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• By Sophie Cornish<br />

BROMLEY residents continue<br />

to be frustrated by midges due to<br />

the length of time measures to<br />

solve the problem are taking.<br />

City council manager of operation<br />

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the early stages of the midge life<br />

cycle.<br />

However, the installation of infrastructure<br />

to drain the second<br />

pond may not be ready until the<br />

2019-2020 summer season.<br />

Shortland St resident Janet<br />

Profit has been calling for a<br />

solution to the midge problem<br />

since 2007.<br />

In spite of one pool being<br />

PEST: Bromley resident Janet Profit swats away the midges that invade her Shortland St property.<br />

drained this summer, Mrs Profit<br />

said the problem is worse than<br />

ever due to the hot temperatures.<br />

“They drive you insane<br />

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she said. Along with her<br />

neighbours, Mrs Profit claimed<br />

they are suffering from “MD –<br />

midgey depression.”<br />

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her to use air conditioning to<br />

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Hank, the border collie cross we<br />

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Hank was on our front page promoting<br />

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Hank had been at Dogwatch since October, and the people<br />

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Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>30</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 3<br />

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Rockabilly gets green light<br />

• By Sophie Cornish<br />

AFTER TWO months of doubt,<br />

the Rockabilly Show and Shine<br />

has been granted permission<br />

to use Rawhiti Domain for the<br />

next three years.<br />

Organiser Robbie Baigent<br />

received written confirmation<br />

of the dates from<br />

the city council last<br />

week.<br />

The event will be<br />

held on November<br />

10.<br />

Robbie<br />

Baigent<br />

However, its<br />

future at the<br />

domain was<br />

unclear when the<br />

Christchurch Archery Club,<br />

which also uses the domain,<br />

contested several dates put<br />

forward by Mr Baigent.<br />

Archery club president Dave<br />

Henshaw said there were health<br />

and safety and noise concerns<br />

with the event.<br />

Mr Henshaw said the noise<br />

from last year’s event was<br />

“exceptional”.<br />

Mr Baigent feared the event,<br />

which has previously brought<br />

more than 8000 people to New<br />

Brighton, would have to find<br />

a new location, potentially<br />

splitting its attendance.<br />

BID TO STAY: The Rockabilly Show and Shine will be held at the Rawhiti Domain for the next<br />

three years after gaining permission from the city council.<br />

He said he “certainly feels<br />

less stress” now the dates have<br />

been confirmed and organisers<br />

will now start marketing and<br />

finding sponsors.<br />

“We’ve put a lot of time, work<br />

and effort into this event . . .<br />

it’s nice to have this side of it<br />

worked out and actually be able<br />

to plan the event and enjoy it,”<br />

he said. Mr Baigent had received<br />

“hundreds” of emails from both<br />

New Brighton residents and<br />

car communities, and without<br />

their support, securing the dates<br />

wouldn’t have been possible.<br />

Both the archery club and<br />

show organisers were required<br />

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order for the show to work.<br />

Mr Baigent said he is “very<br />

grateful” to the archery club. Mr<br />

Henshaw said everything had<br />

been “sorted all through.”<br />

“We had to change some<br />

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Hank happy in new home<br />

