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Plan to move Halswell 

kart track held up 

• By Emily O’Connell 

FRUSTRATED Halswell 

residents are pleading with the 

city council to give the green 

light for the kart track in their 

neighbourhood to be able to 

move. 

The resource consent for Kart- 

Sport Canterbury’s $3.5 million 

move to McLeans Island was 

lodged in late October. 

But the process is now on hold. 

City council head of resource 

consents John Gibson said more 

information was needed from 

KartSport. He said more detail 

is required for numerous parts 

of the build such as traffic, noise 

and earthworks. 

Kay Stieller, who lives next 

door to KartSport on Carrs Rd, 

hopes the move happens soon. 

“As far as residents are concerned, 

we just want to get this 

thing sorted and we’re quite 

disappointed that there have 

been so many delays. It should 

have been done a couple of years 

ago,” she said. 

KartSport did not respond to 

Western News for comment. 

KartSport was established on 

Carrs Reserve in Halswell in the 

early 1960s. 

Halswell Ward city councillor 

Anne Galloway said the club’s 

WAIT: Residents are disappointed after another delay has occurred with KartSport Canterbury’s 

move to McLeans Island. 

activities had become the source 

of a number of noise complaints 

from residents in the early 1990s. 

She said the city council has 

been monitoring the club’s 

activities. 

Ms Stieller said the land her 

house is on is under constraint 

until KartSport move – which 

means they’re unable to sell. 

“At the moment, the whole 

South of Awatea is under constraint 

– which puts our lives on 

hold because we can’t do things 

with our properties which we 

should be entitled to,” she said. 

Cr Galloway said the land 

is under constraint because 

measurements taken in the area 

show noise levels, which would 

be experienced by new residents, 

as unacceptable. 

She said the track will become 

a district park. 

“Relocating the track will free 

up residential land that could 

accommodate between 400 and 

800 households,” Cr Galloway 

said. 

When asked what her advice 

is to residents, Cr Galloway 

said “there is a process that 

the city council need to work 

through. It will take time but 

staff are working diligently on 

this matter.” 

City council head of planning 

and strategic transport Richard 

Osborne said the proposed move 

has required a comprehensive 

consent application which has 

taken months to put together. “A 

lot of work also went into finding 

an alternative site that was suitable, 

and completing the South 

West Area Plan,” Mr Osborne 

said. 

He said the city council will 

fund the $3.5 million move under 

their Long Term Plan. 

“In addition, we are contributing 

up to a maximum of 

$100,000 towards the consenting 

costs,” Mr Osborne said. 

Cr Galloway said if the 

resource consent is approved, 

and there are no appeals, construction 

of the new facility in 

McLeans Island should begin 

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News...............................3-6-11 

THE DRUMS are beating on 

pages 1 and 3 this week – and 

again it’s fed up residents. 

Halswell people have had to 

put up with karts racing around 

the Carrs Rd track for decades. 

There’s light at the end of the 

tunnel with the kart club on the 

move to McLeans Island. But 

a delay in the resource consent 

process means it won’t happen 

for a while yet. 

On page 3, we look again at 

the heavy truck issue in nearby 

Lodestar Ave. 

But getting Halswell Ward city 

councillor Anne Galloway to 

specifically answer the questions 

is a misson. 

We wanted to know from 

Galloway if she would push her 

council colleagues to stop trucks 

on Lodestar if a bylaw is put in 

place. 

We’re still waiting for the 

answer. 

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Decision looms on truck issue 


HALSWELL WARD city 

councillor Anne Galloway won’t 

say if she will use her influence 

to stop heavy trucks driving 

through residential streets in 

Wigram Skies. 

The Traffic and Parking Bylaw 

2017, which would give the 

city council 

the ability to 

restrict heavy 

vehicles on 

certain roads, 

will go to the 

city council 

next week for 

Anne 

Galloway 

approval. 

If the bylaw 

is approved, 

the city council 

will then consider placing a 

restriction on Lodestar Ave. 

When asked specifically yesterday 

by Western News whether 

she will push for heavy trucks to 

be stopped, Cr Galloway would 

only say she’s been working with 

Wigram MP Megan Woods and 

city council staff “to address the 

concerns of all the residents who 

are impacted.” 

“I’ve reassured residents 

through emails, phone calls 

and visits that I am taking the 

concerns seriously and will be 

NOISY: Large container trucks on Lodestar Ave in Wigram. 

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using all tools available to us to 

manage these,” she said. 

Dr Woods and Cr Galloway 

met on Friday to discuss the issues 

on Lodestar Ave. 

Two weeks ago Cr Galloway 

told Western News she doubted 

the new bylaw will be of any use. 

“It seems that speed is the issue 

and the recommendation is 

for police to get more involved in 

monitoring this,” Cr Galloway 

said. 

But then Galloway tempered 

her stance, sending Western 

News an email saying the bylaw 

can work. 

“There definitely is still hope 

that it can be used to prevent 

heavy trucks along Lodestar. 

Staff cannot consider it as an 

option until it is passed,” Cr Galloway 

said. 

Cr Galloway is now saying 

she’s thrilled “things are moving 

so quickly” and she hopes the 

bylaw is passed. 

She said the city council’s 

Heavy Vehicle Parking in Residential 

Area Policy is another 

tool which can be used to address 

the Lodestar Ave situation. 

