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University of Auckland news for staff | Vol 41 | Issue 3| 15 March

Photo: Front to rear Liz Coulter, Jim Thomson, Micheal new data centre Davies, Head of Tämaki Innovation Campus, Nick Jones.

University IT services are about to take a giant “The intention is that if one data centre goes Tāmaki we’ve developed a different model for step forward with work already underway on down completely, everything automatically extracting the heat and we’re using some natural an innovative new data centre at the Tāmaki transfers over to the other one,” says Nick Jones, ventilation, so we’ll be using about half the Innovation Campus. co-director of the University’s eResearch Centre. electricity that we’re currently using at OGGB.” Housing high tech equipment imported from “This is continuity of service and tangible IT.” The eResearch centre hosts New Zealand’s Italy, Spain and the USA, the new centre, which Key features of the Tāmaki National e-Science Infrastructure (NeSI) and the is expected to open in July, will have a state of Data Centre (TDC) the art cooling system and support high super computers used for this work will all be 85 IT equipment racks performance computing. It will put The based at the new Tāmaki Data Centre where there will be room to grow and expand. “This 15 KW capacity per rack average University of Auckland at the forefront of IT PUE (power useage efficiency) of 1.4 infrastructure in New Zealand and mean it can means we can grow the sort of infrastructure our researchers need to do supercomputing, science Designed for remote operation grow an ever larger computational environment Designed for automatic failover challenges and genomics,” says Nick. “Currently for researchers. 2.4MW of generator capacity we have constraints around space and until we “This is a collaborative project between Property 1.2Mw of cooling capacity Services and ITS providing a basis for the growth get to Tāmaki we can’t grow and meet the needs 10G connectivity between OGGDC and TDC of exciting opportunities particularly for of researchers.” Capability to host other tertiary institutions. eResearch and Tāmaki Innovation Campus,” Although the new data centre will look like a says Director of ITS, Liz Coulter. concrete box on the outside, it will be state of the The Data Centre is also part of a $9 million art inside with data travelling on a fibre network upgrade of the University’s IT network. “We (rather than copper) at 10 gigabytes per second, needed a second data centre for disaster (at the moment this is one gigabyte per second) recovery backup,” explains Liz. “At the moment building to potentially 40 gigabytes per second in we have a smaller one in Symonds Street near three or four years time. It is also a lights out the main one here at OGGB on the City Campus centre and will be controlled from the City but this is too close and it is also running out of Campus and it has a far more efficient cooling generating power and needs upgrading.” system than the current data centres. The new data centre - 15 kilometres away at “Data centres are power-hungry,” explains Jim Tāmaki - will be able to replicate all activities of Thomson, ITS Project Manager. “A certain amount the services currently on City Campus. of power goes in and then you’ve got to get rid of the energy created by using a cooling system. At Photo: New data centre under construction.

University news is published by Communications and Marketing, Fisher Building,18 Waterloo Quadrant, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142. EMAIL [email protected] www.auckland.ac.nz/universitynews Editor Tess Redgrave Photography Godfrey Boehnke Design AND PRODUCTION The University of Auckland Pacific focus for vice-regal visit

The Australian Governor-General is now more In welcoming her the Chancellor, Roger politicians, both past and present. “With over 40 familiar with Pacific issues after spending two France, said The University of Auckland had a percent of the Pacific university students in New hours at the Fale Pasifika and the Centre for long and proud history of Pacific-related teaching Zealand studying at this University, we are Pacific Studies. and research across many disciplines. inextricably linked and deeply committed to the Her Excellency Quentin Bryce came to the “Many of our academics are involved in future of the Pacific region.” University on 27 February, the first full day of her research and policy development and advice in • Some 3151 Pacific students were enrolled at five-day state visit to New Zealand. areas that have been prioritised by the Pacific The University of Auckland in 2011. This She met Auckland Pacific leaders from Island Forum leaders as areas of focus in the represented 40 percent of Pacific students education, health, trade, religious, social Pacific Plan for this region. These include the undertaking degree studies in New Zealand. services, creative arts and other sectors environment, population health, trade, informally over afternoon tea. education, renewable energy, regional security, Then she was briefed by four academic staff urban development, governance, biosecurity and at the Centre for Pacific Studies on major issues marine resources.” facing the Pacific region. In addition the University had been a fertile “The gathering was organised at the training ground for Pacific leadership across Governor-General’s request to acquaint her with every sector, said Mr France. The University had some of the challenges that confront Pacific been proud to count amongst its alumni many of peoples and to engage with Pacific leaders in a the region’s leading Pacific scientists, relaxed and convivial setting,” says Walter economists, business leaders, academics, Fraser, the Centre’s Director. educators, law makers, community leaders and Photo: Chancellor Roger France with Quentin Bryce Acclaimed yacht designer lecturing

