Western News: August 28, 2018

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018 

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Students get inspired 

Burnside High see 

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TECH SAVVY: Reed McHugh, Jessika Sanders, Kate Brown and Lucy Eyre-Walker with their winning robot. 

Pupils take out competition with AI robot 

• By Ashleigh Monk 

AN AWARD-winning robot 

programmed by Selwyn House 

School pupils has been described 

by their teacher as moving 

like it’s possessed by “voodoo” 

magic. 

Year 8 pupils Reed McHugh, 

Jessika Sanders, Kate Brown 

and Lucy Eyre-Walker, all 

12-years-old, won the senior 

rescue division of the Regional 

Robocup Competition last 

week. 

The competition was judged 

on each robots ability to play 

sports, perform theatre or rescue 

itself. 

Three teams from the school 

competed. The year 6 team 

was second equal in the junior 

theatre division and the year 

7 team was third in the senior 

theatre division. 

Year 8 teacher Simon Christie, 

who guided the winning team, 

said the senior rescue division 

required pupils to programme a 

robot to follow a broken line. 

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for quake 

cemetery 

again 

• By Anan Zaki 

A NAME change is again being 

looked at for the final resting 

place of many earthquake victims. 

The Fendalton-Waimairi- 

Harewood Community Board 

last week asked city council staff 

to consider adding “memorial” 

to the Avonhead Park Cemetery 

name and upgrading the 

cemetery’s entrance. 

A city council staff report is 

expected in about two and a half 

months. 

The report will also indicate if 

consultation with local residents 

will go ahead. 

Board chairman Sam 

MacDonald said he would like to 

see the name changed. 

“Staff are going to come up with 

the options on whether we can 

do it or not, initial discussions 

say we can, we just have to go out 

for further consultations,” Mr 

MacDonald said. 

“It does kind of reflect some 

of the interments that are in the 

cemetery.” 

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Whittaker and Middleton Grange’s Sofia 

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year NBA man, at a training camp in Palmerston North. That’s 

the kind of money the big stars of the NBA earn. 

Adams ran the camp for 40 hand-picked teenage players 

from around New Zealand. For Stodart, Whittaker and 

Kennedy, to have made it speaks volumes for their potential. 

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WESTERN NEWS 

Students inspired on engineering field trip 

Find out how Burnside High’s visit to an impact testing 

centre reaffirmed Brayan Kamminga’s love of engineering. 

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Megan gets over big hurdle 

Friday was a big day for 

Riccarton’s Megan Hore. 

The plucky 18-year-old finally 

got to go home after finishing 

her sixth and final round of 

chemotherapy at Christchurch 

Hospital to treat the bone cancer 

which she has been battling for 

the last year. 

“She’s finished her 

chemotherapy and is on hyper 

hydration for the rest of the week 

to flush it out,” Megan’s mother 

Marilyn said. 

Megan said physically she felt 

fine. 

“But mentally, I feel bleh.” 

Megan is the daughter of wellknown 

blind organist Richard 

Hore who busks at Countdown 

at the Bush Inn Centre to raise 

money to send her to Disneyland 

Paris. 

The teenager has spent the 

majority of the year in the 

children’s haematology oncology 

centre at the hospital. 

“She’s holding up okay, but 

reality has really hit home. We’re 

finished treatment, now we’re 

into the recovery phase,” Mrs 

Hore said. 

Disney-fanatic Megan has 

made a bucket list to go to every 

Disneyland theme park on the 

planet. 

Also on her bucket list is going 

to Oamaru to see penguins, 

Hanmer Springs to visit The 

Lolly Pot store to stock up on 

candy, having a functioning 

body and enrolling at Canterbury 

University to study English. 

“I missed out on university 

entrance by one credit,” Megan 

said. 

“I want to email them and say 

can you just let me in, I’ve had 

cancer.” In about three weeks, 

Megan will be back in hospital 

for testing to see if the treatment 

has done the trick. 

Megan will have to undergo 

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years. 

