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Longer wait for pit decision
Residents frustrated after no update given on council action
GEORGIA O’CONNOR-HARDING
It could be more than two months until
the city council makes a decision on what
action will be taken over the controversial
Owaka Pit.
The abatement notice issued on April
14, 2015, said all medium density
fibre had to be removed by April 13,
2016.
As of last month only 500.84 tonnes
have been removed out of 9000.
Residents have become frustrated after
expecting to hear an update on the action
the city council would take at the Riccarton-Wigram
Community Board meeting
earlier this month.
But they were left disappointed as there
was no city council staff member to give
an update.
Resident Julie Shivas said it was
unacceptable and
someone from the
city council should have
been at the meeting.
But city council head
of regulatory compliance
Tracey Western said the
delay was because they
were commissioning an
environmental assessment
report.
She said the completion of the environment
report will guide their next course
of action which will take about eight
weeks.
The pit on Owaka Rd has been a source
of contention for years and in 2013 the
INSIDE:
Alan Edge
ONGOING PROBLEM: It could be more than two months until the city council makes a decision on what action they will take now that
the Owaka Holdings Ltd abatement notice has expired.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
MDF spontaneously caught alight taking
weeks to contain.
Owaka Holdings’ Alan Edge has defended
the amount of MDF cleared from the
pit after the abatement notice to removed
9000 tonnes expired two weeks ago.
Mr Edge said under the circumstance, it
had done “extremely well” to remove the
amount they have.
He said the 12-month time frame on the
abatement notice served on the company
by the city council was too short.
Mr Edge said it was limited by the
number of trucks allowed entry into Kate
Valley Landfill each day.
“We are still carting it to Kate Valley.
We haven’t stopped and we are not going
to stop,” he said.
But community board chairman Mike
Mora said it was not the board’s problem.
Mr Edge had an abatement notice of
12 months.
He said the MDF never should have
been there in the first place.
“There are some limitations I believe
but he has had years to get rid of that
stuff,” Mr Mora said.
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will be people who can help.
Upper Riccarton Library, 71
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Storytimes/Wa Korero
Tomorrow, 10.15am
Programmes will include
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Hornby Library, Goulding Ave
Computer Skills Drop-In
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Free drop-in sessions are
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you are new to computers
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someone who will be able to
help.
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Main South Rd
Handy-Dandy Craft Group
Saturday, 1-3pm
Go along to the sitting room
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celebrations will be held at the Te Hapua: Halswell Centre this Saturday from 1-2pm.
Halswell Centre for a relaxing
crafternoon. Take your knitting,
crochet, stitching or any
other handcraft and enjoy the
company of others. Share skills
and be inspired in a friendly,
relaxing environment. Don’t
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to borrow craft books.
Te Hapua: Halswell Centre
Korean Book Club
Monday (May 9) 11am-noon
The Korean Book Club meets
the second Monday of the
month. Go and share your ideas
with other Korean book lovers.
Upper Riccarton Library, 71
Main South Rd
Roger from the KBB Music
Shop – New Zealand Music
Month
Monday (May 9) 3.30-4.30pm
Roger from the KBB Music
shop based in Auckland will be
bringing in a keyboard and other
instruments for a hands-on session
to celebrate NZ Music Month.
Hornby Library, Goulding Ave
Storytimes/ Wa Korero- New
Zealand Sign Language Week
Monday (May 9) 10-10.30am
Go along and celebrate New
Zealand Sign Language Week
with a storytime with a difference.
Stories, rhymes and songs will be
performed at the event.
Upper Riccarton Library, 71
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EYESORE: Halswell Domain was hit with another lot of tagging during Anzac weekend.
Halswell Domain hit by taggers
GEORGIA O’CONNOR-
HARDING
The Halswell Domain has had
yet another graffiti attack
– this time over Anzac
weekend.
Tagging is becoming
a regular occurrence
with 28 incidents at the
domain recorded by the
city council in the last
year.
Residents said the public
toilets, part of the Canterbury
Society of Model and
Experimental Engineer’s shed,
as well as a contractor’s shed on
Halswell Rd, was tagged over
the weekend.
The debate of a new skate
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to a head with concerns from
residents living nearby that if it
is installed anti-social behaviour
problems will escalate.
But Riccarton-Wigram
Community Board
chairman Mike Mora (left)
said the tagging and the
installation of the skate park
are separate issues.
“It may de-escalate it –
we don’t know,” he said.
Mr Mora said the city council
will be going around the schools
to talk about the issue of graffiti.
It was recorded by the city
council between April 1, 2015,
and April 28, 2016, 28 incidents
had occurred at the Halswell
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spent the last two days at the
Halswell Domain cleaning up
the graffiti and a full inspection
was carried out April 22 and last
Monday.
She said a number of tags had
appeared over the weekend and
have since been removed.
Residents say they have been
plagued with graffiti on vehicles,
fences, footpaths along with
damage to property over the past
few years.
Police are saying while people
get prosecuted for tagging, and
there is an active community
patrol out at the domain which
reports to the police, tagging is a
community issue.
Senior Sergeant Pete Stills
said there needs to be more
education for parents being
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are up to.
He said it is also about
working with shops in terms of
selling sprays or marker pens to
young people and ensuring they
are for legitimate reasons.
“Halswell Domain is not
really on our radar – it is a safe
place . . . we have got far worse
suburbs.”
Senior Sergeant Stills said
the shrubs and trees around the
public toilets could be removed
to make the area more visible
as well as locking the toilets out
of hours could help reduce the
problems.
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Amputee’s story told
FRASER WALKER-PEARCE
When Trixie Wuts was born
her parents had a very difficult
decision to make whether or not
to amputate both of her legs to the
knee.
On the advice of
medical professionals,
Trixie’s parents Anton
and Margot Wuts decided
amputation was
the best solution.
Their experience
has been documented
in a children’s book
that they wrote, called
Little Jellybean.
It is being distributed
by the Amputee
Society of Canterbury
and Westland to help
families facing a
similar choice.
The society
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publishing and distribution of the
book from the Artificial Limb
Service.
Trixie was diagnosed with distal
arthrogryposis before she was
born, meaning she had crooked or
hooked joints in her feet.
She had many procedures done
when she was born, which attempted
to correct the deformities
in both of her feet, but they were
largely unsuccessful.
The surgery however, was and
Trixie now “leads a full and active
life” with her new feet.
Amputee Society of Canterbury
and Westland president Mark
Bruce said the more families that
can be reached with the book, the
better.
“It’s about raising
awareness for parents
in a situation where
their child is very
unwell. The story
is mainly about the
parents having to make
an incredibly tough
decision to help their
children,” he said.
Mr Bruce said the
book will become an
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those looking for support.