Mr Holland, who is widely regarded as one of yacht design industry in the past three decades,” the world’s most influential yacht designers, has says Professor Flay. been involved with the yacht design industry for Professor Flay says the one-year programme 37 years. The Ireland-based yacht designer, who provides students with technical, engineering, was born and raised in New Zealand, has economic, and regulatory knowledge. design studios in Kinsale, Ireland, and in “The masters degree is for students who are Vancouver, Canada. looking to work as designers or research Director of the Yacht Research Unit Professor engineers in the yacht and small craft industry, Richard Flay says Mr Holland will be taking six or the high performance yacht racing sector.” lectures focused on the practical aspects of The University is launching the Masters in running a yacht design business. Engineering Studies in Yacht Engineering at the Renowned superyacht and performance “Ron will be lecturing on how to deal with the 4th High Performance Yacht Design Conference sailing yacht designer Ron Holland will be business side of the industry including how to set in Auckland this month, which is hosted by the lecturing in the University’s new masters up a yacht-design business, and how to work Yacht Research Unit, and the Royal Institution of programme in yacht engineering. with the client to achieve a successful outcome. Naval Architects (NZ branch). The conference The Master of Engineering Studies in Yacht “We are incredibly fortunate to have Mr coincides with the Auckland stop-over of the Engineering, offered by the Yacht Research Unit in Holland involved in the masters programme. 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race. the Faculty of Engineering, is believed to be the first He’s won numerous awards and been yacht engineering masters degree in the world. responsible for many innovations within the

The Park Avenue Early award follows on from the bronze award it Childhood Education Centre received for the 2010 year. has been awarded a Gold “We are extremely proud and honoured to Healthy Heart award for have received this award and it tells us that we having a programme that are on the right track and the challenge is to keeps its children keep on creating an environment that promotes a nutritiously healthy and healthy lifestyle ,” says Sangeeta Mehta, Park physically active. Avenue ECE Centre Leader. The award, presented For more information about the award, visit the annually by the Heart Heart Foundation www.heartfoundation.org.nz Foundation, recognises the efforts of early childhood education centres in having programmes in their curriculum that encourage healthy diets and physical A healthy heart activity. Park Avenue’s gold

