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• By Gordon Findlater<br />
TOBY GILLOOLY is the latest<br />
Canterbury basketballer to<br />
secure a United States college<br />
scholarship after a standout<br />
secondary school spell with<br />
Burnside High School.<br />
In 2016, Gillooly averaged 14<br />
points, nine rebounds and three<br />
assists per game, while shooting<br />
57 per cent from the field for<br />
his school. The 18-year-old will<br />
head to New Mexico Highlands<br />
University next week to begin a<br />
four-year scholarship.<br />
Gillooly made the decision to<br />
join the university after visiting<br />
New Mexico late last year.<br />
“The coach was it for me, he<br />
seemed like a really enthusiastic<br />
and smart coach. I really like<br />
where the basketball programme<br />
is heading and I feel like I’ll be<br />
able to fit in well straight away,”<br />
said Gillooly.<br />
The 193cm guard is the second<br />
Christchurch basketballer in<br />
a week to announce he has a<br />
college scholarship.<br />
Last week, Christchurch Boys’<br />
High School’s Quinn Clinton<br />
revealed he will play for the<br />
University of New Mexico.<br />
Clinton was the standout<br />
player in last year’s local<br />
secondary school competition,<br />
with many viewing Gillooly as<br />
the competition’s second most<br />
COURT STAR: Former Burnside High School student Toby Gillooly has secured a four-year<br />
basketball scholarship at New Mexico Highlands University.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />
valuable player.<br />
Only 90 minutes on the road<br />
will separate the two, with<br />
Gillooly based in Las Vegas,<br />
New Mexico, and Clinton in<br />
Albuquerque, New Mexico.<br />
“We’re really good mates off<br />
the court. We will actually play<br />
each other in pre-season and<br />
it will be really cool having<br />
(Clinton) just down the road,”<br />
Gillooly said.<br />
He has been part of the<br />
Mainland Eagles Academy for<br />
the past two years and played<br />
for the Canterbury Rams under<br />
coach Mark Dickel in 2016.<br />
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About 24,000 vehicles use the<br />
intersection at Main South Rd<br />
and Barters Rd each day.<br />
A New Zealand Transport<br />
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were 19 injury crashes at the<br />
intersection of Main South Rd<br />
and Barters Rd between 2011 and<br />
2015.<br />
The project, led by NZTA, is<br />
intended to ease congestion in the<br />
Hornby business area in response<br />
to increased traffic from the business<br />
park.<br />
Waterloo Business Park assistant<br />
development manager<br />
Joel Webber said it is expected<br />
between 3000 and 5000 people<br />
will be working at the park when<br />
it is completed.<br />
The project is expected to take<br />
15 months to complete.<br />
Along with the construction<br />
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<strong>News</strong>....................................3-18<br />
THE WORLD’S your oyster if<br />
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Today, we reveal another of our<br />
top young basketballers is off to<br />
the United States on a scholarship<br />
(see page 1).<br />
Former Burnside High School’s<br />
Toby Gillooly heads to New<br />
Mexico Highlands University on<br />
Sunday on what he – and we –<br />
hope will be the start of a fantastic<br />
career on the basketball court.<br />
Another Steven Adams? Let’s<br />
hope so.<br />
Not long to go for the big concert<br />
in Lincoln – Selwyn Sounds.<br />
Today we profile Annie Crummer<br />
(page 4) who will perform<br />
with her old mates Debbie<br />
Harwood, Margaret Urlich and<br />
Sharon O’Neill in what promises<br />
to be an amazing day of music<br />
alongside Mi-Sex, Dragon, Jordan<br />
Luck and others.<br />
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WESTERN NEWS Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 3<br />
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Retired coroner gets new year honour<br />
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding<br />
TWENTY-ONE YEARS of<br />
investigating deaths has led to<br />
retired coroner Richard McElrea<br />
being recognised on the New<br />
Year Honours List.<br />
Mr McElrea, 72, of Fendalton,<br />
who was instrumental in<br />
establishing the Coroners’<br />
Council in 1998, was awarded<br />
the Companion of the Queen’s<br />
Service Order.<br />
He said it was a privilege to<br />
work as a coroner, and he was<br />
lucky enough to have worked in<br />
both the old and the new coroner<br />
system which was established in<br />
2007.<br />
Born in Dunedin, Mr McElrea<br />
attended Otago Boys’ High<br />
School before going on to gain<br />
a Bachelor of Arts at Otago<br />
University and a law degree at<br />
Canterbury University.<br />
He became a partner at law<br />
firm Duncan Cotterill in 1970<br />
before being appointed a coroner<br />
for the Canterbury region in<br />
1994.<br />
“It wasn’t something I always<br />
thought I would go into but it is<br />
just an opportunity that arose<br />
and I have had the privilege of<br />
having two careers in the law,”<br />
he said.<br />
In 1998, Mr McElrea helped<br />
HONOURED: Richard McElrea has been recognised in the New<br />
Year Honours List for his work as a coroner and the work he<br />
did to preserve the original explorer bases in Antarctica.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />
found and chaired the Coroners’<br />
Council which, he said, was an<br />
important part of the coroner<br />
support system.<br />
“We started having meetings<br />
. . . we worked together to try<br />
and bring about change which<br />
would mean more resources for<br />
corners and that all occurred,”<br />
he said.<br />
After the establishment, the<br />
council began liaising with the<br />
Ministry of Justice and other<br />
coroners from overseas, setting<br />
up a best practice.<br />
As well as his services as a<br />
coroner, Mr McElrea was recognised<br />
for his former role as chair<br />
of the Antarctic Heritage Trust,<br />
which is responsible for the care<br />
of the original explorer bases in<br />
the Ross Dependency region of<br />
the Antarctica.<br />
Before he became a lawyer,<br />
he worked as a New Zealand<br />
Antarctic volunteer in the<br />
1970s.<br />
He continued his interest by<br />
interviewing survivors from<br />
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton’s<br />