One resident with a disabled 

daughter, who told Western 

News last week she will have to 

sell up, has now said she would 

stay if a restriction is placed on 

Lodestar Ave. 

Wanda Waites lives on the 

corner of Lodestar and Corsair 

Dr and said “the trucks are 

driving me mad.” They wake her 

daughter Tara up at 5am every 

day of the week. 

Cr Galloway visited Ms Waites 

on Thursday evening offering 

her reassurance. 

Ms Waites said the visit was 

“lovely” and she can see Cr Galloway 

is doing her best. 

Lady Wigram Retirement 

Village residents, which has also 

been campaigning to stop the 

trucks, said they get woken up at 

4.30am. 

Retirement village residents 

have been lobbying since April 

when they met with Cr Galloway 

and Dr Woods asking for a bylaw 

to stop trucks being allowed 

to drive through Lodestar Ave. 

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•Readers react page 5 

In Brief 

WIGRAM BUS STOPS 

The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

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whether to approve four new bus 

stops in Wigram at its meeting 

tonight. They would be located 

on the No 100 bus route. The 

proposed locations are Deal St, 

The Runway, Corsair Drive and 

Keene St. The city council staff 

recommendation is to approve 

the stops. 

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Your Local Views 

Having a say in Halswell 

McMaster & Heap 

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF VET 

MICHELE 

Last month, our super vet nurse Megan wrote 

about what a nurses day is like at our clinic so I 

thought I’d give you a little insight into one of 

my marathon 12 hour Tuesdays, that must start 

with a flat white! 

I typically arrive in after 9am due to organizing 

our teenage lads for school in the morning and 

walking Lola before our big 12 hour Tuesday. 

I will then assess, liase with the hospital nurse 

and devise a plan for any of my sick hospital 

patients from the previous day. Sometimes I 

will pass an intensive care patient of mine onto 

Catherine if my day is full surgically. If there 

is time before consulting I will phone clients 

with patient updates or call them in the early 

afternoon when I’ve finished consulting. 

Typically I consult seeing patients for 3-4 

hours in the morning and then again another 3 

hours during the evening. By the time Tuesdays 

rock around my consulting schedule is almost 

full so when distressed clients phone with a very 

sick pet, obviously we will see them but they 

have to be squeezed into an already full block of 

consulting. If on arrival they are in urgent need 

of attention, either I will see them or one of our 

expert nurses will triage the patient, often take 

bloods, place a catheter and advise me of their 

findings. Every patient that rings is seen that 

day and often we see patients from other clinics 

because they cant be seen that day at their own 

Practice. 

It is common place that during my morning 

consults I have admitted sick patients for either 

blood testing, intravenous fluids, xrays or 

ultrasounds, dentistry, exploratory surgeries, or 

just observation. I will check on these patients 

progress, review any blood test results or 

findings, ring their owners if necessary and work 

out a treatment plan with the hospital nurse for 

that day. 

Once the sickies are dealt with, I turn my 

attention to the surgical board in which all my 

surgeries are highlighted in green pen! 

This past Tuesday was a little insane... 

Heres my list for that day- 

1. Right Stifle surgery in a sweet 1 year old 

Golden Retriever called “Bonnie” to repair 

ruptured ACL ligaments. Bonnie blew her ACL 

ligaments in both stifles while out exercising 

with other dogs, so the left is yet to be repaired 

in 2 weeks depending on how she’s coping after 

this surgery. 

2. A right femoral pinning 

and wiring in a young 

cat “Simba” to repair a 

fractured femur probably 

caused by a collision with 

a car. 

3. Full shoulder and 

elbow, spinal, lumbar 

and hip xrays in Murphy, 

a 12 year old chocolate 

Labrador with an 

annoying persistent right 

foreleg lameness. 

4. A sick, lethargic Chinchilla called Pickles who 

needed syringe feeding through the day. 

5. A Caesarian in a 2 year old Pug called 

“Geraldine”, who gave birth to 1 live puppy, with 

2 unfortunately dying. 

All in all I have absolutely no time to eat, drink 

or get into any trouble!! All the above need to be 

finished with and owners rung by 4pm when I 

start all over again with consults. 

Oh I forgot to mention that somewhere in the 

day I have 

a board 

full of 

messages 

to call 

clients 

regarding 

their pets 

blood or 

pathology 

results, 

medications requirements, booking in surgeries, 

queries from other vets or just general advice 

inquiries. 

We also look after sick animals for the SPCA 

and Cats Protection league. We will get a call 

alerting us to how far away they are and what 

sort of patient we are seeing, whether a medical 

or surgical case. That can happen anytime in 

our day so we fit these consultations around 

everything else. I feel very good being able to 

help these less fortunate animals and hopefully 

give them a chance at recovery and a great life. 

A day in MY LIFE is a hugely busy, fast paced 

one where I need to make so many important 

decisions in a day on the health and well being 

of the patients in my care. There is no time to 

second guess yourself, communication between 

my staff and my clients is key and I need to 

be very organized and able to prioritise all the 

patients in my care needing my help. We are so 

fortunate at McMaster & Heap to have such a 

highly skilled, clever and practical group of vets 

and nurses to be able to bounce ideas off when 

a difficult case needs a plan. 

Honestly I LOVE my job – actually it’s a 

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we can and do. As you can see, every day is 

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But with a big 

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Geraldine and her one little puppy. 

