Nor'West News: July 31, 2018

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Petition grows over bus stop plan 

Cafe, seven 

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will lose 

car parks 

• By Sophie Cornish 

A PROPOSAL to relocate two 

bus stops less than 150m down 

Innes Rd has angered Mairehau 

shop owners, who say it will 

mean a loss of parking for up to 

eight businesses. 

A petition against the changes 

started by Flower Bazaar owners 

Des Banks and Ian Harvey collected 

more than 700 signatures 

in seven days. 

The city council is proposing 

the relocation of several bus stops 

in the area to align with Environment 

Canterbury’s changes to 

the Orbiter and Shirley 44 bus 

routes, to accommodate for the 

opening of the Christchurch 

Northern Corridor. QE II Drive 

will become four-laned and a 

right turn in and out of Philpotts 

Rd will not be possible, meaning 

a change to the Orbiter’s route. 

The proposal includes moving 

two bus stops on each side of 

Innes Rd between Mahars Rd 

and Philpotts Rd west. 

This will mean the bus stop 

will be right in front of a line 

of shops, removing seven car 

parks, leaving four immediate 

businesses without carparks and 

“probably another four” businesses 

OPTION also, said ONEMr 

Banks. 

FIGHTING BACK: Innes Rd business owners (from left) Ian Harvey, Charmaine Fright, Trang Dinh and Des Banks are upset a 

proposal to relocate two bus stops many eliminate their parking. 

“People are just so angry about 

it . . . . it will eliminate our foot 

traffic. You know yourself, if you 

grab a coffee and you can’t park 

close you keep on driving to the 

next place.” 

Mairehau Community Pharmacy 

manager Andrew Brown 

said the shops rely on the parking 

and is confused by the proposal, 

when the original stops are closeby. 

“I could walk to the bus stop 

already in less than a minute. It’s 

not even a big move, it’s not like 

it’s going to enable things happening 

that weren’t happening.” 

City council acting manager 

operations transport Ryan 

Rolston said the proposal aims 

to place the bus stops closer to 

Philpotts Rd and the pedestrian 

crossing on Innes Rd. He said 

city council was aware the proposed 

changes would mean a loss 

of parking for businesses. 

“No decisions have been made 

at this stage. This is a proposal 

and staff will be looking closely 

at concerns raised in submissions 

and what improvements may 

address those. This could include 

considering other bus stop locations,” 

he said. 

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COMMUNITY GROUPS and 

others deserve a pat on the back for an 

initiative to keep people warm this winter 

(see page 5). 

The price of electricity and wood is tough 

on many. So tough that a Salvation Army survey reveals nearly 

half of New Zealanders have gone without heating because of 

the cost. 

So it’s great to see needy families getting firewood deliveries. 

For Rachel Curry it comes as a huge relief. Her last power bill 

was $700. 

Now that is a staggering bill, brought about because she had 

an oil heater on continuously to keep her family warm. 

Hot water bottles and blankets may have eased the pain of 

that power bill, but at least now she has wood to heat her home. 

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ALCOHOL restrictions could 

be put in place in Elmwood 

Park, Roto Kohatu Reserve and 

McLeans Island if a community 

board member gets his way. 

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board deputy 

chairman Aaron Campbell 

wants more areas to be considered 

in the 

upcoming 

10-year 

review of the 

Alcohol Restrictions 

in 

Public Places 

Bylaw. 

Mr 

Campbell 

Aaron Campbell 

recently 

spent a 

NO MORE BOOZE: Aaron Campbell wants alcohol bans extended to cover areas like Elmwood 

Park in Strowan. 

night with Crime Watch Papanui 

and found that part of its work 

involved cleaning up litter in 

places where it appeared people 

had been drinking, such as 

Elmwood Park in Merivale. 

“It’s not their job to pick up the 

litter but they do it,” he said. 

“It wouldn’t affect the onlicences. 

The bowling and tennis 

clubs have on-licenses for their 

clubrooms and that wouldn’t affect 

that at all.” 

“It just gives the police additional 

powers if need be,” he said. 

Mr Campbell wants popular 

lake spot Roto Kohatu Reserve 

included in the alcohol ban area, 

as well as McLeans Island. 

“It’s one 10th of the one per 

cent of idiots who get drunk and 

drive fast down that gravel road 

. . . it’s also a swimming area and 

a water sports and recreation 

area. How well does alcohol mix 

with swimming?” 

Mr Campbell said the type of 

ban would depend on talks between 

city council staff and the 

groups that use the areas. 

The community board will 

make a submission early next 

month on the bylaw, in which 

it will put forward its recommendation. 

Mr Campbell said 

he may also make an individual 

submission, asking city council 

to consider a night ban in the 

Summit Rd area too. 

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Fire rages, homes at risk 

ANNOYING OAK TREES 

Trees in a reserve on Pasadena 

Pl, Harewood, are causing 

trouble for residents. Graeme 

and Diane Barber addressed the 

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board regarding the 

ongoing-issues related to the oak 

trees. The size and number of 

trees and their impacts of shading 

and litter on neighbouring 

properties are causing issues. The 

board requested city council staff 

investigate and inform residents 

about the status of the reserve. 

$2K FOR MAIREHAU 

Mairehau Primary School has won 

$2000 in a shop and win campaign 

at The Palms Mall. The My School 

Rules competition let shoppers 

register their receipts, with one 

point accrued for every dollar 

spent in June. The school finished 

second, with Shirley Primary 

School recieving $3000 for first 

place and Waitakiri Primary 

School, $1000 for third place. 

CIVIC AWARD NOMINATIONS 

Nominations are open for the 

city council civic awards. The 

awards recognise the efforts of 

individuals and groups who 

are working to make a positive 

impact in the city.Nominations 

are open until 5pm on August 17. 

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Papanui 

fashion on 

world stage 

PAPANUI DESIGNER Janice 

Elliott is a finalist in this year’s 

World of Wearable Art awards. 

About 60,000 people are 

expected to attend the WOW’s 

30th season in Wellington from 

September 27 to October 14. 

Ms Elliott is one of eight designers 

from Canterbury chosen 

and received two entries. 

She has been named at a finalist 

more than 14 times. 

Finalists have been selected 

from 17 countries, up from 13 

last year. 

WOW competition director 

Heather Palmer said this year’s 

finalist designers were not afraid 

to take risks with their concepts 

and the execution of their garments 

to create something new 

and unique. 

