Pegasus Post: December 11, 2018

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2018 

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Sintes ‘knocked for six’ with pneumonia 

Well known Southshore resident and Coastal-Burwood Community Board deputy chairman is recovering 

from pneumonia, an infection which kills more than 100 people a year in Canterbury. 

He talks to reporter Julia Evans on page 7 

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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

MORE POLICE may be seen on 

the streets of the eastern suburbs. 

Police chiefs are considering assigning 

more officers who will be 

based at the New Brighton station. 

Canterbury Metro Area Commander 

superintendent Lane Todd 

said front line staff in the east 

maybe boosted with the increasing 

numbers of recruits the Canterbury 

region will be allocated over 

the next three years. 

“We do have some of our 

response staff based out in New 

Brighton. We are looking at increasing 

there but Hornby might 

also be another option,” he said. 

Superintendent Todd said the 

deployment of police officers will 

be part of its wider planning for 

the city, which will be looked at 

next year. 

The additional staff would come 

from the 1800 allocation of police 

officers the country is planned to 

get in the next three years as part 

of the Government’s $298 million 

increase from the Budget 2018. 

Canterbury will receive 121 of 

the 1800 police officers. 

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from the editor’s desk 

I CAN sympathise with Tim Sintes, who 

has been struck down with pneumonia 

(page 7). 

The all-round good guy from Southshore 

has been laid very low in recent weeks. 

I know exactly how he is feeling. 

Pneumonia smashed me about 18 months ago. I don’t smoke and 

I’m reasonably fit. And like Tim, I’ve no idea how I got it. 

I lost 9kg in just over a week, spent four days in hospital and 

was off work for three weeks (the longest time I have ever been). 

The doctor initially said I had a dose of the flu and I was sent 

on my way. A week later when I struggled back to the doctor, she 

dispatched me to hospital. 

Be careful out there. 

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Fire rages, homes at risk 

Drivers face Xmas crackdown 

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A ROAD safety initiative has 

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Christmas party season begins 

to get under way. 

Police based at the New 

Brighton station will be setting 

up major checkpoints to clamp 

down on “fatal five” driving 

offences. 

The “fatal five” offences are 

using a mobile phone while 

driving, dangerous manoeuvres, 

not wearing a seat belt, drink 

driving and speeding. 

Sergeant Jim Currie said office 

break-ups and “tradie day” are 

coming up which is always a 

“major concern” for police. 

“It is a big worry for us because 

people don’t know their 

limits and get behind the wheel 

of a car when they shouldn’t. My 

philosophy is if you think you 

are over the limit you probably 

are,” he said. 

Last week police conducted 

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Sewer repair key to building consents 


BUILDING CONSENTS in 

Aranui, put on hold because of 

capacity issues with the suburb’s 

sewerage system, will likely 

be granted when the system is 

upgraded. 

Aranui residents who have 

failed to fix their earthquakedamaged 

wastewater pipes has 

led to the city council having 

to upgrade the suburb’s entire 

sewerage system. 

The unrepaired earthquake 

damage to the private wastewater 

or stormwater pipes has 

resulted in the system having to 

cope with increased stormwater 

flow and groundwater infiltration 

– more than what it was 

designed for. 

As a result, 10 building 

consents in the Aranui vacuum 

sewerage system catchment has 

been put on hold. 

Two projects expecting to cost 

more than $2.1 million is under 

way by the city council to address 

ongoing capacity issues. 

The projects are expected to be 

completed before Christmas. 

City council’s three waters and 

waste head John Mackie said it 

is not accepting any new building 

consents until the work is 

completed. 

“We will decide whether to accept 

any new connections once 

we have assessed the effectiveness 

of this upgrade,” he said. 

Coastal-Burwood Community 

Board member Tim Baker said 

he is pleading with residents to 

fix their lateral pipes because 

he doesn’t think they realise the 

effect it is having. 

He said he understands the 

decision but he thinks the city 

council is wrong because 10 consents 

are such a small number. 

The city council’s first project 

is to install a monitoring system 

for each of the sewer system’s 

collection chambers. Each collection 

chamber connects to 

about four to six houses. 

The project costing about 

$1.5 million, will allow the city 

council to identify which collection 

chambers suffer from high 

stormwater inflow and groundwater 

infiltration. 

The city council will then 

carry out further investigations 

to work out if the problem is 

a result of Aranui’s private or 

public wastewater system. 

UPGRADE: 

Coastal- 

Burwood 

Community 

Board 

member 

Tim Baker 

is pleading 

with Aranui 

residents 

to get their 

private 

wastewater 

pipes fixed. 

The second project is the 

installation of automatic air 

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expected to cost $665,000. 

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•From page 1 

But Superintendent Todd said 

it has to look across the whole 

city at where the best slots are for 

where increased numbers can go. 

The possibility of more staff has 

been welcomed by New 

Brighton Sergeant Jim 

Currie. 

He is calling for more 

public safety team (frontline) 

staff to be placed out 

in New Brighton in the 

next six to 12 months. 

“I think New Brighton 

is a place worth investing 

in . . . I see a lot of 

potential out in New 

Brighton and the more 

staff we can get out here to make 

it safer for everybody the better,” 

he said. 

Sergeant Currie said New 

Brighton has always been steady 

as a crime location and he thinks 

having more staff would be an 

“extra deterrence”. 

The call for more staff has been 

backed by Bin Inn New Brighton 

owner Nikki Griffin. 

“The community has long since 

wanted it . . . the businesses want 

the frontline staff walking the beat 

. . . finally someone has listened to 

what the people want,” she said. 

Data shows New Brighton 

police have attended 113,709 

incidents between December 

2015 and October of this year. 

The highest number of callouts 

were prevention activities 

at 33,756 and crime 

and crash demand at 

16,847. 

But there are no 

plans to increase the 

New Brighton Police 

Station hours 

The Coastal-Burwood 

Community 

Board asked police 

chiefs to open station 

on Saturday morning 

in August last year after 

an increase in shop theft. 

But Superintendent Todd said 

the information he has shows 

the hours the station is open for 

meets the needs to the eastern 

community. 

“But of course just because the 

station isn’t open doesn’t mean we 

haven’t got staff in the area it just 

means the office isn’t manned,” he 

said. 

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THE NUMBERS 

•New Brighton police have attended 113,709 

incidents between December 2015 and 

October of this year. 

