the underdog. His values petrol out of me and sometimes you don't. .. You sit were formed mostly by his parents, down and your job is to say something profound, . Print only "the particularly his mother. "I'm very pro­ witty or illuminating or whimsical once a week. No ud of my mother. To t;:,e working class r satire. Irish is to be the target of prejudice. one is that profound once a week." Although we had the whitest blot­ chiest skin in the world (a result, he bloody insensitive selfish people. doon turned me into a h·ousehold tt on the other says, of generations of breeding in a The world's actually· much more com­ name which he must have · known sunless Irish environment), my plicated than I thought it was when I afterwards and bitterly regretted. " .. d. He gave his mother taught all the kids to be total- . was 19." Tom's regard for David Lange is ap­ ly opposed to racism. Scott is like the 18th century parently higher. Yet the feeling is not The Scott family w.ere strong satirist Jonathan Swift before him. necessarily reciprocated. Labour supporters. An island in a sea He detests the seethJng mass of "Lange once said that if there was of National voters. machiavellians, machomen and mud- one political humourist he detested it "That's enough for me. It gives me " All those stories about Muldoon are unfair ... " was me." a real buzz to be occasionally "He admires David Lange as a acknowledged by the rest of the "The Scotts with their battered dleheads in power but there are in­ fellow humourist and sees the prime world." fences and broken windows were dividual politicians who he has a pro­ minister as conducting his own "ex­ "One of my ambitions is to be in­ brainlessly Labour. Our neighbours found respect for. Does politics bring port drive" for New Zealand humour. volved in a New Zealand comedy were brainlessly National. But you out the worst in people? "Lange is doing for New Zealand show which is successful overseas. If have to vote Labour if you have "Either that or it attracts the worst humour what Mike Moore is doing for we really start· to develop our comic broken windows. It's an immutable kind of people to it. But our liberal the lambburger'. He's out there boom­ voices here then it should work law of the universe, that one." moral stereotypes are topsy turvey." ing away as large as life. Australians elsewhere and New Zealand comics Tom believes there is no connec­ Tom holds seemingly arch-enemy for example, like him because he's on won't have to go elsewhere to make a tion between politics and morality. Sir Robert Muldoon in high regard. their size scale." living." He has ably used his decade and a "He is awesome and gives off an in- Lawrence Watt Tom says that it's impossible to be witty all the time and l_ives in fear of telling the same joke twice. "I'm like a synthetic petrol plant, sometimes you get petrol out of me and sometimes you don't... You sit down and your job is to say something profound, witty or il­ luminating or whimsical once a week. No one is that profound once a week." • Tom sees his humour as being a mixture of New Zealand and Irish. "I love all th.ose Irish comics - Spike Milligan and Flan O'Brian. But as'l've lived all my life in New Zealand I really like the New Zealand comedy that was around .when I was a kid. I'm part of a growing school ·of New Zealand comics." "There's been a comedy explosion which has been part of the growing national awareness in New Zealand." The press gallery is a scru.ffy con­ trast to the ritzy interior of the beehive. Old armchairs are piled high apparently 12 feet in the corner. The paint is faded. Framed Tom Scott car-

humour as a class above

toons live out the last decade or so of New Zealand's political life on the press gallery's walls. Tom has weathered over 10 years of working in the press gallery, a tough ·environment where the average half life of a journalist is less than two and a half years. "This is probably the only place outside of the wharves and Capetown SUPPORT NICARAGUA JULY 20 BOOKINGS STATE OPERA HOUSE

Polyticians talk . • • Student Co-ordinator Hi - I'm Christine - an ex student, teacher and radio producer who is now secretary of the Students Asociation, and one of two paid staff that Exec are responsible for. Catherine and myself are responsible for putting Exec policies into action, looking after the money, helping to run Student Services and provide a link bet­ ween one years Exec and the n·ext - (often a new year brings a totally new Exec with it). Student life is pretty rough, so I'm pleased to be in a job where I provide some positive benefits to students as well as work to redress hardship. One area where students do have power is.in numbers and as potential spenders. I have tried to harness this by using the promise of exposure to students and their good will to 'secure sponsorship for entertainment on and off campus e.g. the United Space Waltz, The Na­ tional Bank Free Movie Nights. I enjoy working on the Ente(tainment Programme most when I feel like I am catering for a_lot of different groups of students - so if there is something you'd really like to see done on campus - make sure you let me know about it. One of. the highlights of this, my first year, has been the establishing of Polytech's first netball team and seeing the links made across the Tech through the w·omen involved. An aim I have, is to see the introduction of a Recreation of­ ficer here so pressured students can have many more experiences· and ac­ tivities along side their formal study as Clare and Christine a source ·of fun, pleasure and learning.

Student Representative Donor Service called at Tech). Journalism Course Rep Sports Officer Clare Terpstra; Kia Ora (Greetings) I too .became "involved"; signed up Victor van Wetering's been in education My name is Derek Bilby and I'm a first Have you ever been in one of those for the Services Committee, and started for 20 of his 25 years including four year student studying Civil Engineer­ toilet cubicles where the door is raised spent teaching 8-10 year olds. He's in­ ing. I hold the position of one of two off the ground and some smart so and looking into areas such as the Health terested in theatre. Sports Officers here at Polytech. If you so has written near the bottom of it: Crinic, Whitcoulls Shop, Common This year Victor initiated a student have any suggestions or would lfke to "Beware of practising limbo dancers"? Room and Cafeteria. My energies were evaluation of the journalism course, help with sport at Tech, contact me No? Well, it's an experience which directed towards the latter where, with and plans two more surveys before the through the WePSA office. passes the time while one· does what much trial and tribulation, a "Non end of the year. one does. Which aptly describes exec Smoking Cafe" came into being. Yes in­ meetings at Polytech. deed, those sick ditties e.g. "Don't Communications Committee Cultural Affairs Officer As a new entrant into the Student Ex­ smoke in here, the cafe needs fresh Graham Hall; I am a first year ACA, Wayne Frampton, 22 Years Old air", were products of my wild imagina­ ecutive field (having torn myself away struggling, failing, student. · First year Business Student. from the hard yakker of Nursing tion. Hopefully the message is effec­ I began at WePSA as a volunteered Previously at Wellington Teac.hers Col­ i Studies; Year 3), I· initially found the tive. volunteer, and have since thoroughly lege where I held a similar exec posi­ weekly meetings somewhat of a bore. So you see Exec is real; it does try to enjoyed all the work, activities, laughs tion. Left T.Col for about four months I That . is until I met others partaking in do things. This member attempts to put and people of WePSA. travelling around Aussie, then decided this ritual who seemed enthused with in her fair share of the work as well. I I feel WePSA has the potential to ac­ to pursue Business Admin at the begin­ I what was happening on campus and hope to see other class reps attend the complish many things in 1986 but will ning of this year at Polytech. I. eager to bring "fresh blood" to the meetings:- 9 Finaly Terrace, noon, only do with increased and continued ! meetings (you can see why the Blood Mondays. (Just a gentle reminder). support from the student body.

