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2 CELEBRATING 150 YEARS 1868 – 2018 Connecting Christchurch for 150 years The Star Steve McCaughan General Manager, Star Media To be at the helm of our company when The Star celebrates its 150th year of publishing in Christchurch is a very special privilege. Since 1868 The Star newspaper has been connecting generations of Cantabrians and in that time has remained faithful to its guiding principles established 150 years ago, which are: • To instruct and entertain our readers • To report honestly and with impartiality • To fight the battle for our public • To prefer the interests of the many over the few While the operational logistics of our newspaper may have changed, our core values remain the same. I would like to acknowledge all our past and present staff for all their efforts and service given to The Star newspaper. Looking back on our past issues, I am proud of what we have achieved to connect, inform and entertain Cantabrians through times of adversity, crisis and celebration. Today The Star is locally owned and the largest circulating free newspaper in NZ, enjoying a massive readership every issue. I would like to thank my team, our advertisers and readers in helping us achieve this. Lianne Dalziel Christchurch Mayor Congratulations on your 150th anniversary. The Star in all its forms has been a part of the Christchurch community since 1868. It has also been a great source of local news, with sports being right up there, and that is still true today. Anniversaries can bring back a flood of memories and this one is no exception. I don’t know if I’ve got the order right, but I remember the children’s page and the colouring-in competition. It must have been great for parents that their children had something to do every week. There were prizes (I don’t think I ever won anything) and I seem to recall a link with Aunt Haysl, of Hay’s Roof fame. I also remember as a kid, vying with my older brother to be the one who biked down on a Saturday afternoon to get the Star Sports – whoever went was allowed to spend the change – so that usually meant a lolly mix. And I remember when the white metal tube, emblazoned with the words The Christchurch Star, was installed at our gate. It was such a great way of ensuring that the evening newspaper did not get wet. Happy 150th and here’s to the next 150 years. Star Media’s management team (from front left), Charlotte Smulders, Nick Smith (board chairman), Steve McCaughan, Andrea Hollman, (second row) Barry Clarke, Kate Preece, Philip Austin, Neil Baker and Shane Victor, and the staff at the Lincoln Rd office. The 150th liftout was compiled by Barry Clarke Design: Hilary Macintosh We’ve got the South Island covered A big congratulations to The Star. Proud to be fuelling the team. Rural, farm and commercial bulk fuel delivery. New Zealand’s largest single fuel card network. Experience the RD Petroleum difference. South Island wide 0800 44 00 14 www.rdp.co.nz For Quality VEHICLES At AFFORDABLE PRICES Come in and see the professional, friendly team today! Proud to be servicing Star Media’s fleet of vehicles WAYNE HILL CARS 313 LINCOLN RD ADDINGTON CHRISTCHURCH Plus WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL “the best oil that money can buy” Ph (03) 338 3255 AH 022 105 0028 (Peter) waynehillcars@gmail.com
Six Year Mixed reaction to bold new plan By Bridget Rutherford • PROMINENT Cantabrians have given a mixed response to the po sible futuristic l ok of Cathedral Square. Plans for wha the Square could look like were released by Regenerate Christchurch yesterday after seven years of debate and controversy over the slow progre s of the rebuild. It includes thr e covered pavilions, which would have a “la tice-style” translucent r of, which could host markets and other events. Female pa senger in lucky escape • By Ba ry Clarke and Emily O’Co ne l FUTURISTIC: Plans released yesterday sho what Cathedral Square could ok like. The long-term vision, which is estimated to cost betw en $60- $80 mi lion, aims to bring people back into the area, through a series of interco nected public spaces. The vision for Square also includes Cathedral Gardens with tr and water features, Post Office Place with events and m eting spaces, and Library Plaza with other people-friendly areas. Former mayor Garry Moore said the plan was “bri liant” while developer Ernest Duval was not fu sed by the pavilions. city council and stakeholders to The next step is for a delivery determine what could be done, strategy to be developed with the when, and what funding would woman were unhurt. Lia ne Dalziel Garry Moore Jamie Gough Vicki Buck be n eded. Mayor Lianne Dalziel said the vision would hel people found guilty of the manslaughter on bail for other charges a the stomped on in a Timaru str et. of Timaru Wayne Ke ry time of the a tack on Mr Bray. Mr Bray walked past a Bray 2 09. Jamieson received Mr Bray, 26, died four days property where there had a a nine-year jail sentence. He was after he was punched, kicked and party. 