“If you have a young
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or have a young one about to undergo
an amputation then this is a
great resource.
“The future of the federation is
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just one family with the help of
this book, then it’s been a worthwhile
venture,” he said.
The society are making copies
of the book available from
their national and regional coordinators,
who can be contacted
on www.af.org.nz.
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SVA calls on helping hands
for tree planting campaign
BY ALEX LIM
About 190 Canterbury
University staff, students and
community members joined
forces to plant 2000 native
trees as part of the nation-wide
campaign.
The Student Volunteer Army
recruited help to plant the trees
at Woodend Beach Holiday
Park as part of the Serve for NZ
campaign it started on the fifth
anniversary of the February
2011 earthquake.
It was started to mobilise
people of all ages to contribute
one hour of community service
and coincided with Anzac Day
this year.
As of April 23, 4261 individuals
have pledged 6249 hours
of community service.
The tree planting is part of
a five-year planting scheme
where future forest giants like
kahikatea, totara and matai
were planted.
Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara Trust
general manager Greg Byrnes
said native trees like kahikatea
were the fruit baskets of the
forest that reduced soil erosion
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and preserved the eco-system.
Matai and kahikatea could
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2000 years.
“We are planting for the millennium,”
Byrnes said.
Project Crimson Trust donated
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My Kitchen Rules NZ contestants
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GEORGIA O’CONNOR-
HARDING
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city.
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June, the couple will take their
business national.
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BOY HIT BY CAR
A boy was taken to
Christchurch Hospital with
serious injuries on Sunday
after being hit by a car in
Burnside. St John sent two
rapid response units and an
ambulance to the scene on
Wairakei Rd, near Spalding St,
around 4pm.
HALSWELL BOWLING
CLUB UPGRADE WORKS
Construction work is taking
place at the Halswell Bowling
Club. The clubrooms and
facilities are undergoing
extensions and are upgrading
over the winter months. Due for
completion later in August, the
refurbishments are the first step
in an extension programme that
will ultimately include a third
bowling green.
RESERVE LANDSCAPE
PLAN APPROVED
Earlier this month the
Riccarton-Wigram Community
Board resolved to approve a
landscape plan for Awatea Rd
Reserve. The plan included
providing more new plants with
the addition of more emphasis
been given to native tree
plantings.
SKATE PARK WORKSHOP
Go along to the Halswell skate
park workshop to learn more
and get your perspective on the
table. The city council project
team is inviting the community
to work with the project team
to investigate a location for
the skate park and recreation
area in Halswell. Riccarton-
Wigram Community Board
members will also be attending.
RSVP by May 23 by emailing
halswellskate@ccc.govt.nz or
phone 941 5938 if you would
like to attend. The workshop
will be held Tuesday June 7,
4-6pm at Halswell School Hall,
437 Halswell Rd.
INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT
IDEAS SOUGHT
If you think you have a bright
idea on how to improve ease
of travel in the city then check
out the Transport Innovation
Fund. The city council is
allocating a share of $40,000
in funding to people who can
present an innovative, low-cost
transport initiative for the city.
There are plenty of emerging
examples in this space, and the
city council is looking to the
community to introduce some
creative ones to Christchurch.
To help applicants prepare,
the city council is running
three information sessions.
The sessions will be held
tomorrow, 1.30-2.30pm and
Wednesday, May 11, 5-6pm
at the BNZ Lounge on 76/106
Manchester St. For more
information and to apply for
funding, visit www.ccc.govt.nz/
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Beca Heritage Week is returning from
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businesses and individuals are invited to hold
events during the festival.
Come along on 11 May to hear more about
Heritage Week, or you can view this information
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When: Wednesday 11 May, 5.30–6.30pm
Where: Christchurch City Council Civic Building
53 Hereford Street, Christchurch
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Housing subsidy still needed
A Government heating and
insulation subsidy programme
comes to an end in June. Community
Energy Action Charitable
Trust chief executive Caroline
Shone writes this week’s column
about the importance of the
programme and why it should
continue in some form.
Shelter is one of
the most basic of
human needs and
the Universal
Declaration
of Human
Rights says that
everyone has the
right to housing.
It can be debated that housing
that makes people sick, isn’t housing
at all.
However, houses that are damp,
houses that are cold, with the
people living in them unable to
heat them to an adequate temperature
to keep them healthy, are
a reality for many households in
Christchurch.
The old, the young and the sick
suffer most in those houses.
We all know the result.
Every winter sees many residents
ending up in hospital with
preventable cold-related health issues.
Even healthy people get sick
more often in those cold, damp
houses.
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From experience we know that
installing insulation and heating
in people’s homes especially those
with health conditions will reduce
hospitalisations, delivering cost
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Give the kids a chance
Kennedys Bush
resident Chrys Horn
writes that it makes
“no sense” to assume
graffiti and property
damage at Halswell
Domain will increase
if a proposed skate
park goes ahead.
I was surprised at the
narrow scope of last week’s
Western News article Skate
park debate fires up, which
talked to four blokes who are
dead against having a skate
park in the domain and seem
to have it in for kids on wheels
– unless those wheels are on a
miniature train, of course.
My reading of the article was
that their concern was not so
much about a skate park but
about the tagging that has been
happening around Halswell,
and the domain in particular.
There are a couple of
observations I’d like to make
on this.
It makes no sense to accuse
kids who do not yet use the
domain of things that are going
on there already. Perhaps
it’s the kids who play rugby
league, soccer, netball, touch
or softball or who ride miniature
trains who are doing that
tagging, since they are already
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using the park. I personally
don’t believe
this, but it makes more
sense to suppose this
than to accuse skateboarders
rollerbladers,
scooterers or stunt
cyclists who are not
even there yet.
For sure, tagging is
an issue and people
really don’t like it but let’s deal
with the tagging as the separate
issue that it is. Why blame it on
a bunch of kids who couldn’t
possibly have done it?
I’m sad that we prefer the
idea of dismissing local kids
with an interest in wheel sports
over working together on the
problem of tagging.
My question is how can we
work together to sort out the
one or two taggers around
the place who are causing the
trouble? I’m sure we’re equal
to this challenge and that as a
community we could come up
with some great ideas on how
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to catch a tagger or perhaps
channel their interests into
something more constructive.
As for noise, all of the
potential sites that are being
consulted on are well away
from private homes so that
noise is not an issue. Oddly,
where I live, the biggest noise
is not go-karters or longboarders
speeding past my gate or
people talking and shouting
in the park next door, but cars
driving past my gate. I’m
guessing that the most noise
for most people living in
around parks is actually cars
driving past at 50-60km/h.
We are a community that
has around 4000 children and
young people and we need to
provide them with spaces and
opportunities to develop their
social and physical skills. We
provide playgrounds and sports
grounds so why not a skate
park and could we do it please
without making these young
people feel that they don’t
have a place in our community
and that they are a lesser, more
dangerous species?
