WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018
Locally Owned
www.star.kiwi
YOUR LOCAL
REAL ESTATE
PROFESSIONAL
Mark
Gardner
Secret weapon
Firefighter’s 16 years in the
service
Page 15 Page 19
STOKED: Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society stoker Elf Wilson raising steam in the 112-year-old tug’s boiler.
Gruelling adventure
Students run for youth cancer
cause
Full steam ahead for tug Lyttelton
• By Matt Salmons
THE STEAM tug Lyttelton is
gearing up to steam across the
harbour again after three years
laid up for repairs.
Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society
treasurer and head stoker
Mike Bruce said volunteers had
started stoking the boiler on
Monday morning.
It could take four days to build
pressure without damaging the
long-dormant and irreplaceable
boiler. Mr Bruce said volunteers
could be doing a late shift
tonight for a pre-dawn start
tomorrow.
Once the right pressure was
reached, the society would turn
on the engines for the first time
in three years.
“I’m excited and terrified at
the same time,” Mr Bruce said.
The society was confident
the tug could be accepting passengers
again this sailing season.
Each lost season meant a loss of
income for the society.
It was hoped tug Lyttelton
would have been ready for
the last sailing season. However,
repairing and overhauling the
boat to satisfy issues raised in its
last marine survey three years
ago took longer than expected.
Tomorrow, a marine surveyor
and marine architect would
inspect the boat.
•Turn to page 7
p: (03) 331 6757
m: 021 633 669
e: mark.gardner@raywhite.com
Prier Manson Real Estate Ltd
(Licensed REAA 2008)
Diamond
Harbour
residents
reporting
thefts from
mailboxes
• By Matt Salmons
PARCELS, LETTERS and bills
are being taken from mailboxes
around Diamond Harbour.
Last week, Purau Ave resident
Tara Meredith left her house to
pick her daughter up and saw two
letters in the mailbox, which she
left to collect afterwards.
When she returned around 30
minutes later, they were gone and
nobody else was home.
“It’s quite disturbing.
“It’s so blatant, our mailbox is in
the open.”
She said she had not received
two parcels sent by a friend over
the last month and believed they
too had been stolen.
Mrs Meredith said she reported
the missing letters to New Zealand
Post and had been told she
was not alone.
“There’s more than one complaint,
there’s quite a few.”
She also reported the theft to
police, the only person to do so as
of last week.
A NZ Post spokeswoman said
the company was aware of mail
going missing and said any missing
mail should be reported as
soon as possible. •Turn to page 4
REAL ESTATE WITH
intEgrity
ANOTHER
VERY
HAPPY
VENDOR
“My decision to employ Joy & Alistair as my agents seemed
amply rewarded. They worked together as a team with their
individual personalities and gave of their time and their
special and unique gifts and expertise to give access to all
that was needed to reach a satisfactory sale.” - Rev G.M.
Contact Joy or Alistair for a FREE
APPRAISAL of your property
Joy Butel
Mobile: 021 353 280 | Phone: 03 384 7950
Email: joy.butel@harcourts.co.nz
Alistair Hazeldine
Mobile: 027 572 1555 | Phone: 03 384 7950
Email: alistair.hazeldine@harcourts.co.nz
www.harcourtsferrymead.co.nz
Four Grenadier Seasons Ferrymead
Realty
TEAM
BUTEL
QUALITY REAL ESTATE MARKETING
Kids eat free
Every monday
Grenadier Real Estate Ltd MREINZ is a Licensed Agent Under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008
PAGE 2 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
get in touch
Dyers Road Landscape
& Garden Supplies
• Barks • Peastraw • Composts - we supply the best available
• Aggregates - Chip, Round and Basecourse
• Pavers & Schist products • Pungas
• Decorative Stones & Landscaping Rocks
• Trailer Hire first hour free with purchase
• Bag & Bulk - pick up or delivered
David, Carol & Mike
from the editor’s desk
THERE’S A win-win fundraising venture
on page 5 today.
Contribute to the Governors Bay jetty
restoration and you will be able to drink
good beer in return.
A limited one-off brew from Two
Thumbs Brewing Co will be released next month for the
fundraising campaign. The company is owned by Governors
Bay resident Mark Limber.
The jetty will cost $3 million. The community has so far
raised $200,000 of the $600,000 it needs to contribute to the
project.
A case of the fundraising beer costs $120 (12 bottles). So when
you’re knocking one back this summer it will be going to the
jetty fund.
As Mark says: “Everybody wants a beer for Christmas, it may
as well be for a good cause.”
– Barry Clarke
GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100
Star Media, a division of Allied Press Ltd
PO box 1467, Christchurch
starmedia.kiwi
NEWS
Matt Salmons
Ph: 021 902 729
matt.salmons@starmedia.kiwi
ADVERTISING
Dalton Dalley
Ph: 364 7452
dalton.dalley@
starmedia.kiwi
Rob Davison
Ph: 021 225 8584
rob.davison@
starmedia.kiwi
We will deliver!
SOIL
AND
HARDFILL
DUMPING
Phone: 03 384 6540
183 Dyers Rd, Bromley • OPEN 7 DAYS
Weekdays 7.30am-5pm. Weekends 8.30am-3pm
www.dyersroadandlandscapes.co.nz
news
Cruise ship season under way
Akaroa gears up for the tourist season. Plans have been
made so that the infrastructure will cope.
Page 6
sport
Focus on patronage
A decision on the fate of Lyttelton’s squash court has been
delayed for four months.
Page 7
community events
Car parking for a gold coin
Park at the Lyttelton Port Company’s Jetty 2 if you are
attending the Lyttelton Farmers Market on Saturday.
Page 21
The best-read local newspaper, delivered to
10,056 homes, RDs and farms every Wednesday
Brookhaven, Heathcote, Ferrymead, Redcliffs, Mt Pleasant,
Sumner, Lyttelton, Diamond Harbour, Governors Bay, Akaroa.
Wai: We care
"Every day we do things that have a negative
impact on our rivers, so it’s great to be able to do
something that has a positive impact"
Helen Caley –
Christchurch West Melton
Zone Committee member
Nine of Canterbury’s ten water zone committees are looking for new
community members (Waimakariri will call for new members next year),
visit ecan.govt.nz/waiwecare before 8 October and let us know wai you care.
Canterbury’s water zone committees work with the community and councils to deliver
sustainable benefits from our water resource and enhance natural values.
fb.com/canterburywater
Wednesday October 3 2018
News
CCTV sites under consideration
• By Matt Salmons
WHILE THEIR installation
is still subject to funding,
sites for the proposed Sumner
crime cameras are now being
considered by the city council.
Christchurch
Transport
Operations
Centre team
leader Ray
Young said a
decision was
made to install
Sally Buck
the cameras
“subject to
funding”, after
a September 11 site visit by city
council staff and police.
He said three locations were
being considered – outside the
Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club,
the corner of Marriner St and
the Esplanade and the corner of
Marriner St and Burgess St.
“CCTV cameras for this
purpose are generally fixed
in place due to the cost of
setting up communication and
power requirements,” Mr Young
said.
City council staff were investigating
pricing options to provide
to the Linwood-Central-
Heathcote Community Board.
“The board will make the
final decision on how to proceed,”
Mr Young said.
Last month the Bay Harbour
News reported that police would
not be able to help fund the
cameras, but a representative
had visited potential sites with
the city council.
The residents had raised
$4000 but needed a further
$16,000.
Because of the lack of police
funding, the group of Sumner
residents seeking the cameras
were planning to approach the
Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Community Board.
Board chairwoman Sally Buck
said she was looking forward to
hearing their case.
“Staff have told me they will
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
come to a board meeting in
future when they have got the
costs involved.
“We will also be asking the
police if this is the top priority
for a crime camera.” She said
there was a “considerable sum
of money” left in the board’s
discretionary fund that could be
used if funding was approved.
Fellow board member and
Heathcote Ward councillor Sara
Templeton said they would need
to wait for a report and some
“really good information from
police” before deciding to financially
back the cameras or not.
“There are many areas in our
community board area with
issues with break-ins and crime.
WATCH: The
Sumner Surf
Life Saving
Club is being
considered
as a location
for the
proposed
Sumner
crime
cameras.
We need to ensure that what we
are doing is going to give the best
outcome for the community asking
us,” Cr Templeton said.
Police metro community
services manager Senior
Sergeant Stephan McDaniel
said having more cameras was a
good thing.
“We’ll support them [Sumner
camera advocates], but when it
comes down to it, the council
doesn’t have bottomless pockets
so they can only do what they
can do.
“When you compare Sumner
with other areas of the city, its
crime rate is not substantial. But
it’s about the community feeling
safe.”
BAY HARBOUR
Local
News
Now
PAGE 3
Fire rages, homes at risk
Plants, car
stolen in mini
crime spree
• By Matt Salmons
CHEEKY THIEVES have taken off
with two distinctive potted plants
from a Sumner hair salon.
Genz Hair Design owner Genna
Holland said four potted plants
were stolen from outside her Nayland
St business last Monday. Two
of which were topiary trees and
more than 1m high.
Ms Holland said was not too
worried about the theft of her plants
as there had been more upsetting
crimes committed that same night.
“Apparently there was a whole lot
of stuff stolen out here that same
night as well as graffiti and a car
stolen,’’ she said.
Police said a burglary was reported
on Menzies St, and a car was stolen
on Nayland St, however, there
were no reports of wilful damage in
the area on Monday night.
A car was also broken into on
Beachville Rd, Redcliffs.
Police metro community services
manager Senior Sergeant Stephan
McDaniel said he could not comment
whether the number of crimes
reported was unusual.
“It’s usually a low-crime area
though,” he said.
He said police were still
investigating the stolen car.
Fresh fish
straight
from the sea
each day
$30
whitebait
per pound *
CHANGE LIVES FOR
THE BETTER
*
With any fresh fish purchase.
Normally $45, save $15.
Valid until the end of October.
Phone 03 326 5726
Cnr Wakefield Ave &
Nayland St, Sumner
Open 6 days
from 11.30am
(closed Tuesdays)
Home Improvements?
• Architectural Homes
• Hill Projects
• Renovations & Alterations
• Designer Kitchens & Bathrooms
• Light Commercial Construction
• Landscaping Projects
Graham Robinson
P: 0274 340 821
E: graham345bsl@gmail.com
www.345builders.co.nz
Imagine having the
knowledge and skills
to help individuals
and families overcome
challenging situations in their
lives. With a degree in social
work from Ara, this can be
your future. And we’ll help make
it happen - with expert tutors,
strong industry connections
and extensive practical
placement opportunities.
Apply now for the Bachelor
of Social Work, start February.
Applications close 31 October.
ara.ac.nz/socialwork
PAGE 4 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
News
Thefts from
mailboxes
•From page 1
They said there was no suggestion
it had “anything to do with
NZ Post” staff and the matter was
being investigated.
“We encourage people to report
such cases to police, and we understand
some of our customers
have already been doing this.”
The spokeswoman encouraged
people to take steps to protect
against theft, such as “installing a
lock on their letterbox.”
“If people are going away they
should consider having their mail
redirected, or setting up a hold on
their mail.”
Mrs Meredith said she did not
know what more she could do to
stop further thefts.
“Unless I got a camera and constantly
stared at my mailbox.”
Ngatea Rd resident Charlotte
Mccoy said a card for her daughter’s
15th birthday was taken
from their mailbox in July. It
was opened and dumped after
the thief took $20 that was in the
card.
