The Star: August 11, 2016

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News.................................... 3-15
SOME PEOPLE get dealt terrible
hands in life and Josh Caldwell
McCausland is one of them.
Josh until recently was a
healthy teenager into the
outdoors. But one morning he
woke up with a sore neck.
That sore neck has developed
into something much more
serious – he has inflammation of
the spine, is in a wheelchair and
is a patient at St John of God in
Halswell.
Reporter Gabrielle Stuart went
to see him yesterday and reports
on this courageous young man
on page 1.
Gabrielle said Josh’s attitude
was “awesome”.
We wish him all the best in his
bid to beat his illness.
A little bit of Paris has come to
the central city (see page 3).
Car parking we know is at a
premium in the central city, like
in Paris, and most other cities in
the world.
Many apartments don’t come
with car parks so the marketing
gurus are offering a deal – buy
an apartment and a Vespa comes
with it.
Fantastique!
– Barry Clarke
Keeping coppers’ canines safe
Designer wows judges
on the cat walk
FASHION
NEWS12
32 39
Viewpoint.................16-19
Our People.................. 20,21
Gardening................28,29
Taste..........................................30
CTV Programmes..... 36
Centre Stage......................37
Puzzles..............................38
Sport................................40-42
Gig Guide........................58
What’s On............................59
The art of ageing
gracefully
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At a Glance
THIS WEEK IN CANTERBURY’S PAST
This week in history saw more flooding in the
city on August 8, 1945. The worst was at Shirley
and Sumner. On August 8, 1989, Christchurch
Central MP and Deputy Prime Minister, Geoffrey
Palmer (left) was appointed prime minister after
the resignation of David Lange. On August 9, 1840,
Captain Langlois in the Compte de Paris arrived
in Pigeon Bay with 63 French settlers. A day l ater
Captain Owen Stanley in HMS Britomart dashed
to Akaroa to raise the British flag to proclaim
sovereignty over the South Island. On August
10, 1932, the statue of Captain James Cook was
unveiled in Victoria Square.
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ROCKS FIRED
In the midst of gun crime on the rise
in Christchurch, armed robberies
becoming an almost a weekly
thing, residents are keeping an eye
out on suspicious noises in their
neighbourhood. Police responded on
Tuesday to a report of about 20 gunshots
in Bryndwr. Two units searched the area
and found the cause of the concern –
contractors loading a trailer with rocks.
Police say it should not deter people
phoning in with concerns they have in
their neighbourhood.
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