2 15 March 2012 University, where his work led to the From the Vice-Chancellor investigation of the structure, function and role in disease of superantigenic toxins. John’s research resulted in the now widely accepted model of how superantigens work. On his return to New Zealand John took up the first NZ Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship at the University. In 2000 he was appointed to Professor, and in 2003 he was named to head up the faculty’s School of Medical Sciences, the largest biomedical research unit in New Zealand; he also took up the position of deputy director of the University’s Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular New Dean Biodiscovery. John has earned an enviable reputation as a world class scientist, researcher I am very pleased to advise that, at its meeting After an international search, Professor John and teacher, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society on Monday, the University Council approved the Fraser has been appointed as Dean of of New Zealand. draft Strategic Plan 2013-2020 for consultation Medical and Health Sciences, becoming both “The University conducted an international with the University community and our many the first alumnus and the first non-clinician to search for the new Dean and was pleased to supporters over a four-month period to the end hold the position. find the best candidate from within the Faculty of June. Following that period we will provide to of Medical and Health Sciences,” says Vice- He heads New Zealand’s largest health Council a summary of the submissions that have Chancellor, Professor Stuart McCutcheon. His research and professional training institution, been received and a revised draft of the Plan, appointment says a great deal about the with a 2012 roll of more than 4,000 students and ideally for adoption by Council in August in time excellent leadership development at the 1,000 staff. The faculty is ranked in the top one for the process of planning and budget University when we are able to make such a percent of biomedical universities in the world. development for 2013. senior appointment from the ranks of one of our John gained a BSc with honours at Victoria The draft Strategic Plan 2013-2020 has been own graduates and staff.” University of Wellington followed by a PhD at developed over the last year with input from a John succeeds Professor Iain Martin, Dean of The University of Auckland, both in biochemistry. number of groups including Council itself the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences for His groundbreaking research in molecular (through a series of workshops held last year), six years, and becomes the seventh Dean since aspects of the immune response was ignited Senior Management Team, Senate, academic the medical school took in its first class in 1968. during his postdoctoral years in the laboratories and service division heads and other interested of Professor Jack Strominger at Harvard groups. It aims to provide a vision and path forward for the University over the next eight years, and will provide the basis for how we will Welcome for Mandarin teachers invest our time, energy and financial/capital resources in taking the University to even greater NZ and Chinese Education levels of achievement. Ministries have agreed on the The draft Plan is based around seven placement of 22 Mandarin aspirations which we propose for the University. Language Assistants in New These are to: be a community comprising highly Zealand schools for the 2012 accomplished and well supported academic and academic year. professional staff; attract very able students and On behalf of the International give them an outstanding experience so that they Division of the Ministry of become successful and influential graduates and Education, the Confucius loyal alumni; benefit society by conducting and Institute selects suitable applying research of the highest quality; benefit Twenty-two Mandarin Language Assistants candidates from the large Māori and the University through partnerships (MLAs) from China were welcomed to New number who apply, provides an orientation that acknowledge the principles of the Treaty of Zealand at a special ceremony held at the programme for the successful MLAs, and Waitangi; develop strong partnerships with key University’s Confucius Institute on 28 February. monitors progress during the school year. organisations and communities, nationally and “Meeting the needs of the rapidly growing The NZ-China Free Trade Agreement provides internationally; adhere to our core values and numbers of schools teaching Chinese language for up to 150 Mandarin Language Assistants to remain an autonomous, sustainable, equitable is exciting for the Institute”. temporarily work in NZ at any one time and the organisation; and to be a public university of global standing that serves New Zealand, is distinctive and reflects our place in the Asia- Pacific region. These aspirations then give rise to Lecture launching centre a series of objectives, key actions and measures that will be required to achieve them. Professor Andrew Ashworth from Oxford His lecture will mark the launch of the New I encourage all members of the wider University will be delivering a public lecture Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy University community to read the draft Strategic “Human rights, judges and politicians: and Practice at The University of Auckland Law Plan 2013-2020 at: goo.gl/VcUyO The same site Recent controversies in the UK and Europe” School. RSVP to [email protected] links to a video and Supporting Document in (Thursday 29 March, 6pm, Old Government which I explain some of the issues relating to the House Lecture Theatre). Plan. Finally, please give us your feedback on the Plan via the same website.

