Western News: December 12, 2017

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017 

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PLAY-TIME: Plunket’s president Christine Lake sits down to play with 16-month-old Violet Pretty after winning a local hero award. 

PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER. 

Plunket president a local hero 

• By Emily O’Connelll 

ILAM’S CHRISTINE Lake 

joined Plunket to meet more 

people. Little did she know 17 

years later she would become the 

organisation’s president. 

Mrs Lake was one of 33 

Cantabrians to receive a Local 

Hero medal last week as part of 

Kiwibank’s New Zealander of 

the Year Awards 2018. 

Although she didn’t know she 

had been nominated, Mrs Lake 

was grateful for the recognition. 

“I was delighted, it was very 

nice to be nominated,” she said. 

Mrs Lake has been Plunket’s 

president for nearly a month. 

She became involved with the 

organisation when she moved 

back from the United Kingdom 

and her sons were 18-months 

and three-years-old. 

Mrs Lake was given a Plunket 

Certificate of Merit in 2006 and 

a long service award in 2010. 

•Turn to page 4 

• By Emily O’Connell 

AVONHEAD RESIDENTS are 

shocked they weren’t consulted 

over ANZ’s plans to close their 

lcoal branch. 

The branch at the Avonhead 

Shopping Centre will merge with 

the ANZ Upper Riccarton branch 

on Friday. 

Avonhead Community Group 

chairman Professor Somnath 

Sarkar Bagchi said he is “shocked 

and disappointed” . 

He wanted ANZ to consult with 

the community before making the 

decision. He says it is probably too 

late now. 

Prof Bagchi said the community 

will struggle without the bank. 

“It was very handy especially 

for the elderly people... It was our 

understanding that it was going 

well and it was quite a popular 

bank here,” Prof Bagchi said. 

ANZ spokeswoman Emma 

Mellow said the closure was due 

to a decrease in customer numbers. 

“With more than a 25 per cent 

decrease over the past three years, 

and with ANZ Upper Riccarton 

just 4km away, it’s logical to combine 

them,” she said. 

Prof Bagchi says it was a moneymaking 

move. 

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Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi 

from the editor’s desk 

YOU KIND of get the feeling there’s an 

avalanche of suburban bank closures on 

the way. 

We reveal today ANZ (page 1) is closing 

its Avonhead branch and moving the 

people who work there to an expanded 

Upper Riccarton branch. 

That’s good news for people in Upper Riccarton but not so 

good for the people who use the Avonhead branch. 

The figures supplied by ANZ over bank use paint a gloomy 

picture – and we can blame it all on the internet. 

The closure comes as Westpac considers closing their New 

Brighton, Sydenham and Lincoln branches. 

Congratulations to Christine Lake (page 1) for her Local Hero 

medal last week as part of Kiwibank’s New Zealander of the 

Year Awards. 

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Tuesday December 12 2017 3 

News 

Local 


Now 

Fire rages, homes at risk 

Parking saga rolls on 


AN ILAM resident is frustrated 

after public consultation 

on restrictions to help solve 

Canterbury University parking 

issues has been delayed. 

Yesterday the Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community 

Board received an updated report 

with solutions to the parking 

problems. 

The board has been working 

with the Halswell-Hornby- 

Riccarton Community Board to 

create solutions for the streets 

- which are popular parking 

spots for Canterbury University 

students and staff. 

But Ilam and Upper Riccarton 

Residents’ Association chairman 

Phil McGoldrick said the community 

boards need to consider 

placing restrictions on the area 

close to Canterbury University 

urgently. 

City council manager planning 

and delivery transport 

Lynette Ellis was unable to say 

how long the delay will be. 

“Staff are meeting with the 

community boards in the new 

year to consider what areas or 

specific streets will be a priority 

to start community engagement. 

FRUSTRATED: Ilam and Upper Riccarton Residents’ 

Association chairman Phil McGoldrick wants to see parking 

restrictions for the area about Canterbury University reviewed 

urgently. This follows a decision to delay the process. 

Unfortunately, staff cannot comment 

on likely timeframes at 

this stage,” she said. 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board chairman 

Mike Mora said the reason for 

the delay was because they want 

to get Canterbury University 

involved in the process too. 

But the report highlighted the 

cost of public consultation. 

“Given the cost of the consultation 

(about $10,000 per area), it 

was also decided not to proceed 

with another area at this time,” 

the report said. 

The affected area, which runs 

from Straven to Avonhead Rds, 

is being reviewed in five parts. 

One-hundred-and-forty-seven 

submissions were made during 

the consultation period for Area 

One. 

Area One was within the 

boundaries of Hamilton Ave, 

Ryeland Ave and Ilam Rd. 

A majority of 41 per cent 

of people didn’t support the 

proposal to make restrictions in 

Area One. 

During the meeting it was also 

decided to not present Area One 

to the board for approval. 

“The project did not receive a 

great amount of support from 

the community,” the report said. 

Mr McGoldrick said when 

Canterbury University starts 

back his street will be full of cars 

and it’s a real safety issue. 

He thinks Canterbury University 

has been “genuine” in trying 

their best to fix the problem. 

The report also said Residents 

Parking Permits will be considered 

next year after the city 

council’s Long Term Plan 2018. 

