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The city council allocated 

$402,860 for the 2017/18, which is 

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Tuesday September 19 2017 3 

News 

Council takes down signs 

But residents 

keep fighting 

for children’s 

road safety 

SOLUTION: Labour candidate Duncan Webb and Rachel 

Donaldson with the sign that the city council has taken down. 



SIGNS addressing dangerous 

driving in St Albans have 

been removed – but frustrated 

residents say the battle is not 

over. 

One sign on the fence of 85 

Westminster St, which read “St 

Albans children matter, slow 

down” was taken down last 

week, along with several others 

in the area around Cranford St. 

The removal of the signs was 

ordered by the city council after 

a four-week investigation found 

they did not comply with the 

District Plan, city council head 

of regulatory compliance Tracey 

Weston said. 

St Albans resident and mother 

Rachel Donaldson made the 

signs to address dangerous driving 

around St Albans School 

after a pupil was clipped by a 

car. 

She said the city council ordered 

them all to be taken down 

unless she paid $1500 per sign 

for resource consent. 

The city council began investigating 

the signs after receiving 

a complaint. 

“The premise of the complaint 

is that the sign was offensive . . 

. but who could find children’s 

safety offensive?” Mrs Donaldson 

said. 

She said it didn’t seem fair 

that one person complaining 

about a traffic safety sign caused 

them all to be removed, when 

the whole community was crying 

out for the problem to be 

addressed. 

“We’re doing our best, but 

when a single complaint can 

bring all the signs down, it’s a 

real shame,” Mrs Donaldson 

said. 

But she said the campaign to 

tackle dangerous driving in St 

Albans is far from finished. 

In a bid to keep the sign on 

the fence, Christchurch Central 

Labour candidate and former 

lawyer, Duncan Webb, attached 

a photo of himself, which he 

said made it a political hoarding. 

Dr Webb said it was “ridiculous” 

that the city council 

ordered the sign to be removed. 

“I do know how to read the 

rules and it’s clearly an election 

sign, which is excluded from the 

city council’s District Plan,” he 

said. 

Ms Weston said even after Dr 

Webb’s addition, the sign was 

still assessed as “non-compliant” 

with the District Plan. 

Although she would not say 

how. 

“The parties involved are now 

addressing their traffic safety 

concerns with the appropriate 

part of the city council,” she 

said. 

But Dr Webb said he’d be 

more than happy to help Mrs 

Donaldson with any new signs. 

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think the city council made 

the right decision to remove 

the signs? Email your views 

to julia.evans@starmedia. 

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NEW SCHOOL SIGNS 

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on Paparoa St outside Paparoa 

Street School. The signs are a fully 

LED design with flashing lights 

at the top. They will be the first of 

their kind to be installed in the 

city. 

PLAYGROUND COMPLETE 

The $150,000 playground 

upgrade at Abberley Park has 

been completed. To celebrate, the 

community held a ‘mad winter’ 

picnic and barbecue. A community 

planting exercise, supported by the 

city council’s park rangers, was 

also held. 

NEW BUS STOP 

Due to a significant number of 

requests from the community, the 

city council will install a new bus 

stop on Briggs Rd, near Birchgrove 

Gardens, Mairehau. City council 

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57 Briggs Rd is the most suitable 

location for the new stop. Two onstreet 

parking spaces will be lost. 

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Your Local Views 


Merivale book shop owner 

marks the end of an era 

Merivale 

Paper Plus 

has closed 

this month, 

so owner 

Simon Grant 

has penned 

a goodbye 

to the loyal 

customers who have 

supported the business 

over the years 

It was with great sadness that 

we closed our doors for the final 

time on September 10 after being 

part of the Merivale Mall family 

as a Paper Plus for more than 23 

years. 

Unfortunately, the mall has 

decided not to renew our lease, 

and has instead signed up 

Whitcoulls in our place. 

We are all gutted and really 

wanted to stay on and keep the 

store locally-owned, but the mall 

has decided to go in a different 

direction. 

We have loved being part of the 

community here and I have spent 

more than half my life working in 

this store. 

My mother and father 

purchased the Merivale 

Bookshop in 1994, making 

the big leap to own their own 

business and re-brand it into a 

Paper Plus. 

From there, they worked 

hard to build a great store, one 

that was unique and we were 

enormously proud of. 

We have gone through the 

highs (a cue the length of the mall 

to meet Richie McCaw during his 

book launch) and the lows (the 

sudden loss of my father in 2014), 

the rise and fall of e-books, and 

the thousands of earthquakes 

and the associated repairs and 

clean-ups. 

We have enjoyed being part of 

the community, donating many 

prizes to school fundraisers 

and local charities, and the staff 

have loved chatting with all our 

regular customers. We have also 

supported many local authors, 

stocking their books and hosting 

book launches and signings. 

Thank you to everyone who has 

shopped with us over the past 23 

years. 

We will continue to look 

for alternative locations in the 

area, and will make a big song 

and dance should we re-open 

elsewhere. 

In the meantime, I will relocate 

to our other Paper Plus store 

in The Hub Hornby along with 

a couple of the Merivale staff, 

where we will continue to offer 

the same great range and service. 

Feel free to come in and say ‘hi’ 

if you are over that way. 

Readers respond to an 

article about a proposal 

by Fendalton residents 

to make Rochdale St 

‘residents only’. The 

attempt to stop drivers 

using it as a shortcut was 

declined by the city council 

Megan Bowie – I think I’ll 

make a point of driving down 

there now, every chance I get. 

The arrogance is strong with this 

street. 

Janine Hale – How is it a 

‘shortcut’ when it is a legal public 

road . . . surely it’s just one of 

many routes to get to a destination? 

Jennie Moreton – Every 

nasty comment reflects the bias 

of the posters who have made 

judgements about the people 

living in Rochdale St – probably 

without meeting any of them. 

For the record, I don’t live there, 

I have taken the shortcut down 

that street in the past and I don’t 

think any public road should be 

closed to non-residents. 

Daniel Thompson – How 

would they police that? They’d 

have needed to ask for checkpoints 

at both ends of the street. 

Then are the enforcers there on 

rotating shifts 24/7 or would it be 

accessed via some kind of swipe 

card? 

Stephanie Hagerty – It’s 

a street not a private road. You 

knew that when you bought 

there. 

John Bartlett – Head out to 

east Christchurch and look at the 

state of the roads there. Shocking 

and they moan about a bit of 

traffic. 

Clarissa Douglas – This 

street and its residents have a 

lot of issues . . . If you don’t like 

it move, I’m sure there’s people 

out there who would love to live 

there and not moan. 

Jennie Moreton – What a 

lot of nasty comments. If you 

don’t ask, you don’t get, so why 

shouldn’t they try? Didn’t work 

but what’s the harm? 

Chelcie Tamaira – I just 

find this hilarious. Sorry. Do 

they want to be like a Hollywood 

gated community? It’s so funny. 

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TRAFFIC: Rat-runners on Harakeke and Rochdale St are 

frustrating residents. 

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Tatia Buckingham – Fendalton 

insanity gone awry . . . it’s 

a public road maintained by the 

city council like all the rest with 

people’s taxes. And, as has been 

already pointed out, how would 

they police it and who would be 

responsible for enforcing it? 

