Nor'West News: October 02, 2018

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 

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TALENTED: Burnside gymnasts Luke, Sian and Cole Stevens are set to compete at the national championships in Tauranga 

tomorrow. 

Siblings a triple threat at nationals 

• By Jacob Page 

THREE BURNSIDE siblings 

are putting the final touches 

on their artistic gymnastics 

routines ahead of the national 

champs tomorrow. 

Christchurch School of 

Gymnastics members Luke, 

16, and twins Cole and Sian 

Stevens, 14, will compete against 

the country’s best at the New 

Zealand championships in 

Tauranga which start tomorrow. 

The siblings have been 

competing in gymnastics for 

almost nine years. 

The trio said their QE II Park 

training base was like a 

second home. 

“We probably spend as much 

time there as we do at home,” 

Luke said. 

“This is where our friends are 

and it’s where we have always 

had fun,” Cole said. 

Luke and Cole train for 19 

hours a week and Sian trains up 

to 30 hours a week. 

Due to Sian’s heavy training 

commitments, she attends 

Prosilio for 3.5 hours a day, 

which is part of the Ao Tawhiti 

School. It allows her to 

study around her training 

schedule. 

Luke and Cole attend 

Burnside High School. 

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Board 

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clash over 

breach of 

confidence 

• By Ashleigh Monk 

PAPANUI-INNES Community 

Board members have clashed 

over a breach of confidence. 

Member John Stringer told 

Nor’West News that he called 

a private meeting last week 

to address the board over his 

concerns about the Main North 

Rd bus priority proposal. 

He said the contents of the 

meeting were confidential. 

However, community board 

chairwoman Ali Jones revealed to 

Nor’West News what the meeting 

was about. 

Ms Jones said because Mr 

Stringer was new to local politics, 

he may struggle to understand 

how the process works, which left 

Mr Stringer “disappointed”. 

The community board has 

recommended the installation 

of bus lanes along parts of Main 

North Rd from Harewood 

Rd to Grassmere St, with an 

amendment to exclude a stretch 

from Harewood Rd to Winston 

Ave. 

The proposal, which will be 

presented to the city council later 

this month, would remove some 

on-street parking along Main 

North Rd, and make northward 

bus times faster. 

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THERE’S NOTHING too unusual for 

siblings to turn up in the same sports team. 

But there’s a special touch about the 

Stevens’ who compete in the national 

gymnastics championships starting in 

Tauranga tomorrow (see page 1). 

And there’s a set of twins amongst them too. 

Reporter Jacob Page caught up with them late last week and 

by all counts they’re great kids. 

They’ve been competing for nine years. 

The key to their success is how much time they train each 

week. 

They also coach young gymnasts, so no doubt we’ll be hearing 

a lot more of the Stevens’ as the years roll by. 

And more today (page 3) on the dust-up in the Anglican 

church over same sex marriages. 

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ANGLICAN Reverend Andy 

Carley of St Paul’s in Papanui 

has revealed he will help 

establish a breakaway diocese 

in the wake of the same-sex 

marriage blessings saga. 

He said nine clergy from seven 

parishes in Canterbury had 

resigned and would start to form 

the diocese, separate from the 

synod of the Anglican Church 

of Aotearoa, New Zealand and 

Polynesia. 

The parishes are St John’s 

Latimer Square, St Stephen’s in 

Shirley, St John’s in Woolston, 

St Saviour’s and St Nicholas in 

Barrington, St Christopher’s 

in Avonhead and St Mark’s in 

Rakaia. 

“We will establish a new extraprovincial 

Anglican diocese, 

one recognised by the majority 

of the world’s Anglicans, but is 

separate from the current New 

Zealand Anglican diocese,” he 

said. 

The Anglican Diocese 

of Christchurch and the 

synod of the Anglican Church 

of Aotearoa, New Zealand and 

Polynesia declined to comment. 

St John’s Latimer Square, St 

Stephen’s, St John’s, St Saviour’s 

and St Nicholas, St Christopher’s 

and St Mark’s were contacted for 

Breakaway diocese under way 

In Brief 

ISSUE: Reverend Andy Carley is planning on joining with 

other clergy from across the country to form a new Anglican 

diocese. 

comment but did not respond. 

St Paul’s parishioner John 

Stringer said that while he 

would not join the new 

diocese, he supported those who 

would. 

“I support my friend and vicar 

Andy and the hundreds, if not 

thousands, of vicars and Anglicans 

leaving the denomination,” 

he said. 

He compared the issue to having 

a New Zealand passport, and 

therefore abiding by the “laws of 

the land.” 

“That does not mean we agree 

with all the laws of the land, like 

same-gender marriage, or the 

drinking age, or abortion,” he 

said. 

“If the [general synod] pushes 

us too far theologically against 

conscience, we may be forced 

later to ‘leave NZ’ and ‘rescind 

our passports’.” 

The St Paul’s congregation 

voted in September on whether 

to follow Rev Carley in leaving 

the church, with 70 per cent voting 

to stay even if they did not 

agree with same-sex marriage 

blessings. 

“I understand that leaving a 

church that you have been a part 

of for many decades is a terribly 

hard thing to do, especially 

when you’re elderly,” Rev Carley 

said. 

The Anglican synod voted 

to allow same-sex marriage 

blessings in May, which Rev 

Carley said was “a step in the 

wrong direction.” 

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week. At around 5.50am on Friday 

September 21, a man tried to abduct 

a woman jogger at the entrance to 

Ray Blank Park on Maidstone Rd. 

The woman fought off the man, and 

a member of the public driving past 

stopped to help her. The person who 

stopped to help then followed the 

man to a street nearby. Police went 

to the address and located the man. 

A 27-year-old was arrested, and has 

been charged with abduction and 

assault with intent to injure. He has 

been remanded in custody and will 

appear in court on October 4. Police 

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person who stopped to assist in this 

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The Shirley Community 

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EVERY DAY Ian Dunbar sits at 

the entrance of the MacFarlane 

Park Centre and greets people as 

they walk through the door. 

Everyone is welcome here at 

the Shirley Community Trust, 

the community worker says. 

They can take part in the centre’s 

many activities or have a chat 

and a cup of tea. 

“People put Shirley down at 

times, but there’s some really 

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Dunbar, who works part-time at 

the centre. 

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the main building; one round 

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And the space was definitely 

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over the course of the year, about 

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“It takes a lot of work to keep 

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The first centre was in St 

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for space grew, it moved in 2002 

to the former Plunket rooms on 

Acheson Ave. 

