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dangerous intersection 

• By Julia Evans and Georgia 

O’Connor-Harding 

THE CITY’S fourth most 

dangerous junction could 

become a T intersection in a bid 

to reduce the number of crashes. 

Plans for the $1 million safety 

upgrade at the Middleton, Ilam 

and Riccarton 

Rd intersection 

were revealed 

last week by the 

city council. 

Restricting 

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from Middleton 

Rd to left turns 

in and out only, 

as well as narrowing the road to 

allow more footpath space for 

pedestrians has been proposed. 

It was ranked the city’s fourth 

most dangerous, raking up 40 

crashes with varying degree of 

injury since 2011. 

The intersection is known 

as being difficult to navigate 

because of the off-set alignment 

of the three roads. 

The left turn slip lanes from 

Ilam Rd into Riccarton Rd 

would also be removed. 

The proposed changes have 

received mixed views. 

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GOOD NEWS for motorists on the front 

page today. 

The Middleton, Ilam and Riccarton 

Rd intersection – the city’s fourth most 

dangerous junction – could become a 

T intersection. It’s a proverbial of an intersection. Turning 

right from Riccarton into Middleton and right from Ilam into 

Riccarton can be frustrating. 

So plans are afoot for a $1 million safety upgrade. It would 

include restricting Riccarton Rd from Middleton Rd to left turns 

in and out only, as well as narrowing the road to allow more 

footpath space for pedestrians. 

There are divided views on the changes as our article reveals, 

but the bottom line is something has to be done, in my humble 

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Further fire worries at Hornby 

• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

HORNBY IS in extreme danger 

of fire. 

That is the view of resident 

Ross Houliston who is calling 

for action to be taken over the 

“extremely high fire risk” existing 

at Denton and Kyle Parks. 

His concerns stem from the 

city council dumping “excess” 

bark behind Denton Oval 

which has begun to stockpile 

under the trees. 

About 30 tonnes of tree 

mulch is piled next to a railway 

line which runs between Denton 

Park and Kyle Park. 

“If sparks got into that from a 

train it could go up. It could set 

the trees on fire around the oval 

and could spread anywhere,” 

Mr Houliston said. 

But city council community 

parks manager Al Hardy said 

the bark will be used as mulch 

for the gardens and its removal 

from Denton Park will begin in 

Autumn. 

Mr Houliston aired his concerns 

to the Halswell-Hornby- 

Riccarton Community Board 

last week. 

He has also raised concerns 

over the lack of maintenance 

where the asbestos fencing is 

located at Kyle Park. 

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the grass in November. 

“City council staff have 

recently cut down some of the 

high grass and left it to dry up 

on the ground surface. Should 

this take light with the trees 

and the highly dense scrub that 

has been allowed to grow up 

there we would have a major 

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The fire hazards will be raised 

at the Greater Hornby Residents’ 

Association at the end of 

the month. 

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New Zealand to investigate. 

Last week a total fire ban was 

put across the city banning any 

outdoor fires being lit in rural 

and urban areas. 

Fire investigator Wayne 

Hamilton said he could not 

comment on the issue without 

seeing it for himself. 

But he said in terms of the 

bark, the fire hazard depends 

on how it is stored. 

“I think the city council are 

reasonably aware of how they 

need to store their products,” 

Mr Hamilton said. 

CONCERN: 

Hornby 

resident Ross 

Houliston is 

concerned 

about piles of 

bark dumped 

at Denton Park 

being a fire 

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Community board chairman 

Mike Mora said the issue has 

been passed onto city council 

staff to investigate. 

City council community 

parks manager Al Hardy said 

after visiting Denton Park on 

Thursday it was found there 

is significant moisture within 

the piles of mulch and it is not 

deemed a fire hazard. 

“The long grass around the 

piles of mulch will be addressed 

by parks staff next week and 

monitored on a monthly basis, 

alleviating any fire risk,” he said. 

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FENDALTON CENTRE 

The Fendalton Library and 

Service Centre will be closed 

for improvements from March 

4 until July 29. The heating and 

ventilation system will be replaced 

and the roof will be repaired. 

Items cannot be returned over this 

period, but can be returned to any 

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the McMaster & Heap Family. A new veterinary 

building, a specialist veterinarian joining the 

ranks, more skilled nurses required and our 

family size is fast shrinking with sons off to 

pursue their dreams. 

On the home front we have gone from a 

family of 5 to a family of 3. Our eldest son 

Connor will go into his 

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training at Massey 

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vet degree. He spent 5 

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Connor really enjoyed all 

aspects of farm life from 

ploughing fields, to 

vaccinating and drenching stock 

to driving all the farm machinery. He gained 

valuable skills in reading animal behaviours 

and how to handle them and learning about 

management practices. He is now spending 

time at a racing stable in Templeton and 

seeing some equine veterinary work. It would 

be fair to say his horse handling skills are 

sketchy but nothing 2 weeks in a busy racing 

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team to a training camp in Florida. He will 

study business and finance while over there. 

At present he’s trying to acclimatize to 

temperatures that have reached -45 degrees!! 

Luckily for us, our youngest 14 year old son 

Isaac ,is still living with Ma and Pa. Not for 

long though something tells me ,as this son 

can’t wait to travel the world, meet new 

people and study overseas. 

On the vet front we are very excited 

to welcome Richard Lucy into the 

McMaster and Heap family. Richard 

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while ago now (graduated in 1992) 

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in Auckland and Hamilton for several years 

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abdomen of referral patients. He 

will now see his South Island and 

Christchurch referrals through 

our practice, working Monday 

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skills and knowledge to our patients and 

those that are referred to us. 

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to offer ultrasounds to patients Monday to 

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We have just accepted a building tender to 

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‘a bunch of 

petrol heads’ 

• By Georgia O’Connor- 

Harding 

THE HEADS of two 

resident’s associations are 

at loggerheads over how 

noisy Ruapuna Speedway 

is. 

Templeton Residents’ 

Association chairman 

Garry Kilday and Yaldhurst 

Rural Residents’ 

Association chairwoman 

Sara Harnett-Kikstra have 

disagreed over whether 

there are still noise issues 

at the motorsport track. 

Mr Kilday said there 

have not been recent problems 

between the Templeton 

residents and Ruapuna 

– the issue lies with Ms 

Harnett-Kikstra. 

“We have never had 

a complaint from the 

Templeton community in 

ages . . . other than her asking 

questions there have 

been no other complaints 

at all,” he said. 

But Ms Harnett-Kikstra 

has hit back, calling the 

residents’ association a 

“bunch of petrol heads.” 

She said “ironically” they 

are concerned about the 

noise from the proposed 

Fulton Hogan Quarry. 