“It’s a pretty rotten thing.
“Thinking about it now we
probably should have reported
it, but we thought it was just a
one-off.”
Mrs Mccoy said letters could
go missing without notice “unless
you’re expecting something.”
Local
News
Now
Timeline to resolve District Plan issues
• By Matt Salmons
A RESOLUTION to the issues
Redcliffs residents are facing
with building or renovating
could possibly be found in time
for Christmas.
Residents’ groups and
community boards had sought
to get an enabling clause added
to the District
Plan since
2016. The lack
of which would
made it almost
impossible for
residents in
Southshore
and Redcliffs
Darrell
Latham
to build or
renovate
on vacant
property.
Last week the city council
approved that staff draft a
proposal for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration Minister Megan
Woods to utilise her powers
under section 71 of the Greater
Christchurch Regeneration Act to
add the clause.
Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Community Board member
Darrell Latham said he was
“very pleased” with the outcome.
“I would like to think this
could happen before Christmas
not after. However, we have to
follow due process.”
City council staff were requested
to present the initial
draft by October 23 “at the
latest.”
Following approval of that
draft, staff would need to give
strategic partners up to 30 days
to provide feedback before
gaining final approval for the
proposal to go to Dr Woods for
a final round of public consultation.
Mayor Lianne Dalziel said Dr
Woods would only be able to say
yes or no to whatever proposal
came before her.
“We have to make sure that
the wording that goes in front
of the minister is the wording
that will solve the problem,” Ms
Dalziel said.
There was no time frame on
how long Dr Woods would
consult on the proposal, but in
past instances, it had taken up to
four weeks.
However, Ms Dalziel stressed
that it was “technically” possible
for the clause to be in the District
Plan by Christmas.
During a joint deputation
from the community boards
which covered the affected areas,
Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Fire rages, homes at risk
ISSUES: A
resolution
for residents
calling for
an enabling
clause to be
added to the
District Plan
could come
in time for
Christmas.
Community Board chairwoman
Sally Buck said they wanted the
process to be hastened.
“We believe this is a simple fix
so there shouldn’t be any delay.”
Fellow board member Darrell
Latham said the draft proposal
could come back to the city
council “in a matter of weeks,
not months.”
Ms Dalziel said the process
could only be sped up to a point,
as there was a set process under
section 71.
“All we can do is ask the
community to understand that
we will do everything we can, as
fast as we can,” she said.
Sarah, Anita, Grant, Ashleigh and Kellie
OPEN SAT & SUN
www.medicopak.co.nz
ask for a free
1 month trial today
Do you or a loveD one have a
lot of meDication to take?
having trouble remembering
when to take your meDication?
right medicine.
right dose.
right time.
with medico pak.
right
medicine
right
dose
right
time
CAFÉ
NOW OPEN
1005 Ferry Rd, Ferrymead. Ph:943 9635
OPEN 7 DAYS: Mon to Fri 8.30am - 6pm
Sat 9am - 4pm and Sun 10am - 4pm
Wednesday October 3 2018
News
• By Matt Salmons
IF YOU’RE drinking a beer
over summer, it may as well be
for a good cause.
A limited one-off brew
from Two Thumbs Brewing
Co, set to be released next
month, will raise money
for the restoration of the
Governors Bay jetty.
Brewery owner and
Governors Bay resident
Mark Limber said it was
“a bit of no-brainer” to
combine his love of brewing
with a passion for his
community.
“Everybody wants a beer for
Christmas, it may as well be
for a good cause.”
Cases of the yet to be named
and labelled “jetty beer” are
available for pre-order.
All profits will go towards
the restoration of the jetty,
with Two Thumbs only
recouping the cost of labour
and ingredients.
The recipe was known as a
steam beer, using yeast strands
that normally favoured cooler
temperatures in a hot brewing
process.
“It’s something light,
between a pale ale and a lager.”
Mr Limber said his brewery
had released a similar recipe
last summer which “went
down so well.”
“I just thought this would be
ideal.”
The mix was fermenting
last week, and was put into a
conditioning tank this week
where it would stay for a
further two to three weeks.
“That’s when all the flavour
starts developing.”
Only one 800-litre batch
will be brewed, which would
equate to 129 cases of 12
500ml bottles.
“Once those 129 cases are
gone, it’s gone,” Mr Limber
said.
The jetty was an “icon” in
the area, Mr Limber said. It
has been there for more than
100 years and was closed after
the earthquakes.
Mr Limber said the
Governors Bay Jetty Trust
estimated it could restore the
jetty for $3 million.
The city council has agreed
to match the trust with up to
$1.5 million in funding.
The trust had arranged with
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
Summer tipple brewing for
Governors Bay jetty fund
the city council to purchase
the jetty for the nominal fee
of $1. It would then sell
the jetty back for the same
price once renovations are
complete.
Mr Limber said the group
had applied for grants to fund
the work and needed $600,000
from the community –
$200,000 of which they had
already raised.
BREWING: Two Thumbs
Brewing owner Mark
Limber is producing a
limited edition beer to
raise money to restore the
Governors Bay jetty.
JETTY BEER
•Cases of the beer are
available on pre-order
at $120 from the website
www.savethejetty.org
•The brewery is running
a competition to name
the beer and design its
label
•Entries for the
competition are open
until Sunday and can be
emailed to savethejetty@
gmail.com
•More information can be
found at the Governors
Bay Jetty Restoration
Trust Facebook page
BAY HARBOUR
In Brief
Local
News
Now
Fire rages, homes at risk
up to
30 %
off
Resene Premium Paints,
Wood Stains, Primers, Sealers
and Wallpaper
plus 25% off Decorating Accessories
and Cleaning Products
Come in and see us today at
your local Resene ColorShop!
Addington, Ferrymead, Hornby,
Lichfield Street, Northwood,
Rangiora, Shirley, Tower Junction
PAGE 5
SUSPICIOUS RUBBISH FIRE
The Lyttelton Volunteer Fire
Brigade is calling on people to
keep an eye out for unusual
behaviour after a suspicious rubbish
fire on Monday morning. Firefighters
were called to the fire which was
close to LPG tanks between two
buildings on London St. Chief
fire officer Mark Buckley said he
suspected it was deliberately lit
and asked anyone who sees smoke
or suspicious activity to report it
immediately by phoning 111.
ELDERLY MAN RESCUED
An elderly man was rescued from
the Ellas Track near the Sign of the
Bellbird on Saturday morning. The
man had fallen multiple times and
could not walk, but was conscious
and lucid when rescuers from the
Governors Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade
arrived. Firefighters carried the
man 400m to the road where he was
picked up by an ambulance.
Discounts off the normal retail price until 31 October 2018 at Resene owned ColorShops
and participating resellers. Paint offers also available at participating Mitre 10 MEGA/
Mitre 10 stores. Valid only with cash/credit card/EFTPOS purchases. Not available in
conjunction with account sales, promotional vouchers/coupons or other offers. Excludes
trade, ECS, WallPrint, wall decals, Crown products and PaintWise levy.
WIN $1000
TOWARDS YOUR NEW
HOMEPLUS
INSECT OR SECURITY
SOLUTION
PREPARE FOR
SUMMER
Request a free measure
and quote from HomePlus
and go into the draw to
win $1000 towards your
Insect Screen or Security
Solution.
Make the most of the warm
weather while still being
secure.
*Promotion finishes 31st Oct.
Measured, made
and installed by our
team of experts.
5 year warranty.
88 Gasson St, Sydenham | 03 379 3740 | www.homeplus.co.nz
PAGE 6 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
Prices
News
We’ve locked down the
prices on thousands of
products store wide!
1 st to 7 th October 2018
2 00
ea
EVERYDAY
WW Potato Chips
Tube 160g/ WW
Sea Salt/Garlic
Crackers 200g
$
13 99
kg
$
5 49
ea
Tip Top
Ice Cream 2L
$
3 00
ea
Coke/Sprite/
Fanta/Lift/L&P
2.25L
$
19 99
pk
Owned &
operated
by locals
Fresh NZ Lamb
Shoulder Chops
Steinlager Classic
12 x 330ml Bottles
89 ¢ ea
EVERYDAY
Essentials Diced/
Whole Peeled
Tomatoes 400g
$
3 99
bag
$
3 99
bag
Jazz Snacker
Apples
1.5kg
$
1 00
ea
Bluebird Burger
Rings/Twisties/
Cheezels/Rashuns
110-120g
$
9 99
ea
Lindauer Classic
(Excludes Special Reserve)/
Old Coach Road
750ml
SuperValue Lyttelton, Sumner
For inspiration visit SuperValue.co.nz |
While stocks last at SuperValue Lyttelton and Sumner only.
Meadows White
Button Mushrooms
400g
Please drink
responsibly
svbhn0310
MORE THAN 90 cruise
ships will weigh anchor
in Akaroa Harbour this
season but plans are in
place to lessen the impact
on local residents and the
town’s infrastructure.
The first cruise ship, the
Majestic Princess, arrived
yesterday and the last for
the season, the Golden
Princess, sails into the
harbour on April 13 next
year.
Akaroa will host two
ships in one day on 10 occasions
during the season
and three ships will visit
the town on February 11.
On the busiest day, up
to 5500 passengers may
arrive in the Banks Peninsula
harbour.
City council head of facilities,
property and planning
Bruce Rendall said
each cruise ship visit was
THE FIRST Life in
Christchurch Natural
Environment Survey
has shown the beaches,
rivers and harbours of
Banks Peninsula are the
favoured playgrounds for
Cantabrians.
Between 60 and 80 per
cent of the online survey’s
2350 respondents said
they had visited the Port
Hills, Heathcote River or
Banks Peninsula’s bays
and harbours in the last 12
months.
Around 85 per cent said
they visited Christchurch
and Banks Peninsula’s natural
areas for recreational
purposes such as walking
and cycling.
The survey was conducted
between May 11
and June 11 and the results
would be used to help
inform city council decisions.
It also sought feedback
on environmental and
biodiversity issues, natural
environments, waterway
quality and amenity,
responsibility and actions,
and climate change.
More than half of the
respondents described
managed to help tourists
enjoy their time on shore
but also ease any pressure
on the local area.
“We know that the area
around the Akaroa Wharf
gets very busy on cruise
ship days,” Mr Rendall
said.
“We work to manage
this often congested area
to ensure safety, while also
helping visitors to make
the most of local tours and
activities.”
Each ship visit required
a targeted traffic management
plan, including parking
restrictions.
“We also oversee the
licensing of operators
while keeping activity and
tour sales separate from
departure points so that
we don’t have people milling
around in the main
pedestrian traffic areas,”
their understanding of
environmental issues in
Christchurch and Banks
Peninsula as good or very
good.
However, only 44 per
cent rated their understanding
of biodiversity as
good or very good.
City council monitoring
and research team leader
Kath Jamieson said the
survey highlighted that
local residents valued their
natural environment and
were prepared to play their
part in protecting and
nurturing the region.
“The biennial survey
shows that 97 per cent
of respondents agree or
strongly agree that the
SMOOTH
SAILING: The
city council
says there are
plans in place
to handle the
cruise ship
season.
Cruise ship season under way
Mr Rendall said.
“Equally importantly”,
Mr Rendall said the city
council worked with cruise
ship companies to minimise
the cost to ratepayers.
Funding was also recently
secured by the city
council towards new toilet
facilities to ease the impact
on local amenities in the
future.