“It was seen as a bit of a dodgy 

area, so Plunket went elsewhere 

and the Shirley Community 

Trust set up here,” he said. 

The centre plays host to about 

25 different events and activities, 

including a fruit and vege co-op, 

a foot care clinic, barista training 

and a monthly community lunch. 

One of the groups, Knitter 

Knatter, has been coming to the 

centre for 11 years. 

Group member Mary Duff 

said the knitters started off 

making garments for orphanages 

in Romania, Russia and South 

Africa. 

“We’ve sent 1000 garments out 

this year,” she said. 

“When the earthquakes 

happened, we decided we’d do 

it for Christchurch. We knit 

things for the children’s wards at 

the hospital, and we do lots for 

the homeless as well.” 

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space at MacFarlane Park Centre 

She said having the space to 

knit and have a cup of tea with 

friends was “invaluable”. 

“We love the new building. In 

the old one, we’re sort of knitting 

really close together, but now we 

can spread out and bring in more 

women to the group.” 

Another of the centre’s 

community worker’s Sharyn 

Burnett has been with the Shirley 

Community Trust since it 

started. 

“It’s just finding people in the 

community who have skills and 

talents and utilising them. That’s 

really everything this place is 

about, making people realise 

they’ve got skills and giving 

them the confidence to put them 

into use.” She said the most 

rewarding part of her job was 

hearing the “glowing reviews” 

from those who visited the centre 

- particularly elderly people who 

•The new MacFarlane 

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attended the foot care clinic to 

have their nails trimmed and feet 

massaged. 

“Other than being good for 

the health of their feet, for a lot 

of elderly people that are coming 

Colombo St before moving 

to Shirley. 

•The centre serves as a 

community hub alongside 

the original MacFarlane Park 

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•There were some delays 

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council initially estimated the 

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in that’s a big outing for them. It 

becomes a real social thing,” she 

said. 

“And let’s be honest, some of 

us can’t reach our toes anymore,” 

Mrs Duff said. 

cost to relocate the building 

would be $100,000 but more 

detailed planning revealed it 

would cost $225,000. 

•The initial $100,000 was 

approved through the city 

council’s Annual Plan, and an 

additional $125,000 was fast 

tracked for the move. 

“The one that really touched 

me was this man who lost his 

wife about 10 months ago,” Ms 

Burnett said. 

“He’s a gentleman at the best of 

times, he’s just who you’d wish 

to have as your dad or granddad. 

He hadn’t been back here in quite 

a while but I got this message 

from his daughter and she said 

‘he’s been raving about you guys, 

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“As soon as he came in, I just 

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And it wasn’t just elderly people 

who visited the centre. 

“We had a wee boy come to 

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time he came, he was dressed in 

a suit. It was like he was coming 

for a job interview, I said he was 

the best-dressed man we’d ever 

seen here. He wants to be a chef, 

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Ms Burnett said people who 

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Your Local Views 

Children are our present 

Neighbourhood 

Trust manager 

Ginny Larsen 

talks about 

what children 

in Mairehau 

would like to 

see in their 

community 

– from whanau hang-out 

spaces to colourful murals 

OFTEN YOU hear the phrase, 

‘children are our future’. 

I’d like to challenge that statement 

by saying, ‘children are our 

present’ and yet they are rarely 

asked for their opinions, hopes 

and dreams. 

Through my work with Neighbourhood 

Trust and Te Ora Hou 

in the Children’s Voices project, 

I’ve found that children have 

important things to tell us. 

They told us they wanted 

colour and vibrancy in their environment; 

they wanted people to 

be kind to each other; they wanted 

people to take responsibility 

for things like their dogs and 

rubbish; they wanted more family 

friendly areas where whanau can 

hang out together. 

These are simple things, and yet 

imagine a world where this vision 

became a reality. Wouldn’t we all 

love that? 

I firmly believe that if we put 

children at the centre of our 

planning, our city will be a place 

KIDS CHOICE: The mural at the entrance of Mairehau Primary 

School. Pupils chose to have the school’s motto – Respect, 

Believe, Aspire, Achieve – on the mural. 

in which people will want to 

live – that what is good for our 

children, is good for adults too. 

An example of this is the colourful 

mural painted on a shop 

wall at the entrance to Mairehau 

Primary School. 

It was an idea the children had, 

and our community endorsed, 

that is now a positive space for 

everyone. 

It was the children who asked 

for their school motto – Respect, 

Believe, Aspire, Achieve – to be 

part of the mural. What great 

words to have emblazoned on the 

wall of a hang-out space. 

When we take the time to ask 

children what they think, we are 

often amazed at how astute they 

are. 

I remember asking children 

from our after-school programme 

to help choose some 

play/exercise style equipment. 

Some that we thought looked 

cool, they were able to say, ‘yeah, 

but they get slippery and no-one 

uses them much after a while’. 

They preferred some of the 

wooden equipment as it could 

be used in a number of different 

ways imaginatively. 

How many mistakes could be 

averted by simply asking the end 

user? 

So next time your organisation 

is project planning, how about 

including children on the team? 

You’ll be glad you did. 

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Conflict over bus project 

•From page 1 

Mr Stringer voted against the 

proposal. 

Ms Jones said Mr Stringer 

needed “clarification” about the 

process of the proposal. 

“As a relatively new member 

of the board he just needed 

clarification regarding the 

process. Emma [Norrish], me 

and ward staff spent a lot of time 

before the meeting to ensure it 

went as smoothly as possible,” 

she said. 

“We all understood this but 

it can be difficult for someone 

quite new to local politics to 

follow so we supported John to 

understand it.” 

Mr Stringer said he was 

surprised at Ms Jones’ comments 

Triple threat at nationals 

•From page 1 

Sian won the all-round title in 

her level at the Singapore Prime 

Invitational last year and also 

took out a title at last year’s New 

Zealand national champs. She 

has just recovered from a broken 

foot. 

“The preparation hasn’t been 

ideal with my broken foot slowing 

me down, especially since 

I kept training on it for three 

weeks before being diagnosed,” 

she said. 

Luke is a level eight gymnast 

aimed at him. “We all strictly 

agreed together as colleagues 

there would be no comment 

about the meeting or what was 

said,” he said. “I’m disappointed 

my chairwoman appears to have 

breached that commitment we 

all made.” 

Ms Jones did not respond to 

Mr Stringer’s comments that the 

meeting was confidential. 

Mr Stringer said the proposal 

would “destroy” Papanui Village. 