The University of Auckland News 3 ‘Oracle’ celebrates 40 years

involved in staff research projects during the but hugely satisfying year because it gave me summer breaks and as a result developed an the opportunity to study in the Business School interest in radiochemistry completing a stage with peers from a diverse range of occupations three chemistry paper in 1982. both in private and public sector organisations. Contemplating possible career moves she It also included completing a project in which I decided she didn’t want to follow the common was able to analyse research administration path for technicians into a technical sales role processes and develop a business plan for the but rather stay in the University and move into new Research Office.” a more senior role. She applied for a role in From 1997 the University’s new senior the Faculty of Medicine (now FMHS) and asked management structure came into being and the a colleague in the Finance Registry to act as Research Office became independent of the her referee. Finance Registry reporting to the new Deputy “My application was unsuccessful,” she recalls Vice-Chancellor (Research) (DVC(R)). Lyn has “but my referee later approached me asking if since reported to four DVC(R)s and has been a I’d ever considered accounting as a career.” She central figure in the Research Office throughout Lyn Clark, the Research Office’s office hadn’t but she applied and was accepted for the its relatively short history. manager and chief technical adviser, has just position of Senior Administrative Assistant, “Lyn delivers huge value to the Research celebrated 40 years working at the University Research and Supply in the Finance Registry in Office and the University every day” says John in a diversity of roles. October 1989. Smart. “She works as long and “hard as anyone, This was the beginning of her career in the she handles all the curly questions and requests "Lyn is one of those people who are often Research Office. Her new role involved dealing for information or solutions about research described in organisations as a 'national with the finance side of research grant policy and management practice, and she does treasure' and in fact one of Lyn's nicknames is applications, mainly health research-related. In it in a style that is constructive and helpful and is 'The Oracle' – because she knows everything October 1992 her boss resigned, so she applied accompanied by a smile. As director you couldn't and everyone about the University,” says for the role, and in February 1993 she became dream of a better 2IC – Lyn has another Director of the Research Office, John Smart. the Assistant Registrar, Research and Supply. Her nickname in the Research Office. It was Lyn was studying towards a New Zealand additional responsibilities included purchasing, necessary when we got a new Lyn in the office Certificate in Science at ATI (now AUT) when on the Library photocopy card system, the ID Card and staff had to come up with a way of 1 February 1972 she was employed at the Centre, the University Stationery Store, and the separating the two. When Lyn heard of the new University as a technician in the Chemistry University’s Human Subjects Ethics Committee in nickname, “Grey Lynn”, she laughed and took it Department with responsibility for the Physico- addition to research funding. in her stride. Chemistry laboratory. Over the next 18 years 1n 1996 with the help of a University of “I often hear Lyn described as a role model for she advanced to Senior Technician, and then as Auckland Staff Development Scholarship Lyn young women. Again that doesn't go far enough the Physico-Chemistry Lab manager was studied for her Diploma in Management while - she is a role model for women and men, young “basically running the place”. She also got continuing full time work. “It was a challenging and old.”

Nabokov works attract international praise

continual intellectual rediscovery and of Boyd’s a number of times as the greatest novel of the own development as reader, student, literary twentieth century. It consists of a 999-line poem, sleuth, biographer, critic, colleague, collaborator, “Pale Fire,” by the invented academic poet John mentor, and best of all, rereader.” Reviewing the Shade, and a line-by-line commentary to the book in the San Francisco Chronicle leading poem by his small-academic-town neighbour, Nabokov scholar, Eric Naiman, singles out what Charles Kinbote, a paranoid megalomaniac. Like he finds “absolutely fascinating . . . uniquely others, Brian Boyd thinks the poem extraordinary compelling. . . . Boyd at his best”. in its own right, and Pale Fire: A Poem is Martin Amis, regarded by many as the designed to place it centre stage, without the foremost British novelist, and a long-standing distraction of Kinbote’s crazy commentary. admirer of Nabokov, devoted the three-page Amis writes that Brian’s “long and fervent Two of Distinguished Professor Brian Boyd’s lead review in the end-of-year issue of the Times essay in Stalking Nabokov, and Boyd’s new books published at the end of 2011 have Literary Supplement to Stalking Nabokov and to edition of an unencumbered ‘Pale Fire’, compel already earned high international acclaim. Pale Fire: A Poem in Four Cantos by John Shade, us to reexamine the poem as an autonomous Brian (Department of English) chose 26 essays which Brian edited (Gingko Press, 2011). Amis whole. And the exercise is epiphanic. ‘Pale Fire’ from his over 250 Nabokov publications, writes: “Boyd attempts something fairly glows with fresh pathos and vibrancy – and so translated into a dozen languages, for his ambitious: he takes the titanic Nabokov and does Pale Fire. For the first time we see the poem Stalking Nabokov: Selected Essays (Columbia seeks to revise him upwards,” to show Nabokov in all its innocence, and register the vandalism of University Press, 2011). not only as one of the great novelists but an Kinbote’s desperate travesty. . . . at last the true Susan Elizabeth Sweeney, president of the important poet, first-rate scientist, and a dimensions of Pale Fire are more clearly revealed International Nabokov Society, writes that penetrating psychologist. to us.” Stalking Nabokov “tells a fascinating story of Nabokov’s Pale Fire (1962) has been selected Pale Fire: A Poem in Four Cantos by John

