Nor'West News: September 27, 2016

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2016 379 7100 

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Bank’s withdrawal puts 

mall future in jeopardy 

• By Andrew King 

PART OF Bishopdale Village 

Mall may die due to the lack 

of “drawcard” businesses after 

Westpac announced it will close 

its doors next month. 

That’s the fear of the Bishopdale 

Community Trust and a 

long-term business owner who 

says shops on the eastern side of 

the mall will struggle financially. 

Bishopdale Sports World 

owner Tony Ralfe has been in 

the mall for about 30 years and 

he said losing businesses such as 

Mitre 10 and Westpac will hurt 

financially. 

“Financially, people are going 

to struggle on this side of the 

mall I’m sure . . . it is a real blow 

to Bishopdale,” he said. 

Community trust development 

worker Tania Smith said 

losing key elements of the mall 

would make it hard for it to 

survive. 

“People who used that bank 

also visited other shops in 

the area, with it gone, those 

customers will use the facilities 

near another branch which will 

really hurt businesses here,” she 

said. 

The eastern side of the mall 

lost Mitre 10 last month after it 

closed its doors and moved to 

LOSS: Bishopdale Community Trust development worker Tania Smith (left) fears losing Westpac in the Bishopdale Village Mall will 

hurt businesses on the eastern side. Residents such as Tracey Neithe (right) are annoyed they will have to go elsewhere to bank 

and possibly shop. Top right: The eastern side of the mall has little foot traffic when compared to the western side. 

Papanui. 

But the western side of the 

mall is busy in comparison to 

the eastern side. 

Hopes are pinned on the new 

$4m Bishopdale Community 

Centre and Library expected 

to be complete in March 2017 

and Development Christchurch 

working with local businesses to 

rejuvenate the area. 

Development Christchurch 

chief executive Rob Hall said it is 

in initial discussions with property 

owners in and around the 

mall to understand what kind of 

development can be done. 

Bishopdale Business Association 

secretary Jenni Hague said 

the new library will attract quite 

a few people to the area. 

Westpac released a statement 

on Thursday confirming 

16 branches throughout the 

country including Bishopdale 

and Fendalton will be closing in 

November due to 85 per cent of 

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NOR’WEST NEWS 

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EDITOR’S 

DESK News...........................3, 5, & 7 

ANOTHER BLOW to the 

Bishopdale Village Mall as 

reported on the front page. 

Businesses have struggled in the 

area since the community centre 

closed due to earthquake damage. 

Fortunately, the community centre 

is now being rebuilt, but with the 

announcement Westpac is closing 

its branch just weeks after Mitre 10 

exited, businesses are feeling the 

pinch. Get out and support them if 

you can. 

Finally, if any of you are 

still making up your mind 

who to vote for in the local 

body elections, page 6 could 

help. We ask Harewood Ward 

candidates about whether the 

public transport system is good 

enough. Meanwhile, on page 5 two 

candidates have a war of words 

over the troublesome Harewood, 

Breens and Gardiners Rds 

intersection. 

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Call for car parking charges 

In Brief 


A CYCLING group says Jellie 

Park Recreation and Sports 

Centre users who drive to the 

facility should be charged for 

parking. 

Spokes Canterbury chairman 

Don Babe said instead of the 

city council’s proposal to offer 

free gear, food or discount cards 

if people travelled by cycle or 

used the bus, they should simply 

charge for car parking. 

The Fendalton-Waimairi 

Community Board decided 

in May to form a committee, 

chaired by board member 

Bridget Williams, to gather ideas 

around how to encourage people 

to leave the car at home. 

The survey is open now and 

will run for the next three weeks 

at Jellie Park. 

The idea came about because 

there was not enough parking at 

the facility during summer. 

Between December 2015 and 

March 2016, 238,024 people 

used the facilities, the park has 

114 car parks available. 

Among the idea was to offer 

discount cards, give out towels 

or free food as a reward to those 

who cycled or used the bus. 

But Mr Babe said the community 

board has got it wrong. 

He said it would be difficult to 

IDEAS NEEDED: Fendalton-Waimairi Community Board member Bridget Williams wants 

to hear any ideas about how to encourage Jellie Park users to get out of their cars and use 

alternative transport. 

PHOTO: ANDREW KING 

police who had actually cycled 

and who had just taken a helmet 

along to get a discount. 

He said the idea should be 

flipped on its head and for car 

parking to be charged instead. 

“Let us discourage the use of 

cars to get to a sports facility if 

people live close,” he said. 

Once the committee has gathered 

those idea it will use the 

best one in a trial in November. 

Miss Williams said it would 

be better to encourage cycling 

or public transport rather than 

charge for parking. 

“It is one way of controlling 

parking issues, however, I feel 

that encouraging cycling provides 

a benefit to the environment, 

the person and relieves 

parking issues,” she said. 

Extending the car park was rejected 

by a city council committee 

in May after overwhelming 

public response to the consultation. 

“The hope is to free up car 

parks, create healthy habits and 

make sure there is community 

involvement,” Miss Williams said. 

Currently, it costs adults $5.80 

to use the pool, while children 

under 16 pay $3.10. 

•HAVE YOUR SAY: Should 

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parking at Jellie Park. Email 

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ROUNDABOUT REMOVED 

The removal of the Courtney 

and Westminster Sts roundabout 

is expected to completed at 

the end of the month. It will 

be replaced with two stop 

signs, one in Courtney St and 

one in Roosevelt St. The work 

will include new kerbs and a 

pedestrian island in the middle 

of the road near an entrance to 

St Albans School to assist pupils. 

NEW HOUSING OPENED 

The city council has opened 

eight new social housing units in 

Mairehau. The new units were 

officially opened at the Innes 

Courts housing complex, bringing 

the total number to 38. They 

are part of a number of new 

city council units being built to 

help replace those that were redzoned 

or deemed uneconomic to 

repair. Tenants will begin moving 

in next month. 

