The Star: January 31, 2019

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Thursday, January 31, 2019 

Very ill but she couldn’t tell her mum 

BIG CHALLENGE: Megan Mckay, 23, will run in the City2Surf with a chronic illness which causes her lungs to reach 

about a 50 per cent capacity. (Inset) – Megan with her mum Sharon Mckay before she passed away after a battle with 

cancer. 

• By Sophie Cornish 

WHEN MEGAN Mckay was 

diagnosed with a chronic illness, 

she couldn’t tell anyone. She 

feared her mum, who was dying 

of cancer, would find out. 

She desperately wanted to 

spare her mother Sharon, 58, 

the anguish of knowing her 

daughter could also die from an 

illness. 

“I still think about whether 

that was the right decision and 

I still feel it was the right choice 

. . . she was the type of person 

that would back me regardless 

of what I was doing. Whatever I 

did achieve, she would say how 

proud she was,” Megan, 23, said. 

Sharon battled cancer for 10 

years before it claimed her in 

June 2016. 

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FIRE restrictions came 

into effect yesterday as 

concern mounts over soaring 

temperatures in Canterbury. 

Many parts of the region are 

tinder dry. 

Christchurch got to 32 deg C 

yesterday, 28 deg C is forecast 

today and 30 deg C tomorrow. 

There will be a brief southerly 

change tomorrow, bringing some 

rain, but it dries 

up again over 

the weekend 

and into next 

week with highs 

of 30 deg C. 

The fire 

restrictions 

mean anyone 

wanting to light 

an outside fire in 

Wayne 

Hamilton 

Christchurch, Banks Peninsula, 

Selwyn, Hurunui and the 

Waimakariri districts will need a 

permit from Fire and Emergency 

New Zealand. 

Fire restrictions usually come 

into force at the start of summer, 

but a wet spring delayed the 

season. 

Said FENZ spokesman Wayne 

Hamilton: “The conditions have 

reached the point where there 

is now the potential for a fire to 

escape.” 

The fire risk in Christchurch is 

currently moderate-high. 

Mr Hamilton said gas or 

charcoal barbecues are still able 

to be used without a permit. 


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• 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. 


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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 

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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 

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Startle dog walker said 

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“He swears black and blue it 

Senior Constable Stapley would wasn’t him and he doesn’t have 

not comment on wha the investigation 

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“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 

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involvement. 

targeted by the sinister scam. 

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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 

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83 and chasing burglars 

• By Julia Evans 

EVERY neighbourhood needs a 

guy like Don Dalrymple. 

When push comes to shove, 

he’s prepared to put his body on 

the line – even at 83. 

About 3pm on Friday, Mr 

Dalrymple went out to the gate 

to check his letterbox when he 

heard his neighbour’s burglar 

alarm ringing from across the 

street. 

“I wandered along my side 

of the road and looked down 

the driveway. You could see 

the garage door was open,” 

said Mr Dalrymple, who is a 

Christchurch South Community 

Patrol member. 

“The alarm was absolutely 

deafening and I thought 

something’s not right.” 

That’s when a man riding 

a mountain bike and holding 

another came down the 

driveway. 

“I didn’t get a good look at 

him, he had something over his 

face so you couldn’t see what he 

looked like.” 

Adrenaline kicked in and 

without a second thought, the 

retired engineer decided to chase 

the man. 

“I made a run at him to try 


THE MOTHER of two 

teenagers killed in a horrific car 

smash won’t be charged for a 

burnout in tribute of them. 

Juanita Hickey, posted a 

video online of her performing 

a burnout and leaving large 

skid marks on the road. 

Her sons, Glen William 

Mcallister, 16, and Craig Robert 

Hickey-Mcallister, 13, and their 

friend Brooklyn Turia Taylor, 

13, died when the stolen vehicle 

they were in crashed into a 

and knock him off the bike, but I 

slipped over and ended up on the 

ground.” 

In his younger years, Mr 

tree and burst into flames on 

January 13. Police had earlier 

abandoned pursuing the vehicle 

because of the high speed 

and way it was being driven 

through the central city. 

Senior Sergeant Kelly Larsen 

said yesterday it is unlikely 

police will press charges. 

“Pursuing Ms Hickey is not a 

priority,” she said. 

Last week police said they 

would be speaking to Ms 

Hickey in relation to the video. 

Ms Hickey did not respond to 

The Star. 

Dalrymple was a “skinny thing” 

who had been a runner. 

“I’m 83 – I can’t run as fast as I 

used to. But I had to try and stop 

LOOKING OUT: Don 

Dalrymple, 83, chased 

a burglar leaving his 

neighbour’s property on 

Friday. 

‘I’m 83 – I can’t run as 

fast as I used to. But I 

had to try and stop him’ 

– Don Dalrymple 

him.” Meanwhile, neighbours 

and a woman passing by stopped 

to help Mr Dalrymple who was 

on the ground bleeding. 

“I had all the skin taken off my 

arm and knees, there was blood 

everywhere. But I said don’t 

worry about me, call 111 and get 

the police here,” he said. 

“I’d do it again in a heartbeat.” 

Police later caught a 27-yearold 

who has been charged with 

burglary and unlawfully being 

in an enclosed yard. 

By chance an off-duty police 

officer recovered the bike, which 

the offender had discarded, Mr 

Dalrymple said. 

He also warned people 

about buying and selling items 

online. The stolen bikes were for 

sale. 

in brief 

Merivale murderer 

due to be sentenced 

Nicole Tuxford’s killer will be 

sentenced in the High Court 

today. The 27-year-old was 

strangled and had her throat 

slashed at her Merivale home 

in April. Her killer, a 54-yearold 

Aranui man with name 

suppression, pleaded guilty to 

the murder. He will face trial in 

May to defend charges of 

sexual violation of Miss 

Tuxford and unlawfully taking 

her car. 

Man in court over 

Sudima Hotel fire 

A 32-year-old man will appear 

in the district court today in 

relation to a fire in a room at 

the Sudima Hotel Christchurch 

Airport on Memorial Ave. Fire 

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was called to the suspicious 

fire about 1.45am on Friday. 

The man is facing charges of 

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damage of property by fire. The 

fire was contained to one unit. 

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CITY COUNCIL chief Karleen 

Edwards will decide next month 

if she will reapply for the job. 

Dr Edwards’ five-year fixedterm 

contract expires in June. 

A city council spokeswoman 

said yesterday Dr Edwards 

had not yet made a decision on 

whether she wants to stay in the 

job. 

The chief executive position, 

which currently pays $402,900, 

is appointed by the mayor and 

councillors. 

“She will be making the decision 

about her role by then end 

of February, and she will speak 

about it then. She is still making 

the decision and considering 

it,” she said. Dr Edwards is a 

psychiatrist turned administrator 

who joined city council in 2014. 

She was deputy chief executive 

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Megan, who was studying 

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diagnosed with interstitial lung 

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her lungs to work at only 50 per 

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She is sure her mother will be 

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“I think they watch over you 

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She would be extremely happy 

I imagine and be proud of 

everything I have achieved. I 

got a lot of that strength from 

watching her deal with the cancer 

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Megan, who is a fifth year 

medical student, transferred 

to Otago Medical School at 

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of last year. 

She had continued studying in 

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Her doctor advised her to do 

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Eventually, Megan told her 

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didn’t have the ability to do it,” 

she said. 

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Local 

News 

Now 

Fire rages, homes at risk 

Future of e-scooters looks bright 

Survey result 

says they 

should stay 


MOST PEOPLE in Christchurch 

want Lime scooters to stay, a new 

survey reveals. 

About 8000 people took part in 

the survey and just over half 

of respondents 

had ridden a 

Lime. 

Three-quarters 

of respondents 

felt the trial has 

had a positive 

impact on the 

Jake 

McLellan 

city. Lime users 

were more 

positive at 93 per 

cent than nonusers 

at 58 per cent. 

Lime has been operating its 

electric scooters on a trial basis 

since October. 

During the first three months 

of the trial, more than 400,000 

scooter trips were taken, with 

more than 100,000 people having 

at least one ride. 

As part of its assessment of the 

trial, the city council conducted 

a survey to find out what people 

thought about the scooters and 

how they were being used. 

City council transport 

operations manager Steffan 

Thomas said the findings from 

the survey will be included in 

a report to be presented to the 

infrastructure, transport and 

environment committee on 

February 13. 

It will include a 

recommendation on whether 

Lime should be allowed 

to continue operating in 

Christchurch. 

“People using the scooters 

most commonly said they were 

using them for trips where they 

otherwise might have walked, 

but nearly a quarter of all scooter 

trips appear to be replacing 

vehicle trips,’’ Mr Thomas said. 

City council head of planning 

and strategic transport David 

Griffiths said other electric 

scooter companies had 

approached the council. 

“The council has been 

contacted by a number of parties 

interested in discussing e-scooter 

FUTURE: A 

report on 

whether Limes 

should stay 

on the city’s 

streets will 

be presented 

to the city 

council’s 

infrastructure, 

transport and 

environment 

committee 

meeting on 

February 13. 

schemes, although no one has 

applied for a trading permit and 

we haven’t seen any detailed 

proposals,” he said. 

Linwood-Central-Heathcote 

Community Board deputy 

chairman Jake McLellan has also 

submitted a notice of motion to 

be approved by city council chief 

executive Karleen Edwards to 

investigate putting a levy on the 

scooters. 

Lime wants to increase the 

number of scooters in the city 

to 1500 and Mr McLellan said 

a levy of $1 per scooter, per day, 

would raise $547,500 for footpath 

repairs. 

It would increase the budget 

by almost 11 per cent, which 

is about 1.4km of whole road 

resurfacing a year, he said. 

Lime currently only pays the 

city council a licensing fee of 

$136 including gst. 

“Lime are a major international 

corporation, and it’s important 

we make sure they help invest in 

the infrastructure their scooters 

rely on, like high-quality roads 

and footpaths,” he said. 

Seventy per cent of respondents 

said they feel users are riding 

them in a safe and responsible 

way. Lime users were more likely 

to say that (85 per cent) than nonusers 

(56 per cent). 

“Lots of people are 

encountering people riding 

e-scooters on footpaths on a 

regular basis. When survey 

respondents were asked about 

sharing footpaths and other 

public spaces with e-scooters, 62 

per cent reported feeling fairly or 

very safe,’’ Mr Thomas said. 

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News 

Innovative father and son duo 

First there was the 

castle and now there 

is a self-sustainable, 

eco-friendly tiny house. 

Anan Zaki talks to the 

father and son behind 

the creations 

MAJESTIC: The Chapman Castle was Dennis Chapman and his son Alan’s first project, now 

DENNIS CHAPMAN built a 

castle overlooking Tai Tapu six 

years ago. 

Now his son Alan is building a 

tiny house, with inspiration from 

the castle. 

The tiny house in Tai Tapu is 

off the grid and self-powered by 

solar panels. 

The house can generate enough 

power to charge an electric car, 

which will keep its two residents 

self-sustained. It also has a large 

thermal mass, which means the 

temperature of the building does 

not change. 

The technological features were 

right at home for Dennis, who 

made his money in electrical 

engineering companies Enatel 

and Swichtec. His son is also an 

electrical engineer with his own 

company Darc Technologies. 

“We built the tiny house to see 

if we could utilise all the technol- 

the pair have built a tiny house. 

ogies we used in the castle into a a grander scale. 

tiny house that was economically “We didn’t set out to build 

accessible to everybody,” Alan a castle. We actually set out to 

said. 

build a thermally efficient building 

that was fully automated,” 

Meanwhile, 4km away, the 

Chapman Castle takes things on Dennis said. 

The family loved the Dunedin 

Railway Station’s stone entrance 

way and drew inspiration from 

that. 

“Because it was all stone and 

there were slip windows . . . we 

decided we needed a theme,” 

Dennis said. 

From there the idea of a castle 

was born. But the castle was no 

ordinary castle. 

“In the castle, in the middle 

of winter we’d have no heating 

for a week and the temperature 

will only change by two degrees,” 

Dennis said. 

“To retain heat and store water 

in the castle, we’ve got 30,000 

litre water tanks – four of them. 

Half of them are thermally insulated 

so we use those to store heat 

to the house.” 

The tiny house in comparison 

has 3000 litre water tanks. 

The Chapman’s hope to take 

the building concepts from the 

castle into the market to develop 

more eco-friendly houses. 

The castle also generates 

enough electricity to not only 

power the itself, but three electric 

cars and supply power to the 

grid. Other innovations include 

translucent light panels instead of 

windows in order to prevent heat 

escaping the house. 

“The psychology of that is it 

looks like you’re looking at a 

window. You’ve got the light 

coming through the window, 

even at night,” Alan said. 

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News 

Now 


design tiny house after castle 

DESIGN: The Chapman Castle is an eco-friendly house. 

With modern LED technology, 

panel lights are cheaper than 

installing windows or skylights. 

The heat lost through the windows 

costs more than running 

LED lights, Dennis said. As both 

father and son confessed, the tiny 

house is an experiment. Alan 

plans to move in to the house 

once it is completed in March 

and live there for a year. 

“The experiments we’re doing 

here is to prove what’s possible. 

Maybe it’s not that cost effective 

at the moment, but it will be in 

the future,” Dennis said. 

The roof is made of foam steel, 

which is commonly used in large 

commercial buildings like supermarkets, 

not homes. 

“It has an advantage, it gives 

a relatively simple structure to 

build and gives really good insulation,” 

Dennis said. 

