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Linwood, Avonside, Richmond, Shirley, Burwood, Dallington, Wainoni, Bromley, Aranui, Avondale, Bexley, New Brighton, Northshore, Queenspark, Parklands, South Brighton

David East Glenn Livingstone Dean Lester Jo Kane Cruize Erueti

Coastal and Burwood ward

hopefuls line up for council

• By Fraser Walker-Pearce

THREE NEWCOMERS to

local body politics are hoping to

unseat current city councillors

David East and Glenn

Livingstone in the October local

body elections.

Cr East will be challenged by

Jo Kane and Dean Lester for his

seat on the new Coastal Ward,

while Cr Livingstone will fight

for the Burwood Ward with

Cruize Erueti.

The election is a postal ballot

and voting documents will be

delivered between September 16

and 21.

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Cr East received 7470 votes

and Cr Livingstone 6862 in the

2013 election.

Four seats will be voted on for

the new Coastal-Burwood Community

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Sitting eastern suburbs councillors

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Glenn Livingstone (Burwood) are

up against two and one opponent

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Cr East faces challenges from Jo

Kane and Dean Lester, while Cr

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contend with. There is room for

only one councillor in each ward.

Let the contest begin!

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Fast food solution sought FOOTPATH

• By Tom Doudney

A CAMPAIGN to crack down

on the proliferation of fast food

outlets has found favour with

city councillors but concerns

were raised over how fast food

could be defined.

Representatives from the

Linwood community, including

schools and health professionals,

made a deputation to the city

council on Thursday asking

for support to limit the ability

of fast food outlets to set up

around schools and low income

areas.

City councillors requested that

staff further investigate options

for possible legislative measures

as well as other measures that

could be taken to encourage

healthy eating and report back

as soon as possible.

All city councillors who

spoke on the matter expressed

support for doing something to

tackle the issue. However, some

including Raf Manji questioned

how fast food could be officially

defined.

“I can see how you could come

up with a planning proposal

where you could limit the size

of food outlets near a school

and that kind of stuff,” Cr Manji

said.

PACKED: The number of fast food outlets in Linwood has caused concern in the community.

“But I think you are delving

into something that is quite

unsolvable in terms of defining

what healthy food is.”

City councillor Yani Johanson

said the city council had a proud

tradition of leading the way on

championing solutions for such

difficult issues.

“We should continue to do

that as we are being asked to

today,” Cr Johanson said.

“This is difficult, and I think

that point has been well made

by everyone, but actually it is

also very simple – it’s whether or

not we wish to stand up for our

community, for our children, for

the health of our city by taking

a more regulatory approach to

these issues.”

Linwood Medical Centre

medical director Jane Heatherington,

who was part of the

group making the deputation,

said the medical centre had

seen the effect of fast food on its

patients over the 35 years that

it had been part of the community.

“In Linwood we have got a

higher proportion of obese and

overweight children than the

rest of Christchurch,” she said.

“We have obese children who

have high blood pressure, high

cholesterol and sleep apnea, we

see the poor diet affects their

learning and their mood, we

see parents with arthritis and

diabetes and liver damage and

then we see their grandparents

with heart disease, renal failure,

amputations, kidney failure and

early deaths.”

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Driveway access could be affected

for a short period of time but if

this is the case workers will alert

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Until further notice the Beach Rd

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Pacific Rd, Marine Pde, Beach

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One man and his 1000 dreams

• By Roy Sinclair

NEIL ANDREWS leads the

way down precarious steps to a

seemingly underground room.

He flicks on a light switch.

I am wowed by a high viaduct

spanning a realistic gorge. My

eyes are led to tall forests, tree

ferns galore and a painted backdrop

depicting a stormy sky.

“This is what I do,” he says.

“It is not what I do in my spare

time.

“I mow the lawns in my spare

time.”

The room was purpose-built

for the 9mm (scale 9mm to the

foot) layout representative of a

one-time railway in Northland.

In his garage he is working on

a second, portable, layout. This is

a narrow-gauge railway based on

French townscapes.

Model railways is an interest

he could not be without.

“When I met my partner,

Helen, I told her it is me and my

trains. They are inseparable.

“She accepted that which was

great.”

He describes railway modelling

“as a thousand dreams

held together by a hundred

unfinished jobs. In other words,

a degree of chaos.”

“Part of the fascination is

HAND-MADE: Model builder, Neil Andrews and his miniature creation of early last century

Northland.

delving into history to discover

how it all would have looked like

early last century,” Mr Andrews

said.

He always liked to do things

with his hands. He enjoyed art

at school – and building things.

Even when he had clockwork

railways he was always cutting

up cardboard boxes to make

buildings.

He recalls scoring designs on

pieces of wood to make boats.

Railways became another part

of it.

Getting into more serious railway

modelling during the late

1950s, there was not much stuff

available and if it was he didn’t

have the money.

If he wanted it he made it.

“My mother used to take me to

the railway station. I remember

being in my pushchair watching

the Lyttelton trains come and

go.

“Then at primary school I was

quite capable of making an Ecclass

electric locomotive with the

distinctive air compressor tanks

across the front. Everyone could

recognise it.”

Later, any new gadget at his

Canterbury University laboratory

would be first examined to

how it would be useful on the

model railway.

“Then we would work out how

it was intended to be used.”

His workplace became known

as “the model train laboratory.”

That’s what people who visited

talked about.

He travelled to model railroad

conventions in the United States,

becoming a member of the

R.G.S. East Hon3 club.

He visited huge model railway

shows in Cologne and Miniature

Wonderland in Hamburg.

“In Germany a model railway

is like a dishwasher. Everyone

has to have one. And most offerings

are German-made. They are

excellent.

“On one European trip Helen

and I were forced off the road by

Tour de France officials.

“We had to divert into a backwater

countryside.

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in miniature

BUILDING: A train layout under construction and a G-scale

layout at last year’s Christchurch Model Train Show.

“There we found towns of

beautiful buildings with terracotta

roofs. We had discovered

the romance of the French countryside.

“Anything French is different.

If you see a French car you know

it is French because it looks nothing

like anything else. It is the

same with railways.

“Their narrow gauge railways

were basically portable. They

could be picked up and laid

beside a road.

“That really intrigued me. Narrow

gauge secondary lines were

introduced to boost the network

of French railways.’’

The unplanned detour instigated

his French narrow gauge layout.

“One develops a modeller’s

mind.

“A modeller will typically think

how it would look in miniature?”

He talks about Hamburg’s

mind-boggling Miniature Wonderland.

