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Work on
Northern
Corridor
delayed
• By Julia Evans
NORTHERN Corridor work is
on hold after a court order was
taped to trees on Cranford St.
Last Monday, Small World
Preschool and Nursery owners
Keith and Sue Wayman attached
the Environment Court ruling
from Fletcher Building Ltd
against the city council to two
trees that were about to be cut
down.
They also taped on a sign that
read: “This tree is protected by a
court order.”
“We laminated the court order
to the trees and the workers
took off like scolded cats,” Mr
Wayman said.
He said the trees, which were
supposed to be removed as part
of the Northern Corridor upgrade,
were still there yesterday.
Treetech was contracted to
remove the trees by the city
council. It would not comment
on the matter.
Mr Wayman said it was not
Treetech’s fault as it was only doing
the work of the city council
and the New Zealand Transport
Agency, which he would lodge
formal complaints to.
He said the work was in breach
of the order from last December,
which includes judge-approved
designs for the stretch of road
along Cranford St between Mc-
Faddens Rd and the rural zone.
In October Nor’West News
reported businesses including
the nursery, The Cranford Ale
House and PlaceMakers are
unhappy the city council has
proposed Northern Corridor
designs that do not match that
ruling.
“I think we’ve caused enough
fuss for them to take us seriously,”
he said.
The design includes cycle lanes
that take away all on-street parking,
which Mr Wayman said
would put them out of business.
“The judge made the designs
very clear . . . and we’re not asking
ORDER: This
Environment
Court ruling
put Northern
Corridor work
on hold when
it was taped
to trees on
Cranford St by
Small World
Preschool and
Nursery owner
Sue Wayman.
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for any more than what the judge
is ruling,” Mr Wayman said.
The city council is expected to
release its final designs for the
Northern Corridor this week.
The city council did not
respond to questions from
Nor’West News.
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A face that will appear on the marketing of City2Surf this
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And remember it’s a family event – children 10 and under
are free to participate.
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of about 80 to get involved in next year’s Star Media
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Tuesday December 5 2017 3
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Native bush plan mooted
• By Julia Evans
MORE THAN 150 years
after its last tree was chopped
down, Papanui Bush may be
reinstated.
The Papanui-Innes Community
Board is looking to regenerate
the forest that took up 36ha
between what is now Papanui
High School
and Vagues Rd
in 1850.
The modern
native forest
plan is
proposed for
Bridgestone
Reserve on
Mike Davidson
Langdons Rd.
It would make
it only the second in the city
alongside Riccarton Bush.
City councillor Mike Davidson
said he is pushing for the
project to create a native bush
in his ward that the community
can be proud of.
“If we can reclaim a bit of history
in Papanui, that would be a
really good thing . . . but it’s got
to be done properly,” he said.
It will be a huge recreational
attraction for the community,
which would be involved in the
planting of the bush, as well as
providing habitats for native
bird and encourage growth in
NATIVE: The possibility of rejuvenating Papanui Bush, which was cut down more than 150 years
ago is being investigated.
population, Cr Davidson
said.
It was one most significant
landmarks the settlers saw as
they walked over the Port Hills
to establish Christchurch but the
land was divided in a ballot and
the trees were felled.
According to a paper by the
Papanui Heritage Group the
bush was made of totara, rimu,
kahikatea and matai. The last
totara tree was cut down in 1861,
years after the rest of the bush
was gone.
Bridgestone Reserve is a bit
smaller than Cr Davidson was
hoping for. But he said he could
work with it.
A city council feasibility report
will come back from staff later in
the week so the board can work
on submitting a proposal for the
Long Term Plan.
Cr Davidson said it would
only need a start up capital of
about $10,000. “I’m hoping to
find some money in this year’s
budget for it,” he said.
A project like this would take
a lot of time for the trees to develop,
so he wants to get it under
way as soon as possible.
•HAVE YOUR SAY: What
do you think about the plan
to rejuvenate the historic
Papanui Bush? Email your
views to julia.evans@
starmedia.kiwi
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In Brief
Fire rages, homes at risk
TREE REMOVAL
Fifty-five eucalyptus and pine
trees will be removed from
Belfast’s Styx Mill Conservation
Reserve to enable planting of
native trees. Following the
removal of the trees, the area will
be replanted with1200 native
trees and shrubs including 60
totara and matai. A number of the
existing pine trees will be retained
to provide habitats for cavitynesting
native birds.