I; RENT A STU DENT Just try to imagine for a moment the amount of people here "at Polytech who are skilled at a particular job that you're not good at Direen and or would like someone to do for you. For example: say you wanted your car panel beaten. Or you wanted someone to do catering and cooking for a party. Or you need a pro­ fe'Ssional photographer to take a portfolio of shots for your budding modelling career. Maybe you need a suit made specially for you or you need someone to do your book-keeping and tax return. How cheap drink about if you need a story typed and pictures drawn for it? Obviously I could go on - but "if you think about it there are people with the skills here to do just about anything you can think of. You may even think of skills you're good at that you wouldn't mind being The lunchtime concerts that are stalls, concerts, and dances on the paid to do for an hour or. so a week (does anyone need a good soon to come are Bill Direen this menu. Any suggestions are talker/sales person?) Wednesday, July 17 at noon. Next welcome as are volunteers to help What WePSA are trying to do is to set up a work/job contact week (July 23) there will be a visit with the organisation, but more scheme. If you are interested and would like to follow this up could from Skank Attack. For those new~ will be available closer to the you please contact the WePSA office or your Exec member. · always· on ·the look·out for a cheap date. Wayne Frampton/Pete Davidson. drink there is a Welcome Back from And remember, these events are - mid-term Happy Hour o'n this only successful when lots of peo­ Thursday July 18. ple turn up, so support these gigs and see you there ... or be square! Also before the end of the term Talking of celebrations, the Poly­ POLL YFILLA STAFF there are a couple more movies high creche had its first birthday a planned. The tickets for "Kiss of couple of week-ends ago. It is now Peter Dobson, Ian Pryor, Barbara the Spider Woman" went really officially ONE. Congratulations to quickly so be in fast as it is first all the proud parents. Dunn,. Kathryn Bonner, Jeremy come, first served and it's all spon­ And finally remember that the sored by the National Bank. cafeteria is a permanent non­ Rose, Julie Clifton, Dan Underwood smoking zone. So go and cough in there is a second "Orientation" the· common-room all you nicotine planned for August 11-15 with addicts. PAGE 14 SALIENT 1986------'---~------·------~ OURSELVES ALONE-CONCERT FOR NICARAGUA JULY 20 cynical or bitter tone to their lyrics, contrasting eerily with the music. Not so on "Are You Happy?" with its ploddi~ at­ The Clock Comes Down the Stairs mospheric keyboards and mourn­ Microdisney ful guitars set to a tale of love lost. Cover-of-the-year award goes to So! More to this one than Irish band Microdisney for their meets the ear. But I suppose new album The Clock Comes thafs what they want us to thin k. Down the Stairs. Jon Lusk On first listening this record sounded quite ordinary. But there are some rather odd things going on underneath the relatively poppy exterior. Acoustic and elec­ FILM tric guitars, bass and drums underpinned by organ, form the Kiss of the Spider Woman musical basis in most places, Paramount Ttieatre sometimes with the addition of sax and viola and the occasional Kiss of the Spider Woman is a backing vocals. Not the sort of Brazilian story, adapted from music you'd put on at a ragey par­ Manuel Puig's novel of the same ty to keep a crowd dancing - name. It comes out of Latin more like a soundtrack for a quiet American consciousness - a bath the next morning as long as raw, full-blooded mixture of your hangover isn't too bad. politics and sensuality. Anglo­ Comparisons? Saxon rigidity and convenient Microdisney share something in hypocrisy is dispensed with, common with Prefab Sprout (Cir­ replaced with a struggle for sur­ ca their first album Swoon) and vival that bulldozes morality into present day Go-Betweens; the one corner of the cell which the same subtle instrumentation and film's two protagonists cohabit. arrangements, off-beat (or, more The more extreme elements of often opaque) lyrics, and matter­ the South American Right openly of-fact vocals. admire the Nazis. In the West, the There are no obvious turkeys Americans quietly use their scien­ The Depot Theatre will become a cafe during the Wellington Film Festival. From Wednesday July 16 to on this record. Nor does any par­ tists to develop their military and Sunday July 27 the theatre foyer will be a haven for festival patrons wa,nting somewhere close where ticular song stand out greatly, space programmes. they can talk about the films, or just take a break from the cinema. The cafe will be open from 6.30 each although "Genius", "Are you hap­ The Brazilian authorities are night until about 9pm, and all proceeds from the sale of food go to the theatre to provide urgently py?" , "Horse overboard", "And", facist and corrupt, demanding needed equipment. The Depot is in Alpha Street, off Cambridge Terrace, only 200 metres from the Em­ " Past" and "Birthday Girl" were some response from the Left bu.t bassy. the more appealing tracks after how can one small group of three listenings - no doubt humans make some sense out of could for his more extremist love for the head of the German vince the jury that· it was an acci­ others will emerge with further the sprawling slums of Sao Paulo friends and the cause. secret service in France and her dent. She does this with the help listening. where Western technology keeps In the long hours of imprison­ patriotic love for France itself. of her good natured but hard­ Sean O'Hagan's singing is a just enough abreast of third ment, Molina (William Hurt) cap­ Her doubts are removed and her done-by husband Amos (Lloyd Microdisney trademark. Almost world poverty to create high-rise tivates his cell mate by retelling fate sealed by a chilling movie , Scott) and her ambitious lawyer speaking in parts, his laconic slums and a tangled web of steel the plot of an old movie. It was a kindly shown her by her Aryan Billy Flynn (Jim Moriarty). voice and style add ironic touches and concrete tracks. Nazi propaganda film, anti­ lover, which portrays Nazism as a Her arch rival in prison is to many of the lyrics which are Two men share the same cell. semitic, anti-French and, by the necessary evil to rid the world of Velma Kelly (Linda Anning) also often bizarre or absurd, con­ The first, a homosexual, ignores nature of facist dogma, anti­ the poverty that capitalism has up for murder and formerly in trasting oddly with his.fresh ac­ political ideology and instead homosexual. To see the beauty created. vaudeville. coustic guitar-playing and !wangl­ concentrates himself on his love and tragedy of the tale one has to Truth is lost or sacrificed for With some great songs and ing, almost countrified, electric for his mother and the search for ignore its ultimate nature and ideologies that want to save · dances they both manage to guitar. For example, the single the perfect mate. His concern for purpose, the destruction of one mankind but are willing to entertain their way out of trouble "Birthday Girl" has a jovial his mother and his own life has race and the domination of sacrifice individuals for their and back into vaudeville. bouncy sort of arrangement, but made him a stooge for the secret another. We need to forget the cause. The film shows the cold Roxie and Velma battle it out its lyrics dwell on the agony of service, with the task of grafting thousands of pro-Allied films and face of extremism of any kind, for the favours of Mama Morton childbirth: information from hfs cell mate in comic strips we've spent all our Left or Right, and the intolerance (Ann Pacey), the matron of the Birthday Girl, rosy and special, return for early parole. lives reading and succumb to the of patriotism. jail. Will this night last forever? The second lost his freedom 1n tale of a French femme fatale, · The film gives no fixed The scene is set for some great Many of the other songs have a a pathetic attempt to do what he who must decide between her reference by which to judge what performances and you get them. is right and what is wrong. In­ The show rips along with lots of stead the two cell mates must re­ energy and glitz - though at evaluate themselves and their cir­ times it lets itself be purposely cumstances as both change. tacky. They are forced to learn and ac­ Roxie's battle against the cept more of each other. The film gallows is desperate. She puts on continues past the fate of each a real performance in the court­ as it is about more than just the room to a jury dressed in flam­ two of them: It needs them but it boyant vaudeville costumes and a needs the millions of South judge dressed as a clown. Americans that came before them Through Billy Flynn we and the millions that will come discover the real meaning behind after. the song 'Give Them the ol' razzle Dave Famularo dazzle'. The musical is played out on- a simple split level set with neon lights behind and the band above LIVE the stage on the top level. Great for the music which has an Chicago - the Musical authentic 20's sound. State Opera House There is an enthusiasm here that I don't feel you get when If you are after an evening of you're watching imported produc­ frivilous song and dance mixed tions. with light hearted humour and a The principle actors have got a touch of glamour, then you'll find lot at stake in making Chicago a it in Chicago - the Musical. success - so they have thrown You will also find that this is themselves into it and it shows. only a veneer that makes the total If Chicago does make a profit it package more attractive, because will mean that other all-New underneath Chicago is a hard hit­ Zealand shows may be staged ting commentary on manipulation and backed by private domestic and corruption within the investors. It's Radio Actlve's 10th birthday (Yeehaa) and to celebrate, we are havif]g a party over two nights at the American judicial system. It is good to see that we can Electric Ballroom in Victoria Street. We've four groovy bands lined up - Otis Mace and the Psychic Pet Roxie Hart (Ellie Smith) is the turn on the 'Razzle Dazzle' just as Healers, Crawbilly Creeps, The Primates and the Ranchsliders. It's the first time that Otis Mace geetar manipulator - a tough lady in­ well as the overseas imports. I ace has played with his whole ensemble in Wellington, and the other bands are Fabbo local talent. The terested only in fame and fortune hope that Wellington auaiences party kicks off at 8pm each night, and it's only 7 bucks for four great bands. Come along and celebrate and saving her own neck. respond and we see more of the 10 years of real radio in Wellington at the Electric Ballrooom this Friday and Saturday nights. (Pictured Roxie is on trial for the murder home-grown stuff on this scale. are Neil and Angela ·- the food half of the Electric Ballroom and Neon Cafe). of her lover and she must con- Josie McN!lught

