Profiles

Profile: Dr. Paul Oestreicher

Posted 8:32pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

Dr. Paul Oestreicher is the visiting fellow for Peace and Conflict studies and is in Dunedin working on a project concerning the abolition of armed violence in the world. A former editor of Critic, Oestreicher grew up in Dunedin after escaping Nazi Germany with his parents in 1939. After studying in Read more...

Andrew Spraggon

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

Calling all experienced music managers. Andrew Spraggon and his band Sola Rosa have recently gone independent, splitting from their record label, Warners and are in need of your help. A talented troupe of musicians, they have a good work ethic and play well with others. Their last album, Get Read more...

Simon Moore SC

Posted 3:32pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

Simon Moore SC is a real-world Denny Crane -- without the mad-cow. A Crown Prosecutor for Auckland since 1994, Moore has appeared in a number of New Zealand's most prolific criminal trials. Animated and knowledgable, he spoke to graduating Law and Commerce students over the weekend. Critic Read more...

Adam Thomson

Posted 2:40pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Critic

Straight back from a win over the Brumbies last weekend, Adam Thomson's season is really just beginning. With two more games to play in Australia (at the time this interview went to press), AND the provincial season and the All Black tours still to come, it is sure to be a long year. This is Read more...

Dr. Claire Bretherton

Posted 1:34pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

Dr. Claire Bretherton was at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in the UK before recently migrating to work at the newly-redeveloped Carter Observatory in Wellington. Seeing as she holds a doctorate in astronomy, specialising in galaxies, Critic thought Dr. Bretherton would be the perfect person to Read more...

Bernard Hickey

Posted 4:02am Monday 28th June 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

Bernard Hickey is a financial journalist who has worked as the former Managing Editor of Business at Fairfax and held positions at Reuters and the Financial Times Group. Today, he is the Managing Editor of interest.co.nz and a regular contributor to the New Zealand Herald business section. A rather Read more...