• By Julia Evans<br />

CHRISTMAS CAME early for<br />

Hank the border collie cross.<br />

After featuring as poster boy<br />

for Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust’s<br />

<strong>2018</strong> calendar and more than<br />

two months at the trust, the<br />

two-year-old was adopted on<br />

December 24.<br />

He starred on the front page of<br />

the Nor’West News over Christmas.<br />

So he now has a new home<br />

– and a new name. He is now<br />

called Gus.<br />

His new owner said he had<br />

come a long way in a short space<br />

of time – describing him as a<br />

“dolphin” in the water.<br />

“He is very affectionate and<br />

gaining more confidence as he<br />

gets to know the neighbourhood.<br />

He is very responsive to commands<br />

and appears a quick and<br />

willing learner.”<br />

• By Sophie Cornish<br />

A PRESTONS subdivision<br />

resident is attempting to relocate<br />

two playgrounds to Muka Park,<br />

to replace the flying fox which<br />

was removed last year.<br />

Following a controversial yearlong<br />

debate within the community,<br />

the flying fox was removed by<br />

the city council in December, due<br />

to noise and privacy complaints<br />

from nearby residents.<br />

Teacher Kate Taylor is wanting<br />

to rehome two playgrounds from<br />

her work, St Andrew’s College.<br />

The mother of three said without<br />

the flying fox, the Muka Park<br />

playground has little to nothing<br />

for her children to play on.<br />

“There’s just not much for them<br />

here . . . they mostly go down to<br />

the school to play.”<br />

“Some of the stuff (play<br />

equipment) down there is not<br />

appropriate, especially for<br />

toddlers, they’re not safe,” she<br />

said.<br />

St Andrew’s is planning to<br />

get new playgrounds and is<br />

looking to sell two to Mrs Taylor<br />

“I think further down the<br />

track when he is completely<br />

chilled he will enjoy his new<br />

home.”<br />

The bright, lovely and playful<br />

animal, according to trust manager<br />

Pam Howard, had<br />

been without a home since<br />

October.<br />

Mrs Howard said many people<br />

had wanted to adopt Gus, but<br />

just weren’t a right fit.<br />

Gus had been at the city council<br />

pound before arriving at the<br />

trust, and had some “quirks” she<br />

said.<br />

She described Gus as “resource<br />

guarder” – a dog that growls and<br />

snarls at other animals and people<br />

to stay away from an object it<br />

might be guarding.<br />

“He just needs an owner that<br />

understands when dogs have<br />

quirks you work with them and<br />

you don’t set them up to fail,”<br />

Mrs Howard said.<br />

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Mrs Taylor made a deputation<br />

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received support from the board<br />

who informed her of how to go<br />

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“I went to the council because<br />

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Mrs Taylor will discuss the<br />

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• By Andrew King<br />

A PARKLANDS woman is<br />

warning others to be careful<br />

after an “uncomfortable”<br />

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come to her home to view a<br />

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Tania Vincent posted a notice<br />

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A man replied saying he was<br />

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She was able to get away from<br />

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life-saving club arrived at the<br />

property.<br />

I said to the guy: “Here he is<br />

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my partner and as he turned<br />

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me. I couldn’t believe how<br />

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Police went to his address and<br />

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She said she wants others to<br />

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“I now feel unsafe, like he will<br />

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we know.”<br />

A police communications<br />

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“The attending officer<br />

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Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>30</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 5<br />

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Author tells tale of godwits<br />

Fire rages, homes at risk<br />

A WELL-KNOWN local<br />

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Yolaska the Godwit is set to be<br />

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It is a children’s picture book<br />

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purchased by the city council to<br />

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Yolaska the Godwit has been<br />

written, illustrated, printed and<br />

published locally and covers the<br />

impact of the earthquakes on the<br />

natural environment.<br />

It also discusses pollution and<br />

endangered species and may<br />

also be used in schools as an<br />

educational tool.<br />

Godwits fly 11,500km non-stop<br />

every year from Alaska to New<br />

Zealand and arrive every February<br />

and March.<br />

The 20 th anniversary of the<br />

AT WORK: Marlene Bennetts has<br />

written a new children’s book<br />

about the migration journey of<br />

godwits. PHOTO: CAITLIN MILES<br />

annual Farewell to the Godwits<br />

event will be held in South<br />

Brighton in March.<br />

Forty people attended the first<br />

event 20 years ago and now more<br />

than 850 people are estimated to<br />

attend.<br />

Richmond public garden<br />

shed raided by thieves<br />

• By Sophie Cornish<br />

THIEVES HAVE stolen most<br />

of the supplies owned by the<br />

Richmond Community Garden.<br />

More than $550 of garden<br />

tools was stolen in what garden<br />

co-ordinator Rachel Thwaites is<br />

calling a “major set back.”<br />

Following an attempted breakin<br />

at the storage shed before<br />

Christmas, the group moved the<br />

tools.<br />

Less than 72 hours later, the<br />

theft happened.<br />

The theft was discovered by a<br />

group which was undertaking<br />

its monthly volunteering in the<br />

garden and found there were no<br />

tools to use.<br />

“All our hand tools are gone,<br />

we were digging with sticks from<br />

the ground,” said Mrs Thwaites.<br />

She said the group of volunteers<br />

who work on the garden<br />

are absolutely devastated.<br />

“It impacts on the community,<br />

it hurts the community at the<br />

end of the day,” she said.<br />

The garden is run from donations<br />

and grants.<br />

Produce which grows in the<br />

garden is given to food banks,<br />

such as the Delta Community<br />

Trust, Christchurch City Mission<br />

and the New Brighton<br />

Community Fridge.<br />

Tools such as secateurs, loppers,<br />

forks, spades, a weed-eater,<br />

<strong>30</strong>m hose and reel, and sprinklers<br />

were taken.<br />

Mrs Thwaites said the garden<br />

will rely on the donation of items<br />

and funds from the community<br />

but requests people keep an eye<br />

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participating in the Kathmandu<br />