ROAD ONE-WAY 

The top end of Aikmans Rd, 

from Papanui Rd to Akela St, is 

one-way south-west bound for 

about six weeks from today for 

SCIRT repairs. It will be fixing a 

major wastewater pipe called the 

Wairakei Collector. The detour 

to get to Papanui Rd from Aikmans 

Rd is Akela St, Cox St and 

Office Rd. 

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We need City Councillors who put 

you, the community’s interest 

and our city’s future at the heart 

of their decision making. 

Having served as an elected 

Community Board member 

for twelve years, I will bring a 

strong mix of local government 

experience, leadership skills and 

integrity to the Council. 

With your support, I will work 

hard for a safer, sustainable and 

community focused city. 

My priorities include: 

• Making streets and intersections safer for 

everybody especially school pupils, cyclists, the 

elderly and people with disabilities; 

• Protecting the purity of our water supply; 

• Restoring and protecting our streams and 

waterways; 

• Rebuilding our community facilities; 

• Revamping the Bishopdale Mall in collaboration 

with the community and local business; 

• Efficient and cost-effective public transport; 

• Enhancing parks and green spaces; 

• Protecting our strategic assets; 

• Affordable rates. 

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Previously Dusty has had CT scans, radiographs 

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run with other dogs, play vigorously, jump, swim 

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and do the best for him. Luckily it also helps to 

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While we sometimes 

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sending those eight 

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Council rivals square off 


TWO HAREWOOD Ward 

election hopefuls are locked in a 

war of words over an intersection 

both are trying to improve. 

Faimeh Burke and Aaron 

Keown say they are concerned 

about safety issues at the 

intersection of Harewood, Breens 

and Gardiners Rds. 

The Nor’West News has 

reported that residents, schools 

and elected officials want a 

change to the intersection due to 

near misses with school pupils, 

cars and cyclists. 

But Mr Keown’s petition 

to have lights installed at the 

junction is nothing more 

than “grandstanding and 

electioneering,” according to Mrs 

Burke. 

“It is about getting publicity – a 

little bit of coverage in the paper,” 

she said. 

Mr Keown said it was “a bit 

rich” to run down his petition 

when she has had 12 years to 

listen to the community and help 

them with the issue. 

“Don’t throw your toys out the 

cot now I’m campaigning on it . . . 

why not support those coming up 

with really good ideas,” he said. 

Mrs Burke has been on the 

Fendalton-Waimairi Community 

Board for the last 12 years. 

Aaron Keown Faimeh Burke 

More than 1600 people 

signed Mr Keown’s petition, 

in what he has described as an 

overwhelming response. 

“The feedback has been that 

the residents of the area have felt 

ignored for decades over safety 

concerns at this intersection,” he 

said. 

City council transport 

operations manager Steffan 

Thomas said currently there is no 

project in the Long Term Plan for 

upgrading the intersection. 

Mrs Burke has also been 

fighting to get lights installed 

at the intersection and said that 

city council staff had told her it is 

unsafe and something needs to be 

done. 

“They [city council staff] have 

made some improvements for 

pedestrians, but that wasn’t 

enough for us [community board] 

so we have asked them to look at 

it again,” she said. 

• Also standing in the 

Harewood Ward: Rod D 

Cameron, Rod S Cameron and 

Brian Gargiulo. 

CONTROVERSIAL INTERSECTION: City council candidates 

are concerned about safety at the Harewood, Breens and 

Gardiners Rds intersection. 

•March 14: Harewood 

resident Julianne Grant 

speaks with the Fendalton- 

Waimairi Community 

Board about the 

intersection’s safety. City 

council staff to produce 

“urgent” report 

April 4: New Zealand 

Automobile Association 

support investigation into 

traffic lights 

July 4: City council report 

says it does not need 

upgrade due to lack of 

crashes. Signage to go in 

warning about pedestrians. 

The board asked city 

council staff to investigate 

further 

July 26: Shirley-Papanui 

Community Board deputy 

chairman Aaron Keown 

starts a petition for traffic 

lights. About 1600 people 

sign it. 

In Brief 

ROAD WORKS 

Fendalton Rd and Harper Ave will 

be reduced to one lane for the next 

two weeks while SCIRT repairs the 

wastewater system. Fendalton Rd 

will be reduced to one lane both 

ways. Harper Ave will drop to one 

lane heading west. There will be no 

right turn from Wood Lane onto 

Fendalton Rd. 

NEW PLUNKET NURSE 

Bishopdale has a new nurse at the 

Kendal Ave Plunket Clinic. Morag 

Neale has come back to her home 

town after spending seven years in 

Melbourne as a paediatric nurse. 

Her hours will be Tuesday to Thursday, 

8.30am to 4.30pm. 

NO-STOPPING LINES 

The Shirley-Papanui Community 

Board has approved no-stopping 

lines near the intersection of 

Glasnevin Dr and Glencullen Dr 

in Casebrook. The lines will be 

installed in response to residents’ 

requests to prevent cars from the 

Papanui Club parking on Glasnevin 

Dr. 

NEIGHBOURHOOD WEEK 

The Shirley-Papanui Community 

Board has approved $4000 towards 

43 Neighbourhood Week applications. 

Neighbourhood Week is a city 

council initiative which runs from 

October 28 to November 6. Most of 

the funding will go towards street 

barbecues and community lunches. 

A fun, free, festival of arts, 

science and creativity for all ages! 

10am–2pm 

1&2 October 

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Traffic issues need to be addressed 

In the lead up to the 

local body elections, 

the Nor’West News is 

asking candidates their 

views on topical issues 

within the community. 

Is the public transport 

system adequate for the 

residents to get in and 

out of the Harewood 

Ward or does it need to 

be improved? 