New figures show that,
overall, New Zealand’s
cruise sector has climbed
in value by 18 per cent to
$434 million in the year to
June.
Meanwhile, work was
under way on New Zealand’s
first custom-built
cruise ship berth in Lyttelton.
The massive project is
due to be completed by the
2020-2021 summer cruise
season.
Peninsula popular playground
POPULAR: Most respondents to the first Life in
Christchurch Natural Environment Survey have said
the Port Hills, beaches and harbours are their go-to
recreation areas.
city’s natural flora and fauna,
and landscapes need
to be protected for future
generations while 95 per
cent see native bush, tussock
land and wetlands as
important to the region’s
identity,” she said.
While surface water and
the quality of riverbanks
were viewed as being in
the poorest condition,
Ms Jamieson said the city
council was pleased that
around 30 per cent said
they had volunteered for
conservation work in the
past 12 months.
That included picking
up rubbish, weeding or
taking part in community
planting.
Wednesday October 3 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
BAY HARBOUR
PAGE 7
OUTCRY: A proposal to close the squash courts at Lyttelton Recreation Centre
has been delayed by four months.
Decision on Lyttelton squash
court delayed four months
• By Matt Salmons
•From page 1
“It’s looking really positive. If they’re
happy, that’s pretty much it,” Mr Bruce
said.
If approved, the group could “slip the
moorings” and head out to the harbour.
If not, the process would “start all over
again.”
“And once that works it’s hopefully sea
trials. And then if all goes well and the
authorities deem the ship safe we’ll get our
passenger licence reinstated.”
To ready the engines, stokers would
hand shovel around three tonnes of coal
each day at a cost of $400 a tonne.
John Filsell
A DECISION on the fate of Lyttelton’s
squash court has been delayed for another
four months.
The city council considered temporarily
closing the Lyttelton Recreation Centre’s
squash court to trial a community gym in
partnership with Project Lyttelton.
However, city council head of
community support, governance
and partnerships John Filsell said
there had “not been any decision”
to close the remaining court.
Rather it was decided to look at
usage over a period of four months.
“Four months takes us into
the new year and provides an opportunity
to evaluate where we are
and consider the matter in an open and
constructive manner. It is a milestone, not
a deadline.”
Over the period, bookings would be
monitored and players are encouraged to
make greater use of the facility.
“The squash court usage will be evaluated
against other potential community
uses for the space,” Mr Filsell said.
He said it provided the “squash community
with an opportunity to promote
the use of the facility, while allowing the
city council’s partnership with Project Lyttelton
to focus on activating the recreation
centre.” After Project Lyttelton’s proposal
to close and replace the court with a gym
proved unpopular with some residents
in August, the city council said it would
consider the views of the community, and
squash players in particular.
Since then, 89 submissions were received
on the squash court, 19 from people
identified as having used the court.
In August, Project Lyttelton
chairwoman Margaret Jefferies told
Bay Harbour News it had surveyed
about 130 people to find how they
used the centre.
The results indicated there was
“hardly anyone” using the squash
court who registered, she said. But
the group later discovered some people
were using them unofficially.
A number of Lyttelton squash players
had taken to Facebook to criticise the move
and lack of consultation.
Concerns have been raised that closing
the court could effectively kill off the sport
in Lyttelton, as the nearest city councilowned
squash court are in Sockburn.
•A squash ladder tournament has recently
started in Lyttelton. Details
and how to join up can be found at www.
lytteltonsquash.nz.
MOORED:
Mike
Bruce
(inset)
says tug
Lyttelton
could
soon be
back in
action
after three
Full steam ahead for tug
“There is 30 tonnes of water we need to
heat up to 80psi, in a boiler that was built
at the same time as the Titanic. So we raise
the temperature and pressure nice and
slow.”
Originally called Canterbury when it arrived
in Lyttelton on September 10, 1907.
A larger tug took over most of its duties in
1939.
It later saw use by the Royal New
Zealand Navy during World War 2 and
carried its first passengers for the preservation
society in 1973 after it was retired
from tug duties in 1970.
43
OFF
OFF
%
Michelia Figo
Also referred to as the ‘Port Wine Magnolia’
this scented beauty sports creamy-yellow
and purple flowers in spring.
40
28
OFF
%
%
Passionfruit Black or Gold
A climbing, fruiting plant in either gold or
traditional black. Don’t rule the gold out as
the flavour is superior.
Peas & Beans
We all know of peas and
beans, but what many don’t
realise is how easy and fast
they are to grow.
Large Grade Tomatoes
This range includes our top
customer favourites of
Sweet Treats, Dark Delight
and Cherry Bomb.
Head in-store or visit
oderings.co.nz
Open 7 Days, 8am – 5.30pm
$
7+
Varieties
2 . 79
6 PACK
6
Varieties
$ 3.89
$
$6 8.99
. 99
EACH
$8 . 99
EACH
31
OFF
%
Barrington
92 Stourbridge St
Linwood
485 Linwood Ave
28
OFF
$ 15.99 $
$
13 18.99
. 49
40 PLANTS
INCL $2 BOX 3
DEPOSIT
Salvia Packs & Boxlots
33
OFF
$
$6 10.99 . 49
EACH
Heucheras
4+
Varieties
Gazania Wild Series
An easy-to-grow, hybrid
treasure that is ideal for pots,
borders or rockeries in hot and
dry conditions.
Yaldhurst
20 Main West Coast Rd
Philpotts Rd
116 Philpotts Rd
Cashmere
205 Cashmere Rd
Specials valid until 10.10.18 or while stocks last. We cannot sell or redeem Go Gardening gift
vouchers. Other vouchers – Yes.
%
There is nothing quite likes bedding salvias in
spring, summer and autumn with their spikes
which sit strongly above the lovely compact
foliage. Set and mixed colours available.
%
$
7 . 49
EACH
$ 10.99
Fuchsias
Over 80 named varieties, many in
bud now. Beautiful bushy plants
with a selection of bush or basket
types. Plant in a semi-shaded
garden or pots for superb colour.
29
OFF
%
6
Varieties
$ 4.79
$
. 39
9 PACK
4
Varieties
$
$5 8.99
. 99
EACH
Four exclusive varieties grown for their foliage
colours and variations offering a charming display.
Great for a shaded garden or pots.
80+
Varieties
4 FOR
$
24
$7 . 49
EACH
$
$3 4.79
. 39
6 PACK
Pepper Ma Belle
Improved green pepper, which
when left to ripen turns red.
The redder the pepper the
sweater the taste.
$
$8 10.99
. 99
25L
Oderings Potting &
Basket Mix
Quality potting mix as used
in all our nurseries. Just the
thing to plant up your basket
or pot with.
ODE/BHN/0310
PAGE 8 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
News
count the total
number of charlies
that appear in this
weeks mailer and
be in to win a
$
50
FOUR SQUARE
GIFT CARD!
Details instore.
$50
CARD$50
GIFT
$50
Asparagus 250g Bunch
Product of New Zealand
Whittaker’s Block
Chocolate 250g
$
4 49 ea
Tip Top Supersoft
Bread 700g
$
2 89 ea
$
3 99 ea
Fresh NZ Skinless
Chicken Breast Fillets$ 11
Fresh Lettuce
Unwrapped or
Red Capsicum
Product of New Zealand
Montana Classics
750ml
$
9 99 ea Monteith’s Ale
6 Pack 330ml Bottles
www.foursquare.co.nz
Eta Ripple Cut
Chips 150g
$
1 99 ea
$ 11 99
kg
$
2 29 ea
$
13 99 pk
$
13
facebook.com/FourSquareNZ
Specials available South Island only from Monday 1st October until Sunday 7th
October 2018 or while stocks last. Wine and beer available at stores with an off
licence. Wine and beer purchases restricted to persons aged 18 years old and over.
NEW: The Predator Free Bays stall opened for the first time at the weekend at
the Mt Pleasant Farmers’ Market.
Market stall opens up
chance to trap pests
• By Matt Salmons
TRAPPING PESTS in the Port Hills has
become a lot easier thanks to a new stall at
the Mt Pleasant Farmers’ Market.
The Predator Free Bays stall appeared at
the market at the weekend
and will continue to be there
until Christmas at least. It is
being staffed by volunteers.
Predator Free Mt
Pleasant co-ordinator
Derek McCullough said the
weekend had been a success
for the group, with about 30
more people signing up to
trap pests in the area.
“It went really well and we
had a good turn out.”
He said a demonstration
Goodnature trap “smashing”
bananas had been “a crowdpleaser”.
Mr McCullough said the movement had
“really taken off” in the Port Hills area
over the last six months.
“It allows people to come and get their
traps, record their kills, talk to other trappers
about what’s working and what’s not.”
He said interest in conservation has
increased as people become more aware of
Derek McCullough
the Predator Free programme.
“People didn’t realise that just by setting
up a trap, they could be part of the solution.”
Mr McCullough believed there were
more than 100 trappers in Mt Pleasant,
Redcliffs and Sumner. He said
he had received a lot of feedback
from people interested in where
they could get traps.
The stall would now operate
as a hub for people interested in
trapping in the area, as previously
the community mostly met
online.
“It’s good to get the visibility
and to get people involved and
talking to other trappers.”
New trappers may get discouraged
if they can’t get any feedback
or advice, he said.
Most traps available at the stall
cost about $20-$30, with more intricate
designs costing up to $100.
“There’ll be a range of traps available.
The two big predators we’re after are rats
and possums.”
Mr McCullough said the group would
look at continuing the stall in the new year
depending on numbers and sales. “If it
maintains interest, we definitely will.”
PEST: Possums
and rats are
the main
predators
targeted by
trappers in the
Mt Pleasant,
Redcliffs and
Sumner areas.
Wednesday October 3 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
Spring
BAY HARBOUR PAGE 9
FLOORING SALE
POLYESTER
Hollister
• Polyester
• Cut pile
• Heavy duty
NOW $69.90PM
NYLON
Windsor Twist
• 36oz solution dyed
nylon
• Extra heavy duty
• Cut pile
NOW $109.90PM
3.65 METRE ROLL
3.65 METRE ROLL
VINYL
2m Wide Vinyl
• Selected patterns
• 1000’s of metres
• New Zealand’s largest
stockists of vinyl
NOW $49.90PM
PLANKS
Vinyl Planks
• 2 Great colours
NOW $25PM
WOOL
Saddlebrook
• Pure wool
• Extra heavy duty
• Loop pile
• 2 colours
NOW $59.90PM
NYLON
Newport
• Commercial heavy
duty
• Solution dyed nylon
• Loop pile
• 5 Colours
40%
OFF
NOW $77.90PM
3.65 METRE ROLL
3.65 METRE ROLL
NYLON
Riviera
• 26oz solution dyed
nylon
• Extra heavy duty
• Cut pile
• 5 colours
NOW $85PM
Garage Carpet
6m by 6m
Some conditions apply
FULLY INSTALLED NOW $850
3.65 METRE ROLL
312 Wilsons Road North, Waltham Phone 366 0070
www.carpetkingdom.co.nz | Mon to Fri 8am-5pm and Sat 10am-1pm
FREE no obligation measure & quote (conditions apply)
Q Card Finance Now Available
PAGE 10 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
Trousers & Casual PanTs Deals
MANUFACTURERS
MARKDOWNS
As a result of purchasing Clearance lines from the
manufacturers, adding in a few of our own oddments, we have
a great selection of business/dress trousers, casual trousers and
jean style casual pants we are able to offer some great savings
on leading makers merchandise.
