1925: The return of Rutherford
JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF Christchurch Arts Centre chief executive Philip Aldridge says being denied $48m in shovel-ready funding to restore five heritage buildings was "heartbreaking". (First published September 2020.) THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of The The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication. One of New Zealand’s most famous sons made his final trip home in 1925. “A big man – big mentally and physically, with blue eyes that every now and then light up with merriment – that was the interviewer’s first impression of Sir Ernest Rutherfo...
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