The Star: May 11, 2017

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Thursday May 11 2017
Check out what’s happening with the rebuild
THE REBUILD is rolling and
today The Star publishes the
first in a series of double page
spreads on the progress in the
central city (see page 28-29).
See behind the fences will give
readers a snapshot of what is
happening and the progress of
Weet-Bix
kids meet
All Blacks
heroes
• By Bridget Rutherford
ALL BLACKS Israel Dagg and
Ryan Crotty were asked the
hard-hitting questions yesterday
by some of their toughest critics
– Christchurch kids.
How many Weet-Bix can they
eat? Who is the smelliest All
Black? And who is the worst
room mate?
The kids from several schools
asked the questions when they
met the pair as part of Dare
to Dream, a new campaign
to inspire kids to follow their
dreams.
Apparently Dagg can handle
six to eight Weet-Bix and no one
wants to bunk with frontrower
Wyatt Crockett because he’s a
chronic snorer.
Dagg and Crotty’s stories are
two of 15 that feature on the
back of All Blacks Collector
Cards in Weet-Bix boxes, which
are now on sale.
Dagg said growing up in the
Hawkes Bay he made the most of
what he had, and used his
sister’s fluffy slipper as a rugby
ball.
“I used to have some posts,
which was the power pole and
the corner of the fence, and I
used to just kick it through that
all day.”
INSPIRING: New Brighton
Catholic School pupils were
excited to meet All Blacks
Ryan Crotty (left) and Israel
Dagg as part of the Dare to
Dream campaign.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
He wanted to inspire kids
and show them anything was
possible. Crotty was given a
pair of Andrew Mehrtens’
rugby socks and kicking tee
while he was a ball boy for the
Canterbury NPC team as a kid.
“It’s fair to say I wore those
socks for every training session
for the next five to 10 years, they
were pretty special to me.”
He said they inspired him, and
he hoped to do the same.
•Watch the video on www.
star.kiwi
numerous projects which will
make Christchurch a fantastic
city in the future.
The major Crown projects are
being overseen by Otakaro Ltd,
the Government company set
up to take the rebuild forward
from the Canterbury Earthquake
Recovery Authority.
Today’s feature looks at the
South Frame, Victoria Square,
East Frame and Convention
Centre.
The rebuild is in full swing.
The future for Christchurch
looks great.
In Brief
QUAIL ISLAND
ACCOMMODATION
A building on Lyttelton Harbour’s
Quail Island will be transformed
into a hut for visitors to stay
overnight in. Department of
Conservation Christchurch
operations manager Andy
Thompson said the caretakers
cottage would be turned into
a hut, which would provide
either nine or 12 beds. The
interpretation centre, which was
in the cottage, would move to
the barracks building. He said
the work to convert the building
would be done over winter so it
could be ready for use in summer,
when people could book a bed.
RIVERBANK CLEAN-UP
On Saturday, hundreds of
volunteers will don their
gumboots to pick up rubbish
littering the estuary, Heathcote
and Avon riverbanks for the
annual Mother of All Clean Ups.
Fifty-six sites around the city will
be cleaned up. It will run from
10am-noon. Last year’s event
cleared more than 20 tonnes
of rubbish, and organisers are
hoping to do even better this time
around. To register visit
avon.org.nz, estuary.org.nz or
ohr.co.nz.
KNOWLEDGE CENTRE
PARTNERS
Spark and the city council will
work together on the city’s new
Knowledge Centre. The centre,
which includes the library, is
now being built on the edge
of Cathedral Square. Spark
and the city council signed a
memorandum of understanding
on Tuesday to operate a space
on the ground floor to host live
events, promote innovation and
technology, and provide new
digital experiences.
FOG CAUSES AIRPORT HAVOC
Hundreds of travellers trying to
get in and out of Christchurch
yesterday morning were stranded
because of fog. Several flights were
cancelled, and others delayed.
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