“It does have some downsides 

we’ve found. It costs somewhat 

more than what we expected and 

we’re not sure why that was, so 

we’re dreaming up new methods 

at the moment.” 

The house is also movable. After 

a year of living and learning 

about the tiny house, Alan says 

it will be lifted up and moved 

to another location – likely as a 

family bach. 

Alan hopes he can one day sell 

the technologies used in the tiny 

house through Darc Technologies. 

“It’s just ways of making houses 

that are better insulated, have 

more exposed thermal mass 

inside so they regulate their 

temperature passively a lot better 

and making them as off grid as 

possible,” Alan said. 

Because it is an ongoing 

experiment, the cost of the 

tiny house is still not clear, 

he said. Other than the 

technological advances, the 

house is also an artwork. 

“That represents one of the 

family friends wanting to make 

an art piece out of it. He’s built 

it looking like native bush to 

portray that it’s low impact for 

the environment,” Alan said. 

He says the family has had 

both positive and negative 

comments about the looks of the 

tiny house. 

“Some people love the idea of 

having a tiny wee house you can 

pick up and move in a container 

truck.” 

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City’s oldest 

man dies, 107 

• By Louis Day 

CHRISTCHURCH’S oldest man 

died last week. 

Howard Rayner Buss was 

107-years-old and 214 days when 

he passed away on January 25 at 

the Wesley Care rest home with 

family by his side. 

It is also believed that he could 

have been New Zealand’s oldest 

man for two years. 

On August 7 2016 at 105, Mr 

Buss became the oldest known 

man in New Zealand following 

the death of 108-year-old Bob 

Edwards. 

However, he was not known to 

researchers until his 107th birthday 

in 2018, when the NZ Parliament 

Order Paper congratulated 

him on reaching the milestone. 

Mr Buss never married, had 

any children and owned a house 

or a car, but still managed to 

enjoy a life filled with travel and 

adventure. 

His niece Lee Trusttum told 

The Star yesterday he was a man 

that never stayed in one place for 

too long. 

Mr Buss would spend months 

at a time in Christchurch, Auckland 

and parts of Australia as 

well as enjoying a few cruises to 

countries in Asia. 

“He would always travel 

equipped with essentials such 

as a knife and fork, sauce spoon, 

sewing kit, scissors and tools, he 

was always fixing things, he was 

a very accomplished sewer and he 

would always cut his own hair.” 

He was fully independent 

up until he was 99 during the 

2011 earthquake, when he 

subsequently moved into Wesley 

Care rest home. Mr Buss also 

experienced the 2010 earthquakes 

and the 1989 earthquakes in 

Newcastle, Australia. 

He suffered from a neuromuscular 

disease that runs in his 

family which meant that he spent 

the majority of his adult life on 

the pension. 

Ms Trusttum said he managed 

to save a lot on the pension due 

to his frugal nature and would 

on occasion donate large sums of 

money to family members. 

Mr Buss will be buried above 

his mother with his sister’s ashes 

at St Peter’s Church in Upper 

Riccarton. 

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Weather sparks risk 


The hot days have dried out all 

the vegetation growth caused by 

the unusual weather patterns. 

There was a lot of “fuel” that 

could potentially cause a fire to 

spread very quickly, said FENZ 

principal rural fire officer Bruce 

Janes 

“With the fire risk indices 

moving steadily upwards, it is 

time to introduce restrictions.” 

FENZ is also urging people to 

avoid activities such as welding, 

grinding and even mowing 

lawns during the hottest part of 

the day as those activities may 

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“It is also sensible for people 

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or dry grass to do a check of 

their property to ensure they 

have minimised the risk of a 

fire spreading and that they can 

provide clear and easy access 

to fire crews in the event of an 

emergency,’’ said Mr Janes. 

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Clock tower tenders being sought 


TENDERS WILL be called 

for this week to repair 

the earthquake-damaged 

Scarborough and New Brighton 

clock towers. 

The city council wants to 

appoint one contractor to 

undertake the repairs of the 

clock towers. 

City council head of parks 

Andrew Rutledge was confident 

its repair strategy would save 

ratepayers’ money by having one 

contractor handle both towers. 

“We believe the cost for 

keeping the scaffold up is minor, 

considering the cost efficiencies 

in packaging both projects 

together. The tenderers also 

require the scaffold to be up to 

fully inspect the structure and 

damage so that they can price 

their tender.” 

Repairs are yet to start on 

the Scarborough tower in spite 

of the scaffolding being in 

place since February last year. 

The scaffolding is also costing 

ratepayers $1500 per month. 

Once a contractor has been 

secured, repairs are expected to 

take six months to complete. 

Sumner resident of 40 years 

Sam Bradley was frustrated by 

the lack of progress that has been 

made on the tower. 

“I’m the manager for a 

building company and if we 

ran our company like that 

TICKING: Work to repair the 

Scarborough (left) and New 

Brighton clock towers has 

still not started. 

we wouldn’t have one to run 

anymore.” 

Mr Bradley was also 

disappointed to see the 

scaffolding being used by 

vandals to deface the clock tower. 

“It’s really upsetting, 

especially when it is the council 

that is giving people the opportunity 

to deface it. It’s obviously 

a bit of an icon for Sumner and 

to see it like that is a bit of an 

eyesore.” 

Local 

News 

Now 


Stink 

over dog 

poo in 

Akaroa 


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problem. 

Accusations ranged from owners 

watching their dogs’ poo on 

other peoples’ lawns to allowing 

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wherever they please. 

One resident grew so frustrated 

with a dog pooing on their lawn 

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into a large bag before redistributing 

them on to the owner’s lawn. 

The resident said they have not 

found dog poo on their lawn 

since. The issue erupted on the 

Akaroa Buy and Sell page after a 

resident on Seaview Rd posted a 

photo of a dog dropping that was 

left on their back doorstep. 

The disgruntled resident said 

they had found dog poo on their 

back doorstep three times in the 

last week. “I actually saw the tail 

end of the dog and I tried to catch 

it. It just jumps over my fence and 

gate.” 

TICKING: The scaffolding around the 

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Man pulls out knife 

in Sydenham 

A 28-year-old man was 

arrested and let off with a 

written warning after wielding 

a knife in Sydenham on 

Saturday night. The man 

was arrested by police for 

possessing a knife in a public 

place on Ruskin St. Police 

confirmed the incident was a 

family dispute. 

200 damaged tree 

reports after windy 

Wednesday 

The city council received more 

than 200 job requests relating 

to damaged or downed trees 

across the city after last week’s 

windy Wednesday night. 

About half of them related to 

trees on roads, while the other 

half relate to trees in parks. 

Hospital building to 

be formally opened 

The new Christchurch 

Hospital outpatients building 

and the health research and 

education facility, Manawa, 

are set to be formally opened 

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building is located 

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building on Oxford Tce and 

Tuam St. 

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Controversial water bottling company 

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Ocean Water’s bottling factory is 

one step closer to full operation. 

The city council has approved 

one resource consent application 

and received another from the 

company for industrial activities 

at its site, which is bordered by 

Belfast, Factory and Station Rds. 

The resource consent 

applications are separate from 

those needed to take water, which 

were granted by Environment 

Canterbury. 

Cloud Ocean has permission 

to take 1.57 billion litres of water 

a year. 

A spokesperson said the 

company was still in the 

commissioning period. “We 

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The factory is currently 

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“Once we have enough shift 

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a 24-hour, seven-day operation. 

This is our planned business 

model – and operating 24/7 is 

generally standard for factories in 

order to maximise production.” 

The company has drawn 

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The saga continued in 

December, when its plan to take 

water from a second bore to 

sell overseas was approved by 

ECan-appointed independent 

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The public did not get to have 

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Enter now at www.city2surf.co.nz/ 

These people are all up for it 

City2Surf will mark 

its 45th anniversary 

on March 24. 

Sophie Cornish 

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the participants who 

have entered from 

around the city 

Karen Young, Somerfield 

– This year’s City2Surf will be 

the first ever running event Mrs 

Young has participated in. In 

June last 

year, she 

joined the 

Energise 

Health and 

Fitness 

running 

club and 

has been 

training 

for the 

6km event 

Karen Young 

through 

a 12-week 

programme. 

Mrs Young runs with her club 

once a week while trying to fit in 

her own training. 

“I think it will be achievable 

(the 6km),” she said. 

GET SET: Mark Winsley with his son Felix and partner Janelle Clark. (Right) – Rebecca Barrell 

Mark Winsley, 49, 

Bryndwr – Mr Winsley has 

tackled the 14km City2Surf 

event before, but this year he will 

run the 6km. That’s because his 

nine-year-old son, Felix, will be 

running with him, along with 

his partner, Janelle Clark. The 

father and son have been “hiking 

around the hills and jogging 

around the parks” to prepare for 

the event. Felix is not a novice 

when it comes to running 

events, having participated 

in the Kids’ Mara’Fun race 

before, which is part of the 

Christchurch Marathon. “I 

took my neighbours son to do it 

(City2Surf) a few years ago– he 

was a bit older. Felix watched it 

and said I’m going do that papa,” 

said Mr Winsley. The pair have 

been training two or three times 

a week. Their training includes a 

hike in the weekend and a couple 

of runs accompanied by “kicking 

the ball around and playing 

cricket,” said Mr Winsley. 

Rebecca Barrell, 44, 

Spreydon – In the past Ms 

Barrell has completed the Buller 

Gorge Half Marathon. Now she 

wants to get back into running. 

Ms Barrell has set herself the goal 

of completing the 14km event 

this year and has been training 

using the 10-week programme 

offered by City2Surf. 

“I walk a lot up the hills, but I 

wanted to improve my running 

again and I thought this was a 

good goal . . . I’ve done 10km 

CITY 


2SURF 

in the past, years ago, I did the 

6km last year with the dog, 

so I thought 2this was a good 

progression,” she said. 

The registered nurse has been 

running around Hagley Park for 

her training. 

CITY2SURF 

Judith McInnes, 77, 

Christchurch Central – Mrs 

McInnes, who is retired, says her 

participation in the 14km event 

is “not a hardcore thing, just for 

fun.” 

It will not 

be her first 

time in the 

City2Surf, 

having 

completed the 

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seven times 

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both walking 

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. . . are you too? 

“I do both walking and 

jogging and it’s just a 

challenge.” 

Mrs McInnes goes jogging 

twice a week and likes to explore 

the Harry Ell Walkway, Sign 

of the Kiwi, Sign of the Takahe 

and Godley Head tracks. 

“Often in the past, I have 

walked with friends. A friend 

of mine is walking the 6km 

and then we will have a coffee 

afterwards,” she said. 

Josiah Beach, 30, Anna 

Beach, 30, and Ezra 

Beach, 16, Cashmere – The 

trio will take on the 14km event 

this year. 

Husband and wife, Josiah and 

Anna, have completed the event 

a handful of times previously, 

but it will be Ezra’s first time 

doing the 14km. 

“He’s just brought some new 

running shoes especially for it,” 

said his older brother Josiah, 

who has run up Rapaki Track 

a couple of times to prepare. “I 

think I’ll get really get started 

on my training next month.” 

Mrs Beach ran her first 

City2Surf in 2009, when 

training for a half marathon and 

“never looked back.” 

FAMILY AFFAIR: Ezra, Anna and Josiah Beach are 

preparing for the City2Surf. 

Ed Hogbin, 23, Strowan 

– Mr Hogbin describes 

himself as a “little bit of 

a runner” but it will be 

his first time doing the 

City2Surf. 

“A few years back I 

did a half marathon and 

thought I’d have another 

crack at one this year.” 

He will use this year’s 

City2Surf 14km event as 

Ed Hogbin 

a “halfway gauge” while training 

to see how on-track 

he is for his next halfmarathon. 

Hagley Park is his ‘goto’ 

spot for training two 

or three times a week. 

“Occasionally I spice 

it with some hills and 

head to the Rapaki 

Track or the Halswell 

Quarry.” 

ICON: Better Already - The Songs Of Al Park features covers 

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Celebrating Park’s 

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FROM STARRING as a pimp 

in The Dance Exponents’s video 

for Victoria in 1983 to mentoring 

a young Marlon Williams, Al 

Park has been a part of the 

Christchurch music scene for 40 

years. 

To celebrate Park’s contribution 

to music in the region, Lyttelton 

musician Delaney Davidson has 

produced a new album, Better 

Already - The Songs of Al Park. 

The album features cover of 

Park songs by musicians including 

Marlon Williams, Jordan 

Luck, Davidson, and Adam 

McGrath. 

“It’s a thank you, a very loud 

and appreciative tip o’ the cap to 

someone who has had a shoulder 

to many wheels, a hand in many 

helpings, a voice of wisdom in 

many thinkings and wonderings,” 

McGrath said. 

In the 80s Park was the front 

man of Louie and the Hotsticks. 

He also ran Al’s Bar until the 

building was damaged in the 

February 22, 2011, earthquake. 

The album launches on February 

15 with a special release show 

at Blue Smoke featuring Park, 

Luck, McGrath, Barry Saunders, 

Janice Grey, Adam Hattaway, 

Anthea Struthers & Helen 

Mulholland. 

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musicians and visual artists. Performers include Daredevil 

Chicken Club, The Miss Behave Gameshow and Mother’s 

Ruin at various times and locations around the city. 

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FRIDAY, NOON 

City Sounds 

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playing pop and jazz. 