This year’s finalist garments 

show just how talented WOW 

designers are. Construction 

techniques like laser cutting, 3D 

design sculpting and melding 

art and science into the garments 

are on show.” 

The awards evening will be 

held on September 28. 

Massacre survivors dig in at planting 

MASSACRE SURVIVORS from 

Parkland, Florida, have helped 

plant 3300 trees in a Marshland 

reserve, to recognise New 

Zealand Defence Force members 

– past and present. 

The planting event, Matariki Tu 

Rākau held at Ouruhia Reserve, 

is part of the One Billion Trees 

programme, helping to mark nationwide 

commemorations of the 

end of World War I 100 years ago. 

Members of the Student Volunteer 

Army, Citycare staff, Styx 

Living Laboratory Trust volunteers 

and Ouruhia School pupils 

also took part. 

It is part of an initiative to plant 

350,000 trees to commemorate 

soldiers who served overseas. 

SVA president Josh Blackmore 

said the event was part of the 

Christchurch and Parkland 

Youth Leadership summit involving 

visiting American students. 

During the visit from the 

students, the two groups were 

able to share their experiences of 

mobilising after tragedies. 

Seventeen totara trees were also 

planted in Halswell Quarry Park 

last week, to honour the 17 killed 

in the third deadliest school 

shooting in United States history. 

City council head of parks 

Andrew Rutledge said the planting 

in Marshland, which was 

dominated by totara, will provide 

a buffer between planned sports 

fields and the Northern Arterial 

Motorway. 

“It will contribute to a series of 

native forest patches across the 

city that aims to support current 

and future bush bird populations 

and will be a key node on the Ka 

Putahi Creek leg of the proposed 

Styx Source to Sea Reserve Network,” 

he said. 

The planting is part of ongoing 

work across the Styx River catchment 

that aims to support the 

city council’s Styx Vision 2000 

– 2040, focusing on a spring-fed 

river ecosystem and a source to 

sea experience, including a living 

laboratory. 

DIGGING IN: Student Volunteer 

Army member Chloe Fraser, 

and Marjory Stoneman 

Douglas High School students 

Elee Siev and Madison Leal 

(left) at a planting in Halswell 

Quarry Park. The students also 

helped plant 3300 trees in 

Ouruhia Reserve, Marshland. 

Papanui-Innes Community 

Board member John Stringer 

and SVA founder Sam Johnson 

(below) at the reserve. 

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10k for Camp Twitch 

KIND DONATION: Blackwells City Mazda dealer principal Seth 

Ovens with Robyn and Analise Twemlow. 

CHRISTCHURCH mum 

Robyn Twemlow is out to make 

a difference in the lives of 

those diagnosed with Tourette 

Syndrome - and last week 

received $10,000 from the Mazda 

Foundation to aid her cause. 

Tourette’s is a condition characterised 

by tics, repetitive and 

involuntary movements. 

Five years ago, Ms Twemlow’s 

then-nine-year-old daughter 

Analise was diagnosed with the 

syndrome. 

But the pair found there was 

little support for them in the 

community. 

Ms Twemlow founded the 

Tourette’s Association of New 

Zealand as a way for her family 

to connect with other affected 

Kiwis. 

As well as running a support 

system for families and an information 

hub for those who have 

been recently diagnosed, the 

Tourette’s Association also began 

running a yearly camp called 

Camp Twitch. 

It brings together young people 

with Tourette’s and their families 

for a weekend of fun where their 

tics are welcomed. 

At Blackwells City Mazda 

last week Ms Twemlow was 

presented with $10,000 from the 

Mazda Foundation to help run 

Camp Twitch, enabling more 

than 50 young people and their 

families to attend the camp. 

Ms Twemlow said the funding 

would reduce the financial stress 

of families living with Tourette’s 

and allows young people from 

any financial background to attend 

the camp. 

She said Camp Twitch is an 

environment where children can 

“tic loud and proud.” 

“It’s amazing to see them build 

their self-esteem and take ownership 

over their disorder. It also 

provides opportunity for parents 

to share their experiences of 

raising a child with Tourette 

Syndrome – so it’s an empowering 

experience for all involved.” 

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Free firewood warms Shirley families 

Community 

helps mum 

through winter 

• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

BEING THE sole bread-winner 

in a household with three 

children hasn’t been an easy road 

for Shirley mother Rachel Curry. 

The oil heater she uses 

to warm her home burns 

through a “staggering” amount 

of electricity and recently 

contributed to a $700 power bill 

for one month. “I had the oil 

heater on 24/7 for a month and 

had no firewood and had to keep 

the family warm,” Miss Curry 

said. The previous month was 

between $400 and $500. 

But paying the bills has been 

made a little easier for the 

commercial cleaner. Her family 

is one of 18 in the Shirley area to 

receive free firewood. 

The firewood deliveries were 

part of a large community effort 

to help families struggling to 

keep their homes warm. 

As well as having the stress 

of heating her home taken 

away, Fire and Emergency New 

Zealand has undertaken a safety 

check of Miss Curry’s home and 

installed fire alarms. 

Said Miss Curry: “I am just 

grateful there are these community 

groups that do go out of 

their way and support each other 

. . . we have had some cold days 

with cold morning frosts so it 

has been really helpful for us,” 

she said. 

It comes as a Salvation Army 

survey showed almost half of its 

respondents said they had gone 

without heating because of the 

cost over the past year. 

More than 50 people and various 

organisations were involved 

in the firewood initiative, including 

the Department of Corrections, 

Te Puna Oraka, the Shirley 

Community Trust, city council 

and Fire and Emergency New 

Zealand. 

Mairehau’s Neighbourhood 

Trust, the Delta Community 

HAPPY HOME: Malachy Curry, 6, helps his mum Rachel light a fire with the free firewood 

delivered to Shirley families. 

Support Trust, Shirley Rugby 

Football Club, Shirley Intermediate 

School, C3 Church, Housing 

New Zealand, the Helen Anderson 

Trust, New Brighton Volunteer 

Fire Brigade, New Zealand 

Army and St Johns Church 

also contributed to helping the 

families. 

The wood was sourced by the 

Department of Corrections, 

which had old pallets to get rid 

of. 

Community activator Steve 

Jones-Poole, who orchestrated 

the firewood project, said it was a 

community project. 

He said some of the people 

who received firewood also 

helped deliver firewood to 

others. The community organisations 

selected families to 

donate the firewood to based on 

information from social service 

providers in the area. 

Mr Jones-Poole said he had 

heard of some families heating 

their homes using an oven, while 

others were using small heaters 

which could cost up to $600 a 

month to operate. 