Ms Harnett-Kikstra 

said she is about the 

same distance to the 

Fulton Hogan Quarries 

Canterbury on Pound Rd 

to Ruapuna. 

“I can assure them it 

is nothing compared to 

motorsport,” she said. 

Mr Kilday responded 

calling Ms Harnett-Kikstra 

a “whinger” and said the 

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“I am the only one that 

goes (to Ruapuna) so 

how can it be a bunch?” he 

said. 

Mr Kilday said he will 

not be laying a complaint 

about the noise from the 

proposed Fulton Hogan 

Quarry. 

Templeton residents 

have been at war with 

Ruapuna for years with 

the issue flaring up in 2013 

when Ms Harnett-Kikstra 

broke down in tears and 

told the city council her 

children could not sleep. 

But Ruapuna 

Community Liaison 

Committee chairman 

Laurie McCallum believes 

“peace has broken out” at 

Templeton. 

“We need to work as 

hard at the peace as we 

did at the war and that is 

what we are trying to do at 

Templeton,” he said. 

Eleven complaints were 

made in 2017 – with eight 

from Templeton, two from 

Yaldhurst and one with no 

location details. 

Last year, five complaints 

Sara Harnett-Kikstra 

were made from Templeton. 

Two noise complaints 

were made on January 19 

when Ruapuna Speedway 

contracted out its burnout 

pad to the New Zealand 

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its Southern SmokeFest. 

The city council found 

the noise limits were not 

breached. 

Mr McCallum said in 

a report to the board the 

committee’s agendas may 

seem relatively light but 

this is due to the high level 

of compliance from the 

speedway. 

But Ms Harnett-Kikstra 

said while noise at Ruapuna 

has got better, it had 

no option after the noise 

issues went to the Environment 

Court. 

Restrictions were placed 

on Ruapuna in 2016. 

Mr Kilday, who 

represents the township 

on the committee, 

said Ruapuna is “very 

proactive” about making 

sure no noise limits are 

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POTENTIAL: Mark Peters is considering running for the city council or 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board in October’s local body elections. 

Denton Park saviour 

may run for council 

• By Georgia O’Connor- 

Harding 

A KEY player in the 

successful campaign 

to save Denton Park is 

“seriously considering” 

throwing his hat in the 

ring for October’s local 

body elections. 

Greater Hornby 

Residents’ Association 

member Mark Peters may 

put his name forward for 

a seat on the city council 

or the Halswell-Hornby- 

Riccarton Community 

Board. 

“The main reason I am 

seriously considering it 

is because Hornby needs 

to have some good strong 

representation to stand 

up for our community 

and really get it back on 

the map,” the former 

chairman of Save Denton 

Park said. 

Mr Peters has been 

considering running since 

the saga to save Denton 

Park from the proposed 

Hornby mega-facility 

concluded. “Forming the 

residents’ association on 

the back end of that has 

been fantastic – why not 

carry on representing the 

community? Hornby has 

been neglected for too 

long,” he said. 

Last year the residents’ 

association, Denton Park 

users and members of the 

community welcomed 

the decision to build the 

Hornby mega-facility at 

Kyle Park. 

Mr Peters said a key 

focus for the area is to 

ensure the facility, which 

will include a library, pool 

and customer service 

centre, is completed as 

soon as possible. 

He wants to try and 

ensure there are no undue 

delays and funding for 

the centre is not “shortchanged.” 

“I remember when I 

moved to Hornby. It would 

have been about 2006, 

they had just closed the 

Sockburn Pool. My kids 

have grown up in Hornby 

without a pool . . . we have 

had a whole generation go 

through now that had no 

pool to learn to swim in,” 

Mr Peters said. 

The current Hornby 

representatives are 

Halswell-Hornby- 

Riccarton Community 

Board chairman Mike 

Mora, member Natalie 

Bryden and city councillor 

Jimmy Chen. Mr Peters 

would not say who he 

thought he might replace. 

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19, and close on August 16. 

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Longer hours 

for Halswell pool 


HALSWELL residents calling 

for the suburb’s summer pools 

hours to be boosted will have 

their wish granted. 

The city council will trial 

extending its opening hours at 

the Te Hapua: Halswell Centre 

Summer Pool. 

It will be trialled on the basis 

the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board will allocate 

funding from its 2019-20 Discretionary 

Response Fund towards 

operating costs. 

Last week a petition of 431 

signatures was presented by city 

councillor Anne Galloway calling 

for the pool hours to be open 

for longer. 

Cr Galloway said while the 

hours have not been finalised 

yet, the pool could potentially be 

open from 7am-7pm. 

Currently, the pool hours are 

11.30am-7pm. 

Cr Galloway said the board 

will look at funding up to 50 per 

cent of the operating costs. 

“The total amount city council 

have talked about in terms of 

opening the extra hours is about 

$35,000,” she said. 

She said these details will be 

discussed with the board and 

city council staff before the next 

season. 

Principal swaps Middleton for Hong Kong 


WHEN RICHARD Vanderpyl 

was first offered the opportunity 

to become the head of a school in 

Hong Kong, he turned the role 

down. 

Having spent 17 years at 

Middleton Grange School, the 

chance to lead Christian Alliance 

International School in Butterfly 

Valley “came out of the blue.” 

The Middleton Grange 

principal initially said the Upper 

Riccarton school “had his 

heart” and he had no reason or 

incentive to leave. 

But when he was approached 

again a couple of weeks later by 

the same recruitment company 

asking him to reconsider, Mr 

Vanderpyl decided to investigate 

the role. 

“I think for me as a Christian, 

I felt this was the Lord’s calling 

on my behalf. I felt the Lord was 

really calling me to take up this 

position,” he said. 

Mr Vanderpyl, 55, will head to 

Hong Kong on March 4 to start a 

new life with his wife Linda. 

“It was always going to be a 

big change for me to do that and 

I think as a Christian I just felt 

really at peace,” he said. 

The timing was right for a 

range of reasons, he said. All four 

of his children have grown up 

and no longer depend on him. 

“I have always thought about 

it over the years – I would do 

some sort of work at some stage 

overseas,” he said. 

While Mr Vanderpyl has been 

to Hong Kong about five times 

to market Middleton Grange, his 

understanding of Cantonese is 

“extremely limited.” 

But he said while it is 

compulsory for students to learn 

Mandarin, every other subject is 

taught in English. 

“(Christian Alliance 

International School) is aimed at 

the ex-pat and overseas market 

. . . the teachers at the school are 

predominantly from overseas,” 

he said. 

His role will involve overseeing 

the implementation of the 

newly-introduced education 

programme, International 

Baccalaureate, which allows 

students entry to most 

universities around the world. 

Mr Vanderpyl has spent 33 

years in the education sector 

– starting out as a teacher at 

Hornby High School in 1984. 

