The Star: June 01, 2017
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Thursday <strong>June</strong> 1 2<strong>01</strong>7 19<br />
Well-known tailor Mark van<br />
Roosmalen’s building was<br />
destroyed in the February 22,<br />
2<strong>01</strong>1, earthquake and moved<br />
his business into a house on<br />
a Fendalton street – but his<br />
neighbours want him gone<br />
Dani Cooper – What is<br />
wrong with these people? He’s in<br />
a business area anyway and he’s<br />
a tailor! I also think the fuss over<br />
the funeral home [Rochdale St]<br />
is disrespectful selfish and rude.<br />
Seriously, I would much rather live<br />
in my rented home in North Beach<br />
than be a stuck up self-absorbed<br />
homeowner from Fendalton. All<br />
they do is complain.<br />
Allan John Fidler – I fully<br />
sympathise with the residents<br />
of Hamilton Ave and Otara St.<br />
Fancy having to live with the<br />
deafening sound of scissors and<br />
the screeching of needle and<br />
thread going through cloth. Back<br />
in the 1960s Fendaltonians were<br />
reputed to be NZ’s worst snobs and<br />
obviously nothing has changed.<br />
Owen Duffy – I don’t know<br />
what is worse, these people trying<br />
to close a business down. Or them<br />
buying a property in Ilam and<br />
trying to say they are in Fendalton.<br />
Snobbery at its worst.<br />
Corey Humm – Typical<br />
Fendalton. Guess they asked him<br />
what school he went to and didn’t<br />
like the answer.<br />
Erina Parks – Far out, it’s a<br />
tailoring business, for goodness<br />
sake! You people have got no<br />
show of making him leave – after<br />
all Manchester St residents can’t<br />
get the city council to act on the<br />
prostitutes leaving their rubbish<br />
in residents’ front gardens. You<br />
neighbours should be ashamed of<br />
yourselves – you’re surrounded by<br />
commercial activity. This smells of<br />
personal vendetta.<br />
Val Proffitt – As I was trying<br />
to say . . . Fendalton people, how<br />
about starting to live in the real<br />
world. Good on you Mark van<br />
Roosmalen, I hope your business<br />
remains very successful.<br />
Stella Wyn – I wonder what<br />
is wrong with Hamilton Ave area.<br />
Two to three years back houses<br />
were hot in auction, but past few<br />
months, they are not popular.<br />
I’m puzzled. Fendalton Village<br />
is always too crowded with cars.<br />
Anyway, it is probably better to<br />
have him than student rental next<br />
door.<br />
Josie White – I operate an<br />
interior design business from home<br />
in St Martins with legal street<br />
signage. Not once has anyone<br />
complained. Give Mark a break<br />
please Fendalton and be thankful<br />
you have an amazing tailor in your<br />
vicinity.<br />
Helen Baker – <strong>The</strong> people of<br />
Fendalton are lucky to have such a<br />
service in the area. It doesn’t set a<br />
precedence at all under the terms of<br />
the quakes effect on business in the<br />
city. It was a unique situation that<br />
enabled this. How precious people<br />
can be.<br />
Cherry Cornelius – I find<br />
it almost as offensive that this<br />
rubbish is reported. Residents of<br />
any area need to we welcoming<br />
stop any kind of abuse at its roots<br />
and it seems in Christchurch.<br />
It may have a deep seating in<br />
Fendalton.<br />
Cherie Trotter – Nearly every<br />
suburb in NZ has a dressmaker/<br />
alterations person working out of<br />
their spare bedroom of their home.<br />
Come on neighbours, get on with<br />
your life.<br />
Janys Rebecca Harrison –<br />
Get over yourselves! Just be<br />
glad that he’s a tailor, instead of<br />
someone dodgy.<br />
Carolyn Fraser – What a<br />
bunch of snobs. Who do they think<br />
they are? <strong>The</strong>y would look down<br />
their noses at any one. Keep up the<br />
good work Mark van Roosemalen.<br />
Francesca De Angelis –<br />
Mark is by far the best – and only<br />
true tailor in Christchurch. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
people have clearly too much time<br />
in their hands to complain for the<br />
sake of complaining. Don’t buy a<br />
house in front of a mall if parking<br />
overflow irritates you.