“Of course, the bigger picture 

around it is you have got the 

heating for the homes which is 

good for them but the bigger 

thing was the people coming 

together,” he said. 

Mr Jones-Poole met with 

families and Te Puna Oraka 

yesterday to work on a long-term 

solution to help families in need 

to collect firewood over the year. 

CHARITY: More than 

50 people and several 

organisations helped to 

deliver firewood to families 

in Shirley. 

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Fire rages, homes at risk 

High Court 

date set 

in bid 

to stop 

Belfast water 

consents 

A PRELIMINARY hearing in 

the High Court on October 

2 is set to address a water 

action group’s bid to stop two 

companies taking water from 

sites in Belfast then selling it 

overseas. 

Aotearoa Water Action is 

contesting Environment Canterbury’s 

decision to grant resource 

consents to bottling companies 

Cloud Ocean Water and Rapaki 

Natural Resources. 

AWA opposes an argument 

from the bottling companies 

that they did not need new consents 

to take the water, which 

could see up to 24 million litres 

a day removed. 

The consents are based on 

historical permits for the Silver 

Fern Farms works and the Kaputone 

Wool Scour. 

Said AWA spokesman Peter 

Richardson: “The companies 

say they are entitled to rely on 

the previous plant owners’ use 

consents, but those consents 

were for entirely different purposes 

– wool scouring and meat 

processing. We don’t think that’s 

right.” 

“ECan correctly required 

these companies to apply for 

new consents, although in our 

view it then processed the consents 

unlawfully,” he said. 

If AWA is successful, there 

will be a further hearing at a later 

date on whether the consents 

were granted legally by ECan. 

The Bottle Off! campaign has 

been created to support the legal 

action and an online PledgeMe 

campaign has raised more than 

$40,000. 

A petition with about 115,000 

signatures calling for the end 

of foreign companies selling 

bottled Christchurch water was 

handed to ECan in April. 

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CHANGE: Burnside High School student E Wen Wong wants young people to 

take action to reduce plastic pollution. 

Youths fight against 

plastic waste 

Burnside 

High 

School 

student E 

Wen Wong 

writes 

about 

young 

people and plastic 

pollution 

IN MID-JULY, I returned 

home from my third New 

Zealand Model United 

Nations conference. 

Over four days in Wellington, 

the heart of New 

Zealand’s political sphere, 

I was surrounded by a 

rich atmosphere of young 

people dedicated to fostering 

positive change in their 

communities. 

Much like many UN 

youth events, NZMUN 

2018 was met with a host of 

change-makers, leaders and 

aspiring diplomats who, 

just like me, recognise the 

important role of young 

people in local, national 

and global decision-making. 

However, as an environmental 

advocate, I also 

recognise that Christchurch’s 

youth lack a range of 

NEW Brighton businesses 

and residents are pleading 

for its iconic fireworks 

event to stay in the suburb. 

The annual Guy Fawkes 

event has come under 

scrutiny from the city 

council as part of a citywide 

review of all councilrun 

events. 

City council head of 

community support, 

governance and 

partnerships John Filsell 

said for a number of years 

it has received feedback on 

equally accessible platforms 

to express their environmental 

views, especially 

around the growing issue of 

plastic pollution. 

After identifying a space 

for growth in this area, in 

2016 I founded P.S. Our 

Beaches, an organisation 

dedicated to raising awareness 

of the plastic pollution 

issue. This organisation has 

grown since and now has 

exciting plans for a conference 

called EnviroPAST 

(Plastic And Sustainability 

Talks) set for next year. 

From this project, I want 

youth not only to be aware 

of the plastic pollution 

issue, but motivated to 

make real change. I hope 

that, through EnviroPAST, 

we can provide not just 

a conference that comes 

and goes, but a space for 

all youth to network with 

those passionate about the 

same issues as them. 

As a young person, I 

believe we are inheriting an 

earth that is increasingly 

damaged and, as such, 

we are in a better place to 

understand and proceed 

with decisions on how we 

can preserve the land and 

traffic management and 

congestion. He said it is a 

health and safety issue due 

to New Brighton having 

limitations on its entry and 

exit points. 

“The roadworks in 

this area over the years 

have also added to the 

congestion difficulties. 

With a mass egress at 

the conclusion of the 

event contributing to the 

disruption,” Mr Filsell said. 

But the city council 

confirmed the Guy Fawkes 

seas in a sustainable light. 

The Zero Carbon Bill, 

plastic-free movement, 

ECan youth engagement 

schemes and the Burnside 

High School environment 

group’s amazing tree 

planting work are all 

examples of beacons 

of change for our local 

communities. 

However, these are 

schemes all youth – not just 

those perceived as leaders 

or future politicians – 

should be part of. I believe 

young people have a calling 

to break the stereotypes of a 

teenage culture and actively 

engage in issues like 

plastic pollution, be it by 

partaking in conversations, 

staying in campaign 

loops or minimising 

their individual plastic 

footprints. 

To do this, the 

facilitation of accessible 

events, platforms and 

conversations with a range 

of Christchurch youth 

is key. I believe that it is 

initiatives like these, led 

by youth, for youth, that 

give our city the best 

hope of achieving a truly 

sustainable future. 

Fireworks event under review 

event will go ahead as 

previous years and, if there 

are any changes, they will 

not be implemented this 

year. The city council’s 

Sparks, New Year’s Eve 

and KidsFest events are 

also under review as part 

of the Community Events 

Implementation Plan 

process. 

About 500 residents will 

be surveyed city-wide on 

the events. The fireworks 

have been running at the 

pier since 1997.



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Your Local Views 

Readers respond to an 

article about Northwood 

residents continuing their 

battle to upgrade the 

intersection of Main North 

Rd, Northwood Blvd and 

Radcliffe Rd, which they 

believe is dangerous 

Caleb Ward – The council 

asked a few years ago for the public 

to make informal submissions 

via the comments section on The 

Press website on intersections 

needing improving. Many people 

suggested a right turn arrow for 

cars turning out of Radcliffe Rd. 

So what did they do? Put in a left 

turning arrow. 

Brian Tones – Teach drivers 

to be more considerate. 

Megan Malone – I use this 

intersection nearly every day. It 

works as long as people know 

the road rules. It’s not just this 

intersection, the problem is 

nationwide. There needs to be a 

campaign to promote the rule 

about turning. 

Nicola Joy Fidler – We were 

driving past there one day and 

there was a man lying on the 

road. Don’t know whether he was 

hit or fell over. Hope he was okay. 

