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‘I will pay 

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Woman still says she has the money to 

help save teenager Maddie Collins’ life 

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PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

• By Bridget Rutherford 

SOCIAL MEDIA trends, tissue 

sales and sick leave could be 

used to help predict outbreaks of 

infectious diseases and muster 

the resources to deal with them. 

The Ministry of Health is 

looking at whether utilising 

trends and other unconventional 

data would help with detection, 

and improving responses to 

epidemics. 

Christchurch health officials 

are welcoming the research. 

As part of the project, the 

Ministry is looking at whether 

Facebook or Twitter posts about 

illnesses or symptoms could be 

tracked to see if there is a trend 

in a particular area. 

It would also look at whether 

school absentees, employee sick 

leave, over-the-counter pharmacy 

sales, tissue sales or Healthline 

calls could be utilised. 

Canterbury Medical Officer of 

Health Alistair Humphrey said 

the Canterbury District Health 

Board already tracked trends using 

Googleflu, which could be a 

good predictor of flu needs. 

It tracked whether people were 

making flu-related searches on 

Google, and where from. 

“Research into more sophisticated 

social media analysis is 

welcome,” Dr Humphrey said. 

David Jones, a director of Better 

Health practices, which includes 

the Linwood, Moorhouse 

and Barrington medical centres, 

said the idea had potential. 

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I HOPE for Maddie Collins and 

her family’s sake Jane Laurie 

does have $42 million in the 

bank. 

But I suspect not. 

This week, reporter Gabrielle 

Stuart paid Ms Laurie a visit. 

She said she had dough and the 

$1.5 million would be paid for 

Maddie’s much-needed life saving 

treatment in a United States 

hospital. 

Ms Laurie didn’t slam the 

door or give the usual heave-ho 

journos get when they sometimes 

want to discuss a potentially 

tricky subject. 

Hopefully, if Ms Laurie has 

the money she will front up with 

her pledge. If she doesn’t have, 

hopefully, she’ll have the heart to 

front up on that one too, and let 

Maddie’s family know her bank 

account doesn’t hold that kind 

of gold. 

They probably know that 

already but when your daughter 

needs lifesaving treatment anything 

is worth clinging onto. 

There’s still lots to raise for 

Maddie – a very worthy cause if 

you’ve got a few dollars to spare. 

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News 

West End actor returns to city 

One-man show 

makes light of 

deportation 

• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

BUILDING AN arts career on 

London’s West End is a far cry 

from reality for most – but not 

for Christchurch performer Nic 

Kyle. 

Taken under Broadway star 

Elaine Paige’s wing, Kyle, 30, 

led a soaring four-year stint, 

performing in 

sell-out shows in 

one of the biggest 

commercial 

theatre scenes in 

the world. 

Nic Kyle 

But all came to 

abrupt halt, when 

the actor, who 

grew up in Ilam, found himself 

being deported. 

Kyle was in the United 

Kingdom for two years before 

deciding to get a defacto visa. 

“I was seeing an English girl 

and we decided to go into a 

partner defacto visa which in 

hindsight was probably not a 

good idea,” he said. 

THe relationship broke up but 

Kyle decided to keep the visa. 

THe visa issue was flagged 

when Kyle was being checked 

through Gatwick Airport after a 

short trip to Portugal. 

“Getting deported was 

probably the worse thing that 

ever happened in my life . . . 

they took my passport off me, 

took my phone off me, locked 

me in a holding cell,” he said. 

Kyle was locked away 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: Nic Kyle as King Arthur in The English Theatre Frankfurt’s production 

of Spamalot. Right – Kyle with his girlfriend Sophie Schmidt. 

from midnight to 9am in the 

morning and given five days to 

get out of London. 

He took off to Germany, 

landing the lead role in The 

English Theatre Frankfurt’s 

production of Spamalot before 

heading home to Christchurch 

where he has been for the past 

month. 

It was in Germany where he 

met his girlfriend Canadian 

Sophie Schmidt, a professional 

football player who is a 

midfielder for FFC Frankfurt in 

the German national league. 

Kyle said meeting Schmidt 

was a complete coincidence 

as both her club and The 

English Theatre Frankfurt was 

sponsored by the same bank. 

“THe team always come to 

the show every year and have a 

mix and mingle with the cast 

afterwards and we always 

go to their game the week 

afterwards,” he said. 

Now he is back in 

Christchurch, Kyle will make 

light of getting kicked out of the 

UK his original one-man show 

Deported. 

For the second element of 

the show, he has reigned in city 

performers Matt Hudson and 

Jack Marshall to take part in 

dark comedy Coffin. 

Back in London Kyle 

performed in the sell-out 

premier on West End for the 

show. 

He was given the rights to 

perform the show after writer 

Elliott Langsdon found out he 

was deported. 

Kyle will be heading back 

to Europe to travel with his 

girlfriend before he decides 

what to do next. “I am not 

happy I got deported but it has 

worked out really well . . . if I 

hadn’t, would I had ever met 

Sophie? Who knows?” he said. 

Kyle’s career on West End 

began after he sung for Paige 

during her New Zealand 

tour. 

“I was going to move to 

Melbourne and she was like 

no you are talking s***. I am 

going to help get you to London 

. . . and she helped get me an 

agent,” he said. 

•Coffin and Deported will 

be performed at Christ’s 

College Old Boys’ Theatre 

on Saturday and Sunday. 

To book tickets, go to The 

Court Theatre website. 

Facebook, Twitter plan to track illness outbreaks 

•From page 1 

“Sourcing information that 

helps is going to be potentially 

useful.” 

But he said the main issue 

would be whether the information 

had any validity. 

CDHB board member 

Andrew Dickerson said it was 

worth further research. 

But he said there could be a 

risk of self diagnosis if taking 

data from social media. 

He said school absentee 

numbers would be a really good 

indicator. 

Age Concern Canterbury chief 

executive Simon Templeton said 

the main benefit for the elderly 

population would be to detect 

influenza. 

“We know it’s a killer.” 

He said looking into 

being able to use trends and 

unconventional data was 

wise. 

The ministry is currently 

running a survey on its website 

asking people if they have 

posted on social media about 

themselves or family members’ 

illnesses. 

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A Canterbury Rugby Football 

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rugby coach Amanda Tomlinson 

at a match this month has been put 

on hold while police investigate. A 

complaint was made alleging she 

verbally and physically abused a 

young Lincoln Rugby Club player 

after the match on July 8. Senior 

Sergeant Peter Stills said yesterday 

police were still investigating the 

incident. The CRFU investigation 

into the complaint has been put on 

hold, but a separate investigation 

into an altercation between players 

during the game that day may still 

go ahead. 

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A new bylaw under development 

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current rules, enforcement officers 

can fine people for parking on 

berms, but only where there were 

‘no parking’ signs, or if the berm 

was damaged. However, under the 

proposed new Traffic and Parking 

Bylaw, parking on all berms would 

be prohibited. The changes would 

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News 

Steeple climbs higher 


AN 8.4m replica of Christ 

Church Cathedral’s steeple will 

be rolled around the city to 

show people how the real thing 

could be rebuilt like an Amish 

‘barn raising’. 

Marcus Brandt, a master carpenter 

from the United States, 

has been building the replica 

out of timber at Ara Institute of 

Canterbury’s trade campus. 

Students and Restore Christ 

Church Cathedral Group members 

are helping. 

It is similar to a small scale 

version Mr Brandt built after 

hatching a plan to rebuild the 

steeple in pieces out of timber, 

before placing stone on the outside 

so it looks the same. 

The pre-fabricated timber 

pieces would be built then 

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a telescope, before being raised 

up using winding devices, ropes 

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Mr Brandt said the steeple 

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the rest of the building. 

He restores historic stone and 

timber buildings in the US, said 

the method was used by Amish 

communities to raise barns and 

churches. 

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trailer to places such as Margaret 

Mahy Family Playground 

and the Transitional Cathedral. 

People would be able to help 

raise the replica using rope and 

winding devices to pull the 

steeple up and into place. 

Mr Brandt said it was important 

everyone knew about the 

method, before the Anglican 

Diocese’s synod voted on the 

Cathedral’s future in September. 

“I want to encourage the 

synod it’s not just a building 

MASTER 

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Marcus Brandt 

built a small 

model of how 

the People’s 

Steeple would 

work, and now 

he is building 

one 8.4m high, 

shown in the 

background. 

PHOTO: MARTIN 

HUNTER 

project. This is potentially a tremendous 

outreach programme 

that really wouldn’t take much,” 

he said. 

“We can repair this. If New 

Zealand loses its cultural heritage, 

we’re all the poorer.” 

Mr Brandt said he wanted to 

help because it matched his skill 

set and experience. He is part of 

the Timber Framers Guild, an 

educational organisation based 

in the US. 

He said members were keen to 

assist with the project. 

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FOR NIGHT-SHIFT hospital 

aide Jean Gardiner, winning the 

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Show was the stuff of dreams – 

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It meant she might finally get a 

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She said her Shirley home was 

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from their rubbish skips often 

woke her up when she was trying 

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She hoped the double-glazing 

prize would change that. 

“I’m just so excited about being 

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Visitors at the Star Home & 

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She said she had gone to the 

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Woman still pledges to donate $1.5m 

• By Gabrielle Stuart 

A WOMAN who said she would 

give $1.5 million for potential 

life saving treatment to teenager 

Maddie Collins is adamant she 

will honour her pledge. 

Jane Laurie spoke to The Star 

at her modest rural Canterbury 

home this week, and said: “It’ll 

get through to them.” 

But Maddie’s mother, Sarah 

Manson Collins, is resigned to 

the fact the money will never 

arrive after several weeks of 

“empty promises”. 

The saga with Ms Laurie 

began in early June when she 

contacted Mrs Manson Collins 

saying she had come into a $42 

million inheritance and wanted 

to donate $1.5 million to help 

Maddie. 

The 13-year-old St Margaret’s 

College student has kidney 

failure with potentially lifethreatening 

complications, and 

her family have been trying to 

raise more than $700,000 to get 

her a transplant in the United 

States. 

Her condition and fundraising 

efforts have received much 

publicity. 

Last week The Star revealed the 

$1.5 million pledge was probably 

bogus, devastating the family 

PLEDGE: Jane Laurie, who claims to have a $42 million 

inheritance, says she will still give $1,5 million to help sick 

teenager Maddie Collins (right). PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

when they are struggling to raise 

the money needed to help their 

daughter. 

Mrs Manson Collins said Ms 

Laurie had been convincing, 

visiting the family home and 

then regularly messaging to say 

the money was on its way. 

But, as time went by, they 

realised the money would never 

arrive. 

However, on Tuesday Ms 

Laurie told The Star the Manson 

Collins family had nothing to be 

concerned about. Her bank was 

causing the delay, she said. 

“I’ll get some paperwork back 

and the first lot should go right 

through to them. The bank just 

can’t pay that much at one time,” 

she said. 

Ms Laurie said she was 

meeting with the bank and her 

lawyer this week. However, 

when The Star phoned Ms Laurie 

yesterday the number she gave 

the newspaper did not work. 

When asked if she could show 

The Star any paperwork from the 

bank or the lawyer, she replied 

she didn’t have any. 

Ms Laurie could not remember 

the lawyer’s name or what firm 

he worked for. 

The inheritance had been left 

to her nine months ago by a 

childhood friend called Marcus. 

He had lived in the United 

Kingdom where he established 

several successful businesses, but 

had moved back to Christchurch 

six or seven years ago. 

“I wanted to give it (money) 

away because it’s far too much,” 

she said. 

She said she saw Maddie’s 

plight and fundraising articles in 

the news media and approached 

the family. She also planned 

to donate money to other sick 

children. 

Mrs Manson Collins said 

yesterday she was worried other 

families would be put through 

the same thing her family had. 

“I don’t think she’s realised the 

devastation she has caused this 

family. It’s like having the rug 

pulled out from under our feet, 

because we were really hoping 

this would mean Maddie could 

get the transplant and go back to 

school and be able to be a normal 

teenager,” she said. 

If Ms Laurie kept messaging 

her, she planned to put an official 

complaint in to police. 

About $170,00 has already 

been raised through fundraisers 

and donations to help Maddie 

get a kidney replacement at 

the John Hopkins Hospital in 

Baltimore, United States. 

The treatment offered there 

would make it more likely 

Maddie’s body would accept a 

donated kidney, even if it was not 

a perfect match. 

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Manji’s MP 

campaign 

set to launch 


CITY COUNCILLOR Raf Manji 

will launch his bid to become an 

MP tomorrow. 

The former investment banker 

is standing as a independent in 

the Ilam electorate. 

He will come up against National’s 

Gerry Brownlee, who has 

held the seat since 

1996, Labour’s 

Anthony Rimell 

and David Lee, of 

the Green Party. 

Student Volunteer 

Army founder 

Raf Manji 

Sam Johnson 

will introduce Cr 

Manji, as he did for his first city 

council campaign in 2013. 

Cr Manji said the themes of his 

political campaign launch would 

be similar to that of his council 

campaign – finance, strategy and 

community. 

“I’m going to be talking about 

my vision for the city and the key 

issues we have in Ilam.” 

The launch will be held at Mona 

Vale at 10am. 

If elected, he would step down 

as councillor. A by-election would 

cost $65,000 to replace him. 

Move to ban roadside vehicle sales 


SELLING YOUR vehicle on the 

side of the road could soon be 

illegal. 

The city council is developing 

a new Traffic and Parking Bylaw 

to replace the current rules, 

and wants to add a new clause 

prohibiting the practice. 

Under the new clause, a 

person must not stop, stand or 

park a vehicle on any road or 

parking place to 

offer it for sale, 

unless it was being 

used for day-today 

travel. 

City council 

Helen 

Beaumont 

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Beaumont said on 

some streets, such as Cranford 

St, it created hazards and 

distractions. 

“Drivers have been seen 

making risky manoeuvres, such 

as U-turns, in order to get a 

better view or to park alongside 

the cars for sale.” 

She said some car sales 

businesses had been using 

adjoining on-street parks as part 

of their forecourts. 

The city council would 

consider the draft bylaw early 

next month, with consultation 

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The Regulatory Performance 

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One woman spoken to by The 

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had parked a vehicle on Main 

Rd with a for sale sign in the 

window. 

She did not believe it created 

a hazard, as people did risky 

manoeuvres and U-turns 

everywhere. 

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roadside gave it more exposure. 

She said it would likely be 

difficult to enforce and there 

could be a designated space 

where vehicles could be parked 

to sell. 

AA senior policy analyst Mark 

Stockdale said if implemented, 

the city council should focus its 

enforcement on the busy streets 

where there was a risk. 

“Car sales businesses 

shouldn’t be using public parks 

to sell cars for profit.” 

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Car dealer escapes conviction 

• By Kurt Bayer 

A CHRISTCHURCH car dealer 

who punched a panel beater in 

the aftermath of a crash that 

wrote off a car he had just sold, 

has avoided a conviction today 

because of the work he does in 

the community. 

Nigel Terrance William 

Thompson (right) of city car 

dealership Nigel Thompson 

Motor Company was driving a 

car to its final compliance test 

when a vehicle pulled out of a 

St Asaph St panel shop at about 

9.30am on January 13, this year, 

and hit him. 

Insurers would later deem 

Thompson’s vehicle so badly 

damaged it was a write-off. 

A furious Thompson, a 

43-year-old who has previous 

convictions for fraud, dating 

back 15 years, got out of the car. 

A heated verbal argument 

ensued and several panel shop 

workers came out of the workshop 

to see what was going on. 

One of the men told Thompson 

to “calm down, c***”. 

Thompson, who pleaded 

guilty to assault at the district 

court, admitted punching the 

man twice in the head. 

The pair fell into a car, causing 

$900 in damage to its door. 

At court yesterday, through 

his defence counsel Jonathan 

Eaton QC, he was granted 

a discharge without conviction. 

Thompson, the court heard, 

felt surrounded and intimidated 

by the crowd. 

When the complainant 

phoned the police to report the 

assault, Mr Eaton said the man 

admitted he shouldn’t have used 

such offensive language towards 

Thompson. 

The complainant suffered a 

cut to his nose and two large 

lumps on his forehead. Thompson 

received a black eye. 

Mr Eaton said in spite of 

Thompson’s substantial fraud 

offending, for which he served 

jail time, the offending was out 

of character. 

Thompson later admitted it 

was a “stupid and inappropriate” 

response to a situation where 

independent witnesses identified 

him as the aggressor. 

After his release from prison 

in 2004, he vowed to never to 

return to a courtroom again as a 

defendant. 

The Salisbury Street Foundation, 

a privately-run residential 

facility that helps prison parolees 

reintegrate into the community, 

helped Thompson turn his 

life around. 

Thompson has gone on to 

establish a successful car dealership 

in Christchurch. 

He has also been an SSF board 

member since 2013 and does 

youth mentoring with other 

organisations. 

Mr Eaton argued a conviction 

would mean Thompson would 

have to give up his valuable 

mentoring roles and work he 

does in the community. It could 

also affect his biannual trips to 

Japan to buy cars. 

Judge Brian Callaghan said 

the incident was clearly a “fall 

from grace” for Thompson. 

But he was satisfied the direct, 

and indirect, consequences of a 

conviction would outweigh the 

seriousness of the incident and 

that a discharge without conviction 

could be entered. 

The judge ordered Thompson 

pay $948 in reparation for the 

damage to the car door, and 

a further $1000 as emotional 

harm compensation to the complainant. 

DNA could 

identify 

potential 

child abductor 

• By Andrew King 

DNA EVIDENCE could be 

the key to finding a man who 

attempted to abduct a young girl 

from a Governors Bay car park. 

Police have taken fingernail 

clippings from the victim in an 

effort to find evidence of her attacker, 

the victim’s mother told 

The Star. 

The samples will then be 

checked against the National 

DNA Profile Databank to see if 

there is a match. 

The girl fought off her attacker, 

which means she could have evidence 

underneath her fingernails 

that could identify her attacker. 

On June 15 she was with friends 

playing hide and seek in the 

Governors Bay Hotel gardens 

when she slipped down a hill and 

landed in the hotel car park. 

A man, described as a European 

in a red vehicle possibly a sedan, 

sped into the car park at about 

4.20pm. 

The offender got out of his vehicle 

and grabbed her before trying 

to drag her into the car before she 

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Banks Peninsula’s volcanic soil 

They may be small, 

but Banks Peninsula 

vineyards are starting 

to show they can 

match it with the 

big players. Bridget 

Rutherford reports 

TUCKED INTO the hillside in 

Charteris Bay is a little vineyard 

– a vineyard that’s making a 

name for itself. 

But it’s not the only one. 

What started as a hobby has 

turned into success for Neil 

and Jill Pattinson, with their 

vineyard Whistling Buoy taking 

out the top award at this year’s 

Wines of Canterbury awards. 

Their Whistling Buoy Kokolo 

Pinot Noir 2015 won the game 

trophy and a gold medal. 

It was later named champion 

wine. 

Its Kokolo Chardonnay 2015 

and Kokolo Pinot Noir 2016 also 

earned bronze medals. 

Dr Pattinson, who is president 

of Wines of Canterbury, said 

there are four main vineyards 

that sit within the craters of 

Lyttelton and Akaroa harbours – 

and all were proving their worth. 

He said Banks Peninsula was 

an emerging sub-wine region. 

But he said it was a given the 

area should produce nice wines 

– the very earliest plantings in 

New Zealand were in Akaroa in 

1840 when the French settlers 

arrived. 

“What’s unique about Banks 

Peninsula is the soils, the aspect, 

particularly north-facing 

slopes and basically being close 

to large bodies of water being 

Akaroa and Lyttelton harbours, 

which help mitigate the ultraextremes.” 

He said the sea air didn’t seem 

to have any impact on the wine 

and they rarely suffered frosts. 