Most of the young people I
know are amazing and many
contribute a great deal to this
community. I want to live in a
community that supports them
and offers them opportunities.
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Readers respond to the
Western News article on
residents’ fears that anti-social
issues might escalate if a skate
park is installed in Halswell
Domain:
Darryl Clarke: You did a
piece in the paper on residents
not wanting the skate park in
Halswell Domain. Well we
agree as on Tuesday night
all our cars on the road or
driveways on William Brittan
Ave got tagged including mine.
The walkway next to my house
on the path was spray-painted
with some very rude words.
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Kate Cleverly: As a local
resident and mother-of-two I
am very disappointed to read
the one-sided article around the
proposed skate and recreation
facility for Halswell.
I have worked for many
years with children and young
people in our community and
have never found them to be
anything less than respectful.
The issues raised over the
placement of the proposed skate
park are biased, judgemental
and quite insulting.
To suggest that skateboarders
are all young boys who are
a spray-can wielding social
nuisance is quite frankly
ridiculous.
The skateboarders I know –
who range in age from three to
23 and are most definitely both
girls and boys – are far from
synonymous with anti-social
behaviour. They are kind, caring
and respectful young people
who just want to do something
other than play traditional
sports or swing on the swings.
Rather than detracting from
the domain a carefully planned
skate and recreation facility
will enhance Halswell, and
provide an activity for children
like mine who are too old (or
just don’t enjoy) to play on
the playgrounds or ride on the
trains.
The domain could become a
thriving hub of activity which
really does have something for
everyone.
I would strongly suggest that
those opposed to the facility
for reasons such as anti-social
behaviour, tagging and noise
actually visit a functioning
skate park like the one in
Prebbleton and, rather than
dismiss all young people as
delinquent, actually talk to them
and ask them for their view and
how they might overcome such
concerns.
I have and I can assure you
the last thing they want is that
kind of behaviour and they
have some great suggestions for
making sure it doesn’t happen.
$9m upgrade for special
education college
Halswell Residential College
will be undergoing a $9 million
upgrade with construction
expected to be completed by
January.
Four new family-style villas
will be built to accommodate up
to 32 students.
The plan is to replace
the institutional-style
accommodation blocks and help
enhance the school’s education
programme.
The new redevelopment is designed
to have a multi-purpose
learning environment allowing
students and staff to be together
in a welcoming and multi-functional
space.
It will include earthquake
strengthening of the main school
buildings and an upgrade of the
carer’s accommodation.
Halswell Residential College
provides round-the-clock special
education for children and young
people with complex needs.
The plan behind the redevelopment
is to strengthen
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Community
plays big role
in reducing
crime
The community has played
a key role in the reduction
of crime rate in the last five
years, police say.
The number of burglaries in
Riccarton west has decreased
by 58 per cent between 2011
and 2015.
When the Riccarton Neighbourhood
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October 2011, the community
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their key issues.
In 2008 was the worst year
recorded with 130 burglaries.
Since 2011, the
Neighbourhood Policing
team has put in a number of
initiatives to reduce crime rate
in the area.
This has included the establishment
of a community garden,
an annual community fun
day, a weekly community boot
camp, a fortnightly community
café and a weekly sports
afternoon for local children.
Street clean-up days have
been held, along with studentrun
information days and UV
property-marking sessions.
Landlords in the area have
also assisted with distributing
information, and community
welcome packs are provided
to new residents.
Mona Vale in line for award
Mona Vale Lodge is one of
35 finalists in the this year’s
Canterbury Heritage Awards.
The building sustained
damage in the February 2011
earthquake predominantly from
the collapse of the two masonry
chimneys.
Repairs to the building were
finished two weeks ago at a cost
of $589,000.
A panel of five judges whittled
the list down from 80 entries
into six categories – domestic
and saved, public realm and
saved, outstanding contribution
to heritage, seismic, heritage
tourism and future heritage.
Entries were
received from a
wide variety of
projects, from
walking tours
and domestic
dwellings to
furniture restorations
and public monuments.
Category winners and the
supreme overall winner will be
announced during a ceremony
held at the Christchurch Arts
Centre on June 9.
Christchurch Heritage Awards
Charitable Trust chairwoman Dr
Anna Crighton said the judges
were incredibly impressed with
the standard of entries.
“Now that almost half of
our built heritage has been
demolished, appreciation
of what remains is evident.
The jurors agreed, without
exception, that every entry was
worthy in contributing to the
character and streetscapes of our
city and province,” she said.
Dr Crighton was joined on
the judging panel by four other
notable heritage experts –
Heritage Management Services
director Jenny May, Canterbury
University and Canterbury
Branch of the New Zealand
Institute of Architects chairman
Tim Nees, Heritage New
Zealand southern office general
manager Sheila Watson and
Ruamoko Solutions structural
engineer Grant Wilkinson.
Tickets are on sale now for the
awards ceremony. Go to www.
heritageawards.co.nz for more
information.
2016 Canterbury Heritage
Awards Finalists:
Domestic Saved and Restored:
Acland House, Banksia Cottage,
Chilcombe, Mona Vale Lodge,
Our House and Racecourse Hill
Homestead.
Public Realm Saved and
Restored: Armagh St Bridge,
Gaiety Theatre Akaroa,
Glentunnel Library, Isaac Theatre
Royal Recreation, Linwood
Community Centre, Mona Vale
Lodge, St Lukes Chapel, Former
BNZ Building Kaiapoi and
Triumphal Arch.
Outstanding Contribution to
Heritage: Canterbury Cultural
Collections Recovery Centre
Project, Christchurch Uncovered
Website, Heritage Open
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FINALIST: The
recently repaired
Mona Vale Lodge
is a finalist in
the Canterbury
Heritage Awards.
Weekend, Heritage Week, Isaac
Theatre Royal Dome, Provincial
Chambers Building Furniture
Restoration, Scaled Down and
Valuing our Heritage.
Seismic: Banks Peninsula War
Memorial, Edmonds Clock Tower,
Former Trinity Congregationist
Church, Great Hall, Hare
Memorial Library, Jubilee Clock
Tower and Triumphal Arch.
Heritage Tourism: Christchurch
City Heritage Walking Guide,
Curragh House, Heritage of
Hororata and Beyond, Isaac
Theatre Royal Recreation,
Riccarton Bush and House
and Shop 7 - Valuing Our
Heritage.
Future Heritage: Miles Warren
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WESTERN NEWS Tuesday May 3 2016 9
Foundation Focuses
on Fostering
youth potential
Established 21 years ago by Graeme
Dingle and Jo-Anne Wilkinson to motivate
and encourage young people to reach
their potential, the Foundation for
Youth Development has been renamed
the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
The new name, which took effect
in March, recognises the positive
contribution Graeme has made to
the lives of hundreds of young New
Zealanders over the last 45 years.
