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And if you look at our front
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why.
The annual Countdown Kids
Hospital Appeal starts early next
month and every dollar that goes
into it helps children like eightyear-old
Jacob Matua.
The tremendous smile Jacob
had for the camera belies the
perilous situation he – and many
others like him – are in.
Each year, Countdown supermarkets
run an appeal to help
provide equipment for patients
using Christchurch Hospital’s
paediatric and neo-natal services.
And the good news is: Jacob is
doing well.
“He’s making great progress,”
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News
Dad’s punt wins Crusader visit
In Brief
• By Julia Evans
MICHAEL STIRLING is
officially the coolest parent.
At least in the eyes of the
pupils from St Joseph’s School
in Papanui who received a visit
from Crusaders players.
Mr Stirling won a special visit
from players David Havili, Pete
Samu and Seta Tamanivalu as
part of the Placemakers Punt for
Prizes competition.
During round eight of the
Super Rugby competition, he
correctly picked all seven of the
games and was put into a final
draw – which he won.
“It was a bit of sharp shooting,”
he said.
So he nominated his daughter
Taylor’s school to receive the
visit.
“The younger ones appreciate
the players, they look up to them
as heroes,” Mr Stirling said.
The Crusaders hosted a mini
coaching Elmwood session as well as dishing
out a few autographs and a
selfie or two.
Which more than paid off.
“I’ve been told she’s pretty
good at tackling now,” Mr Stirling
said.
Placemakers Canterbury marketing
manager James Munro
said the company is thrilled to
be able to offer such unique and
memorable prizes to rugby fans.
IDOL: Pete Samu signing a
flag for Taylor Stirling whose
father won the Placemakers
Punt for Prizes.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
“To see the excitement on the
kids’ faces at St Joseph’s was really
special and I know they will
be talking about the visit to their
mates for a very long time,” Mr
Munro said.
•To enter head to www.
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SKILLS: Seta Tamanivalu coaching pupils from
St Joseph’s School. PHOTO: JAMES MUNRO
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incidents, down from more
than 100 in March and 70 in
April. The highest number of
graffiti incidents during May
were recorded in the central city,
Linwood and Sydenham.
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• By Julia Evans
YOUNG PEOPLE were
encouraged to “speak up”
through art which is now on
display in Papanui.
As part of Te Ora Hou
Otauthai’s Polyphony project,
10 art works are being featured
on the windows of the Papanui
Library for the next year.
Youth from Papanui High
School, Te Kaupapa Whakaora
Alternative Education,
Casebrook Intermediate and Te
Ora Hou Otautahi submitted
their pieces based on the theme:
“Our voices count, count our
voices”.
Papanui-Innes Community
Board deputy chairwoman
Emma Norrish said she is
IMAGINE: These
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Christie, Kingston
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and Amethyst
Tauanuu are
among the pieces
on display at the
Papanui Library.
amazed at the quality of the
artworks.
“So impressed with how
these young people have put
themselves and their stories out
there,” Ms Norrish said.
The programme has been run
for the past three years and has
been supported by the Papanui-
Innes and formerly Shirley-
Papanui community boards.
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School sculpture blessed in ceremony
• By Julia Evans
ST ANDREW’S College
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The sculpture stands in
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Countdown to supermarket
Countdown‘s upcoming
appeal will help provide
equipment for patients
using Christchurch
Hospital’s paediatric
and neo-natal services.
Sarla Donovan visited
cancer sufferer, eightyear-old
Jacob Matua,
who benefits from the
equipment
JACOB MATUA has visited this
place many times.
He’s in the Children’s Haematology
and Oncology Centre
in the Riverside building at
Christchurch Hospital, where’s
he’s hooked up to an infusion
pump dispensing the medicine
he needs. It’ll be 10pm before
this day’s treatment is over.
After the eight-year-old started
getting “headaches and tummy
pain, neck pain, arm pain,” at the
end of last year, a cancer diagnosis
followed, along with nearly
three months in hospital, getting
treatment.
Now he comes in for shorter
stays – four days this time – and
is crossing his fingers that he
WHAT A SMILE: Eight-year-old Jacob Matua, with nurse Lucy Stephenson, is using equipment
that was purchased with money from the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
can return to his Clyde Rd home
tomorrow.
Jacob’s not well enough to
attend his school, Burnside
Primary, at the moment. He
couldn’t even eat his birthday
chocolate cake in May: “Because
sometimes I don’t eat,” he said.
Charge nurse manager Chrissy
Bond lightens the mood: “I wish
I could say that!”
The nurses play cards with
him, including memory and
skip bo. Lucy Stephenson, who
is supervising today, says he’s
quite the card shark. “I win every
time,” Jacob says with a grin.
His aunt Ula Faamoe sits with
him, too, giving his mum – who
has four other children including
twin three-year-old’s – a break.