Akaroa’s Meniscus Wines had 

success at the same awards. 

WORK: Viticulturist Cliff Wood 

and Neil Pattinson prune the 

vines at the Kokolo site of 

Whistling Buoy. 


For the second year in a row, 

its 2015 pinot noir won the best 

pairing wine with lamb and got a 

silver medal. Its 2016 riesling and 

2016 pinot noir also got bronze 

medals. 

Owner David Epstein said they 

were thrilled, especially with the 

lamb trophy. 

He said Banks Peninsula wines 

had certain characteristics that 

were starting to be recognised. 

“It just shows there must be 

something special in the terroir 

here in the ground that is very 

good for the grapes and the 

growth,” he said. 

“The volcanic soil that exists 

here from years back is giving a 

special character.” 

They produce pinot noir, 

riesling and pinot gris from the 

vines on the 2.4ha block which 

sits on the south edge of Akaroa. 

They make between 4000-6000 

bottles each year. 

Mr Epstein said all the grapes 

are picked by hand before being 

sent to Waipara to be produced. 

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makes for great winemaking 

He and his wife Gay bought 

the vineyard, formerly known 

as Vanstone Estate, and Crater 

Rim, at the end of 2008 and 

moved over from Australia. 

Previously, it was owned by 

Akaroa businessman Graham 

Vanstone, who disappeared 

without a trace in September 

1999, before his first vintage was 

picked. 

After his disappearance, Mr 

Vanstone’s family rallied to 

produce Vanstone Estate’s wine 

before leasing the vineyard. They 

then sold to the Epsteins. 

Mr Vanstone was never found. 

Police say his missing person file 

has been referred to the coroner, 

who will make a ruling on his 

death. 

“It’s just one of the mysteries of 

SPECTACULAR: 

At Whistling 

Buoy, sheep 

are used to 

help maintain 

the grass and 

leaves, while 

Meniscus Wines 

looks out over 

Akaroa Harbour. 

Akaroa,” Mr Epstein said. 

The Epsteins also run a tasting 

lounge for their wines on Rue 

Lavaud, but come October, they 

will open it on site at Meniscus. 

He hoped Banks Peninsula 

would become recognised as a 

fine wine growing area. 

The Pattinsons planted grapes 

into their 2023 sq m Charteris 

Bay property in the early 2000s. 

They went for the pinot noir 

vines to match the clay-based 

soil. 

The name, Whistling Buoy, 

was derived from the marker 

buoy that used to direct vessels 

into Lyttelton Harbour. 

Dr Pattinson said originally it 

was a hobby, but when they produced 

their first vintage in 2005 

and 2006, they knew they were 

onto something. 

So when a neighbouring property, 

Kokolo, came up for sale at 

Teddington about four and a half 

years ago, they decided to buy it. 

The 4ha site was already planted 

with pinot noir, chardonnay, 

and pinot meunier grapes, which 

produced wine that was exported 

to Japanese restaurant chains. 

Dr Pattinson said they ripped 

out the pinot meunier vines to 

focus on the other two. 

The pinot noir grapes at 

Kokolo are also used to produce 

Whistling Buoy’s rose. 

All the grapes are sent to Greystone 

Wines in Waipara to be 

produced, but Dr Pattinson said 

they had a lot of input into the 

winemaking process. 

Because of the sloping hills 

the vines are planted on, and the 

small distance between each, 

everything is done by hand – 

with a little aid. 

Their next door neighbour, 

Speaker of the House David 

Carter, often brought his sheep 

into the vineyard during leaf 

plucking to maintain the grass 

and leaves. 

Whistling Buoy viticulturist 

Cliff Wood is into his fourth 

season at Whistling Buoy. Last 

week, he was out pruning and 

tying down the vines before they 

begin to grow again. 

“It’s pretty labour intensive.” 

Dr Pattinson said they knew 

the 2015 pinot noir had all the 

right elements – warm weather, 

low disease pressure, good 

vineyard management and good 

fruit. 

“This particular wine’s had 10 

months on oak and there’s new 

oak in that not just old oak.” 

But this year they weren’t so 

lucky. 

They didn’t harvest because 

it was too wet for the grapes to 

ripen. 

“So in the end, we just had to 

walk away from it, which is quite 

a big hit.” 

But it won’t hamper the wine 

stocks at supermarkets and local 

restaurants. 

“We’ve got the 2015 and the 

2016 has just been released, so 

we’ve still got plenty of wine. 

I’d need to sell three cases of 

wine a day to sell what we produce.” 

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Listening key to solving Māori crime 

The Star continues its 

series on the work police 

in Canterbury are doing 

on crime prevention, 

heading off trouble before 

it starts. Gabrielle Stuart 

reports on the work police 

are doing with Maori 

IN THE past year, Hirone 

Waretini and his team have had 

to come to terms with something 

difficult – failure. 

Five years ago, police launched 

a national strategy, Turning of 

the Tide. The goal was to turn 

around the high numbers of 

Māori who were involved in 

crime and road crashes, and the 

high numbers of Māori becoming 

victims of them. 

But it hasn’t worked. 

As Canterbury Police Māori, 

Pacific and Ethnic Services district 

manager, Inspector Waretini 

has those numbers always on 

his mind. 

At last count, eight per cent 

of Christchurch residents were 

Māori – yet Māori made up 

about 20 per cent of the people 

apprehended by police, he said. 

More than half of New Zealand’s 

prison population is Māori 

– 51 per cent. 

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Waka chief executive Norm Dewes looks on. Canterbury police are working together with local 

rūnanga to try to reduce high Māori crime statistics. 

A six-year national strategy 

Turning The Tide was launched 

in 2012, timed to finish in 2018. 

It aimed to cut the number of 

Māori first-time offenders by 10 

per cent, cut repeat offenders and 

repeat victims of crime by 20 per 

cent, reduce Māori apprehensions, 

and reduce the number of 

Maori killed or seriously injured 

in road crashes by 20 per cent. It 

also aimed to increase trust and 

confidence in police within the 

Māori community. 

But a review of progress on 

the strategy last year found there 

had been no change in the first 

time offender rates, an increase 

in repeat offenders, and trust and 

confidence in police within the 

Māori community had dipped. 

There were small improvements 

– a reduction in apprehensions 

of Māori youth, and the 

number of deaths in crashes 

dropped by three per cent – but 

overall it fell well short of the 

goals. 

“We need to look at different 

ways of doing things, because, 

if I’m being honest, everything 

we’ve tried to do to change 

that hasn’t worked,” Inspector 

Waretini said. 

“Some nights I’ll sit with my 

kids, when we’re warm and 

everyone’s home safe, knowing 

there are a lot of kids out there 

that aren’t. That women out there 

are being victimised by their 

partners, that men are in the grip 

of meth or alcohol, and can’t find 

a way out,” he said. 

To truly turn the tide, police 

had to be willing to do things 

differently, he said. 

When he began working as 

young police officer 21 years ago, 

he said seeing a criminal locked 

up had felt like a victory. 

“We were the good guys, they 

were the bad guys, and it was 

our job to protect the good 

people from the bad people,” he 

said. 

But over the years, he had seen 

that approach did not always 

work to prevent crime long-term, 

he said. 

“The research tell us that when 

people appear in court, whether 

they have a community-based 

sentence or prison, that starts a 

cycle that is really hard to get out 

of,” he said. 

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A long-term solution began 

with children, he said. 

Many Christchurch children 

were starting life disadvantaged, 

he said, and if that could be 

changed, he believed it would go 

a long way. 

“How can a child born today, 

by the age of 25, be free of family 

harm and of sexual abuse, live in 

a healthy, secure environment, 

have good mental health, have at 

least NCEA Level 2 and a driver 

licence,” he said. 

That took a long time and the 

help from the community to turn 

around, he said. 

And that was where the team 

had seen victories. 

Many programmes they have 

worked with iwi and community 

partners to develop have received 

Government funding in the 

past year – allowing them to do 

more targeted work with people 

like high-risk youth, children of 

prisoners, and young people who 

could not get a driver licence. 

A string of convictions for 

something like driving without 

a licence could sometimes stem 

from a simple problem, Inspector 

Waretini said – he had come 

across young people who hadn’t 

got their driver licence because 

they struggled to read. 

CHANGE: Inspector Hirone Waretini and his team are working alongside Canterbury iwi to find 

new ways to reduce crime and keep the community safe. 

PHOTO: ANDREW KING 

One of the biggest victories, 

he said, had been building better 

relationships between police and 

the community. 

He said there was now open 

communication, and police were 

regularly welcomed onto Canterbury 

marae. 

“Good relationships take a long 

time, and they take commitment 

and listening. Being married will 

teach you that,” he said. 

He said his team could be accused 

of being “all hui, no do-ey”, 

because so much of their work 

was talk. 

But he said even a conversation 

over a cup of tea was important. 

“A cuppa tea is like a job interview. 

They’re sizing you up and 

deciding if you’re someone they 

can trust,” he said. 

Senior Constable Jeff Martin 

has seen it with a fresh perspective, 

as he joined the team just 

four months ago. 

He had been impressed by 

the things he had seen – like a 

recent session at the marae-based 

Rangatahi Court, where young 


offenders were being sentenced. 

The differences to the district 

court in the central city were 

subtle, but important, he said – 

the young offenders stood and 

gave a mihi, rather than standing 

silent behind a sheet of glass, and 

families were included in the 

process rather than kept at the 

back. 

There was a sense of respect 

there, and accountability to the 

community, he said. 

He has worked as a police 

officer for 27 years, much of it 

based in small communities like 

Huntly and Cheviot, and most 

recently on the beat at Cathedral 

Square. 

Everything he learned taught 

him building trust and strong 

relationships was vital to making 

a change, he said. 

Although the team had not 

yet seen the changes they were 

hoping for, they would not stop 

working until they did, he said. 

“We need to recognise we can’t 

do this on our own. With the local 

rūnanga we share many common 

values, but for too long our 

approach has been that we know 

what the problems are, we know 

what the solutions are, this is how 

we will do it. To make a change, 

we need to work in partnership, 

and really listen,” he said. 

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Neil Pattinson 

Good results for winemaker’s 

Neil Pattinson and his wife Jill planted grapes on their 

Charteris Bay property to see if they could make nice 

wine. Now, more than 10 years on, Bridget Rutherford 

speaks to him about producing award-winning wines 

under the Whistling Buoy label 

Whistling Buoy’s 2015 pinot 

noir was named champion wine 

at the Wines of Canterbury 

awards. Were you expecting it? 

Of course (laughs). I’m very 

pleasantly surprised, we knew it 

was a good wine. I was absolutely 

thrilled we got a gold medal, 

then actually won best match 

with game so, to me, that was 

reward enough. But to actually 

then be named champion wine 

of the competition at the very 

end, that’s just the icing on the 

cake. 

What do you think made this 

wine so good? 

I think it’s a vintage, so it was a 

really good year and the disease 

pressure was relatively low. It was 

also warm so it had all the right 

elements. Obviously, you’ve still 

got to put in a lot of viticulture 

to manage the site. You’ve got to 

get good air flow and good light 

penetration. So I think it was 

good vineyard management, it 

was a good vintage, and then 

taking really good fruit and 

turning it into really exquisite pinot 

noir. It’s all the elements that 

make a really good wine. Our 

winemaking is done up at Greystone 

in Waipara, so we don’t 

do it on site. So at harvest point, 

it’s shipped up to Greystone. But 

we do have lots of input on the 

style we want and the amount of 

oak and oak exposure and that 

comes to the sorting of the fruit 

and the whole process. It’s not 

hands-off. This particular wine 

has had 10 months on oak and 

there’s new oak in that not just 

old oak. 

It’s the second year a wine 

from Banks Peninsula has 

taken out the award, isn’t it? 

We got second last year. 

Meniscus Wines in Akaroa were 

the top pinot noir. The three top 

pinot noirs got the top three in 

that category – there was Meniscus, 

Tussock Hill and ourselves. 

Ours was the top chardonnay 

last year. I think that’s the thing 

about the peninsula, because 

it’s on clay-based soil and pinot 

noir does particularly well and 

chardonnay grape does as well. If 

you’re going to pick wine varieties 

Banks Peninsula exemplifies, 

it would be pinot noir, pinot gris 

and chardonnay. 

And being so close to the 

water in Lyttelton Harbour, do 

you still get any frosts? 

We do right in the middle 

of winter, but not during the 

important growing season or the 

early start to the year. In places 

like Waipara and central plains, 

you’ve got to have frost protection 

and we don’t have to bother 

with that. We have planted in 

that French-style, the spaces 

between vines and rows are quite 

small. So it does mean it’s very 

hard to mechanise and also we’re 

on sloping sites, everything’s 

done by hand. So part of that 

is you’re in the vineyard all the 

time, you’re constantly monitoring, 

you’re constantly tuning, so 

it’s a bit labour intensive, but it 

means that labour of love transforms 

into really good quality 

fruit. 

What were you doing before 

you decided to put grapes in? 

I’m a clinical biochemist by 

training, so I worked at the 

hospital for about 14 years. Ivan 

Donaldson was starting up 

Pegasus Bay at the time, I also 

worked with a gastroenterologist 

– Bruce Chapman – and they 

own Terrace Edge; they put in 

some olives and grapes later on. 

So every medical conference 

you go to – a lot are overseas 

in beautiful places like France, 

SUCCESS: Whistling Buoy owner Neil Pattinson says they were thrilled with their honours at the 

Wines of Canterbury awards. 


Switzerland and Germany – then 

obviously part in parcel with 

that are the evening dinners and 

concerts and, of course, they’re 

all served with beautiful wine. 

You couldn’t not have an interest 

in wine. 

When did you decide to put 

in grapes? 

We had about 2ha of land at 

Charteris Bay and we had sheep. 

We’d gone through the typical 

lifestyle block, so we started with 

sheep, then we had a goat, and 

our daughter had a pony. Then I 

thought, why not put vines in? 

Did you ever think you would 

get to this point where you have 

award-winning wines? 

Yes and no. The initial reality 

was just: Can we grow some 

good grapes and produce good 

wine, mainly for our own 

consumption and friends and 

family? But certainly, when 

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Tony is in Coolangatta (Gold 

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his partner and now they’re in 

Coolangatta. They are going to 

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Technology as a departmental 

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So before you turned your 

focus to Whistling Buoy, 

where else had you been 

working? 

After the hospital, I joined 

a biotechnology company 

called Life Technologies, 

then I became chief executive 

of Canterbury Scientific. I 

resigned from that a year 

ago to focus on building the 

brand and establishing a sales 

network for Whistling Buoy. 

But I chair the board of a start 

up biotech company called 

AuramerBio out of Victoria 

University. And I’ve been 

doing some consulting work 

at Canterbury University for 

the Canterbury Development 

Corp. I’m just about to start a 

job at ChristchurchNZ as its 

senior advisor of innovation 

and commercialisation. 

You mentioned everything 

is done by hand. Do you 

have a bit of help to pick the 

grapes? 

It’s a social occasion. Here 

at Kokolo, the picking, it’s 

three consecutive days. We 

have about 25 people and we 

fill about 10 big 400kg bins. 

We have a truck that comes 

out and they get taken out that 

night. After we sit outside, talk, 

eat and drink – it’s a lot of fun. 

I hear your wife Jill does a 

lot of maintenance around 

here? 

She has her own mower, 

which she loves to sit upon, 

she gets upset if I jump on 

the mower from time to time. 

But we do use sheep up on 

the vineyard, I do use the 

mulching mower, but we have 

sheep as well. David Carter, 

our next-door neighbour, 

brings his sheep in. 

Do the sheep damage the 

vines at all? 

You’ve got to be careful. 

There’s nothing on the vines 

at the moment so they’ll just 

chew up the grass. But during 

the season, you don’t want 

them on bud set, the only time 

you really bring them in is 

when you want to leaf pluck 

so when you’ve got fruit set, 

but the berries are really hard 

and green. The leaves are 

green they will probably 

have a crack at one or two 

bunches but they’ll think 

that’s rubbish. 

Do you hope to 

expand Whistling 

Buoy? 

If we can successfully 

establish the brand 

and get a really good 

route to market 

then, yes, it would 

certainly be quite 

nice to build it. But 

there’s a balance 

there, too, you don’t 

want to be so large you lose 

your focus. Being boutique is 

good. 

•Making 

wine on Banks 

Peninsula, 

pages 8-9 

LOCAL: The grapes 

for Whistling Buoy’s 

award-winning 2015 

pinot noir were grown 

at the Kokolo site, 

which overlooks 

Lyttelton Harbour. 

BREACH: The Selwyn River overflowed between Two Chain Rd 

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Women get into construction 

IT WAS a rough end to the 

school holidays for many in 

Christchurch with homes, 

businesses and streets under 

water, or very close to it. 

Sometimes it seems like our 

city just can’t catch a break. But, 

on the upside, we’ve got our 

response down to a fine art. 

The mayor declared a state of 

emergency early; Civil Defence 

acted quickly and decisively to 

keep people and property out of 

harm’s way; and the New Zealand 

Defence Force, volunteers and 

a whole host of other agencies 

swung into action. 

Those I’ve spoken to say last 

week’s flooding was the worst in 

decades and, unfortunately, 

more rain is forecast for today. 

While it’s not expected to be as 

heavy, now’s a good time to replenish 

the emergency kit, revise 

your household evacuation plan 

and check in with friends and 

family. 

The latest Greater Christchurch 

Dashboard — Women in Construction 

contains some really 

positive news for Christchurch 

and the rebuild/regeneration 

process. 

The number of women working 

in both residential and 

non-residential construction in 

Canterbury has increased from 

3400 in March 2010 to 7600 in 

March 2017 — a 124 per cent 

increase. More and more women 

are embracing rebuild opportunities 

by entering and succeeding 

in this traditionally maledominated 

industry. Women 

can bring a fresh perspective, 

Nicky Wagner 

strengthen customer relations, 

add diversity and improve business 

performance. 

The Stronger Christchurch 

Infrastructure Rebuild Team, 

which was responsible for 

repairing Christchurch’s quakedamaged 

infrastructure, proactively 

encouraged women into 

its workforce through the SCIRT 

Women in Construction working 

group. Between 2014 and 2015, 

the number of women in crew 

roles at SCIRT doubled from six 

to 12 per cent. 

With a skills shortage around 

the country, it’s great to see more 

women in construction — it 

provides new opportunities for 

women and their families, and it 

makes good business sense, benefitting 

Christchurch and New 

Zealand economically. 

•Nicky Wagner is Minister 

supporting Greater Christchurch 

Regeneration 

•Megan Woods and Lianne 

Dalziel, page 18 

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Ashleigh Bearman – Don’t 

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VISITING LOCAL schools is one 

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my job. 

Not only do you meet fantastic 

parents, children and staff, but you 

also get you a really good feel for 

what is happening in local communities 

and neighbourhoods. 

Sometimes I’m also inspired 

about the opportunities being 

offered to our children. Education 

is vital to making sure that all our 

kids can achieve their potential. 

The power of education to 

transform lives has been embedded 

in Labour’s heart since the 

1930s. 

The first Labour Government 

not only built the welfare state 

and houses; they also built an 

education system that was available 

to everyone regardless of 

their bank balance. Universal and 

free education was central to our 

plan for the future. 

Fast forward to today, and I am 

concerned that the commitment 

to free education is slipping away. 

There is no doubt that parents 

are being asked to stump up 

for more and more of the costs 

of education. Early Childhood 

Education fees have risen by an 

average of 25 per cent under National, 

while so called voluntary 

school donations have risen by 50 

per cent. Tertiary fees are up over 

40 per cent and student debt has 

topped $16 billion. 

This is why we have chosen to 

invest in education rather than 

dishing out $400 million in tax 

cuts for the top ten percent of 

earners. 