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Lane Todd 

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BOOST: Police chiefs are considering increasing front line staff at the New Brighton Police 

Station. 


•The highest number of call-outs were 

prevention activities at 33,756 and crime and 

crash demand at 16,847. 

Pump track 

likely next year 

A NEW pump track for Shirley 

could be installed by mid-way 

through next year. 

The Papanui-Innes Community 

Board said on Friday it was 

working with the council’s parks 

team to discuss options to get the 

project over the line by the end of 

the current financial year. 

It was previously said that a 

decision on funding would not be 

made before the start of the council’s 

2021-2031 Long Term Plan. 

Papanui Ward Board Member 

Emma Norrish said they were 

also seeking support from 

community groups, given the 

benefits the park would have for 

Shirley residents. 

‘Facelift’ for New Brighton’s clock tower 

• By Georgia O’Connor- 

Harding 

NEW BRIGHTON’S iconic clock 

tower will be illuminated with 

Christmas decorations. 

But an unknown craftsman 

has already got in on the action, 

cutting a smiley face out of the 

plastic packaging currently 

wrapped around the clock tower 

while it is under repair. 

It comes as progress is 

under way on the clock tower’s 

earthquake and historical repairs. 

The clock tower’s “facelift” 

has received a positive response 

from members of the Peoples 

Independent Republic of New 

Brighton. 

Comments include “that sort 

of graffiti is welcome”, “looks like 

it is waving” and “that is so cute, 

makes you smile back”. 

Additional decorations are 

planned to brighten the clock 

tower with the Coastal-Burwood 

Community Board approving 

$500 towards the project at its 

meeting last week. 

The funding is from its 

2018/19 Discretionary Response 

Fund. 

City councillor David East said, 

hopefully, the decorations will 

be installed fairly soon, before 

Christmas. 

“We are going to leave the 

plastic there and put a bow 

around it so it looks like a big 

Christmas present and light it up 

internally,” he said. 

The city council has finished the 

repair strategy for the clock tower 

and it is preparing the necessary 

documentation ahead of going 

out to tender. 

City council’s acting head of 

parks Grant MacLeod said it will 

not have information on when 

the clock tower repairs will be 

completed until the tenders have 

been received. 

The repairs were due to 

be completed in September 

but following investigations 

(including the removal of paint 

from the structure) the extent 

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‘Knocked for six’ with pneumonia 


Coastal-Burwood 

Community Board 

deputy chairman Tim 

Sintes has been in 

hospital with pneumonia. 

Julia Evans reports 

TIM SINTES has been in 

bed living off a diet of english 

breakfast tea and Kurols cough 

drops for the past five weeks. 

It’s a big change for the 67-yearold 

former fisherman, who can 

normally be 

found surfing, 

gardening or 

tinkering in 

his shed. 

But Mr 

Sintes, who 

is deputy 

Tim Sintes 

chairman of 

the Coastal- 

Burwood 

Community Board, has been 

“knocked for six” by a severe case 

of pneumonia. 

It’s landed him in hospital 

twice. 

“The day before it happened, 

I was riding my mountain bike 

over Rapaki with my daughter. 

The next day, I woke up and I 

thought I just had hay fever, I 

had a blocked nose and that was 

about it,” Mr Sintes said. 

He started to shake and shiver 

– the next morning he went to 

the doctor. 

“One listen to the croak in 

my chest and he said ‘you’ve got 

quite severe pneumonia’. I went 

straight to get an X-ray and then 

I was admitted to hospital.” 

It went downhill from there. 

“I just kept getting worse. 

At first we thought it was 

legionnaires’, I’d just redone the 

lawns.” 

Every year Mr Sintes’ hosts 

a community Christmas 

celebration at his Southshore 

home and was relaying the lawn 

for the occasion. 

“But I’d been wearing a mask 

when I was doing the lawn . . . 

they worked out it was a bacterial 

infection that caused the 

STRUCK DOWN: Over the past year in Canterbury, 1736 people were admitted to hospital with 

pneumonia and it was the cause of 124 deaths. 

pneumonia, but nobody knows 

how I got it.” 

Mr Sintes said he knew nothing 

about pneumonia before, but now 

he is an expert. 

“I did not realise the 

seriousness of it. When people 

would say to me they’ve got 

pneumonia, I would think it was 

just a bit like having the flu,” he 

said. 

There were moments he 

thought he would never breathe 

again when his lungs felt like 

they were compressing in on 

themselves. 

“I was on oxygen in a severe 

state for three days. I couldn’t 

breathe and the bed was 

wringing wet from me sweating 

so much. One night I had the 

most intense hallucinations. 

They were in 3D colour. It was 

horrible,” he said. 

“You feel very vulnerable. 

Usually I’m too busy to be sick.” 

He was discharged from 

hospital and felt like he was on 

the mend. 

“I felt better and I thought, 

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wow, I can do all these things. 

Since I didn’t feel too bad, I 

thought good, it was all over,” he 

said. 

Soon he was back in the surf, 

mowing the lawns and just about 

at the end of his first course of 

antibiotics. 

“There were about three or 

four days where I couldn’t quite 

believe it, I felt alive again. 

One day I mowed the lawns, the 

next day I was out for a coffee in 

Sumner and I started feeling not 

too good again,” Mr Sintes said. 

His wife Jan suggested he go to 

hospital.“The aches and shakes 

were back and I thought, ‘no, I 

don’t want to go to hospital’. But 

I had to tell my wife to ring the 

ambulance.” 

He ended up spending another 

six days in hospital. 

Mr Sintes was discharged from 

hospital for the second time 10 

days ago. 

The pneumonia had spread to 

his other lung. “That taught me 

a lesson. Listen to your doctor 

when they say you need to rest. I 

didn’t think it was much, I didn’t 

think of the consequences and 

now I’ve been sick for five weeks.” 

After losing 8kg, Mr Sintes 

believes he may be on the road to 

recovery and has been getting his 

appetite back. 

“I’m so cautious now. I don’t 

want to go backwards again.” 

Although most people are 

lamenting the cold start to 

summer, Mr Sintes said it has 

been great. 

“It would be torture if I had 

to lie here and it was sunny. I 

enjoy life so much. Believe me, 

this weather has been bad for 

everyone except me.” 

Six weeks ago, Mr Sintes 

had an accident with a 

chainsaw and cut his leg. Two 

weeks later he was back out 

surfing. “It’s hard to believe you 

can be right two weeks after 

being cut by a chainsaw, but 

you can be knocked for six by 

something like this.” 