“It’s absolutely intriguing. It’s

a huge collection that is pushing

the boundaries of technology and

inspiring manufacturers to pick

up on it with new products.”

“The model aircraft must

represent the peak of model

building.’’

“The model trains have been

running for so long the track is

wearing out.”

The closest we have in

Christchurch is the annual big

model train Show, this year being

held over the weekend of October

1 and 2.

The venue is Pioneer Stadium

in Lyttelton St, Spreydon. It is the

show’s 25th anniversary so promises

to be special.

Mr Andrews was an instigator

of the event, starting a model

train show at Hagley Community

College and then expanding to

the Horticultural Society hall.

Then, the Christchurch Model

Railway Exhibition Society was

formed and took over. Its growth

took it to Pioneer Stadium where

it has been ever since. At its peak

the show attracted 10,000 people

over the two days.

“It’s about its optimum size.

“Considering our modest

Christchurch population we do a

pretty good job,” he said.

This year’s show will help those

wanting to get into the hobby.

“We will have beginners’ train

sets and heaps of demonstrations.

Find out the best models to buy

and learn how to make things.

“Technology will be to the

fore. This is enhancing the hobby

and drawing younger people in.

They can operate a railway from

a PC or mobile phone, utilising

wi-fi and DCC (digital control

systems).”

He says model railway people

are an enthusiastic bunch. They

will do their utmost to share

what they know.

Andrews will be on the demonstrations

desk. It is likely he will

let slip how to disguise a lot of

money spent on the hobby within

the weekly household bills.

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Our roading work largely involves fixing where we have dug down to repair and replace

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The City Council and NZ Transport Agency will continue completing ongoing repairs to the

city's earthquake-damaged roads after SCIRT.

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• We’re almost finished connecting homes in Aranui to the new resilient vacuum system. This will be

completed this month. Roading work will continue until the end of the year.

• We’re more than halfway through the extensive repairs to the wastewater, storm water, fresh water

and roading networks in Parklands.

• The three-year programme of repairs to the wastewater, storm water, fresh water and roads in

Burwood is due to finish in the next few months.

• New Brighton will still see major works to the wastewater network and crews repairing small

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Singer-songwriter has

Singer-songwriter Asti-Loren Newman might only be 18, but she has already

travelled the world and attended the same school as Amy Winehouse. Annabelle

Dick talked to Asti-Loren about her new album, Psychedelic Rose, and getting

barred from the school choir thanks to a questionable comment about her

teacher’s facial hair.

So as a singer-songwriter,

when did you get into music?

I’ve always had a massive

passion for music. When I was

about 11-years-old, I joined

the Christchurch City Chorus,

which is like a 150-person barbershop.

We went to New York

and sung when I was 13, which

was awesome. I worked with

Nolan from the Christchurch

School of Rock in Sumner and

would perform at the Headless

Mexican. I’d also do busking

along the esplanade.

I tried

TALENTED:

Asti-Loren

busked her way

through Europe at

17-years-old.

to join the school choir but got

turned down in year 6, 7 and 8,

because apparently I couldn’t

sing in tune, but I think it was

because I told my music teacher

she had a moustache in front of

the whole class. I told her my

mum is a beauty therapist and

she should go to her and I think

she held that against me. It was

a pretty rude thing for me to say,

but I was only nine-years-old at

the time, so I didn’t know any

better. I was pretty upset about

it so I went to the principal and

told them, ‘I’m setting up my

own barbershop; I’m getting my

own teacher to come and teach it

and I’m going to teach it as well’

and I had more people auditioning

for it than the school choir.

I’ve always been the kind of

person that, if things don’t go my

way, I’m going to make it happen

for myself.

You attended the same music

school as Amy Winehouse –

how did that come about?

When the February 2011

earthquake happened, I was off

school, our house was quite

damaged and my mum

lost her business as well. I

watched the film Fame one

day and I knew I wanted

to go to stage school.

So without telling my

parents, I researched the

best stage schools across

the United States and

the United Kingdom

and I randomly

chose one to

apply for.

I heard

MENTOR: Asti-Loren mentoring Selwyn House Girls School

children last year.

back four days later from the

Susi Earnshaw Theatre School

with a letter of acceptance. Here’s

14-year-old me going, ‘oh no,

what have I done’, so I had to tell

my parents and they were really

supportive. I don’t know many

parents who would let their

14-year-old daughter go to the

UK by themselves.

What was it like attending the

school?

It was awesome. I was the first

person they’d ever had from

Australia/New Zealand. There

was three days a week of dance,

tap, jazz singing, theatre singing,

pop singing, all sorts really. The

teachers were great and really

young, too. One of my teachers

was a back-up dancer for Justin

Bieber and he’d also won

Britain’s Got Talent. I studied

there for two years and then

I got offered a development

contract with a label

in Soho and that’s how I met

my producer Chris Hall who

helped me create my album

Psychedelic Rose. I got to record

in the same vocal booth as Pink

Floyd.

How did it feel living in London

by yourself as a 14-yearold?

That must’ve been a pretty

scary experience?

It wasn’t too scary . . . but

being so young and moving to

another country was a bit of a

culture shock. I had an apartment

just down from school and

I made friends really fast. There

was always people I knew around

me like my uncle in Sweden and

my cousin came through when

he was on his O.E. I wasn’t really

naughty I always had so much

to do. I would go to the London

Central City Library and read

books on Woodstock. I went

to an Audrey Hepburn exhibition

and I’d often go to the East

London markets at the end of

the day and they’d give me free

donuts. They knew when I was

coming and give me all this free

food and I’d walk home with all

my groceries.

Thanks Canterbury

for your continued support


the world at her feet

And you travelled a bit from

there?

I’m really spontaneous so I

decided to do a busking tour

around Europe. So I contacted

Interrail and Eurail to see if it

was something they were interested

in – they bought it. So they

gave us a 12-day rail pass and we

went from London to Stockholm

to Copenhagen down to Warsaw

in Poland and then to Prague

then Munich, Salzburg, Venice,

Asti, Monte Carlo, Nice and

then Amsterdam all in 12 days

with my best friend who’s a New

Zealand windsurfer. While this

was happening I was only 17. I

have about 50,000 fans online so

I’d post each day were I was and

I’d have all these people turn up

– I didn’t really expect it at all. I

made about €200 (euro) busking

in each city.

So tell me about your

music and your new album

Psychedelic Rock which you

recently released?

The music I’ve established as

my brand is more electronic.

