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Six Year Mixed reaction to bold new plan Female pa senger in lucky escape • By Ba ry Clarke and Emily O’Co ne l woman were unhurt. found guilty of the manslaughter on bail for other charges at the stomped on in a Timaru street. betw en one of the men found of Timaru Wayne Kerry time of the attack on Mr Bray. Mr Bray walked past guilty and Mr Bray which led to Bray 2009. Jamieson received Mr Bray, 26, died four days property where there had b en a the attack. a nine-year jail sentence. He was after he was punched, kicked and party. There had b en bad bl od •Turn to page 6 8KW FL OR CONSOLE $3,599 Insta led “Model FUJITSU ABTG24LVT (Conditions a ply) Ca l for a FR E n obligation a se sment and quotation Six Year Ph 3 7 034 or Warranty 08 0 8 0 750 Phone 3 7 034 15/ 14 Sawyers Arms Road w.dimockheatpumps.co.nz email: sales@dimocks.net.nz *Conditions a ply. Insta led back-to-back, up to thr e metre pipe run & electrical su ply within 6 metres. O fer expires June 30th, 2018. Thursday, June 14, 2018 • By Bridget Rutherford PROMINENT Cantabrians have given a mixed response to the possible futuristic l ok of Cathedral Square. Plans for wha the Square could look like were released by Regenerate Christchurch yesterday after seven years of debate and controversy the slow progre s of the rebuild. It includes three covered pavilions, which would have a “la tice-style” translucent r of, which could host markets and other events. FUTURISTIC: Plans released yesterday sho what Cathedral Square could look like. The long-term vision, which is estimated to cost betw en $60- $80 mi lion, aims to bring people “I’m confident Regenerate back into the area, through a Christchurch’s vision wi l a low series of interconnected public this to happen.” spaces. City counci lor Deon Swi gs The vision for Square also said it would n ed to work includes Cathedral Gardens around other developments with tr and water features, such as Turanga, the Spark Post Office Place with events building, Aotea Gifts and the and m eting spaces, and Library restoration of Christ Church Plaza with other people-friendly Cathedral. areas. “We’ve go to l ok at what is Former mayor Ga ry M ore ha pening, what’s in the vision said the plan was “bri liant” and what can we deliver.” while developer Ernest Duval City counci lor Jamie Gough was not fu sed by the pavilions. city council and stakeholders to be n eded. think of the central city as said it was g od starting The next step is for a delivery determine what could be done, Mayor Lia ne Dalziel said destination and residential point. strategy to be developed with the when, and what funding would the vision would hel people neighbourh od. •Turn to page 5 Lia ne Dalziel Ga ry Moore Jamie Gough Vicki Buck Start your own story PHOTO: BARRY CLARKE 0 348 1994 | w.pete rayhomes.co.nz Thursday, June 7, 2018 2 Thursday November 15 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi news sport Regional Manager Steve McCaughan 364 7460 Steve@starmedia.kiwi Editor in Chief Barry Clarke 364 7422 Barry@starmedia.kiwi Web: www.starmedia.kiwi General: 379 7100 Julia Evans News Reporter 364 7476 021 914 742 Julia.Evans @starmedia.kiwi Sophie Cornish News Reporter 364 7437 021 915 924 Sophie.Cornish @starmedia.kiwi Gordon Findlater Sport Reporter 379 7100 027 408 1993 Gordon.Findlater @starmedia.kiwi advertising Shane Victor Sales Manager 364 7429 021 381 765 Shane @starmedia.kiwi get in touch Classified: 379 1100 Star Media a division of Allied Press PO Box 1467, Christchurch 359 Lincoln Rd, Addington, Christchurch 8024 Woman’s war stories relived in a new book SEE PAGES 4 Musician still going strong at 99-years-old SEE PAGE 16 Inside Majority oppose lowering speed limits.....................................7 Dealing with Bealey Ave’s boyracer problem.....................9 Community board cuts food budget.................................13 Drinks halved in boot party welcome pack........................... 19 Warning to conserve water over summer................................21 We chat to the new court theatre boss.................................10 21-year-old to play 50th game for Pride..........................37 Gig guide....................................... 45 Send us your best photos and be in to win SEE PAGE 22 The Star BUSINESS OWNERS Build customers, sales and profits with us... Cops close in on con man • By Bridget Rutherford POLICE HAVE found two bank account numbers in their hunt for a con man who falsely said gangs would hurt their families if people didn’t pay up. Senior Constable Wayne Stapley said two of the victims had been given two bank account numbers to put money into. Police had checked one, and The Square: Is this the future? A CONVICTED killer is back behind bars after a spectacular crash while allegedly fl eing police. John Oliver Jamieson’s Subaru Forester crashed through the Ro leston dog park fence on Saturday. A spear-like fence post smashed through the window screen na rowly missing a woman in the pa senger seat. Miraculously Jamieson and the He had earlier been recorded driving at 180km/h on State Highway 1. A cut-down rifle was later found by police in the vehicle. Startle dog walker