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The magazine for alumni and friends of Massey University.
Issue 20, April 2006

COVER STORY

Songlines
Understanding that bush balladeer, the bellbird.

Focus

Leaving the beat
Retired Commissioner of Police Rob Robinson talks to Professor George Shouksmith.

Thoughts

Fuels for thought
Biofuels offer the possibility of not just slowing climate change, but of actually reversing it, writes Dr Peter Read.

Rethinking Palestine
Nothing is to be achieved by penalising Palestine for the election of Hamas, writes Dr Nigel Parsons.

Extramural

French revolutions
Barbara Grieve leads cycling tours to you-know-where.

CBT and the art of motivation maintenance
Psychologist Beverley Haarhof explains how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is something you can try at home.

Alumni notes and news

News from alumni from around the globe.

Profile

After the hurricane
Professor Richard Watson, a Massey alumnus, has helped Mississippi agriculture deal with the consequences of Hurricane Katrina.

On Turkish soil
Her Excellency Jan Henderson is New Zealand’s ambassador to Turkey, Israel and Jordan.

In Review

Historical Frictions: Maori Claims and Reinvented Histories • Swimming with Orca: My Life with New Zealand’s Killer Whales • Training Secrets: Helping Adults Learn • Lost... Without Trace: Brian Chadwick and the Missing Dragonfly • Hunting the Double Helix: How DNA is Solving the Puzzles of the Past

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COVER STORY:

Oh islands in the sun
Professor Kerry Howe investigates the unreliable histories of Oceania.

The player
Professor Charles Corrado specialises in statistics and investments with a particular interest in options and futures, and he doesn’t restrict his interest to work time only.

Saving some seats
If there is to be debate about the Maori seats, then let it be informed debate writes senior lecturer in social policy Dr Richard Shaw.

The Land of Babel
A short story by Fiona Dalzell.

Road scholars
John Muirhead, the architect of Massey’s travel writing course, writes.

Pure poetry
Dr Bryan Walpert, once a health and business reporter, now teaches creative writing.

First lady
Enid Hills, Massey’s first female student, is going strong.

Pet occupation
What value do the British place on their pets ? “Recently a client spent £2,500 on a kitten,” says expat New Zealand vet Robyn Farquhar.

Business in Britain
Rising London-based accountant Andrew Robinson.

Boston bound
Joshua Feast is the first recipient of the $141,000 Fulbright-Platinum Scholarship in Entrepreneurship.

Cité life
Last time Massey met Corinne Rivoallan and Don Jones it was in Vientianne, Laos. This time it is Paris, France.

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The magazine for alumni and friends of Massey University. Issue 20, April 2006