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Midge solution stagnates<br />
Residents<br />
lose patience<br />
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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 />
three waters and waste<br />
Adam Twose said the Integrated<br />
Midge Management Plan should<br />
show a reduction in the number<br />
of midges over time, as the various<br />
aspects come together.<br />
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One of the Bromley wastewater<br />
treatment plant’s oxidation ponds<br />
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method which aimed to expose<br />
and dry sediment at the bottom<br />
of the pond to kill the larvae in<br />
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 />
. . . some days are absolutely diabolical,”<br />
she said. Along with her<br />
neighbours, Mrs Profit claimed<br />
they are suffering from “MD –<br />
midgey depression.”<br />
On some days, she is unable to<br />
open the windows in her home<br />
without a midge invasion, forcing<br />
her to use air conditioning to<br />
keep cool. This drives her power<br />
bill up higher than it would usually<br />
be in winter, she said.<br />
Coastal-Burwood Community<br />
Board member Tim Baker agrees<br />
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Hank, the border collie cross we<br />
featured over Christmas has found a<br />
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Hank was on our front page promoting<br />
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He wasn’t in it – only canines that have been rehomed make<br />
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Hank had been at Dogwatch since October, and the people<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 />
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of the dates from<br />
the city council last<br />
week.<br />
The event will be<br />
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10.<br />
Robbie<br />
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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 />
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He said he “certainly feels<br />
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been confirmed and organisers<br />
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“We’ve put a lot of time, work<br />
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“hundreds” of emails from both<br />
New Brighton residents and<br />
car communities, and without<br />
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wouldn’t have been possible.<br />
Both the archery club and<br />
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order for the show to work.<br />
Mr Baigent said he is “very<br />
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Henshaw said everything had<br />
been “sorted all through.”<br />
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• By Julia Evans<br />
CHRISTMAS CAME early for<br />
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After featuring as poster boy<br />
for Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust’s<br />
<strong>2018</strong> calendar and more than<br />
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“He is very affectionate and<br />
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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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“I went to the council because<br />
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• By Andrew King<br />
A PARKLANDS woman is<br />
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I said to the guy: “Here he is<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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Fire rages, homes at risk<br />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
out for items with a ‘RCGT’ label<br />
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Readers respond to the<br />
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potential relocation which<br />
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Brighton Club’s beach view<br />
Marie Carney – Don’t give<br />
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Jeremy Maxwell – Good old<br />
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will hold the community back,<br />
any development in the republic<br />
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WHEN I’M asked why I’m<br />
participating in the Kathmandu<br />
Coast to Coast, I know very<br />
clearly what has motivated me to<br />
do this.<br />
Trust me, it’s not a love<br />
of waking pre-dawn to ride<br />
a bicycle, or to pound the<br />
pavement for kilometre<br />
after kilometre, but what<br />
opportunities might come from<br />
this event for my community.<br />
One thing I know for sure,<br />
being physically active is<br />
important for your mental<br />
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 />
been chosen to represent her<br />
Pacific nation at a sports event<br />
to be held in Auckland. She is<br />
obviously talented and sport<br />
keeps her focussed and engaged.<br />
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 />
have done most of my training<br />
in the eastern suburbs. New<br />
Brighton is the heart of outdoor<br />
activity in Christchurch.<br />
The surf life saving, surfing,<br />
swimming, kayaking, school<br />
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 />
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development can bring people<br />
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infrastructure, transportation,<br />
car parking, rubbish bins, good<br />
planning and an overall strategy.<br />
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Go along to try it out. Please<br />
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Aranui/Wainoni Community<br />
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Game Zone<br />
Thursday, 3.<strong>30</strong>-4.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />
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Take your friends or meet some<br />
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Linwood Library, 1st floor<br />
Eastgate Shopping Centre<br />
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 />
Marine Pde<br />
Ascot Scrabble Group<br />
Friday, 12.45pm<br />
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Join in with this friendly group<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 />
Catering for children six<br />
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Seaside Market<br />
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Head to the seaside this weekend<br />
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Linwood Village Market<br />
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First Saturday of the months<br />
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Golden Oldies Movies<br />
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 />
Hartnell (1958). The theme is<br />
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8 Hardy St<br />
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Mon-Fri 11-4pm, Saturday<br />
noon-3pm<br />
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An exhibition of women artists<br />
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February 3.<br />
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live stage featuring<br />
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Tuesday, 11-3pm<br />
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Belly dancing fun<br />
for men & women<br />
The new term of Beginners belly dance<br />
classes at Kashmir Belly Dance in South<br />
Brighton starts in February. The class will<br />
be on Monday evenings from February 12<br />
at 6.<strong>30</strong>pm, while a mixed class (men and<br />
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 />
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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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rawhiti Golf club<br />
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• 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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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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continuing education<br />
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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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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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