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Thursday, June 14, 2018 “I’m confident Regenerate Christchurch’s vision wi l a low this to ha pen.” City counci lor Deon Swi gs said it would n ed to work around other developments such as Turanga, the Spark building, Aotea Gifts and the restoration of Christ Church Cathedral. “We’ve got to l ok at what is ha pening, what’s in the vision and what can we deliver.” City counci lor Jamie Gough said it was g od starting point. •Turn to page 5 PHOTO: BA RY CLARKE betw en one of the men found guilty and Mr Bray which led to the a tack. •Turn to page 6 Start your own story 03 348 1 94 | w.pete rayhomes.co.nz Thursday, June 7, 2018 The Star CELEBRATING 150 YEARS 1868 – 2018 3 Connecting Christchurch for 150 years Wow - What history! Longtime sports reporter Nick Tolerton, now retired, looks back on the The Star’s great history FEW CHRISTCHURCH companies can boast they were in business within weeks of the First Four Ships anchoring in December 1850. The Star can. This year The Star celebrates its 150th birthday – but its roots go further back. A printing press and print workers came out on the Charlotte Jane, and on January 11, 1851 the first issue of the Lyttelton Times appeared – only three weeks after the first pilgrim ship reached Lyttelton. And the Lyttelton Times was to spawn a feisty, provocative child in the form of The Star. The owners of the Lyttelton Times, William Reeves, W J W Hamilton, and T W Maude, decided to start an evening newspaper in 1868 (May 14 was the first issue, of four pages) – and it was an instant success. A fortnight after our start Christchurch was created a borough and elected its first mayor. And with the opening of the Lyttelton railway tunnel, the museum, the start of construction of the cathedral, the extension of railways north and south, and the abolition of provincial government, plus issues like the absence of proper drains which led to annual outbreaks of typhoid, dysentery, and other diseases in Christchurch, the fledgling paper did not lack issues to tackle. In its first year The Star was scrapping with its parent, expressing misgivings about university scholarships that The Times supported, in case they benefited only the sons of the wealthy because of hidden extras. The Lyttelton Times finally closed in 1935, but The Star survived three major newspaper wars in the city and continued to flourish. We are proud of having the longest newspaper heritage in Canterbury. Newspaper competition reached its peak at the end of the 20s with The Times and The Press (mornings) and The Star and Sun (evenings) spoiling readers for choice. In 1935 New Zealand Newspapers, the owner of The Star, the Christchurch Times (formerly Lyttelton Times), and the Auckland Star, closed the Times, purchased the goodwill of the Sun, and relaunched The Star as the Star- Sun. That title was retained until we became The Christchurch Star in 1958 – and our telephonist for a long time still got occasional callers wanting the Star-Sun! There have been more changes of name. The Christchurch Star in 1958, Christchurch Star in 1970, The Star in 1980, Christchurch Star again in 1989, and in 2005 a reversion to The Star again. We’ve also moved – from Cathedral Square to Kilmore St (where the convention centre now stands) in 1958, and then to Tuam St, destroyed in the February quake, with temporary lodgings at operation’s manager Peter Grueber’s Burnside home, then the cricket pavilions in Hagley Park, before settling in Venture Pl, Middleton and since early 2017, 359 Lincoln Rd. We’ve weathered changes of ownership, world wars (more than 50 Star staff served in World War II), and times of prosperity and depression. But through all those changes one constant has been the paper’s eagerness to fight for its community. In the past we fought battle after battle to retain open spaces for public use. If you admire Hagley Park, remember that The Star successfully resisted several attempts for the park to be used for other purposes. Once it mustered 600 women for a sitin on the site of a planned building in the park, to thwart the council. Back in 1949 The Star was the first paper to object to all-white rugby teams being selected to go to South Africa, and it campaigned successfully to stop live-bird shooting from traps and coursing. Other community initiatives included introducing the South Island secondary schools art exhibition in 1951, and being the first newspaper in New Zealand with a separate section for teenagers. But The Star has always been a leader in the industry. It was the first New Zealand paper to introduce news to the front page instead of a dense front page of classified ads (1917), the first to have back page sports news, the first to use wire photos, and the first with RT in the news cars. And when evening newspapers went to the wall one after another, it’s been a unique survivor in a new format as a twiceweekly newspaper since November 1991. In the daily paper days, evening papers were invariably full of strong-willed and exuberant characters in all departments in contrast to their greyer brethren of the morning papers, and The Star was no exception. A book could be written on just the personalities at The Star over the years. They worked hard and played hard – the old New Albion Tavern flourished for years on custom from around the corner in Kilmore St. But times change in the newspaper world. It’s at least 25 years since the last stand-up fist fight in the newsroom. Although with newsrooms overwhelmingly dominated by women now, perhaps it could only be handbags. Cops close in on con man • By Bridget Rutherford POLICE HAVE found two bank account numbers in their hunt for a con man who falsely said gangs would hur their families if people didn’t pay up. Senior Constable Wayne Stapley said two of the