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Lixin Zhang came

second at the

National Concerto

Competition for a

rendition of a Liszt

classic.

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Classic concerto earns student recognition

LIXIN ZHANG first heard

Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.

1 in Eb Major, S.124 when he was

11-years-old.

Five years later it earned the

year 13 Burnside High School

student second place at the

National Concerto Competition

held at the St Margaret’s College

Charles Luney Auditorium.

Lixin won $3000 and he was

also awarded an additional $150

for claiming the people’s choice

award.

“I started practising the piece

in about June last year. It’s been

my focus since then,” he said.

Lixin, 16, has been playing

piano since he was 4-years-old.

“I practice every day,

depending on how busy I am

with school work. It can be

two or three hours if I have a

lot of work, or three or four

hours if I don’t have too much,”

he said.

But Lixin said coming second

meant he still had areas to work

on.

“It was good placing but there are

still places I can improve,” he said.

Now Lixin said he will be focusing

on perfecting his piece for

upcoming auditions for universities

in the United States later in

the year.

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• By Julia Evans

ONE OF the fastest growing

areas in the city will get a new

school.

The population of Belfast is

expected to double from 7500

to 15,000 by 2041, which has

prompted investigations into

establishing a second primary

school by 2020.

“Population projections

indicate the need for additional

schooling provision in the west

Belfast area,” Ministry of Education

deputy secretary sector

enablement and support Katrina

Casey said.

Ms Casey said there are

currently about 700 year 1 to 8

pupils living in Belfast. But she

said that number is expected to

exceed 900 within 10 years, and

is likely to approach 1200 in the

long term.

However, instead of consulting

on a new school, Ms Casey said

the ministry has approached the

Belfast board of trustees with

the idea of a two-campus model

school.

One campus would remain

on Main North Rd and another

would be established near Johns

Rd, each catering for the junior

and senior schools consecutively.

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THE NEW motorway that goes from

Belfast and loops past The Groynes on to

the airport and soon to be beyond was

built for a very good reason.

On page 1 today, we show Belfast is one

of the two fastest growing areas in Christchurch.

The population will double in the next 20 years, and plans are

looming for another primary school in the area.

There’s no rocket science in that. With the numbers that are

being predicted, it’ll be the start of a handful of new schools, I

suspect.

When the quakes hit in 2010 and 2011 and it was revealed the

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Waimairi’s rates now in spotlight

Community board deputy

chairman and accountant

Sam MacDonald has been

crunching the numbers

again and says Waimairi

doesn’t get value for its

rates contribution. Julia

Evans reports

THE WAIMAIRI Ward will put

$80 million of rates into the city

council’s coffers over the next

three years.

But with only $4 million coming

back in capital project funding

for the area, Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood

Community

Board deputy chairman and

rates watchdog Sam MacDonald

doesn’t think that’s a fair deal.

Mr MacDonald, an accountant

by trade, represents the Waimairi

Ward, covering Wairakei

Rd through to Yaldhurst Rd.

“City council staff advise me

that the proposed Long Term

Plan funding allocates $4 million

in capital projects to Waimairi

over the next three years,

compared to a rate take in our

ward of $80 million over that

same period. How is that fair?”

Mr MacDonald previously

told Nor’West News he questioned

what the $100 million

of rates Fendalton, Waimairi

REPAIR: Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board

deputy chairman Sam MacDonald doesn’t think residents in

his ward are getting value for money from their rates.

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and Harewood residents paid in

the last financial year had been

spent on.

He said now, he really can’t

see how ratepayers are getting

value for their money.

“I have ratepayers calling or

emailing me on a regular basis

asking for roads to be fixed,

drainage to be sorted and for

parks to be maintained to an

acceptable level,” he said.

Mr MacDonald has been

campaigning for the city council

to “get the basics right” such as

roading, water and rubbish collection,

before spending excessive

amounts on other projects.

He said a lot of the main roads

in the area are still in poor condition

following the February

22, 2011, earthquake, and are

in need of “serious” structural

repair.

“It’s staggering to find that we

are effectively paying for contentious

and expensive projects

like CBD cycleways, while at the

same time facing in excess of

five per cent annual rate rises.”

Mr MacDonald is urging local

residents to make submissions

on the Long Term Plan so

that city councillors hear the

ongoing sense of frustration

with its performance and

continual rate rises.

“I am encouraging ratepayers

to make their voices heard in

these upcoming submissions.

This frivolous spending spree

needs to stop – let’s prioritise

getting the basics right first.”