She says he’s well at the moment:
“The best I’ve seen him
since starting the chemotherapy.
He’s making great progress.”
Beside his bed, a tall pump
stand holds all kinds of medicines
and beeping equipment.
The $5000 stand is one of four
in the centre, purchased with
money from the Countdown
Kids Hospital Appeal in 2013.
Mrs Bond said it holds five to
six pumps and keeps the medicines
stable, as well as allowing
nurses to easily read information
on screens attached to the
pumps. “DHBs find equipment
like this hard to fund, because
we can ‘make do’ with inferior
(devices). It isn’t essential, but
it just makes everybody’s life
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Belfast principal makes
Last year’s appeal raised
$123,270 for Christchurch
Hospital’s paediatric wards and
neo-natal unit.
Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal
chairwoman Ruth Krippner
says most kiwi kids will visit
hospital at some stage in their
childhood. She said Countdown
is proud to play a part in helping
provide these hospitals with the
equipment needed to treat illness
and injury.
“Whether it’s a one off visit for
a minor injury or a lengthy stay
for a serious illness, most New
Zealand children will have a
brush with a children’s hospital
ward at some point– just like
this family,” Ms Krippner said.
“Thanks to the generosity of
How to donate
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and donate at the checkout
or purchase a Kids Hospital
Appeal wristband or raffle
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•Contributions can be
made at any Countdown,
including the Northlands
and Northwood stores
•The appeal has raised
more than $10.4 million
since it began in 2007
•It fundraises for 11
children’s hospitals around
New Zealand, including
Christchurch Hospital
•It runs from August 7 until
October 29
our customers and the fundraising
efforts of the Countdown
teams, we’re able to help provide
hospitals with the much neededequipment
to treat thousands of
Kiwi kids. Last year, we raised
more than $1.1 million, and
we’re hoping to do the same this
year.”
Meanwhile, Jacob is busy
putting on his “best face” for the
photographer.
“Does a picture come out of
that?” he asks.
teary-eyed departure
• By Julia Evans
RETIRING AFTER 23 years as
principal of Belfast School could
be summed up in one sentence
says Peter Simpson: “It was
hard.”
“Leaving the kids and families
that have been part of my life for
so long, it was difficult from that
perspective,” he said.
But now he’s taking on a new
challenge and passing some of
the knowledge he’s picked up
during his time at Belfast to new
principals as a leadership advisor.
“It’s a chance to give something
back,” he said. Although
it’ll never replace being around
school community.
He said he had to go back to
visit shortly after leaving because
he missed the kids so much.
On his “very emotional” last
day, the school planted a Mr
Simpson tree and sang To Sir,
with Love.
That brought a tear to my eye,
he said. It was a bittersweet moment.
“But I couldn’t have done any
of it without the people around
me. It’s not a job that you can do
on your own,” Mr Simpson said.
It was that sense of community
that grew in Belfast over the 23
years that he said was the highlight.
“Probably one of the best
things is the acceptance by the
wider community that Belfast is
a good school,” he said.
When Mr Simpson started,
the school was 80 per cent New
Zealand European, he said.
LAST SPEECH: Peter Simpson
addressing the Belfast School
assembly for the last time.
But when he left, there were
more than 15 different ethnic
groups.
“I think that just represents
New Zealand as a whole,” he
said.
“The school motto is ‘care,
share, learn, grow’ and seeing
that acted out through the kids
and tolerance of difference was
great. They accept the kids as
they were and wrapped their
arms around them like a family.”
He said the fact that new
classes and school blocks had to
be built, alongside a change in
school culture and growing rolls,
proved his time at the school was
a success.
“I absolutely loved my time at
Belfast,” Mr Simpson said.
On July 24, the school will hold
its first mihi whakatau to welcome
new principal Sue Elley.
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Your Local Views
Stop the sale of state houses
Nae Nae
Higgs writes
about state
house sales
I am a state
house tenant,
weighing in on
the debate about
state house sales.
Yes, I hear the groans – here
we go, another state-awarded
wanna-have-it-all about to give us
all a lecture on what we are doing
wrong as a society – but hear me
out.
Looking at this idea of sellingoff
state houses, I have been
working on this for a while now:
going to every meeting, trying
to stand up scream out – “I am
a state tenant, I am your most
vulnerable.”
I have done this over and over,
but while I do this, the Government
has dangled more carrots to
make it look better for us.
Is it really better for us?
With our houses falling down
around us, we would try all
we could to engage with those
responsible.
Our cries fell on deaf ears, with
replies of: ‘‘We cannot afford to
fix your home.” “If we streamline
and put HNZ with the Ministry
of Social Development we may be
able to work more efficiently,” and
now: “We shall sell some of these
houses on to another provider
and see if that works.”
All we have now is a broken
system, a greedy Government
and huge profits to be made and
lost, with us as the product.
To quieten our voices there
is a new carrot, in the form of
the provider who will build 150
houses for the state.