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Readers react on Star.Kiwi 

Rise Up Christchurch’s 

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Waite’s dilemma with the 

noisy trucks on Lodestar 

Ave. The issue made 

international headlines 

when prominent Lady 

Wigram Retirement Village 

owner and businessman, 

John Tooby, verbally 

abused his elderly tenants 

after they placed a sign on 

their fence asking truck 

drivers to stop using their 

road 

Krysha Wells – Never mind 

the fact the trucks are just doing 

their job. 

Denise Andersen – Luxury 

problems some people whine 

about anything. 

Rachel Jennings – Sucks. 

Heather Bevan – When I 

visited Whitby, north of Wellington, 

the other day, I noted the 

new Transmission Gully road 

was going through that suburb 

and so close to many beautiful 

homes. I remarked how it would 

possibly bring down the value of 

the homes as it will be very noisy 

with trucks rumbling through 

at all hours of the day and night, 

and these homes have not been 

built with double glazing. 

Pamela Neil – Who was 

there first . . . the road or the 

facility? There is a thing called 

double glazing which is very effective 

against road noise. 

Valmae Hughan – Isn’t that 

just normal life? We live near 

Yaldhurst Rd – hear them night 

and day. Just get used to it. 

Neno Pullan – Unfortunately 

we live in a city that’s being 

rebuilt. Every day somewhere 

people are being disturbed due 

to trucks, hammers, graders, 

concrete mixers, so on so on. 

There are some very good ear 

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Betty Campion – Hopefully 

it won’t go on forever. Try living 

on a busy road and see what that 

is like. 

Carl Dierck – Harden up. 

Jo Bennetts – It’s a road that 

was built as part of a quiet subdivision 

– it was never intended as 

a thoroughfare for heavy trucks. 

Lisa Carter - Trucks are part 

of life, let’s face it everything in 

your home would have been in 

a truck at one point before it got 

to you. Spare a thought for the 

drivers who listen to that noise 

for hours in a day and those who 

work around loading and unloading 

trucks. Your complaints 

are minor, I live on a main road 

and get trucks and milk tankers 

all night, its 70km/h outside 

mine and they do more like 

100km/h. They are doing a job, 

you would still be moaning if 

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come with noise. 

Lorraine Elder – They just 

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some with built-in radios so they 

could all enjoy their old time 

music and, instead of moaning, 

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days. 

Fred Gear – Look at the map. 

Trucks will be using it as a “ratrun” 

to get from Haytons Rd to 

Springs Rd. 

Steve Wylie – Why should 

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WESTERN NEWS 

FUN: Balloon animals were made for children at the Riccarton 

street party. 


A CROWD of more than 1000 

gathered at the Riccarton 

Community Street Party. 

The ninth annual party 

had free food, bouncy castles, 

activities, pony rides, a petting 

zoo, competitions and a stage 

programme. 

Organiser Matt Meek said the 

party went well. 

He said the highlight was 

having everyone together and 

seeing how excited the whole 

PHOTO: WAL CATTERMOLE 

community were about the 

party. 

Mr Meek said the aim was to 

make as much as possible free for 

the community. 

He said what made this year’s 

party unique was the toy stall, 

where children could pick out 

and take home donated toys for 

free. 

Mr Meek said they also had 

a pre-school zone where young 

children could participate in 

different activities. 

New headmaster to lead 

Medbury School into 2018 

MEDBURY SCHOOL has a new 

headmaster joining the team 

next year. 

Ian Macpherson, who is 

currently head of middle school 

at Brisbane Boys’ College, 

will make the move across 

the Tasman. Prior to that, he 

held the positions of deputy 

headmaster – operations 

and head of middle school at 

Anglican Church Grammar 

School in Brisbane. He and his 

wife, Elizabeth, will both move 

to Christchurch in January. 

Medbury trust board 

chairman David Hiatt said the 

school was very impressed with 

Mr Macpherson and listed his 

credentials. 

“His experience, his ability 

to inspire, his understanding 

of the unique learning needs 

of boys, as well as his passion 

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board chairman 

David Hiatt 

(right) show Ian 

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around Medbury 

School. 

PHOTO: KEN 

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I hope you’re having an exciting 

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Mum and Dad! 

I’m having so much fun here at the village. 

I’ve been to the village hair salon, watched a 

movie and went to happy hour. I met some 

lovely residents, and they had a fantastic 

band come and entertain. Today we went for 

a trip out to the museum and shops. When 

we were out & about, we stopped by my 

favourite café to show my new village friends. 

Your resort sounds like so much fun, but 

I think we might have more things to do! 

Everyone is so kind and friendly. 

I’m off to join some of the ladies for our 

bridge club in the library. 

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WESTERN NEWS 

Riccarton High School 

Top Prize 

Winners 

Foundation Day celebrated 

Proxime Accessit Shauna Lionnet with Top Student 

and Dux Kate Stedman at the Annual Senior 

Prizegiving. 

Kate Stedman – The Terry Hitchings Award for 

the Top Academic Student and Dux. 

Kate Stedman won the Top Academic Award after 

achieving NCEA Level 1 and 2 with Excellence, and this 

year all of her Level 3 credits have been achieved with 

Excellence. She received four Excellence Certificates 

at Level 3; for Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics with 

Calculus and Physics. She 

won cups for Senior 

Biology, the Top Year 13 

Science Student with two 

more sciences, and Girls’ 

Mathematics. 