This album is influenced by

the 60s and 70s Americana,

Woodstock and that whole

hippy movement. I love the

era. I watched Jim Carroll’s The

Basketball Diaries and read a

novel he wrote . . . it’s really raw.

This album draws a lot from that.

This album is a concept album

I’ve written myself. It goes from

dark to light as I have this thing

called synaesthesia where I see

music and colour so it helps a

lot with my writing, it’s a bit of

a blessing. I wrote the album’s

track names before I wrote the

songs. I’ve written a novel to

go along with the album and

eventually I want to make it into

a short film. People can interpret

my music any way they want.

They’re not pop songs – it’s a

lot more than that. I don’t just

sit back and let other people

do things for me, I’m a really

involved person in my career so

I do a lot of promoting myself,

I keep up my social media

following and I edit my own

videos.

Do you have any influences

that you draw on when creating

your sound?

I listen to Lana del Rey, The xx,

Haim, Taylor Swift, Marina and

the Diamonds, Fleetwood Mac,

PERFORMING: Asti-Loren’s new album Psychedelic Rose was released on Saturday.

The Zombies, Dire Straits and

Pink Floyd – a real variety really.

I’ve taken different influences

from the greats of each genre and

incorporated them into my work

– whether it’s lyrically, musically

or the way I present myself.

Tell me a bit about growing

up – what’s you’re family like?

I grew up in a house on the top

of Scarborough Hill. I went to

Selwyn House and then St Andrew’s

College. My mother owns

a salon Yazu Hair Salon. She’s

incredibly talented. She’s been

on the L’Oreal creative team and

a part of New Zealand Fashion

Week. She was actually teaching

hairdressing in Asia while

she was eight months pregnant

with me which was pretty crazy.

She’s heavily driven . . . I think

that’s where I get it from. My

mum and my dad met at 15 and

started the business together. He

was going to be a mechanic, but

he’s technically a hairdresser by

trade. They separated when I was

nine so he went to the Caribbean

to buy a boat and sailed it

back to New Zealand to set up a

charter business. So, when I was

younger, I grew up in a boat. I

lived on it in Diamond Harbour

and the Lyttelton marina. I used

to go to school in a dingy. We

had five dalmatian dogs and we’d

be in a five-metre dingy with one

of our dogs at the front and my

brother and I in our posh private

school uniforms. We’d sail from

Diamond Harbour to Lyttelton

and we’d arrive at school soaked.

My little brother Lucca is 16 and

he’s the total opposite of me. He’s

blue-eyed, blonde and tall, while

I’m 1.49m and brunette. We were

both named after towns in Italy.

He’s really into skiing, inventing

and downhill mountain biking.

He made a flame thrower the

other day. I have a weird family.

It sounds like you’ve had an

insanely interesting upbringing!

What else do you love

outside of music?

I love going to the beach and I

love skiing. I did ski racing from

about seven-years-old at Mt

Hutt. We used to go skiing every

single weekend in winter from

when I was seven to 12. I did it

competitively and placed third

in the South Island when I was

younger.

Where to next for you? Where

do you want to end up?

I’m going to the US to film

a music video for my album

next month, then London for

a month, Ho Chi Minh City in

Vietnam after that, and then Bali

all before the end of the year.

Eventually I want to be able to

tour with my albums. I’ve

started on my second album

which is going to be completely

different with a different vibe. To

be a musician as a full time job

is the goal. I’m always aiming

for the top, I’m just that kind of

person. I’ve always written for

bigger things because if you don’t

think you’re going to be big or

don’t have that in your mind,

how are you ever going to get

there?

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Keep Chch fluoride-free

Former

personal

trainer John

Verd was

born in

Christchurch’s

sister city

Seattle,

United States, and moved

to New Zealand in January

last year. He writes this

week’s opinion piece on

fluoridation

I love Christchurch water!

It’s one of the many exceptional

things we’d heard about

the Garden City before moving

here.

So I was naturally concerned to

learn about proposed changes to

our water system.

I discovered at an early age

how location could affect water

quality.

When my grand-mother

moved to the Cascade Mountains

near Seattle, she said that the tap

water there had a ”sweetness” to

it.

She was absolutely right - there

was a huge difference between

our aquifers in Spokane and her

spring water in Snoqualmie.

It wasn’t until much later that

I paid any attention to what is

actually in our water.

I’d heard people protest against

fluoridation, but wrote them off

as paranoid conspiracy theorists.

It wasn’t until becoming a

personal trainer that I actually

questioned the practice.

The research was eye opening.

Our water is being treated

with an industrial waste product

called hydrofluorosilicic acid.

This chemical is a by-product

of the phosphate fertiliser industry.

Although classified as hazardous

waste, it is barrelled up and

sold, unrefined, to communities

across the country.

This is the fluoride in public

water.

Former vice president and

senior chemist at the United

States Environmental Protection

Agency headquarters, Dr William

Hirzy, had this to say about

it:

“If this stuff gets out into the

air, it’s a pollutant; if it gets into

the river, it’s a pollutant; if it gets

into the lake, it’s a pollutant;

but if it goes straight into your

drinking water system, it’s not a

pollutant. That’s amazing.”

Hydrofluorosilicic acid is far

different from the sodium fluoride,

which is not for ingestion,

commonly used in toothpaste.

This begs the question: Why

would they use this dangerous

form of fluoride? A likely reason

is cost.

Because it costs corporations

many thousands of dollars per

tonne to neutralise and dispose

of it, they instead sell it to municipalities

as a ‘product’.

Chemist and world-renowned

fluoride researcher Dr Paul Connett

lectured in Christchurch in

July 2016.

He listed 50 human studies

finding that elevated fluoride exposure

is associated with reduced

IQ.

Christchurch has managed to

remain fluoride free for the last

30 years, but new legislation may

allow for fluoridation by 2018

unless the public demands a

place at the table in this decision.

And that’s what is keeping me

up at night.

Do you, like John Verd, stay

awake at night worried

about fluoridation? Should

we allow fluoridation of our

water? Share your views

with us. Email andrew.

king@starmedia.kiwi

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So let’s have a look at those

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arrange in any home.

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I grew up in the days before

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So when I was a kid it took

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a house to go from ignition to

flashover (the state where the

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Old league club dumping ground

• By Andrew King

THE HEAD of a sheep

and household waste has

been cleared away from the

back of the former Linwood

rugby league clubrooms in

Phillipstown.

The building, located between

Olliviers Rd and Matheson Rd,

has been empty since the February

22, 2011, earthquake and has

been a dumping ground creating

what residents say, is a health

risk to surrounding properties.