Faimeh Burke 

– Harewood 

Ward city council 

candidate 

The current 

public transport 

system in the 

Harewood Ward 

is very poor. With no bus routes 

in Bishopdale, residents have 

to go a long way to access bus 

transport, which is very difficult 

for the elderly and people with 

poor health. The residents of 

Northwood would also like to 

have a bus route taking them 

to the city. Currently the city 

council can decide about the 

bus stops but not the routes. I 

think it would be logical for the 

city council to take over this 

responsibility as the bus routes 

should be designed to fit the 

needs of the community. 

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Rod (D) Cameron 

– Harewood 


candidate 

Obviously the 

public transport 

system in the 

Harewood Ward 

is inadequate through being 

adversely affected in travel 

times and timetables. Because of 

exponential population growth 

in the north of the city creating 

unsustainable traffic congestion. 

Expeditious introduction of light 

rail with obligatory government 

part-funding would immediately 

relieve congestion. Priority must 

be given for a major planning 

overhaul of the entire city future 

transport network applying a 

more visionary approach by 

identifying and appropriately 

zoning transport corridors to 

meet our future needs. Peak 

time public transport needs to 

be fast, efficient, accessible, and 

affordable to attract increased 

patronage. Light rail would 

provide this economically. I fully 

support returning bus services 

from ECan to city council 

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Aaron Keown – 

Harewood Ward 

city council candidate 

As we have a 

number of major 

roads running 

through the Harewood 

Ward, the majority of our 

population is well served by regular 

bus services. With our ageing 

population we need to be looking 

at what the future of public 

transport looks like and we need 

to look at new solutions such as 

door to door services funded by 

the city council, but operated by 

local community organisations to 

be cost effective. We also need to 

continue the conversation around 

rail and look to make this a cost 

effective option. 

Rod (S) Cameron 

– Harewood 


candidate 

Public transport 

is part of our civic 

infrastructure 

and should be 

regularly reviewed and updated 

to meet demands. However it 

involves complex issues, which 

in our relatively spread out ward 

means there is no simple answer 

to create best solutions. I regard 

there needs to be a region-wide 

study of needs, suggestions and 

options, with each city council 

working with ECan. Society is 

on the cusp of major change 

with the prospect of autonomous 

vehicles being ‘just around the 

corner’ and this needs to be taken 

into account, together with more 

mundane elements such as public 

‘hire’ bicycles. When elements 

such as these are put into the 

mix, I believe we will see a new 

dawn of useful, readily available, 

efficient, public transport. It is 

exciting. 

Aaron Campbell 

- Harewood Ward 

community board 

candidate 

For some 

residents in 

Harewood public 

transport will be 

adequate but for many others 

it won’t. It certainly needs to be 

improved. After ECan changed 

the bus routes usage has gone 

down and we as both users 

and as residents should not 

be satisfied with it. We should 

be voting for ECan candidates 

who will actively advocate for 

the return of control of the bus 

routes to the city council. I lived 

in cities with integrated public 

transport systems for several 

years and know the benefits of 

such programmes. Christchurch 

has its own set of challenges but 

ones that can be overcome with 

community decision making and 

leveraging the use of technology. 

Linda Chen – Harewood Ward community board candidate 

Currently there are at least 10 bus routes that allow our residents to get in and out of 

the ward. There is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to the public transport 

system being adequately available for all residents across the entire ward. More bus 

routes, more frequent bus times and cheaper bus fares will be convenient for our residents 

and beneficial to the environment. However, we need to see how realistic and cost 

effective this is for Christchurch. Improvements on any issues are great, but we do have a 

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Changing face of Papanui 

• By Murray Williams, Papanui 

Heritage Group. 

THE PAPANUI Herald of 

March 21, 1989 reveals an 

interesting glimpse of life in 

Papanui a generation ago. 

This was a significant year 

as two major administrative 

reforms affected the area. 

Local government reorganisation 

meant that the 

Waimairi District Council, 

which had continued to 

administer some parts of 

Papanui, was undergoing a 

forced amalgamation with the 

Christchurch City Council. 

The education system was 

also facing a shake-up with the 

arrival of Tomorrow’s Schools. 

The Canterbury Education 

Board faced termination 

in favour of a more direct 

relationship between primary 

schools and central government 

agencies. 

A meeting at Papanui 

Primary School was advertised 

and “all parents, teachers and 

interested people” were invited 

to find out more about the 

changes. 

Local news items included 

reference to the repair of the 

over-bridge that provided 

an access point to Waimairi 

Primary School. 

The bridge had been 

destroyed by an overloaded 

goods wagon but had since been 

repaired. 

Mike Moore, the local MP, 

who was shortly to become a 

very short term prime minster, 

was reported to be carrying out 

his pastoral duties presenting 

prizes for the Papanui 

Beautifying Association. 

He cheerfully admitted that 

his own garden, in Dormer St, 

was a mess. 

Paparoa Street School was 

front page news with an article 

on a social studies topic about 

cave dwellers. 

The Herald reporter attended 

the culminating activity, a 

“mammoth hunt in the school 

grounds” and noted that 

the junior troglodytes were 

“generally a very polite and 

well-mannered tribe.” 

An example of technological 

change is hinted at in a large 

advertisement trumpeting the 

expansion of the local videohire 

business. 

Griff’s Movie Specialists 

had taken over the premises of 

Video Shack at 27 Main North 

Rd and promised 364-day 

service. 

A generation later this is very 

REPAIRS: Local news items included reference to the repair 

of the over-bridge that provided an access point to Waimairi 

Primary School. 

much a sunset industry. 

An advertisement from 

Redwood Electrical regretting 

that it would no longer repair 

jugs, irons or toasters hinted at 

the advent of cheap imports in 

such consumer goods. 