But the cause of his pneumonia 

remains a mystery. 

“It’s the strangest feeling. 

I’m the kind of person that 

needs explanations and needs a 

reason, but this time it could be 

anything,” he said. 

Mr Sintes said people had 

asked if it was related to stress 

from his city council work and 

the code of conduct investigation 

he and Coastal Ward city 

councillor David East, Coastal- 

Burwood Community Board 

chairwoman Kim Money and 

Linwood-Central-Heathcote 

Community Board member 

Darrell Latham are facing over 

their comments alleging city 

council staff tampered with the 

District Plan, which affected 

property owners in flood prone 

areas. 

“I can easily say it’s not. I’m not 

a stress kind of person. My way 

of relaxing is being busy, that’s 

different.” Raising the issue has 

been a “weight off my shoulders,” 

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HAMPSHIRE ST has always 

had a reputation as being one of 

the city’s meanest streets in one 

of its meanest suburbs. 

But the main drag that dissects 

Aranui is now full of colour as 

part of an ongoing campaign 

by the Aranui neighbourhood 

policing team to brighten up the 

area. 

Murals have been placed on 

the shop walls in Hampshire 

St this week, courtesy of street 

artists and students from Haeata 

Community Campus. 

A key piece of artwork, which 

reflects Aranui’s character 

and past, is by Te Kupenga o 

Aranui youth worker and mentor, 

Silivelio Fasi. 

Fasi, 28, spent a lot of his 

childhood being raised in the 

area. 

“I felt like I was adopted, 

they took me in when I could 

have easily been hanging out in 

Woolston and Phillipstown,” he 

said. 

Fasi said when he was thinking 

about concepts and ideas 

for his artwork he took into 

consideration what he felt made 

up Aranui. 

Words Fasi strongly believed 

in, such as “hope, whanau, love 

and unity” and well-known places 

that pay homage to Aranui’s 

past, became the background of 

the artwork. 

The main element of the 

artwork is superheroes in motion, 

which represents power 

and positivity and shows the 

suburb is moving forward postearthquake. 

Aranui High School and old 

bus stops – the No 5 Southshore 

bus route which no longer exists 

because of the earthquakes – are 

items Fasi built into his picture. 

“It is basically one of those 

things, only if you are from 

Aranui, you would look at that 

number and go, oh, my gosh, 

that is the bus . . . the cool thing 

about it is every community has 

something like that,” he said. 

Anchor points in Aranui such 

as Big Gary’s Fish & Chips and 

Peter’s Fish & Chips, also feature 

in the art. 

“It was almost like a shout out 

to say, hey, I noticed you in my 

childhood and that was always 

the hang out spot. It was basically 

a thank you,” Fasi said. 

Constable Jules Atkinson said 

the idea behind the murals was 

to bring colour and “good vibes” 

to the area. 

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POSITIVITY: Artist Silivelio Fasi and Aranui Neighbourhood Policing team member Julie Atkinson are helping brighten up Aranui’s 

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and it was about directing young 

people away from tagging to 

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The artwork was displayed 

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Community Campus last week 

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and safe Christmas. 

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Tis the season... As 2018 comes to a close I, like so many 

others, tend to reflect on what we have managed to accomplish 

throughout the past year. I also look forward to that New Year 

clean slate, and what 2019 might hold for us moving forward. 

Again, it has been a year of positive change and 

challenges for our team at both the Parklands 

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and around a wide variety of property, and to think 

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Further development locally has meant that our 

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so satisfying and exciting to see numerous lengthy 

projects coming to fruition which will so benefit our 

community and the people that live here. I don’t 

believe we would be this advanced if it weren’t for 

the passionate locals who love their neighbourhood, 

have provided a voice for the east side, and made 

things happen. 

It has been such a pleasure to be able to give back 

to a variety of community groups this past year by 

way of volunteering time, goods, or financially via our 

Harcourts Foundation Grants. Should you be involved 

with a not for profit group that could do with some 

assistance, please feel free to contact us in 2019. 

Should you be looking to make a career change 

in the New Year, it may be of interest to know that 

we will be seeking new additions to join our award 

winning team. Whether you are an established 

consultant, or if you are a self-starter who likes 

a challenge, with an interest in property and 

people, give me a call for a confidential chat. 

Nikila ph. 0275175645. 

Despite our offices being closed briefly over the 

holiday period, our consultants will be available 

and happy to assist during this time. 

Contact our after-hours service and we will 

put you in touch with one of the team. 

We wish you and your family all the 

very best for a safe, happy Christmas 

and New Year and look forward to 

helping you achieve your property 

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Tuesday December 11 2018 11 

Rawhiti School’s twilight fair a success 

MORE THAN $20,000 has 

been raised to go towards a new 

playground at Rawhiti School. 

The school held a successful 

twilight fair, with about 2000 attending 

the event. 

The funds raised will go 

towards a 7.8m climbing frame, 

which is expected to be installed 

before the beginning of the new 

school term next year. 

The school’s Parent-Teacher 

Association co-chairwoman 

Steph Haskell said the fair 

was “really great” and it had 

lots of support from local businesses. 

“I think some of the best 

things about the fair that I 

really love the most was all the 

entertainment . . . we have got 

lots of musical students at the 

school,” she said. 

Pupils put on performances 

involving rock bands, dancing, 

school choir, kapa haka, ukuleles 

and its Pasifika group. 

“They provided over four hours 

of entertainment and the school 

has a wee outdoor amphitheatre 

fixed up this year. We hadn’t really 

had a massive chance to use 

it,” Ms Haskell said. 

The event was sponsored by 

businesses including McCain, 

Hellers, Ray White New Brighton, 

Mike Pero, Harcourts Gold 

Parklands and Happy Hire. 

Ms Haskell said due to the 

generosity of so many businesses, 

it meant activities at the fair cost 

no more than $2. 

There was a range of activities 

including pony rides, obstacle 

courses and “dunk a teacher.” 

Arts and crafts, toiletries and 

jewellery made by the pupils were 

also sold along with vegetables 

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Richmond’s way forward is in sight 

Avebury 

House 

Community 

Trust house 

co-ordinator 

Tanya 

Didham 

writes 

about how 

Otakaro Avon River Corridor 

draft regeneration plan will 

impact Richmond 

AVEBURY House has 

experienced several 

transformations since its origins 

in the 1850s – a doctor’s cottage, 

a grand family home, a youth 

hostel, a quake victim and 

now, heading into 2019, a fullyrefurbished 

community asset. 