Jill van der Plas – It’s a terrible 

intersection. It needs right 

turning arrows that actually turn 

green so that people know they 

are going to be able to turn right 

eventually and therefore don’t 

have to take risks. 

CHANGES COMING: Residents want safety improvements at 

the intersection of Harewood, Breens and Gardiners Rds. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

Sarah Elizabeth – If you 

know this intersection then it’s 

not an issue if you follow the 

rules. I go there every week and 

have no issue. I wait till I know. 

Rushing isn’t worth it. 

Mark Odgers – It’s pretty 

simple, just put in right turning 

arrows from Radcliffe to Main 

North Rd. Put signs on both 

sides telling them to turn into the 

inside lane. The pedestrian crossing 

needs to be moved as that is 

causing massive build-ups making 

people impatient and forcing 

them to make stupid decisions 

and run red lights. 

Barry Clarke – If they had 

green right turning arrows it 

would be a lot safer. The clowns 

who say no to the green arrows 

don’t live in the area. 

Readers respond to 

an article about Ilam MP 

Gerry Brownlee joining the 

battle to get the Breens/ 

Harewood/Gardiners Rds 

intersection upgraded to 

lights. He also wants the 

New Zealand Transport 

Agency to pay for 

part of the upgrade 

Jacque Skinner 

– As a mum who has 

driven through there 

continuously for the 

last six years with my 

child at Harewood 

Primary and now at 

Breens Intermediate, this 

is a scary intersection 

to negotiate at busy times of the 

day. I have had many near misses 

(and as a home educator with 

other people’s children in the car 

Redwood butcher goes mobile 

A MOBILE butcher from 

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Rolleston. 

Elite Meats owner Corey 

Winder has expanded his business 

by setting up a moveable 

butchery from a small truck. 

Mr Winder, who has been a 

butcher since he was 19-yearsold, 

said the reaction has been 

“amazing.” 

“People have just been blown 

away by it,” he said. 

The idea for the mobile butchery 

came from residents’ requests 

to have a shop in other places, 

such as Rolleston and West 

Melton. 

“I thought, well, it’s not that 

easy to open a butcher shop, so 

I’ll see if I can get a mobile one 

going,” Mr Winder said. 

He is selling the same products 

found in the Elite Meats store in 

Bush Inn. 

“If we haven’t got it on the 

truck, then we take orders and 

we take the order out of whatever 

they want the following week,” 

Mr Winder said. 

In March, Mr Winder was 

named in the all star team at the 

Gerry 

Brownlee 

World Butchers’ Challenge in 

Northern Ireland. His team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, finished 

second in the competition. 

The mobile butcher will be 

open outside the South Point 

complex in Faringdon, Rolleston, 

on Thursdays, from 2-6.30pm, 

and 9am-5.30pm outside 

Vegeland on Marshland Rd on 

weekends. 

“It’s one of those things, we’re 

trying to take small steps to get 

it right rather than rushing out 

to all these different places,” Mr 

Winder said. 

this is extra scary) as people take 

unnecessary risks to cross or turn 

without checking to see where 

other traffic may be turning too. 

Constantly there 

are piles of debris 

from crashes at the 

corners and fences 

of homes busted. 

Maybe no one has 

died there yet but 

are we willing to 

wait? The person 

that dies may be 

one of the many 

Breens, Harewood or Cotswold 

pupils who have to get across that 

busy intersection. 

What I haven’t read much 

about in all this is the fact that 

Harewood Rd has become so 

much busier since there is no 

longer a right turn off Russley Rd 

on to Wairakei Rd, so more people 

need to use Harewood Rd. 

So, to answer the question, yes, 

I think NZTA should help fund 

lights at this intersection and 

the council should stop mucking 

around saying there are other options. 

No, there aren’t, and 

the fact they are putting unnecessary 

lights in at places 

such as outside the Papanui 

Club on Sawyers Arms Rd 

and the Sawyers Arms Rd 

entrance to Northlands 

Mall shows they have no 

idea what they are doing, 

nor have they consulted 

with the people that actually 

drive those roads. 

John Williams – I pick up 

my grandchildren from the 

nearby school most days. I can 

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tell you there are many problems 

there without lights. I have seen 

many near misses there, it is 

only a question of time. If we 

can waste millions of 

dollars on a roof for a 

rugby stadium, why 

can’t we have a set of 

lights on that intersection? 

It is downright 

dangerous, but 

as usual it seems that 

we have to wait until 

something happens 

there. As usual the 

head is in the sand. 

Yimei Lu – I am a resident 

living in the Bishopdale area 

and I used to travel through 

that intersection every morning. 

I found it is really difficult to 

turn right from Gardiners Rd to 

Harewood Rd. I could sometime 

be stuck there for 5–7min and I 

could see there was a huge queue 

behind me. I also have a fiveyear-old 

boy at Cotswold School 

at the moment. In a few years 

he will need to walk to Breens 

Intermediate everyday. I will be 

extremely concerned about his 

safety as he needs to get across 

the busy Harewood Rd at the 

busiest times. I don’t understand 

why installing lights will make 

the intersection more unsafe. I 

believe the traffic lights can at 

least make sure people who need 

to cross the road do so safely. 

If council and NZTA take into 

account the kids nearby from 

Breens Intermediate, this should 

definitely be done. I will be voting 

to have lights installed at this 

intersection. 

UNIQUE: Elite Meats owner Corey Winder has built his own 

mobile butcher shop which now parks up every Thursday in 

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FORMER PAPANUI High 

School basketballer Carl Isitt 

has had to be patient to earn 

his United States scholarship 

opportunity. 

The 20-year-old, who lives in 

Casebrook, has not been able 

to play a competitive game this 

year so he can remain eligible for 

a scholarship. 

His patience has paid off after 

he signed on to play college basketball 

for the Central Methodist 

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Isitt is the son of former Rams 

player Paul Isitt who was a hardworker 

on the court during the 

1990s. 

“With dad being so involved, 

we always had basketball being 

around us and, while I played 

cricket and rugby, basketball was 

always a top priority,” he said. 

Isitt said this year had been 

challenging to maintain form 

and fitness while staying focused 

on his core goal of landing a 

scholarship. “To remain eligible 

I haven’t been able to play a competitive 

game at all in 2018 and, 

while I’ve been able to train with 

my Wolverines club team, it’s 

not quite the same,” he said. 