“The radical changes to Papanui 

are proposed to make bus 

commuting faster northward 

. . . such benefits do not justify 

such radical changes. I personally 

hope city councillors reject 

the project . . . I will be lobbying 

strongly they do.” 

and is the Canterbury champion 

for his level. He has represented 

Canterbury for the past five years. 

Luke is also coaching junior 

gymnasts. 

Cole finished second at the 

Canterbury senior gymnastic 

competition in August and won 

the pommel horse and parallel 

bars. 

Both Cole and Luke hope to 

make the finals in at least one 

apparatus. 

Cole also helps his brother to 

coach junior gymnasts.

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Capsule document opened 



A MESSAGE in a bottle found in 

the St Albans time capsule has been 

opened. 

The time capsule was opened last 

week after being tucked away for 

nearly 100 years. 

It was buried in 1920 when the 

St Albans Public Library was constructed. 

The library was renamed the 

St Albans Community Resource 

Centre in 1997, and was demolished 

in 2011 as a result of earthquake 

damage. 

The letter detailed the history of 

the library, and noted the presidents 

of the St Albans Mutual Improvement 

Association, which managed 

the library, dating from 1867 to 

1920. 

Copies of The Lyttelton Times 

and The Press from the 1920s were 

among the artefacts found in the 

capsule along with the letter. 

The capsule was opened by the 

Papanui-Innes Community Board, 

pupils from St Albans 

Primary and St Albans Catholic 

School, and community representatives 

from the St Albans History 

group, St Albans Residents’ Association 

and St Albans Business 

Association. 

Papanui-Innes Community Board 

chairwoman Ali Jones said the 

board would take suggestions for 

things to be put in a new capsule. 



THE PAPANUI-Innes 

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The community board 

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on Friday to produce a 

plan for plantings and 

walkways to beautify the 

area and prevent flooding 

issues. 

Flooding at the reserve 

has been a subject of 

concern for residents 

since it was brought to 

the community board in 

February. 

Community board 


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at Rutland Reserve 

chairwoman Ali Jones said 

city council staff would decide 

what areas would have riparian 

planting to prevent flooding. 

“From what we understand, 

the plantings will mitigate 

flooding and make sure 

that any boggy areas are 

dealt with,” she said. 

She said walkways 

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into as a way of 

beautifying the reserve. 

“It’s a similar case to 

Travis Wetland, where 

Ali Jones pathways would allow 

people to walk through 

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A BUDDING entrepreneur has 

been recognised at the national 

GirlBoss awards. 

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School 

student Tulsi Lathia, 17, took out 

the coveted innovation award at a 

ceremony in Auckland last week. 

Tulsi is one of six young 

women who received a GirlBoss 

award after more than 400 nominations 

flooded in from around 

the country. 

Each winner received $1000 

with the supreme winner receiving 

$2000. 

Tulsi collaboratively invented 

a device that helps locate people 

after a natural disaster, and a second 

device that is a fire detection, 

evacuation and control system. 

“Winning this award means 

so much to me. I want to use 

the award as a magnet to pull in 

young women like me who may 

have felt isolated with their passions. 

I want to empower them 

to step up, take charge and make 

things happen,” she said. 

Tulsi said young women are 

not always made aware of the opportunities 

open to them. 

“At Rangi Ruru I feel able 

to extend myself and be supported 

to follow my dreams, but 

sometimes some of us can be 

unaware of our potential and underestimate 

the power we have. I 

believe this award will enable me 

to help change this and positively 

influence young women. I hope 

that I can inspire, motivate and 

empower future change-makers.” 

As part of her application to 

GirlBoss, Tulsi’s submission 

outlined projects she has been 

involved in. 

“I wrote about the Paradigm 

Challenge, which was something 

I worked on with a team of four 

– two of us here in New Zealand 

and two in India. I wanted to 

show that there are no barriers of 

KIWI INGENUITY: Tulsi 

Lathia (left), 17, helped 

invent a device that helps 

locate people after a natural 

disaster, earning her a 

GirlBoss award. 

age, distance and time to innovative 

collaboration. It all depends 

on how much passion and drive 

you have,” she said. 

“Self-motivation was crucial, 

as without being face-to-face 

with each other, we had to stay 

connected and on task. Our combined 

enthusiasm for science, 

technology and innovation for 

good helped us grow as people 

who were more open to share 

their fascination with others and 

work hard towards a goal.” 

St Bede’s students run 

for cancer cause 


LAST WEEK about 160 St Bede’s 

College students put on their 

trainers and ran in aid of teen 

cancer. 

This was the school’s eighth 

Run For A Life event, in which 

students run across the South 

Island to raise money for 

CanTeen. 

Event organiser Rachel 

Pitcaithly said the run aimed to 

not only raise money for young 

cancer victims, but also raise 

awareness. 

“There’s so many of us that 

have been affected by cancer 

in different ways, shapes and 

forms,” she said. 

“CanTeen have become real 

family members to us. What 

is great is that they look after 

teenagers with cancer, but they 

also look after teenagers who 

might have a sibling or parent 

they’ve lost to cancer – and 

unfortunately that’s a few of our 

boys.” 

Run For A Life involved 

groups of students running 

about 5km at a time in 

relay-style, with each student 

covering about 25km a day for 

five days. 

“The idea was to do something 

READY, SET, GO: About 160 St Bede’s College students started 

a journey across the South Island on Wednesday in a bid to 

raise money for CanTeen. 

really hard to give us a look 

into what it must be like having 

cancer as part of your everyday 

life.” 

The school had raised more 

than $80,000 by the time the run 

kicked off on Wednesday. 

“The support has been 

amazing. There are a lot of 

families around the South Island 

who have committed to giving us 

meals and accommodation . . . it’s 

very humbling just how close this 

is to people’s hearts.” 

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Big hat donation 


PUPILS AT Bishopdale School 

will be sporting brand new sun 

hats after a donation from a 

community group. 

The Kiwanis Club of North 

West Christchurch presented 

130 floppy sun hats to the school 

last week. 

Kiwanis is a global collective 

that started in the United States 

and aims to provide support 

to local communities. There 

are about 8000 clubs across the 

world. 

Bishopdale School administrator 

Pauline Hake said the 

school was “so grateful” to have 

the club’s support. 

“It’s just such a lovely thing 

for them to do, and great for our 

kids,” she said. 

“We hope we can keep working 

with them in the future.” 

SCHOOLS 

SUNNY: 

The Kiwanis 

Club of 

North West 

Christchurch 

donated 130 

floppy sun 

hats to pupils 

at Bishopdale 

School. 