“It’s not anticipated that 

the Suburban Parking Policy 

[of which Residents Parking 

Permits are a part of] would be 

adopted until late 2018 or early 

2019,” the report said. 

Mr McGoldrick said he will 

express his concerns about 

the delay at the residents’ association’s 

meeting on Thursday 

night. 

In Brief 

BUS STOP SHELTERS 

The Halswell-Hornby- 

Riccarton Community Board 

will discuss tonight whether 

to approve the installation of 

eight bus passenger shelters. 

The proposed locations are 

Corsair Drive, 59 Waimairi Rd, 

58 Patterson Tce, 78 Springs 

Rd, Caulfield Ave, Awatea Rd, 

13 Springs Rd and 51 Main 

South Rd. The city council staff 

recommendation is to approve 

the proposed bus shelters. 

. . . AND BUS STOPS 

The community board will also 

decide whether to approve a 

new bus stop on Rotherham St 

outside Westfield Riccarton. 

Hassle Free Tours is requesting 

the stop for their doubledecker 

bus route. The city 

council staff recommendations 

are all to approve the proposed 

bus stop. 

HALSWELL XMAS TREE 

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Project has set up a Christmas 

gift tree at the Halswell Hub on 

Halswell Rd. People can donate 

gifts and food items, which will 

be given to the City Mission to 

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Christmas tips to keep 

your pets safe over the 

festive season 

‘Tis the season to be jolly! In the spirit of the 

coming festive season the staff at McMaster 

and Heap Veterinary Practice wish to give 

you some helpful tips on how to keep your 

pets safe and happy over this busy time. 

Festive foods: 

Many festive foods can be harmful and 

toxic to cats & dogs – here are some of 

the major ones that pop up every year at 

Christmas time! 

Grapes and Raisins - Some types of 

grapes and raisins have been shown to 

cause kidney failure in dogs when eaten 

in toxic quantities. So think before offering 

your pet some tasty Christmas cake or 

yummy ‘treats’ off the fruit platers. 

Onions - Pieces of raw onion, onion 

powder, or even cooked onion can cause 

damage to red blood cells, which could 

result in hemolytic anemia. 

Garlic - fresh and powdered forms of garlic 

are more potent than onions. These also 

cause damage to red blood cells. Cats are 

much more sensitive as they have more 

fragile red blood cells. 

Xylitol - Xylitol is a sugar alternative that 

is used in many commercial ‘sugar-free’ 

candies, gum, and other food items. 

Xylitol has been shown to cause severe 

hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and liver 

damage in dogs and can be fatal. Xylitol 

keeps popping up in unexpected places – 

the newest one is peanut butter, so be sure 

to read the label carefully. 

Macadamia Nuts - dangerous to dogs 

when eaten can result in weakness, 

depression, vomiting, incoordination, and 

tremors. In most cases, dogs developed 

clinical signs within the first twelve hours 

after eating the macadamia nuts. 

Chocolate - Contains Theobromine and 

caffeine which can cause increased heart 

rate, tremors, and excitation, depending 

on the type and the quantity ingested 

potentially death when ingested at a toxic 

dose. Other effects seen with chocolate 

overdose are vomiting, diarrhea, increased 

thirst, increased urination, and lethargy. 

Dark chocolate is the most serious as it 

contains the most theobromine, then milk 

chocolate, while white chocolate doesn’t 

contain any, but still not healthy for your 

dog to have. 

Cooked bones – These easily splinter 

and the bone shards can cause choking or 

get stuck in your dog’s gums or stomach 

resulting in emergency surgery. Discourage 

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Christmas decorations are not for pets to 

play with. 

• Keep your pet away from plants, many of 

which are poisonous, especially lilies which 

are extremely toxic for cats and results in 

acute kidney failure. 

• Keep electrical wires and batteries out of 

your pets reach. Chewing electrical cables 

can cause electric shock or burns to the 

mouth. 

• Be careful if you are using tinsel on your 

tree. If eaten, the tinsel can block your pets 

intestines – we saw several of these last 

Christmas! 

Don’t forget about your RABBITS 

Flystrike is a serious condition in rabbits. 

It occurs mostly in the summer months 

and we see a lot of cases over the holiday 

season as people get really busy and forget 

to regularly check on their pets. 

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also potentially fatal. It is caused by flies that 

are attracted to damp fur, urine, faeces and 

the odour of the rabbit’s scent. The flies 

will land on the rabbit normally around the 

rabbits rear end and lay their eggs. Within 

a very short time of 2 hours the eggs will 

hatch into maggots which start to feed on 

the rabbits skin. This process happens very 

quickly and is not always caught in time. 

Check your rabbit twice a day and if you 

find a maggot on your rabbit take it to us 

immediately. 

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She credited her hard 

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“With the voluntary 

roles, I couldn’t do it 

without the support from 

my family who give me the 

time away and things like 

that,” Mrs Lake said. 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel 

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this year’s winners. 

She commended the recipients 

for their achievements 

in the community. 

“The positive difference 

they have made to the lives 

of others cannot be overstated,” 

Ms Dalziel said. 