As the Graeme Dingle Foundation
regional manager Noeline Allan
explains, the organisation works with
young people to foster their potential
and talent, particularly those who have
low self-esteem and low self-efficacy.
Each year, groups of young people are
selected to take part in a 14-month
programme called Project K, which
includes a challenging three-week
wilderness activities event.
“For this, the young people are taken
into the mountains where they are
tested,” Ms Allan says. “They learn selfmanagement
through having to cook
for themselves, wash their own clothes
and carry their packs.”
This year, the Graeme Dingle Foundation
has again selected a group of students
from Hornby High School to take part in
the programme, which starts this month
with the wilderness activities.
“When they walk back into school at
the end of their three-week adventure
they are applauded for their efforts by
students and staff. It’s called ‘Clap Day’,”
Ms Allan says.
The group is then required to become
involved in the community, finding
out about the various community
organisations and what they do. Drawing
on this information and experience, they
select a charity to fundraise for. Last
year, Gap Filler was the chosen charity.
The young people are also teamed up
with adult mentors, who work with them
for 12 months providing encouragement
and teaching them to set and achieve
goals.
“These relationships often go beyond
the 12 months,” Ms Allan says.
She says the difference in the participants
after they complete the programme is
remarkable.
“They take the step up to become leaders
in the school and the community.”
The Graeme Dingle Foundation
welcomes sponsorship from local
businesses keen to transform young
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Honouring ANZACs at Halswell
Hillmorton High School
students attended a special
service to mark Anzac Day.
The service was held at the
Halswell Domain Memorial
and the students were joined
by other schools including
Cashmere High, Oaklands and
Aidanfield Christan College.
Deputy principal Eleanor Sims
said Hillmorton students had the
honour of laying a wreath.
The service was organised
for the Templeton Returned
And Services Association in
conjunction with the Halswell
Residents’ Association, The
Halswell & District Lions Club
and the Riccarton-Wigram
Community Board.
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REMEMBERANCE: Hillmorton High School
students Cha’nel Kaa-Luke, Santiago Blanco,
Kirsty English and Aleesha King attending a
special Anzac Service held at Halswell Domain. ​
COMMEMORATION: Members of the
community in Halswell gather to remember.
BLESSING: Barnadoes chief executive Jeff Sanders and Ministry of
Education’s Southern region early childhood education manager
Coralanne Child digging the land with local iwi and Pasifika community
group members gathered for the event.
Blessing service for
new learning centre
Barnardos Kidstart Childcare
has held a special service
to bless the beginning of
construction for a new building
opening in Hornby.
Hornby Primary School will
be getting a brand new Pasifika
early learning centre in July.
The blessing of the site for
construction to begin was held
last Friday.
Early learning centre’s South
Island senior administrator
Kirsty Eastwick said the new
centre will be a learning space
that reflects and fosters children’s
strong sense of identity,
language and culture.
She said the centre will mark
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Members from the community
including local iwi, Pasifika
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Phillip Mitchell
‘Filthy’ work with pipes and plumbing
AT WORK: Phillip Mitchell has been a plumbing tutor at the Ara Institute
of Canterbury for many years. At 73, he is still going strong working three
days a week. ​
Phillip Mitchell has had his hand in the city’s pipes
for half a century. He talks with Matthew Salmons
about his life as a plumber, being a tutor and
winning the Graeme Victor Smith Outstanding
Contribution to the Industry Award
Well Phillip, you’re clearly
the plumbing master around
here, but why did you decide
to get into the trade in the
first place?
My father went with me to a
vocational guidance counsellor
in the square. The guy that was
interviewing me said ‘I know
a bloke by the name of Athol
Jamieson.’ He knew him on a
fairly friendly basis so I went
and saw him. He had a fairly
large company and said ‘there’s
a job there if you want it.’ I’d
seen plumbers, we’d not long
had the sewerage put on in the
house and a flush toilet put in,
which you guys would take for
granted now. I was fascinated.
So I thought ‘it’s not a bad idea’,
and that’s what it was.
So when did you start your
apprenticeship?
In the days when I did my apprenticeship,
you signed up for
what they called a 12,000 hour
apprenticeship which equates to
six years. In that era, when you
got to your fifth year you could
sit your license and if you passed
your exam you didn’t have to do
your sixth year, so there was a
lot of incentive there. In those
days it was about five pounds a
week which probably equates to,
I don’t know, $200 these days. A
tradesman now could get about
$30 an hour, about $1200 a week,
and an apprentice, well they
probably get more than $200, so
a lot of incentive there to pass. I
spent most of my apprenticeship
under a guy named Bill Walsh,
an Irish plumber, and also with
his brother John. They were
ship’s plumbers, they were fastidious.
If something happened it
was either right or it was wrong.
And after you finished your
apprenticeship did you stay
with the same company?
No, after I finished I left
plumbing for a wee while and I
did quantity surveying. It was a
very good experience and I was
fortunate that I had the trades
experience to do it. It was very
enjoyable.
Did you work on any big
projects?
I did, it was Wilkins and
Davies I was working for at the
time. The buildings at Canterbury
University were being built
then, and we worked on them.
That was straight out of my
apprenticeship, so when I left
that I went to learn about drain
laying. I’ve always enjoyed drain
laying. When you’re doing it, you
feel like you’ve achieved more
than you would working in a
bathroom. I did that for the best
part of a year, then I put the sewerage
into John Walsh’s house.
That was the practical part of
my exam. I started working for a
drain laying firm then, but they
went out of business, so at about
23 I started working for myself.
You knew nothing then, but that
was beside the point because
you thought you did and you had
to get experience the hard way.
So I was working for myself for
a while and I was doing some
tutoring at night. When you’re
tutoring and still in the trades,
to the students, you’re still a
plumber.
Working full time and tutoring
at nights, it must’ve taken a
toll on your social life?
I was young, I was only about
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still enjoyable after more than 50 years
27 when I finished that and when
you’re young you could burn the
candle at both ends a bit.
Where did you do your tutoring?
In town, it was called Christchurch
Technical College then
- it has had about three name
changes since then. It was only
one night a week at that stage.
That was about 1969, then me
and another guy started commercial
drain laying. We had a lot of
fun, we did all of the drainage
at QE II which was a monstrous
job, but we just got stuck in and
got on with it. We were young
and wishful, ‘of course we can
bloody well do it.’
Far out, was it only you two
doing the job?
