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FOUNDER: Trudy Burrows formed the New Brighton community fridge concept last year. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
Feeding 100 families a day – for free
• By Jude Van Houtte
THE NEW Brighton
community fridge and pantry
is now feeding about 80-100
families a day.
Founder Trudy Burrows said
it had really opened her eyes to
“the number of people out there
who are struggling.”
The fridge on Hawke St
opened last June. It takes goods
that were destined for landfill
from food rescue organisations,
fresh produce from gardens, and
other produce from the community,
then offers it to people
in need.
Although she is surprised
at the popularity, Ms Burrows
feels the initiative is a step in
the right direction for helping
vulnerable people.
“Some of the types of people
who visit the fridge are young
students, 18-19 years of age, who
often haven’t eaten for a couple
of days, and young families who
are left vulnerable after one bill
has overthrown their financial
balance,” said Ms Burrows.
•Turn to page 4
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Bid to
prevent
boy racers
from
accessing
red zone
BOY RACERS doing burnouts
in the residential red zone has
led to a call for the placement of
barriers to be reviewed.
The Burwood East Residents’
Association says some closed
streets can be accessed by
vehicles, due to wide spaces between
the barriers and the fences
around the vacant land.
In the letter to the Coastal-
Burwood Community Board,
association secretary Gae Johns
said Stour Drive, particularly the
intersections of Priory Close and
Vivian St, are popular areas for
burnouts to occur.
“We have witnessed a couple
of burnt out vehicles and rubbish
dumpings as access alongside the
barriers is an easy access point for
those who wish to ignore them,”
Ms Johns wrote.
Areas along Stour Drive are
also a popular place for residents
to dump unwanted household
goods, she said.
But residents are too far away
to take photographs of boy racers,
therefore making a complaint to
the police is a “fruitless” action
without any evidence, Ms Johns
said.
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IT APPEARS to be a lose-lose situation for residents putting
up with boy racer and rubbish issues as a result of how road
barriers are placed in the red zone area.
As city councillor Glenn Livingstone points out on our page 1
story today, the issue is a “trade off” between keeping people out
and giving access for the public to walk around.
But residents have had enough of noisy boyracers and the
mess that is left behind and need support from authorities on
possible solutions.
On a more positive note, the first outdoor gym in the eastern
suburbs has opened (page 4).
It is great to see the new facility in Burwood Park finally open
after several delays, and the best part is, it will cater for all ages.
Make sure you go try out all the new fitness equipment if you
are in the Burwood area.
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Freedom campers driven to holiday park
Thomson Park
signs may
promote
camp ground
• By Sophie Cornish
FREEDOM CAMPERS are
being urged to park up at the
South Brighton Holiday Park.
That’s the message from the
Coastal-Burwood Community
Board that wants
to stop freedom
campers from
staying wherever
they want.
The board
has asked city
council staff to
Kim Money
consider putting
signage in the
parking bays opposite Thomson
Park in North New Brighton
to promote the availability of
South Brighton Holiday Park.
The area is popular with freedom
campers.
Said board chairwoman Kim
Money: “We want to welcome
visitors to our area and we also
want to support our local holiday
park. It would make sense to
make the campers aware that
there is a holiday park and help
the process.”
“We are really keen to do
anything to help the situation,
because we do want visitors and
we want to encourage them to
be in the right places and taking
care of our environment at the
same time,” said Ms Money.
South Brighton Holiday
Park owners Sam and Jacquie
Hawkins support the idea.
“We stand completely behind
the community board and
support their idea to reduce the
disruption caused by freedom
campers. We think it could be
effective, but would also like to
see notification of the penalties
on the sign as well, like the
littering ones, that state how
much the fine is.”
City council head of parks
Brent Smith said staff will
investigate the existing provision
and other options for signage.
“There is already a QR code
on existing freedom camping
signage that links to the city
council website page, which lists
all the city council campgrounds
in Christchurch.”
He suggested there may be an
update in a couple of weeks on
the matter.
Burwood resident Diane
Dixey wrote to the community
board to voice her concerns over
non-compliant vehicles without
proper toilet facilities in the
parking bays opposite Thomson
Park. A 2015 city council
bylaw requires freedom campers
to be self-contained, meaning
their vehicle must have toilet
facilities on-board and be able
to deposit waste at a discharge
point.
The board also suggested city
council staff consider trimming
the shrubbery by the parking
bays to provide better visibility
of freedom campers from the
road to deter anti-social or illegal
camping behaviour.
Local
News
Now
Fire rages, homes at risk
Bid to stop
boy racing
in red zone
•From page 1
“These spaces do allow access
for pedestrians and cyclists and
that is great. However, they also,
in our opinion, are a health and
safety issue if they are shared
with vehicles,” Ms Johns said.
The city council said it
has been working with Land
Information New Zealand,
which manages Crown-owned
land in the red zone.
City council city streets
maintenance manager Mark
Pinner said it has been
working on a temporary traffic
management plan for the area to
address the residents concern.
Once that plan is approved, he
said, it can make changes, such
as installing additional bollards.
City councillor Glenn
Livingstone said it was a tradeoff
between keeping people out
and having access for the public
to walk around.