The public can submit on

the city council’s draft Long

Term Plan at https://ccc.govt.

nz/the-council/consultationsand-submissions/haveyoursay/

show/125.

•HAVE YOUR SAY: What

would you like to see the city

council spend money on in

your area in its Long Term

Plan? Email your views to

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Fire rages, homes at risk

Sharing information on local issues

Simon Britten

works for a

Papanuibased

youth and

community

development

organisation,

and is the founder and

curator of the Think Papanui

Facebook page. He writes

about the importance of

community engagement

and what’s going on in

Papanui at the moment

WHEN I stood as a Papanui-

Innes Community Board

candidate in the 2016 local

body election I could see there

was an opportunity for people

to be more engaged with local

government if they had better

access to information about

local issues and the activities of

the city council and community

boards.

There is a lot of detail involved

with their meetings and processes.

Not everybody will read

through the detail of board

agendas and minutes, and it can

be a challenge keeping track of

proposals and opportunities

to submit feedback to the city

council.

Papanui-Innes Community

Board deputy chairwoman

Emma Norrish shared some

great information in the

Nor’West News about what the

board is doing and how the public

can get involved.

The team at the Nor’West News

also deserve credit for excellent

coverage of local issues.

My own contribution is the

Think Papanui Facebook page –

an information source focused

on the Papanui Ward (basically

the suburbs of Papanui, Northcote,

and Redwood).

My aim is to share information

on city council consultations,

community board agenda items

and decisions, local projects in

action, and generally what’s

happening in the community.

All content is now also

published on a website and in a

weekly email newsletter.

Right now there are two

really important plans being

consulted on.

Firstly, consultation is open on

Environment Canterbury’s Long

Term Plan.

Of particular significance to

the Papanui area is the proposal

to discontinue the 107 and 108

bus routes.

The consultation document

also outlines ECan’s revenue and

finance policy (remembering

that we pay rates to ECan as well

as to the city council), and plans

including freshwater management

and air quality.

Feedback on public transport

options and other aspects of

the plan can be given until 26

March.

Secondly, on March 9 the

city council published a consultation

document on the city’s

Long Term Plan.

There may be a number of

proposals in this that are relevant

to the Papanui ward.

Two that have been signalled

already are changes to the cycleway

programme (more spending

and later completion), and

as covered by the Nor’West News

last week, potentially increased

powers for community boards to

act on intersection upgrades.

For more information on the

city’s Long Term Plan keep an

eye on city council communication

channels as well as Think

Papanui (and, I’m sure, the

Nor’West News).

•Think Papanui can be

found at facebook.com/

ThinkPapanui and www.

thinkpapanui.nz

Readers respond to

the article regarding

Environment Canterbury’s

draft Long Term Plan

proposal to cut two Papanui

bus routes.

Avi Lim – Bus cuts to

Northwood will cause serious

hardship to me. I do not drive and

rely on the bus to get around – to

the library, the doctor and to get

groceries. I pay a lot of rates every

quarter and I don’t see why I am

being deprived of this essential

service. Rates keep going up and

services keep being cut down.

This is terrible.

Amanda Woodfield – Very

disappointed to hear of the

Northwood bus route ending. My

daughter uses it to get home from

school. If I can oppose it in any

way let me know.

Vicki Taege – The 107 should

not go as it services the area for

Willowbank. We live very close

to the 108, that bus should go

because whenever I see it go past

in the morning, or at night, there

are never any people using it.

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Sarah Wu – Bus route

cuts will affect me a lot.

I am a single mother

with two school-age boys,

luckily, I have my mother’s

help to drop the boys off

at the bus stop and then

pick them up from the bus

after school, while I am

working full-time.

If the bus route is cut, the

•From page 1

Ms Casey said the

board of trustees

would be collecting

feedback from the

community on the

two campus model,

which it would

then relay to the

ministry.

“The first phase of engagement

will involve faceto-face

workshops, and will

gather and explore

discussions on the

possibilities of a

second campus,”

she said.

The first workshop

was held on

Monday morning

in the school hall.

Another will be

held tomorrow at

7pm, as well as on Thursday.

The workshops are

open to the public.

“The ideas and themes

boys would have to walk

1km to the nearest bus

stop, and change two buses

to get to school. It means

a normal 10min bus trip

would increase to more

than a one-hour trip from

home to school. They can

get up early in the morning

to do that, but if it takes

more than one hour from

generated through this first

phase will then be used to

construct an online survey

that will make it possible to

identify which ideas have

a wider base of support,”

Ms Casey said.

