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Six Year Mixed reaction to bold new plan Female pa senger in lucky escape • By Ba ry Clarke and Emily O’Co ne l woman were unhurt. found guilty of the manslaughter on bail for other charges at the stomped on in a Timaru street. betw en one of the men found of Timaru Wayne Kerry time of the attack on Mr Bray. Mr Bray walked past guilty and Mr Bray which led to Bray 2009. Jamieson received Mr Bray, 26, died four days property where there had b en a the attack. a nine-year jail sentence. He was after he was punched, kicked and party. There had b en bad bl od •Turn to page 6 8KW FL OR CONSOLE $3,599 Insta led “Model FUJITSU ABTG24LVT (Conditions a ply) Ca l for a FR E n obligation a se sment and quotation Six Year Ph 3 7 034 or Warranty 08 0 8 0 750 Phone 3 7 034 15/ 14 Sawyers Arms Road w.dimockheatpumps.co.nz email: sales@dimocks.net.nz *Conditions a ply. Insta led back-to-back, up to thr e metre pipe run & electrical su ply within 6 metres. O fer expires June 30th, 2018. Thursday, June 14, 2018 • By Bridget Rutherford PROMINENT Cantabrians have given a mixed response to the possible futuristic l ok of Cathedral Square. Plans for wha the Square could look like were released by Regenerate Christchurch yesterday after seven years of debate and controversy the slow progre s of the rebuild. It includes three covered pavilions, which would have a “la tice-style” translucent r of, which could host markets and other events. FUTURISTIC: Plans released yesterday sho what Cathedral Square could look like. The long-term vision, which is estimated to cost betw en $60- $80 mi lion, aims to bring people “I’m confident Regenerate back into the area, through a Christchurch’s vision wi l a low series of interconnected public this to happen.” spaces. City counci lor Deon Swi gs The vision for Square also said it would n ed to work includes Cathedral Gardens around other developments with tr and water features, such as Turanga, the Spark Post Office Place with events building, Aotea Gifts and the and m eting spaces, and Library restoration of Christ Church Plaza with other people-friendly Cathedral. areas. “We’ve go to l ok at what is Former mayor Ga ry M ore ha pening, what’s in the vision said the plan was “bri liant” and what can we deliver.” while developer Ernest Duval City counci lor Jamie Gough was not fu sed by the pavilions. city council and stakeholders to be n eded. think of the central city as said it was g od starting The next step is for a delivery determine what could be done, Mayor Lia ne Dalziel said destination and residential point. strategy to be developed with the when, and what funding would the vision would hel people neighbourh od. •Turn to page 5 Lia ne Dalziel Ga ry Moore Jamie Gough Vicki Buck Start your own story PHOTO: BARRY CLARKE 0 348 1994 | w.pete rayhomes.co.nz Thursday, June 7, 2018 2 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi news sport Thursday September 20 2018 Inside Regional Manager Steve McCaughan 364 7460 Steve@starmedia.kiwi Editor in Chief Barry Clarke 364 7422 Barry@starmedia.kiwi Web: www.starmedia.kiwi General: 379 7100 Julia Evans News Reporter 364 7476 021 914 742 Julia.Evans @starmedia.kiwi Sophie Cornish News Reporter 364 7437 021 915 924 Sophie.Cornish @starmedia.kiwi Gordon Findlater Sport Reporter 379 7100 027 408 1993 Gordon.Findlater @starmedia.kiwi advertising Shane Victor Sales Manager 364 7429 021 381 765 Shane @starmedia.kiwi get in touch Classified: 379 1100 Star Media a division of Allied Press PO Box 1467, Christchurch 359 Lincoln Rd, Addington, Christchurch 8024 Bartender wins trip to the home of Heineken Page 13 From war zones to movie posters SEE PAGE 20 & 22 Charity event will bring Parliamentarians together SEE PAGE 25 Questions raised on location for stadium...... 6 & 7 More details revealed over Stonewood collapse.....8 & 9 SPCA tight-lipped over cat torture investigation................9 Botanic Gardens home to rare plant species......................11 Music teacher strikes right chord .................................................16 Tremain’s take on Shane Jones................................................ 27 Win with your best readers’ photos ........................................... 