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CONCERNS: Elizabeth Fry met with David Cartwright, Jamie Gough and Gerry Brownlee to discuss the 

proposed removal of car parking at the shops on the corner of Holmwood Rd and Rossall St. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

Anger over parking proposal 

Meeting draws 

support from 

politicians 

• By Julia Evans 

BUSINESSES IN Fendalton 

fear for their future after being 

presented with a city council 

plan that would reduce parking 

outside their shops. 

Elizabeth Fry, owner of The 

Cook Shop, organised a petition 

of 336 signatures, which 

prompted an on-site meeting between 

Ilam MP Gerry Brownlee, 

city councillor Jamie Gough and 

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board chairman 

David Cartwright. 

The concern for Mrs Fry and 

the other shops on the corner of 

Holmwood Rd and Rossall St, 

including Le Panier, Holmwood 

Dairy, Flowers on Holmwood 

and The Preservatory Café and 

Delicatessen, is that they would 

lose their walk-in customer base. 

“It’ll kill us . . . the reality is 

it’s putting all these businesses 

in real danger of having to close 

their doors,” Mrs Fry said. 

She said she regularly hears 

from customers that the only 

reason they stopped was because 

there was a park free. 

Gilles Thébault, owner of the 

adjacent shop Le Panier, said he 

would have to shut up because 

it would create another “dead 

corner” in the city. 

The proposal includes a pedestrian 

island and curb expansion 

on Rossall St and no stopping 

restrictions around the corner on 

to Holmwood Rd. The purpose is 

to address speeding drivers and 

pedestrian safety. 

Mr Brownlee said he, Cr 

Gough and Mr Cartwright were 

“all on the same page.” 

After the meeting, Cr Gough 

said he was confident that “common 

sense” would prevail. 

Mr Cartwright said it was 

good to get on the ground and 

see for themselves how it would 

affect the shops and help come 

up with a remedy. But he said 

they needed to be sensible and 

realistic. 

“It’s a busy corner, but it’s not 

broken so we don’t need to fix it. 

There are examples in the city 

that are much worse,” he said. 

Mr Cartwright and Cr Gough 

will take the businesses concerns 

back to the community board. 

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THERE’S AN amazing sports 

story on page 20 today. 

Cotswold Primary School pupil 

Matthew Growcott has become 

the top squash player for his age 

group in Oceania. 

Seeded fifth, he beat the more 

fancied contenders including the 

top seed 3-0 at the championships 

in Auckland and if he continues 

to progress he’ll be one of our top 

squash players of the future. 

You have to sympathise with 

business owners when Big Brother 

decides to cut car parking outside 

their premises. 

That’s the situation currently 

facing business on the corner of 

Holmwood Rd and Rossall St, 

Fendalton (see page 1). 

The businesses have got a 

336-signature petition and 

brought in heavyweights Gerry 

Brownlee and senior city councillor 

Jamie Gough to try and stop 

the plan to restrict off-street car 

parking. – Barry Clarke 

Cotswold’s squash sensation SPORT 20 

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Community Events...12 

Real Estate............................17 

Sport..................................18 

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Tuesday May 9 2017 3 

News 

Bid to trespass lake vandals 

• By Julia Evans 

THE CITY council is looking 

into ways of preventing 

vandalism at a Harewood 

reserve. 

City council staff and the 

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board want to 

trespass the 

vandals, who have 

been using angle 

grinders, winches 

and bolt cutters 

to gain entry 

to the area 

David 

Cartwright 

around Lake Roto 

Kohatu. 

After costing 

ratepayers more 

than $15,000 over three months, 

the community board does 

not want to spend more 

money cleaning up around the 

lake. 

Chairman David Cartwright 

said after receiving a memo 

from city council staff, the 

community board is now 

working on preventative 

measures, considering the 

serious nature and cost of the 

vandalism. 

“Are park rangers trained or 

skilled enough to deal with this? 

And if not, there must be a skill 

RESERVE: Those responsible for vandalising the area around Lake Roto Kohatu may be 

trespassed by the city council. 

set or training programme they 

can use,” he said. 

City council operations 

manager regional parks Kay 

Holder said city council staff 

will be working with the board 

on improving security at the 

access ways. 

She said that if it were 

appropriate, park rangers could 

trespass vandals from the 

reserve. 

Mr Cartwright said that the 

park rangers and members 

of the public know who the 

offending vandals were so they 

should be trespassed at least. 

“If these people are 

vandalising, we need to trespass 

(them) and . . . we do know who 

they are,” he said. 

Ms Holder confirmed that at 

least $15,000 had been spent in 

the summer season. 

She said that included the 

repair and replacement of 

damaged facilities as a result 

of people driving vehicles on 

garden beds and grassed 

areas, and removing signs, 

fences and bollards. 

“The incidents seem to be 

prevalent during fine 

summer evenings,” Ms Holder 

said. 

“However, given the high use 

of (the) park . . . for walking, 

dog exercising, jet skiing, water 

polo, fishing, sailing, etc, the 

antisocial behaviour is done by 

the minority but can have high 

impact,” she said. 

In Brief 

BOOKARAMA SUCCESS 

Sales from the Rotary Club 

of Bishopdale Burnside’s 

Bookarama made 16 per cent 

more than the previous year, but 

the club would not disclose the 

exact figure, member Lindsay 

Crossen said. He said the event’s 

success was a result of donations 

of good quality books from 

people in the north-west. Over 

the next 12 months, the money 

will be used to support the 

community. 