Trans-Antarctica expedition of<br />
1914-1917 and co-authored a<br />
book Polar Castaways.<br />
In the mid-1980s as president<br />
of the New Zealand Antarctic<br />
Society, he became involved in<br />
the formation of the Antarctic<br />
Heritage Trust which ensures<br />
EXPLORER:<br />
Mr McElrea<br />
standing in<br />
front of Mt<br />
Erebus at<br />
Cape Royds,<br />
Ross Island,<br />
Antarctica, in<br />
December<br />
1971. Adélie<br />
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“It is as if I have been there<br />
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down there,” he said.<br />
He was one of four residents<br />
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for services to health and<br />
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of Burnside, was recognised for<br />
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Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
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Crummer looking forward to reunion<br />
Annie Crummer found<br />
fame with hits such as<br />
Language and See What<br />
Love Can Do. She spoke<br />
to Tom Doudney about<br />
working on new material<br />
and seeing dyslexia<br />
as a blessing, ahead<br />
of her performance<br />
with Debbie Harwood,<br />
Margaret Urlich and<br />
Sharon O’Neill at<br />
Lincoln’s Selwyn Sounds<br />
concert in March<br />
IT HAS been a long time since<br />
we’ve heard anything new from<br />
Annie Crummer but the singer<br />
is hopeful her fans won’t have to<br />
wait too much longer.<br />
Crummer hasn’t released a full<br />
album of original material since<br />
1996’s Seventh Wave. Since then<br />
fans have had to make do with<br />
a best of collection in 2002 and<br />
three songs released in 20<strong>10</strong> as<br />
singles only.<br />
While she is reluctant to talk<br />
about release dates, she has been<br />
working on songs for an album<br />
which has a working title of Project<br />
Annie C.<br />
“I have got a bunch of songs<br />
that I am dying to get out of the<br />
demo situation and get into the<br />
studio and smash that stuff out,<br />
I’m the only one stopping me,”<br />
she said.<br />
“I’ve got a lot more to say musically,<br />
I will just have to get over<br />
myself and get on with it.”<br />
Crummer said that while she<br />
was known more as a singer than<br />
a songwriter, she had become<br />
more confident dabbling in song<br />
writing.<br />
“Melodies come really good to<br />
me but the way I write lyrics is<br />
quite odd because I am fully dyslexic<br />
so the way I explain things,<br />
I don’t think it’s the same as a<br />
non-dyslexic song writer.”<br />
Crummer only discovered she<br />
was dyslexic well into her adult<br />
years but the revelation came as a<br />
big relief.<br />
“When I look back I think: ‘Oh,<br />
I have been blessed with dyslexia,<br />
that’s all.’ I just learn things differently,”<br />
she said.<br />
“I forgave myself for feeling<br />
so dumb all these years because<br />
I left school really early and<br />
now when I look back at all the<br />
subjects I took it had nothing to<br />
do with anything technical, it all<br />
had to do with creative stuff.”<br />
Those subjects included<br />
classes on art, Maori culture and,<br />
perhaps surprisingly, typing –<br />
because she could just copy the<br />
patterns without thinking about<br />
the words.<br />
That ability to recognise patterns<br />
helped her land a leading<br />
role in the Australian version of<br />
Ben Elton’s hit musical-theatre<br />
production We Will Rock You,<br />
based on the songs of British rock<br />
band Queen, in 2003. To get the<br />
part of Killer Queen, Crummer<br />
had to audition in front of Queen<br />
guitarist Brian May and drummer<br />
Roger Taylor.<br />
“I had to learn the English phonetically<br />
and that is actually how<br />
I learn music too, I listen to where<br />
heart is needed and where anger is<br />
needed and all the emotions, I just<br />
SONGSTRESS: Annie<br />
Crummer has been working<br />
on material for her first album<br />
of original material in two<br />
decades.<br />
emulate those inflections without<br />
really knowing what I am talking<br />
about, but I have just fooled everyone,”<br />
she said.<br />
“I can’t believe I got that role, if<br />
only they knew how I did it. But<br />
it did catch up on me a couple of<br />
times on stage where I’d fumble<br />
BEST OF FRIENDS: From left, Margaret Urlich, Debbie Harwood<br />
and Crummer will perform together at Selwyn Sounds, along<br />
with Sharon O’Neill (not pictured).<br />
over a word because I didn’t fully<br />
understand it and I had to dig my<br />
way out of it, live.”<br />
She said that while the way<br />
dyslexic people figured things out<br />
might be different, the outcome<br />
could be incredible.<br />
Crummer, who lives in<br />
Auckland, said she loved that<br />
performing enabled her to travel.<br />
She always looked forward to<br />
playing with Harwood, Urlich<br />
and O’Neill, sometimes joined<br />
by Shona Laing, with the singers<br />
typically doing about three or<br />
four shows together a year.<br />
She was looking forward to<br />
reuniting with them for Selwyn<br />
Sounds.<br />
“I’m a huge fan of theirs and we<br />
have the utmost respect for each<br />
other so it’s a joy all round, a real<br />
buzz.”<br />
The concert will also feature<br />
Kiwi rock heavyweights Mi-Sex,<br />
Dragon, The Jordan Luck Band<br />
and Jason Kerrison.<br />
When she was not performing<br />
with Harwood and co or<br />
going solo, she often joined her<br />
father’s band, Will Crummer<br />
and the Rarotongans, playing<br />
songs which mostly sung in Cook<br />
Island Maori. Crummer took a<br />
more low key role in the band,<br />
playing the pahu and putting in<br />
some occasional backing vocals.<br />
She didn’t mind stepping back<br />
from the spotlight and credited<br />
her father with setting her on the<br />
path to stardom.<br />
“He gave me the gift of music,”<br />
she said.<br />
“I do count my blessings, that’s<br />
a daily ritual for me, the fact that<br />
I can do music and have never<br />
had a job.”<br />
•Selwyn Sounds will be held<br />
on March 4, from 11.30am-<br />
8.30pm. Tickets can be<br />
purchased via Ticketek and<br />
buyers will be able to prepurchase<br />
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between pick-up points in<br />
Christchurch or Rolleston<br />
and Lincoln Domain.