Chrissi Tukaki – If you don’t 

like we commoners go and build 

a commune out in the country. 

Don’t want a funeral home, don’t 

want cars. Spare me. 

Carolyn Fraser – Don’t want 

a funeral home built down their 

street and now want the road 

solely to themselves. At least that’s 

not going to happen. 

Pamela Neil – These people 

just keep trying to change the 

world. I lived in Glandovey Rd 

when the neighbours were normal 

people. 

Hans Steinz – So why not 

close the street at both ends? Okay, 

“residents” would have to park 

around the corner, but it would be 

very quiet. 

Jonathan Scott – It’s a public 

road. Everyone has the legal right 

to drive on it. 

Helen Young – Who the hell 

do they think they are? We are 

ratepayers too and should be able 

to use all streets in Christchurch 

any time we want to. 

Maraea Cracknell – I’d love 

that to happen to my street too. 

But it will never happen. 


TWO SISTERS almost broke 

down in tears when they met 

their WWE wrestling idol, 

Dean Ambrose. 

Zeinat Alebel, 18 and her 

sister Sofiya, 14, would describe 

themselves as wrestling 

superfans. 

They proved that after the 

Burnside High School students 

lined up from 7am at The 

Hub Hornby for the chance to 

meet Raw tag-team champion, 

Ambrose. “My heart is racing,” 

she said. 

Zeinat had Ambrose sign her 

cellphone, which was now one 

of her favourite possessions. 

After the 3pm meet and 

greet, the teens went to WWE 

Live at Horncastle Arena – the 

only live wrestling event in the 

country. 

Zeinat said seeing WWE Live 

was seven years in the making. 

“Last time we saw them I was 

11 and Sofiya was 7.” 

But she said they’d both been 

watching it on television for as 

long as they can remember, if 

not longer. 

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muscles to superfan Sofiya Alebel from Burnside High 

School who he met during a meet and greet. 


“I’ve been watching since 

1999 and I was born in 1999,” 

Zeinat said. 

She, along with almost 300 

other fans, lined up from 7am to 

get the wrist bands that would 

see them meet Ambrose later in 

the day and get his signature. 

Zeinat said she and Sofiya 

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A BOOK written in Burnside is 

about to cross the Tasman to be 

bought and read by Australians. 

After a run in book stores 

across New Zealand, Jane Hole’s 

second work, Talk of Treasure, 

will be printed by Melbournebased 

Transit Lounge Publishing 

next year. 

“It’s very exciting,” Mrs Hole 

said. 

The Wairakei Rd resident, who 

writes under the pseudonym 

Jane Carswell, took 10 years to 

complete her first novel Under the 

Huang Jiao Tree. 

“It was finally picked up by the 

18th publisher,” Mrs Hole said. 

But it went on to win the Whitcoulls 

Travcom Travel Book of 

the Year in 2010. 

Now Talk of Treasure is about 

that writing experience, which 

happened largely at her Burnside 

home. 

“A lot of it takes place from my 

home, it really is a north-west 

book,” she said. 

It’s a memoir set to encourage 

young writers and give readers a 

peek at the hard yards which go 

into getting a book published, 

Mrs Hole said. 

“I point out the reality of writing 

that no-one told me about.” 

It was also a chance to say 

thank you to everyone, she said. 

“One thing that was very 

important was when I wrote the 

first book I was so ill-experienced 

so many people had to help – my 

daughter, publishers, anyone.” 

Mrs Hole said she thinks it will 

still resonate with an Australian 

audience, who will be fascinated 

by the different way of life in New 

Zealand. 

“But the local content won’t 

BIBLIOPHILE: Author Jane 

Hole with her second book 

Talk of Treasure which 

will soon be published in 

Melbourne. 


put audiences off . . . they’ll see 

similarities, too,” she said. 

Being published in Melbourne 

“the so-called book capital of 

Australia” was particularly thrilling. 

“My son lives in Australia, so 

I have family connections over 

there too,” she said. 

She is looking forward to hearing 

how audiences react. 

Mrs Hole worked at Pegasus 

Press, shortly after Janet Frame’s 

novel Owls Do Cry was published 

in 1957. 

Since then she has taught piano 

and hosted Chinese exchange 

students in Burnside. 

While she said she still gives 

the occasional music lesson, now 

Mrs Hole’s time is largely filled by 

working with other writers. 

“It’s a hub of words on 

Wairakei Rd,” she said. 

Funding cut concern 

•From page 1 

Te Ora Hou Otautahi is also 

worried about funding its 

programmes, manager Jono 

Campbell said. 

“We’re really, really concerned. 

We’ve already had funding 

reduced,” he said. 

Mr Campbell said the North- 

West Collective, which 

is a body of community 

groups from the area, 

already tries to keep 

costs down by collaborating 

as much as 

possible. 

But he said even then 

they cannot sustain 

any funding cuts. 

“It really puts the 

pressure on,” Mr 

Campbell said. 

It comes after a change in the 

formula the city council uses to 

work out how to allocate funding 

and a shift in board boundaries, 

Mr Wolfreys said. 

“This has come about as a 

result of a reallocation of community 

grants funding between 

boards based on a new mechanism 

that takes into account 

population and relative need.” 

The funding allocated to each 

board is now based 60 per cent 

on population and 40 per cent 

equity using census data, he 

said. 

Ali Jones 

But Ms Jones said this method 

is flawed. 

“In parts of our ward where 

the deprivation measure is low, 

it is wrong to suggest that the 

need there is less where there 

could be (other factors) to suggest 

there is still a significant 

need, not indicated by the deprivation 

score,” Ms Jones 

said. 

Although other 

boards saw a reduction 

in the amount of 

organisations in their 

areas when the wards 

changed, Papanui- 

Innes did not. 

Ms Jones said that 

did not translate in 

reduction to funding. 

The city council will 

review the funding levels next 

year. 

Ms Jones said the board 

would be “proactively involved” 

in that review and would support 

funding returning to previous 

levels. 

“Or even increasing them if 

need be,” she said. 

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Teen’s Hagley Park showpiece 


ARTIST RUBY Williams 

stood on the workshop floor of 

ENI Engineering in Halswell’s 

industrial outskirts. 

It might not seem like a place 

for creating art but the 15-yearold 

St Albans resident couldn’t 

wipe the smile off her face. 

Ruby saw the sculpture she 

designed as part of the SCAPE 

Public Art season for the first 

time. 

“It’s perfect. It’s exactly what I 

had in mind. Absolutely perfect,” 

she said. 

The mammoth steel branch, 

which will be fixed to a tree in 

Hagley Park, was shaped by ENI 

engineer Paul Bacon. 

It’s not something he gets to do 

very often. 

Ruby, who attends Villa Maria 

College, picked out the “pinkypurple” 

shade it will be painted, 

saying it represented her personality. 

Ruby’s mum Breda said her 

“budding artist” had been waiting 

eagerly to see the sculpture all 

day. She was “so, so proud” of her 

daughter. 

Ruby won the chance to see 

her sketches come to life after 

winning the senior section of the 

Re:ACTIVATE project. 