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SUNDAY, 2.30-4.30PM 

Live at the Point 

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South Islands at the old Godley House grounds. Take 

the ferry from Lyttelton, a picnic and do a bush walk 

before the Andrew London Trio take the stage. 

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Looking for a great fun 

family day out? 

2019 Skope Classic - Car Racing like no other! 

Come along to the 28th edition of the 

Canterbury Car Club’s Skope Classic at 

the Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna 

on February 1-3, where the actionpacked 

calendar includes Mainland 

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cars, along with classic single seaters and 

saloon cars. 

One of the most iconic racing events 

in New Zealand, suitable for all ages, the 

event will once again headline the popular 

Formula 5000 single seater revival, along 

with a strengthening Historic Touring 

car category. 

On the Sunday there will be specific 

activities just for kids, including a bouncy 

castle, face painting and, as always, you 

can walk through the pits, meet the 

drivers, teams and get to the all of the 

cars up close and personal! 

The ground shaking muscle cars will be 

Guy Stewart’s iconic Porsche. 

raring to go, along with the ever 

impressive Formula 5000’s, a class with 

serious excitement. 

The Muscle Cars, which highlight a 

field choked with Chev Camaro’s and 

Ford Mustangs, have grown from the 

formation of the Central Muscle Cars 

in the North Island and the Australian 

Masters Touring Car category. 

A spectator survey at the last Australian 

Supercar meeting held on the Hamilton 

street circuit, resulted in the Central 

Muscle Cars outranking all other classes 

by four to one on the he drove in the 

1980s. 

An exciting lunchtime show is likely to 

be provided by the locally built Formula 

One style “Rodin Fzed”. Murphy will take 

charge of the car, which has been built 

by Australian billionaire David Dicker 

at his amazing 

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on the Waiau to 

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four-time Bathurst winner Greg 

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along with multiple New Zealand 

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Meals cut short 

YOU KNOW that friend 

you have that’s always 

eyeing up what’s on your 

plate? They don’t actually 

ask for anything, but you 

eventually cave under their 

longing stare. 

Our darling little Vittoria 

has begun mastering 

that art at a young age and 

has taken it a step or two 

further. 

Unless she’s already 

asleep when we eat, she’s 

out on patrol. She wanders 

over, all cute smile and 

wide eyes, to point at our 

meal and say “ooook.” 

If you won’t sacrifice a 

little of what you’ve got, she 

steps it up. 

A couple more “oook”s 

come out before she starts 

fake crying. Increasing the 

volume until you give in. 

Laura is her normal target, 

she’s a soft touch, but 

me and guests are also fair 

game when needs be. 

Now don’t think we 

aren’t feeding her. Her little 

escapades always happen 

after her own meal and 

she’s expanding her outlook 

to include all three of 

the main meals of the day, 

as well as snack times. 

I haven’t eaten a full slice 

of toast in a week. 

On Tuesday I took Vittoria 

to Willowbank with 

some friends. Because of 

the timing, I took along a 

packed lunch for both me 

and her. Hers was flash; Bolognese, 

fresh avocado and 

rock melon for dessert. 

My lunch of two sandwiches 

literally came in a 

bread bag. #bubseatsbetter. 

VITTORIA 

& Matt 

FEEDING TIME: Matt and Vittoria feeding the 

eels at Willowbank, before it was time for their 

own lunch. 

I knew when she was 

getting hungry, because she 

started running her “oook” 

scam on her friend’s mum 

to get some of their banana, 

while we were walking. 

When we sat down to eat, 

she gobbled up her meal, 

some her friends rusk, 

some of my cheese, a bit 

of my sandwich and then 

demanded (and received) 

some of my rock melon. 

I can’t refuse her, of 

course and it’s all healthy, 

so no big trouble there. 

There’s no point in 

complaining about her 

rapacious appetite anyway, 

she inherited it from her 

parents. 

Besides, she’s a growing 

young lady and all that. 

Plus a full day of animal 

excitement meant she fell 

asleep before I had my 

dinner. 

•Former Star Media 

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THE START of the school 

year is the final reminder 

that the holidays are well 

and truly over. 

I hope readers have had 

a great break and have 

returned refreshed for the 

year ahead. I certainly 

have. 

Rob and I did our 

usual pilgrimage to the 

Coromandel, which was a 

glorious place to see in the 

new year. I read about six 

books in 10 days, which is 

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being in a place with no 

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me just how easy it is to get 

distracted by these things. 

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about the environment is 

the spectacular scenery, 

the pohutukawa trees, 

the night sky unspoilt by 

artificial light, and the 

wildlife – especially the 

New Zealand dotterel. It 

really was the archetypal 

Kiwi holiday. 

So back to business. 

Next Thursday will 

see the new finance and 

performance committee, 

chaired by councillor Raf 

Manji, take centre stage. 

This is now a committee 

of the whole council with 

the delegation to make 

decisions, as opposed to 

what was a sub-committee 

making recommendations 

Mayor 

Lianne Dalziel 

to the full council. 

This is not only more 

streamlined, it will also 

allow greater oversight 

of council spending and 

delivery performance. 

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so I hope you 

check it out. This should 

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more accessible, which will 

improve transparency and 

accountability as well. 

The draft Annual Plan 

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Daddy Cool frontman comes back 

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: Australian singer Ross Wilson will perform at 

Selwyn Sounds 2019. 

• By Anan Zaki 

THE FRONTMAN of a former 

band famous for its song 

Eagle Rock is coming back to 

New Zealand for the first time 

in more than 30 years. 

Ross Wilson was the lead 

singer of the group Daddy Cool 

and will play solo at Selwyn 

Sounds on March 2. 

It’s also the first time the 

71-year-old Australian will perform 

solo in New Zealand. 

“I’m happy to be coming 

back. I’m sorry it took so long,” 

Wilson said. 

When he last performed in 

the country in the 1980s, it was 

as the lead singer with Daddy 

Cool. 

“[They] were quite big in New 

Zealand, we played there three 

times,” Wilson said. 

“But for some reason I hadn’t 

played there as a solo artist so 

I’m looking forward to it.” 

Unfortunately for Daddy Cool 

fans, Wilson says the band won’t 

perform again following the 

deaths of two band members, 

Ross Hannaford and Wayne 

Duncan. 

Daddy Cool’s last performance 

was in 2014 when they 

were inducted into the Victorian 

Music Hall of Fame. 

He says he 

often plays songs 

from his bands 

Daddy Cool and 

Mondo Rock 

during his solo 

performances. 

“I have plans 

probably in 

about a year’s 

time where I just 

play Daddy Cool 

music.” 

Wilson’s music 

career launched in 1964, and he is 

not showing any sign of slowing 

down. 

“This year, I’m already booked 

out solidly until the end of 

August. I’m playing a couple 

of gigs a week, festivals and a 

bunch of stuff with John 

Farnham headlining.” 

“Just in support of him because 

I wrote four songs that he recorded 

over the years,” Wilson said. 

He last visited Christchurch 

a year before the February 22, 

2011, earthquake. 

“I played on a little cruise 

that went from Australia. It 

stopped in Fiordland, Dunedin 

and then Christchurch,” Wilson 

said. 

“Because I was so upset about 

the earthquake, having just 

Jon Stevens 

Leo Sayer 

been there [a year before], I feel 

like I have a connection.” 

Wilson will land in Christchurch 

the day before Selwyn 

Sounds on March 2. He hopes to 

get a chance to explore the city 

and its surrounds while here. 

“I’m not sure how long we’re going 

to be staying there, but it’s usually 

fly in and fly out . . . I’m hoping 

we get a day afterwards and enjoy 

Christchurch and the area.” 

Selwyn Sounds will be headlined 

by the Little River Band, 

supported by Leo Sayer, John 

Stevens, The Golden Kiwis, 

Peter Urlich, Midge Marsden, 

Automatic 80s and Wilson. 

•Selwyn Sounds will be 

held on Saturday, March 2, 

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Hair stylist for a Broadway star 


DREAM JOB: Sarah Greenwood-Buchanan has been 

working as a personal dresser, tour companion and 

assistant for Broadway star Elaine Paige. 

Sarah Greenwood-Buchanan has been on tour with international Broadway star 

Elaine Paige. The personal hairdresser and assistant talks to Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

WHEN SARAH Greenwood- 

Buchanan retired from a long 

career in hairdressing, she never 

expected to land a job working for 

one of Broadway’s biggest stars. 

But in 2012 English singer 

Elaine Paige was on the hunt for a 

personal dresser during her tour 

of New Zealand, Australia and 

Asia. Greenwood-Buchanan, who 

also works on hair and make-up 

at The Court Theatre, landed the 

job. 

Earlier this month, Greenwood- 

Buchanan started travelling and 

working with Paige again on 

her tour of Australasia which 

finished on Tuesday. Well known 

for her work in musical theatre, 

Paige’s career came into the 

spotlight when she played Eva 

Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 

production of Evita in 1978. 

Greenwood-Buchanan said she 

was “very privileged” to be asked 

back to work as Paige’s personal 

hairdresser, tour companion and 

personal assistant. 

“I think she likes me because 

we like a lot of the same things 

. . . the fact I can help her with 

her hair and make-up is a bit of a 

treat for her because she usually 

always does it herself. We just get 

on really well,” she said. 

While Greenwood-Buchanan 

was in charge of setting up Paige’s 

dressing room, she said Paige 

preferred to get ready and decide 

what to wear by herself. 

She described Paige as a “classy 

lady” who knows how to make 

herself look a “million dollars.” 

“She is absolutely lovely. She 

is very down to earth, she has a 

fantastic sense of humour. We 

have a lot of laughs,” Greenwood- 

Buchanan said. 

She said it was a “career 

highlight” to work with Paige. 

“I remember listening to her 

songs in the 80s . . . I was in awe 

of her voice, her presence and 

persona.” 

Touring with Paige in 2012 

“kicked off a massive career” 

for Greenwood-Buchanan who 

“didn’t really know” what she 

VINTAGE 

SWING: Sarah 

Greenwood- 

Buchanan 

(left) is also a 

member of 

musical trio 

The Starlets. 

was going to do after 29 years as 

a hairdresser. She has since been 

involved in sourcing and styling 

wigs, hairdressing, make-up and 

managing wardrobes backstage 

for shows. 

Following her first tour with 

Paige, Greenwood-Buchanan was 

contacted by one of The Court 

Theatre’s leading directors to 

work on wigs and hair backstage. 

“I haven’t looked back really. I 

have been contracted to do this 

work ever since . . . it is a whole 

new career,” she said. 

Greenwood-Buchanan has also 

led an exciting career on stage, 

playing the lead role of Velma 

Kelly in Showbiz Christchurch’s 

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Gary Lawson 

Irrepressible bowls legend is back 

One of the country’s 

most successful and 

controversial bowls 

players Gary Lawson 

has been selected 

in the New Zealand 

squad for the first time 

in a decade. He talks 

to Julia Evans about 

looking to the future 

How old were you when you 

started playing bowls? 

I used to chuck them down 

when was about five, but I didn’t 

actually join a club until I was 21 

or 22. I played my first nationals 

in 1986 and that was the first year 

I played. 

How did the older players feel 

about being beaten by a young 

guy like yourself? 

No. There were a few young 

guys, a few of us that started 

at the same time, at the same 

age. Now there’s heaps of them, 

there’s heaps of young fellows 

and young girls. Only a couple 

of years ago, for example, the 

Australian woman’s team was 

younger than the Australian 

men’s cricket team. I reckon it’s 

a young person’s game that old 

people can play. 

You’ve got quite a strong 

background in sport, you were a 

good young tennis player and a 

rugby first five. 

I went alright, but I was a 

yard too slow and about 10kg 

too light to be a good rugby 

player. I played senior rugby for 

Merivale for a number of years. 

But my father was a New Zealand 

champion bowls player, he won 

the singles in 1968. It was always 

going to be something I ended 

up playing. I played a lot of rugby 

and tennis first. Once I knew I 

was not going to be an All Black 

or play tennis for New Zealand, 

which I knew really young, I 

wanted to play bowls for 

New Zealand. 

I played a little bit of indoor 

bowls; it was something I was 

reasonably handy at right from 

the start and I just got into it 

really. I was never a superstar 

rugby player or tennis player but 

I just loved it. I just loved the 

camaraderie of playing rugby 

TOP OF HIS 

GAME: Gary 

Lawson 

never gave 

up his 

dream of 

playing 

bowls 

for New 

Zealand 

again while 

establishing 

his sports 

bar, the 

Horse and 

Jockey. 

PHOTO: 

MARTIN 

HUNTER 

– I think most New Zealand 

blokes do, don’t they? 

How did you feel getting 

named in the New Zealand 

squad for the first time in a 

decade? 

It’s like getting picked for the 

first time, really, especially after 

10 years. You kind of think every 

year you miss out is a year that 

it’s getting tougher to get back in, 

but you never really gave up the 

dream. 

It was probably just a dream 

for a long time, I’ve been given a 

lifeline and it’s up to me to take 

it. I’m looking forward to it, it’s a 

lot of hard work. I’ve always said 

getting picked for New Zealand 

is fantastic, but that’s when the 

work starts. I don’t want to just 

play, I want to be a great player 

for New Zealand. 

How did you find out that 

you’d been selected? 

I was at the airport in 

Nelson, only a week or so 

ago, and I had just spent the 

weekend there with my daughter 

Gemma. Kaushik Patel, the 

high performance manager for 

Bowls New Zealand rang me 

and said congratulations, you’re 

in the squad. It was pretty cool. 

