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THEY’RE OFF: 

Students at St 

Andrew’s College 

made it their mission 

to return the annual 

cross-country event 

to the school grounds 

for the first time 

in five years. More 

than 700 students 

competed in the 

event which, due to 

campus development 

after the February 22, 

2011 earthquake, was 

held off-site. School 

head of co-curricular 

Denley Jones said 

the race returning 

was a student-driven 

initiative. Ari Graham 

won the senior girls 

race while Mitchell 

Small won the senior 

boys. 

Drug arrests linked to bike thefts 

• By Andrew King 

FOUR PEOPLE arrested on 

drugs charges could be linked 

with bike thefts around Burnside 

High School and Canterbury 

University. 

About 25 high-end bikes have 

been stolen from the school 

and university over the last two 

months. 

Senior Sergeant Stephan 

McDaniel said a search warrant 

was executed in Burnside on 

May 20 and four people were 

arrested. 

They have appeared in court 

facing a number of cannabis and 

synthetic cannabis charges and 

were released on bail. 

“There were other drugs in the 

house and we have sent them 

off for analysis,” Senior Sergeant 

McDaniel said. 

It is alleged these four are 

directly linked with the thefts of 

bikes from the school and possibly 

the university. 

No charges have been laid 

about stolen equipment yet but 

Senior Sergeant McDaniel said 

the investigation continues. 

“We have seized electronic 

equipment from the house to 

determine where the bikes are 

being sold,” he said. 

Burnside High School principal 

Phil Holstein said it was a 

relief for the school community. 

“We have increased our surveillance 

around the bike bays to 

be better prepared in the future,” 

he said. 

University liaison officer Senior 

Constable Ken Carter said no 

bike thefts had been reported to 

him in the last fortnight. 

The university experienced a 

spate of bike thefts. 

Engineering student Tim 

Green (above left) managed to 

chase off three youths attempting 

to 

cut the lock to his mountain 

bike. 

He spotted them from the 

window where he was studying. 

Another student Charles More 

was not so lucky – his bike was 

stolen from in front of the University 

of Canterbury Student 

Association during the day. 

HAVE YOUR SAY: Have bike 

thefts died down around 

the university. Or are thefts 

going unreported? Share 

your views with us, email 

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NOR’WEST NEWS 

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EDITOR’S 

DESK News................3,5,6,10 & 13 

WELCOME TO your new look 

local paper. We try to jam as much 

news as possible in your paper, this 

week is no different. 

Volunteers are often the unsung 

backbone of the community, 

whether sports coaches or even 

volunteers at the local community 

hub. Reporter Fraser Walker- 

Pearce talks to Volunteering 

Canterbury’s manager Ruth 

Gardner who has been at the helm 

for more than 20 years. She has 

retired but it doesn’t look like she 

will be putting her feet up anytime 

soon. Thank you Ruth for leading 

such an important organisation. 

You will be missed. 

If there is a local issue bubbling 

away, get in touch. Or even send 

us a 300 word column, as we invite 

someone in the community to 

take up the challenge each week. 

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CONTACT US 

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CHOCOLATE CHEWED OVER AT COUNCIL 

A HEATED discussion was quelled 

at a city council meeting last week 

when a councillor was told to “eat a 

Snickers.” 

During last week’s meeting, city 

councillor Jamie Gough joked 

that fellow councillor Glenn 

Livingstone should have a snack 

during passionate discussions 

over a deputation presented to the 

city council. 

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Flame Files........................4 

Your Local Views.........8,9 

Our People..............14-15 

Your Local Sport............16 

Community Events... 17 

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Entertainment..........22-23 

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NOR’WEST NEWS Tuesday May 31 2016 3 

News 

New community hub plans 

CONCEPT DESIGNS for the 

St Albans Community Centre 

have been released for public 

consultation. 

The current design concept 

has been developed by the 

community, alongside the city 

council and the St Albans community 

centre working party, 

using information first gathered 

in 2010, when an expansion to 

the previous community centre 

was being planned. 

The public can comment on 

the project by visiting the city 

council’s website clicking on the 

Have Your Say page or by filling 

out a submission form at the 

transitional St Albans Community 

Centre. 

There will be two drop-in sessions 

at the transitional community 

centre for the public to come 

and meet the working party and 

discuss the project. The sessions 

will take place on June 8 11am- 

1pm and June 16 6-8pm at 1049 

Colombo St. 

The Shirley-Papanui Community 

Board will approve the 

final design in July. Construction 

of the new centre is set to begin 

in 2017. 

The previous centre was 

demolished after sustaining 

severe earthquake damage, and 

a transitional community centre 

was installed in 2012. 

This temporary facility was 

intended to be operational for 

two to five years until construction 

of a permanent replacement 

could get underway. 

Shirley-Papanui Community 

Board chairman Mike Davidson 

said the board was excited with 

the development and progress of 

the new centre and was looking 

forward to the public’s feedback. 

“Throughout the board’s 

engagement with residents and 

community groups there was a 

very clear desire to replace the 

old community centre, so the 

working party was formed,” Mr 

Davidson said. 

“Using information from both 

pre and post-earthquake, a design 

has been created that truly 

captures the essence of 

FRESH DESIGN: 

The concept 

design for 

the St Albans 

Community 

Centre was 

released on 

Friday and the 

city council 

wants feedback 

from the public. 

St Albans. This group has 

worked with city council staff to 

create a concept design, which is 

now ready for feedback from the 

wider community,” he said. 

HAVE YOUR SAY: What is 

your impression of the St 

Albans Community Centre 

design? What would you like 

to see included? Share your 

views with us, email andrew. 

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FLAME FILES 


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TINKER – THE SURVIVOR 

There is never a dull 

moment at McMaster & 

Heap vets and funnily 

enough the critical 

serious cases mostly 

show up on weekends, 

or 7pm at night. I’d 

arrived into work one 

Saturday to help out 

and Tinker was in our 

surgical area, having 

just been transferred 

from the After 

Hours Clinic. He 

looked terrible ( 

his face had taken 

the full impact of 

a collision with a 

car) but he was on 

a fentanyl drip and 

his pain seemed 

well managed. 

Miraculously he 

had survived and 

his success story is 

due to not just our 

surgical efforts that Saturday but also the 

events that took place by many people 

prior to us seeing him. 