Kate has been a peer 

support leader, and 

member and co-leader 

of the Environment 

Committee over the 

past two years. She 

has been involved in 

numerous Drama, Maths 

and Science competitions 

including Lincoln University 

Global Challenge, Sheila 

Winn, Theatrefest and 

the Australian Maths 

competition. She applies 

determination and focus 

to everything she does 

and she is an inspiration to 

others. 

Principal Neil Haywood 

delivers his address at the 

Prizegiving. 

Shauna Lionnet – The Riccarton High School 

Award for Academic Excellence and Proxime 

Accessit 

Shauna Lionnet has received the Award for Academic 

Excellence after achieving NCEA Level 1 and 2 with 

Excellence and this year has earned excellent results at 

Level 3. She received two Excellence Certificates; in 

English and Mathematics with Statistics. She also won 

cups for Classical Studies and Senior Writing. 

She has been a gate duty monitor and an international 

peer support leader. She is also working towards her 

Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award. 

She achieves consistent excellent results, always setting 

extremely high standards for herself. 

The Prefects and returning Prefects from 2007 lead the singing of Happy Birthday to RHS at the end of the 

Foundation Day Assembly. 

Foundation Day was celebrated with school assemblies 

led by the Principal, Neil Haywood. Four prefects 

from 2007, Andrew Carleton, Jessica Bould, Hannah 

King and Steffi Post attended and spoke of their time 

at Riccarton and their lives since. 

Later, the staff celebrated milestones. Mary 

Edmondson was recognised as a Riccarton Legend 

for her 25 years of service to the school. David Tapp 

and Roger Bleyendall became Friends of the School 

for their contributions 

to the school. Former 

students and siblings 

Julia Bradshaw and 

Erik Bradshaw were 

inducted into the Wall 

of Fame. 

Three staff members 

were recognised for 

10 years’ service to 

the school. They were 

Leanne Anderson, Kara 

Ross and Darryl Cribb. 

A further two – Julian 

David Tapp, 

left, long-time 

staff member 

and heavily 

involved in many 

school activities, 

and Roger 

Bleyendaal, 

right, a 

dedicated 

volleyball coach 

and general 

maintenance 

man of volleyball 

equipment, 

were recognised 

as Friends of 

Riccarton High 

School. 

Smith and Louise Johnson – have completed 15 years’ 

service. Tania Hawes and Sue Napier have completed 

20 years’ service while David Tapp has completed 40 

years. 

Erik Bradshaw, left, and Julia Bradshaw, right, who were inducted into the Wall 

of Fame, cut the cake for the 59th Birthday of Riccarton High School, officially 

opened on 30 October, 1958. Software company operator, adventurer and 

mountain equipment developer, Erik Bradshaw was a student from 1981-1985, 

while writer of local histories and Curator of Human History at Canterbury 

Museum, Julia Bradshaw attended from 1979-1982. 

Last day for Year 13 students 

Above: The tradition of signing off shirts with 

messages of friendship precedes the assembly. 

Left: The 

School 

farewells the 

departing 

Year 13s with 

a rousing 

haka. 

Above: A group of Year 13s listen to the farewells. 

Above: Head students 

Tim Bridgman and Fifita 

Tahaafe lead their Final 

Assembly at La Vida.




Burnside inventors taste 

success at Bright Sparks 

• By Julia Evans 

TWO BURNSIDE High School 

students have succeeded at the 

ASB Bright Sparks awards. 

Year 11 student Felix Backhouse 

came second in the Bright 

Sparks engineering 

category for his invention 

Birds iView. 

The device is a 

drone which monitors 

bird populations with 

hyper spectral imaging. 

Burnside year 13 

student Jack Breurkes 

won the software category 

with his Mobile 

Physics Game, a tool 

to help NCEA level 

two students study for 

physics exams. 

Meanwhile, Michael 

Hann decided he’d 

skip the Papanui High 

School senior prizegiving 

last Tuesday. 

Flying up to Auckland 

to attend the Bright 

Sparks awards evening 

was a better offer and 

it was worth the trip. 

Michael, 18, and his natural 

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Although he’d checked out 

the competition, Michael wasn’t 

expecting them to read out his 

name. 

“It was really cool . . . I had 

a working protoype, so I was 

hoping that would be 

enough,” he said. 

He attended the evening 

with his father, a bit 

of an inventor himself. 

The top prize came with a 

new mobile phone and a 

cheque for $400. 

Even though he was 

absent at his school 

prize-giving, Michael 

was awarded $1000 by 

Papanui High as well. He 

said it was a good night 

all round, one he’d never 

forget. 

ASB head of innovation 

and commercialisation 

Leigh Angus said the 

company is proud to be 

involved in a programme 

that nurtures brilliant 

young minds. 

“This is the second year 

ASB has been involved 

in the Bright Sparks and it 

continues to be impressed at the 

creative thinking that goes into 

the entries,” Ms Angus said. 

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YALDHURST pensioner 

Muretta Grimwood celebrated 

her 100th birthday on 

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Mrs Grimwood was “just 

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Each year, cards are sent on 

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105th birthdays and every year 

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Mrs Grimwood went to Addington 

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learned typing for about three 

years. 