CONCERT FOR NICARAGUA JULY 20 $10 STATE OPERA HOUSE · Rob Taylor

Returning to the University Col­ now distinctive in New Zealand lection, and moving out from the painting were already apparent in second floor of the library, in the works produced when New foyer there are two contemporary Zealand was little more than an Maori works. object of scientific curiousityl" The painting, "Muriranga­ Thus Keith quickly establishes he · Whenua" 1983, is by Robyn intends demon·strating some Kahukiwa whose parents were thematic or stylistic colltinu ity, New Zealanders who moved to from a strictly ethnocentrically Australia after marriage. Her pakeha viewpoint. He continues: mother was part Maori. After her "William Hodges was the first mother's death Robyn came to painter of any substance to come New Zealand, and later married to terms with the New Zealand Dooley Kahukiwa, who works for landscape and the unique quality the post of.flee. In 1968 a job pro­ of the Pacific light. When he ex­ motion took the family to hibited paintings produced during Greymouth, .and it was there she his employment as artist on the began to paint. By the mid seven­ second voyage of Captain Cook, ties she was gaining attention as he was criticized for the rawness a Maori artist, particularly of his paint and the hardness of associated with Porirua, where, at his lights and darks - criticisms Mana College, she also became which are still being levelled at an art teacher. New Zealand painting in the What sort of backgrounding is twentieth century." the emerging Maori artist offered So, firstly, Keith is arguing that in the standard New Zealand art New Zealand painting has par­ texts which I commented on last ticular qualities caused by the in­ week? fluence of a 'unique' environ­ The sculpture in the library · men·t. (He produces three varia­ foyer is "Tane and Tupai" 1975, tions on his "singular landforms" by Fred Graham who recalled, in and "harsh qualities of light", in the recently published "Seven his first page). Secondly, viewers Maori Artists" book, "we Maori from elsewhere, wh0 therefore kids would sit around the pakeha have no equivalent environmental teacher while she taught us more experience, will have difficulty about Robert Peel and fox hun­ coping with this art's "rawness" ting than all the Maori things put and "hardness". (Subliminally of together. I remember this big course, the dinkum-kiwi reader book "The Defenders of N'ew would also be-reassured by the Zealand" with all the colonial description of such rugged manly soldiers in it. I often wondered if qualities, by the non­ they were defending New woofterishness of this unique an­ Zealand, what were we Maoris tipodean art. Thirdly any continu­ defending? The Maoris were call­ ing dismissiveness by outsiders ed the rebels, and I was caught to the uniqueness of the local up in a situation at school where product could similarly be all our history was being ignored discredited. and we were learning about Sir The quoted critic of Hodges' Francis Drake and Vasco da paintings, unnamed by Keith, was Gama - p·eople like that". one Edward Dayes. The quote is From the standard texts the from Bernard Smith's "European young Maori artist would receive · Vision and the South Pacific a similar approach to art history. 1798-1850", of 1959. Smith com­ The first of the publications on ments that Dayes "did not ap­ New Zealand art, since E.H . Mc­ preciate that Hodges' technical Cormick's "Letters and Art in eccentricities had developed­ New Zealand" of 1940, was three because he had for many years booklets edited by P.A. Tomory. addressed himself to the problem They were published in 1968. of painting tropic light in the Within the first century of Pacific ... "' Smith, of course, is cultural interaction from the Trea­ commenting on Hodges' ty of Waitangi to 1940 what do "tr.opical" works - painted in these and later volumes have to Tahiti, or the ·paintings of Pacific Charles .Frederick Goldie, Tamehana, 1900, oil, 18x14", say about Maori art? islands he later painted for the Part One of the three part work Admiralty. Auckland City Art Gallery is on 'Painting 1827-1890'. It is by In the new 1984 edition of Hamish Keitn. It 1htroduced his Smith's book, the illustration ad­ environmental theory. He opens: jacent to ttie quoted comments is "Some of the qualities which are Hodges' "War Boats of the Island of Otaheite", a large canvas from 1777 and now in the National Maritime Museum in London. Otaheite is a Tahitian island. So Keith quotes an obscure English commentator's response to paintings done in Tahiti by an artist trained in the particular neceissities of maritime painting, to support a theory on the artistic influence of New Zealand's light! In this booklet Keith's only reference to· the Maori, is in his comments on the third of the three types of colonial painter he describes. These were the itinerant painters who "exploited in their work the themes of the New Zealand Maori and European colonial life". These included various officers and NCOs involv­ eq in the "various wars between Maori and European". (One of these was Lieutenant Colonel E.A. W illiams who although his "style is basically conventional, seems to have responded to the unique qualities of the New Zealand light".) The Maori existence in New Zealand art in this little volume then is only an exotic subject for tourists. The second of the three parts of this work is by P.A. Tomory, who is now Professor of Art Augustus Earle, Rangihoua, a New Zealand Fortified Village - History at the La Trobe University the Residence of Wharepoaka, 1827, watercolour, 91!'2x23'14 ", in Melbourne. It covers 'Painting Nan Kivel/ Collection, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1890-1950'.