29 Sharpen your pencils and try our tricky puzzles............32 What’s on this week.............33 Starring role earns halfback place in Canty Bulls SEE PAGE 36 The Star BUSINESS OWNERS Build customers, sales and profits with us... Cops close in on con man • By Bridget Rutherford POLICE HAVE found two bank account numbers in their hunt for a con man who falsely said gangs would hurt their families if people didn’t pay up. Senior Constable Wayne Stapley said two of the victims had been given two bank account numbers to put money into. Police had checked one, and The Square: Is this the future? A CONVICTED killer is back behind bars after a spectacular crash while allegedly fl eing police. John Oliver Jamieson’s Subaru Forester crashed through the Ro leston dog park fence on Saturday. A spear-like fence post smashed through the window screen na rowly missing a woman in the pa senger seat. Miraculously Jamieson and the He had earlier been recorded driving at 180km/h on State Highway 1. A cut-down rifle was later found by police in the vehicle. Startle dog walker said Jamieson ran a short distance from the vehicle before sto ping to s e if the woman in the vehicle okay. Police a rived soon after and he was a prehended. Jamieson was one of six men Convicted killer involved in high speed smash $200 O F YOUR NEXT POWER BI L IMPACT: The aftermath of the high sp ed crash on Saturday when this vehicle wen through a dog park fence. were awaiting details abou the ager is the key suspect. other. “He swears black and blue it Senior Constable Stapley would wasn’t him and he doesn’t have not comment on wha the investigation into the first account more,” he said. the cell phone numbers any- number revealed. “We have to find out where He said two phone numbers, these phones are and tie them up connected to the same person, with the bank accounts.” led police to a suspect who had Police have received 21 complaints from Christchurch people been interviewed and denied any involvement. targeted by the sinister scam. The Star understands a teen- It involved phone calls and FINALLY THE sun is shining on Christchurch Hospital patients and visitors after a year-long campaign by The Star. The Canterbury District Health Board has agreed to move its park and ride service from the appalling flood prone Deans Ave site to the city council’s 805-space Lichfield St car park on July 2. Since last winter, The Star has ben hammering the Ministry of Health, CDHB and more recently the new Government Thursday, June 28, 2018 Car park battle finally won • By Bridget Rutherford $200 OFF YOUR NEXT POWER BILL 8KW FLOOR CONSOLE $3,599 Installed Ca l for a FREE no obligation assessment and quotation Phone 377 0034 Why does booze do this to me? Rock icon Jordan Luck reveals why he gave up the bottle – pages 4 & 5 texts to victims who are told the connected to the gangs. caller is from the Mongrel Mob, Last month, Canterbury Highway 61 or Black Power. University criminologist Greg One victim was told to pay Newbold told The Star gangs $1000 or Black Power would burn would be “filthy” if they were being impersonated. his house down and harm his family. The con man says they Senior Constable Stapley said are watching the victims’ families none of the people who had gone and elderly parents. to the police had paid over any Senior Constable Stapley money. would not comment on whether There have been no further the perpetrator was actually reported cases. “Model FUJITSU ABTG24LVT (Conditions apply) Warranty Ph 377 0034 or 0800 800 750 15/114 Sawyers Arms Road www.dimockheatpumps.co.nz email: sales@dimocks.net.nz *Conditions a ply. Insta led back-to-back, up to thr e metre pipe run & electrical su ply within 6 metres. O fer expires June 30th, 2018. Labour MPs to do something about it. Said The Star editor in chief Barry Clarke: “We’ve been relentless in our determination to get something done about it. Finally, it’s happened. “Our campaign prompted Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson to HAPPY: Park and ride users Chris and Gail Smith said moving the service from Deans Ave to Lichfield St car park was a good move and would avoid people waiting for the shuttle in the rain, like in April last year (inset). PHOTOS: MARTIN HUNTER star the ball rolling with her political colleagues in March after the previous Government did nothing. The district health board and the Ministry of Health constantly passed the blame on each other. •Turn to page 5 Restore your oiled CEDAR BLINDS with our NEW re-oiling service. Rejuvenate your lacquered CEDAR BLINDS High-tech Cleaning We clean and repair a l types of blinds – Venetians, Cedar, Verticals, Ro ler, Ho lands, Romans and Pleated – with environmenta ly friendly cleaning products. Temperature Contro led Drying Re-oiling & Rejuvenating Fabric Blinds - eg Austrian & Roman Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off Bookings are required. We offer a same day, pick up and drop off service for most types of blinds. • By Sophie Cornish A CANTERBURY University law student being investigated for a sexual assault has been allowed to go overseas on a study-related trip. Bu the university’s dean of law Ursula Cheer is refusing to discuss the matter. “I can’t comment about any of this because of confidentiality and privacy,” she told The Star yesterday. The Star has learned a female student has laid a complaint abou the accused being allowed to go on the trip. It is understood it is no the same person who has laid the sexual assault complain to the police. The Star has been told it is a rape investigation. The Star sent a number of questions to Canterbury University yesterday but none would be answered. Said Canterbury University spokeswoman Margaret Agnew: “UC cannot respond to allegations that are before the police.” She referred the questions back to Dr Cheer. Her phone was turned off. 