NEW YOUTH MANAGER 

A new manager has been 

appointed to 24-7 YouthWork, 

based at Burnside High School. 

The organisation aims to 

connect young people with 

mentors and role models. 

Josh Olds has taken over from 

previous manager Paul Holmes. 

A luncheon was held recently to 

farewell Mr Holmes. 

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OUR VISIT TO UC 

DAVIS, CALIFORNIA 

Steve, Isaac and myself recently spent time 

at UC Davis, the #1 Veterinary school in the 

world. For 2 years running it has received 

this huge accolade and when you are 

there you can see why. It operates and is 

the size of a mini CHCH Public hospital. 

They are a teaching hospital as well as 

seeing referral patients and first opinion 

clients. Their specialities include 24/7 

emergency and critical care, cardiology, 

neurology, ophthalmology, 

oncology and surgery. They 

were originally set up to 

see 5500 patients per year, 

last year they saw 50,000 

patients. Everyone was so 

friendly and helpful and 

enthusiastic about being 

part of this college. It had a 

wonderful vibe... Isaac was 

hooked. 

Approximately 140 students 

get accepted yearly in to 

Davis, with around 10% being 

male. It cost about US$45,000 

for tuition( $64000 NZL) 

and then there is living costs on top of 

that. Vet students on average come out 

owing US $135,000. These students have 

spent the previous 4 years obtaining an 

excellent undergraduate degree just to 

get accepted, majoring in science and 

maths. There are 30 colleges of Veterinary 

Medicine in the US and each year about 

3000 students get accepted. About 40% 

of students who apply get accepted 

somewhere. In your 3rd year you start to 

branch off in your area of interest – either 

companion animal, equine, mixed practice 

or production animals. 

After their 4 year degree at Davis, most 

will apply for 1-2 year internship at another 

Veterinary College to further their skills 

in an area they are interested in. Davis 

don’t offer internships. Our freshman 

(first year) guide loves dentistry so her 

plans are to become a specialist in this 

field. After her internship, she then needs 

to apply for a residency at one of the 30 

colleges, which could be anything from 

3-5 years more study!! These are hard to 

come by, and you have to be the best of 

the bunch, although a Vet degree from 

UC Davis stands you in good steed. So to 

be a specialist in your field in the US takes 

between 13-15 years, and the debt these 

students accrue is massive, a few get 

scholarships, but most have to pay. I met a 

vet in her 40’s who still has a student loan. 

Steve spent 2 days tagging along with 

ophthalmology specialists, residents and 

students on rotation. First and second 

year students get at least 2 weeks of 

ophthalmology per year ( 27 years ago 

when I studied at Massey, 1 day was 

dedicated to “eyes”). He really enjoyed the 

collegial discussions on cases, sussing out 

all the latest equipment, chatting to the 

students and doing rounds with them. 

Steve came away pleased with his skills 

and 

expertise in 

ophthalmology, 

although a 

few pieces of 

equipment caught 

his eye. 

Isaac and I 

thoroughly 

enjoyed our 3 hour tour of the 

entire faculty. Isaac loved the exotics 

hospital where they house and treat the 

reptiles, birds, rabbits, turtles etc. We 

also visited their raptor centre, home to 

rescued birds of prey that can no longer 

see or fly. He also enjoyed watching elbow 

arthroscopy on a Golden Retriever from a 

viewing room. He could see them cutting 

and sucking out torn cartilage from the 

video screen. What amazed me was the 

amount of people in theatre – 9 in all, 

including the chief surgeon, 2 residents, 

3 anesthetists and 4th year students. 

There were so many people milling 

around keenly observing. They do MRI 

and CT here and even have a massive 

MRI machine that can fit a horse into. 

The most expensive patient to date was 

a spoodle who underwent dialysis for 18 

months, visiting the hospital twice weekly 

to have all the toxins removed from her 

blood. Her final account was US$140,000! 

The most expensive piece of equipment 

is a linear accelerator used for radiation 

treatment for cancer patients costing a 

little over 1 million. Apparently one of the 

only surgical procedures NOT performed 

here at Davis is renal transplants as when 

attempted on cats over 10 years ago, 

the survival rate was poor. A handful of 

colleges perform renal transplants in cats 

including the Pennsylvania and Georgia 

College of Vet medicine. 

We thoroughly enjoyed our time spent 

at Davis and I thought how amazing, 

fun and expensive it would be to be a 

student now studying vet medicine at 

UC Davis. The students we met were just 

so absorbed, very happy and grateful to 

be at this world class faculty. I came out 

thinking I am so in the right profession. 

-Dr Michele McMaster 

RECORD HOLDERS: Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village residents Jenny Duncan, 

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A SERIES of photos show views 

of the Russley Rd and Memorial 

Ave intersection. 

The New Zealand Transport 

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the top of a 27m gateway arch on 

State Highway 1. 

The structure will be made up 

of 30 different sections and weigh 

400 tonne. 

The arches are set to be 

completed halfway through this 

year as part of the $112 million 

SH1 upgrade project. 

The arches will cost about $4 

million. They have attracted 

criticism due to the cost, 

which is being funded through 

the National Land Transport 

Fund. 

The money comes from petrol 

tax, road-user charges and vehicle 

registration fees. 

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SING: L’Attitude Quartet, made up of Carolyn Duggan, Toni 

Griffin, Virginia Humphrey-Taylor and Patrice Driver, won the 

Sweet Adelines New Zealand Quartet Competition in Dunedin 

recently. 

