Nor'West News: December 05, 2017

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Trees given a reprieve by court

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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Yep, it’s only a handful of months away

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The great thing about the City2Surf – and this hasn’t

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or fitness level can take part.

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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Getting into the spirit for City2Surf

Pastor Jesel Royokada has asked his congregation

of about 80 to get involved in next year’s Star Media

City2Surf.

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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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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

Park, Opawa.

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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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

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Call to

investigate

cycling initiative

• By Julia Evans


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

the scheme would be rolled out

across all city council sport and

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Chance to

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

through the school has until December

15. Phone the school on

352 9354 to arrange a time.

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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Further success for school film


DECORATED:

Simon and

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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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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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Important theme in school production

SAVING THE world’s

endangered animals was the

theme of the annual St Margaret’s

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.

Boat named after principal

A LASTING homage

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Gillian Simpson has

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The St Margaret’s

College Rowing Club

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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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TRIBUTE: Principal Gillian Simpson and her husband David with the eight

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THE ALL Girl Big Band set out

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CO-DEVELOPING AN entirely

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The year 7 Selwyn House teacher

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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.

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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.



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

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Tessa

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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

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“My mum is studying early childhood

teaching up here so we stay in a

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PCT event which required

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• 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

PHYSICAL: St Patrick’s and Marshland School pupils were

put through their paces in a police fitness test.

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Students raise $1400 for girls with parents in prison

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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collection will continue as normal.

Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on this through our survey.

Please ensure wheelie bins are placed at the kerbside by 6am

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practice, she discovered a reflexology network on

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to stimulate the reflexology points on the face

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

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boosts the body’s healing system.

The body will heal injuries naturally, she says, but

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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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reflexology network.

It brings fast results because it is a very precise

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parts of the body, including arthritic pain, MS,

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Depression and anxiety, often the result of ongoing

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treatment.

Dr Lan’s treatment can give amazing, instant

improvement for muscle weakness and numbness

caused by nerve damage such as MS, stroke

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Dr Lan has published a book, Dr Lan’s Reflexology

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drlansreflexologynetwork.co.nz, includes treatment

videos, where people who have had the treatment

speak about the fast relief it has brought them.

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Aspire

Canterbury

Mobile

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@

aspirecanterbury.org.nz We can help.

Support and Resources for Independent Living

walkers to

purchase

(FroM $230)

or hire

$20

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

03 366 9093 or visit our website.

per week Mobile Service – Fun interactive presentations of

our information, services and easier living

equipment. We come to you! To book our

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Mobility scooter demonstrations available.

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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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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

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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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Brighton, Phone: 388-5757. We 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.



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.


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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.


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.



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

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Book online at www.redcross.org.nz

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19 Jan

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2 x Tuesday

9 & 16 Jan

27 Feb & 6 Mar

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14 & 21 Mar

Thursday/Friday

4 & 5 Jan

11 & 12 Jan

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20 & 21 Jan

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Tuesday

9 Jan

Wednesday

17 Jan

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Wednesday 7 Mar

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Thursday

4 Jan

25 Jan

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The Village Palms - 31 Shirley Road, Shirley Where new memories are made

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