FLORAL THEFTS
The Friends of Abberley Park
group has taken to posting
pictures of the plants whose
flowers have been cut and
removed from the park on its
Facebook page to shame the
“vandals” that do it. The most
recent incident saw a peony rose
bush lose more than 35 flowers
and another lose 12. “Shame
on these thieving vandals,” the
Facebook post said.
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city council pedestrian survey
found the majority of pedestrians
crossing were Cotswold pupils.
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Getting into the spirit of
• By Andrew King
JESEL ROYOKADA embodies
everything that is the Star Media
City2Surf.
Last year he was photographed
leaping into the air after crossing
the line capturing the spirit of the
event.
Now, the Christchurch Fijian
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
pastor has asked his congregation
of about 80 to get involved in the
event as a way to connect with
other cultures.
“We come from the islands and
sometimes we do things in our
own island groups but it is good
to get involved with the rest of
the community,” he said.
The 31-year-old encouraged
about 25 of his parishioners to
get involved in the event last year
“It was the first time our
church has got involved with
something like this,” he said.
He said they were told
about the event by Healthy
Families Christchurch, part
of a nationwide Government
initiative aimed at helping New
Zealanders live healthy, active
lives.
“I would like to see all 80 of
them out there, and their friends
and families. We can even have
kids in prams at the event,” he
said.
He said they will start to train
soon for the event, which will be
held on March 18.
The event is split into two
sections – 6km and 14km.
The Star Media City2Surf with
Les Mills 14km event starts in
Centennial Park, Spreydon, at
9am.
The Sport Canterbury 6km
event starts at 10am in Hansen
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Both finish at the Ferrymead
playing fields. There will be
after-event entertainment
with live music, food and free
children’s entertainment in the
finish area.
Earlybird entries open online
on December 1 and cost $20.
They can be purchased from
http://www.city2surf.co.nz/
Standard entry from January 1
will cost $25 online or tickets can
be purchased from The Athletes
Foot, Pak’n Save and New World
supermarkets.
Children 10 and under are free
to participate.
•The Star Media City2Surf
will be held on March 18.
Early bird entries will be
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News
Public in roading discussions
• By Julia Evans
FENDALTON residents will
know how roading issues in the
area will be dealt with this week.
City council staff will send a
report out to members of the
the Glandovy, Idris and Straven
Residents’
Association
this week, group
spokesman
James Wilding
said.
He said a
Karleen
Edwards
more detailed
report will
be sent to the
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board before its
next meeting.
City council staff and
members of the board met
with residents’ association on
Wednesday to discuss traffic and
roading issues in the area.
THe meeting came after
Nor’West News revealed city
council chief executive Karleen
Edwards recommended traffic
and road layout issues be dealt
with behind closed doors
and a working party was not
established.
But the board rebutted the
idea and kept the table open.
“As is the nature of such
meetings, there was a frank
TROUBLING: The Glandovy, Idris and Straven Residents’ Association wants to address traffic
and roading issues before a cyclist or pedestrian is injured.
exchange of views. Our sense is
that those present recognised
that there were serious traffic
issues that needed addressing,
and swiftly,” association
spokesman James Wilding
said.
THe group proposed a calm
road network for the area,
40km/h signage outside nearby
schools and for freight to use
the strategic freight network. As
well as pushing for the narrow
cycleways to be updated.
THe issues are being dealt with
by city councillors Raf Manji
and Aaron Keown, as well as
transport staff.
Mr Wilding said the group
will still push to create a formal
working group with the city
council.
“Our hope is still to work
in partnership with the board
and city council, including by
way of a working group which
includes community, the board
and council staff, including
traffic, health, urban design and
heritage staff,” he said.
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News
Now
Call to
investigate
cycling initiative
• By Julia Evans
Fire rages, homes at risk
CONCERNS HAVE been
raised over publicity of a cycling
initiative at Jellie Park Sports and
Recreation Centre.
Staff at the centre not knowing
about the initiative at all, and a
lack of advertising, has prompted
the Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board to
ask city council staff investigate
urgently.
The campaign to get less people
driving to Jellie Park in a bid
to clear the congested car park
means if you cycle five times, you
receive free pool entry and a bottle
of water.
The initiative was first run in
February with only a “small to
moderate uptake,” city council
western area operations manager
Martin McGregor said.
It was recommended the
programme be dropped. But a
second campagin, running from
now through summer, was called
for by the board as it said a longer
trial was necessary for a greater
uptake. As well as being in warmer
months when more people are
likely to cycle.
It was previously suggested that
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reconnect with
school before
demolition
• By Julia Evans
FORMER BISHOPDALE School
pupils have been invited to visit
one last time.
The school’s 60-year-old buildings
are being demolished during
the school holidays as work begins
on the $4.38 million rebuild.