We will invest an extra $4 billion 

over four years to deliver a 

modern education system. We 

will ensure that schooling is 

genuinely free by offering an extra 

$150 per student to state and state 

integrated schools that don’t ask 

parents for donations. 

By investing in education, the 

next generation of Kiwis will be 

better qualified and ready to take 

on the rapidly changing world. 

They will be equipped to help 

build a better New Zealand. 

•Megan Woods is Labour’s 

Canterbury spokeswoman 

Face up to more flooding 

MY HEART goes out to those 

whose homes were flooded on 

the weekend. 

I remember only too well in 

2014 how vulnerable people felt 

in the wake of two so-called “one 

in 100-year” events that swamped 

the Flockton area twice in a matter 

of weeks, along with Heathcote 

Valley and the lower reaches 

of the Heathcote River. 

This weekend was a reminder 

that we haven’t fully recovered 

from the earthquakes and there 

is still much to be done. It’s true 

that our Land Drainage Recovery 

Programme involves hundreds of 

millions of dollars, and it involves 

a lot of planning and engineering 

capacity both in terms of holding 

back stormwater from the river 

at peak flows and pumping water 

away from the streets and properties 

that line the river. 

More importantly it involves 

residents, as they want to be 

involved in planning drainage 

management. 

I’m afraid we have to face up to 

the reality that these events will 

continue to increase in frequency 

and severity. That’s what climate 

change means and we are a 

coastal city that has built in the 

natural floodplains of our rivers. 

The quake has also created a 

particular vulnerability along the 

Lianne Dalziel 

eastern side of the estuary, with 

the removal of red zone houses in 

Southshore and a significant drop 

in the land in South Brighton. We 

have already asked council staff 

to provide options for resolving 

some of these issues and we are 

expecting that report very soon. 

The ‘red zoning’ along the 

Avon River after the earthquakes 

has actually saved us from having 

to address those issues along the 

Avon and in Brooklands. This 

has also opened up new opportunities 

for wetlands which can not 

only provide more space for the 

rivers, it can help clean stormwater 

before entering the river. 

The Heathcote River presents 

a far greater challenge. Once the 

ponding areas for storage are 

completed in the upper reaches, 

we will have capacity to store 

800,000 cu m of stormwater, and 

that will really help. 

We will continue to work 

through all the issues with the 

communities that live in these 

flood prone areas so good decisions 

can be made. 

As a footnote, I have just attended 

the Local Government 

New Zealand Conference and 

was pleased that Christchurch 

has been chosen to host next 

year’s conference. 

It not only means over 600 

delegates coming to our city, it’s a 

great opportunity to debate some 

of the lessons learned from our 

experience and the challenges we 

all have to face. 

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WHENEVER I’M asked what 

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It’s like asking which is your 

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and daisies; I am never without 

roses or hellebores no matter 

where I live, and every year 

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anywhere I can find room to 

squeeze them in. 

I’m not sure where my devotion 

to them came from – my uncle 

Teddy used to grow them in 

French Farm in the 1970s, so 

it may have been from there, 

although I have always loved any 

flower I can pick for a posy, and 

have a special affection for any 

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when they’re presented with it. 

New Zealand has a strong 

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Dr Keith Hammett is the 

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Keith’s interest in the sweet pea 

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at first sight. This love has only 

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Hammett name are now sold all 

over New Zealand and around the 

world. 

I first met him about 20 years 

ago, and was struck by his 

contagious keenness for both 

breeding plants and creating 

cultivars that fitted the local 

New Zealand climate. I couldn’t 

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quite keep up with all the 

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He goes on to mention: “The 

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Austin Mitchell’s new book Revenge of the 

Rich The neoliberal revolution in Britain and New 

Zealand, published by Canterbury University 

Press, charts the development of a marketdriven 

neoliberal creed, where governments 

are devoted to efficiency, cost-cutting and 

austerity at the people’s expense. 

Many New Zealanders will remember 

Mitchell’s best-selling book The 

Half-Gallon Quarter-Acre 

Pavlova Paradise (1972). 

In this new, outspoken 

opinion piece, Mitchell, 

who was a long-serving 

British Labour MP for 

Grimsby, denounces the 

economic policy of the 

last three decades as “a 

long march down Dead- 

End Street” – a neoliberal 

experiment that has 

benefitted the rich and 

eroded the “good society” 

with its welfare state and 

government commitment 

to the betterment of the 

people. 

In Revenge of the Rich 

Mitchell considers how 

neoliberalism became government 

policy in Britain and New Zealand and 

discusses its consequences in terms of 

greater inequality, lower growth and higher 

unemployment. He believes this book 

is the first to look at the rise and fall of 

neoliberalism as the prevailing ideology in the 

two countries where it was imposed “further 

and faster” than in any others. 

The role of the state was cut back and 

power handed to the market, he says. 

New book denounces 

neoliberal policies 

“In both countries industry declined, assets 

were sold to survive and the social balances, 

which had been tilted to the people after 

the war, were tilted back to wealth. Taxes on 

business and the rich fell as their share of 

Gross Domestic Product increased. The result, 

in each country, was a revolt of the people, 

voting for proportional representation in New 

Zealand to tie the hands of 

the politicians and, much later, 

voting for Brexit in Britain as 

the people and the regions left 

behind by the austerity said 

‘enough is enough’.” 

Mitchell says gaps between 

the rich and the less well 

off in both Britain and New 

Zealand have been widened 

over the three decades of 

neoliberalism. Ultimately, he 

would like readers to take 

a hopeful message from the 

book: “Things don't have to 

be this way and alternative 

policies become possible if 

governments listen to the 

people rather than follow 

an ideology,” he says. 

In the book’s foreword the Rt. Hon Helen 

Clark, who was Prime Minister of New 

Zealand 1999-2008 says: “Agree with it, or 

disagree with it, love it or loathe it, Austin 

Mitchell’s writing provokes us to reflect 

on what our common future could be. It is 

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Photographic 

exhibition 

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Arts Centre 

restoration 

The damage to the Christchurch Arts 

Centre in the 2011 earthquake and its 

subsequent closure has been distressing 

for many of us who went there regularly to 

enjoy its variety of facilities and activities – 

often with visitors from out-of-town. 

Thankfully, this unique complex is being 

restored, so as time goes on we will be able 

to enjoy it all again. 

Christchurch photographer Johannes 

van Kan has been documenting the Arts 

Centre’s post-earthquake restoration 

since 2013. His limited edition, behind-thescenes 

photographs of the Arts Centre’s 

restoration are featured in the first 

exhibition at the Christchurch Arts Centre’s 

new exhibition space, Pumanawa, which is 

located in the restored Boys’ High building 

on Worcester Boulevard. 

Called Restore, the exhibition of these 

spectacular, large-format images opens on 

July 26, and they will be for sale, with all 

proceeds going towards the restoration of 

the Arts Centre. More than half of the Arts 

Centre restoration is now complete but the 

remainder of this painstaking work cannot 

be finished unless another $35million is 

fundraised, says fundraising manager Susan 

Henson. 

“Johannes is one of Christchurch’s leading 

photographers and we are grateful that 

he has donated his skills and captured the 

restoration in such an artistic manner – the 

images can only be described as stunning,” 

she says. 

“The Arts Centre is a unique historical 

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Photographer Johannes van Kan with one of 

his artworks. 

Following Restore, Pumanawa – which 

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photographers, designers and members of 

other creative organisations at a cost of 

$300 plus GST. 

Ms Henson says the bright and lofty 

upper-floor exhibition space has been 

especially designed for community use. 

“The high-vaulted ceiling, meticulously 

restored paintwork and woodwork, and 

natural light make it a perfect space to 

exhibit. It’s also within close proximity to 

other art establishments in the central city.” 

Offering the space to artists and artsfocused 

community groups at an affordable 

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Christchurch, says Arts Centre CEO André 

Lovatt. 

“Our day-to-day focus is restoring these 

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3 I NEW DIRECTIONS 

A new career after 50 

Alistair Hazeldine 

industry. I loved the interaction with my 40 

staff, their customers and the suppliers that 

help a business function, but towards the end 

I felt that it had become repetitive. To put it 

this way, I felt like I was someone who loved 

climbing mountains, but that I had climbed 

every mountain numerous times and therefore 

it had lost some of its challenge. 

After taking six months away from work, 

I undertook a computer course at ARA as a 

step towards getting back into the discipline 

of getting up early (attending the 8am course) 

and being committed to achieving something 

worthwhile. (I would recommend this to 

anyone). Computer knowledge is essential and 

without it, your confidence will suffer. 

I chose real estate as my new career as it 

allowed me to continue to meet people and 

most importantly for me, to assist them in 

making decisions and being a part of things 

that affect their lifestyle. I selected Harcourts 

Grenadier as the company I wished to work 

with due to their outstanding reputation in the 

market and the strong brand values they stand 

for. I felt that with starting a new career, it was 

significant to select a company that had a high 

market presence and one that had moral values 

I could relate to. Selling real estate is different 

from selling motor vehicles, as with motor 

vehicles stock was easier to obtain, whereas in 

real estate it’s all about getting something to 

sell, i.e. a listing. 

What have been the challenges, 

the impact on your family and 

your lifestyle, and what have 

been the rewards? 

I have to say that the earthquakes affected 

my ability to function in unexpected ways. Our 

family home in Sumner became unlivable, as it 

was hit by a boulder, and we were ‘white zoned’ 

for nearly three years, meaning that life seemed 

to stand still. This is still very hard to describe, 

but if there has been a benefit, it is that I have 

a deeper understanding of the value of family 

and especially the loving support of my wife. 

Everyone’s circumstances and experiences due 

to the earthquakes are unique and I am grateful 

that for us, things could have been worse. 

Coming from a senior position in an industry 

that I knew ‘inside out’ and starting fresh is 

challenging. It feels awkward to find yourself 

asking a lot of questions (and there is a lot 

to learn), where once you were the person 

giving the answers. That said, you are the only 

one feeling this way so you have to put these 

feelings aside. 

Real estate involves weekend work but this 

hasn’t affected my voluntary role with the 

Canterbury Rugby Football Union as a grade 

advisor for under-8 rugby, as this occupies 

Saturday mornings, leaving the afternoons free 

for open homes. My wife loves biking and we 

are often away at the same time, and with 

all of our five children having grown up and 

left home, my responsibilities as a father have 

changed slightly and I don’t need to be at home 

as often as I did when the kids were younger. 

What advice would you give 

anyone thinking about changing 

career after the age of 50? 

Remember that you are in control of your 

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will ‘throw up’ concerns, but you must firmly 

believe that ‘anything is possible’ if you truly 

want it. 

Go for it, and remember there’s no prize for 

staying in a job or role when it’s not inspiring 

you. This will naturally be different from 

person to person, but in my case, I need to be 

challenged. 

Redundancy, a move to a new town, or just 

the desire for a new direction can mean a 

change of career in middle age and beyond, 

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Forward 50 talks to Alistair Hazeldine, who was 

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5 I HealtH & FItness 

A new approach to achieving 

health & fitness 

The role of genetics, and how it relates to people’s nutrition, exercise and health is an absolute 

game changer when it comes to Kiwis improving their lives, a leading New Zealand exercise 

expert says. 

ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie says the science of genetics has been around for 

some time, but the ability to measure it cheaply and easily is quite new. 

“Only recently have we begun to understand how important genetics is when it comes to 

people’s health. No longer is science saying what is best for everyone but rather what is best for 

each person based on genetic make-up,” Mr Beddie says. 

Health professionals and exercise professionals can now use tools to provide info on their 

client’s genetic make-up, and more importantly, what this means for their exercise, nutrition and 

general wellness needs. 

“The key thing is understanding different genetic types respond differently and have different 

needs. So we now have the tools so that exercise and nutrition can be structured for optimum 

health in a way that is most enjoyable, based on a person’s genetic make-up. 

“Some people are built for short, sharp bursts of energy and these same people respond well 

to a competitive environment. Some people, on the other hand, need slower, strength-based 

activities. There are others who prefer to work out alone and they may respond well to light 

weights or yoga or moderate steady exercise. 

“We know that, if considered a sport, exercise continues to be the number-one sport in New 

Zealand, having more participants than rugby, netball and cricket combined. 

“There are currently an estimated 550,000 members of gyms and exercise facilities alone. But 

exercise is now just one of the many components to wellness. Many providers of exercise now 

offer far more holistic products and services, from dietary advice, to stress management. 

“Genetic profiling tools support this by proving detailed information that exercise professionals 

can then use to coach better health and wellness outcomes. Research confirms all this.” 

Mr Beddie says last month one of the world experts in the genetic fitness approach, Dr 

Cam McDonald, toured New Zealand with ExerciseNZ, bringing the latest research and best 

implementation to more than 250 exercise professionals around the country. 

He says no longer is science saying what is best for everyone, but rather what is best for the 

individual, based on their genetic make-up. And not just that, what is best for one person right 

now, may be different when they age. 

“So we see the need for genetics and timing to be optimal for a person to reach their best 

health. Health and exercise professionals can now use tools to provide information on their 

client’s genetic make-up and, more importantly, what this means for their exercise, nutrition and 

health,” Mr Beddie says. 

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On January 1, 2011, the rules governing work-related hearing loss covered by ACC changed. 

Prior to this date, all rehabilitative costs, for example hearing aids, were covered by ACC 

irrespective of the degree of hearing loss attributable to work-related causes. 

ACC now makes a contribution or part payment towards the cost of hearing aids purchased by 

the claimant, provided the work-related component of their total hearing loss is six per cent or 

greater. 

Further to this a correction is made from about the age of mid-50s onwards to take into 

account the effects of ageing on hearing loss as we get older. 

Many individuals make their ACC claim for work-related hearing loss too late in life, where the 

effects of age push them under the six per cent threshold and their claim is declined. 

Therefore, it is prudent to make your claim for work-related, or industrial hearing loss as it 

also known, sooner rather than later, thus improving your chances of success and the claim being 

accepted. 

ACC will pay for the running costs of your hearing aids, i.e. batteries, and will make a 

contribution to any repair your aids may need outside the manufacturer’s warranty period. 

In summary, ACC will allow you to ‘top-up’ to purchase the hearing aids of your choice that are 

compatible with your hearing loss, lifestyle and budget. 

Under the present regulations ACC will consider replacing your ACC-funded hearing aids every 

six years. 

“It is important to make your ACC application now, do not put it off, as time will work against 

you,”, audiologist Greg Foote says. 

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HealtH & Fitness i 6 

Benefits of yoga 

more than physical 

Mind-body practices such as yoga have been around for a long 

time. In fact yoga can be dated back over 5000 years. 

In more recent times yoga has become more accepted in the 

mainstream, with exercise options in this area increasing. This 

includes a big surge not just in mainstream exercise facilities, but 

also standalone studios offering specialist mind-body exercise 

options. 

According to New Zealand national yoga advocate and teacher 

Persephone Singfield, “As yoga becomes more diverse in what is 

on offer, more people can easily access it. No matter your age, 

gender, body shape or size, there’s a form of yoga out there for 

you. Yoga has become more accessible by different brands creating 

styles of yoga practice for every market.” 

There is plenty of research to indicate that getting your heart 

rate up and working with heavier weights and intensities is 

beneficial. Equally, there is understanding on the other side that 

indicates the inclusion of more gentle, mindful exercise practices 

can also have positive effects on health and exercise levels. 

For many, the option of intense workouts is not appropriate. 

When injury, ability or life stage prevents high-intensity activity, 

a mind-body workout such as yoga is essential to staying active. 

Those who do enjoy a more intensive exercise workout are also 

finding the addition of a more focused workout amongst their 

higher-intensity session adds to their exercise enjoyment, and 

their results. 

Mind-body refers to a state where interactions and connections 

are made between your mind, your body and the world. Generally 

speaking, a mind-body exercise form is one in which the pace is 

slow enough for this connection to be focused on. That’s not to 

say there isn’t a sense of being connected on a run or during a 

weights session, but this is not the main focus of the activity. 

The benefits of yoga go beyond the physical, although this is 

one of its attractions as part of an exercise routine. The main 

physical benefits relate to the stretching component, bringing 

benefits such as reduced muscle tension, improved range of 

movement in the joints, better muscular co-ordination and 

increased circulation of the blood to the body. 

Where yoga really becomes the star of the show, however, is 

in its stress-reducing and relaxation benefits. With people living 

busier lives, constantly connected to stimulation and data even 

during downtime, the need for consciously created mindfulness 

becomes more important. It is an opportunity to slow down and 

connect, with mind and body. 

“I often say to my students that we are losing touch with how 

to live a simple life and that’s putting our health and happiness 

at risk,” Persephone says. “Carving out time to practise yoga 

leverages our downtime massively. For example, the difference 

between taking time out to breathe and connect versus watching 

TV to blob out is huge when it comes to our overall well-being. 

“My students report significant changes in their lives as a result 

of attending the yoga course. They sleep deeper, they are happier, 

less stressed, and are practising the tools that yoga gives them 

throughout each and every day. Overall they are more connected 

to living a meaningful life.” 

While the injury and health risks associated with more gentle 

mind-body practices are lower than those of a higher-impact or 

intensity workout, keeping safe and exercising at a level that is 

suitable for you is just as important. 

The first sign that you are in the right place to get a safe and 

effective mind-body workout is that the instructor or facility does 

an activity pre-screen to make sure there are no risks, or things 

to think about before starting that would indicate participation is 

a risk. 

Secondly, the teacher or instructor should offer modifications 

throughout the class to enable all participants to achieve at the 

right level. 

From October 2017, the New Zealand Register of Exercise 

Professionals (REPs) will be recognising yoga teachers through 

their new Registered Yoga Teacher registration level. Those 

registered at this level will hold relevant knowledge and skill to 

deliver safe and effective yoga to New Zealanders. 

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7 I Travel 

It’s all about the journey 

Our last night together at El Nacional 

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By Chris Lyons, Director and Tour Host, World Journeys 

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most exciting, challenging and exotic countries. I am in the enviable position of hosting small 

groups of Kiwi travellers each year to the likes of South America and Africa, and can honestly 

say it’s the way to go! 

You may not have friends who share your particular ‘bucket list’ of travel desires, but you 

don’t like travelling alone. Perhaps tackling a foreign language is too daunting, or you simply 

don’t have the energy to do it all yourself. Booking a small group tour takes care of all of that. 

There is company to share the experiences with, all the nitty gritty details are taken care of by 

someone else, and your host is there to smooth the way should anything unexpected happen. 

World Journeys creates and operates a range of small group tours each year, selecting our 

most-loved destinations such as the game parks of Southern Africa, the beauty and traditions 

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In fact, food and wine is always a highlight of our travel, and we often include a farewell dinner 

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HealtH & Beauty I 8 

Taking care of our skin during the winter 

months is important to keep it looking 

good. Forward 50 asks Dermal Therapist & 

Micropigmentation specialist Pip McGregor 

of Making Faces NZ about combatting winter 

conditions and how to maintain that healthy 

glow throughout the year. 

We know winter can have 

adverse effects on our skin, so 

what are the main issues we have 

to deal with? 

New Zealand winters can wreak havoc 

on the skin, mainly due to the constant 

exposure to heat pumps and air-conditioning 

that dries the skin out. Also, the crisp, dry 

Skin care 

in the cooler 

months 

air and extremes in temperatures of going 

from a toasty house to a cold car are the 

perfect conditions for broken capillaries. These 

combined with the fact that we don’t tend to 

drink as much water in winter and many of us 

bypass the sunscreen – all of these factors can 

lead to less than glowing skin in winter. 

How should we address those 

issues? 

While many of these issues are 

environmental there are definitely ways to 

combat dry, irritable winter skin. Try to keep 

temperatures moderate in your home and 

avoid long, hot showers. Drinking warm water 

with a squeeze of lemon is a great start to the 

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for it! A barrier cream is really important to 

prevent lipid depletion when you are outside 

in the elements, as is a good sunscreen – 

which is easy to forget in winter! Your skincare 

programme should be tailored to winter 

weather and if your skin still feels dry, see 

your skin specialist for some hydrating winter 

facials. 