“I don’t know how to explain 

how it feels. It’s just really, really 

CREATIVE: Ruby Williams, 15, is all smiles with her steel 

sculpture of a tree branch. 


cool to finally see it,” Ruby said. 

The branch will be on display 

for six weeks during the public art 

season from October 7. 

It will even feature as a stop on 

the public walk, which takes people 

on a tour of all the public art 

in the city, including pieces from 

big names like Antony Gormley. 

Ruby said she would be taking 

a few more trips through the park 

than she usually would just to see 

it. 

Her design relates to the 

concept of memory and involves 

recreating a tree’s lost limb out 

of metal. “Replacing that branch 

with a wire copy resembling the 

memory of the limb that used 

to be there. The city is similar in 

some regards – it fell during the 

earthquake and was completely 

changed, parts of it were gone but 

not forgotten.” 

But this is only the beginning 

in Ruby’s art career. 

The teen said seeing the 

branch had given her the drive 

to keep chasing her creative 

dreams. 

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TRAFFIC: A 

proposed 

third lane on 

the Northern 

Motorway 

has received 

the rubber 

stamp from 

an ECan 

committee. 

Third lane passes 

another barrier 


traffic build-up in St Albans 

and the surrounding areas, 

A PROPOSED third southbound 

lane on the Northern 

particularly Cranford St. 

But in the committee’s 

Motorway has got the green 

report, it said the lane is an 

light from another committee. 

“urgent short-term response to 

The Canterbury regional 

morning peak congestion and 

transport committee has 

reliability issues”. 

recommended Environment 

The proposal will go to ECan 

Canterbury approve a 

to approve the variation on 

variation to the Regional Land 

Thursday. 

Transport Plan to allow 

City 

a third 

southbound lane over the 

If it 

of 

is approved, the New 

Waimakariri Bridge. 

Zealand Transport Agency 

The lane will only be 

will decide whether to vary 

cycle 

available to high-occupancy the National Land Transport 

vehicles during the morning Programme to include this 

commuter rush in a bid to proposal. 

ease congestion coming from The lane will cost about $20 

Waimakariri through Belfast million, as long as it is done in 

and into the city. 

conjunction with work on the 

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Wartime rationing and requisition 

Papanui during World 

War 2. Part 2, by Murray 

Williams chairman of the 

Papanui Heritage Group. 

SHONA ELLIOTT, née Turton, 

was a schoolgirl living in Sails 

St during the war, and later she 

remembered the tension as the 

casualty lists were published in 

the newspaper. 

The impact of the war became 

more personal when the local 

grocer’s assistant and a school 

friend’s brother were both killed 

in action. 

Mrs Elliott recalled that she 

and her classmates learned to 

knit and they produced scarves, 

balaclavas and socks of varying 

quality for the soldiers of the 

New Zealand Division. 

New Zealand citizens had to 

accept that much of the freedom 

they had traditionally expected 

had to be severely modified during 

the war. 

Blackout conditions in the 

hours of darkness were enforced 

by members of the home guard 

and other designated officials. 

Private motor vehicles could 

be commandeered for army use 

for the duration of the war. 

Jack Newton’s Papanui firewood 

business lost its Bedford 

truck, a significant part of the 

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Tomkies, had his motor-cycle 

requisitioned. 

A comprehensive rationing 

system was enforced – sugar, 

tea and butter, meat, clothing 

and linen were all subject to this 

regime. 

The system relied on the use 

of coupons and this imposed an 

extra burden on retailers. 

Merle Gregor’s father owned 

a grocery shop on the corner 

of Blighs and Papanui Rds and 

she recalls that as a teenager she 

was responsible for counting the 

coupons received to reconcile 

these with the rationed goods 

sold during the week. 

Mrs Elliott felt that her mother 

managed very well and that in 

some respects the depression 

years of the early 1930s had 

prepared the family to cope with 

wartime shortages. 

Few families of Mrs Elliott’s 

circle of friends owned motor vehicles 

and therefore the stringent 

rationing of petrol did not affect 

them much. 

By 1942, the possibility of air 

raids created some anxiety but 

there is no evidence of a public 

shelter being constructed in 

Papanui. 

There was some public 

criticism that Papanui Primary 

School had no effective shelter. 

The Canterbury Education 

Board tried to defuse this 

concern by adopting a policy of 

‘dispersal’ and arguing that as 

the vast majority of pupils lived 

within seven minutes of the 

school that they could safely be 

sent home. 

This theory was based on the 

assumption that at least seven 

minutes warning of impending 

raids would be provided. 

There is anecdotal evidence 

that many Papanui families attempted 

to dig trenches in their 

back gardens although these 

good intentions were often frustrated 

by the area’s high water 

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Lucy’s goal earns award 


ACHIEVING the highest 

level of the Duke of 

Edinburgh’s Hillary Award 

is no easy task. 

But at 17-years-old, St 

Margaret’s College student 

Lucy Adams has already 

managed to get the gold 

award under her belt 

and was the youngest at 

this year’s ceremony in 

Government House, Wellington. 

Lucy said you can start 

the programme after 

turning 14 – but have to 

put in a certain amount 

of time before you achieve 

the bronze, silver and 

finally gold levels of the 

award. 

So at 14, that’s what she 

did. She wanted to start 

soon as she could. 

“It takes a really long 

time, so I wanted to do it 

ACHIEVE: St Margaret’s 

College student Lucy 

Adams received a gold 

Duke of Edinburgh 

Award from the 

Governor General Dame 

Patsy Reddy. 

as quickly as possible,” she 

said. 

Lucy earned the bronze 

HONOUR: 

Lucy Adams 

(middle row, 

second from 

right) was 

the youngest 

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achiever at 

this year's 

ceremony. 

award in 2015 and silver in 

2016. 

But to complete gold, she 

said you have to tick off all 

five sections of the award 

– service, skills, adventurous 

journey, physical 

recreation and a residential 

project. 

Lucy volunteered around 

the boarding house of 

the school, played netball 

and tennis, went on a 

leadership course at Boyle 

River and did a tramp 

through the Cass-Lagoon 

Saddle track. 

“It was really cool to 

have met my goal and get 

the award before I turned 

18,” Lucy said. 

Although she said the 

effort she put in was exhausting. 

“It was a really cool 

experience, I did a lot of 

things I wouldn’t have otherwise 

done,” she said. 

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CEREMONY: Selwyn House 

old girl Tamara Tait with her 

daughters Georgia and Isabella 

Clarkson represent the past, 

present and future of the school. 

SCHOOLS 

Poet selected for award 

Celebrations at 

Selwyn House 

PAST, PRESENT and future 

came together to celebrate 

Founder’s Day at Selwyn House. 

The school celebrated its 88th 

birthday last week. 

Candles were symbolically lit 

by former student Tamara Tait 

and her two daughters, Georgia 

and Isabella Clarkson. 

Georgia currently attends 

Selwyn House, while her sister 

represents a future pupil. 

SONG: The 

school’s senior 

chamber choir 

sang Peace Song. 

In 1929 the doors of Selwyn 

House School opened and 

Charlotte Mason, the founder, 

established the principles, vision 

and mission of the school. 