Richmond has weathered more 

than its fair share of transformation 

too, but as we approach eight 

years since a kink in the earth’s 

surface changed everything, we 

are beginning to see the way forward 

– the next transformation. 

Bordering the red zone as we 

do, whatever happens in that 

quake-affected river corridor is 

going to have a big impact on us, 

and our communities. 

The waiting-to-know is almost 

over. 

Regenerate Christchurch has 

released its draft plan, and it feels 

GRAND: Avebury House has been transformed, it is now a fully-refurbished community asset. 

like they have listened to what so 

many of us have been saying – 

restore the health of the river. 

Move forward by respecting 

our past heritage – not just our 

built heritage, but our cultural 

and natural heritage too. 

In 1851 Dr Samuel Grundy 

bought the section Avebury now 

stands on, and built a modest 

house, naming it after his hometown 

in England. 

At that time the South 

Island was still referred to 

as New Munster; the entire European 

population of New Zealand 

was just under 27,000 (Maori 

numbered around 56,000) and 

the Otakaro-Avon got its first 

footbridge, crossing the river 

where Worcester St does now. 

Already by then a huge amount 

of native bush had been cleared, 

but Canterbury long-tailed bats 

were still thriving, native bush 

still lined the waterways, and tui 

were an ever-present songbird. 

Here at Avebury, we’re excited 

to see the river walkways and 

cycleways open up; for native 

planting to start filling the gaps 

and cracks that still remind us 

of what’s gone while bringing 

back a little of what was lost long 

before. 

And for projects that bring 

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community. 

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SCHOOLS 

College plans farewell 

KINDNESS: Twelve Marian College students put on a 

Christmas party for visitors from Age Concern Canterbury. 

Marian students spread 

some Christmas cheer 

A YOUNG Vinnies Group 

from Marian College has helped 

spread some Christmas cheer to 

the elderly. 

Twelve students hosted a 

Christmas party for eight 

visitors from Age Concern 

Canterbury recently. 

It aimed to help bring joy to 

people who may be alone at 

Christmas. 

Year 10 student Amy 

Williamson said the party went 

well and it was nice to see the joy 

in people’s faces as they bonded 

with each other. 

The Young Vinnies Group 

was established to support the St 

Vincent de Paul Society’s work 

to help people in need. 

The students have also hosted 

morning tea events for elderly 

visitors and run campaigns to 

collect food cans for the society. 

Said year 9 student Anna 

McKey: “It was nice knowing 

we could organise something 

that we knew would be helping 

others and contributing to wider 

society.” 

LINWOOD COLLEGE is 

planning a special farewell 

celebration to mark the 

demolition and replacement 

of its school buildings on the 

current site. 

The celebration is planned for 

April 5-6 and will mark the start 

of a new chapter in the school’s 

history. 

The celebration committee is 

made up of past students and 

teachers from the college. 

Committee 

chairwoman 

and former 

student Linda 

Rutland 

said she is 

“tremendously 

excited” by 

the prospect 

Richard 

Edmundson 

of bringing 

everyone 

back together 

to celebrate Linwood’s 

achievements. 

Principal Richard Edmundson 

said it is exciting to have an 

opportunity to be part of the 

next step in the school’s vibrant 

history. 

The celebration will start 

with a ticketed social gathering 

on Friday night and finish 

on Saturday with a closing 

ceremony. 

The school buildings will be 

open on the Saturday for people 

to look through one last time 

and reminisce about the time 

they spent at the school. There 

SPECIAL CELEBRATION: Linwood College is planning a 

farewell celebration to mark the demolition and replacement of 

its school buildings. 

will also be performances. 

In preparation for the event, 

the school is asking all past 

students, teachers and board 

members to pre-register their 

interest in attending. 

Linwood College will 

temporarily shift to the 

Avonside Girls’ High School 

site while it is rebuilt due to 

earthquake damage. 

It will occupy the 

Avonside Girls’ High site from 

the middle of next year until the 

rebuild is finished in mid-2021. 

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TĀTOU KO MERE E WHAKAPONO ANA 

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD 

This year has been particularly special in that so many of our past students and staff 

have responded to our call to join a new group. Named Rauru, the group has been 

formed to strengthen and support our Marian College community. Past students and 

staff of Marian College, St Mary’s College (Christchurch) and McKillop College, are 

warmly invited to register for Rauru and help us shape the future of Marian. 

Collective dialogue and strategic visioning are underway as we prepare for a new 

school. Work includes development of a brief to ensure our Special Catholic Character, 

values and culture are captured and reflected in our new school. 

We appreciate Marian College is part of the bigger picture and we support the Bishop 

in taking due care of process and in making informed decisions for the benefit of the 

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch as a whole. The old saying is true – good things 

take time. 

Thank you to our Board of Trustees, our school staff and community, and members of 

the Marian Foundation for your support and fantastic work throughout 2018. 

To our Marian girls – relax and enjoy a well-earned holiday. We look forward to 

having you back refreshed, inspired and ready for 2019 at Marian College. 

And finally, congratulations to our 2018 Marian leavers: 

we wish you all the very best and please stay in touch. 

Wishing you good health and blessings this Christmas. 

Jan Paterson 

Marian College Board of Trustees 

THE GIFT OF GIVING 

Our Young Vinnies Group helps support the important work of the 

Society of St Vincent de Paul. Recently the group spent a lunchtime 

wrapping Christmas presents for the Vinnie’s Christmas Party for 

people in need. 

Marian College has a long tradition of service. Both students and staff 

members are actively involved and contribute positively to the wider 

community. All students complete at least six hours of meaningful 

service within the school and community every year. 

PRIZE WINNERS 

WHIRLWIND 

WOW TRIP 

Congratulations to Catherine Ryan (right) 

and Louise Daly (left) who have been 

awarded 2018 Marian College dux and 

proxime accessit respectively. 

Marian College Principal Mary-Lou 

Davidson says major prize winners 

demonstrate exceptional performance 

and dedication across all aspects of life 

at Marian College – in academia, special 

character, leadership, music, sport, 

environment, culture and service. 