WESTERN NEWS Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 5<br />
<strong>News</strong><br />
While the summer holiday weather has<br />
been a bit of a mixed bag, the Margaret<br />
Mahy Family Playground has still been<br />
humming with the sound of children having<br />
fun. Photographer Geoff Sloan caught some<br />
of the action.<br />
WADING: Miya Mare, 2,<br />
enjoyed the water.<br />
POPULAR: The Margaret Mahy Family Playground has not lost<br />
its appeal as a fun place for young people since it opened in<br />
December 2015.<br />
BIG SMILES: Hollie Close, 4, had a great time at the playground.<br />
TUNNELLING: Children crawled through the tunnel.<br />
HOLD ON: Emily Crombie, 7,<br />
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Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
<strong>News</strong><br />
Missing war<br />
medals still<br />
a mystery<br />
• By Andrew King<br />
WELL-KNOWN rugby league<br />
identity Bill Whitehead’s war<br />
medals are still missing in action.<br />
Mr Whitehead, of Bishopdale,<br />
approached Star Media about 12<br />
months ago to try and locate his<br />
Queen’s Service Medal and Defence<br />
Service Medal.<br />
But he is yet to hear anything<br />
about them. He gave them to a<br />
friend, but cannot remember who.<br />
They had planned to combine the<br />
medals together.<br />
The friend noticed the medals<br />
sitting on the top of Mr Whitehead’s<br />
cabinet, and said they knew “a place<br />
that could connect those together.”<br />
“I can’t for the life of me remember<br />
who it was,” Mr Whitehead said.<br />
He said he wanted to hand them<br />
on to his “heirs” and is asking<br />
anyone who may know something<br />
about the medals to get in contact.<br />
War historian Alan Polaschek<br />
said he does most of the work<br />
on medals in Canterbury, but had<br />
not seen Mr Whitehead’s medals.<br />
His QSM was presented in 1987<br />
and he was awarded his DSM for his<br />
army service from 1950-1952.<br />
If you can help Mr Whitehead<br />
recover his medals, email andrew.<br />
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Basketballer headed<br />
for new heights in US<br />
•From page 1<br />
“(Gillooly) has earned this<br />
opportunity. His new coach<br />
Craig Snow is getting a player<br />
who can play right away. Toby is<br />
a winner,” said Dickel.<br />
New Mexico Highlands<br />
University competes in the<br />
NCAA Rocky Mountain<br />
Athletic Conference.<br />
Last season, they finished<br />
with a 12-8 record in the<br />
conference and a 14-14 record<br />
overall.<br />
A number of current Australian<br />
National Basketball League<br />
players have competed in the<br />
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference,<br />
including Mark Worthington,<br />
David Barlow, Jesse<br />
Wagstaff, Mitch McCarron and<br />
Nicholas Kay.<br />
Gillooly leaves for New<br />
Mexico on Sunday.<br />
RISING HIGH: Toby Gillooly<br />
(left) played for Canterbury<br />
in the under-19 national<br />
basketball championships<br />
last year.<br />
WESTERN NEWS<br />
Coupland’s Bakeries managing director<br />
Lance Coupland presented the keys to a<br />
new Volkswagen Polo to Louisa Sinclair,<br />
the winner of a Coupland’s competition.<br />
While Mrs Sinclair, 34, described the win<br />
as an “amazing Christmas present,” she will<br />
be trading in the car valued at $25,000 to<br />
support a trip to her homeland, Northern<br />
Ireland, next April. Living in Dunedin for the<br />
past seven years, Mrs Sinclair, her husband<br />
and two daughters will travel to Bangor<br />
for the first time since she moved to New<br />
Zealand. Mrs Sinclair won the competition<br />
through Coupland’s Bakeries at Andersons<br />
Bay, South Dunedin. She said the bakery is<br />
a regular stop for milk and thick sliced white<br />
bread, while her favourite bakery item are<br />
the citrus truffles.<br />
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WESTERN NEWS Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 7<br />
Sprintcars set to tear up Ruapuna<br />
• By Allan Batt<br />
THE PITS will be bursting at<br />
the seams this weekend when<br />
the Racecourse Hotel and Motor<br />
Lodge Ruapuna Speedway host<br />
the 47th New Zealand Sprintcar<br />
Championship.<br />
With 35 entries, this will be<br />
the biggest turn out of the V8-<br />
powered sprintcars at any event<br />
in the South Island.<br />
Hopes are high for a good<br />
showing by the local drivers who<br />
are now more used to racing<br />
longer distance events and bigger<br />
fields than in the past.<br />
Christchurch hopes will probably<br />
rest on the shoulders of<br />
sprintcar rookie, Luke Keegan,<br />
who is currently leading the<br />
prestigious War of the Wings<br />
Series which is contested at numerous<br />
South Island tracks.<br />
Keegan is a three-time winner<br />
of the national modified championship<br />
and he has looked fast<br />
and smooth this summer.<br />
Other Christchurch-contracted<br />
drivers expected to feature<br />
include the current New Zealand<br />
Sprintcar Grand Prix title-holder<br />
Matt Honeywell, veteran Ray<br />
Baughan, Shaun Ashton, Jackson<br />
Lovelady and Ben Gilmore.<br />
There will also be strong support<br />
for the event from Cromwell<br />
and Nelson drivers, including<br />
previous South Island champion<br />
Jason Scott and former national<br />
champion Jamie Duff who contracts<br />
to the southern track.<br />
The format will see a host<br />
of sprintcar races on the programme<br />
with the entry list split<br />
into six groups. The groups will<br />
race each other once, with the<br />
top 16 point scorers going to the<br />
25 lap final. An additional four<br />
drivers will qualify for the final<br />
through a last chance race.<br />
American Jonathan Allard, of<br />
Chico, California, will defend<br />
his title and will be keen to make<br />
up for his last appearance in<br />
Christchurch, when a crash in<br />
his last heat race caused damage<br />