Coast to Coast, I know very<br />

clearly what has motivated me to<br />

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Trust me, it’s not a love<br />

of waking pre-dawn to ride<br />

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pavement for kilometre<br />

after kilometre, but what<br />

opportunities might come from<br />

this event for my community.<br />

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well-being. It’s one the of the<br />

ideas that Sir John Kirwan<br />

promotes for people impacted by<br />

depression. You don’t necessarily<br />

have to climb mountains, but<br />

if you’re keeping fit, walking,<br />

running, swimming or just<br />

getting out into the fresh air, it<br />

helps your mental health.<br />

This event is special and<br />

requires a lot of resources, access<br />

to good training and equipment.<br />

Not something we can all do<br />

TRAINING: Poto Williams with city councillor Glenn<br />

Livingstone on top of Mt Herbert Te Ahu Patiki as the pair train<br />

for the Coast to Coast next month.<br />

without help. I think about<br />

this in the context of young<br />

people wanting to engage in any<br />

physical or sports activity, and<br />

how some of us may be excluded<br />

from participation due to a lack<br />

of resource or support.<br />

I recently met a young woman<br />

from my electorate who had<br />

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Pacific nation at a sports event<br />

to be held in Auckland. She is<br />

obviously talented and sport<br />

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She couldn’t attend this event<br />

because she couldn’t afford the<br />

airfare and accommodation<br />

costs. There are a lot of young<br />

people who don’t participate<br />

because sports shoes are<br />

expensive or club fees are<br />

expensive.<br />

I want my competing in the<br />

Coast to Coast to send a message<br />

to others who can help, such as<br />

businesses or organisations – and<br />

it is that they should. Because<br />

sport can be life-changing for<br />

our young people because it’s<br />

about discipline, leadership,<br />

self-reliance and resilience. I will<br />

be donating my bike and cycle<br />

equipment to a young competitor<br />

for next year’s event.<br />

The third reason I am<br />

competing is because it ends<br />

in New Brighton at the pier. I<br />

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in the eastern suburbs. New<br />

Brighton is the heart of outdoor<br />

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The surf life saving, surfing,<br />

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sports at Rawhiti Domain like<br />

golf, the coast, estuary and<br />

the opportunities that the red<br />

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we should be promoting sports<br />

and outdoor activity as an<br />

opportunity to revitalise our<br />

area.<br />

The new playground<br />

has shown how the right<br />

development can bring people<br />

to the area. This has to be<br />

supported with the right<br />

infrastructure, transportation,<br />

car parking, rubbish bins, good<br />

planning and an overall strategy.<br />

But it is possible.<br />

And that’s why I’m doing<br />

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Every Tuesday, 11am-1.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />

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community. No experience necessary<br />

and all abilities welcome.<br />

Go along to try it out. Please<br />

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7070, or 027 540 5442 with any<br />

inquiries.<br />

Aranui/Wainoni Community<br />

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Game Zone<br />

Thursday, 3.<strong>30</strong>-4.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />

An hour of fun playing<br />

favourite games like mine-craft,<br />

charades, Connect Four and<br />

Pictionary. Learn and develop<br />

strategies in new games such as<br />

dutch blitz, heads up, hand and<br />

foot, and group games. Join in<br />

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Take your friends or meet some<br />

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CV drop-in<br />

Thursday, 10-11<strong>30</strong>am<br />

A librarian will be on hand to<br />

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New Brighton library, 213<br />

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Ascot Scrabble Group<br />

Friday, 12.45pm<br />

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Ascot Community Centre, Ascot<br />

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Seaside Toy Library<br />

Saturday, 9.<strong>30</strong>-11.<strong>30</strong>am<br />

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Saturday, 10am-2pm<br />

Head to the seaside this weekend<br />

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Linwood Village Market<br />

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Friendly atmosphere and refereshments<br />

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First Saturday of the months<br />

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Monday, 1.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />

Every Monday the New<br />

Brighton Museum plays a film<br />

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Sergeant by Kenneth Williams,<br />

Hattie Jacques and William<br />

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8 Hardy St<br />

Eastside Gallery<br />

Mon-Fri 11-4pm, Saturday<br />

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Eastside Gallery proudly<br />

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February 3.<br />

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Tuesday, 11-3pm<br />

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Monday, 10.<strong>30</strong>-11.<strong>30</strong>am<br />

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Belly dancing fun<br />

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The new term of Beginners belly dance<br />

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women) will be on Thursday evenings from<br />

February 15 at 7.<strong>30</strong>pm.<br />

Anyone enrolling and pre-paying by<br />

February 10 will receive a $20 discount.<br />

Enrolments are through the website, www.<br />

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The eight, 75-minute classes comprise an<br />

hour of dance movement and 15 minutes of<br />

background information on belly dancing,<br />

with videos and music.<br />

With one husband and wife already signed<br />

up, instructor Kashmir is encouraging more<br />

men to join the mixed class.<br />

“Belly dancing is not just for women,” she<br />

says. “It is fun and enjoyable for everyone.”<br />

Belly dancing can also be a step on the way<br />

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Kashmir Belly Dance is located at 8<br />