Linwood rugby league spokesman

Mike O’Halloran said he

was disgusted to find the huge

amount of rubbish at the former

clubrooms.

“I organised someone to come

and take the rubbish away,” he

said.

A local YMCA group dragged

most of the rubbish into a big

pile before it was taken away last

week.

While a lot of the rubbish

has been removed a resident

said there was still a lot more

buried in the shrubs and bushes

that surround the back car park

– a badly damaged boat is still

in the middle of the car park

also.

It is that rubbish, he believes,

is attracting rats and mice whose

populations were growing to

“plague-like levels.”

City council principal adviser

of regulatory compliance Fiona

Proudfoot said it is currently investigating

a complaint about the

property from June in relation to

the pest problem.

“The council does investigate

and take action where necessary

in situations where rubbish has

been dumped that may attract or

harbour vermin,” she said.

However, because the property

is in private ownership she said it

is the owners who are responsible

for the property.

Linwood league sold the

property to an investor with the

finalisation of that deal expected

in the next few weeks.

HAVE YOUR SAY: Should

more be done to prevent

further dumping on unused

properties in the city? Share

your views with us. Email

andrew.king@starmedia.kiwi

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former league

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a resident says

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GETTING MECHANICAL

UPGRADE: The Shirley Hawks clubrooms are set for an upgrade following a $10,000 win

League club gets funds for upgrade

A GROUNDSWELL of

support from the local

community has helped the

Shirley Hawks Rugby League

Club win a $10,000 cash

injection to fix up their club.

The Woodstock Rugby League

Club fix-up competition asked

league fans to nominate their

local club via Facebook with a

short description on why they

deserved an upgrade.

Shirley was the Canterbury

recipient of the national competition.

Club supporter Kim

McDiarmid was one of the

first to nominate the Hawks,

describing the club as going

above and beyond for their

players and fans.

Home to five children’s

teams, three senior teams and

a women’s team, club manager

Bernie Katene says the Shirley

Hawks are not the largest rugby

league club in the area, but the

players and supporters have a lot

of heart and the club want to do

right by them.

The club plans to use the winning

funds to upgrade the club

building, including the

bar, which had been neglected

in favour of other improvements.

“It’s a big ask for funding

to upgrade the bar, because

there’s always something else

that needs to be done,” Mr

Katene said.

As a community-focused club,

having attractive clubrooms is

important.

“We rely on the community to

survive. Having a decent place

to gather and socialise keeps

interest in the team and in our

events,” MrKatene said.

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to making an automata and investigating pneumatics. An

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through the use of cams and linkages.

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EQC UPDATE KEEPING YOU INFORMED | AUGUST 2016

The changing shape of EQC

The Earthquake Commission’s work in

Canterbury is entering a new phase as

it settles the final earthquake claims for

the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, says

EQC Chief Executive, Ian Simpson.

“Over the past few months we’ve been

looking closely at what remains to be

done and we will be carefully matching

the workforce to the work that still needs

completing.

As part of this, EQC has developed a

proposal on how EQC will be organised in

2017 to implement its work in Canterbury,

while continuing its national work.”

EQC began consultation with its staff

this week on a proposed smaller structure

for 2017.

“As we make changes over the next few

months, one thing isn’t changing: we will

retain a presence in Canterbury until we

have met our obligations to our customers.

The proposal is for an organisation with

383 positions from January 2017,” Mr

Simpson said.

The proposals for the new structure impact

the 868 EQC people on fixed term

employment agreements to December

2016 or on contracts for service.

Mr Simpson says the reduction in staff

numbers had been signalled to staff earlier

this year, with more detail given

at EQC staff update sessions in July.

He was grateful for the professionalism

of EQC staff; continuing to achieve key

milestones for Canterbury customers

during a time of change and personal

challenge.

By the end of the year, EQC’s target

is to have:

• completed all of the approximately

67,900 managed home repairs.

• settled all of the approximately 99,000

residential building claims scheduled for

first-time cash settlements.

• settled all of the more than 187,000

contents claims.

• settled green zone land claims for about

73,000 properties.

• resolved 75% of the remedial requests

we had on our books as at 30 June 2016

• cash settled 90% of the 3,118 drainage

claims we had received by 30 June

2016.

• cash settled the 13,985 damage claims

received following the series of quakes

in Canterbury between February and

June 2016.

Mr Simpson says that what remains to be

done in 2017,is to continue resolving

remedial requests on properties where

EQC has managed a repair, and continue

resolving drainage enquiries.

“The level of work left is of a much smaller

scale than the Canterbury Home Repair

Programme was designed for. We need

a smaller, fit-for-purpose approach to finish

the work,” Mr Simpson said.

“By 2017 we will have a new approach for

handling the remaining work, including

remedial requests. We’re working on the

details of this now, including talking to

Fletcher EQR. We hope we will have a

clearer picture around September,”

Mr Simpson said.

As at 31 July 2016:

• there were 238 substantive repairs left,

which we aim to have resolved by the

end of the year.

• there were 335 secondary repairs (such

as garages and chimneys) to do.

There is also a range of administrative and

financial tasks to be completed.

“I know it has not been an easy journey for

some EQC Canterbury customers. We

didn’t get everything right. I’m the first to

admit that. But EQC has worked hard to

learn from its mistakes and improve how

we work not just for Canterbury, but for all

New Zealand,” Mr Simpson said.

Outside of Canterbury, EQC needs to be

ready to respond to any future event and

continues negotiating and managing

natural disaster reinsurance for the country.

EQC will also continue settling the 5,000

to 8,000 natural disaster claims it receives

on average every year, funding research to

a tune of about $16 million annually, and

educating the public about natural hazards

and how to mitigate these.

Remedial requests

EQC has streamlined its process for handling new

remedial requests from customers received from

1 August, 2016.

EQC Chief Executive, Ian Simpson, says the new process

aims for faster resolution with customers having the

opportunity to provide information upfront and state their

preference for a cash settlement or a managed repair

where remedial work is required.

The changes have been introduced after positive

customer feedback on the process used to manage claims

from the February 2016 earthquake, where customers had

the opportunity to submit more information upfront to

enable quicker turnaround.

Many customers going through the February 2016 claims

management process are positive or very positive about

their experience. EQC is now using this approach for new

remedial requests, and customers will be asked to send in

information such as photographs and builders’ quotes.

Although cash settlement will provide a quicker

resolution, it may not suit everyone, Mr Simpson says.

“So if a customer prefers that a contractor do the work,

then EQC will arrange for that to happen. But EQC’s

Community Contact Team and independent customer

advocate groups will be available to support any cashsettled

customers who aren’t confident in sourcing their

own contractors,” he says.