Principal Sue Fisher said anyone
who wants to go back, take photos
and visit the classrooms is more
than welcome.
“People from Bishopdale seem
to live in this area forever,” she
said.
She said there is a huge community
connection in the suburb,
especially as its going through a
regeneration with the new library
and redevelopment of the mall.
Demolishing the first block will
begin in January, with the new
building beginning construction
in March and the rebuild expected
to finish late next year.
“They [the Ministry of Education]
want to have it done in the
holidays because it’s not desirable
to have children and asbestos in
the same space,” Mrs Fisher said.
Anyone who wants to go
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RIDING ITS recent wave of
success, the film A Perfect Child
has brought home two more
awards for its St Margaret’s and
Christ’s College producers.
The 18min short film, written
and produced by St Margaret’s
and Christ’s College students
Nina Hogg and Simon Brown
won Best New Zealand Film
and Best Secondary School Film
awards at the Uni Shorts Film
Festival at the end of November.
This year’s line-up saw 36
finalists from New Zealand, the
United States, Israel, Australia,
Switzerland, Germany, Spain
and the Netherlands across six
categories with the winners
being named at the opening
night of the festival at Unitec in
Auckland.
The judging panel included
award-winning filmmaker Alyx
Duncan, renowned actress,
writer and director Aidee Walker
and internationally acclaimed
animator Katie Naeher.
They praised the film for its
strong premise and depth of
talent.
The festival is a platform for
for emerging student filmmakers
and screening of selected new
student film work – the biggest
film festival of its type in Australasia.
A Perfect Child is the work of
around 60 students from the two
schools and tells the story of Ava,
a young girl in an orphanage
who comes to realise that fellow
orphans are being cloned to create
perfect children.
The film took a year to make
with students involved in every
aspect of production, including
writing, directing, casting,
costuming and post-production,
even an original film score composed
by year 13 student Jeremy
Lidstone.
Head of media studies at
Christ’s College Peter Hewson
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Fire rages, homes at risk
DECORATED:
Simon and
Nina recently
attended the
ATOM Awards
in Melbourne
where A Perfect
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Film.
Above – Tigerlily
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Tuesday December 5 2017 7
News
School zone not likely to expand
• By Julia Evans
CHILDREN LIVING less than
2km from Redwood primary
are not guaranteed entry to the
school.
And the Ministry of Education
has vetoed a call from the school
to change that.
Principal John
Stackhouse said
in the process of
the Prestons Rd
school’s $4.9 million
rebuild, the
ministry rejected
Katrina
Casey
a request for an
expansion to the
enrolment zone.
It also wants the
roll to be cut by about 40 pupils.
Without an increase to the
tight admission zone, Mr Stackhouse
said children who live less
than a 90sec car ride away from
the school are not guaranteed a
place.
They have to go through the
ballot system, which does not
take proximity to the school into
consideration.
“We actually have the smallest
zone in the city,” he said, which
is encased in a few blocks around
Daniels Rd, Main North Rd, Prestons
Rd and Willowview Drive.
Said board of trustees chairwoman
Ana Connor: “It doesn’t
feel right to turn local children
away.”
Mrs Connor said the school
has had several meetings with
the ministry and informal meetings
with other schools in the
area.
Ministry of Education deputy
secretary sector enablement and
support Katrina Casey said it appreciates
the challenge Redwood
is facing but there is a challenge
catering to roll growth and decline
across the city.
“Any expansion of the Redwood
zone to the west or south
will result in the school being
less able to cater for projected
growth in the Redwood School
catchment. This would impact
negatively on neighbouring
schools,” Ms Casey said.
But she said the ministry
is happy to meet the board of
trustees again and discuss the
issues.
Mr Stackhouse said the school
and board would keep trying to
change the ministry’s mind.
The complications have been
caused by the February 22, 2011,
earthquake, he said.
“After the quakes, we had a
FRUSTRATION:
The Redwood
School zone
will not be
increased.
drop in roll as people moved
away or were forced out of their
homes.”
But Mr Stackhouse said families
have been coming back into
the area and with it, an increase
in pupils.
The rebuild of the school is
currently in the early planning
stage, with work expected to
begin at the end of next year and
finished in 2019.
“The initial plans have gone
back to the ministry to have
initial costing, then detailed
planning will commence term 1
next year,” he said.
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News
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Fire rages, homes at risk
Mayor defends
funding cuts
• By Julia Evans
MAYOR LIANNE Dalziel has
defended the decision to slash
Papanui-Innes Community
Board’s funding.