You know our quality brands, so we have put them into three
main groups to give you all the options available to fulfil your
needs. There are in excess of 800 garments in such an array of
colour and cloths. Wool blends, corduroy, summer moleskins,
cotton blends, some with stretch fabrics. Most are regular leg
length, oddments in tall, and short fittings. Sizes are from 77cm
up to 117cm (there are a few oddments up to 152cm).
Yes, it is a real mixed bag. Choose your needs for work, garden,
golf, casual wear or business or a combination of all those.
You can bring friends, family and whomever to make the
best possible selection from any of the groups. They can
be bought singularly at marked prices. You choose and
we will ensure you get the best deal.
OpTiOn 1
2 pair for
3 pair for
4 pair for
OpTiOn 2
2 pair for
3 pair for
4 pair for
OpTiOn 3
Leftovers &
oddments -
$
25
from as little as
the MENSWEAR
$
80
$
90
$
100
$
90
$
100
$
120
@ SYDENHAM
387 Colombo Street
Parking behind Butlers Auto Mart
In association with
mens stores
in Bishopdale Village
Hours: Mon to Fri 10am to 4pm. Sat 10am to 3pm.
Closed Sun.
Are the stores the same? NO, but they do share heritage.
They have similar and different merchandise.
2
News
Bird bath welcomed at
eco-burial cemetery
• By Matt Salmons
A COMMUNITY-MADE memorial bird
bath was blessed and officially welcomed
at Diamond Harbour Cemetery on
Monday.
While the bird bath has been in place for
more than a week, 15 Diamond Harbour
residents gathered to bless it by taking
turns to speak about its meaning and fill
the bowl with water.
Creator and Green Burials Group member
Anne van der Kooi said the inclusion
of the bird bath completed the eco-burial
area. “I feel really good about it. It has a
calming effect.”
She said the idea for the bird bath had
first come up at a meeting last year.
At the time, Mrs van der Kooi had a
block of Ōāmaru stone in her garden
which she planned to turn into a bird bath
for her own garden. “But I thought, I could
gift this to the community.”
The group arranged for another block of
the stone to be bought for the top section,
and after getting advice from a local potter,
Mrs van der Kooi began shaping the
bird bath herself.
She said it was designed to reflect the
natural cycle of life, with the circular
shape of the bath itself evoking a sense of
“never-ending.”
“I think it’s really peaceful. You’re born,
you live, you die, and your body goes back
to the earth.”
Mrs van der Kooi said the bird bath
would fill naturally with rainwater, but a
nearby tap meant visitors to the cemetery
could top it up in drier periods.
She said it was “really nice to see” her
creation grow as she worked on it each day
over two months. The stone was not too
difficult for an amateur to work with, she
said.
“It’s fairly giving, you don’t have to
The proposed targeted
rate for the Akaroa
health centre funding
not only lacks rationale
but is a concept rife with
anomalies.
The $1.3 million
proposed rate for 3000
ratepayers over four years
appears to fall short of
the required $2.5 million
required by community
funding for this venture.
Both of these amounts,
being vague projections
in terms of the actual amounts needed
and the required duration, would cause
many to query actual mandates within
the Akaroa health centre in respect to the
actual required future funding.
It would be demeaning for private home
and holiday home owners to subsidise
funding for this facility which, being
under the realm of public infrastructure,
BLESSING: Community members
blessed the new bird bath on Monday
by taking turns pouring water into its
bowl.
apply much force.” A keen advocate for
eco-burial, Mrs van der Kooi said the bird
bath was better where it was, rather than
in her own garden as she had planned.
“I think I will be there longer than here,”
she said.
The group finished Monday’s ceremony
with a picnic.
DESIGN:
An artist’s
impression
of the new
Akaroa health
centre.
Reader Gary Knight disagrees with a call for a targeted rate in Akaroa to
help fund the construction of its new health centre
should have the cost
borne from the council
coffers.
The criteria of the city
council’s 2015-2025 Long
Term Plan to operate
grants as a contributory
factor towards
community building is
surely the catalyst for
the required funding for
this community-focused
venture as merely an
added city council anchor
project.
Within this context, reality must prevail
to ensure that Akaroa ratepayers, devoid
of essential services and amenities such
as street lighting and rubbish collections,
have a voice over this issue through an
absolute public consultation process,
which may raise the issue of an imposed
future tourist tariff for the benefit of
Akaroa.
BAY HARBOUR
PAGE 11
Wednesday October 3 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
FrOM
waS $47.47
$
15 54
$
19 99
$
34 99
EacH
$
34 62
GARDEN CENTRE
DEALS
oN Now AT
FERRymEAD
Potted
Tui
Hydrangea
Incredible Edibles
Colour
Flower
A stunning flower
Blueberry Plant
Choose from
ideal for those
Mix
Sapphire Blue has delicious large
a selection
shady areas of the
Suitable for
blue fruit on long arching
of seasonal
garden that need
use in pots
canes. Attractive foliage
varieties.
filling. Assorted
and garden
all year round with pink
100mm pot.
colours available.
beds. Includes
tinged white flowers. 3L.
148013
318948
295483
controlled
release
fertiliser and
saturaid. 30L.
174829
waS $13.98
$
8 99
waS $24.98
99 c $
14 99
EacH
EacH
$
21 98
Tastee as
Jasmine Climber
Get Growing
FrOM
$
19 99 FrOM
FrOM
$
5 97
FrOM
$
20 97
$
28 97
EacH
EacH
waimea
Fruit Trees
Richly fragrant flowers that
Dwarf Peach
Garden Edging
Assorted range of
bloom from Winter through
Dwarf selections
Easy to install. Edging sits on top
fruit trees available,
to Summer. A spectacular
with attractive
of the ground. 150mm x 5m.
ideal for the ‘grow
evergreen climber ideal for
spring blossom
161685
your own’ garden.
filling blank walls/fences.
followed by good
927697
Trees grow to
crops of delicious
approximately 3m.
fruit. 6L. 0.3m
928524
213321
Indoor Plants
Garden Decor Ceramic Ornament
Camellias
Roses
Large range of indoor plants.
Assorted garden ornaments available. Handmade pottery.
Assorted range. 4.7L.
A classic addition to your garden. Assorted range of roses
305839
Suitable for outdoor/garden use. H: 190mm. 322660
317654
available. 4.7L. 202670
Ferrymead
1005 Ferry Road, Phone: 366 6306
Opening Hours: Monday–Friday: 7:00am–7:00pm
Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays: 8:00am–6:00pm
Offers available at Ferrymead Mitre 10 Mega only, until 10 th of October, while stocks last.
mitre10.co.nz/local/MegaFerrymead/
If you find a lower price on an identical stocked
product locally we will beat it by 15%.
find us mitre10.co.nz
If you find the same product cheaper from another Mitre 10 store or Mitre 10 website we’ll match that price. Excludes trade
and special quotes, stock liquidations and commercial quantities. The in-store price may be lower than that advertised.
PAGE 12 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
NEW RELEASES
GREAT
Spring
READS
INSTORE!
GREAT READS INSTORE NOW
Forward
by Meghan
Markle
Together Our
Community Cookbook
forward by Meghan Markle
In her first solo project as a member of the royal
family, Meghan Markle has launched her support for
Together: Our Community Cookbook, a cookbook
supporting the Hubb Community Kitchen and local
community members affected by the Grenfell Tower
fire. The Duchess of Sussex penned a heartfelt
foreword for the book, in which she praises the
space for: “… providing comfort in [its] simplest
form, the universal need to connect, nurture, and
commune through food, through crisis or joy.” The
Duchess of Sussex connected the women with an
agent and publisher. 50 women shared their family
recipes, and a cookbook was born.
Wild Journeys
By Bruce Ansley
Discover a world of wild, mysterious and audacious
journeys In Wild Journeys Bruce Ansley retraces
the path of the doomed surveyor John Whitcombe
across the Southern Alps, follows the raiding party
of the northern chief Te Puoho along the West
Coast, sails around New Zealand’s northern and
southern capes; walks through the Valley under the
Two Thumb Range to the mythical Mesopotamia;
drives from Waiheke to Wanaka (in a hurry), sets
off on a hunt for the South Island’s Grey Ghost,
looks deep into the heart of volcanic New Zealand
and tracks our most unlikely hero, the prison
escaper George Wilder.
Fear - Trump in the White
House
By Bob Woodward
With authoritative reporting honed through eight
presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob
Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the
harrowing life inside President Donald Trump’s
White House and precisely how he makes decisions
on major foreign and domestic policies. Woodward
draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with
firsthand sources, meeting notes, personal diaries,
files and documents. The focus is on the explosive
debates and the decision-making in the Oval Office,
the Situation Room, Air Force One and the White
House residence. Fear is the most intimate portrait
of a sitting president ever published during the
president’s first years in office.
Attracting Birds and Other
Wildlife to Your Garden
by Gordon ell
Discover, identify and attract birds and other
wildlife to your suburban garden. Colour photos
and illustrations with ideas and projects to make
the home garden more attractive to wildlife.
Repackaged and redesigned popular guide made
available to a new audience, this book will appeal
to the huge bird loving market in New Zealand,
as well as the general public- anyone who has a
garden, be it big or small, and an interest in wildlife
will find something in this book. The title tie’s-in with
the annual ‘bird survey’ held by Landcare Research.
1005 Ferry rd
Ph 384 2063
while stocks last (see instore for terms and conditions)
Barry & kerry
Wednesday October 3 2018
News
MT PLEASANT’S Tina
Hutchison-Thomas was one of
four Christchurch designers
to take home awards from
the World of Wearable Arts
competition.
Mrs Hutchison-Thomas won
the New Zealand Design Award
for her garment Eye See you
Fluffy Kōwhai.
She said the design was inspired
by the venezuelan poodle
moth and was made of faux fur
and crystals.
“I was drawn to the poodle
moth with its beautiful fluffy
body, which reminds me of
luxurious opera cloaks from the
1920s,” she said.
More than 3500 crystals were
sown into the design to represent
the eye-like colours often seen
on the wings of moths and butterflies.
WOW founder and head Judge
Dame Suzie Moncrieff said
judges described Eye See you
Fluffy Kōwhai as “surreal and
sensuous.”
“The different mediums
used in the construction of
the garment are balanced
beautifully.”
Christchurch central sisters
Natasha English and Tatyanna
Meharry won the Supreme
Award with WAR sTOrY, as well
as winning the Aotearoa section.
The garment commemorated
the more than 120,000 New
Zealand men and women who
served in World War 1, of which
more than 18,000 never returned
home.
It was created using recycled
objects such as old military and
household blankets, salvaged
rimu from demolished houses,
old collected plastic toy soldiers,
broken crushed red bricks and
traded pieces of pounamu.
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
Surreal design wins award
WINNER: Tina
Hutchison-
Thomas won the
New Zealand
Design Award
with her garment
Eye See you
Fluffy Kōwhai.
Dame Suzie said WAR sTOrY
was “an exceptional example of
powerful storytelling realised
through a work of art” and was
“flawless in its execution.”
English and Meharry are the
first ever two-time supreme
WOW award winners, having
taken the top award in 2013 for
The Exchange.
Papanui’s Janice Elliott was
third in the bizarre bra section
with Abreast of Time.
THE NEW Woolston Fire
Station was officially opened on
Saturday, the third of six stations
to be rebuilt and reopened.