After finishing school, Mrs 

Grimwood worked as a wig 

maker at a shop on Colombo St 

until 1939 when World War 2 

broke out. 

During the war, she worked in 

a factory and, in 1942, she married 

Ron Tolputt. 

Mr Tolputt was in the Air 

Force during the war, where he 

was stationed in Guadalcanal for 

one year. 

They had their first and only 

child, Lyn Wright, in 1947. 

Mrs Grimwood continued to 

make wigs at home. 

Mrs Grimwood and her sisters 

ran a weekly dance in Christchurch 

for many years. 

Mrs Wright said it was a 

popular event and no alcohol 

was allowed. 

Mrs Grimwood remarried in 

1969 to Bruce Grimwood and 

became stepmother to his five 

children. 

Mrs Wright said she admires 

how capable her mother is. 

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“She drives me crazy. She 

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Mrs Grimwood had an afternoon 

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WESTERN NEWS 

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CASPA. CASPA is Child Youth and Family 

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peace of mind. 

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Website: www.theenchantedgarden. 

co.nz 

Would you like 

to promote your 

Business? 

For local features 

please contact 

Bev Stanger 

03 364 7407 

bev.stanger@starmedia.kiwi 

Fendalton 

residents 

to have 

say on 

traffic 

problems 

• By Julia Evans 

David Cartwright 

FENDALTON residents will now get a 

say in addressing road safety issues in thie 

area. 

It comes three weeks after it revealed a 

memo from city council chief executive 

Karleen Edwards, 

which 

said the issues 

on Glandovy, 

Straven and 

Idris Rds could 

be “sufficiently 

addressed” by 

having a work 

shop with the 

community 

board, not the 

public. 

But the Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community 

Board 

has vetoed the 

instruction. 

But resident James Wilding holds reservations 

that the city council could still 

exclude the public. 

“The board has recognised the validity 

of the community’s concerns. We now 

hope that the city council does so also and 

swiftly addresses them,” he said. 

Dr Edwards said she is satisfied the 

board has 

made its 

decision on the 

matter with 

the community’s 

interests 

in mind. 

“The board 

agreed that, 

an around the 

table, informal 

meeting with 

all parties 

would be the 

best approach, 

rather than a 

more formal 

Karleen Edwards 

working 

group.” 

Chairman 

David Cartwright told Western News the 

board wants to create a “three-legged 

stool” made up of the board, city council 

and residents. “If you only have two of 

those legs, the stool falls over,” he said. A 

date for that meeting has not yet been set 

but Mr Cartwright said it would be within 

a fortnight.



Kirkwood Intermediate 

Opportunities 

At Kirkwood we are very proud of our children and their achievements, here at Kirkwood. 

Our pupils have many opportunities to participate in a wide range of education activities including Technology; ICT; Music; Drama; Education 

Outside The Classroom; Leadership roles; Camps; Academic challenges; and Sports. 

Our pupils develop a wide range of skills which helps them develop educationally, socially, emotionally and physically during their time with us. 

Just a few of the opportunities our pupils have experienced this year are as follows: 

China Trip 

Education New Zealand supported our trip to China 

this year. Our China Sister School, Chengdu Bilingual 

Experimental School, organised homestays and schooling 

for our pupils. Emma, Kendall, Ashtyn, Dante and Grace 

had the most amazing experience while they were away. 

They really enjoyed experiencing new sights, sounds, 

tasting different types of food and learning about the 

culture and people of China. 

Education Outside the Classroom 

We visit many different places within our community such as Canterbury Museum, 

Riccarton House and the Art Gallery. We also offer class camps for our Year 7 and 

Year 8 pupils. This year our Year 7’s camped at Purau Bay where they experienced 

canoeing, abseiling and camping skills, along with getting to know their class and 

developing friendships. 

Our Year 8 pupils have just returned from the Otago Rail Trail and Wellington camps. 

These camps both provide great opportunities for learning and personal development. 

Technology & ICT 

Our on-site technology centre provides our pupils with a 

range of creative learning experiences in different areas: 

Foods; Electronics and Materials (metal, wood, fabric and 

plastic). Our pupils have created a large variety of work 

this year. We also participate in Robofest, Future in Tech 

programme, Food competitions, Robotics, EPro8, 3D 

printing, Upcycling and Maori Carving. 

Programmes focus on Planning for Practice, Brief 

Development and Outcome Evaluation. 

We have pods of touch screen laptops, ordinary laptops 

and Chromebooks for classroom use to enable pupils to 

develop their skills. Pupils are also welcome to bring their 

own technology. More pupils are doing this each year. We 

recommend that parents check which devices are used at 

the High School they think their children will be attending. 

School Production 

Every second year we produce a school performance for all 

interested pupils. This year our production was called ‘Off 

White and the Seven Scaffolders’. 

Sports 

We participate in a large variety of sports including: 

Netball; Football; Cross Country; Skiing; Swimming; Rugby; 

Basketball; Waterpolo; Touch Rugby; Korf Ball; Table Tennis; 

Badminton; Athletics and Gymnastics. We also compete 

in the Canterbury Association of Intermediate and Middle 

Schooling competitions. 

Our school is well known for the courtesy, co-operation and 

sportsmanship of our teams and we value this highly. 