Apart from seasonal factors, 

ageing also affects our skin, 

so what ongoing care, including 

factors like diet, would you 

recommend to keep our skin 

looking fresh and youthful for 

as long as possible? 

The skin is our largest organ – the healthier 

you are on the inside the nicer it will look 

on the outside. It is important to treat the 

skin holistically, so not only from the outside 

in but also from the inside out. A good 

vitamin C internal supplement is essential 

as the body cannot make collagen without 

adequate vitamin C. I also advise plenty of 

good fats in the diet and a good-quality omega 

supplement to prevent ageing. Combine these 

with a lowered sugar intake – sugar causes 

glycation (fine wrinkles) in the skin and excess 

consumption can cause premature ageing. 

Are there any particular types 

of skincare products for our face 

and body that will work best on 

an ongoing basis? 

From the science I have seen on the subject 

the best products available topically for 

ageing have either ascorbic acid or vitamin C, 

retinol or alpha hydroxy acids. It is important 

that they are used correctly so get some 

advice before self-medicating. There are huge 

advancements in the skincare industry with 

stem cell therapy so watch this space… and 

never ever forget your sunscreen! 

Serums are now widely promoted 

as being a key factor in skincare. 

Do your recommend them and if 

so, what role do they play? 

Serums are important in a good skincare 

prescription, but again they must be used 

correctly. To increase the absorption of a 

serum you must have an adequately cleansed 

skin, and it is best to use serums at night 

when cell turnover and regeneration occur. A 

good serum is like a high-dose, concentrated 

supplement for your skin – it will enhance 

your routine but it won’t replace it. 

Advertisements for a range of 

different skincare products 

claim they will reduce wrinkles 

and restore elasticity – can they 

really do that? 

My advice is read the fine print. So many 

adverts for over-the-counter products for 

big corporates will make bold claims that I 

believe to be little more than clever marketing. 

Therapeutic brands you buy over the counter 

have very strict guidelines on the depth 

they are allowed to penetrate to in the skin 

– thereby not affecting the skin structure 

in the slightest. Note that companies say, 

“reduce the appearance” of wrinkles – not the 

actual wrinkle. Sometimes those horrifically 

expensive, beautifully packaged creams are 

little more than just beautiful bottles designed 

to smell and feel luxurious. I like to see the 

science behind a product rather than the 

packaging – find an expert who you trust 

because it can be a minefield of information 

out there! 

Is regular exfoliation important, 

and how often should it be done? 

I recommend a gentle enzyme exfoliant 

rather than a manual exfoliant (e.g. beads, 

husks, anything rough). Enzyme exfoliates 

slough away dead skin cells only – think of it 

like Pacman on the surface of the skin. While 

the rough exfoliates can feel good at the 

time and super smooth straight afterwards, 

they can cause microscopic abrasions on the 

skin, which will actually make it rougher the 

following day. Alpha hydroxy acids, papain, 

bromelain and vitamin C have enzymatic 

exfoliant properties that can be gentle enough 

to be used every day. This gives you a glow and 

also allows for greater penetration of serums 

and moisturisers. 

If there was one product or 

procedure that we should always 

use to maintain healthy, glowing 

skin, what would that be? 

For an anti-aging treatment, I can’t go past 

micro needling – the research and the results 

speak for themselves – combined with a good 

homecare system of course. There is no point 

in spending money on facials, then to use 

poor-quality products at home. It’s what you 

do every day that really makes a difference to 

your skin. Oh, and sunscreen – your mum was 

right about sunscreen! 

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Movies/Motoring i 10 

Plenty of diversity for movie 

lovers at 2017 NZIFF 

The Christchurch leg of the 2017 New 

Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) 

runs from August 3-20, and once again there is 

a diverse selection for movie lovers to get their 

teeth into. 

There are plenty of international offerings to 

select from, but one with a strong local flavour 

is Human Traces. Filmed in the South Island over 

25 days, the film is written and directed by 

Christchurch-raised Nic Gorman, who was part 

of the Court Theatre’s improv group in the city 

for eight years before moving to Wellington in 

2004. 

Human Traces stars Sophie Henderson 

and Mark Mitchinson as a husband-and-wife 

scientist team sent to rid a Subantarctic 

island of pests. When a mysterious young man 

(played by Vinnie Bennett, who attended Aranui 

High’s drama academy) arrives at the remote 

research station, secrets threaten the couple’s 

relationship in a hostile wilderness, 750km 

south of New Zealand. The film was shot in 

two South Island locations, Banks Peninsula and 

the Catlins. 

“I’ve long been fascinated by the dark history 

of Subantarctic islands,” Gorman says. 

“Our fictional location is loosely based 

on Campbell Island. I was researching its 

geography and the upper slopes of Campbell 

Island reminded me of Banks Peninsula with 

its tussock spurs, volcanic rocks and sharp 

outcrops. We amalgamated this location with 

the rugged and dramatic coastline of the 

Catlins to create our island on the screen.” 

The film’s cinematographer, John 

Chrisstoffels, has been teaching filmmaking 

at the University of Canterbury for about 25 

years. About half the crew is from Christchurch, 

including producer Nadia Maxwell and 

production designer Martin Gorzeman. 

The World Premiere will be held on the 

second night of the Festival on August 4 at the 

Isaac Theatre Royal. 

The festival line-up also includes eight New 

Zealand-made documentaries. New Zealand 

artists, artisans, extreme sportspeople and 

energetic adventurers will be celebrated on 

screen with highlights including Head Like a 

Hole receiving the biopic treatment in Swagger 

of Thieves, 40 years of gay history as told 

through personal interviews in 100 Men, and 

the life’s work, and approach to life, of Swissborn 

contemporary jeweller Kobi Bosshard in 

Kobi. 

One with particularly heart-warming appeal 

is Hugh Macdonald’s (This is New Zealand) 

fascinating and inspiring doco, No Ordinary 

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Even after-hours a nurse 

is available to give free 

health advice. 

Sheila, in which his cousin, writer and illustrator 

Sheila Natusch, retraces a long life dedicated 

to sharing her understanding and love of New 

Zealand’s nature and history. 

The life story of this natural historian, 

illustrator and writer, now in her 90s, is a 

beautiful, truly Antipodean journey. Born in 

1926 on Rakiura (Stewart Island) to the Traill 

family, Sheila’s early childhood memories 

include a near-drowning at the hands of 

schoolmates – this and other life misfortunes 

she shrugs off casually. Growing up in the 

deep south led to an adventurous resilience, 

which saw her climb multiple mountains, cycle 

from Picton to Bluff and write dozens of 

groundbreaking natural history books, including 

her magnum opus, Animals of New Zealand. 

Produced by Christine Dann and featuring 

beautiful historic footage of the lower 

south in the 1930s and ’40s, this film offers 

fascinating glimpses into life as one of few 

female students at Otago University, and 

covers Sheila’s friendship with Janet Frame and 

their subsequent and unsuccessful foray into 

teaching. 

A move to Wellington in the ’50s saw Sheila 

and husband Gilbert Natusch take up residence 

in Owhiro Bay, while she had professional stints 

at the National Library and Correspondence 

School. 

Viewers will love this radiant, defiant and 

unconventional life story which ranges from 

the southern wilds to the rugged Wellington 

coastline, where Sheila still lived until very 

recently, without car, TV, lipstick or alcohol, 

planning to “get the last bit of fun out of life 

that there is”. - Jo Randerson 

The 2017 NZIFF screens at Hoyts 

Northlands, Hoyts 4 and the Isaac Theatre 

Royal. See the website nziff.co.nz for dates and 

times. 

A scene from Human Traces 

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12 

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Sheila Natusch on her honeymoon, 1950 

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it with a 7k4kW power output, along 

with 134Nm of torque. Consequently, it 

is no powerhouse, but it does get about 

its business, unflustered and in a smooth 

operating manner. 

It is also a fuel miser. When I picked the car 

up, it was a little low on fuel but the salesman 

said it was good for the distance, and even 

though I took it back almost empty I did 

cover enough kilometres to form a thorough 

evaluation. 

According to the manufacturers, the i20 

Cross gets a 6.7l/100km (42mpg) combined 

cycle average. During my three days with the 

car it was constantly listing around 8l/100km 

(35mpg) which was mostly recorded at 

highway speed, also returning a 6.2l/100km 

(45mpg) instantaneous figure at 100km/h, the 

engine turning over quite busy at 2700rpm. 

The latter figure is significant because the 

i20 Cross drives out through a four-speed 

automatic gearbox. Regular readers will relate 

to my many comments that the more gears 

you have, the smoother the transition of drive 

and the easier the engine operates. 

A recent photo 

of Sheila Natusch, 

now in her 90s 

Four-speed gearboxes are used only rarely 

these days and I’m surprised Hyundai hasn’t 

given the i20 one of those fabulous sixspeeders 

it has in other models. That aside, 

the engine is honest but there are times when 

as a driver you are wishing it would change 

down or up, but distance between gears 

doesn’t always suit the power outputs. 

Under acceleration, the wee 1.4-litre engine 

works hard to provide an 11sec standstill to 

100km/h time, along with a 8sec time to make 

120km/h from 80km/h. 

It must be remembered, though, that the 

i20 Cross isn’t designed to be a hard charger 

and for its role it is quiet and capable, and the 

engine is a delight, it enjoys working the entire 

rev band. 

I didn’t take the test car far, but I did put 

it through a couple of challenging corners 

and I can report it feels delightful through 

the steering and has control and balance not 

ordinarily expected to be in a car which is 

priced for the budget market ($29,990). 

The suspension is a mix of struts up 

front and a tube beam rear axle system. The 

spring and damper rates are set a little on 

the firm side, not so much that the ride is 

compromised but the benefit is in the way 

it arrests body movement in a corner. Even 

though it sits tall, body movement is gentle, 

not awkward. 

Grip is supplied by high-quality Pirelli 

Cinturato tyres (205/45 x 17in) and, as 

mentioned, they are an inch bigger in 

diameter than the standard i20 and they 

contribute to the strong steering feel and 

sharp corner turn-in. I was quite delighted 

with the way the i20 Cross handles, it is quite 

purposeful. 

In terms of in-cabin detailing, Hyundai has 

certainly upped the ante in terms of quality 

plastic and trim elements. The switchgear is 

beautifully made and the appointment is firstclass. 

When I took the car back to the dealership 

I inquired about price, and even though 

almost $30k is on the ticket, there may be 

some movement from that through Hyundai 

New Zealand. That being the case it may 

tempt in more ways than one.

11 I HealtHy eatIng 

Wisdom in a grandparent’s 

life of meals 

Smoked fish and broccoli pasta 

This is a tasty adaptation of a recipe used in Te Kohanga Reo O Ngaio in Wellington 

with great success. The children there love it. Grown-ups will love it too. 

INGREDIENTS 

2 tbsp canola oil 

2 tbsp white flour 

1½ cups low fat milk 

50g Edam cheese, grated 

250g dried pasta, farfalle or penne 

1 head broccoli florets 

1 tsp canola oil 

½ red onion, diced 

2 tbsp capers, drained, rinsed 

4 cloves garlic, crushed 

175g smoked fish, flaked 

2 tbsp lemon juice 

½ cup parsley, chopped 

DIRECTIONS 

Cheese sauce 

In a saucepan fry the flour with the first measure of canola oil until it begins to colour. 

Gradually add the milk, mixing thoroughly to disperse the lumps. 

When all the milk has been added bring to a gentle simmer and cook for a further 5 minutes. 

Remove from the heat and stir through the grated cheese. 

Set aside. 

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling unsalted water until al dente. 

Remove the pasta from the pot and set aside. 

Bring the water back to the boil and cook the broccoli until just cooked. 

While the pasta and broccoli are cooking prepare the smoked fish by flaking it. 

Gently sauté the onions and capers in the second measure of canola oil until translucent. 

Add the garlic and cook for a further minute. 

Remove from the heat and stir through the smoked fish, lemon juice and parsley. 

To finish the dish, gently stir together the pasta with the broccoli, white sauce and smoked fish 

mix. 

Recipe supplied by the Heart Foundation. For more heart-healthy recipes go to www. 

heartfoundation/recipes 

By Janice Bremer, 

Consulting Dietitian, Christchurch 

As you tidy up after your usual breakfast of 

porridge, you brush away the odd brown sugar 

crystal from your table napkin. 

“Nana I don’t want you to die!” declares 

granddaughter, who has stayed the night. 

“I am not dying”. 

“Yes you are, you ate sugar!” 

So what did granddaughter eat for breakfast? 

Well nothing. She went to the fridge for a glass 

of milk. Yours was “trim” for your high LDLcholesterol, 

kilos to lose, Dad dying of a heart 

attack and Mum having breaking bones. “That’s 

got too much sugar”, she says. 

“There’s no sugar added to milk!” you say. You 

show her the ingredient listing on the carton : 

“Ingredients: Fresh, low-fat milk”. 

No sugar there. She’s not convinced. 

Fussing over a gram of sugar 

Off to the internet with your little master 

mathematician you go. That trim milk proves 

to have 40 per cent fewer kilojoules (less 

fattening), 90 per cent less animal saturated 

fat (to lower LDL-cholesterol), 10 per cent 

more protein and 14 per cent more calcium 

(both needed for older health), than its full-fat 

counterpart. It had a mere extra 0.2 grams of 

natural milk sugar (lactose), no difference at all. 

On the label of your wholegrain bread, she also 

found one gram of sugar in a slice (to start the 

yeast) – a mere speck! 

A dash of sugar for flavour hurts no one. 

Foods oozing in added sugars – sweet bakery, 

desserts, sweets, sugary drinks and chocolate, 

are the sugary spoilers of top health eating. 

The World Health Organisation and American 

Heart Association say limit added sugars to less 

than two tablespoons (five to six teaspoons) 

of added sugar a day for healthy kids and 

adults, but Diabetes NZ halves this amount for 

diabetes, which is also right for weight control. 

Finding natural enough 

Next on granddaughter’s food patrol is your 

LDL-cholesterol-lowering margarine-spread. 

“Ooh”, she says, “that’s black coming out of 

the ground; it’s a bleached chemical-like plastic.” 

Another ingredient check finds – water, 

sunflower oil, canola oil, gelatin, salt, plant sterol, 

soy lecithin, milk powder, food acid, betacarotene 

(natural vitamin for colour) – it’s all 

food. Not a chemical name in sight. The plant 

sterol is for extra LDL-cholesterol lowering, 

the gelatin and soy lecithin contribute texture, 

the food acid protects it from spoiling, and the 

colour is natural vitamin. All grown by nature. 

The fats we really need for life and health, 

and especially heart health, are in highest 

concentrations in plant foods – liquid oils, nuts, 

seeds, avocado and liquid oil-based, margarinestyle 

spreads. We do not need separable animal 

fat (dairy cream, meat fat, chicken skin) because 

we make animal fat ourselves. Yet the lean and 

low fat parts of animal foods do carry nutrients 

we need. Fat has highest kilojoules per gram of 

all foods, and like added sugars, can be rapidly 

overeaten before our bodies signal that we 

are full. Animal fat and added sugar are logical 

targets for losing weight. 

Research shows that eating high intakes of 

animal fats together with low vegetable and fruit 

intakes are linked to heart attacks compared 

with eating plant oils in place of animal fat, with 

high amounts of fruit and vegetables with some 

wholegrains, dried beans, nuts and fish. 

Out-eating our pills 

Latest New Zealand stats reveal that 75 per 

cent of 45 to 75 year-olds are ‘overweight’, 

increasing our heart, diabetes and osteoarthritis 

risks, and driving us into inactivity. 

Numbers of us using LDL-cholesterollowering 

meds, blood pressure meds, or 

diagnosed type 2 diabetes or osteoarthritis, 

all double from the 45-54 years age group to 

the 55-64 age group. And that’s only counting 

those diagnosed. Despite half of us being on 

blood pressure meds by age 75, 30 per cent 

have high blood pressure by age 55-64 rising to 

over 40 per cent in the over 65s. Use of LDLcholesterol 

meds rises from 10 per cent in the 

age 45-54 years age group to more than 30 per 

cent by the 65-plus age group. 

The science of eating patterns is highly 

complicated. Matching all the research to 

someone’s personal set of health risks and 

nutrient needs, in terms of three meals a day, 

can be complex. If one little message sets you 

fretting over one gram of one ingredient in 

foods, it can start a roller coaster to tip your 

whole eating pattern on its head. 

The fine-tuning messages of eating for health 

risks come from the synthesis of millions of 

dollars of medical research around nutrients, 

food, and dietary patterns. 

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The third annual Go Green Expo being held 

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products and design. 

As interest in sustainability gains momentum 

across New Zealand, the expo has seen 

attendance increase every year, and organisers 

expect the numbers to be up from last year’s 

7600 to over 8000 this year. 

Spokesperson Damien Hochberg says there 

are three core areas at the expo – eco building, 

food, and health, beauty and wellness. He says 

the eco building section, which features solar 

hot water, heating, insulation and architecture, 

is very popular, with the talks and seminars 

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The food section features healthy and organic 

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The health, beauty and wellness section has 

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Exhibitors are coming from around the 

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NIGHTLIFE: The neon bling of Shinsekai strikes a contrast with the spectacular skyline of Osaka and the Imperial Hotel 

Mixture of history and escapism in Osaka 

• By Mike Yardley 

AS THE powerhouse of the 

Kansai region, Osaka struts its 

modern architecture, neondrenched 

nightlife and alluring 

street food with unabashed pride. 

The frenetic central city 

pleasure precinct of Dotonbori 

is primed for people watching, a 

head-spinning throng of shops, 

eateries and neon excess. 

The famous Glico billboard is 

Dotonbori’s essential photo-stop 

in the this canaI-side entertainment 

district. Brimming with 

pink salons, karaoke bars and 

pachinko parlours, I also strolled 

through the splendid Ebisubashi 

Shopping Arcade, a roofed 

shopping stretch bursting with 

kimonos, jewellery, cooking 

equipment, and fast food vendors. 

Don’t miss the centuries-old 

Hozenji Temple which features 

a statue completely covered in 

moss. The moss continues to 

thrive with the water that worshipers 

often pour over it. 

For pure sensory escapism, the 

neon bling of Shinsekai is worth a 

wander, in spite of its seedy overtones. 

The district was developed 

before the war as an entertainment 

zone, crowned by Tsutenkaku 

Tower, a nostalgic symbol 

and observation deck, inspired 

by the Eiffel Tower. The southern 

part of Shinsekai was modelled 

on New York’s Coney Island. 

A venerable Shinsekai snack is 

kushikatsu, which is composed 

of various skewered, battered and 

deep fried foods. Varieties on offer 

range from chicken and beef, 

to pumpkin and asparagus, to 

the banana and ice cream dessert 

varieties. 

Many of Shinsekai’s kushikatsu 

restaurants are open 24 hours, 

but only truly burst into life after 

dark. 

Osaka is home to a quirky little 

museum that traces the history of 

instant ramen, a national craze, 

which Japanese citizens once 

voted as their country’s greatest 

invention of the 20th-century. 

You’ll find a sprawling exhibit 

of instant noodles, the riveting 

tale behind the first cup of instant 

ramen ever created in 1958, an instant 

noodle “tunnel”, and a shed 

dedicated to the birth of chicken 

ramen. 

If you need a breather from all 

the bling and vertical concrete 

boxes, the expansive verdant 

embrace of Osaka Castle Park is a 

detox delight. 

It’s a gold-rated attraction in 

spring, given its home to 1200 

plum trees and 600 cherry trees. 

Strolling through this immaculately 

maintained park, clad with 

artful statues and shady canopies, 

the starring centrepiece is the 

historic castle. 