Ms Dalziel wrote a letter to
the community board, which
explained the city council’s decision
to cut the board’s funding
from $402,860 for the 2017/18 by
about $85,000.
Ms Dalziel said the process
which the city council used to
allocate the funding was an improvement
on the previous process,
which had “a lack of clear
rationale” and was “ad hoc.”
“While this process worked
well for some boards, others
received disproportionately less
funding,” the letter said.
Ms Dalziel said the new process
is based on measurable data,
is transparent and less costly to
administer. It uses population
data as well as the social deprivation
index.
But she said although the
social deprivation index has its
“limitations” it is still the best
tool available.
Ms Dalziel wrote that
she encouraged the board’s
working together across the
board boundaries to support
organisations.
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SAVING THE world’s
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College junior school production.
Written by the school’s
performing art’s department,
Museum Alive involved all pupils
from years 1-6.
The production was set in the
year 2067 where a group of children
take a trip to the museum
and get sent back to 2017.
They meet some endangered
animals who, through song and
dance, say what is threatening
their survival. The children are
motivated to want to try and
change the course of history and
save the animals from extinction.
PHOTO: PETRA MINGNEAU
• By Julia Evans
RANGI RURU Girls’ student
Rebecca Harris has been picked
for a national band which also
features semi-professional
musicians.
The year 12 student was named
in the New Zealand Youth
Symphonic Winds band for the
second year running.
Positions in this group are
highly sought after by young musicians
up to the age of 25. Many
are studying at tertiary level or
are playing in a semi-professional
SCHOOLS
Student musician picked for band
environment.
Rebecca, who is also a member
of the All Girl Big Band and the
A-Grade Canterbury Brass Band,
will meet with other members of
the Symphonic Winds in January
and July for intensive rehearsals,
workshops and performances.
VIRTUOSO: Year 12 Rangi Ruru
Girls’ School student Rebecca
Harris has been named in
the New Zealand Youth
Symphonic Winds band for the
second year running.
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College principal
Gillian Simpson has
been unveiled.
The St Margaret’s
College Rowing Club
celebrated the naming
and blessing of its
new eight, which was
kept a secret from Ms
Simpson.
The boat is to honour
all she has done for the
school, sport and rowing,
in particular, after
more than a decade as
principal.
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Band gets into
the swing of it
THE ALL Girl Big Band set out
to inspire the younger female
students from St Andrew’s
College to pick up brass or wind
instruments.
The concert in the Centennial
Chapel was for girls years 5 to 10.
But the school’s jazz big band
only has a few girls in it, so it is
encouraging more girls to learn
those instruments and develop a
love for jazz.
Music, dancing, singing and
laughter filled the chapel.
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Teacher nominated for award
• By Julia Evans
CO-DEVELOPING AN entirely
new school curriculum has earned
Simon Christie a nomination for a
teaching award.
The year 7 Selwyn House teacher
has made the finalist in the technology
category of the Education HQ
New Zealand Unsung Hero award
for his work on the mechatronics
course.
The curriculum is for year 1 to 8 pupils and combines
mechanical engineering, mathematics, science, technology
and the arts.
It engages the pupils in real-world, local problems to
solve. In Mr Christie’s class, pupils designed tools to be
used by his tetrapalegic mother-in-law.
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Fire rages, homes at risk
Photographers captured the heart of the
Bishopdale community in the village mall during the
Christchurch Documentary Project.
A worker digging a grave at Waimairi Cemetery.
Raymond and Colleen Holland having
afternoon tea at their Bishopdale home where
they have lived for the last 30 years.
Bishopdale in focus
• By Julia Evans
BISHOPDALE was in front of
the camera lens as its community
was captured in a photography
documentary.
A year-long photography
project by Canterbury University
fine arts students finding the
essence of the suburb is open to
the public at Bishopdale Library.
The Christchurch
Documentary Project cast its
eyes on Halswell in 2015, then
the city’s east last year.
But from April to August,
Bishopdale was the subject of
students Thomas Herman, Liam
Lyons, Elise Williams, Janneth
Gil and Lucas Perelini’s cameras.
From the iconic elephant slide
at Bishopdale Park to long-term
tenants at the mall, Ms Gil said it
was a fantastic opportunity to dig
deep into the community that
often flies under the radar.
“I met many amazing people
but I always will remember
The Burnside Scottish Country Dance Club, which meets on
Farrington Ave.
Raymond and Colleen Holland.
They are such a sweet couple and
they have been living in the area
for more than 30 years,” she
said.
Ms Gil said the pair had many
amazing stories to tell about their
community.