Kiwanis club member Alan 

Barker said the club was “delighted” 

to donate the sun hats. 

“An old cobber of mine was 

talking to the principal of the 

school, who said they were a bit 

strapped for cash. So he rung me 

and asked if the Kiwanis would 

be interested in doing something 

for them,” he said. 

“A hundred and thirty hats, 

and they were happy as Larry.” 

The club undertakes fundraising 

activities to raise money to 

perform acts of kindness across 

the city. The activities included 

selling ‘entertainment books’, 

providing parking assistance 

at events, delivering telephone 

books and so on. 

“We just do odds and sods, 

bits and pieces . . . but not 

physical things as a few of us are 

getting on a bit.”

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SCHOOLS 



Environment award finalist 

TECH SAVVY: Charlotte Leatherland, Honor Forbes, Lily 

Henderson-Walshe, Masha Pospolitak, Mel Leatherland, Reed 

McHugh, Lucy Eyre-Walker, Jessika Sanders and Kate Brown 

with their Robocup robots. 

Selwyn House pupils 

taste success with robot 


A SPECIALLY programmed 

robot has once again led Selwyn 

House School pupils to success. 

Year 6 pupils Charlotte 

Leatherland, Honor Forbes, 

Lily Henderson-Walshe, Masha 

Pospolitak and Mel Leatherland 

finished second in the junior 

theatre category of the national 

Robocup competition. 

The robot, which the girls programmed 

themselves, performed 

a pyramid-building play. 

Year 8 pupils Reed McHugh, 

Jessika Sanders, Kate Brown and 

Lucy Eyre-Walker won the senior 

rescue section of the regional 

Robocup competition. 

The senior rescue required the 

pupils to programme a robot to 

follow a broken line. 

The year 8 group battled it 

out in the national competition 

against 17 other teams and, 

while they did not place, teacher 

Simon Christie said they did an 

“amazing” job. 

ROSETTA BROWN has 

developed a passion for the 

environment – and that passion 

has earned her a place as one of 

three finalists in the Keep New 

Zealand Beautiful Awards. 

The Rangi Ruru Girls’ School 

student is a finalist in the young 

legends category of the annual 

awards, which is for young Kiwis 

who have been recognised for 

their contribution towards creating 

a sustainable future for New 

Zealand. 

Rosetta, 16, is an integral member 

of the Rangi Ruru sustainability 

executive, a leader of the 

school’s environment club and 

an editor of Bloom, a well-being 

journal, that highlights sustainable, 

healthy habits to help follow 

students feel good and function 

well. 

She has also played a part in 

establishing source separation 

of waste at Rangi and the coordination 

of the school’s reuse 

depot over the past two years. 

These initiatives have allowed 

Rangi to significantly reduce 

waste to landfill – by 58 per 

cent within the school community 

and 62 per cent within the 

school’s boarding community 

– and helped the school become 

carbon neutral in 2017. 

“It is important to me that we 

don’t just talk about sustainable 

behaviours, but that we get stuck 

in and make a difference through 

actions and a collective approach. 

We all need to consider our role 

as consumers and think carefully 

about the life-cycle and impact 

of products we buy. In doing this 

we can be proactive in disrupting 

the traditional take-make-waste 

model,” Rosetta said. 

For principal Dr Sandra Hastie, 

Rosetta’s short-listing came as no 

surprise. 

“Inspiring others through her 

commitment, drive and passion 

to help keep New Zealand beautiful, 

Rosetta is a highly respected 

GREENER 

PASTURES: 

Rosetta Brown, 

16, has been 

nominated in the 

young legends 

category at 

the Keep 

New Zealand 

Beautiful 

Awards. 

servant leader within our community,” 

she said. 

Burnside High School student 

E Wen Wong has also been 

nominated for the young legend 

award, and “mower man” Bryan 

Fairbairn has been nominated for 

the tidy Kiwi award. 

The Margaret Mahy Playground 

was nominated for the 

Kiwi’s choice award. 

The awards ceremony will be 

held in Auckland on October 26. 

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Stanbury is 

keen to show 

he can win 

gold medals 

in the pool at 

the Transplant 

Games on the 

Gold Coast 

this week, 

PHOTO: TRACI 

STANBURY 

Ben swims for medals at 

the Transplant Games 


ON THE surface, Ben 

Stanbury appears to be like 

any other 13-year-old on 

the verge of starting high 

school. 

The Heaton Intermediate 

pupil, and soon to be Papanui 

High School student, 

loves swimming, camping 

and playing Fortnite on his 

computer. 

However, this week he 

is on the Gold Coast competing 

at the Transplant 

Games. 

Ben was born with a rare 

disease called autosomal 

recessive polycystic kidney 

disease. It means his world 

is defined by his health. 

Three years ago, he had a 

• By Zahra Shahtahmasebi 

THERE’S A history behind 

Lyndon McKendry’s 

referee whistle. 

It was originally her 

father’s. He started 

refereeing in 1958 

before passing 

down the little 

silver device to 

McKendry. It has 

now been in action 

for about 60 

years. 

McKendry is the 

Canterbury Rugby 

Football Union’s 

referee education 

officer. 

Like her, she 

says women who grew 

up watching their fathers 

control rugby games often 

pursued a refereeing career. 

In spite of this, in the 

Canterbury region there 

are only four female referees 

out of a total 200. 

As the referee education 

officer at the Canterbury 

Rugby Football Union, 

McKendry’s responsibilities 

include recruitment 

training and development 

for all referees from Cheviot 

through to Dunsandel. 

She says the CRFU 

would love to see more females 

picking up a whistle. 

“Rugby is a game for everyone 

– gender shouldn’t 

Lyndon 

McKendry 

SPORTS 

liver transplant, and in the 

next few years, he will also 

need a kidney transplant. 

Ben will compete in the 

swimming events, athletics, 

ten pin bowling and 

chess on the Gold Coast. 

He said his favourite 

event is the 50m backstroke 

and he’s been training 

for months. 

“I like to go fast and the 

50m backstroke means I 

can do that,” he said. 

Ben said he enjoys catching 

up with his friends who 

also had transplants. 

At the 2016 games, he 

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this year, as well as former 

players. 

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in Christchurch 

schools, 

particularly girlsonly 

schools. 

McKendry says there 

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men and women chose not 

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and family commitments 

or feeling like they didn’t 

know enough about the 

game. 

