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6 Tuesday June 6 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi PEGASUS POST Our People Working for the community Kim Money Kim Money is a newbie to local body politics. Reporter Sarla Donovan finds out what makes the Coastal-Burwood Community Board chairwoman tick RELAXING: Kim Money, chairwoman of the Coastal-Burwood Community Board. PHOTO; MARTIN HUNTER What have you been up to today? My daughter needed me to babysit so I thought I’ll have her for a couple of hours and do some emails at the same time. Well, a 10-month-old and emails didn’t quite work! Then I popped over to see my mum, she’s in a rest home and I’ve had a lot of issues with her over the years especially in the six months since I’ve been in this job unfortunately. She’s had strokes, been in and out of hospital, that sort of stuff happening. After that, I had a staff meeting and now I’m seeing you. Do you have just the one grandchild? I’ve got two daughters, 30 and 27. One has a baby girl who I was looking after this morning and the other has a boy who is two-and-ahalf, and another little girl, she’s eight months. They’re all living in North Beach. We’re here at Salt on the Pier – is this a favourite cafe? There’s a few here. I think because I live in North Beach, my favourite would be the Coffee Shed. A friend of mine’s daughter started that up 18 months ago and it’s a wee community hub she’s created. We all swarm down there like bees, and it’s not just the people you get to know, it’s the dogs as well. A lot of mums go there with their babies and I’ve recently been able to talk the kite man, Jim, into flying his kites down at North Beach so he does that every now and again too. Switch Espresso is good too, one of my favourites. It was a bit grey and chilly earlier on. Are you one of these people who get excited about winter? I used to when I skied, before children, but now, winter’s different. It’s a cosy time, a time to take stock, do a bit of spring cleaning or organising. But I love being outdoors so any sunny day it’s out on the beach, that’s why I live there. Anyway, we always get four seasons in one day. JO HAYES NATIONAL LIST MP BASED IN CHRISTCHURCH EAST Mobile clinics Last Friday of every month Check out my Facebook page: Jo Hayes MP 6/950 Ferry Road, Ferrymead P: 384 9459 Call to make an appointment www.national.org.nz
PEGASUS POST Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Tuesday June 6 2017 7 with empathy and positivity A bit like Dunedin. I was actually born there, in 1960. My parents emigrated from England with my sister, who’s seven years older than me. They first went to Dunedin, then after about six months we shifted to Sumner. I grew up there, went to Sumner School. Then I met my husband, (who I’m separated from) when I was 16 and he lived in North Beach. So I’ve been associated with this area since then. We met at a church camp; he was jumping on a trampoline and my best friend broke her leg so I thought he might like to go and visit her in hospital, that’s how it started. Plus, he was a surfer, which appealed. Do you surf yourself? I’ve got a surfboard and a wetsuit but all the youth around the place, they all use it. Anybody that wants to use my board uses it. My daughter and I designed the pattern, it’s a Barron board. But no, I’m a beach whale. We’ve been a surfing family though, in the surfing community for years and my daughter surfs, my son-in-laws surf and I love that lifestyle, being on the beach, going up and finding the surf in Kaikoura. Do you a have a bolt-hole, somewhere you escape to for weekends/holidays? When I was married, we used to go to Bali every year. That was somewhere that we found which worked for both of us. The surf was always fantastic, the weather ELECTION TIME: Kim Money out and about on the campaign trail last year. was always fine, the shopping and food was cheap, you didn’t have to cook or clean so we’d go for 2-3 weeks every year. Otherwise, in New Zealand, Dunedin and Kaikoura were our favourite spots, again, because of the surf. I do love the beach, otherwise I feel claustrophobic. Where I grew up in Sumner, our house was on The Esplanade, right opposite Cave Rock. I heard the house we had just sold after about 30 years for $1.4 million. And apparently they’re going to pull it down. I haven’t lived there for a long time of course, but I was there 21 years. How are you enjoying your job as chairwoman? It’s a real privilege. It was really exciting when I first heard I got in because as I said my mother was really sick and I found it difficult to campaign. I wanted to door knock a lot but mum was out at Oxford Hospital for respite and she was there for virtually the entire campaign. I was travelling out there a lot and found it difficult to run the campaign I wanted so I didn’t know how it would end up going. I did the best I could so when I got in it was really exciting and then that turned into, ‘oh my goodness, I’m now chair.’ Is that something you were pushed into? Not at all. I said I’d consider being chair (thinking it was parttime – it’s not). It turned out I had the backing of the entire board, it was unanimous and that in itself was a privilege, to think that these members who’d been there six to nine years were happy for me as a new person to come and not just be part of the team, but lead the team. It was a double privilege really. I take it very seriously and I love the board, all of them. We all respect each other. We’ve recently just done a ‘StrengthsFinder’ course. They really enjoyed that and it was so useful in finding out what we bring to the board and how we can use that and it just brings an understanding of how we’re made up. For example, empathy and positivity are two really strong traits of mine. I’ve noticed you’re quite efficient at meetings, is that something you’re conscious of? It’s just being respectful of people who have come to present and also (city council) staff that are there. We have to get on with the job and be mindful that people who are presenting have taken time out of their day. I’ve chaired groups at other organisations and I do like to start on time and try and stick to the rules. But then, we’re community so there needs to be discretion and ability to go with the flow sometimes. “WHERE THE SALE NEVER ENDS” The one stop shop for Cosmetics and Fragrances (for women and men) THE MAKEUP SALE SHOP Shop 3, inside Bush Inn Centre Mall (Before Paper Plus) | Ph 03 343 1516 www.makeupsale.co.nz @makeupsale.co.nz 2 BRING IN THIS FOR VOUCHER MENTION THIS AD 1FOR MINI GOLF Buy 1 round of Mini Golf at either Ferrymead Golf (Monster & Zombies Indoor or Volcano Park outdoor) or Caddyshack indoor and get another round FREE Only available May, June, July, August 2017 makeupsalenz Helping us, Helps tHe community Drop off or buy 3 family stores in your community 30 Main North Rd, Ph 352 4581 520 Cranford St, Ph 352 0515 50 Charles St, Kaiapoi Ph 03 903 0017 WinTEr Fun For EvEryonE Ph 384 1566, 21 King Edward Terrace, Woolston www.caddyshack.co.nz Volcano Park Ph 376 5350, 50 Ferrymead Park Drive, Ferrymead www.ferrymeadgolf.co.nz
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