that saw his engine overheat<br />
when he was in a strong position<br />
during the championship race.<br />
Top Auckland drivers Dean<br />
Brindle, Jamie Larsen, Jamie<br />
McDonald and Daniel Eggleton<br />
are all well-known to Ruapuna<br />
regulars and know the track<br />
well, while another Aucklandcontracted<br />
driver, Matthew<br />
Leversedge, will make his first<br />
appearance of the season in his<br />
home town after campaigning<br />
at <strong>Western</strong> Springs this summer.<br />
Leversedge is currently studying<br />
in Auckland and has registered<br />
some good results at North<br />
Island events.<br />
Other prominent entries from<br />
the far side of the Cook Strait<br />
SPORTS<br />
HIGH SPEED:<br />
Christchurch’s Ben<br />
Gilmore held the inside<br />
running from hard<br />
charging Cromwell<br />
driver ‘Slammin’ Sam<br />
O’Callaghan at a recent<br />
Ruapuna race.<br />
PHOTO: BRIAN HOPPING<br />
include former national champion<br />
Rodney Wood (Tauranga),<br />
former North Island champions<br />
Steven Taylor (Wellington) and<br />
Skinny Colson (Tauranga) and<br />
leading Palmerston North driver<br />
Tony Uhlenberg.<br />
•Racing will take place on<br />
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each night at 6.30pm with<br />
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Design Your Own Flag<br />
Today, <strong>10</strong>am-noon<br />
Have a go at designing your<br />
own colourful flag using the<br />
Quiver app to make the flag<br />
3D. The programme will suit<br />
children.<br />
Te Hapua Halswell Centre,<br />
341 Halswell Rd<br />
Summer Babytimes<br />
Wednesday, 11-11.30am<br />
Get along to the library for<br />
a fun babytimes session and<br />
sing along to rhymes and<br />
songs. The programme will<br />
suit babies.<br />
Te Hapua: Halswell Centre,<br />
341 Halswell Rd<br />
Email georgia.oconnor@starmedia.kiwi<br />
by 5pm each Wednesday<br />
CREATIVE: Go along to the library and<br />
design your own summer hat, jandals<br />
or sunnies. The programme will suit<br />
toddlers through to primary<br />
school-aged children. No bookings<br />
necessary, but a caregiver will be<br />
required. The session will be held on<br />
Thursday, 11am-1pm, at the Upper<br />
Riccarton Library, 71 Main South Rd.<br />
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Scrabble Club<br />
Wednesday, 1.30-3.30pm<br />
Go to the library to play<br />
a fun game of scrabble. No<br />
obligation, just attend when<br />
you can and join the friendly<br />
group. Some boards provided,<br />
but feel free to bring your<br />
own. No fee.<br />
Te Hapua: Halswell Centre,<br />
341 Halswell Rd<br />
Mobile library<br />
Thursday, 9-11.45am<br />
Visit the Margaret Mahy<br />
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a storytimes session with<br />
songs, rhymes, bubbles and,<br />
of course, a story by Margaret<br />
Mahy. The event will be<br />
held outside if the weather is<br />
good or inside the van if the<br />
weather is cold or raining.<br />
Margaret Mahy Family<br />
Playground, 177 Armagh St<br />
Paper Hot Air Balloons<br />
Friday, 11am-noon<br />
Head to the library to create<br />
a 3D paper hot air balloon<br />
to hang in your room or<br />
somewhere special at home.<br />
The programme will suit<br />
children.<br />
Te Hapua: Halswell Centre,<br />
341 Halswell Rd<br />
Summer Storytimes<br />
Thursday, 11-11.30am<br />
Go along to the library for<br />
stories, rhymes and songs.<br />
The session will suit preschoolers<br />
and young children.<br />
No bookings required but a<br />
caregiver will be needed.<br />
Te Hapua: Halswell Centre,<br />
341 Halswell Rd<br />
CONTINUING EDUCATION<br />
Christchurch School of Music<br />
The Christchurch School of Music is a family-oriented<br />
community aimed at providing quality music education in and<br />
around Christchurch.<br />
We have an exciting offer for all new enrolments for <strong>2017</strong>,<br />
where you will receive $775 worth of lessons for just $450! All<br />
you have to do is click here to enrol before <strong>January</strong> 15th, <strong>2017</strong>:<br />
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This deal includes: 1 year of group lessons for beginners on<br />
recorder, flute, clarinet, violin, ukulele, guitar or voice (worth<br />
$525), FREE instrument hire where instruments are available<br />
(worth $1<strong>10</strong>), FREE joining of a performance ensemble for the<br />
second semester (worth $140).<br />
We also have individual lessons and ensembles for a wide<br />
range of instruments available too, for any age and from<br />
beginner through to experienced - explore our website www.<br />
csm.org.nz to learn more.<br />
CSM is a not-for-profit organisation with a strong focus on<br />
community. On a Saturday morning the whole family can find<br />
something to suit. Preschool children can start their musical<br />
journey by joining in our experiential “Take Off with Music”<br />
while older children and adults may opt for group or individual<br />
lessons on a specific instrument (including voice). Those who<br />
already play are welcome to join in one of the great ensembles<br />
which all take part in regular concerts including Saturday<br />
soirees and the popular annual Showcase Concert. Recitals<br />
where individuals can perform are also held regularly.<br />
CSM also provides a comprehensive music education to<br />
participating primary schools via its Outreach programmes.<br />
With programmes offered in band, strings, recorder and ukulele<br />
in a wide range of Christchurch schools this is an area of the<br />
School, which has grown fast over the last few years.<br />
Another area that has grown rapidly over the last few years<br />
is the Late Starters programme where adults approaching<br />
retirement with more time on their hands have really enjoyed<br />
learning an instrument they never had the chance to play in<br />
their early years and join an ensemble with other like-minded<br />