Koini Buli, one of the 

four female referees in 

Canterbury, said being 

a referee was tough. She 

still gets nervous before a 

match, especially “if it’s going 

to be a hell of a game.” 

She says many people 

didn’t understand that a 

referee was actually an 

athlete. Buli trains two to 

three times a week with 

a mixture of cardio and 

won two gold, two silver 

and four bronze medals. 

His mum Traci said after 

he won the medals, it gave 

him a boost of confidence 

which lasted a long time. 

She said Ben would 

need more transplants 

throughout his life and 

she was motivated to raise 

awareness of the life-saving 

impact organ donations 

can have. 

“At the last Transplant 

Games there was a countup 

of all the athletes and it 

was determined that organ 

donation had given them a 

combined 2000 years of life 

which is quite amazing,” 

she said. 

The Transplant Games 

conclude on Saturday. 

Encouraging women 

to become rugby refs 

weight sessions. 

“It’s a full-time job. 

You’ve got to train right, 

eat right, and prepare 

yourself mentally and 

strategically.” 

Buli has been hassled 

by players and spectators 

as a referee but said this 

was part and parcel of 

the game, regardless of 

whether the referee was 

male or female. 

“They don’t expect you 

to know anything. A lot of 

the time it comes down to 

their age rather than their 

gender,” said Buli. 

As a referee, Buli has 

travelled the world, 

including to Russia for the 

women’s sevens World Cup 

in 2013. 

She would love to 

referee test rugby one 

day and aspires to take the 

field alongside the Black 

Ferns with her whistle 

in hand. “If you can’t get 

into the provincial rugby 

teams, you can make it as a 

referee. It’s not any less of a 

position to be in.” 

With the likes of former 

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SPORTS 

continuing education 

Night classes 

at Papanui 

High School 

BIG MOMENT: Burnside High School cyclist Erin Downie will represent New 

Zealand at the Oceania track cycling championships in Adelaide next week. 

PHOTO: RICHARD MCBREARTY 

Burnside teen on 

track to make NZ 

As the weather gets warmer and the 

evenings get longer it is the ideal time to 

get out of the house and learn something 

new and meet some new people by taking 

part in one of the wide range of nightclasses 

on offer at Papanui High School for Term 4 

beginning from Tuesday 23 October. 

From Art to Yoga and everything in 

between we are sure regardless of your 

age or interest you will find something 

to tempt you. Classes at Papanui High 

School are held in a warm, friendly relaxed 

environment and our tutors are supportive 

and well qualified in their chosen fields. 

One of our new courses on offer for Term 

4 is an introductory course in Traditional 

Chinese Massage (Tui-na). Traditional 

Chinese Massage is part of Traditional 

Chinese Medicine (TCM) and this course 

will cover Therapeutic Acupressure 

Massage using Traditional Chinese 

Medicine and practice. You will learn the 

efficacy of acupuncture points, how to 

find the correct acupuncture points and 

how to use these points to relieve and treat 

pain along with learning different massage 

techniques. This course is being taught by 

Chuhua Gao and will be held at Papanui 

High School on a Tuesday night 7-8 pm for 

6 weeks starting on 23 October at a cost of 

$80. 

For further information and enrolment 

in this or any of our Term 4 courses please 

visit our website on www.papanui.school. 

nz or email rpb@papanui.school.nz or 

telephone our office on 3520701 

debut in Adelaide 


BURNSIDE HIGH School 

track cyclist Erin Downie 

gets by with a little help 

from her friends and 

family. 

The 16-year-old, 

who lives in Avonhead, 

has been named in the 

New Zealand track cycling 

team for the first time. 

She will compete at the 

Oceania track cycling 

championships in Adelaide 

from October 11-13. 

Erin competes in both 

road and track cycling 

events, and started her 

competitive journey on 

a $300 road bike that 

her mum Lee purchased 

second-hand. 

As she grew to love 

track cycling, her dad 

Chris found a bike frame 

and built the bike she still 

uses today with bits and 

pieces he found on auction 

sites. 

“I wouldn’t be in this 

position without my 

parents,” she said. 

“A lot of my time is 

taken up with training so a 

lot of the financial burden 

falls on them.” 

Erin is a former 

Canterbury age-group 

Erin Downie 

middle distance runner, 

cross-country athlete and 

footballer, but now her 

time is spent solely on the 

bike seat. 

“I tried to do all of them 

when I first started as an 

11-year-old but, as my 

love of cycling grew, I gave 

them up,” she said. 

“People used to look at 

my bike and do a doubletake 

because it’s not a big 

brand bike obviously. The 

whole Canterbury track 

cycling community has 

been so helpful in getting 

me here. 

“I’ve had to borrow a 

lot of different gear and 

everyone has been really 

accommodating.” 

Erin said with Hornby’s 

Denton Park velodrome 

being outdoors and “quite 

shaded”, it often meant she 

was unable to train on it 

during winter because it 

was too wet. 

With the best track 

options being in 

Invercargill or Cambridge, 

she has done a lot of her 

preparation on the road, 

or in her garage on a 

stationary bike. 

“I think I’ve done quite 

well to make the team 

considering the best 

option to train is eight 

hours away,” she said. 

Erin doesn’t know what 

events she will compete 

in, but is hopeful she will 

get a chance to race in 

the under-19 individual 

pursuit. 

“That will be a good 

level for me to test where 

I’m at and, if I could get 

a personal best, that’d be 

great.” 

Erin said she still 

had ambitions to ride 

internationally on both 

the track and road and did 

not want to commit to one 

discipline just yet. 

From Art to 

Yoga and 

everything 

in between

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continuing EducAtion 

FREE digital media course, 

with NCEA built in 

For those looking for a role that combines 

artistic and digital talents, then this 

outstanding, FREE, entry level course has 

just been announced by local Training 

Provider Trainme, for those wishing 

to pursue animation, graphic design, 

photography or digital media as a career. 

The course covers introduction to 

multi-media techniques such as video 

production, drawing, animation and 

photography. Students will create their own 

design concepts and collaborate with other 

students on creative projects. 

This course is FREE to students aged 16 

to 19 and they only have to have NCEA 1 

to join. Students without NCEA 1 can be 

admitted, if they show artistic or digital 

aptitude. 

“Many feel that school is not working for 

them or they left without qualifications,” 

says Rhys Pollard, Marketer with tertiary 

educator Trainme. “While not 

necessarily academically minded, 

they do have artistic talents 

and are very much into digital 

technology.” 

“This FREE six-month Trainme 

course, combines these in a very 

hands-on, practical way, giving 

them an intro into various digital 

media. This way, they can decide 

which direction to pursue as their 

career focus.” 