said Jamieson ran a short distance from the vehicle before sto ping to s e if the woman in the vehicle okay. Police a rived soon after and he was a prehended. Jamieson was one of six men Convicted killer involved in high speed smash $200 O F YOUR NEXT POWER BI L IMPACT: The aftermath of the high sp ed crash on Saturday when this vehicle wen through a dog park fence. were awaiting details abou the ager is the key suspect. other. “He swears black and blue it Senior Constable Stapley would wasn’t him and he doesn’t have not comment on wha the investigation into the first account more,” he said. the cell phone numbers any- number revealed. “We have to find out where He said two phone numbers, these phones are and tie them up connected to the same person, with the bank accounts.” led police to a suspect who had Police have received 21 complaints from Christchurch people been interviewed and denied any involvement. targeted by the sinister scam. The Star understands a teen- It involved phone calls and FINALLY THE sun is shining on Christchurch Hospital patients and visitors after a year-long campaign by The Star. The Canterbury District Health Board has agreed to move its park and ride service from the appalling flood prone Deans Ave site to the city council’s 805-space Lichfield St car park on July 2. Since last winter, The Star has ben hammering the Ministry of Health, CDHB and more recently the new Government Thursday, June 28, 2018 Car park battle finally won • By Bridget Rutherford $200 OFF YOUR NEXT POWER BILL 8KW FLOOR CONSOLE $3,599 Installed Ca l for a FREE no obligation assessment and quotation Phone 377 0034 Why does booze do this to me? Rock icon Jordan Luck reveals why he gave up the bottle – pages 4 & 5 texts to victims who are told the connected to the gangs. caller is from the Mongrel Mob, Last month, Canterbury Highway 61 or Black Power. University criminologist Greg One victim was told to pay Newbold told The Star gangs $1000 or Black Power would burn would be “filthy” if they were being impersonated. his house down and harm his family. The con man says they Senior Constable Stapley said are watching the victims’ families none of the people who had gone and elderly parents. to the police had paid over any Senior Constable Stapley money. would not comment on whether There have been no further the perpetrator was actually reported cases. “Model FUJITSU ABTG24LVT (Conditions apply) Warranty Ph 377 0034 or 0800 800 750 15/114 Sawyers Arms Road www.dimockheatpumps.co.nz email: sales@dimocks.net.nz *Conditions a ply. Insta led back-to-back, up to thr e metre pipe run & electrical su ply within 6 metres. O fer expires June 30th, 2018. Labour MPs to do something about it. Said The Star editor in chief Barry Clarke: “We’ve been relentless in our determination to get something done about it. Finally, it’s happened. “Our campaign prompted Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson to HAPPY: Park and ride users Chris and Gail Smith said moving the service from Deans Ave to Lichfield St car park was a good move and would avoid people waiting for the shuttle in the rain, like in April last year (inset). PHOTOS: MARTIN HUNTER star the ball rolling with her political colleagues in March after the previous Government did nothing. The district health board and the Ministry of Health constantly passed the blame on each other. •Turn to page 5 Restore your oiled CEDAR BLINDS with our NEW re-oiling service. Rejuvenate your lacquered CEDAR BLINDS High-tech Cleaning We clean and repair a l types of blinds – Venetians, Cedar, Verticals, Ro ler, Ho lands, Romans and Pleated – with environmenta ly friendly cleaning products. Temperature Contro led Drying Re-oiling & Rejuvenating Fabric Blinds - eg Austrian & Roman Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off Bookings are required. We offer a same day, pick up and drop off service for most types of blinds. • By Sophie Cornish A CANTERBURY University law student being investigated for a sexual assault has been allowed to go overseas on a study-related trip. Bu the university’s dean of law Ursula Cheer is refusing to discuss the matter. “I can’t comment about any of this because of confidentiality and privacy,” she told The Star yesterday. The Star has learned a female student has laid a complaint abou the accused being allowed to go on the trip. It is understood it is no the same person who has laid the sexual assault complain to the police. The Star has been told it is a rape investigation. The Star sent a number of questions to Canterbury University yesterday but none would be answered. Said Canterbury University spokeswoman Margaret Agnew: “UC cannot respond to allegations that are before the police.” She referred the questions back to Dr Cheer. Her phone was turned off. 