We didn’t really do much to 

celebrate, just jumped on the 

plane and came home. 

What are you going to bring 

to the team this time? 

I know this is a pretty cliché 

word, but I think the experience 

is one thing and the fact that I’ve 

been there before. 

I think I can bring some mental 

toughness and probably the 

reading of the game. I think I’m 

reasonably astute at that now, you 

get better over time at knowing 

what shot to play, what shot not 

to play. You’ve got to play to your 

strengths. 

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on the green for New Zealand 

Hopefully I bring a good 

training ethic, once I’m in these 

situations I like to think I train 

hard and practice hard. That’s 

probably good for me, it keeps 

me on track. I like training 

and I like practicing. It’s like 

the old saying, you don’t win 

the Melbourne Cup on the first 

Tuesday in November. It’s all in 

your preparation. You’ve only 

got to listen to Steve Hansen 

and Richie McCaw, it’s all about 

preparation. You can turn up 

without preparing and you might 

get lucky, but you take a lot of 

that luck out of it if you train 

well. 

How often do you train now 

before a tournament? 

Leading into a tournament 

I put a lot more effort into it 

than if I’m not. Getting this 

recall with New Zealand, I’ll 

manage my training. When I 

first started, I would train for 

four or five hours a day. Now, 

it’s not about quantity, it’s about 

quality. I quite like practicing 

early in the morning. I can turn 

up at quarter to six, six o’clock 

in the morning, but only spend 

45, 40, 50min, depending, and 

achieve as much as I used to in 

three or four hours. It’s about 

being out there with a bowl 

and just doing it, more about 

getting timing, rhythm and stuff 

like that. That’s fine. I go to Les 

Mills, I’ll probably spend a lot 

more time there in the next six 

to 12 months. That part of it is 

PRO: Gary Lawson bowls for 

New Zealand in the 2008 

world championships at the 

Burnside club. 

PHOTO: KEN BAKER 

probably more important for me, 

just getting as fit as I can before 

the long days. When you go away 

for a couple of weeks, you’re up at 

six and you’re not off the greens 

until half past six at night. She’s a 

long day. I think if you’re fit, that 

does help big-time at the end of 

the day. 

What makes Gary Lawson 

tick? 

I love life to be fair. You want 

to be successful at what you do, 

you’ve got to work hard at it. For 

me, I don’t spend a lot of time at 

the Horse and Jockey (Lawson’s 

sports bar in Upper Riccarton). 

I come in and do the pokies in 

the morning, spend a couple of 

hours helping out when they’re 

busy. I don’t spend more than 

two or three days at the bar. 

We’ve got an asbestos removal 

company as well with another 

mate of mine. So we’re working 

on that, doing a bit of work in 

Wellington this year. I did a bit 

of work with Fletchers and EQC 

during the earthquakes. The 

next few months are going to be 

busy, I’ve got a lot of bowls. My 

day’s going to be about getting 

up, training, coming in here and 

making sure everyone is happy. 

So it’s a busy life but it’s all about 

time management. I actually 

love being busy, I hate just sitting 

around doing nothing. I think 

my brain’s always ticking over. 

There will never be a day where 

I don’t think about getting the 

chance to play for New Zealand. 

It might be in the shower, I 

might be doing the pokies, doing 

anything. It’s always in the back 

of my mind and I don’t think it 

ever goes away. When you don’t 

have it, you appreciate it. The 10 

years went pretty quick but you 

just have to accept it. It wasn’t 

something that chewed away 

and ate me up. I knew that some 

things had to change before I 

had any chance of getting back 

in. They changed and once they 

changed, I thought well here’s my 

chance. 

What changed? 

I think everyone knows. One 

man in particular, but I’m not 

going to go into that, I’m not even 

going to mention his name. It’s 

history. For me, it’s about moving 

on, a new start. 

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Our People 

‘I probably haven’t been a great learner, 


How has your chequered past 

shaped your future? 

I look back on it and I’ve made 

mistakes, but you’ve just got to 

front up and accept it. I probably 

haven’t been a great learner, I’ve 

made a couple of mistakes. But 

in saying that, I’ve said my mind 

a little bit and I’ve been who I 

am. I think sometimes you’ve 

got to express yourself. I could 

honestly say that if I had just 

kept everything to myself and 

not spoken my word, I would 

have probably played 600 or 700 

games for New Zealand. 

But that’s life and you can’t 

change it. I’ve got a saying, 

I don’t know if I stole it from 

someone or not, but I always say 

that ‘I can’t change history, I can 

only create it’. That’s the thing, 

my past is my past. There’s been 

some bad times but I always tell 

people there’s also been some 

great times. 

I’ve got 13 New Zealand titles, 

a couple of world titles and heaps 

of Asia Pacific titles. There’s been 

heaps of great moments, but 

people only like to talk about the 

negative ones. I sort of say, this 

is a new start for me. I’ve had a 

great past, but let’s have a great 

future and try make sure I get 

everything right. 

You’ve always spoken your 

mind and called a spade a spade, 

but have you mellowed as your 

career has gone on? 

I think I’d like to think I have 

mellowed a little bit, but I also 

think the way the structure is 

in Bowls New Zealand now is 

BACK: Gary Lawson has 

been selected in the New 

Zealand bowls squad for 

the first time in a decade. 

that they actually offer people 

the opportunity to voice their 

opinion a little more. They 

actually want it, they encourage 

it. Rather than going out into the 

public domain and expressing 

how grumpy you are about 

something, the door is always 

open at Bowls New Zealand now. 

In the past, I’ve probably felt like 

I’ve bashed down the door and 

it hasn’t opened, so I’ve spoken 

out publicly and it hasn’t been the 

right thing to do. In the end it’s 

crucified me, but at the time I felt 

like it was the right thing to do. 

Do you feel like when you 

make headlines, it’s always for 

the wrong reasons? Have you 

felt like you’ve been made out to 

be a villain? 

A little bit, but I think the 

media is like that. The game 

probably hasn’t got that, so if they 

can grab a little bit of that and get 

something. In a way sometimes 

that’s probably been the only 

publicity the game has had. But I 

think now it’s getting better and 

better. Our new chief executive 

Mark (Cameron) has got the 

game on TV and we had that 

Bowls3Five. That was fantastic 

because a lot of people had an 

opinion on it, but it was designed 

for people who don’t play bowls 

to watch it and say, I want to go 

have a look at that. We got 

some fantastic feedback. 

How do you want to be 

remembered? 

I want to be remembered as 

a great player. I want to leave 

a record, especially of New 

Zealand titles. At the moment 

I’m only three or four in front, 

but I’d like to leave a mark that 

people say, well, that’s where 

we’ve got to get to. Leave them 

something to chase. And, you 

know, being a world champion is 

something that I always desire. 

I’ve actually played in the world 

championships three times. 

We lost a final, we lost a semifinal, 

so I’ve actually got five 

world championship medals plus 

the Leonard Trophy, which we 

won as a team. I’ve actually got 

six world championship medals, 

but we only ever remember the 

two golds. I’ve had a couple of 

other close cracks at it as well. 

We’ve done really well at the 

world championships. I had two 

Commonwealth Games where I 

didn’t come home with anything. 

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I’ve made a couple of mistakes’ 

What are the highs and lows 

within your career? 

Being a world champion is the 

ultimate in your sport. That’s 

always the best. But every time I 

win a New Zealand title, I always 

think that’s better than the last 

one, they all mean the same to 

me. Obviously your first one is 

important, but when I won my 

13th one, it just felt the same. 

They’re so hard to win, I’ve lost 

six finals and another 12 semis. 

It used to take me a long time to 

get over losing. But these days, 

by the time I’ve got into the club 

house and had a beer, I’m fine. 

I’m recovered pretty quickly. 

The next day, you’re like that’s a 

lost opportunity, but you just sit 

down and think well what can 

I do better next time. It’s one of 

those games you just can’t win 

every day, it’s just too tough. 

How is the future of New 

Zealand bowls looking in your 

eyes? 

They’ve got a really good highperformance 

programme the 

boys have put together over the 

last six months. New Zealand 

hasn’t had a good one for a 

long time. We’ve got a fantastic 

group of young players, men and 

women coming through. The 

development squads are strong 

in depth. But I reckon the future 

looks fantastic. 

Is your daughter Gemma into 

sports? 

Yes, she’s into hockey. She 

plays for St Margaret’s. She’s 16 

and in year 12 this year. But she’s 

not ultra-competitive, she just 

gets in there and plays. She loves 

going to the gym, she’s a fit little 

monkey. She’s into the healthy 

living sort of thing. She’s weekon, 

week-off, she does a week 

with her mother, Judy. She’s a 

champion. 

How long have you owned the 

Horse and Jockey? 

It opened in January last year. 

It’s been good, I’ve got a couple 

of partners now. The frustrating 

thing is there is a 23-room 

hotel upstairs that should have 

been open 12 months ago so it’s 

disappointing for us. But at the 

end of the day, we’ve plugged 

away quite nicely and it’s ticking 

away nicely. We’ve got regulars, 

we’ve got an older patronage and 

then when the students get back 

we get a few popping in during 

the day. But a lot of good people, 

you get to know them. They’ve all 

got a story. 

You’ve had a few bars, what 

are some of the others you’ve 

been involved with? 

DADDY’S GIRL. Gary Lawson with his daughter in 2008 

before the start of the smen’s pairs final at the national 

championships in Christchurch. 

I’ve just dabbled in a few with a 

couple of mates. I had a little bit 

of action with a mate at the Fat 

Ladies Arms, just a shareholder 

and a couple up in Auckland. It’s 

been a busy time. 

What are some of the upsides 

and downsides of running a 

pub? 

It’s a lot tougher game now 

than it used to be. The food side 

of it, you’ve got to have the food 

and it’s difficult to get that right. 

At the end of the day, if you’ve 

got a keg of beer that lasts two 

weeks and you’ve got time to sell 

it. But if you’ve got a lettuce or a 

chicken or whatever, you need to 

sell it and if people don’t come 

in, you can’t, so you can get a 

lot of waste. With food there are 

people who are really good at it 

and there are people who aren’t. 

Obviously, now there’s a lot more 

restrictions then there used to 

be. But it’s good fun as long as 

you come with the right attitude. 

People come into a bar to have a 

beer because they’re either happy 

or sad and it’s your job to make 

them have a good time. You’ve 

just got to be cheerful when 

people come in. If you don’t like 

people, you shouldn’t own a pub. 

What are some of the more 

humorous moments you’ve seen 

at the pub? 

None of that carry on, everyone 

just has a couple of beers and 

wanders off, either in a taxi or an 

Uber. You’d have to wait for the 

book to hear any of that. 

Is there going to be a book? 

No, no, no – definitely not. We 

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Great contender for a larger patio tub. 

The bees love it. 

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Nestle in a warm, dry 

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VIVID: This bidens variety is named 

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The blooms have a good scent, which adds 

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the season. 

A good option for a large patio planter or 

tub. Like all roses, it will appreciate regular 

watering. 

6. DAY LILY 

As the name suggests, the blooms on 

these hardy lilies only last a day. However, 

as they produce such an abundance of 

blooms, they are rarely without a flower 

over the summer, making them hard to go 

past for a flowering option in full sun and 

poor soils. Once established, daylilies will 

withstand long dry periods and require 

little or no care. For foodies, both the 

flowers and buds are edible. Clumps are 

easy to divide too, so after a few seasons, 

you will be able to split the plants into 

several bits. 

7. BIDENS FERULIFOLIA 

‘CAMP FIRE’ 

What a wee ripper this plant is. Mine has 

romped through winter and has been 

bursting with blooms since November. 

It forms a low-growing mound, which 

spreads out to about 80cm. It looks like a 

soft plant, which wouldn’t tolerate a lot, but 

it copes with neglect and survives happily 

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so there is no need for deadheading 

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another day….” This can easily become habit and before you 

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afternoon. Breakfast or a meal after training will assist with 

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might keep you awake for a while if you are a light sleeper. 

40min (3min 

walk/2min run) 

x8 

60min 

easy jog 

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6KM 40min 

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Sport 


in brief 

Canterbury golfers win 

Otago strokeplay 

With rounds of 66, 68 and 73, 

Harewood’s Matthew McLean 

won the Otago strokeplay title, 

decided over 54 holes on the 

Balmacewen course in Dunedin 

at the weekend. The 23-year-old 

finished three shots ahead of 

Otago’s Brandon Hodgson. 

The women’s event was won by 

Russley’s Maddie May finishing 

with a two-under 72 to win by 

four shots. The tournament was 

the final event of the House of 

Travel Tour which was won by 

Rangiora’s Kazuma Kobori. 

Football Ferns named 

for Cup of Nations 

Victoria Esson, Annalie Longo, 

Aimee Phillips and Meikayla 

Moore have been named in the 

Football Ferns squad for the 

Cup of Nations in Australia 

next month. The world No 19 

Ferns will take on Australia, 

Argentina and the Korea 

Republic from February 28 to 

March 6 in their build up to the 

FIFA Women’s World Cup in 

France in June. 

Rams sign top ANBL rookie 

THE CANTERBURY Rams 

have signed ANBL rookie of the 

year contender Emmett Naar for 

the upcoming NBL season. 

The 24-year-old Australian 

import is currently playing 

for the Illawarra Hawks in the 

ANBL 

Naar played college basketball 

at Saint Mary’s College of 

California in the United States, 

where he averaged 9.5 points per 

game and 7.9 assists in his senior 

year. 