victims had been given two bank account numbers to put money into. Police had checked one, and The Square: Is this the future? A CONVICTED ki ler is back behind bars after a spectacular crash while a legedly fl eing police. John Oliver Jamieson’s Subaru Forester crashed through the Ro leston dog park fence on Saturday. A spear-like fence post smashed through the window scr e na rowly mi sing a woman in the pa senger seat. Miraculously Jamieson and the He had earlier b en recorded driving at 180km/h on State Highway 1. A cut-down rifle was later found by police in the vehicle. Startle dog walker said Jamieson ran a short distance from the vehicle before stopping to s e if the woman in the vehicle okay. Police a rived s on after and he was a prehended. Jamieson was one of six men Convicted killer involved in high speed smash $200 O F YOUR NEXT POWER BI L IMPACT: The aftermath of the high sp ed crash on Saturday when this vehicle wen through a dog park fence. were awaiting details abou the ager is the key suspect. other. “He swears black and blue it Senior Constable Stapley would wasn’t him and he doesn’t have not comment on wha the investigation into the first account more,” he said. the cell phone numbers any- number revealed. “We have to find out where He said two phone numbers, these phones are and tie them up connected to the same person, with the bank accounts.” led police to a suspect who had Police have received 21 complaints from Christchurch people been interviewed and denied any involvement. targeted by the sinister scam. The Star understands a teen- It involved phone calls and FINALLY THE sun is shining on Christchurch Hospital patients and visitors after a year-long campaign by The Star. The Canterbury District Health Board has agreed to move its park and ride service from the appalling flood prone Deans Ave site to the city council’s 805-space Lichfield St car park on July 2. Since last winter, The Star has ben hammering the Ministry of Health, CDHB and more recently the new Government Thursday, June 28, 2018 Why does booze do this to me? Rock icon Jordan Luck reveals why he gave up the bottle – pages 4 & 5 Car park battle finally won • By Bridget Rutherford $200 OFF YOUR NEXT POWER BILL 8KW FLOOR CONSOLE $3,599 Insta led “Model FUJITSU ABTG24LVT (Conditions apply) Ca l for a FREE no obligation assessment and quotation Warranty Ph 377 0034 or 0800 800 750 Phone 377 0034 15/114 Sawyers Arms Road www.dimockheatpumps.co.nz email: sales@dimocks.net.nz *Conditions a ply. Insta led back-to-back, up to thr e metre pipe run & electrical su ply within 6 metres. O fer expires June 30th, 2018. texts to victims who are told the connected to the gangs. caller is from the Mongrel Mob, Last month, Canterbury Highway 61 or Black Power. University criminologist Greg One victim was told to pay Newbold told The Star gangs $1000 or Black Power would burn would be “filthy” if they were being impersonated. his house down and harm his family. The con man says they Senior Constable Stapley said are watching the victims’ families none of the people who had gone and elderly parents. to the police had paid over any Senior Constable Stapley money. would not comment on whether There have been no further the perpetrator was actually reported cases. Labour MPs to do something about it. Said The Star editor in chief Barry Clarke: “We’ve been relentless in our determination to get something done about it. Finally, it’s happened. “Our campaign prompted Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson to HAPPY: Park and ride users Chris and Gail Smith said moving the service from Deans Ave to Lichfield St car park was a good move and would avoid people waiting for the shuttle in the rain, like in April last year (inset). PHOTOS: MARTIN HUNTER star the ball rolling with her political colleagues in March after the previous Government did nothing. The district health board and the Ministry of Health constantly passed the blame on each other. •Turn to page 5 Restore your oiled CEDAR BLINDS with our NEW re-oiling service. Rejuvenate your lacquered CEDAR BLINDS High-tech Cleaning We clean and repair a l types of blinds – Venetians, Cedar, Verticals, Ro ler, Ho lands, Romans and Pleated – with environmenta ly friendly cleaning products. Temperature Contro led Drying Re-oiling & Rejuvenating Fabric Blinds - eg Austrian & Roman Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off Bookings are required. We offer a same day, pick up and drop off service for most types of blinds. • By Sophie Cornish A CANTERBURY University law student being investigated for a sexual assault has been allowed to go overseas on a study-related trip. Bu the university’s dean of law Ursula Cheer is refusing to discuss the matter. “I can’t comment about any of this because of confidentiality and privacy,” she told The Star yesterday. The Star has learned a female student has laid a complaint abou the accused being allowed to go on the trip. It is understood it is no the same person who has laid the sexual assault complain to the police. The Star has been told it is a rape investigation. The Star sent a number of questions to Canterbury University yesterday but none would be answered. Said Canterbury University spokeswoman Margaret Agnew: “UC cannot respond to allegations that are before the police.” She referred the questions back to Dr Cheer. Her phone was turned off. 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