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2 Exhibition The story of Canterbury and World War One is told through the experiences of Cantabrians that served on the battlefields of Europe and the Middle East and those they left behind in a new exhibition at Canterbury Museum. CANtERBURy’S WAR StoRIES told in new exhibition Canterbury and World War One: Lives Lost, Lives Changed opened on December 1, 2017 and runs until November 11, 2018. In the four years of the conflict, 98,950 New Zealand soldiers and nurses served overseas, 18,058 of those died and thousands more were injured. Most New Zealanders knew someone who had died in the War. The declaration of war had caused great excitement in Canterbury and thousands enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. But as the War dragged on, voluntary enlistments declined and conscription was introduced to keep up the supply of men. While many young men left the country expecting a great adventure, their families worried that they would never see them again. New Zealand soldiers and nurses had a variety of experiences overseas. Some collected souvenirs while serving in the sands of the Middle East, while others endured gassing in the muddy trenches of Europe. All went the joys and sorrows of life at war and all had stories worth telling. At home, Cantabrians waged their own war and did what they could to support soldiers, nurses, their families and innocent civilians caught in the conflict. In many respects the war at home was the women’s war. Mothers, wives and sisters did an enormous amount of fundraising and organised thousands of care packages for those serving overseas. People also expressed their views on the German enemy and their feelings about conscription. Canterbury and World War One: Lives Lost, Lives Changed is on in the Level 1 Temporary Gallery at Canterbury Museum. It was developed by Canterbury Museum with support from the Lottery World War One Commemorations Fund. LESSONS, ENSEMBLE, AND INSTRUMENT HIRE FOR ALL AGES Annie Thomson looks upon her son George William Ladd Thomson, a sergeant from Timaru, for what may be the last time on October 16, 1914. Despite his mother’s angst, George did return to New Zealand. Image courtesy of Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum PH-2003-1-36 PUBLISHER Star Media The Christchurch Star Company Ltd PO Box 1467 Christchurch 8140 A posthumous painting of Sergeant Henry Nicholas VC, MM by A Elizabeth (Abbott) Kelly. Archives New Zealand R22498077. Henry Nicholas is one of a number of Cantabrians whose war experience is recounted in the exhibition. ADvERtISINg Frank Greenslade - Ph 03 364 7441 email: frank.greenslade@starmedia.kiwi EDItoRIAL Christine de Felice DESIgN Denise Crawford Pet Pet friendly friendly around accommodation New Zealand around New Zealand If your family includes a If your family includes a If your dog, dog, family cat, cat, bird includes bird or or other other a dog, furry furry cat, bird creature or other then furry we creature have some then some we have good some news good for news you for you Pets Can Come Too has a long list of holiday Pets Can Come Too has a a homes throughout New Zealand that will give long list of holiday homes your whole family a warm welcome throughout New Zealand that that will give your whole family a warm welcome family warm welcome Ph 04 293 2705 www.petscancometoo.co.nz Ph 04 293 2705 www.petscancometoo.co.nz Ph 04 293 2705 www.petscancometoo.co.nz ENROL NOW FOR LESSONS AND ENSEMBLES IN 2018! A wide range of adult ensembles available for the beginner to the advanced player on all instruments: Orchestras, Wind Ensembles, Concert Band, Recorder Ensembles, Jazz Combo and Big Band. Southern Rail Tour DEPARTING CHRISTCHURCH - BOOK NOW FOR THE SPECTACULAR 12th May 2018. Tuition in all instruments available for the young (and the young-at-heart!) Enrol now for 2018 csm.org.nz | 03 366 1711 Dunedin Railways presents a seven day guided rail excursion departing from Christchurch taking in Dunedin, Otago Peninsula, Taieri Gorge Railway, Invercargill, Rakiura-Stewart Island and Oamaru. For the itinerary, bookings and more information: P (03) 477-4449 • E reserve@dunedinrailways.co.nz • www.dunedinrailways.co.nz
intErnEt safEty 3 AvoIDINg tHoSE NASty Internet scams BY KEVIN MEDRI Kevin has had a varied career in many different industries where he successfully implemented many IT related systems and processes, as well as being hands-on in the field. “I understand the frustration and anxiety computers can give you, because I have been there." More recently Kevin has established a computer and IT repair business in Rangiora, North Canterbury where he and his staff successfully help people with their computer needs. So we have all heard about it, seen it in the media, someone we know has been affected by it, then one day, wham, it hits us – an online scam. We all think at our age we should know better; well the truth is we are trusting, sometimes too trusting, we were probably brought up that way. So if you been affected by a scam of some sort, don’t fret. I get fed up with the tactics used by the scammers, so thought I would share some handy tips with you. If we get that email with an offer too good to be true, it usually is. These can arrive and look very convincing and even appear to be from a legitimate source, like a power company, lawyer or bank. They will always contain a link for you to use to go to a website to enter your details. The trick here is to hover your mouse curser over the link without clicking, look at the bottom of your browser where, a website address will appear, this tells you exactly where you are going. Let’s look at how a website address works – we will take ASB bank as an example: INSERT PIC 03 HERE Let’s just look at the address (URL, Uniform Resource Locator for the techies) https://www.asb.co.nz. Https stands for hyper text transport protocol secure, (yawn), sorry that’s the boring bit over, www stands for world wide web – we are getting somewhere. Now, for the important bit, asb. Note the full stop at the beginning and the end of the letters. This is the name of the website and it usually represents the name, in this case ASB bank, and directly after the full stop must come the domain type, i.e .co.nz, .org.nz, .com, .org etc. There may also be something after the .co.nz, which will always start with a / like the example here. Sometimes there may be something before the first full stop like when we want to login: INSERT PIC 04 HERE Notice the word online before the .asb. co.nz. This is perfectly ok because the asb. Is still followed by co.nz. However, what is not ok is a link the may be pretending to be ASB's login: INSERT PIC 05 HERE Here we have online.asb but then it goes on to .scam.co.nz, and because the .scam.co.nz comes after asb, the actual website name is scam.co.nz, and we don’t want to go there do we! Just as a side note, internet banking is very safe if used properly. Never save the username and password in the browser, you know the annoying popup that asks you every time you login somewhere. Never click yes, and when you click no if prompted by the statement ‘never save password for this site’, click the box. Most banks now offer a secondary security measure, like texting you a secret code that you have to enter before any money leaves your account. What about the phone call? "Hi I'm calling from Microsoft and you have an issue with your computer that is affecting your neighbours." Firstly, Microsoft will never call you out of the blue; secondly, no one will know you have a problem with your computer unless you tell them. However, they can be very persuasive and sound convincing and even threatening. Keep a whistle by the phone and blow it as hard as you can down the phone – that will keep them away. They have no idea who you are or where you live, they are simply calling random numbers in the hope to catch someone. No legitimate company will ever ask you to give your login details for your bank, credit or debit card over the phone by text message or by email. Another tip is if you know the domain name of the website you want to visit type it straight into the browser bar: The search bar is used when you are trying to find something like a local garage to fix your car, or a restaurant. The internet can be a great place to look up or research something, to go shopping, connect with family and friends, plus a whole host of other things. Don't be afraid to have a go – all you need is a desktop computer, laptop or mobile device like an iPad and a web browser. At the age of 34, Kevin Medri moved to New Zealand from the UK along with his wife and four children in the year 2000. He now has five children and four grandchildren, and just in case you are wondering, yes he still has his wife of nearly 30 years. 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