Some of the highlights this year are as follows: 

Bowls Tournament - we had 5 of 6 teams finish in the top 

three for their categories and one team winning theirs; 

Boys’ Basketball team won their competition for the 4th 

year in a row in the Friday night competition; 

Girls’ Basketball team was awarded the fair play award 

for the South Island Tournament; 

Kirkwood Badminton Team finished 3rd in the South 

Island Tournament; 

Table Tennis Kirkwood Team finished 3rd in the Winter 

Weekly Sport. 

Many of our pupils have been selected to represent 

Canterbury and/or have been selected for the Nationals in 

various sports which makes our school proud. 

Blues Awards 

• Outstanding achievements, whether they are personal or at school, are celebrated via our Blues Awards system. 

• Our students can achieve a Blues Award in various areas such as Cultural, Sports and Academic. 

• An Outstanding Elite Blues Award may be achieved if a student has achieved an Academic, Cultural and a Sporting Blue. 

• There are quite strict criteria for receiving a Blue and these are outlined on our website www.kirkwood.school.nz 

Don’t forget, there are still some places available for Year 7 and Year 8 for 2018. 

Please visit our website www.kirkwood.school.nz for information and to download 

an enrolment form or ring the office on 348 7718. 

Phil Tappenden, Principal 

Kirkwood 

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 

260 Riccarton Road, Christchurch 

Email: school.information@kirkwood.school.nz 

Phone 03 348 7718 Fax 03 348 1085 

www.kirkwood.school.nz



HEALTH & AWARENESS 

WESTERN NEWS 

Hip pain: Do I have arthritis or 

could it be mainly my muscles? 

The team at Physical Sense in 

Sydenham sees clients with a 

range of symptoms but many 

of their middle-aged and senior 

clients visit complaining of pain in one or 

both hips. 

Physiotherapist Ietje van Stolk suggests 

that a major part of the pain could be due 

to muscle pain rather than simply arthritis. 

“Even if an x-ray shows arthritis, the reason 

for the pain may be the muscles around 

the joint,” she explains. Alternatively, a back 

muscle could also be the cause, as shown in 

the image. 

Ietje recalls one case where an 89 year old 

client with severe arthritis who walked with 

a stick, told her, “I will end up in a wheelchair, 

I cannot put any weight through my right 

leg due to pain in my hip and buttock”. 

“Within 4 treatments, she was walking with 

her stick but without the severe pain,” says 

Ietje. “The arthritis was one of the factors 

that made her muscles spasm but the other 

was that older people move less and the 

flexed position the hip is in when we sit is 

particularly bad for the hip.” Ietje is happy 

with the fact that although the client was 89 

and could have been “given up on” or told to 

live with the pain, she made a difference to 

Hip muscle that causes hip pain 

(the crosses are the areas of the muscle spasms, the red areas is where the pain is felt) 

her health and wellbeing. 

At Physical Sense, hands-on techniques 

(massage and triggerpoint deactivation 

techniques) are used to release the muscles. 

The client also gets a home exercise program 

designed to mobilize and stretch the hip, 

strengthen the important core muscles and 

increase general strength and balance. They 

teach a movement sequence that stretches 

the hip in all directions whilst the client is 

able to lie safely on their bed, perfect for 

older or less mobile clients. 

In many cases having the muscles 

released and being taught how to maintain 

it, is enough to stay on top of the problem. If 

severe arthritis is the underlying cause, some 

Back hip muscle that causes hip pain 

maintenance therapy may be necessary, but 

that is often more affordable and, for older 

patients, better tolerated than surgery. In 

very few treatments the client will know if 

it is going to work for them or not, without 

financial commitment. 

Physical Sense Gym and Physio is located at 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham. The Blue Line Bus stops in front of the door and there is ample 

parking. To enquire about specialised exercise classes or physiotherapy treatment, phone 377-2577 or visit www.triggerpoints.co.nz 

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS 

GLOBAL LEADERS IN FIRST AID TRAINING 

Christchurch Course Dates 2017 

Venue: 32 Birmingham Drive, Middleton 

First Aid Revalidation Course (6 hours) 

Cost $130.00 per person (certificates must not have 

expired for more than 3 months) 

Time: 8.30am – 3.15pm 

Monday 

13 Nov 

27 Nov 

Tuesday 

21 Nov 

5 Dec 

Wednesday 

16 Nov 

20 Dec 

Friday 

24 Nov 

8 Dec 

Sunday 

26 Nov 

3 Dec 

M Learning Workplace Revalidation Course (4 hours) 

Cost $130.00 per person (certificates must not have 

expired for more than 3 months) 

Time: 8.30am – 12.45pm 

Tuesday 

11 Nov 

Monday 

20 Nov 

Wednesday 

6 Dec 

For bookings please call 0800 REDCROSS or 339-7111 

Book online at www.redcross.org.nz 

USE THE RED CROSS ADVANTAGE - COMPREHENSIVE FIRST AID, ESSENTIAL FIRST AID, 

REVALIDATION OR TAILORED TRAINING TO SUIT yOU AT yOUR PLACE OR OURS. 