So let’s just say
this new provider
buys the 2500
houses.
Seems like they
can do whatever
they would like with
them, so long as
they build one for one state
house. They can demolish one
house, put up six and make profit
off five, with only one of them
being state-owned.
We were not told anything
more, except what a good job
they have done.
A good job at scaring their
people, giving misinformation,
leaving us to rot while they decide
what will give them the best
profit, and worse, becoming more
of a nanny state deciding what is
best for us.
A lot of us waited months for
the most basic of human needs
and also living with what one
could only describe as a harassment
that is wrapped up in an
idea we can’t look after ourselves.
If we look hard at the idea of
selling these houses we will realise
it is a no-brainer, they must be
kept in our hands, we need more
not less.
We need the Government to fix
their systems not sell half of their
assets.
We as HNZ tenants are not trying
to be greedy, we are not stating
we want to keep our houses
because they are ours. They
are not, they are the country’s
houses, they are the safe places
for all New Zealanders.
I want this sale stopped.
TRAFFIC: Red light runners at this Cranford and Berwick St
intersection were targeted in a police sting.
Readers respond to the
article about red light
runners at the intersection
of Cranford and Berwick St
Diane Dick – I travel around
Christchurch daily and witness
this all the time. In some cases
they need to put up more right
turning green arrows to make
a lot more intersections safer.
However, the rude people who
keep coming when the lights
have changed make it even more
unsafe for those turning. Compulsory
stops are another hairraising
area. Only two or three
cars actually stop properly, the
rest slow down and treat them
like a give way. Good on you
for making a stand on this. It’s
so obvious why our road toll is
going up.
Shane Fisher – Montreal
St and Bealey Ave. People forever
running red lights on both
roads. I’ve seen a lot of close
calls. Bring back the red light
cameras. It’ll cost thousands to
put in place but those costs will
be retained after only about six
months use.
Christopher Ford –
Hmmm, tickets really work. I
remember they were giving out
tickets 49 years back and they
still need to do it so it doesn’t
work just take the bloody driving
rights away. That will get a
better result.
William Hutson – It is
because the light signals are not
geared towards left turn priority.
The timings need to be changed
and adjusted. People only really
run reds because they literally
won’t be able to turn right legally.
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Claudia Buchner – See
some every day. But on the other
side what I’ve seen the police do
– driving 50 in a 30 zone, using
mobile phones when driving,
changing lanes with no indication
and more, if there don’t follow
the rules why should others?
Stephen John Ruck – Hang
on everyone the police are never
around to catch people red light
runners. So they will always do it.
Miles Crowther – About
time. Christchurch is the worst I
have ever seen in New Zealand.
Nearly 50 per cent of drivers
jump red lights.
Lynley Jenkins – That’s
great but it’s happening everywhere.
I’ve seen 3 drivers go
through the red this week so far.
Jason Gemmill – Every
traffic light intersection needs to
be watched. Get these potential
killers off our roads.
Julie Collins – Traffic light
phasing is wrong. Sort it out.
Stephen Graham – Good.
Hit them hard with big fines.
About time.
Tony Winkworth – Howell
About time they started doing
something useful.
Cecily Henderson – Too
much of it goes on, we see it all
the time.
Readers respond to an
article in the Nor’West
News regarding a
neighbour whose quickthinking
and smart phone
helped police nab a
burglary suspect
Charlene McConchie
– This is what the police and
dog handlers must have been
searching for the other week.
The two guys were outside mine
then ducked through the park
as a patrol car came around the
corner.
Nic Davies – Well done to
that lovely lady neighbour if she
was one of mine I’d give her a
huge bunch of flowers and a gift
voucher. Hope they get hard on
those brainless scumbags.
Dothy Mitchell – Good work
neighbour. Well done.
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Where have the signs gone?
Chairman of the Papanui
Heritage Group Murray
Williams writes about
disappearing signs in the
domain
The genesis of Papanui was the
native bush that once straggled
across a block of land that covered
parts of Rural Sections 3,
5 and 25, an aggregated area of
200 acres bounded by Langdons
and Vagues Rds although the
bush probably accounted for less
than half of this.
The native forest was cut out
by 1857 and in the early 1880s
six and a half acres of this land,
with a frontage on Sawyers Arms
Rd, was developed as a domain,
Papanui’s first public park.
In 1960, historian Jim Gardner
was keen to spark some interest
in the early days of Papanui.
At this time he was chairman
of the Canterbury Regional
committee of the National Historic
Places Trust (now Heritage
New Zealand).
In association with the city
council he organised a sign on
the Sawyers Arms Rd frontage of
the Papanui Domain.
The noticeboard featured a
map of the area and a brief narrative
of the milling of the bush
in the 1850s.