The survey will be

available in late March

until early April.

If the public did

not support a second

Belfast campus, the

school to home, that will

mean the boys will miss

out on all of their afterschool

activities.

As a Styx Mill resident, I

can tell not so many people

are using the bus, but there

are people who do need the

service, and those people

are normally children, or

elderly, who don’t drive.

Second school planned for Belfast

Katrina

Casey

ministry would look

to begin consultation

on establishing a new

primary school in the area,

she said.

But at this stage there was

no timeline for development

or construction

of the new campus

or school.

In recent years

the school had to

build an additional

11 classrooms and a

new administration

block to cater for its

growing roll.

Belfast is one of two areas

in the city that have had

“area plans” developed by

the city council under the

greater Christchurch urban

development strategy.

Over the last decade,

Belfast has already seen

significant growth, which

the city council said has

“put pressure” on existing

infrastructure and services.

•HAVE YOUR SAY:

Do you think a twocampus

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40 homes by 2020 at Cranford basin

• By Julia Evans

AT LEAST 40 houses will be

built in the Cranford basin by

the end of 2020.

In an update on the

Cranford Regeneration Plan

to the greater Christchurch

partnership committee,

the city council said it

has begun the process of

entering memorandums

of understanding with

developers.

The memorandums are

being sought in a bid to

cement a timeframe for the

development, in which 370

homes will be built on 38ha

around the rim of the basin.

The rest of the land would

be used for wetlands, cycle and

walkways.

“To date, a MOU has only

been signed for the Case-

Crozier block, which commits

them to endeavour to deliver

40 of the maximum houses by

the end of 2020,” the report

said.

It said city council staff

are continuing to work with

Grassmere landowners to

finalise the memorandum for

that block, which would see

further houses built, it said.

A justification for the city

council using the Greater

Christchurch Regeneration

Act to reclassify the land

UPDATE: The city council is entering into memorandums of understanding with

developers over the Cranford basin.

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

zoning around Crozier and

Grassmere Sts was to speed up

the process of developing the

basin.

The report also addresses

concerns from Ngāi Tūāhuriri

and Ngāi Tahu about the

effects of stormwater drainage

into Horseshoe Lake, which is

culturally significant.

Said the report: “This matter

can only be dealt with as

part of Ōtākaro Avon River

Corridor Plan.”

“The city council

commitment is to work with

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the feasibility of moving

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The development is a city

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Councillors

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HAVING JUST finished the

Kathmandu Coast to Coast,

Mike Davidson is back on his

bike and getting ready for his

next challenge.

The Papanui Ward city

councillor will be taking on

his colleague, city councillor

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duel during Le Race on March

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The two councillors have

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“three-peat” for the year,

taking on the Coast to Coast,

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“I have done Le Race

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smash Glenn.”

Cr Livingstone is not too

concerned.

“I just hope that I don’t

embarrass Mike,” said Cr

Livingstone.

Four weeks ago, both

men completed the two-day

individual event of the Coast to

Coast.

TREES, FLOWERS and shrubs

were all on show for the 28th

Papanui-Innes Community

Board garden pride awards.

“There’s a such a lovely feeling

around projects like this, people

are clearly chuffed that their

hard work is recognised and

we all enjoy having a look at

other people’s gardens especially

when they look so wonderful,”

chairwoman Ali Jones said.

Ms Jones said board

members love engaging with

the community, in conjunction

with organisations such as

the Christchurch Beautifying

Association, which judged the

awards.

This will be the last annual

garden pride awards, Ms Jones

said due to funding constraints,

the awards will now be held once

every two years.

The evening was hosted by Ms

Jones and deputy chairwoman

Emma Norrish. Awards were

handed out by city councillors

Mike Davidson and Pauline

Cotter, board members John

Stringer and Jo Byrne.

As well as Christchurch

Beautifying Association president

Ron Andrew, secretary Lesley

Taylor and members Peter

Lawrence, Lyn Smith, Margaret

Kingsley and Jan Claxton, judged

the awards.