He moved to Hamilton Boys’ 

High School in 1986 and taught 

there for five years before he 

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Tiny house for residential complex 


A HALSWELL residential care 

and rehabilitation service is 

joining the tiny house movement 

in a bid to address the city’s 

housing shortage for people with 

physical disabilities. 

St John of God Halswell is 

planning to build an accessible 

small home to provide more 

accommodation for its residents 

looking to transition back into 

independent living. 

The service’s centre manager 

Virginia Spoors said one of the 

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residents are ready to move 

back into the community after 

recovering from a stroke or 

spinal injury, there isn’t suitable 

housing available. 

“We are over 100 per cent occupied. 

It is really busy. There is 

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It will also be single-storeyed 

and have a digitally operated 

ceiling hoist to allow a person to 

move from one part of a house to 

another. 

Resident Josh Caldwell, 21, is 

one of the potential candidates 

who may take up residing in the 

home. 

His life changed dramatically 

nearly three years ago when he 

was diagnosed with transverse 

myelitis, a rare auto-immune 

disease which causes inflammation 

in the spinal cord. 

When he initially became sick, 

he spent five days in a coma and 

three weeks in Christchurch 

Hospital’s intensive care unit 

before he was transferred to 

Burwood Hospital for five and a 

half months. 

He was discharged to St John 

of God on August 9, 2016 and 

has been there since. 

Mr Caldwell has since started 

working for the New Zealand 

Spinal Trust to support people 

with spinal cord injury. 

He said options for people in 

Christchurch are Laura Fergusson 

Trust, St John of God or 

retirement home. 

“But someone my age . . . a 

retirement home is not a really 

good option,” he said. 

Mr Caldwell said the tiny 

home allows a good transition 

back into independent living. 

The cost to build the house is 

INDEPENDENT 

LIVING: St John 

of God Halswell 

is joining the 

tiny home 

movement. 

estimated to be $80,000 and is 

planned to be built by spring. 

“We are hoping this is a model 

that will be able to be expanded 

or replicated,” Mrs Spoors said. 

The tiny home will initially be 

trialled on the St John of God 

Halswell site where the resident 

can still receive support from 

staff while living in it. 

A fundraiser will be held on 

Sunday featuring jazz music 

from Sam White’s Quartet to 

raise money for the project. 

•Jazz in the Garden will 

be held at St John of God 

Halswell at 26 Nash Rd on 

Sunday from 5-7pm. 

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ACTION HAS been taken to 

clean up the weeds next to the 

train tracks adjacent to Carmen 

Rd. 

The city council began clearing 

away the overgrown grass on 

Saturday to remove any potential 

fire risk in the short term. 

Greater Hornby Residents’ Association 

member Mark Peters 

said it was a positive outcome 

for the site and it is long overdue. 

He said hopefully KiwiRail 

will keep it maintained in the 

long-run. 

KiwiRail previously told 

Western News it has advised the 

leaseholder and is working with 

them to get it sorted as soon as 

possible. 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board Mike Mora 

has suggested keeping the area 

beautified with agapanthus. 

He said they are not a fire risk 

and are easy to maintain. 

Mr Mora said he is looking to 

work with the residents’ association, 

Keep Christchurch Beautiful 

and the Hornby community 

upon getting permission from 

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Tuesday February 19 2019 


Dangerous intersection 

to get upgrade 

Helen 

Broughton 

•From page 1 

Ilam and Upper Riccarton 

Residents’ Association Sue 

Chamberlain said it is “crazy” 

vehicles will not be able to travel 

from Middleton Rd to Ilam Rd or 

turn right. 

She said there should be 

green arrows for vehicles 

looking to turn right onto 

Riccarton Rd. 

“They should have a 

green arrow on those 

corners which will fix the 

problem just nicely without 

having to do anything 

else”. 

But Elite Physiotherapy, 

which is located near 

the intersection, owner 

Michelle North said it is an “extremely 

dangerous” intersection 

and while the changes will be 

inconvenient for the business, it 

will be better in the end. 

Receptionist Rita Noetzel said 

she will “cross her fingers” when 

she turns right from Ilam Rd onto 

Riccarton Rd. 

“At first I thought: ‘Oh my gosh 

am I doing something illegal but 

it is a right turn lane . . .’ it is just a 

really tricky one because there is 

no kind of turning lane,” she said. 

Her views were backed by 

Central Riccarton Residents’ Association 

chairwoman Joscelyne 

Silcock, who said she dreads driving 

out of Middleton Rd to turn 

right onto Riccarton Rd. 

But Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board deputy 

chairwoman Helen Broughton 

said she was concerned 

there might be an 

“overload” of projects on 

Riccarton Rd. 

She said there is an 

argument the project 

would need to be done 

in conjunction with the 

NorWest Arc Major 

Cycle Route. 

The major Riccarton 

Rd roadworks are due 

to begin this month 

and the city council is currently 

out for public consultation on 

the South Express Major Cycle 

Route – which will run through 

Riccarton. 

The intersection upgrades will 

enable it to have facilities for 

the cycleway including crossing 

signals. 

•Public consultation will 

run until March 11. For more 

information on the changes 

and to make a submission go 

to www.ccc.govt.nz and click 

on the have your say page. 


Help rid our water of chlorine 

CONSERVE: The city council is asking people to only water 

their gardens on alternate days between 9pm and 7am, when 

it’s cooler. 

WITH FEBRUARY traditionally 

the hottest month of the year, 

the city council is reminding 

residents to keep doing their bit 

to save water so it can work to 

remove chlorine from the city’s 

water supply as soon as possible. 

The council is aiming for 

the city’s drinking water to be 

un-chlorinated by May, which 

will mark 12 months since it 

rolled out chlorine treatment 

in response to advice from the 

Canterbury medical officer of 

health. 

City council water supply 

improvement programme 

manager Helen Beaumont said 

achieving the target depends 

partly on people continuing to 

use less water so wells can be 

taken offline and upgraded as 

needed. 

“We’re definitely not out of the 

woods yet, and we really need 

people to keep watching their 

water use so we can upgrade our 

wells and continue to cut back 

the chlorine across the city,” Ms 

Beaumont said. 

“We’re experiencing much 

hotter days now, with less rain 

in between, so the temptation 

is to leave the garden sprinklers 

on for longer or to turn them on 

more often. 

“We have no issue with people 

watering their lawns or gardens, 

but we do ask they use a handheld 

hose or watering can, which 

avoids any waste, and only water 

on alternate days between 9pm 

and 7am, when it’s cooler.” 

Sprinklers and garden 

irrigators are the biggest users of 

household water, but there are 

plenty of other ways people can 

help save, said Ms Beaumont. 