The aim of the documentary
project is to create a photo
archive of the city post-natural
disaster for future generations
to see, focusing on different
suburbs.
City council project
manager Sam Ludemann said
Bishopdale was chosen as there
is a significant change and
rejuvenation happening in its
community at the moment.
That includes the opening
of the new library and mall
upgrades, he said.
“There’s going to be something
of real value – an exhibition
but also a body of work that
represents the people in the
community.”
Free computing at the Bishopdale Village Mall.
PHOTOS: JANNETH GIL
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Success for water polo squads
• By Andrew King
ST BEDE’S and St Margaret’s
were the top water polo
squads at the South Island
junior secondary schools
championships.
Competing in Christchurch
over three days at both Jellie
Park Recreation and Sports
Centre and Rangi Ruru Girls’,
the St Bede’s year 9/10 side
won the division one boys title
while St Margaret’s year 9/10
team won the division one
girls crown.
Christ’s College and St Andrew’s
placed second and third
in the boys and Marlborough
Girls’ and Dunedin’s Columbia
College placed second and
third in the girls.
St Bede’s Patrick O’Neill was
named boys most valuable
player for the tournament.
Coach Cooper Stewart said
the team gelled really well especially
off the back of Patrick
and his brother Sam.
“They both are something
else. They really stood out in
the tournament,” he said.
The O’Neill boys are identical
twins, which proves difficult
for Stewart to tell them
apart.
“They switch shoes
sometime just to mess with
us. They are very identical,” he
laughed.
St Margaret’s Violette Perry
was named girls MVP.
Director of sport Helen
Belcher said the team of young
girls will take a lot of confidence
away from the tournament
win.
“There were also some solid
performances by the senior
members and together as
a team they worked well to
sustain pressure against some
SKILL: St
Bede’s George
Methven looks
to link up with
a teammate on
their way to the
boys division
one South Island
junior secondary
school
championships
title.
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CHAMPS: St
Margaret’s year
9/10 water polo
team won the
girls division one
title at the South
Island junior
secondary school
championships
of the best schools in the South
Island,” she said.
“We’re looking forward to
seeing what these girls can do
in our senior teams.”
Both schools had three players
selected in the tournament
team, based on their performances
over the three-day
event.
O’Neill, brother Sam and
Sam Rochford were joined
by Christ’s Moe Gath, St
Andrew’s Lachie Frazer, King’s
High’s Josh McGregor and
Burnside’s Darius Porter in the
boys team.
Perry, Josie Persico and Ella
Frazer were included in the
girls team with Rangi’s Lucy
Howden, Columbia’s Emily
Peacock, Marlborough’s Georgia
Reed and Louise Brown.
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Gold Coast event for
Papanui baseball player
• By Andrew King
PAPANUI HIGH student
Owen Dabkowski has been
selected to play for the
Super City Spartans in the
Gold Coast summer classic
baseball tournament in
Australia in January.
The 13-year-old has been
playing baseball since he was
five and currently plays for
Southern Astros club based
in Avonhead Park.
He said he was looking
forward to competing
overseas.
“I am looking forward to
meeting new people and being
able to compete at a high
level for New Zealand,” he
said.
He said it would be great
to get more students into the
sport.
“It is not popular at all [at
Papanui High]. I think that
I am the only one that plays.
I’d like to introduce it to
more students though,” he
said.
Ultimately, he would like
to get a scholarship to play in
the United States.
Owen has been busy
fundraising towards the cost
of the trip through running
sausage sizzles, quiz nights,
a St Albans market day sale
and car washing.
THROWING SMOKE: Owen Dabkowski has been
selected to play for the Super City Spartans in the Gold
Coast Summer Classic Baseball Tournament
He was also granted $450
from the Papanui-Innes
Community Board towards
the trip.
The classic has been run
since 2016 and will feature
at least 18 teams participating
in the various age group
levels this year.
The aim of the tournament
is to develop players and the
game of baseball.
• By Andrew King
TESSA MCCANN is targeting a big
year after winning the Canterbury
women’s tennis open.
The 16-year-old Rangi Ruru
student beat Elmwood’s Emily
Martin in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 at the
Trustpower Tennis Centre at Wilding
Park.
“I was quite pleased with myself
and happy with the result. The wind
got a bit tricky later in the day but
they were really good games,” she
said.
Now she is focusing on three upcoming
tournaments in January, the
under-16 nationals and the under-16
teams’ event, both held in Auckland
and an ITF under-18 tournament in
Christchurch.