More than 150 nearby
residents toured the station on
Saturday afternoon.
Fire and Emergency chairman
Paul Swain, who opened the station,
said the February 22, 2011,
earthquake devastated the city’s
fire stations.
“This modern station is
another step in redeveloping
the metropolitan city’s entire
network of fire stations.”
The new Woolston station was
built on the site of the former
station at a total cost of $6.9 million.
More than 900 piles were
driven in to strengthen the site,
which is 1.2m higher than it was
before.
It features two appliance
bays, six single bedrooms, a
gym, kitchen and lounge and
purpose-built dirty-to-clean
zones.
There, firefighters could bag
smoke-contaminated gear in a
negative pressure environment
before showering to prevent
carcinogen transfer into clean
living and work areas.
The station also has a vehicle
fume management system, a
hose that connects to vehicle
exhausts, so the appliance bay
would not fill with fumes from
BAY HARBOUR
Local
News
Now
PAGE 13
Fire rages, homes at risk
Woolston Fire Station opened
TOUR: Senior station officer
Sas Rose shows Paul Swain
the new facilities at the
station.
appliances coming and going.
The Woolston crew moved
back to the station in mid-June,
before work was completed.
Fire and Emergency Christchurch
metro area manager Dave
Stackhouse said the rebuild programme
“represents a significant
organisational investment.”
“[it] has provided us with a
unique opportunity to build
a future-proofed network of
stations that meet community
needs and addresses ever-changing
call types and demand.”
Last year Woolston responded
to 648 incidents including 73
structure fires, 33 vegetation
fires, 87 other fires, 76 medical
events, 46 motor vehicle accidents
and 238 false alarms.
•Our People, p15
1–20 OCTOBER 2018
DRESS-SMART’S 20 TH BIRTHDAY
We’ve turned 20 and to
celebrate we’re giving
you the presents!
GIVEAWAYS
OF DAYS
Lorem ipsum
For 20 days we’ll be giving away a fabulous
birthday gift each day to one lucky winner!
To be in to win simply spend $20 or more at any
participating retailer, fill in an entry form and drop
it into an entry box.
Terms & Conditions apply. Visit dress-smart.co.nz.
CHRISTCHURCH 409 Main South Road, Hornby
dress-smart.co.nz
PAGE 14 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
New season, new looks.
SPRING SALE
NOW ON. ENDS 15.10.18
Woodwall
Take a peak at what’s new...
King Single Bed
NOW $
299
Louvre Divider
NOW $
299
Hall Table
NOW $
249
Shop
Online
Nationwide
Delivery
Finance
Options
targetfurniture.co.nz
Cnr Blenheim & Curletts Rds, Christchurch
Ph: 0800 TARGET (0800 827438)
Offers and product prices advertised here expire 15/10/18.
Sale excludes Manchester and Accessories.
Wednesday October 3 2018
Our People
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
BAY HARBOUR
Stu Weaver
PAGE 15
Fire brigade’s secret weapon
Governors Bay volunteer
firefighters call deputy chief Stu
Weaver their secret weapon.
The 58-year-old caught up with
Matt Salmons to talk about
the Port Hills fire, training days
and why he has been with the
brigade for 16 years
Where did you grow up?
I was born just outside of Birmingham,
England, in the West Midlands. I had
a pretty normal childhood, went to the
local school, that kind of thing. When
I got married we lived in a place called
Kenilworth, just outside of Coventry. I
was a self-employed electrician. I still am.
Well, technically, I’m the service manager
for Prolec, but still in the same game.
Tell me about your family.
I’ve got a wife Gail and two sons, both
are in the Governors Bay Volunteers Fire
Brigade. My 25-year-old son Richard is in
the rural part and a trainee builder. My
younger son, Harry, he’s a chef and in the
urban side of the department.
When did you move to New Zealand?
In 1996. I just fancied a change – getting
away from the rat race, to be honest.
Simple as that. We landed in Auckland
and toured all around New Zealand for
six weeks. We just liked the look of things
here. Before we knew it, we’d bought a
section in Governors Bay, built a house,
and we’ve been here ever since. It was two
days after my eldest’s third birthday, so
moving here was not exactly popular with
the grandparents at the time, but they
came around. We just love it. As soon as
you come over those hills, you feel the day
lift off your shoulders. It’s like going on
holiday every night.
When did you get involved with the
fire brigade?
I’ve been involved 16 years now. I
was always asking neighbours who
were involved what was going on and,
eventually, I got myself organised and
went around. It’s nice to do something for
your community, but it’s also a good place
to meet like-minded people. In the early
days, there was a lot of hands-on, practical
stuff. Being a sparky I’m more into that. It
gave me a bit of a buzz, bit of excitement.
When did your family get involved?
Richard was all for it from a very
early age. He’d hang around the station
whenever he could. He joined on his 16th
birthday and just loved it from day one. I
always knew he would join. My youngest,
Harry, I honestly didn’t think he’d be too
bothered. But no, he turned up on his 16th
birthday as well. As for Gail, she’s involved
in helping out by default really.
Are you proud that it’s a family affair?
I am really. It’s good that they
understand the demands. With the boys
joining, the three of us rush down the
stairs at the same time when the siren goes
off, trying to get out the door first.
What has been your biggest call-out?
That’s got to be the Port Hills fire.
Where I started off was the second fire,
over at Marleys Hill. I was the officer
in charge there, while chief fire officer
Andrew Norris went off to sort out water.
That was a bit of an experience. The
wind was blowing quite viciously and we
decided then and there that we weren’t
going to put the fire out, it was beyond
that, even with helicopters. Our job was
to stop it coming over the road and into
Governors Bay. It was quite a long night. I
remember some of the rural guys literally
stomping with their boots and shovels
on ashes as they blew over the road. They
were just that determined that it wouldn’t
get a hold on that side of the hill. The
second night I was on the water tanker,
driving around the new bike park. You
could see the trees suddenly igniting in
this big ‘v’ shape, all in flames in seconds.
It was an incredible sight, something I’ll
never forget.
What was the community response
like?
The response from the locals you’d
have to see to believe it. People were just
dropping boxes of food off, boxes of beer
off, saying thanks very much and walking
away. I’ve never seen anything like it. You
had four days where we just lived at the
station, supplied by the locals. They just
kept turning up. It was quite humbling.
When did you become the deputy?
I’m not sure off the top of my head –
about 18 months ago, I think. Maybe
it’s been two years. Time goes fast. I
remember having the white helmet passed
to me. Steve Kennedy, the assistant area
commander, came over to hand it over. It’s
not something I expected. When I joined,
the chief and deputy had been there for a
long time and I thought it would just carry
on.
What does the role involve?
Normally it’s a training role, but we’ve
got a training committee, so I’ve avoided
that. I’ve been the treasurer for about 12
years. Funnily enough, the AGM comes
around each year and nobody else wants
the job. That’s a pretty busy role. Being
deputy is more just helping to organise
things and you go to meetings with the
other chiefs and deputies every quarter.
There is some responsibility. The other
guys, when something happens, they look
to you and expect you to know the answer.
How was the recent training day?
That was Andrew’s idea about five or six
years ago. The main point is to give those
down the ranks a chance to have a go in
the officer’s seat. Being a volunteer brigade,
you can’t guarantee an officer will turn
up, so anybody may need to fill the role, it
happens. It’s simulated, but we make it as
realistic as we can.
What did you organise this year?
A large, simulated house burn. We filled
the old St Cuthbert’s Church vicarage
with smoke so people could go in there to
do a search and rescue. We tried to keep
everyone busy, put them through their
paces. It’s nice to do an actual practice
house burn, but you don’t get many of
those. After lunch, I was the officer in
charge at the rescue at the quarry. In the
morning, we kept everyone busy with a lot
of short scenarios and we’re thinking we
might go more that way next year.
Did Mt Herbert Parish have any
problems with you smoking out the
vicarage?
It’s no longer in use and needs some
tender loving care, shall we say. So, in the
meantime, they generously let us borrow it
from time to time. It’s an empty building
and until they raise some money and fix
it up, it will remain empty. A real houseburn
when you do get them is a whole-day
thing. We burn them down room by
room, it’s great training. But with a couple
of smoke machines, you couldn’t see the
other side of the room, so it did simulate it
very well.
What would you like to see for the
future of the brigade?
We’ve built a new storage shed out the
back so I’d like to see the landscaping
done to finish that off. Allegedly, over
Christmas, fingers-crossed, we’ll get a new
appliance which would be great. As for
what I’ll be doing, well, maybe the chief’s
job? Not that I’m gunning for it. But you
never know,
Andrew might hang around for a long
time and he’s very welcome to it. I would
also like to get people involved, not
necessarily to fight fires, but with other
positions like medical or managerial roles.
People expect us to fight fires, but it’s so
much more than that now.
BUZZ: Stu Weaver says being part
of the Governors Bay Volunteer Fire
Brigade provides “a bit of excitement”.
Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Edible Garden
Awards 2019
Nominations
close 5pm Friday
8 February 2019
Garden assessments
to be held from
8–22 February
For more information or to download
a nomination form:
chsgardens.co.nz/ediblegardens
or ccc.govt.nz/ediblegardens
PAGE 16 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
DESTINATION
Barcelona
Amsterdam
Paris
London
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
RETURN FARES
ECONOMY CLASS PREMIUM ECONOMY BUSINESS CLASS
1,523
NZ$
4,123
1,527
NZ$
4,127
1,579
NZ$
4,179
1,727
NZ$
4,480
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
6,623
6,627
6,749
6,980
Premium Economy Class is coming to Christchurch
Be among the first to discover a great way to fly in the Singapore Airlines Premium Economy Class! Visit
Christchurch Airport between 01 October and 14 October 2018 where we’ll have our new Premium Economy
Class and Business Class seats on display. While you’re there, enter the draw to win 2x Premium Economy Class
flights to selected destinations on our network.
*Fares shown are on sale until 23/10/2018 and are priced per person (inclusive of all taxes - correct as at 06/08/2018), for return travel from Christchurch and are subject to availability and flight restrictions at the time of booking. A
Brand credit Bars card Masters_Primary_4C service fee Coated.indd of 1.7% of the 1 total amount, capped at NZD70, applies per ticket when using a Singapore Airlines accepted credit card. Singapore Airlines reserves the right to alter or extend this offer without notice. 18/12/17 Advertised 12:08 PM
Economy Class fares are for travel commencing on or between: 19/02/2019 to 28/03/2018 and 22/04/2019 to 13/06/2019. Advertised Premium Economy Class and Business Class fares are for travel commencing on or between:
08/01/2019 to 31/08/2019. Blackout periods, inbound restrictions and maximum stay restrictions apply. For full terms and conditions, ticket change and refund policy, please refer to singaporeair.com.
Wednesday October 3 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
BAY HARBOUR
PAGE 17
Your Local Views
Getting through disasters together
Communities
get through
the tough
times better
together, writes
Heathcote
Ward city
councillor Sara
Templeton
A RECENT survey has suggested
Christchurch residents are not
prepared for another disaster,
with only 47 per cent storing
enough water for their household
for three days.
This has caused concern and
consternation among some
circles.
Yet we are more prepared
than we have ever been. Water
and food storage is not the only
measure of preparedness for
disaster. As well we know, most
people did not have these stores
in place in 2011, and yet we
found that we coped.
But we didn’t cope alone as
the survey suggests we would.
We coped as communities. We
banded together, connected,
sourced resources and shared
what we had. It was a human
response and one we will repeat
again if needed.