“If you put the barriers right
across, no one can walk in
there, if you leave a little gap in
some places, people can drive
around,” he said.
Ms Johns did not respond to
calls from Pegasus Post.
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Veterinary practice
OUR “EYE’ VET…..
Its not often I write about my husband,
Steve Heap, but I must say I’m often
very proud of the work he does at our
Practice, and how he is always looking
ahead to grow, improve and provide the
best workplace for our staff. Steve has a
keen interest in all things involving “eyes”
but he’s also very competent at dental
surgery too. Patients come far and wide
to see Steve for his expert advice on eyes
and compassionate, friendly service. He
sees a myriad of animals,
ranging from very expensive
thoroughbreds and alpacas,
to lions and kiwis at Orana
park and then all domestic
animals inbetween.
Steve decided to study
Ophthalmology while
we were in the UK in our
20’s on a working/holiday
and it is one of the best
specialities Steve could
have chosen. Not only does
Steve really enjoy eyes, but
it has helped to grow our
business and stand it apart from others.
There are currently only 3 or 4 vets seeing
ophthalmology referrals in NZL.
Most days Steve has 3-6 Ophthalmology
surgeries. He actually gets excited at the
prospect of returning an eye to normal
function and pain free.
A few days ago was one of those “jubilant”
moments. In waltzed a very friendly 8
year old Labrador called “Arnie”. Arnie was
referred to Steve with a persistent infected
discharge coming from his Left eye that
he had for 8 months. Eight months ago he
had an ulcer in the same eye which initially
cleared up, but quickly became constantly
infected, weepy, red and sore. He had been
on every eye ointment possible with no
real results. The owners claimed they were
cleaning the eye out 5 times a day. The
purulent discharge seemed to be coming
from the lower
tear ducts.
Steve suspected
a foreign
body so he
recommended
anaesthetizing
Arnie and
taking a closer
look.
Sure enough
Steve removed
a large barley
grass awn from
the left tear
duct by cutting
down into the duct. It had probably been
sitting there for the past 8 months causing a
chronic persistent eye infection. Steve is sure
Arnie will make a full recovery with no need
for eye drops. As a surgeon moments like
these are hugely rewarding because straight
away Steve has made a big difference to
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Arnies quality of life….and his
owners.
Clients and vets alike speak
highly of Steve. His sole
purpose is to solve problems
quickly and professionally,
with skill and expertise and he
is great at explaining things
clearly and simply, so clients
really “get” what his plan is for
their pet. Clients apparently
love his scribbley little eye
diagrams they leave with, diagrammatically
describing the surgical procedure. I recently
attended a veterinary meeting and felt
very proud at all the accolades my fellow
colleagues spoke about my husband. Steve
is one of the very few vets around who
freely, 24/7 gives ophthalmology advice to
any vet in the country free of charge. He just
enjoys sharing his knowledge to benefit all
animals in need.
We are currently in the throes of building
a large, modern addition to adjoin our
current premises in Hoon Hay. We are very
excited about what this will mean for us
and our patients in the future. We hope
to be seen as a referral centre, with more
specialists vets coming on board, as well
as a first opinion clinic. We have very loyal,
committed clients who often recommend
us to others. We want to improve our level
of knowledge and expertise and provide
better care by creating
separate dog and cat
treatment , consult and
waiting areas. We are
constantly looking ahead
to the future and trying
to set ourselves up to
stand alone, offering
outstanding care, service
and communication in an
ever increasing corporate
veterinary world, one
in which we will never
become part of.
Steve and I are living
the dream. What could
be better than surrounding ourselves with
animals all day, solving problems using our
skill and expertise, making people smile
again and saving animals lives. It just doesn’t
get much better than that.
Dr Michele McMaster
McMaster & Heap
WORK IT: City councillor Glenn Livingstone testing out new fitness equipment
at Burwood Park.
New fitness centre
opens in Burwood
• By Georgia O’Connor-
Harding
AFTER SEVERAL delays,
Burwood Park’s new
$44,000 outdoor gym has
opened.
The new facility, next
to the children’s playground
on Cresswell Ave,
took four weeks to be
completed by contractors
City Care and opened on
Brighton fridge feeds
80-100 families a day
•From page 1
“We also have a lot of
homeless people who come
in just to enjoy the company,”
said Ms Burrows.
The organisation is currently
fixing up
a large space of
land in The Old
School to help
with producing
fruit and vegetables
for the
fridge.
Feeding many
individuals and
families for
almost a year
hasn’t come
without difficulties.
Mr Burrows said some
people who come to the
fridge are often dangerous
to deal with.
“Sometimes they can be
Trudy Burrows
Friday.
The park features
equipment including a
cross trainer, a cycle and
shoulder wheel, parallel
and chin-up bars.
It received funding form
the Dallington Cottage
Community Trust and the
Coastal-Burwood Community
Board.
City councillor Glenn
Livingstone said the
volatile, off their medications,
or have mental
health problems.”
“There are also greedy
people who take food
impetuously, thinking
‘well it’s free food
– why can’t we?’
And there are a
few demanding
people who often
aim to intimidate
the volunteers,”
she said.