A cappella group 

will head to Vegas 

AFTER WINNING the national 

championships, a cappella group 

L’Attitude Quartet is bound for 

Las Vegas. 

The group finished first at the 

Sweet Adelines New Zealand 

Quartet Competition in 

Dunedin recently. 

It is made up of members 

from throughout the 

country, including two from 

Christchurch. 

Carolyn Duggan, L’Attitude 

Quartet’s tenor, and Virginia 

Humphrey-Taylor, who sings 

the bass, both belong to the 

Christchurch City Chorus. 

The group’s other members 

are Patrice Driver, baritone, 

of the Nelson Bays Harmony 

Chorus, and Toni Griffin, lead 

singer, from the Bella A Cappella 

Chrous in Keri Keri. 

While getting together is 

a challenge, the women have 

achieved success through a 

passion for singing, dedication 

to independent vocal work and 

monthly weekend rehearsals. 

L’Attitude Quartet will 

represent New Zealand at the 

International Sweet Adeline 

Quartet Competition in Las 

Vegas in October. 

Home & Leisure Show playhouse 

competition and charity auction 

THE STAR Home & Leisure 

Show will feature a novel 

fundraising idea this year. 

Three teams will vie to build 

the most impressive and creative 

children’s playhouse, which will 

then be auctioned at the show on 

July 1. 

All funds raised at the auction 

will go to support local charities 

Birthright Canterbury and 

Tenants Protection Association 

Christchurch. Concept designs 

for the playhouses will be shared 

in The Star on Thursday. 

The teams will be vying for the 

LAwyERS 

‘best architectural playhouse’ 

award, judged by a panel of 

experts, and the ‘people’s choice’ 

and ‘kid’s choice’ awards, voted 

for by visitors to the Home & 

Leisure Show. 

Check Thursday’s The Star to 

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building teams, concept designs, 

and the judging panel. 

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Your Local Views 

Dealing with loss and grief 

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Canterbury 

University 

student 

Heather 

McMillan talks 

about her 

experiences 

dealing with grief at a 

young age 

When I was 16 my Mum 

passed away from cancer – this 

is a sentence that I still get anxious 

saying or typing even four 

years later. 

It’s the point in a conversation 

that will cut all upbeat to the 

ground. 

I generally just tell people and 

then reassure them that not 

knowing what to say is normal. 

From the age of 16 I’ve had to 

teach myself how to cope with 

MEMORY 

LANE: 

Heather 

McMillan 

is raising 

money for 

CanTeen 

after losing 

her mother 

to cancer. 

She is 

pictured 

here as a 

child with 

her mother. 

dealing with grief. 

With the sadness of it, the 

spontaneity of it and the knowing 

it’s something I have to face 

every day. 

Dealing with grief at any age 

is horrible, but as a teenager and 

young person it has been especially 

hard. 

Thankfully, though, along the 

way I’ve gained the help from 

CanTeen through their offspring 

group and youth workers. 

MATT DOOCEY 

MP FOR WAIMAKARIRI 

I have been given so many opportunities 

to meet other youth 

who are affected by cancer. 

To most people CanTeen is 

seen as a resource to patients but 

it is so much more then that and 

I am so lucky to have them. 

They have been the introducer 

of so many other young people 

who are going through the 

same or similar situations with 

cancer. 

Having the release of having 

people who can relate to 

what you are going through as 

a young person is more then 

incredible. 

It can make the most overwhelming 

of days feel better 

by having people who actually 

understand what you are going 

through. 

CanTeen has become such 

a big part of my life that I am 

shaving my head to raise funds 

and give back to the Canterbury 

branch. 

My main purpose for this 

head shave is to raise awareness 

about what CanTeen do and to 

be able to open up about my own 

experiences dealing with grief. 

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Keep cooking under 

control in the kitchen 

• Mark Thomas, fire risk 

management officer 

I KNOW I’ve repeated the advice 

about looking when cooking 

dozens of times over the years 

and it looks very much like it’s 

never going to cease completely. 

But every now and then I 

despair a bit. 

Like on Wednesday when 

within three-and-a-half-hours 

fire trucks responded to three 

different cooking incidents. 

A house completely filled with 

smoke from a forgotten pie in 

the microwave in Sockburn was 

followed by a pot on the stove, 

again filling the house in Kotare 

St and a further incident in 

Bryndwr where smoke inhalation 

was the result for the elderly 

occupants. 

Any of these could have been 

much worse. 

A life or a house gone. 

But all of them were preventable. 

Stay in the kitchen. 

The smell of burning in your 

home can be frightening for 

anyone. 

More so if you’re blind. 

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The occupant of a house in 

Addington thankfully did the 

exact right thing, again on 

Wednesday, by phoning 111 

and having the local crew there 

within minutes. 

Turned out to be a tea towel 

smouldering on an element. 

The potential here was a bit 

frightening. 

I’ve not mentioned arson here 

for a long time. 

It’s still occurring but the 

removal of most of the empty 

houses in the red zone has made 

it less visible or newsworthy. 

A drum of diesel spread along 

the road in the early hours last 

Sunday in Wigram was lit and 

left by whatever morons thought 

it was clever. 

They’re still out there. As stupid 

and dangerous as ever. 