He broke the school’s record 

for most assists formerly held by 

Cleveland Cavaliers NBA guard, 

Matthew Dellavedova. 

Last year he was also named 

in the first-team All West Coast 

Conference. 

Playing for Illawarra, Naar 

recently had 18 points, four 

rebounds and two assists in a 

win against the Sydney Kings. 

“We are really excited about 

Emmett’s signing . . . He is an 

amazing young player with a 

mature head. Highly regarded 

by the Hawks coaching staff and 

team mates Emmett’s high IQ 

and understanding of the game 

and his ability to run a team are 

strengths that we are looking 

forward to at the Rams,” said 

Rams head coach Mick Downer. 

“Emmett has a proven history 

of success and locker room 

leadership.” 

The Australian becomes the 

Rams third signing, joining 

centre Mike Karena and 

shooting guard Tony Tolovae 

who have both re-signed for 

2019. 

The Rams still have two 

available import spots on their 

roster which are expected to be 

confirmed in the coming weeks. 

BALLER: Emmett Naar is 

the Rams first import signing 

ahead of the NBL season in 

April. 

Keas look for third Crosbie Nines title 

STRONG START: The Linwood Keas began their year by winning the Rolleston Nines at the 

weekend. 

• By Gordon Findlater 

THE LINWOOD Keas 

could once again face tough 

competition from their rugby 

union counterparts in their bid 

to win three straight Crosbie 

Nines tournaments. 

The Keas will go into the 

tournament as favourites after 

winning the Rolleston Nines at 

the weekend. 

However, they will face a bigger 

pool of talent at Crosbie Park 

on Saturday including a Linwood 

Bulls side. 

Last year the Bulls progressed 

to the all Linwood final and lost 

to the Keas in the final play of the 

game. 

“It’s cool to see rugby teams 

coming across and giving a 

tournament like this a crack,” 

said Keas coach Andrew 

Auimatagi. 

“They were pretty impressive 

last year. They’ll be looking to 

come back and show a few teams 

up again.” 

The Bulls team is made up predominantly 

of premier division 

and colts players. 

“We really enjoy being invited 

by rugby league to a competition 

like this because it’s so physical 

and it’s great to get a bit of 

contact for the body, but also we 

do a lot of learning off the other 

code as well,” said Bulls coach 

Sam Jack. 

Other teams competing at the 

Crosbie Nines include Riccarton 

Knights, Halswell Hornets, 

Northern Bulldogs, Eastern Eagles, 

Papanui Tigers and Hornby 

Panthers. 

Black Clash: an expensive after work party 

WHAT A fantastic day it was on 

Friday sinking a few beers with 

some familiar faces that had also 

wandered down to Hagley Oval 

on a mild evening to catch up on 

the working week and take in a 

bit of cricket. 

Yes, as long as you blocked 

out the fact you’d just spent $60 

getting in and $40 on the first 

One-eyed Cantab 

Gordon Findlater 

gordon.findlater@starmedia.kiwi 

round of beers, the Black Clash 

was a great excuse to gather with 

more than 7000 others who were 

at Christchurch’s most overpriced 

after work party. 

The product on the pitch was 

as expected – the odd nostalgic 

moment, but predominantly 

akin to watching any top end 

club match you would find over 

the weekend. 

From my point of view this 

wasn’t dampening the hype as 

Team Cricket batted out their 20 

overs. 

But then we came to the 

change of innings . . . ICC rules 

mean any top flight twenty20 

match has a 20min interval 

between innings, time enough to 

grab a refreshment and maybe a 

bite to eat. 

However, this was the Black 

Clash where time was needed 

for the live TVNZ broadcast to 

cut to the 6pm news bulletin and 

for some of the players to share a 

beer or two with the city’s movers 

and shakers in the hospitality 

area. 

It was around this point a few 

of us were starting to feel duped 

as what felt like a test match 

lunch break meant painfully 

dragging out small talk while 

waiting to watch Brendon Mc- 

Cullum – the only batsman at 

the event still of note. 

We got our fill of McCullum 

thanks to what seemed like a 

couple of intentional drops and 

the match was dragged out to the 

tight finish written in the script. 

Kudos to you Duco Events 

for having the brains to take an 

event we’ve been able to attend 

for free for the past 20 odd years 

(the former Crusaders cystic 

fibrosis fundraising match), adding 

a few extra big names and 

duping us into paying $60. 

For those of you who watched 

the broadcast at home, well 

played. 

I hear the Alternative Cricket 

Commentary were on fine form 

and I’m sure you thought of a 

better way to spend $60 while 

drinking your beers from the 

fridge. 

To those who didn’t watch the 

Black Clash in any form, we’ll 

try and get you with the next 

gimmick.



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Chch United on player raid 

Match 

payments, 

bonuses 

offered 


MATCH PAYMENTS and 

bonuses are luring Mainland 

Premier League players to 

second-tier Christchurch 

United. 

Several Ferrymead Bays 

players have snubbed 

Canterbury’s top competition for 

the Canterbury Championship 

League. Bays coach and former 

All White, Danny Halligan, is 

also a defector to Christchurch 

United. 

Halligan would not discuss 

match payments and bonuses 

with The Star yesterday. 

“It’s not about money,” he said. 

“Players have a right to decide 

where they want to play. I left 

Bays on good terms and I’m 

not aware of any animosity 

anywhere. 

“The carrot for the players 

is the excitement of a new 

challenge. They can see if 

Christchurch United can get 

promoted into the MPL then 

they’ve got the facilities and 

organisation to be a really strong 

club again,” said Halligan. 

One of the new Christchurch 

United recruits told The Star 

yesterday players would receive 

match payments between $120- 

$160 this season, which includes 

a win bonus and a further $500 

if the club won promotion from 

the CCL to the MPL. He was not 

being paid to play at Ferrymead 

Bays. 

Christchurch United is backed 

by Russian businessman Slava 

Meyn, who has developed 

a leading sports facility in 

Yaldhurst. 

The poaching has caused a stir 

among Mainland clubs. Some 

told The Star there was even talk 

of boycotting games involving 

Christchurch United teams at a 

youth level. 

None would be identified but 

there was a lot of frustration 

over the way Christchurch 

United was recruiting. 

The Bays players recruited 

include MPL record goal-scorer 

Michael White, 

2018 Bays player 

of the year Mark 

Peers, and former 

MPL golden boot 

and player of the 

year-winner Shawn 

O’Brien. 

Bays defender 

Chris Murphy, who 

has played more 

than 300 games for 

the club and has 

previously turned 

down multiple 

offers to join other 

clubs, says Bays will 

recover from the player losses. 

“We’ve got a few loyal guys, 

which is good to see, but the 

offers are flying thick and fast 

even for myself,” said Murphy. 

“They’re dropping down a 

level. If that’s what they want 

Danny Halligan 

to do then it maybe shows their 

aspirations . . . Christchurch 

United are giving it a good shot 

and have enticed people, which 

is good for them, but we’re the 

ones who are affected by it.” 

Cashmere Technical coach 

Dean Hutchinson said he 

understood Christchurch United 

had aspirations in 

wanting to return to 

the MPL. 

“On one hand 

that’s a good thing, 

but it’s an amateur 

league so if it is true 

that they’re directly 

paying players, 

then Mainland 

[Football] have to 

do something about 

it,” said Hutchinson. 

Mainland 

Football chief 

executive Julian 

Bowden says it’s 

not unusual for players and 

managers to move around clubs, 

which can create rumours. 

But as an amateur league 

there are rules around player 

payments. 

Of a Christchurch United 

RECRUIT: MPL 

record 

goal-scorer 

Michael White 

(114 goals) 

will lead 

Christchurch 

United’s strike 

force this 

season. 

recruit telling The Star 

players would receive a $500 

promotion bonus, Bowden said: 

“That’s something we would 

probably want to talk to the club 

about.” 

“Players can be reimbursed 

for expenses. If any players at 

any clubs were getting income 

it would be to reimburse things 

like gear, travel expenses or 

physio appointments,” said 

Bowden. 

“Under FIFA criteria, players 

can be reimbursed up to a 

certain level. There’s some 

principles around that in the 

national league and those 

principals flow down into our 

regional league.” 

Former Canterbury United 

and MPL stalwart Stu Kelly 

– whose Halswell United side 

have seen their CCL promotion 

chances drop with Christchurch 

United’s new additions – said 

players being paid is nothing 

new. 

“In the rules you can’t [pay 

players] but nobody’s tracking 

it. In the North Island it’s been 

even worse over the years, “ he 

said. 

MULTI-TALENTED: Robbie 

Deans will represent 

Canterbury at over 60s in 

Cricket. 

Cricket 

call-up 

for Deans 


THE CANTERBURY over 60s 

cricket team have recruited 

Robbie Deans ahead of their push 

for a three-peat of provincial 

titles in Lower Hutt starting this 

weekend. 

Deans, who coaches Japanese 

rugby club Panasonic Wild 

Knights, returned to New Zealand 

this week and was given a 

spot in the Canterbury team who 

have gone undefeated in two years 

on their way to the titles. 

The Canterbury team is captained 

by Bob Masefield. The 

team includes former Canterbury 

players Andrew Nuttall and Craig 

Thiele, as well as John Wright’s 

brother Hamish and cousin Hugh 

Wright. 

Deans represented New Zealand 

at secondary school level in 

cricket and played for Canterbury 

at under-23 level. 

“I think there’s a cricket net or 

facility not far from him where he 

lives in Japan, so I think he gets a 

bit of practice in,” said Nuttall. 

The over 60s tournament will 

run from February 3-7 in Lower 

Hutt between all first class districts. 

At the end, two teams will be 

selected play in their national 

provincial championships in 

November in Adelaide. 

‘We knocked 

the bastard off’ 

SIX GOLFERS completed a 

unique round of golf, completing 

18 holes on 18 different 

Canterbury courses in one day. 

McLeans Island member Peter 

Davidson and a group of friends 

came up with the idea. 

The format was to play in a 

sequence where the first hole 

would be No 1 on that course, 

and at the second course visited 

they would play No 2, until 

finally they would be playing no 

18 at the 18th course of the day. 

At 7am they teed off at 

Rangiora Golf Club and at 

6.30pm they finished at Tai Tapu 

having covered over 200km 

across the city, and walking 20 

km. 

They played a stableford round 

with the best in the group having 

43 points. 

The feeling, in the words of Sir 

Edmund Hillary and re-released 

by one of the group on the 18th 

green: “Awesome day . . . We 

knocked the bastard off.” 

BIG DAY: Avondale club manager Richard Sinclair (far left) joins Matt Egan, Mike Scott, Gary 

Lay, Dennis Lay, Peter Davidson, Michael Sharp for a mid round beer.



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KIA SPORTAGE: Freshened up with a facelift. 

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The Star Classifieds 

Boating Accessories 

& Equipment 

WINDSCREENS 

Perspex cut to size and 

shape, Fab Plastics ph 

366 3634 

Building Supplies 

SHOWER/BATH Liner, 

custom made to suit, Fab 

Plastics ph 366-3634 

Caravans, Motorhomes 

& Traliers 

BRIFORD Trailer, fully 

galvanised, removable 1m 

cage, reg & wof, includes 

wheel clamp, no further 

use, offers, ph 388 7553 

CARAVAN Wanted to 

buy. Up to $5000 cash 

today 027 488-5284. 

Church Notices 

Christian 

sPiritUaList 

ChUrCh 

182 Edgeware Road 

Sunday Service 7pm 

Address 

Ron 

Clairvoyant 

Ron 

All Welcome 

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CHURCH 

Sydenham Community 

Centre 

23/25 Hutcheson St 

Address 

Sandy 

Clairvoyance 

Sandy 

Sunday 7pm 

All Welcome 

Phone 349-9749 

NEW AGE CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CENTRE 

Grafton Street 

Sunday 7pm 

Address: 

Tania 

Clairvoyance: 

Tania 

Tuesday 1pm-3pm 

Healing & 

Clairvoyance 

All Welcome 

CHOICE 

CHOICE “it’s yours” 

JESUS IS LORD 

Authentic Indian Food 

Where?? Upstairs, 

50 Lincoln Road 

(Follow the Choice signs) 

When?? 3:16pm, 

Sunday 3rd Feb 

Why?? Good question: 

Answer available on 

Sunday 3rd Feb! 

Gold coin donation 

All welcome 

Contact Pastor 

David & Tashi Gawith 

0274 381 114 

Church Notices 

God is Alive 

Come and join us on 

our journey of getting 

to know the Creator 

of the Universe! 

Prayer available 

for all needs 

Sunday 3 February 

at 10am 

322 Sawyers Arms Rd at Emmanuel Christian School 

Enquiries to Kevin - 022 314 2818 

Car Parts 

The Automotive Lamp 

Specialists 

New and Used Lamps for 

Cars, Trucks, Vans, 4WD 

and Motorhomes 

Computer 

Services 

SeniorNet 

Mac 

Apple tuition & help 

for any age group. 

Apple computers, iPad, 

iPhone and watch. 

41 Essex Street 

Mon, Wed and Fri 

10am-12 Noon 

Further details phone 

352 4950 

Curtains 

A1 CURTAINS/ 

DRAPES. Roman blinds, 

tie backs, cushions, nets 

& voiles, plus alterations. 

Free quotes. Ph Kay 980 

1501 or 021 257 1823. kay. 

tainui88@gmail.com 

Finance 

PH 0800 225 483 

325 Brougham Street 

CHRISTCHURCH 

NEED A 

QUICK CASH 

LOAN NOW? 