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Beyond the use of Maori place painting from the very first Euro­ names, and pohutakawa, in titles pean contact to almost the pre­ - and the aside that Fristrom, sent day, and although it is other than landscapes, "also peripheral to the mainstream it painted the Maori and portraits" deserves a study on its own ac­ (which apparently the author did count. To the student of social at­ not consider to be the same titudes toward the Maori such a thing) - the only look-in the study might offer considerable Maori presence has in this rewards." And that took care of coverage of sixty years of culture that! And what does this tell us is as subject for an early Frances about the author's cultural at­ Hodgkins, "Head of a Maori Girl". titude toward the Maori? Subject This 1968 coverage of the sub­ matter for a body of work ject was soon-superceded by "An peripheral to the mainstream. (In Introduction to New Zealand due-course, in 1980, such a study Painting" by Gordon H. Brown was pul;llished; "The Maori In and Hamish Keith, which ap­ European Art", by Leonard Bell.) peared in 1969, and built the Keith describes John Alex­ story around nine selected in­ ander Gilfillan as "a rare excep­ dividuals. tion to the general disregclLd of Tomory had played along with the Maori people by the settler Keith's environmental theory. And painter ... Ironically Gilfillan's wife now, with Brown's collaboration, and four of his children were ear­ Keith elaborated it. ly victims of Maori resentment In his commentary on The Col­ and after their tragic deaths he onials, Keith quotes William Col­ sought refuge in Australia". enso on the silence and emp­ For Keith the settlers were tiness of the land. But what of "victims of Maori resentment". the indigenous culture that No other reason for the wars is seems to have been keepng so alluded to. He does comment discretely quiet in that silent briefly 0n others who depicted emptiness? Maori subjects, including those " Those that did attempt to Imperial officers and NCOs. But record the Maori were mainly, like he has no intention of exploring (Augustus) Earle, travelling meh. cultural interaction at work, or However the representations of considering the developments the Maori provides a considerable and new syntheses taking place body of work in New Zealand in the ongoing art of'Aotearoa.

Russell Stuart Clark, Old Keta, 1949, oil, 34x29" In the general chapter on "Ar­ auction house record price It is tied to the nineteenth cen­ rivals and Departures" which listings, if offered for sale). It is tury Salon taste for 'traditional' opens in 1890 Gordon H. Brown accepted that their admiration of (pre-industrial) folk in their 'na­ returns to the Maori. But still the moko is really an admiration tional' costumes'. But it does in­ there is no mention of their prac­ for the digital dexterity with clude a measure of respect for ticing alternative artistic styles. which Goldie copes with its in­ Maori art. Instead as pictorial subject mat­ tricate patterns. I suspect By choosing this as the exam­ ter the "Maori way of life at a Brown's selection of this work for ple to illustrate Goldie, Brown time when the Maori was con­ illustration in the book is as· does not merely avoid a work sidered to be a dying race, had criticism of this shallow popular which would appeal to those con­ been far from neglected", both by enthusiasm for Goldie's for­ servative money-bags competing painters, Goldie and the rest - tuitously exotic brr ; of late­ on the auction floor. He also and by the popular success of Victorian portraitur, . 3ut chooses a work in which there is the results. "Tamehana", with pipe, no trace of actual Maori identity. For Brown "Goldie is a fine ex­ moustache, loose-shirt and And he chooses a work which is ample of a gifted painter who neckerchief, could pass for a not a faithful objectiv·e record of mistook his direction, with only a 1900 portrait of a Mediterranean an example of an alternative ar­ .few paintings of quality, such as peasant of the 'democratic' type, tistic tradition. For in this head "Tamehana", to give some idea within the 'juste milieu' realism there is no trace of the extraor­ of what he might have become". then so well established as an dinary portrayal of individual and "Tamehana" is a small oil dated aspect of popular taste at the tribal identity created by the car­ 1900. It is a portrait. The subject Paris Salon. ving of symbols from the fertility is Maori. But, uncommon among Is the appeal of moko just that of the living land into the con­ Goldie's subjects, "Tamab.ao.a" of seeing paint manipulated with tours of the individual human does not have moko. Now it is painstaking fiddly skill? Perhap~ face. In this head there is no accepted that the appeal of those with limited ability to cope trace of the truly alternative Goldies among super-walleted with distorting modernist styles 'landscape-portraiture' that is businessmen of limited artistic find here a locally meaningful moko. understanding is tied to the distortion which they can admire. Robyn Kahukiwa, He Whare Tangata 1985, alkaloid on canvas, moko. (That is, this particular After all, there is no big market Tei be continued. 1680x1352mm work would offer no threat to the for Victorian portraits per s·e. Rob Taylor

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EW P102 put it and I think that this is a classic exam­ ple of how to do this properly. If I had said "Good morrow barkeep pray let me sample a tankard of your finest ale'', I don't think I would_ have got very far. Anyway "Gidday", I said. He nodded. "Listen. I was wondering ... you see I'm running the summer holiday programme for the kids in the town, right, and I was wondering if there was anyone ... well there probably is but anyway I was wondering, well we were wondering, 'cause there are two of us, but we were wondering if there was anyone running meat raffles in this pub at all?" . I'm on the road again. drinks I have been given just for my ability He nodded. Open the gate and I'm on the road again. to spin a good yarn is miniscule. Yes I've travelled all over this great land of ours and "Oh there are. Oh well that's too bad, I I can't wait to be making music with my had better not try and muscle in then eh?" friends, wherever I go my ~tories are always met with an incredibly mediocre response. He nodded. And I just can't wait to get on the road "Ah well, I'll have a jug then thanks." again. The most unfriendly pub I have ever been in however is a little hotel in Kaikohe. This He shook his head. You may all think of me as a two-bit hack By this stage I noticed that a small band who has nothing to say. A poorly read inex­ hotel in Kaikohe is called (and I tell you this without comment) The Kaikohe Hotel. The of young chaps was gathering around where perienced bum. Feel free to do that, but you I was and were taking a bit of interest in my are reading me all wrong. I am actually a Kaikohe is one of two pubs in Kaikohe, population 4000. The other is in the DB rather one sided conversation. They were all very well travelled man. I have been in pubs dressed alike, black leather jackets with The in this country from as far north as Kaitaia Northland. The locals call them the top pub and the bottom pub, respectively. When I Tribesmen written on the back. They must and as far south as Bluff. Let me tell you have been some type of club or cultural people some of the stories I have lived was staying in Kaikohe my landlady warned me away from the bottom pub, "That is group or something and I figured they were through in these places are enough to cure probably interested in my fund-raising insomnia. I am serious. The number of free where the last two murders were", she said. During the course of my stay there I was ideas. working on a community project and we As I left, one of them said to me, "What were a little short 0f the readys, so to speak. are you doing here?" We were looking for a few fund raising ideas "I'm running the Summer Holiday Pro­ and I had the idea of that great New gramme based at the local pool," I Zealand Money spinner, the pub meat raf­ answered cheerily. "We just might come down and pay you a fle. As we were all out of towners we had no visit," he said. idea whether or not this was already being "Feel free," I replied. "We would be done, so I was elected to go and find out. I happy to have you and if you come in a strolled casually into the public bar of the group we might consider a group discount. bottom pub (The Kaikohe) ... everyone Another bunch of guys called the Mongrel went- silent. I alway,s knew I had a certain Mob come down every night at five o'clock plan. I am going to get you. It's no use try­ presence but this seemed to prove it. I glanc­ for a swim." ing to get away I'll find you eventually and ed nonchalantly around at the clientele, try­ Funny thing is those guys never showed unmask you for the Neo-Nazis that I know up. ing to get some idea of how well a meat raf­ you to be. You can run but you can't hide. fle would go down here. I noticed that I was So that is the most northern pub I have OK Vino, stay calm. This is probably just the only pakeha there, but this was not been too. The most southern as I said, was a group of normal people offering you a unusual. Kaikohe has a 650Jo Maori popula­ in Bluff, but I don't really remember too good time at their expense. I can't really tion. I also noticed that I was the only per­ much about that one. I remember that blame people for wanting to sample life in son there with sleeves. This was definitely a everyone in there was a hell of a lot taller. the fast lane. But you people have got me all meat-eaters bar. than me. I was sort of wandering around wrong. How can you find Swill Time I sauntered up to the bar and approached about waist height to everybody, then Dad depressing? Swill Time is the new humour. the barman. He was not a big man, short in bought me a Raspberry and Lemonade and Don't you people realise that all humour fact, but he had an air about him which a bag of chips. I went out and sat in the car (except, of course, puns) is based on said, "I know I'm not very ~all. Do you with my brother and sister. I was only about tragedy. Therefore the more tragic want to make something of it?" This air was ten at the time. something is, the more humour will be in­ helped along by the nasty scar down his left So you see, Vino isn't the boring old git volved. Rigbt. I deliberately set myself up in cheek and the total lack of a left eye. who hasn't lived. He is as experienced as the these situations so that I can end up being "Gidday," I said. Using the lingo of these next guy. I've been around. I'm hep. OK so hated. Oh my god, you are right. It is small town Kiwis. In social work training I am a two-bit hack but it could be worse. I depressing. Why can't you goody goods let they taught us that it is very important to could be a one-bit hack. well enough alone? No I am sorry, I didn't "engage the medium of the other" as they Now a short message for the dummy mean it, I really am sorry. variable club. You bastards, l know who No but really people, you don't want to you are. You're out to get me. You're all take life too seriously, you're never going to out to get me. you are obviously spies work­ get out of it alive ... ing for the little brown things that come out of the wall and put wires in my head at D D D D night. Well get this you bastards. I've got a Vino Veritas pulpltate ~ · ...... -o D D D A~t D D D D