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There are Scottish Country Dance clubs<br />

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Come and give it a go.<br />

Play<br />

rawhiti Golf club<br />

We Have...<br />

• 18 Hole Course<br />

• Friendly People<br />

• Membership<br />

Available<br />

• Tournaments<br />

• Ladies Days<br />

• Club Days<br />

course run<br />

by rawhiti club<br />

• Midweek 9 Hole<br />

Membership<br />

• Full Bar &<br />

Catering<br />

• Summer Twilight<br />

Games Friday<br />

From 3.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />

Come along & enjoy a game.<br />

Function facilities. Available for hire.<br />

Phone 388-7408<br />

100 Shaw Ave, New Brighton<br />

www.rawhitigolfclub.co.nz<br />

Belly Dance<br />

with Kashmir<br />

Beginners<br />

Classes<br />

and Beyond<br />

Next 8-week<br />

beginner course:<br />

6:<strong>30</strong>-7:45pm Mondays, 12 Feb<br />

7:<strong>30</strong>-8:45pm Thursdays, 15 Feb<br />

From $90 (Early Bird prepaid)<br />

Men welcome Thursdays<br />

South Brighton<br />

Other classes available<br />

(see website)<br />

www.bellyraqs.co.nz<br />

382 0071 or<br />

027 438 7277<br />

SCOTTISH SHINDIG!<br />

Saturday 10th February - Heaton Intermediate School Hall<br />

Kicking off with a piper and haggis at 7.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />

$10 adult / $5 child - includes supper<br />

Scottish Country Dancing ...Give it a burl!<br />

- no experience necessary!<br />

Fun for the whole family with easy dances taught on the go.<br />

No partner required.<br />

Fun. Fitness. Friendship<br />

Have a go at a local club in Feb/Mar:<br />

Burnside - Thurs 1st Mar 8pm, Isleworth School.<br />

Contact: Annette 358 9856<br />

Caledonian - Mon 26th Feb 7.<strong>30</strong>, Caledonian Hall, Wigram.<br />

Contact: Alice 021 2048148<br />

Christchurch - Wed 28th Feb 7.<strong>30</strong>,St Albans Uniting Church.<br />

Contact: Geraldine 357 0922<br />

Hoon Hay - Wed 21st Feb 7.45, Presbyterian Church.<br />

Contact: Frances 021 257 6207<br />

Scottish Society - Tue 20th Feb 7.<strong>30</strong>, Scottish Society Hall,<br />

Edgeware.<br />

Contact: Margaret 327 0193<br />

Tam O’Shanter - Tue 27th Feb 7.45, Heaton Intermediate.<br />

Contact: Susan 357 1071<br />

Little Thistles (ages 4 - 17) - Sat 24th Feb 9am, Burnside Primary.<br />

Contact: Linda 354 6694<br />

These introductory nights are free!<br />

House of Cards is a day-time bridge club<br />

situated in Merivale. Our philosophy is to<br />

provide a friendly, family-type environment<br />

for bridge players.<br />

Bridge is not only a wonderful, stimulating<br />

game, it is also splendidly social. We have<br />

had much pleasure in seeing many new<br />

friendships flourish over the years.<br />

House of Cards is especially renowned<br />

for its teaching and we have taught literally<br />

thousands of beginners as well as improvers,<br />

in Christchurch and around New Zealand.<br />

We have run several national teachers’<br />

conferences and have been instrumental<br />

in creating a national standard for bridge<br />

teachers.<br />

We have also written a whole series of<br />

bridge books for new and improving players<br />

which are widely used in New Zealand,<br />

Australia and the United Kingdom.<br />

We are a friendly, enthusiastic team who<br />

welcome new players. We have four sessions<br />

dedicated especially for the novice player, so<br />

you needn’t feel nervous!<br />

BRIDGE<br />

LESSONS<br />

4 introductory simple lessons to<br />

the wonderful game of bridge<br />

Classes start:<br />

Tues February 13th at 1.<strong>30</strong>pm &<br />

Thur February 15th at 9.<strong>30</strong>am<br />

We will also introduce you to<br />

SkyBridgeClub. This is an online club<br />

catering for the improving player, where you<br />

can practice online during your course. It’s a<br />

great way to learn.<br />

Come in and see us. We’d love to meet you.<br />

Come and Play<br />

BRIDGE!<br />

FREE<br />

Play FREE online<br />

during your course<br />

Ph: 355 0643 • Email: bridge@houseofcards.co.nz<br />

184 Papanui Road (opposite the Merivale <strong>Post</strong> Office)


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Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>30</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 11<br />