The Herald was a free weekly 

tabloid and it is not surprising 

that a large percentage of space 

was taken up by advertising. 

For example, an eight page 

feature, titled “the Herald’s 

Easter Bride”, promoted a range 

of goods and services to assist 

“Karen and Tom” plan their 

wedding and invited “other 

couples to follow their footsteps 

to the recommended business 

places.” 

Chlorination 

plan down 

the drain 

CHLORINATION OF water 

in the north-west will not go 

ahead but the city council will 

bring forward the completion of 

a programme to replace shallow 

wells with deeper bores. 

The north-west water supply 

zone, which stretches from Belfast 

to Yaldhurst and includes parts 

of Riccarton and Addington, is 

graded D due to its 22 shallow 

wells which supply about 80,000 

people. 

On Thursday, city councillors 

approved a staff recommendation 

to speed up a programme to 

replace those wells with deeper 

ones and reject the use of chlorine 

in the mean time. 

Most of the shallow, unconfined 

wells will be shut down by the 

end of March 2017. They are 

considered the most susceptible to 

microbiological contaminants. 

Speeding up the well replacement 

programme is expected to 

cost about $480,000. 

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should be prepared for 

residents to explain the risks of 

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unconfined bores, and paying 

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SCHOOLS 


Spreading the message of peace 

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recently. Fifty-eight students spent many hours 

rehearsing for 26 items which kept the audience 

well entertained. School spokeswoman Georgia 

Harvey said the dancers worked hard preparing for 

the performances this term. “Well done to Courtney 

Johnson for leading the organisation of the event,” 

she said. 

ENTHUSIASTIC: St Andrew’s College students at rehearsals. 

HAVING FUN: Courtney 

Johnson organised the dance 

revue. 

LOOKING GOOD: William 

Thomas struts his stuff during 

the revue. 

COLLABORATION: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School’s service committee spent International Day of 

Peace, September 21, with some of the pupils in the pre-school. They acknowledged the day 

by making peace sign artwork with their juniors. International Day of Peace is a day devoted to 

strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations. 

Changes at the Russley Road/ 

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SCHOOLS 

COTSWOLD SCHOOL hosted 

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jumping, plastic chicken tossing and 

egg and spoon races. 

To start the day, pupils were separated 

into mixed age and house 

colour groups and given the task 

of making headbands and flags for 

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“I liked the scooter race. My team 

came first,” nine-year-old Shaquille 

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Points were allocated to winning 

houses in each event and for Olympic 

values. 

“Red won the house points but 

I’m in blue house. I felt disappointed 

because blue didn’t win,” eight-yearold 

Brayden Williams said. 

The children thoroughly enjoyed 

the day and the sunny weather made 

for a fantastic day. 

“My favourite part of the day was 

the scooter racing,” nine-year-old 

Adam Ibrahim said. 

OUT AND ABOUT: Selwyn House School pupils put aside 

their books and got on their bikes to tackle the Otago 

Central Rail Trail. It is the 11th year the school’s year 8 pupils 

have taken up the challenge, now it is considered one of 

the highlights of the year. The rail trail is a 150km walking, 

cycling and horse riding track that runs in an arc between 

Middlemarch and Clyde, along the route of the former Otago 

Central Railway. The trail is a popular tourist attraction, with 

about 12,000 users per year. 

GREAT WORK: Harriet 

Lord of Rangi Ruru 

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her work Tantalising 

Torus as one of only 

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outstanding award in 

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THE OPENING: Cotswold School 

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RANGI RURU Girls’ School 

cyclists have won the Scotty 

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team time trial series. 

Competing in a five-race series, 

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Miller, Chloe Jenkins, Ava Morrow 

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coach Scotty Brown, Chloe Jenkins, Jaimee Miller and Ava 

Morrow won an under-20 team time trial series. 

PHOTO: SANDI SCOTT 

Rangi cycle team win 

Award as the best under-14 rider 

with the most accumulated points 

throughout the season. 

Coach Marc Prutton said it’s a 

young squad this season. 

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riders this year and they have 

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ability through the hard work we 

have put in,” he said. 

Prutton said all the riders have 

now finished for the year. 

Burnside HS dominates 

• By Gordon Findlater 

BURNSIDE HIGH School made 

it three years in a row when they 

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The Canterbury Basketball 

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EQC UPDATE KEEPING YOU INFORMED | SEPTEMBER 2016 

EQC confirms Canterbury staff numbers for 2017 

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has 

confirmed the shape of the organisation 

for 2017, including the number of positions 

in Canterbury. 

“As our work in Canterbury enters its final phase 

in 2017, we will obviously need to be smaller. 

From January 2017, EQC will be an organisation 

of about 458 people. Of these, at least 216 will 

be based in Christchurch,” EQC Chief Executive 

Ian Simpson says. 

“The new structure retains a core of specialist staff 

who will continue to meet the needs of our 

remaining Canterbury customers. 

“In 2017, EQC will continue to resolve remedial 

inquiries on properties where we have managed a 

repair, and to resolve claims for drains damaged by 

the earthquakes. There is also a range of 

administrative and financial tasks to be completed,” 

Mr Simpson says. 

Remedial inquiries 

An important focus for EQC in 2017 will be resolving 

the remaining remedial inquiries from Canterbury 

customers who have had a managed repair. 

With about 68,000 managed repairs carried out as 

part of the Canterbury Home Repair Programme 

(CHRP) largely completed, EQC and Fletcher EQR 

have jointly agreed a new approach to completing 

the remaining remedial work in Canterbury. 

From January 2017, EQC will expand its role 

managing all remedial inquiries to include 

management of any resulting remedial repairs. 

This means it will liaise with customers and 

contractors to complete any additional work, where 

it’s required. 