His accident happened Friday night and 

some great human being saw him on the 

road and immediately delivered him to 

the After Hours clinic, which incidentally 

saved his life. We are so fortunate to have 

an emergency centre open through 

the nights and weekends when other 

clinics have closed. The team there 

swiftly examined and 

stabilized Tinker and 

started him on pain 

medications, antibiotics 

and intravenous fluids. 

Then his owners were 

contacted as Tinker 

wore a collar with 

nametag attached. This 

means of identification 

(or a microchip) is so 

important because 

without an owners 

consent we can’t really 

treat a critically ill 

patient to save its life. 

He was monitored and 

cared for all night until 

he was dropped off to 

us Saturday morning. 

Even though it was a 

weekend with less staff 

rostered on, I knew 

Tinker couldn’t wait 

until Monday for surgical 

repair. His lovely, worried 

owners wanted for us to do “everything” 

we could to ensure Tinker came home. 

That’s where our outstanding team need 

to be greatly commended, because 

regardless if any of them had plans that 

night, they all, without me asking, stayed 

late to ensure the best possible care 

and attention was given to a critically ill 

patient. 

Tinker was anaesthetized, his skull 

was radiographed and I repaired his 

mandibular jaw fracture with wire and his 

hard pelate injury. He had a massive gnash 

under his chin that required suturing and 

he had several broken teeth. A feeding 

tube was placed in his oesophagus to 

enable us and his owners to feed him 

post operatively. Cats with fractured jaws 

can take weeks to eat on their own. Steve 

was called in to assess his eyes as they 

were completely closed over and I wasn’t 

sure whether he had retinal injuries, lens 

or corneal damage. 

Luckily Steve felt 

there was no ocular 

damage, just a lot of 

bruising and facial 

swelling. 

Tinker was managed 

intensively over the 

coming week, his 

days spent with our 

hospital nurses and 

nights at the After 

Hours. He needed 

everything done 

for him from feeding six 

times a day, loads of medications to be 

given, his face washed and he needed 

grooming as he couldn’t do this for 

himself. His owners 

visited him daily and 

he really loved their 

visits. He was the 

perfect patient to treat 

– he was stoic, obliging 

and grateful. 

Tinker was a FULL 

TEAM effort and I’m so 

pleased to report he’s 

home now, lounging 

on beds, walking 

around his section, 

able to groom himself 

and even eating a 

little on his own. Steve 

and I couldn’t do the 

job we do without the 

dedicated, caring staff 

we have. 

A fantastic outcome 

and even though 

Tinker looks a little 

facially different now, 

his owners report they have their “old” 

friend back. 

Dr Michele McMaster 

Don’t leave the 

kitchen when cooking 

• Mark Thomas 

– Fire Risk Management Officer 

IT’S BEEN a while since I’ve talked 

about cooking fires in kitchens but there 

were five of these this week including a 

couple that caused quite considerable 

damage and inevitably one that resulted 

in ambulance treatment for the house 

occupant from smoke inhalation. 

As always the advice is the same. Don’t 

leave the kitchen when you’re cooking on 

the stove top. 

If you are cooking with fat or oil have 

the lid of the pan, an oven tray or a 

breadboard always available to slap on 

the top if the worst happens and flames 

appear. 

A quick fix with no ongoing problems 

or a kitchen on fire with the weeks of 

inconvenience that involves. It should be 

a no-brainer really, shouldn’t it? 

A number of quite odd fire calls 

featured this week. A fish smoker was 

found on fire in Barrington Park. A 

distraught Mum was attended to in 

Addington where she had locked herself 

out of the house with two toddlers inside. 

A lady rang for help because she had 

found a mouse in her laundry. A crew 

were called to accident and emergency 

the hospital to help a young woman 

whose finger was somehow struck fast in a 

doorknob. 

Finally, we had a call to a car fire at 

DAMAGE: Kitchen fires require a lot of 

cleaning up. 

a service station that turned out to be 

a blown engine and two calls to low 

hanging smoke that turned out to be mist. 

I suspect we’ll have some more of these 

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Permit parking trial In Brief 


CONTRACTOR parking 

permits will be trialled in 

Merivale. 

The city council decided on 

Thursday it would run a oneyear 

trial on a section of Holmwood 

Rd of resident-based 

parking permits for contractors 

where there is no off-street parking. 

The permits were the idea 

of Merivale resident Dr Stuart 

Gowland. He lobbied the Fendalton-Waimairi 

Community 

Board, and said some contractors 

have vehicles too big to fit 

on some properties and need to 

park on the road. 

City councillor Jamie Gough 

said the trial was a fantastic 

result. 

“The reason we have asked for 

this is because the current system 

was completely inadequate,” 

he said. 

“The current system does not 

allow for weather dependant 

work or projects that run for 

longer than the predicted time 

frame.” 

The way contractor permits 

will work is still being finalised 

by city council staff. However, 

Cr Gough said it will be a very 

straightforward process. 

TRIAL APPROVED: The city council decided on Thursday it 

would run a one-year trial on a section of Holmwood Rd of 

resident-based parking permits for contractors where there is 

no off-street parking. 

The contractor would verify 

themselves with the city council 

and be issued a permit for its 

vehicles. 

The permit would display 

the registration number of the 

vehicle to indicate to authorities 

that the vehicle is exempt from 

time restricted parking. 

Dr Gowland is thrilled the 

trial is going ahead. 

“It would have been crazy to 

try roll it out across the city,” he 

said. 

“This way we can test the waters 

and see if it is good enough 

to make it policy.” 

He said there is a similar 

system operated by the Devon 

County Council in the United 

Kingdom, where he got the idea 

from. 

The city council will retain 

its current permission-based 

system for the rest of the city. 

HAVE YOUR SAY: Are contractor 

parking permits a 

good idea? Share your views 

with us, email andrew.king@ 

starmedia.kiwi 

RUNNING FOR COUNCIL 

Shirley-Papanui Community 

Board chairman Mike Davidson 

will run for a seat on the city 

council this year. He has decided 

to run in the Papanui Ward. 

Mr Davidson said he believed 

the best way to add value to his 

community is by committing 

full time as a councillor. Fellow 

board member and current 

city councillor, Pauline Cotter, 

was nominated by the People’s 

Choice, a Labour aligned group, 

to run for a seat in the Innes 

Ward. They join board deupty 

chairman Aaron Keown in the 

race for a city council seat. Mr 

Keown will be running in the 

Harewood Ward. 