Construction started in 1583 as 

a display of power by Toyotomi 

Hideyoshi, after he achieved his 

mission of unifying Japan. 

One hundred thousand workers 

slogged their guts out building 

this “impregnable” granite showpiece, 

which was subsequently 

destroyed three decades later by 

an invading army. 

It was subsequently rebuilt only 

to fall into disrepair, before being 

fully reconstructed in 1931. It 

miraculously survived the 

city-wide air raids during World 

War 2. 

Swathed in moats, stone walls, 

trees and gardens, it’s soothingly 

photogenic. I wandered down to 

the castle, on the riverside walkway 

from the glamorous Imperial 

Hotel Osaka. 

Gracing the Okawa River, 

this shiny, lofty hotel serves up 

spectacular skyline views and is 

fiendishly popular during cherry 

blossom season. 

I stayed in one of the deluxe 

Imperial Floor rooms with a 

dreamy view to lull me to sleep. 

Kimono-clad female attendants 

are present on each floor, to assist 

with any request. 

Guestrooms are decorated in 

a regal, elegant style with high 

ceilings, plush bedding, automatic 

curtains and intuitive light 

switches. High-tech robot toilets, 

deep bathtubs and fluffy bathrobes 

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Foodies are spoiled for choice 

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Breakfast buffet and westernstyle 

favourites are served at the 

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Cafe, while Jasmine Cafe and 

Les Saisons serve high quality 

Chinese and French cuisine, 

respectively. 

Get your fill of authentic teppanyaki 

and melt-in-your-mouth 

Japanese beef at Kamon, Tokyostyle 

sushi made from the freshest 

ingredients at Kyubey or Japanese 

fine dining at the legendary 

Osaka Nadaman, which has 180 

years of culinary excellence under 

its belt. 

It’s easy to see why the Imperial 

Hotel is consistently rated one of 

Osaka’s best hotels. With its restful 

riverside location, luxurious 

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AN EXCITING new 

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The LC 500 coupe is described 

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It arrives in New Zealand 

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IT’S THAT time again for the 

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The side hasn’t made the NRL 

play-offs since 2011, the second 

longest drought in the NRL. 

They currently sit six points 

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The Knights, Tigers and 

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Hawkins Division 1 Club Rugby Trophy Final 

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY v CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY 

3pm, Sunday July 30 at Rugby Park 


Defending 

Hawkins Division 1 – Cup 2017 

champs go for three-peat 

1 – Saturday 1 st April – Gala Day at Linfield Park 

University vs. New Brighton Linfield 1 (3.15pm Kick-off) 

d vs. Sydenham Linfield 1 (1.30pm Kick-off) 

Lincoln University 

vs. Marist 

and 

Albion 

University 

Linfield 

will 

3 (3.00pm 

clash 

Kick-off) 

in a 

battle of the vs. students Shirley for the Hawkins Linfield 3 (1.15pm Trophy Kick-off) at 

Rugby Park on Sunday. Sports reporter Gordon 

Findlater previews how both teams are tracking 

ahead of the grand-final 

sity vs. Burnside Linfield 4 (2.45pm Kick-off) 

hurch vs. Sumner Linfield 4 (1.00pm Kick-off) 

2 – Saturday 8 th April 

LINCOLN University will go for 

three in a row this weekend. 

The team to beat going into 

each season in recent times, 

Lincoln University will bring a 

mix of grand-final experience 

combined with young, x-factor 

players into their clash against 

3 University. 

– Saturday 15 th April (Easter Weekend) 

“There’s quite a few (players) 

that have been there for the last 

two finals,” said Lincoln University 

backs coach Ben Blair. 

Form guide 

•Win 29-5 (Christchurch) 

•Loss 27-29 (University) 

•Win 33-14 (Burnside) 

•Win 26-12 (Sydenham) 

•Win 28-20 (Christchurch) 

•Win 30-22 (New Brighton) 

Top try scorers 

•Nick Lake (11) 

•Josh McKay (9) 

•Anty Burnett (9) 

•Nick Werahiko (8) 

“We’ve got a few guys that have 

actually gone on from university 

and are now working but still 

playing for us.” 

Lincoln University will be led 

by captain Nick Werahiko, who 

recently became the club’s first 

player to bring up 100 caps. 

Although the team has been 

successful in recent times, the 

trend has been for Crusaders 

Academy players to use it as a 

stepping stone to provincial and 

Super Rugby. 

Lincoln University have suffered 

just one loss in the top six 

competition. However, that came 

at the hands of University. 

“They’ve got some real 

firepower with the like of Jone 

Macilai and Brad Hemopo and a 

lot of that team has been together 

for a while,” said Blair. 

“A few would say they’ve snuck 

up on the likes of Sydenham and 

Christchurch and ourselves, but 

they’re playing some great footy 

at the right time of the year.” 

Albion vs. Lincoln University Edgar MacIntosh 1 

ighton vs. Burnside Rawhiti 1 

d vs. University Linfield 1 

am vs. Sumner Hospital Cnr 1 

vs. Christchurch Bob Deans 1 

vs. Belfast Burwood 1 

hurch vs. Marist Albion Christchurch Pk 1 

vs. Sydenham Burwood 1 

sity vs. Belfast Ilam 1 

vs. New Brighton Bob Deans 1 

University vs. Sumner Lincoln Univ 1 

d vs. Burnside Linfield 1 

4 – Saturday 22 nd April 

Albion vs. Shirley Edgar MacIntosh 1 

vs. Christchurch Sheldon 1 

am vs. HSOB Hospital Cnr 1 

r vs. University St Leonards 

ighton vs. Linwood Rawhiti 1 

University vs. Burnside Lincoln Univ 1 

5 – Saturday 29 th April – Lincoln University Club Day 

e vs. Marist Albion Burnside 1 

University vs. Linwood Lincoln Univ 1 

r vs. New Brighton St Leonards 

sity vs. HSOB Ilam 1 

vs. Sydenham Sheldon 1 

hurch vs. Shirley Christchurch Pk 1 

Lincoln University have always 

featured exciting backlines, usually 

featuring players who have 

gone on to Super Rugby. This 

year is no different with the likes 

of Brett Cameron, Eri Enari, 

Ngane Punivai, Jack Stratton, 

Josh McKay and Nick Lake leading 

the charge. 

In previous years, opposition 

sides may have looked at Lincoln 

University’s forward pack as 

their only weakness. However, it 

doesn’t seem to be case this 

year. 

“When you look at it, we have 

got some experienced guys there 

now. We did a good job on a 

pretty experienced Christchurch 

pack, so we know we can play 

X-FACTOR: 

Rising star 

Ngane 

Punivai will 

be one of the 

few Lincoln 

University 

players to get 

his first taste 

of a metro 

grand-final 

rugby on 

Sunday. 

both ways if we need to,” said 

Blair. As for what kind of match 

will unfold on Sunday, Blair 

is confident the crowd will be 

shown an exciting brand of 

rugby. 

“I think we’re quite similar in 

a lot of respects, we both like to 

play with the ball in hand,” said 

Blair. 

2017 

division 

One 

tROPhy 

FInal 

Sunday 30th July 

Rugby Park at 3pm 

Malvern St, St Albans 

LincoLn University 

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CAPTAIN FANTASTIC: Nick Werahiko scored three tries against Christchurch at 

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Hawkins Division 1 Club Rugby Trophy Final 

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY v CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY 

3pm, Sunday July 30 at Rugby Park 

Underdogs 

Hawkins Division 1 – Cup 2017 

confident of ending drought 

1 – Saturday 1 st April – Gala Day at Linfield Park 

UNIVERSITY University vs. WILL New look Brighton d end a 27-year vs. drought Sydenham on Sunday 

Linfield 1 (3.15pm Kick-off) 

DANGER Linfield 1 (1.30pm MAN: Kick-off) Nic Brooker 

and claim their vs. first Marist metro Albion title on Linfield the 3 fly (3.00pm against Kick-off) Linwood 

since 1990. vs. Shirley this Linfield season. 3 (1.15pm Kick-off) 

sity The majority vs. of coach Burnside Sid 

hurch Tauamiti’s squad vs. weren’t Sumner even 



born the last time the club lifted 

2 – Saturday 8 th April the trophy, but 

after a season to 

Albion 

ighton 

d 

am 

vs. remember, Lincoln University the 

vs. team Burnside will fancy 

vs. their University chances 

vs. against Sumner a classy 

vs. Lincoln Christchurch University 

Belfast unit. 

vs. 

Edgar MacIntosh 1 

Rawhiti 1 

Linfield 1 

Hospital Cnr 1 

Bob Deans 1 

Burwood 1 

Sid Tauamiti “Naturally 

3 – Saturday 15 th April they’re (Easter pretty Weekend) 

excited. There’s maybe even a 

hurch few nerves at training,” vs. Marist said Albion Christchurch Pk 1 

Tauamiti. vs. Sydenham Burwood 1 

sity University can vs. take Belfast confidence 

from their current vs. form New Brighton which 

includes University a recent vs. win Sumner over Sunday’s 

Ilam 1 

Bob Deans 1 

Lincoln Univ 1 

opposition. vs. d 

Burnside Linfield 1 

“We’re trying not to take too 

4 much – Saturday from 22that nd April win a couple of 

weeks ago, we know they’ll be a 

Albion different kettle vs. of fish Shirley on Sunday. Edgar MacIntosh 1 

They’ve won the vs. last Christchurch two years Leading Sheldon 1 the charge for them 

am in a row so we vs. know HSOB they’ve got this 

Hospital 

season 

Cnr 

has 

1 

been giant No 8 

r the ability to step vs. it up University for big Brad 

St Leonards 

Hemopo. The nearly 2m tall 

ighton games,” said Tauamiti. 

vs. Linwood 

powerful 

Rawhiti 1 

ball runner has scored 

University The team have vs. become Burnside known 10 tries 

Lincoln 

for 

Univ 

University. 

1 

for their uptempo style of play Hemopo and University 

5 which – Saturday has 29 seen April them – Lincoln score University 181 Club captain Day Sam Godwin have created 

a strong loose forward 

points in their last six outings. 

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(utility). “The boys have got more 

and more confidence through 

this top six competition and 

there’s a real degree of belief going 

into the final,” said Tauamiti. 

“The processes have remained 

the same throughout the season, 

we’ve just gotten better at them 

Form guide 

•Win 24-15 (Sydenham) 

•Win 29-27 (Lincoln 

University) 

•Loss 29-31 (Sydenham) 

•Win 40-24 (New Brighton) 

•Win 34-27 (Burnside) 

•Loss 25-26 (Christchurch) 

Top try scorers 

•Brad Hemopo – 10 

•Caleb Aperahama – 8 

•Cam Watkins – 8 

and the guys have learnt lessons 

through some games where 

things haven’t gone so well.” 

In terms of getting a strong 

contingent of fans at Rugby Park 

on Sunday, there couldn’t be a 

better opposition than Lincoln 

University. 

“It doesn’t take much for 

students to get excited, especially 

when it’s a battle of universities,” 

said Tauamiti. 

“We’re hoping lots of 

Canterbury students will be 

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the university has been giving it 

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Each number 

represents a different 

letter of the alphabet. 

Write the given letters 

into all squares with 

matching numbers. 

Now work out which 

letters are represented 

by the other numbers. 

As you get the letters, 

write them into 

the main grid and 

the reference grid. 

Decoder uses all 26 

letters of the alphabet. 

18 19 

20 21 

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ACROSS 

1. Long-running Maori TV show, 

Native ___ (7) 

4. Extreme sadness (5) 

7. Farm building (4) 

8. Scare (8) 

10. Cartoonist who created Footrot 

Flats in 1975 (6,4) 

12. Edible shellfish, tio in Maori (6) 

13. Expose (6) 

15. Noisy, outspoken (10) 

18. New Zealand’s capital from 1841- 

1865 (8) 

19. Stalk (4) 

20. Brownish-yellow colour (5) 

21. National park which includes 

Punakaiki (7) 

DOWN 

1. Collection of songs or photos (5) 

2. Stronghold (8) 

3. Writer (6) 

4. Amazed (6-4) 

5. Tiny amount (4) 

6. One of our most common native 

birds, with three species (7) 

9. There’s usually at least one of 

these in every cricket team (4,6) 

11. Newspaper employee (8) 

12. Otago town, renowned as a 

gliding centre (7) 

14. Abduct (6) 

16. Ballroom dance from Brazil (5) 

17. Crust over a wound (4) 

WORDBUILDER 

E V A 

L 

I 

How many words of three or more letters can you 

make, using each letter only once? Plurals are 

allowed, but no foreign words or words beginning 

with a capital. There’s at least one five-letter word. 

Good 10 Very Good 14 Excellent 20 

SUDOKU 

349 

Fill the grid so that every row, 

every column and every 3x3 

box contains the digits 1 to 9. 

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Across: 5. Fetch, 8. New World, 9. Psalm, 10. Uncle Sam, 11. Occur, 14. 

ASB, 16. Jaguar, 17. Orphan, 18. Cab, 20. The Hefty, number 24. Tiramisu, game 25. that Deign, 26. 

Tauranga, 27. State. Down: 1. Anzus, 2. improves Twice, 3. Borer, your 4. Always, arithmetic 6. East 

Cape, 7. Cultural, 12. Basement, 13. Bust a gut, 14. Arc, 15. Bob, 19. Animal, 21. 

Marry, HOW 22. TO Tinny, PLAY23. Hurae. 

It’s like sudoku: each 

vertical and horizontal 

line has to contain 

the numbers 1-6, and 

the numbers can’t be 

repeated in any row or 

column. 

But it’s sudoku with a 

twist: The numbers in 

each heavily outlined 

set of squares, called 

cages, must produce the 

number in the top corner. 

For example, 5+ means 

the numbers add up to 5, 

9x means the numbers 

multiply to equal 9. 

TIP: Numbers can be repeated in a cage, as long as they are not in the 

same line or row. 

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Number FuN 

2 Digits 

44 

74 

83 

85 

3 Digits 

395 

593 

678 

701 

899 

954 

4 Digits 

1505 

3599 

4213 

4311 

4370 

4961 

9687 

9941 

5 Digits 

61569 

77018 

6 Digits 

297531 

890656 

7 Digits 

0865489 

1688794 

4908341 

5778762 

9 Digits 

743091984 

781805566 

SOLUTIONS 

Untitled Puzzle 

NUMBER FUN 

2 

4 

9 

6 

1 

6 

1 

5 

6 

9 

7 

4 

3 

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9 

1 

9 

8 

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8 

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8 

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5 

6 

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KENKEN 

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Across: 1. Affairs, 4. Grief, 7. 

Barn, 8. Frighten, 10. Murray 

Ball, 12. Oyster, 13. Reveal, 

15. Vociferous, 18. Auckland, 

19. Stem, 20. Amber, 21. 

Paparoa. 

Down: 1. Album, 2. Fortress, 

3. Scribe, 4. Goggle-eyed, 

5. Iota, 6. Fantail, 9. Pace 

bowler, 11. Reporter, 12. 

Omarama, 14. Kidnap, 16. 

Samba, 17. Scab. 

DECODER 

WORDBUILDER 

ail, ale, alive, 

ave, evil, ilea, 

lav, lave, lea, lev, 

leva, lei, lie, live, 

vail, vale, veal, 

veil, vela, via, 

vial, vie, vile, vlei. 

SUDOKU 

SUDOKU 

NZ CROSSWORD 

Across: 1. Affairs, 4. Grief, 7. 

Barn, 8. Frighten, 10. Murray 

Ball, 12. Oyster, 13. Reveal, 

15. Vociferous, 18. Auckland, 

19. Stem, 20. Amber, 21. 

Paparoa. 

Down: 1. Album, 2. Fortress, 

3. Scribe, 4. Goggle-eyed, 

5. Iota, 6. Fantail, 9. Pace 

bowler, 11. Reporter, 12. 

Omarama, 14. Kidnap, 16. 

Samba, 17. Scab. 

WORDBUILDER 

ail, ale, alive, 

ave, evil, ilea, 

lav, lave, lea, lev, 

leva, lei, lie, live, 

vail, vale, veal, 

veil, vela, via, 

vial, vie, vile, vlei. 

KENKEN 

SOLUTIONS 

DECODER 

4 2 1 3 3 9 5 7 

7 

0 

1 

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5 7 

4 9 0 

4 3 1 

7 

8 

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Sport 

History favours the Crusaders in semi-final 

• By Cameron McMillan 

THE CRUSADERS certainly 

have history on their side going 

into this weekend’s Super Rugby 

semi-final clash. 

As seven-time champions, 

they have an impressive 11 

semi-final victories in their 

history going into Saturday’s 

clash at home against the Chiefs. 

That’s the most of any Super 

Rugby franchise. Nine of those 

knockout victories took place 

 

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defeats have been at the hands 

of the Chiefs – 2012 and 2013 

in Hamilton. However, neither 

the Chiefs or Hurricanes have 

ever won an away semi-final. The 

Lions achieved their first ever 

semi-final victory last season 

after previously losing their two 

 


semi-final games in 2000 and 

2001 when playing as the Cats. 

The most damning statistic 

ahead of this week’s games is 

home advantage in the semifinals. 

Of the 42 Super Rugby 

semi-finals played since 1996, 

just eight have been won by the 

away team. 

If you’re thinking of a Chiefs- 

Hurricanes final, consider this: 

Only once in Super Rugby 

history have both the away teams 

won the semi-finals. That was 

2017 SUPER 18 

TiPPing ComPETi T ion 

SEmi finalS 

SATURDAY 

CRUSADERS V ChIEfS 

(in christchurch) 

SUNDAY 

LIONS V hURRICANES 

(in johannesburg) 

BRoUghT To yoU By ThE ChRiSTChURCh STaR 

lEadERBoaRd 

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6 Dave browne 4 97 

7 brent jefferies 2 90 

8 Mary Westwood 4 90 

O U R T I P S T E R S S E L E C T I O N S 

in 1999 when the Highlanders 

beat the Stormers in Cape Town 

and the Crusaders beat the 

Reds in Brisbane. In 16 of the 

21 previous seasons both home 

teams have booked their spot in 

the final. 

•Crusaders semi-final record 

– 16 semi-finals (11-5) 

1998 – beat Sharks 36-32 

(home), 1999 – beat Reds 28-22 

(away), 2000 – beat Highlanders 

37-15 (home), 2002 – beat 

Highlanders 34-23 (home), 


2003 – beat Hurricanes 39-16 

(home), 2004 – beat Stormers 

27-16 (home), 2005 – beat 

Hurricanes 47-7 (home), 2006 

– beat Bulls 36-15 (home), 2007 

– lost Bulls 27-12 (away), 2008 – 

beat Hurricanes 33-22 (home), 

2009 – lost Bulls 36-23 (away), 

2010 – lost Bulls 39-24 (away), 

2011 – beat Stormers 29-10 

(away), 2012 – lost Chiefs 20-17 

(away), 2013 – lost Chiefs 20-19 

(away), 2014 – beat Sharks 38-6 

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Centre of Eternal Spirit 

This Sunday 7pm 

St Johns Hall 

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Address: 

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Clairvoyant: 

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Contact: Heather 

(03) 981 0303 

The Spiritualist 

Church of NZ 

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SUNDAY SERVICE 7pm 

Address 

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cash paid, by collector, 

any type, price etc, in 

Canterbury Mon - Thurs, 

ph 027 586-7621 

TROUT FLIES bags of 

10 $10 each. SALMON 

TICERS bag of 18 $25. Ph 

348-3368 

Fishing & Hunting 

WE BUY ALL UNWANTED 

GUNS & ACCESSORIES 

FOR CASH 

Now at 

64 Carmen Rd, Hornby 

027 265 4659 

You can now shop online with us 

www.shooterssupplies.co.nz 

Free 

TOP Soil,Bishopdale, free 

,several trailer loads, old 

vege garden, large pile, 

bring wheel barrow & 

spade, ph 03 3593440 

Finance 

Establishment fee of $99 applies 

How does a $500 cash loan that you 

pay 0% interest on over a short term 

of 3 months sound? 

