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August 14-20 2004 Vol 195 No 3353

Features

  • Peter Snell Upfront Peter Snell by Denis Welch
    I see myself, looking back, as a high achiever waiting to find out what I was good at...

  • Foreign culture by Nick Smith
    Some say that the once-strong Anzac bonds are unravelling, with Kiwis seeing Australians as crass, racist and sexist and Aussies seeing their Tasman neighbours as dominated by a culture of pessimism, self-doubt and reserve. One area of mutual disquiet, though, is Asian immigration.

  • Our water Olympics by Tim Watkin
    Some of New Zealand's best chances for gold at this Olympics will be on the water.

  • Warriner's dream by Tim Watkin
    We follow triathlete Sam Warriner as she builds up to what she hopes will be a medal-winning Olympic performance.

  • Trends Poles apart by Diana Wichtel
    A get-away winter skiing holiday is much more than it's cracked up to be.

Arts & Books

  • Culture Albee upstanding by Denis Welch

  • Theatre Mavis of Balclutha by Anna Chinn

  • Art Looking back, smartly by Anthony Byrt

  • Film Once Britain, twice shy by Philip Matthews

  • Music Hope can still feel pretty good by Jon Bywater

  • DVDs Late bloomer by Chris Knox

Books

TV & Radio

Columnists

  • Drink Malt of the earth by Keith Stewart

  • Economy Tax and the cultural cringe by Brian Easton

  • Editorial Contact sport by Pamela Stirling

  • Sport Tour de Lance by Joseph Romanos

  • Wide Area News Moral backlash by Russell Brown

  • Weblog Galesburg by Gordon Campbell