become a member<br />

Special environment at<br />

central city health club<br />

Centrally located within Christchurch’s<br />

Heritage Hotel, the Heritage Health Club<br />

allows you to escape the multitudes and train<br />

in a private, tranquil space.<br />

Owned and managed by Ken and Jude<br />

Mackwell, the club offers a 20m indoor<br />

pool, spa and sauna alongside a fully<br />

equipped gym, and an environment where<br />

members feel part of something special,<br />

with personalised service, towels on hand,<br />

a private locker, and no waiting<br />

for equipment.<br />

“We pride ourselves on<br />

our welcoming, friendly<br />

environment without overcrowding,<br />

and fitness options<br />

for a wide range of requirements<br />

including Cardio, Strength<br />

Training, Core Stability, Swim<br />

Training and Rehabilitation<br />

from injury,” Ken explains.<br />

Experienced Personal<br />

Trainers help you maximise<br />

your training sessions and keep<br />

you progressing towards your health and<br />

fitness goals.<br />

Membership packages vary depending<br />

on the membership term. Call 03 377<br />

2122 or 021 977 221 for information, or to<br />

organise a personal tour.<br />

Located at 28-<strong>30</strong> Cathedral Square,<br />

the Heritage Health Club is open 6am-<br />

10pm, every day of the year. www.<br />

heritagehealthclub.co.nz<br />

Just step on the mat…<br />

This is the advice given to people who<br />

want to learn aikido, Aikido Shinryukan<br />

Canterbury’s chief instructor Andrew<br />

Williamson says.<br />

“It really is that easy. Of course, every<br />

new student is naturally apprehensive about<br />

beginning a Japanese martial art – we have<br />

all ‘been there’. But to begin you need to take<br />

that first step and it really is not that scary.”<br />

Beginners are eased into training through<br />

basics classes.<br />

“Step by step we build your knowledge.<br />

We focus on beginners understanding the<br />

fundamentals of aikido so they can enjoy<br />

developing their skills. Anyone can do<br />

WORKOUT,<br />

SWIM, RELAX<br />

aikido regardless of age or fitness,” Andrew<br />

says.<br />

“We want students to develop technically<br />

and physically as quickly as they are<br />

capable. We can then introduce them to<br />

more advanced training and international<br />

instructors and build on the total knowledge<br />

base held in our group.”<br />

Aikido Shinryukan Canterbury offers daily<br />

classes for adults and children in Burnside<br />

and Linwood.<br />

For February, beginners may train<br />

for just $20. For more information<br />

phone Andrew, 021 343 672, Website<br />

www.christchurchaikido.co.nz.<br />

Learn a<br />

skill to last<br />

a lifetime<br />

Do you enjoy cards, like<br />

challenges and want to stay<br />

mentally alert? Then discover<br />

Bridge with the Christchurch<br />

Bridge Club.<br />

Established in 1952, the Christchurch<br />

Bridge Club was rebuilt in 2013 after<br />

the earthquake. The largest bridge club<br />

in New Zealand, it has a membership of<br />

approximately 800, from teenagers to 90+<br />

years.<br />

The modern clubrooms are centrally<br />

located in Nova Place, off Barbadoes Street,<br />

with extensive off-street parking.<br />

Lessons are provided by professional<br />

teachers, who utilise the latest technologies<br />

for improved learning that can be practised<br />

at home on the internet. After 10 weeks you<br />

will have developed a skill and passion to last<br />

a lifetime.<br />

The next free beginner’s course commences<br />

on Wednesday, February 7, <strong>2018</strong>, 7.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />

at the Christchurch Bridge Club, 21 Nova<br />

Place.<br />

Back to Bridge classes for four weeks start<br />

Wednesday, February 7 at 7.<strong>30</strong>pm. Cost<br />

$25. For further details or to enrol, phone<br />

366-1516 or email office@chchbridge.<br />

co.nz. www.chchbridge.co.nz<br />

Christchurch<br />

Bridge Club<br />

Do you enjoy cards, like challenges<br />

& want to stay mentally alert?<br />

….then discover Bridge with the<br />

Christchurch Bridge Club.<br />

FREE Beginner<br />

Bridge Lessons<br />

Wednesday 7 th February, <strong>2018</strong><br />

at 7.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />

Phone: 366-1516<br />

21 Nova Place, Christchurch<br />

Email: office@chchbridge.co.nz<br />

www.chchbridge.co.nz<br />

Line up for fun –<br />

learn to Line Dance<br />

The dance floor – a place where bills and<br />

responsibility don’t exist, where stress is<br />

gone and nothing matters but the music. The<br />

dance floor is freedom, say the Cathedral<br />

City Line Dancers.<br />

A recent German study tested people<br />

who tried different forms of exercise and<br />

then measured their hippocampuses (the<br />

memory centre of their brains) and those<br />

who did Line Dancing were better protected<br />

from dementia and memory loss.<br />

So, if you like to dance, want a social life<br />

with a friendly bunch of people and a lot of<br />

laughs while exercising your brain, then Line<br />

Dancing could be just what you are looking<br />

for. They even cater for people with two left<br />

feet.<br />

You can have all this, plus meet new<br />

friends by joining Cathedral City Line<br />

Dancers and learning to dance with Mary.<br />

For details, see the advertisement on this<br />

page.<br />

Learn To Line Dance<br />

With Mary Stanley-Shepherd<br />

CATHEDRAL CITY LINE DANCERS<br />

MONDAYS<br />

Commencing 5 th February <strong>2018</strong><br />

Bromley Community Centre, Bromley Rd.<br />

New Dancers 6 – 7pm<br />

Experienced Dancers<br />

7.00 – 8.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />

Tuesday & Wednesday<br />

Afternoons<br />

Commencing 6 th & 7 th February <strong>2018</strong><br />

Woolston Club, Hargood St, Woolston<br />

New Dancers 12.<strong>30</strong>pm – 1.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />

Experienced Dancers 1.<strong>30</strong>pm – 3.15pm<br />

Tuesday Evenings<br />

Commencing 13 th February <strong>2018</strong><br />

Paparua RSA, 38 Kirk Rd. Templeton<br />

New Dancers 6.15 – 7.00pm<br />

Intermediate 7.00 – 8.15pm<br />

For further information<br />

Phone Mary 389 8809 or 021 216 3382<br />

Email danzlines@gmail.com<br />

Cathedral City Line Dancers Group<br />

Escape the multitudes<br />

& train in peace.<br />

You will quickly appreciate the added luxury that a Heritage Health Club membership brings with access to an indoor<br />

pool, spa, sauna and fully equipped gym.<br />

Experience the Heritage Health Club.<br />

28-<strong>30</strong> Cathedral Square<br />

T 377 2122 | M 021 977 221<br />

www.heritagehealthclub.co.nz


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Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />

continuing education<br />

PEGASUS POST<br />

New programmes<br />

at the Christchurch<br />

School of Music<br />

The Christchurch School of Music has<br />

introduced some great new programmes in<br />

<strong>2018</strong>. Recorder is a wonderful way to begin<br />

a musical journey and this year a beginner<br />

recorder player can learn for just $1 a week!!<br />

For $52 the student will get a group class for<br />

34 weeks, a good quality recorder and a tutor<br />

book!!<br />

For players of wind, brass and percussion<br />

there will be a big band in <strong>2018</strong> and we<br />

are launching it with a weekend workshop<br />

run by big band legend, Rodger Fox. The<br />

workshop will be held from 23-25 February<br />

and is being held in the Catholic Cathedral<br />

College Hall.<br />

For singers there will be two new choirs,<br />

the Christchurch Children’s Choir, an allcomers<br />

choir for 8-12 year olds and the<br />

Christchurch Girls’ Choir, an auditioned<br />

choir for girls aged 10-15. Auditions for the<br />

Girls’ Choir will be held on Wednesday 7<br />

March and audition packs are now available.<br />

The Christchurch School of Music is<br />

a family-oriented community aimed at<br />

providing quality music education in and<br />

around Christchurch.<br />

On a Saturday morning the whole family<br />

can find something to suit. Children from<br />

2-7 years old can join in our experiential<br />

“Take Off with Music” while older children<br />

and adults may opt for group or individual<br />

lessons on a specific instrument (including<br />

voice). Weekday lessons are also available.<br />

Those who already play are welcome to join<br />

in one of the great ensembles which all take<br />

part in regular concerts.<br />

Please contact us via our website www.<br />

csm.org.nz and let us start you on a<br />

musical journey that will bring pleasure<br />

for a lifetime.<br />

Papanui High School<br />

Term 1 <strong>2018</strong> night classes<br />

It is nearly time to make those New Year<br />

resolutions so why not begin <strong>2018</strong> by taking<br />

some time for yourself and joining one of the<br />

wide range of nightclasses that are on offer at<br />

Papanui High School.<br />

The start of a new year is the ideal<br />

opportunity to get inspired to get out and<br />

learn something new and meet some new<br />

people. Classes for Term 1 begin from<br />

Monday 12 February and the options are<br />

extensive from Art to Yoga and everything<br />

in between we are sure regardless of your age<br />

or interest you will find something to tempt<br />

you. Classes at Papanui High School are held<br />

in a warm, friendly relaxed environment and<br />

our tutors are supportive and well qualified<br />

in their chosen fields.<br />

We have a range of new courses on offer<br />

for Term 1, if you are particularly interested<br />

in crafts then you will be spoilt for choice as<br />

we offer Mosiacs, Crochet at both beginners<br />

and a more advanced level, Paverpol<br />

Sculpture, Quilting, Silk Embroidery, Soy<br />

Candle Making, Furniture Restoration and<br />

Polishing, Upholstery, Cake Design and<br />

Cheese Making.<br />

For further information and enrolment<br />

in any of our courses please visit our website<br />

www.papanui.school.nz or telephone our<br />

office on 3520701.<br />

Piano<br />

Raewyn Clegg<br />

Registered Teacher of<br />

Piano and Theory of<br />

Music.<br />

29 Lancewood Drive<br />

Halswell<br />

Ph 322-9377<br />

LESSONS, ENSEMBLE, AND INSTRUMENT HIRE<br />

FOR ALL AGES<br />

ENROL NOW FOR LESSONS<br />

AND ENSEMBLES IN <strong>2018</strong>!<br />

ALSO:<br />

• FUN FOUNDATION CLASSES FOR 2–7 YEAR OLDS<br />

• GROUP BEGINNER RECORDER LESSONS FOR<br />

$1 A WEEK! (INCLUDES RECORDER AND TUTOR BOOK)<br />

Enrol now for <strong>2018</strong><br />

csm.org.nz | 03 366 1711


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Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>30</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 13<br />

continuing education<br />

adult and community<br />

education at Risingholme<br />

community centre<br />

Risingholme Community Centre wish<br />

everyone a very Happy New Year! We also<br />

would like to remind you that now is a good<br />

time to enrol in one of our exciting <strong>2018</strong><br />

classes. There are still spaces available and<br />

we are pleased to have some new classes<br />

for <strong>2018</strong>. The term starts on Monday 12<br />

February <strong>2018</strong> and all class information is<br />

available via our website. www.risingholme.<br />

org.nz<br />

Our new classes include Print Making,<br />

Art of Motion and Dance, Art of Creativity<br />

and Motion, Coding and Electronics using<br />

Arduino, Zentangle and Drawing and<br />

Sketching . We are continually developing<br />

new courses based on the information that<br />

we gather from the community, so please<br />

check our website regularly for updates.<br />

Risingholme’s traditional base of art and<br />

craft courses continues to flourish with a<br />

full range available at a number of venues.<br />

They include fabrics, woodwork skills, cake<br />

decorating, health & fitness and well-being,<br />

computing, guitar and photography, cooking<br />

as well as many others.<br />

Have you ever considered learning a new<br />

Language we have a number of these that<br />

will run throughout the year including NZ<br />

Sign, Te Reo Maori, ESOL, Russian Italian,<br />

Arabic, German, Spanish and Italian.<br />

Language classes run at a variety of levels<br />

from Beginners to more advanced.<br />

If you can’t find what you are looking for –<br />

“Tell us what you would like to learn”<br />

For more information on classes at<br />

Risingholme, Riccarton High School,<br />

Christchurch Girls High School, Shirley<br />

Boys High School and Hornby High School,<br />

contact Risingholme Community Centre at<br />

332 7359 or email info@risingholme.org.nz<br />

The full programme for Term 1 is on our<br />

website at http://www.risingholme.org.nz<br />

New classes<br />

at Canterbury<br />

WEA (Workers<br />

Educational<br />

Association)<br />

The Canterbury WEA may be over one<br />

hundred years old and be based in a character<br />

building in the city but that does not mean it<br />

has old ways of thinking or that the courses<br />

it offers are old fashioned.<br />

This term we are offering a number of new<br />

classes to tweak your minds and bodies. Belly<br />

dancing for beginners is a cultural experience<br />

as well as a gentle form of exercise and it is<br />

not just for women. Men are very welcome.<br />

The Nordic walking course begins a bit later<br />

in the term and will be making the most of<br />

Hagley Park and the gardens which are so<br />

close. Kazuko is a multi-talented addition<br />

to our tutor list and her Japanese Culture<br />

course will include music, drums and harp<br />

included, food, Ikebana, calligraphy etc.<br />

the music theory class is for beginners but<br />

is also for those who think they may need<br />

a refresher to help then regain skills and<br />

confidence in reading music.<br />

The Social issues soapbox is a series<br />

of one off sessions with speakers on the<br />

Environment, Housing, new Science,<br />

Politics, Economics etc and speakers we<br />

have include Sam Mahon, Dr’s Sylvia Nissen,<br />

Susannah Finlay, Libby Caygill and others.<br />

People who know what they are talking<br />

about and want to be involved in discussion.<br />

Check our website at cwea.org.nz and<br />

enroll online or call or email us.<br />

Adult and Community<br />

Education Term 1, <strong>2018</strong><br />

Come learn with us<br />

Risingholme Community Centre offers<br />

a wide range of short courses, each term,<br />

at a range of venues.<br />

Risingholme Community Centre<br />

Art (Create with Pastels & Paints, Mixed Media, Watercolour, Painting with<br />

Acrylics), Mindfulness, Cake Decorating, Drawing & Sketching, Embroidery,<br />

ESOL, Fabric & Craft Skills, Guitar, Pottery, Sewing Skills, Upholstery, Using<br />