Terms and conditions apply. Subject to Instant 

Finance lending criteria and responsible 

lending guidelines. 

Hurry - The Fast $500 

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3/11 Goulding Ave, Hornby 

9B Buckley Road, Linwood 

Flatmates 

NTH BRIGHTON 

Modern, warm house to 

share with 2 mature gents. 

$220 p.w. all incl. Must be 

working day shift. Ph 388- 

3716 or 027 453 0957 

RICCARTON Flatmate 

Required, close to mall & 

buses, $150pw includes 

power, ph 343 1170 

For Sale 

FRIDGE FREEZER. 

F&P active smart,frost free 

$380 ph 342 5624 

SQUAT RACK for 

weights, safety rack for 

bench press on it. $50. Ph 

Trevor 021 1756 450 

WALL UNIT Large 

wooden 1.83 x 1.57 mts. 

2 cupboards, 3 drawers, 

liquor area, glass display 

& book case. $100. 

Ph 338-2960 

Linwood - Late night Thursdays - 

Open 9:30am - 6:00pm 

Free 

TOP Soil,Bishopdale, free 

,several trailer loads, old 

vege garden, large pile, 

bring wheel barrow & 

spade, ph 03 3593440 

Helping Cantabrians since 1988 

The Fair City Finance “Five 

Point” promise will give you: 

Fast and easy online 

application process 

Same-day loan approval 

Speedy cash disbursement 

Flexible repayment options 

Affordable rates: 

14.95% – 19.95% 

Funeral Directors 

Direct 

Cremation 

No frills, No Service, 

No fuss, simply 

straight to the crem. 

Other options available 

Ph: 379 0178 

for our brochure 

or email 

office@undertaker.co.nz 

POPPY 

FUNERALS 

Refreshingly 

different... 

For all your funeral 

needs from direct 

cremation to full 

service 

No hidden or 

additional fees 

24 hour availability 

Male and female 

directors 

Ph: 0800 92 00 99 

www.PoppyFunerals.co.nz 

Furniture (Indoors) 

LOUNGE Suite 3 seater 

& 2 seater, ,cleaned, 

brushed fabric $120 ono, 

ph 383 5256 

Garage Sales 

********* 

AVONHEAD 88 

Nortons Rd, Sat & Sun 

9am starts. Furniture, 

motorized golf cart, bag 

& l/h clubs. Assortment 

of h/hold items. Good 

prices. 

Apply online now at faircity.co.nz 

or call the team on 0800 340 350 

Fair loans, fast. 

Garage Sales 

BOOK 

SALE 

Plus stalls 

Somerfield.Sat 29 Juy 

,8.30am.St Marks Church, 

cnr Barrington St & 

Somerrfield St. 

HALSWELL 

14 Edward Stafford Ave 

Sat 29 July 8am -5pm. 

Moving overseas most 

things to go incl Toys, 

Furniture, Clothes etc. 

****** 

SOCKBURN 

94 Main South Rd, Sat 

7am. Wet or fine. General 

h/hold items 

********* 

ST MARTINS 

16 Riverlaw Tce, 

SUNDAY 30 July, 9am 

- 1pm. H/hold goods, 

furniture, baby gear, 

curtains, linen, bedding 

etc. 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

TREE & HEDGE 

SERVICES 

• Trees removed 

• Trees pruned 

• Storm damage 

• Hedges trimmed 

• Free quotes 

Ph Justin 

021 221 4344 

A GARDEN 

PROFESSIONAL 

NEEDED? Qualified 

Horticulturist, offering 

expert pruning, garden 

makeovers, garden design 

and landscaping, for free 

quotes call Bryce 027 688- 

8196 or 0508 242-733 

Handy Person 

Services 

Tired of that dripping 

tap?Brassed off with 

those sticking doors and 

windows?Sick of looking 

at that broken gate & 

fence?Help is at hand!Ph 

John on 021 149 0986 for 

an obligation free quote to 

ease your mind. 

Massage 

MALE Masseur, relax 

massage, waxing for men, 

8am-8pm ph 027 723 5756 

SENSUAL Hot Oil 

Massage Rural Location 

Anna 021 110-8790 

Mobility & 

Disability Aids 

SHOPRIDER Scooters 

variety of new & 

secondhand with warranty, 

also wheelchairs, 

powerchairs & walkers. 

Contact Gerald & 

Christine, Accredited 

Supplier Service 

Wheelchair Scooter 

Sales/Service Ltd, 

ph 383-1364 or 

0800 231-023 

or 021 183-1177 

Motoring 

ADVERTISEMENTS 

in this classification can 

be placed to us on Ph 

3791100. 

The deadline is 5pm 

Tuesdays for Thursdays 

Star 

Personals 

CHARMING 

Gentleman, single and 

independent, living on 

own in NW seeks an 

outgoing, bubbly feminine 

lady,slim and fit to 

share activities and 

outings together. Ph/text 

0276594425 

I AM AN older guy, live 

on own in nice home in 

upmarket area of the city., 

Financially Ok, and enjoy 

the better 

things that life throws my 

way. But alas i need a 

stylish attractive and warm 

lady to share these 

nice pleasantries with. 

Please be Euro or Asian 

slim and tidy, educated and 

a non smoker. Write to 

John P.O.Box 1919, 

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appreciated. All letters 

replied to. 

MAN seeking a fit slim 

lady to be a day time 

walking partner and coffee 

mate 

Im in the Avonhead area. 

3583634 

VETERAN 

oil man seeks to erect 

drilling rig on any unused 

fertile bushy land that you 

might have available 

Any excitement and 

rewards to be shared. 

Email tossthecoin@gmail. 

com 

Real Estate 

HOUSE/FLAT wanted 

by cash buying private 

investor ph 027 516 2268 

To Lease 

33-35sqm comm space 

for lease 4B Charlcott St. 

Price on nego. Pls call 

0221630886 

Tools & Machinery 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045



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amare 

safety 


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*20% off list. Valid to Aug 30. Applies only after site assessment. T &C’s instore. 

accountant 

ARCHGOLA 

AUTO ELECTRICAL 

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services 

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Normal lending criteria apply 

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AGRICULTURE 

MARINE 

• OEM Electrical harness upgrades 

• Harness 

Travlon 

braiding • Diagnostics • Servicing 

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Coachlines 

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• Mechanical repairs • Accessories • Lights 

PH: 021 2277 706 

HARNESSMASTER.CO.NZ 

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experience in renovations, 

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• A creative craftsman who is 

attentive to detail 

• Quotes the job, does the job 

• Works with all budgets 

Andrew Drewitt 

Ph: 021 395 324 

Email: ad_designs@hotmail.com 

CARPET CLEANING 

Busy Bees 

Professional carpet and 

upholstery cleaning at 

affordable prices 

• Carpet cleaning from $20 a room 

• Lounge and dining chairs from $10 a chair 

(conditions apply) 

Give us a “Buzz” on 0800 500 016 

to discuss your requirements and 

get a FREE quote. 

www.busybees.co.nz 

DECORATORS 

carpet cleaning 

• Commercial Carpet Cleaning 

• Residential Carpet Cleaning 

• Upholstery Cleaning 

• Stain & Odor Removal 

• Tile & Grout Cleaning 

NEED HELP WITH YOUR 

CARPET CLEAN? 

Simply give us a call on 021 035 8989 

We will get the job done in a professional way. 

Driveways 

CHARTER & TOUR 

Travlon 

Coachlines 

Travlon Coachlines 

School Run to some 

private schools 

ex Selwyn/Halswell area 

“Wide range of coaches 

“Wide 

and buses for 

School range of Run coaches to some and buses 

for Charter 

private schools 

& Tour” 

ex Selwyn/Halswell area 

www.travlon.co.nz 

www.travlon.co.nz | Phone: 03 325 2959 

“Wide 

Email: 

Phone: range 

info@travlon.co.nz 

03 325 of coaches 2959 

and buses for 

Charter DRIVEWAYS & Tour” 

Email: info@travlon.co.nz 

concrete & paving 

• Driveways 

• Earthquake repairs 

• New Home Specialists 

• Patios & Paths 

tel: 0508 873 7483 

email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz 

www.affordableconcrete.co.nz 

EARTHWORKS 

New Paint • Repaints 

Wallpapering • Fences 

Repairs • Feature Walls 

Floor & Roof Painting 

Spray Painting 

Light Commercial 

Restoring Timber 

Selwyn based but service the whole of Canterbury 

www.andertondecorators.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/andertondecorators 

027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN 

SWAINS KIWI KERB 

DRIVEWAY 

CONSTRUCTION 

Free Measure & Quote 

• Asphalt 

• Driveways 

• Kerb 

Quality Workmanship - 

Over 10 Years Experience 

• Chipseal 

• Chip 

PH 0800 081- 400 • 980-1123 

Mob 0274 325 457 

www.travlon.co.nz 

Exposed Aggregate 

Phone: 03 325 2959 

Stamped Concrete Plain 

Email: info@travlon.co.nz 

Concrete Resurfacing 

Things we offer... 

Competitive/affordable pricing 

Attention to detail 

Professional service 

free quotes/insurance scopes 

Cell 0278 145 848 

www.drivecrete.co.nz 

• Earthworks 

• Landscaping 

• Subdivision Developments 

• Roading and Maintenance 

• Farm Excavations and 

Track Construction 

There’s no job too big or too small. 

Call us today! 0279693681 

admin@kedzlieconstruction.co.nz 

ELECTRICIAN 

Need a Professional 

Electrician? 

Call Laser Electrical Rolleston! 

Residential • Industrial • Commercial • Rural • Dairy 

Laser Electrical Rolleston, 831 Jones Road, Rolleston 

www.laserelectrical.co.nz 

(0800 527 374) 

Excavations 

• Driveways 

• Car Parks 

• Site Cleaning 

• Demolition 

• Farm Tracks 

• Drain Cleaning 

• Stump & Hedge 

Removal 

• Ashpalt Concrete 

Wide range 

oF TruckS 

• Tennis Courts & 

Swimming Pools 

• Chip Seal Driveways 

• Diggers – 2 Ton 

up to 20 Ton 

• Excavators 

• Bobcat & Drilling 

• For Posthole & 

Fence hole 

For a Free Quote 

on your next project 

Phone Steve on 021 338 247 

or 325 7922 

Free 

QuoTe 

EXTERIOR PLASTERING 

Quality 

Workmanship 

at Competitive Pricing 

Free Quotes 

Aynsley Frewer 

M: 027 201 1296 

E: aynsleyfrewer@xtra.co.nz 

PO Box 20534 Bishopdale 

FOOTCARE 

OASIS 

Senior Citizens Foot Care 

25 Conway Street, Spreydon 

Treating hard thick nails, calluses 

and corns finishing with a foot massage 

Price $30 Allow 45 mins 

Home Visits available by appointment 

Therapist – Amanda 

(30 years experience) 

Ph. 942-6036 for an appointment 

HOURS ARE FLEXIBLE



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To advertise: 379 1100 or star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

amare 

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GARDEN SUPPLIES 

junk 

kitchen renovation 

LANDSCAPING 

CHCH’S LARGEST SELECTION OF 

BARK • COMPOST • SHINGLES 

Remember... 

we are NOT in 

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P. 348 2915 OPEN 7 DAYS 

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Kitchen looking tired? 

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• Alterations & Hardware available 

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• Over 20 years experience 

• Free Quotes with no obligation 

• All Joinery & Furniture repair & Spraycoatings 

PABLO’S PAINTWORKS 

27 Birmingham Drive, Middleton 

03 338 6280 | 021 541 323 

pablospaints@xtra.co.nz 

www.pablospaintworks.co.nz 

• Site clearing • Rubbish removal 

• Garden edging • Planter boxes 

• New lawns • Concreting • Paving 

Solid Landscaping Ltd 


info@solidlandscaping.co.nz 

facebook.com/SolidLandscapingLtd 

solidlandscaping.co.nz 

LANDSCAPING 

Landscape Design & 

Construction 

• Landscape designers 

• Builders of quality gardens 

Andy Cox 

Mobile: 027 433 7629 

pegasus.landscapes@gmail.com 

Mailer Deliveries 

For a local, reliable 

mailer delivery 

service contact 

Star Media 

• Newspaper inserts 

• Magazine inserts 

• Letterbox deliveries 

• Urban & Rural deliveries 

For a cost effective, targeted 

delivery please call Mark on 

364-7453 / 021 800 809 or 

e-mail mark@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi 

new builds 

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MAXIMISING 

THE POTENTIAL IN YOUR PROPERTY? 

PAINTING 

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36 Years in business now offering 

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• Piling • Electrical • Plumbing • Flooring 

• Painting • Roofing • Plasterboard • Wallpapering 

Gary: 021 329 881 

Cam: 021 329 200 

Office: 03 338 9886 

E. office@gkfyfeltd.co.nz 

PAINTER 

Michael Kelly Painters 

Locally owned and 

operated family 

business. 

25+ years Experience 

• Painting • Wallpapering 

• Interior • Exterior 

Free Quotes 

Phone 

Michael 0212 649 492 

michaelkellypainter@hotmail.co.nz 

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Minor Dwelling 

Based on the First Choice 75 

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or family member on your own site! 

CAN YOU MAXIMISE THE POTENTIAL IN 

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painter 

PAINTING - PLUS 

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PLUMBER 

Price Family 

Painters Ltd 

• PAINTING • TILING 

• PLASTERING 

• WALLPAPERING 

Interior/Exterior 

Wallpapering/Painting 

Gib Stopping 

Free Quotes 

EQC Opt Out 

Fletcher Accredited 

Project Management 

Phone: Morton 021 667 444 

Email: mortonprice@xtra.co.nz 

www.pricefamilypainters.co.nz 

Phone Kevin Steel 

• Interior/Exterior 

• New Homes & Repaints 

• Quality workmanship assured 

• Correct preparation always undertaken 

• 20+ years experience 

• Earthquake repairs 

(Painting/Plastering/Wallpapering/Tiling) 

Ph 381 7417 or 027 216 8946 

www.facebook.com/kevinsteelpainters&decorators 

• iPhones • Smart Phones 

• iPads • Tablets • Computers • Laptop 

Repairs, Parts and Accessories 

• Glass Screen Protectors 

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109 Matipo St | 0800 222 691 

• Hot water cylinder repair/replacement 

• Leaky taps, blocked toilets 

• New housing 

• All plumbing alterations 

• Mains pressure hot water 

• Fire and wetback installation 

• Digger/tipper excavation and hire 

• Watermain replacement/repair 


• Certified craftsman plumber 

10% prompT paymenT disCounT * same day serviCe * 

Call/Text 027 245 5100 

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Freephone: 0508 426 269



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RE-ROOFING 

QUALITY ROOFING AT THE 

BEST PRICE AROUND 

Protect your home with a new Colorsteel roof. 

Call for a friendly, FREE assessment and quote. 

• Roofing 

• Spouting and Downpipe 

• Safety rails 

• Licensed Building 

Practitioner 

Ph: 347 9045 or 021 165 1682 

Email: Robinsonroofing99@gmail.com 

spouting 

VIDEO PRODUCTION 

business video 

PRoduCTion 

A video will bring your business alive & into your 

customers mind. 

Promote your services or business with a 

professionally created video with us 

• Corporate and Business 

video a speciality 

• Competitive rates 

• 25 years experience 

• Start to finished product 

• Professional quality 

guaranteed 

PHone KeRRY 021 635 083 

NEED A 

FRIDGE • WASHER 

TV • FURNITURE ? 

Call Mr Rental - 0800 111 313 

Visit www.mrrental.co.nz 

123 Blenheim Road, Riccarton 

Open Monday to Friday 

ROOF REPAIRS 

Locally owned & operated with 

over 30 years experience. 

• Extensions & repair • Roof coating 

• Concrete & clay tiles • Butynol 

• Malthoid • Asbestos Certified 

• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering 

Phone Dave 981 0278 

or 021 223 4200 

E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz 

BEAUMONT ROOFING LTD 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

NO BOND 

Terms and conditions apply 

TRADES 

Trades & 

Professional 

Services 

MORE 

Trades & Professional Service Businesses 

appear on the following pages 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

Tours 

DAY TRIPS 

Stewart Island/Catlins 

Departs 20th Jan 2018 

$2995.00 pp twin share 

Mt Cook 

Departs 5th August 

$55.00 per person 

Teschemakers Estate 

Departs 14th October 

$70.00 pp includes lunch 

Call Reid Tours 0800 446 886 

www.reidtours.com 

Trades & Services 

PROFESSIONAL & QUALIFIED 

PAINTING 

Plastering, Wallpapering 

Spray Painting 

Ph John 027 860 8106 

GARDEN CITY 

MOVERS (LTD) 

Christchurch Fragile Freight 

Small Shift 

Specialists 

and Single 

Items 

Ph 027 355 0090 

info@gardencitymovers.co.nz 


EXPERIENCED 

GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

Gardens. 

ALL landscape 

work done. 

Maintenance, pruning, 

tidy up, lawn work, 

landscape planning 

and planting etc. 

Free Quotes 

Phone 348 3482 


LANDSCAPING 

• Paving 

• Driveways 

• Patios & BBQ Areas 

• Retaining Walls 

• Fencing & Decking 

• Design & Construct 

• Free Plans 

30 years 

experience 

338 9349 or 


www.brendscapes.co.nz 

BEST BATHROOMS 

full renovation specialists, 

LBP, repairs & 

maintenance ph 03 387- 

0770 or 027 245-5226 

Blind 

Cleaning 

Specialists 

Clean & repair of all 

styles of window blinds 

domestic & commercial. 

New blind sales. 

0800 8899 99 

www.blindcleaning.co.nz 

info@blindcleaning.co.nz 

5 / 301a Blenheim Rd 

(Driveway next to Hubbers carpark) 

BUILDER 

Exp in all aspects of 

building works, home 

renovations & extensions, 

property repairs. Free 

quote. Ph Stuart 0274 

661058 

BUILDER 

Qualified, licenced 

and insured, bathroom 

renovations, decks and 

fences, all building work, 

ph Josh 020 400 96143 

www.jmhbuilders.co.nz 

RE-ROOFING 

QUALITY ROOFING AT THE 

BEST PRICE AROUND 

Protect your home with a new Colorsteel roof. 

Call for a friendly, FREE assessment and quote. 

• Roofing 

• Spouting and Downpipe 

• Safety rails 

• Licensed Building 

Practitioner 

Ph: 347 9045 or 021 165 1682 

Email: Robinsonroofing99@gmail.com 


BUILDER 

LICENSED, available for 

all aspects of building. 

Please call 027 241-7471 

or 335-0265 

CARPET & VInyL 

LAyIng 

Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching, 

E mail jflattery@xtra. 

co.nz 

ph 0800 003 181 

or 027 2407416 

CLEAnIng 

Let us take care of the 

housework. Many happy 

clients. Ph Andrea 021 046 

2258 or 325 3426 evenings 

COnCRETE 

Decopave Ltd, 

Canterbury owned & 

operated for over 10 

years, competitive rates, 

full excavation, coloured, 

exposed, stamped, call 

Paul 027 322 6119 

ELECTRICIAn 

Registered, electrical 

installation and repairs, 

Gorbie Electrical, ph 021 

026 73375 or 03 322 4209 

ELECTRICIAn 

Prompt & reliable 

registered electrician with 

24 years experience for all 

residential and commercial 

work, new housing and 

switch board replacements 

Phone Chris 027 516 0669 

ELECTRICIAn 

Available, 30 years 

experience, immediate 

start, competitive rate, 

ph Brian 027 433 9548 


Looking for an 

electrician? 