“Taking shorter showers, 

doing one less laundry load 

a week, and sweeping your 

driveway instead of hosing it 

are all ways people can help 

save water. It may not seem like 

much, but a lot of people doing a 

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little really adds up.” 

By May the city council 

expects to have completed 

temporary upgrades on 19 

below-ground wells and to 

have raised another 41 above 

ground, bringing the total 

number of secure wells to 98 out 

of 140. 

“If we can upgrade those wells 

as planned, we should have 

enough un-chlorinated water to 

supply the city over the winter 

months, when we use about 50 

per cent less water than we do 

over summer.” 

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Making a new home for refugees 

CHRISTCHURCH will 

soon welcome its first former 

refugees via the quota since the 

earthquakes – and the New 

Zealand Red Cross is getting 

ready to help them settle. 

Groups of about 20 former 

refugees from Afghanistan and 

Eritrea will arrive in the city 

every eight weeks from March 1. 

Christchurch’s Farahnaz 

Khosravi, 47, is training to 

become a refugee support 

volunteer with the New Zealand 

Red Cross and will work in a 

small team to support a new 

family transition into New 

Zealand life. Ms Khosravi came 

to Christchurch from Iran on 

a skilled migrant visa with her 

husband and children almost 

five years ago. 

She knows what it’s like to be 

new to the country and felt it 

was her duty to help other new 

Kiwis feel at home. 

“When I moved from Iran, 

I had done all I could to 

prepare from overseas – I 

knew english, enrolled my 

children in schools, rented 

a house, I had even made an 

appointment with the bank. 

“Even with all that preparation 

and information I had, it was 

still challenging. I know it will 

be much harder for refugees who 

haven’t planned to be here, don’t 

have knowledge of english or of 

the country.” 

Ms Khosravi said her family 

was warmly welcomed by 

Cantabrians and they wanted to 

ensure other new arrivals have 

the same experience. 

Red Cross pathways to 

settlement manager Jo Fasheun 

said refugee support volunteers 

will help new Kiwis settle into 

their homes, find their way 

around, meet their neighbours, 

register with a doctor and 

navigate public transport. 

“All of that can be really 

challenging – it’s about how we 

can support them to make those 

challenges easier and bringing 

some humour into it. It’s about 

learning from each other along 

the way,” Ms Fasheun said. 

Refugee support volunteers 

have found the role to be a 

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Khosravi is 

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become 

a refugee 

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volunteer 

with the 

New Zealand 

Red Cross in 

Christchurch. 

rewarding experience, she 

said. 

“Many of our volunteers stay 

connected with families for a 

very long time – you might just 

become part of the family.” 

Ms Fasheun said it is not 

too late to get involved and 

encourages anyone interested in 

helping to get in touch through 

the New Zealand Red Cross 

website – www.redcross.org.nz/. 

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LYTTELTON TUNNEL will 

be closed on three consecutive 

nights from Sunday in order to 

install a multi-million dollar fire 

protection system. 

The closures are required in 

order to install and carry out 

testing of a new $29 million fire 

protection system in the tunnel. 

The NZ Transport Agency 

has planned to close the tunnel 

between 11pm and 4am on February 

24, 25 and 26. 

The tunnel will open to traffic 

for 10min on the hour each of 

these nights. Outside of these 

times, only emergency vehicle 

access will be available. 

NZTA senior project manager 

Chris Collins said work on the 

project will be completed in 

April. 

“Installing the new fire protection 

system often involves 

working in confined spaces. 

Single and full tunnel traffic lane 

closures are critical to successfully 

completing this important 

project. To minimise their 

impact, they are timed for late at 

night and in the early hours of 

the morning when tunnel traffic 

is at its lightest,” he said. 

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Students finish second Coast to Coast 

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ST THOMAS of Canterbury 

College students Cormack 

Terrant, Cameron Brewitt and 

Joshua Grosvenor completed 

the Coast to Coast for a second 

consecutive year. 

The trio finished the two-day 

three-person team event in 

15hr 14min and 34sec which 

was good enough for ninth 

in the men’s and third in the 

schools category. The three year 

13 students first completed the 

event together 12 months ago. 

“The loved the first one 

clearly and decided to have a 

second bite at it, it’s not an easy 

thing to do,” said St Thomas’ 

teacher and team organiser Blair 

Scadden. 

The trio trained for the race in 

their own time, juggling commitments 

with other sports and 

found sponsorship to cover entry 

costs. 

Brewitt began proceedings 

at Kumara beach on Saturday 

morning when he completed 

a short 2.2km run before 

Grosvenor completed a 55km 

bike. The first day was completed 

by Terrant who took on the 

gruelling 33km mountain run. 

Day two consisted of a 67km 

kayak for Brewitt before Grosvenor 

completed the 70km to 

the finish line on New Brighton 

beach. 

After becoming the first St 

Thomas’ student to enter the 

team event 12 months ago, it’s 

now hoped three students will 

fly the flag for the school again 

in 2010. 

“The boys stood up and made 

SPORTS 

ALMOST THERE: Cormack Terrant (left) Cameron Brewitt 

(right) cheer teammate Joshua Grosvenor to the finish line. 

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a speech in assembly. We are 

trying to create a bit of a legacy. 

Next year we’d like to have a 

team enter again, so it’s not 

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Scadden. 

ALL SMILES: Cormack 

Terrant crosses a river on the 

mountain run. 

PEDALS: Joshua Grosvenor 

completed three biking legs 

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provide 

boost to 

start of 

year 

Kia ora koutou. Talofa. Kia Orana. Malo e lelei. Bula. 

Fakaalofa atu. Namaste. Kumusta. Haere mai haere mai ki 

Te Kura Huruhuru Ao o Horomaka. Warm greetings to the 

Hornby High School community. 

The 2019 school year has started off with a roar and a bang. 

Work is proceeding almost on schedule with the construction 

of our three kahui, our general learning spaces that 

constitute Stage 2 of our school rebuild. We expect to be 

able to begin shifting into these new spaces in the week of 

August 26. 

Just landed in my email inbox this week is the achievement 

data for our Year 7 to 10 children in writing, reading, and 

maths over the past three years. The writing results are 

astounding – there really is no other word for them. You 

can read more detail about these results on my blog here 

https://whakataukihewakaekenoa.blogspot.com/2019/02/ 

true-liberation-for-our-learners.html. 

We are very proud of the amazing work our staff do, and 

what our incredible tamariki are achieving. 

Another significant piece of work that we began in 2018 is a 

strategic review of sport at Hornby High School. We see so 

much talent going undeveloped, and the Board decided that 

we needed to take a strategic look at what we are doing, 

how we can do it better, and what resourcing is necessary 

for that to happen. Survey results from students, community, 

and staff, all told much the same story of the need to 

feed talent, and we will. 