Analysis of a contemporary
REVEAL: The unveiling of the interpretation panel at Papanui
Domain in 1997. (From left) – Mollie Chalklen, Dave Hinman,
then district chairman of the Historic Places Trust, and Jim
Gardner.
photograph suggests that the
sign was of a significant size,
probably at least 2m in height.
This sign has been removed.
It is not known when or by
whom, but it had possibly been
vandalised.
In 1997, Jim Gardner assisted
by local historian Mollie Chalklen,
convinced the city council
and the Historic Places Trust to
organise a replacement.
The result was the Papanui
Bush interpretation panel.
The new structure was smaller
but sturdier.
In a letter to Mollie Chalklen
from the parks development
officer, dated July 1, 1997, it was
noted that the National Historic
Places Trust brass plaque had
been salvaged from the original
sign and that it was proposed to
incorporate it into the timber
frame of the new interpretation
panel. The photo shows the
unveiling of the new sign.
However, the structure has
since disappeared and inquiries
to the city council have proved
fruitless in establishing any
information as to its fate.
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this mystery email
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Community Centre is
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box which is likely to be
water damaged.
It is about 30cm long,
15cm high and 11.5cm
deep.
The screws holding it
together have rusted
so it has been exposed
to moisture at some
stage.
The St Albans Residents’
Association is looking
for anyone related to the
residents who founded the
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buried on July 31, 1920, by
Mayor Henry Thacker.
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Pre-school children
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• By Julia Evans
GLITTER, COLOURED paper,
crayons and paint were amongst
the tools pre-schoolers from the
Bishopdale YMCA were armed
with when creating a Matariki
play.
Last Thursday, the children,
aged from six months to six
years old, put on a production
for parents and staff to celebrated
the Maori New Year.
Matariki was introduced to
the children through the legend
of Tamarereti and his fishing
adventure.
The YMCA children spent
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our very own rendition of The
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Whanau and families of the
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Water the only way to read poem
• By Julia Evans
SAMANTHA Jory-Smart’s
literary work is now part of the
city’s history.
But her poem, A Promise, can
only be seen when it’s wet.
The Burnside High School student
was asked to write the poem
to feature on one of the central
city laneways.
The Mollett St block of the
South Frame was recently
opened by Minister supporting
Greater Christchurch Regeneration
Nicky Wagner.
It features a pounamu built
into the pavement.
But it is more importantly the
home to the country’s first raining
poetry installation.
Samantha’s poem has been
printed onto the pavement in invisible
chemical spray that only
reveals itself when wet.
She said the poem came from
a mix of wanting to include
Maori culture, a tale about the
mataī tree, and create a sense of
Christchurch’s regrowth.
“It’s amazing to contribute to
Christchurch and be a part of the
rebuild,” Samantha said.
Mrs Wagner helped Samantha
unveil the poem by pouring water
from a watering can over it.
She said it was exciting Mollett
TALENT: Sixteen-year-old Burnside High student Samantha Jory-Smart’s poetry and art will
become part of the city’s history.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
St was the country’s first raining
poetry installation.
“For the first time, I suddenly get
a feeling of what the city is going to
look like,” Mrs Wagner said.
When completed in 2019, the
South Frame’s pavements and
laneways will span seven blocks
in the central city.
The Promise
The Mataī tree grows
astride Kahikatea,
Tōtara watching over.
Black pine and white pine
clustered,
unfold together, peel
into the sky
as does Mollett Street:
soul encased in
heartwood
sapwood stripped away.
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channels
for the rain, its branches
arch to embrace us all
for a thousand years
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Further $45k signed off for Plunket rooms
• By Julia Evans
A FURTHER $45,000 has been
allocated for repairs to the
Redwood Plunket rooms.
Originally budgeted at
$30,000, the quote was then
upped to $75,000
for the rooms to be
repaired for community
use.
Papanui city
councillor Mike
Davidson said it
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the Northcote and
Redwood area.
“This is not much money in
the grand scheme of what we’re
going to achieve in the community,”
Cr Davidson said.
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the old building is in the city
council’s best interests.
She said it was a challenge to
make the decision as the city
council was not provided with a
detailed report.
Ms Dalziel said the repairs
would only get the building to
67 per cent of the new building
standard.
“It will still be old, still be
unimproved and still be poorly
insulated. It has old services and
contains significant inherent
maintenance issues,” she said.
The building will be home to
a social worker, who is being
funded by the Papanui-Innes
Community Board. Cr Davidson
said the Plunket rooms are in an
ideal location next to the Redwood
Library.
They will also be used as a
community gathering space. A
research report from city council
staff has shown that a lot of
young people feel unsafe in local
parks around Northcote and
Redwood.
“(The area) lacks neighbourhood
space for people to come
together and the younger generations
feel unsafe in the parks
due to drugs and gang involvement
in the area,” he said.
The city council approved the
additional funding in the 2017-
18 Annual Plan.
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country have
been selected.
The finale
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Wellington from
August 24 to 26.