Winners:

Audrey M. Burnett, Bryndwr

Marie McCormick, Papanui

Trevor Paul Newton, Redwood

Alli Robertson, Redwood

Maria Corazon Wright,

Redwood

Lesley and Ray Calder,

Redwood

Murray and Carolyn Jones,

Redwood

Peter Monopoli and Jillian

Walls, Redwood

Terry and Julie Mooney,

Marshland

Lew Henry and Glenys

McCord, Redwood

Diane and Colin Eaton,

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Irene and Charles Godfrey,

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June Honey, Papanui

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Glenn and Jenny Barrett,

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Trevor J Gibling, Mairehau

Leone Allen, Papanui

Daphne Stone, Papanui

June and Bernard Hunt,

Belfast

J and A Robinson, Redwood

Daphne and Donald Greig,

Shirley

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Tuesday March 13 2018 9

RYMAN HEALTHCARE

It’s got to be good

enough for mum

The Ryman Healthcare story began back

in 1984 when company co-founder Kevin

Hickman visited a resthome and didn’t like

what he saw. There were shared bathrooms

and little in the way of privacy or dignity for

residents.

Deciding he would want something better

for his mum, he teamed up with John Ryder

to start a company with a very simple aim

– the way Ryman Healthcare looked after

people had to be “good enough for mum”.

For more than 30 years Ryman’s villages

have evolved to include resort-style amenities

such as indoor swimming pools, bowling

greens and hair and beauty salons.

The way Ryman care for people and the

systems they use are constantly refined but

their core aim remains the same – everything

they do must be ‘good enough for mum… or

dad’.

Village aim to delight residents

That core aim is certainly reflected at the

Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village in Papanui.

“It’s part of our culture, and deeply

embedded in our philosophy,” village

manager Anna Thomson says, noting that

Ngaio Marsh recently received its four-year

audit certification.

“That’s a significant achievement,” Anna

says, “and it’s something we’re really proud

of. Our aim is to delight our residents and

deliver a very high quality of care, and our

staff receive a lot of positive feedback for that.”

Ngaio Marsh offers independent living,

assisted living and two levels of care, which

residents can receive as their needs change.

From independent townhouse living, and

assisted living in a serviced apartment, to rest

home and hospital care.

“It’s a seamless transition,” Anna says.

“As our residents’ needs change they get

the care they need, while still retaining

their friendships with other residents and

relationships with the staff they know.”

High resident to staff ratios – 1:10 for

resthome care and 1:5 for hospital care,

ensure residents get the best-possible care at

all times.

The unit co-ordinator for the rest home

and hospital, Vicky Boswell, is one of those

responsible for ensuring the quality of care is

continually maintained throughout her team.

Vicky has been with Ngaio Marsh for

two years and loves her job. She started her

working life in aged care, went from there to a

hospital environment, then to a hospice, and

is now back in aged care with Ryman.

“It feels like I’ve come home,” she says.

“Everyone has been so supportive in helping

me update my skills. The whole process is set

up to help staff achieve their goals.”

Vicky finds the myRyman care app

particularly beneficial, as it has the care

Care provided ‘good enough for mum’

Resthome resident Valma Bishop with her grand-daughter Lisa McNicholl, back

left, village manager Anna Thomson and staff members Karen Ditmer, back right,

and Vicky Boswell.

programme of all her resthome and hospital

residents electronically stored. This enables

caregivers, registered nurses and other staff to

have immediate access to it through the tablet

in their rooms and allows staff to spend more

time with the residents, which they love Vicky

says.

“It also makes families feel more secure.”

The myRyman care app is a leading-edge

computer programme that was specifically

developed by Ryman for Ryman retirement

villages.

The support the Ngaio Marsh team receives

from other Ryman villages also plays an

important part in the care of residents, Vicky

says.

“We have regular conferences and meetings

with management, registered nurses and staff

members from other Ryman villages and we

share information and helpful ideas with each

other. We are constantly looking at what we

can do better.” The village also offers free wifi

and a free clothing labelling service.

Vicky is also a strong advocate of teamwork

among her own staff and says she promotes

that “all the time”.

“We’re a family, and we share the workload

if someone needs help. We’re all here to help

each other, and that goes through the whole

team, including activities co-ordinators,

laundry staff, office staff – everyone.”

One of the key factors that make life so

enjoyable for Ngaio Marsh residents is the

delicious meals, and a new set of menus has

just been introduced. They include three

options for lunch every day – including one

vegetarian.

“The majority of our residents eat better

here than when they were at home,” Anna

says. “We have a wonderful kitchen team who

take pride in what they produce. The quality

and presentation is very high.”

Vicky adds that the residents enjoy the

process of going through the menu each week

and choosing what they will have.

“It’s just like being in a restaurant.”

With safety another crucial factor for

residents and staff, six months ago Ngaio

Marsh had a generator installed, ensuring

continuity of electricity supply.

