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8 Tuesday June 27 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi SOUTHERN VIEW News AIDANFIELD is the home of Ryman Healthcare’s best retirement village – and the village is also the base of the company’s finest leader. THe Anthony Wilding retirement village has been named village of the year and registered nurse Ajay Philip honoured as leader of the year 2017 at the company’s annual awards ceremony. Ryman board chairman Dr David Kerr compared the village’s ability to thrive to its namesake Anthony Wilding, the champion tennis player and soldier killed in action during World War 1. “They’ve done remarkably well against some tough competition both internally and externally but maybe it’s that competition that is what makes them thrive just like their namesake,” Dr Kerr said when presenting the awards. Another big challenge occurred earlier this year when out-of-control bush fires ravaged the Port Hills, with the village’s response to that prompting a special mention from the judges. “The team kept calm and carried on, keeping residents happy but ready to evacuate if necessary.” The village won against the two other finalists, Edmund Hillary retirement village in Remuera, Auckland and Essie Summers in Beckenham. “With the help of our chief executive Simon Challies and deputy operations manager Liz Dilger we have managed to get a team in behind us that has actually created something very special and is a wonderfully well-knit group which works so well together and who love coming to work every day. “We love what we do and thank everyone for all their support and encouragement, from the housekeepers, laundry team, gardening and maintenance, our sales, our care SUCCESS: Ryman chairman Dr David Kerr presents the village of the year 2017 award to (left to right) sales advisor Claire Poulsen, clinical manager Jeannie Sales and village manager Diana Hanafin at the company’s annual awards ceremony. Honours for retirement village DESERVING: Ryman chief executive Simon Challies presents registered nurse Ajay Philip from Anthony Wilding Retirement Village with his leader of the year award. team, our reception and admin team, our wonderful nurses and our management team – well done. You have won this award.” Manager Diana Hanafin praised Ajay Philip, who leads a team of caregivers, for his achievement as leader of the year after outgoing chief executive Simon Challies presented him with his award. “He is quietly calm and an incredibly capable nurse,” she said. “He gets a huge amount of commendation for everybody he cares for, especially those in palliative care, with relatives always mentioning Ajay.” DESTRUCTION: A helicopter battles the fire with a monsoon bucket. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER Port Hills fire cost $4.5m FIGHTING THE Port Hills fires cost the Department of Conservation more than $4.5 million. Two fires, several kilometres apart, started in early February this year; two days later they had combined. Helicopter pilot and ex-SAS soldier Steve Askin died when his chopper crashed trying to fight the fires. Nine houses were destroyed and two were significantly damaged. Hundreds of people were evacuated. DOC spokesman Andy Roberts said the department contributed more than $3.5 million in operational costs and $1 million in staff and other internal costs. This amounted to about half of last year’s firefighting costs of $8.7 million. “The department supplied more than 130 fully trained rural firefighters, including fire behaviour experts, air attack managers and sector leaders during the fires, which started in February and burned for two months. “If we add in time spent on aerial mapping, incident planning and other background support roles, that would come to more than 11,000 hours of staff time, some of whom were on duty for up to 15 hours a day. This all amounts to about 50 per cent of the total costs incurred on the Port Hills fires, which destroyed some 1660ha.” DOC has to respond to fires within a 1km margin of protected areas. No public conservation land was burned in the Port Hills fire. DOC had also helped fight major fires at Broken River, Hawkes Bay, Hanmer and Queenstown during last summer’s fire season. More than 460 staff are fully trained to fight fires on or near conservation land. “DOC will always have an interest in rural fire and the threat it poses to the natural and heritage values that DOC is charged with protecting. At Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Ltd we have a great team of loyal staff offering a diverse range of skills. Serving Canterbury for over 35 years, we do everything from domestic maintenance to new homes and commercial buildings. Make us your first call today. Plumbing. Gasfitting. 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SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Tuesday June 27 2017 9 ADVERTORIAL THE RICCARTON MARKET IS NOT CLOSING! During winter, as expected, the number of stall holders and the number of people coming to the market reduces but we still get in excess of 4,000 people coming every week. One of the strong points about the Riccarton Market is that both entry and parking is free to the public”. HUNDREDS OF STALLS Don’t believe everything that you hear! Despite numerous rumours the popular Riccarton Market is not closing. “It is easy to understand the confusion” says Craig Murphy, President of the Rotary Club of Riccarton. (The Riccarton Market is owned by the Riccarton Rotary Charitable Trust and managed by the Rotary Club of Riccarton). “With much publicity being given to the proposed new housing subdivision on some of the land currently occupied by the Riccarton Racing Club people have missed the point that not all of the land is going to be utilised. Over the next few years land will be progressively developed into residential sections along Yaldhurst Road and Steadman Road and then into other parts of the property. It does not however intrude into that portion of the land currently occupied by the Riccarton market”. Plans released by the developers, Ngai Tahu Properties, show the proposed subdivision being done over 6 stages which when completed will provide approximately 600 new residential sections. “In preparation for the development the Riccarton Market has reduced its footprint and condensed the number of stalls available. The Racing Club has offered other land closer to the entrance in exchange for land surrendered by the market. These new areas will be incorporated into the market over time” advises Ross Binning, Chair of Riccarton Rotary’s Market Committee. “By reducing the footprint now we have been able to provide additional parking for our customers making coming to the Riccarton Market even easier. Over the summer months we have been getting crowds in excess of 10,000 people every Sunday. The Riccarton Market has been in operation for 29 years. Over that time it has moved location several times. From its origins as a ‘car boot sale’ located at the Riccarton Mall carpark, it moved to The Bush Inn, then outgrew sites at Riccarton High School and then at the University, relocating to the racecourse site more than 15 year ago. It has become an institution in Christchurch – described by the Christchurch City Council as ‘an icon’ for locals and tourists alike. It is the largest charity market in New Zealand and with room for over 300 stalls it is arguably the largest weekly market in the country. During this period Riccarton Rotary has donated more than $3 million to local charities and individuals as well as supporting other national and international projects especially at times of emergency. “It is disappointing that people still talk about the Riccarton Market closing” says Craig Murphy. “In many cases those people are directly associated with competitive markets around the city so they no doubt see it to their advantage by creating uncertainty about the future of the Riccarton Market. Be assured the Riccarton Market is here to stay. We have a secure long term arrangement over the Riccarton Park site and apart from some relatively minor redesign of the footprint over the next few years there is nothing that will change as far as our many loyal customers are concerned. They will be able to continue to come for their vegetables, meats, other food items, hardware, tools, furniture, plants, artworks, jewellery, cat and dog needs, clothing as well as to be entertained by the live music and stay and have their lunch from one of the numerous ethnic and specialised food and refreshment stalls located around the central ‘commons’. If you would like to know more about the Riccarton Market please go to www.riccartonmarket.co.nz RICCARTON MARKET OPEN EVERY SUNDAY 9am - 2pm | Riccarton Racecourse HUNDREDS OF STALLS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT EXTENSIVE FOOD COURT For more information visit our website: www.riccartonmarket.co.nz
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