No, we had 10 staff on. We updated
the Kaiapoi sewerage plant
as well. It was physical, hard
work but enjoyable. You were
outside all the time. Sometimes
you wore yourself out, but that’s
just life. We formed a partnership
called Mitchell and Rodgers. You
used to be filthy everyday, but
that’s part of your life and you
hope that you can look back on
your life and have enjoyed it.
How did it feel to receive that
award?
I thought why me? I’d started
in 2005 with just me, with another
tutor joining in 2006 and
another in 2007. We now have
eight, virtually a new tutor every
year. We do work for the Schools
Organisation and Ara managed
apprenticeships in plumbing and
gas fitting. We’ve grown and
grown, I have to ask myself, is
this real?
It’s been an absolutely fantastic
journey building this thing, I
have had some really great support,
and I didn’t do it alone by
any stretch of the imagination.
I’m putting back what I got out
of the industry. The biggest thing
for me is the recognition of offsite
job training.
Having been in the industry
so long, what sort of changes
have you seen?
Basically, when I started there
was a horrendous amount of
lead; it was the material of the
time for waste pipes, sewer pipes
and roof flashings. I only know
of two plumbers who got lead
poisoning. After that, it graduated
to Copper. Copper’s priced
itself out of the market now,
but it’s a marvellous material to
work with. We used to have to
fabricate everything, but now it’s
plastic and made fit for purpose.
The skill sets have changed due
to the change of materials.
And your family has been
supportive for all this time,
tutoring and working?
I could never have done it
without the support of my wife,
Beth, she’s always worked in the
background.
Where did you meet your
wife?
Through one of my cousins,
she was a friend of hers, they
bought us together, many years
ago now but that’s alright. We
went to the pictures, the usual
courting thing, it was different
then than it is today, 6 o’clock
closing, it was the 6 o’clock
swill. We went to dances and the
pictures, things like that, nothing
out of the ordinary.
Where did you grow up?
In Marshland Rd, bottom end,
so I’m not very far from home.
There wasn’t many houses. We
were in one of the houses at the
bottom end. It was still basically
farmlands, was still in the country
then. Shirley Lodge it was
called then, I don’t know what
it’s called now, we were midway
between that and Shirley Rd, but
we still lived in the country.
And where did you go to
school?
Shirley Primary of course,
my great-grandparents on one
side took up land on the side of
Marshland Rd, so it was pretty
family orientated from there.
Every kid’s good at school, I was
just an average kid at school.
I didn’t excel at anything. My
mother would’ve thought I was
outstanding.
Has your passion for plumbing
been passed on to your
kids?
No, I’ve got two daughters and
one grandson who is 32. I used to
take him on work experience, he
enjoyed it, and he could’ve done
it blind, but he said there was
too much to learn. But for the
students, I’ve chosen my path,
I have to sell them the industry.
I have to tell them the pluses
and the fun they’ll have on the
RECOGNITION:
Phillip Mitchell
received the
Graeme Victor
Smith Outstanding
Contribution
to the Industry
Award last
month, at the
New Zealand
Plumbing Awards.
journey. You go to work for fun,
if you don’t enjoy your work, get
another job! I’ve got to be passionate
about the industry.
Not looking at retirement?
Well, I’m only working three
days a week, I treat it as a hobby
now, not a job. I’m going to be 74
in a fortnight, so I guess I’ll have
to sooner or later, but I’m still
enjoying it. You’ve got to look
at it and say ‘well, I better pull
back’. It’s such a privilege to see
it working so well. Me getting the
award was a positive for Ara Institute
of Canterbury, showing
that tutors and support staff are
readily available to keep things
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University basketball
team take close win
The Canterbury University men’s premier
basketball team played a “nail biter”
against the Gators in the third game
of the season – winning by just a point.
The game held at Cowles Stadium on
Saturday saw the university team win
65-64.
Top scorers in the game from university
were Brent Fisher, 19, Josh Petermann,
13, and Justin Kent, 10.
Scorers from the Gators included Inga
Solofuti, 17, and Jeremy Kench,15.
Canterbury University President/
Men’s Coach Piet Van Hasselt said the
men’s game was a “real nail-biter”.
“One of our guys hit a shot from 75
feet at the end of the first quarter,” he
said.
The Canterbury University’s Women’s
team lost their first game of the season
to team Minties 67-51.
Minties’ Jess Rathgen scored 17
points while Anita Snowdon scored 15
while Canterbury University’s Sapphire
Wairau 10, while Bianca Aguiar scored
nine.
Meanwhile, in August, the American
team Athlete’s in Action will visit to play
a collection of teams in New Zealand for
two weeks including Canterbury University.
The team will be touring New Zealand
for two weeks.
Canterbury University basketball is
also preparing for the National Tertiary
Championship with tertiary teams from
all around the country playing each other
in the city.
FLYING: Canterbury University’s Josh Petermann aims for the
net against the Gators.
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FORCE: Canterbury University’s Sapphire Wairau drives around Sally-
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Haircuts for Haircuts
Celebrating 30 years of great service
Haircuts for Haircuts are
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turn 30. That’s 30 years of
reasonably-priced great
haircutting and 30 years of awesome,
friendly customer service.
It is rare for a small business to be so
successful for so long - Michelle has been
the driving force behind the two cutting
bars for the three decades. She believes
they have done so well because they go
above and beyond for their customers.
“We are already affordable, but we
offer discounts for pensioners, university
students and children on top of that,”
she explains. “We are here for the whole
family and we offer a welcoming, friendly
atmosphere to make the experience
enjoyable.”
It’s easy and convenient, too. Because
they are located in the Bush Inn Centre
and South City Mall, getting a haircut can
be combined with shopping and running
errands. They are open mall hours, 7 days
a week and there’s no need to be tied to an
appointment. Just head on in, take your
place and sit and relax while you wait.
There are usually 4 to 5 stylists working at
any time, so you’re never waiting for long.
But it’s much more than that – all their staff
are fully-qualified, professional stylists and
they focus on nothing but hair cutting.
That means they have expertise and will
take the time to find out what you want and
give you the best advice. They can deliver
trend-of-the-moment cuts or whatever a
client requests. They pride themselves on
the positive experience they offer so that
clients leave them looking good and feeling
great. The salons are up to the minute, but
Michelle has given them a taste of the past,
too, installing traditional barber’s chairs
in recognition of her 30 years’ anniversary
so the customers get to combine the
traditional with the ultra-modern.
Michelle knows that it’s customer loyalty
that has kept her in business for so long,
and repays customers with a loyalty scheme
where every 8th cut is free. She also offers
styling products so you can recreate your
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INSIDE LOOK: The Halswell United A.F.C club’s changing rooms have undergone an
upgrade with new joinery installed for its members.
Halswell United upgrades
changing facility
The Halswell United A.F.C
club changing rooms have
gone from an old rundown
building into a flash
new facility.