“As an NZQA approved 

programme, NCEA credits are 

built in, so if they apply themselves, 

they can graduate with a New Zealand 

Certificate in Arts and Design Level 2, as 

well as gaining credits towards NCEA level 

1 or 2.” Says Pollard. 

“NCEA results will depend on how many 

credits they bring to the course to start 

with, but as it’s a fun subject, it won’t feel 

like school at all.” 

Successful Graduates from this 

programme could pathway into higher study 

in media arts, which could include graphic 

design, video production, photography or 

one of the many emerging digital-based 

careers. Places are limited, so students are 

encouraged to apply as soon as they can. 

Enrolments are Now Open, for 

February 2019. Contact Trainme at their 

Addington campus for more information 

on 0800 872 466, or txt ‘digi’ to 027 557 

8839 or visit the website www.trainme. 

co.nz to enrol online. 

Never. Stop. Learning. 

Spring into something 

new at the WEA! 

Did you know that according to several 

recent studies learning something new can 

actually increase your life expectancy? 

And if that isn’t incentive enough, 

learning has also been shown to: ward 

off dementia, build self-confidence and 

resilience, contribute to better mental health 

and wellbeing and build positive social 

connections! 

We certainly see this reflected in the 

testimonials of students many of whom 

return time and time again, challenging 

themselves with different courses and a 

variety of learning experiences. 

So what are you waiting for? With the 

longer days and warmer weather on your 

side and over 30 short courses and lectures to 

choose from discover a new side to yourself 

this Spring at the WEA. 

We offer courses and talks throughout 

the week with some scheduled daytime, 

nighttime and weekends. All our courses can 

be seen and booked online via our website: 

www.cwea.org.nz or pop into the WEA at 

59 Gloucester Street and chat to one of the 

friendly team. Here is a small selection of 

what’s coming up: 

- ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING 

- HAVE-A-GO WORKSHOP Sat 20th 

October $7 

Think you might like to try English 

Country Dancing but not sure if it’s for you? 

Then come along to our informative talk and 

have-a-go session! No experience necessary, 

suitable for people of all fitness levels. 

- RETHINKING MENTAL HEALTH - 

Starts 16 October, 3 – 5 pm, 8 Tuesdays, 

$69 

This course asks the big questions 

about the epidemic of mental illness and 

addiction currently crippling society. We 

won’t stop at the standard answers but will 

instead question the 

cultural myths and 

assumptions that get 

in the way of creating 

a society where wellbeing 

is the norm. 


- SOCIAL ISSUES SOAP BOX - Starts 10 

October, 7 – 8.30 pm, gold coin donation 

Christchurch’s answer to Hyde Park 

Corner - come along and hear an interesting 

and totally diverse range of speakers on the 

topics of our day. Come to one, come to 

them all, or get in touch and take to the stage 

yourself! For example: 

- Wed 10 Oct Biketober Special: Bikefriendly 

Christchurch 

From cycle community groups, to 

major cycleways come and find out what’s 

happening with biking in Christchurch and 

how you can be part of it. 

- Wed 7 Nov Analysis & Activism - Social 

Change stories from Catherine Delahunty 

Catherine has been an activist, educator, 

organiser and political participant all her 

life. She is known for her work in Te Tiriti 

Waitangi issues, education, freshwater, antimining, 

toxic sites, women’s issues and more. 

- THE MAGIC OF NEW ZEALAND AND 

ITS MOTHERSHIP, THE CONTINENT 

ZEALANDIA - Starts 16 October, 10.30 – 

11.30 am, 8 Tuesdays, $35 

New Zealand is a tiny sliver of land on the 

mostly submerged continent of Zealandia, 

which is about half the size of Australia. 

Professor Simon Pollard will talk about the 

explosive forces that shaped New Zealand 

and how it came to be filled with such a 

fascinating variety of plants and animals. 

- JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY AND 

CONVERSATION – Starts 14 November, 

10 – 11.30 am, 4 Wednesdays, $26 

The language and calligraphy of Japan 

are part of the culture of that country and 

reflect the way the people think and look at 

the world. In this course you will learn some 

conversational Japanese and will practice 

calligraphy with a brush in a fun and friendly 

environment. 

Canterbury Workers Educational Association 

www.cwea.org.nz /ph366 0285 

Piano 

Raewyn Clegg 

Registered Teacher of 

Piano and Theory of 

Music. 

29 Lancewood Drive 

Halswell 

Ph 322-9377 

Looking 

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continuing education 

Adult and Community Education at 

Risingholme Community Centre 

As the days get longer and as we head 

into the warmer months, it is a great time 

to enrol one of our term 4 classes - we 

are pleased to say, there are still places 

available in term 4. The term starts on 

Monday 15th October 2018 and all class 

information is available via our website. 

www.risingholme.org.nz 

Our new classes include Print Making for 

Beginners, Drawing and Sketching, Night 

Photography and Photoshop. We have also 

developed a new series of classes that focus 

on sustainability ‘Future Living Skills’ This 

sustainable living programme is a practical, 

fun way to learn and use actions, which not 

only reduce your environmental impacts, 

but can also save you money and bring 

you a heathier lifestyle. The ‘Plastics 

Free’ and ‘Fermented Foods’ workshops 

although offered separately are also 

offered as part of the ‘Future Living 

Skills’ programme. We are continually 

developing new courses based on 

the information that we gather from 

the community, so please check our 

website regularly for updates. 

Risingholme’s traditional base of art 

and craft courses continues to flourish 

with a full range available at a number 

of venues. They include fabrics, 

woodwork skills, cake decorating, 

health & fitness and well-being, 

computing, guitar and cooking as 

well as many others. 

Have you ever considered learning a new 

Language we have a number of these that 

will run throughout the year including NZ 

Sign, Te Reo Maori, ESOL, Russian Italian, 

Arabic, German, Spanish and Italian. 

Language classes run at a variety of levels 

from beginners to more advanced. 

If you cannot find what you are looking 

for – “Tell us what you would like to learn” 

For more information on classes at 

Risingholme, Riccarton High School, 

Christchurch Girls High School, Shirley 

Boys High School and Hornby High 

School, contact Risingholme Community 

Centre at 332 7359 or email info@ 

risingholme.org.nz 

The full programme for Term 4 is on 

our website at http://www.risingholme. 

org.nz 

Adult and Community 

Education Term 4, 2018 

Come learn with us 

Risingholme Community Centre offers 

a wide range of short courses, each term, 

at a range of venues. 