“The new approach will streamline decision making 

by bringing all the elements of resolving remedial 

inquiries into one organisation,” Mr Simpson says. 

Fletcher has agreed to continue its role in 2017 but 

likely with a smaller team and a focus on managing 

any underfloor work arising from the joint CHRP 

subfloor review. More detailed proposals on this 

will be finalised over the next month or two. 

As well as its work in Canterbury for 2017, EQC 

needs to be ready to respond to any future natural 

disaster events anywhere in New Zealand and 

continue its work of negotiating and managing 

natural disaster reinsurance for the country. EQC 

will also continue settling the average 5,000 to 

EQC Chief Executive Ian Simpson 

8,000 natural disaster claims received nationally 

each year, funding research to the tune of $16 

million per year, and educating the public on 

natural hazards and how to mitigate them. 

3,000 kids descend on the Alpine Fault 

Expert Sam and teacher Shelley talk about tsunami risk on the West Coast. 

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$25million paid out for Feb 2016 quake claims 

The Earthquake Commission has passed the 

halfway mark for settling the February 2016 

earthquake claims, says EQC’s February 

2016 Event Response Manager, Jayne Lapin. 

Ms Lapin says that of the total 14,574 

claims received for the 14 and 29 February 

earthquakes this year, followed by the 

aftershocks, EQC has resolved 8,595 

by cash settlement of just over $25 million 

as at 19 September. 

“You can tell that Cantabrians know what is 

and isn’t earthquake damage, because up to 

75% of the claims received so far have been 

accepted, and average $4,761 per claim. 

“With the help of customers providing most 

information up front – claims are taking an 

average of three weeks to reach settlement.” 

she said. 

Ms Lapin says it is heartening to see that the new 

approach which uses both on site and phonebased 

assessments has empowered customers to 

provide their earthquake damage data, 

supported by photographs, was working well. 

“We have been surveying every customer who 

has been through the process and whose claims 

have been resolved – whether their claims were 

accepted or declined. We wanted to see how 

the process worked so we could make changes 

as we went where we needed to. 

“To date, 87% agreed that EQC valued and used 

their time wisely when dealing with them 

through the claims process. 

EQC will have contacted almost every customer 

to discuss the details of their February claims by 

the end of September to book their assessment. 

“This means that, other than people who delay 

their claim or whom we can’t get hold of, we will 

meet our target to resolve all claims by the end of 

2016, hopefully earlier,” Ms Lapin said. 

EQC is continuing to work with customers who 

have lodged claims from the Canterbury sequence 

earthquakes, including those in the Canterbury 

Home Repair (CHRP) and land programmes, and 

the settlement of the February claims will not slow 

the progress of these programmes. 

EQC sets out 

process for 

remedial requests 

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has streamlined 

its process for handling new remedial requests from 

customers received from 1 August, 2016. 

EQC’s Head of Dwelling Settlement, Michael Price, says 

the new process aims for faster resolution with customers 

having the opportunity to provide information upfront and 

state their preference for a cash settlement or a managed 

repair where remedial work is required. 

The changes have been introduced after positive 

customer feedback on the process used to manage 

claims from the February 2016 earthquake, where 

customers had the opportunity to submit more 

information upfront to enable quicker turnaround. 

“Many customers going through the February 2016 

claims management process are positive or very positive 

about their experience,” Mr Price says. 

“EQC will now use this approach for new remedial 

requests, and customers will be asked to send in 

information such as photographs and builders’ quotes.” 

Mr Price says while cash settlement will provide a quicker 

resolution, it may not suit everyone. 

“So if a customer prefers that a contractor do the work, 

then EQC will arrange for that to happen during 2017. 

EQC’s Community Contact Team and independent 

customer advocate groups will be available to support 

any cash-settled customers who aren’t confident in 

sourcing their own contractors,” says Mr Price. 

Of the approximate 6,900 open remedial requests 

currently on EQC’s books, 3,000 properties have been 

identified as not being able to have any remedial repair 

completed before 2017. The new process, while largely 

designed for new remedial requests, will be available to 

these customers also and EQC is making contact with 

them to ask if they would prefer a cash settlement or wait 

for a managed repair during 2017. 

CONTACT EQC AT 0800 DAMAGE (0800 326 243) OR VISIT WWW.EQC.GOVT.NZ


Our People 

Helping high school students excel 

April McLennan is 19-years-old and has set up 

her own trust to help high school students to 

pursue and excel in work they are passionate 

about. She spoke to Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

about setting up her own social enterprise, life 

being home-schooled and her trip to the Global 

Entrepreneurship Summit in Palo Alto, California 

You have set up an initiative to 

help other Christchurch high 

school students. Why did you 

set up Limitless Charitable 

Trust? 

Last year was my final year of 

school and I noticed so many 

people I knew were overwhelmed 

with career and study path options 

and were unsure on what 

way to go. At the same time I 

knew people who did work they 

were really passionate about and 

were working to their strengths 

and they could talk about their 

jobs all day. I just thought how 

cool it would be if we could all 

do work we are that passionate 

about. 

How will this initiative set 

you up for your ideal career? 

Basically we have a two-part 

programme and it is designed 

to equip students with the confidence, 

awareness and opportunities 

to pursue what they are 

passionate about. We are starting 

year 10 students with a Limitless 

Charitable Trust two-day conference 

in October. That includes 

talking to inspiring speakers. 

We will have a diverse range of 

speakers including Kiwibank 

Young New Zealander of the 

Year for 2015 Guy Ryan, Prime 

Minister John Key’s chief science 

adviser Dr Victoria Metcalf and 

entrepreneur Hannah Duder. 

The Zion Dance Studios will be 

performing. After the conference 

we will connect people to an 

online portal. It will connect students 

to opportunities that are 

relevant to them. For instance if 

they were passionate about the 

environment and are looking for 

work experience we can connect 

them to the organisation. 