The Marian College PTA Grace Awards 

are very special awards for senior students 

who quietly go about their learning, being 

kind and caring, participating in school 

life and sometimes managing through 

challenges. These students often go ‘under 

the radar’ and as the award criteria says 

– they just get on with school and are not 

always officially recognised. This year 

Grace Awards were presented to Mia 

Blyth, Renee Rae, Zoe Frame, Molly Ford 

and Hannah Manalaysay. 

A full list of prize recipients and 

photographs are on the College website. 

IT’S 

BUSINESS TIME! 

Recently, Year 10 Marian College 

students had the opportunity to pitch 

their business ideas to a panel of judges 

as part of the three-day Young Enterprise 

BP Business Challenge programme. 

The hands-on learning event creates 

opportunities for students to develop 

their skills, engage with local business 

people and learn how a good business 

works. The programme covers learning 

in English, Mathematics and Statistics, 

Social Sciences, Digital Technology and 

Commerce subjects. 

Described by some as the highlight 

of the year, senior students studying 

textiles at Marian College have the 

opportunity to travel to Wellington for a 

two-day whirlwind WOWtrip. The group 

experienced the World of WearableArt 

Awards Show, explored two tertiary 

institutes offering textile and design 

programmes and visited the Beehive. 

“The show was incredible with amazing 

outfits and dancers. This was a wonderful 

way to end the term,” says Year 12 Marian 

College student Phoebe O’Regan. 

The group also attended the Suffrage 125 

exhibition Whakatū Wāhine at Museum of 

New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 

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JP Clinic at Shirley Library 

Tuesday, 10am-1pm 

A justice of the peace will be 

available to members of the community, 

to witness signatures 

and documents, certify document 

copies, hear oaths, declarations, 

affidavits or affirmations as 

well as sign citizenship, sponsorship 

or rates rebates applications. 

No charge. 

Shirley Library, 36 Marshland 

Rd 

Storytimes/Wā Kōrero 

Tuesday, 10.30–11am 

Encourage learning through a 

love for stories. Storytimes is an 

interactive programme including 

stories, songs, rhymes and play. 

This is a free session. 

New Brighton Library, 213 

Marine Pde, New Brighton and 

Shirley Library, 36 Marshland Rd 

(by the Palms Mall) 

Reading to Dogs 

Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm 

Designed to provide a relaxed, 

non-threatening atmosphere 

which encourages children to 

practise their reading skills and 

develop a love of reading. The 

programme uses dogs who are 

pets of the city council’s animal 

management team. These furry 

friends have all been trained 

and tested for health, safety and 

temperament. The dogs can increase 

a child’s relaxation while 

reading, listen attentively, do not 

laugh, judge or criticise, allow 

children to proceed at their own 

pace, can be less intimidating 

than a child’s peers. Library staff 

and a dog handler will be present 

at all times to help facilitate the 

sessions. Sessions are 15min. 

Shirley Library, 36 Marshland 

Rd (by the Palms Mall) 

Rocket Club 

Wednesday, 3.30-4.30pm 

Rocket Club is a weekly afterschool 

programme which runs 

during term time. All family are 

welcome to join the club and 

become involved in different 

activities based on local and 

current events in a fun learning 

environment. Homework help 

is available during this time. 

Free to attend and no bookings 

required. 

Aranui Library, 109 Aldershot 

St 

CV Drop-in 

Thursday, 10-11.30am 

A librarian will be on hand to 

assist customers who need help 

with their resume. You will be 

offered guidance on creating, 

updating, and editing your CV. 


Marine Pde 

MERRY AND BRIGHT: Go along to the Aranui Library for a fun Christmas card making and crafts 

session. There will be 3D stencils, book covers and cardboard from bindery pre-folded and 

ready to use. The session will be held Monday, December 17, 2-3pm at the Aranui Library. 

Women’s Bible Reading 

Group 

Thursday, 10-11.30am 

Go along to the Women’s Bible 

Reading Group. For information 

phone Elissa on 021 023 65910. 

Located at the Small Room at 

the Aranui Wainoni Community 

Centre, 31 Hampshire St 

Code Club 

Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm 

Code Club Aotearoa, Christchurch 

City Libraries and Verizon 

Connect are proud to offer a free 

code club for schoolchildren 

years 5-8. The club will run for 

one hour per week during the 

school term, and Verizon Connect 

technologists will support 

the children to learn to code. 


Marine Pde 

Shirley Library Book 

Discussion Group 

Thursday, 6-7pm 

Shirley Library Book Discussion 

Group with Roberta and 

Karen. For those who love reading 

and want to share in discussion 

with other friendly book 

lovers. The group subscribes to 

the Book Discussion Scheme so 

there is a cost involved. 

36 Marshland Rd (by the Palms 

Mall) 

New Brighton Seaside Market 

Saturday, 10am-2pm 

Held in the Brighton Mall 

every Saturday just across the 

road from the beach and the new 

children’s playground. 

New Brighton Pedestrian 

Mall, cnr Marine Pde and Beresford 

St 

Golden Oldies Movie 

Screening 

Monday 1.30pm 

Katharine Hepburn stars 

in The Corn is Green, a 

1979 Welsh drama. Running 

time is 1hr 33min. Arrive early 

for a cuppa and a chat. $2 donation. 

New Brighton Museum, cnr of 

Hardy St and Seaview Rd 

Age Concern Steady As You 

Go Class 

Tuesday, 10am 

Due to popular demand, Age 

Concern has started an additional 

SAYGo Class (Steady 

As You Go) class. The classes are 

especially designed to help you 

not to fall. Just go along, no need 

to book. 

Parkview Community Lounge, 

75 Queenspark Drive 

New Brighton on Black 

Runs all day (9am-6pm) 

throughout the week 

Go along to a photo exhibition 

at the library. It will feature a 

series of partial images merged 

onto a black background, taken 

in and around New Brighton 

over the last couple of years by 

Viv Read. Viv describes himself 

as a Welshman and part-time 

local with a Panasonic pointand-shoot 

camera that fits in his 

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WORKSAFE NEW Zealand 

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fina ly repair the potholes in New 

Brighton’s Hawke St car park. 

Coastal-Burw od Ward city 

counci lor David East wants 

WorkSafe to pre sure the car 

park’s private owners into 

repairing the potholes which are 

a “trip and vehicle” hazard. 

WorkSafe chief inspector 

a se sments southern Da ren 

Handforth said it may be able to 

take action under the Health and 

Safety at Work Act 2015, “as a 

person conducting a busine s or 

undertaking.” 

