Bay Harbour: November 22,

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 Timeball takes shape Stonemasons get to work rebuilding Lyttelton tower Locally Owned www.star.kiwi Next generation on track Young athletes take part in ribbon event Buy, Sell, Discover. with... Lynton Hubber A fresh approach to Real Estate thinking. M 027 433 4141 Fo Page 8 Page 14 AWOL: Santa is handcuffed in a scene from the film Kiwi Christmas. ​ Governors Bay link with Santa movie • By Sarla Donovan GOVERNORS BAY film director Tony Simpson has just finished making the world’s first Kiwi family Christmas movie. Kiwi Christmas has a special screening for friends and family at Hollywood Cinema in Sumner this Sunday before opening nationwide on November 30. The movie tells the story of how Santa, frustrated by the materialism of Christmas, goes ‘awol’ from the North Pole and crash lands at a camp ground in New Zealand where he is adopted by a camping family. •Turn to page 6 KIWI-STYLE: Director Tony Simpson (left) and editor Scott Flyger are excited about the release of the new movie. Harcourts Grenadier Ferrymead - Licensed Sales Consultant REAA 2008 Frustration grows over community centre repairs • By Sarla Donovan HEATHCOTE Valley residents and the city council are at loggerheads over the $860,000 repair to their local community centre. Heathcote Valley Community Association committee member Jackie Foulkes said the building was opened in December last year but it’s not warm enough. “The heating isn’t sufficient. There are only overhead heaters and it doesn’t warm up in the winter. It needs a timer or some heat pumps. People won’t want to hire the space out if it’s freezing cold. It’s not fit for purpose.” Mrs Foulkes said as well as poor heating, the wooden deck swells in winter when it is wet and the doors out onto the deck can’t be opened. She also said that if there are any more than two plugs being used at any one time in the kitchen, the power shorts out. “We’re really concerned that the building will soon be over a year old and at that point I don’t know if we will have any recourse. We really need to get it fit for purpose,” she said. •Turn to page 7 “As is - Where is” Property URGENTLY Required If you have a damaged property that you wish to sell ‘As is - Where is’ ...or maybe your property has been re-built? We have a list of buyers for both. If you can help please call TEAM BUTEL NOW Alistair Hazeldine Mobile: 027 572 1555 | Phone: 03 384 7950 Email: alistair.hazeldine@harcourts.co.nz Joy Butel Mobile: 021 353 280 | Phone: 03 384 7950 Email: joy.butel@harcourts.co.nz www.harcourtsferrymead.co.nz Four Grenadier Seasons Ferrymead Realty Grenadier Real Estate Ltd MREINZ is a Licensed Agent Under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 Stuck for a Christmas present? See our ad on page 13 Get it right with a GIFT CARD 1005 Ferry Rd, Ferrymead | Ph 366 6306 mitre10mega.co.nz