SMOKE ALARMS 

INSTALLED 

Housing New Zealand homes 

in Papanui have been fitted 

with new photoelectric smoke 

alarms. Since February, 633 

homes have had the new alarms 

installed. When the smoke 

particles entering the chamber 

changes, the amount of light 

that reaches the sensor also 

changes. The alarm sounds 

when the smoke density reaches 

a preset level. 

WORK STARTING 

Residents of Claridges Rd and 

Grampian St in Casebrook 

will have SCIRT teams in their 

neighbourhood for about eight 

weeks from today for repairs 

to the wastewater system. In 

Grampian St and in Claridges 

Rd, sections of earthquakedamage 

wastewater mains 

are being replaced which will 

require trenching of parts of the 

street. A section of Grampian 

St will be closed and detours 

signalled. 

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the Selwyn Art Gallery from 

June 3. Some of these works 

are part of NCEA visual arts 

portfolios, where the assessment 

is based on developing and 

extending ideas. The focus in 

the school’s art department 

is on developing independent 

thinking. The gallery will be 

open daily, except Mondays, 

from 10am to 4pm for the 

duration of this exhibition. 

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Choir’s heartfelt tribute 

• By Tom Doudney 

A TIGHT-KNIT choir 

group have recorded a 

song for the funeral of 

a terminally ill former 

member now living in the 

Netherlands. 

Women in Harmony 

recorded East Timorese 

hymn Ita Hotu Maromak 

Nia Povo We Are God’s 

People at the request of 

Dorien Pel who is dying 

of cancer. 

Ms Pel was a long time 

member of the choir up 

until about six years ago 

when she first developed 

cancer. 

When her house was 

damaged in the September 

2010 earthquake, 

she moved back to her 

country of birth, the 

Netherlands, for what 

was supposed to be six 

months. But the stay ended up 

becoming permanent. 

In spite of surgery, the 

cancer had returned and Ms 

Pel was already planning her 

funeral in the Netherlands when 

she returned to Christchurch for 

a visit in December and January. 

Choir member Judi Smitheram 

said choir members had met Ms 

Pel at a social gathering and sang 

together again. 

HARMONY: Choir member Dorien Pel, standing with red scarf, fifth 

from left, with the choir in 2007. 

“Dorien was wonderful at 

always bringing poetry to our 

gatherings and she had written 

a poem especially for us,” Ms 

Smitheram said. 

It was during this visit that Ms 

Pel asked if they would record 

the song, which the choir had 

not performed in more than 

eight years. 

The choir sourced a recording 

of the song from Australia’s Radio 

National station to help them 

go over it and get the pronunciation 

right, as the words are in the 

Tetum language. 

After recording it, they sent it 

to Ms Pel. 

“We got a lovely note back 

from Dorien saying how much 

she appreciated it and she was 

very moved,” Ms Smitheram 

said. 

Women in Harmony has 

about 20 members from around 

Christchurch. 

Charity that helps 

most vulnerable 

falls on tough times 

• By Tom Doudney 

A LOCAL trust which acts as a 

problem solver for vulnerable, 

disadvantaged and struggling 

people around New Zealand 

said it is in urgent need of 

funding. 

SigJaws Trust helps people in 

a variety of ways, from lobbying 

for retention of services, 

suggesting changes to 

legislation, finding work 

and housing and promoting 

innovations. 

However, project manager 

Gary Watts (right), 

who founded SigJaws 

in 2001, said the trust 

had been struggling financially 

for some time and needed more 

funding to carry on. 

The trust’s operating expenses 

were “conservatively” about 

$207,000 a year and while it had 

enough to carry on over the next 

six months, finding new funding 

was a big challenge. 

“We have got over 200 

clients now that we are 

dealing with on a day-to-day basis 

and a lot of these people have 

slipped through other systems 


big-time,” Mr Watts said. 

One of its recent projects has 

included working with Canterbury 

University to develop a 

robotic arm which would allow 

mobility-impaired drivers to fill 

up at petrol stations without leaving 

the car. 

The trust had received funding 

from organisations including the 

Ministry of Social Development, 

the Rotary Club of 

Christchurch and The Lion 

Foundation within the last 

year. 

However, it had been 

unsuccessful in seeking 

funding from the Red 

Cross, the Canterbury Community 

Trust and the city council. 

“If our funding dries up it’s just 

impossible to carry on,” Mr Watts 

said. 

SigJaws Trust board member 

Jamie Hoffman, who has cerebral 

palsy said Mr Watts had been 

pivotal in helping him find suitable 

accommodation after the 

earthquakes. 

“People just don’t realise how 

much good he does out there,” 

Mr Hoffman said. 

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Your Local Views 

Protect our streams 

This week’s Soapbox 

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Waimairi Community 

Board member Faimeh 

Burke about the state of 

streams in her ward and 

what she believes are 

the factors behind the 

decline in water levels 

Once flowing through the north-west 

suburbs of Christchurch and being a 

treasure for young and old, streams 

including the Waimairi and Wai-iti have 

dried up since March last year. 

The crystal clear water has given way to 

stormwater mixed with rubbish and contaminates. 

The fact that the aesthetics of these 

streams has been damaged is not the only 

issue for residents. The effects on fish, bird 

habitats, recreational values, serious mosquito 

problems and unpleasant smells are 

also causing great concern for them. 

There are various reasons which have all 

possibly contributed to the disruption of 

the springs that fed the streams in our city. 

A significant increase of irrigation 

consents issued by ECan in inland Canterbury, 

ECan’s failure to efficiently protect 

our streams, rivers and lakes from the 

negative effects of stock damage as well as 

environmentally unfriendly developments 

are among the factors which might have 

contributed to the deteriorating situation. 

Although we can’t prevent the earthquakes 

and the damage that they might 

create and don’t have any direct influence 

in the amount of the rainfall, we 

should try our best to prevent further 

man-made damages and remedy the existing 

ones. Forests, grasslands and wetlands 

act like sponges that slow down and absorb 

water when it rains. 

However, in cities, where these areas are 

often replaced with impermeable surfaces 

such as roads, footpaths and car parks, 

water is no longer absorbed by the action 

of the plants and instead flows directly into 

streams via the stormwater system. 

After listening to residents, the Fendalton-Waimairi 

Community Board has asked 

the city council to give a high priority to 

investigate remedies for the regeneration of 

the Wai-iti stream, as part of its integrated 

water strategy which includes the health of 

spring-fed rivers and streams. 