Of the 5,720 open remedial requests, EQC has identified

approximately 1,500 properties that cannot be resolved

through a managed repair before 2017. The new process,

while largely designed for new remedial requests, will be

available to these customers and EQC will be making

contact with them from late August to ask if they prefer a

cash settlement or managed repair during 2017.

Customers wanting to discuss remedial requests can

contact EQC by phone 0800 DAMAGE (326 243) or email

info@eqc.govt.nz

Drainage

As at June 30 2016, EQC had 3,118 drainage damage

enquiries to be resolved. To ensure timely settlement of

these claims, EQC has introduced a panel of licenced

drain layers to identify earthquake damage.

On settlement, customers get a detailed assessment of

the earthquake damage, a documented repair strategy,

and the costing for the repair. EQC expects to resolve

90% of the drainage claims, lodged by 30 June, in 2016.

EQC is concentrating on resolving as many drainage

claims as possible that were received by June, this year.

The claims received after that date will be resolved

next year.

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SBHS marches back into final

• By Gordon Findlater

SHIRLEY BOYS’ High School

will make their second UC

Championship grand final

appearance in as many year’s

after a 17-14 win over Christ’s

College at Upper.

They will meet Christchurch

Boys’ High School in Saturday’s

final at Rugby Park, CBHS defeated

Nelson College 10-3 in the

other semi-final.

Shirley have made a habit of

pulling off upsets in knockout

games. It’s the second year in a

row they have qualified for the

semi-finals in fourth position

and defeated the competition’s

top qualifier. Last year they

upset CBHS 25-17 at the same

stage.

“Last year was our first grand

final appearance in 12 years, I’m

just pleased it hasn’t taken another

12 years to get back there,”

said Shirley Boys’ High School

rugby administrator John Fox.

On a heavy field the big

Shirley forwards revelled early.

In a polished and aggressive

opening Shirley scored two converted

tries to take a 14-0 lead.

Tighthead prop Darius Fidow

barged over in the third minute,

loosehead Jim Tuipulotu then got

Shirley’s second less than 10min

later.

“We were quietly confident

about Saturday. Knowing the

weather wasn’t going to be great

we picked a big forward pack to

try and bully them a bit. The

fact our two props got the tries

was vindication of that,” said

Fox.

Christ’s got back into the game

before half-time through two

Ngani Punivai penalties. The gap

was narrowed even further on

the stroke of 30min when Dallas

McLeod ripped the ball from a

maul on the Shirley 22, before

crossing the line to make it 11-14.

In the 62nd-minute Jackson

Taylor kicked a penalty from

25m out to nudge Shirley ahead,

a lead they would hang onto by

the skin of their teeth. Christ’s

College thought they had crossed

the line to steal a win on the

stroke of full-time, but they were

denied by the video referee after

five minutes of deliberation.

“It’s a mixed feeling because

we don’t have a TMO (video

referee) every game of the season.

It’s almost unfair to have a TMO

decide the game when all season

long it’s been the ref making the

call,” said Fox.

The decision went their way,

but Shirley will now turn attention

to a CBHS side they

narrowly lost to just over a week

ago, 13-19.

“Our guys have a lot of belief,

they felt that one got away from

them,” says Fox.

Shirley will be hope to have

more luck than 12 months ago

when they lost to St Bede’s 13-32

in the grand final.

A large chunk of this year’s

squad were part of that match.

Fox believes that having a dozen

players that have experienced a

grand final could give them the

slight edge they need.

They’ll need every bit of an

advantage they can get against

CBHS after an impressive match

against Nelson in the rain.

ONE STEP AWAY: Shirley will

meet Christchurch BHS in

Saturday’s UC Championship

final. The two teams met

earlier in the month, CBHS

won 19-13.

At a glance:

Shirley BHS: 17 (Darius

Fidow, Jim Tuipulotu

tries; Taine Jacobs-

Lawson 2 con; Jackson

Taylor 1 pen) Christ’s

College: 14 (Dallas

McLeod try; Ngane

Punivai 3 pen)

Results:

UC Cup semi-finals:

Shirley BHS 17, Christ’s

College 14; Christchurch

BHS 10, Nelson College

3

UC Plate semi-finals:

Timaru BHS 25, Burnside

HS 15; Marlborough BC

19, Waimea Combined

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ACHIEVERS

Improvisation earns

chef gold title

• By Gabrielle Stuart

BLAKE HAINES of Richmond

beat chefs from around the

country to take the National

Commis Chef of the Year title

this month, in spite of missing a

crucial ingredient.

The young chef, who works at

Chillingworth Road restaurant

in Redwood, was setting out his

equipment and ingredients at

the competition in Auckland

when he realised his salt was

missing.

In the rush to catch his

flight from Christchurch at

5am that morning he had left it

sitting on the bench at home, he

said.

The chefs competing

had to bring all their own

equipment and ingredients

to the competition from their

seasonings to their pots and

pans – which made for some

funny looks when going

through bag checks at the

airport, he said.

It was too late to buy any

more, so he just had to work

with what he had.

But he went on to win gold

for his main, an Akaroa Salmon

duo half pan-fried and half

wrapped in nori seaweed, and

cooked in plenty of chicken

stock to make up for the missing

seasoning.

Fellow Chillingworth Road

chef Eric Lim also took home a

gold award from the competition

for his entree, and was

named runner up Chef of the

Year.

Winning a national title was

incredibly satisfying, Mr Haines

said.

He had dreamed of becoming

a chef since he was about eight

years old, cooking meals for

his family – then things like

spaghetti bolognese or chocolate

chip biscuits, he said.

“My family were good critics,

although my mum never appreciated

the mess in the kitchen,”

he said.

At about 14 he got an afterschool

job washing dishes for a

local restaurant, and from there

he was hooked, he said.

He worked for a while in

Dunedin and at the Hermitage

Hotel at Mount Cook, before

moving to Christchurch with

his girlfriend early this year.

He knew Chillingworth Road

owner and chef Darren Wright

through his work on the Culinary

Olympics NZ squad, and

said he wanted the chance to

work with him.

His main role at the restaurant

is as pastry chef, which he said

was something he had always

enjoyed.

“For customers the first thing

they try is the bread and the last

is the dessert, so it either ruins

or makes someone’s evening.

Hopefully, they are the two

things they remember most,” he

said.

After seeing Blake’s work

in the competitions, Olympic

squad member and

Christchurch chef Mark

Sycamore asked him to travel to

Greece with him in September

this year to compete at the

WACS WorldChefs Congress as

his commis chef.