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Your Local Views 

Adding to opportunities in Halswell 

Halswell 

Community 

Project’s 

chairwoman 

Chrys Horn 

talks about 

the Nga 

Puna Wai 

Sports Hub and what it’ll 

mean to the Halswell and 

surrounding communities 

Great sports opportunities – 

both formal and informal and 

more spaces which can be used 

by our community are two 

things that we can expect as Nga 

Puna Wai develops. 

Halswell is already a great 

place for those interested in 

sport and the developments in 

Nga Puna Wai will add in athletics, 

tennis and hockey to the 

opportunities that already exist 

in the area. 

The addition of a pavilion with 

café and bar facilities is also a 

bonus for those who will use 

the site for. We understand also 

that the pavilion will have space 

available for the community to 

hire for their own events. 

For Halswell people there 

will also be great walking and 

cycling opportunities as well as 

community sports fields that 

SPORTS: An artist’s impression of the boulevard at the Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub. 

can be used for casual games. 

Many people already use the 

area for walking and this will 

not change. 

We are hopeful that there 

will be great cycle paths that 

will connect from Aidanfield 

through to Curletts Rd and provide 

a safe and fun way for Hillmorton 

High School students to 

bike to school. 

In addition they could also 

provide a way to connect Hoon 

Hay and Halswell Rd through to 

the cycleway alongside the new 

Southern Motorway. 

It’s likely it will also be great 

for local businesses – especially 

those that will be setting up in 

the new Halswell Commons 

subdivision. 

The Halswell Community Project 

is hopeful they will be able 

to set up a local weekly farmers 

market when these developments 

are all complete. 

As the area grows this 

facility will be a wonderful 

addition to the recreation opportunities 

available in Halswell, 

Wigram and Hillmorton and 

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About 120 players teed off in 

November during the club’s annual 

match at McLeans Island 

Golf Club to raise money for 

the centre. 

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The money will go towards 

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The centre’s deputy director 

Phoebe Macrae said the Rotary 

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ANZ to shut Avonhead branch 

•From page 1 

Prof Bagchi says it was a 

money-making move. 

“If you look at the profit level 

every year it’s going up, up and 

up but still from a clients’ point 

of view, they’re trying to minimise 

all their facilities,” he said. 

Ms Mellow said the average 

ANZ customer uses mobile 

banking one to two times a day 

and visits a branch only two 

times a year. 

Prof Bagchi said some 

customers wouldn’t even know 

how to use a computer. 

Similarly, Westpac says internet 

and mobile phone banking, and 

changing populations because of 

the earthquakes, is the reason for 

its planned closures. 

ANZ Upper Riccarton 

is undergoing $700,000 of 

refurbishments. 

“This includes a SmartATM, 

more client interview rooms 

and the ability for more of our 

teams to work under one roof, 

including specialists in wealth, 

insurance, migrant banking 

and commercial and agri,” Ms 

Mellow said. 

All ANZ Avonhead Shopping 

Centre staff will be transferred to 

the ANZ Riccarton branch. 

ANZ also closed their Pahiatua 

on Friday. 

“Like all businesses we’re always 

looking at our network and 

where our customers most need 

us,” Ms Mellow said. 

The closure comes as Westpac 

considers closing their New 

Brighton, Sydenham and Lincoln 

branches. 

Tenders close for Halswell skate parks 


THE TWO proposed Halswell 

skate parks are one step closer 

with the deadline for tender 

applications closing yesterday. 

After three years of planning, 

the Halswell Domain and 

Knights Stream skate parks 

are expected to be ready by late 

April, instead of January as initially 

planned. 

City council head of parks 

Brent Smith said after the resource 

consents were lodged, the 

skate parks went out for tender 

on November 16. 

The consent process took 

longer than expected and, as 

a result, construction of both 

parks has been delayed. 

Halswell Residents Association 

secretary David Hawke said the 

skate parks are fantastic and they 

will have a good impact on the 

community. 

“If you look at one of the 

things the Halswell Hub is doing, 

it’s got a different type of 

outreach I suppose, for young 

people in our community and 

the skate parks fit into that bigger 

picture,” he said. 

Mr Hawke said parents are 

currently having to drive their 

children to Prebbleton to skate. 

“You see people doing what 

they’re not supposed to be doing, 

which is sort of bounce their 

scooters and skateboards about 

in the supermarket carparks 

and so on,” he said. The city 

council won’t know if both sites 

will be managed together until 

a contractor has been selected. 

Mr Smith said the city council is 

intending on choosing a contractor 

before Christmas. 

He said construction on both 

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park (pictured) 

and the Knights 

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park are both on 

their way to being 

built, with tender 

applications 

closing yesterday. 

skate parks should start at the 

beginning of February, with 

landscaping to be completed in 

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Early birthday present for retirement village 

NESTLED near the Port 

Hills, Ryman Healthcare’s 

Anthony Wilding Retirement 

Village received some fantastic 

news in late November. 

Just in time for the village’s 

10th anniversary! 

The village received a fouryear 

certication from the 

Ministry of Health (MOH) with 

continuous improvements in 

ve areas, which means that 

Anthony Wilding Retirement 

Village is continuing to exceed 

the set MOH standards in 

ve areas. 

A fantastic result that 

village staff and residents 

are really proud of. The fouryear 

certication means 

that the village will not have 

another audit in four years. 