Ms Burrows
says in spite of
this, there have
been some “really
amazing stories.”
“That’s what makes you
think it’s worth it to keep
going,” she said.
People have told the
volunteers that they’re
“not stealing as much” and
outdoor gym is “brilliant”
and will cater for all ages.
“Kids will love it, anyone
of all ages would. I think it
is a goodie,” he said.
Cr Livingstone said the
new facility is good for
including elderly people
and will keep their hips
and knees moving,
along with building up
muscles around the
knees.
“staying on medication
more”.
They also say their spirits
have been higher due to
the initiative being in New
Brighton.
As well as feeding those
in need, the community
fridge and its volunteers
work with Comcare, which
offers social support and
mental health services to
people in need, and Work
and Income.
•If you would like
to donate food to the
community fridge and
pantry, come along
and visit the volunteers
at 46 Hawke St. Or, if
you would like to offer
your time to help, call
Ms Burrows on 027 319
4471

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Cops first
out of
the blocks
on their
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Horace is 100 and iPad savvy
PARTY: Horace Longson marked his 100th birthday last Saturday with family and friends.
• By Emily O’Connell and Kurt
Bayer
HILLMORTON’S Horace
Longson might have just turned
100 but using his iPad to check
Facebook is a breeze.
That’s because he has lived
alongside innovative technology
since World War 2.
When war broke out in 1939,
the railway clerical cadet volunteered
for the air force and
became involved in the secret
world of radar. Mr Longson was
one of a few in New Zealand
trained to use the Typex Britishmade
cipher machines.
It scrambled morse code messages,
enabling planes patrolling
the coastline and hunting
Japanese or German submarines,
ships, or aircraft, to communicate
in secret. “The work was
extremely hush-hush but highlyinteresting.
And we knew that
what we were doing was special,”
he said. Mr Longson celebrated
his 100th birthday with family
and friends at the Papanui Club
on Saturday.
He is feeling good for his age
but concedes he’s a “bit wobbly
in the legs.”
Mr Longson still attends
weekly church services at St
Martins Anglican church, where
he once operated the sound desk.
“I’m a technician, but the age
of improvements – they’ve gone
digital. They work off a little
laptop screen, a tiny little screen
that Horace finds difficult,” he
said.
On Sunday, the church
celebrated his birthday with a
morning tea and a special ride in
a vintage vehicle.
Born in Temuka in 1918 and
named after his uncle Horace
Prattley who died at the Somme
in World War 1, Mr Longson
was always inquisitive and
handy. As a child, he built his
own radio sets.
After World War 2, he
returned to his railways job and
soon became interested in ham
radio.
He is a life member of the
Amateur Radio Transmitters’
Association. He would also build
his own television sets – his first
had a 15cm screen made from a
radar tube.
Mr Longson retired in 1976
and his wife of 67 years, Brenda,
died about six years ago.
The 100-year-old has lived in
the same house for “probably” 60
years and has no plans to move.
“I’ll only go if I’m carried out.
I’m not intending to leave this
house as long as I possibly can,”
he said.
Mr Longson, who doesn’t wear
glasses or hearing aids, says the
secret to reaching 100 is eating
good food and not drinking or
smoking. The most important
thing he’s learnt is to be kind to
other people. “Anything I can
do for anybody, I’m very happy
to do it,” Mr Longson said.
• By Bridget Rutherford
SOME POLICE officers ride
horses – but Christchurch cops
ride e-bikes.
Canterbury’s road policing
team is the first in the country
to test out using e-bikes while
on patrol.
Road policing group officer
in command Senior Sergeant
Kelly Larsen said the team
has been trialling two e-bikes
around the city.
She said the results so far had
been positive.
“E-bikes are being trialled to
help understand the benefits
they could offer such as ease of
responding to incidents in the
central city, as well as extending
patrolling areas.”
She said police officers in
Christchurch, Wellington,
Nelson, Auckland and
Invercargill already used
regular bikes.
“Patrolling on bikes is not
new for Canterbury District as
road policing members have
been using bikes for the past
12 months in the central
city.”
Senior Sergeant Larsen said
patrolling on bikes had proven
to be a valuable tool, as it was
easier to identify drivers using
their mobile phones, and those
not wearing seat belts.
Police had received positive
feedback about both the
e-bikes and regular ones, she
said.
“Officers on bikes increase
visibility of police in the
central city and the e-bikes are
proving to be a great conversation
starter with the public.”
The e-bikes being trialled are
less than 300w.

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Fire rages, homes at risk
Call for community facility grows
Joanna Gould
is pushing
for a new
community
facility at 10
Shirley Rd and
puts forward
some of her
ideas for the site
I ATTENDED an antenatal class
at the Shirley Community Centre
11 years ago and have been a
local Shirley resident for the past
10 years.
I have a passion for research,
learning and community spaces.
The former Shirley Community
Centre at 10 Shirley Rd was
an iconic focal point of our
community since 1915. It was
originally Shirley Primary
School, and later on our Shirley
Community Centre, a place
for cultural, educational and
recreational activities.
It was seriously damaged in the
February 22, 2011, earthquake,
and was demolished in 2012.