Mr Handforth said WorkSafe 

is aware of the concerns raised by 

Cr East abou the car park. 

“WorkSafe has completed 

an a se sment visi to the site 

and is engaging with the owner 

to advise them that it is their 

responsibility to manage their 

risks a propriately.” 

Different parts of the car park 

are owned by various people 

and the Coastal-Burw od 

Community Board recently 

wrote to them about its concerns 

around health and safety. 

Cr East said the bi gest i sue 

in the past has b en ge ting in 

touch with the landlords and 

owners and ge ting them to 

agr e to anything. “The board 

a preciates that multi-ownership 

of the parking space may present 

a difficulty in co-ordinating 

repair/resurfacing but felt obliged 

to pa s these concerns onto you,” 

said the le ter. 

One reply has b en received so 

far from an owner who is wi ling 

to discu s the i sue. However, a l 

the owners would have to agr e 

to undertake work. 

Cr East said there had b en 

a “number of incidences” in 

the car park of people injuring 

themselves which had gone 

unreported. 

“I’ve always though that it 

has b en quite amazing that we 

haven’t had any serious a cidents 

or senior citizens perhaps 

tri ping in those potholes and 

doing themselves some damage.” 

He is confiden the new 

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“I think the WorkSafe 

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lever that we are l oking for.” 

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“We were delighted to win, but 

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THE PAPANUI-Innes 

Community Board has taken the 

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Signatures are being co lected 

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intersection with Hi ls Rd. This 

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20 1, earthquake. 

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20 1, earthquake. However, they 

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place betw en April 15-18, 2-26, 

29 and May 2. 

While the work is done, Dyers 

Pa s Rd wi l be closed to traffic 

from the Sign of the Takahe to 

Governors Bay betw en 7pm and 

6.30am. 

60km/h 

Dyers Pass 

speed 

limit from 

early next 

month 

• By Emily O’Co ne l 

A WOOLSTON butcher proved 

to be a cut above the rest in an 

international competition. 

New World Fe ry Rd butcher 

Jeremy Garth and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, recently 

came second a the World 

Butchers’ Cha lenge in Northern 

Ireland. 

It was the firs time Mr Garth 

had competed in the cha lenge 

and he was “rea ly proud” of 

how the team performed. 

“We produced some top quality 

products and came away 

with a g od result so we’re very 

ha py,” he said. 

The preparation for this year’s 

World Butchers’ Cha lenge was 

intense as the team members 

met in Auckland every two 

months for lengthy w ekend 

practices. 

Mr Garth, who has b en a 

butcher for 14 years, said the 

competition brought back his 

pa sion for the job. 

“Doing a l this stuff and 

m eting new people, s eing new 

ideas, it just brings that flair 

back for you,” he said. 

Mr Garth hopes to own a 

butcher shop of his own someday 

but says for now he wi l focus 

on ge ting more experience 

and on the 2020 cha lenge. 

“In two years’ time, we’ l be 

going back to try and win the 

title,” he said. 

U per Ri carton butcher Corey 

Winder was part of the Pure 

South Sharp Blacks team. 

GLOBAL STAGE: Woolston butcher Jeremy Garth back home after his team came second in the World Butchers’ Cha lenge. 

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A CRACKDOWN on mobile 

traders acro s the districts could 

be l oming. 

However, the public has li tle 

interest in having input into the 

i sue. 

Only eight submi sions were 

received for a potential bylaw 

aimed at regulating commercial 

activities in public places. 

The district council wi l be 

holding a hearing for the Public 

Places Bylaw and Policy on Commercial 

Activities and Events in 

Public Places. 

A hearing is scheduled to be 

held on Thursday. 

The bylaw comes as an increasing 

number of mobile traders 

are s eking to operate in Selwyn, 

especia ly during the summer 

months. 

In the past year, the district 

council has received five inquiries 

about setting up a mobile busine s 

on private or public land. 

A report said there are two 

str et operators in Darfield, a 

coff e cart is parked beside the 

railway in Rolleston, and a pi za 

cart visits Lincoln w ekly betw en 

September-May along with a Thai 

f od truck. 


Mobile 

traders 

could 

face 

regulation 

Pupils learn about role of war horses 

GREENDALE SCHOOL pupils 

have taken a step back in time, 

s eing first hand what men and 

horses l oked like during war. 

The New Zealand Mounted 

Rifles Charitable Trust president 

Mark A pleton and member 

Mike Donaldson t ok their 

horses to the sch ol on Monday, 

in a bid to educate pupils on the 

sacrifice their ancestors made in 

World War 1 and World War 2. 

Mr A pleton and Mr Donaldson 

a rived a the sch ol dre sed 

in World War 1 uniforms while 

their horses Tommy and Kruze 

wore 1 0-year-old sa dles donated 

to the trust. 

The presentation is a prelude 

to the Gr endale Recreation Reserve 

Management Commi t e’s 

upcoming Anzac Day service. 

As a tribute to those who 

served, members of the trust wi l 

ride horseback to the service. 

Mr A pleton said it was 

important children were 

educated on what soldiers 

wen through during World 

War 1 and World War 2. 

But he said the presentation 

didn’t go into t o much detail 

and was more of a “show and 

te l” to make them aware of what 

the soldiers l oked like. 

Children were shown the type 

of kits horses were required to 

wear in the war. 



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5, sits on Kruze, alongside Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust president 

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Elite Meats owner Corey 

Winder was named in the a l 

star team a the World Butchers’ 

Cha lenge in Northern Ireland. 

Mr Winder and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, which 

includes W olston butcher 

Jeremy Garth, finished second 

in the competition. 

He said the cha lenge started 

as a “transtasman test match” 

seven years ago. 

The preparation for this 

year’s World Butchers’ Challenge 

was intense as the team 

members met in Auckland 

every two months for lengthy 

w ekend practices. Mr Winder 

said coming second against 1 

other countries was a “fantastic” 

result. 

“To get second behind Ireland 

was a huge achievement and to 

be ahead of Australia is an 

even bi ger thing for us,” he 

said. 

But Mr Winder admires the 

Australian team. 

“Those guys over there 

[Australia] are on top of their 

game, they do a g od job,” he 

said. 

“And it just showcases that 

New Zealand has got some 

of the best butchers in the 

world,” he said. 