Finally, my overriding message for everyone this year, 

is that of kindness, of manaakitanga. Our wellbeing is 

enhanced when we give kindness; kindness has an almost 

magical property that the more we give away the more 

we receive. So by giving it away we are richer, not poorer. 

This enhanced wellbeing is central to establishing cultural 

identity for each of us, to improved achievement, to sporting 

success, to a better more fulfilling life. That is true for 

everyone regardless of age. 

Ngā mihi nui 

Robin Sutton 

Tumuaki 

New Deputy 

Principal arrives 

Jack Goodfellow has joined 

us in 2019 from Lincoln 

High School, where he was 

the Head of the Health and 

Physical Education learning 

area. 

Prior to that, Jack worked 

at Burnside High School as 

a teacher and curriculum 

leader in Health and PE, and 

at Linwood College where 

he was a Dean and Pastoral 

Leader. 

Jack is excited to join the 

Hornby High School whanau 

as Deputy Principal, and 

looking forward to getting 

to know the young people 

and families of the Hornby 

Community. 

February 2019 

Let’s go surfing now... 

Commitment, 

Achievement, 

Resilience, 

Respect 

Introducing our 2019 leaders 

Student leaders for 2019 are, from left: Lavisha Tatu, Shardey Harris (Head Girl), Iris Taramai (Deputy Head Girl), Maia Clark, 

Lachlan Hickford (Head Boy), Anna Pohatu (Deputy Head Girl), Zyromme Bayson, Rania Kaskar, Arturo Ancero, Christina Fifita. 

On the first week of term, our Year 7 and Year 

8 students spent the day at Sumner Beach 

learning to surf and getting to know their 

new teachers and classmates.



TWO TE KURA Hagley Park 

Tennis Club players took out 

the boys singles titles at the 

Canterbury senior secondary 

school championship. 

Will Schneideman, 17, won 

the year 12-13 singles title, while 

Charlie Morrison, 15, won the 

year 11 title at Wilding Park last 

week. 

After dropping just one game 

in his opening two matches, 

Will accounted for his younger 

brother Nick in the semi-final 

6-1, 6-3. In the final, he defeated 

fellow Te Kura Hagley Park 

member Jamie Garbett 6-2, 6-4. 

Will represented Christ’s 

College and also claimed the 

year 12-13 doubles title with 

Tom Downs. 

Charlie was tested on his way 

to the title, defeating Nathan 

McKenzie 6-2, 2-6, 10-6 in a 

third set super tie-breaker to 

book a spot in the final. He then 

cruised past Jordan Edwards 

6-0, 6-1 to claim the silverware. 

There was also success for Te 

Kura Hagley Park’s Alana Liu 

who teamed up with Juliette Ma 

to win the girls year 11 doubles 

title. 

SPORTS 

Te Kura Hagley Park 

players scope two high 

school tennis titles 

SILVERWARE: Will 

Schneideman and Charlie 

Morrison both won titles 

at the Canterbury senior 

secondary school tennis 

championship. 

The pair defeated Jade Feneon 

and Annabelle Schneideman 

4-1, 0-4, 10-8 in a tough semifinal 

before claiming the title 

4-1, 4-2 against Abby Mason and 

Issy Story. 

Points lead for Ransley as 

86s head into final round 

ST THOMAS of Canterbury 

College student Jaden Ransley 

will head into next month’s 

final round of the Toyota 86 

Championship with the points 

lead after a superb performance 

at Manfeild. 

Ransley, 17, had two wins and 

a second place from three races 

at the penultimate round of the 

championship 

in Feilding. 

After 

coming into 

the round 13 

points off the 

championship 

lead, Ransley’s 

win in race 

one elevated 

Jaden 

Ransley 

him to the 

top. 

He was 

then able to extend his buffer 

with a tough-fought win in race 

two, holding off championship 

rival Callum Hedge and Arran 

Crighton. 

At the race start, it was 

Crighton who got the better 

jump out of those in the front 

row. 

It looked like Ransley 

might have been able to use 

his inside line to take the lead 

into turn one, but Crighton was 

determined to lead and by the 

turn-four hairpin he had the top 

spot. 

TITLE SHOT: Toyota 86 Championship driver Jayden Ransley 

(No 53) will head to Hampton Downs with the points lead after 

two wins at Manfeild. 

A lead change looked 

imminent on lap three. Ransley 

had been all over Crighton’s tail 

after getting edged on lap one, 

culminating in a big lock-up. By 

turn one on the following lap, 

Ransley got past. 

“I had a terrible start, which 

put me into second. We had a 

good battle with Arran and then 

managed to get past him,” said 

Ransley. 

“Callum was really coming 

along good too. Our car went 

off a bit at the end there, so 

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there was a bit of a fight to keep 

Callum behind me.” 

Ransley finished second in 

the final race behind Hedge, 

who is now second in the 

championship. 

The series will head north for 

the grand finale at Hampton 

Downs Motorsport Park. 

Three races will take place 

from March 9-10. 

Ransley has the chance to 

become the fourth Canterbury 

driver to win the championship 

in five years. 

Tech graduates in 

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demand from industry 

Young technology graduates are being snapped 

up by employers, with the rapidly growing New 

Zealand ICT (information communications and 

technology) industry hungry for skilled staff. 

“There are lots of IT jobs, but not enough graduates 

joining the marketplace,” says Gary Taylor, campus 

manager of Vision College in Christchurch. 

Vision College, a private training establishment with 

campuses in Christchurch, Auckland, Pukekohe and 

Hamilton, has seen huge demand from employers 

for its graduating information technology students. 

“In the future, there will be an even bigger shortfall,” 

warns Taylor, who notes that IT industry occupations 

are on Immigration New Zealand’s long-term skill 

shortage list, reflecting the growth of the industry 

and the rise in job vacancies. “The IT industry is 

growing rapidly. We need to get more skilled 

graduates ready to ride the wave.” 

According to the latest annual TIN Report, the 

revenue of the top 200 New Zealand technology 

companies grew by 11 per cent to $11.1 billion in 

2018. The New Zealand tech sector employs more 

than 25,000 people locally and 50,000 globally, and 

offers a significantly higher pay than the national 

average. 

Christchurch woman Jessica Costello, 20, recently 

graduated from Vision College with a Level 5 NZ 

Diploma in Web Development and Design and 

a Level 6 NZ Diploma in Software Development. 

The two-year programme covered a range of 

subjects, including web design, coding languages, 

programming skills and software engineering – as 

well as an eight-week internship with local company 

CORE Education – which led to a job offer. 