IN THE KITCHEN: Chillingworth Road chef Blake Haines won

the National Commis Chef of the Year title this year, in spite of

having to compete without any salt. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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News

Seeing red over

a green building

• By Annabelle Dick

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premises in Ferrymead

has attracted a number of

complaints from residents

over its bright green colour

scheme.

The whiteware appliance

store has copped criticism

before their new building

has even opened on Ferry

Rd.

It is set to open in early

September.

Cares Appliances owner

Matthew Carpenter said it

was the first time he had

received complaints, in

spite of his business being

in the city for 10 years.

“I had a complaint that

said the colour was terrible

and disgusting. I’ve also

had comments from third

parties who’d seen the

colour and were put off by

it,” Mr Carpenter said.

The new premises drew

the following criticism via

text:

“It looks disgusting.

Contributes nothing to

whiteware warehouse

Ferrymead. You won’t get

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talk of the community. Just

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re-think? It might work at

Eastgate.”

Mr Carpenter is welcoming

whiteware

feedback

warehouse

from residents

about the premises

but he said it was unfair

to insult other parts of the

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“It’s cruel of them

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got a bit of an elitist

mindset going on,” Mr

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Mr Carpenter offered

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Ferrymead residents

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ousting a brightly coloured

business from the area

before.

In 2007 the Mitre 10

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people to interact with. If you’re

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Parklands Library, 46

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Science Alive at the Library

Friday, 3.30-4.30pm

These are hour-long free

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will also be activities based

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topics.

Take your children to learn

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local library.

Linwood Library, Eastgate

Mall. Free entry

New Brighton Sea-side

Market

Every Saturday, 10am-2pm

New Brighton’s pedestrian

mall is filled with colour and

creativity every Saturday.

Go down to the sea-side and

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and more. There’s also a bouncy

castle and free face-painting for

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New Brighton pedestrian mall.

Free entry

Baby-times/Wā Pēpi

Today, 11.15–11.45am

During each session, there

will be a variety of stories,

songs, rhymes, finger plays and

other book-related activities.

The programmes are especially

suitable for under two-yearolds.

Sessions run during school

terms.

Aranui Library 109 Aldershot

St, Aranui

NEW BRIGHTON UKULELE JAM: Every Friday this group meets to play the ukulele and other

instruments, and sing all kinds of songs from different genres of music. There is a data projector

so all lyrics and chords are available. Everyone is welcome. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be

provided for free. Friday nights, from 7.30pm, St Faith’s Hall, 46 Hawke St, New Brighton. $2

entry.

Super Saturday Story-times

Every Saturday, 11-11.45am

Come along and enjoy a storytime

session followed by fun

craft activities. This programme

runs during the school term and

is for children between the ages

of two and seven. There will be

a different story-time theme and

craft activity each weekend.

Shirley Library, 36 Marshland

Rd, Shirley. Free entry

Children’s Poetry Show

August 23, 10.30–11am

Performance poet Greg

O’connell will be at the Shirley

Library presenting brand new

and favourite pieces from his

forthcoming book, Megabyte

& Other Poems. As a tutor

with Christchurch’s renowned

School for Young Writers, Mr

O’connell will take audience

participation to new heights in

this humorous, lyrical rollercoaster

of rhyme, rhythm, and

refrain. Come along with family

and friends, and enjoy the sheer

fun of performing poetic lines,

out loud. All ages welcome.

No bookings required but a

caregiver is required. For

more information, get in touch

on 941 5310.

Shirley Public Library, 36

Marshland Rd, Shirley

RED CROSS

Ensuring a safe work place

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

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

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

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

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

on to the sports field?

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

can be wide and variable. The office attended by administrators

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

machinery, or perhaps at some distance from a regular ambulance

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

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

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

risk work environment and whose concern might be to ensure that

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

hypothermia and poisonings.

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

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

common place for injuries to happen. new Zealand children

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

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

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

behind those in the workplace.

The wider 12 hour course teaches the additional unit standard

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

environments. This course covers many of the skills required to

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

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

such as motor vehicle accidents.

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

your accredited first aid training provider. They can explain the

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

Look beyond the workplace and consider your family and your

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

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

it is located.

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS

GLOBAL LEADERS IN FIRST AID TRAINING

Christchurch Course Dates 2016

Venue: 32 Birmingham Drive, Middleton

First Aid Revalidation Course (6 hours)

Cost $120.00 per person (certificates must not

have expired for more than 3 months)

Time: 8.30am – 3.15pm

Monday

22 August

5 September

26 September

Friday

26th August

2 September

16 September

Tuesday

13 September

20 September

11 October

Sunday

21 August

4 September

18 September

For bookings please call 0800 REDCROSS or 339-7111

Book online at www.redcross.org.nz

Wednesday

7 September

28 September

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Comprehensive First Aid PLUS Course (16hrs or 4hr upgrade) Comprehensive First Aid Course (12hrs)

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

25411 Cost $265.00 per person incl FA Manual & GST for 16 hours or

$80.00 per person for upgrade following completion of CFA

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

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

Cost $210.00 per person incl FA Manual & GST

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

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16 Hours Thursday/Friday

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17 & 18 September

Essential First Aid Course (8hrs)

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Cost $150.00 per person Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm

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Tuesday [Edition datE] August 16 2016

HEALTH & BEAUTY

A game changer in the fight

against Parkinson’s Disease

If you have Parkinson’s disease, you cannot

afford to underestimate the benefits of

exercise. Being sedentary is one of the fastest

ways to see your symptoms get worse. To be

the best you can be, consider a revolutionary

Parkinson’s programme, PD Warrior, run by

Muscle People Physiotherapy.

“Exercise needs to be a front line defence

for people with Parkinson’s disease. PD

Warrior aims to re-wire the brain to allow

everyday movements and activities to be

performed with greater ease. Just like your

muscles benefit from cross- training, your

brain also benefits from being challenged and

surprised.” Melissa McConaghy, co-founder

of PD Warrior and Specialist Neurological

Physiotherapist.

Purposeful movement can combat the loss

of motor control seen in Parkinson’s disease.

PD Warrior combines a high effort, intensive

work-out with a challenging combination

of movements and mental strategy. It is

designed for people with early stage or mild

Parkinson’s disease with the aim of slowing

down the progress of the disease.

“PD Warrior is loads of fun and can get

very loud with plenty of variety to keep

people engaged. you get to connect with

like-minded people who want to fight their

symptoms,” says Laurie Moore, Director of

Muscle People Physiotherapy.

