Nor'West News: February 19, 2019

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2 Tuesday February 19 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi get in touch from the editor’s desk GEORGIA AND Shayden Whipps have had a tough year, losing three family members to cancer (see page 1). And now a low-life burglar has made it even worse. Among the items stolen from their home was something that can’t be replaced – her late mother Carol’s jewellery. The haul included a necklace with her mother’s fingerprint on it. There were other vintage gold and pearl items that Carol gave Georgia to wear at her wedding in November 2017 – three weeks after she died. Says Georgia: “I don’t care about all the other stuff, just the things that money can’t replace. That’s stuff we will never be able to get back.” If you know where the jewellery is, do the decent thing. - Barry Clarke GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 Star Media, a division of Allied Press Ltd PO Box 1467, Christchurch starmedia.kiwi news Saving water key to being chlorine-free Do your bit to conserve water and help the city council remove chlorine from the city’s water supply as soon as possible. Page 6 sport Young guns ace tennis champs Find out how north-west students went at the Canterbury senior secondary school tennis championship last week. Page 12 community events NOR’WEST NEWS Encourage learning through language Check out Wā Pēpi/Babytimes, an interactive learning programme at the Papanui, Fendalton and Bishopdale libraries. OPTION ONE NEWS Jess Gibson Ph: 021 914 169 jess.gibson@starmedia.kiwi ADVERTISING Monique Maynard Ph: 364 7474 monique.maynard@ starmedia.kiwi Geoff Moreton Ph: 353 4595 geoff.moreton@ starmedia.kiwi Page 19 The best-read local newspaper, delivered to 16,717 homes every Tuesday Harewood, Burnside, Bishopdale, Bryndwr, Fendalton, Merivale, St Albans, Mairehau, Papanui, Casebrook, Redwood, Regents Park, Styx Mill, Northwood, Belfast, Strowan. 18B MAIN NORTH RD, PAPANUI | PH 354 6000 | WWW.SHOSHA.NZ SOUth iSLAnD SUpERStOcK chAmpS pLUS mAg & tURBO SUpER SALOOn cUp finALE! SAt 23 RD fEBRUARY 7pm StARt ADULTS $20 Seniors $10 FAMILY PASS $40 Children $5 Under 5yrs free (2 adults & up to 4 children 15yrs & under) DOUBLEDAYS ROAD KAiApOi infOLinE 03 364 8833 www.wOODfORDgLEn.cO.nz CAMERON BAILEY Testimonial “Heather and I would like to convey to you and your personal assistants Samantha and Lisa, our appreciation for your input and management for the marketing of the Waltham Street units. Truly a class act – the photography and descriptions were superb, we were kept informed, were given the opportunity to have input where appropriate, and ended up with a fantastic result! Thank you, sincerely, and best wishes.” Allan and Heather Burgess NO.1 HARCOURTS CANTERBURY 2012-2018 NO.1 HARCOURTS NEW ZEALAND 2017-2018 NO.1 HARCOURTS INTERNATIONAL 2017-2018
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday February 19 2019 3 News Petition launched over QE II school zone • By Julia Evans RESIDENTS ARE rallying to get excluded suburbs back into the Shirley Boys and Avonside Girls’ High School zone. In April, the Ministry of Education came up with a compromise for a 13-year transitional zone which would allow students living in the current zones around Richmond, Shirley, Avonside, Dallington, St Albans and Edgeware to enrol at the new multimillion dollar QE II Park campus. The zone will be reviewed in May, a month after students start at the new school. Bebe Frayle But residents from the excluded suburbs have launched a petition, which will be sent to the ministry, calling for the transitional zone to be made permanent. So far it has 100 signatures. Dallington Residents Association chairwoman Bebe Frayle said the group always planned to lobby for the zone to be made permanent. “But what kicked off our regrouping was the info that Shirley Boys has closed their outof-zone roll as soon as it opened,” CAMPAIGN: A petition has been started to make the transitional zone for the new Shirley Boys and Avonside Girls’ High School campus permanent. she said. SBHS closed enrolments for out-of-zone students last month – two months before it is due to move to the new campus. “For us, it’s all about gathering support, and the plan would be to talk to communities and the school, mostly the people affected,” she said. Being permanently excluded from the zone would impact on house prices, divide communities and disrupt families, she said. “We’re placed in a very weird position and as residents, we can’t say that this is our local school. We don’t have one,” she said. “It’s a weird and unfair position for families to be in.” But Ministry of Education deputy secretary sector enablement and support Katrina Casey said the changes were made to the enrolment schemes to reflect the new location. “The enrolment schemes will help Avonside Girls’ High School, and Shirley Boys’ High School make effective and efficient use of their new schools and will give them the ability to manage future rolls and reduce the risk of overcrowding,” she said. •To sign the petition, go to www.change.org/p/ ministry-of-education-makethe-transitional-zone-partof-aghs-sbhs-permanentzone-for-the-sake-of-equity Local News Now In Brief Fire rages, homes at risk SUSTAINABILITY GRANT Burnside Primary School has received $1000 from Countdown to implement a waste management system on campus. It was one of just 30 schools selected from over 200 applicants for the companies ‘Growing for Good’ fund, which aims to help primary and intermediate schools fund projects which focus on protecting the environment. Countdown awarded $25,000 to schools across the country based on the best applications for sustainability projects submitted last year. LIBRARY CLOSURE The Fendalton Library and Service Centre building will be closed for improvements from March 4 and is scheduled to reopen July 29. The heating and ventilation system will be replaced and the roof will be repaired. Items cannot be returned to the library while it’s closed, but all items may be returned to any Christchurch City Library around the city and Banks Peninsula. A mobile library vehicle will visit the library car park on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Background noise a ProBlem? The solution is Here! Book your free consultation today Merivale Hearing Clinic 24b Church Lane Call now: 356 2324
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