TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 Locally Owned www.star.kiwi Land size Land size Bedroom Bedroom Garage Garage Garage Carport Carport Carport Bathroom Bathroom Bathroom Car pad Car pad Car pad Lounge Lounge Lounge Land size Dining Dining Garage Bedroom Toilet Toilet Carport Shower Shower S 1 2 3 4 5 Boat pad Pool Tennis court Boat pad Boat pad Pool Pool Tennis court Tennis court 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 12 2 3 3 4 4 5 56 76 78 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 Bathroom • By Julia Evans JUDITH BELL couldn’t imagine her life without music. And the teacher’s passion has led to her being named a finalist in the inaugural Music Teacher of the Year category at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Mrs Bell has headed up the Chisnallwood Intermediate Fireworks change Businesses support move to Friday night Page 4 Page 6 VIRTUOSO: Chisnallwood Intermediate School pupils Tahlia James, 13, and Alexus Masiu, 12, with music teacher Judith Bell. School music programme for 20 years after “falling into” the job. “I originally thought I would be a composer and an arranger . . . but I started out voluntarily teaching music when my first son came here. Then I thought I’d stay there a year and I haven’t left since.” In that time, the programme has grown 10-fold from 25 pupils and one teaching room to a multi-million dollar performing arts block with 16 teachers and more than 200 pupils. “It’s a surprise, but over the last 20 years the school has developed a reputation. That was really valuable when the school was threatened to be closed after the earthquake,” Mrs Bell said. The plan was for Chisnallwood to close and merge with Crotty feels the love New Brighton All Blacks star makes time for fans Chisnallwood teacher hits right note BLINDS...Cleaned, Repaired & Restored... Restore your oiled CEDAR BLINDS with our re-oiling service. Wainoni Primary, Avondale Primary, Aranui Primary and Aranui High to become Haeata Community Campus. But the school made a not-so-silent protest in the face of then Education Minister Hekia Parata during her visit after the February 22, 2011, earthquake. •Turn to page 9 Saturday 29 th & Sunday 30 th September Horncastle Arena, ChCh www.expos.co.nz Haeata students to get free Wi-Fi at home FREE ACCESS to digital education will be provided for hundreds of students at Haeata Community Campus. Haeata principal Andy Kai Fong announced on Friday more than 360 students, in 190 homes across Aranui, will have free Wi-Fi access for their school learning. In the last census, more than 40 per cent of the Aranui community did not have access to the internet. The project is co-ordinated by the Greater Christchurch School Network Trust on behalf of Haeata and supported by Chorus, Cyclone, crown agency Network for Learning and the Ministry of Education. Mr Kai Fong said that internet and devices are a luxury many cannot afford. “This creates a huge disadvantage for these families and this initiative aims to bridge that digital divide.” All Haeata students between Breezes Rd, Pages Rd, Wainoni Rd and Anzac Drive will be able to access the school network through 66 wireless points installed by Chorus staff across that area. •Turn to page 5 Rejuvenate your lacquered CEDAR BLINDS High-tech Cleaning We clean and repair all types of blinds – Venetians, Cedar, Verticals, Roller, Hollands, Romans and Pleated – with environmentally friendly cleaning products. Temperature Controlled Drying Re-oiling & Rejuvenating Fabric Blinds - such as Austrian and Roman Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off We offer a same-day, pick up and drop off service for most types of blinds. Bookings are required. Convenient Location We are located at 330 Cashel Street (near the Fitzgerald end), parking available onsite Roller Blinds cleaned from as little as $22 per blind Ph 377 0770, 330 Cashel St, Christchurch www.blindcare.co.nz SCAN QR code for Info > WE ARE OPEN Mon - Fri 8.00am to 5.00pm 1ST PLACE CLIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD HARCOURTS CANTERBURY 2017-2018 850m 4 2 850m 4 2 1 2.5 850m 850m 4 4 2 2 1 1 2.5 2.5
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