For now, she will focus on the
TOP TWO:
Open winner
Tessa
McCann
(left) with
runner-up
Emily Martin.
Tessa said
she is looking
forward
to the
upcoming
tournaments
in the new
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her father and coach Neil play in the
seniors world individual championships
in Miami, United States early
last month.
He was beaten 6-4, 6-0 in the second
round by Chilean Claudio Rojas
Trivinos.
“He is my inspiration to play tennis
and has given me heaps of good tips
over the years,” she said.
Tessa lives in Ashburton but makes
the trip up to Christchurch each week
with her mother Tammy to their flat.
They return to Ashburton on the
weekends.
“My mum is studying early childhood
teaching up here so we stay in a
flat,” she said.
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WATER SKILLS: One of
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PCT event which required
the pupils to work together.
• By Sophie Cornish
FOUR ST Patrick’s Catholic
Primary School pupils are on
their way to being as fit as the
police.
The year 7 and 8 pupils
gained the quickest time for
intermediate students in the
physical competency test at
the Royal New Zealand Police
College.
The annual PCT event is run
by Blue Light New Zealand
with teams of intermediateage
students participating in a
variety of mental and physical
challenges.
One challenge included a
water race, which required
pupils to carry and pass water
through their hats to fill a
bucket.
The Bryndwr school was
one of two from Christchurch
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MORE THAN $1400 was
raised to buy Christmas
presents for girls with parents
in prison.
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
year 7 and 8 pupils held their
annual market day, with
profits going towards the
presents.
The year 8 pupils bought
the Christmas gifts while the
year 7 girls wrapped them
and made cards.
Dean Rebecca Allen said
the pupils hand made the
goods that largely sold out.
“The day was a culmination
of learning over the past
term and it was a credit to the
girls entrepreneurship and
team work. They were able
to share their learning with
their families and their community,”
she said.
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Wheelie bins will now be collected a day after their
usual collection day.
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• Tuesday collections will be picked up on Wednesday
• Wednesday collections will be picked up on Thursday
• Thursday collections will be picked up on Friday
• Friday collections will be picked up on Saturday
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Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on this through our survey.
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Finding those special gifts and stocking
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Every woman likes to receive bodypampering
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Lingerie, jewellery, fashion accessories,
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New hope for patients
suffering from MS,
strokes or spinal injuries
For those seeking relief from pain caused by injury, and other physical and mental
health issues, Chinese health practitioner Dr Lan Xiao offers a method of treatment
that brings fast, and often immediate results.
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A graduate of Beijing Medical College, Dr Lan
established an acupuncture clinic in Christchurch
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practice, she discovered a reflexology network on
the human body, an exciting new discovery that
became the foundation of her new treatment –
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Instead of needles, Dr Lan uses a blunt instrument
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or other parts of the body. When the point is
stimulated by pressure, a message is sent to the
repair centre to promote healing. As Dr Lan
explains, the treatment increases energy, which
boosts the body’s healing system.
The body will heal injuries naturally, she says, but
that is a slow process. In addition, many people will
start to use their injured part, for example a knee
or an ankle, before it is properly healed, therefore
prolonging the injury and even causing chronic
pain.
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She likens it to the differences between the
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It brings fast results because it is a very precise
treatment, Dr Lan says. She uses it to treat people
of all ages with many different types of pain in all
parts of the body, including arthritic pain, MS,
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Depression and anxiety, often the result of ongoing
low energy, can also be overcome with Dr Lan’s
treatment.
Dr Lan’s treatment can give amazing, instant
improvement for muscle weakness and numbness
caused by nerve damage such as MS, stroke
and spinal injury. Search You Tube for Dr Lan
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Dr Lan has published a book, Dr Lan’s Reflexology
Network, which introduces the treatment and
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videos, where people who have had the treatment
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Dr Lan is offering 10 patients of stroke, 10
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SENIOR LIVING
Aspire
Canterbury
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Aspire Canterbury is a not-for-profit
community-focused organisation
committed to meeting the needs of older
persons with mobility issues and disabled
persons. Their aim is to assist people in
making informed decisions about accessing
services or choosing products that will
assist them in their daily lives.
They have taken their services on the
road and out into communities, meeting
people in their environments to make
daily living easier. Aspire Mobile is a
response to the need to reconnect, giving
disabled people easier access to services
and introducing them to new products
which can make their lives more enjoyable
and provide them with a sense of inclusion
in the wider community.
They will show you how to choose a
walker or walking stick that is the correct
height, provide information about both
their services and other resources available
for community, disability and health
organisations.