The power forward/centre will 

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CHRISTCHURCH Boys’ High 

School boxer Daniel Meehan 

has taken another step towards 

the New Zealand Golden 

Gloves in Christchurch with 

an impressive win at an Anzac 

boxing tournament in Auckland 

on Sunday. 

The 15-yearold 

from 

Burwwod won 

his bout against 

Hamilton’s 

Navahn Guilmore 

by unanimous 

decision, which 

included a 

standing eight 

count in the 

second round. 

The current 

under-57kg 

cadet grade 

New Zealand 

and Australian 

national 

champion improved his record 

to 16-1. 

He is following in the 

footsteps of his father Danny, 

who had more than 120 fights 

when he was based in the 

Manawatu district. 

Daniel has been training 

for the past five years under 

Wainoni-based Smiling Tigers 

Boxing Club coach Mark Fuller. 

“I started with dad five years 

ago just hitting the pads in 

the garage,” he said. “Initially, 

I wasn’t very good but after a 

while I really grew to love it.” 

He was a gold medallist in the 

under-57kg cadet grade at the 

New Zealand and Australian 

nationals and will be looking to 

defend both titles this year. 

Daniel’s only loss came two 

years ago and, 

since then, he has 

learnt the value 

of nutrition and 

fitness and the 

impact it can 

have over three 

2min boxing 

rounds. Fuller 

said Daniel has 

plenty of potential 

and the biggest 

issue is finding 

him bouts. Daniel 

said he likes to 

stay busy inside 

Daniel Meehan the ring and 

likes to use his 

overhand right. He said his dad 

is supportive of his sport and 

strikes the right balance with his 

involvement. 

“He’s always there for a word 

of encouragement or advice, but 

he lets me be my own boxer,” he 

said. Daniel said after being in 

the Canterbury set-up for the 

past few years, he is keen to gain 

more chances to represent New 

Zealand. 

Archery club’s plan for new 

Rawhiti facility hits a snag 

• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

A “PRESSING need” to build 

a year- round weather facility 

to support archery at Rawhiti 

Domain continues to be put on 

hold. 

The Christchurch Archery 

Club has been battling for more 

than three years to have its lease 

at Rawhiti Domain renewed by 

the city council. 

While the lease is not up for 

renewal until 2021, the club is 

planning a $350,000 extension 

to its current facility and “desperately” 

needs to secure a lease 

for the next 20 years. 

A letter was presented to the 

Coastal-Burwood Community 

Board last week on the issue. The 

club’s past president and facilities 

convener Bill Skews said it 

has been trying to get the lease 

secured for the past three years. 

Mr Skews said it has been 

based at the domain for more 

than 25 years and has been a 

good tenant. 

But city council head of parks 

Andrew Rutledge said initial information 

provided by the club 

was “incomplete” and it required 

further information to approve 

the new lease. 

As a result, the lease has been 

placed on hold. 

The club’s land is located next 

CONCERN: The Christchurch Archery Club has been battling 

for more than three years to have its lease at Rawhiti Domain 

renewed by the city council. 

to the Athletics Canterbury clubrooms 

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distances of 18-25m. 

The club has been fundraising 

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Mr Skews said the extension 

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Mr Skews said the club won’t 

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TWO BURNSIDE Primary 

School teachers have been 

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Trudi Browne and Nic 

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The awards recognise innovative 

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Samoan experience for Christ’s students 


A GROUP of Christ’s College 

students experienced traditional 

Samoan culture and family life 

during a working trip which they 

funded themselves. 

Twelve year 13 students 

worked during the school holidays 

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Satitoa village, located on the 

eastern end of the main island of 

Upolu. 

Assistant principal Neil Porter 

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saw the students volunteering at 

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as well as equipment for the 

pre-school,” he said. 

The biennial trip has been running 

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They were required to paint 

SIX RANGI Ruru Girls’ School 

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India. 

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Morgan said the relationship 

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nothing prepares you.” 

Students go through a 

challenging application process 

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feedback from teachers and then 

final interviews. 

“Spending three weeks in 


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great opportunity to be part of 

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traditional farewell ceremony. 

“The little kids came to play on 

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on our last day there, and our 

boys had great fun interacting 

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Go along and enjoy a friendly 

game of Scrabble in the library. 

Boards will be provided but you 

are welcome to take your own. 

No need to book, just turn up 

and play. 

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library 

and Community Centre, 13 

Bishopdale Court 

CSO Presents: Music Trails 

through the Library 

Wednesday, 10.30-11.15am 

Join the musicians of the 

Christchurch Symphony 

Orchestra as they travel 

around Christchurch’s libraries 

in this series of fun, 45min 

performances filled with song, 

dance and storytelling. Catered 

especially for two to six-yearolds, 

all performances start at 

10.30am. This event is free, no 

bookings required. 




Technology help drop-in 

sessions 

Thursday, 10-11am 

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available to help you with specific 

issues, such as using email, 

searching the internet, using the 

library catalogue, using electronic 

resources and any other general 

computer-related queries. Go 

along with your laptop, tablet, 

or smartphone or use one of the 

desktop computers if you need 

help with anything digital. This 

session is free and no bookings 

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Reading to Dogs 

Thursday, 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 which 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. 

Papanui Library, 35 Langdons 

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Knit ’n’ Yarn 

Thursday 2-3pm 

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others as you knit. For anyone 

who loves to knit or wants to 

learn. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd 

Yoga Class 

Thursday, 6.15-7.15pm 

Go along and join a Hatha 

Yoga class encouraging the body 

to move with the breathe while 

Go along to St 

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on Friday at 7pm 

to be inspired by a 

selection of expressive 

short cycling films 

that encourage and 

celebrate women who 

love to bike. Emerging 

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independent filmmakers 

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Friday, 2-3pm 

This how-to talk with Joyce 

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*Melancholy: a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. 

**Identity: the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. 

I have always been fascinated by trying to visualise human nature, who are we, what 

drives us, what moves us, and my personal experiences were more than enough to 

explore. A trilogy to allow myself to create a deeper narrative to be more universal 

and existential rather than being just about me. I chose ‘The Anatomy of Melancholy’ 

because I feel that it best represents my work and the person I am. Part 1 is about 

identity because to me it is the source of melancholy and so that is where the trilogy 

needs to start. It shows drawings, paintings and small objects. 

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confirmation of our fellow beings, and of getting damaged in the process. 