your Overlocker, Weekend Sewing classes, Yoga, Wood Sculpture, Woodwork,<br />

Woodwork for Women, Zentangle, Weaving, Printmaking.<br />

Christchurch Girls’ High School<br />

Dressmaking, Embroidery, Te Reo Maori, Watercolour Painting, Drawing &<br />

Sketching, Preserving Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs.<br />

Hornby High School<br />

Sewing Skills, Thai Cooking.<br />

Riccarton High School<br />

Calligraphy, Level 3 ESOL IELTS, ESOL Business English Intermediate.<br />

Indian Cooking, Italian Language, NZ Sign Language (a range of levels),<br />

Russian Language, Sewing Skills, Spanish Language, Te Reo Maori, Arabic, A<br />

taste of Egyptian cooking, Picture Framing.<br />

Shirley Boys’ High School<br />

Painting with Acrylics, German Language, Photoshop, Reiki Level 1, Spanish<br />

Language Level 3, Te Reo Maori, Thai Cooking, Website Design, Woodwork,<br />

Yoga (range of classes). Art of Creativity & Expression, Intro to Coding &<br />

Electronics using Arduino, Art of Motion & Dance.<br />

Full details available on www.risingholme.org.nz<br />

Risingholme office at 99 Hawford Road<br />

Phone 332 7359 | Email info@risingholme.org.nz<br />

www.risingholme.org.nz


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Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>30</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 15<br />

Exercise<br />

sharpens young<br />

adult brains<br />

Regular physical activity improves brain function<br />

even in young adults considered in their prime<br />

and at the height of cognitive ability, according to<br />

a University of Otago study.<br />

A body of research already exists showing<br />

aerobic exercise improves brain function<br />

in older adults, but there is a limited<br />

amount of literature on how it affects<br />

young adults.<br />

The Otago researchers, led by<br />

Department of Psychology Senior<br />

Lecturer Dr Liana Machado, set out to<br />

test the oft-held belief that the brains of<br />

young adults in their prime might not<br />

benefit as much as older people from<br />

regular sustained exercise.<br />

They took 52 tertiary students, aged<br />

between 18 to <strong>30</strong>, and put them through<br />

a series of cognitive tests on a computer<br />

while measuring oxygen availability in<br />

the frontal lobe of their brains, as well as<br />

their self-reported exercise frequency.<br />

Dr Machado says their “surprising”<br />

findings, just published online in the<br />

journal Psychophysiology, show that<br />

both blood supply to the brain and<br />

cognitive functioning appear to benefit<br />

from regular exercise in young adults.<br />

“This provides compelling evidence<br />

that regular exercise, at least five days per<br />

week, is a way to sharpen our cognitive<br />

ability as young adults – challenging<br />

the assumption that living a sedentary<br />

lifestyle leads to problems only later in<br />

life,” she says.<br />

The research also provides potential<br />

insight into understanding why people<br />

who regularly engage in aerobic exercise<br />

tend to function better on a cognitive<br />

level.<br />

“I think the idea that young people do<br />

not have to worry about exercising since<br />

they are in their prime developmentally<br />

is rapidly being overturned by mounting<br />

evidence that even the brains of young<br />

adults can benefit from regular exercise,”<br />

she says.<br />

“The exercise could involve brisk<br />

walking or more vigorous activity, and<br />

could be made up of a few 10 minute<br />

bouts of exercise, rather than one single<br />

block of exercise,” she says.<br />

The researchers also found that body<br />

mass index was not a key factor in how<br />

well the brain functioned, indicating that<br />

regular engagement in physical activity<br />

may be more important than body<br />

weight.<br />

Dr Machado says she had noticed<br />

over the years that university students<br />

appeared progressively less fit.<br />

“I wondered whether we might find<br />

significant relationships between exercise<br />

levels, oxygen availability in the brain,<br />

and cognition in the young adults, but<br />

no studies had considered this in healthy<br />

young adults.”<br />

These findings come at a time of<br />

increased scientific focus on links<br />

between exercise and cognitive health in<br />

older adults.<br />

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