We offer a range of personal Loans 

and can provide cash quickly. 

Loans from $500 to $20,000 

Contact Karyn or Kris 

0800 695 626 

or 03 379 7798 

www.alternatefinance.co.nz 

Finance 

• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Funeral Directors 

Direct 

Cremation 

No frills, No Service, 

No fuss, simply 

straight to the crem. 

Other options available 

Ph: 379 0178 

for our brochure 

or email 

office@undertaker.co.nz 


A Direct 

Cremations 

No Fuss 

Cremation 

Specialist 

One price $1,795 

Terms & conditions apply 

03 925 9034 

adirectcremations.co.nz 


Garage Sales 

AVONHEAD 

20 Kingham Place, Sat 

9am - 12 noon. Fridge, w/ 

machine, tv, table & chairs, 

general h/hold goods. 

AVONHEAD 

160 Withells Rd, Sat not 

before 8.30am. Moving 

overseas, clearance sale. 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

GARDENING 

Mature female. $18 

per hour, Northcote & 

surrounding areas only, ph 

03 352 2590 

LANDSCAPE GARDEN 

PROFESSIONAL 

Qualified Horticulturist, 

offering expert, garden 

makeovers, design and 

landscaping, for free 

quotes call Bryce 027 688- 

8196 or 0508 242-733 

PETE’S GARDENING 

SERVICE Gardening, 

rubbish removal, cleanups, 

expert pruning, hedge 

trimming, tree cutting, 

good rates, no job too big 

or too small, half the price 

of a franchise, ph 027 551 

4118 

Handy Person 

Services 

Tired of that dripping 

tap?Brassed off with 

those sticking doors and 

windows?Sick of looking 

at that broken gate & 

fence?Help is at hand!Ph 

John on 021 149 0986 for 

an obligation free quote to 

ease your mind. 

Non-Service Cremation $2,050 

Just Funerals, a family owned and 

operated company with qualified, 

registered and experienced staff. 

Other services also 

available, please 

call to enquire. 

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability 

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz 

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz 

OVER 50’S SPECIAL ONLY $45 

Footcare 

Deluxe Package 

Footpod offers a complete array of 

footcare services to help you overcome 

problems and maintain healthy feet. 

. Athletes foot 

. Fungus nails 

. Ingrown toenails 

Health & Beauty 

Personals 

Why Stay Single & Alone… 

…when at New Beginnings 

Network we have many 

members seeking 

companionship/love! 

Meet through personal phone 

calls not impersonal computer 

match up whilst receiving 

expert dating advice with real 

relationship experts with 25+ 

experience. 

Servicing all areas: City/Rural 

with members of all ages from 

the young to the young at heart 

(seniors welcome!). 

Call 0800 315 311 for a free 

compatibility match to see 

who is waiting to meet you! 

Taking calls 7 days til late 

www. 

newbeginningsnetwork 

.co.nz 

Personals 

GENT seeks stylish lady 

in NW of city to hang out 

with. Ph 027 659 4425 

GENT seeks nice lady for 

outings. Age open. 

Ph 942-3163 

MUSIC loving guy, 

young looking 61, 5ft 9in 

tall, med build, brown 

hair would like to meet 

attractive stylish female 

companion 35 -55 who 

loves concerts and live 

theatre.. Also like sports, 

movies, cafes & travel. 

Lets meet for coffee. Txt 

021 0278 1736. 

. Warts, corns, 

calluses & bunions 

. General foot care 

021 900 977 

27 Forfar St, CHCH | www.footpod.co.nz 

Lost & Found 

PRESCRIPTION 

GLASSES FOUND. At 

Sumner beach, Thurs 24 

Jan.Silver rimmed.Now 

with Sumner Surf club 

Massage 

MALE Masseur, relax 

massage, waxing for men, 

8am-8pm ph 027 723 5756 

MALE Masseur, relax 

massage, waxing for men, 

8am-8pm ph 027 723 5756 

Motoring 

SUZUKI ESCUDO 

2005 231,000km, white. 

Four-wheel-drive sport 

utility vehicle. Body is 

in excellent condition, as 

is the interior. Receipts 

for recent maintenance. 

High mileage but priced 

accordingly at $7900 

Phone 021 056 5163 

Pets & Supplies 

CATS UNLOVED CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost can help with the cost 

of desexing your cat. of desexing your cat. 

Ph 3555-022 or email 

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz 

Ph 3555-022 or email 

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz 

Heat Pump Specialist 

(Registered Electrician) 

Installation • Sales • Maintenance 

Cozy 5.85Kw 

Heat Pump 

$2,100 installed 

* Conditions apply, 

other models also 

available 

Select Services 

Pets & Supplies 

Contact Stu Masters: 027 472 7955 or 03 338 0295 

www.greeonline.com | airconmasters@xtra.co.nz 

Tools & Machinery 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

Trades & Services 

House & Garden 

Property services Ltd 

Tree and shrub pruning 

Hedge trimming 

Garden maintenance 

Build raised gardens 

Lawnmowing 

CALL us 021 405 277 

PAINTER 

Wanting Work 

• Reasonable rates 

• Call for quotes 

Ph Rose or Brian 

021 0835 5204 

021 0231 6806 

• Commercial Carpet Cleaning 

• Residential Carpet Cleaning 

• Upholstery Cleaning 

• Stain & Odor Removal 

• Tile & Grout Cleaning 

NEED HELP 

WITH YOUR 

CARPET CLEAN? 

Simply give us a call 

on 021 035 8989 

We will get the job done 

in a professional way. 

PAINTING 

OLDER PAINTER 

FOR OLDER HOUSES 

50 YEARS IN TRADE 

“All the skills” 

GST FREE 

Contact Jimmy Bell 

3384432 or 0211221487 


PLUMBER 

AvAilAble for: 

Hot water cylinder 

replacements 

Gas conversions 

Top quality full 

house filtration to 

protect all your 

plumbing and your 

health from chlorine. 

Phone Mike 

021 132 8929 

30 years + experience 

Older house 

restorations: 

no problem! 

Quotes: FREE! 

Rates: Reasonable 

Paint supplied at 

trade price! 

NO JOB TOO SMALL 

Light industrial also 

Roger Brott 

Painter & Decorator 

021-1966-311 

electricAl 

• Residential, Domestic 

and Commercial 

• New Housing 

• Renovations 

• Switchboard upgrades 

• LED Lighting upgrades; 

Residential, Domestic 

and Commercial 

• Repairs and Maintenance 

• Rewiring 

• Emergency Breakdown 

and Repairs 

• Ventilation Systems 

• Competitive Rates 

• Free Quotes for ChCh and 

surrounding areas 

Elusion ElEctrical ltd 

Call: 03 421 5661 

Email: elusionelectrical 

@gmail.com




•Re Roofing 

•Roof Repairs 

•Spouting 

Approved Age Concern provider 

Over 30 years experience 

Licensed Building Practitioner 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 349 9778 or 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 

concrete & paving 

• Driveways 

• Earthquake repairs 

• New Home Specialists 

• Patios & Paths 

tel: 0508 873 7483 

email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz 

www.affordableconcrete.co.nz 


EXPERIENCED 

GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

Gardens. 

ALL landscape 

work done. 

Maintenance, pruning, 

tidy up, lawn work, 

landscape planning 

and planting etc. 

Free Quotes 

Phone 348 3482 

RUbbiSH 

REMoVAL 

Get a Bin Co trailer 

skip bin for your 

green/garden waste 

and general rubbish. 

We load your 

rubbish, we do 

the work for you 

EASY! 

or you load it, 

we dump it. 

Give us a try 

bin co 

Ph: 383-0646 

027 2131 733 

ELECTRICIANS 

Professional 

Friendly Registered 

Tradesmen available 

for your Electrical 

requirements today. 

For immediate 

quality service please 

contact 

services 

Ph. 03 322 8454 

www.skeltonelectrical.co.nz 


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 

BEST BATHROOMS 

full renovations 

specialists, LBP builder, 

free quote, all building 

property maintenace ph 03 

383 1927or 027 245 5226 

ciey@xtra.co.nz 

BRICK & BLOCK 

LAYING 

all restoration work 

and new work plus 

foundations, ph 342 9340 

or 021 853 033 

BUILDER QUALIfIED 

50 yrs exp. Bathrooms, 

Kitchens, Renovations, 

Repairs & Extensions 

Free quotes. Discount for 

pensioners. Ph Mike 03 

980 9771 or 027 2266 930 

BUILDER/HANDYMAN 

30 yrs exp. All aspects of 

renovations & repairs, full 

kitchen fit outs, bathrooms, 

painting, stopping, new 

fences & decking and all 

property maintenance & 

landscaping. Ph Craig 021 

910- 039 

CARPET & VINYL 

LAYING 

Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching. 

Email jflattery@xtra.co.nz 

ph John on 0800 003 181 

or 027 2407416 

BUILDER 

• New Builds 

• Renovations, extensions 

• Repairs and maintenance 

• Plastering and painting 

Ring Mark 

027 229 7310 

for a free quote 

www.longsilverconstruction.com 

cleaning/gardening 

home 

cleaning 

Driveways 

SWAINS 

KIWI KERB 

(Since 2005) 

Over 22 Years Experience 

Quality 

Workmanship 

• Driveways 

• Kerb & 

Channel 

• Garden Edging 

gardening 

services available 

throughout 

christchurch 

your one stop shop for home services 

www.anextrapairofhands.co.nz 

for a free quote 

0800 535 355 

Phone: 0800 081 400 

Mob: 0274 325 457 

LANDSCAPING 

Call Aaron & 

the team today! 

For the Outdoor 

Space of your 

Dreams... 

Paving, Irrigation, 

Lawns, Planting, 

Fences, Pergolas, 

Water-features, 

Outdoor fires, 

Raised Vege beds, 

Decks, Artificial 

grass & more... 

Phone: 03 347 4422 

or 021 542 402 

Email: Aaron@theoutdoorspace.co.nz 

www.theoutdoorspace.co.nz 

To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 


Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

Carpet binding 

DI’S CARPET 

BINDING 

Have your carpet off-cuts bound 

124 Halswell Junction Rd, Halswell 

Ph 322 1103 M 027 586 4830 

Hours Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm 

DECORATORS 

New Paint • Repaints 

Wallpapering • Fences 

Repairs • Feature Walls 

Floor & Roof Painting 

Spray Painting 

Light Commercial 

Restoring Timber 

Selwyn based but service the whole of Canterbury 

www.andertondecorators.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/andertondecorators 

027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN 

Excavations 

• Driveways 

• Car Parks 

• Site Cleaning 

• Demolition 

• Farm Tracks 

• Drain Cleaning 

• Stump & Hedge 

Removal 

• Ashpalt Concrete 

Wide range 

oF TruckS 

• Tennis Courts & 

Swimming Pools 

• Chip Seal Driveways 

• Diggers – 2 Ton 

up to 20 Ton 

• Excavators 

• Bobcat & Drilling 

• For Posthole & 

Fence hole 

For a Free Quote 

on your next project 

Phone Steve on 021 338 247 

or 325 7922 

Free 

QuoTe 

junk 

Travlon 

Coachlines 

CHARTER & TOUR 

Travlon 

Coachlines 

Travlon Coachlines 

School Run to some 

private schools 

ex Selwyn/Halswell area 

“Wide range of coaches 

“Wide 

and buses for 

School range of Run coaches to some and buses 

for Charter 

private schools 

& Tour” 

ex Selwyn/Halswell area 

www.travlon.co.nz | Phone: 03 325 2959 

“Wide 

Email: 

Phone: range 

info@travlon.co.nz 

03 325 of coaches 2959 

Email: and info@travlon.co.nz 

buses for 

Charter DRIVEWAYS & Tour” 

www.travlon.co.nz 

Exposed Aggregate 

Phone: 03 325 2959 

Stamped Concrete Plain 

Email: info@travlon.co.nz 

Concrete Resurfacing 

Things we offer... 

Competitive/affordable pricing 

Attention to detail 

Professional service 

free quotes/insurance scopes 

Cell 0278 145 848 

www.drivecrete.co.nz 

LANDSCAPING 

Why go to the Dump? Junkman comes to you! 

Items too big for the rubbish bin? 

Or too heavy for you to move? 

Junkman comes to FROM 

you & takes it away $ 

65 * 

*Prices vary depending on items and volume – minimum charge $65 

0800 586 5626 

www.junkman.co.nz office@junkman.co.nz



Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

Painters and Decorators Ltd 

Canterbury Owned and Operated 

A husband and wife team 

Specializing in: 

• Roof Painting 

• Interior/exterior 

residential 

• Small commercial 

painting 

To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

PAINTERS 

Noel 027-411-3596 

kemp.painters@gmail.com 

kemp painters and decorators 

PLUMBER 

12 years 

experience 

Serving Christchurch and wider 

Canterbury Region with quality 

workmanship and service. 

24/7 caLLOUT serVice 

PLUMBER 

PLUMBING & GASFITTING 

• Hot water cylinder repair/replacement 

• Leaky taps, blocked toilets 

• New housing 

• All plumbing alterations 

• Mains pressure hot water 

• Fire and wetback installation 

• Digger/tipper excavation and hire 

• Watermain replacement/repair 

• Free quotes 

• Certified craftsman plumber 

10% prompt payment discount* 

same day service* 

*conditions apply 

call/text 027 245 5100 

Freephone: 0508 426 269 

Towing 

We offer 

free quotes 

Quality not 

Quantity 

For safe, damage free 

car transportation 

call Ashley’s Tow Taxi 

Special care for special cars 

ASHLEY’S TOW TAXI 

Breakdown & Relocation 

0800 TOW TAXI • 0800 869 8294 

ROOF REPAIRS 

Locally owned & operated with 

over 30 years experience. 