It is also time that ECan seriously reconsiders 

the consequences of its increased 

irrigation consents and its lenient way of 

protecting our streams. 

We can’t afford to do nothing, after all, it 

is quality of our life which is at stake. 

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agree that more should be done to 

protect these waterways? Share your 

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Albans residents unhappy 

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Albans Residents Association 

for more public transport and 

cycling options and not spending $76m 

on delivering more traffic 

more efficiently into upper Cranford St 

to the detriment of St Albans and the 

city. 

I made a verbal submission last 

year making the same protest to the 

Canterbury Regional Council, the city 

council, New Zealand Transport Agency 

and the city council Northern Arterial 

Corridor Project RMA applications and 

hearing. 

We need more people in the city, we 

don’t need more cars. 

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and Cranford St road upgrade options 

ignore history and international 

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cities. 

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post-earthquakes, for improved public 

transport, for a pedestrian and cyclistfriendly 

city. 

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number of cars to mid-Cranford St and 

then having the drivers sort themselves 

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article about a camera being used 

to deter clients visiting sex workers 

in a suburban setting: 

Mae Kiely, city centre – “If we can get 

them to move back into the city centre it 

will make both parties happier”, quote 

from city councillor Ali Jones. 

The article was advocating to get 

sex workers to relocate back into the 

city centre and out of the suburbs and 

therefore away from the people and 

children living in those suburbs. 

What about the people and children 

living in the city centre? Don’t we 

matter? Just get the sex workers out of 

your area. 

Too bad if you happen to live in the 

city centre, is that the approach? 

We live around the corner from the 

Margaret Mahy playground where 

hundreds of children come to play – 

and it’s my understanding that the 

council wants families to come back 

into the centre. I live on Peterborough 

St with my two children and we have 

neighbours with children. Are you really 

saying that it’s okay for sex workers to 

be around city centre children but not 

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I was so shocked to read as 

much. 

“And the issue is not with 

prostitution itself, it is the noise, 

damage and rubbish that is left 

behind in a residential area” (Ali 

Jones). Again are you saying 

this is fine for city dwellers 

but not suburbanites? Gosh, 

the discrimination is mind 

blowing… 

I don’t like the activity 

happening on our street. Like 

Matt Bonis (of St Albans) said, 

we have found needles, our 

neighbours have had things 

stolen and our neighbours have 

been woken up in the middle of 

the night to find people having 

sex on their property. That’s not 

okay. But hang on, if it’s not okay 

for you, it’s not okay for us. 

I don’t know how to tackle this 

problem – it’s not easy. I don’t 

have the answers but I believe sex 

workers need to be supported. 

Ideally they would operate 

indoors somewhere. 

Just moving them onto another 

area doesn’t help – it just makes 

it worse for us as the numbers 

in the centre will increase. We 

should tackle the issue together, 

as a city and not just have the 

rich areas trying to offload it into 

less well off areas. 

“If we can get them to move 

back into the city centre it will 

make both parties happier.” 

Both parties? The only ones 

who will be happier are the St 

Albans residents. Not the sex 

workers and not the areas you 

conveniently “relocate” them 

to. It’s very much a win-loose 

scenario. Let’s look for a better 

outcome. 

City councillor Ali Jones 

responds: 

Thanks for taking the time to 

write. I totally agree with you 

regarding “something needs to be 

done urgently – to help them and 

not just shove them around.” 

Pauline Cotter, police, myself, 

city council staff, the prostitutes 

collective and several social 

support agencies have been 

trying to find a resolution for 

almost three years, with work 

also having gone on before Cr 

Cotter and I were elected in 

October 2013. 

I am advised that the problem 

is the poor prostitute reform act 

legislation that was put in place 

by Tim Barnett. 

In spite of assertions by 

the Labour and National 

Governments, local councils 

cannot put a bylaw in place 

because the legislation does not 

provide us with a strong enough 

foundation from which to draft 

a bylaw. 

We need to be confident 

that it can be enforced and be 

successfully defended in court. 

The cameras are achieving 

what no one has been able to, 

to date and that is one, deter 

activity that has made people’s 

lives a misery for years, and two, 

capture breaches of the summary 

offences act that would otherwise 

be missed to support any legal 

action that could be taken. 

I agree that we do not want 

to shift the problem into your 

backyard Mae and I would 

encourage you to contact your 

Christchurch Central MP 

Nicky Wagner to implore her to 

champion a change in the PRA 

legislation, something I know 

she has tried already but in my 

opinion needs to be strongly 

promoted again. 

Then the city council as a 

local authority may have the 

foundation upon which to draft 

enabling us to enforce controls 

on where street prostitution can 

take place. 

If you have any ideas in the 

meantime, I’d love to hear them 

so please feel free to get in touch. 

We asked readers if they 

thought Bishopdale should 

have a direct bus line into 

the city centre. A reader 

responds: 

Una Atkins, Bishopdale – 

Living in Bishopdale, yes, buses 

go via Bishopdale but there is 

nothing direct into the city. 

Being a low-socio economic area, 

a lot of people rely on the buses 

and it is quite frustrating having 

to walk either to Wairakei Rd or 

Harewood Rd. 

Not a lot of people have that 

pleasure if in ill health. 

The petition taken by the 

Bishopdale Community Centre 

was proof of this. 

However, I agree with Ms 

Smith that ECan had made up 

its mind before the petition was 

started. 

I know that residents of 

Bishopdale area rely on taxi’s. 

This is an expense in its own 

right and therefore a lot of the 

elderly are housebound. 

If a bus zig-zagged itself 

around the “outer” roads such as 

Breens Rd, Kilburn Stand wound 

round various other roads, as 

before, a lot more people would 

get out and about and enjoy the 

city. 

Good Luck to Ms Smith, I wish 

her well, but from the past, I 

doubt whether ECan will change 

it’s mind. 

All city residents of 

Christchurch should have access 

to decent routes into the city so 

they can go and explore the city 

or visit health establishments 

which are out of reach unless in 

an expensive taxi. 

Even if a bus left every hour 

from the Bishopdale Shopping 

Centre, that would improve 

things. 

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FOUR NORTH-WEST residents 

will work alongside the boards 

of established companies on 

internships. 

Hilary Walton of St Albans, 

Matt Russell of Papanui, Analisa 

Elstob of St Albans and Ben 

Hayward of Shirley are four of 

the 12 successful recipients of 

director internships throughout 

the city. 

