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8 Thursday June 22 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi The Star News Kiwi correspondent at home in the SNAPSHOTS: Former US president Barack Obama photographed by Anna Wilding. President Obama with Bruce Springsteen (left). Taster of some of our stunning dresses instore Balls... Award Nights... Special Occasions • By Gabrielle Stuart TEARS, CHEERS and telling offs – Anna Wilding has had a front row view of Barack and Michelle Obama’s personal moments in the White House. The Cantabrian spent two years working in there as an independent correspondent, one of more than 200 people from across the world who make up the White House press corps. She recently moved back to Christchurch for family reasons, but said she kept her press credentials and planned to return to Washington DC later this year. She began working there in 2015, representing Herald de Paris, an online news site. She often photographed the Obamas, attended many of their meetings, and followed their political ups and downs. She said both President Obama and the then First Lady were “very emotive” people, and fascinating to watch. “I’ve seen Obama look jaded and exhausted, and I’ve seen him cheer and laugh when sports teams came in. I’ve seen him hug his staff. I’ve seen Michelle tell people off. She interacted with children, and she worked in the PRIVILEGED: Cantabrian Anna Wilding has spent two years working at the White House as a press correspondent for an online news site. vege garden there at the White House.” She said the atmosphere and architecture at the White House was incredible, although some things were unexpected. Great service, style & variety Late Night every Thursday - Open until 6.30pm 55 Nottingham Avenue, Halswell. Phone: 322 6126 CHCH FANZONE ALL BLACKS v THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS THIS SATURDAY POPLAR STREET FROM 5PM BE THERE. BE HEARD. ccc.govt.nz/chchhostcity
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Thursday June 22 2017 9 White House Port Hills fire cost $4.5m The Oval Office, where she was invited to photograph President Obama sign important documents, was smaller than she had always imagined, she said. The amount of security checks and clearances she had to go through to first be approved and then to enter the White House grounds were also something she had never experienced before, she said. She was working there when Donald Trump became president, and said the atmosphere completely changed as he replaced most staff, right from the security to the interns. “I think the new administration coming in weren’t fully prepared, they didn’t have the same political background. Everyone was polite but it was chaotic. They’re obviously still finding their feet,” she said. Ms Wilding’s background is in the film industry, and she spent some time living in LA before moving to Washington DC – but she said Hollywood was “child’s play” compared with work in the White House. She said many correspondents there had worked in the White House for 20 or 30 years, and breaking in as a New Zealander was very difficult. “You do feel like a minority, and realise we are from a very small country that doesn’t make much difference. They’d rather answer a question from someone from Korea, because of the importance of the relations there, or from one of the five major American networks,” she said. DOWN TO EARTH: Anna Wilding said Michelle Obama was never afraid to get her hands dirty, even in the White House garden. FIGHTING THE Port Hills fires cost the Department of Conservation more than $4.5 million. Two fires, several kilometres apart, started in early February this year; two days later they had combined. Helicopter pilot and ex-SAS soldier Steve Askin died when his chopper crashed trying to fight the fires. Nine houses were destroyed and two were significantly damaged. Hundreds of people were evacuated. DOC spokesman Andy Roberts said the department contributed more than $3.5 million in operational costs and $1 million in staff and other internal costs. This amounted to about half of last year’s firefighting costs of $8.7 million. “The department supplied more than 130 fully trained rural firefighters, including fire behaviour experts, air attack managers and sector leaders during the fires, which started in February and burned for two months. “If we add in time spent on aerial mapping, incident planning and other background support roles, that would come to more than 11,000 hours of DESTRUCTION: A helicopter battles the fire with a monsoon bucket. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER staff time, some of whom were on duty for up to 15 hours a day. This all amounts to about 50 per cent of the total costs incurred on the Port Hills fires, which destroyed some 1660ha.” DOC has to respond to fires within a 1km margin of protected areas. No public conservation land was burned in the Port Hills fire. DOC had also helped fight major fires at Broken River, Hawkes Bay, Hanmer and Queenstown during last summer’s fire season. More than 460 staff are fully trained to fight fires on or near conservation land. “DOC will always have an interest in rural fire and the threat it poses to the natural and heritage values that DOC is charged with protecting. Still trying to get your EQ damage or repair issues sorted Call your GP team 24/7 for health advice. If it’s after-hours a nurse is available to give free health advice. We’ve helped hundreds of homeowners get what their policy promises. Talk to us about our “no win-no fee” approach. 12 NO WIN NO FEE 9 6 3 Ph: 03 377 8855 | 127 Ferry Road, Christchurch City E: reception@earthquakeservices.co.nz | W: www.earthquakeservices.co.nz
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