For more information visit
www.aspirecanterbury.org.nz,
03 366 6189 mobileservices@
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Support and Resources for Independent Living
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Can we help you or someone you support?
Disability Information Service – a ‘one stop
information service’ which offers unbiased
advice to assist people navigate their way to
organisations or services that can provide them
with support or advice.
Aspire Canterbury Shop – shop online or call in
to our shop at 314 Worcester Street and view our
range of easier living products We also hire out
wheelchairs, ramps and walkers.
Total Mobility Discounted Taxi Service – a scheme
which provides 50% discounts on taxi journeys to
eligible people in the Christchurch area who, due
to health conditions, are unable to access public
transport. Contact us for more information on
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Plenty to do at McKenzie
Lifestyle Village
The last stage is under construction at
McKenzie Lifestyle Village but there are still
good sites available. We also have a number
of affordable villas ready for immediate
occupation. Prices range from $330,000
and our monthly outgoing fees are fixed for
life.
Our beautiful Leisure Centre is very
popular with the residents who make
full use of the swimming and spa pools,
gymnasium, craft room, library and lounge
area. Outside, the Bowling Green is also
popular along with Petanque, Mini-golf and
Table Bowls. This coming summer will see
Croquet being played on our Village Green.
The residents’ monthly activities calendar
boasts the following; bowls events, concert
going (Operatunity), shopping trips, lunch
outings, yoga, housie, Qigong (Tai Chi),
happy hour, knitting, quiz nights, cards
and games, book club, Bible discussion,
craft sessions, and there are regular visits by
the hairdresser, massage therapist and the
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podiatrist.
Geraldine is a great little town with a
very pleasant microclimate. There is plenty
to do in and around the town with art
galleries, theatre and cinema, interesting
shops and boutiques, two museums and a
wide range of good places to eat. For the
more adventurous there are river and forest
walks nearby, opportunities for biking and a
choice of two local golf clubs.
For more information you can
talk to David Connolly about this on
0800 84 55 24.
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1 in 2 people
deficient in B12
Emerging research has shown as
many as 50% of older adults & as many
as 25% of younger adults are deficient
in vitamin B12. Scientists at Rush
University Medical Center found those
most deficient in vitamin B12 to have the
smallest brain mass & the lowest scores
on tests measuring short-term memory,
concentration & brain performance.
Another study showed that older people
with higher levels of B12 in their blood
have bigger, healthier brains & score
higher on cognitive tests than those with
lower levels. Yet another recent landmark
study showed that B12 supplementation
slows the accelerated rate of brain
shrinkage & declining cognitive function.
B12 is essential for energy production, cell
health, regulation of mood & sleep cycles,
nerve health & repair, & prevention of
homocysteine a serious cardiovascular
risk factor that is known to cause damage
& plaque in the blood vessels. It
can also increase
the chances of a
stroke. Harvard
researchers found
a 34% decrease risk
of vision loss in a
study of participants
aged 40+ who supplemented with B12.
Another study linked a higher risk of
hearing loss in subjects in their 60’s who
were low in B12.
The reason so many people lack B12
appears to be our body’s ability to absorb
it declining with age as the digestive
system becomes less efficient. Anti-reflux
medication & other drugs further reduce
B12 absorption. The good news is B12 in
the form of Methylcobalamin sublingual
tablets that are dissolved in the mouth &
thru bypassing the digestive tract have
been shown to effectively raise B12 levels
in the body.
Further detailed information is
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Although MooGoo products are
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Bishopdale Documentary
Project
Every day, 9am-6pm
A selection of photographs from
the Christchurch Documentary
Project: Bishopdale 2017 are on
display in the library.
Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library
and Community Centre, 13
Bishopdale Court
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
Football
Tuesday, 12.10-1pm
Social kick around of football
at Nunweek Park. Played
every Tuesday and Friday from
12.10pm. It’s free and anyone
is welcome. Suitable for those
who work night shift or are
free during the daytime. Or
if you work near the airport,
Harewood, Bishopdale, Papanui,
Avonhead, Wairakei, Burnside,
Memorial Ave and have an hour
lunch break. Generally played
with four or seven a side. Email
Christchurch.soccer@gmail.com
for more information.
Nunweek Park, Harewood Rd
RED CROSS
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
Email julia.evans@starmedia.kiwi
by 5pm each Wednesday
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
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
Arsenic and Old Lace
Tuesday to Monday, 7.30pm
Ensuring a safe work place
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-todate
with replenished items, and
that everyone knows where it is
located.
A tale of mass murder, home
surgery and elderberry wine.