adults.<br />
If Saturday isn’t an option, CSM also offers a range of<br />
weekday opportunities for learning and playing music.<br />
If affordability is an issue, CSM may be able to offer a<br />
discount through funding provided by the Rata Foundation.<br />
Please contact us via our website www.csm.org.nz and let<br />
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Pine bark may support<br />
brain function<br />
Recent news from Auckland University<br />
of Technology has people excited about a<br />
pine bark extract called Enzogenol. AUT<br />
reported that patients suffering memory<br />
loss and other brain problems after a<br />
traumatic brain injury recovered better<br />
when taking Enzogenol compared to a<br />
control group.<br />
Enzogenol is not a new product, though.<br />
In fact, it was developed at Canterbury<br />
University and has been in our health<br />
food shops for over <strong>10</strong> years. According to<br />
ENZO Nutraceuticals, the company that<br />
produces the product, a number of research<br />
studies have shown how Enzogenol can<br />
help improve brain function and support<br />
healthy blood circulation.<br />
The amazing thing is, it is made from<br />
the bark of New Zealand Pinus Radiata<br />
with an extraction method that uses only<br />
purified water. Apparently, the pine bark<br />
is full of healthy plant compounds that<br />
are naturally part of our diet when we eat<br />
fruits and vegetables. Yet, the pine bark is<br />
loaded with these natural antioxidant and<br />
anti-inflammatory compounds and makes<br />
a great starting material for this health<br />
product. Keen on a chewing a bit of pine<br />
bark?<br />
Further detailed information is available<br />
from the Natural Health Advisers at<br />
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All the benefits of<br />
double glazing<br />
Amazing Glazing has been going from<br />
strength to strength since it’s inception in<br />
2004. Max Dorfliger who established the<br />
business that offers specially run mouldings<br />
of Peninsula macrocarpa to secure a second<br />
pane of 4mm glass onto existing wooden<br />
frames, has recently brought Gunter Dehne<br />
into the business. Gunter, a Cabinetmaker<br />
by trade and a technology teacher for many<br />
years, was keen to be back on the tools and<br />
excited to be adding such value to people’s<br />
lives. Existing timber joinery is preserved<br />
while a home is effectively double ‐glazed.<br />
All the benefits of double ‐glazing like<br />
insulation, reduced heating cost and<br />
noise reduction are obtained, without the<br />
prohibitive cost of complete replacement.<br />
The insulation of Amazing Glazing is<br />
better than many standard double glazing<br />
solutions due to the increased air space<br />
between the panes.<br />
The dryer conditions during the summer<br />
months make this the best time to install<br />
Amazing Glazing.<br />
Frames can be oiled for a natural wood<br />
finish, or painted in the colour of your<br />
choice, to blend in with the existing look.<br />
Call us for a free quote, for individual<br />
windows, rooms, or the entire house.<br />
Phone Gunther on 027 263 3592 or email<br />
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Our simple but attractive looking system<br />
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SENIOR LIVING<br />
The importance of<br />
good blood<br />
pressure!<br />
Aspire<br />
Canterbury<br />
Blood Pressure is an indicator of<br />
cardiovascular as well as overall health.<br />
Healthy blood flow is vital for a healthy<br />
body as the blood plasma transports<br />
nutrients, hormones, metabolic waste,<br />
oxygen and CO2 throughout the body. An<br />
area in the brain keeps check on blood flow<br />
to ensure health of all cells and the organs<br />
they make up. If blood flow is reduced the<br />
brain will try to normalise blood flow by<br />
adjusting the heart strength, frequency<br />
(Pulse Rate) as well as the width of blood<br />
vessels all via the nervous system. Over<br />
a period of time the blood pressure may<br />
keep increasing due to the deterioration<br />
of blood flow. A higher B/P is not ideal<br />
and is considered a major risk factor for<br />
strokes, aneurysm, organ failure and heart<br />
failure. Even moderate elevation of B/P is<br />
considered a major reason for shorter life<br />
expectancy. If we can maintain our B/P in<br />
the normal range our overall health will be<br />
improved. Systolic B/P (The upper figure)<br />
is when the heart contracts and pushes<br />
blood around the body. Ideally at rest this<br />
should be between <strong>10</strong>0 to 120. The diastolic<br />
B/P (The lower figure) is the pressure in the<br />
arteries between beats and ideally at rest<br />
this should be between 60 to 70.<br />
It has been found in around 90% of<br />
cases high blood pressure is caused by<br />
an increase in the resistance to blood<br />
flow in the blood vessels. It is believed<br />
inflammation and stiffness of the blood<br />
vessels are major reasons for this increased<br />
resistance. Checking our blood pressure on<br />
a regular basis allows us to adjust our diet<br />
and lifestyle and see the benefits in our B/P<br />
readings.<br />
Blood Pressure monitors and further<br />
information on how to improve your<br />
overall health and B/P naturally is<br />
available from the natural health advisers<br />
at Marshall’s Health & Natural Therapy,<br />
1<strong>10</strong> Seaview Road, New Brighton, Phone:<br />
388-5757.<br />
We are Always<br />
Happy to Help!<br />
Aspire Canterbury offers support, advice and resources<br />
to older people and those with impairments, their<br />
families and caregivers.<br />
Removing barriers to everyday living for<br />
individuals, Aspire Canterbury inspires people<br />
to live life to the fullest no matter what their<br />
difficulties. The Disability Information Service<br />
is a source of valuable information about the<br />
various services available to people with short<br />