RED CROSS 

Ensuring a safe work place 

Learning first aid is not only a part of ensuring a safe 

work place, but also an integral part of our engagement with the 

wider community. We all learn the necessary skills to ensure that 

in times of emergency we are able to assist our work colleagues, 

but are we able to take these skills home, into the community or 

on to the sports field? 

not all work places are the same and the injury risk for each place 

can be wide and variable. The office attended by administrators 

does not carry the same risk as those people working with heavy 

machinery, or perhaps at some distance from a regular ambulance 

service. it is therefore essential that you pick the right first aid 

course to suit all of your activities – both professional and social. 

take, for example, an office worker who does not have a high 

risk work environment and whose concern might be to ensure that 

they can deal with minor cuts and superficial injuries, or the ability 

to perform effective CPr. These skills can be achieved on a course 

of eight hours duration and would generally fit into low to medium 

risk area. But take this same person on to a sports field either as a 

spectator or player when a higher level injury occurs. The eight 

hour course covering unit standards 6402 and 6401 (or 26551 and 

26552) does not cover head neck and spinal injuries, eye injuries, 

hypothermia and poisonings. 

The majority of injuries occur outside of the work place, in 

fact one in three injuries occurs in the home, making it the most 

common place for injuries to happen. new Zealand children 

are twice as likely to die through injury as children who live in 

australia. They mostly die as a result of motor vehicles accidents 

or falls in the home. fatalities from leisure and sport are not far 

behind those in the workplace. 

The wider 12 hour course teaches the additional unit standard 

6400 and provides a wide knowledge base for medium to high risk 

environments. This course covers many of the skills required to 

deal with the most common injuries, such as falls (which can result 

in head, neck and spinal injuries) and dealing with complex scenes 

such as motor vehicle accidents. 

if you are not sure on the course best suited to your needs, ask 

your accredited first aid training provider. They can explain the 

course content and give you options that will best suit your needs. 

Look beyond the workplace and consider your family and your 

location. Check that you have a good quality first aid kit that is 

up-to-date with replenished items, and that everyone knows where 

it is located. 

USE THE RED CROSS ADVANTAGE - 

COMPREHENSIVE FIRST AID, 

ESSENTIAl FIRST AID, REVAlIDATION 

OR TAIlORED TRAINING TO SUIT YOU 

AT YOUR PlACE OR OURS. 

16 Hours Thursday/Friday 

23 & 24 November 

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS - GLOBAL LEADERS IN FIRST AID TRAINING 

CHRISTCHURCH COURSE DATES 2017 • VENUE: 32 BIRMINGHAM DRIVE, MIDDLETON 

Comprehensive First Aid PLUS Course (16hrs or 4hr upgrade) 

Unit Standard 6402, 6401, 6400 and 25411 or 26552, 26551, 6400 and 25411 

Cost $275.00 per person incl FA Manual & GST for 16 hours or $85.00 per 

person for upgrade following completion of CFA 

Time: Day One 8.30am – 5.30pm Day Two 8.30am – 5pm 

Friday 4 Hours 1.15pm-5.00pm 

24 Nov 

Comprehensive First Aid Course (12hrs) 

Unit Standard 6402, 6401, 6400 or 26552, 26551, 6400 

Cost $225.00 per person incl FA Manual & GST 

Time: Day One & Day Two 8.30am - 3.15pm Time: Day One 8.30am - 5.30pm 

2 x Monday 

20 & 27 Nov 

2 x Tuesday 

28 Nov & 5 Dec 

12 & 19 Dec 

2 x Wednesdays 

15 & 22 Nov 

Thursday/Friday 

30 Nov & 1 Dec 

7 & 8 Dec 

Day Two 8.30am - 12.45pm 

Thursday/Friday 

24 & 24 Nov 

Weekends 

25 & 26 Nov 

2 & 3 Dec 

Essential First Aid Course (8hrs) 

Unit Standard 6402, 6401 or 26551, 26552 

Cost $155.00 per person Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm 

Monday 

20 Nov 

Tuesday 

12 Dec 

Wednesday 

15 Nov 

M Learning (App.) First Aid Courses 

Practical First Aid 

Unit Standards 6402, 6401 

Cost $155.00 per person 

Time: 4 hours 8.30am-12.45pm 

Tuesday 14 Nov 

Saturday 9 Dec 

Workplace First Aid 

Unit Standards 6400, 6401, 6402 

Cost $225.00 per person 

Time: 8 hours 8.30am-5.30pm 

Tuesday 14 Nov 

Saturday 9 Dec 

Thursday 

30 Nov 

7 Dec 

FOR BOOKINGS PLEASE CALL 0800 REDCROSS OR 339-7111 • BOOK ONLINE AT WWW.REDCROSS.ORG.NZ 

Saturday 

25 Nov 

2 Dec



Email emily.oconnell@starmedia.kiwi 

by 5pm each Wednesday 

Scrabble Group 

Tuesday, 9.45am-noon 

Go along and play scrabble 

with the friendly weekly group. 

Exercise your brain and have 

fun. 

Gold coin donation. Sundbye 

House, 100 Farrington Ave 

Avonhead Exercise Classes 

Tuesday, 10.45-11.45am 

Designed for people 

living with long-term health 

conditions. Classes generally 

occur weekly but not on public 

holidays or during school 

holiday periods. Please call 0800 

663 463 to register. 

Avonhead Baptist Church, 104 

Avonhead Rd 

GenConnect 

Wednesday, 1-1.45pm 

This class aims to connect 

generations by sharing 

knowledge. Nothing compares 

to the knowledge of helpful 

teens who have grown up with 

technology. Riccarton High 

School students will be available 

to help you find answers to all 

your questions. 