Charlotte, like many other educational 

pioneers, wished to educate 

each child as an individual. 

She believed that all children 

were capable of achieving success 

when hard work and sound 

achievement were encouraged. 

AUDIENCE: Amy Kelly spoke 

for the year 7 and 8 group. 

SPEECH: Mia Tucker, speaking 

on behalf of year 1, 2 and 3. 


LOGAN MCALLISTER knows 

the difference between sonnets, 

limericks and haikus. 

The year 13 St Andrew’s College 

student was selected as a 

finalist in the International Insititue 

of Modern Letters National 

Schools Poetry Awards for his 

poem Circles. 

Off the back of his success, 

Logan (right) got to spend at day 

in a writing masterclass at Victoria 

University honing his craft. 

Circles 

Circles Yelling and singing in the 

dark, riding in circles in the park. 

One of the best nights of my life, 

spent with boys I know and love. 

Feeling we could take on the 

world. 

Making the glorious pilgrimage 

to the fast-food joint that serves all 

night. 

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bike. He rode it when he was eight 

years old. 

The wind caresses my grown-out 

shaggy hair, making my black 

funeral scarf fly behind. 

The scarf gets caught on my 

eyes, leaving me for a few seconds 

blind. 

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up to on these nights. 

No girls, no drama, no fights. 

Only unconsciously finding trouble. 

On this particular night, the 

cheap, greasy meal tasted better 

than ever. 

The way back, we’re stopped by 

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Andre utilizes his clever tongue, 

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them of the loss of our fourth 

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The wolves decide to leave us 

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search of an easier meal. 

We arrive home and return the 

bikes to their assigned spots in 

Andre’s garage. 

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sleep coming easy that we’d had a 

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Tobet Glithero correctly answered all questions at Cantamath. 

THE NEW rockstars of St 

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But they know their way 

around a calculator. 

The college’s year 10 Cantamath 

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themselves a “golden ticket” at 

the 46th Cantamath competition. 

The team won the ticket after 

they received a perfect score, 

100 points, and answered all the 

maths questions correctly. 

Their teacher, Ben Hilliam, said 

the students worked very hard 

towards their goal, and to win 

Cantamath has been a long held 

aspiration. 

“At lunchtime the week before 

Cantamath, all teams from year 

7 to 10 competed against each 

other in to simulate the intense 

atmosphere at Cantamath to 

ensure our teams were not overwhelmed 

at the competition,” Mr 

Hilliam said. 

It comes off the back of more 

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A group of year 12 students, 

Russell Boey, Velia Men, Zachary 

Scheiwe and Bryson Chen beat 

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The Canterbury Mathematics 

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complete questions then run up 

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The St Andrew’s team answered 

all questions correctly 

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PRE-SCHOOLERS’ imaginations 

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Rangi Ruru Preschool children 

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SUPERMAN: Year 6 pupils from Selwyn House School 

organised the Wonder Wheels event with Gap Filler. 

ROLLER-skating superheroes 

brought back a bit of life to the 

central city. 

Year 6 pupils from Selwyn 

House School turned an empty 

lot in the central city into a popup 

roller-skating rink. 

The Wonder Wheels event was 

supported by urban regeneration 

initiative Gap Filler. 

Selwyn House pupils tried out 

roller-skating at the site before 

members of the public and business 

mentors were invited to join 

in. The school has been working 

with Gap Filler as part of its 

education programme. 

Selwyn House business development 

and marketing manager 

Jennifer Shepherd said the girls 

involved in the project are only 

10 and 11-years-old. 

“It is amazing to see a group 

of young girls take an interest in 

adding life back into a city which 

was badly damaged when they 

were only two and three years of 

age,” she said 

FUN: Pupils are helping to make the central city a more 

vibrant place to visit. 

Central city lot turned into skate rink 

Gap Filler learning facilitator 

Sally Airey said this kind of 

learning experience gave pupils 

the chance to make a real contribution 

to the city and helped 

make it a more vibrant place to 

live. “We hope that this event 

encourages others to use this and 

other vacant sites in creative and 

fun ways.” 

ASSIST: Some pupils had not 

had the chance to roller-skate 

before. 

New reverend 

moves into 

rebuilt Merivale 

church vicarage 


THE FIRST step in a historic 

Merivale church rebuild is complete. 

The vicarage of the All Souls’ 

Anglican Parish of Merivale St 

Albans, a combination of the former 

St Mary’s Anglican Church in 

Merivale and St Matthew’s Anglican 

Church from St Albans, has been 

opened and blessed. 

Interim priest-in-charge, Reverend 

Megan Herles-Mooar, has 

moved into the new vicarage with 

her family. 

Construction began on the new 

church in April at the site of the 

former St Mary’s Anglican Church 

on the corner of Papanui Rd and 

Church Lane. 

The church building is set to 

open in mid-2018. The Warren and 

Mahoney designed building will include 

a specially-commissioned circular 

chapel which, unlike St Mary’s 

previous gothic structure, will flood 

the new church with natural light. 

It will include a memorial window 

from St Matthew’s and stained glass 

windows saved from St Mary’s. 

For the last six years, the two 

congregations have worshipped 

together at St Margaret’s College 

auditorium. 

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Tigers teen has shot at NZ 18s 

SCHOOL 

• By Andrew King 

SCHOOL 

PAPANUI TIGERS 

player second rower 

Seth Tauamiti has been 

named in the New 

Zealand Resident 18s 

rugby league side. 

The team will compete 

in a trial against 

Taurahere – which 

is made up of New 

Zealand-born players 

currently plying their 

SCHOOLS 

trade in Australia – on 

Saturday in Auckland. 

A New Zealand 18s 

team will be selected 

from the match to 

take on the Australian 

Schoolboys later this 

month. 

Tauamiti’s schoolmate 

at St Thomas’, Jordan 

Riki, has been selected 

SPORTS 

•New Zealand Resident 18s 

team: 

Upper Central: Hayze 

Perham and Sheldon Rogers; 

Akarana: Mikey Williams, 

Matt Timoko, Emanuel Gerard 

Tuimavave, Soane Hufanga, 

Lewis Sio, Javvier Pitovao, 

Tyler Slade and Kayal Iro; Mid 

in the side, as has 

Shirley Boys’ High 

and Celebration Lions 

player Daniel Sakisi. St 

Thomas’ league coach 

Andrew Auimatagi 

said both players have a 

heap of potential and it 

was great to see it being 

recognised. 

“They thoroughly 

deserve it and have done 

really well. It is great 

to see two young guys 

able to start to make a 

career out of it [league],” 

he said. 

Tauamiti plays in the 

second row in league, 

and No 8 in rugby while 

Riki is a utility back in 

both codes. Both play 

league for St Thomas’ 

and also featured heavily 

in the school’s first XV. 

SCHOOLS 

SPORTS 

Central: Awatere Kiwara and 

Wesley Veikoso; Counties 

Manukau: Dylan Tavita, 

Nitoa Kairau and Dredin 

Sorenson-McGee; Southern: 

Seth Tauamiti, Jordan Riki and 

Daniel Sakisi; Northland: Paul 

Turner. 