“That’s one of the Ryman points of

difference,” Anna says, “having things in place

in case something happens. It gives residents

and families peace of mind, and we’ve had

good feedback about it.”

Resthome resident, Valma Bishop, moved

into Ngaio Marsh last September with her

husband Colin, who needed hospital care.

Sadly, Colin passed away shortly after, and

Valma, already a shy person, became very

anxious and withdrawn.

Now, just six months later, she is thriving

and happy, Anna says.

The couple had previously visited Ngaio

Marsh on an open day, and Valma liked it

immediately, although Colin wasn’t keen

to move from their home. As it turned out,

a hospital room was available for him when

he became ill, and Valma was able to move in

with him.

Now she has a lovely room overlooking the

rose garden, and is enjoying retirement village

life.

“It’s amazing how many friends you make,”

she says.

As well as making new friends, Valma has

also reconnected with friends from many

years ago, who also live at Ngaio Marsh.

One of her nine grandchildren, Lisa

McNicholl, says there has been a “total

transformation in grandma”.

“With the help of the staff, and the

environment, this has given her confidence

and she enjoys being here. The staff have been

amazing. Having to come here has been a

blessing in disguise.”

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ELMWOOD School held

a red and white mufti-day

last week.

The school dressed in

the colours of the Tongan

flag to raise money for the

Red Cross appeal in the

wake of Cyclone Gita.

Pupils raised $700.90,

which will go to recovery

efforts after the cyclonedestroyed

homes, churches

and even the Tongan

parliament house.

It has been labelled the

most severe cyclone to hit

Tonga since records began

– killing two, severely

injuring three and leaving

more than 30 people with

minor injuries.

SCHOOLS

Mufti-day to help Tonga

PLAY: Harriet Hill and Emily

Shepherd helped raise money by

wearing red during mufti-day.

THe Lunar New Year

was celebrated by pupils

at Fendalton Open Air

School.

New pupils were

welcomed onto the

school with a mihi

whakatau performance

from the school’s senior

kapa haka.

At the end of the ceremony

each new child

was welcomed with a

little kete (basket) with

the school’s badge on the

front and an acorn from

the massive oak tree in

the playground.

Big smiles at Rangi love week

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School

celebrated the importance

of positive relationships

during its annual love

week.

Love week celebrates one

of the school’s five core

values – aroha – bringing

the Rangi Ruru community

together to connect with

each other.

The week included fun

activities and challenges

as well as a pink and red

mufti-day on Thursday

with funds raised going to

the New Zealand Breast

Cancer Foundation.

THE YOUNGEST pupils at St

Andrew’s College celebrated

the opening of the brand new

Stewart Junior Centre.

Dame Adrienne Stewart

opened the centre for pre-school

year 1 to 3 pupils by unveiling a

plaque.

The Stewart family made

a significant contribution to

the Stewart Junior Centre,

Architects, and built by Armitage

Williams.

The development includes

three new junior classrooms in

one block, an adjacent new preschool,

and impressive outdoor

facilities for both.

Mark Stewart spoke on behalf

of the Stewart family, and said it

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and Lily

Pringle

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OPENING: Pupils performed

a kapa haka during the

celebration.

was almost exactly 50 years since

he started at St Andrew’s as a

five-year-old.

He said his family was proud

of its long association with the

college and their support of various

projects.

His brother Todd, and other

family members were also in

attendance.

All rooms in the junior school

have high spec engineering,

technology and brand-new furniture

and equipment.

Outdoors is an impressive

playground, designed by Jasmax,

a three-quarter sized court, artificial

grass, and a stage.

The close proximity of the new

junior school and pre-school is

another positive aspect of the

development, preparatory school

principal Jonathan Bierwirth

said.

“There is a natural cohesion

and close connection between

the junior school and pre-school,

which is significantly enhanced

by having both within the new

Stewart Junior Centre.”

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PATHWAY:

Max Darling

(12), Tom

Crutchley

(11), Will

Harrison (6)

and Max de

Geest (front

right) have

all been

offered

scholarships

to United

States

universities.

FORMER CHRIST College

basketballers Will Harrison,

Max de Geest, Max Darling and

Tom Crutchley have all been

offered scholarships to United

States universities.

All four played in the senior

A team and look set to continue

to pursue their passion for

basketball overseas.

Harrison has signed with St

Lawrence University in New

York and de Geest is heading

for Long Beach State in

California.

Darling and Crutchley have

not confirmed where they will

head yet, they are still working

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Former Christ’s ballers

offered US scholarships

out their best options.

