The Star: November 30, 2017

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Walk of Stars for city
• By Andrew King
CHRISTCHURCH IS set to get its
own version of the ‘Hollywood Stars’
in a new initiative by the City Mission.
The social service agency is offering
‘stars’ that will be placed in the Cashel
Mall from December 1. It is a way to
generate money and to thank sponsors.
The project is called “The Walk of
Stars.”
City Missioner Matthew Mark said
it allowed them to shout loud and
proud the wonderful people that keep
their organisation going.
“The opportunity to highlight who
supports us on a regular basis is quite
a privilege,” he said.
It is the first time the City Mission
has used the idea.
“It has been well received and has
been a lot of fun,” he said.
So far 55 stars have been sold including
nine out of the 10 $5000 gold
stars available, he said.
Mr Mark said while it is great to say
thanks those who have donated, the
need grows every day.
“We still need to get the message
out there that the need is increasing,
we still want to share that, but we also
want to say thank you,” he said.
•The stars cost between $100-
$5000 and can be purchased by
visiting: www.citymission.org.nz/
walk-of-stars/
STARS IN THE MAKING: City Missioner Matthew Mark has
started a project called ‘The Walk of Stars’ in City Mall.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
Friends find MKR
final too hot to handle
FOODIES Heather Andersen
and Mitch MacDonald were
unable to cook their way to
victory in Monday’s My Kitchen
Rules New Zealand grand-final.
The Christchurch friends
were beaten by five points by
Wanaka’s Chris and Bex Wright,
who walked away with the
$100,000 prize with a score of 52
out of 60.
The friends were dubbed the
villains of season three, but said
they were not as “awful” as viewers
thought.
“We feel so proud of making it
through to the grand-final even
though we didn’t come away
with the win. Congratulations
to Chris and Bex, it’s been great
cooking against them and they
certainly know their way around
a kitchen,” Mr MacDonald said.
The duo started on a high,
but the title soon slipped from
their grasp after they delivered a
beef fillet main over-powered by
onions.
But Ms Andersen made her
mark in the dessert round, with
an L&P cheesecake dubbed the
lightest the judges had ever eaten
on the show – but it was not
enough.
KNIVES OUT: Heather
Andersen and Mitch
MacDonald came
second in My Kitchen
Rules New Zealand’s
grand-final on Monday.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
The final, held at Auckland’s
Gusto at the Grand, was judged
by Pete Evans and Manu Feildel,
with chefs Sean Connolly, Nadia
Lim, Ray McVinnie and Tom
Hishon on the tasting panel.
The teams had to plate up four
courses – an entree, fish dish,
meat dish and a dessert.
The season reached an average
of 632,000 viewers each week.