We do need these supplies. We
also need to keep them up-todate
and having enough water
for three days for your household
is really important – but it’s not
all doom and gloom.
Many of our communities now
have community resilience or
response plans, where locals have
identified hazards, worked out
what resources are needed and
planned a response.
We saw this at work in
November 2016, when the Mt
Pleasant community operated
its own response centre at the
local school, looking after those
who needed it and staffed by
volunteers.
I have recently been in
Indonesia at a conference
focussed on disaster risk
reduction and the key thing
that came through was the
importance of community to any
planning.
Connected communities can
respond to a disaster in a way
that Government cannot and
supporting them to plan ahead of
time is important.
They also recover better
afterwards. It’s also important
that these plans are sustainable
and do not simply sit on a shelf.
Local government cannot look
after everyone in a time of crisis,
but we can help communities
plan and stay connected.
That work is a priority for the
city council, and we help by
providing facilities, community
grants and staff time to support
groups to develop and maintain
response plans.
So now that we’re in daylight
saving, when you check your
fire alarms and when we test
the tsunami sirens, check your
emergency kit too.
Make sure your supplies aren’t
out of date, that you have enough
water stored – and have a chat
with your neighbours as well.
TOGETHER: Sara Templeton
says communities can
respond better to disasters
like earthquakes when they
work together.
Time to get your boat back on the water
As spring starts,
navigational safety officer
Gary Manch gives a few
safety tips for getting
back out on the water
YET ANOTHER month has
passed by, spring is in the air and
more of you are getting out and
about on the water. This is great
to see, what a fantastic resource
we have on our doorstep.
I have a couple of reminders
this month and, as usual, they
relate to safety.
For those of you who
paddleboard, please remember
that you are required to wear a
personal flotation device when
on the water unless you are
physically involved in breaking
waves (surfing). If this is the
case, you must have a leg rope
attached.
The second reminder relates
to the annual favourite, personal
flotation devices (PFDs). Have
you checked yours since last
season? If it is an inflatable one,
have you: Checked the outer
cover for holes and signs of
wear? Orally inflated the bladder
and left it inflated for 24 hours?
If it deflates, you should either
replace it or take it to a reputable
boat shop for repair. Have you
checked the gas cylinder for
corrosion? Make sure it has not
been used and it is screwed in
firmly.
If your PFD is not an inflatable
Pirate’s Corner
type, make sure: It has no signs
of wear and tear. Put it in a
bath full of water overnight
and make sure it is still floating
in the morning. If there is any
water ingress, the jacket must
be replaced. If the life jacket is
a kapok-filled one, it should not
be used. Check out the Maritime
New Zealand media release,
dated 7 July 2018, in relation
to this type of jacket (www.
maritimenz.govt.nz/public/
news/media-releases-2018/).
It advises boaties that old life
jackets with kapok filling or
cotton straps are unsafe, are
likely to fail when used and
should be destroyed.
If in doubt, get your PFD
checked by an authorised dealer
and, if you’re still in doubt,
throw it out.
Lastly, remember your PFD
must be the correct fit – it should
be comfortably snug, but not too
tight. A well-fitting jacket will
feel like a firm handshake. A
crotch strap should be used with
all PFDs.
That’s it from me for this
month, be safe out there and
make the most of the nice days.
Visit our new website: www.min.nz
From bare land to luxury abodes
min sarginson
is the ideal coastal realtor
COASTAL REAL ESTATE SPECIALISTS
We’ll help you live the dream.
Min Sarginson Real Estate Ltd. specialises in homes, sections and
rental properties in the spectacular Lyttelton Harbour bays, and
coastal suburbs of Christchurch, New Zealand.
We’ll make it so easy for you. All our sales consultants live in the
area – we can give you valuable insights into life in our thriving
coastal communities.
This is an exciting time; of promise, optimism, and opportunities
never anticipated pre-quakes. Beachfront, or hillside with
grandstand views, find the property of your dreams:
Lyttelton | Diamond Harbour | Governors Bay | Cass Bay
Charteris Bay | Church Bay | Purau Bay | Port Levy | Northshore
Southshore | New Brighton | Heathcote | Sumner | Redcliffs
Scarborough | Mount Pleasant | Clifton
Call Min Sarginson Real Estate Ltd. for free, no-obligation advice. Lyttelton: 03 328 7273, lyttelton@min.nz or Church Bay: 03 329 4161, churchbay@min.nz
PAGE 18 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
DAILY SPECIALS
HAVE YOU TRIED OUR
counter food?
Open from 11am for coffee,
muffins, brunch and more!
41B Nayland Street, Sumner
Phone 326 6973 | Open Tuesday -Sunday
Welcome
to Woolston’s finest
• Stonegrill dining
• Kids menu
• Daily deals incl.
Tuesday $10 steak
& stone, Saturday
life band
• Visit us for more!
608 Ferry Road, Woolston, ChCh
Phone 03 384 7816
Open 7 Days, 10am to late
CAFé & DINING GUIDE
Orton Bradley Café
On the southern shores of the Lyttelton Harbour sits Orton Bradley
Park. Nestled into Mt Herbert this 650ha park boasts 25km of
walking tracks, heritage buildings, an arboretum a 9-hole golf
course, kids’ playgrounds, camping and of course the Orton Bradley
Café. On a still day the birdsong is majestic, the locals are friendly,
and the air has a sweet
untouched feel. Here
at the Café we strive
to fully understand
and demonstrate
the essence that is
hospitality. We strive
to accommodate for
every need. The Café
is north facing and is
drenched in all day sun,
with cover from giant chestnut and walnut
trees. The piwakawaka, kereru and doves
are extremely friendly and so are we. Cooked
breakfasts all day with lunch and dinner
specials. A full cabinet of fresh healthy salads
and sandwiches. Loose leaf tea, espresso
coffee, decadent cakes and slices. The chef
is experienced in gluten free, vegan and
sugar free so if you have any preferences or
requirements just let us know. Here at Orton
Bradley Café we are proud to use who we think are the best
suppliers from around Christchurch such as Bellbird Baked
Goods, Peter Timbs Butchery and Delicatessen, Service
Foods, Vege Direct, C4 Coffee, and Noble and Savage Tea
Merchants. Our take away cups, containers, bags and
cutlery are all 100% biodegradable and will compost
here or at home in less than 180 days. Our eggs are
free range, our meat products are free farmed, and
our tea and coffee are all ethically sourced. We
hope you enjoy the extra effort we put in to reduce
environmental damages and to put a stop to unfair
animal practices. The philosophy here is simple, you
are what you eat and at Orton Bradley Café we say
good products in, good products out. If we use the
best products from the best suppliers and do our
best with them, they will be the best they can be.
Come and be treated to the finest and don’t
forget to book! 0204 1694 333
Cassels & Sons Brewery Bar & Restaurant
3 Garlands Rd, Woolston @ The Tannery
Open Daily 8am-Late | Live Music on Weekends
a place to zig
when everyone
else is zagging
Awfully good tapas, infamous
bao buns and wicked drinks -
call now to book!
baO buns
Mondays Kids eat Free
Tuesday 2 for 1 Pizzas
Fri-Sun $45 Pizza, Fries 2L
Beer or $55 2 Pizzas,
Fries, 2L Beer
Sunday During the Live Music
Fries and 2 Cassels
Beers for $22
gREaT COFFEE
Spectacular view over the Estuary
OpEn 7 days
nO mEnu mOnday
Tapas
1091 Ferry Road, Ferrymead, Chch
Phone 03 260 1002
www.evilgenius.co.nz
Spring
menu
out
now!
Grand Opening
this Saturday!
bOOk nOw! 020 416 94 333
Marine Drive, Chateris bay
SUMNER ESPLANADE
Monday–Friday: 10am–Late
Saturday–Sunday: 9am–Late
www.ortonbradley.nz/cafe
Wednesday October 3 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
BAY HARBOUR
PAGE 19
Bay Harbour teens run
for youth cancer cause
SCHOOLS
• By Matt Salmons
THIRTEEN students from
Sumner, Redcliffs and Heathcote
returned home from a gruelling
but rewarding adventure on
Monday.
The teenagers, who attend St
Bede’s and Marian colleges, ran
25km a day for five days through
the heart of the South Island
in the Run For A Life event,
arriving back home on Monday
night.
The event supported CanTeen,
with each runner individually
raising money. Overall
about $100,000 was raised
for the youth cancer support
organisation.
Last week, 160 pupils and
40 staff set off from St Bede’s
College to start their five-day
trip back.
Sumner parent Jim Stenberg
travelled with his two sons
Josh, 17, and Charlie, 15, who
ran from Aoraki/Mt Cook to St
Bede’s.
He said the teens were
humbled by the experience and
it was great to arrive at St Bede’s
College where their family and
friends were waiting to welcome
them back.
“They [the runners] all knew
how much they had achieved
and they got there. Some of them
were quite emotional.”
CLOSE: Teenagers from the Bay Harbour area were among a
group running in an event to raise money for CanTeen.
Mr Stenberg said the journey
had been fantastic. “We’ve been
billeted, put up and people
have fed us along the way.
The community spirit, it’s just
massive. It blows you away.”
He said people had
approached the runners to
donate to the cause as they
ran.
Small groups of about 20
runners took on each route,
taking turns to run 5km.
Over the course of each day,
the groups covered 100km.
“They know it’s only a short
period of suffering compared
to these kids who actually have
cancer.” Mr Stenberg said he was
“very proud” of the efforts of
his sons and their fellow
runners.
“I actually had [bowel cancer]
myself, which is why I really
wanted to come on the trip with
them.”
He said initially only Charlie
was running, but their cousin
was recently diagnosed with
leukaemia, spurring Josh to join
his brother.
“They want to do it for (their
cousin) as well. That’s the biggest
thing about it, making everyone
aware of how big it is,” Mr
Stenberg said.
WORKING:
Diamond
Harbour
School
pupils Holly
and Sienna
in their
garden.
Pupils cook up a feast
FRESH: A healthy meal made of
vegetables grown by Diamond
Harbour School pupils in their
garden.
EVERY Wednesday is
gardening and cooking day
at Diamond Harbour School.
The senior and middle
school pupils start the day by
harvesting vegetables from
the garden and checking for
a supply of eggs from the
chickens.
They select recipes to cook
and divide the tasks up
among the class members
and parent helpers.
At lunchtime, as delicious
smells waft out of the school
kitchen, the pupils say a
karakia kai (prayer) and the
class eats together before inviting
other students to share
their culinary creations.