Ms Walton will sit on the Regenerate 

board, Mt Russell will 

sit on the Development Christchurch 

board, Ms Elstob will sit on 

the Enable board and Mr Heyward 

will sit on the Christchurch 

City Holdings board. 

They will be provided mentoring 

and a study scholarship to do 

an institute of directors course 

during the term of the internship. 

The appointment is for a term 

of 18 months commencing mid- 

2016. 

Christchurch City Holdings 

director Bill Dwyer said there 

was an overwhelming response 

when seeking interns, but they 

had managed to select 12 from 

over 150 applicants. 

“The recipients are from a 

diverse range of ethnic backgrounds, 

professions and skill 

sets. Being an intern director is 

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entities with highly performing 

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FIVE BUILDINGS in 

the north-west have been 

honoured in this years 

Canterbury Architecture 

Awards held on Thursday. 

The awards, announced 

at an event at Hagley Oval 

Pavilion, are part of the peerreviewed 

awards programme 

conducted by the New Zealand 

Institute of Architects. 

The design by Dalman 

Architecture of Acland House 

on Papanui Rd, a Christchurch 

Girls’ High School boarding 

hostel, was one of two winners 

in the Heritage category. 

Athfield Architects picked 

up two awards for its design 

of Rugby Park’s new offices 

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category and for St Margaret’s 

College’s Winchester 

Precinct in the education 

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Herriot + Melhuish Architecture 

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small project category. 

Thom Craig Architects also 

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small project category for its 

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Dennis Chippindale, this 

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jury through 40 shortlisted 

projects over eight “marathon” 

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“Five years on from the 

’quakes, these awards provide 

us with a way to survey the 

profession, to see how we are 

responding to the challenges,” 

Mr Chippindale said. 

Impressed with the overall 

quality of work, Chippindale 

also said now is the time for 

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to the form of the developing 

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Community volunteer’s work 

Ruth Gardner worked 

as Volunteering 

Canterbury’s 

manager for more 

than 20 years 

until she retired 

last month. Fraser 

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talks to her about 

voluntary work after 

the earthquakes, 

running the 

show at wedding 

ceremonies, and 

living with the town 

crier 

How long have you been 

involved with Volunteering 

Canterbury for? 

I’ve been involved with 

Volunteering Canterbury for 

21 years. 

And what have you 

achieved in that time? 

They weren’t just my achievements, 

I was leading a great team 

that led a whole group of volunteers 

and encouraged volunteering 

throughout Canterbury. 

Sure. How many volunteers 

did you get into the community 

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in your time? Do you know the 

number? 

Thousands in my time, I 

probably couldn’t tell you the 

exact number. After the earthquake 

there was a lot of informal 

volunteering, and it took time to 

become more formal again. By 

the end of my time there, we were 

having a couple hundred volunteers 

a month applying. 

Okay, so who is next in line 

for your job? 

The organisation has decided 

now to have two managers, one 

that does marketing outreach, 

and she’s been there for four 

years, and there’s a new man that 

will be coming in too. 

What was some of the work 

you got involved with because of 

the earthquake? 

Well we had a lot to do with 

clearing liquefaction off the 

streets with the help of volunteers, 

the Student Volunteer 

Army and the Farmy Army. We 

made sure those people that 

needed help got it. 

How many people are involved 

in Volunteering Canterbury? 

There are only two paid workers 

full time, but there is another 

group of about 10 who help out 

voluntarily. They do store work, 

accounting, PR work, stores or 

expos, website, trust board, all 

kinds of things, whenever we 

needed something we knew 

where to find those people. 

Wow, sounds like you’ve had 

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It was always busy, always varied, 

and there was always something 

different every day. It keeps 

you on your toes. 

Did you still feel like that at 

the end of your 21 years? 

Yes, absolutely, I still feel like 

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Oh that’s good then. What do 

you do in your spare time now? 

I still actually do a bit of voluntary 

work, I chair the residents 

committee in the Avon Loop, 

and that’s with a lovely bunch of 

people too. At the moment we’re 

working hard to rebuild a local 

community centre. There’s seven 

on that committee, and others 

help around the place. I’ve been 

involved for quite a long time. But 

since the earthquake the need has 

become different for a lot of communities. 

We also have a community 

cottage that we maintain and 

rent out. 

With Volunteering Canterbury 

did your role change after 

the earthquake to more of an 

emergency recovery mode? 

Yes it did, in fact we had to put 

some of our policies to the side 

after earthquake. Because there 

were urgent things that had to 

happen right away, and a lot of 

informal volunteering took place. 

It was also a bit difficult in terms 

of health and safety with people 

going around those dangerous 

chimneys. 

Are you from Christchurch? 

I’ve been here for 30 years 

and I was also brought up here, 

so I’ve spent more than half 

my life here, but I was born in 

Auckland. I went to St Albans 

Primary School, and then 

back to Auckland when I was 

about 10, and lived there for 20 

something years, but now I love 

Christchurch and I wouldn’t 

leave. 

Oh that’s good to hear! What 

high school did you go to? 

Epsom Grammar in Auckland. 

I don’t have a degree but I did 

feminist studies at Canterbury 

University and a bit of study at 

the polytechnic. And I’m actually 

a celebrant too, with the certificate 

and everything. 

Wow, you’re qualified all over 

the show. 

Well, when you’re in the voluntary 

sector you never know what 

will come in handy, and what 

different skills are useful. 

And now that you’ve retired 

from Volunteering Canterbury, 

FAMILY 

TIME: Ruth 

Gardner 

and 

husband, 

the town 

crier, 

Stephen 

Symons, 

with their 

two adult 

daughters. 

Her 

daughters 

now both 

live in 

London, 

and work 

as a lawyer 

and an IT 

manager. 

do you plan to do a bit more 

with your celebrant’s certificate? 

Oh yes, absolutely. Now that 

I’m retired I’m hoping to do more 

celebrants work. 

Do you know how many weddings 

you’ve done? 

Oh, I really don’t know. I’d say 

about 100 weddings, but a lot 

fewer since the earthquakes. But 

I’m hoping now to have more 

time to do more weddings. I’m 

also a keen blogger, I write about 

anything that’s going on around 

here, and anything to do with the 

central city. I’ve been doing that 

for 10 years, and I have more than 

1000 followers, which has taken a 

long time. But that’s on realruth. 

wordpress.com if you wanted to 

have a look. 

Very good, I definitely will. 

What are some other hobbies? 