WE SERVICE 

WHAT WE SELL 

CHAT WITH MATT 

This Thursday, 18 May, I hope 

to meet you at my Keeping 

Connected Evening Meeting at the 

Belfast Rugby Club from 7.30pm 

to 8.30pm. I am holding these 

meetings all over the electorate 

to be accessible outside business 

hours. Nothing beats connecting 

face to face and I’m enjoying these 

lively discussions. 

Papanui High School students 

impressed me with their 

innovative product ideas during 

their school’s recent BP Business 

Challenge. I enjoyed being part 

of the judging panel. Students 

are mentored by business leaders 

and then present their ideas. Well 

done to Papanui High for fostering 

our young business leaders of the 

future. 

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A $2 billion package to deliver pay 

increases to those working in aged 

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home and community support 

services is good news for local 

families. I visit all our rest homes 

around the electorate and I know 

the value of what these workers 

do in helping the most vulnerable 

in our communities. 

Increased investment in policing 

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university language course for a 

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Triathlete in NZ squad 

SPORTS 


• By Gordon Findlater 

FORMER ST Andrew’s College 

triathlete Ari Graham will test 

herself against the world’s best 

after being named in the New 

Zealand team to compete at the 

ITU world championships in the 

Netherlands. 

Graham, 18, is the only Canterbury 

athlete in the team of 

six juniors (under-19) who will 

compete in September. 

The Southshore resident will 

be joined by Hannah Knighton, 

Waikato/Tauranga, Ainsley 

Thorpe, Trent Dodds, Dan Hoy, 

Auckland, and Janus Staufenberg, 

Wanaka. 

Mark Elliott, Triathlon New 

Zealand’s high performance 

director, is excited by the talent 

being demonstrated in this team. 

“The selected athletes span 

across the country from the top 

of Auckland to the deep south in 

Wanaka,” said Elliott. 

“It’s exciting to see the depth 

of the athletes coming from 

different parts of the country, 

as well as the coaches who are 

guiding our current and future 

champions.” 

Over the summer, Graham 

competed in the national junior 

series, which is contested between 

the top under-19-year-olds 

in the country over five events. 

Graham not only won the 

series, she took out all five 

events. 

She is also a former age group 

middle distance and cross country 

champion. 

After competing in a couple of 

school triathlons, she made the 

decision late last year to dedicate 

her time to triathlon. 

She is currently training fulltime 

after finishing school. 

SQUAD: Ari Graham (middle) will be joined by Ainsley Thorpe 

and Hannah Knighton in the New Zealand junior triathlon team. 

The junior squad is the first of 

three New Zealand teams to be 

announced with the under-23s 

and elite squad selections to be 

made in early August. 

The world championships will 

take place in Rotterdam from 

September 14-17. 

UNBEATEN: CBHS halfback Louie Chapman surveys his 

options during Saturday’s 46-8 win over Burnside. 

CBHS at top of table 


DEFENDING champions 

Christchurch Boys’ High School 

have gone to the top of the UC 

Championship following their 

44-8 bonus point win over 

Burnside High School. 

After two rounds of competition, 

CBHS is one of only three 

teams with two wins since 

Timaru Boys’ High School and 

Nelson College also recorded 

victories. 

CBHS and Timaru will meet 

next Tuesday in what could give 

an early gauge of who the competition 

favourites will be. 

“They had a good young side 

last year and they’ve had a great 

start to this season, so I think it’s 

going to be a really competitive 

match,” said CBHS assistant 

coach Rob Smith. 

Meanwhile, St Bede’s College 

bounced back after their opening 

round shock loss to Lincoln 

Combined, accounting for Marlborough 

Boys’ College 38-14. 

After an opening round bye, 

St Andrew’s College got their 

campaign off to the perfect start 

with a 52-19 bonus point win 

over Roncalli Combined. 

St Andrew’s face a tough task 

next weekend when they make 

the journey north to take on 

Marlborough BC. 

“Especially at home they’re 

always going to be tough. They 

have it tough most weeks having 

to travel south,” said St Andrew’s 

assistant coach Mike Johnston. 

UC Championship round 

two results 

Christ’s College 26 - 18 

St Thomas; Timaru BHS 

43 - 17 Shirley BHS; Nelson 

College 50 - 6 Lincoln 

Combined; St Bede’s 

College 38 - 14 Marlborough 

BC; St Andrew’s College 

52 - 19 Roncalli Combined; 

CBHS 46 - 8 Burnside HS; 

Rangiora HS 27 - 17 Waimea 

Combined.



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MEDBURY School pupil 

Jacob Douglas will take on 

the world’s best in October 

when he takes the next 

step towards his dream of 

driving in formula one. 

Jacob, 11, started racing 

three years ago and has 

now secured his spot at 

the International Rok Cup 

finals in Italy by dominating 

at the KartSport NZ 

national sprint championships 

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He won the vortex mini 

rok class, taking out his 

heat races before going on 

to win the final by more 

than four seconds. 

“The competition was 

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with a lot of good drivers,” 

said Jacob. 

He previously raced motorbikes 

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a day at the track with his 

father in 2014, decided it 

was time to sell the bike 

after finding his passion 

for driving on four wheels. 

Trained by Matthew 

Hamilton of WKS Kartstore 

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Jacob is a boy who 

wants to go places. He lives 

and breathes motor racing 

and is passionate about 

making his mark on the 

world stage. 

WAIRAKEI School has 

entered its first basketball 

team into the South 

Island primary basketball 

tournament. 