Late last year Costello started as a junior web 

designer with the company. “It’s a great industry 

to be working in, and I can’t wait to see what the 

future holds,” says Costello. 

She attributes Vision College as being a huge part 

of her success in gaining employment in the IT 

industry. The small class sizes and supportive tutors 

were both nurturing and engaging. “Our tutors built 

a great rapport and connection with the students, 

so they knew where we were at to ensure we were 

all keeping up with the programme,” says Costello. 

There was also a focus on practical learning and 

writing code. “We were on the computers from the 

first day, learning by doing, and really drilling down 

into specialty areas,” says Costello. “I could see my 

skillset progressing and developing every day.” 

As well as learning technical skills, she had the 

opportunity to do professional practice papers to 

build up “soft skills” too – something employers are 

increasingly looking for, notes Taylor. 

“They’re wanting peopale that are technical skilled 

but who can also be innovative, creative and solve 

problems and can communicate well,” says Taylor. 

He says that industry internships are a key part 

of the course programme, giving students the 

opportunity to apply their learnings to real world 

situations – and these opportunities often lead to 

employment. 

Aaron Kitto, national IT manager at CORE 

Education, and Costello’s new boss, agrees that the 

industry is desperate for more skilled IT graduates, 

particularly in areas such as software development. 

He encourages students to find out more about 

IT courses, as it is a career that offers flexibility and 

growth. 

“For me, IT is a skill that can exist in any industry like 

human resources or marketing,” says Kitto. “The skills 

of an IT person can be mobile between almost every 

type of organisation from education to agriculture 

to tourism. This means that as the world moves 

towards less “job for life” roles and more “do what is 

needed” roles, IT people are perfectly placed to take 

advantage of this. We have contractors who set up 

company servers in Taiwan while writing code for a 

Canadian firm, all from a beach in Bali.” 

For more information on getting started in IT, see 

visioncollege.ac.nz or phone 0800 834 834. The 

programme allows for flexible study and University 

Entrance (UE) is not required to begin studying. 

Upcoming intakes are scheduled to start 

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PLAY FOOTBALL 2019 

Burwood 

AFC 

Welcome to the 2019 football season. Burwood AFC is a 

progressive club with Junior and Senior teams. 

We expect to have 3-4 Senior teams, with our Senior 1st team in 

the Canterbury Championship League. New Senior and Junior 

players are most welcome. 

Burwood supports the Whole of Football framework initiated 

by NZ Football and run by Mainland Football. This concept works 

for our First Kicks (4-6 years) and Fun Football (7-8 year). Both 

these grades are run In-house with the help of Mainland Football 

and other clubs. Older Junior grades run under the Mainland 

competitions. Registration is now online, for more information 

see our website www.burwoodafc.co.nz. 

ainland Football 

Get In to football this year by joining up with your local Football Club. Your local club will provide you 

with a range of opportunities to get involved with the Worlds No 1 Sport. Our First Kicks and Fun Football 

programs are focused on the basic skills and are developed to ensure all players are highly involved. For the 

older kids there are winter competitions that club teams play in. From playing to refereeing to coaching there 

is something for the whole family. So get in touch with your local club to get registered. 

If you are looking for your closest club visit www.mainlandfootball.co.nz and check out our club 

directory for contact details. 

Coastal Spirit 

Football Club 

Coastal Spirit Football Club are entering their 12th 

season since the amalgamation of New Brighton 

AFC and Rangers AFC. Coastal are a family club 

that offers football for everyone regardless of age, 

gender and ability. Gary Bennett, the Football 

Development Manager is starting his second season 

with the club and comes with experience of working 

in four different countries including several years 

at Southampton FC in England. Coastal Spirit care 

about the development of the players as people and 

as players and always put the player first. 

Registrations are now open online for more 

information see our website www.coastalspirit. 

co.nz 

Gary Bennett, Football Development Manager 

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Registration and Subscriptions 

For more details with online registration 

and subscriptions see our website 

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If you would like to assist or get 

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FOCUS ON HEALTH 

1 in 2 people 

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Emerging research has shown as many as 50% of older adults and 

as many as 25% of younger adults are deficient in vitamin B12. 

Scientists at Rush University Medical 

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brain mass & the lowest scores on 

tests measuring short-term memory, 

concentration & brain performance. 

Another study showed that older people 

with higher levels of B12 in their blood 

have bigger, healthier brains & score higher 

on cognitive tests than those with lower 

levels. Yet another recent landmark study 

showed that B12 supplementation slows 

the accelerated rate of brain shrinkage 

& declining cognitive function. B12 is 

essential for energy production, cell 

health, regulation of mood & sleep cycles, 

nerve health & repair, & prevention of 

homocysteine a serious cardiovascular 

risk factor that is known to cause damage 

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subjects in their 60’s who were low in B12. 

The reason so many people lack B12 

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it declining with age as the digestive 

system becomes less efficient. Anti-reflux 

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HEALTH & AWARENESS 

Joint pain: Do I have arthritis or 

could it be mainly my muscles? 

The team at Physical Sense in Sydenham sees clients with 

a range of symptoms but many of their middle-aged and 

senior clients visit complaining of pain in one of their joints. 

Physiotherapist Ietje van Stolk suggests 

that a major part of the pain could be due 

to muscle pain rather than simply arthritis. 

“Even if an x-ray shows arthritis, the reason 

for the pain may be the muscles around 

the joint,” she explains. The images show 

how a muscle knot (the crosses) in a back 

muscle can give hip pain (aches and pain 

are the red areas in the drawings), a knot 

in a muscle on the back of the shoulder 

blade can give a deep pain in the front of 

the shoulder and a muscle knot all the way 

near the groin can give an ache in the knee 

(especially at night in bed). 

Ietje recalls one case where an 89 year 

old client with severe arthritis who walked 

with a stick, told her, “I will end up in 

a wheelchair, I cannot put any weight 

through my right leg due to pain in my hip 

and buttock”. “Within 4 treatments, she 

was walking with her stick but without the 

severe pain,” says Ietje. “The arthritis was 

one of the factors that made her muscles 

spasm but the other was that older people 

move less and the flexed position the hip 

is in when we sit is particularly bad for 

the hip.” Ietje is happy with the fact that 

although the client was 89 and could have 

been “given up on” or told to live with the 

pain, she made a difference to her health 

and wellbeing. 

The same lack of movement can be the 

reason for your knee pain or your shoulder 

pain and the same few treatments could 

make a huge difference for you. 

At Physical Sense, hands-on techniques 

(massage and triggerpoint deactivation 

techniques) are used to release the muscles. 

The client also gets a home exercise 

program designed to mobilize and stretch 

the joint, strengthen the important core 

muscles and increase general strength and 

SHOULDER 

PAIN 

KNEE PAIN 

balance. They teach a movement sequence 

that stretches the joint in all directions 

whilst the client is able to lie safely on their 

bed, perfect for older or less mobile clients. 