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Shade was named a 2011 Book of the Year in 6pm. He will also talk about his literature and Research news the influential on-line magazine Slate. evolution books, On the Origin of Stories Brian will read from and talk about Stalking (2009) and Why Lyrics Last (2012), at the Nabokov at the Auckland City Library as part University of Auckland-sponsored Auckland Health Research Council - Community-Based of New Zealand Book Month, on 28 March, at Writers and Readers Festival in May. Primary Healthcare Research Partnerships with Canada The RfP has been released and is available on www.hrc.govt.nz. Researchers are required to New associate professors partner with a Canadian team. New Zealand applicants must complete a Registration of US historian Intent (RoI) in the HRC portal by 5pm, Tuesday The University has 23 new associate A commitment to citizenship characterises 1 May. Research Office contact: Dr Hilary professors as a result of academic promotions Jennifer Frost’s career as a historian of the 20th Lapsley, HRC Fund Specialist, ext 83562, announced at the end of last year. In the century United States. A native Californian, [email protected] following issues of the Uninews we will profile Jennifer received her PhD in United States their interests and accomplishments women’s history at the University of Wisconsin- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Saving Geologist Madison, and her first academic job was in Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Associate Professor Jeffrey L Mauk (School of Colorado. Taking up a position at The University Development Environment, Geology) teaches in Geology, of Auckland in 2003 allowed both she and her Fund transformational approaches for with an emphasis on Earth resources. He holds husband to pursue their academic careers and sustainable, low-cost and scalable solutions to a Distinguished Teaching Award from The raise their two young children in New Zealand. problems during pregnancy and after labour in University of Auckland. Jennifer’s research has focused on historical poor, hard-to-reach communities. Seed funding questions related to US politics, Left and Right, to demonstrate proof of concept (US$250,000) particularly constructions and contestations over or transition funds (up to US$2m). Solutions citizenship. Her first book, An Interracial are sought in science and technology; service Movement of the Poor: Community Organizing delivery and demand-side innovation. Deadline and the New Left in the 1960s (2001), showed at Research Office is 26 March, contact David how encounters among New Left organisers and Saunders, International Fund Specialist, community residents led to expanded definitions ext. 84886, [email protected]. of politics, social movements, and citizenship. See www.savinglivesatbirth.net Her recent book, Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood: Celebrity Gossip and American Conservatism Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Grand Jeff earned his BSc from the University of (2011), argues that Hollywood gossip – usually Challenges Explorations Round 9 North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MSc from the dismissed as trivial talk – was participatory, Funds up to US$100,000 for innovative University of Montana in Missoula, and a PhD political, and partisan, providing an important projects for low-cost solutions to health from the University of Michigan. By the time he arena for conservative women’s citizenship. problems in developing countries. Emphasis is had completed his PhD, he had also gained on the idea as opposed to track record. Topics seven years of industry experience as an include malaria, immunisation systems, biotic exploration and mine geologist in the USA. stresses , HIV, tuberculosis, pneumonia, enteric Jeff’s research focuses on how large volumes disease and diarrhoea, polio, maternal and of high-temperature fluids migrating through the neonatal health, and/or family planning. Earth’s crust can lead to the formation of Two page letter of intent due at Research economic mineral deposits. This work is Office 8 May, contact David Saunders, collaborative with a number of other academic International Fund Specialist, ext 84886, staff and post-graduate students. Together they [email protected] work on diverse topics, and apply tools and See www.grandchallenges.org techniques from a wide range of earth science disciplines, including mineralogy, petrology, US Department of Defence - Congressionally geochemistry, environmental science, structural Directed Medical Research Programme 2012 geology, and geophysics. Many of these topics Research topics including breast cancer, drug are multidisciplinary, and they have ongoing Educating and encouraging students in abuse, food allergies, tuberculosis, collaborative projects with GNS Science and the citizenship ideals and practices has been a inflammatory bowel disease, nanomedicine for University of Waikato in New Zealand, the primary motivation and aim for Jennifer’s drug delivery, neuroblastoma and Geological Survey of Japan, the University of teaching and she is dedicated to building a osteoporosis. Research should be directly Michigan, and the University of Arizona. strong programme in United States history at relevant to the health care needs of military Jeff has also led research on New Zealand the University. Through this programme, service members, veterans, and/or terroir, which studies how relationships students can develop a broad knowledge and beneficiaries. Foreign institutions are eligible between soils and geology can influence deep understanding of America’s past and how where they can present special research grape vine and berry growth that in turn can that past shapes the present. She hopes that opportunities not available in the US. impact wine properties. what they gain enables them to participate more Application is by short pre-application with Jeff leads the Mineral Deposit Research fully and knowledgably in politics and society in deadlines ranging from 5-17 April , contact Group at The University of Auckland, and he is New Zealand and the world. Jennifer also has David Saunders, International Fund Specialist, currently the regional vice president, Australasia been dedicated to enacting academic citizenship ext 84886, [email protected] for the Society of Economic Geologists, and an through her service contributions as See http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ associate editor for Ore Geology Reviews. Undergraduate Adviser, Postgraduate Adviser, and Deputy Head of Department for History.