Are high schools setting 

students up well enough for the 

workforce? 

I think it is really challengingwe 

do live in a world that is 

rapidly changing. The workforce 

is changing and it can be difficult 

for a traditional school to keep 

up with that. I feel that knowing 

who you are, what your strengths 

are and what your values are 

important. It should be a priority 

and that is why we are focusing 

on that area. I think it is important 

for students to know what it 

is like to go to university. 

Do you have a view on 

NCEA? 

Being home-schooled I haven’t 

done NCEA but I feel that 

maybe the biggest issue facing 

education is that it is not just 

academics that matters. It is your 

people skills, it is your ability to 

adapt which will be increasingly 

relevant. I feel there is a real need 

for a system that holistically addresses 

all areas. 

What was it like being homeschooled? 

I guess it was really different. 

I enjoyed it. I think the reason 

I enjoyed it was because it gave 

me the freedom to explore what I 

was interested in. My high school 

years were more like university. 

Do you feel like you missed 

out on the social side of high 

school? 

Being involved with lots of 

groups and clubs didn’t mean I 

missed out. It gives you an opportunity 

to meet people from a wide 

range of ages, backgrounds and 

perspectives. You make an effort 

to be part of those groups. I was 

involved in World Vision New 

Zealand groups which I meet a lot 

of cool people through. 

How has arranging the conference 

been going? 

It really stuck me in starting 

INSPIRING: April McLennan, 19, has set up her own trust to 

help high school students pursue jobs they are passionate 

about. 

PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

Limitless how many generous 

people are. We have got about 

50 people who are speaking and 

volunteering their time at the 

conference. We are also a charitable 

trust. I have three trustees 

who have great experience in 

their respective professions. 

What got you interested in 

social enterprise? 

I went to the Festival For The 

Future programme last year. 

They bring together a whole 

group of people who are innovators 

or thinkers passionate about 

a better future. Social enterprise 

was talked a lot about there. A 

lead-on from the Festival of the 

Future was the programme Live 

the Dream which is a social enterprise 

accelerator programme. 

You go into the programme with 

a problem you see in the world 

and in nine weeks they help you 

develop a solution. Limitless is 

what I developed over the summer 

with the programme. 

Tell me about your trip to 

Palo Alto in June? 

It was amazing. There were 

incredible speakers. US President 

Barack Obama and CEO of 

Facebook Mark Zuckerberg 

spoke. I also enjoyed meeting 

entrepreneurs from around the 

world and hearing about their 

experiences. It was amazing 

in spite of our differences how 

much we have in common. After 

the programme I connected with 

people including a guy from 

Montreal and a lady in Jordan 

who had really similar enterprises 

to Limitless. 

What was the most inspiring 

story or person you came 

across? 

I think meeting this lady from 

Jordan who had been working 

on a similar concept to Limitless. 

Wanting to get girls on a 

course she had been working on 

for 15 years. She started with a 

business that was separate to the 

education system and now she is 

creating curriculums that are being 

used in the education system 

and works with a big team. It was 

cool how one idea has developed 

and made an awesome impact. 

Also hearing President Obama 

was an obvious stand-out. A key 

moment in my life. He spoke 

about the biggest issues of today 

and how he sees the entrepreneurial 

spirit of being able to 

start your own business to create 

solutions to problems to where 

you live. He spoke about how the 

Government needs to step up 

and make it easier for people to 

start their own businesses. 

What do you like to do in 

your spare time when you are 

not setting up new businesses? 

I quite enjoy playing hockey 

and photography and I am still 

involved with World Vision. Just 

spending time outdoors with 

friends is what I love. 

•Registrations are open for 

the Limitless conference. To 

register go to www.limitless. 

org.nz

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Today, 11–11.30am. 

School holiday craft activity: 

Try your hand at Victorian era 

augmented reality by making 

an optical illusion to take home. 

What is a thaumatrope you may 

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Old-Fashioned Games – 

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Wednesday, 10.30–11.30am. 

Kids play the games that their 

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Try your hand at knuckle bones, 

barrel of monkeys, pick-up 

sticks, tiddlywinks, snakes and 

ladders, hopscotch and more. 

No bookings necessary but a 

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Holiday Activity 

Thursday, 2pm and October 6, 

10.30am. 

Discover how creative you can 

be designing your own paper 

dolls to take home. The class 

is free and materials will be 

supplied. No bookings necessary 

but a caregiver is required. There 

are two sessions to choose from. 

For more information phone 

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Shirley Public Library, 

36 Marshland Rd, Shirley., 

Christchurch 

Antique and Collectors Fair 

Friday to Saturday, 10am-5pm 

and Sunday 10am-4pm. 

Quality antique fair presented 

by The Antique Fair Charitable 

Trust TACT, which supports the 

Christchurch City Mission. All 

items for sale including quality 

antique furniture, vintage tools, 

quality china, linen, crystal, art, 

glass and silver, clocks, books, 

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Sunday, 9.30am–2.30pm. 

Canterbury’s Big Market for 

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HEALTH & BEAUTY 

Tips for untreated 

hearing loss 

Hearing is a sense that many of us 

take for granted. Throughout our lives, we 

subject our ears to loud sounds–music, 

power tools, lawn mowers, air travel– 

without using ear protection. regrettably, 

this can cause hearing loss. also, the 

natural aging process generally results 

in hearing loss. even certain illnesses 

and medications can adversely affect our 

hearing. Unfortunately, hearing loss that 

occurs from such causes is permanent. 

The good news is, even if you already 

have a little hearing loss, it’s never too 

late to preserve your hearing for the 

years ahead. The first thing you can do is 

protect your ears in noisy environments. 

also, avoid using cotton swabs to clean 

your ears. and, make it a priority to get 

a baseline hearing screening to see if 

hearing loss has already occurred. 

if hearing loss is found during your 

hearing evaluation, it could be due to 

excess ear wax or infection. This type of 

hearing loss is reversible. if hearing loss 

stems from chronic exposure to loud 

noise, aging, or certain illnesses and 

medications, hearing aids are the best way 

to preserve your good hearing. 