However, near the two-year 

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result and will continue to go 

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improve wherever they can. 

“One of the continuous 

improvements that was 

close to my heart was staff 

retention and staff morale. The 

auditor actually stated that 

she’s never given one for staff 

morale before, which really 

pleased us.” 

Sharon, who was the assistant 

to the manager before stepping 

into the manager role, recalls 

the open-door policy put in 

place by the previous manager 

Diana Hanan. Sharon and her 

Clinical Manager, Jeannie Sales, 

have continued the policy. 

Diana, now the regional 

manager for the area, Sharon 

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always available if the staff 

Village manager Sharon Armstrong and resthome resident Cath Gillespie. 

needed to see management. 

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people for the role. It was also 

important that one member of 

the upper management team is 

always available to them. If the 

staff want to see you, they want 

to see you for a reason.” 

The audit also included 

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resources, and the food served 

at the village. 

Sharon said it was great 

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“The rst thing most 

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the village.” 

Most visitors comment on 

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The staff work hard to make 

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the village. 

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A CROWD of 30 people 

gathered at the Rannerdale 

Veterans Village to have their 

say on the Upper Riccarton War 

Memorial Library’s future. 

The library’s chairwoman 

Aynslie Walter said the building 

was undergoing a feasibility 

study when it was discovered 

one part of the floor had sunk 

into the foundation causing 

cracks in the kitchen, toilet and 

walls. 

The city council closed the 

library in late October. 

City council head of building 

consenting Robert Wright said 

the library will reopen subject 

to the required repairs being 

undertaken. 

“The building needs to be 

compliant to the appropriate 

standard so it may be safely 

enjoyed by groups in the future,” 

he said. 

Mrs Walter said the public 

has missed the library and 

they made suggestions for the 

building to be expanded. 

“We wish to get library 

services in production as soon as 

we can find a temporary home 

while the trustees discuss the 

FRUSTRATION: Upper Riccarton Library protesters Arthur Woods (left), Aynslie Walter, 

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future of our building,” she said. 

Mrs Walter said Rannerdale 

has offered their building for the 

library’s Anzac service next year. 

“The next step is to sort 

options for the future and do 

some massive fundraising,” she 

said. 

The library was opened in 1919 

as a memorial to those from the 

district who gave their lives in 

World War 1. It was the first of 

seven war memorial libraries 

built in New Zealand. 

John Edward Hanson gifted 

the site to Lady Bowen in an 

exchange for her less valuable 

site of the old library – which 

was described as decrepit. 

Mrs Walter said the library is 

administered by a trust and they 

own the building on behalf of 

the community. 

“The land was also ours, 

however, it was given to the 

Waimairi County Council from 

the committee at the time, so 

they could maintain the outside 

of the buildings. There was some 

deal made but records were lost 

when the city council took over,” 

she said. 

Mrs Walter said they would 

like to stress that it’s the building 

which has closed down, not the 

library as an organisation. 

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can be dropped off at the Upper 

Riccarton Library on Main 

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THREE HORNBY High School 

students have won a national 

competition with an application 

they made to help alzheimer’s 

sufferers. 

Year 10 students Kimberley 

MacKinnon, Fleur Johnson- 

Dunn, and Zoe Evans recently 

took out the 2017 TechHub Creativity 

in Science and Technology 

Challenge in Wellington. 

Together they won the regional 

and national competition, receiving 

$1500 in prize money. 

Hornby High School digital 

technology teacher Ben Carter 

said the application was inspired 

by a student’s family member. 

“It was something that was 

very close to the students,” he 

said. 

Mr Carter said they were 

blown away by the win. 

“The students felt they had 

accomplished something truly 

amazing and it helped inspire a 

profession within the industry,” 

he said. 

The regional winners from 

SUCCESS: Hornby High students Kimberley MacKinnon (left), 

Fleur Johnson-Dunn, Labour MP Clare Curran and Zoe Evans 

at the national finals of the competition in Wellington. (Right) – 

The students receiving their prizes. 

Auckland, Wellington and 

Christchurch gathered at the 

Royal Society Te Apārangi to 

give presentations to judges and 

each other. 

The teams then toured Datacom 

and Trade Me, followed by 

afternoon tea at the Beehive with 

Labour MP Claire Curran who 

presented the students with their 

regional awards. 

The Hornby High students 

were then declared as the nationals 

winners in front of a crowd of 

more than 1000 people. 

Mr Carter said the application 

acts as a hub for alzheimer’s sufferers. 

“Users are able to set up a 

profile with contact details for 

relatives, the games they want 

to play which are supported by 

scientific research to help determine 

games relevant to severity, 

an achievements board and a 

video chat function,” he said. 

Mr Carter said the students 

want to put the finishing touches 

SCHOOLS 

on the application before marketing 

it. 

“The competition is only open 

to year 9’s and 10’s so they will 

not be able to participate again, 

however, they will mentor the 

next competitors from Hornby 

High School,” he said. 

Pupils turn hand-made 

goods into cold hard cash 


ST BERNADETTE’S School 

pupils turned handmade and 

secondhand goods into money at 

their market day last Thursday. 