The University of Auckland News 5 From the collection

vehicles on the wharf, while this south-easterly customs were paid, its high windows were view is devoid of any shipping activity. The top of calculated to make it impregnable, but it was Mount Victoria is hidden in cloud across the twice breached by being drilled into from below. expanse of turquoise harbour, with the ridge From 1925 until 1933, Sydney Lough sloping down to Point Jerningham at the end of Thompson divided his time between the artists’ Oriental Bay partly obscured by the point of the colony of Concarneau in Brittany and Grasse in gable in the middle ground. Rich with sunset Provence where he lived with his family. colours, the harbour is still and reflective, with Fascinated by the old world, picturesque Breton clouds, water and structures dappled in sunshine lifestyle, Thompson found considerable success like the Mediterranean. in Paris with their views of the markets and Just as Monet had his haystacks, Thompson harbours of Brittany, and exhibited at the Salon. seems to have approached his Harbour Board Faced with the worldwide economic depression, assignment as an exercise in studying the fall of though, he returned with his family to the safer To signal recovery from the Great Depression, light and colour on the same subject at harbour of Christchurch, where he was soon Wellington Harbour Board decided to particular moments. In this work it seems to be elected Vice President of the New Zealand commission three Canterbury-born artists to day’s end, with just one lonely horse and dray Society of Arts and President of the Canterbury make paintings of the harbour in 1935. While visible, parked parallel to the long low form of Society of Arts. Hugely admired for his broad, Archibald Nicoll, and Nugent Welch (a former the red brick shed in the foreground. Built by the sweeping brushstrokes and bold use of colour, clerk in the Harbour Board offices) both Wellington Provincial Council in 1862 out of he brought Post-Impressionist techniques directly painted distant views from the Wellington hills, hardwood timber beams and with a concrete from their source onto the walls of New Zealand newly repatriated post-impressionist Sydney deck, the double T-shaped structure of Queen’s art society exhibitions. Once the Labour Thompson zeroed in on activities on the Wharf extended 167 metres from land that had Government was elected in 1935, he was chosen wharves themselves. been reclaimed in 1857-62, and was originally as a member of the committee of management This work is a quarter-size preparatory sketch named Deep Water Wharf. Home to the Union for the new National Art Gallery, which was for Shipping Wellington Harbour in the Museum Steam Ship Company, in 1913 it had been the presented with his painting of Shipping, of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. It is likely site for mass rallies by the Waterside Workers’ Wellington Harbour for its foundation collection that the University’s painting (which was bought Union during a month-long strike in support of in 1936. A commission by the Lyttelton Harbour from the artist’s daughter in 1980) and a second shipwrights denied paid travelling time to the Board immediately followed. He received an sketch, Queen’s Wharf, Wellington in the patent slip. Thompson makes his focus not the OBE for his services to art in 1937 and lived for Auckland Art Gallery, were painted in front of port’s labour, but its architecture. He picks out a further 35 years, still painting at 90 years of the subject. Not exactly “en plein air” though – the pyramidal form of the new hydraulic crane age when he finally died in Concarneau. Thompson’s viewpoint is from the shelter of the bristling with booms at the centre of the work in second floor of the Harbour Board’s offices in blue, with the older gantry crane prominent in Jervois Quay. Using the painted sketches as a pink alongside at the seaward end of the wharf. guide, the much larger final work was completed The No.1 of the work’s title is the two-storeyed in the artist’s studio at 97 Cambridge Terrace in shed angled along the length of the wharf and Christchurch, and shown at art society annual slightly off centre. Now home to the capital’s Linda Tyler exhibitions in Auckland, Wellington and indoor netball team, this was the first bond store Christchurch. Strangely, the northerly viewpoint built for Lambton Harbour, and had considerable Sydney Lough Thompson (1877-1972), Wellington Harbour, No.1 1936 oil on board 380 x 450mm of Te Papa’s work shows steamers at berth and allure. Storing valuable imported goods until