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Little Sorrows 

Our pets contribute to our identity. Inevitably having a pet also means that the day will 

come we have to farewell it ‘Little Sorrows’ is what can happen when we can’t let go 

and try to either recreate the friend we were so fond of or make an effort in taxidermy 

to preserve through small paintings of mice, hamsters and goldfish and faux taxidermy 

objects, mainly in ‘museum boxes’ and under bell jars. 

Intimacies (Explicit content) 

Sexual identity is the way we think of ourselves in relationship to whom we are 

romantically or sexually attracted to. Growing up in a Catholic environment sexuality was 

definitely not a topic of discussion or acknowledged as an important part of being. This is 

the reason I have made these paintings so small, they fit in a locket and can therefore be 

‘locked away’ only to be enjoyed in a private atmosphere. 

Part 1 Identity August 2018, Part 2 Dissectum April 2019 and Part 3 Lost and Found 

November 2019. All shown at Little River Gallery. 

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When I say “shoddy repairs” to 

people in the North Island or the West 

Island where I come from, they have 

absolutely no idea what I’m talking 

about. They have no understanding 

what shoddy repairs really means. 

That’s because anywhere else in the 

world where a natural disaster has 

occurred the Insurance company will 

either do the repairs themselves and 

stand behind those repairs or pay 

cash out to you to take the risk and 

do the repairs yourself. 

Not in Christchurch, Christchurch is another reality, 

we have EQC. After I left EQC and before I started 

my business whenever I told anyone about my idea to 

challenge EQC reports I lost count of the people that 

told me,” You’re crazy”. I was told, “Your business 

will never work here, don’t you know, we are the only 

country in the world that has EQC, they will look after 

us and we will never need to challenge their reports”. 

After 7 years the truth is out there, and you must 

challenge the EQC assessments and repairs carried out to 

your homes. 

“Who’s to blame” 

The previous government want you to believe it was the 

fault of the builders trying to cut corners. Of course, the 

builders involved are not blameless, but, they are not 

solely responsible. To many people this was just a series 

of unfortunate events and gross incompetence. I do 

not believe that, I believe this was a well-orchestrated 

takeover of the entire process by the Government and 

those beholden to it or benefiting from it. We all know 

that all governments lie, some more than others. But 

what happened here was a well thought-out, wellorchestrated 

hoodwinking of an entire city and nation. 

The tools the then government used included EQC, 

The Red Zone, The Residential Advisory Service (RAS), 

The Christchurch Home Repair Program (CHRP), 

the media, the legal system, MBIE and professional 

experts. The result is billions of dollars being denied to 

homeowners with damaged homes and a damaged 

Christchurch housing stock that will take generations to 

recover. 

Perhaps the most insidious program of all was the 

Christchurch Home Repair Program (CHRP), with about 

90,000 homes repaired under this program. I’m not going 

to say all the repairs carried out were failures. What I will 

say is that a significant amount of the more difficult repairs 

had work done 

on them that 

did not meet 

building standards let alone the much 

higher standard of the insurance 

policies. Significant damage has 

been ignored and when challenged 

explained away as pre-existing. After 

seven years of re-assessing EQC 

work we’ve seen it all. From a jandal 

being used to pack a pile to a pile 

being cut through so there was no 

need to get a plumber to move a 

pipe and EQC refusing to lift carpets 

to see if the slabs were cracked. 

THERE IS 

NO TIME 

TO DELAY, 

YOU NEED 

TO TAKE 

ACTION 

NOW 

CHRP, but many, many more are 

completely unaware of the damage 

caused and damage ignored under 

CHRP. We know EQC give estimates 

of as low as 600 and as high as 

3,000 homes that have suffered 

shoddy repairs. I believe the actual 

number is much higher, in the tens 

of thousands, but only time will 

tell. The fact is, no one knows the 

actual number because there are no 

records that could be relied upon. 

Proper assessments were never done by EQC. 

What we do know from fighting for so many homeowners 

with shoddy repairs, is that many of the repairs have 

covered up the actual damage. Foundation damage 

hidden behind epoxy glue, plaster and paint, piles packed 

on poor ground and doors and windows shaved to fit. 

What you must do 

To get justice you have to fight for your rights, 

however getting justice is very expensive. You will 

need to have very deep pockets and some or all of 

the following: Builders, Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, 

Geotech Engineers, Lawyers and a lot of your own 

personal time. Or you can pass all of that on to us to 

fund and manage. 

If you can afford it 

• you must get your repairs checked, by independent 

experts. 

• If there is unaddressed damage, get a lawyer. Find 

one that doesn’t work for Insurance companies. 

If you can’t afford it 

• Call us, we are New Zealand’s largest earthquake 

litigation funder. 

• We pay for an independent expert to assess the repairs 

and damage. 

• If there is no damage and the repairs have been carried 

out correctly, you pay nothing, and our contract is 

terminated. 

• However, if damage is found or the repairs are substandard, 

we fund everything it takes to prove your 

claim until settlement. 

• We operate a “No win, No fee” system of funding. 

• At settlement we take back the costs outlaid and a 

percentage of the settlement. 

Call us on 03 377 88 55 to get us working for you, 

or email us at info@earthquakeservices.co.nz 

Bryan Staples, CEO, Earthquake Services. 

Many homeowners are now seeing 

the result of their failed repairs under 

Contact us today - call 03 377 8855 or visit earthquakeservices.co.nz. We’re located at 130 Ferry Road, Christchurch.



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Auction: Thursday, 16 August 2018, unless sold prior 

4 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 3 toilets | 2 living rooms | 1 dining room | 

2 car-garage | 4 off-street parks | Listing #SM0048 

Simply impressive both inside and out, 

this pristine property presents like new, is 

impeccably crafted and boasts spectacular 

sweeping views over the water in an ideal 

north-facing aspect. 

Situated on the lower slopes of St Andrews 

Hill where homes are tightly held and seldom 

relinquished, this is your chance to own a 

modern, stylish and wonderfully warm slice 

of sophistication in a highly sought-after dress 

circle location. 

Superb sea views provide the backdrop to 

everyday living on the top floor with the open 

plan interconnecting living areas hosting a 

well-proportioned dining space and lounge. 

The contemporary kitchen with granite 

benchtops strikes the perfect balance between 

form and function with servery windows 

allowing you to arrange outdoor meals with 

ease. 

Sliding stacking doors on each level promote 

fantastic indoor/outdoor access to the extensive 

Kwila decking and aggregate patios where you 

can entertain al fresco, while admiring the 

manicured gardens and flat lawns which are 

superbly landscaped by Texture Plants. 