Head coach: Moehewa 

DUAL CODER: Papanui Tigers league player and St Thomas’ first XV forward Seth Tauamiti will play in a trial 

match for the New Zealand 18s team to play the Australian Schoolboys. 

PHOTO: BRENDAN BIGGS 

Armstrong; Assistant coach: 

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Joseph Taipari, Oregan Kaufusi 

and Vallance Harris; South 

Sydney Rabbitohs: Mawene 

Hiroti and Tyrone Taukamo; 

St George Illawarra Dragons: 

Steven Marsters; Melbourne 

Storm: Kelma Tuilagi; Sydney 

Roosters: Baylee Bentley-Hape. 

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• By Andrew King 

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NORTH-west fighters 

had a great showing at 

the New Zealand Boxing 

Championships last week, 

bringing home four titles 

from five categories. 

Papanui Boxing Club’s 

Sam Watt (right), 25, 

won the A.B.A Trophy 

after winning the 91-plus 

kilogram elite super heavy 

title, and Ryan Entese, 26, 

won The Arty Beban Memorial 

Trophy after winning 

the under-52kg elite 

title at the tournament in 

Rotorua from Monday to 

Friday last week. 

Watt added to his other 

three New Zealand titles, 

but said he can definitely 

improve and is looking 

forward to more ring time. 

“It is always great to 

travel with Canterbury 

and we set the standard 

for other teams by setting 

a high standard,” he said. 

Redwood Boxing Club’s 

Rendz Remaneses, 25, won 

the under-56kg elite title, 

and Kaelan Boyce, 18, won 

the under-56kg youth title. 

Riverside Boxing Club’s 

Sophie Mullally, 16, lost 

the semi-final of the under-57kg 

junior category 

and said, regardless of the 

result, it was fun. 

Canterbury Boxing Association 

team manager 

Holly Sullivan said it was 

one of the “greenest” 

teams they have taken to 

the national championships 

in quite a while, but 

in spite of that the team 

was awarded the Malcolm 

Treston Shield for the 

most wins at the competition. 

“They have all had a 

really good run in spite of 

how fresh they are. Some 

have come up against really 

good fighters, so it is 

pretty awesome they have 

done as well as they have,” 

she said. 

Papanui Boxing Club 

coaching stalwart Phil 

Shatford was also honoured 

at the tournament 

with a life membership of 

the New Zealand Boxing 

Coaches Association for 

his 20 years of service to 

the sport. 

Other Canterbury 

fighters who won titles: 

Leon Gibson, 13, 

Waikuku Boxing Club, 

under-36kg cadet; Izyah 

Hesp, 12, Smiling Tigers 

Boxing Club, under-50kg 

cadet; Daniel Meehan, 

14, Smiling Tigers Boxing 

Club, under 57kg cadet; 

Tyler Rodgers, 22, Burnham 

Boxing Club, 80-plus 

kilogram elite female 

champion; Sunny Teki- 

Clark, 28, Bells Boxing 

Gym, under-81kg elite. 

Runner-ups: 

Jarrod Gear-Ngatai, 16, 

Smiling Tigers Boxing 

Club, under-57kg cadet; 

Bree Cummings, 28, 

Round 12 Boxing & Fitness 

Centre, under-64kg 

elite; Sam Burdett-Clark, 

29, Smiling Tigers Boxing 

Club, under-64kg elite. 

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St Albans Exercise 

Tuesday, 9.15-10.15am 

These classes are designed for 

people living with long-term 

health conditions. Classes generally 

occur weekly but won’t happen 

on public holidays and also 

school holiday periods. Phone 

0800 663 463 to register. 

Foundation of the Blind, 96 

Bristol St. 

Scrabble Group 

Tuesday, 9.45am-noon 

Go along and play scrabble 

with the friendly weekly group. 

Exercise your brain and have 

fun. 

Gold coin donation. Sundbye 

House, 100 Farrington Ave. 

Papanui Book Club 

Tuesday, 10-11am 

With no set book to read, this 

is a relaxed and social group who 

talk about what book or books 

they have been reading. 

Papanui Library, 35 Langdons 

Rd. 

GenConnect 

Tuesday, 12.10-12.40pm 

Connecting generations by 

sharing knowledge. Do you have 

questions about your iPad, Smart 

Phone or Tablet? Or maybe you 

want to know how to use Skype, 

Facebook, or share your photos 

Email julia.evans@starmedia.kiwi 

by 5pm each Wednesday 

with family or friends? Ask an 

expert. Papanui High School students 

will be available every 

Tuesday during term time from 

12.10-12.40pm to help you find 

answers to all your questions 

Papanui Library, 35 Langdons 

Rd. 

Reading to Dogs 

Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm 

These sessions have been 

designed to provide a relaxed 

and non-threatening atmosphere 

to encourage children to practise 

their reading skills and develop a 

love of reading. This programme 

uses dogs who are the pets of the 

city council animal management 

team and have been trained 

and tested for health, safety 

and temperament. Sessions are 

15min. Phone 941 7923 to book 

a spot. 

Shirley Library, 36 Marshland 

Rd. 

Bishopdale Bridge Club 

Wednesday, 11am-2.30pm 

Go along and join in with this 

social group who meets every 

Wednesday for a game or two 

of bridge. Table fees $5. Phone 

Janet for more information on 

352 1440. 

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library 

and Community Centre, 13 Bishopdale 

Court. 

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS 

GLOBAL LEADERS IN FIRST AID TRAINING 

Christchurch Course Dates 2017 

Venue: 32 Birmingham Drive, Middleton 

First Aid Revalidation Course (6 hours) 

Cost $130.00 per person (certificates must not have 

expired for more than 3 months) 

Time: 8.30am – 3.15pm 

Monday 

25 Sept 

2 Oct 

Tuesday 

10 Oct 

24 Oct 

Wednesday 

27 Sept 

18 Oct 

Friday 

6 Oct 

27 Oct 

Northside Toastmasters 

Wednesday, 7.30-9pm 

Through its worldwide network 

of clubs, Toastmasters helps 

nearly 280,000 people communicate 

effectively and achieve 

the confidence to lead others. 

Northside Toastmasters is a 

club of likeminded individuals, 

who meet once a week and use 

a proven methodology to help 

members become accomplished 

public speakers. For further details, 

phone Mark on 352 7394. 

St Luke’s Church, cnr Daniels 

and Main North Rds. 

Go Well Group – Play Rummikub 

Thursday, 1-3pm 

Go along to Fendalton Library 

and play Rummikub. The 

game is an exciting, interactive 

strategy game that will test your 

wits. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys 

Rd. 

Sunday 

1 Oct 

15 Oct 

M Learning Workplace Revalidation Course (4 hours) 

Cost $130.00 per person (certificates must not have 

expired for more than 3 months) 

Time: 8.30am – 12.45pm 

Tuesday 

26 Sept 

Wedneday 

25 Oct 

Friday 

13 Oct 

For bookings please call 0800 REDCROSS or 339-7111 

Book online at www.redcross.org.nz 

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Knit ’n’ Yarn 

Thursday 2-3pm 

Go along and enjoy a chat with 

other as you knit. For anyone 

who loves to knit or wants to 

learn. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys 

Rd. 