In many cases having the muscles 

released and being taught how to maintain 

it, is enough to stay on top of the problem. 

HIP PAIN 

(the crosses are the areas of the muscle spasms, the red areas is where the pain is felt) 

If severe arthritis is the underlying cause, 

some maintenance therapy may be 

necessary, but that is often more affordable 

and, for older patients, better tolerated than 

surgery. In very few treatments the client 

will know if it is going to work for them or 

not, without financial commitment. 

Physical Sense Gym and Physio is located at 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham. The Blue Line Bus stops in front of the door and there is ample 

parking. To enquire about specialised exercise classes or physiotherapy treatment, phone 377-2577 or visit www.triggerpoints.co.nz 

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Tuesday February 19 2019 19 

JP Clinics 

Tuesday, 10am-1pm 

A justice of the peace will 

be on-site to take declarations, 

affidavits and affirmations, 

witness signatures on documents 

and certify document copies. 

They can also witness citizenship 

applications and rates rebate 

applications. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys 

Rd, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, 

341 Halswell Rd, and Upper 

Riccarton Library, 71 Main South 

Rd 

Citizens Advice Bureau 

Fendalton – Tuesday, 2-5pm, 

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 

and Monday, 11am-5pm. Hornby 

on weekdays, 9am-5pm 

The Citizens Advice Bureau 

provides free and confidential 

advice to everyone. Staff take the 

time to listen to you and equip 

you with information, options 

and support. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys 

Rd, Hornby Library, 8 Goulding 

Ave 

Scrabble Club 

Wednesday, 1.30-3.30pm 

Do you have a way with 

words? Go along when you can 

to the friendly Scrabble Club. 

Some boards provided, but feel 

free to bring your own. 

Email georgia.oconnor@starmedia.kiwi 

by 5pm each Wednesday 

Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, 341 

Halswell Rd 

Knit ’n’ Yarn 

Thursday, 10.30am-2.30pm 

Enjoy a chat with others as you 

knit. For anyone who loves to 

knit or wants to learn. 

Upper Riccarton Library, 71 

Main South Rd 

Go Well Group – play 

Rummikub 

Thursday, 1-2pm 

Learn to play rummikub – an 

exciting, interactive strategy 

game. 

Fendalton Library, 4 Jeffreys Rd 

Hornby Library Book 

Discussion Group 

Thursday, 2-3pm 

For people who love reading 

and want to share in a discussion 

with other friendly book lovers. 

The group subscribes to the Book 

Discussion Scheme so there is a 

cost involved. 

Hornby Library, 8 Goulding 

Ave 

Musical Instrument Jams 

Thursday, 3.30-7pm 

Book a time to go solo or 

have a silent practice with up 

to four bandmates. There are 

electronic drums, a digital piano, 

a Roland session mixer, mics 

and headphones available for 

budding musicians. You can 

also take in your own electric 

instruments – guitar or bass – 

and plug into the session mixer. 

Registrations are required. 


Halswell Rd 

Free Legal Advice 

Thursday, 6.15-8.15pm 

Need advice with legal 

questions? A lawyer is available 

at the Hornby Library every 

Thursday to provide expert 

help. No bookings, first-in, 

first-serve basis. Make sure 

you take your relevant 

documents. Note that the 

finish time may vary from 

week to week depending on 

demand. If no customers are 

waiting at 6.15pm, the lawyer 

will wait for 15min and then 

leave. The 8.15pm finish time is a 

guide only. 

Citizens Advice Bureau, 8 

Goulding Ave 

Makerspace 

Saturday, 1.30pm-3pm 

Join in the fun every week at 

the Makerspace. There will be a 

variety of activities on offer. 


Halswell Rd 

Drop-in Chinese Art Club 

Sunday, 10.30am-noon 

Take your own brushes, 

ink, paint and paper. Join 

the club and work on calligraphy 

and brush painting. For ages 

10 and over. Only during term 

time. 


Halswell Rd 

Go along to The 

Great Stash Swap. 

Take your unwanted 

fabric, haberdashery, 

buttons, wool, lace, 

trims, paints, brushes, 

zips, needles, card, 

stamps and any 

other old craft 

supplies. You 

can then choose 

what you want 

to take away. No 

cash involved. The 

swap will be held 

on Sunday, 11am- 

2pm, at the Upper 

Riccarton Library, 71 

Main South Rd. 

Chinese ESOL Club for 

Intermediate 

Monday, 9.30-10.30am 

This club is for Mandarin 

speakers who would like 

to practice their english 

in a relaxed, pressure-free 

environment. Join the friendly 

group any time. Suitable for 

people who can communicate 

in english and would like to 

practice listening and speaking. 

Free, no bookings required. 


Halswell Rd 

Wā Kōrero/Storytimes 

Monday, 10-10.30am 

Encourage learning through 

a love for stories. Storytimes is 

an interactive programme with 

stories, songs rhymes and play. 

Upper Riccarton Library, 

71 Main South Rd

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REAL ESTATE 

The best of coastal living 

83 Beachville Road, Redcliffs 

Auction: Thursday 28 February 2019 Unless Sold Prior 

4 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 2 toilets | 2 living rooms | 1 office/study | 1 off-street parks | Listing Number: FM5467 

Soak up the intimate water views of the 

Redcliffs Riviera while you fall in love with 

this modern twist on a character styled villa. 

The charm of the traditional exterior tastefully 

conceals the contemporary masterpiece inside, 

fulfilling all the needs of family living. 

Designed and built in 2015 by Mike Greer 

Hills the home fully utilises the full 40mt width 

of this corner section to ensure the stunning 

water views can be fully appreciated from the 

expansive decks, two living areas, study and 

two of the four double bedrooms on offer. 

The master bedroom provides an impressive 

outlook with sliding door access to the deck and 

has its own luxurious ensuite and walk-in-robe. 

The open plan kitchen with its stone 

benchtop and walk-in pantry is the central 

focus of the home and embraces the dining 

and family living, flowing out to the two decks. 

The formal lounge provides an ideal solution 

for a media room connecting perfectly to the 

two verandahs for those wonderful sea views. 

The clean lines and light décor throughout 

the home are enhanced by the detailed 

finishing and contrast perfectly with the 

vibrant green shades displayed in the easy 

care, established gardens. 

A gentle stroll along the coastal pathway 

will take you to the local shops and cafes of 

the village, or you can stretch the legs further 

and appreciate the ocean views as you walk 

into Sumner to enjoy the beach, bars and 

restaurants on offer. 

This summer do not miss this unique 

coastal lifestyle home as opportunities like 

this are rare, with viewing essential. 

