Nor'West News: July 18, 2017
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NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Tuesday <strong>July</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 5<br />
to the community<br />
Sian Nihoniho<br />
Ms Nihoniho has been a key<br />
volunteer with the Papanui<br />
Baptist Freedom Trust’s friendship<br />
Friday community lunch<br />
for more than 13 years. She has<br />
played a variety of roles in that<br />
time, in particular as part of<br />
the leadership team working<br />
with the community.<br />
Over the years the lunch<br />
has attracted a large number<br />
of community members<br />
who have disabilities, mental<br />
illnesses, chronic illnesses, are<br />
elderly, unemployed or<br />
are from minority ethnic<br />
groups.<br />
Yvonne Palmer<br />
Ms Palmer has been serving<br />
the public as a Justice of the<br />
Peace for more than 15 years.<br />
She has also been an active<br />
panellist and facilitator for the<br />
Community Justice Panel since<br />
its inception five years ago.<br />
As a former Shirley-Papanui<br />
Community Board chairwoman<br />
and member, she has<br />
always been very active beyond<br />
the call of duty and still has an<br />
extensive network of contacts.<br />
Ms Palmer is also a marriage<br />
and funeral celebrant, often<br />
performing these roles voluntarily.<br />
CULTURE: The Northcote kapa haka group performed at<br />
the event.<br />
Peter Simpson<br />
Mr Simpson has been the<br />
principal at Belfast School for<br />
23 years and has served the<br />
Belfast Community Network<br />
since 2006. During that time<br />
he has volunteered his own<br />
time to support community<br />
events and meetings.<br />
The children, staff, local<br />
families and the community<br />
have all benefitted from the<br />
pivotal role Mr Simpson has<br />
undertaken in the Belfast community.<br />
Tony Simpson<br />
Mr Simpson has been<br />
involved with the city council<br />
graffiti programme since it was<br />
piloted.<br />
The overwhelming support<br />
and commitment from<br />
volunteers like Mr Simpson<br />
have contributed to the success<br />
of this programme and the<br />
reduction of graffiti.<br />
Knit and Knatter<br />
The group started in 2007<br />
with five members. The group<br />
now has more than 15 members<br />
who meet once a fortnight<br />
for two hours at the Shirley<br />
Community Trust premises.<br />
But each of them knit for approximately<br />
two or three hours<br />
each day.<br />
The group has knitted and<br />
crocheted a large variety of<br />
items such as blankets, beanies<br />
and baby items. Last year the<br />
group produced 2000 knitted<br />
items and so far this year it has<br />
knitted 636.<br />
The knitting is passed onto<br />
a variety of organisations,<br />
hospitals, pre-school facilities<br />
and schools.<br />
The knitters benefit by being<br />
able to join together and form<br />
friendships over an activity<br />
they enjoy while producing a<br />
large range of useful items for<br />
donation to organisation and<br />
agencies.<br />
Rotary Club of Belfast<br />
Kaiapoi<br />
The rotary club was established<br />
in 1969 and has been<br />
providing services to the community<br />
ever since.<br />
It works tirelessly to fundraise<br />
for community projects<br />
in Belfast, Redwood and<br />
Kaiapoi. This service group has<br />
a major fundraiser each year<br />
where members grow and sell<br />
over $50,000 of potatoes. The<br />
funds raised are donated back<br />
to the local community.<br />
Rotary members have ensured<br />
all Belfast junior touch<br />
module teams have sponsored<br />
shirts as well as outfitting the<br />
Belfast Community Network<br />
with new office furniture,<br />
providing youth leadership<br />
programmes and support to<br />
local schools with various<br />
requirements from computers<br />
to funds for children who are<br />
unable to pay for activities.<br />
ACHIEVEMENT: Papanui-Innes<br />
Community Board member Jo Byrne<br />
giving Tony Simpson his award.<br />
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