Since the earthquakes, our
community has been struggling
DAMAGED: The former Shirley Community Centre site before it
was demolished in 2012.
to get our homes repaired and
rebuilt. Two primary schools
have closed, our roads are still
damaged, there are detours and
closures in place, and sucker
trucks run throughout the night
due to sewer system failures
when it rains.
The Dudley Creek flood remediation
is overdue by a year, and
the ‘temporary depot/storage
yard’ sites at 10 Shirley Rd and
40 Guild St are having a negative
impact on residents lives.
Recently we learnt that the new
QE II campus, built to relocate
Avonside Girls’ and Shirley
Boys’ High Schools, may change
‘our school’ zones, which will
deny our children access to ‘our
schools’.
And now, after years of waiting
for the rebuild to start for
our community centre, we have
been dealt another blow. We find
out that the funding granted
by the city council has not been
included in the draft Long Term
Plan.
The 10 Shirley Rd site is a constant
visual reminder to me, and
the locals/road users of Shirley
Rd, that our community has been
left behind; we haven’t rebuilt
from the earthquakes.
What message are we sending
to the children at Shirley Primary
School and the children from
other schools that travel past this
area?
That it’s okay to treat your
community spaces like this?
Do our children matter to the
city council? Are they not future
Christchurch ratepayers?
Our community’s health is at
stake. We can not wait 10 years.
We need our community centre
rebuilt now.
My suggestion is to combine
city council resources with funding
and donations to create a new
Shirley Library, service centre,
learning space and playground,
with the existing Shirley Playcentre.
That would lift up our community
and give us a meeting
place for all cultural, educational
and recreational activities.
I created the website
www.10shirleyroad.org.nz to collate
my research and ideas for my
submission to the city council’s
Long Term Plan. Feel free to take
a look
Readers respond to an
article about the suburbs
of Shirley, Avonside,
Dallington, Richmond and
Edgeware being left off the
draft enrolment zone for
the new Shirley Boys and
Avonside Girls’ High School
campus set to open next
year.
from one hand to give to another
creates more problems than it
solves
Jenner Lichtwark – So boys
from Shirley will no longer be
allowed to go to Shirley Boys’
High School – that’s the ultimate
in stupid.
Bethany Nehoff – The new
location is stupid. It’s like saying
we’re merging Phillipstown and
Woolston Primary Schools but
moving it to Heathcote. How
rude to move the zones and to
not include kids that live in the
name’s area.
Sarah Smith – It is ridiculous
and not fair on our children,
especially those that have
attended primary schools in
the current zoned area that feed
into the high schools. Taking
UPSET: Richmond residents
Laura McIntosh (left) and
Vanessa van Hoof are upset
over the draft school zone
for the new Shirley Boys and
Avonside Girls’ campus, which
doesn’t include the suburbs of
Shirley, Richmond, Dallington,
Avonside or Edgeware.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
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• By Sophie Cornish
A COUNSELLOR from
Mairehau Primary School is
attempting to improve the lives
of people involved in child
trafficking by creating
and selling her own
books.
Sue Dickson created
Books For Hope in 2016
after writing her first
book in 2015.
Since then, she has
written four books,
donated money to
several overseas
charities and received a
message from the Pope.
“I am really passionate about
children and I wanted to be
able to give to charities which
help children who are less
fortunate, especially those who
are involved with things like
Sue Dickson
child trafficking,” she said. The
books, titled Wisdom, Inner
Peace, The Little Prayer Book
and Power of the Heart, support
New Zealand based non-profit
organisations, Tent Peg Missions,
Hagar New Zealand,
LIFT International
and Tearfund’s work
combatting human
trafficking and
exploitation.
“Each book that I’ve
written, 50 per cent of
the profits go to charity
and each book has a
different charity.”
So far she has
raised more than $600. Tent
Peg Missions helps children
in Uganda, and the money Ms
Dickson has raised has gone
towards supplies at a school
for children with disabilities.
Hagar New Zealand works
GOOD CAUSE: The profits from Sue Dickson’s books, including
Wisdom, are used to raise money for New Zealand charities
which help children overseas.
to rehabilitate children who
have been rescued from child
trafficking.
Ms Dickson is currently
writing two more books to add to
her collection which are sold on
her website and on Amazon.
She hopes to complete two
children’s books
next year as well,
and her 10-year
plan is to build
schools overseas.
“That’s the
goal. Hopefully I
can sell enough
books,” she said.
Ms Dickson
Pope Francis
sent a copy of
one of her books to Pope Francis
and received a thank you letter.
“His holiness Pope Francis
was pleased to receive the gift
which was kindly sent to him.
He appreciates the devoted
sentiments which prompted this
thoughtful presentation,” the
letter read. Ms Dickson said it
was a “very exciting and special
moment” in her life.
•Ms Dickson’s books can be
purchased at booksforhope.
co.nz
Later date looms for fishing event
• By Sophie Cornish
THE ANNUAL Take a Kid
Fishing event at the Groynes
lakes may be saved.
However, the October event
could be pushed back into late
November or December this
year.
There were fears the event
could be cancelled due to rapid
growth of the lagarosiphon weed.