or long term impairments and professionals<br />
from community/health organisations.<br />
Visit Aspire Canterbury’s shop at 314<br />
Worcester Street or visit their website for more<br />
information and resources. They also have an<br />
online shop selling a wide selection of easier living<br />
aids, and offer rental services for wheelchairs, ramps<br />
and walkers.<br />
Aspire also has a mobile service which is available<br />
for free, fun, interactive presentations of all their<br />
equipment and services to retirement homes/<br />
villages and any other community groups<br />
wanting a speaker.<br />
For more information visit<br />
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walkers to<br />
purchase<br />
(FroM $230)<br />
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Can we help you or someone you support?<br />
Disability Information Service – a ‘one stop<br />
information service’ which offers unbiased<br />
advice to assist people navigate their way to<br />
organisations or services that can provide them<br />
with support or advice.<br />
Aspire Canterbury Shop – shop online or call in<br />
to our shop at 314 Worcester Street and view our<br />
range of easier living products We also hire out<br />
wheelchairs, ramps and walkers.<br />
Total Mobility Discounted Taxi Service – a scheme<br />
which provides 50% discounts on taxi journeys to<br />
eligible people in the Christchurch area who, due<br />
to health conditions, are unable to access public<br />
transport. Contact us for more information on<br />
03 366 9093 or visit our website.<br />
Mobile Service – Fun interactive presentations of<br />
our information, services and easier living<br />
equipment. We come to you! To book our<br />
presenter to speak to your group call Richard<br />
at numbers below or email mobileservices@<br />
aspirecanterbury.org.nz<br />
Mobility scooter demonstrations available.<br />
Aspire Canterbury is a not-for-profit organisation<br />
providing services to the community since 1981<br />
Physical Address:<br />
314 Worcester Street<br />
Linwood Christchurch<br />
Postal Address:<br />
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Christchurch 8147<br />
Ph: 03 366 6189<br />
Freephone: 0800 347 242<br />
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Caravans, Motorhomes<br />
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behalf for you, at www.<br />
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Community Events<br />
ALCOHOLICS<br />
ANONYMOUS, If you<br />
want to have a drink thats<br />
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to stop, we can help. Phone<br />
0800 229-6757<br />
Computers<br />
Curtains<br />
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Fashion Designs & Colours<br />
Discontinued Designs<br />
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71 Hawdon St Sydenham<br />
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Ask for our SEASONAL<br />
SPECIALS. Phone 61 7<br />
544-35011 Email: reception@mandolin.com.au<br />
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Jewellery<br />
WATCHES Ladies<br />
Versace, Gucci & Calvin<br />
Klein, brand new in boxes,<br />
bracelet design excellent<br />
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and Installation<br />
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NEED A<br />
FRIDGE • WASHER<br />
TV • FURNITURE ?<br />
Call Mr Rental - 0800 111 313<br />
Visit www.mrrental.co.nz<br />
123 Blenheim Road, Riccarton<br />
Public Notices<br />
DEMOLITION<br />
With care and respect we<br />
will remove your dwelling.<br />
Our policy is to recycle as<br />
much as we can. We are a<br />
local company specialising<br />
in residential properties. We<br />
will endeavor to cater for<br />
your individual needs.<br />
Ph. R.M. Solutions<br />
021 02866981<br />
for a free quote.<br />
Public Notices<br />
Weka Pass Railway<br />
Waipara, North Canterbury<br />
Trains run<br />
every Sunday<br />
in <strong>January</strong><br />
Phone 0800wekapass<br />
Depart Glenmark Station<br />
11.30am & 2.00pm<br />
www.wekapassrailway.co.nz<br />
Trades & Services<br />
Appliance Sales & Service<br />
388 4780<br />
Appliance Services<br />
14 Brighton Mall, New Brighton<br />
BLOCKED<br />
DRAINS?<br />
• VIDEO INSPECTION<br />
• WATERBLASTING<br />
• LIQUID WASTE<br />
PH: 03 365 7960<br />
24 hours // 7 days<br />
sticker is valid for entry into either<br />
distance. info@h20jet.co.nz<br />
Must be worn during the event,<br />
to claim www.h20jet.co.nz<br />
prizes, and for free entry into<br />
Ferrymead Heritage Park.<br />
OFFICIAL ENTRY NUMBER:<br />
HOUSE<br />
CLEARING<br />
Are you moving<br />
house?<br />
Let All Clear Canterbury<br />
take care of your<br />
unwanted items.<br />
You identify what you want<br />
to keep & we will dispose<br />
of the rest!!<br />
Ph: 03 312 7119<br />
Mob: 021 078 4553<br />
allclearcanterbury@gmail.com<br />
www.allclearcanterbury.co.nz<br />
Licence Building<br />
Practitioner LBP<br />
Member of the Roofing<br />
Association<br />
DCM ROOFING LTD<br />
The Roofing Specialists<br />
PHONE IAIN<br />
027 445 5597<br />
iain@dcmroofing.co.nz<br />
9220021AA<br />
• Replacement/new roofing<br />
• Colour Steel gutter & fascia<br />
• Flue & log burner installs<br />
• Skytube/light installs<br />
• Earthquake repairs<br />
ROOF<br />
PAINTING<br />
Rope & harness<br />
a speciality,<br />
no scaffolding<br />
required,<br />
30 years of<br />
breathtaking<br />
experience.<br />
FREE QUOTES<br />
Exterior staining,<br />
exterior painting,<br />
moss and mould<br />
treatment and<br />
waterblasting<br />
Phone Kevin<br />
027 561 4629<br />
BUILDER<br />
For all building work<br />
but specialist in bathroom<br />
renovations, 30 yrs<br />
experience, with service<br />
and integrity. Free Quotes.<br />
Ph Lachlan 383-1723 or<br />
0274 367-067.<br />
BUILDER<br />
LICENSED, available for<br />
all aspects of building.<br />
Please call 027 241-7471<br />
or 335-0265<br />
Trades & Services<br />
