The Star: June 15, 2017

20 Thursday June 15 2017
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Wig out in support of the
Child Cancer Foundation
STAR MEDIA staff will don
their wigs on Wednesday to
raise money for a very worthy
cause – and we are urging you
to as well.
Wig Wednesday will take
place on June 21 to raise
money for the Child Cancer
Foundation, which provides
personalised support for children
diagnosed with cancer and
their families. Participants just
need to wear a wig, and bring a
donation.
Star Media publishes The Star,
six community newspapers,
magazines, including Style, Kiwi
Gardener and Rugby News, and
has a website www.star.kiwi
Star Media director Charlotte
Smulders, who organises the
annual Child Cancer Foundation
Christmas Party, said Wig
Wednesday would raise much
needed funds.
“Child Cancer Foundation is
an essential and amazing support
service for families going
through their cancer journey,”
she said.
“I think this is a unique and
fun way to support them, and
it brings the Star Media team
together for a great cause.”
In last year’s Wig Wednesday,
businesses, schools, community
groups and individuals donned
their wigs to raise more than
$90,000.
“We’re hoping to build on
those numbers again this year.
It’s so much fun and easy for
people to participate; simply
don a wig and make a donation,”
Child Cancer Foundation
national commercial manager
Jo Clark said.
Every week more than three
children in New Zealand are
diagnosed with cancer.
The Child Cancer Foundation
receives no direct funding from
the Government, so relies on
the generosity of the public, and
events such as this.
Star Media wants you to join
in. Take photos of yourself, your
school or business taking part
in Wig Wednesday and send
them to bridget.rutherford@
starmedia.kiwi.
Those who send in the best
photos will receive a free
double pass to Hoyts. We
have 10 double passes to give
away. Winners will need to
be able to pick up the tickets
at 359 Lincoln Rd. For more
information, visit www.
wigwednesday.org.nz
Complaints leave red zone
in doubt for future concerts
• By Bridget Rutherford
LARGE EVENTS are unlikely
to be held in a red zone park
again after a trial concert left
damage to the grounds and noise
complaints.
It comes after calls to hold
more events in the red zone to
take pressure off Hagley Park.
Australian musician Tash
Sultana played in The Bedford
Marquee at Burwood’s Donnell
Sports Park on May 25.
It was one of three sold-out
shows performed in New Zealand,
organised by her management
and CRS Music.
The park had never been used
for that type of event before, and
the city council decided future
use of the site was to be determined
on the outcome of it.
A recently-released city council
report said its events partnerships
and development team would
not “actively recommend” the
park for future events with heavy
infrastructure such as marquees
and truck movements.
But the report said the team
would assess any application on a
“case-by-case basis.”
It came after the city council
received four noise complaints
from the Tash Sultana concert,
The Star
two of which were after the event
had finished.
The report said the ground was
not ideal for future events of this
scale, as trucks driving on it had
caused damage due to how wet
it was.
The cost of that damage was
being covered by the concert
organisers. CRS Music did not
respond to The Star.
But the report said for the most
part, the feedback from residents
had been positive. In February,
Mayor Lianne Dalziel said more
events should be held in the red
zone to take pressure off Hagley
Park. Hands off Hagley had been
concerned with the damage being
caused to Hagley due to the number
of events being held there.
The city council report said the
public had expressed interest to
utilise parts of the red zone for
events.