The tournament was 

held during the school 

holidays in Rangiora, and 

in spite of not winning a 

SPORTS 

Medbury pupil will chase 

formula one dream in Italy 

WORLD STAGE: Jacob Douglas has raced his way to 

Italy after claiming a national title last month. 

PHOTO: RICHARD DIMMOCK 

Jacob trains at the Kart- 

Sport Canterbury track on 

the corner of Carrs and 

Wigram Rds up to four 

times a week. 

His dedication to chasing 

the formula one dream 

even involves occasionally 

taking time out of school. 

“I don’t think they 

particularly like that, but 

FIRST TIME: Wairakei School competed for the first time in the South Island 

primary basketball tournament held during the school holidays. 

Wairakei’s basketball team 

gains valuable experience 

game, the Wairakei team 

never gave up. 

They played five 

games over the twoday 

competition and 

showed wonderful 

skill development and 

perseverance, a school 

spokesman said 


they’re quite supportive of 

my racing,” said Jacob. 

In Italy, he will drive 

for the OTK Kart Group. 

The group’s former drivers 

include seven-time formula 

one world champion 

Michael Schumacher. 

The International Rok 

Cup finals take place from 

October 11-14. 

“Even though they did 

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last whistle blew,” he said. 

“They showed great 

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weekend.”



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800g Parsnips, peeled and 

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2 Apples, large, cored and 

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1 Onion 

1 Carrot 

1 Potato 

2 Bay leaves 

500g Broccoli, chopped 

1 Ltr Vegetable stock, or chicken 

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COTSWOLD PRIMARY School 

pupil Matthew Growcott has 

continued his winning ways, 

taking gold in the under-11 

section of the Oceania Squash 

Championships recently. 

The tournament was held 

at the Henderson Squash 

Club, Auckland, and attracted 

more than 200 entries across 

the age groups, with players 

from Australia, China, French 

Polynesia, Hong Kong, New 

Caledonia and Singapore making 

it a truly international event. 

Matthew, who was seeded fifth 

in the tournament, had to play 

his first match in the main draw 

against top seed, Oliver Dunbar, 

of Wellington, who he beat 3-0. 

His next match was against 

fourth seed Australian, Aryan 

Madan, where his fitness showed 

over the Australian, winning 3-1. 

In the final, he played sixth 

seed Reece Holmes, of Hawera, 

where he was more focused and 

consistent than his opponent, 

winning the title 3-0. 

An exciting prospect for the 

young Cantabrian is that he 

is still eligible for next year’s 

under-11 Oceania Squash 

Championships in Australia. 

It is the second squash 

tournament he has won this year, 

after winning the Squashways 

junior grade in March. 

He is coached by John Brown 

weekly on a one-on-one basis 

and is also part of Brown’s highperformance 

development squad. 

His main goals for the rest 

of the season include winning 

the Canterbury age groups title 

in Blenheim, South Island age 

groups in Oamaru, and the 

New Zealand age groups at his 

home squash club, Burnside, in 

October. 

Matthew is the youngest player 

to secure sponsorship from Head 

NZ this year, which supply his 

rackets, bags, shoes, strings, grips 

and apparel. 

• By Andrew King 

ST ANDREW’S College’s Sam 

Jenkins has been selected for the 

New Zealand under-16 basketball 

team. 

Jenkins will travel to Perth with 

the national age group squad in 

July to compete in the Australian 

state championships. 

Jenkins, who just turned 15, 

said when he found out he had 

made the top squad he couldn’t 

quite believe it. 

“Feels really humbling, I feel 

really blessed,” he said. 

His week is filled playing 

the game he loves, including 

two trainings for the senior St 

Andrew’s squad, one for the 

school’s under-17 team, and two 

trainings with Mark Dickel for 

the Mainland Eagles, a mixture 

of the best basketballers in the 

South Island. 

The 1.85m power forward also 

has a strong perimeter game. 

Jenkins said he wants to take 

every opportunity that comes 

along in the hope of getting into 

an American college and having a 

crack at the big time. 

“If I had to choose an NBA 

squad, I would like to play for 

the Milwaukee Bucks. It’s a good 

young team with a mixture of old 

heads,” he said. 

SPORTS 


Jenkins jumps at chance to 

represent NZ on the court 

HANG-TIME: St Andrew’s 

student Sam Jenkins has 

been selected in the New 

Zealand under-16 basketball 

team to travel to Perth 

for the Australian state 

championships in July. 

Fellow Christchurch 

basketballer Okirano Tilaia, of 

Cashmere High, has also been 

named in the national under-16 

squad. 

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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 

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AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS 

New and quality used tyres 

for most makes & models 

If you need new tyres for your vehicle, 

JCM Direct is the place to go. 

This family-run, independent tyre 

business in Birmingham Drive specialises 

in new and quality second-hand tyres. 

The business is owned by husband and 

wife Athol and Julie Hurst, with Julie being 

the one who runs the day-to-day operation 

and fits the tyres for customers, which is 

unusual in the male-dominated industry, 

she says. 

They stock a large selection of new tyres 

from a wide range of suppliers to suit your 

wheelbarrow, car, van, 4wd or trailer. 

“There are very few brands we can’t do,” 

Julie says. 

“We also have an excellent selection of 

quality second-hand 4WD tyres. 

Other services JCM Direct offers include 

puncture repairs, supply and fitting of 

new and second-hand alloy wheels, wheel 

alignments, replacement factory steel 

rims, rim repairs and lights. 

“We also specialise in old rims, from the 

1930s to the 1970s, which people purchase 

for caravans and old trailers. The modern 

rims won’t fit those,” Julie says. 