Mortimer Brewster is living a
happy life – he has a steady job
at a prominent New York newspaper,
he’s just become engaged,
and he gets to visit his sweet
spinster aunts to announce the
engagement. Helped along by a
cast of misfits and the criminally
insane, Arsenic and Old Lace is a
fast-paced, vintage comedy with a
killer punch line. To book tickets
go to http://www.repertory.nz/
Elmwood Audiotorium,
Aikmans Rd
Fendalton Family History
Help
Wednesday, 9.30-11.30am
Are you interested in family
history? A volunteer from the
Canterbury branch of the New
Zealand Society of Genealogists
is available to help with your
questions.
Piano
Raewyn Clegg
Registered Teacher of
Piano and Theory of
Music.
29 Lancewood Drive
Halswell
Ph 322-9377
Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd
Bishopdale Bridge Club
Wednesday, 11am-2.30pm
Go along and join in with this
social group which 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
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
Card Club
Friday, 1.30-3.30pm
This weekly card club is on
every Friday, just go along and
join in the fun.
Robotics pop up at Redwood
Library. Have fun playing
with Lego Mindstorms EV3,
Bee-Bots, M-Bots and simple
programming software of
the library’s iPads. A dropin
after-school session for
children ages seven to 12 will
be held from 3.30-4.30pm
on Wednesday. Library
staff will be on hand to help
children explore robotic fun.
Free entry and no booking is
required.
Shirley Library, 36 Marshland
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. This is a free
session.
Shirley Library, 36 Marshland
Rd
Bishopdale Book Club
Monday, 10-11am
Go along to join a friendly
group of readers and chat about
your current reading and old
favourites. With no set book to
read, this is a relaxed and social
group, which meets monthly in
the library.
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
11 Dec
26 Feb
Tuesday
16 Jan
13 Feb
Wednesday
20 Dec
24 Jan
Friday
15 Dec
5 Jan
Sunday
17 Dec
14 Jan
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
Monday
18 Dec
Thursday
25 Jan
Friday
16 Feb
For bookings please call 0800 REDCROSS or 339-7111
Book online at www.redcross.org.nz
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COMPREHENSIVE FIRST AID,
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OR TAIlORED TRAINING TO SUIT YOU
AT YOUR PlACE OR OURS.
16 Hours Thursday/Friday
18 & 19 Jan
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CHRISTCHURCH COURSE DATES 2017 • VENUE: 32 BIRMINGHAM DRIVE, MIDDLETON
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
19 Jan
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
19 & 26 Feb
2 x Tuesday
9 & 16 Jan
27 Feb & 6 Mar
2 x Wednesdays
14 & 21 Mar
Thursday/Friday
4 & 5 Jan
11 & 12 Jan
Day Two 8.30am - 12.45pm
Thursday/Friday
18 & 19 Jan
Weekends
13 & 14 Jan
20 & 21 Jan
Essential First Aid Course (8hrs)
Unit Standard 6402, 6401 or 26551, 26552
Cost $155.00 per person Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm
Monday
19 Feb
Tuesday
9 Jan
Wednesday
17 Jan
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
Thursday 15 Feb
Wednesday 7 Mar
Workplace First Aid
Unit Standards 6400, 6401, 6402
Cost $225.00 per person
Time: 8 hours 8.30am-5.30pm
Thursday 15 Feb
Wednesday 7 Mar
Thursday
4 Jan
25 Jan
FOR BOOKINGS PLEASE CALL 0800 REDCROSS OR 339-7111 • BOOK ONLINE AT WWW.REDCROSS.ORG.NZ
Saturday
13 Jan
20 Jan
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REAL ESTATE
You’ll fall in love
12 Mays Road, St Albans
Deadline Treaty: All offers presented on Wednesday 6 December at 5pm (unless sold prior)
4 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 1 living room | 1 car-garage | Property ID: SMT10206
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What’s On
Entertainment
Christchurch’s only
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Pierview A la Carte Restaurant.
The restaurant is open from 5.30pm
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and for
Sunday Brunch from 10.30am to 2pm.
SUNDAY NIGHT BUFFET
LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
NEXT BUFFET : BOOK NOW!
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Sunday 31st Dec, from 5.30pm
DOWNSTAIRS : CLUB BISTRO
Open Tuesday to Saturday
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202 Marine Pde | Ph 388-9416
www.newbrightonclub.co.nz
Members, guests and affiliates welcome
Get all ‘Christmasy’ with us!
PRE-CHRISTMAS FUNCTIONS,
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CHALMERS CLOSES
FOR HOLIDAYS
SAT 23 DEC
REOPENING
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2PM-4PM
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