The great news about today’s hearing 

aids is how small and easy to wear they 

are. Modern digital hearing aids use 

super-tiny microprocessor technology– 

making them virtually invisible when 

worn. Hearing aids can help almost all 

degrees of hearing loss–from a little to a 

lot. and, by stimulating your brain with 

sound that might not otherwise reach it, 

hearing aids help keep your brain active, 

which lowers your risk for cognitive 

diseases, such as dementia. 

if you suspect you may have hearing 

loss, don’t ignore it. neglecting a hearing 

loss can have a snowball effect–making it 

grow bigger, faster than necessary. 

Here are 10 ways you can limit hearing 

damage and preserve good hearing: 

1. Understand the sound levels of the 

noises in your environment. 

2. Learn about proper ear protection. 

There are many kinds on the market 

today, ranging from custom ear molds to 

foam plugs and more. 

3. Put physical distance between you 

and loud noise when it is present. if 

possible, stand at an angle from the noise, 

not directly in front of it. 

4. Take breaks when you are exposed 

to noise. 

5. When listening to music through 

headphones or earbuds, keep the volume 

low-to-medium. 

6. Know the signs of hearing loss, and 

measure yourself against them. 

7. schedule a baseline hearing 

evaluation. Hearing loss is on the rise 

among Baby Boomers and young people. 

it’s never too early to get your hearing 

checked, but don’t wait past age 50. 

8. Have your hearing evaluated by a 

professional licensed by your state. 

9. if you have hearing loss caused by a 

reversible condition, take steps to 

correct it. 

10. if any permanent hearing loss is 

diagnosed, choose hearing aids to slow it 

down, and preserve good hearing. 

it’s never too early to get your 

hearing checked, but don’t wait 

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REAL ESTATE 

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21 Whareora Terrace, Cashmere 

Auction Date: Thursday 6 Oct 2016 - unless sold prior 

5 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 4 toilets | 3 living rooms | 2 dining rooms | 2 offices/studies | 2 car-garage | 2 carports | 6 off-street parks | Listing # BE192677 

This stunning home is for those who want 

a life less ordinary. Refurbished to a high 

standard, with a state of the art kitchen, 

this is an entertainers delight. Leading 

off the kitchen dining area is a large patio 

with barbecue. This has been completely 

encased at the front with frameless glass to 

ensure no matter what the wind you can 

enjoy these summer evenings to come. The 

views have been made the centre piece of 

each of the living rooms, then to add to 

the space there is a purpose built room 

for entertaining/gym/teenage retreat with 

its own butlers sink and bar area. There 

is easily room for a pool table here. The 

main house has three double bedrooms 

and three bathrooms. Extensive decks 

allow you to choose where you will sit to 

follow the sun around during the day. As 

they say on the TV ads ‘but wait there is 

more’ so it is for this home. A completely 

self-contained flat is on the lower level. 

This has its own kitchen, large living, two 

bedrooms, bathroom & laundry. Access 

to this is via the lower driveway and there 

is double enclosed carport plus ample 

parking at this level. And yet even more: 

with the upper level access you have a 

double garage, and an office - this garage 

and office must have some of the best views 

on the hill. And yet again ample off street 

parking and room for a boat as well! Open 

Homes Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 

11:45 a.m. until auction. 

Make sure you come visit at one of 

the open homes, or to arrange a private 

viewing of this property call Debbie 

Pettigrew from Harcourts Grenadier 

Beckenham (Licensed Agent REAA 

2008) now on 337 1316 or 027 777 0411 

Clare reilly 40 years of exhibiting. 

Clare Reilly’s work has been 

described as Neo-Romantic. 

Her paintings are imbued 

with a poetic stillness and 

calm. Born and educated in 

Wellington, she has lived and 

worked in Christchurch since 

1976 and is now a full-time 

artist. Her paintings celebrate 

survival and resilience within 

the natural environment. 

Over time she has developed 

a painting style that has 

an intensity and luminosity 

of colour that embraces a 

dream-like atmosphere. She 

has a close affinity with birds 

in the landscape, with the 

bird motif signifying a sense 

of joy in flight, and hope and 

renewal. 

“I have been fortunate to 

follow my love of painting 

and exhibiting for the last 40 

years. Fortunate to still be 

excited to enter my studio 

each morning, and to be able 

to reach the people who enjoy 

my work. The support from 

the viewing public means so 

much. I take this opportunity 

to thank you all, for your 

support in whatever form it 

has taken.” 

Location Location Location 

Ground Floor Close to the Airport 

This is 325.2 square meters of prime commercial floor 

space in a modern building. 

• Off street parking. 

• Well appointed kitchen, staffroom and bathroom facilities. 

• Office area consists of a welcoming reception area, 

several offices, studios and an area suitable for retail 

showroom or storage. 

This high profile building situated on Wairakei Road presents 

a perfect opportunity for office, retail or production facilities. 

Upstairs may also be available on negotiation. 

Clare Reilly 

Coast 

1 – 26 October 2016 

Main Rd, Little River | 03 325 1944 | art@littlerivergallery.com 

To make arrangements to view the premises: 

Contact Gary Anderson 

0275 333 227 any time


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Christchurch Inc. 

The Jazz Library Charity Poker Event was held 

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The invited guests in their 1920’s & 30’s 

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black jack and roulette with some even testing 

their croupier skills, all of which combined to 

create a fun atmosphere throughout the evening 

and a memorable occasion. Mike King was a 

masterful MC, adding humour, energy and poker 

knowledge to the tournament. 