Cyber Safe 

Thursday, 3.30-5pm 

An internet health and safety 

workshop designed specifically 

for adults and senior citizens to 

develop both the understanding 

and skills required to use the 

internet appropriately in order to 

reduce the chances for harm to 

them and their family. 

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library 

and Community Centre, 13 Bishopdale 

Court. 

Card Club 

Friday, 1.30-3.30pm 

This weekly card club is on 

every Friday, just go along and 

RED CROSS 

Guinea Pigs On Show – 

Garden City Cavy Club 

Trophy Show. The public 

pet show will be held at 

1pm. Enter your pet guinea 

pig for $6 (includes the 

fastest eater competition 

and guinea pig fancy dress). 

Fancy dress theme is 

Australia, in honour of the 

Australian judge on the day. 

Go earlier to see the pedigree 

guinea pigs judged in their 

standards based show. Email 

gardencitycavyclub@gmail. 

com for more information. 

Saturday from 10.30am, 

Papanui Methodist Church, 

68 Harewood Rd. 

join in the fun. 


Rd. 

Super Saturday Storytimes 

Saturday, 11-11.45am 

Encourage learning through 

a love for stories and craft. 

Storytimes is an interactive programme 

including stories, songs, 

rhymes and play. All storytimes 

during Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori 

will include Maori language 

content. 


Rd. 

Car Boot Sale 

Sunday, 9.30-noon 

With spring on its way, it’s 

time to have a good clean out. 

So why not bring your items to 

the St Bede’s Car Boot Sale and 

make some money. Your 

trash might be treasure. 

St Bede’s College, 210 Main 

North Rd. 

Ensuring a safe work place 

Learning first aid is not only a part of ensuring a safe 

work place, but also an integral part of our engagement with the 

wider community. We all learn the necessary skills to ensure that 

in times of emergency we are able to assist our work colleagues, 

but are we able to take these skills home, into the community or 

on to the sports field? 

not all work places are the same and the injury risk for each place 

can be wide and variable. The office attended by administrators 

does not carry the same risk as those people working with heavy 

machinery, or perhaps at some distance from a regular ambulance 

service. it is therefore essential that you pick the right first aid 

course to suit all of your activities – both professional and social. 

take, for example, an office worker who does not have a high 

risk work environment and whose concern might be to ensure that 

they can deal with minor cuts and superficial injuries, or the ability 

to perform effective CPr. These skills can be achieved on a course 

of eight hours duration and would generally fit into low to medium 

risk area. But take this same person on to a sports field either as a 

spectator or player when a higher level injury occurs. The eight 

hour course covering unit standards 6402 and 6401 (or 26551 and 

26552) does not cover head neck and spinal injuries, eye injuries, 


hypothermia and poisonings. 

The majority of injuries occur outside of the work place, in 

fact one in three injuries occurs in the home, making it the most 

common place for injuries to happen. new Zealand children 

are twice as likely to die through injury as children who live in 

australia. They mostly die as a result of motor vehicles accidents 

or falls in the home. fatalities from leisure and sport are not far 

behind those in the workplace. 

The wider 12 hour course teaches the additional unit standard 

6400 and provides a wide knowledge base for medium to high risk 

environments. This course covers many of the skills required to 

deal with the most common injuries, such as falls (which can result 

in head, neck and spinal injuries) and dealing with complex scenes 

such as motor vehicle accidents. 

if you are not sure on the course best suited to your needs, ask 

your accredited first aid training provider. They can explain the 

course content and give you options that will best suit your needs. 

Look beyond the workplace and consider your family and your 

location. Check that you have a good quality first aid kit that is 

up-to-date with replenished items, and that everyone knows where 

it is located. 

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COMPREHENSIVE FIRST AID, 

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16 Hours Thursday/Friday 

19 & 20 October 

23 & 24 November 

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS - GLOBAL LEADERS IN FIRST AID TRAINING 

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Comprehensive First Aid PLUS Course (16hrs or 4hr upgrade) 

Unit Standard 6402, 6401, 6400 and 25411 or 26552, 26551, 6400 and 25411 

Cost $275.00 per person incl FA Manual & GST for 16 hours or $85.00 per 

person for upgrade following completion of CFA 

Time: Day One 8.30am – 5.30pm Day Two 8.30am – 5pm 

Friday 4 Hours 1.15pm-5.00pm 

20 Oct & 24 Nov 

Comprehensive First Aid Course (12hrs) 

Unit Standard 6402, 6401, 6400 or 26552, 26551, 6400 

Cost $225.00 per person incl FA Manual & GST 

Time: Day One & Day Two 8.30am - 3.15pm Time: Day One 8.30am - 5.30pm 

2 x Monday 

20 & 27 Nov 

2 x Tuesday 

17 & 24 Oct 

7 & 14 Nov 

2 x Wednesdays 

4 & 11 Oct 

25 Oct & 1 Nov 

Thursday/Friday 

28 & 29 Sept 

5 & 6 Oct 

Day Two 8.30am - 12.45pm 

Thursday/Friday 

19 & 20 Oct 

24 & 24 Nov 

Weekends 

30 Sept & 1 Oct 

14 & 15 Oct 

Essential First Aid Course (8hrs) 

Unit Standard 6402, 6401 or 26551, 26552 

Cost $155.00 per person Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm 

Monday 

20 Nov 

Tuesday 

17 Oct 

7 Nov 

Wednesday 

4 Oct 

25 Oct 

M Learning (App.) First Aid Courses 

Practical First Aid 

Unit Standards 6402, 6401 

Cost $155.00 per person 

Time: 4 hours 8.30am-12.45pm 

Tuesday 3 Oct 

Thursday 26 Oct 

Workplace First Aid 

Unit Standards 6400, 6401, 6402 

Cost $225.00 per person 

Time: 8 hours 8.30am-5.30pm 

Tuesday 3 Oct 

Thursday 26 Oct 

Thursday 

12 Oct 

2 Nov 

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Saturday 

30 Sept 

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HEALTH & BEAUTY 

New branding, 

new products 

for family-run 

health food co 

The family-owned and locally operated 

New Zealand Health Food Company 

(NZHF) has seen steady growth since its 

launch in 1988. 

The company was founded by Rob 

Haines as a way to introduce indigenous 

products and nutritious ingredients 

to New Zealand and the rest of the 

world. He began creating product 

lines that took advantage of New 

Zealand’s diverse landscape and 

pristine ocean waters, including two 

collections of natural supplements, 

Kiwi Natural Health and New Zealand 

Health Food. These were followed by 

KNH, another natural supplement line, 

along with Manuka South, which includes 

products that focus on the healing powers 

of honey. 

Now NZHF is introducing some new 

products – including a long-awaited 

new line of Manuka honey – and also 

rebranding itself to reaffirm its place 

as one of the country’s most popular 

providers of supplements, super foods and 

skincare. 

The rebranding is designed to reflect 

the growth NZHF has experienced since 

its inception, with the company’s mission 

being to continue providing a one-stop 

shop for health-focused, high-quality 

products including supplements, super 

foods, skincare products, sports nutrition 

and weight management, as well as 

essential oils. 