An additional living area on the ground 

floor offers excellent flexibility for families 

and ensures you can cater to any occasion 

while four bedrooms are serviced by two 

bathrooms, the master with an ensuite, walk-in 

wardrobe and outdoor access. The practicality 

of bedrooms and bathrooms on both levels 

widens the appeal with every room having 

their own views. 

Further notable features include a double 

garage with over-height doors, ample offstreet 

parking, under-deck storage, network 

wiring throughout, outdoor speakers, security 

cameras and secure boat or caravan parking. 

Proximity to the waterfront and various 

restaurants and amenities including in-zone Mt 

Pleasant School (Decile 10) assures convenience 

and underpins your investment, while you’ll 

feel peacefully removed from the bustle, you’re 

only a 15-minute drive from the central city. 

Intimate sea views, an admired address and 

ease of living are offered at this immaculate 

and elegantly styled residence which is sure to 

attract your attention with all that the Port Hills 

has to offer right on your back door. 

The home is warmed by a gas fire which is 

complemented by under-tile heating, ducted 

air conditioning but most likely only required 

to cool this incredibly warm and special home. 

Only available due to owners of 24 years 

undergoing a total lifestyle change. 

This has to be one of our best offerings to 

date so don’t just take our word for it as this 

will not last. This property is up for auction on 

the 16th August but may be sold prior as our 

owners have purchased. Immediate viewing is 

recommended. 

Open Homes – Wednesdays 5-6pm, 

Saturdays and Sundays 2-3pm. 

See you at the open homes or for a private 

viewing or for more information contact 

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Ferrymead (Licensed Agent REAA 2008) on 

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WORKSAFE NEW Zealand 

has b en a proached in a bid to 

fina ly repair the potholes in New 

Brighton’s Hawke St car park. 

Coastal-Burw od Ward city 

counci lor David East wants 

WorkSafe to pre sure the car 

park’s private owners into 

repairing the potholes which are 

a “trip and vehicle” hazard. 

WorkSafe chief inspector 

a se sment southern Da ren 

Handforth said it may be able to 

take action under the Health and 

Safety at Work Act 2015, “as a 

person conducting a busine s or 

undertaking.” 

Mr Handforth said WorkSafe 

is aware of the concerns raised by 

Cr East abou the car park. 

“WorkSafe has completed 

an a se sment visi to the site 

and is engaging with the owner 

to advise them that it is their 

responsibility to manage their 

risks a propriately.” 

Different parts of the car park 

are owned by various people 

and the Coastal-Burw od 

Community Board recently 

wrote to them about its concerns 

around health and safety. 

Cr East said the bi gest i sue 

in the past has b en ge ting in 

touch with the landlords and 

owners and ge ting them to 

agr e to anything. “The board 

a preciates that multi-ownership 

of the parking space may present 

a difficulty in co-ordinating 

repair/resurfacing but felt obliged 

to pa s these concerns onto you,” 

said the le ter. 

One reply has b en received so 

far from an owner who is wi ling 

to discu s the i sue. However, a l 

the owners would have to agr e 

to undertake work. 

Cr East said there had b en 

a “number of incidences” in 

the car park of people injuring 

themselves whic had gone 

unreported. 

“I’ve always though that it 

has b en quite amazing that we 

haven’t had any serious a cidents 

or senior citizens perhaps 

tri ping in those potholes and 

doing themselve some damage.” 

He is confiden the new 

a proach wi l bring results. 

“I think the WorkSafe 

involvement may prove to be the 

lever that we are l oking for.” 

New bid to fix potholes 

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win a the National Youth Ja z 

Competition – ba s player, Tom 

Fastier, co lapsed an died the 

day before the competition 

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“Tom was a ba s player from 

Cashmere High Sch ol who was 

playing with our big band this 

year. He had a strong chance of 

wi ning best ba s player a the 

festival as he was a very a complished 

musician,” head of music 

Duncan Ferguson said. 

“We were delighted to win, but 

it was bi tersw et,” he said. 

St Andrew’s won the most 

outstanding big band title a the 

competition in Tauranga. 

The ban dedicated it se to 

Tom, who died while on his way 

to Cashmere High on March 27. 

His death was po sibly related to 

a medical event. 

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SW ET SOUNDS: St Andrew’s Co lege year 12 students Lewis Edmond and Je na We ls performing a the 41st National Youth 

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Bittersweet win for St Andrew’s big band 

• By Sophie Cornish and Julia Evans 

THE PAPANUI-I nes 

Community Board has taken the 

rare step of starting a petition 

to figh the city council over 

funding. 

Signatures are being co lected 

in a bid to get funding for a community 

facility in Shirley. 

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intersection with Hi ls Rd. This 

was the site of the former community 

centre, which was badly 

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20 1, earthquake. 

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• By Gordon Findlater 

DEAN CALVERT (above) 

returned from the United 

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unification fight with Anthony 

Joshua in Cardiff. 

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Bryce to London ahead of the 

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• By Sarla Donovan 

THE OWNERS of Sumner’s Cave 

Rock Apartments ar expecting the 

Earthquake Commi sion to sign-off 

on a se tlement agr emen this w ek. 

Body corporate chairman Mike 

White said the group had gone 

into mediation with IAG and EQC 

on February 20, and signed off 

on a deal with IAG on February 

2 – coincidenta ly seven years 

to the day after the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. However, they 

are waiting for EQC to sign the 

agr ement. 

“Given that EQC actua ly drafted 

the agr ement, there’ l be no 

problem with them doing that.” 

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in the February and June, 20 1, 

earthquakes and were demolished in 

late 2012. In 2016, IAG’s offer of the 

difference betw en indemnity value, 

$10 mi lion, and the sum insured, 

$16 mi lion, was rejected by the body 

corporate. 

The mediation agr ement 

prevented Mr White from disclosing 

the se tlement amount, but he said it 

involved the two parties paying “a bit 

more money than they’d wanted to 

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A decision to paint double yellow 

lines on the stretch betw en 

Summit Rd and the Sign of the 

Takahe was earlier made by the 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community 

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Boar decided against 

ye low lines on the Summit Rd- 

Governors Bay section due to the 

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A W OLSTON butcher proved 

to be a cut above the rest in an 

international competition. 

New World Fe ry Rd butcher 

Jeremy Garth and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, recently 

came second a the World 

Butchers’ Cha lenge in Northern 

Ireland. 

It was the firs time Mr Garth 

had competed in the cha lenge 

and he was “rea ly proud” of 

how the team performed. 

“We produced some top quality 

products and came away 

with a g od result so we’re very 

ha py,” he said. 