All 140 pupils, from new 

entrants through to the year 8 

students, were involved in the 

market. 

“We believe that every child 

FUN: KiwiCan’s Reece 

Bonner under fire at the 

school’s market day. 

has something worthwhile to 

offer. One of the children in our 

school is blind, he was able to 

contribute by brailing labels for 

bookmarks,” assistant principal 

Lyn Satherley said. 

Miss Satherley said each class 

decided on a reward they would 

like to have at the end of the 

school term with the money they 

raised. 

She said classes then began 

thinking about, and researching 

products or services they could 

sell or offer at the school market. 

“Having a market offers an 

authentic purpose for hands on 

learning, across the curriculum; 

science, maths, literacy, health, 

the arts and in the key competencies,” 

miss Satherley said. 

Sweets, bookmarks, secondhand 

items, stress balls, games, 

cards and sausages all went up 

for sale. 

The school also had a cafe, 

face painting station, hair colour 

station, traditional games, and a 

water balloon throw. 

“Having all of the children involved 

in the market allows them 

to take ownership over their 

learning and working as a team,” 

miss Satherley said. 

She said any additional profit 

from the market will go towards 

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the term. 

St Bernadette’s hold a market 

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WESTERN NEWS 

From the Board 

As we go to print we are excited to hear 

our new Bishop, Fr Paul Martin SM, 

has been appointed to Christchurch. In 

celebrating the news, a special thank 

you must go to Fr Rick Loughnan for 

his leadership in the interim, to the 

Diocese for its ongoing support and 

we remember Bishop Barry Jones 

with fondness. Bishop-Elect Paul’s 

appointment represents an exciting 

new phase of growth for our 

Catholic community. 

Thank you to our Board of Trustees, 

college and community and members 

of the Marian Foundation for your work 

throughout 2017. 

To our Marian girls – relax and enjoy the 

well-earned break. There are some fantastic 

programmes, and collaborative project 

opportunities planned for 2018. 

And finally, congratulations to our 2017 

Marian College leavers. The gospel values 

– which underpin the special character of 

Marian College – will guide you well into 

the future. We wish you all the very best 

and please keep in touch. 

Wishing you good health and blessings 

this Christmas. 

Jan Paterson 

Marian College Board of Trustees 

Georgiana Vaughan-Walker (right) Y12 

has received the St John Grand Prior 

Award in a ceremony hosted by the 

Governor-General in Dunedin. 

The Grand Prior Award is the ultimate 

award, other than for bravery, for St John 

Cadets. Georgiana was one of 90 cadets 

- including former Marian student Steph 

Wessing (left) - from around New Zealand 

to receive the prestigious award. 

‘I love learning new leadership skills and 

I’m really thankful I joined St John, as 

otherwise I wouldn’t have considered the 

Navy as a career path,’ she says. 

Georgiana’s plans include a gap year, 

travel, and a career in the Navy 

as a medic. 

The opportunities and benefits of an innercity 

campus are many for Marian College 

students. 

From Year 11, students can choose to 

earn credits at Ara Institute of Canterbury, 

making the most of excellent facilities and 

teaching expertise – just across the road. 

Recently, three Marian students received 

Ara awards excellence 

Prize winners 2017 

The 2017 Dux of Marian College has 

been awarded to Jessie Fahey and 

Proxime Accessit to Rebecca Lake. 

The full list of senior major prize 

recipients and photographs are now on the 

Marian College website. 

Marian College Principal Mary-Lou 

Davidson says as well as reflecting the 

opportunities students have in a wide 

range of areas of the school, awards are a 

reflection of hard work and dedication. 

“Congratulations to all the students 

who have been acknowledged,” Mrs 

Davidson says. 

Ultimate St John Award 

awards at Ara Youth Showcase. Year 

12 students Holly Stanley (pictured) 

received Academic Excellence in the NZ 

Certificate in Cookery level 3, Aniesh 

Holland received Academic Excellence 

in Hospitality Supported Learning and 

Georgiana Vaughan-Walker received 

a Citizenship Award 

Whatever we want to be... 

Young Māori Marian 

College students 

participating in the 

Manukura programme 

are realising if they put 

their minds to it – they 

can do and be whatever 

they want. 

The programme is a 

partnership between 

Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Te 

Tapuae o Rehua 

and seven eastern 

Christchurch secondary 

schools and aims to 

ensure young Māori see 

themselves as leaders 

of the future. 

Participating student Rawinia Tahi (Ngāti 

Maniapoto) says she has learnt a lot. 

Summer scarfie 

Year 11 Marian College student Keely 

Stuart (Te Aitanga-A-Mahaki) has received 

a Ngā Mahi-a-Ringa Pūtaiao Scholarship 

from Otago University. Keely will be 

participating in a week-long Hands-on 

at Otago programme during the summer 

holidays to experience being a science 

student on campus. 

Keely says she is very excited to be 

accepted onto the fully-funded programme. 

‘I’m interested in a career in health, 

science and physiology so it will be a great 

opportunity to see what Otago University is 

like,’ she says. 

‘Recognising my gifts and 

understanding how I can use them to 

help others, was the biggest realisation 

for me,’ Rawinia says. 

