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16 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday July 5 2018 News Local News Now The Star Fire rages, homes at risk Gardens to be lit up year later than planned • By Bridget Rutherford PART OF the Botanic Gardens will be lit up permanently from next year with a new lighting display, more than a year later than was originally expected. The $900,000 display, designed by the team behind the Sydney Opera House and London’s Coventry Cathedral lighting, will be put in at the Armstrong Lawn. Using some of the current characteristics of the gardens, the display will keep with the botanic theme. The cabling for the project would be laid in spring, with the lighting to be switched on in April. Originally it was meant to have been completed last year. But city council head of parks Andrew Rutledge said the time frames were extended because of the construction of the bespoke light fittings. The lighting will be separate from the Botanic D’Lights, which takes place every two years in the gardens showcasing New Zealand’s leading lighting artists and designers. This year’s event will be held from August 8-12 and will be expanded to include the Arts Centre for the first time. Winners for lollies game slammed • By Charlotte Carter PROBLEM gambling and addiction experts say a racecourse game for children to pick winners in return for lollies is a bad practice and should be stopped. The promotion, known as the ‘kiddie pick’, involves a child choosing three horses they think might win a race. If a horse comes in, the child receives lollies or chocolate as a prize. At least two Canterbury racing clubs offer the kiddie pick – the Banks Peninsula Racing Club and the Rangiora Racing Harness Club. The clubs say the promotion is simply entertainment and had been running for years. But those in the problem gambling field say the game could encourage youngsters to take an interest in betting – and racing bosses have urged the clubs offering kiddie picks to “reconsider.” NZ Racing company secretary James Dunne said: “The kiddie pick is something that they would discourage and we would expect thoroughbred racing clubs to reconsider these sorts of promotions in the future. “Our view is that there are better ways to engage children and families in the fun and excitement of thoroughbred racing on race day.” Problem Gambling Foundation communications director Andre Freud said that the kiddie picks could be a gateway into gambling. “It’s almost grooming in many ways, because even though they’re doing this as a fun activity, it’s introducing them to the whole thing of reward, picking a jockey on a horse and watching it race and wanting it to win and then getting a reward,” Mr Freud said. Mr Freud said it comes down to protecting children from adult behaviours until they’re ready to make adult decisions. National Addiction Centre director and clinical psychologist Simon Adamson also had concerns about the promotion. “It’s explicitly targeting children, you know they’re going to be interested when sweets are involved and it’s actually quite cynical to be playing up to something that they (the clubs) should be discouraging rather than actively encouraging,” he said. Rangiora club secretary Greg Wright said the kiddie pick was offered at each of its race meetings. Parents could pick up a kiddie pick entry form when they collected their race book, Mr Wright said. “The parents can decide if they want to pick any numbers, have the worker in the booth pick the numbers, or allow the child to pick,” Mr Wright said. Banks Peninsula club secretary Gareth Murfitt said the club offered a kiddie pick at its annual country race meeting and had done so for more than 30 years. “This has been a very popular offering among the children’s entertainment, with many parents coming into the office to find out if we have one operating and where it is located,” Mr Murfitt said. He did not believe the kiddie pick encouraged underage gambling. Both Mr Murfitt and Mr Wright said their clubs offered a range of entertainment such as puppeteers, pony rides, face painting, a bouncy castle besides the kiddie pick. – NZ Herald •Findlater’s view, p46 9 – 13 JULY DAILY SESSIONS 10am, 12pm & 2pm for Toddlers & Kids SCHOOL HOLIDAY SEABOUND ADVENTURE FUN Join us for exciting FREE children’s craft workshops these school holidays at Dress-Smart. Book now at makeevents.co.nz CHRISTCHURCH 409 Main South Road, Hornby www.dress-smart.co.nz Open 10am-5pm, 7 Days 03 349 5750
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