The rooms have been
updated with brand new
joinery installed for the
large number of football
players out in Halswell.
The changing rooms
based at Halswell Domain
your
LOCAL
Sports
were built in 1964 and
up until the upgrade they
were in “a pretty sorry
state,” said general manager
Sam Bunn said.
The changes took about
two months to be upgraded
with donations from Asia
Pacific Football Academy
Andy and Jane Smith who
supplied the joinery at a
reduced rate.
President James Maguire
said he was very proud of
the new changing room
facilities
He said the generous
input of a small band of
volunteers led by longstanding
player and member
Gordan Murdoch made
the new changing rooms
possible.
“This upgrade represents
the start of our
ongoing work to refresh
and update our facilities
as we look forward to the
next 50 years of Halswell
Football,” he said.
Mainland Football
competition manager
Colin Grant said he
was proud of what the
Halswell community had
done with the changing
facilities.
“Especially of the volunteers
that have put all their
time and effort to make the
club better than it already
is.”
Learn new skills for a
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why not take the opportunity
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Adult and Community Education Courses
for Term 2 beginning from 9 May. We have
a wide range of courses to choose from
and guarantee you will find something to
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A new course on offer for Term 2 is
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you have a pile of photos and want
to do something creative with them,
then attending this course will teach
you the techniques that will enable
you to preserve memories and moments
in a creative way. Students will need to
bring a laptop with their photos already
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laptop and file storage and retrieval. This
course is being taught by Fiona Brooker
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For further information and enrolment
in these or any of our courses please visit
our website www.papanui.school.nz or
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If you have a pile of photos and want
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HELP YOUR CHILD GROW
- IN CONFIDENCE
Life skills programme for children.
Widely recognised trades training
The Southern Institute of
Technology Christchurch campus
in Hornby offers a great range of
education possibilities for those
looking for a trade’s qualification.
If you are keen on getting involved
in Construction, we offer the National
Certificate in Building, Construction and
Allied Trades Skills, a 12 week, Level 2
programme. This programme provides a
pathway for students to enter into a range
of trade-related professions and its main
focus is teaching them the practical skills
they require for further study.
We also offer the Level 3 Certificate
in Construction, where students spend
three days on campus and two days out in
the community on work experience. All
students are involved in building a house
from scratch, ensuring sound practical
skills in conjunction with classroom
learning.
Our programmes are widely recognized
within related industries and SIT has a
proven record of students moving into
employment or apprenticeships.
Courses are NZQA approved and
students are eligible for student loans and
allowances.
Spaces for midyear 2016 are filling fast
and demand for affordable trades training
is high.
To find out more, discuss options or tour
the facilities, call 0800 TO STUDY (0800
867 883), go to www.sit.ac.nz or visit the
campus at 60 Waterloo Road Hornby.
Do your children lack selfconfidence,
or perhaps have
so much energy that they need
an outlet for it? Development
through drama is the ideal approach to
teach confidence and channel youthful
energy while building self-esteem.
The Helen O’Grady Drama Academy has
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Our fully qualified teachers are trained
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they ensure each child is encouraged
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PAULGER COURTS
RETIREMENT VILLAGE
GREAT DAY OUT: $32,000 was raised recently at the Rotary Club of Hornby’s annual golf
tournament for charities around the city.
Golfers raise
$32,000 for charity
The Rotary Club of
Hornby held its annual
golf tournament recently.
From the day, $32,000
was raised to be distributed
around charities in the
city including The Rotary
Club of Hornby Charitable
Trust.
A large number of
players travelled to the
Weedons Country Club
in Rolleston where the
tournament was held.
The overall winner from
the tournament was Tim
Chambers for getting the
best gross score in the
tournament.
Two coaches from the
western area of Christchurch
have been nominated
for coach of the year
at the Athletics Canterbury
awards dinner.
Christchurch Avon
Athletics Club Craig
Eustace of Avonhead and
Christchurch Old Boys
United Athletic Club Jill
Morrison of Wigram have
been nominated for coach
of the year.
The awards, held on
May 13, honours athletes
in their chosen field of
competition.
Western Christchurch
clubs Christchurch Old
Boys United Athletic Club
and Canterbury University
had several athletes
nominated to attend the
evening.
Fifteen of the 53 entries
were from the western area
of the city.
Canterbury finalists:
Sprinter of the Year:
Kelsey Berryman- Bishopdale-
Christchurch Old Boys
Jarvis Hansen- Redwood-Papanui
Toc H
Anna Hayward - Timaru- South
Canterbury
Scott Walker- Harewood- Christchurch
Old Boys
Middle Distance Athlete of the
Year:
Ari Graham- Southshore- Papanui
Toc H
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LOCAL
Sports
There was a large prize
table as well as dozen of
raffle prizes meaning just
about everyone went home
with something.
Angela Petty- Belfast-Canterbury
University
Brad Mathas – Bishopdale- Canterbury
University
Distance Athlete of the
Year:
Cameron Avery-Cashmere -Christchurch
Avon
Rosa Flanagan- Rolleston-Canterbury
University
Andrea Hewitt –Waimairi Beach-
New Brighton Olympic
Oska Inkster-Baynes –St Albans-New
Brighton Olympic
Hayden McLaren –Parklands- New
Brighton Olympic
Hurdler of the Year:
Tom Gill- Papanui-Papanui Toc H
Mackenzie Keenan- Merivale (Auckland
based)-Christchurch Old Boys
Fiona Morrison-Avonhead-Christchurch
Old Boys
Anna Percy- Bryndwr-Christchurch
Old Boys
Jumper of the Year:
Jack Henry - Ouruhia-Christchurch
Old Boys
Alex Mander- Burwood- Papanui
Toc H
Lee-Ann McKenzie- Timaru- South
Canterbury
Emma Sutherland – Westmorland-
Christchurch Old Boys
Thrower of the Year:
Caitlin Bonne- Northwood- Papanui
Toc H
Lauren Bruce - Timaru/Studying at
Lincoln University-South Canterbury
Tomas Walsh – Timaru- South
Canterbury
Para Athlete of the Year:
Harry Crawford - Lyttelton- Christchurch
Old Boys
William Stedman- Cashmere- Port
Hills
Jason Wali- Avonhead- Papanui
Toc H
Combined Events Athlete of the
Year:
Max Atwell- Ilam- Christchurch Old
Boys
Ben Collerton- Ilam- Canterbury
University
As well as the prizes, a
lunch was put on by the
Hornby Branch of Citizens
Advice members.
Rotary club of Hornby
member Mr Thompson
said the club wanted
to thank the golf
tournament’s principal
sponsor Ravensdown
which has contributed its
support for many years.
“To our other sponsors,
without your support we
could not raise the kind of
money we need to carry
on the work we do in our
community and throughout
the world,” he said.