Zonta Awards 

The Zonta Awards are a celebration of the 

highest sports achievers - leaders in their 

sport locally and often competitors on the 

world stage. 

This year, three Marian College students 

were finalists at the Zonta Sports Awards. 

Renee Rae won the top award for her 

contribution to netball umpiring. A judge 

said Renee follows a long tradition of 

Marian students who have won the award, 

and there was something very special about 

Marian College and its tradition of service. 

Rebecca Lake (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Irakehu) 

and Millicent Smith (Ngāpuhi) were both 

nominated for outstanding achievement 

for their New Zealand representation 

in football and ice hockey respectively. 

This is the second year Rebecca has been 

acknowledged in the highly competed 

category. 

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Local 


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Broomfield gets a good sweeping 


FIFTY-FIVE volunteers joined 

forces to clean the streets of 

Broomfield. 

World Mission Society 

Church of God church members 

and neighbours cleaned the 

streets about Vanguard Drive 

and Buchanans Rd, near the 

Broomfield Common Reserve. 

The Church of God is 

carrying out this ‘Mother’s 

Street Movement’, in the United 

Kingdom, the United States, 

Australia, Finland, Japan, 

Taiwan, Brazil, Argentina, 

Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, 

India, South Africa, Cameroon, 

Ghana, Mongolia and 

Cambodia. 

The aim is to motivate people 

to clean 40,000km across the 

earth with the heart of a mother 

who regards her neighbors as 

a family, and to make love and 

happiness through the streets of 

the world. 

A church official said “if 

mothers cleaned the streets, how 

clean the streets would be” and 

“if mothers are there, how bright 

all the streets would be,” he said. 

“By starting to clean the messy 

streets, the dark streets will be 

lit up brightly when tidied up 

neatly.” 

COMBINED EFFORTS: The 55 volunteers who helped clean the streets of Broomfield last 

weekend. 

“If these activities take place 

in all the streets of the world, 

they will be filled with love and 

happiness.” 

The volunteers collected 

plastic, disposable cups, plastic 

containers, cans, cigarette 

butts, glass bottles, microwaves, 

abandoned trolleys and large tree 

branches. They filled about 50 

rubbish bags. 

Michelle Hodgetts, who 

participated with her children, 

was more delighted to clean with 

mother’s heart. 

“I’m very happy to join 

today’s event to spread Mother’s 

love to our neighbours and 

communities because the world 

needs this the most,” she said. 

College student, Keanu 

Mihaka, who participated 

in volunteer activities with 

his friends said “the more I 

participate in these cleanup 

events, the happier I feel.” 

Church of God members 

have been steadily carrying 

out environmental clean-up 

activities in various parts of the 

country, and have been devoted 

to their neighbors and society 

through various volunteer 

activities such as blood donation 

campaigns and disaster relief 

activities. 

“We will continue to spread 

hope and happiness through 

good conduct, with the love of 

our mother centering around 

6,000 local churches established 

around the world,” an official of 

the Church of God said. 

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The first tip to make the job easier and 

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hard floor. 

Recycling has become an important 

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those brown paper bags you have put 

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you could glue on those left-over pieces 

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too small to use, and add a candy cane or 

chocolate with the gift tag. 

Another quirky idea is to wrap your gifts 

in fabric. You could cut up a garment you 

no longer wear, or look out those left over 

pieces from curtains or clothing you have 

made. Tie them up with fabric ribbon to 

complete the look. 

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is a great help at this busy time, but for those who prefer 

to wrap their own here are a few ideas to make gifts look 

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Using newspaper or cardboard boxes as 

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chocolates, nuts or biscuits and wrap the 

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KIDSTUFF 

Kids love 

CASPA! 

FRESH: Tomato plants ready to leave Rolleston. 

Rolleston Prison donates 

tomato plants to 

social housing tenants 

MORE than 5000 tomato 

plants have been handed 

over to the Ōtautahi Community 

Housing Trust to 

be donated to city housing 

tenants. 

The plants are an annual 

project at Rolleston Prison 

and are grown from seed 

to plant ready for home 

gardens. 

The plants take eight to 

ten weeks from planting 

and germination until 

they are ready to be collected. 

“This project gives 

prisoners an opportunity 

to give something back 

and provides people in 

the community with the 

means to grow healthy 

food for themselves and 

their family,” said Rolleston 

Prison director Mike 

Howson. 

“Many of the prisoners 

know what it is like to 

struggle financially and 

they enjoy the opportunity 

to do something for the 

community, especially 

near to Christmas. 

Seeing the plants leave 

the prison for a person’s 

garden means a great deal 

to the men involved,” he 

said. 

More than 40,000 

tomato plants have been 

cultivated and donated 

since the Tomatoes for 

Tenants Project began 

in 2008 and the annual 

delivery of the tomatoes is 

highly anticipated by the 

city housing tenants. 

Rick Fraser of Ōtautahi 

said the trust values the 

partnership with Rolleston 

Prison and many tenants 

appreciate the plants and 

save a space in their gardens 

for them. 

Leftover plants are gifted 

to schools and community 

groups. 

CASPA (Creative After School 

Programmed Activities) incorporating 

PAPA JACKS offers children the 

opportunity to be creative, make new 

friends and try new experiences all within a 

safe, nurturing environment. CASPA offers 

working parents an affordable after school 

and school holiday programme that their 

kids just love! 