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Fire rages, homes at risk 

COMMUNITY FUNDING 


Harewood Community 

Board has granted $20,000 for 

the Avonhead Community 

Trust from its strengthening 

communities fund. The money 

will be used to run physical 

education classes, school holiday 

programmes and community 

events. The trust received the 

same amount of money from the 

board last year. The Avonhead 

Tennis Club has also been given 

$3000 from the board. The 

money will be used to cover 

expenses for its junior tennis 

classes. 

YOUTH GRANTS 

The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board will today 

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money to two applicants from 

its youth development fund. 

Hornby High School applied on 

behalf of 21 students competing 

in the Schick southern secondary 

schools basketball tournament 

in Ashburton from September 

6-8. City council staff 

recommended $1300 to the 

school. Staff also recommended 

to grant $300 to Templeton 

netball player Emily Austin, 

15, to compete in the South 

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Another attempt to change cemetery name 

•From page 1 

The cemetery features a large 

circular memorial with a stone 

dedication in the centre. 

The central feature of the 

memorial includes six plaques 

with text in English, Filipino, 

Maori, Russian, Spanish and 

Braille. 

The voluntary group that 

helps look after the cemetery, 

Friends of Avonhead Cemetery, 

supported the latest effort to get 

the name changed. 

It tried to change the name 

last year. However, the effort was 

halted by the city council due 

to not meeting the criteria for a 

name change. 

City council staff said 

in November that adding 

“memorial” could confuse 

the public as there were other 

cemeteries with the same word in 

their names. 

Staff also said the official 

memorial was in the central 

city. 

Said FOAC chairman Clive 

Paris: “I know we’ve got the 

[earthquake] memorial in town 

but this is the final resting place 

for a lot of the people [killed in 

the earthquake].” 

Mr Paris did not believe 

additional public consultation 

was necessary as the Avonhead 

Community Group, which FOAC 

is a part of, supported the change. 

Mr Paris said a “big” upgrade 

to the entrance was not 

necessary. 

“I don’t know if we need to 

spend a lot of money on it, we 

have to be mindful of cost these 

days.” 

World Peace Bell member 

David Bolam-Smith is optimistic 

about the latest effort for a name 

change. 

UPDATE: Clive Paris (left) 

would like to see the word 

‘memorial’ added to the 

Avonhead Park Cemetery’s 

name to honour the people 

who died in the February 22, 

2011, earthquake. 

“I feel quite strongly that it 

should be recognised for what 

it is. I know that the Japanese 

parents [of the earthquake 

victims] would like to see it 

changed to memorial cemetery 

as well,” Mr Bolam-Smith 

said. 

He also supported modernising 

the entrance to the cemetery. 

“The entrance signifies the 

importance of the location and 

what is actually located there,” 

Mr Bolam-Smith said. 

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•From page 1 

“It sounds simple but it’s 

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have breaks in the line so 

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how to get around where 

the line isn’t there,” he said. 

“In the senior division, 

just to make it really 

difficult, they put a dirty 

great Coke bottle in the 

middle of the line, so the 

robot has to leave the line, 

go around it and find the 

line again to carry on. It 

looks like voodoo when 

you watch it – it’s really 

entertaining.” 

He said his team had 

worked hard to ensure 

their robot was ready to 

compete. 

He said it was the second 

time the school had 

entered the competition 

and he was “really excited” 

to see the pupils win. 

The year 8 team will 

compete in the national 

finals on September 15 in 

Dunedin. 

“They have to decide 

whether to keep their 

robot the same, following 

the status quo, or whether 

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Board puts 

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• By Ashleigh Monk 

THE DOOR is still open 

for Fendalton residents’ bid 

to ban heavy vehicles from 

the Glandovey and Idris Rds 

intersection – but the issue has 

been put to bed for now. 


Harewood Community Board 

has taken the issue off its agenda. 

Chairman Sam MacDonald said 

it would consider looking at the 

issue again in the future, but the 

reports indicated a ban was not 

“necessary”. The board received 

reports on the intersection at a 

meeting last week and decided to 

drop the issue from its agenda. 

But Idris and Straven 

Residents’ Association 

spokesman James Wilding 

said he wasn’t happy with the 

outcome of the meeting. 