• Extensions & repair • Roof coating 

• Concrete & clay tiles • Butynol 

• Malthoid • Asbestos Certified 

• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering 

Phone Dave 981 0278 

or 021 223 4200 

E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz 

BEAUMONT ROOFING LTD 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

PLUMBER 

NEED A PLUMBER 

Call us now for fast friendly service. 

Get your problems sorted out 

quick smart - on time!! 

Phone for a 

FREE 

quote now. 

plumber 

0508 AQUA PRO | aquaproplumbing.nz 

PLUMBING | DRAINAGE | GAS FITTING | SOLAR 

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Whether you’re 

looking for advice, 

maintenance, 

urgent repairs or a 

FREE quote contact 

Aquapro now. 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 


CARPENTER 

BUILDER 

Licensed Building 

Practitioner no. 100981. 

All carpentry & building 

repairs & maintenance. 

Alterations & property 

upgrades.Laundries / 

bathroom / kitchens 

replaced. Specialising in 

replacement of all rotten 

timber, fascia boards, 

window, windowsills etc. 

John Sandford, ph 329 

4616, mob 027 5189 598 

johnsandford2@gmail. 

com 

CARPETLAYER 

35yrs experience. Special 

rates for seniors. Prompt 

service. Ph 021 046 0231 

CLEANING 

Mature female 25 yrs exp, 

$23 per hour, ph 03 323 

5533 

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 

Prompt & reliable 

registered electrician 

with 24 years experience 

for all residential and 

commercial work, new 

housing and switch board 

replacements. Phone Chris 

027 516 0669 

ELECTRICIAN 

Available, 30 years 

experience, 

start, competitive rate, 

ph Brian 027 433 9548 

ELECTRICIAN 

immediate 

Registered, electrical 

installation and repairs, 

Gorbie Electrical, ph 021 

026 73375 or 03 322 4209 

ELECTRICIAN 

All types of domestic 

& commercial work 

undertaken, new housing, 

alterations, extensions, 

ranges, security lights, 

quick response, efficient 

service, free quotes, 

city -wide. No call out 

fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat 

Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027 

7331384. 

FENCING 

25 yrs exp. Fencing, all 

styles & gates. Ph Mark 

0273 313 223 

FENCING 

Quality timber fencing - 

gates & repairs, ph Ryan 

027 951 8892 

FENCING , DECKS & 

HOME RENO’S 

All types of fencing. 

decking & reno’s. Free 

quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 

1920 

FIXIT FACTORY 

www.thefixitfactory. 

co.nz (Burwood) repairs 

to antiques and family 

heirlooms, any wooden 

furniture. Kids toys. 

Any small engines or 

motorcycles, plastic 

welding. Flatpacks 

assembled. Free quotes 

and collection. Call Phil 

0274 477 868 


GLAZIER 

Glass repairs - pet doors 

- conservatory roofs. Exp 

Tradesman. Call Bill on 

022 413 3504 or 981-1903 

HANDY - DAN 

General Handyman for 

all your maintenance 

requirements. I specialise 

in fences and decking, also 

do spouting cleans and 

repairs and everyday home 

maintenance. NO JOB TO 

BIG OR SMALL I can do 

it all, please don’t hesitate 

to call me on 022 600 7738 

for a no obligation free 

quote. 

HANDYMAN 

Odd Jobs. All handyman 

services . 34 yrs exp. Free 

quotes / advice .Discount 

for pensioners.Try me I 

probably do it. 

Ph Shane 390 1565 or 022 

5275 668 

HANDYMAN 

REPAIRMAN 

20 yrs exp.No job too 

small.Prompt service, 

reasonable rates.Free 

quotes.Ph Wayne 9813873 

/0272853083 

HANDYMAN 

BUILDER 

All repairs & maintenance. 

Carpentary, tiling, 

painting, windows, 

doors, spouting, roofing, 

kitchens, bathrooms,. Free 

quotes. Ph Ian 021 684- 

885 

LANDSCAPING 

PROFESSIONAL 

We offer high-quality 

landscape construction. 

Decking, Fencing, Paving, 

Concrete, Planter, Stone 

work, Lawns & Irrigation, 

Earth work etc. For Free 

Quotes call or text Kei 

(Kay) 022 043 4150 

LANDSCAPING 

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

Decking, Fencing. 

Kanga & small digger 

services. Check out Squire 

Landscaping on facebook. 

FREE QUOTES. Ph 

Arthur 347-8796, 027 

220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

7154 

LAWNMOWING 

You Grow I Mow. Free 

quotes. Ph / text Chris 021 

252 1801 

OVEN CLEANING 

Professional cleans 

$50.00. Gift Vouchers 

avail. Phone 0800 683- 

6253 or 027 228-0025 

PAINTING 

PLASTERING 

Free quotes. Int/ext & 

roof painting Family run 

business, work guaranteed. 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Kerin or Paul 022 191 

7877 or 379-1281. Website 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

co.nz 

PAINTING 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

Vehicles Wanted 


PAINTING 

30 years experience, 

workmanship 

guaranteed, pensioners 

discounts, free quotes, ph 

Robert 021 026-30757 

PAINTING 

DECORATING 

Wingfields Contracting, 

all interior & exterior 

painting & all forms of 

interior plastering & jib 

fixing, ph Mark 021 171- 

1586 or 355-5994 

PLASTERER 

Phone Finn the interior 

plasterer small job 

specialist, holes, cracks, 

renovatons, alterations. 

Canty born. Ph 022 

0874351 

PLASTER MASONRY 

PAINTING 

Roofing & Brick 

Repairs, Stucco, Fixing, 

Stopping, Cracks & 

Holes. Small jobs ok. 

30 yrs exp . Free quotes. 

Gary 3428950 / 021 529 

022 

ROOFING REPAIRS 

Fully qualified, over 40 

yrs experience. Ph John 

027 432-3822 or 351- 

9147 email johnchmill@ 

outlook.com 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

Van & Trailer Rubbish 

Removal. Free quotes. Ph 

Gary 342-8950, 021 529 

022 

SCAFFOLDING 

For all your scaffolding 

requirements. Locally 

owned & operated. Immed 

start avail. Ph 022 322 

0670 

SPOUTING CLEANING 

Spouting Unblocked, 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

Out. Call Trevor 332 8949 

or 021 043 2034 

SPOUTING 

Select Spouting 

The PVC specialist. 

Repairs & replacement. Ph 

022 197 2351 

TILING 

residential, commercial, 

all aspects, free quotes , ph 

Jared 021 023 58414 

TREE SERVICES 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

Tree, hedge or shrub 

- reduction, shaped or 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

The Branch Manager 

0274314720 

TREE TRIMMING 

AND REMOVAL. Hedges 

cut, pruning. 20 yrs exp. 

Ph Alister 359 3090 ABT 

Tree Services 

WINDOW CLEANING 

Brown & White Ltd. 

Family owned since 2001. 

Ph Paul 027 229 3534 

House & Garden 

Property services Ltd 

Tree and shrub pruning 

Hedge trimming 

Garden maintenance 

Build raised gardens 

Lawnmowing 

CALL us 021 405 277 

CAR REMOVALS 

$$CASH PAID$$ 

CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED 

NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS 

We use world class vehicle depollution systems 

0800 8200 600 

www.pickapart.co.nz 

Tuition 

COMPUTER LESSONS 

avail for computer, IPad, 

or Mobile. Please contact 

Jobee 027 290 9246 www. 

computertutor.nz 

Wanted To Buy 

CASH FOR 

STAMPS 

Do you have an 

Old Stamp or Coin 

collection tucked away 

somewhere? It could 

be worth a fortune! 

We are currently Buying 

old collections in the 

Christchurch area to stock 

our retail shop in Riccarton. 

Free Appraisal and Cash 

Offers on most items. 

Call Matt Power 

0800 39 24 26 

The Stamp Exchange 

134a Riccarton Road. Opposite 

the Mall carpark. 

Wanted To Buy 

AAA Buying goods 

quality furniture, beds, 

stoves, washing machines, 

fridge freezers. Same day 

service. Selwyn Dealers. 

Phone 980 5812 or 027 

313 8156 

A+ Household effects, 

fridges, freezers, washing 

machines, ovens. Good 

cash paid. Ph Paul 022 

0891 671 

ALL whiteware wanted. 

Same day service, cash 

paid for freezes, fridges, 

washing machines, ovens. 

Also buying furniture & 

h/hold effects.Anything 

considered. Ph Dave 960- 

8440, 027 66 22 116 

ALL Old China, Crystal, 

Ornaments, Vases, Cutlery 

etc. Raewyn Hill Phone 

360-0951 

A RECORDS Wanted 

top cash prices paid for 

good records. No easy 

listening. Please ph 027 

624 1138 

BUYING Now, Royal 

Albert, Royal Doulton, all 

old china, crystal, antiques, 

estate lots. For best prices 

and free inspection call 

Academy Antiques. Phone 

349-4229 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

MILITARIA Any 

country, firearms, 

uniforms, badges, medals, 

memoribilia, WW2 or 

earlier ph 338-9931 

NEWSPAPERS wanted. 

Pleaes ph 021 121 5095 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

Wanted To Rent 

PROFESSIONAL 

COUPLE.3 bdrm house, 

NW area, Mid March, exc 

ref’s. Ph 021 083 36893 

Vehicles Wanted 

CASH/CASH for any 

unwanted vehicles, ph 

347 9354 or 027 476 2404



The Star Classifieds 

Crossword Solutions 

Public Notices 

SCHOOLS. SPORTS CLUBS OR CULTURAL EVENTS 

OUTSTANDING 

Fundraising opportunity 

The Star has a fantastic opportunity that is an ideal way 

to fundraise while at the same time helps to profile and 

promote your team and their goals and ambitions. 

• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Situations Vacant 

CLEANERS 

REQUIRED 

Cashmere/ 

Barrington Area 

Monday to Friday 

3pm-6pm 

We are looking for 

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commercial 

cleaning team. 

You will need to pass a 

Security Check and you 

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Must be eligible to 

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Situations Vacant 

LADY 50 plus years 

wanted for escort work. 

First timers ok. Day shift. 

Txt 022 525 3477 

Public Notices 

HEAR about Extinction 

Rebellion this Friday 1st 

February 7.30 - 9.30pm, 

at the WEA building, 59 

Gloucester St (opp. Art 

Gallery). In this public 

talk we will share the 

latest climate science 

on where our planet is 

heading, discuss options 

for mitigating the worst 

effects, and offer solutions 

through the study of social 

movements. Everyone is 

welcome, free entry. Bring 

a friend! There will be 

space to ask questions and 

opportunities to engage 

in the driving force for 

change with the Extinction 

Rebellion movement. 

HOUSE & GARAGE 

Cleanout. I’ll pick up for 

free. Ph 021 08439932. 

Recycling Man. Charity 

for Chch. 

Entertainment 

STAMP AND 

POSTCARD FAIR 

The Philatelic Centre 

67 Mandeville Street, 

Riccarton 

Saturday 2nd 

February 9am-12pm 

Sellers tables available 

Phone 027 6354 957 

Entertainment 


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Programme are now being taken in your area. 

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or 0800 737 225 www.flyok.co.nz 

For further details, contact Sue on 09 483 5547 

or 0800 737 225 www.flyok.co.nz 

Public Notice 

Call now to find out more about how you can fundraise 

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promoting some of the great positive work being done 

in the community. It also offers exceptional value for 

your supporters and sponsors. 

Contact: 

Mike Fulham 

379 7100 

mike@starmedia.kiwi 

Exhibitors 

Book now 

Don’t miss your opportunity to 

showcase your business in front of 

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christchurch 

GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 31 Jan - Wednesday 6 Feb 2019 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 

Colombo St: Thursday 7.30pm - Open 

Mic. Wednesday 7pm - Trad Session & 

Irish Language Lessons. 

BILL’S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: 

Thursday 6pm - Mickey Rat’s Karaoke. 

Sunday 6pm - Mickey Rat’s Karaoke. 

BLUE SMOKE, 3 Garlands Rd, 

Woolston: Thursday 7.30pm - Adam 

McGrath & Jess Shanks (The Eastern 

solo), ticketed. 

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo 

St: Thursday 7pm - Cashmere Ukulele 

Group. New players and singers welcome. 

Saturday 7.30pm - Mainland Big Band, 

$10 entry. 

CHRISTCHURCH STADIUM, Jack 

Hinton Dr: Monday 7pm - Phil Collins 

‘Not Dead Yet’. Ticketed. 

HAGLEY PARK NORTH, 

Rolleston Ave: Wednesday 3.0pm - 

UB40 ft. Ali Campbell & Astro with 

special guests Marley NZ All-Stars & 

Opshop. Ticketed. 

HORNBY WMC, 17 Carmen Rd: 

Saturday 8pm - Ian Mac. 

HORNCASTLE ARENA, Jack 

Hinton Drive: Tickets at Ticketek. 

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL, 145 

Gloucester St: Wednesday 8pm - .Gin 

Wigmore. Tickets at Ticketek. 