I enjoy my garden and I write 

poetry. I write mainly rhyming 

poetry, I joined a group of women 

poets, and I like to walk and relax 

with friends. 

And are you married with kids? 

Yes, I’m married and two adult 

daughters who both live in England. 

Both near London, one is a 

lawyer and one is an IT manager. 

They’ve done very well, yes. 

And does your husband work 

still? 

Yes, he does – he’s actually the 

town crier. It makes for some 

interesting conversations for sure. 

He’s originally from England, but 

he’s been doing that for about 26 

years. He started five years before 

me, to the day. He’s very keen to 

keep doing that. 

Where in the city are you 

based? 

We’re in one of the remaining 

little old cottages in the Avon 

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TOP RUNNERS: Papanui High School students competed in the Secondary Schools Road 

Race held at the A&P Showgrounds recently. Finn Pollock (left) won the event, Liam Pasfield 

(middle) placed 16 and Jacob Lawson (right) placed second. 

PHOTO: BRIDGET PASFIELD WITH STYLE PHOTOGRAPHY 

DREAM REALISED: Papanui High School student Liam Pasfield, 

met his basketball idol, Canterbury Rams guard Ethan Rusbatch, 

on Thursday night. The school’s basketball team were gifted 

tickets to the Rams game to give them a boost before they head 

away to compete in the secondary schools premiership zone 4 

boys tournament, held this year in Ashburton. 

PHOTO: BRIDGET PASFIELD WITH STYLE PHOTOGRAPHY 

Boys’ High too good for Lincoln 

• By Gordon Findlater 

CHRISTCHURCH Boys’ High 

will go into this week’s annual 

game against Christ’s College in 

fine form. 

The all boys’ school were too 

much for Lincoln High School 

at the weekend, dismissing the 

visitors 86-0 in a one-sided 

affair. 

After a slow start, including 

a loss to Marlborough Boys 

and draw with Nelson, Christchurch 

Boys appear to now be 

hitting their straps as they look 

to make it 16 consecutive wins 

over Christ’s. 

This year’s annual fixture has 

been the most hyped in recent 

years with Christ’s College 

looking a different side from the 

one that lost 80-0 in last year’s 

fixture. 

Under the coaching guidance 

of former All Black captain 

Reuben Thorne and former 

Crusader Cameron McIntyre, 

Christ’s find themselves in an 

unfamiliar position at the top of 

the UC Championship. 

A 36-0 win over Roncalli 

at the weekend is the latest 

evidence to suggest 2016 is the 

school’s best chance in recent 

years of ending the drought 

which goes back to 2000. 

St Andrew’s have retained 

the Moascar Cup, with a 10-10 

draw on Saturday meaning the 

trophy will stay in Christchurch. 

A late try from Sam Gilbert 

was just enough for last year’s 

semi-finalists who are unbeaten 

through five games in this year’s 

championship. 

St Andrew’s face another 

tough test this weekend when 

they host defending champions 

St Bede’s. 

The 2015 champions had a 

victory in the latest round, a 

28-8 win against Rangiora High 

moves them into the top half of 

the championship. 

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Email 

andrew.king@starmedia.kiwi 

by 5pm each Wednesday 

Reading to Dogs 

Today, 3.30-4.30pm and 

Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm 

The Reading to Dogs programme 

is designed to provide 

a relaxed, non-threatening 

atmosphere which encourages 

children to practice their reading 

skills and develop a love of 

reading. All furry friends have 

been trained and tested for 

health, safety and temperament. 

Library staff and a dog handler 

will be present at all times to 

help facilitate the sessions. Each 

session is 15 minutes long. 

Bookings are essential, please 

call 941 7923. 

Both are free entry. Today at 

the Shirley Public Library, 36 

Marshland Rd, Shirley. Thursday 

at the Papanui Library, 35 Langdons 

Rd, Papanui 

Musical Mentors 

Friday, 1.10–1:50pm 

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School 

showcase their choir group, 

Resolutions, along with some 

of their superb chamber music 

groups. Join them for coffee 

after the concert. For more 

information, phone 377 5000 or 

email concertsforchristchurch@ 

gmail.com 

Door donation: $10 adult, 

$5 senior, student and concert 

‘ friends’. St Augustine Anglican 

Church, 5 Cracroft Tce, Cashmere 

Super Saturday Storytimes 

Every Saturday, 11-11.45am 

Come along and enjoy a Storytimes 

session followed by fun 

craft activities. This programme 

runs during the school term and 

is for children between the ages 

of 2-7. There will be a different 

story time theme and craft 

activity every weekend. 

Admission is free. Shirley 

Library, 36 Marshland Rd, 

Shirley 

Laughter Club 

Sunday, 11am -12pm 

Laughter yoga employs no 

humour, jokes or comedy and 

participants are invited to laugh 

for no reason at all. Anyone can 

do it. Laughter is a form of exercise. 

The group makes eye contact 

while taking part in a series 

of playful laughter exercises, 

including breathing and gentle 

stretching. After a short while 

the laughter becomes infectious 

and genuine. 

Admission $2. Scottish Society 

Hall, Cnr of Edgeware and Caledonian 

Rds 

Scottish Ceilidh 

June 11, 7.30pm 

The Scottish Country Dancing 

WINTER EVENT: The Papanui Youth Development Trust is throwing an extravagant dance party 

for the school holidays. The dance, for children aged 9-12, will be on Saturday July 16 from 7pm 

to 11.30pm. Tickets go on sale Monday at the early bird price of $10 for one-week only. After 

that, tickets will be $15 or $20 on the door. The theme of this term’s rave is Winter, so wear 

white. Food and drink will be available (cash only). It is a smoke-free and alcohol-free event. 

national body has declared June 

a ‘come dancing’ month. Six 

clubs in Christchurch will join 

forces and hold a ceilidh, a social 

event with Scottish music and 

singing, traditional dancing and 

storytelling. The Scottish Society, 

Hoon Hay Club, The Christchurch 

Club, Burnside Club and 

Caledonian Society are all hosting 

the event. Be welcomed by a 

piper, observe an address to the 

haggis and enjoy an evening of 

ceilidh style dancing. Flat shoes 

required. 

Tickets cost $10, under 18s $5. 

Heaton Intermediate School, 

Heaton St, Strowan 

Avonhead-Russley Scouts 

Group Car Boot Sale 

June 11, 10am-2pm 

Go along and support the 

Avonhead Russley Scout group. 