Neil, from Rangiora, has been attending

the PD Warrior programme and says; “The

exaggerated movement keeps the body

moving rather than seizing up”. Neil keeps

up the exercises at home during the week and

says “that’s how you get the most benefit out

of it.” He has been playing more golf and is

able to work a couple of days a week.

Muscle People has helped clients achieve

some significant milestones through PD

Warrior. Those who come to the PD Warrior

circuit style programme at the city clinic each

week report feeling more confident in their

movements and are able to move more freely

and get back into life.

The first step in the PD Warrior

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or to book your assessment telephone the

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• Able to do all the little things that

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• Uses a unique combination of

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KIDSTUFF

Join the 2016 Storylines Christchurch

Family Day on Sunday 28 August at the

Upper Riccarton Library and be part of New

Zealand’s biggest festival of children’s writers

and illustrators.

Entry is free for everyone to enjoy a

fun line-up of activities featuring New

Zealand children’s authors, poet, illustrators,

storytellers and performers:

A tailored learning

experience

Lindisfarne was established in 1987 and

is a small privately run nursery school.

The separate nursery building caters for

up to fourteen babies, and the preschool is

licensed for up to thirty six children. We

pride ourselves on providing as much a

home like environment as possible for all

of the children who attend Lindisfarne. Our

team consists of all trained and registered

teachers, a teacher’s aide, a teaching

assistant, and a cook and cleaner.

We pride ourselves on being a multicultural

centre, both through the

nationalities of the children who attend, and

the nationalities of our teaching staff.

• Fifi Colston • Leonie Agnew

• Scott Tulloch • Jane Bloomfield

• James Norcliffe • Gillian Candler

• Steve Gurney • Elena De Roo

• Jodie Keehan • Greg O’Connell

The all-day programme also includes:

• Fashion Fantastic – make fabulous

chokers or wristcuffs with Jane

Bloomfield, author of *Lily Max*Satin,

Scissors, Frock

• Birds and Words – Gillian Chandler

mixes science and crafts

• Beginners Guide to Adventure Sports

with Steve Gurney

• Storylines Treasure Hunt

• Clifford the Big Red Dog

And much more. See and download the

programme details at www.storylines.org.nz

The large private play area allows the

children to engage in lots of physical

activities as well as imaginative play. Our

on-site primary school teacher ensures all

children are well prepared to start primary

school.

Families are more than welcome to call

in at any time to view the programme and

meet the teachers.

• Central location

• Cooked healthy heart meals

• Large private outdoor play area

• Casual care available

• Enrolments available now

• 7.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday

Learning FROM HOME

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home with her own young family to ‘grow

young minds’ in Christchurch too.

Stems prides itself on providing flexible,

affordable and personalised childcare for

busy families who would dearly love their

children to have an ‘at home mum’ early

learning childhood experience .“This

option isn’t often possible for families

today for many reasons, but is so very

important for our little people” says

Emma. “ My role is to work personally

with each family to find the best match

in an Educator for them…I love helping

create these special relationships!”

Stems is fully licensed by the Ministry

of Education and builds programmes

alongside Educators for each child which

follow the NZ curriculum. Activities,

learning and ‘special moments’ are

recorded for families by Educators every

day and children are able to have their

own routines maintained, experience

peer interactions in well supported small

groups, and attend learning experiences

out and about in the local community

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This great Kiwi Batch is available for you

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2016 25 3

HOME & HEATING

Get rid of dampness

in your house

noW WITH the colder and wetter weather on

its way, home owners are focusing on ways to

make their homes comfortable, warm and healthy

for their families throughout winter. rISIng

DAMP is an issue that affects many of our

older properties which suffer from poor, or no,

insulation. In Canterbury especially, post-quake,

many people have relocated to homes that suffer

from rising damp which can be associated with

health problems. Independent tests have shown

that up to 40 litres of water can rise from the

ground and enter a house every day, leading to

mildew, mould, condensation and musty smells.

Moulds can produce various allergic reactions

and the frail, elderly and very young are especially

vulnerable.

Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd is a locally

owned and operated firm. The team understands

the problems caused by rising damp and are

there to help. They will come to your damp home

and pump a lightweight, flowable foam concrete

under your timber floored home. Specially

adapted for our new Zealand conditions and

applications it provides a layer of protection

against rising moisture. An unexpected benefit

that the team at Canterbury Foam Concrete

have noticed recently, is that many owners

of properties which had underfloor foam

concrete installed, reported that it also provided

protection against liquefaction after

the earthquakes.

Contact Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd

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To enSure the quality of your air, contact

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markets. They have an extensive range of fans

and ventilation components in-store but they

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This includes both the exchange of air to the

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Filtered air supply for summer and filtered

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the oxygen content decreases, humidity and

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Low oxygen with high carbon dioxide causes

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Driven

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Tackle the skifield road in an Alltrack

• By Ross Kiddie

STAR MEDIA, the company

which I am employed by,

embraces advertising creativity.

We strive for layout and design

which captures reader and viewer

interest. That being the case, I

was mystified when Volkswagen

New Zealand’s recent television

advertising campaign was

withdrawn when some viewers

complained to the Broadcasting

Standards Authority.

The commercial surrounded

Volkswagen’s Passat Alltrack, and

was a light-hearted take involving

a person falling over backwards

on a slippery boat launching

ramp. That ad often had me

smiling when I was preparing

dinner and watching the news. I

was disappointed – world gone

mad – I thought.

That aside, the Alltrack is an

interesting variation on the popular

mid-size wagon and as its

name suggests it has four-wheeldrive

and suspension raised

27mm from the standard Passat.

Volkswagen is no stranger to

this concept, they have long had

models which have just that little

bit extra in terms of ability. The

Alltrack is a cross between an

everyday vehicle and one which

will take you off-road, not so

much in the serious stuff, but it

will get you out of a sticky, low

grip situation, hence the advertisement.

And on that subject, it

also gets a 2.2-tonne tow rating,

so hauling that large boat is a

real probability.

Under the bonnet sits a 2-litre,

turbocharged diesel engine. The

four-cylinder, twin camshaft unit

is rated with 150kW and 400Nm,

the latter punching out its power

all of the way from 1900rpm

to 3300rpm; consequently, it is

a strong, energetic unit which

works through a dual clutch,

direct shift gearbox.

The six-speeder allows the

engine to work freely, between

the two, drive is unimpeded,

the mid-range diesel surge is

evident. Unladen, the Passat

Alltrack will scamper to

100km/h from a standstill in

8sec, and will launch to 120km/h

from 80km/h in 5sec, the turbo

boost offering vivid acceleration.