The world is perishing for Head in hands, he said is our religion. lack of bread and yet we con­ "when my children cry What in our lives are we tinue to brush our teeth. because they are hungry then unable to laugh at. This Some of you out there with a bumpy one to say the least, cynicism into positive energy Nero played the fiddle while it is very hard to be a might give us a clue to what discerning ears may have and this year has been no ex­ and iniative. Rome burned. We watch the · father". our true religion is. Perhaps noticed that Radio Active ception. News Readers have The news team is meeting World Cup as the World Kellello would have given we have Jost the ability to does feature more than just been known to burst out at the station this Thursday starves. Somewhere along the his life to save those of his laugh at ourselves? Is there music, (which doesn't imply laughing on air, stories have afternoon at 5pm to discuss line our concerns have children. His ultimate con­ really nothing at all that you that music is not worthwhile been slightly illiterate at rosters and editorial direc­ become blurred. I can't im­ cern was for the lives of six take with unconditional of course). If you tune into times, and interviews in­ tion. Come along if you want agine a poor Ethiopian feel­ children. He had worked un­ seriousness? What for exam­ 89FM at certain times of the coherent. However, in all to offer your talents. ing strongly about the World ple would you be ready to day, namely 8 and 9am, modesty, the 1986 service has til the last of his energy was Jackie Cup or dental care. Perhaps suffer, or even die for? noon and 1pm, and 5 and improved, and is reaching a expended. He had simply C-News Editor. even exams take on an air of given his all for his ultimate Perhaps it is your degree, or 6pm, then what you will hear reasonably high standard. unimportance when faced concern. finding a partner for life. is not reggae, rock, pop, The point of this is to en­ PS. An important station with starvation. Religion has been described What happens when you funk, country, soul, ska, courage you bright sparks notice! as a state of ultimate con­ have a degree? What happens rockabilly, torchlight blues, bursting with enthusiasm out As part of our tenth birthday Kallello Nugusu is one · or punk. What assails your such hungry man. Kallello cern. The object that oc­ when you 3ave a partner? there to add your talents to celebrations this week, we're cupies our deepest thoughts, The question is not aural senses at these crucial the news team. We need having a big party on Friday and his family survived in hours in question is the Ethiopia but it was rough. the ideal to which we most whether you are religious, for competent news readers, and Saturday night at the ardently work towards. This we all have an ultimate con­ dulcet tones of a hardy Radio reporters and people to make Electric Ballroom . Two top­ He had to sell his two oxen Active news-reader with news to buy food for the family. is our ultimate concern. This cern. The real question is up a current affairs team. If line New Zealand bands will is our religion. Some say, what that ultimate concern is and views from campus, the you criticise our news service be there so come along and Without oxen he could not nation and the world. plough fields or plant crops, . "but I'm not religious". for your life. in the comfort of your living bring all your mates for a and now the food had all That which we take with un­ Nick Mountfort The history of the Radio room, then why not share down-home hoedown. gone. conditional seriousness, that Lay Chaplain Active news service has been your sharp analytical talents Yeeeee-Haa! (as we say here 8 Kelburn Pde with us? Turn your passive in Radioland.) ------:------~------SALIENT JULY 14 1986 PAGE 19 REG AND SHELL-CONCERT FOR NICARAGUA BOOK NOW $10 NICARAGUA MUST SURVIVE! JULY 20 $10 STATE OPERA HOUSE

