Nor'West News: January 24, 2017

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8 Tuesday January 24 2017 News Deans’ farm restoration to be decided • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding A DECISION will be made on the restoration of two buildings connected to the pioneering Deans’ farming settlement. The city council will decide on Thursday whether to approve a heritage incentive grant of up to $62,326 for the repair work of two former farm buildings in Kahu Rd, near Riccarton Bush. A city council report says if the work goes ahead, it will mean some of the last early brick farm buildings in Canterbury will be restored. The application was made by the Christchurch Boys’ High School board of trustees, which owns the buildings. So far, the owners have $1,486,468 available from insurance and have raised a further $147,061 for repairs to enable the building to be reused. The cost of repairing the buildings is estimated to be $2,120,000, which means the owners have to find $546,395. The Deans brothers, William and John, were some of the earliest European settlers in the city and the site of their first farm was at Riccarton Bush. Young filmmaker on a roll • By Andrew King LOOK OUT Sir Peter Jackson, there is a new director on the scene. Christchurch Girls’ High School student Grace Maguire recently won the New Zealand Film Commission Young Women Filmmaker in the Outlook for Someday short film competition. Her three and a half minute film is called Wired, a docudrama about the overuse of technology by teenagers – it also won the CGHS film competition for the second time last year. “They [teenagers] are using it a lot more, not focusing what’s happening around them . . . we want them to look up,” she said. A docudrama is a dramatised television programme or film which takes the form of a serious documentary based on real events. The inspiration for it, she said, came from observing her peers. “It is just something I have seen all around me,” she said. It is not her first film. In 2015, she won the school competition with The Transfer, which was about a teenager who woke up every day in a different body. The 16-year-old filmmaker said it was a fantastic experience, one she will definitely repeat. “I really want to make more, they are so much fun, especially when you are creating things with your friends,” she said. The prize package for each winning film includes a commitment that the film will be entered into at least one international film festival in 2017. NOR’WEST NEWS LOOK UP: The film highlights how young people are completely wrapped up in technology and need to look up from their devices more often. WINNER: Grace Maguire gave her acceptance speech at the Outlook for Someday short film competition where she won the New Zealand Film Commission Young Women Filmmaker award. Hemming, repairs, alterations or remodelling – i do it all Specialists in alterations to all bridal wear I love clothes! And I love making them wearable again for my customers. Menswear alterations & repairs including: suits, jeans, shirts and jackets. Have you changed size or bought the wrong size online? - no problem. My workmanship is guaranteed. Selling on behalf, wedding gowns. 151 Edgeware Road Ph 377 - 8942 | Open Mon - Fri 9am - 5.30pm other times by appointment
NOR’WEST NEWS Tuesday January 24 2017 9 St Margaret’s students ace exams • By Andrew King THREE former St Margaret’s College students achieved distinction in their International Baccalaureate examinations, the results of which came back recently. Grace Sullivan, Madeleine Tilley and Gabriela Coates now have a few different options when it comes to choosing a university. The school had a 100 per cent pass rate of students who sat the exams, with 41 per cent meeting the criteria for academic excellence scholarships to universities, including Victoria University of Wellington. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational course aimed at students aged 16 to 19. The programme provides an internationally-accepted qualification for entry into higher education and is recognised by many universities worldwide. Grace, Madeleine and Gabriela, who sat the exams at the end of 2016, were all awarded distinction for their high marks throughout the programme. Grace was an academic prefect last year and is also a talented dancer. She will attend Otago University this year with two scholarships called leaders of tomorrow and vicechancellors. Madeleine was deputy head girl and is involved in dance, debating and drama. She will head to the University of Auckland with a top achiever’s scholarship. On top of her exam success, Gabriela is a talented sportswoman, having won selection at both national and international tennis events. She is weighing up her options, and plans to study at the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, an Australian university or Otago University. School spokeswoman Beth Rouse said the results were a great success. “The accomplishments of these girls extend well outside the academic arena,” she said. TALENTED: Madeleine Tilley (far left), Grace Sullivan and Gabriela Coates (below) all achieved distinction in their International Baccalaureate examinations. ‘CEREC’ & cosmetic dentistry Wisdom tooth removal Painless, high quality dentistry Sedation dentistry Experienced, conscientious team Experienced hygienists OPEN SATURDAYS 355 9380 144 Cranford Street www.stalbansdentalcentre.co.nz DONATIONS & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Preloved Good Quality • Bric & Brac Furniture • Household Goods DROP OFF OR WE CAN PICK UP 1 Amyes Rd, Hornby Ph. 349 4163 Hours: Mon - Fri 9am-4.30pm Sat 9.30am-1.30pm 335b Riccarton Rd, Church Cnr Ph. 341 8539 NOW both stores Late Night Thurs to 6pm 9kg bOttLe RefiLL ONLY $ 27 95 Bring your valid supermarket fuel discount voucher or SuperGold Card and start saving 12cents per litre. Discounts everyday, terms and conditions apply. NPD Lincoln Road 55 Lincoln Rd, Spreydon | 03 338-5756
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