Much of the resurgence

and growth of basketball at

College can be credited to coach

Mark Dickel and the strong

relationship that has developed

between College, the Canterbury

Rams and the Mainland Eagles

Basketball Academy.

“Signing and playing in the US

is a wonderful opportunity for

these boys,” Canterbury Rams

general manager Caleb Harrison

said.

“And having four players from

the same school team signing US

scholarships is a pretty amazing

achievement.”

Big night for sports award winners

• By Andrew King

GOLFER AMELIA Garvey,

athletics stalwart John Gamblin

and the St Andrew’s College

rowing eights were honoured

at the Nexia New Zealand

Canterbury Sports Awards on

Friday night.

Garvey, 18, a former Burnside

High student, was named ASB

outstanding young sportswoman

of the year ahead of GymSport’s

Madaline Davidson and rugby’s

Grace Brooker.

Gamblin, a former president

and life member of the Christchurch

Avon Athletics Club in

Schools vie for national titles

• By Andrew King

Burnside, won the Polytan

outstanding administrator of

the year award, beating Emily

Robbins, bowls, Holly Sullivan,

boxing, and Kris Herbison, tae

kwon do.

The St Bede’s College teacher

was instrumental in the merger

of the Christchurch and Avon

athletics clubs about 30 years ago,

current president John Palmer

said.

The Maadi Cup-winning St

Andrew’s eights were named Lincoln

University outstanding junior

team of the year ahead of the

under-19 Canterbury combined

IT COULD be game, set and

match for St Margaret’s, St

Andrew’s, Rangi Ruru or Christ’s

which have all qualified for the

New Zealand secondary schools

tennis final at Wilding Park.

All four competed at the South

Island tennis teams championships

in Timaru with St Margaret’s

winning the girls and Rangi

coming second. Christ’s won the

boys and St Andrew’s won the

mixed competition.

The Christ’s team is made up of

captain Dylan Heap (right), Will

and Nick Schneideman, Jenner

Johnson and Liam Adams. They

took maximum points in all five

rounds of the tournament and

will now look ahead to the national

final at Wilding Park from

Monday to Thursday next week.

“We’re all really solid players in

the college team and all play club

tennis as well as for school. It’s

good fun,” Heap said.

St Margaret’s qualified as the

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boys basketball side, Heaton Intermediate’s

girls first XI cricket

side and the Canterbury United

youth football team.

Old Boys Collegians Cricket

Club were joint winners with

Selwyn United in the Christchurch

City Council outstanding

sports club of the year award.

They beat Lincoln University’s

basketball squad and the Waimairi

Tennis Club.

The awards were held at the Air

Force Museum of New Zealand.

More than 130 nominations

were received for the awards

across 30 sporting codes.

top South Island girls team ahead

of Rangi by five points. The St

Margaret’s team of Annie Coates,

Ruby Spencer, Sophie White,

Abby Mason and Elizabeth

Andre will be looking to win the

school’s first ever national title.

Head of sport Helen Belcher

said while tennis has been strong

over the last few years, they will

need to bolster their ranks with

two of the team now in their last

year of school.

St Andrew’s will look to defend

their title in the mixed category.

The team is made up of Jamie

Garbett, Vera Goesmann, Grayson

Cullen, Harrison Darling,

Farrah Richards and Bella Rose

and will look to win the school a

fourth successive title.

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Sore Feet?

Last month I stood with our

Canterbury MPs to commemorate

the seventh anniversary of the 22

February Canterbury earthquakes

at the public memorial service in

Christchurch.

When the national memorial was

unveiled last year, Rt Hon Bill English

described it as a place to grieve

and a place to hope. Today, we

see a transformed Christchurch,

Waimakariri and Selwyn as a result of

our investment in the regeneration

of our region and evidence of our

commitment to the people of

Canterbury.

We stood with the people of

Canterbury seven years ago and we

stand with the people of Canterbury

today.

I enjoyed speaking at a meeting of

U3A (University of the Third Age)

in Northern Christchurch recently

on my work as Spokesperson for

Funded by Parliamentary Service and authorised by

Matt Doocey MP, Level 1, Conway Lane, Rangiora.

Greater Christchurch Regeneration

to ensure our region is resourced

for its growth and regeneration, and

on my background in mental health

and current work as Spokesperson

for Mental Health. I enjoyed a robust

discussion afterwards with members.

I enjoy meeting with different groups

in our community so if you would

like me to attend or speak at your

meeting, please do get in touch with

my offices.