The preparation for this year’s 

World Butchers’ Cha lenge was 

intense as the team members 

met in Auckland every two 

months for lengthy w ekend 

practices. 

Mr Garth, who has b en a 

butcher for 14 years, said the 

competition brought back his 

pa sion for the job. 

“Doing a l thi stuff and 

m eting new people, s eing new 

ideas, it just brings that flair 

back for you,” he said. 

Mr Gart hopes t own a 

butcher shop of his own someday 

but says for now he wi l focus 

on ge ting mor experience 

and on the 2020 cha lenge. 

“In two years’ time, we’ l be 

going back to try and win the 

title,” he said. 

U per Ri carton butcher Corey 

Winder was part of the Pure 

South Sharp Blacks team. 

GLOBAL STAGE: W olston butcher Jeremy Garth back home after his team came second in the World Butchers’ Cha lenge. 

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A CRACKDOWN on mobile 

traders acro s the districts could 

be l oming. 

However, the public has li tle 

interest in having input into the 

i sue. 

Only eight submi sions were 

received for a potential bylaw 

aimed at regulating commercial 

activities in public places. 

The district council wi l be 

holding a hearing for the Public 

Places Bylaw and Policy on Commercial 

Activities and Events in 

Public Places. 

A hearing i scheduled to be 

held on Thursday. 

The bylaw comes as an increasing 

number of mobile traders 

are s eking t operate in Selwyn, 

especia ly during the summer 

months. 

In the past year, the district 

council has received five inquiries 

about se ting up a mobile busine s 

on private or public land. 

A report said there are two 

str et operators in Darfield, a 

coff e cart is parked beside the 

railway in Ro leston, and a pi za 

cart visits Lincoln w ekly betw en 

September-May along with a Thai 

f od truck. 


Mobile 

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face 

regulation 

Pupils learn about role of war horses 

GR ENDALE SCHOOL pupils 

have taken a step back in time, 

s eing first hand what men and 

horses l oked like during war. 

The New Zealand Mounted 

Rifles Charitable Trust president 

Mark A pleton and member 

Mike Donaldson t ok their 

horses to the sch ol on Monday, 

in a bid to educate pupils on the 

sacrifice their ancestors made in 

World War 1 and World War 2. 

Mr A pleton and Mr Donaldson 

a rived a the sch ol dre sed 

in World War 1 uniforms while 

their horses Tommy and Kruze 

wore 1 0-year-old sa dles donated 

to the trust. 

The presentation is a prelude 

to the Gr endale Recreation Reserve 

Management Commi t e’s 

upcoming Anzac Day service. 

As a tribute to those who 

served, members of the trust wi l 

ride horseback to the service. 

Mr A pleton said it was 

important children were 

educated on what soldiers 

wen through during World 

War 1 and World War 2. 

But he said the presentation 

didn’t go into t o much detail 

and was more of a “show and 

te l” to make them aware of what 

the soldiers l oked like. 

Children were shown the type 

of kits horses were required to 

wear in the war. 


• By Georgia O’Co nor-Harding 

HISTORY: Pupils have taken a step back in time learning about what 

New Zealand soldiers and horses l oked like in World War 1. Abi P oler, 

5, sits on Kruze, alongside Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust president 

Mark A pleton. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

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has proven himself to be a cut 

above his Au sie rivals at an 

international competition. 

Elite Meats owner Corey 

Winder was named in the a l 

star team a the World Butchers’ 

Cha lenge in Northern Ireland. 

Mr Winder and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, which 

includes W olston butcher 

Jeremy Garth, finished second 

in the competition. 

He said the cha lenge started 

as a “transtasman test match” 

seven years ago. 

The preparation for this 

year’s World Butchers’ Challenge 

was intense as the team 

members met in Auckland 

every two months for lengthy 

w ekend practices. Mr Winder 

said coming second against 1 

other countries was a “fantastic” 

result. 

“To get second behind Ireland 

was a huge achievement and to 

be ahead of Australia is an 

even bi ger thing for us,” he 

said. 

But Mr Winder admires the 

Australian team. 

“Those guys over there 

[Australia] are on top of their 

game, they do a g od job,” he 

said. 

“And it just showcases that 

New Zealand has got some 

of the best butchers in the 

world,” he said. 

Mr Winder has b en a butcher 

since the age of 19. 

Elite butcher cut above the world 


THE HALSWE L-Hornby- 

Ri carton Community Board 

has b en given the gr en ligh to 

o pose the pla ned qua ry near 

Templeton. 

Mayor Lia ne Dalziel told the 

board on Thursday it had the okay 

from the city council to make a 

submi sion if Fulton Hogan a plies 

for a resource consen to create a 

qua ry. 

Board chairman Mike Mora 

told Western News the submi sion 

would likely o pose Fulton Hogan’s 

plan. 

“You can just about guarant e 

it . because we [the community 

board] don’t believe qua ries 

should be so close to residential 

areas,” he said. 

Mr Mora said he wasn’t sure if 

the city council would endorse the 

board’ submi sion. 

“I’d like to think so because the 

city council has had their eyes 

open as we l ove recent years over 

the crysta line silica risk,” he said. 

Mr Mora said the community 

board wi l be “representing and 

advocating” for the Templeton 

community. 


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IT COULD be some time before 

charges are laid in relation to the 

fatal hit-and-run in Dallington. 

Detective Senior Sergeant Greg 

Cottam said yesterday the vehicle 

involved in the crash last week 

was still being examined. 

He said there was still a lot of 

work to do to gather all the information 

and finish police inquiries 

before any charges would be laid. 

“They can take some time,” he 

said. 

“We’ve got six months to lay 

charges in relation to traffic offending 

– it certainly won’t take 

that long.” 

Steffan Pearce- 

Loe (right), 30, was 

hit by a vehicle 

near the Gayhurst 

Rd bridge while 

walking his dogs at 

about 2.30am last 

Thursday. 

He died in hospital 

from his injuries on Friday. 

His funeral was held on Tuesday. 

Police found the vehicle 

involved, which had damage 

consistent with the crash, on Saturday. 

A detective saw it parked 

up a driveway. 

The vehicle’s owner, who was 

driving, has been interviewed by 

police. 

Detective Senior Sergeant Cottam 

remained tight-lipped about 

the driver. •Turn to page 6 

Decision on 

hit-and-run 

charges 

could 

take time 

Thursday, July 12, 2018 

SEE PAGE 33 SEE PAGE 35 

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Having Neo, the kea, on her 

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