“We do not think 

that Christchurch residential 

suburbs 

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big trucks, particularly 

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the noise, fumes, vibration 

and risk, traversing them 

unnecessarily when there are 

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roads and highways available.” 

Field trip has big impact on students 

• By Anan Zaki 

BURNSIDE HIGH School 

student Brayan Kamminga 

loves a bit of action-packed 

engineering, especially when it 

comes to cars and planes. 

He and 29 other students from 

Burnside High visited Holmes 

Solutions’ Templeton impact 

testing centre as part of the ‘week 

of engineering’, organised by 

Engineering New Zealand. 

Brayan said his favourite part 

of the visit was seeing the crashed 

cars from impact tests. 

“I would have liked to see them 

crash on the day,” he said. 

But the 17-year-old and his 

peers did see some action. 

The visit involved dropping a 

trolley full of weights from the 

top of a 6m tower into a barrier 

filled with water. 

The students’ objective was to 

work out how much water should 

be added to the crash barrier to 

make the car stop in exactly 1m. 

“To solve this problem we took 

measurements of the friction 

force, then calculated how much 

mass was needed to stop the 

barrier in 1m. We then solved 

physics equations to find the 

right amount of water to add to 

the barrier,” Brayan said. 

Their calculations were just a 

few centimetres off. 

The aim was to inspire students 

to take up a career in engineering 

and showcase what the industry 

offers. 

“I really enjoyed the whole experience 

and the staff were great. 

This was one of the best trips I 

have been on,” said Brayan. 

“My main goal is to become a 

pilot with my second option an 

aviation mechanic.” 

Engineering New Zealand chief 

WESTERN NEWS 

CAREER DAY: Thirty Burnside 

High School students visited 

Holmes Solutions’ impact 

testing centre as part of the 

‘week of engineering’. 

TOP GUN: Brayan Kamminga 

loved seeing the crashed 

cars at the centre. 

SCHOOLS 

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“Tomorrow’s engineers will 

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Tuesday August 28 2018 

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Middleton Grange 

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STAR STRUCK: Mac Stodart, NBA star Steven Adams and 

Charlotte Whittaker catch up after the two St Andrew’s College 

basketballers attended Adams’ secondary school camp. 

PHOTO: ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE 

• By Jacob Page 

MIDDLETON GRANGE’S Sofia 

Kennedy has made the most of 

training under the watchful eye 

of Kiwi NBA star Steven Adams. 

The Oklahoma City Thunder 

centre ran a high school 

invitational event with 40 

hand-selected teenage players 

from around New Zealand in 

Palmerston North. 

Kennedy was joined by St 

Andrew’s College duo Mac 

Stodart and Charlotte Whittaker. 

The weekend included training 

and drills with eight top Kiwi 

coaches under the watchful eye 

of Adams. 

It culminated in a boys and 

girls match that was played on 

Maori Television. 

It is the start of a busy month 

for Whittaker who will travel 

to India in September with the 

New Zealand under-18 team 

to try to qualify for the world 

championships. 

The 18-year-old will then travel 

to the United States to scout 

potential college options next 

year. 

She said 

she spoke to 

Adams about his 

experiences and 

how he found 

adjusting to the 

US culture and 

lifestyle. 

Whittaker 

made the most 

of her time at the 

camp by being 

the leading scorer 

in the girls game. 

She finished 

with 15 points 

and seven 

rebounds. 

“It was 

amazing to be invited and I was 

humbled to represent my region 

and family,” she said. 

The power forward/centre 

said she enjoyed learning 

from Adams, particularly his 

insistence the game must be 

played at pace. 

Stodart, who has been 

boarding at St Andrew’s since 

moving from Invercargill to 

improve his basketball game, 

said the invite to attend the event 

Sofia Kennedy 

was stunning. 

“I remember 

looking at the email 

and realising this 

was too good to 

pass up,” he said. 

“The weekend 

was great, just 

to test yourself 

against some of 

the best secondary 

school players in 

the country, while 

picking up tips 

from top coaches, 

was great.” 