You might have heard me speaking

on the radio recently about my

upcoming event with Paul Lynch on

26 March at 7.30pm in the Rangiora

Town Hall. This is the start of a

series of community conversations

I will be having around our shared

experiences with mental health to

help break the stigma of asking for

help. I do hope you are able to attend

this important discussion.

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Schools count down to Maadi Cup

Six days out from the biggest school rowing event of

the year, Andrew King looks at how some of the crews

might fare at Maadi Cup which starts on Monday at Lake

Ruataniwha, Twizel

LAST YEAR St Andrew’s College

took the Maadi Cup back to

Papanui Rd for the first time

in their history, beating out

favourites Christ’s College and

Christchurch Boys’ High in the

under-18 eights.

Their efforts were honoured

at the Nexia New Zealand

Canterbury Sports Awards on

Friday where they were named

outstanding junior

team of the year.

Riley Gain, who

is in charge of

rowing at St Andrew’s,

said none

of the winning

eight from last year are returning

for next week’s Maadi Cup,

which has made for an exciting

time of rebuilding.

“The mood in the camp is one

of excitement and the rowers are

very much looking forward to

heading to the event,” he said.

Maadi Cup starts on Monday

and runs through the week at

Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel.

Earlier this month, CBHS had

a strong showing at the South

Island secondary school champs,

also on Lake Ruataniwha, with

10 gold medals, including victory

in the Fred Strachan Cup in the

SPORTS

under-18 eights in a time of 6min

1.54sec. They also won The Bell

for the top school overall, followed

by Rangi Ruru.

CBHS rowing head coach

Logan Keys said the goal is to do

well across all of the age groups

and build a sustainable programme

in which the under-18

events are always the main target.

“We will be putting some hard

yards in to

ensure we peak

for the main

event,” he said.

They will

face stiff competition

from

North Island school crews, particularly

Hamilton Boys’ High,

which won the under-18 eights

at the North Island secondary

school championships on Lake

Karapiro, Cambridge, this month

in a time of 5min 56.68sec, beating

CBHS’s time by almost 5sec.

When asked who we should

watch out for at CBHS, Keys said

he would rather not put any extra

pressure on his team members by

singling them out.

Rangi Ruru also had a strong

showing with six gold medals at

the South Island champs. They

defended the Kate Strachan

TOP PRIZE: The St Andrew’s College eights claimed the Maadi Cup last year for the first time

and won outstanding junior team of the year at the Canterbury Sports Awards. A new team will

look to defend the cup next week.

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

Memorial Cup in the under-18

eights race.

Director of rowing Mark

Cotham said the girls are in very

good spirits after a great regatta

earlier this month.

“They understand that the

training intensity will increase

. . . they have a love/hate relationship

with training at the moment,”

he said.

St Margaret’s head of sports

Helen Belcher said while their

crews had not been finalised yet,

it will have some returning from

the eight which took silver at last

year’s Maadi Cup.

“We expect the North Island

crews to come out strongly so

will be very wary of them across

all grades,” she said.

South Island secondary

school rowing champs –

results

Winners – boys:

•CBHS: Under-15 coxed

quadruple sculls and coxed

octuple sculls; under-16

coxed quadruple sculls;

under-17 coxed four;

coxed quadruple sculls;

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TOP GIRLS: Rangi Ruru’s under-18 eights won gold at the South

Island secondary school champs.

PHOTO: DAVID WILLIAMS

•Shirley Boys’ High:

Under-15 coxed eights; and

under-16 single sculls.

•Christ’s College: Under-16

coxed eights; under-17 coxed

eights; and under-18 novice

coxed eights.

•St Bede’s: Under-16 coxed

four; and under-18 novice

coxed four.

•Cashmere High: Under-18

novice coxed quadruple

sculls.

Winners – girls:

Rangi Ruru: Under-16

coxed four; under-16 coxed

eights; under-17 coxed eights;

under-18 novice coxed eights;

under-18 novice coxed four;

and under-18 coxed eights.

CGHS: Under-15 coxed

eights.

Dunstan High: Under-15

double sculls; quadruple

sculls; coxed octuple

sculls; and under-16 coxed

quadruple sculls.

St Margaret’s: Under-18

coxed four.

Villa Maria: Under-18 coxed

quadruple sculls.

Former Maadi Cup

winners to represent

NZ at world champs

Former St Andrew’s students Ben Taylor and

Thomas Russel have been selected in the New

Zealand team for the world rowing under-23

championships. The pair, pictured above after

winning the Maadi Cup with St Andrew’s last

year,will compete in the coxed and coxless

four boats. The championships will be held in

Poland from July 25-29.