City council regional parks
manager Kay Holder has
recommended two options
involving chemical control to the
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board, to minimise
the problem.
“The reasons for the rapid
growth are not well understood
but the warm summer and high
nutrient flow into the lakes could
be the cause . . . at this stage it is
proposed that further on-going
chemical control of the lake
weed will be the most effective
method for management,” said
Ms Holder.
The work, costing $15,000,
would go ahead this upcoming
spring/summer season and
fishing cannot take place for six
weeks afterwards. Event organiser
David Denton said the event
can work with the new dates, if
a commitment is made by city
WEED PROBLEM:
Last year Freya
Askew caught
a 4kg salmon
during the Take
a Kid Fishing day
at The Groynes.
The event may
be put back
several weeks as
the city council
looks at chemical
control to tackle
the weed issue
in the lakes.
PHOTO: AARON
CAMPBELL ​
council to control the weed.
The Take A Kid Fishing event
has been held at the Groynes annually
since 1988.
About five to six thousand
people attend it each year.
Previously the Isaac Conservation
and Wildlife Trust has
donated 800 salmon which are
released into the lake.
Volunteers show the children
how to catch a salmon, clean it
and prepare it for cooking.
It is unclear how effective the
chemical control could be.
“There will still be some
uncertainly on the effectiveness
of the control as it depends on
unknown environmental conditions,
if the weed regrows in
time for it to be controlled and
chemical effectiveness,” said Ms
Holder.
The large quantity of weed
means that if pulled out, it
will regrow and potentially
spread.
“There are concerns that mechanical
methods may produce
loose stem that could move to
other water bodies and spread
the weed problem,” said Ms
Holder.
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Now
Fire rages, homes at risk
The entertaining drama teacher
Former Aranui High School teacher David
Chambers has been made a life member of
Drama New Zealand. The Christ’s College
director of drama talks to Julia Evans
You’ve recently been made
a life member of Drama New
Zealand, how did that feel?
Well it was a total surprise, I
was absolutely gobsmacked, but
really honoured. There aren’t a
lot of them, there are only about
eight life members in total. It’s
the drama teachers’ association
for primary and secondary
schools from around the country.
I’ve never really held back
about what’s going on in drama
and how it could be better. I’m
very lucky that I’ve had a wealth
of students who are very talented
and got themselves some very
good results. I can bathe in their
glory a bit, that’s quite fun. I’m
always talking to other drama
teachers around the country
and we have a good dialogue together,
which I tend to contribute
to a fair amount.
Was your family proud?
They were absolutely gorgeous;
I got lovely reactions from all
around the country. It’s amazing
what Facebook does. They all
started posting it on Facebook
and it started going a little bit
viral. I’m lucky to have a life-long
partner who is also a high school
teacher. She’s brought me three
lovely kids and so now we have a
number of grandchildren sort of
all around the world.
Can you tell me a little bit
about your background in
teaching?
I started out with a commerce
and geography background
and taught all that stuff for 10
years. Then was lucky enough
to be able to shift into my first
drama department. I started
the first drama department at
Aranui High School and I did
that in 1987. Then I grew the
department while I was working
on all the national growth for
NCEA. So I spent 19 years at
Aranui, then moved to Linwood
for a year, and after that I came
to college. So this is my 21st year
at college, 40 years with a lot of
beautiful people.
It must have been an
interesting shift from Aranui
and Linwood to Christ’s
College?
Well it was. I often think that
the kids still need the same
thing. What you’re trying to
do is you’re trying to drag
the best out of each kid,
give them the opportunities;
try and give them the
unconditional love and
just create the biggest
challenges for them
to achieve. Just a
little bit above
what they
need to
be, an
arm’s
reach
away.
There’s
a greater
wealth base
at college,
but money
isn’t the only
thing people
are wealthy
with. The
wealth of
experience
at Aranui
is just extraordinary. In fact,
the demise of Aranui is one of
the saddest things in my life. I
believe that school should still
be there. We had an amazing
drama department and it wasn’t
only drama, it was a bloody good
school. It’s such a pity it’s just
been wiped off the face of the
earth. It’s gone except in the loving
memories of a few people.
How important is drama?
Studying drama in school
means that kids can look at the
world with a fresh lens. It opens
up a whole range of thought
and opportunity to think in the
skin of other people. It teaches
diversity, it teaches inclusion and
tolerance. Those things are just
vital right now in this confused
world.
Over the years you must
have taught some interesting
students, any juicy stories?
It would be very difficult to
know quite what stories to tell.
There have always been some
rat bags who thought it would
be a good idea to take my car
for a ride to go and get fish
and chips. That was a goodie.
BACKSTAGE: David Chambers is currently
working on the Christ’s College and Rangi
Ruru Girls’ School’s production of West Side
Story.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
I mean there are a lot more
stories about students who have
been exceptional in their
own right. Those are
the real stories. I have
had the privilege of
teaching some really
good television
presenters, actors,
stage technicians,
writers, reporters.
The most
wonderful thing
about all of those
young people is
the contact that
I continue to
have with them,
often on a
monthly basis.
I’m still always
on the phone
to someone
I taught at
college or at
Aranui. It’s
amazing.
How did you
get into
the world
of drama
and arts?