LIVE AT THE POINT, Godley 

Grounds, Diamond Harbour: 

Sunday 2.30pm - Deep Water Creek. 

Sunday 10 Feb - The In Crowd. Sunday 17 

Feb - Flaming Femmes. Sunday 24 Feb - 

Vaguely Related. Sunday 3 Mar - French 

for Rabbits. Free. 

MAINSTREET SPORTS BAR, 37 

High St, Rangiora: Sunday 3pm - 

Bottlejacks. 

‘Famous for their roasts!’ 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

Kid's SPECIAL 

Two courses 

Seniors SPECIAL 

Two courses 

$13 

We are family friendly. Great Kids menu plus designated play area. 

Soup/Roast or 

Roast/Dessert 

Special available lunch only 

Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm 

$22 

PIERSIDE CAFE & BAR, cnr 

Brighton Mall/Marine Pde: 

Thursday 7pm - Poker. Friday 9pm - 

Freeplay Pool & Juke Box. Saturday 9pm - 

Huakina. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 

Racecourse Rd, Sockburn: Sunday 

6pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke. 

RICHMOND WMC, 75 London St, 

Richmond: Friday 7pm - Mickey Rat 

Karaoke. Saturday 7pm - Krakkajack. 

Sunday 3pm - I Alone. 

STOCKXCHANGE, 110 Marshland 

Rd: Friday 7pm - Elevators. Saturday 7pm 

- Set in Stone. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, 

Hornby: Friday 8.30pm - Misfitz. 

Saturday 8.30pm - Misfitz. 

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84 

Riccarton Rd: Thursday 9.30pm - 

Karaoke. Friday - The Rocky Road Irish 

Duo. Saturday - Stout Duo. Wednesday 

9pm- Karaoke. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln 

Rd, Addington: Thursday 7pm - Learn 

to Rock n Roll. Friday 9.30pm - Reckless 

Duo. Saturday 9.30pm - Red Zone. 

Tuesday 7.30pm - Quiz with Chris. 

Wednesday 8pm - Karaoke with Lance 

Kiwi. 

THE PAPANUI CLUB, 310 

Sawyers Arms Rd: Friday 7.30pm - 

Alan Fairbrother. Sunday 3pm - Eddie 

Simon. 

THE WAVE BAR, Marine Pde, 

New Brighton: Thursday 8.30pm - 

Karaoke. Friday 8.30pm - DJ. Saturday 

8.30pm - Live music. 

TREVINOS , 22 Riccarton Rd: 

Friday 9pm - X-Files Duo. 

WOOLSTON CLUB, 43 Hargood 

St: Saturday 7.30pm - Easy Come Easy 

Go. 

Start your 

day with us 

We are open from 6.30am 

Cooked 

breakfasts 

$19 

Check out our extensive 

breakfast menu from 

Continental to Cooked 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

SERVING 

HAPPY HOUR 

5PM - 7PM DAILY 

OUR CABINET ITEMS 

ARE HOMEMADE 

CREATED FRESH ON SITE DAILY 

$12 

LUNCH 

SPECIALS 

Enjoy a feast of 

prosperity & celebrate 

with us this year 

AVAILABLE ONE 

WEEKEND ONLY 

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY 

TO 

SUNDAY 10 FEBRUAY 

NORMAL PRICES 

DINNER SESSIONS ONLY 

Lunch & Dinner 

All you can eat, 7 days 

Bookings Essential PH 386 0088 

fb.com/GardenHotelRestaurant www.gardenhotel.co.nz 

COFFEE 

HAPPY 

H O U R 

2PM-4PM 

DAILY 

THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX | 110 MARSHLAND RD 

www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132 

$3.50 

Offer available for a limited time 

and includes tea, hot chocolate 

MON: ROAST MEAL 

TUE: FISH & CHIPS 

WED: FISH BURGER 

THU: ROAST MEAL 

SAT: FISH & CHIPS 

AVAILABLE 

FROM 

11.30AM-2PM 

FOR A 

LIMITED TIME 

LIVE MUSIC RETURNS 

SATURDAY 16 FEB 2019 

PHONE 385 8880 FIND US ON FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH




H ORNBY 

WORKINGMEN’S 

CLUB 

BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING REDEVELOPMENT 

LIVE MUSIC 

SATURDAY 7.30PM: IAN MAC 

EVENTS COMING UP 

CLUBS NEW ZEALAND WARMLY WELCOME MEMBERS, 

THEIR GUESTS AND AFFILIATE CLUB MEMBERS. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, 

CONTACT A CLUB WITHIN THIS SECTION. 

Iconic buffet is back! 

SUNDAY 17 FEBRUARY, 2PM: 

Sharon 

O’Neill 

HOME AGAIN II 

TOUR 

THE SONGS & 

THEIR STORIES 

SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY, 8PM: 

JODY 

DIREEN 

TICKETS $20 AT 

CLUB OFFICE 

THE Hornby Club is pleased to announce 

that the Chalmers iconic buffet is coming 

back. 

The buffet will be a monthly event 

taking place in the Sports Hall. 

“The catering team couldn’t bear the 

thought of a whole year without a buffet, 

so it’s back!” said Paul Inwood, General 

Manager. 

The first buffet takes place this Sunday 

with following buffet dates Sunday 4th 

March, Sunday 7th April, Sunday 5th May, 

and Sunday 9th June. Get in now and 

book. Tables will fill fast! The buffet 

operates from 5-8pm. Adults $27 and 

children (5-12yrs) $1 per year of age. 

The original Chalmers Restaurant closed 

the end of October as part of the Club’s 

massive redevelopment project. 

Demolition of the entire west wing is 

almost complete and the exciting rebuild is 

about to start. 

In the meantime the Club Cafe provides 

excellent dining options - from cabinet 

food to full sized plated meals. Situated 

downstairs, the Club Cafe offers affordable, 

family friendly dining 7 days a week for 

lunch and dinner. Fresh daily specials, 

dreamy desserts and a great atmosphere 

will ensure you return again and again! 

Pop in with the family, friends or 

colleagues - there is something for 

everyone. Gluten free and vegetarian 

options are also available. 

The Club has two big shows coming up 

in February. Celebrated international 

singer-songwriter Sharon O’Neill on 

Sunday 17th February and multi award 

winning country music star, Jody Direen 

on Saturday 23rd February. 

Sharon will be showcasing ‘the songs 

and their stories’ with a live 9 piece band. 

2pm start. Tickets $69. 

Jody is often referred to as NZ’s ‘Queen 

of Country Music’’. the Wanaka born 

songstress has had a flourishing career to 

date. She tours frequently including regular 

trips to Nashville and Australia. 8pm start. 

Tickets $20. 

And a reminder that, despite the 

redevelopment, the Club still has function 

and meeting rooms available for hire. 

Enquiries welcome. 

The Hornby Club, 17 Carmen Rd, 

phone 03 349 9026. 

www.hornbywmc.co.nz 

FAMILY FRIENDLY DINING 

STARTS THIS SUNDAY! 

SUN 3 FEB 

SUN 4 MAR 

SUN 7 APR 

SUN 5 MAY 

SUN 9 JUN 

5-8PM IN THE 

SPORTS HALL 

ADULTS $27 

CHILDREN 5-12 = 

$1 PER YEAR OF AGE 

BOOKING ESSENTIAL 

BOOK NOW! 

Club 

OPEN DAILY 

LUNCH & DINNER 

CAFE GF & V options available 

The Hornby Club | ph 03 349 9026 | 17 Carmen Rd | Hornby 

www.hornbywmc.co.nz Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

What’s On @ Woolston 

SATURDAY 2 FEB 7.30PM 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

SATURDAY 16 MARCH 6.30PM 

OZ TO NZ 

Pure 

Country 

DINNER & SHOW 

TICKETS $65 AT DASH 

LIVE MUSIC 

Easy Come Easy Go 

43 Hargood St, Woolston. Ph 03 389 7039 

www.woolstonclub.co.nz 

Follow us on Facebook 

www.facebook.com/WoostonclubInc 

RESTAURANT OPEN 

Wednesday - Sunday from 5pm 

Sunday Roast 

BUFFET 

INCLUDES A ROAST & DESSERT 

5PM - 7PM $20 ADULTS 

$12.50 KIDS 

$10 Lunch Menu 

TUESDAY 11am-8pm 

WED - FRI 11am - 3pm



What s On 

AT THE 

CLUBS NEW ZEALAND WARMLY 

WELCOME MEMBERS, THEIR GUESTS 

AND AFFILIATE CLUB MEMBERS. 

Become a member 

TODAY! 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT A 

CLUB WITHIN THIS SECTION. 

WHAT’S ON 

AT THE 

RICHMOND 

CLUB 

Club BISTRO 


Lunch & Dinner 

richmond 

club 

www.rwmc.co.nz 

pride of the east 

since 1888 

THIS FRIDAY 

FROM 7PM 

KARAOKE 

It’s your chance 

to be a star! 

Come along, 

have a go. 

Great spot prizes. 

NEXT KARAOKE 

FRIDAY Feb 15 

THIS SATURDAY 

7-11PM 

THIS SUNDAY 

3-7PM 

• Open daily from 11am • Courtesy Van • TAB & Gaming 

75 London St | Ph 389 5778 | www.rwmc.co.nz 

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME 

JOIN TODAY 

AND GET 2 MONTHS 

FREE! 

JUST $30 TO JOIN THE 

CASHMERE CLUB UNTIL 31.3.2020 

THURSDAY & FRIDAY 

HAPPY HOUR 4pm-6pm 

MEAT RAFFLES from 4pm 

MEMBERS CASH DRAW 

$1600* 

*if won on Thursday, Friday Draw 

resets to $200 

THURSDAY from 7pm 

HEATHCOTE ROOM 

Cashmere 

Ukulele Group 

NEW PLAYERS & SINGERS WELCOME 

SATURDAY 

EXTENDED HAPPY HOUR 

5pm-7pm 

From 7.30pm 

IN THE DANCE HALL 

THEY’RE BACK! 

MAINLAND 

BIG BAND 

PLAYING A RANGE OF TUNES AND GENRES 

TO SUIT ALL TASTES. $10 ENTRY. 

«SPECIAL OFFER« 

SHOW YOUR TICKET AT THE BAR 

WHEN YOU ORDER ANY LIGHT 

MEAL ($15+) AND RECEIVE A 

COMPLIMENTARY GLASS OF 

TAP BEER (EXCLUDES CRAFT BEER), 

HOUSE WINE OR SOFT DRINK. 

Cashmere Club 

50 Colombo Street 

Ph 03 332 0092 

Fax 03 337 3772 

www.cashmereclub.co.nz 

SUNDAY from 9.30am 

massive 

WEDNESDAY 

WAITANGI DAY 

NO SURCHARGE 

CELEBRATE OUR 

NATIONAL DAY 

WITH SOME KIWIANA! 

TWO COURSE 

$22 

BUFFET 

pp 

From 5.30pm 

MAIN; TWO MEATS 

HOT HAM & LAMB PLUS 

HELP YOURSELF TO 

ROASTIES, VEG & SALAD. 

DESSERT; FEATURING OUR 

TRADITIONAL KIWI PAV. 

QUIZ IS BACK! 

COME ALONG FROM 7PM FOR OUR 

QWIZARD KIWIANA THEMED QUIZ 

WITH YOUR CHANCE TO 

WIN BONUS PRIZES. 

DRESS UP AS YOUR 

FAVOURITE KIWI CHARACTER! 

«QUIZ NIGHT SPECIAL« 

$15 KIWI BURGER 

(WITH EGG & BEETROOT) + FRIES 

+ A GLASS OF TAP BEER 

(EXCLUDES CRAFT BEER), 

HOUSE WINE OR SOFT DRINK. 

Christchurch’s only beach side club 

What’s On 

by the beach 

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 

MEMBERS LUCKY CARD DRAW 

COMING UP 

LIVE MUSIC 

SUNDAY 17th FEB, 3-7pm 

THE ATARMIES 

FUNCTION ROOMS - GAMING ROOM 

TAB POD 

SHUTTLE SERVICE Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat. 

Dine by the Beach 

PIERVIEW CLUB 

RESTAURANT BISTRO 

UPSTAIRS 

Open from 5.30pm Fri, Sat, Sun, 

Sunday Brunch from 10.30am to 2pm. 

VALENTINES DAY 

DINNER 

Thursday 14 Feb 19 

BOOK NOW! 

NB. RESTAURANT CLOSED 

SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY 

FOR PRIVATE FUNCTION 

MONTH END 

SUNDAY NIGHT 

BUFFET $25 

Sunday 24th FEB 

DOWNSTAIRS 

Open Tues to Sat 

12pm - 2pm & 

from 5pm 

BISTRO ROAST 

SPECIAL 

Tuesday - Thursday 

Dine in only 

$12 

202 Marine Pde - Ph 388-9416 - www.newbrightonclub.co.nz - Members, guests & affiliates welcome




ALL-NEW DISTRIBUTOR OWNED 

DEALERSHIP MOVING TO CURRENT 

BMW DEALERSHIP FROM FEB 2019. 

30 Manchester St, Christchurch 

MOVING SALE 

NOW ON!!! 

OVER 80 NEW & USED CARS, SUV’S, UTES 

AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AVAILABLE. 

SAVE THOUSANDS! 

FINANCE ON-SITE • TRADES WELCOME 

Christchurch SsangYong & LDV | Phone: 03 379 4999 

374 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch

The Star: January 31, 2019

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