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The Star 3 Local News News Now • By Julia Evans MINIATURE coffins mourning the loss of creativity have been anonymously sent to organisations and people around the city. The small, wooden coffins have a plaque on the front that reads: “In loving memory, Creative City 2010-2018, What might have been.” A spokeswoman said the city council and the Christchurch Art Gallery received coffins anonymously. But she said the council was not investigating the matter any further. SCAPE Public Art also received a coffin. Executive director Deborah McCormick said she thought it was a “witty form of satire” on the city council’s decision to scrap the public art fund in its Long Term Plan. She said she had heard a number of coffins had been sent out. “The organisers have gone to quite some effort to pull off a rather well thought-out dig, if you’ll excuse the pun.” Another had been sent to former Mayor Garry Moore’s son Johnny, who he co-owns Smash Palace with. Each coffin was sent from a different address, including at least one from SCAPE Public Art and one from Smash Palace’s address. “I think it’s very, very clever and they’re extremely well made. I wouldn’t have scrapped it. I even offered in my Tuesday Club write up to undertake to find $10 million in savings from the council’s operating costs and my fee would be restoring the fund,” Mr Moore said. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you know more about the mysterious coffins? Email your views to julia.evans@ starmedia.kiwi Remembering Kate Sheppard Environment Canterbury councillor Lan Pham (left) and National Council of Women of New Zealand president Vanisa Dhiru marked Suffrage Day yesterday. It has been 125 years since New Zealand became the first selfgoverning country in the world to give women the right to vote. Kate Sheppard led the campaign. People gathered at her memorial on Oxford Tce yesterday to celebrate and remember. Also, yesterday Mayor Lianne Dalziel launched the ‘women’s fund’ at a special event at Sheppard’s former home. The fund, set up by The Christchurch Foundation, will help raise money to support girls and women who are involved with affecting change in their communities. Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Ghoulish arts message Garry Moore Thursday September 20 2018 in brief Fire rages, homes at risk Woman hit by bus in serious condition A woman is in a stable but serious condition after being hit by a bus on Main North Rd yesterday. Emergency services arrived at the scene between Daniels and Prestons Rds, Redwood, about 8am. A witness told The Star the woman was a teacher at the childcare centre, EduKids. St John spokeswoman Chrissy Hamilton said the woman was transported to Christchurch Hospital. EduKids declined to comment. New name for Coastal Pathway revealed A Te Reo Maori name gifted to the Coastal Pathway can finally be revealed. The walking track will now carry the title Te Ara Ihutai, referring to the area’s history as a traditional food and material gathering site. The name was gifted by Canterbury University Professor Te Maire Tau in his capacity as head of Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga. Date changed for Brighton fireworks The date of New Brighton’s iconic fireworks event has changed. The Treetech fireworks display will be held on Friday, November 2, at the New Brighton Pier, rather than the traditional Guy Fawkes night on November 5. City council events and arts manager Karena Finnie said the move is due to demand for a more accessible display. The display will start at 9pm. High street sheep go on the auction block High St’s colourful sheep sculptures are set to be farmed out to new homes. The sheep have been grazing around the city since 2014 but will be auctioned off to raise money for the Mental Health Foundation during the A & P Show. CASPA After School & Holiday Programme Your friendly childcare solution Creative After School Programmed Activities • We provide a safe, creative environment for 5-13 year olds • Our staff are trained • A range of fun activities • 7.15-8.30am and 3-6pm Mon-Fri • 8am-6pm Holidays • Kids just LOVE it! Subsidies Apply Hearing specialists with over 25 years experience! Our qualified team is ready to assist with a hearing solution tailored to your lifestyle. We specialise in the following: • 15 minute hearing health checks • Fittings, trials, repairs & cleaning • ACC & Veterans’ Affairs accredited • Large selection of hearing aids to suit all your needs Christchurch | 472 Innes Road, Mairehau call us noW P: 349 9260 or 027 352 1638 E: info@caspa.org.nz W: www.caspa.org.nz Incorporating Call 03 385 4950 today to book your appointment.
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