Award nominations
Wayne Doyle- Timaru- South
Canterbury
Jack Henry- Ouruhia- Christchurch
Old Boys
Alex Mander- Burwood- Papanui
Toc H
Walker of the Year:
Jonathon Lord - Timaru- South
Canterbury
Kate Newitt - Waimairi Beach- Port
Hills Rozie Robinson- Hornby- New
Brighton Olympic
Courtney Ruske – Burnside- Christchurch
Avon
Cross Country Runner of the
Year:
Harriet Bush- Cheviot- Canterbury
University
Rosa Flanagan- Rolleston- Canterbury
University
Gabrielle Gray- Amberley- Canterbury
University
Oska Inkster-Baynes – St Albans-
New Brighton Olympic
Rachel Kingsford – Avonhead- Canterbury
University
Road Runner of the Year:
Sean Eustace- Avonhead- Christchurch
Avon
Gabrielle Gray- Amberley- Canterbury
University
Nicki McFadzien- Burnside- Canterbury
University
Callan Moody- Merivale (London
based now)- New Brighton Olympic
Coach of the Year:
Ian Baird- Timaru-South Canterbury
Bill Boyd- Papanui- Papanui Toc H
George Edwards- Cashmere- Port
Hills
Craig Eustac - Avonhead- Christchurch
Avon
Maria Hassan- Rangiora- Canterbury
University
Matt Ingram- Bryndwr- Canterbury
University
Peter Henry- Ouruhia- Christchurch
Old Boys
Don Garland- Timaru- South Canterbury
Jill Morrison- Wigram- Christchurch
Old Boys
Paulger Courts is a family owned
and oriented village. Owners
Robyn and Peter MacDonald
truly appreciate the value and
importance of independence and on-going
community relationships to their residents,
whilst remaining a close-knit and supportive
community. Our residents maintain their
community attachments, hobbies and
independence, whilst knowing that support
is there if they need it.
The village’s 34 semi-detached but private
and sunny units sit in landscaped grounds
alongside George Manning House, the
purpose-built eighty bed rest home and
hospital. On hand at GMH Robyn and her
team are available to answer any questions or
organise any assistance the residents need.
Paulger Courts units are designed to
be comfortable and easy to live in, whilst
relieving the residents of the burden of
home maintenance or reliance on family for
urgent assistance. With the supplied ‘Never
Alone’ alarm, the nightly security patrol and
willing staff, residents and their families can
feel reassured that help is at hand should it
be required.
The emphasis at Paulger Courts is on
ensuring that it always remains a happy and
safe place for people live, whilst gaining
new friends in a stress-free and enjoyable
environment.
The village’s 34 semi-detached
but private and sunny units sit in
landscaped grounds
Paulger Courts Retirement Village
(in association with George Manning House Rest Home and Hospital)
Two-bedroom
units available,
prices from
$260,000
Enquiries welcome.
Please ring
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Robyn MacDonald
on 338-9164
weekdays
Spreydon, Christchurch
Family owned and oriented
Retirement Village for independent
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Device to Prevent Snoring
Why put up with broken sleep,
when help is at hand with
Snorex, an appliance that
prevents snoring, sleep
apnoea, and dry and raw throats.
Snorex is custom-fitted to your mouth for
comfort, and a follow up service is provided.
Denise Lim has been involved with Snores
for 19 years and has had a 98% success rate
with people using the appliance. Snoring can
be a health hazard, causing sleep apnoea,
where the person actually stops breathing for
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It can cause short-term memory loss,
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pressure.
The Snorex device does not feel restrictive,
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Many people are referred by ear, nose
and throat specialists, however, anyone can
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For an information pack or to discuss
the Snorex further, phone Denise Lim
on 383 0994 or check out the website
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Take the worry out of Mother’s Day!
Wondering what to buy Mum
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A clever Lower Hutt woman has given me
a new idea. When many of our mothers are
feeling the ache of ageing limbs, or suffer
with chronic pain or circulatory problems,
Jenny Watson’s Aircycle is a perfect self-help
answer. It’s totally transportable, folding to
fit your pocket, simple in concept, easy to use
and acclaimed by a growing number of users
in its efficacy, and it can be easily posted in an
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For painful hands, feet or legs this small
therapeutic device is used when sitting, most
effective when used in several short spells a
day - no need for long tough workouts. Jenny
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that regular use while sitting watching TV
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Jenny showed me some of the many
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users have spent heavily on medications
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1 September - 1 October 2016
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Support and Resources for Independent Living
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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
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New Mobile Service – Fun interactive presentations
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Mobility scooter demonstrations available.
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Care, compassion and skill
define Nurse Maude
Nurse Maude has been caring for the people of Canterbury since 1896.
Much of this nursing care
and support has been in the
community so people can stay
in their own homes and retain
as much independence as possible.
Every year millions of kilometres are
clocked up as nurses and home support
workers cross the Canterbury region
providing personal, domestic, nursing and
specialist palliative care.
“All the nursing and homecare services
we provide, whether it be in the community
or in the Nurse Maude Hospital or Nurse
Maude Hospice are founded on the core
principles of partnership, respect and
nursing excellence,” says Jim Magee, chief
executive of Nurse Maude.
“Our unique strength lies in the ability
of our people to blend that with the values
which motivated Sybilla Maude in 1896;
that the needs of the patients and clients are
met with quality nursing care and support
provided by skilled and compassionate staff.”
“The broad spectrum of care provided by
Nurse Maude encompasses the two most
vulnerable groups in our society, the very
young and the elderly.”
Nurse Maude has always been a
collaborative organisation, providing care
in partnership with general practitioners,
practice nurses, district health boards, ACC
and the Ministry of Health among others.
“It is through improved communication
and the sharing of information that these
relationships continue to strengthen for
the benefit of our patients and clients,” says
Magee.
From the frontline staff who exhibit
that blend of expertise, efficiency and
compassion which makes Nurse Maude so
special through to those who support them
in administrative roles and Nurse Maude’s
volunteers who give so generously of their
time and talent, the organisation that is
Nurse Maude attracts enormous respect in
the community.
While the technology, processes and
systems used to provide that care today
would no doubt astonish Sibylla Maude,
there is little doubt that 120 years on that
the organisation that bears her name and
continues her legacy of care would meet
with her wholehearted approval.

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Caroline Ritchie is a former AFA,
heck Sharebroker on with & Portfolio it. Seeing what some have
been
Manager.
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financial advice.
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goals is inspiring. They understand the
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the trust in the first
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if you just nag hard enough. The word is
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spoilt, site. And although finally, Mischief we are from not supposed to
Inglewood, has a suggestion for www.oilyrag.co.nz
use that word any more, it being impolite
to do anything other than compliment
children to death on Facebook.