• Residential, Domestic 

& Commercial 

• Repairs, Maintenance 

• Fault finding 


• Competitive rates 


• Full & Partial Rewiring 

• Test & Tagging 

• Security Cameras 

• LED Lighting Upgrades 

Call 022 643 6450 

Email admin@totalelectric.co.nz 

After Hours 347 3313 

FEnCIng 

All styles and shapes, 

gates, wooden, ph 

Mark 027 331-3223 

gLAZIER 

Window repairs, pet 

doors, new glazing, double 

glazing, conservatory 

roofs. Experienced 

tradesman. Call Bill on 

981-1903 or 022 413-3504 

HAnDyMAn 

No job too big or small. 

Good rates. Call 020 410 

67205 



HAnDyDAn 

One call does it all. 

General Handyman 

Decking Fencing Spouting 

Cleans, Concrete Paths, 

Patios & Driveways, 

Repairs and Replacements 

Renovations Painting 

Gardening Full Cleaning 

Services Project Managing 

Ph Dan Today 

O22 600 7738 

HAnDyMAn 

You name it, I’ll probably 

do it. Competitive rate. Ph 

Gordon 0274 851 897 or 

960-1961 

KITCHEn JOInER 

available for new kitchens, 

alterations & all your 

cabinetry needs. Ph 

Hamish 021 049 6164 

LAnDSCAPIng 

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

Decking, Fencing. 

Kanga & small digger 

services. Check out Squire 

Landscaping on facebook. 

FREE QUOTES. Ph 

Arthur 347-8796, 027 

220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

7154 

MASOnRy 

Contractor, Brick & 

Block laying, Paving, 

cobblestones, concreting, 

all types of fencing, all 

work undertaken, Free 

quotes, adviceCall Bruce 

028 406 8226 

OVEn CLEAnIng 

Professional cleans 

$50.00. Gift Vouchers 

avail. Phone 0800 683- 

6253 or 027 228-0025 

PAInTER 

Available, All aspects in 

painting. Very competitive 

in roofs and fences. Please 

call 027 241-7471 or 335- 

0265 

PAInTIng 

PLASTERIng 

Free quotes. Int/ext & 

roof painting Family run 

business, work guaranteed. 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Kerin or Paul 021 0249 

9197 or 379-1281. Website 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

co.nz 

PAInTERS 

Serendipity Decorators. 

Wallpaperer/Painter avail 

for your next project.Call 

Kim 


PLASTERIng - FInnS 

PLASTERING Services 

- alterations, renovations, 

cracks, holes, skim coating 

and coveing. 24 yrs exp, 

no job too small. Canty 

born & bred. Ph 022 087 

4351 

MAINTENANCE 

Doctor 

Fixit 

• Carpentry • Repairs & 

Maintenance 

• Doors & Windows 

• Fencing 

• Painting & Plastering 

• Tiling 

• Outdoor Maintenance 

• Renovations 

• Decks & Pergolas 

Norm McRae 

027 222 3060 | 03 312 0082 

www.doctorfixit.nz



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•Spouting 

Approved Age Concern provider 

Over 30 years experience 

Licensed Building Practitioner 

Building & roofing 

log fire inSTAllATionS 

• Bricklaying & Blocklaying 

(30 yrs experience) 

logfires 

• log fire installation & maintenance 

• chimney cleaning 

• standard logfire installations $600 + gsT + 

permit + parts if applicable 

• My scaffolding no charge 

fencing 

• Brick, block, timber or any combination 

roofing repairs 

• concrete tile, metal chip tile, corrugated iron 

landscape Builds 

• retaining walls, decks, BBQs, planter boxes 

Jim Gardner Trade Services 

Member NZ Home Heating Association 

Ph 03 343 4044 or 0274 375 619 

Email teamgardner@xtra.co.nz 

• Hot water cylinder repair/replacement 

• Leaky taps, blocked toilets 


• All plumbing alterations 

• Mains pressure hot water 

• Fire and wetback installation 

• Digger/tipper excavation and hire 

• Watermain replacement/repair 


• Certified craftsman plumber 

10% prompT paymenT disCounT* 

same day serviCe* 

*conditions apply 

Call/Text 027 245 5100 

Freephone: 0508 426 269 

EQC CASH SETTLEMENT 

We will re-scope your property to ensure 

you have been paid in full to cover all 

your repair costs. 

None of the properties that we have 

re-scoped so far has been paid the 

correct amount to repair their damage. 

EXAMPLES 


N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 349 9778 or 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 

•Yaldhurst Road Initially $3,800 after our 

re-scope payment received $46,320 

•Wairakei Road Initially $7,575 after our 


•Prossers Road Initially $19,827 after our 

re-scope payment received $60,273 

•Kaplan Avenue Initially $859 after our 


•Liverton Crescent Initially $11,000 after our 


•Dalkeith Street Initially $5,000 after our 


• We have re-scoped 50 properties who have been under 

paid for their repairs. 

• Have your initial repairs failed? 

• Did you receive your full entitlement? 

• Do not pay your excess until all repairs are completed. 

• General under payments are: Asbestos testing and 

exterior lead paint, peeling wallpaper, cracking in exterior 

plaster not repaired correctly. 

For re-scoping and all earthquake repairs 

including painting and redecorating. 

Enquire now Phone 021-667-444 


PLUMBER 

A Top Plumbing 

job complete at a 

fair price, prompt 

service, all work 

guaranteed 

Phone Brian 

960-7673 or 

021-112-3492 

MFC4510 

REMOVALS 

Small furniture removals, 

have own van, can fit 

various types of whiteware 

appliances, some furn, 

bedding, boxes etc, honest 

& reliable, any area 

considered, ph Chch 027 

517 7001 

ROOFING REPAIRS 

Fully Qualified, Over 

40 Yrs experience 

Ph John 027 432-3822 

or 351-9147 email 

johnmill@ihug.co.nz 

Tuition 

ARABIC Language 

Tutor Wanted, ph 027 

940 8320 or email kynan. 

buckingham@gmail.com 

BEGINNERS GUITAR 

LESSONS Learn to play 

by ear, reasonable rates. Ph 

382-1408 or 027 933 5452 

Computer Lessons 

Available For PC, Laptops, 

or IPad/Tablets, Individual 

lesson plans. Contact 

JOBEE: 

027 2909246 

Vehicles Wanted 

NISSAN Safari - 

Granroad, wanted, 4.2 

diesel, approx 1988-1995, 

lwb, ph 327 6724 

• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Wanted To Buy 

AAA Buying goods 

quality furniture, 

Beds, Stoves, Washing 

machines, Fridge Freezers. 

Same day service. Selwyn 

Dealers. Phone 980 5812 

or 027 313 8156 

A+ Household effects, 

fridges, freezers, washing 

machines, ovens. Good 

cash paid. Ph Paul 022 

0891 671 

ALL Old China, Crystal, 

Ornaments, Vases, Cutlery 

etc. Raewyn Hill Phone 

360-0951 

A RECORDS wanted 

kiwi rock, pop, blues, 

jazz, metal, rap, reggae. 

Excellent prices paid. 

Pennylane 430 Colombo 

St Sydenham 7 days 

ph 366 3278 

BUYING Now, Royal 

Albert, Royal Doulton, all 

old china, crystal, antiques, 

estate lots. For best prices 

and free inspection call 

Academy Antiques. Phone 

349-4229 

GOOD stuff wanted. 

Whiteware, freezers etc, 

good quality furniture, 

RUST REPAIRS, 

Welding & General Panel 

Beating 40 yrs exp, very 

reasonable hourly rates, ph 


antiques, curios, 

SPOUTING CLEANING 

collectables. Anything 

Spouting Unblocked, 

considered. Cash paid. Ph 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

Dave 960-8440, 027 66 

Out. Also Full Handyman 

22 116 

Services Available. Call 

MILITARIA Any 

Trevor 332 8949 or 021 

country, firearms, 

043 2034 

uniforms, badges, medals, 

TREES BIG OR SMALL memoribilia, WW2 or 

tree removal, trimming, 

stump grinding, shelterbelt 

clean up, section clearing, 

earlier ph 338-9931 

STAMP, Postcard & coin 

collections. Ph 021 138 

rubbish removals, 8949 or 03 428-6587 

excavation work, ph Trees 

Big or Small, for a free 

quote, 021 061 4783 

WATERBLASTING 

Quick service, great rates 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

Wanted To Rent 

Call Bret 02041067205 Executive couple, no 

WINDOW CLEANING children, no pets, non 

Average 3 brm house smokers are seeking 2/3 

inside or out $40. Both $70 bdrm house for short 

Phone Trevor 344-2170 term lease (August to 

WINDOW CLEANING 

mid November) in the 

$25 2 bdrm outside only, 

Burwood/Tamara Park 

inside extra. Quality work. 

areas. Would also be open 

Phone Reg 342-6489 

to house sit. Please contact 

Craig on 0274 399 691 

for 10 years passports 

Professional $17 

Online photo $20 

Restoration of old and damaged photos 

Scan, fix and enlarge from $20 

233 Waimairi Rd, Ilam 

03 357 4056 • 027 4374 113 

CATHEDRAL PHOTOGRAPHY 2011 LTD 

Vehicles Wanted 

Public Notices 

SALE AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

SECTION 127 & 101 

BALHAE LIMITED, (THE 

LICENSEE, 289 Wairakei 

Road, Christchurch 8053), 

has made application to the 

District Licensing Committee 

at Christchurch for the renewal 

of OFF-LICENCE RENEWAL in 

respect of the premises situated 

at 291 Wairakei Road known 

as WAIRAKEI ROAD LIQUOR 

STORE. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted under the 

licence is: OFF-LICENCE LIQUOR 

STORE. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is sold under the licence are: 

MONDAY TO SUNDAY 7.00AM 

TO 11.00PM. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office of the 

Christchurch District Licensing 

Committee, Civic Offices, 77 

Hereford Street, Christchurch. 

Any person who is entitled to 

object and who wishes to object 

to the grant of the application 

may, not later than 15 working 

days after the date of the first 

publication of this notice, file a 

notice in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of the District 

Licensing Committee, PO Box 

73049, Christchurch 8154. 

No objection to the renewal of a 

licence may be made in relation 

to a matter other than a matter 

specified in section 131 of the 

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 

2012. 

This is the second publication of 

this notice. This notice was first 

published on 20 July 2017. 


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SECTION 101 

L S SPITFIRE LIMITED, (THE 

LICENSEE, PO Box 6353, Upper 

Riccarton, Christchurch 8442), 



at Christchurch for the issue of 

ON-LICENCE NEW in respect of 

the premises situated at 544 

Memorial Avenue known as 

LONE STAR SPITFIRE. 


business conducted under 

the licence is: ON-LICENCE 

RESTAURANT CLASS 2. 



is intended to be sold under 

the licence are: MONDAY TO 

SUNDAY 8.00AM TO 2.00AM 

THE FOLLOWING DAY. 





Committee, 53 Hereford Street, 

Christchurch. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes to 

object to the issue of the licence 








No objection to the issue of a 



specified in section 105(1) of 

the Sale and Supply of Alcohol 

Act 2012. 





ARANUI COMMUNITY 

MARKET 51 Pages Rd 

every Thursday 8am - 

1pm. Fill up your boot and 

come along. $10 stalls. Ph 

Graham 027 244 9173 



SECTION 101 

HODGEPODGE HOSPITALITY 

HUB LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, 

23 Thorrington Road, 

Christchurch 8022), has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Christchurch for the issue of 

ON-LICENCE NEW in respect of 

the premises situated at 130 

Lichfield Street Central City 

known as EARL. 









SUNDAY 8.00AM TO 1.00AM 

THE FOLLOWING DAY. 






Christchurch. 
















Act 2012. 







JAPAN POWER LIMITED, 

(THE LICENSEE, 204 Wairakei 





of ON-LICENCE RENEWAL in 


at 501 Wairakei Road, Burnside 

known as SAMURAI BOWL 

JAPANESE RESTAURANT. 









TO 10.00PM. 






Christchurch. 
















2012. 

This is the only publication of 

this notice. 





CHRISTCHURCH MUNICIPAL 

OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 

INCORPORATED, (THE 

SECRETARY, Mr M Houde, 

Christchurch Moa Incorporated, 

PO Box 73011, Christchurch 

8154), has made application to 

the District Licensing Committee 


of CLUB LICENCE RENEWAL in 


at 53 Hereford Street known 

as CHRISTCHURCH MUNICIPAL 

OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. 



licence is: CLUB LICENCE CLASS 

2. 

The days on which and the hours 

during which alcohol is sold 

under the licence are: MONDAY 

TO SUNDAY 8.00AM TO 12.00 

MIDNIGHT. 






















2012. 

This is the only publication of this 

notice. 




P Y RESTAURANTS LIMITED, 

(THE LICENSEE, PO Box 

30061, Christchurch 8244), 




of ON-LICENCE RENEWAL 

in respect of the premises 

situated at 35A Riccarton Road 

Riccarton known as NANDO’S 

RICCARTON. 





The days on which and the hours 

during which alcohol is sold 

under the licence are: MONDAY 

TO SUNDAY (COURTYARD) 

8.00AM TO 10.00PM. 


TO 1.00AM THE FOLLOWING 

DAY. 






















2012. 


this notice.







SECTION 101 

ALICE 2012 LIMITED, (THE 

LICENSEE, PO Box 22255, 

Christchurch, Christchurch 

8140), has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Christchurch for 

the issue of ON-LICENCE NEW in 


at 209 Tuam Street known as 

ALICE. 




THEATRE/CINEMA. 





SUNDAY 10.00AM TO 11.00PM. 






Christchurch. 
















Act 2012. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice. 




HOSPITALITY ENTERTAINMENT 

LIMITED (THE LICENSEE, 

Hospitality Entertainment 

Limited, The Poacher Beer 

and Bites, 96 Hoon Hay Road, 

Christchurch 8025), has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Christchurch for the renewal of 

ON-LICENCE RENEWAL & OFF- 

LICENCE RENEWAL in respect 

of the premises situated at 2A 

Lewis Street known as THE 

POACHER BEER AND BITES. 



licence is: ON-LICENCE TAVERN 

& OFF-LICENCE TAVERN & 

BOTTLETORE. 


hours during which alcohol is 

sold under the licence are: 

On licence: 

Monday to Sunday 8.00am to 

11.00pm. 

OFF licence: 

From any bottlestore and 

across the bar: Monday to 

Sunday 8.00am to 11.00pm 








to object and who wishes 

to object to the grant of the 

application may, not later than 

15 working days after the 

date of the first publication 

of this notice, file a notice in 

writing of the objection with 

the Secretary of the District 



No objection to the renewal 

of a licence may be made in 

relation to a matter other than a 

matter specified in section 131 

of the Sale & Supply of Alcohol 

Act 2012. 

This is the second publication 

of this notice. This notice was 

first published on 20 July 2017. 




SECTION 127, 

101 & 120 

D & V SERVICES LIMITED, 

(THE LICENSEE, 359 Lincoln 





and variation of ON-LICENCE 

RENEWAL in respect of the 

premises situated at 359 

Lincoln Road known as RETRO 

POLITAN. 



licence is: ON-LICENCE TAVERN. 




CURRENT HOURS: MONDAY 

TO SUNDAY 9.00AM TO 

3.00AM THE FOLLOWING DAY. 

VARIATION SOUGHT: TO 

LICENCE GREATER AREA. 






Christchurch. 
















2012. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice. 




VIGNESH ENTERPRISES 

LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, 217 

Marine Parade, Christchurch 

8061), has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Christchurch for 

the renewal of ON-LICENCE 

RENEWAL in respect of the 

premises situated at 218 

Marine Parade New Brighton 

known as SOUTH OF INDIA. 









TO 1.00AM THE FOLLOWING 

DAY. 






















2012. 


this notice. 

Casual support 

Worker position 

Position available in our centrally located 

flats and town houses, providing care 

and training for people with intellectual 

disabilities. Good pay and excellent working 

conditions as part of an experienced team. 

Key requirements are - 

Willingness to work flexible hours including 

split shifts, weekends and sleepovers, clean 

drivers licence, clear police record and 

ability to work harmoniously with a team. 

Non smoker. 

Preference given to - 

Level 3 NZQA Health & Disability & Age 

Support qualification. 

Good literacy skills. 

Basic computer competence. 

For over nearly 50 years our organisation 

has enjoyed a high reputation. 

Further details will be supplied on 

application by - phone: 027 261 0965 

email: cydwright@xtra.co.nz 


Belfast 

Community 

Network Inc 

AGM 

Wednesday 

2 August, 10.00am 

At our facility, 

Sheldon Park 

710 Main North Rd 

Ph 323 9731 for 

further details 

Situations Vacant 


Situations Vacant 

CLEANERS 

REQUIRED 

Shirley 

Saturday & Sunday 

6am to 8.30am 

We are looking for 

cleaners to join our 

commercial 

cleaning team. 

You will need to pass 

a Security Check and 

you MUST have your 

own transport. 

These are permanent 

long term positions 

and not suitable for 

holders of temporary 

work permits. 

Please email your 

Application to 

csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz 

or phone 338 9056 

Visit our website: 

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Please advise which 

job when emailing 

your CV. 

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1-12 August, 11am – 4pm daily, 

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SHUTTLE Tue - Sat 

phone 0508 966 5786 

WHAT’S ON 

Open 7 Days from 5.30pm 

LIVE RUGBY 

ON OUR NEW 

LARGE SCREEN 

SATURDAY 7.35PM: CRUSADERS v Chiefs 

WELCOME BACK EMMA PALAAMO 

Club NOW RUNNING THE CLUB BISTRO 

Brunch 

Open Wednesday Lunch 

Check out the 

to Sunday Dinner NEW MENU 

BISTRO 

ENTERTAINMENT 

THE 

SHAMELESS FEW 

7.30PM SATURDAY Whitford’s Bar 

WEDNESDAYS 

RETRO ROAST 

LUNCH 

12PM-1.30PM 

$10 Members / $12 Non 

3PM SUNDAY 

I ALONE 

75 London St | Ph 389 5778 

www.rwmc.co.nz 

St Albans Shirley Club 

269 Hills Rd | ph 385 1632 www.sasclub.co.nz 

Members, guests & affiliates welcome FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK 

WHAT’S 

ON 

• SKY Sport • Pool Tables 

• Gaming Room • TAB 

• Shuttle operates 

Thurs, Fri, Sat night 

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY! 

FRIDAY 

between 5.30pm-7.30pm 

LUCKY MEMBER 

JACKPOT DRAW 

SATURDAY 7.35pm 

SUPER RUGBY 

CRUSADERS v CHIEFS 

7PM FRIDAY 

ANTHONY 

BISTRO 

Open 5pm-8pm 

Thurs, Fri, Sat 

BAR MENU 

available daily



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T H E H O R N B Y C L U B 

The Heart of Hornby 

www.newbrightonclub.co.nz 

17 CARMEN RD 

PH 03 349 9026 

Members, guests & afliates welcome 

Family-friendly dining 

that’s unbeatable value 

Dine and 

WIN 

Club CAFE 

OPEN 7 DAYS 

LUNCH & DINNER 

Gluten Free & 

Vegetarian options 

A 

DOUBLE 

PASS 

TO SEE 

Chalmers 

Restaurant 

OPEN Friday & Saturday 

from 5.30pm 

Sunday from 5pm 

LIONEL RICHIE 

THURS 19 OCT 

CONDITIONS APPLY. 

CLUB CAFE & CHALMERS RESTAURANT 

Early Bird Special ... FRI & SAT 5.30pm – 6.30pm 

Roast (4 Choices) and Free Desserts only $22.50 

COMING TO 

CHALMERS 

SUNDAY 

6 AUG 

EVERY 

SUNDAY 

12PM-2PM 

Bookings 

Essential 

THIS SATURDAY 7.35PM 

CRUSADERS v Chiefs 

LIVE ON OUR SUPER SIZE SCREEN 

MID-WINTER XMAS FUNCTIONS 

WE HAVE THE VENUE. EXCELLENT CATERING. 