CARPENTER<br />
HANDYMAN - Small<br />
Job Specialists, Carpentry,<br />
Repairs, Decking &<br />
Maintenance, 40 years<br />
experience, no job too<br />
small, Ph Warren 03 322-<br />
1<strong>10</strong>3 or 027 697-8541<br />
CARRIER<br />
Local, experienced,<br />
friendly, trade-me<br />
purchases, single items<br />
to truck loads, furniture<br />
to whatever, removals &<br />
trade deliveries a specialty.<br />
Ph GEH 341-5069<br />
CARPET & Vinyl<br />
Laying. Repairs, uplifting,<br />
relaying, restretching,<br />
working thru xmas Email<br />
jflattery@xtra.co.nz, ph<br />
0800 003 181 or 027<br />
2407416<br />
DRIVEWAYS<br />
Replace, repair or new.<br />
We are a local company<br />
with over <strong>10</strong> yrs exp.<br />
We also operate a<br />
digger for all other<br />
earthworks.<br />
Ph. R.M. Solutions<br />
021 02866981<br />
for a free quote.<br />
ELECTRICIAN<br />
REGISTERED for all<br />
electrical installations &<br />
repairs Ph 03 322 4209 or<br />
021 026 73375<br />
FURNITURE<br />
REMOVALS<br />
Large Trucks $95 +<br />
GST per hour 7 day NZ<br />
wide, packing & moving,<br />
Professional Company,<br />
Professional Service.<br />
Canterbury Relocations<br />
Ltd. ph 0800 359 9313<br />
OVEN CLEANING<br />
Professional cleans<br />
$50.00. Gift Vouchers<br />
avail. Phone 0800 683-<br />
6253 or 027 228-0025<br />
PAINTER<br />
Top quality work, interior/<br />
exterior, pensioners<br />
discount, free quotes, 30 SPOUTING<br />
years experience, I stand Spouting<br />
by Canterbury, ph Wayne<br />
your friendly painter 03<br />
385-4348 or 027 274-3541<br />
PAINTING & DECORATING<br />
interior & exterior,<br />
gib fixing, plastering,<br />
paperhanging, Est 50 yrs<br />
in ChCh, ph Wingfields<br />
Ltd, ph Mark 021 171-<br />
1586 or 355-5994<br />
PAINTER<br />
Available, All aspects in<br />
painting. Very competitive<br />
in roofs and fences. Please<br />
call 027 241-7471 or 335-<br />
0265<br />
PLASTERER<br />
Gib Stopping, Small<br />
job specialty. 30 + years<br />
experience. Ring 0800<br />
387-369<br />
PLUMBER<br />
For prompt service for all<br />
plumbing maintenance,<br />
repairs and alterations.<br />
Phone Michael 364 7080<br />
or 027 438 3943<br />
ROOFING<br />
Qualified & Licenced<br />
Practitioner. Re-Roof &<br />
Repairs, all types. Member<br />
New Zealand Roofing<br />
Association. Over 35 years<br />
experience. Phone John<br />
027 432-3822 or 351-9147<br />
email johnmill@ihug.<br />
co.nz<br />
Trades & Services<br />
ROOFING<br />
Re-Coat<br />
your roof this<br />
summer<br />
Before<br />
Call us 0275 568 121 or email us<br />
sales@roofmasterschch.co.nz<br />
ELECTRICIAN (Registered)<br />
16 years experience<br />
• Domestic and Commercial<br />
• Heat Pump design, supply,<br />
installation.<br />
Phone Phil 021 024 72873<br />
valiant.electrical@outlook.com<br />
After<br />
Cracked tiles?<br />
Dirty grout?<br />
Old or mouldy<br />
silicon?<br />
Brett Ph 03 358 5<strong>10</strong>5<br />
or 027 746 7632<br />
www.groutpro.co.nz<br />
Trades & Services<br />
SPIDERS / FLIES<br />
ANNOYING YOU? We<br />
can help! Certified Pest<br />
Control 022 507 3787<br />
info@certifiedpestcontrol.<br />
co.nz<br />
CLEANING<br />
Unblocked,<br />
Cleaned Out and Flushed<br />
Out. Also Full Handyman<br />
Services Available. Call<br />
Trevor 332 8949 or 021<br />
043-2034<br />
TILING.<br />
Quality jobs done on time.<br />
All aspects of tiling. Reg<br />
Master Tiler. Ph Dave 027<br />
334 4125<br />
TREES<br />
BIG OR SMALL, tree<br />
removal, trimming, stump<br />
grinding, shelterbelt clean<br />
up, section clearing,<br />
rubbish removals,<br />
excavation work, ph Trees<br />
Big or Small, for a free<br />
quote, 021 061 4783<br />
TREE WORK<br />
Hedge trimming, stump<br />
grinding, rubbish removed,<br />
small job specialty Ph<br />
Andrew 03 322-8341 or<br />
027 435-8759<br />
T.V. SERVICE CENTRE<br />
Repairs, tvs, microwaves,<br />
stereos, DVD. Aerial<br />
installations and kitsets,<br />
480 Moorhouse Ave, ph 03<br />
379 1400<br />
VHS VIDEO TAPES &<br />
all camera tapes converted<br />
to DVD, video taping,<br />
weddings, twenty firsts,<br />
special occasions, www.<br />
grahamsvideo.co.nz ph 03<br />
338-1655<br />
NO JOB<br />
TOO BIG<br />
OR SMALL<br />
Trades & Services<br />
WATERBLASTING<br />
Quality Job, Quick Service<br />
by skilled tradesman, Ph<br />
Richard Severin at Jet-X<br />
0800 538 969 Free quotes,<br />
visit www.jetx.co.nz<br />
Tuition<br />
PIANO/KEYBOARD<br />
Tuition. Raewyn Clegg,<br />
Registered Music Teacher,<br />
29 Lancewood Drive,<br />
Halswell. Ph: 3229377<br />
PILATES Beginner &<br />
Intermediate classes,<br />
Tuesday & Wednesday<br />
nights. Fendalton Croquet<br />
Club, Makora Street.<br />
Phone Julie 351-2<strong>10</strong>0<br />
Wanted To Buy<br />
AAA Buying goods<br />
quality furniture,<br />
Beds, Stoves, Washing<br />
machines, Fridge Freezers.<br />
Same day service. Selwyn<br />
Dealers. Phone 980 5812<br />
or 027 313 8156<br />
TOOLS Garden,<br />
garage, woodworking,<br />
mechanical, engineering,<br />
sawbenches, lathes, cash<br />
buyer, ph 355-2045<br />
ADD SOME<br />
COLOUR<br />
TO YOUR ADVERT!
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Classifieds<br />
WESTERN NEWS<br />
Trades & Services<br />
PROFESSIONAL<br />
If you need a hand<br />
around your home,<br />
we can help YOU<br />
Trades & Services<br />
ARCHGOLA<br />
Enjoy outdoor living all year round<br />
15 months<br />
INTEREST FREE<br />
Normal lending criteria apply<br />
Specialising in Odd jobs, Lawns<br />
undertaken, Rubbish clean outs, ETC<br />
It’s the people that make the difference.<br />
Phone Rodney 027 530 3030<br />
Builder<br />
Wright Enterprises Build Limited<br />
W.E. Build<br />
New Homes<br />
Renovations<br />
Alterations<br />
Re-roofing<br />
Re-cladding to older buildings<br />
Family owned & operated<br />
E info@webuildltd.co.nz<br />
Antony Wright 021 111 1703<br />
John Wright 0274 343 323<br />
AH 03 347 4347<br />
Travlon<br />
Coachlines<br />
www.webuildltd.co.nz<br />