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KIDSTUFF

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safe, nurturing environment. CASPA offers

working parents an affordable after school

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kids just love!

CASPA attributes its success to the

variety of activities on offer as well as the

convenience and affordability for parents.

CASPA kids enjoy an exciting range of

activities including sports, music, games,

drama, arts and craft as well as fun trips.

Previous themes and activities have included

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CASPA parents enjoy peace of mind,

knowing their kids are safe and enjoying

the benefits of a quality after school

programme. Some parents and caregivers

also enjoy government subsidies for

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some circumstances, the full CASPA fee

will be covered by the subsidy.

For more information or to enrol, call

Caroline, Rachel or Tania on 349 9260 or

visit www.caspa.org.nz

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The Enchanted Garden, was handed over play.

to new owner-operator Debbie Taylor in With 10 spaces in their nursery, and

October. She has been in early childhood 23 spaces in their preschool, the centre

management for over seven years and has provides the complete early childhood

three children of her own. Along with the service. The fluidity of care allows children

familiar faces of long-time staff, Debbie’s to form close bonds while families enjoy

vision is to continue the high quality care peace of mind.

and reputation that The Enchanted Garden Phone (03) 359 7944 or visit their

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The centre offers children a home away

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The setting is warm and home-like in

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confidence. This is supported by a strong

Canvas Bag Drama School have been

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Merivale area for children for over 20 years

and last year opened a second successful

campus in South Brighton

So it’s great news that in Term 2 Canvas

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beginning with two classes that cater for 5-7

years and 8-12 years.

“We are looking forward to making

our wonderful brand of drama education

available in Halswell,” says director Felicity

Williams, “and engaging with

children and families in this

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“Our popular classes are

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create their own dramatic

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Tuesday, 10am-1pm

A Justice of the Peace will be

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well as sign citizenship, sponsorship

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There is no charge for this service.

Fendalton, Shirley and Papanui

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GenConnect

Tuesday, 12.10-12.40pm

Connecting generations by

sharing knowledge. Do you have

questions about your iPad, Smart

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want to know how to use Skype,

Facebook, or share your photos

with family or friends? Ask an

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Papanui Library, 35 Langdons

Friends of the Christchurch

City Libraries Book Talk

Tuesday, 12.30pm

This month’s speaker is Tracy

Chollet. Chollet is a Christchurch

based poetry and short story

writer, who has also worked

as a freelance journalist. Her first

novel Alignment has drawn on

her experiences living in France

and her love of Brittany. She

will talk about her writing approach,

routine, inspiration and

how living in France influenced

the novel. Entry is a gold coin

donation. For more information

phone Diane on 332 5760.

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd

Reading to Dogs

Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm

These sessions have been designed

to provide a relaxed and

non-threatening atmosphere to

encourage children to practise

their reading skills and develop a

love of reading. This programme

uses dogs who are the pets of the

city council animal management

team and have been trained and

tested for health, safety and temperament.

Sessions are 15min.

Phone 941 7923 to book a spot.

Shirley Library, 36 Marshland

The St Patrick’s School fair returns on Sunday at 11.30am. Go along to this fun-filled

community event. Featuring something for everyone including auctions, toys, books,

clothing, up cycling, flowers, plants, bake sale, craft, Devonshire teas, a delicious array of

food, barbecue, Pimms lawn and bar. There will be plenty of fun activities and stalls for the

kids- bouncy castle, bubble soccer, jolly jars, face painting, pamper parlour, DIY jelly, games

and more.

Bishopdale Bridge Club

Wednesday, 11am-2.30pm

Go along and join in with this

social group who meets every

Wednesday for a game or two

of bridge. Table fees $5. Phone

Janet for more information on

352 1440.

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READiscover Your Local

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Wednesday, 10.30-11am

Seven books have been hidden

in seven parks near to seven

libraries. Read and discover

Bishopdale Park and then go

along to this libraries storytime

session in the great outdoors.

Encourage learning through a

love for stories.

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library

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Christchurch Women’s Toastmasters

Friday, 12.30-1.30pm

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St Pauls, behind in Tennis

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Friday, 1.30-3.30pm

This weekly card club is on

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Shirley Library, 36 Marshland

Tolkien Week at Shirley

Library

Begins Monday

Tolkien Week takes place from

March 19 to 25 and will involve

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the Rings, along with text and

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Students have done us proud!

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