FLAME FILES
Fire Service’s new look
• By Mark Thomas - specialist fire
investigator
THE NEW Zealand Fire Service
disappeared last Saturday.
It ceased to exist.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
began life in its place.
It’s what we’ll be called into
the future.
What’s the reason?
Until now, there have effectively
been two fire services in
the country.
Those that covered urban
settlements, towns and cities,
and those that tackled mainly
wildfire in more rural settings.
To a certain extent, the
boundaries were blurred and we
generally co-operated as much
as we could.
The new Fire and Emergency
New Zealand Act combines us
into a single organisation, still
with distinct urban and rural
sides but working side by side.
It’s got to be better.
As far as most New Zealanders
go, there won’t be any change
whatsoever except the fire trucks
that respond to your emergency
might have different stickers on
the side.
For those of us in the new organisation,
there’s some learning
of new legislation but essentially
it’s business as usual.
Christchurch had a quiet week
as the change occurred. Ten people
got themselves trapped in a
lift at a city bar in the early hours
last Saturday morning. It took
about half an hour to free them.
And a fire truck was used to
hold up a severed power pole in
Barrington St after a car crash
on Sunday evening which kept
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going for Spreydon homes.
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at about 10 incidents
where people suffered seizures
and died suddenly.
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Connetics Shield-holders
miss national competition
• By Andrew King
BURNSIDE HIGH is ruing poor
early season form which has cost
them a spot in the nationals.
But coach David Williams is
not looking to blame outside
forces, saying it was gutting but
entirely their own fault.
Four teams were selected from
the Connetics first XI football
competition to compete at the
Boys Lotto Premier Football
Tournament in Napier from
September 4-8.
“A draw against Shirley and
letting Cashmere back into
the game, which also ended
up being a draw, didn’t help.
If either of those games had of
been a win instead of a draw,
then we would be in Napier,” he
said.
St Andrew’s College, St
Thomas, Lincoln High and
Cashmere High have all made
the cut for the 32-team national
tournament.
The teams were picked during
round eight when the top four
included the selected teams.
Burnside were fifth in round
eight, but have since moved
to third after wins against
Middleton Grange and Lincoln
High. In their match against
Lincoln, Burnside also won
the Connetics Shield for the
MISSING: Burnside High will look to hold on to the Connetics
Shield after missing out on the national competition.
first time. However, they were
denied a wildcard entry into
nationals, with Nelson’s Waimea
College and Wellington College
snapping up the last two
spots.
“We will now focus on
trying to win the Rex Dawkins
tournament in Palmerston
North,” Williams said.
That tournament runs at the
same time as nationals.
Williams said with two games
and a bye left in the Connetics
competition, the goal is to
finish strong and hold on to the
Connetics Shield.
The competition now takes
a three-week break and will
resume on July 26 for three
rounds before the finals.
Burnside will not want to let
go of the shield when they
PHOTO: BURNSIDE HIGH
face Christ’s at 5.45pm at the
Christchurch Football Centre,
where all league games are being
played this year.
Christchurch Boys’ High will
take on Lincoln at 4pm, St Bede’s
will play Shirley at 5.45pm, St
Andrew’s will try to stay top
of the table when they face St
Thomas at 7.30pm and Papanui
will resume their season against
Riccarton at 7.30pm.
Points
St Andrew’s, 21pts, 1; St Thomas,
21pts, 2; Burnside, 20pts, 3;
Cashmere, 19pts, 4; Lincoln,
17pts, 5; St Bede’s, 16pts, 6;
CBHS, 13pts, 7; Shirley, 13pts, 8;
Riccarton, 11pts, 9; Middleton,
8pts, 10; Papanui, 6pts, 11;
Christ’s, 5pts, 12; Rangiora, 3pts,
13.
• By Amelia Christensen-Rose
ST ANDREW’S College’s Lily
Bray and Britneylee Nicholson,
and St Margaret’s Emma
Clarke have been named in
the New Zealand secondary
school girls’ football team to
travel to Singapore at the end of
September.
They will play two games
against Singapore women’s
national A and two games
against the women’s club
champions at Jalan Besar
Stadium.
“It’s a good opportunity to
form a really good team and
culture,” Nicholson, 17, said.
Clarke, 17, and Bray, 16, were
at school when they received the
email letting them know they
had made the team.
“I let out a small scream and
SPORTS
STOKED: Lily Bray, Emma Clarke and Britneylee Nicholson are
off to heading to Singapore for a few games.
Top schoolgirl footballers
headed on Singapore tour
I couldn’t stop smiling. I have
really been wanting to get into
this team for a while now,” Bray
said.
Said Nicholson: “When I first
got the email late at night I went
around the house yelling and
waking everyone up, I was so
excited. I just felt all the hard
work I had put in had paid off.”
All three girls agree that the
best part of being selected for the
team is the great opportunity to
play with other talented girls in a
different country.