CASPA attributes its success to the 

variety of activities on offer as well as the 

convenience and affordability for parents. 

CASPA kids enjoy an exciting range of 

activities including sports, music, games, 

drama, arts and craft as well as fun trips. 

Previous themes and activities have included 

a Karaoke Dance Party, CASPA Fear Factor, 

Healthy Art, Out of Africa and hundreds of 

other amazing themes/activities! 

CASPA parents enjoy peace of mind, 

knowing their kids are safe and enjoying 

the benefits of a quality after school 

programme. Some parents and caregivers 

also enjoy government subsidies for 

CASPA. CASPA is Child Youth and Family 

approved for the OSCAR Subsidy and in 

some circumstances, the full CASPA fee 

will be covered by the subsidy. 

For more information or to enrol, call 

Caroline, Rachel or Tania on 349 9260 or 

visit www.caspa.org.nz 

• Sports • Music • Games 

• Drama • Arts and craft 

• Fun trips 

CASPA 

After School 

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Your friendly childcare solution 

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A Star Media Event 

Star Media 

Sunday 18 March 2018 

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Entries NOW OPEN 

$20 Early bird tickets available from www.city2surf.co.nz



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. 

Coffee and Cake Morning 

Tuesday, 10am-noon 

Go along to this free coffee 

morning. Pop in for a quiet chat. 

Bring a friend, the children or 

yourself. Home-made baking will 

be provided. 

Halswell Community Hub, 381 

Halswell Rd. 

Storytimes/Wā Kōrerō 

Tuesday, 10.30–11am 

Encourage learning through a 

love for stories. Storytimes is an 

interactive programme including 

stories, songs, rhymes and play. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd. 

Avonhead Exercise Classes 

Tuesday, 10.45-11.45am 

Designed for people living with 

long-term health conditions. 

Classes generally occur weekly 

however they will not occur on 

public holidays and also school 

holiday periods. Please phone 

0800 663 463 to register. 

Avonhead Baptist Church, 104 

Avonhead Rd. 

Email emily.oconnell@starmedia.kiwi 

by 5pm each Wednesday 

GenConnect 

Wednesday, 1-1.45pm 

This class aims to connect 

generations by sharing knowledge. 

Nothing compares to the 

knowledge of helpful teens that 

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. 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 4. All primary school-aged 

children are welcome to come 

along and join in some ball 

games. 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 are stories, 

crafts, games and more. 


Main South Rd. 

Technology Help drop-in 

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? 

The Web, email, TradeMe, 

Facebook, Skype, eBook readers, 

Spreadsheets and Word? 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 at 

some time or other. 


Main South Rd, Upper Riccarton 

Go Well Group – Play 

Rummikub 

Thursday, 1-3pm 

Go along to Fendalton Library 

and play Rummikub. The game 

is an exciting, interactive strategy 

game that will test your wits. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd. 

Musical Instrument Practice 

Slots 

Thursday, 3.30-7pm 

Book a time to go solo or have 

a silent practice with up to four 

band-mates. There will be electronic 

drums, a digital piano, a 

Roland session mixer, mics and 

headphones available for budding 

musicians. You can also take in 

your own electric instruments 

and plug into the session mixer. 

Te Hāpua Halswell Centre, 341 

Halswell Rd. 

Mahjong and Board Games 

Coffee Club 

Every Friday, 5.30-7.30pm 

This is the perfect chance to get 

Go along on Sunday 

from noon to 3pm to 

the Halswell Christmas 

Market. With more than 

50 stalls, the market 

could be good place 

to find that unique 

Christmas gift. Go 

along and get a bite 

to eat from one of the 

numerous food trucks 

while the Remnants 

band play some tunes. 

The market will be at St 

John of God Halswell 

and The Granada Centre, 

26 Nash Rd. 

out and enjoy a social group. It’s 

a social evening of Mahjong and 

other board games. For all ages. 

Come and meet new people and 

try your hand at this fun four 

person game of strategy and 

luck. 

Red Cafe, Upper Riccarton 

Library, 71 Main South Rd. 

Riccarton Carol Service 

Sunday, 9-10.30am 

Go along to the contemporary 

carol service to sing those old 

familiar carols, and celebrate 

the birth of Jesus Chris. There 

will also be a talk on “Who need 

Christmas?” 

Riccarton Community Church, 

44 Elizabeth St. 

Community Carols at the 

Park 

Sunday, 6-8.30pm 

Take along your own picnic for 

this free family event. 

Crosbie Park, Woodbury St. 

Summer 

Specials 

Kerbside public 

holiday collection 

is changing 

Starting this Christmas, you will notice a change with 

your kerbside collection on certain public holidays. 

Wheelie bins will now be collected a day after their 

usual collection day. 

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$ 

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27 % OFF 

Shin Cup 

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6 cup pack 

$ 

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• Monday collections will be picked up on Tuesday 

• Tuesday collections will be picked up on Wednesday 

• Wednesday collections will be picked up on Thursday 

• Thursday collections will be picked up on Friday 

• Friday collections will be picked up on Saturday 

These changes will only affect Christmas Day, New Years Day, 

Easter Good Friday and ANZAC Day, for all other holidays 

collection will continue as normal. 

Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on this through our survey. 

Please ensure wheelie bins are placed at the kerbside by 6am 

on collection day. 

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For more information, phone 941 8999 

or visit ccc.govt.nz 

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Papanui 23 Langdons Road, 03 352 9238 

Shirley 201 Marshlands Road, 03 385 9000 

Ilam 209A Waimairi Road, 03 358 5267 

Sydenham 290 Colombo Street, 03 270 8880 

Blenheim 227 Blenheim Road, 03 343 3101 

Riccarton 92A Riccarton Road, 03 341 8285 

Rangiora 13D High Street, 03 310 8041

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AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS 

WESTERN NEWS 

Time to check your tyres before 

heading away on holiday 

As the holidays approach and plans are 

made for summer road trips, now is the 

time to check that your tyres are in good 

condition, says Julie Hurst of JCM Direct, 

the tyre specialists in Birmingham Drive. 

Julie and her husband Athol own the 

business, with Julie running it on a dayto-day 

basis. 

Now that WOFs on later model vehicles 

are issued every 12 months, drivers may 

be unaware that their tyres are becoming 

worn, Julie says. 

“Come in and see us. We offer free tyre 

checks, so you can head away on holiday 

knowing they are roadworthy and your 

family is safe.” 

If tyres do need replacing, JCM Direct 

offers a wide variety of quality brands at 

very competitive prices. They have new 

tyres for everything from cars, vans and 

4WDs, to caravans, ride-on mowers, 

wheelbarrows and trailers. As well as an 

excellent selection of quality second-hand 

tyres for most vehicles, they hold a vast 

selection of 4WD tyres in stock. 

JCM Direct also offer puncture repairs, 

supply and fitting of new and secondhand 

alloy wheels, wheel alignments, 

replacement factory steel rims and rim 

repairs. 

“We also specialise in old rims from 

the 1930s to 1970s for people with older 

caravans and trailers – the modern rims 

won’t fit those,” Julie says. 

Finance is available with Q Card or 

Farmers Card. 

JCM Direct is located on the corner 

of Birmingham Drive and Hands Road. 

They are open Monday to Friday, 9.30am- 

5pm and Saturday 9.30am-1pm. Phone 

343-0099, 027 22 63 805. 

Check out their website www.jcmdirect. 

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Thousands of catalogued tyres in stock 

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Entertainment 

To advertise, contact 

Jo Fuller 027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

ALI HARPER CELEBRATES 

THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS 

AWARD winning entertainer - Ali Harper - is 

once again bringing some Christmas Joy to 

Canterbury. Aer her sold out Christmas Joy 

shows last year, Ali has put together another 

beautifully festive concert incorporating the 

Voices Co Youth Ensemble along with winner 

of TVNZ’s Naked Choir and founder of Voices 

Co, Julian Hay on piano. 

“I adore this time of year. Not only because 

I see it through the eyes of my children but 

because it’s a special time to reflect on the past 

year, the joys and the challenges. I have 

created a concert that will include the angelic 

voices of children singing which is both pure 

and for me what Christmas is all about.” 

In a career spanning 25 years, Ali has 

starred in numerous musicals and plays across 

CHRISTMAS JOY Produced by Ali-Cat Productions 

Starring: Ali Harper, Voices Co Youth Ensemble, 

Lily Barrowcliffe and Julian Hay. 

e Piano Centre for Music and the Arts, 

156 Armagh Street, Christchurch 

Friday, 15th Dec, 7.30pm and 

Sunday, 17th Dec, 2.30pm 

Rangiora Town Hall, High Street, Rangiora 

Saturday 23rd Dec, 2pm and 7.30pm 

Tickets available at the Court eatre 0800 333 100 

and the Rangiora Town Hall 03 310 7240 

Join now 

for $15 

New Zealand, performed at the Metropolitan 

Room in New York, entertained on cruise 

ships, made numerous television appearances, 

and has recorded a collection of albums. 

“YOU would be mad not to go and sparkle 

in Ali Harper’s light.” - eatreview 2017. 

“Loud applause for this generously gied 

actress, with an all-enveloping voice that can 

take us with her no matter what she sings, is a 

further extension of the celebration of song that 

Ali offers.” - Lindsay Clark, eatreview 

Christchurch 2015. 

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WESTERN NEWS 

Bella 

the barrington 

christmas fairy 

Come and say hello to Bella the 

Barrington Christmas Fairy! 

Bella will be spreading Christmas 

cheer and random acts of kindness 

to all. Selfies welcome! 

In residence from 18 – 24 

December, 11.00 am – 4.00 pm daily. 

FREE 

WIFI 

for that perfect gift 

Gift Vouchers available from our 

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between Subway and Maxwell Drycleaners 

www.barringtonshopping.co.nz 

256 Barrington Street, Christchurch 8024 • Ph. 03 332 4221

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017 

Locally Owned 

www.star.kiwi 

Rest home entertainers 

Pre-schoolers visted a rest home 

and put smiles on faces 

Page 13 

Time to feast on ham 

Preparing ham on the bone is 

easier than you might think 

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Western News: December 12, 2017

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