The 16-yearold 

said Adams 

was friendly and 

engaging, hosting several aspects 

of the sessions including defence. 

Stodart asked him about 

his thoughts on playing US 

college basketball. Adams 

played his college basketball for 

Pittsburgh before being drafted 

to the NBA. 

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VILLA MARIA College has won 

the Canterbury secondary school 

SuperNet title for the first time 

since 2007. 

Villa led from the start to beat 

St Andrew’s College 33-23 in the 

decider at Cowles Stadium on 

Wednesday night. 

Coach Helen Mahon- 

Stroud said it proved an ideal 

preparation for the South 

Island secondary schools 

championships in Dunedin from 

September 3 to 6. 

“The SuperNet final and South 

Island’s were the two major 

focuses for us this year and we 

knew St Andrew’s would throw 

everything at us and they did but 

it was a good feeling to win,” she 

said. 

Mahon-Stroud praised her 

team’s consistency throughout 

the game and the composure that 

came with it to maintain a lead. 

“We’ve worked hard all year 

on playing consistent netball for 

the whole game,” she said. “If we 

do that, the results take care of 

themselves.” 

Mid-courter Georgia 

Stroud, 17, and defender Olivia 

Burnham, 17, have already been 

named in the New Zealand 

secondary schools team this 

year, while Hannah Glen is in 

Nelson playing in the super club 

GOAL: 

Villa Maria 

College won 

their first 

SuperNet 

title in 11 

years with 

a 33-23 

win over St 

Andrew’s 

College 

at Cowles 

Stadium on 

Wednesday 

night. 

Villa claim SuperNet 


UPPER RICCARTON kendo 

exponent Eric George was 

named men’s junior champion 

competition with the Mainland 

Tactix. 

Mahon-Stroud said achieving 

a top five final at the South 

Island event, which would 

qualify them for nationals was 

achievable if the team played 

to their potential. “Secondary 

school netball is always cyclical 

so you never fully know what the 

competition is going to be like 

year-on-year but we know it is 

eight games in four days and we 

feel we are prepared for that.” 

Mahon-Stroud said Villa had 

worked hard on ensuring they 

created depth so this year’s 

strong team could be replicated 

in the years to follow. 

SPORTS 

National kendo haul 

WINNERS: The Canterbury Kendo Club celebrate their success. 

“In two fights I scored first but 

was then equalised against . . . no 

chance to hold and see out the 

match,” George said. 

at the national championships in Canterbury and New Zealand 

Invercargill. 

coach Blake Bennett said he 

It was a successful campaign couldn’t be happier with the 

for the Canterbury team which entire team. 

came home with three gold medals 

and a bronze. 

men’s team was able to do so well 

“I was very pleased that the 

Papanui’s Masa Matsunami at the national level,” he said. 

won the senior men’s event with The New Zealand kendo team 

team mate and Cashmere High departs for the 17th World Kendo 

Championships next month. 

School student Kai Edwards was 

third, at the event a fortnight ago. The competition is in South 

George was also part of the victorious 

Canterbury men’s team. “Both the men and women are 

Korea in mid-September. 

The 48-year-old was delighted up against some tough cookies,” 

with how he handled the pressure. 

“Although I had fought This result at the nationals will 

Bennett said. 

against most of the other competitors 

in my grade before, I was dence in our younger members, 

go a long way to building confi- 

very nervous before my fights - and we are looking forward to 

butterflies and dry mouth.” the experience,” Bennett said. 

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new pharmacy today. 

As you enter, the highly skilled and trained 

pharmacy team will greet you with a smile. 

They are part of your healthcare team and 

will help answer any of your questions. 

Browse through the neat and easily laid out 

shop to find any of your desired healthcare 

and beauty needs. 

Needing to buy a gift? You will find a great 

selection at Halswell Pharmacy. 

Pharmacist and owner, Karen, is passionate 

about pharmacy and her customers. She 

has 20 years experience as a pharmacist, 

ten of that at Halswell Pharmacy! There 

is always a pharmacist on duty and they 

are now easily recognised in their white 

dispensing jackets. 