I found
out that I
could do
it in year
13 in 1971.
It was
something
that I could do at school but
also I could enjoy it beyond
the classroom. I did a bit of it
at Otago University and I did a
bit of it up here in Christchurch
with various outfits. Then when
I got to Aranui, I realised I could
pursue it, which is what I did.
From there, we developed it and
I just made it happen for the
kids.
They wanted it to happen. It
is my life role, it’s what I’m here
to do really, because it gives me
such a buzz discovering texts,
discovering culture, discovering
things about myself in a great
way, I just want to share that
with the kids and pass it on.
When was the last time you
performed on stage?
Years ago. Probably the last
time I would’ve performed
would have been the 1994
production of Les Miserables, I
think. That was such a huge feat,
to be able to fit that in was a very
difficult task, but I managed it
and the school wanted me to do
it. That was the last and that’s
because there’s just no time. This
is a seven-day a week job and
you just can’t commit to a full
production.
Someone asked me the other
day if that made me unhappy. I
said ‘well, no, it can’t be because
if I was unhappy I would have
done something about it’. I think
I am, if truth be told, happy
enough to be where I am making
it possible for other people
to act, sing and dance. Well
interact, because acting is really
interacting.
Have you had any on stage
disasters?
There’s been plenty of them.
Every show has its own set of
challenges and sometimes it just
sort of stops. Fortunately, that’s
not often. When it does stop, you
just have to get it started again. If
the fire alarm goes off, you’ve just
got to stop, reset and do it again.
I’ve had a few of those.
In 1994, most people forget,
while Les Mis was on there was
an earthquake. We were doing
a matinee at the Isaac Theatre
Royal and everyone had to
evacuate. We all walked past all
those bricks that hadn’t fallen
down but would fall down later
in 2011. Everybody forgets. I can
remember the lights moving and
the building moving. We were
standing on the side of the stage
and all of the lights just started
swinging and we’re thinking
‘holy heck’.
The whole audience and cast
just piled out so there was a
whole French Revolution out
on Gloucester St. Back to it
after a few durries. I played the
policeman, Javert.

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Taspale Valavaia of SBHS looks to pass to team mate Waitangi
Tuisuga as he is tackled during their match on Saturday.
Evan Blyth
is tackled
by Zach
Gallagher
of Christ’s
College.
SBHS lose close first round encounter
SPORTS
• By Gordon Findlater
SHIRLEY BOYS’ High School
have suffered an opening
round defeat in the UC
Championship, losing 27-34 to
Christ’s College.
Hosting one of the competition
powerhouses on Saturday, Shirley
Boys led 24-20 midway through
the second half.
However, the tides quickly
turned when they conceded a
penalty try and were reduced to 14
men after intentionally
sending the ball dead in their
own in goal area. Shirley captain
Mitchell Barry, who scored a
first half try and went five from
including an effort from
halfway, then levelled the scores
27-27 after a penalty
conversion with just over
10min remaining.
In the dying stages of the
game Shirley found themselves
camped in their own 22, fighting
to fend off constant pressure from
Christ’s.
The visitors power up front
proved too much in the end
though as they bundled their way
over the line to steal victory on
the final whistle.
On Saturday Shirley travel
to Lincoln to face Lincoln
Combined.
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Tupuailei pays tribute to New
Brighton after 100th game
• by Jacob Page
ALISI TUPUAILEI’S rugby
talents have taken him all
around the world but it’s the New
Brighton Rugby Club which has
always felt like home.
The 37-year-old played his
100th game for the senior team
on Saturday, 21 years after making
his first appearance.
“I was 15 and I’d just finished
playing under-16s and the B
team was playing somewhere
else so I was asked to jump on
the bench and ended up playing
a few minutes in the centres,” he
said.
The centre/winger’s professional
career saw him reach the
Canterbury provincial team and
New Zealand under-21s in 2001
– his career highlight.
In 2004, he left for Japan and
carved out a stellar eight-year
career which saw him make 20
appearances for the Cherry Blossoms
between 2009 and the 2011
Rugby World Cup.
Through it all, New Brighton
was calling.
“This club is the reason I’ve
been able to have the career I’ve
had – they’re family to me.”
While the former Linwood
College student has now moved
his focus more to coaching, he
finds the opportunity to play
irresistible.
“My wife has been telling me
to retire for five years but every
time I get out there, I just love it,
I can’t get enough.
“For me, I’d rather see the
younger guys getting a game, but
if me playing is what’s best for
the team then I’ll put the boots
on.
“To be honest, I’ll always have
trouble trying to hang them up.”
It was a speech from his New
Zealand age-group coach, Aussie
McLean, which has spurred him
SPORTS
STALWART:
Alisi Tupuailei
made
his 100th
appearance
for New
Brighton.
on throughout his career.
“He told me to cherish every
time I wore the jersey because
you never know if it will be yours
next week.”
Tupuailei’s is now a glazier
with teenage sons of his own and
he wants to be the quality role
model his father was to him.
“My late dad was the kind of
parent who was always at trainings
even when it was raining
and I’ve tried to be that kind of
father myself.”