SOUTHERN AFRICAN RECORDS BOUGHT, SOLD, . SCHOLAR T.RADED · Ntsopa Motsau of the Black Conscious SOLID AIR RECORDS Movement of Azania and South African 170 VIVIAN ST scholar for 1986-87 will speak in the Monday to Saturday from 10.00am Lounge/Smoking room Wednesday July 23, 6pm. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CLUB On Wednesday 16 Bill Manhire will ·be reading one of his own short stories, VUWSA FILMS Highlights at a club meeting. This is at Tuesday 15 4.1 Opm Life of Brian. 12.30pm in the Boardroom (second floor, Wedhesday 16 2.1 Opm Monty Python Live Student Union Building). at the Hollywood Bowl. Wine and cheese will be ser.ved and admis­ sion is free to all members of the club. · Membership costs $2.10 and you can join anytime. All our events, including the Shakespeare films are free to members. AVAILABLE NOW goes from there. (They eat mature students at Kohanga do they? Editor) An election will also be held at this meeting TYPING WORRIES for the club committee for 86/87. Anyone in­ From the Studass office - We need a few more actors to help out in a • wee bus tickets and student concession Your work deserves the best care and ter-ested in being on the commit·tee is dou­ production for the Prayer Vigil for Peace at ble welcome. cable car tickets the Newtown Parish on August 1. Contact presentaton. • Sweatshirts - 'new style ' - 'new col­ Stephen or Terry. Please telephone Margaret 738-063 or This week's films are The Merchant of ours' 843-957. Venice, Monday and King Henry VIII, Thursday. Our film season runs until the • Yearly film tickets $15 and individual film TRAMPING CLUB end of this term. All films are at 6.30pm in tickets ($3). Films are advertised weekly in HM6. Next week's attractions are As You Hi all you avid trampers out there, hope Salient COMBINED CHAPLAINCIES Like It and Henry V (the Lawrence Olivier you ' re all getting ready for the trip of the • A photocopy service of 5 cents per copy. classic). We look forward to seeing you. year as far as"ciecadence and general bad Ramsey House Stephen Russell taste goes ... yes folks, it's Harpo's We are into our second half-year bur the Secretary KOHANGA NOTES Holdsworth Humping Trip. Rumour has it euoharist continues to have a timelessness If you have any enquiries please feel free Mass times that as far as tramping goes there's also all of its own. to phone me at 857-004. Monday 8.30am, Kohanga. going to be a blat down High Ridge for all The times this week are; the slightly keener types out there. Getting Tuesday noon, VZ207. Wednesday 6.15pm; Thursday noon and· Fri­ to the hut in time for the party of cour$e. day 7.45am (with a yummy breakfast after­ Wednesday noon, Kohanga. But enough of the details, be at the meeting wards.) LOST Thursday Community meets at 4.15pm. to hear all the gory details and all the ar­ Remember, Tuesday at 5.30pm is the time 1 Blue "Le Font " Ski Jacket Mass plus meal at 5.30pm. rangements and the goss and anything else for a politically sound house group at 242 From Outside Kirk 303 Friday 8.30am, Kohanga. that takes your fc1ncy. Vivian St. Finally, Open House Lunch is When: Saturday June 28 Sunday 7pm Kohanga. 1 O pin bowling this Tuesday (July 15) so noon to 1.30 on Monday. Catch you there. meet at Bowlarama, 31 Pirie St, Mt Vic. Be · Time: 9.30-11.30am Session three of Renew begins this week. All this and more happens at Ramsey there at 7.30pm or turn up at the Prince of This session will be the third of six sessions House, 8 Kelburn Parade. Reward$$$ Wales sometime earlier for a warm up. Br­ which aims to deepen our faith and bring us Session two of the Tertiary Christian Contact: John 326-640. closer to God and each other. It's a wor­ ing 5 dollars for two hours bowling. There will be no meeting at all in the Loung e. Studies Programme begins on Wednesday thwhile experience, OK. July 16 in HM2 between 5-6pm. The theme Monday 11-noon, Kohanga. On the news side, the official T-shirt design for these five talks is The Papacy and has been chosen and the words read MEDITATION Tuesday noon-1 pm, Polytech. Authority - what do they mean in the VUWTC, FIT FOR PIT; the lucky designer Mantra meditation for self-knowledge Wednesday 2-3pm, Kohanga. modern world? (very interesting considering being our own Johnny Mulheron. that the Pope will be here in November). Yoga exercises for body and mind Thursday 2-3pm, Kohanga. Hope the Ohau ·trip was a boomer, we The first speaker is Father John Broadbent, Wisdom of Yoga philosophy Thurs.day 7.30-8 30pm, Weir House. shou ld hear abou1 that too. church historian, former chaplain and Rec­ Courses on Tuesdays, 6.30pm and Any queslions, rin g Kohanga 723-325. Well, that's all folks, see you in the hills .. tor elect of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel - Wednesdays, 10am in the Lounge. All Mature students lunch, Mondays at Baaaa .... who will present the Catholic perspective. welcome. Kohanga. Companionship, and see where it