The scout group will be raising 

money to go compete in the 

New Zealand Scout Jamboree in 

December. 

Avonhead School, 55 Avonhead 

Rd 

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HEALTH & BEAUTY 


Professional team 

key to dental centre growth 

THe peOple on the team are an 

integral part of the growth at St Albans 

Dental Centre, with all of the dentists 

dedicated to providing professional, 

high-quality dental care to their patients. 

Recent staff changes and additions 

have seen that professionalism 

underlined as the practice expands to 

service the community. Dr Sarah Norton 

has joined the team to replace Dr Ben 

eggleston, who has relocated to Nelson. 

Sarah graduated from the University of 

Otago in 2010. She then worked for three 

years for a large group practice on the 

Gold Coast. Sarah spent three months 

travelling with her husband before 

settling in Christchurch. 

Sarah is passionate about providing 

excellent-quality dental care in a friendly 

and gentle manner and the other dentists 

say they feel privileged to have her on 

board. 

Dr Andrew paul has been locuming 

while Dr Kristine Bettle is on maternity 

leave and has now become a permanent 

member of the team. 

Andrew completed his studies at the 

University of Otago in 2009 and worked 

as a house surgeon in Christchurch 

Hospital before moving to Australia 

for four years where he worked in 

both hospital and private-practice 

environments. Hospital work inspired 

Andrew with a special interest in oral 

surgery and emergency dentistry while 

his work in private practice ensures his 

high level of quality general dentistry. 

Andrew has a very open approach to 

problem solving and is seen as an asset to 

the team. 

New hygienist, Victoria Ryan, has 

replaced Katy Monk who has relocated 

to Auckland. Victoria graduated from 

University of Otago in 2014 with a 

Bachelor of Oral Health. Before joining 

our team, Victoria worked as a dental 

therapist in Dunedin. 

For any concerns, questions or to make 

an appointment at St Albans Dental 

Centre please call (03) 355 9380 and they 

will be happy to help with any dental 

health enquiry. 

Sarah Norton 

Andrew Paul 

Victoria Ryan 

True 

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• First-time immediate dentures • Implant supported dentures 

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These stunning lovebite full upper and 

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The combination of Richard’s skill, experience 

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Broken-hearted to leave 

21 Highpeak Place, Halswell 

Auction: June 9, 2016 (unless sold prior) 

4 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 2 toilets | 2 living rooms |1 dining room | 2-car garage | 3 off-street parks | Listing #: BE192595 

But it is time to make a change and 

leave this spacious happy home 

of many years. You won’t want to 

miss out on this opportunity in the 

boutique subdivision of Broken Run. The 

cul-de-sac location is desirably tranquil, and 

this immaculately presented home will be a 

delight to view. 

Step into the entrance way and then onto 

the large well-appointed kitchen with quality 

Smeg appliances and large oven. The dining 

and family room are very spacious and have 

vaulted ceilings. The separate formal lounge 

with a cosy gas fire and family room have 

bifold doors that open onto the manicured 

garden, a wonderful prospect for summer 

entertaining. The master bedroom also opens 

as well to the garden - perhaps time for a 

coffee and croissant in the morning before the 

day begins? The ensuite is unusually large, a 

rare find in modern homes, and the family 

bathroom certainly does not lack in size as 

well. Two further double bedrooms and a 

large single will safely house the family and 

guests. 

The home is double glazed, fully insulated, 

has two heat pumps, a gas fire and under floor 

heating in the tiled kitchen and bathrooms. 

A larger than normal double garage with 

trailer door to the backyard completes the 

deal in this very spacious home. 

Don’t delay; this lovely home must be sold 

on or before auction day to let my vendors 

move on to the next stage of their life. 

Open Home dates: Saturdays and Sundays 

2.30pm to 3pm until auction, or to arrange a 

private viewing of this property call Debbie 

Pettigrew now on 337 1316 or 027 777 0411 

or Malcolm Parker on 027 220 7843 from 

Harcourts Grenadier Beckenham (Licensed 

Agent REAA 2008). 

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job specialty. 30 + years 

experience. Ring 0800 

387-369 

to be 

KIWI 



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both ext & int work, 

Scottish Tradesman with 

over 30 yrs experience, 

FREE Quotes, ph Donald 

354-5153 or 021 023 

26186 

PLUMBER 

For prompt service for all 

plumbing maintenance, 

repairs and alterations. 

Phone Michael 364 7080 

or 027 438 3943 

RooFING 

Qualified & Licenced 

Practitioner. Re-Roof & 

Repairs, all types. Member 

New Zealand Roofing 

Association. Over 35 years 

experience. Phone John 

027 432-3822 or 351-9147 

email johnmill@ihug. 

co.nz 

SHoE REPAIRS 

Belfast Engraving 

Shoe and Key, 10 years 

experience, 683 Main 

North Road, Belfast. 027 

311 3423 

SPoUTING CLEANING 

Spouting Unblocked, 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

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Services Available. Call 

Trevor 332 8949 or 021 

043-2034 

TILER 

Phone Paul 022 151 9242, 

981-2802 

TILER/CARPENTER 

35 years exp, no job 

too small. Ph Ross 027 

4311440. 

WoRK 

Hedge trimming, stump 

grinding, rubbish removed, 

small job specialty Ph 

Andrew 03 322-8341 or 

027 435-8759 

12 ISSUES 

delivered to your door 

100% 


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PAINTING 

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a speciality, 

no scaffolding 

required, 

30 years of 

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experience. 

FREE QUOTES 

Exterior staining, 

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moss and mould 

treatment and 

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Phone Kevin 

027 561 4629 

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Repairs, tvs, microwaves, 

stereos, DVD. Aerial 

installations and kitsets, 

480 Moorhouse Ave, ph 03 

379 1400 

UPHoLSTERER 

Dining Chairs, Lounge 

suites, Caravan Squabs 

etc. recovered. Free 

Quotes. Phone Graeme 

383-1448 

vHS vIDEo TAPES 

& all camera tapes 

converted to DVD, video 

taping, weddings, twenty 

firsts, special occasions, 

www.grahamsvideo.co.nz 

ph 03 338-1655 

WATERBLASTING 

Quality Job, Quick Service 

by skilled tradesman, Ph 

Richard Severin at Jet-X 

0800 538 969 Free quotes, 

visit www.jetx.co.nz 

Wanted To Buy 

AAA Buying goods 

quality furniture, 

Beds, Stoves, Washing 

machines, Fridge Freezers. 