Mr Winder has b en a butcher 

since the age of 19. 

Elite butcher cut above the world 


THE HALSWELL-Hornby- 

Ri carton Community Board 

has b en given the gr en ligh to 

o pose the planned qua ry near 

Templeton. 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel told the 

board on Thursday it had the okay 

from the city council to make a 

submi sion if Fulton Hogan a plies 

for a resource consen to create a 

qua ry. 

Board chairman Mike Mora 

told Western News the submi sion 

would likely o pose Fulton Hogan’s 

plan. 

“You can just about guarant e 

it . because we [the community 

board] don’t believe qua ries 

should be so close to residential 

areas,” he said. 

Mr Mora said he wasn’t sure if 

the city council would endorse the 

board’s submi sion. 

“I’d like to think so because the 

city council has had their eyes 

open as we l over recent years over 

the crysta line silica risk,” he said. 

Mr Mora said the community 

board wi l be “representing and 

advocating” for the Templeton 

community. 


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Coastal-Burw od Ward city 

counci lor David East wants 

WorkSafe to pre sure the car 

park’s private owners into 

repairing the potholes which are 

a “trip and vehicle” hazard. 

WorkSafe chief inspector 

a se sment southern Da ren 

Handforth said it may be able to 

take action under the Health and 

Safety at Work Act 2015, “as a 

person conducting a busine s or 

undertaking.” 

Mr Handforth said WorkSafe 

is aware of the concerns raised by 

Cr East abou the car park. 

“WorkSafe has completed 

an a se sment visi to the site 

and is engaging with the owner 

to advise them that it is their 

responsibility to manage their 

risks a propriately.” 

Different parts of the car park 

are owned by various people 

and the Coastal-Burw od 

Community Board recently 

wrote to them about its concerns 

around health and safety. 

Cr East said the bi gest i sue 

in the past has b en ge ting in 

touch with the landlords and 

owners and ge ting them to 

agr e to anything. “The board 

a preciates that multi-ownership 

of the parking space may present 

a difficulty in co-ordinating 

repair/resurfacing but felt obliged 

to pa s these concerns onto you,” 

said the le ter. 

One reply has b en received so 

far from an owner who is wi ling 

to discu s the i sue. However, a l 

the owners would have to agr e 

to undertake work. 

Cr East said there had b en 

a “number of incidences” in 

the car park of people injuring 

themselves which had gone 

unreported. 

“I’ve always though that it 

has b en quite amazing that we 

haven’t had any serious a cidents 

or senior citizens perhaps 

tri ping in those potholes and 

doing themselve some damage.” 

He is confiden the new 

a proach wi l bring results. 

“I think the WorkSafe 

involvement may prove to be the 

lever that we are l oking for.” 

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Fastier, co lapsed an died the 

day before the competition 

began. 

“Tom was a ba s player from 

Cashmere High Sch ol who was 

playing with our big band this 

year. He had a strong chance of 

wi ning best ba s player a the 

festival as he was a very a complished 

musician,” head of music 

Duncan Ferguson said. 

“We were delighted to win, but 

it was bi tersw et,” he said. 

St Andrew’s won the most 

outstanding big band title a the 

competition in Tauranga. 

The ban dedicated it se to 

Tom, who died while on his way 

to Cashmere High on March 27. 

His death was po sibly related to 

a medical event. 


SW ET SOUNDS: St Andrew’s Co lege year 12 students Lewis Edmond and Je na We ls performing a the 41st National Youth 

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• By Sophie Cornish and Julia Evans 

THE PAPANUI-I nes 

Community Board has taken the 

rare step of starting a petition 

to figh the city council over 

funding. 

Signatures are being co lected 

in a bid to get funding for a community 

facility in Shirley. 

It comes after the city council 

removed funding for the centre 

pla ned for Shirley Rd, near the 

intersection with Hi ls Rd. This 

was the site of the former community 

centre, which was badly 

damaged in the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. 

The removal o funding 

prompted community board 

chairwoman Ali Jones to threaten 

to stan down, citing it as her “die 

in the ditch” project. 

Ms Jone said the board’s role 

is to represen the community, 

and by gathering signatures from 

residents, it was fulfi ling that 

role. 

“One of the roles of a community 

board is to represent and act 

as advocate for the interests of its 

community and this is what we 

are doing. The LTP and a nual 

plans are a l about lo bying the 

council.” 


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DEAN CALVERT (above) 

returned from the United 

Kingdom last w ek after 

ge ting closer than mos to 

Joseph Parker in the build up 

to his world heavyweigh title 

unification fight with Anthony 

Joshua in Cardiff. 

The former New Zealand 

title-holder trave led with his 

father George and brother 

Bryce to London ahead of the 

fight where they spen time 

with Parker in the build up. 

Mr Calvert, 47, comes from a 

boxing mad family. 


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Cave Rock 

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sign-off 

this week 

• By Sarla Donovan 

THE OWNERS of Sumner’s Cave 

Rock Apartments ar expecting the 

Earthquake Commi sion to sign-off 

on a se tlement agr emen this w ek. 

Body corporate chairman Mike 

White said the group had gone 

into mediation with IAG and EQC 

on February 20, and signed off 

on a deal with IAG on February 

2 – coincidenta ly seven years 

to the day after the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. However, they 

are waiting for EQC to sign the 

agr ement. 

“Given that EQC actua ly drafted 

the agr ement, there’ l be no 

problem with them doing that.” 

The apartment suffere damage 

in the February and June, 20 1, 

earthquakes and were demolished in 

late 2012. In 2016, IAG’s offer of the 

difference betw en indemnity value, 

$10 mi lion, and the sum insured, 

$16 mi lion, was rejected by the body 

corporate. 

The mediation agr ement 

prevented Mr White from disclosing 

the se tlement amount, but he said it 

involved the two parties paying “a bit 

more money than they’d wanted to 

earlier.” 



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A NEW 60km/h sp ed limit and 

double ye low lines wi l be in 

place on Dyers Pa s Rd by early 

May. 

The sp ed limit change was 

a proved by the city counci last 

w ek. 

A decision to paint double yellow 

lines on the stretch betw en 

Summit Rd and the Sign of the 

Takahe was earlier made by the 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community 

Board. 

Bu the Banks Peninsula Community 

Boar decided against 

ye low lines on the Summit Rd- 

Governors Bay section due to the 

road’s na rowne s and general 

condition. 