Call in to Halswell Pharmacy today for any 

of your health needs, questions or concerns. 

Karen, Casey, Amanda, Aynsley, Leah, Kelly 

and Nicky are there to help you. 

Pharmacy services 

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Kirkwood–Technology, ‘Opportunities’ 

‘Schooling for the Whole Child’ 

The focus of a successful school is the pupil. The growth of our children at Kirkwood is 

supported by the many extension opportunities we offer over and above our classroom activities. 

We work on extending learning opportunities in a number of areas. 

Technology 

Some of the highlights in our 

technology area include: 

• Robotics; 

• 3D Printing; 

• EPro8 Challenge; 

• Fashion Design and Make. 

Technology is a favourite area for 

many students due to the ‘handson’ 

problem solving approach to 

learning. 

Extension Groups, Competitions 

and Events 

Our students have many opportunities to participate in various 

competitions and events offered at Kirkwood. 

These include: 

• University of Canterbury Academic 

Competitions; 

• Cantamath; 

• Canterbury-Westland Science Fair; 

• Science Badges; 

• Blue Light PCT competition; 

• Otago Problem Solving; 

• Publishing of a school magazine; 

• Art Cup; 

• Kids’Lit Quiz; 

• Orchestra; 

• Choir; 

• Leadership Opportunities; 

• House Captains; 

• School Production; 

• School Council. 

Music 

Music is taught as part of the 

performing arts curriculum in 

all classrooms, however extra 

opportunities are available 

for students to learn a wide 

variety of music. 

This year our students have 

been learning the Guitar, 

Piano, Violin, Drums, Flute, 

singing in the Choir and 

playing in the Orchestra. 

We also have a Rock Band 

which performs in assemblies 

during the year. 

Awards 

We value and encourage personal excellence which 

is recognised with our ‘Blues’ Awards system. 

Sports 

Apart from the regular physical education programmes 

within the classrooms there are many other sports 

offered at Kirkwood. Some the sports played this year 

are Netball, Football, Cross Country, Skiing, Swimming, 

Rugby, Basketball, Water polo and Touch Rugby. 

Don’t forget, there are still some places available for Year 7 and Year 8 for 2019. 

Please visit our website www.kirkwood.school.nz for information and to 

download an enrolment form or ring the office on 348 7718. 

Phil Tappenden, 

Principal 

260 Riccarton Road, Christchurch 

Email: school.information@kirkwood.school.nz 

Phone 03 348 7718 Fax 03 348 1085 

www.kirkwood.school.nz


Tuesday August [Edition 28 datE] 2018 15 27 

keep it local 

and support businesses in your community 

Enormous selection of recycled and 

new building materials in Wigram 

Think Musgroves, when you think of the 

location to find all the materials you need 

for your building or refurbishing project. 

Musgroves is a household name in 

Canterbury and is well known throughout 

the South Island as a pioneer in the trading 

of quality recycled building materials and 

joinery. 

They stock a large range of quality 

reclaimed building materials at their 

Christchurch yard located at 3 Musgrove 

Close off of Wigram Road in Wigram. 

The streets have changed with all the 

construction and growth in the community, 

but Musgroves hasn’t moved. The front 

entrance is just off Wigram Road, so feel 

free to call them and they can direct you in 

or make sure your GPS is working. 

Experience the fun of walking through 

the Musgroves Wigram yard which is a 

treasure trove of building materials. 

If you can’t find what you’re looking for 

in the yard or on their website, let them 

know and they’ll hunt down the item and 

once it arrives they will call you for a pick 

up. Products turn over fast, as there are 

new items that come in every day, so keep a 

close tab on their website at musgroves. 

co.nz or call them and ask about their 

specials. 

Let them know what you’re looking 

for and how they can help you find the 

materials for any project? 