“JCM Direct also do a lot of matching 

rims and tyres, so customers don’t have to 

buy a complete new set if only one needs 

replacing.” 

We can create packages to accommodate 

all budgets, with finance available via Q 

Card or Farmers Card. 

JCM Direct is now in a new location, 

on the corner of Birmingham Drive and 

Hands Road. Their former premises were 

further along Hands Road. 

Opening hours are Monday to Friday 

9.30am-5pm and Saturday 9.30am-1pm. 

Thousands of catalogued tyres in stock 

8c Birmingham Drive, Middleton, Christchurch 

(Corner Hands Road) 

Phone 343 0099 or 027 22 63 805 

www.jcmdirect.co.nz or find us on Facebook 

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The Automotive Lamp 

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New and Used Lamps for 

Cars, Trucks, Vans, 4WD 

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free 

PH 0800 225 483 

325 Brougham Street 

CHRISTCHURCH 

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2272 

Trades & Services 

ELECTRICAL 

AFFORDABLE 

Registered all types 

of repairs, installs, 

lighting etc 

HEATPUMP 

Full Service 

$60 + GST 

Ph 326 4992 or 

0274 329 755 


Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100 


EXTERIOR PLASTERING 

Quality 

Workmanship 

at Competitive Pricing 

Free Quotes 

Aynsley Frewer 

M: 027 201 1296 

E: aynsleyfrewer@xtra.co.nz 

PO Box 20534 Bishopdale 

GARAGE CARPET 

You’ll be amazed at what a multi-purpose room 

your garage becomes when you add carpet and it 

only costs around $35m2. 

Part of the Protecta Coatings Group 

We only use New Zealand made, 

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We also paint garage and workshop floors. 

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Call now 021 488 025 


Personals 

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& Property Maintenance 

Paving 

Patio - Pathways - Driveways 

Lawns and Gardens 

Planting - Raised Vege Gardens 

Readylawn - Irrigation - Fencing 

General Maintenance 

Water Blasting - Gutter Cleaning 

Rental Property Maintenance 

Section Clearing - Weed Spraying 

20 Years Experience 

Locally owned and operated 

Free Quotes - Competitive Pricing 

Blair Gibson 027 699 5815 

MAINTENANCE 

Doctor 

Fixit 

• Carpentry • Repairs & 

Maintenance 

• Doors & Windows 

• Fencing 

• Painting & Plastering 

• Tiling 

• Outdoor Maintenance 

• Renovations 

• Decks & Pergolas 

Norm McRae 

027 222 3060 | 03 312 0082 

www.doctorfixit.nz 

EQC CASH SETTLEMENT 

We will re-scope your property to ensure 

you have been paid in full to cover all 

your repair costs. 

None of the properties that we have 

re-scoped so far has been paid the 

correct amount to repair their damage. 

EXAMPLES 


PAINTER 

Michael Kelly Painters 

Locally owned and 

operated family 

business. 

25+ years Experience 

• Painting • Wallpapering 

• Interior • Exterior 

Free Quotes 

Phone 

Michael 0212 649 492 

michaelkellypainter@hotmail.co.nz 

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•Wairakei Road Initially $7,575 after our 


•Prossers Road Initially $19,827 after our 


•Kaplan Avenue Initially $859 after our 


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• We have re-scoped 50 properties who have been under 

paid for their repairs. 

• Have your initial repairs failed? 

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• General under payments are: Asbestos testing and 

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plaster not repaired correctly. 

For re-scoping and all earthquake repairs 

including painting and redecorating. 

Enquire now Phone 021-667-444 


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• Satisfaction 

guaranteed 

• Over 30 years 

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• Reliable & 

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Please call 

Ray Martin Ltd 

021 770 551 

or 359 5520 

r.martin@globe.net.nz 


spouting 


• Replacement/new roofing 

• Colour Steel gutter & fascia 

• Flue & log burner installs 

• Skytube/light installs 

• Earthquake repairs 

Licence Building 

Practitioner LBP 

Member of the Roofing 

Association 

DCM ROOFING LTD 

The Roofing Specialists 

PHONE IAIN 

027 445 5597 

iain@dcmroofing.co.nz 


GLAZING 

Stephen Thom 

Glazing 2012 Ltd. 

(Under New Management) 

• Mirrors 

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• Pet Door 

Specialists 

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WE CAN DO YOUR 

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exterior painting, 

moss and mould 

treatment and 

waterblasting 

Phone Kevin 

027 561 4629 


FURNITURE REMOVALS 

Large Trucks $95 + 

GST per hour 7 day NZ 

wide, packing & moving, 

Professional Company, 

Professional Service. 

Canterbury Relocations 

Ltd. ph 0800 359 9313 

HANDYMAN 

No job too big or small. 

Good rates. Call 020 410 

67205 

PAINTING DEcORATING 

Wingfields Contracting, 

all interior & exterior 

painting & all forms of 

interior plastering & jib 

fixing, ph Mark 021 171- 

1586 or 355-5994 

PAINTER 

Available, All aspects in 

painting. Very competitive 

in roofs and fences. Please 

call 027 241-7471 or 335- 

0265 

PAINTING 

PLASTERING 

Excellent finish. Available 

now. Ph Chris 027 223 

8542 

PLASTERER 

Gib Stopping, Small 

job specialty. 30 + years 

experience. Ring 0800 

387-369 

PLASTERING 

Stopping / skimming. 30 

yrs exp, all work large & 

small. Contact Tony 027 

222 2993 or Earl 027 345 

0561 

PLUMBER 

For prompt service for all 

plumbing maintenance, 

repairs and alterations. 