Many are produced using locally 

sourced ingredients, with the company’s 

exports helping to introduce the rest of 

the world to the health benefits offered by 

the nutrient-dense offerings that are part 

of New Zealand’s diverse landscape. 

The centrepiece of NZHF’s 

rebranding efforts is a new 

logo, which is an updated, more 

contemporary version of the 

company’s original lotus flower. 

The rebranding also includes 

an updated, easier to navigate 

website that will not only include 

current tools such as a chat box and links 

to social media, but also new features 

and a design that will make it easier for 

customers to find the right products to 

reach their optimum health goals. 

Over the three decades that NZHF 

has been in operation, it has remained 

privately owned and locally operated. Rob 

Haines, along with his son, two daughters 

and son-in-law, are all an integral part 

of the business and strive to provide 

quality products at an affordable price, so 

that health and wellness are available to 

everyone. 

Both online and at the retail store, 

they and their knowledgeable staff are 

committed to helping customers be the 

best they can be, in mind, body and 

spirit. And from Friday September 15 to 

Monday, September 25, NZHF is having a 

sale, offering some great specials for their 

customers. 

For more information about New 

Zealand Health Food Company, visit 

www.nzhealthfood.com or call at the 

retail store, 215 Woolridge Road, 

Christchurch, which offers an excellent 

customer loyalty programme. Opening 

hours are Monday to Friday 9am- 

5.30pm and Saturday 10am-4pm. 

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It is well known how important omega-3 

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Recent research has shown inflammation 

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good health. Until now most fish oil 

only contained omega-3 fatty acids in 

triglyceride form. Fish, however, naturally 

contain omega-3 in triglyceride and 

phospholipid form but until recently the 

phospholipid form was lost due to the 

manufacturing process. 

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GO-Advanced Omega-PC to be far better 

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KIDSTUFF 

Lindisfarne Nursery School 

Lindisfarne Nursery School was 

established by Tricia Cuthbert in 1987 and 

remains part of the Cuthbert family today. 

We are committed to Christchurch, to our 

community, our Lindisfarne families, and 

most importantly the futures 

and happiness of our children. 

We believe in developing 

children’s feelings of self-worth, 

and encouraging tolerance and 

understanding of others. 

Our teachers all hold a 

Diploma of Teaching in Early 

Childhood, and one holds a 

Diploma of Teaching in Primary 

as well as early childhood. She 

prepares the four year olds for 

school through an informal 

and brief daily ‘lesson’ time 

which the children love to take 

part in. 

We have a separate nursery 

with an outdoor area where the 

children discover and explore. 

We are a strong multi-cultural 

centre with committed teachers 

who embrace and celebrate 

diversity for our families. 

Morning and afternoon tea and a cooked 

lunch are provided, and we welcome 

visitors. 

Check us out at www.lindisfarnenursery. 

school.nz or phone 389 2483 

Kids love CASPA! 

A child who’s ‘a 

little different’ 

Children who are just ‘a little different’ – perhaps they’re 

clumsy, have difficulty writing or tying shoelaces, or 

prone to ‘meltdowns’, and struggle to fit in. 

To interpret and function in the world 

we need to accurately process information 

from our environment. 

Some children’s nervous systems 

may receive, sort and use information 

inaccurately (sensory processing) causing 

them to either under or over reaction to 

a sensation, or actively seek or avoid a 

sensation. 

This may cause distress for the 

child, family and teachers, 

as coping with everyday 

experiences like 

noisy classrooms, 

the feel of fabric, 

or moving in a 

coordinated way 

may present huge 

challenges. It can 

influence behaviour 

and interfere with 

learning, doing 

everyday activities or 

simply fitting in. 

No child is the 

same, each have 

their own individual 

difficulties. 

Therapy Professionals Therapists 

may be able to help improve the life 

of these children and those around 

them. Contact us at 3775280 or 

www.therapyprofessionals.co.nz. 

CASPA (Creative After School 

Programmed Activities) incorporating 

PAPA JACKS offers children the 

opportunity to be creative, make new 

friends and try new experiences all within a 

safe, nurturing environment. CASPA offers 

working parents an affordable after school 

and school holiday programme that their 

kids just love! 

CASPA attributes its success to the 

variety of activities on offer as well as the 

convenience and affordability for parents. 

CASPA kids enjoy an exciting range of 

activities including sports, music, games, 

drama, arts and craft as well as fun trips. 

Previous themes and activities have included 

a Karaoke Dance Party, CASPA Fear Factor, 

Healthy Art, Out of Africa and hundreds of 

other amazing themes/activities! 

CASPA parents enjoy peace of mind, 

knowing their kids are safe and enjoying 

the benefits of a quality after school 

programme. Some parents and caregivers 

also enjoy government subsidies for 

CASPA. CASPA is Child Youth and Family 

approved for the OSCAR Subsidy and in 

some circumstances, the full CASPA fee 

will be covered by the subsidy. 

For more information or to enrol, call 

Caroline, Rachel or Tania on 349 9260 or 

visit www.caspa.org.nz 

• Sports • Music • Games 

• Drama • Arts and craft 

• Fun trips 

Do you work, live or study 

in central Christchurch? 

New enrolment? 

No fees until Feb 1 st 2018 

We might be just what you are looking for: 

• community based, non-profit and 

culturally diverse 

• 20 hrs ECE and childcare subsidies 

• small group sizes, high adult to child ratios 

• 500m from Christchurch Hospital in 

the grounds of Hagley College off 

Waller Terrace 

Phone: 364 5158 

Email: preschool@hagley.school.nz 

Website: hagleypreschool.co.nz 

Is a child you know 

struggling to relate 

or learn? 

Don’t struggle alone. 

Our therapists can help. 

They come to you. 

Physio, Speech Language, Music, 

Occupational Therapists and Dieticians 

P: (03) 377 5280 

E: therapyprofessionals@clear.net.nz 

www.therapyprofessionals.co.nz 

Would you like 

to promote your 

Business? 

For local features 

please contact 

Bev Stanger 

03 364 7407 

bev.stanger@starmedia.kiwi 

• Central location 

• Cooked healthy heart meals 

• Large private outdoor play area 

• Casual care available 

• Enrolments available now 

• 7.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday 

CASPA 

After School 

& Holiday Programme 

Your friendly childcare solution 

Creative 

After 

School 

Programmed 

Activities 

• We provide a safe, creative 

environment for 5-13 year olds 

• Our staff are trained 

• A range of fun activities 

• 7.15-8.30am and 3-6pm Mon-Fri 

• 8am-6pm Holidays 

• Kids just LOVE it! 

Subsidies 

Apply 

EST 1987 

389 2483 

375 Worcester Street • Christchurch 

call us 

noW 

P: 349 9260 or 027 352 1638 

E: info@caspa.org.nz 

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REAL ESTATE 

Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100 

Ready to Move! 

15 Caleb Place, Northwood 

3 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 2 toilets | 1 living room | 1 dining room | 1 office/study | 2 car-garage | 2 off-street parks | Listing Number PI48339 

The call to be closer to family is very 

strong. Be quick to view this immaculate 

and appealing modern 211.95m 2 home, 

built in 2005. It has been carefully 

maintained to offer a relaxed lifestyle in 

a superb location. Situated in a quiet, noexit 

street, across the road from walking 

trails in leafy Styx Mill Reserve, a close 

walk to supermarket and shops, and a 

short drive to Northlands or the CBD. 