Shirley Boys’ High School 

Painting with Acrylics, German Language, Photoshop, Reiki Level 1, Spanish 

Language Level 3, Te Reo Maori, Thai Cooking, Woodwork, Yoga (range of 

classes). Art of Creativity & Expression. 

Risingholme Community Centre 

Art (Create with Pastels & Paints, Mixed Media, Watercolour, Painting with 

Acrylics), Mindfulness, Cake Decorating, Drawing & Sketching, Embroidery, 

ESOL, Fabric & Craft Skills, Guitar, Pottery, Sewing Skills, Upholstery, Using 

your Overlocker, Weekend Sewing classes, Yoga, Wood Sculpture, Woodwork, 

Woodwork for Women, Zentangle, Weaving, Printmaking, Fermented Foods, 

Plastics Free. 

Christchurch Girls’ High School 

Dressmaking, Embroidery, Te Reo Maori, Watercolour Painting, Drawing & 

Sketching, Preserving Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs. 

Hornby High School 

Sewing Skills, Thai Cooking. 

Riccarton High School 

Calligraphy, Level 3 ESOL IELTS, ESOL Business English Intermediate. 

Indian Cooking, Italian Language, NZ Sign Language (a range of levels), 

Russian Language, Sewing Skills, Spanish Language, Te Reo Maori, Arabic, A 

taste of Egyptian cooking, Picture Framing. 

Full details available on www.risingholme.org.nz 

Risingholme office at 99 Hawford Road 

Phone 332 7359 | Email info@risingholme.org.nz 

www.risingholme.org.nz




JP Clinic 

Tuesday, 10am-1pm 

A justice of the peace 

will be available to members 

of the community to witness 

signatures and documents, 

certify document copies, 

hear oaths, declarations, 

affidavits or affirmations, as well 

as sign citizenship, sponsorship 

or rates rebates applications. 

There is no charge for this 

service. 

Fendalton and Papanui 

libraries 

Going on a Bear Hunt Walk 

Tuesday, 1pm 

Take the kids down to the 

park for a splashy, muddy, 

experience. Great outing for 

the younger walkers and 

their families. Gumboots 

essential. 

Walter Park Playground, Hills 

Rd, Mairehau 

Scrabble Club 

Wednesday, 1-3pm 

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 

Email ashleigh.monk@starmedia.kiwi by 

5pm each Wednesday 

Technology Help Drop-in 

Sessions 

Thursday, 10-11am 

These free drop-in sessions 

are 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 are required. 

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library 

and Community Centre, 13 

Bishopdale Court 

Beginners Quilting and 

Patchwork 

Thursday, 10am 

Tote bags, fabric teddy bears 

and other items to be made. 

Gold coin donation, morning tea 

supplied. Phone Linda for more 

information on 354 5901. 

Emmett Street Community 

Church, 106 Emmett St 

Knit ’n’ Yarn 

Thursday 2-3.30pm 

Go along and enjoy a chat with 

others as you knit. For anyone 

who loves to knit or learn. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys 

Rd 

Get along to the Dads’ Group on Saturday, 10-11.30am. The group is a new partnership 

between the Canterbury Men’s Centre, Plunket and Father and Child Trust. Dads can go and 

share their experiences pre and post-birth. There will be trained staff to support the 

group and provide relevant information as requested. 357 Gloucester St 

Building Kiwi boys into Kiwi 

ICONZ 

Thursday 6-7.30pm 

ICONZ Adventure is a 

fun programme for boys aged 

eight to 10 years. It’s about doing 

activities together where men 

mentor the boys and teach life 

skills along the way. There is a $4 

charge, but you are welcome to 

go along and check them out for 

free for the first night. 

The McFaddens Centre, St 

Albans Baptist Church, 64 

McFaddens Rd 

Barista Training 

Monday and Tuesday, 

10am-1pm 

Designed for home enthusiasts 

who want to develop their 

skills. No charge, just take a 

two-litre bottle of milk each 

session. Phone Sharyn on 022 621 

8269. 

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Michael 0212 649 492 

michaelkellypainter@hotmail.co.nz 


BRICKLAYER 

George Lockyer. Over 

35 years bricklaying 

experience. UK trained. 

Insurance work. EQC 

repairs. Heritage 

brickwork and stonework 

a speciality. No job too 

small. Governors Bay. 

Home 329-9344, Cell 

027 684 4046, email 

georgelockyer@xtra.co.nz 

BUILDER 

For all building work 

but specialist in bathroom 

renovations, 30 yrs 

experience, with service 

and integrity. Free Quotes. 

Ph Lachlan 383-1723 or 

0274 367-067. 

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CARPET & VInYL 

LAYIng 

Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching. 

Email jflattery@xtra.co.nz 

ph John on 0800 003 181 

or 027 2407416 

CHIMnEY SWEEP 

Fast Friendly Service “$70 

Single Story” 

021 0277 1927 or 

0800SWEEPME 

COMPUTER 

SERVICES 

Upgrades, Repairs, Virus 

removal. 20 yrs exp. Good 

rates. Friendly service. 

Free local pickup/delivery. 

Ph 

021 134-5747 

ELECTRICIAn 

Registered, 

GLITCHBUSTERS 

electrical 

installation and repairs, 

Gorbie Electrical, ph 021 

026 73375 or 03 322 4209 

LAWnMOWIng 

You Grow I Mow. Free 

quotes. Ph / text Chris 021 

252 1801 

LAWnMOWIng 

You Grow I Mow. Free 

quotes. Ph / text Chris 021 

252 1801 

PAInTIng 

& DECORATIng 

Wingfields Contracting, 

all interior & exterior 

painting & all forms of 

interior plastering & jib 

fixing, ph Mark 021 171- 

1586 or 355-5994 

PAInTER 

AVAILABLE 

All aspects in painting. 

Very competitive in roofs 

and fences. Please call 027 

241-7471 or 335-0265 

PAInTER 

Specializing in older 

homes. Stand by 

Canterbury. Quality work. 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Wayne 385-4348 or 027 

274 3541 


PLASTERER 

Gib Stopping, Small 

job specialty. 30 + years 

experience. Ring 0800 

387-369 

PLUMBER 

ALF THORPE 

PLUMBING Certifying 

Plumber for all types of 

plumbing, maintenance, 

spouting, alterations etc. 