PLENTY OF PARKING. ENQUIRE NOW! 

ClubBISTRO 

Open Tuesday to Saturday 

12pm-2pm and from 5pm 

Midweek $10 

SPECIAL ROAST 

Available Tuesday, 

Wednesday, & Thursday 

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 

Members Lucky Card Draw 

FUNCTION ROOMS 

SHUTTLE RUNNING 

Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat 

TAB POD 

GAMING ROOM 

PIERVIEW 

Restaurant 

202 Marine Parade | Ph 388-9416 

Members, guests and affiliates welcome 

Quality 

a la carte 

with a view! 

Open from 5.30pm 

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY 

OPEN FOR 

SUNDAY BRUNCH 

By the Seaside! 

10.30am-2pm 

SUNDAY 3 COURSE 

DINNER SPECIAL $25 

SUNDAY NIGHT 

BUFFET 

Sunday 30th July 

ALL YOU CAN EAT 

$25 BOOK NOW! 

$25 

LET US 

ENTERTAIN YOU! 

PLAYING IN THE 

WESTVIEW LOUNGE 

FRIDAY 7PM: 

ROBBIE DREW 

THIS SATURDAY 

4.30PM: IAN MAC 

8PM: SHALOW 

SUNDAY 2PM: 

NEVILLE WILKINS 

& THE VISCOUNTS 

$5 entry 

THIS SATURDAY 

7.30PM 

Anthony 

Easterbrook-Carter 

& BACKPACK 

present 

RETRO ROCKIN’ 

Featuring a 

mini set of 

ROY 

ORBISON 

Tickets $20. Door sales $25. 

The Hornby Club | ph 03 349 9026 |17 Carmen Rd | Hornby 

www.hornbywmc.co.nz | Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

Clubs New Zealand 

warmly welcome 

members, their guests and 

affiliate club members.




To add a listing, 

contact Jo Fuller 

03 364 7425 

jo.fuller@ 

starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

BARETTA: Friday 7pm - Kate 

Anastasiou duo; 10pm - DJ 

Spinal. Saturday 9pm - DJ 

Double Header feat. Motiv & 

Dox. 

BECKS SOUTHERN 

ALEHOUSE: Saturday 9.30pm - 

End Game. Wednesday 8pm - 

Blues Jam Session. 

BILL'S BAR: Thursday & 

Sunday 6pm - Mickey Rat 

Karaoke. 

BISHOP BROTHERS 

PUBLIC HOUSE: Sunday 3pm 

- Rusila. 

BLACK HORSE: Saturday - TP 

Karaoke. 

BLUE SMOKE: Friday 8.30pm 

- Decades ‘All Our Truths’ Tour 

with support Skinny Hobos; 

Dead Favours; Bakers Eddy, 

tickets $32.75+bf @ 

weardecades.com. Sunday 4pm - 

Sit Down Get Down feat. Steve 

Abel, koha entry. 

BROUGHAM: Saturday 8pm - 

Jenlin’s Karaoke. 

CARLTON: Thursday 9pm - 

Summer Drive. Friday 10pm - 

Ctrl Alt Rock. Saturday 10.30pm 

- D’Sendantz. Sunday 4.30pm - 

Quiz. Monday 5pm - Topia. 

Tuesday 6pm - Open Mic Night. 

Wednesday 8.30pm - Live music. 

CASA PUBLICA: Friday 9pm - 

DJ Dwight Caldwell. Saturday 

9pm - DJ Ash-S. 

CASHMERE CLUB: Friday 

8pm - Christchurch Folk Club 

Musicians feat. Sarah Lawrence; 

David Evison; First to Blink; The 

Muddy Mama Blues Band, $5 

entry. 

CELTIC ARMS INN: Friday 

7pm - Micky Rat Karaoke. 

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO: 

Friday 7pm - Southfield; 

10.15pm - Franchise. Saturday 

7pm - Stevie D; 10.15pm - 

Natalie Elms. Sunday 5.30pm - 

Lissel. 

CHRISTCHURCH FOLK 

MUSIC, IRISH SOCIETY 

HALL: Sunday 7.30pm - On 

Air, members $8/non $12 

CLADDAGH IRISH PUB, 

FERRYMEAD: Thursday - 

Open mic. Saturday - Live 

music. 

COASTERS TAVERN: 

Saturday 8.30pm - Hot Gossip. 

DARKROOM: Thursday - 

Yasamin & Abbie. Friday - 

Sanctuary presents Dark Disco 

3. Saturday - RoundUp 2017 

Final. 

DUX CENTRAL: Friday 5pm - 

Emerson. Saturday 2pm - 

George & Adam. Sunday 2pm - 

Sunday Jazz Sessions. 

EMPIRE: Thursday 9pm - DJ 

Oh One Eight. Friday 10pm - 

DJ HOME. Saturday 10pm - DJ 

Spinal. 

FINNEGANS - 

PREBBLETON TAVERN: 

Friday - Trad Jam Session. 

Decades @ Blue Smoke tomorrow night. 

GBC (GARDEN BAR CAFE): 

Friday 6pm - Sima. 

HORNBY WMC: Friday 7pm - 

Robbie Drew. Saturday 

(downstairs) 4.30pm - Ian Mac; 

8pm - Shalow; (upstairs) 7.30pm 

- Anthony Easterbrook-Carter & 

Backpack present Retro Rockin’ 

feat. Roy Oribson mini set, 

tickets $20 (door sales $25). 

Sunday 2pm - Neville Wilkins & 

the Viscounts, $5 entry. 

HORNCASTLE ARENA: 

Tickets @ticketek. 

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL: 

Thursday 8pm - The Simon & 

Garfunkel Story. Friday, Saturday 

8pm - Rhys Darby Mystic Time 

Bird. Tickets @ticketek. 

JANES BAR: Saturday - Live 

music. Sunday - Live blues. 

Wednesday - Open Mic Night. 

JAZZ AFTER WORK, ARA 

MUSIC ARTS AUDITORIUM: 

Friday 6.10pm - Graham 

Wardrop, $10 entry. 

MACKENZIES BAR: Friday - 

Mammoth. Saturday - The 

Elevators. Wednesday - Karaoke. 

MAK TAVERN: Thursday 7pm 

- Jam Session. Friday 9pm - 

DV8. Saturday 9pm - Smoke & 

Mirrors. Sunday 3pm - 

Assembly Required. 

MICKY FINNS: Thursday 8pm 

- Flat City Brotherhood. 

NEW CITY HOTEL: Saturday 

8pm - Chaos & Mayhem 2017 

feat. Unit 47; Smokin’ Voodoo; 

King Weasels Army; Two Bishop 

Church. 

OAK N FERRY, WOOLSTON: 

Friday - I Alone. Saturday - 

Mammoth. 

PIERSIDE CAFE & BAR: 

Friday 9pm - Karaoke with 

Sharkey. Saturday 9pm - Inside 

Out. 

RICHMOND WMC: Friday 

7pm - Anthony. Sunday 3pm - I 

Alone. 

ROCKSTAR PIZZA: Thursday 

9pm - Karaoke. Sunday 8pm - 

Home Grown. 

SONGWRITERS IN THE 

ROUND, ALVARADO’S 

MEXIICAN CANTINA: 

Thursday 7pm - Kelvin 

Cummings; Mary Dunne; Phil 

Doublet. 

SPEED DATING, SINGLES 

NIGHT: Friday 7.30pm - Halo 

Venue, tickets $25+bf from 

Dash. 

STOCK XCHANGE, 

SHIRLEY: Friday 7pm - The 

Elevators. Saturday 7pm - The 

Atarmies. 

SULLIVANS IRISH PUB: 

Thursday 7.30pm - Stephen 

McDaid. Friday 9pm - Live 

music. Saturday 9pm - Live 

music. Tuesday 7.30pm - Topia. 

Wednesday 7.30pm - Willie 

McArthur. 

TEMPS BAR: Friday 8.30pm - 

No Secrets. Saturday 9.15pm - 

Dateless n Desperate RockBand. 

Tuesday 7pm - Jam Session (gear 

provided). 

THAI CHEFS, SUKHU 

TIGER: Thursday to Wednesday 

9pm - Resident DJ & Karaoke. 

THE BOG: Thursday 10pm - 

Assembly Required. Friday 5pm 

- Assembly Required; 11pm - 

Bobby Lee. Saturday 11pm - 

Corner Sounds. Sunday 5.30pm 

- Black Velvet acoustic. Tuesday 

7.30pm - The Jameson Session. 

Wednesday 8pm - Star of the 

Bar. 

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR: 

Thursday - DJ Tosh. Friday - Fat 

Stallions. Saturday - Eddie 

Simon. Wednesday - Karaoke 

with DJ Chick. 

THE CUBAN: Thursday 9pm - 

Antony Pickard. Friday 9pm - 

Topia. Saturday 9pm - Nick Lee. 

THE FITZ: Friday - Super 

Freak. Saturday - Reg. 

THE MILLER: Friday 9.30pm - 

Sound Control. Saturday 9.30pm 

- Flat City Brotherhood. 

Wednesday 8pm - Karaoke with 

Lance. 

THE WAVE BAR: Thursday 

8.30pm - Karaoke. Friday 

8.30pm - DJ. 

TREVINOS: Friday - Soul Cage. 

TWISTED HOP: Friday 

7.30pm - Lloyd & Doublet. 

WINTER JAZZ, CHARLES 

LUNEY AUDITORIUM, ST 

MARGARET’S COLLEGE: 

Sunday 3pm - Woolston Brass 

feat. vocalist Kate Taylor and 

instrumentalists Cameron 

Pearce; Gwyn Reynolds; Scott 

Taitoko, tickets @dash. 

WOOLSTON CLUB: Saturday 

7.30pm - The Shameless Few. 

WUNDERBAR, LYTTELTON: 

Tuesday 7pm - Open mic. 

Wednesday 8.30pm - Jesse 

Morris (Byron Bay) with Julian 

Temple, koha entry.



What’s on 

Let us know about your event! 

Email whatson@starmedia.kiwi 

TODAY TO SUNDAY, 10AM- 

4PM 

JENNY GILLIES’ 

ENCHANTED GARDEN 

EXHIBITION 

Tucked away in the former tea 

kiosk at the Botanic Gardens is a 

display of floral art pieces inspired 

by the beautiful surrounds of 

the gardens. Fascinate your 

senses with the beauty, humour 

and colour of this enchanting 

exhibition. 

Botanic Gardens Kiosk 

Gallery 

TODAY TO SATURDAY, 

7-9.30PM 

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 

Burnside High School’s live 

stage version of Beauty and the 

Beast promises to be a fantastic 

show which everyone can enjoy. 

Directed by Broadway veteran, 

Ravil Atlas, choreographed by 

Colette Inkster and featuring a 

live band, the show will be an 

audio and visual spectacle to 

behold. Tickets available from 

Burnside High School’s student 

office. Phone 358 8383 for more 

details. 

Aurora Centre, cnr Greers 

Rd and Memorial Ave 

TODAY TO SUNDAY, 10AM- 

5PM 

ARTS CENTRE RESTORE 

EXHIBITION 

Restore features spectacular 

limited edition, behind-thescenes 

photographs of the 

Arts Centre restoration taken 

by leading Christchurch 

photographer Johannes van Kan. 

This fundraising event provides 

a window into the Art Centre’s 

remarkable transformation. 

Upstairs, Boys’ High 

Building, 28 Worcester 

Boulevard 

FRIDAY, 5-9PM 

MID-WINTER XMAS EDITION 

STREET FOOD MARKET 

Take your family and friends 

along to the mid-winter edition of 

the Friday market and get festive 

with sing-alongs to carols around 

a gigantic Christmas tree. The 

square will be transformed into 

a winter wonderland, with street 

food favourites to warm you from 

the inside out, plus local art and 

craft stalls, live bands and DJs. 

Cathedral Square 

FRIDAY, 8-11PM 

FOLK CLUB CONCERT 

Lose yourself in some wondrous 

blues and jazz rhythms. The aim 

is simple: Great music, great 

fun. Join Sarah Lawrence, David 

Evison, First to Blink and The 

Muddy Mama Blues band in a 

showcase of musical talents. Entry 

will be $5. 

Cashmere Club, 50 Colombo 

St 

FRIDAY, 7.30PM 

ASTRONOMY PUBLIC OPEN 

NIGHT 

Grab the opportunity to become 

“skyentists” for the evening, as 

you and your family enjoy the 

wonders of the southern night sky 

with local amateur astronomers. 

See planets such as Jupiter or 

Saturn, or perhaps take a closer 

look at the moon. Learn about 

the constellations, closest stars, 

the galactic core and nebulae in 

the amazing universe. For further 

information, go to www.cas.org. 

nz 

RF Joyce Observatory, 218 

Bells Rd, West Melton 

SATURDAY, 10.30AM-NOON 

LEGO TECHNIC MACHINES 

Join in one of the classes at the 

imagination station pop-up 

in New Brighton this winter. 

Whether you are already a fan 

or you have never built anything 

with Technic before, have a go 

at building some of the latest 

Technic Machines. Students can 

request a specific model if they 

wish. 

Carnaby Lane, New Brighton 

SUNDAY, 4-6PM 

SUNDAY SIT DOWN 

Steve Abel presents an afternoon 

of song and poetry at the much 

loved Sunday Sit Down, Get 

Down session. Abel’s music has 

been described as “a mixture 

of the sparseness and cut-throat 

honesty of Will Oldham and 

the dark, haunting lyrics of Nick 

Cave”. 

Blue Smoke, 3 Garlands Rd 

SUNDAY, 3-5PM 

WINTER JAZZ 

Catch Woolston Brass with 

the best of Christchurch’s jazz 

musicians, featuring vocalist 

Kate Taylor and instrumentalists 

Cameron Pearce, Gwyn Reynolds 

and Scott Taitoko. There will be 

door sales, and early bird tickets 

are available at www.dashtickets. 

co.nz 

NEW BRIGHTON MARKET 

Saturday, 10am-2pm, New Brighton 

Pedestrian Mall 

MT PLEASANT FARMERS’ 

MARKET 

Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm, 

McCormacks Bay Rd 

Charles Luney Auditorium, 

12 Winchester St 

SUNDAY, 7.30-9.30PM 

ON AIR: VARIETY SHOW 

CELEBRATING RADIO 

PIONEERS 

A humorous musical look back at 

radio through the years, focusing 

on the late 1940s through to the 

LYTTELTON FARMERS’ MARKET 

Saturdays, 10am-1pm, London St 

OPAWA FARMERS’ MARKET 

Sunday, 9am-noon, 275 Fifield Tce 

THE RICCARTON MARKET 

Sunday, 9am-2pm Riccarton Racecourse 

60s. Directed by Trish Waters, it 

will feature the Jazzamatazz choir 

and characters like Aunt Daisy 

and The Archers, as well as old 

news interludes, historic racing 

and rugby commentary and 

ancient advertising jingles. Entry 

will be $5/$8 

Christchurch Folk Music 

Club, 29 Domain Tce 

Grand National 

Racing Carnival 

Start your 

day with us 

Race Day 

Breakfasts 

Cooked breakfasts 

$18 50 

We are 

open 

from 

6.30am 

5, 9, 12 August | Riccarton Park Racecourse 

We are proud to sponsor Saturday 12th August 143rd 

NZ Grand National Steeplechase 

Party on 

with us 

LIVE MUSIC |SPORTS BAR 

Dine 

with us 

Open from 6.30am until late! 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

The 

& Motorlodge 

Saturday 5th: Imaginary Friends 

Wednesday 9th: Code Red 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

Saturday 12th: Medium Rare Home of the Roast 

Racecourse Hotel & Motorloge | 118 Racecourse Road, Phone 342 7150 | www.racecoursehotel.co.nz | Open daily from 6.30am - late

5YEAR 



WOW! 

ALL BEDROOM FURNITURE ON SALE 

Metro Brushed Bedroom Collection 


The Metro brushed collection is made from New Zealand pine with a modern 

white wash finish. Each draw is constructed using strong french dovetailing 

for durability and extension runners which will extend further out compared 

to standard metal runners. 

This look is completed with stylish rebated rectangle handles. 

Queen Bed 

was $649 

now only $599 

FINAL WEEK MUST END MONDAY! 

WE NOW SELL ONLINE! 

Visit us at targetfurniture.co.nz 

save 

$470 

SALE 

8 Drawer Chest 

was $699 

now only 

$599 

Includes Queen Bed, Two 2 Drawer 

Bedsides plus 6 Drawer Chest 

Sicily 4 Piece Bedroom Package 

was $2469 

$1999 

now only 

Introduce a touch of serenity into your bedroom with the Sicily Collection. The warm Ash wood tops add a striking contrast against 

the neutral white pine with wide metal handles completing this contemporary look. 

1 Drawer Bedside 

was $149 

now only $129 

serenesleep 

SALE 

Seychelles Pocket Spring 

Mattress Range 

The Seychelles mattress by Serene Sleep 

sits between a medium and firm on the 

comfort scale, perfect for those people 

who like to sleep on their backs. 

POCKET SPRING 

GUARANTEE 

Single was $359 now only $349 

King Single was $399 now only $359 

Double was $459 now only $399 

Queen was $499 now only $459 

King was $599 now only $499 

Includes Queen Bed, 2 Bedsides 

and 5 Drawer Tallboy 

Gianni 4 Piece Bedroom Package 

The Gianni bedroom range is an easy way to add simple elegance to your room. 

Featuring double extension runners and generously sized drawers. Also available in black. 

was $1899 

now only 

$1499 

prestige 

Bedding 

AVAILABLE IN SOFT OR FIRM 

SALE 

Prestige Nature 

Mattress Range 

With several layers of premium comfort, 

the Prestige Nature consists of cashmere, 

latex and wool that wraps you in a ‘natural 

sleep zone’ by regulating the temperature 

and providing you with an overall healthier 

sleep. 

Pearl Bay Bedroom Collection 

White lacquered finish with modern silver handles. Drawers are lined and have metal runners. 

NATURAL MATERIALS POCKET SPRING FOAM ENCASED 

10 

YEAR 

LATEX 

GEL INFUSED 

GUARANTEE 

SALE 

3 Drawer 

Bedside 

was $179 

now only 

$149 

Single was $999 now only $899 

King Single was $1199 now only $999 

Double was $1299 now only $1199 

Queen was $1499 now only $1299 

King was $1699 now only $1499 

4 Drawer Tallboy 

was $249 

now only $199 

6 Drawer Lowboy 

was $499 

now only $399 

Cnr Blenheim & Curletts Rds, Christchurch. Ph: 03 343 3204 

View our collections online: targetfurniture.co.nz 

7 Drawer Highboy 

was $399 

now only $349 

6 Drawer Dresser 

was $549 

now only $459 

Offers and product prices advertised here expire 31/07/17. 

Sale excludes Manchester and accessories. 

500 DAYS 

NO PAYMENTS 

AND NO INTEREST * 

*Minimum purchase $499. Finance offer expires 31st July 2017. 

Lending criteria, $50 Annual Account Fee, Establishment Fees, 

terms and conditions apply. See below for terms & conditions. 

*No Payments and No Interest for 500 Days (“Payment Holiday”) is available on Q Card Flexi Payment Plans for in-store purchases only until offer ends 31st July 2017. Minimum spend $499. 

Annual Account Fee of $50 applies. New Q Cardholder fees - $55 Establishment and ($3 PPSR - Q Card only. Existing Q Cardholder fee - $35 Advance. Q Card Standard Interest Rate, 

currently 25.25% p.a. applies to any outstanding balance at end of Payment Holiday. Payment Holiday period may vary depending on Cardholder’s payment cycle dates. Q Card lending 

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