The following categories have dozens or 

hundreds of options – 

• Timber Flooring 

• Windows of all shapes and sizes 

• Cladding 

• Landscaping 

• Hardware & Homeware 

• Doors 

• Roofing 

• Kitchens 

• Heating & Insulation & so much more 

Musgroves is always in the market for 

supplies and can help you take any extra 

items off your hands. Do you have some 

quality new or recycled building materials 

which are surplus to your needs? Call their 

purchasing department and let them know 

as they are always looking for roofing iron, 

aluminium joinery, small windows, tongue 

and groove, piping, steel tube and small 

kitchens. They’ll be happy to take them off 

your hands. 

Store Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:00am 

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Call them today on 0508 468 747 or 

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Musgroves in Wigram. 

Stop by today and have 

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Email anan.zaki@starmedia.kiwi by 5pm 

each Wednesday 

Babytimes/Wā Pēpi 

Tuesday, 10-10.30am 

Encourage learning through 

language. Babytimes is an 

interactive programme including 

rhymes, songs, stories and play. 

This is a free session. 

Upper Riccarton Library, 71 

Main South Rd, Sockburn 

Storytimes/Wā Kōrerō 

Tuesday, 10.30-11am 

Encourage learning through a 

love for stories. Storytimes is an 


stories, songs, rhymes and play. 

This is a free session. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd, 

cnr Clyde and Jeffreys Rds 

Babytimes - Bilingual 

English/Mandarin 

Tuesday, 11-11.30am 

Encourage learning through 

language. Babytimes is an 


rhymes, songs, stories and play 

in English and Mandarin. This is 

a free session. 

Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, 341 

Halswell Rd 

Citizens Advice Bureau – 

Fendalton 

Tuesday, 2-5pm 

Citizens advice bureau 

provides free and confidential 

advice to everyone. They take 

the time to listen to you and 

equip you with the information, 

options and support that fit your 

needs. It is in an office inside the 

building entrance. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd, 

cnr Clyde and Jeffreys Rds 

Citizens Advice Bureau – 

Hornby 

Tuesday, 9am-5pm 

Citizens Advice Bureau 

provides free and confidential 

advice to everyone. They take 

the time to listen to you and 

equip you with the information, 

options and support that fit 

your needs. They are in an office 

inside the building entrance. 

Hornby Library, 8 Goulding Ave 

JP Clinics at Fendalton 

Library and Te Hapua Halswell 

Centre 

Tuesday, 10am-1pm 

A justice of the peace is on site 

to take declarations, affidavits 

and affirmations, to witness 

signatures on documents and 

to certify document copies. 

The JP can witness citizenship 

applications and rates rebate 

applications. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys 

Rd, c and at Te Hāpua: Halswell 

Centre, 341 Halswell Rd 

Head along to family history help on Wednesday from 11am to 1pm. Are you interested in family 

history (genealogy)? A volunteer from the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists 

will be available to help with your family history questions at Upper Riccarton Library, 

71 Main South Rd, Sockburn. 

Knit ’n’ Yarn 

Tuesday, 10am-noon 

Take along your knitting, 

crochet or any portable craft and 

join the friendly group for an 

hour or two of companionship 

and crafting. Beginners most 

welcome. 

Hornby Library, 8 Goulding Ave 

Knit ’n’ Yarn 

Thursday, 1-3pm 

Go along to the sitting room 

in the library for a relaxing 

afternoon. Take your knitting, 

crochet, stitching or any other 

handcraft and enjoy the company 

of others. Share skills and be 

inspired. 


Halswell Rd 

Bookbuddies - Lemony 

Snicket 

Saturday, 10.30-11.30pm 

Do you enjoy reading? Do 

you fancy trying something 

new? Would you like to share 

your thoughts about books? 

Do you want to read more? Are 

you unsure what to read next? 

Bookbuddies is a book group 

for 8-11 year olds. Each week’s 

session is themed with different 

activities and books. Sessions are 

on during term time, and not on 

in the holidays or the first week 

of term. 


Halswell Rd 

Chinese ESOL Club 

Monday, 1 – 2.30pm 

This club is for Mandarin 

speakers who would like to 

practice English in a relaxed, 

pressure-free environment. 

Every week they have a 

different themed topics to guide 

conversational practice. Go and 

join the friendly group any time. 