Phone 352-7402 or 0274- 

350-231 

PLUMBER 

A Top Plumbing job 

completed at a fair price, 

prompt service, all work 

guaranteed, Ph Brian 960- 

7673 or 021 112-3492 

ROOFIng REPAIRS 

Fully qualified, over 40 

yrs experience. Ph John 

027 432-3822 or 351- 

9147 email johnchmill@ 

outlook.com 

SHOE REPAIRS 

Belfast engraving. Shoe 

repairs, key cutting & 

engraving. (10 yrs exp)683 

Main North Rd, ph 027 

3113423 

SPOUTIng CLEAnIng 

Spouting Unblocked, 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

Out. Call Trevor 332 8949 


STUMP gRInDIng 

Best price guarantee Tony 


TILER/CARPEnTER 

35 years exp, no job 

too small. Ph Ross 027 

4311440. 

TILIng 

Flooring - Splashbacks - 

Wall incl tile removal, reg 

master tiler, ph Dave 027 

334 4125 

TRADESMAn 

PAInTER 

30 yrs exp, int/ext.Roof 

coating prof. Cert rope & 

harness specialist, difficult 

access areas no problem, 

no need for scaffold.Ph 

Craig 021 026 92138 

T.V. SERVICE 

CEnTRE 

Repairs, tvs, microwaves, 

.Aerial & satellite 

installations , kitsets, 480 

Moorhouse Ave, ph 03 379 

1400 

VHS VIDEO TAPES 

& all camera tapes 

converted to DVD, video 

taping special occasions, 

www.grahamsvideo.co.nz 

ph 03 338-1655 

WInDOW CLEAnIng 

Average 3 bdrm house 

inside or out $40. Both 

$70. Phone Trevor 344- 

2170 

Storage UnitS 

26 Belfast Road 

Various sizes available in this 

very tidy and safe complex. 

• Power / lighting available in 

large units and include large 

door access (over 3.5 metres) 

• Individually alarmed 

• Surveillance cameras on site 

• Vermin controlled 

• Toilet on site 

Phone 021 810 433 

Wanted To Buy 

AAA Buying goods 

quality furniture, 

Beds, Stoves, Washing 

machines, Fridge Freezers. 

Same day service. Selwyn 

Dealers. Phone 980 5812 


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8.5m x 4m 

Double 6m x 6m 

Single 6m x 3m 

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TOOLS 

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woodworking, 

mechanical, engineering, 

saw 

benches, 

lathes, cash buyer, 

Ph 355-2045 

Phone for further details 

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What’s On 

Entertainment 

To advertise, contact 

Jo Fuller 027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

Johannes Moser plays 

Shostakovich 

Borodin 

Overture to Prince Igor 

Shostakovich 

Cello Concerto No. 1 

in E at major, Op. 107 

Prokoviev 

Romeo and Juliet 

Selections from the Ballet 

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We are open from 6.30am 

Seniors SPECIAL 

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Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm 

$19 

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www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

JOHANNES Moser returns to 

the NZSO to play 

Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto 

No. 1, following his 2016 

performances of the Lalo Cello 

Concerto. 

e German-Canadian 

cellist has performed with the 

world’s leading orchestras with 

conductors of the highest level. 

He performs at the Air Force 

Museum in Christchurch on 

Wednesday 10th October, 7pm. 

For conductor Peter 

Oundjian’s debut with the 

NZSO, he will guide the 

orchestra through this rich and 

varied programme featuring 

Russian composers. 

Prokoev’s score to Romeo 

and Juliet features some of the 

Johannes Moser 

Peter Oundjian 

most intense music written. In this 

selection from the Ballet, the musical 

narrative clearly depicts the unseen drama 

and so stands by itself on the concert stage. 

Tickets on sale now at Ticketek. 

What’s On 

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 

MEMBERS LUCKY 

CARD DRAW 

LIVE MUSIC 

COMING UP 

Sunday 14th Oct, 2pm 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

GAMING ROOM 

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Dine by the Beach 

PIERVIEW CLUB 

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UPSTAIRS 

Open from 5.30pm Fri, Sat, 

Sun, and Sunday Brunch 

from 10.30am to 2pm. 

PIERVIEW’S MONTH-END 

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SUNDAY 21st OCTOBER 

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SERVING 

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OUR CABINET ITEMS 

ARE HOMEMADE 

CREATED FRESH ON SITE DAILY 

$12 

LUNCH 

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Live Music: 

6PM.SAT 6 OCT 

Lunch & Dinner 

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Bookings Essential PH 386 0088 

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COFFEE 

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2PM-4PM 

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$3.50 

Offer available for a limited time 

and includes tea, hot chocolate 

MON: ROAST MEAL 

TUE: FISH & CHIPS 

WED: FISH BURGER 

THU: ROAST MEAL 

SAT: FISH & CHIPS 

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FROM 

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THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX | 110 MARSHLAND RD 

www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132 

H ORNBY 

WORKINGMEN’S 

CLUB 

GREAT ENTERTAINMENT 

FRIDAY 7PM: JO’S KARAOKE 

SATURDAY 

4.30PM: MARION’S OUTLAWS 

8PM: KRAKKAJACK 

SUNDAY 1PM: 

COUNTRY & CLASSICS 

Three of the nest entertainers 

together in concert 

PAUL COSTA / EDDIE LOW 

KEVIN GREAVES 

Tickets $25 at the club ofce 

COMING UP 

SATURDAY 13 OCT, 8PM: 

MADSEN PROMOTIONS PRESENTS 

NEIL DIAMOND 

& THE SUPERSTAR SHOW 

FRONTED BY 

PAUL MADSEN 

AND BAND 

FEATURING BEE GEES, EAGLES 

QUEEN + MANY MORE 

Tickets $20 at the club ofce 

CANCELLED BY PROMOTER 

MILITARY TATTOO - 10, 11 NOV. 2018 

PLEASE RETURN PURCHASED TICKETS TO 

CLUB OFFICE FOR REFUND. 

The Hornby Club | ph 03 349 9026 

17 Carmen Rd | Hornby 

www.hornbywmc.co.nz 

Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

FAMILY FRIENDLY 

DINING 

CLUB CAFE 

OPEN DAILY 

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GF & V options available 

CHALMERS RESTAURANT 

FRIDAY & SATURDAY 

CARVERY DINNER 

$22.50 

OPEN FROM 5.30PM 

Early Bird Special 

5.30pm - 6.30PM 

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SPRING SALE 

NOW ON. ENDS 15.10.18 

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Ph: 0800 TARGET (0800 827438) 

Offers and product prices advertised here expire 15/10/18. 

Sale excludes Manchester and Accessories. 

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