Coastal keeper
chasing his dream
around the world
• By Jacob Page
COASTAL SPIRIT goalkeeper
James Hickok believed being a
keeper with a dream is a lot like
an actor seeking his big break.
There are highs but plenty of
rejection as well.
The 23-year-old’s quest to
make a career in the sport he
loves has taken him to Scotland,
Sweden and to tryouts for Major
League Soccer’s New York Cosmos
and New York Red Bulls.
Most of those stints have
started promisingly and ended
in disappointment.
Still, Hickok, who is from the
United States, remains optimistic.
“Once you know your value
as a player and what level you
can play at, you become more
comfortable with the fact that
professional football is a business
and being cut isn’t always
as simple as not being good
enough on the whole.”
The Connecticut product who
won Ivy League titles while at
Dartmouth College in New
Hampshire said he’s willing
to go anywhere to chase his
dream.
“On a college scholarship, I
was part of a very successful
team and was captain for my
last two years and I decided I
wanted to give this a shot.”
A friend got him in touch
with Coastal Spirit and the
chance to play in a league in a
beautiful country proved irresistible.
“I would say the MPL is very
similar to University level back
home but it is by far the most
enjoyable league I’ve been a part
of,” he said.
“The players are very competitive
on the pitch but then
incredibly friendly and honest
in the post-match ceremonies.
“It’s a unique football culture
that brings the community
together.”
“There’s a great mix of pros
and young talent all looking to
improve themselves.”
Hickok has been most satisfied
by his work with junior
goalkeepers at Coastal.
“We’ve got a group of goalkeepers
together between ages
of 10 and 15 and to be able to
coach and mentor them has
been something new that I’ve
really enjoyed.”
Hickok has a degree in economics
but wants to continue to
chase his dream a little further.
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The New Zealand owned Liquid Self Service Laundromat
offers the latest smart key payment technology.
Owner Sarah Sutton says using smart keys is simple and
fuss free.
“Simply purchase a reloadable key at Laxmi Foodstore (2
doors down) for $3, load it with whatever value you choose
and clip it on your key ring, ready to use whenever you like.”
Sarah says all services at Liquid Self Service Laundromat
are very affordable - with washing from $4 and dryers
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“Plus, by doing all your washing away from home you can
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families and mothers to save time as they can do all their
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water and energy.”
There are 8 Liquid Self Service Laundromat sites within the
Christchurch area – Hornby, Woolston, Burwood, Sydenham,
Richmond, Rangiora, Hoon Hay and Aranui.
Sites are open from 5am-11pm daily – “and all you need to
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Meditation and Buddhism
class
Tuesday, 6-7.15pm
Each class consists of a guided
meditation and a talk based on
Buddhist wisdom. The classes
are suitable for everyone and you
can join in any week, booking
is not required. The classes are
taken by Buddhist teacher Kate
Faulkner and run for 90min.
Donation on entry.
Central New Brighton School,
Seaview Rd
Ascot Petanque Club
Tuesday and Friday, 9.30-
11.30am
A friendly social club willing
to teach beginners the great
game of petanque. Boules can be
supplied. Go along and learn the
easy game.
Ascot Community Centre, 12
Ascot Ave, North Beach
Ascot be fit exercise classes
for ages 50-plus
Wednesday, 1-2pm, Thursday,
9.30am
Times may change to just
Thursdays at a later time. Cost
is $4 and cup tea to follow. All
inquires are welcome to phone
Margaret on 383 2665 or 383
2337.
Ascot Community Centre, 12
Ascot Ave
Boys’ Brigade in Shirley
Thursday, 6.30-8pm
The boys enjoy a wide range
of action, fun, games, life skills,
leadership and competition – all
the stuff they are really into, and
need to become true Kiwi icons
and responsible leaders. The
creative weekly programme is
both skills and values-based. For
more information, call Chris on
385 6446.
106 Emmett St, Shirley
Ascot Scrabble Group
Friday, 12.45pm
Challenge your word
knowledge with other likeminded
folk. Join in with this
friendly group suitable for
beginners or experienced players.
Cost is $3, which includes
afternoon tea.
Ascot Community Centre,
Ascot Ave, North New Brighton
Shirley International
Playgroup
Friday, 9.30-11.30am
For mums and under-fiveyear-olds
from refugee and
migrant backgrounds. We
provide a playgroup and english
class. Cost is $2 a session or $10
a term.
Te Puna Oraka/Shirley Hub,
69b Briggs Rd
Barrier Free Computing
Saturday, 10am-noon
This service is provided by
the Computer for Special Needs
Trust, an organisation that offers
assistance with using computers
Email gilbert.wealleans@starmedia.kiwi
by 5pm each Wednesday
Have you got an iPad but don’t know where to start? Are you interested in getting an iPad and
would like to learn the basics? Go along to a Introduction to iPads course at the Shirley Library
which will help you become more confident and show you the basics. It is best-suited for
absolute beginners. The six-week course will cost $15 and begins on Wednesday, 10-11.30am.
for people experiencing a
disability in a friendly and
supportive setting. The tutors
will be on hand to help beginners
as well as provide assistance with
emailing, accessing the internet,
playing games, researching
a homework assignment,
and literacy or numeracy
development. There is also the
opportunity for socialising with
others with similar interests.