The girls will be in Singapore
from the September 27 to
October 6.
Both Bray and Clarke have
also been picked to play for New
Zealand at the under-19 Oceania
Women’s Championship in
Auckland this month.
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Ingredients
1 Tbsp Olive oil
4 Lamb shanks, large
1 Onion, sliced
2 cloves Garlic, crushed
2 Tbsp Curry powder, medium
800g Tomatoes, chopped
2 cups Beef stock
1 to taste Salt & freshly ground
pepper
Directions
Heat oven to 180 deg C. Place
lamb shanks in an oven pan.
Heat oil in a large frying pan,
add onion and cook over a
medium heat for five minutes to
soften.
Add garlic and curry powder,
then cook for one minute more
to release flavours.
Add tomatoes and stock, bring
to the boil, then pour the hot
mixture over the lamb shanks.
Cover dish and bake for two and
a half to three hours, turning
shanks once, until meat is very
tender.
Season sauce with salt and
pepper to taste and serve with
vegetables of your choice.
BROCCOLI PASTA
Ingredients
400g Pasta spirals
3 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
½ cup Pine nuts
1 cup Breadcrumbs
1 Lemon
½ cup Kalamata olives
4 fillets Anchovy fillets
2 Tbsp Fresh parsley
2 cloves Garlic
2 heads Broccoli
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Directions
Cook pasta in boiling salted
water for eight to 10 minutes
until al dente – just tender to the
bite.
Heat one tablespoon of oil,
pine nuts, crumbs, one tbsp finely
grated lemon rind, pitted and
roughly chopped olives, roughly
chopped anchovy, parsley and
garlic in a frying pan, stirring
until crumbs and pine nuts are
lightly toasted.
Heat a saucepan of water
and cook the broccoli for four
minutes until just tender. Drain
well and then gently stir broccoli
though drained pasta and
drizzle with remaining olive oil.
Serve topped with crumbs and
with grated parmesan cheese.
CRUNCHY CRUSTED
CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS
Ingredients
80g Potatoes, chips, ready salted
1 tsp Curry powder
1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 tsp Chicken stock, powder
1 tsp Curry powder, optional
1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 tsp Chicken stock, powder
2 Eggs
8 Chicken drumsticks
Directions
Preheat oven to 180 deg C.
Crush chips and mix them
on a shallow plate with panko
crumbs, curry powder and
chicken powder.
Break eggs into a shallow dish
and lightly mix with a fork.
Roll chicken in the egg and
then in the crumb mix.
Place the chicken pieces in a
single layer in a baking dish and
cook for 45 to 50 minutes until
meat is cooked through.
Test by piercing thickest part
of the drumstick with a skewer.
The juices that run out should
be clear and not pink.
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ONE STOP SHOP
WINNING
National Awards
from NZ Master Painters, sponsored by DULUX
36 Years in business now offering
Fixing, Stopping, Painting, Wallpapering
• Piling • Electrical • Plumbing • Flooring
• Painting • Roofing • Plasterboard • Wallpapering
Gary: 021 329 881
Cam: 021 329 200
Office: 03 338 9886
E. office@gkfyfeltd.co.nz
Trades & Services
HOUSE
CLEARING
Are you
moving house
or trying to
downsize?
Call All Clear
Canterbury. We work
with you to recycle,
sell and dispose of
unwanted items.
Ph: 03 260 0934
or 021 078 4553
raewynlcooke@gmail.com
www.allclearcanterbury.co.nz
AAA HANDYMAN
licensed carpenter
LBP, all property and
building maintenance,
repairs, bathroom/shower
installations, with free
quotes 03 383 1927 or 027
245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz
BRICKLAYER
George Lockyer. Over
35 years bricklaying
experience. UK trained.
Licensed Building
Practitioner number
BP105608. Insurance
work. EQC repairs.
Heritage brickwork and
stonework a speciality. No
job too small. Governors
Bay. Home 329-9344,
Cell 027 684 4046, email
georgelockyer@xtra.co.nz
BUILDER
For all building work
but specialist in bathroom
renovations, 30 yrs
experience, with service
and integrity. Free Quotes.
Ph Lachlan 383-1723 or
0274 367-067.
BUILDER
LICENSED, available for
all aspects of building.
Please call 027 241-7471
or 335-0265
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CARPET & VINYL
LAYINg
Repairs, uplifting,relaying,
restretching,
mail jflattery@xtra.co.nz
ph 0800 003 181
or 027 2407416
ELECTRICIAN
REgISTERED
for all electrical
installations & repairs Ph
03 322 4209 or 021 026
73375
HANDYMAN
No job too big or small.