The changes are designed to try 

and reduce the crash rate. 

Insta lation of the double 

ye low lines, the new sp ed limit 

signs and raised centre line pavement 

markers wi l begin in mid 

April. 

The work i scheduled to take 

place betw en April 15-18, 2-26, 

29 and May 2. 

While the work is done, Dyers 

Pa s Rd wi l be closed to traffic 

from the Sign of the Takahe to 

Governors Bay betw en 7pm and 

6.30am. 

60km/h 

Dyers Pass 

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limit from 

early next 

month 


A WOOLSTON butcher proved 

to be a cut above the rest in an 


New World Fe ry Rd butcher 

Jeremy Garth and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, recently 

came second a the World 

Butchers’ Cha lenge in Northern 

Ireland. 

It was the firs time Mr Garth 

had competed in the cha lenge 

and he was “rea ly proud” of 

how the team performed. 

“We produced some top quality 

products and came away 

with a g od result so we’re very 

ha py,” he said. 

The preparation for this year’s 

World Butchers’ Cha lenge was 

intense as the team members 

met in Auckland every two 

months for lengthy w ekend 

practices. 

Mr Garth, who has b en a 

butcher for 14 years, said the 

competition brought back his 

pa sion for the job. 

“Doing a l thi stuff and 

m eting new people, s eing new 

ideas, it just brings that flair 

back for you,” he said. 

Mr Garth hopes t own a 

butcher shop of his own someday 

but says for now he wi l focus 

on ge ting mor experience 

and on the 2020 cha lenge. 

“In two years’ time, we’ l be 

going back to try and win the 

title,” he said. 

U per Ri carton butcher Corey 

Winder was part of the Pure 

South Sharp Blacks team. 

GLOBAL STAGE: W olston butcher Jeremy Garth back home after his team came second in the World Butchers’ Cha lenge. 


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A CRACKDOWN on mobile 

traders acro s the districts could 

be l oming. 

However, the public has li tle 

interest in having input into the 

i sue. 

Only eight submi sions were 

received for a potential bylaw 

aimed at regulating commercial 

activities in public places. 

The district council wi l be 

holding a hearing for the Public 

Places Bylaw and Policy on Commercial 

Activities and Events in 

Public Places. 

A hearing i scheduled to be 

held on Thursday. 

The bylaw comes as an increasing 

number of mobile traders 

are s eking t operate in Selwyn, 

especia ly during the summer 

months. 

In the past year, the district 

council has received five inquiries 

about se ting up a mobile busine s 

on private or public land. 

A report said there are two 

str et operators in Darfield, a 

coff e cart is parked beside the 

railway in Ro leston, and a pi za 

cart visits Lincoln w ekly betw en 

September-May along with a Thai 

f od truck. 


Mobile 

traders 

could 

face 

regulation 

Pupils learn about role of war horses 

GR ENDALE SCHOOL pupils 

have taken a step back in time, 

s eing first hand what men and 

horses l oked like during war. 

The New Zealand Mounted 

Rifles Charitable Trust president 

Mark A pleton and member 

Mike Donaldson t ok their 

horses to the sch ol on Monday, 

in a bid to educate pupils on the 

sacrifice their ancestors made in 

World War 1 and World War 2. 

Mr A pleton and Mr Donaldson 

a rived a the sch ol dre sed 

in World War 1 uniforms while 

their horses Tommy and Kruze 

wore 1 0-year-old sa dles donated 

to the trust. 

The presentation is a prelude 

to the Gr endale Recreation Reserve 

Management Commi t e’s 

upcoming Anzac Day service. 

As a tribute to those who 

served, members of the trust wi l 

ride horseback to the service. 

Mr A pleton said it was 

important children were 

educated on what soldiers 

wen through during World 

War 1 and World War 2. 

But he said the presentation 

didn’t go into t o much detail 

and was more of a “show and 

te l” to make them aware of what 

the soldiers l oked like. 

Children were shown the type 

of kits horses were required to 

wear in the war. 



HISTORY: Pupils have taken a step back in time learning about what 

New Zealand soldiers and horses l oked like in World War 1. Abi P oler, 

5, sits on Kruze, alongside Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust president 

Mark A pleton. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

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Driver hazard? 

Community board member 

blasts Yaldhurst Rd island 

Mega centre f edback 

Denton Park a tracts more 

submi sions than Cathedral 


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AN U PER Ri carton butcher 

has proven himself to be a cut 

above his Au sie rivals at an 


Elite Meats owner Corey 

Winder was named in the a l 

star team a the World Butchers’ 

Cha lenge in Northern Ireland. 

Mr Winder and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, which 

includes W olston butcher 

Jeremy Garth, finished second 

in the competition. 

He said the cha lenge started 

as a “transtasman test match” 

seven years ago. 

The preparation for this 

year’s World Butchers’ Challenge 

was intense as the team 

members met in Auckland 

every two months for lengthy 

w ekend practices. Mr Winder 

said coming second against 1 

other countries was a “fantastic” 

result. 

“To get second behind Ireland 

was a huge achievement and to 

be ahead of Australia is an 

even bi ger thing for us,” he 

said. 

But Mr Winder admires the 

Australian team. 

“Those guys over there 

[Australia] are on top of their 

game, they do a g od job,” he 

said. 

“And it just showcases that 

New Zealand has got some 

of the best butchers in the 

world,” he said. 

Mr Winder has b en a butcher 

since the age of 19. 

Elite butcher cut above the world 


THE HALSWE L-Hornby- 

Ri carton Community Board 

has b en given the gr en ligh to 

o pose the pla ned qua ry near 

Templeton. 

Mayor Lia ne Dalziel told the 

board on Thursday it had the okay 

from the city council to make a 

submi sion if Fulton Hogan a plies 

for a resource consen to create a 

qua ry. 

Board chairman Mike Mora 

told Western News the submi sion 

would likely o pose Fulton Hogan’s 

plan. 

“You can just about guarant e 

it . because we [the community 

board] don’t believe qua ries 

should be so close to residential 

areas,” he said. 

Mr Mora said he wasn’t sure if 

the city council would endorse the 

board’ submi sion. 

“I’d like to think so because the 

city council has had their eyes 

open as we l ove recent years over 

the crysta line silica risk,” he said. 

Mr Mora said the community 

board wi l be “representing and 

advocating” for the Templeton 

community. 


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permission 

to oppose 

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