And that is the beauty with

the big four-cylinder diesels,

there is a lot of grunt on offer,

and it’s no wonder Volkswagen

are confident of high tow

capacity.

Perhaps the most exciting figures

are those of its fuel usage.

Volkswagen claim a 5.2-litre per

100km/h (54mpg) combined

cycle average, that sits well with

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ALLTRACK: Grip for slippery surfaces.

the 6.6l/100km (43mpg) figure

showing constantly on the dash

panel readout. At 100km/h the

engine sips fuel at the rate of an

amazing 4l/100km (70mpg) with

the engine turning over slowly at

just 1700rpm.

These results are extraordinary

for a big vehicle and certainly

serve to prove how effective diesel

engine manufacturers have

become in terms of efficiency.

I took the test car on the twists

and turns of the Port Hills. It

was only a few weeks ago that I

evaluated the standard Passat,

and was keen to find out if the

extra ride height affected the

Alltrack’s handling ability. I can

report there’s is little noticeable

difference, grip is well promoted

through Continental sport tyres

(245/45 x 18in), while steerage

and body balance are accurate

and controlled respectively.

Of course the suspension

is fully independent and

there is a lot of travel within

those elements; that being the

case, bumps and ruts are well

absorbed and ride comfort has

been given high priority.

I didn’t take the Alltrack offroad

as such, but I did take it

through a short cross-country

track in an endeavour to get

some photos. The suspension

absorbs the uneven surfaces

beautifully, and wheel-to-ground

contact is manufactured so that

• Price – VW Passat Alltrack,

$57,990

• Dimensions – Length,

4777mm; width, 1832mm;

height, 1506mm

• Configuration – Fourcylinder,

four-wheel-drive,

1968cc, 140kW, 400Nm,

six-speed automatic.

• Performance –

0-100km/h, 8sec

• Fuel usage – 5.2l/100km

utmost traction is gleaned.

I can see the Alltrack being

used as winter sport recreational

transport such as tackling the

skifield access road. It’s a vehicle

that does all the things a typical

sport utility vehicle is capable of,

yet it is packaged in a more traditional

style.

The entire in-cabin area is

manufactured for comfort and is

decked out with all the features

you’d expect from a $57,990 car.

I’ve long embraced the

traditional station wagon,

especially those from Europe.

The Alltrack takes that concept

one step forward and I’m pleased

that it has such a strong foothold

globally (no pun intended). I’ll

be watching with interest how

well it is received here.

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Public Notices

Weka Pass Railway

Waipara, North Canterbury

We Are Running

SunDAY 21st August

Running 1st & 3rd

Sundays of every month

Phone 0800WEKAPASS

Depart Glenmark Station

11.30am & 2.00pm

www.wekapassrailway.co.nz

Citizens Advice Bureau

Christchurch Area

Te Pou Whakawhirinaki

o Aotearoa

Notice of Annual General Meeting

to be held on:

Monday 29th August 2016

10am Cashmere Club

88 Hunter Terrace

Cashmere

Christchurch

All members of the general public welcome

THIS

WEEKEND

Mainland

Model Society

Model

& Toy expo

Displays for all the family

Vehicles, Star Wars, Collectibles.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 August - 10am-4pm

Rodbenders Clubrooms

132 Waterloo Road, Hornby

Adults $5, Kids Free

(if accompanied by adult)

Ph: 027-201-1092

Public Notices

DEMOLITION

With care and respect we

will remove your dwelling.

Our policy is to recycle as

much as we can. We are a

local company specialising

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will endeavor to cater for

your individual needs.

Ph. R.M. Solutions

021 02866981

for a free quote.

Entertainments

Situations Vacant

CA$H

Strippers

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Dancers

Wanted!

18+ TO APPLY

NEISHA

021 193 0118

MUMS & DADS

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DELIVERY

PEOPLE

WANTED

The Star requires

delivery personnel

in all areas of

Christchurch.

The work involves

door-to-door

delivery of The Star

newspaper.

Situations Vacant

Please call

Leanne Lucas 364-7451 or

Mark Coulthard 364 7453

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Topic is death

Local musician, Dizzy Height is proud to

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recording, Passing Shadows.

“It's safe to say that this album is very,

very different and deals with a topic not

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an album about, and that is the subject of

death,” says Dizzy Height. “Having worked

as an Embalmer/Funeral Director for 9

years I have seen a lot of death. The

inspiration for the album is based on my

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For more information go to

www.dizzyheight.com

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HOUSIE Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

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NZSO Section Principal Trombone

David Bremner will host the evening.

He will be joined by a panel of NZSO

players: Brigid O'Meeghan (Assistant

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Dykes (Associate Principal Oboe);

Larry Reese (Section Principal

Timpani); Andrew Thomson (Section

Principal Second Violin).

The players will discuss the rest of

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Christchurch, the additional activities

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unique insight into the world of a

professional orchestral musician.

This is a rare opportunity to hear

from, and chat with some of New

Zealand's finest musicians in an

intimate and inspiring setting.

In Conversation with the NZSO

takes place at The Piano on Armagh

St next Thursday 25th August. Tickets

$40.

Book at nzso.co.nz/inconverastion

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Ph 388-9416

Members, guests and affiliates welcome

H ORNBY

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CLUB

«WHAT'S ON«

WESTVIEW LOUNGE

SATURDAY

20 AUGUST

4.30PM BARROSS

8PM EASY COME EASY GO

SPORTS HALL

SATURDAY 20 August, 8PM

DnD Showband presents

THREE SHOWS IN ONE...

Fleetwood Mac ; ABBA; Moulin Rouge

SHOW SOLD OUT

«COMING UP«

SATURDAY 27 August, 7.30PM

SOUND SENSATION

13 PIECE SHOWBAND. Tickets $25.

FRIDAY 2 September, 7.30PM

THE DIXIE PRIX PRESENT

LEGENDS OF COUNTRY

NZ PREMIERE COUNTRY TRIO. Tickets $15.

SATURDAY 10 September, 7PM

TONY ATWOOD

& THE C-BAY BAND

Hornby WMC, 17 Carmen Road, Hornby

phone 03 349 9026

www.hornbyworkingmensclub.co.nz

Members, guests & affiliates welcome

Lunch & Dinner

All you can eat, 7 days

SUNDAY

4th SEPT

HAPPY

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DAY

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Prices apply from Tuesday 16th August to Sunday 21st August 2016, or while stocks last.

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