• House, deck, carport & window canopy etc<br />
• Warm & dry in winter<br />
• UV protection for summer<br />
• Customised & Tailored<br />
• Café curtains fitted<br />
• 5 year warranty<br />
Chris Thorndycroft<br />
Ph 0800 27 24 46 | www.archgola.co.nz<br />
REFRIGERATION / HEAT PUMP<br />
Service / Installation<br />
Maintenance / Repair<br />
• Refrigeration design, build & repairs<br />
• Heat Pump sales, installation & repairs<br />
• Heat Pump servicing<br />
379-3589<br />
SNOWTEMP<br />
Serving<br />
Canterbury<br />
for 33 years<br />
196 Wordsworth St<br />
Christchurch<br />
We wish everyone a safe & happy <strong>2017</strong><br />
Cafe open from 11am<br />
TAB & Gaming<br />
Function Facilities<br />
HOUSIE<br />
Tuesday, Thursday,<br />
Saturday<br />
SHUTTLE<br />
Tuesday - Saturday<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
THIS SATURDAY<br />
14th Jan, 7pm Whitfords Bar<br />
FRANCHISE<br />
Open 7 Days from 5.30pm<br />
RETRO ROAST<br />
LUNCH<br />
12PM-1.30PM<br />
WEDNESDAYS<br />
until Wednesday 21st December<br />
$<strong>10</strong> Members / $12 Non<br />
CHARTER & TOUR<br />
Travlon<br />
Coachlines<br />
Travlon Coachlines<br />
School Run to some<br />
private schools<br />
ex Selwyn/Halswell area<br />
“Wide range of coaches<br />
“Wide<br />
and buses for<br />
School range of Run coaches to some and buses<br />
for Charter<br />
private schools<br />
& Tour”<br />
ex Selwyn/Halswell area<br />
www.travlon.co.nz | Phone: 03 325 2959<br />
“Wide<br />
Email:<br />
Phone: range<br />
info@travlon.co.nz<br />
03 325 of coaches 2959<br />
Email: and info@travlon.co.nz<br />
buses for<br />
GARDEN Charter SUPPLIES & Tour”<br />
www.travlon.co.nz<br />
Phone: 03 325 2959<br />
Email: CHCH’S info@travlon.co.nz<br />
LARGEST SELECTION OF<br />
BARK • COMPOST • SHINGLES<br />
Remember...<br />
we are NOT in<br />
Parkhouse Road<br />
Landscape Lane (off Lunns Rd)<br />
P. 348 2915 OPEN 7 DAYS<br />
nO GREEn wastE In anY OF OUR COMPOst<br />
WINDOW TINTING<br />
tintawindow<br />
advanced film solutions<br />
99% uv block<br />
fade protection<br />
heat control<br />
reduce glare<br />
25 Years Experience<br />
privacy films<br />
frosting designs<br />
non-darkening films<br />
Workmanship Guaranteed<br />
Lifetime Warranties on Most Films<br />
UV<br />
block<br />
Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts<br />
03 365 3653 0800 368 468<br />
PAINTER<br />
Experts in...<br />
• Wallpapering<br />
• Plastering/Crack Repairs<br />
• Interior Painting<br />
• Exterior Painting<br />
• Specialty Finishes<br />
• Design Advice<br />
Vicki Keast, Director<br />
0274 933 529<br />
email: vicki@paintmasters.co.nz<br />
www.newbrightonclub.co.nz<br />
GREAT<br />
DINING<br />
- downstairs -<br />
ClubBISTRO<br />
Open Tuesday to Saturday<br />
12pm-2pm and from 5pm<br />
Midweek $<strong>10</strong><br />
SPECIAL ROAST<br />
Available Tuesday,<br />
Wednesday, & Thursday<br />
TUESDAYS &<br />
THURSDAYS<br />
Members Lucky<br />
Card Draw<br />
TAB POD<br />
GAMING ROOM<br />
FUNCTION ROOMS<br />
SHUTTLE RUNNING<br />
Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat<br />
GREAT<br />
DINING<br />
- upstairs -<br />
PIERVIEW<br />
Restaurant<br />
Quality a la carte<br />
with a view!<br />
Open from 5.30pm<br />
FRIDAY, SATURDAY<br />
& SUNDAY<br />
FRIDAY SPECIAL:<br />
SIRLOIN STEAK or<br />
CHICKEN BREAST<br />
WITH JACKET POTATO<br />
& SALAD BAR<br />
$22!<br />
SUNDAY SPECIAL<br />
3 courses: $25<br />
NOW OPEN FOR<br />
SUNDAY BRUNCH<br />
By the Seaside!<br />
<strong>10</strong>.30am-2.30pm<br />
202 Marine Parade<br />
Ph 388-9416<br />
Members, guests and affiliates welcome<br />
H ORNBY<br />
WORKINGMEN’S<br />
CLUB<br />
«WHAT'S ON«<br />
SATURDAY 14 JAN, 4.30PM<br />
BARROSS<br />
SATURDAY 14 JAN, 8PM<br />
EASY COME, EASY GO<br />
Club CAFE<br />
OPEN<br />
OPEN 7 DAYS<br />
LUNCH & DINNER<br />
Gluten Free & Vegetarian options<br />
Chalmers Restaurant<br />
REOPENS THIS FRIDAY<br />
13th <strong>January</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Hornby WMC<br />
17 Carmen Rd, Hornby<br />
Phone 03 349 9026<br />
www.hornbyworkingmensclub.co.nz<br />
Members, guests & affiliates welcome
WESTERN NEWS Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 15<br />
HAPPY NEW YEAR<br />
from the team at the Racecourse Hotel<br />
Need<br />
Accommodation?<br />
We have<br />
GREAT SUMMER<br />
HOLIDAY RATES<br />
on Studio Units<br />
Book now! 03 342 7150<br />
Sports Bar, Carbine Bar,<br />
HOOFBEATS Open for<br />
breakfast, lunch & dinner<br />
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ<br />
‘Famous for their roasts!’<br />
SENIORS SPECIAL<br />
Two courses:<br />
Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert<br />
Special available lunch only<br />
Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm<br />
Conditions apply<br />
FAMILY FRIENDLY<br />
Kid’s Special<br />
Two courses<br />
Great Kids menu plus<br />
designated play area.<br />
$<br />
<strong>10</strong><br />
$<br />
20<br />
Open daily from 6.30am - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner<br />
The<br />
RACECOURSE HOTEL<br />
& Motorlodge<br />
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,<br />
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150<br />
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz<br />
Lunch & Dinner<br />
All you can eat, 7 days<br />
Bookings Essential PH 386 0088<br />
fb.com/GardenHotelRestaurant www.gardenhotel.co.nz<br />
WE WISH OUR CUSTOMERS A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR<br />
NOW SERVING<br />
available<br />
from<br />
9am<br />
Breakfast<br />
HAPPY<br />
HOUR<br />
5PM - 7PM<br />
DAILY<br />
Live Music:<br />
Rhonda Campbell<br />
6PM.FRI.13 JAN<br />
PHONE 385 8880 FIND US ON FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH<br />
THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX | 1<strong>10</strong> MARSHLAND RD<br />
www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132
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WESTERN NEWS