With $10,000 at stake for three lucky charities, 

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Inc.” 

Results: 1st shared place went to Reach Child 

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NOR’WEST NEWS

(c)Fairfax: THE PRESS 2016 

Go Local

Papanui Rd Congestion 

Ever since the Northlands mall expansion Papanui Rd congestion has become an issue. 

I favour HOV (High Occupany Vehicle) access to the bus lane on Papanui Rd. This would 

allow cars with two or more occupants (what Auckland calls "T2") to co-use the bus-lane 

from 3-6pm weekdays (it is empty most of this time) to help clear northbound cars. Super 

Shuttles already use it. Why can't we? 

. 

apanui Commercial 

ntensification? 

aving lived on several streets off Papanui 

d (Grants Rd, Tomes Rd-Rutland St), I've 

ndured –as we all have– the increasing 

raffic congestion on Papanui Rd. With it 

as come commercial intensification (such 

s NZ's largest Mitre10 MEGA store on 

arewood Rd and the new industrial parks 

n Langdons Rd). Added to that the 

arthquake transferance to NW 

hristchurch we have added challenges to 

hat has been a residential suburb since 

he 1830s with heritage significance.! 

'm not saying this is either good or bad. 

he question is the future interplay and 

ressures of this growing commercialsation 

alongside the traditional residential 

ulture of Papanui since its beginning. It's 

omething we should discuss.! 

here is the added impact of more light 

ndustrial traffic around the five schools on 

r just off Papanui Rd: St Andrews, St 

argarets, Heaton Intermediate, Paparoa 

treet school and Grants Rd Seventh Day 

dventist school. We will be forced to plan 

o alleviate these stresses and to think 

reatively to preserve the pleasant 

esidential nature of our ward. ! 

Go Local 

You've probably noticed in recent years that 

almost every other residential property on 

Papanui Rd has been bought up and 

transformed in to a commercial business 

(especially para-health entities: dentists; 

eye, ear facilities; physiotherapy; podiatry; 

etc). Papanui Rd south of Merivale is now 

almost completely commercial (mainly 

motels) so the question for us is: do we 

want the northern end of Papanui Rd from 

Heaton/Innes Rds up, to go this way too and 

become a commercial main street?! 

! 

Businesses are mushrooming and filling-in 

the residential gaps between the shopping 

hubs of Bealey Ave – Merivale – Papanui 

Shops and Northlands. This brings more 

cars and noise and could choke suburban 

access. Do we want Papanui divided in half 

by bumper-to-bumper traffic?! 

! 

If elected I would survey the residents of 

Papanui to ascertain the collective wisdom 

of the community on this issue. 

I'm A Double Dog Lover 

We have two dogs. One of our favourite 

walk places is a hidden treasure of 

Papanui ~ St James' Park beside the 

railway line. We're also frequent users of 

the Styx Mill Dog Park which is a 

wonderful local facility. 

Selfie 

Happy & Holly 

.Happy

Education & Papanui's Youth 

I loved coaching U13 kids' rugby at ! 

Christchurch Football Club in the red & 

black and appreciate the value of team 

sports for developing character and 

perseverance in young people. That's 

something Graham Condon taught us all. 

 

 

 

 

. 

Meaning of "Papanui" 

(1) Papa means "flat," nui "big," so "big flat" 

could mean the Canterbury Plains. ! 

(2) It might refer to a legendary funeral pyre 

on which some enemies were burned; or ! 

(3) relate to a papanui - a tree platform for 

Maori bird-spearers as a rare patch of native 

forest existed at Papanui. From 1850 a 

sawmilling village developed beside it and 

the forest was quickly cut out for timber and 

firewood leaving only the Deans brothers' 

reserve of native timber (including tall 

Kahikatea) at Riccarton. 

For many years I was a local youth & 

young adults' pastor. We have five adult 

children. ! 

! 

We've done much in Papanui to assist our 

young people with: the Papanui Youth 

Development Trust beside the Papanui 

RSA and St Paul's; and the Graham 

Condon Recreational & Sport Centre next 

to Papanui High. My wife and I were both 

local high school teachers and my kids 

went to several local schools as did I.! 

! 

Parents should have choices about where 

and how their children are educated 

beyond the simplicity of strict zoning. I also 

want vocational trade options for young 

people such as apprenticeships. ! 

! 

We have drop-off and pick-up safety issues 

outside several of our local schools due to 

commercial intensification on Papanui Rd - 

something I'd like to fix. 

Go Local ! 

Vote John Stringer! 

www.facebook.comjohnstringerchristchurch.! 

1877 

Historic St Paul's 

Historic St Paul's church built 1853 (rebuilt 

1877) remains an icon of Papanui. St Paul's 

was the center of life for early pioneers 

drawn to the stand of timber at Papanui 

north of the new city. It has one of the last 

carillon bell sets in a wooden spire in the 

southern hemisphere. Hear the 8 bells: ! 

www.facebook.comjohnstringerchristchurch.! 

! 

St Paul's was one of the first churches to be 

refurbished after the quakes. 

Bit of a Bio: 

 

 

 

 

 

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Your only Local Candidate. 

We live here. Vote Local! 

How Good Are You? 

Papanui Quiz: 

X 

1) Which famous NZ warrior is buried in Papanui? 

 

 

 

2) What is the link between birds and Papanui? 

 

 

 

3) The iconic St Paul's Papanui church is unique in the southern 

hemisphere for what reason? 

 

 

 

4) Papanui has the largest what in all of NZ? 

 

 

 

5) What is the link between Papanui and Weetbix? 

 

 

 

Answers: www.facebook.com/johnstringerchristchurch 

BUS-ted! 

 

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Authorised by: John Stringer, 151 Harewood Rd, Papanui, CHCH 8053

Nor'West News: September 27, 2016

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