3 Garlands Road, Woolston
DeluxeCinemas.co.nz
Christchurch's Premium Cinema Experience
Phone Bookings | Free Parking | Cafe/Licensed Bar
Online Bookings | Cinema Club | Hot Nuts/ Cheeses
03 389 5360
TogeTher Powerful and Hopeful Drama
Thu, fri: 10:10AM, 6:15PM saT: 10:10AM, 6:15PM
sun: 10:10AM, 6:15PM Mon, Tue: 10:10AM, 6:15PM
Ladies in BLack Witty Period Drama
Wed: 10:00AM, 12:05PM, 2:10PM, 6:00PM, 7:50PM Thu: 10:00AM, 12:05PM,
2:10PM, 6:00PM, 8:10PM fri: 12:05PM, 2:10PM, 6:00PM, 8:10PM
saT: 10:00AM, 12:05PM, 2:10PM, 6:00PM, 8:10PM sun: 12:20PM, 2:30PM,
4:45PM, 7:00PM Mon, Tue: 10:00AM, 12:05PM, 2:10PM, 6:00PM, 8:10PM
Johnny engLish sTrikes again Rowan Atkins’ Classic Comedy
Wed: 12:10PM, 4:15PM, 8:10PM Thu, fri: 4:15PM, 8:00PM
saT: 4:15PM, 8:00PM sun: 10:30AM, 8:00PM Mon, Tue: 4:15PM, 8:00PM
chrisTopher roBin Heartfelt Family Film
Wed: 10:10AM, 1:55PM, 5:50PM Thu, fri: 11:55AM, 4:10PM
saT: 11:55AM, 4:10PM sun: 11:55AM, 4:10PM Mon, Tue: 11:55AM, 4:10PM
spiTfire The Most Famous Fighter Plane Ever
Wed: 3:55PM Thu: 2:00PM fri: 10:00AM saT: 2:00PM Mon, Tue: 2:00PM
Wayne The Motor Racing Legend
fri: 2:00PM sun: 2:00PM
TogeTher M Suicide references Ladies in BLack PG Coarse language
Johnny engLish sTrikes again PG Violence & coarse language
chrisTopher roBin G spiTfire E Wayne M Offensive language
ENJOY A FREE TEA OR COFFEE AND A FRESHLY BAKED BISCUIT WITH
EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING SESSION
HEAT PUMP
SALE NOW ON!
Amazin’ spring Specials!!
• We will offer you the best quality brands and
option of heat pump for your home/business
• Providing Heat Pump solutions for over 16 years to Cantabrians
• We personally guarantee all our products & installs for 5 years
(providing annual maintenance has been completed)
Phone us today for your free consultation & quote
41A SHAKESPEARE RD, WALTHAM
PHONE 03 366 0525
www.enviromaster.co.nz
“A local team for local people”
Still Pedalling!
Trevor Crowe’s been repairing &
improving vehicles for 70 years.
You can benefit from his
experience at...
Subaru Specialists
Electric and
Hybrid Vehicles
We have a great range of Leaf’s and
Prius’s hand picked for the best
battery health. Sensible prices,
easy finance options. Backed up by
our expert technical team.
Visit online at
www.crowesport.co.nz
518 Moorhouse Ave (East End)
Phone 379 7615
Michelle
Rossiter
Legal Executive
mjr@younghunter.co.nz
A BRANCH OF
Michael
Toomey
Partner
mft@younghunter.co.nz
Adam
Curtin
Solicitor
akc@younghunter.co.nz
186 Main Road, Redcliffs
03 384 5350 | www.younghunter.co.nz
PAGE 20 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
386 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch.
Sales, Service, Parts & Finance: 03 379 0588
TRITON 2WD GLX-R DOUBLE CAB MANUAL
$29,990+ORC * The Triton Runout is on. Drop everything, and if you’re quick you can
pick up • 17” Alloys • 2.4L Turbo Diesel • 7.1L per 100km efficiency
(manual) • Sports Suspension • Cruise Control • Smartphone
Connectivity • Reversing Camera • Daytime Running Lights
• 5-Star Safety and a 10 Year Powertrain Warranty † .
Call Christchurch Mitsubishi 03 379 0588 to book a test drive.
Automatic model available for only $31,990 +ORC
*Price listed is for Triton 2WD GLX-R manual and excludes on road costs, which includes registration, WoF, 1,000km road user charges and a full tank of fuel. Available while stocks last. † Visit mmnz.co.nz for full Diamond Advantage warranty conditions.
386 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch. Sales, Service, Parts & Finance: 03 379 0588
Wednesday October 3 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
BAY HARBOUR
PAGE 21
School Holiday Activity: Spring
Crafts
Today, 10.30-11.30am
Create spring butterflies and
other insects using pipe cleaners,
coloured thread and googly eyes.
No bookings required for this
free event. Recommended for all
ages. Caregiver required.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Library
Storytimes/Wā Kōrero
Wednesday, 10.30-11am, Tuesday,
11-11.30am
Go along to the Lyttelton Library
where learning is encouraged
through a love of stories.
Storytimes is an interactive
programme including stories,
songs, rhymes and play. Free.
Sumner Library on
Wednesday, Lyttelton Library on
Tuesday
Knit ’n’ Yarn
Wednesdays 10am-noon,
Friday 10.30am-noon
Take your knitting, crochet
or other craft project and spend
some time in company with
other crafty knitters. This is a
free activity with no bookings
required – and beginners are
welcome.
Lyttelton Library on
Wednesday, Sumner Library on
Friday
Soulstyle Organic Hair Salon
Brighton Salon 388 8277 | Lyttelton Salon 328 8827
www.soulstylehair.nz
Email matt.salmons@starmedia.kiwi by
5pm each Wednesday
Soup and a Show: The King’s
Speech
Thursday, 11.30am
Head down for a cup of soup
in the atrium provided by the
Front Room Coffee Shop before
the film begins. Soup and a roll
$5 and just a koha for the movie.
Soup will be available from
11.30am and movie will start at
12pm. No bookings necessary,
but make sure you are on time.
Mt Pleasant Community
Centre
School Holiday Activity:
Stories and Craft
Thursday, 11am-12pm at
Akaroa and 2-3pm at Little River
A fun, free, session of stories,
songs and crafts suitable for ages
3-7. No booking required.
Akaroa Library in the morning
and Little River Library in the
afternoon.
Create ’n’ Connect
Thursdays, 9.30am-noon
Create ’n’ Connect welcomes
you to create in company. $3 per
session includes a yummy morning
tea and great company. Take
your own creative project or
come and get some inspiration.
Phone Beth for more information
022 678 1252.
St Andrews Anglican Church,
148 Main Rd, Redcliffs
Spring into October
with a fresh ‘do’ from Soulstyle Organic
We use organic,
plant based products
that are sustainable -
call us now to book
an appointment!
Best
Motorbuys
TM
ANYTHING
WITH A
MOTOR!
The South Island’s leading motoring publication
FREE every Friday at hundreds of locations
around the South Island, and it’s available online!
www.bestmotorbuys.co.nz
For advertising enquiries, ph Lea Godfrey 021 277 3086
Babytimes/Wā Pēpi
Fridays and Tuesdays, 10.30-
11am
Encourage learning through
language. Babytimes is an interactive
programme including
rhymes, songs, stories and play.
Free.
Lyttelton Library on Friday,
Sumner Library on Tuesday
JP Clinic in Sumner
Saturdays, 10am-12pm
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.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Library
School Holiday Activity: 3D
Printing Demo
Friday, 11am-12pm
See what spring surprises get
3D printed at your library. This is
a free, informal drop-in session
Ferrymead
Wild Journeys
By Bruce Ansley
Discover a world of wild, mysterious and
audacious journeys In Wild Journeys.
to see how 3D printing works.
No bookings required.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Library
Shabby Chic Market
Sunday, 11am-3pm
More than forty stalls offering
vintage themed feasts and fancies
as well as tea parties and more.
Entry is free, follow the signs off
Ferry Rd and Rutherford St.
The Rochester Villa, 21 Connal
St, Woolston
Shoreline Toastmasters
Mondays, 7.30-9pm
Nervous about speaking? Go
along to gain confidence by
practising speaking, listening,
learning and laughing – in a
warm, friendly non-threatening
environment.
Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Bruce Ansley retraces the path of the doomed
surveyor John Whitcombe across the Southern
Alps, follows the raiding party of the northern chief
Te Puoho along the West Coast, sails around New
Zealand’s northern and southern capes; walks through
the Valley under the Two Thumb Range to the mythical
Mesopotamia; drives from Waiheke to Wanaka (in a hurry), sets off
on a hunt for the South Island’s Grey Ghost, looks deep into the heart
of volcanic New Zealand and tracks our most unlikely hero, the prison
escaper George Wilder.
November Road
by Lou Berney
Set against the assassination of JFK, a poignant and evocative crime novel
that centres on a desperate cat-and-mouse chase across 1960s America –
a story of unexpected connections, daring possibilities, and the hope of
second chances from the Edgar Award-winning author of The Long and
Faraway Gone.
Frank Guidry’s luck has finally run out…A loyal street lieutenant to
New Orleans’ mob boss Carlos Marcello, Guidry knows too much about the
crime of the century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Within hours of JFK’s murder, everyone with ties to Marcello is turning up
dead. Suspecting he’s next, Guidry hits the road to Las Vegas. When he
spots a beautiful housewife and her two young daughters stranded on the
side of the road, he sees the perfect disguise to cover his tracks from the
hit men on his trail. The two strangers share the open road west – and
find each other on the way. But Guidry’s relentless hunters are closing in
on him, and now he doesn’t want to just survive, he wants to really live,
maybe for the first time.
Everyone’s expendable, or they should be, but Guidry just can’t throw away
the woman he’s come to love. And it might get them both killed.
WIN THIS BOOK
ENTER TO
WIN
If you’re heading to the
Lyttelton Farmers Market
you can help raise money for
the Cholmondeley Children’s
Centre by simply parking
your car. Anyone can park in
the Lyttelton Port Company’s
Jetty 2 car park, just off
Norwich Quay, for a gold
coin donation from 9.30am
this Saturday. The service will
continue each Saturday until
further notice.
THIS BOOK
School Holiday Activity: Bird
Crafts
Tuesday, 11am-12pm
Celebrate the return of the
tui to Lyttleton with some birdthemed
craft activities. Free
event, no booking required. Recommended
for all ages, caregiver
required.
Lyttelton Library
Holiday Fun: Craft Time
Wednesday October 10, 10.15-
11.15am
It’s craft time again – make a
goldfish kite, a mermaid bookmark
and a catapult. Fun for all
ages. Gold coin donation.
Redcliffs Village Library
Markets:
The weekly markets have many
different attractions and delicious
treats on offer. From fresh
produce to freshly baked bread,
cheeses and free range eggs.
Ferrymead Night Market:
First Saturday of each month.
Winter hours: April to September
– 4pm to 8pm. Summer
hours: October to March – 5pm
to 9pm. Ferrymead Heritage
Park.
Lyttelton Farmers Market
and Lyttelton Craft Market:
Saturday, 10am-1pm, London
St.
Mt Pleasant Farmers Market:
Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm, 3
McCormacks Bay Rd.
book
release
We have one copy of Wild Journeys to give away, courtesy of Take Note Ferrymead. To be in the draw, email
giveaways@starmedia.kiwi with Wild Journeys in the subject line or write to Take Note Book Giveaway, Wild
Journeys, Star Media, PO Box 1467, Christchurch 8140. To be eligible for the draw, all entries must include
your name, address and contact number. Entries close Tuesday, October 16th.
Winner of The Lost Pearl is Trudie Best of Brookhaven.
PAGE 22 BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
Wednesday October 3 2018
REAL ESTATE
Your very own beach pad
2/66 Nayland Street, Sumner
Auction: 12 noon, Thursday 11 October 2018, 3 Deans Ave, Christchurch (unless sold prior)
2 Bedrooms | 1 Living | 1 Bathroom | Single Garage | Listing #558362
A fantastic unit in this sought after
block of four has now become available
for sale. This is a brilliant location only
one block from the village and the beach.
Walking distance to all amenities and on
the direct bus route to town.
This could be perfect for first time
buyers or investment, maybe your
ideal weekender easy to lock and leave.