Upper Riccarton Library, 71 

Main South Rd 

Scrabble Club 

Wednesday, 1-3pm 

Go along to Scrabble Club. 

There’s no obligation, just go 

along whenever you can and join 

the friendly group. All materials 

are supplied. 

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library 

and Community Centre, 13 

Bishopdale Court 

Sports in the Park 

Wednesday, 3.30-4.30pm 

Sports in the Park runs during 

term four. All primary schoolaged 

children are welcome to 

come along and join in some 

ball games. Cancelled if wet. 

Cancellations will be posted 

on the Riccarton Community 

Updates Facebook page. 

Harrington Park, Peverel St 

UR Club 

Wednesday, 3.30-4.30pm 

Go and join the fun in an after 

school club. Open to all school 

aged children. There will be 

stories, crafts, games and more. 


Main South Rd 

Teenager Talk 

Wednesday, 6-8pm 

The Canterbury Branch of 

the New Zealand Psychological 

Society will host Sue Bagshaw 

from 298 Youth Health. She will 

speak about communicating 

Halswell Miniature Trains will hold an open weekend for Cup and Show Week. Ride prices will 

be $2 per person with concession tickets available. The trains will be going on Friday, Saturday 

and Sunday at 10am-4pm at the Halswell Domain, 38 William Brittan Ave. 

and parenting teenagers as part 

of the annual New Zealand 

Psychology Week. Go along to 

this public event to hear some 

ideas about being effective in this 

challenging but rewarding area. 

Ilam Homestead, Canterbury 

University, 87 Ilam Rd 

Technology Help Sessions 

Thursday, 11am-noon 

Free drop-in sessions, no 

booking required. You don’t 

need your own PC but if you do 

have a laptop, tablet or e-reader, 

we can work with you using 

these tools as well. New to 

computers? Got a question about 

how to do something? We’re not 

boffins but we can help you out 

with most of the things people 

get stuck with. 


Main South Rd, Upper Riccarton 

Knit ‘n’ Yarn 

Thursday, 10am-noon 

Those who want to have a 

chat while they construct their 

favourite woollen creations 

can at the weekly Knit ‘n’ Yarn 

meetings. From crochet to 

knitting or a craft of your choice, 

have fun with this social group. 

There are a variety of books 

to help inspire ideas for your 

next project or even to help a 

beginner. Everyone is welcome. 


Main South Rd 

Play Rummikub 

Thursday, 1-3pm 

Go along to Fendalton Library 

and play Rummikub, a game 

that will test your wits. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd 

Riccarton Quiz Night 

Saturday, from 7pm 

Riccarton Baptist Church is 

hosting a quiz night to raise 

money for Oasis Orphanage in 

the Philippines. Go along with 

your own team or join one on 

the night. There will be food 

available. Tickets cost $10 per 

person. Phone 960 6878 for 

further information. 

Riccarton Baptist Church, 80 

Rattray St 

Want a career in 

Construction? 

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) 

offers a multitude of courses for students 

looking to begin a qualification and 

career, in the industry of their choice. 

Available areas of study at the 

Christchurch campus include, Automotive 

and Collision Repair, Social Services 

and Mental Health, Construction, 

Electrotechnology, Hairdressing, Project 

Management, Sport, Exercise and 

Personal Training. 

The new Construction qualification 

offered at SIT’s Christchurch campus 

from 2018 is the New Zealand Certificate 

in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) – 

Carpentry. This programme is designed 

to provide the wider construction trades 

sector with work-ready people able to 

enter the construction trades as a labourer 

or an apprentice. 

If you are new to the Construction 

industry and intending to train to become 

an apprentice, then this is the perfect 

course for you. Skills involved include 

health, safety and compliance, effective 

communication, plans and specifications, 

calculations, carpentry terminology 

and concepts, building terminology, 

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structural elements and building 

interior. 

This new programme is subject 

to accreditation and approval but 

once confirmed will be offered from 

next year onwards. Enquire now 

by contacting SIT’s Christchurch 

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AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS 

WESTERN NEWS 

Specialised machines used to 

identify auto electrical problems 

Auto electricAl specialists, roses 

Auto electrical, are experts in repairing 

and maintaining all aspects of the 

electrical and electronic componentry 

found in today’s highly sophisticated 

commercial and passenger vehicles. 

Their cranford Street workshop 

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diagnostic machines, which enable the 

team to quickly identify any electrical or 

electronic problems in most makes and 

models of vehicle and repair them, saving 

time for the technicians and cost for the 

customer. 

roses Auto electrical offer a full range 

of electrical services including batteries, 

(they are a Battery town agent), which 

are fitted free of charge. They also provide 

free battery, alternator and starter checks 

and install and repair car stereo systems, 

alarms, air conditioning, ASB brake 

systems and traction control systems. 

A recent acquisition for roses Auto 

electrical was the Autologic european 

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This specialised and highly 

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The machine’s digital interface interacts 

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Congratulations to our Top 20 Consultants for October 2017 

It’s an unquestionable truth – the success of our clients is directly tied to the 

success of our people. That’s why it’s their triumphs we celebrate as much as 

those of the individuals you see here. 

We want to thank our clients for their trust in us. We wish to congratulate our high 

achievers for their passion and dedication, their unique expertise and exemplary 

service. We look forward to further success with you in the years to come. 

Contact one of our top 

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