Reporter’s diary

Press, 4 September 1982, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

First of the few AN ATTRACTIVE first-day cover produced by Air New Zealand to commemorate its inaugural flight to London last week, has become a collectors’ item (see picture). The airline is receiving many inquiries from philatelists wanting to obtain the covers. “They apparently consider them quite a prize." said Mr Glenn Evans, of the airline's advertising and promotions section in Auckland. Two thousand of the envelopes were addressed, stamped and flown to London on Air New - Zealanis first service on August 25. In London they •

were franked by the Foreign Service of the British Post Office before being flown back to New Zealand in the same aircraft. Although the British Post Office had a hand in the transaction, a 70c New Zealand stamp was sufficient to see the mail through both journeys. Warning A CHRISTCHURCH woman is convinced the Australians are determined to humiliate the Kiwis at every opportunity. She had recently to travel from Darwin to Christchurch. Her travel agent’s advice contained the following gem: “For travel

you will require a current passport, and although not compulsory, be inoculated against cholera." Shell shock A RECENT contest at Radio New Zealand saw a staff member dropping eggs from the roof of Kent House to the car park below. Contestants had to step on to a square tarpaulin and try and catch an egg without breaking it. One 26-year-old copywriter succeeded. “We don't do this every day,” he said, “but at least it goes to show the advertising is in safe hands.” He was awarded an unfor his effort.

Something old

THE PUPILS of Pigeon Bay School have built a fence from old posts and railings collected in their district. It stands in front of a native garden area also formed by the pupils. Some of the fence posts date from the mid1800s, as the timber still bears the scars of the firing of the bush at that time. Afeir leaf

THE PUBLIC Library at Lyttelton wants to notify all borrowers that it is updating its registration cards. They ask readers to come in and make sure that their cards have on them up-to-date records. The library also welcomes new members. The library is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and on Thursday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. as well. Inquiries will be welcomed (Lyttelton 8065 extension 89). Cousins

“They grow like weeds” is one comment gardeners make . about the quickly spreading yam. It is no wonder. Yams are closely related to oxalls, that difficult-to-dispose-of ■ bane of many vegetable patches. So there

THE “South London Press” had a front-page story last month about the remand of a youth who, it was alleged, wounded and robbed one of its reporters. Inside the same issue, another reporter described how he went to a meeting and bore the brunt of complaints that his paper paid too much attention to street crime. When he left, he found his car had been stolen. ' . .