Free, no bookings required 


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With spectacular views of Mt Evans and 

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site, a mixture of very well fenced flat 

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a meandering stream and a woodlot, so 

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North facing, sheltered and enjoying 

good sun and lovely views of Mt Evans 

and Purau Bay. Constructed of Hebel and 

block, this 11 year old home (approx) is 

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under-floor heating and a grunty woodburner 

with a wetback. There are 4 double 

bedrooms, 2 bathrooms including an en 

suite and large open plan living opening 

onto a North facing patio area to enjoy the 

afternoon sun. There is also an internal 

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The land is fully fenced for stock to a high 

standard is well irrigated and has excellent 

and priceless water supplies including its 

own spring making this versatile property 

suitable for a diverse number of uses or 

alternatively a great lifestyle property for a 

family. 

There is also a very tidy modern 2 

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main house and also enjoying privacy and 

lovely views, ideal as a homestay, Airbnb or 

extended family but certainly some income 

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Seldom do properties like this come 

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Local amenities are many and varied to 

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as the development of Te Ana Marina 

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Col Jones as Joe Cocker, MC’ed by none 

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WESTERN NEWS 

RICCARTON HIGH SCHOOL Te Kura Tuarua o Pūtaringamotu 

NEW OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE TO OPEN NEXT YEAR 

Riccarton High School’s new outdoor education 

facilities at Birch Hill have come a step closer 

with the recent demolition of the existing 

building on the site. 

This has made way for two new buildings the 

Board has purchased from the University of 

Canterbury to be moved there. Used at the 

campus post-earthquake and now surplus 

to requirements there, the buildings will 

accommodate a commercial kitchen, dining 

room, ablutions block, bunkroom, staff quarters 

and a manager’s office. 

Principal Neil Haywood says the new Birch Hill 

centre is expected to be ready for the start of 

the 2019 school year, and plans are underway 

for designing a new outdoor education 

programme for Years 9 and 10 students. 

“Outdoor education is a key aspect of the 

Riccarton Way, which focuses on character 

building through teamwork and encouraging 

JAZZ COMBO HITS THE RIGHT NOTES 

Six of our school’s most talented musicians have 

gained a Silver Award in this year’s Southern 

Jam Youth Jazz Festival which is held annually 

in Blenheim – a remarkable achievement 

considering they have only been playing together 

since March. 

The six – Toby Buckner, trumpet, Carmen 

Holdaway, alto saxophone, William Baxter, 

guitar, Jordan Riddell, bass guitar, Jay Kang, piano 

and Daniel Bruerton, drums – entered the Jazz 

Combo section of the competition, in which they 

were required to play without music, without a 

conductor and to improvise. 

“This was completely new for them. They played 

six jazz tunes of varying styles, which they then 

improvised over, allowing for a high level of 

creativity and musical interaction,” music teacher 

Anne-Marie Plummer says. 

It was the first time Riccarton High School had 

entered the combo section of the competition, 

and it was one of 18 schools from across the 

South Island taking part. 

AWARDED FOR THEIR SPORTING SPIRIT 

For most people, throwing a Frisbee is a 

game the family plays at the beach, but in fact 

Ultimate Frisbee is an international sport – 

and we have a world-beating champion in our 

midst! 

PE and Health teacher Natalie Bell is a 

member of the Christchurch Chicks Ultimate 

Frisbee Club, which competed in the World 

Ultimate Club Championships held in 

Cincinnati, Ohio in July. The team headed 

to the US after winning the New Zealand 

competition in April this year, in which 14 

teams took part. 

While the team didn’t win many games in the 

US, they walked away with the highest award 

of the event, the Spirit of the 

Game Award, and were the 

first New Zealand team ever 

to win this at the biennial 

competition. 

“Ultimate Frisbee is a selfrefereed, 

non-contact sport 

where the players must play 

students to meet new challenges,” Neil says. 

Situated behind Oxford, and close to Ashley 

Gorge, Glentui and Mt Thomas, it is an ideal 

location for the school’s outdoor education 

programme, he says. 