Phone Michael 364 7080 

or 027 438 3943 

PLUMBER 


TILER/cARPENTER 

35 years exp, no job 

too small. Ph Ross 027 

4311440. 

TREES BIG OR SMALL 

tree removal, trimming, 

stump grinding, shelterbelt 

clean up, section clearing, 

rubbish removals, 

excavation work, ph Trees 

Big or Small, for a free 

quote, 021 061 4783 

TREE WORK 

Hedge trimming, stump 

grinding, rubbish removed, 

small job specialty Ph 

Andrew 03 322-8341 or 

027 435-8759 

T.V. SERVIcE cENTRE 

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 special occasions, 

www.grahamsvideo.co.nz 

ph 03 338-1655 

WATERBLASTING 

Quick service, great rates 

Call Bret 02041067205 

WINDOW cLEANING 

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inside or out $40. Both 

$70. Phone Trevor 344- 

2170 

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Same day service. Selwyn 

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or 027 313 8156 

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BEST BATHROOMS PLUMBING Certifying 

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LBP, repairs & plumbing, maintenance, 

maintenance ph 03 387- spouting, alterations etc. 

A+ Household effects, 

0770 or 027 245-5226 Phone 352-7402 or 0274- 

fridges, freezers, washing 

BRIcKLAYER 

350-231 

machines, ovens. Good 

George Lockyer. Over PLUMBER 

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35 years bricklaying A Top Plumbing job 

0891 671 

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Licensed Building prompt service, all work TOOLS Garden, 

Practitioner number guaranteed, Ph Brian 960- garage, woodworking, 

BP105608. Insurance 7673 or 021 112-3492 mechanical, engineering, 

work. EQC repairs. ROOFING 

sawbenches, lathes, cash 

Heritage brickwork and Qualified & Licenced buyer, ph 355-2045 

stonework a speciality. No Practitioner. Re-Roof & 

Repairs, all types. Member 

Situations Vacant 

job too small. Governors 

Bay. Home 329-9344, New Zealand Roofing 

Cell 027 684 4046, email Association. Over 35 years 

georgelockyer@xtra.co.nz experience. Phone John 

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building. Please call 027 co.nz 

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8-9pm Monday 

experience, with service ph 027 3113423 

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LAYING 

Trevor 332 8949 or 021 0277693291 

Repairs, uplifting, 043-2034 

relaying, restretching, 

Situations Vacant 

E mail jflattery@xtra. 

co.nz, 

ph 0800 003 181 

or 027 2407416 

cLEANER (PRIVATE) 

$22 per hr. Ph 352-2457 

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408-0121 

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REGISTERED 

for all electrical 

installations & repairs Ph 

03 322 4209 or 021 026 

73375 

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RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

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DAVE Weckl, Tony Lindsay, Alex Sipiagin and 

Adam Schroeder join the highly respected 

Rodger Fox Big Band for an extravaganza of 

jazz at the Aurora Centre on Tuesday 6th June. 

For more than 25 years, Dave Weckl has 

developed and maintained a reputation 

among fans, peers, and the international 

music community as one of the great living 

drummers. For this, he has received 

numerous accolades and honors; Modern 

Drummer inducted Dave into their Hall of 

Fame and named him "one of the 25 best 

drummers of all time." He performs with the 

Chick Corea Electric Band, Mike Stern Trio 

and has featured with artists such as Paul 

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Camilo, Robert Plant, Anthony Jackson and 

e GRP All-star Big Band. 

Tony Lindsay - Aer 20 years as the lead 

vocalist for the group Santana, has garnered 

11 Grammy Awards, travelled on several 

world tours and recorded on seven CDs: 

Milagro (1992), Supernatural (1999), Shaman 

(2002), Ceremony (2003), Food for ought 

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Episode 31 • Tuplet • Cacti 

Isaac Theatre Royal 9 – 10 June 

CHOREOGRAPHY BY ALEXANDER EKMAN 

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Prepare yourself for an electrifying night out as the RNZB presents not one, 

but three razor-sharp works by Alexander Ekman, performed together for 

the first time. A highlight of the RNZB’s 2016 Speed of Light programme; 

don’t miss this opportunity to experience Ekman’s exuberant, complex 

rhythms and witty, stylish staging. 

Tuplet 

Tuplet, for just six dancers, is the most intimate 

of the three works, riffing off the split-second 

precision of contemporary ballet dancers at 

the top of their game. Created for Cedar Lake 

Contemporary Ballet, it premiered in New York in 

2012. 

Video and set design / Alexander Ekman 

Costume design / Nancy Haeyung Bae 

Lighting design / Amith Chandrashaker 

Music / Mikael Karlsson, Victor Feldman, Bart Howard 

Image: Tuplet, photograph by Rhys Cozens, courtesy of 

National Dance Company Wales 

Episode 31 

Episode 31 is larger in scale, a torrent of youthful 

vigour harnessing the energy of New York City. 

Made for the Senior Graduation Class at The 

Juilliard School, it premiered in New York in 2011. 