Books

New Zealand: The Making of an Asia-Pacific Society by Emeritus Professor of History Nicolas Tarling offers a portrait that is informed by the author’s own involvement in its history. It presents six main topics in New Zealand’s evolution including the importance of the role of Government. It shows its transition from a recently inhabited territory that was once part of a worldwide European empire to an independant and innovative society that embraces its geography and identifies with the Pacific region. It also places New Zealand’s evolution in an international context and invites readers to consider contrasts and similarities with China’s own past and present.

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Private versus public health insurance

The Health Funds Association is the industry predictable demands from fairly healthy patients. a bit of compulsion, and led to spiralling body representing New Zealand Health Even given an increase in private insurance, then, premiums and the near collapse of the industry insurers and so it is not surprising that its CEO we will have to maintain a public system with in Australia in the 1990s. (and recent ACT Party research director), capacity to deal with everyone who does not fall And that’s another reason that increased Roger Styles, argues that more people must into that category. private health care does not reduce the need to get private health insurance (New Zealand Furthermore, private providers do not simply take fund the public system. Governments can’t let Herald, 23 February). Only by doing so, he patients from the public system. They also compete the public system wither as they hand argues, will we be able to provide access to for health care resources (most obviously health responsibility to private industry because they “big ticket” health care needs without care professionals) leaving the public system with have to pick up the pieces when private rationing or requiring patients to make fewer resources to meet obligations that, unlike its providers decide that this or that area is no contributions beyond the resources of many. private counterpart, it cannot send away. As a longer profitable. But while compulsory health insurance might result, private health systems that run alongside benefit the insurance industry, it’s not clear it’s public systems normally increase rather than Associate Professor Tim Dare is head of the good for the rest of us. Increased access to decrease waiting lists. Department of Philosophy, Chair of the Health private health care does not reduce the need to Mr Styles also fails to mention how important Research Council Ethics Committee and a fund an extensive parallel public system that compulsory insurance is for his own industry. member of the Clinical Ethics Committees of must maintain capacity to provide basic care One might have expected an erstwhile ACT the Auckland and Waitemata District Health and unprofitable and emergency treatment Party research adviser to favour a market Boards. His writes on the philosophy of law, private providers don’t want to touch. New solution, leaving people to choose to insure or and medical and legal ethics. Zealand’s private system does not offer not. But the health insurance industry faces the expensive treatment such as transplant surgery, “adverse selection” problem. The young and fit, intensive care, specialist surgery, dialysis, who would pay premiums and claim in low radiotherapy, and the like. Not uncommonly numbers, tend not to insure, so the old, patients who begin treatment in the private unhealthy, and expensive are disproportionality system transfer to public hospitals when their represented among health insurance clients. It’s health deteriorates or the treatment they require tough in the unregulated health insurance becomes more complex. Nor does the private business; like being a car insurer who cannot system offer 24-hour emergency or trauma care. bank the premiums of the careful drivers to pay Private providers organise staff and workloads for the yobbos. Adverse selection makes it hard on scheduled routine work that involves to get by in the health insurance industry without

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