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PEGASUS POST Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />

Tuesday <strong>September</strong> 5 <strong>2017</strong> 7<br />

News<br />

HOPEFUL: (Left to right) – Kidsfirst MacFarlane Park kindergarten children Mckenzie Edwards, 3, Evie Beyers-Guy, 2, and<br />

Telisha Brougham, 4, with their sunflower seeds and pots.<br />

Tall sunflowers on kids’ wish lists<br />

• By Sophie Cornish<br />

CHILDREN WILL learn<br />

valuable gardening skills and<br />

knowledge during the Daltons<br />

Sunflowers in Kindergartens<br />

Project.<br />

Seventeen Christchurch<br />

kindergartens will compete to<br />

grow the tallest sunflower or<br />

widest sunflower head.<br />

Each kindergarten was sent<br />

a Daltons starter pack with<br />

everything the children need<br />

to grow their own sunflowers,<br />

which have the potential to<br />

grow up to 4m.<br />

The tallest sunflower ever<br />

grown in the project’s history<br />

was 3.12m.<br />

The children will learn how<br />

to sow and care for seedlings as<br />

well as daily care of their plant.<br />

Daltons general manager,<br />

Colin Parker, is thrilled with<br />

the return of the project this<br />

year.<br />

“The competition aspect adds<br />

a little extra fun to the project<br />

for the children, but we are<br />

more focused on creating opportunities<br />

to spark a lifelong<br />

love of gardening.”<br />

The competition runs until<br />

December 6, and winners will<br />

be announced on December 8.<br />

TAKING CARE:<br />

Losa Paseka,<br />

3, gets her<br />

seed planted.<br />

Meet<br />

Poto<br />

MP for Chch East<br />

Aranui Sunday 3 rd Sept<br />

12 noon cnr Portsmouth & Basingstoke<br />

12.20pm cnr Hampshire & Aldershot<br />

12.40pm cnr Eureka & Rowan<br />

1.00pm cnr Lenton & Breezes<br />

1.40pm cnr Shortland & Rowses<br />

2.00pm cnr Doreen & Marlow<br />

2.20pm cnr Guernsey & Carteret<br />

2.40pm cnr Pages & Knightsbridge<br />

Shirley Tuesday 5 th Sept<br />

4.00pm cnr Vardon & Cotton<br />

4.20pm cnr Hercules & Hope<br />

4.40pm cnr Emmett & Shirley<br />

5.00pm cnr Jebson & Riselaw<br />

5.20pm cnr Emmett & Bellbrook (south)<br />

5.40pm cnr Akaroa & Onawe<br />

North New Brighton<br />

Wednesday 6 th Sept<br />

4.00pm cnr Leaver & Sea Eagles<br />

4.20pm cnr Effingham & Endeavour<br />

4.40pm cnr Philomel & Inverell<br />

5.00pm cnr Flemington & Randwick<br />

5.20pm 76 Palmers Road<br />

5.40pm cnr Bluegum & Travis<br />

Poto Williams<br />

for Christchurch East<br />

For Labour policies, special votes, or to<br />

volunteer, please call at Campaign Office<br />

4/140 Brighton Mall, or<br />

phone 377 5393 or 027 579 0602<br />

Let’s do this<br />

Authorised by Poto Williams 133 Brighton Mall

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