Same day service. Selwyn 

Dealers. Phone 980 5812 

or 027 313 8156 

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paid for estate lots, 

antiques and good 

quality furniture. 

Ph Rick 347 4493 

or 021 376 883 

A+ Household effects, 

fridges, freezers, washing 

machines, ovens. Good 

cash paid. Ph Paul 022 

0891 671 

A Records and Hi-Fi 

gear wanted, excellent 

prices paid for good 

records especially kiwi 

and overseas bands 60’s 

- 90’s PennyLane 430 

Colombo St Sydenham 

7 days www.pennylane. 

co.nz ph 3663278 or 021 

2226144 

SHOW 

Entertainments 

Thursday 26th May - Wednesday 1st June 

THE NICE GUYS (R16) 

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (PG) 

HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (PG) 

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING 

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Vehicles Wanted 

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Air Force Band Flies High 

with the Queen 

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3 June, 7PM 

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SATURDAY 

4 June, 4.30PM 

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8PM 

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www.hornbyworkingmensclub.co.nz | Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

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sport, and so much more! 

Cafe open from 11am 

Happy Hour 4.30pm - 5.30pm 

TAB & Gaming, Function Facilities, 

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SHUTTLE Tuesday - Sunday 

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SATURDAY 

JUNE 24, 7.30PM 

ANTHONY'S 

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Newly renovated 

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main meals for $20 

Retro Roast Lunch 

12pm Wednesdays 

$10 Members/$12 Non 

Roast of the Day 

$16.00 Members 

$18.00 Non 

THE ROYAL New Zealand Air Force 

Band is celebrating the Queen's 90th 

birthday in style with a special 

afternoon concert at the New Zealand 

Air Force Museum at Wigram on 

th 

Sunday 5 June. 

Surrounded by the museum's 

mighty collection of Air Force history, 

the band will perform music that 

spans the nine decades of the Queen's 

life so far. 

The afternoon performance on June 

th 

5 features a segment dedicated to 

music by British composers, from 

Walton's stirring Crown Imperial 

March, to excerpts from popular 

musical theatre, through to the theme The Queen's Birthday concert programme 

music for the James Bond 007 movies. will also include Gershwin's An American in 

During the RNZAF Band's last Paris, Glinka's Russlan and Ludmila 

performance at the Air Force 

Overture, as well as a full symphonic version 

Museum in 2015, the band's 65 strong of the impressive soundtracks from the Star 

brass and woodwinds under the baton Wars movies. 

of Flight Lieutenant Brew received a Flight Lieutenant Brew recently traveled 

standing ovation from the packed with the NZ Defence Force Contingent to 

house. 

conduct services at Gallipoli. The RNZAF 

“We're looking forward to Walton's Band performed in February at the 

Crown Imperial March, and we'll also Edinburgh Military Tattoo during the NZ 

reference some great British artists Festival in Wellington. 

including The Beatles, Queen and Air Force Band in concert at the New 

David Bowie,” Flight Lieutenant Brew Zealand Air Force Museum, Wigram 

said. 

th 

Sunday 5 June, 2pm, New Zealand Air 

“Our band is wonderfully versatile. Force Museum, Wigram. 

We'll be taking the opportunity to Adult: $25, Senior $22; Child/Student: $5 

feature some of our virtuoso players Tickets: New Zealand Air Force Museum 

in solo pieces at Wigram.” (03) 343 - 9532. 

NOW OPEN 

Cooks and Cocktails offers 

affordable family dining 

with an international menu 

and amazing cocktails. 

Come and enjoy our 

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and meet our amazing staff. 

Papanui's newest 

family friendly 

dining experience 

77 Main North Road, Papanui 

Ph 352 4242 

www.cooksandcocktails.co.nz 

Open Monday - Sunday 11am - late


www.newbrightonclub.co.nz 

WHAT’S ON 

TUESDAYS & 

THURSDAYS 

Members Lucky Card Draw 

- downstairs - 

ClubBISTRO 

Open Tuesday 

to Saturday 

12pm-2pm 

and from 5pm. 

Midweek 

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Available Tuesday, 

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- upstairs - 

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JOIN 

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for a limited time 

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SHUTTLE RUNNING 

Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat 

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Members, guests and affiliates welcome 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

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Open daily from 6.30am. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 

Treat the Kids! 

Kids two course 

special from 

We are family 

friendly. 

Great Kids menu 

plus designated play area. 

Seniors SPECIAL 

Two courses 

Soup/Roast or 

Roast/Dessert 

Racecourse Hotel Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

$10 

Special available lunch only 

Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm 

Conditions apply. 

$20 

Lunch & Dinner 

All you can eat, 7 days 

Bookings Essential PH 386 0088 

fb.com/GardenHotelRestaurant 

www.gardenhotel.co.nz 

NOW SERVING 

available 

from 

9am 

Breakfast 

HAPPY 

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5PM - 7PM 

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THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX | 110 MARSHLAND RD 

www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132

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$ 

13 99 

kg 

Fresh NZ Beef Rump Steak 

$ 

3 49 

bag 

Country Fresh Washed Potato 

Range 2kg 

$ 

4 90 

each 

$ 

5 69 

each 

$ 

3 99 

each 

$ 

7 99 

each 

Tip Top Ice Cream 2L 

Sanitarium Weet-Bix 1.2kg 

Meadow Fresh Yoghurt 1kg 

(Excludes Greek) 

Mainland Mild/Colby/ 

Edam Cheese 1kg 

WINE 

DEAL 

OF THE 

WEEK 

$ 

31 99 

pack 

$ 

7 99 

each 

$ 

3 50 

each 

$ 

1 00 

each 

DB/Export Gold/Tui 

24 x 330ml Bottles 

Montana Classic 

750ml 

Fresh-Up Fruit Drink/Juice 

3L 

L&P 1.5L 

See our online mailer at 

FreshChoice.co.nz/Savings! 

Prices apply from Tuesday 31st May to Sunday 5th June 

2016, or while stocks last. 

Trade not supplied. We reserve the right to limit quantities. All limits specified apply per customer per day. 

All prepared meals are serving suggestions only. Props not included. Certain products may not be available 

in all stores. Proprietary brands not for resale. 

FreshChoice.co.nz 

FreshChoiceNZ 

FreshChoice Merivale 

189 Papanui Road, Christchurch. 

Phone 355 4432. 

Open 7am-9pm, 7 days. 

FCNO3105

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