The other impression is one of inevitability.
A kind of laissez faire, oh well,
never mind, karmic inevitability. Can
we blame YouTube? Easy credit? The
schools? Junk food? Trash magazines?
Or . . . ourselves? Handed everything left
and right, what happens next? Seems to
me more a grasping of nettle danger than
plucking the flower of financial safety.
What happened to installing the idea of
financial independence with kids? Where
did it vanish to? Has it become uncool?
Why is enacting these options so fraught?
As I stop at the cycle pub any time I
like, change direction, go home early
sometimes and ride faster or slower than
planned—I wonder.
rase permanent marker ink
olleagues accidentally used a
ermanent marker during a
commonly thought that
spreading crushed egg shells
around plants will protect them
theory is that the critters would
Waikanae, says that’s not the
case, and he has provided links
photographs. Not to be deterred
from this frugal lettuce-saving
remedy, we thought we would
ask the Oily Rag community to
let us know whether egg shells
have worked for them as a slug
who asked about a sweetener to
Be More
Effective
with Debbie
Mayo-Smith
Manage
your time
How can you effectively manage
your busy day? Time
management is not necessarily
working “harder,” but rather,
“smarter.” Here are five time
management mistakes we
should all avoid to increase our
daily success both on and off the
job.
1. Starting your day without a
plan of action. Time
management is doing the right
things initially.
2. Losing balance in your life.
Our lives comprise seven vital
areas that need balance. These
timeliness.
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What a view to wake up to
18 Glendevere Terrace, Redcliffs
Auction: May 12, 2016
4 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 3 toilets | 2 living rooms | 1 dining room | 3-car garage | 2 off-street parks | Listing #: FM4869
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HANDYMAN - Small
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1103 or 027 697-8541
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experienced, friendly,
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removals & trade
deliveries a specialty. Ph
GEH 341-5069
DRIVEWAYS
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We also operate a
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for a free quote.
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021 026 73375
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2014713
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avail. Phone 0800 683-
6253 or 027 228-0025
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All aspects in painting.
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241-7471 or 335-0265
PAINTINg
& Decorating interior
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Wingfields Ltd, ph Mark
021 171-1586 or 355-5994
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Gib Stopping, Small
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experience. Ring 0800
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PLUMbER
For prompt service for all
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repairs and alterations.
Phone Michael 364 7080
or 027 438 3943
Entertainments
Thursday 28th April - Wednesday 4th May
HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (PG)
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MOTHER’S DAY (M)
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PLUMbER
A Top Plumbing job
completed at a fair price,
prompt service, all work
guaranteed, Ph Brian 960-
7673 or 021 112-3492
RooFINg
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Practitioner. Re-Roof &
Repairs, all types. Member
New Zealand Roofing
Association. Over 35 years
experience. Phone John
027 432-3822 or 351-9147
email johnmill@ihug.
co.nz
SPoUTINg CLEANINg
Spouting Unblocked,
Cleaned Out and Flushed
Out. Also Full Handyman
Services Available. Call
Trevor 384-3435 or 021
043-2034
TILER/CARPENTER
35 years exp, no job
too small. Ph Ross 027
4311440.
TREE WoRK
Hedge trimming, stump
grinding, rubbish removed,
small job specialty Ph
Andrew 03 322-8341 or
027 435-8759
T.V. SERVICE CENTRE
Repairs, tvs, microwaves,
stereos, DVD. Aerial
installations and kitsets,
480 Moorhouse Ave, ph 03
379 1400
VHS VIDEo TAPES
& all camera tapes
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firsts, special occasions,
www.grahamsvideo.co.nz
ph 03 338-1655
VINYL AND TILE
uplifting fast efficient
service free quotes ph
Dave 027 334 4125
WATERbLASTINg
Quality Job, Quick Service
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0800 538 969 Free quotes,
visit www.jetx.co.nz
Tuition
PIANO/KEYBOARD
Tuition. Raewyn Clegg,
Registered Music Teacher,
29 Lancewood Drive,
Halswell. Ph: 3229377
PILATES Beginner &
Intermediate classes,
Tuesday & Wednesday
nights. Fendalton Croquet
Club, Makora Street.
Phone Julie 351-2100
Wanted To Rent
ONE Or two bedroom,
flat / unit needed urgently
with option to pay off
bond, long term wanted,
up $300 pw, phone Mel
0275029289
ONE Or two bedroom,
flat / unit needed urgently
with option to pay off
bond, long term wanted,
up $300 pw, phone Mel
0275029289
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ZOOTOPIA (PG)
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GOOD PRICES
paid for estate lots,
antiques and good
quality furniture.
Ph Rick 347 4493
or 021 376 883
A+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers, washing
machines, ovens. Good
cash paid. Ph Paul 022
0891 671
A Records and Hi-Fi
gear wanted, excellent
prices paid for good
records especially kiwi
and overseas bands 60’s
- 90’s PennyLane 430
Colombo St Sydenham
7 days www.pennylane.
co.nz ph 3663278 or 021
2226144
TOOLS Garden,
garage, woodworking,
mechanical, engineering,
sawbenches, lathes, cash
buyer, ph 355-2045
Phone for further details
(03) 379 1100
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BOOK FOR
MOTHER'S DAY
Sunday 8th May
Cooks and Cocktails offers
affordable family dining
with an international menu
and amazing cocktails.
Come and enjoy our
great family environment
and meet our amazing staff.
Papanui's newest
family friendly
dining experience
77 Main North Road, Papanui
Ph 352 4242
www.cooksandcocktails.co.nz
Open Monday - Friday 11am - late;
Saturday & Sunday 8am - late
H ORNBY
WORKINGMEN’S
CLUB
«WHAT'S ON«
WESTVIEW LOUNGE
SATURDAY
7 May, 4.30PM
PETER WILLIAMS
8PM
BIG DADDY
SUNDAY
8 May, 5PM
NEVILLE BARRIE
Mother’s Day
BUFFET DINNER
SUNDAY 8th MAY
5pm or 6.30pm
Choose from one of 2 sittings
Every Mother goes
in the draw to WIN
one of two Gift Baskets!
Bookings Essential
$27
Hornby WMC
ph 03 349 9026
17 Carmen Road
Hornby
«COMING UP«
FRIDAY 20 MAY, 7.30pm
AUSTRALIA'S YODELLING
DRAG QUEEN
LAYDEE KINMEE
AND
BARROSS
Tickets $15 at the club office
or Barb Lloyd 03 310 0355
FRIDAY 27 MAY, 8pm
DIAMOND
ANNIVERSARY SHOW
FEATURING
EDDIE LOW
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SHALOW & TREVOR DAWE
Tickets $0 at the club office
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6PM FRIDAY
REMINISCE
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