Recently updated throughout with new
paint, carpet and a new kitchen. A
wonderful large deck leads from the
living area, then onto a lush lawn with a
raised garden, meaning this is a very easy
care property. Fully fenced for privacy
and safety.
The unit is sunny and warm, with an
internal access garage, perfect and with
great neighbours.
Entry level Sumner at its best – be in
for the summer!
Open Homes: Saturday and Sunday
2:00pm - 2:30pm.
See you at the open homes. For more
information contact Marilyn Still of
Bayleys Ferrymead (Licensed Agent
REAA 2008) on 027 229 8769.
growing with you June 2018 | 100%
Plants For
winter wow
Cool Choices
For Colour
& Contrast
From swamp
to sea views
The journey
begins with sarah
the Gardener
$7.90 incl. GST
Snap it up
Enter our annual
Birdlife Photo
Competition to win
great prizes!
clear the air
Why groWing
indoor PLAnTs is
so good for you
give it a grow
from gArLic
To chinese
ArTichokes,
We hAve your
groWing TiPs
covered
the latest releases
into the rose world
+ rose care
through winter
The magazine for
gardeners who like to get
their hands dirty
SUBSCRIBE FROM
$43. 50*
*6 issues/6 months
SUBSCRIPTIONS FREEPHONE
0800 77 77 10
WWW.GARDENER.KIWI
Wednesday October 3 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
BAY HARBOUR
PAGE 23
Computers
ALL
YOUR
COMPUTER
WORRIES SOLVED!
*$30.00 off your first
service with this coupon!*
No problem too big or
small from home PC’s to
business networks. PC
slow? An end to Viruses,
Spyware, and Clogged
Systems. Safe secure
hassle-free computing.
Lost files recovered.
Microsoft Certified,
MCSE, MCP+l. 30 years
experience. Call Andrew
Buxton this week on 326-
6740 or 027 435-7596
for $30.00 off* Custom
Computers Christchurch
Computer
Services
VIRUS REMOVAL AND
PC HEATH CHECK
$50.00 With free pick
and delivery within 10km
of Redcliffs. Phone Paul
on 021495577. Microsoft
Certified Pro with 25 years
experience. Visit www.
seracnz.com
Curtains
www.curtainfabric-outlet.com
Fashion Designs & Colours
Discontinued Designs
End of Lines Bargain Prices
Call at Our Shop
CURTAIN FABRIC OUTLET
71 Hawdon St Sydenham
Ph 366-5026
Cars
$4,001 - $8,000
Situations Vacant
for sale
2005 Toyota Ist
86,500 mileage
$5,300
Phone 027 555 0059 for more information
ADD SOME
COLOUR
TO YOUR ADVERT!
accountant
Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100
Gardening
& Supplies
Landscape
and Garden
Services
Need help with
your garden?
We provide a quality
service for all your
Garden Maintenance
(hedges, lawns,
line trimming, weeding)
and Landscaping needs,
(fencing, paths, drives,
retaining and earthworks).
Ph 021 272 0303
Gardening
& Supplies
A GARDEN OR
LANDSCAPING TIDY
UP? Shrub, hedge &
tree pruning, Lawns,
Gardening, consistently
reliable general property
upkeep, Dip. Hort. 10
yrs experience, One off
tidy ups or on-going
service. Nick’s Garden
Maintenance. Keeping
your garden beautiful.
Free Quote. Ph. 942-4440
& 022 264 7452
Holiday
Accommodation
Australia QLD
SUNSHINE
COAST
RESORT
ALEXANDRA HEADLAND
All Units Have Ocean Views.
Heated Pools, Spa & Sauna,
Free Wifi, Tennis
& Mini Golf.
CHECK OUR GREAT
WINTER SPECIALS
www.mandolin.com.au
0061 7 5443 5011
JUNE to AUG temps 20C
ADVERTISE YOUR
BUSINESS HERE
12 years
experience
Serving Christchurch and wider
Canterbury Region with quality
workmanship and service.
Phone for further details
PLUMBER
24/7 caLLOUT serVice
(03) 379 1100
Select Services
LANDSCAPING
To Let
RENT ME!
Ideal as an extra
bedroom or office.
no bond required
Stone Age
Landscapes
If you can visualise, we can create
We specialise in residential and commercial
landscaping and stonework. We pride ourselves on
quality workmanship at affordable prices.
• Stonework: Driveway entrances & Walls
Exterior house cladding
• Fences and Decking
• Paving and Patios
• Ponds and Water features
Mike Adams 021 149 9733
Email: mikerobadams@gmail.com
Website: www.stoneagelandscapes.co.nz
Fully insulated and double glazed for warmth.
Three convenient sizes from $70 a week:
Standard 3.6m x 2.4m
Large 4.2m x 2.4m | Xtra-large 4.8m x 2.4m
Visit our website
www.justcabins.co.nz
for display cabin locations
www.justcabins.co.nz
Real Estate
Private Paradise?
Or Development?
Subdivide, build or stay
staus quo in your very
own parcel of paradise.
On a whopping 1338sqm
section, this large family
home offers the ultimate
seaside playground and
escape from the rat race.
Deadline Sale: All offers
to be presented at 3.00pm
on Tuesday 9th October
2018, 98 Moorhouse
Avenue (unless sold
prior). View: See website
for viewing times.
Andrea Allen
M 021 225 2001
P 03 379 6596
harcourts.co.nz/ CR37373
Trades & Services
for an uplift of your
tiled area:
Shower, bathroom,
kitchen, pool
surround, deck
etc. Brett will
give you a quote
and honest,
professional
advice on your
tiles and grout.
Call brett at
Groupro on
027 746 7632
AJ BREWER Biosecurity Ltd
before
after
PLANT PEST CONTROL
■ Nassella Tussock
■ Gorse
■ Old Mans Beard
■ Broom
■ Wilding Pine
■ and more...
For more details call AMY 0274 713 834
Native PlaNts
naTiVe planT nursery
Trees for
CanTerbury
speCialisTs in
• Groundcovers
• Ferns
• Grasses
• Small to big
sized shrubs
Ask us about Super
Gold Card discounts
• Shelterbelts
• ALL grades
• Expert advice
• Planting now
AJ BREWER Biosecurity Ltd
Helping our community grow
PLANT 42 Charlesworth PEST CONTROL
Street
Ph/Fax (03) 982-1028 | OPEN 7 DAYS
www.treesforcanterbury.org.nz
Your local professional
FOR ■ Nassella ALL Tussock YOUR ■ Broom
■ Gorse
■ Wilding Pine
■ Old Mans Beard ■ and more...
PLUMBING,
GAS &
DRAINAGE
For more details call AMY 0274 713 834
• Bathroom repairs
• Renovations
• Leaks
• Blocked drains
• Gas and drainage
Carol and Chris
Phone 376 5322 or email
chcheast@laserplumbing.co.nz
Tuition
PIANO LESSONS
Catherine Bracegirdle
DipABRSM ATCL AIRMT
51A Colenso St, Sumner
Ph. 021 044 5102
www.pianoandtheory.co.nz
catherine.bracegirdle@gmail.com
Public Notices
ROAD
CLOSURE
Citycare Water, on behalf of CCC is
installing a new water main along Cannon
Hill Crescent from Bridle Path Road to
Janice Place. For the safety of our workers,
residents and the local community, this
section of Cannon Hill Crescent will be
closed during the works from the 15th
of October 2018 to the end of November
2018. Please use alternative routes and
follow on-site signage
Trades & Services
rooF
painting
Book now and
receive 20% discount
for summer.
Rope and harness a
speciality.
No scaffolding required.
30 years experience.
Free quotes, call
Craig 021 060 2392
ROOF
PAINTING
Rope & harness
a speciality,
no scaffolding
required,
30 years of
breathtaking
experience.
FREE QUOTES
Exterior staining,
exterior painting,
moss and mould
treatment and
waterblasting
Phone Kevin
027 561 4629
Trades & Services
CARPET & VINyL
LAyING
Exp. Repairs, uplifting,
relaying, restretching.
Email jflattery@xtra.co.nz
ph John on 0800 003 181
or 027 2407416
CONCRETE CUTTING
Affordable Concrete
Cutting with Quality, and
removal work. Free quote.
No job to small. Phone 027
442-2219, Fax 359-6052
a/h 359- 4605
ELECTRICIAN
JMP Electrical.
Experienced & registered..
Expert in all home
electrical repairs &
maintenance.Call James
027 4401715
GARdENER
Need your home or
commercial garden tidied
up or renovated or require
long term assistance.
Phone Ruth 326-6663 or
021 272-0303
Trades & Services
LAWNMOWING
You Grow I Mow. Free
quotes. Ph / text Chris 021
252 1801
PAINTER/PLASTERER
Experienced tradesman,
quality work, free quotes,
ph Simon 027 389-1351 or
03 328-7280
PLASTERING
INTERIOR
no job too big or too
small, specialise in repair
work & new houses, free
quotes given, over 20 yrs
plastering experience, ph
Peter 027 221-4066 or
384-2574
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
Situations Vacant
SUPPORT PERSON
REQUIRED
16 1/2 hrs per week
This position is to assist
a person with multiple
sclerosis involving some
housekeeping duties and
assistance with shopping,
doctors appointments etc,
driving a vehicle supplied.
Hours are approx 4 hrs per
day over 4 days per week
(around 10am – 2pm).
Position would suit
someone handy to Cass
Bay. A full drivers licence
is essential. Honesty and
confidentiality are also
required.
Phone 03 328 8450 or
027 254 2947
Vehicles Wanted
VEHICLES WANTED
Vans, Utes, Trucks, 4 x
4s, dead or alive. $ TOP
CASH PAID $ Ph 0800-
505-099
PAGE 24 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
P R O D U C T D I R E C T O R Y
& I N S P I R AT I O N G U I D E
free
DESIGNER RUG
FIX MY
UGLY
FLOOR
WIN A $5,000
FLOORING MAKEOVER
LOOK BOOK 16/17 NZ$5.99
with every Quick-Step
houselot purchase*
T&C’s apply.
FERRYMEAD
Offer ends 30 Nov 2018. ^Lending criteria, $50 Annual Account Fee,
$55 Establishment or $35 advance fee, terms and conditions apply.
unit 1/950 ferry rd, ferrymead, christchurch | 03 376 4974
ferrymead@flooringxtra.co.nz | www.flooringxtra.co.nz
Unit 1/950 Ferry Rd, Ferrymead, Christchurch | 03 376 4974 | ferrymead@flooringxtra.co.nz
www.flooringxtra.co.nz
Wednesday October 3 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
BAY HARBOUR
PAGE 25
PAGE 26 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
Wednesday October 3 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
BAY HARBOUR
PAGE 27
EVERY 5 th
coFfee FRee
WHEN YOU USE YOUR MUFfIN BREAK LOYALTY CARD
Free
WHEN YOU REGISTER ONLINE
Coffee
Pick up a FREE card in-store today!
Register it online at muffinbreak.co.nz
21
31
EXCLUSIVE TO
EAST
GATE
Offer available for a limited time only exclusively at SUBWAY Eastgate. Excludes Limited Time Offer Subs.
Additional cost for extra meat, cheese, bacon, avocado and other extras.
May not be combined with any other coupons, offers, discounts or other special deals.
©2016 Subway IP Inc. SUBWAY® and SUBWAY 6 INCH are registered trade marks of Subway IP Inc.
PAGE 28 Wednesday October 3 2018
BAY HARBOUR
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
Change language