Good rates. Call 020 410
67205
PAINTER
Available, All aspects in
painting. Very competitive
in roofs and fences. Please
call 027 241-7471 or 335-
0265
Trades & Services
PAINTINg DECoRATINg
Wingfields Contracting,
all interior & exterior
painting & all forms of
interior plastering & jib
fixing, ph Mark 021 171-
1586 or 355-5994
PLASTERER
Gib Stopping, Small
job specialty. 30 + years
experience. Ring 0800
387-369
PLUMBER
For prompt service for all
plumbing maintenance,
repairs and alterations.
Phone Michael 364 7080
or 027 438 3943
PLUMBER
ALF THORPE
PLUMBING Certifying
Plumber for all types of
plumbing, maintenance,
spouting, alterations etc.
Phone 352-7402 or 0274-
350-231
RooFINg
Qualified & Licenced
Practitioner. Re-Roof &
Repairs, all types. Member
New Zealand Roofing
Association. Over 35 years
experience. Phone John
027 432-3822 or 351-9147
email johnmill@ihug.
co.nz
SHoE REPAIRS
Belfast engraving.Shoe
repairs,key cutting &
engraving.(10 yrs exp)683
Main North Rd
ph 027 3113423
SPoUTINg CLEANINg
Spouting Unblocked,
Cleaned Out and Flushed
Out. Also Full Handyman
Services Available. Call
Trevor 332 8949 or 021
043-2034
Wanted To Buy
AAA Buying goods
quality furniture,
Beds, Stoves, Washing
machines, Fridge Freezers.
Same day service. Selwyn
Dealers. Phone 980 5812
or 027 313 8156
Situations Vacant
Trades & Services
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
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
Public Notices
Weka Pass Railway
Waipara, North Canterbury
We are RUNNING
SUNDAY 16th July
Running 1st & 3rd
Sunday of every month
Phone 0800wekapass
Depart Glenmark Station
11.30am & 2.00pm
www.wekapassrailway.co.nz
Wanted To Buy
TOOLS Garden,
garage, woodworking,
mechanical, engineering,
sawbenches, lathes, cash
buyer, ph 355-2045
Principal’s P.A.
Permanent position -
40 hours per week – 44 weeks per year
Villa Maria College is a state-integrated Catholic secondary
school for girls. We were founded by the Sisters of Mercy
in 1918 and hold dear the values of Whakaute – Respect,
Tika – Justice and Manaakitanga – Hospitality. Visit
www.villa.school.nz to find out more about us.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right person to
take over the role as our Principal’s Personal Assistant. We
are looking for someone who is organised, efficient and
proactive. Like all great PA’s, you will be a superb multitasker
and great at prioritising your time. You will have a
strong sense of integrity and confidentiality with a resilient,
can-do attitude.
This is a varied and busy role in support of Villa Maria’s
principal.
In return we offer you a fantastic collegial working
environment that reflects our strong Mercy spirit.
If you’re ready for a challenge and believe you have the
experience to step into this role, please send your CV,
covering letter and two referees for us to contact to:
Villa Maria College
Principal
21 Peer Street
Christchurch 8041
dbr@villa.school.nz
A full job description is available on the College website
under staff vacancies: www.villa.school.nz
Applications close 4pm Monday 17th July 2017.
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Tuesday July 11 2017 27
What’s On
Entertainment
Buon
Appetito!
EXPERIENCE the satisfyingly bold
avours of Italy at the Garden Buffet
Restaurant. e team at the restaurant is
celebrating the tastes of Italy and has
added traditional Italian fare to their
already extensive buffet selection.
One of Christchurch’s most popular
restaurants, the Garden Buffet is
renowned its wide choice of quality
dishes produced from the freshest
seasonal ingredients.
Chicken Scallopini, Italian stuffed Hoki
with Cheese, Lamb Stew, Fettuccine
Marinara, Pizza Pie, Chorizo Pasta, and
sweet treats such as Lemon Almond Tart
and Tiramisu Cheesecake are just a few
examples the specialist dishes available
during the restaurant’s lunch and dinner
service throughout the month (nishing
on Sunday 30th July). Normal dining
prices apply. Bookings essential.
e Garden Buffet Restaurant and
adjoining Garden Bar Cafe offer an
excellent solution for company functions,
and special events. Roomy, stylish
To advertise, contact
Jo Fuller 03 364 7425
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
surroundings with a warm and inviting
ambience, it’s the perfect venue for any
occasion from casual dining to weddings
and work functions.
e Garden Bar Cafe is open daily
from 9am serving full cooked breakfasts,
excellent coffee, and homemade gourmet
cabinet foods. By evening it serves as the
ideal meeting place for a pre-dinner
drink with cruisy live music every Friday
from 6pm.
e Garden Buffet Restaurant and
Garden Bar Cafe, with plenty of secure,
easy access parking, are located in the
Garden Hotel, 110 Marshland Rd. For
buffet bookings or function queries
phone 386 0088.
A West Coast welcome in the heart of
Redwood, beautifully refurbished and
something for all the family.