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LESBIAN:GAY STUDENT GROUP FRENCH FILMS Yes, we are still having scrumptious lun­ Tuesday July 15 7.30pm ches each week, on Thursday, noon on­ Candide by Voltaire wards. Non-students are welcome. Wednesday July 16 7.30pm See you there! La Cousine Bette by Balzac Admission $1.50 Wine and Cheese before. PIECE OF CAKE Hugh Mackenzie 2. Kohanga Cake, Sausage Sizzle and NEED A FLATMATE? LEZDALLEY Bookstall. Formerly of Guava, Cactus Be in quick or you will miss out. .. or a place in a flat? Date: Wednesday July 16. You could solve someone else's problem or Venue: The Quad. someone else might have the solution to PETER JAMES HASSETT Time: 1Oam-2pm. your problem. Formerly of Bananas, Cactus Don't Miss Out! You can advertise the place in your flat (phone 721-000 ext 675 or come in to 6 Kelburn Parade) INVITATION or you can see ii-someone is offering a Are You a Christian on campus? place that mi§ht suit you (come in to 6 · Have you ever bopped along to our Friday Kelburn Parade) afternoon meetings? Accommodation Service 9am-5pm We at Christian Union are a warm and generally noisy bunch of individuals who would like to meet other Christians ori cam­ MUGGLERS MEETING' pus . Friday July 18 4-6pm Lounge/Smoking Wednesday 3pm. Usual place. room. Theme: Tertiary-Schools-Christian­ ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Fellowships (TSCF) Week of Prayer. The Drama Clubs' one act play festival is Presented to us by Brent Dark in his own this year to bE;! held between August 11-15 original way! at lunchtime. If you · re interested in directing or writing please contact Jacqui. Phone 848-218. COMBINED CAMP What is a Christian discipline? AUDITIONS Meditation - Fasting - Prayer ... essen­ tial or not to Christian growth? These For the Drama Club 's second half year Pro­ and other questions will be studied at ductions. ' the 1986 TSCF Combined Camp. Who 's Life is it anyway? July 25-27. By Brian Clark Hair Design • 114 Willis St • Wellington • Ph 727 048 Not exclusively for CU members but for all Directed by Fiona Peat Christians. Performance September 7-14. Pick up a form from Ramsey House or Auditions will be held in the attend the meeting, Friday July 18, 4.30pm Lounge/Smoking room: Lounge/Smoking Room. Tuesday 15 2-Spm Wednesday 16 noon-4pm ANTI-APARTH El D Book for times at Studass office. Prince Cassock of the African National . Congress youth league speaking in the STUDENT DISCOUNT 20% Lounge/Smoking Room. PICKET THE FRENCH Monday July 21, noon. · Bastille Day July 14 Picket French celebrations 5.30pm COMEDY REVUE Mfchael Fowler Centre for a nuclear free There will be Auditions for the New Revue independent Pacific. Comedy Revue in the Smoking Room from 6.30-9.30pm Monday July 14. This is a LEE FOUNDATION AWARDS privately sponsored major revue to be Consideration will be given to students from ( staged late August. 1 Singapore and Malaysia who have com­ Help is needed with all areas of production, pleted at least the first year of a degree including the musical content. As for actors, course and who wish to apply for a Lee inexperience could work in your favour. Foundation Award. Selection is based on Written scripts and original ideas very real .financial need. welcome. The closing date for new applications will be Friday August 1 1986 WAG Application forms available from Scholar­ ships Clerk, Robert Stout Building. Seminars On Contraception There will be two seminars on contraception given by Dr Julie Kimber. One will focus on the Pill - as the most widespread form of RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS contraception. The other will consider the Applications are invited from men and major alternative methods of birth control women for Rhodes Scholarships tenable at available. Oxford University from October 1987. Can­ Monday July 14: Lounge noon-1pm didates must: Monday July 21: Women's Room noon- (a) be unmarried citizens of New Zealand or 1pm unmarried British subjects with at least five All women are welcome. years domicile in New Zealand (a Rhodes Scholar must remain unmarried during the LOST first year of tenure of the award); (b) be of an age that they will have passed Commerce students interested in White contact lens case with contacts in­ their 19th but not their 25th birthday by Oc­ obtaining details of job opportunities side. tober 1 1987; in Broadcasting are invited to a Please phone 793-790. (c) have achieved academic training suffi­ Lost Monday July 7. Reward. ciently advanced to assure completion of a presentation by the Treasurer of the Bachelor's degree by October 1987. BCNZ on Thursday, July 17 1986 at CANOE CLUB A Rhodes Scholar receives at least 4,002 pounds sterling a year as a personal McLaurin 1 at 11.30am With the weather finally clearing, the almost allowance in Oxford; fees are paid by the cancelled trip to Full James turned out to Trust to the College direct. Some of the be quite an outrageous weekend. emolument of a UGC Postgraduate Scholar­ Just a few things to remember - a meeting ship may be held together with a Rhodes on Tuesday July 15 at 7.30pm. We 've decid­ Scholarship. ed to meet and eat at the same time, just Further information and application fo rms for a change. So meet at 99 Brougham St, may be obtained from the Scholarships Mt. Vic , and then we 'll troop down to Clerk (Helen Ainsworth) at Room 103, Courtenay Place and eat Chinese. Lots of Ground Floor, Robert Stout Building. things on the agenda including finalising Closing da te for applications: Friday trips and planning new ones. August 1 1986. Remember the working bee to fi x up the · steps to the boat store, making the rou te more accessible. That's happening on Sun­ NOTICE TO NOTICE GIVERS day July 20 at 1.30pm, so it would be great Th e Dea dline for notices in Zeitgeist is to see you all there. 5pm the Tuesday before publication. Pool training has stopped now so ·th ere Notices are preferred typed and double won' t be any tonight (Monday 14). We wi ll spaced. The Editor reserves the right to be dec iding whether to continue it at the abridge or withhold without explanation. meeting. All contributions become the property of A last word on Yakscape - the final date Salient. Notices must be on one side of a for articles is the night of the meeting . If sheet of paper only or forget it bud. 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b . I KNEW THAT NEMESIS GETS HIS re: letter in last week's Salient: Dear Big Black Nemesis, No it wasn't a joke actually. Just a piece Your letter last week has given me a new of a Shriekback song. Pretty cool, eh? insight into the Neo-Nazi and Deadbeat Club. Big Black Nemesis Your quotation from the No.I song on the Zombie Top 40 obviously highlights your mentality and low IQ. However, this letter is not so much con­ PEOPLE LIKE THIS? cerned with your mindless words in general, but with one word in particular: waiata. Your Dear Editor, debased use of the English language is one Permit me to make a few comments thing, using a word of Maori to help express relating to Paul Wiggin's article entitled . that debasement is another. Waiata is not the "People Like Us" (Salient, 7/7/ 1986). word to describe your pointless, stupid In the first place, how much faith can one diatribe that you consider to be a "song". place in a correspondent who cannot spell You are obviously as ignorant in your YAWN! FILMS FOUND LACKING names correctly? The man's name is John knowledge of Maori as a language, as you Steenhof. It is not that hard to spell, honest. are in your selection of meaningful lyrics. Kia Dear Salient, Dear Editor, As for the flag and the national anthem tupato! Who is this radically inspiring "Rastafari!.' While reading through the Massey Univer­ belonging to all of us, who are you aFguing Tino Riri person? S/he really has a good head on sity paper entitled Chaff, I happened to see against? The Coalition of concerned Citizens, her/his shoulders. What wonderful, inspiring their list of movies to be shown there and I I am sure, would not stop anyone else from words from the songs of Bob Marley this per­ was really surprised and angered to see that using it. If an SRC decided to start its NIGEL'S NIGGLED son has shared with us! I'd just like to say those wankers at Messy will be watching real meetings with a singing of tlie hymn, or a that we lunatics love music too, we -don't just new movies like The Killing Fields, Gandhi raising of the flag, who is there to stop it? complain about our dire political situation and Police Academy to name but three. Who would want to? It might be hypocritical Dear Richard, (though it is pretty dire), but appreciate the My grouse is why can Massey show new for some organizations to sing the lines "Let Private Overseas Students are still entitled Arts. Reggae is a true musical art form. shows while we have to sit through the reruns our cause be just and right. .. Let our love for to refunds of their Students' Association fees. Rastafari, I don't care whether you're mad or of bloody Monty Python and the Pink Pan­ Thee increase" however, if the purposes and Although President Johnson's delaying tac­ sane. I'd just like to say thanks for being thers again this year. Enough is enough, have activities of those organizations are not God tics prevented the AGM from discussing the such a radical, wonderfully inspiring human the people in charge of getting films been honouring. (And since our national anthem is refunds, the case is not closed. Dealing with being. wanking on the job or what. so blatantly theistic, it will quite likely be an it democratically could have made refunds Cool runnings! Students like me pay $15 expecting to see early victim of the proposed Bill of Rights). simpler but the position remains as-follows : Yours in unity, some new or at least some good old ones but Mr Wiggins goes on to list some allegations NZUSA has recognised that being charged Lucrezia Borgia as usual we the few idiotic optimists left get he says were made by Geoff McDonald (sic) . the $1000 private overseas students levy screwed. So bloody get off your fat arses and Despite presenting no evidence to counter causes hardship for victims of the levy . get us some good movies. these allegations, he then queries McDonald's The VUWSA constitution says that the ex­ With great love and affection, integrity. Now I do not know what evidence ecutive are to grant refunds of membership TINNED PHILOSOPHY fees to students in hardship. The Watcher McDonald has for his statements, but I do suggest that before Mr Wiggins publicises his The AGM proposal would have made Dear Ed, doubts, he come up with some findings to refunds automatic for any private overseas Things in Cans, Things in Cans, justify those doubts. Innuendo is no student who applied. Without the AGM's I Just Love to Eat OPPS TYPO substitute for journalistic investigation, but is motion students need to give more evidence Those Things in Cans. rather the quickest way to besmirch (unjustly) of being in hardship. Appiications should be Grunthos the Poet Dear Richard, somebody's reputation, or start a addressed to the executive. They will be dealt with sympathetically by at least some It was not the Dunny Variable Club who MacCarthyist-type witch-hunt. members of the executive (although not offered to go to the pub with Vino Veritas The word "fascism" appears near the bot­ necessarily the president). QUITE RIGHT TOO! last week but the Dummy Variable Club. tom of Mr Wiggins' article. Could he please Yours in Integration, explain what he understands this highly Nigel Mander Mu, Nu, Psi, Delta, and Omicron, emotive term to mean, and how this term, Dear Ed, The Dummy Variables which is now frequently used, though rarely Regarding Mssr Stead's AGM report last Vino replies: Famous economics specialists defined, relates to present day New Zealand? GIMME A BREAK BUD week : The saboteurs did not make a hurried like myself like to drink alone.and mull over And could he further explain in what way op­ exit, they stayed to watch the meeting go in­ thoughts like Bretton Woods II or economic position to some key planks of the liberal Dear Richard, quorate. summits. However I'm still keen. agenda, as manifested for instance in the Did you know that Breakfast At Tiffany's Three cheers for truth, democracy and the open and legal activities of the Coalition, . features a coupling between one "Rusty" SRC way. which (horror of horrors) is now an organiz­ Trawler and a certain Miss Margaret That­ Head Sheep ed body, is inconsistent with democracy? Is cher Fitzhue Wildwood? Wow! Nostradamus Q Mr Wiggins a supporter of democracy, and if · step aside, here comes Capote! so. what does he mean by it? And what does Is this positive proof that Mrs Thatcher he think of freedom of speech (yes, even for knew of the Rainbow Warrior affair? Will it the "New Zealand right"!)? tarnish her image? Is she sunk, or ready for Finally, contrary' to popular rriyth, another scrap? I don't know the answers, evangelical Christianity does not consist sole­ Richard . Maybe no-one does. All I can say is ly of ignoramuses, as one might be led to - rugby was the winner. believe by the propaganda of its opponents. Yours travelling back to Tulip, Why, there are even some of us up here at Varsity who· are evangelical, and whose Doc Golightly marks are quite adequate. (And one does not get pass marks by not reading secular works.) Can I infer from what Mr Wiggins says that Salient welcomes correspondence on any all non-evangelicals are studious? Or would topic. Address letters to: Department of Trade and Industry he want our school-boards, local governments The Editor Salient, cl- VUWSA, Private and parliaments, indeed our whole lives Bag, Wellington. governed by an unrepresentative grouping of Or deliver to: Salient office, first floor, philosopher-kings, chosen by I know not Student Union Building. As Governmerit's "business department", joinirig Trade and Industry, would give who? It is so easy to argue against anything Deadline for letters: 5pm on Tuesday you an opportunity to participate in trade policy and promotion work, industry by means of ridicule based on either no facts, preceding publication. assistance, business programmes, commercial areas concerning monopolies or supported only by the observation of an The editor reserves the right to abridge or unrepresentative sample. Besides, the 'New decline any letter, without explanation. Let­ merged and takeovers and a wide range of other activities. The purpose of our Zealand right', (whatever that may be) , and ters are preferred double-spaced typed, on existence is to promote in accordance with Government's policies an environment also evangelicalism are hardly homogeneous, one side of the paper only. Letters are within New Zealand and overseas that encourages the growth of internationally let alone unified entities. published under genuine names or competitive, efficient and market orientated businesses that will contribute to Yours, pseudonyms. Although not for publication New Zealand's .economic development and the welfare of its people. Robert Vosslamber full names and addresses must be given. Sex­ (Editor replies: In the first place, how much ist and racist language or correspondence is INDUSTRY · faith can one place in a correspondent who not acceptable to Salient or anyone else for This work embodies advising on and implementing policies for industry cannot spell names correctly? The man's that matter. · projection, project development, resource allocation, regional development, name is Geoff MacDonald. It is not that hard All contributions become the property of investment and the development of appropriate technology. to spell, honest.) Salient. TRADE SUPPORT NICARAGUA JULY 20 BOOKINGS STATE OPERA HOUSE Trade promotion work is undertaken by the department both in New Zealand and by the Trade Commissioners who are in our 41 overseas posts. Their work ranges from negotiating access to overseas markets for New Zealand products, to providing market intelligence for exporters and promoting New Zealand products overseas. COMMERCE The department is responsible for promoting effective commercial competition as well as protecting the interests of consumers. Some of this work will shortly be SALIENT undertaken by the Commerce Commission set up under the authority of the Commerce Act 1986. The department will then retain a policy role which will look at a wider range of business matters. SWEATSHIRTS! TYPE OF GRADUATE The department would like to interview graduates from all disciplines. The work is varied, demanding and challenging. We are looking for people with the , A LIMITED EDITION capacity to work independently but also as part of a team. Capacity for research and report writing is important: equally important is the ability to relate to people AVAILABLE NOW FOR THE and particularly the commercial community at all levels. ' · CONTA CT: The Recruitment Officer FIRST TIME AT 'THE Department of Trade and Industry, Private Bag, STUDASS OFFICE. Wellington Telephone: (04) 720 030 BE IN QUICK- ONLY $25! The Department will be visiting the campus on July 31 and August 1. !