Manicured gardens and timeless 

brick construction offer an elegant 

first impression and a skylight over 

the entrance creates a light and bright 

welcome. A northwest aspect ensures 

the open-plan living and dining is sunny 

and warm, and French doors opening to 

decking on two sides make the most of 

the magical outdoor living. A breakfast 

bar separates a well-appointed kitchen, 

which boasts a double wall oven, two 

dish-drawers and gas cooktop. The 

separate lounge adds further flexibility, 

and is an elegant and tranquil space with 

leafy views through the feature windows 

and a gas fire for cosy ambience. Light and 

inviting, the master bedroom includes an 

ensuite, while two more double bedrooms 

and an office (or 4th bedroom) share a 

family bathroom. A double internalaccess 

garage is a practical plus, while 

the fully fenced and landscaped gardens 

include irrigation and a choice of outdoor 

living. 

Beautifully presented and loaded with 

extras, including solar water heating 

(with gas boost) and attic storage in the 

ceiling, it’s clear that this is a much-loved 

home, but the vendor is determined to 

move closer to family and has committed 

to selling. 

Contact agent for viewing times or to 

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today Deb Harvey of Harcourts Gold 

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on 352 6166 or mobile 027 220 6565 

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house and garden 

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services available 

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PAINTER 

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Locally owned and 

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25+ years Experience 

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ROOF RESTORATIONS 

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• Painting/Decorating 

• Moss Treatments 

• Gutter Cleaning 

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allaspectsroofpaint@gmail.com 

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& Property Maintenance 

Paving 

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Lawns and Gardens 

Planting - Raised Vege Gardens 

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Water Blasting - Gutter Cleaning 

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ROOF 

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Exterior staining, 

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moss and mould 

treatment and 

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AAA HANDyMAN 

licensed carpenter 

LBP, all property and 

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repairs, bathroom/shower 

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BRICKLAyER 

George Lockyer. Over 

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BUILDER 

For all building work 

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and integrity. Free Quotes. 

Ph Lachlan 383-1723 or 

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available for all aspects of 

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ELECTRICIAN 

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03 322 4209 or 021 026 

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No job too big or small. 

Good rates. Call 020 410 

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in roofs and fences. Please 

call 027 241-7471 or 335- 

0265 

PAINTER 

Quality work, I stand by 

Canterbury Ph Wayne 

03 385-4348 or 027 274 

3541 

PLASTERER 

Gib Stopping, Small 

job specialty. 30 + years 

experience. Ring 0800 

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PLUMBER 

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Plumber for all types of 

plumbing, maintenance, 

spouting, alterations etc. 

Phone 352-7402 or 0274- 

350-231 

ROOFINg REPAIRS 

Fully Qualified, Over 

40 Yrs experience 

Ph 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 

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ph 027 3113423 

TILER/CARPENTER 

35 years exp, no job 

too small. Ph Ross 027 

4311440. 

T.V. SERVICE CENTRE 

Repairs, tvs, microwaves, 

stereos, DVD. Aerial 

installations and kitsets, 

480 Moorhouse Ave, ph 03 

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suites, Caravan Squabs 

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383-1448 

VHS VIDEO TAPES 

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taping special occasions, 

www.grahamsvideo.co.nz 

ph 03 338-1655 

WINDOW CLEANINg 

Average 3 bdrm house 

inside or out $40. Both 

$70. Phone Trevor 344- 

2170 

Caravans, Motorhomes 

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CARAVAN Or Poptop 

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Situations Vacant 

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Star Media is seeking an experienced reporter to join its 

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What’s On 

Entertainment 

To advertise, contact 

Jo Fuller 027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

Magical moments in music 

LOCAL entertainers Tony Gregory-Hunt and Brian Skinner 

are amongst the stellar lineup of performers taking part in a 

special fund raising show at the Hornby WMC next Saturday 

30th September. 

Presented by the Rotary Club of Avonhead, ‘Another Great 

Variety Tribute Show’ supports Polio Plus. Rotary, along with 

its partners, has reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent 

worldwide since the international organisation’s first project 

to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. 

A stunning programme is taking shape for next Saturday’s 

charity show featuring Kevin Kearns (John Rowles); Tony 

Gregory-Hunt (Roy Orbison); Brian Skinner (Elvis); Barry 

Cro (Neil Diamond); George Tanner (Barry Gibb); Chrissi 

Williams (Patsy Cline) and Ray Harris (e Shadows). 

Expert backing will be provided by Neville Wilkins & the 

Viscounts with special guest band e Pistons. 

Tickets are $15 on sale now at the Hornby WMC office, 

Carmen Road, phone 349 9026. 

www.newbrightonclub.co.nz 

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Members Lucky Card Draw 

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with a view! 

Open from 5.30pm 

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY 

OPEN FOR SUNDAY 3 COURSE 

SUNDAY BRUNCH DINNER SPECIAL $25 

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10.30am-2pm 

Join the 

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Open Tuesday to Saturday 

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Sunday 24th September 

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Members, guests and affiliates welcome 

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$6 ENTRY 

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SUNDAY 

BUFFET 

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All this 

for $30 

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• Discounted Member Prices 

- Food & Beverages 

• Pool Lounge 

- 9 Pool & 3 Snooker tables 

• Sports Bar 

- Live Sport & TAB facilities 

• Gaming Lounge 

- Choice of 18 Machines 

• Riverview Restaurant 

- Open Tues- Sun 

- Family Friendly 

• Beer Garden 

- & Children’s Play area 

• Multiple Function Rooms 

- Catered Menu options 

50 Colombo St, Cashmere 

Ph: (03) 332-0092, Fax: (03) 337-3772 

www.cashmereclub.co.nz 

DINNER 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

BUFFET 

LUNCH 

Every Sunday 

12pm - 2pm 

IT’S THE CHERRY ON TOP! 

FREE DESSERT 

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ENJOY OUR EXTENSIVE CARVERY 

BETWEEN 5.30PM & 6.30PM 

PRICED AT ONLY $22.50 PER PERSON 

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LUNCH | 12PM-2PM | $25 

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CELEBRATE THAT SPECIAL OCCASION WITH US! 

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OPEN 7 DAYS 

LUNCH & DINNER 

Gluten Free & 

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The Hornby Club | ph 03 349 9026 

17 Carmen Rd | Hornby 

www.hornbywmc.co.nz 

Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

Lunch & Dinner 

All you can eat, 7 days 

Bookings Essential 

PH 386 0088 

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SERVING 

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5PM - 7PM DAILY 

THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX | 110 MARSHLAND RD 

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A West Coast welcome in the heart of 

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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 

Family Friendly 

Kid’s 2 course special 

$20 

$10 

OUR CABINET ITEMS 

ARE HOMEMADE 

CREATED FRESH ON SITE DAILY 

$12 

LUNCH 

SPECIALS 

Live Music: 

6PM.FRI.22 SEPT 

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 

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The 

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118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz



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