While the average school group size using the 

centre will be 25-30 students, the centre will 

accommodate up to 40 people, and will be 

available for outside groups to lease. 

“We have already had great interest in Birch Hill 

and the facility,” Neil says. 

Toby Buckner 

was also 

selected as 

one of 20 or so 

musicians to 

play in the All 

Stars Big Band 

for the Gala 

Concert held at 

the ASB theatre. 

The RHS combo also entertained the locals in 

various pubs and restaurants around the town 

and performed at primary schools to the delight 

of many Blenheim children, who joined in with 

enthusiastic dance moves. 

Anne-Marie and drum teacher Tim Sellars were 

thrilled with their students’ performances. 

The Jazz Combo will be joined by other senior 

musicians for the annual Music Soiree in 

September at Lyttelton Arts Factory, and will join 

the Big Band to perform at the Big Band festival 

in October. 

within the rules and make the calls, so the 

‘spirit of the game’ is very important,” Natalie 

says. 

The team had also won the award in the 

New Zealand competition and the Australian 

Nationals, so it was three wins back-to-back, 

she says. 

Natalie has introduced Ultimate Frisbee at RHS 

as part of the Wednesday sports competitions, 

with around 25-30 students taking part. As 

there is not a high participation in the sport, 

she notes there is the opportunity for players 

to do well at it – and perhaps like her, become 

part of a world-champion club. 

LEARNING IN A DIFFERENT WAY 

The Contextual Class at RHS offers a group of 

Year 9 students learning opportunities that are 

“outside the box”. 

As teacher Kristi Le Cren explains, parents can 

apply to have their child join the class, which is 

specifically aimed at students eager to learn and 

willing to take on challenges. 

“Over the course of the year it enables them to 

grow in confidence and gain independence and 

resilience,” Kristi says. “It’s a different way of 

approaching part of their learning.” 

Activities outside the school are a key aspect 

of the class. At the start of the year they 

visit the airport, where they are taken into 

different areas to see how the airport operates. 

They then work in groups to put together a 

presentation for their parents on what they 

have discovered. 

“This encourages strategic thinking and grows 

their ability to work collaboratively,” Kristi says. 

At the end of the year the students take part in 

‘City School’ in central Christchurch, with tasks 

including mapping the area inside the Four 

Avenues, and identifying key features. They also 

have a scavenger hunt, which helps them build 

a positive relationship with the city after the 

earthquakes, Kristi says. 

Their project then is to make a five-minute 

movie using scenes they have filmed in the city, 

for which they write the script and do their own 

editing. 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS 

This year, Riccarton High School’s Kohanga 

Ako department has 23 students ranging from 

Year 9 to Year 15 with learning disabilities. The 

students are funded through the government’s 

Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS), which 

provides support for students with special 

education needs to learn alongside other 

students at school. 

There are three Kohanga Ako classes with three 

qualified teachers and a team of experienced 

support staff providing education for the 

students, most of whom remain at school until 

age 21. 

The NZ Curriculum is adapted to provide 

a range of learning opportunities in the 

department and also specialist subject areas 

of the school including art, physical education, 

music and technology, teacher Linda Leishman 

says. 

The students also learn life skills outside the 

classroom. This term they are embarking on a 

makeover project in the school garden. 

“The students have been learning about 

mindfulness, and they wanted to create a 

peaceful space where they could go and spend 

some quiet time,” Linda says. 

Older students have less time at school as they 

learn to transition from the school environment 

into the wider world, which is a journey along 

with their families, she says. 

They get involved in work experience and some 

continue in these roles when they 

They also design an information evening, 

which is held in Term 4 to give Year 8 students 

and their parents an insight into what the 

Contextual Class is all about. 

Enthusiastic Context students 

on a trip to the central city. 

Hayley Butler on work experience 

at Robert Harris in Rolleston. 

leave school; some go to ARA or the National 

Trades Academy to learn skills, while others do 

voluntary work in the community. 

Linda says the staff find it rewarding to see 

students rise to new challenges, and they 

would like to see employers offering more 

opportunities so these young people have the 

same chance to live a fulfilling life as everyone 

else. 

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