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SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS THE New Zealand Universities' Sports Union is pleased to announce that it has established two Sports Scholarships for 1987. Valued at $500 each, one will be awarded to a promising female university sportsperson and one to a male, enrolled in an undergraduate course in 1987. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of sporting and academic avhievement. Nominations are now open and the NZUSU Ex­ ecutive Committee will select the final recipients at their August meeting. An announcement will be made at the official launch of the New Zealand Universities' Sports Trust (Inc) scheduled to coincide with the 1986 BNZ Winter Universities Sports Tournament. It is envisaged that these scholarships will be th·e first step in establishing a permanent scholarship scheme within New Zealand univer­ sity sport. Nominations are invited from all interested parties and should include: 1. Name and contact address of nominee. 2.- Name and contact address of nominator. 3. Sporting record of nominee. Please include: * Summary of recent performances. * Representative experience, Cluli, Provincial, National, Age grade etc. * Records held, Club, Provincial, National, etc. * Personal best performances where applicable. * Competition plans for the next season. 4. Age of nominee. 5. Academic record. Please include: * University attending. * Course enrolled in 1986. * Likely course for 1987. * Academic record to date. All nominations should be sent to: Across I. Glue me to a pea? 1. Elevate or rising elevator. Steve Tew 4. Ma and Pa put it on with Polly. 2. Use furs we hear, fo r a hedge. General Secretary 9. 'But if ye worship not, ye shall be 3. Wandered by the river. New Zealand Universities' Sports Union Inc 5. To begin He's Enid's little friend . cast the same hour into the midst of a P.O. Box 27-200 6. For a treat he will take us here. burning fiery .... ' Daniel 3: 15 WELLINGTON 7. Wise old trees. Phone (04) 851-515 10. She's no friend without Rupees. 8. Mire seems to shake, it shows earth 11. Higher finish will topple result. movement. 12. Entree for ten. 13. Clean Energy yet mixed for 14. Uses the smallest planet, how hot is poisonous lighting. Please note that the final date for acceptance of nominations is Friday 1 it? 15 .... or pig out. August 1986. . 18. The French trade, peddle? 16. The smallest power. 19. Easy to rise, only without oxygen. 17. Concrete home for pigeons? 21. This bunch of vegetables are great to 20. The centre of action is near a ruin. 22. Almost an outcry about a shady Answers to Last Week's Crossword chew on. character. 23. Basis for 4. Across 24. 'The knowledge of the world is only I. Eager Beaver; 9. Acres; 10. Infidel; 11. lndo; 12. Reticent; 14. Nodule; 16. Chaste; 18. Lobation; 19. Opal; 22 . Show Off; 23. Spurn; 24. Usual Reason. to be acquired in the world, and not in a .. .' (Chesterfield, Letters to his Son, Down 1746) 2. Acrid; 3. Erst; 4. Brides; 5. Affright; 6. Endless; 7. Rationalism; 25. To exist, to own, to act. 8. Clothesline; 13 . Flat Soda; 15 . Dubious; 17. Golfer; 20. Pluto; 21. Asia.

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