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Champion of early childhood education and women’s rights remembered
Dr Fay Maureen Panckhurst celebrates a professional event (20 years of SET, Studies in Education and Teaching, NZCER 1994).Supplied Born May 10, 1930, in Christchurch, New Zealand; died July 3, 2026, in Sydney, Australia. OBITUARY: Educational psychologist Fay Maureen Panckhurst’s influential research helped shape early childhood education and teacher wellbeing in New Zealand while advancing opportunities for women.
Make your own jig fixture knobs
I’ll describe how to make one knob, though I encourage you to make multiple knobs at the same time. You’ll need two round pieces of wood for each knob. These pieces can be cut freehand on a scroll saw or bandsaw, but I cut them using a hole saw. The exact diameter for these handles isn’t critical. I used a hole saw in my drill press, with a 2-1/4″ inside diameter. Before cutting them out, I bored a shallow 1″ diameter recess with a Forstner bit into the 3/4″ thick blank I was working with.
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Too Late to Invest ?
I am 59 now. Wondering what the best way to invest in real estate at my age would be. Stock Market returns from what I have read will average 6% going forward over the long time horizon. Plus if you invest in bonds it lowers that return. And then there are fluctuations. Plus you can only withdraw 4% if you want the money to last. I work a full time job and can't give that up at this point. Actually I will probably work until 70. So I would be a part time investor.
Advice on a Sticking Point On A Deal
I agree with Joe. Regardless of the hangup, it still comes down to the numbers. Get the roof inspected and get a quote. I don't know where the property is located, but here in North Texas, 5-years is a long time for a roof, because a single hail event can wipe that roof out every year, and then it becomes the insurance company's issue. But, you should be accounting for CapEx repairs in your cash flow model. And, as a CapEx expense the roof would give you depreciation benefits on your taxes.
Life story: The mother of Canterbury pottery
Born November 12, 1936; died September 14, 2024 OBITUARY: Frederika Ernsten, a Dutch-Kiwi artist, contributed finely honed works of both utilitarian and ornamental pottery to the New Zealand ceramics scene over many decades, earning her honorary life membership of the Ceramic New Zealand Association. She was admired and revered as a dedicated administrator, encourager of fellow craftspeople, and adept creator and teacher of the subtle art of pottery for five decades.
Katherine Mansfield and Anton Chekhov
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. The year 1909 was a rough one for New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield. The consequences of many bad life decisions were caving in on her. Not only had she abandoned her first husband—originally her singing instructor, George Bowden—on their wedding night and was she pregnant with another man’s child, but her humiliated mother had deposited her at an isolated spa town in Bavaria, Germany, to hide her from respectable society.
Life story: ‘One of the world’s characters’
Devon Sinclair circa 2000, aged 60. Supplied OBITUARY: Devon Vivienne Isabella Sinclair (nee Kane) was a multi-faceted woman and the very proud granddaughter of two British emigre artists, Richard and Elizabeth Wallwork, who were significant in Christchurch as richly talented art educators.
Lang Masters: Christchurch’s master of cinema
Lang Masters, pictured at 90, ran the Hollywood Cinema in Sumner, Christchurch, for 60 years. CHRIS SKELTON / The Press OBITUARY: Howard Langtree Masters, known as Lang, was a kind of Shakespearian man of many parts and many roles: our very own local master of cinema. Much of his busy life of 92 years was devoted to enlarging the minds and imaginations of generations of Cantabrians.
Life story: Allan Williams - a man who knew, and lived, the values of service
Allan Williams on the motor launch Nautilus. Supplied OBITUARY: Allan George Williams was a home-town boy who developed himself into a multi-talented business and social entrepreneur, making a notable contribution during his highly productive life of 95 years. He was a man who knew, and lived, the values of service. Williams died on September 20, aged 95.
Life story: The man behind Merivale’s Sakaguchi Couture
Takaaki Sakaguchi formed a leading fashion brand, before totally changing careers to become a sculptor. Supplied OBITUARY: Takaaki Sakaguchi was a strikingly talented Japanese artist who, using a borrowed sewing machine, quickly established a leading fashion brand from a spare room in his flat. He died in Christchurch on August 28, aged 56. Over the next 17 years, Sakaguchi established outlet store Sakaguchi Couture in the upmarket Christchurch suburb of Merivale.
Life story: Biddy Pollard, a lifelong campaigner for green canopies
Biddy Pollard: b October 21, 1928; d September 15, 2022 OBITUARY: Barbara “Biddy” Pollard, who died aged 93 in September, was a galvanising force in her community. She was a highly capable and energetic woman who played a role in the creation and/or development of the Ashgrove Reserve and in preserving settler biota in the Ernle Clark Reserve, in south Christchurch.
Life story: Respected Christchurch teacher devoted to sport and her students
Christine Todd dedicated the large majority of her time to school athletics and guiding many up-and-coming athletes. OBITUARY: Christine Todd was truly passionate about sport and guiding many up-and-coming athletes. The respected teacher dedicated a great deal of her time to her students and leading her school’s athletics programme. She did a lot of this while also dealing with inoperable cancer for the past seven years.
Life story: Evelyn Harding remembered as a 'living history book'
Evelyn Harding's involvement in the Canterbury community was widespread. OBITUARY: History buff Evelyn Harding committed her life to supporting a multitude of community organisations throughout Canterbury. Ngaio Marsh House curator and friend Bruce Harding said she was a "human dynamo", who was dedicated, enthusiastic and practical. "[Evelyn] was very inspiring and great fun. She was an energetic and positive woman … she was a doer and a hard worker.
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