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The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday November 15 2018 3 News Win with The Star and go to Singapore SINGAPORE Airlines and Star Media are giving away a $7000 trip for two to Singapore. From Monday, readers will be able to go into a draw which will see the lucky winner fly premium economy and enjoy three nights in fantastic Singapore. It’s easy to enter. Just visit www.sq.com and enter your details with a unique code to be in to win. There will also be an entry form on page 2 of The Star from next week. Terms and conditions apply, please see the Singapore Airlines website for details. All entries must be in by Sunday, December 16. The winners will be announced in The Star and online on December 20. Big scare for cancer nurse Mother of three to start chemo • By Emily O’Connell ANNA PHILIPS has spent 11 years caring for patients undergoing cancer treatment. Now it’s her turn. The 36-yearold has been diagnosed with bone cancer while on maternity leave after having her third child. Mrs Philips will begin chemotherapy on Monday. “It was all very sudden and very scary of course, given I am an oncology nurse and I know too much about these situations,” the Christchurch Hospital nurse said of her diagnosis. Test results show Mrs Philips’ cancer is contained within her left femur. But a surgical biopsy confirmed it is the “more aggressive type.” “Emotionally, it’s been very much a roller coaster ride,” she said. A pain had developed in her left leg about a year ago when she was pregnant, but she did not think anything of it. But months after giving birth to Isabella, the pain “really started to play up again.” Exercises from the osteopath weren’t helping so Mrs Philips went to her doctor. JOURNEY: Anna and Andy Philips with Oscar, Fletcher and Isabella. PHOTO: KARLA FLANAGAN, LITTLE POPPITS PHOTOGRAPHY “Almost immediately that day she (the doctor) was suspicious it was something sinister,” Mrs Philips said. Within hours tests confirmed the mother of three had parosteal osteosarcoma. Mrs Philips has spent the past 11 years working as an oncology nurse at Christchurch Hospital in the ward and the outpatients area, where her duties included administering chemotherapy to patients. She was inspired to become a nurse because of the death of her 21-year-old brother, Dustin, from cancer. “It’s kind of unbelievable to think that this has happened again,” Mrs Philips said. She says the diagnosis “creates a lot more fear” because she has www.selwynsounds.co.nz 2019 seen “the worst of the worst.” “It’s been really hard for me emotionally to stay positive,” Mrs Philips said. Her husband Andy is a self-employed auto-electrician. She is worried about the impact cancer will have on their family. Their children are aged between three-years-old and six months. “When your selfemployed you don’t get holidays or sick pay so it’s very difficult for him to take time off,” she said. More than $1600 has been donated to Mrs Philips through a Givealittle page set up by a group of her friends. Mrs Philips says she’s grateful for her work colleagues, friends and family who have been just “amazing.” The money raised through the Givealittle page will help relieve the family’s financial pressure, paying for child care and giving Mr Philips some time off to help out. •To donate visit https:// givealittle.co.nz/cause/ cancer-nurse-needs-yourkindness?fbclid=IwAR2_ jN2HLmxuBlUjg9Ieb0_ ku5C3YRhNL5oF5IYM9bmrHuYqLDK2S2snD9g ON THE DOMAIN LINCOLN 2 MARCH 2019 in brief TICKETS ON SALE NOW 95,000 visits to central library since opening Tūranga has attracted more than 95,000 visitors in its first month. The central library on the edge of Cathedral Square opened just over four weeks ago on October 12. The busiest single day so far was on October 21, when 5718 people visited. In the past four weeks, there have been 57,202 items issued and 9521 renewals. Outdoor pools set to open on Saturday Three of the city council’s five outdoor pools and all of its paddling pools are set to reopen on Saturday at the Waltham Pool, Lyttelton’s Norman Kirk Memorial Pool and Te Hāpua Halswell. They will be followed by the opening of the Templeton Pool on December 1. The outdoor pools at Jellie Park Recreation and Sports Centre will open on December 3 following an upgrade. Web seminars on how quakes affected kids A series of webinars focusing on the mental well-being of postquake Christchurch children have been launched. The series is called Stress Inside Out and is voiced by Dancing With The Stars co-host and well-known comedian Dai Henwood. It is supported by the St Albans Neighbourhood Trust and the Papanui Youth Development Trust. The project examines biological issues within children, brought about by the earthquakes, and will be available to the public this week. To learn more visit, www.nht.org.nz/ programmes/parenting. Suspicious fire at Bamford School A small fire that started in a toilet block at Bamford School is being treated as suspicious. Emergency services were called to the fire at the Woolston school at 4.10pm on Tuesday. I buy property in Canterbury • As is where is • Damaged • Uninsured • Deceased estate • Land • Commercial Call me anytime 027 490 8576 Drain laying New Builds Renovations Excavation The Pooman does it all! We are licensed master drainlayers who have the expertise to get the job done right. As Christchurch-based drainage contractors we fully understand all the red tape involved with building consent and can advise accordingly. Problems with mobility but don’t know what to do? We can help... 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