Nor'West News: April 11, 2017

8 Tuesday April 11 2017
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ACHIEVERS
Edible garden winners
HEALTHY EATING: Kidsfirst Northcote has won its ninth
consecutive Heart Foundation gold award for teaching children
healthy habits. ​
Healthy food earns
kindy another award
FOR THE ninth year in a
row Kidsfirst Northcote has
been recognised with a Heart
Foundation award.
It won a Healthy Heart Gold
Pā-Harakeke (flourishing)
Award, which is awarded to
kindergartens that teach healthy
eating and physical activity.
“We were the very first early
learning centre to achieve the
gold award and we are really
proud of our continuing achievements,”
Kidsfirst Northcote head
teacher, Leigh Downie said.
The kindergarten has consistently
held gold award status
since the awards started in 2010.
Bek Parry, a nutrition advisor
with the Heart Foundation
in Canterbury, said she was
impressed with the way Kidsfirst
Northcote always shoot for gold.
“They do really great work to
promote positive messages at
kindergarten around keeping
hearts healthy,” she said.
Kidsfirst Ilam has also been
working with the Heart Foundation
and in2hula to trial the
Hoop with Heart programme.
Children hula hooped to
music, participated in games and
used the hoops to act out a story.
After its success the Hoop with
Heart team rolled out the programme
in other early learning
centres around the city last week.
THE FIFTH annual Papanui-
Innes Edible Garden Awards
were held on Thursday.
The award ceremony
attracted more than 50
guests as well as elected
members from the Papanui-
Innes Community Board
and members of the
Canterbury Horticultural
Society.
This year, 48 entries were
received in the categories of
residential house, residential
unit, schools and early learning
centres and community
gardens – an increase from last
year’s total of 35.
“It was extremely pleasing
this year to see the large
number of first time entrants,
and those who have previously
entered, entering again and
remaining committed to their
gardens,” said community
board chairwoman Ali Jones,
The awards are open to any
residents who live within the
Papanui or Innes wards, and
it is hoped that in time the
awards will be held across the
city.
Special nods were also given
to a first-time entrant, best
tomatoes, best yield
and commitment to
sustainability.
The event is a partnership
between the community board
and Canterbury Horticultural
Society.
BEST IN SHOW: Rochelle Morgan’s garden took out the
residential house category, while Shirley Boys’ High School’s
crop (below) won the school or early learning centre category. ​
Winners
•Residential house –
Rochelle Morgan, Mairehau
•Residential unit – Rowan
Trindall, St Albans
•School or early learning
centre – Shirley Boys’ High
School
Community gardens – St
Albans Uniting Parish
Special awards
•First-time entrant – Ann
Powley, Shirley
•Best tomatoes – Pat
Dunstan, Papanui
•Best yield – Delta
Community Garden
•Sustainability – Byron
Clark and Kelly Pope,
Mairehau
•Check out more
photos on the Papanui-
Innes Community Board
Facebook page
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