TRY OUR WONDERFUL MENU & DAILY SPECIALS
Daniels Road | Phone 352 8355
coasterstavern.co.nz
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
We are open from 6.30am
Seniors SPECIAL
2 courses Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert
Special available lunch only. Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm
$20
Family Friendly
Kid’s 2 course special
‘Famous for their roasts!’
$10
Treat the Kids
this school holidays!
The
RACECOURSE HOTEL
& Motorlodge
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
Lunch & Dinner
All you can eat, 7 days
Bookings Essential
PH 386 0088
fb.com/GardenHotelRestaurant
www.gardenhotel.co.nz
SERVING
HAPPY HOUR
5PM - 7PM DAILY
Available from now to Sunday 30th July 2017
OUR CABINET ITEMS
ARE HOMEMADE
CREATED FRESH ON SITE DAILY
$12
LUNCH
SPECIALS
Live Music:
6PM.FRI.14 JULY
COFFEE
HAPPY
H O U R
2PM-4PM
DAILY
$3.50
Offer available for a limited time
and includes tea, hot chocolate
MON: ROAST MEAL
TUE: FISH & CHIPS
WED: FISH BURGER
THU: ROAST MEAL
SAT: FISH & CHIPS
AVAILABLE
FROM
11.30AM-2PM
FOR A
LIMITED TIME
Vintage Blue
PHONE 385 8880 FIND US ON FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH
THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX | 110 MARSHLAND RD
www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132
www.newbrightonclub.co.nz
THIS SATURDAY 7.35PM
CRUSADERS v HURRICANES
LIVE ON OUR SUPER SIZE SCREEN
MID-WINTER XMAS FUNCTIONS
WE HAVE THE VENUE. EXCELLENT CATERING.
PLENTY OF PARKING. ENQUIRE NOW!
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
Members Lucky Card Draw
FUNCTION ROOMS
SHUTTLE RUNNING
Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat
TAB POD
GAMING ROOM
PIERVIEW
Restaurant
Quality
a la carte
with a view!
Open from 5.30pm
FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
OPEN FOR
SUNDAY BRUNCH
By the Seaside!
10.30am-2pm
ClubBISTRO
Open Tuesday to Saturday
12pm-2pm and from 5pm
Midweek $10
SPECIAL ROAST
Available Tuesday,
Wednesday, & Thursday
SUNDAY 3 COURSE
DINNER SPECIAL
$25
SUNDAY BUFFET
THIS Sunday 30th July
ALL YOU CAN EAT
$25 BOOK NOW!
202 Marine Parade ● Ph 388-9416
Members, guests and affiliates welcome
H ORNBY
WORKINGMEN’S
CLUB
«WHAT'S ON«
SATURDAY 15 JULY
4.30PM THE BUSKER
8PM THE A&P DUO
SUNDAY 16 JULY, 1PM
MID CANTERBURY
COUNTRY MUSIC
DOOR ENTRY
«COMING UP«
SATURDAY 22 JULY, 8PM
CELINE, SAM
& THE DOCTOR
CELINE TONER | IAN JEFFRIES
SAMANTHA TONER
THE ULTIMATE
PARTY BAND!
TICKETS $20 AT CLUB OFFICE
SATURDAY 29 JULY, 7.30PM
RETRO ROCKIN’
ANTHONY EASTERBROOK-CARTER
& BACKPACK FEATURING
Roy Orbison Mini Set
TICKETS $20 AT CLUB OFFICE. DOOR SALES $25
Hornby WMC
17 Carmen Rd, Hornby
Phone 03 349 9026
www.hornbyworkingmensclub.co.nz
Members, guests & affiliates welcome
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Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi
NOR’WEST NEWS
10th - 16th July 2017
New Season Australian
Navel Oranges
$
8 99
kg
Fresh Tegel NZ Skin On
Chicken Breast Fillets
$
2 49
kg
NESCAFÉ Coffee
Sachets 10 Pack
Whittaker’s
Chocolate Block
250g
$
5 00
pack $
3 99
each
$
3 99
$
3 00
each
each $
2 00
Olivani Olive Oil Spread 500g
Wattie’s Vegetables Mixed/Peas1kg/Fries 900g-1kg/
Potato Specialties 450-500g
each
Wattie’s Sauce Refills 560-575g
$
23 99
pack
Steinlager Pure/Stella Artois
12 x 330ml Bottles
$
11 90
each
Villa Maria Private Bin 750ml
(Excludes Pinot Noir/Syrah)
$
4 00
each
Just Juice/Citrus Tree Fruit Juice/Drink 2.4-2.8L
FreshChoice Merivale
189 Papanui Road, Christchurch.
Open 7am – 9pm, 7 days.
FreshChoice.co.nz FreshChoiceNZ 355 4432
FreshChoice Merivale
While stocks last at FreshChoice Merivale only. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Trade not supplied.
Owned and
operated
by locals
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