THREE by EKMAN 

Isaac Theatre Royal 

Friday 9 June 7.30pm ‡ 

Saturday 10 June 1.30pm * 

Saturday 10 June 7.30pm † 

Adults $49 - $110 

Children $25-$50 

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Book for Three by Ekman together with Romeo & 

Juliet (25 – 26 August) and receive a 20% subscriber 

discount plus a complementary programme with 

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FREE PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK 

Friday 9 June 6.30pm 

Join our special presentation before Friday’s 

performance for an insight into our production. Free 

30 minute event – no booking required, just come 

along early on the night. 

As funny as 

it is memorable. 

| THEATREVIEW.ORG.NZ 

ON CACTI 

Video and set design / Alexander Ekman 

Costume design / Luke Simcock 

Lighting design / Nicole Pearce 

Music / Mikael Karlsson, Erik Satie, Ane Brun 

Image: Episode 31, photograph by Cheryl Mann, dancers 

Derrick Agnoletti and Aaron Rogers, courtesy of The 

Joffrey Ballet 

Cacti 

Cacti (2010) brings it all together, combining 

hilarious insights into the dancers’ innermost 

thoughts with a mesmerising musicality. Once 

again, the RNZB will be joined by the New Zealand 

String Quartet onstage for all performances. 

Set and costume design / Alexander Ekman 

Lighting and co-set design, technical supervision / 

Tom Visser 

Music / Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz 

Schubert 

Performed by / the New Zealand String Quartet 

Text written and spoken by / Spenser Theberge 

Image: Cacti, photographs of Cacti by Maarten Holl 

Its sheer speed 

was thrilling! 

| THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK) 

ON EPISODE 31 

…witty and 

sophisticated … 

| NEW YORK TIMES 

ON TUPLET 

* 

FREE POST-PERFORMANCE Q&A 

Saturday 10 June, immediately after the matinee 

A panel of RNZB dancers will take questions from 

the audience for 10-15 minutes after the show. No 

registration needed, just stay in the auditorium after 

the show, please feel free to move closer to the stage. 

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WARM UP, CURTAIN UP BEFORE THE 

SHOW (GOLD COIN DONATION) 

Saturday 10 June, 6.20pm 

Watch the RNZB dancers in a short class on stage as 

they prepare for the evening performance. A great 

opportunity to see behind the scenes and gain a 

greater understanding of what happens at the theatre 

in the countdown to curtain up. No registration 

needed, just turn up early! 

Service fees apply to all bookings. Please check with the relevant 

agency at the time of booking. The Royal New Zealand Ballet 

reserves the right to alter any advertised schedule of artists and/or 

performances without notice. All prices are GST inclusive. Subscriber 

tickets can be purchased direct from your local ticketing agency 

in person, or over the phone. We regret that it is not possible to 

purchase subscriptions online. Details are correct at the time of 

printing. 

SUPPORTED BY 

NATIONAL TOURING 

PARTNER

Katie 

Hurst-Saxton 

Born and trained in 

Christchurch, Katie 

Hurst-Saxton was 

offered a contract with 

RNZB at just 16 years of 

age, the youngest-ever 

full time member to join 

the company. Here she 

talks about preparing to 

dance Three by Ekman 

at the Isaac Theatre 

Royal. 

“From the very first moment 

I started learning the Ekman 

repertoire, I fell in love with it! It’s like nothing I’ve ever danced 

before in my 15 year career. What I love most about the Ekman style 

is the rhythms we get to make, with both our bodies and our voices. 

All three works are to such ‘feel good’ music and have a quirky sense 

of humour, so you can’t help but enjoy yourself while you’re dancing. 

Watch the RNZB take Class on Stage 

The RNZB invites teachers and their students to observe their national 

ballet company taking class. These close-up encounters act as a 

fantastic refresher as well as a learning tool for teachers, and provide 

a source of inspiration and motivation for students. Don’t miss this 

unique opportunity to watch the full company in action during their 

daily class, which will take place on stage in the stunning setting of the 

Isaac Theatre Royal. 

Saturday 10 June 2017, 11am2 

Duration of class is 1hr 15 mins 

Cost $10 per ticket 

Suitable for all dance teachers, dance students aged 9 or older and 

accompanying adult. 

Booking essential at rnzb.org.nz/classsonstage 

Performing in my hometown always brings a bag of mixed emotions. 

On the one hand I get extremely excited to be performing in the 

stunningly beautiful Isaac Theatre Royal, which feels so normal, 

so right, and is almost comforting to me. But on the other hand I 

know the majority of the dance world in Christchurch, which makes 

me nervous, because I want to perform perfectly for them and 

make them proud. When you know that certain people are in the 

audience, it brings a nervous tension to your dancing – which can 

often make for a better show! 

I can’t wait to be back in Christchurch with the Royal New Zealand 

Ballet’s Three By Ekman. Make sure you book your tickets for a night 

of fist pumping, high energy fun!” 

A special thank you to our Christchurch-based sponsors and supporters, including:

Three great danceworks. One great show. 

A cheeky effervescence, an 

irrepressible energy and a 

beguiling wit. 

| NEW ZEALAND HERALD ON CACTI 

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COVER IMAGE 

Photography: Ross Brown 

Makeup: Kiekie Stanners and Grace Howarth for M.A.C 

Hair: Amy McLennan 

Loughlan wears jacket and shirt by Hugo Boss and trousers by 

Studio W, available from David Jones. Veronika wears top and 

trousers by Hailwood. 

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Photographer: Maarten Holl 

Dancers Georgia Powley and Leonora Voigtlander in Cacti, 2016.

Nor'West News: May 09, 2017

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