Free of charge, standard library
printing and copying costs apply.
New Brighton Library, 213
Marine Pde
Eastside Gallery Exhibition
Monday-Friday, 11am-4pm,
Saturday, noon-3pm
Eastside Gallery presents
Derived From Dance. Local
choreographer Fleur de Thier,
dancer and photographer Bina
Klose, and visual artist Robyn
Webster collaborate to bring you
artworks derived from dance
performances. The exhibition
runs until Saturday.
388 Worcester St
The New Brighton Playlist
Monday, 3.30-4.30pm
Learn about iPad app
Launchpad. Explore beats,
samples, and effects to create
your own original composition.
They will then bring these all
together to create the New
Brighton Playlist for you to share
with your whanau and friends.
New Brighton Library
Golden Oldie Movie
Monday, 1pm
Every Monday, the New
Brighton Museum plays a film
classic and this week it’s The
Fighting Kentuckians by John
Wayne and Oliver Hardy. The
theme is historical drama.
Running time 1hr 40min. Cup
of tea and biscuit provided, $2
donation.
8 Hardy St
Play a round with the Rummikub Club on Tuesday, 10am-noon.
Go along to learn this tile-based game for two-four players,
which combines elements of the card game rummy and
mah-jong. There is no charge to participate. Linwood Library,
Eastgate Shoopping Centre
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Tour city’s historic pub
sites on your phone
• By Julia Evans
DIGGING INTO the
city’s colonial past has
been made easier with the
release of a new heritage
app.
Heritage New Zealand
outreach adviser
Rosemary Baird was part
of a team that developed
the Heritage Trail – Public
Houses, Private Lives:
Excavating Christchurch’s
Colonial Hotels app,
which gives users a guided
walking tour of sites of the
city’s Victorian hotels.
“We’ve been playing
with the idea of doing an
app for a while. For years
I first wanted to do one
on the history of the Avon
River but this was the one
that got off the ground,”
she said.
The heritage trail is a
3.5km loop of seven hotel
sites ranging from the
1860s to 1900s, Dr Baird
said.
The app starts at the site
of the former Oxford on
Avon on Colombo St and
loops around locations
including the Occidental
TOUR: The site of the former Oxford on Avon on
Colombo St is the first stop in the Heritage Trail app.
PHOTO: CHRISTCHURCH CITY LIBRARIES
Hotel on Hereford St,
the Caversham Hotel on
Madras and St Asaph Sts
and finishes in Cathedral
Square at the Old Government
Building.
It uses old photographs
and videos to showcase
excavations and artefacts
from the sites, a lot of
which were uncovered
following the February 22,
2011, earthquake. “If you
talk to any Christchurch
archaeologist, they’ll tell
you this city has a unique
collection of archaeology,”
she said. Archaeologists
are called to work on sites
of pre-1900s buildings that
are being demolished – a
common occurrence after
the earthquakes, Dr Baird
said.
“The best illustration
I can give you is that the
archaeology company, Underground
Overground,
had one or two staff members
before the quakes,
now they have 20 or 30,”
Dr Baird said.
•To download the app,
search for Heritage Trails
in the Apple App Store
or Google Play Store.
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A new Diploma in Organic Agri-Food
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University and the Biological Husbandry
Unit (BHU).
The one-year full time programme,
largely focused on the theory and practice of
organics, will commence in July. The course
will cover small business management,
plant and animal health, traditional and
cultural food growing techniques and
contemporary Māori enterprises with
a focus on small scale and urban food
production. The BHU Organics Trust,
established in 2001, brought together likeminded
specialists from Lincoln University
and the NZ Organic Movement.
BHU manager Bill Martin says people
are taking an active interest in the food
supply chain and as a result there is
increased demand for smaller scale
organic production. to supply
farmers’ markets, cafés and
restaurants.
“There are numerous social
enterprises popping up across
the country that are involved
in food production. I believe
this will add huge value to
society,” says Martin.
Cultivate Christchurch is
an example, creating urban
farms, clever composting and
encouraging growth of urban
produce. Chief executive
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
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What’s On
Entertainment
To advertise, contact
Jo Fuller 027 458 8590
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
Celebrating five decades
of making music
NZ COUNTRY music legend, Brendan
Dugan, celebrates 50 years of
entertaining with a special anniversary
concert at the Hornby WMC on Sunday
27th May.
Brendan became an overnight
sensation when he won TV talent show,
New Faces in 1968.
Since then he has performed
countless live shows (both here and
overseas); made numerous TV
appearances; and has an impressive
catalogue of recordings to his credit.
Recognised for his efforts, Brendan
has been honoured with the prestigious
title of NZ Entertainer of the Year. He
has also been awarded with a Scroll of
Honour by the NZ Variety Artists Club.
For the 50th Anniversary Concert
Brendan will be joined on stage by his
father Pat Dugan, sister Annette Dugan
Mick, and well known country music
artists Jodi Vaughan, Aly Cook, and
Maree Humphries. Providing the
backing is e Andy Gilmour Band
with Wayne Allen & Cameron Walsh.
e show, that takes place at the
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