Open Homes Thursday 21 Feb 5:00pm - 

6:00pm and Sunday 24 Feb 2:00pm - 3:00pm. 

Auction date Thursday 28 February 

12:00pm (Harcourts City, 98 Moorhouse 

Ave) unless sold prior . 

For more information or to arrange a 

private viewing contact Chris Moores of 

Harcourts Grenadier Ferrymead (Licensed 

Agent REAA 2008) on 384 7950 or 

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1998 Hero Gizmo 50cc 2 Stroke Engine 

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Li ter library 

Problem areas for li ter 

revealed 

Surf club move 

New Brighton surf club opts 

to rebuild on new site 

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018 www.star.kiwi 

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• By Sophie Cornish 

WORKSAFE NEW Zealand 

has b en a proached in a bid to 

fina ly repair the potholes in New 

Brighton’s Hawke St car park. 

Coastal-Burw od Ward city 

counci lor David East wants 

WorkSafe to pre sure the car 

park’s private owners into 

repairing the potholes which are 

a “trip and vehicle” hazard. 

WorkSafe chief inspector 

a se sment southern Da ren 

Handforth said it may be able to 

take action under the Health and 

Safety at Work Act 2015, “as a 

person conducting a busine s or 

undertaking.” 

Mr Handforth said WorkSafe 

is aware of the concerns raised by 

Cr East abou the car park. 

“WorkSafe has completed 

an a se sment visi to the site 

and is engaging with the owner 

to advise them that it is their 

responsibility to manage their 

risks a propriately.” 

Different parts of the car park 

are owned by various people 

and the Coastal-Burw od 

Community Board recently 

wrote to them about its concerns 

around health and safety. 

Cr East said the bi gest i sue 

in the past has b en ge ting in 

touch with the landlords and 

owners and ge ting them to 

agr e to anything. “The board 

a preciates that multi-ownership 

of the parking space may present 

a difficulty in co-ordinating 

repair/resurfacing but felt obliged 

to pa s these concerns onto you,” 

said the le ter. 

One reply has b en received so 

far from an owner who is wi ling 

to discu s the i sue. However, a l 

the owners would have to agr e 

to undertake work. 

Cr East said there had b en 

a “number of incidences” in 

the car park of people injuring 

themselves which had gone 

unreported. 

“I’ve always though that it 

has b en quite amazing that we 

haven’t had any serious a cidents 

or senior citizens perhaps 

tri ping in those potholes and 

doing themselve some damage.” 

He is confiden the new 

a proach wi l bring results. 

“I think the WorkSafe 

involvement may prove to be the 

lever that we are l oking for.” 

New bid to fix potholes 

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Fastier, co lapsed and died the 

day before the competition 

began. 

“Tom was a ba s player from 

Cashmere High Sch ol who was 

playing with our big band this 

year. He had a strong chance of 

wi ning best ba s player a the 

festival as he was a very a complished 

musician,” head of music 

Duncan Ferguson said. 

“We were delighted to win, but 

it was bi tersw et,” he said. 

St Andrew’s won the most 

outstanding big band title a the 

competition in Tauranga. 

The band dedicated it se to 

Tom, who died while on his way 

to Cashmere High on March 27. 

His death was po sibly related to 

a medical event. 


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• By Sophie Cornish and Julia Evans 

THE PAPANUI-I nes 

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to figh the city council over 

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Signatures are being co lected 

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intersection with Hi ls Rd. This 

was the site of the former community 

centre, which was badly 

damaged in the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. 

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THE OWNERS of Sumner’s Cave 

Rock Apartments ar expecting the 

Earthquake Commi sion to sign-off 

on a se tlement agr emen this w ek. 

Body corporate chairman Mike 

White said the group had gone 

into mediation with IAG and EQC 

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20 1, earthquake. However, they 

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“Given that EQC actua ly drafted 

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corporate. 

The mediation agr ement 

prevented Mr White from disclosing 

the se tlement amount, but he said it 

involved the two parties paying “a bit 

more money than they’d wanted to 

earlier.” 


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• By Emily O’Co ne l 

A WOOLSTON butcher proved 

to be a cut above the rest in an 

international competition. 

New World Fe ry Rd butcher 

Jeremy Garth and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, recently 

came second a the World 

Butchers’ Cha lenge in Northern 

Ireland. 

It was the firs time Mr Garth 

had competed in the cha lenge 

and he was “rea ly proud” of 

how the team performed. 

“We produced some top quality 

products and came away 

with a g od result so we’re very 

ha py,” he said. 

The preparation for this year’s 

World Butchers’ Cha lenge was 

intense as the team members 

met in Auckland every two 

months for lengthy w ekend 

practices. 

Mr Garth, who has b en a 

butcher for 14 years, said the 

competition brought back his 

pa sion for the job. 

“Doing a l thi stuff and 

m eting new people, s eing new 

ideas, it just brings that flair 

back for you,” he said. 

Mr Garth hopes to own a 

butcher shop of his own someday 

but says for now he wi l focus 

on ge ting mor experience 

and on the 2020 cha lenge. 

“In two years’ time, we’ l be 

going back to try and win the 

title,” he said. 

U per Ri carton butcher Corey 

Winder was part of the Pure 

South Sharp Blacks team. 

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


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i sue. 

Only eight submi sions were 

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September-May along with a Thai 

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GR ENDALE SCHOOL pupils 

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horses l oked like during war. 

The New Zealand Mounted 

Rifles Charitable Trust president 

Mark A pleton and member 

Mike Donaldson t ok their 

horses to the sch ol on Monday, 

in a bid to educate pupils on the 

sacrifice their ancestors made in 

World War 1 and World War 2. 

Mr A pleton and Mr Donaldson 

a rived a the sch ol dre sed 

in World War 1 uniforms while 

their horses Tommy and Kruze 

wore 1 0-year-old sa dles donated 

to the trust. 

The presentation is a prelude 

to the Gr endale Recreation Reserve 

Management Commi t e’s 

upcoming Anzac Day service. 

As a tribute to those who 

served, members of the trust wi l 

ride horseback to the service. 

Mr A pleton said it was 

important children were 

educated on what soldiers 

wen through during World 

War 1 and World War 2. 

But he said the presentation 

didn’t go into t o much detail 

and was more of a “show and 

te l” to make them aware of what 

the soldiers l oked like. 

Children were shown the type 

of kits horses were required to 

wear in the war. 


• By Georgia O’Co nor-Harding 

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

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

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Elite Meats owner Corey 

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Cha lenge in Northern Ireland. 

Mr Winder and his team, the 

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Jeremy Garth, finished second 

in the competition. 

He said the cha lenge started 

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seven years ago. 

The preparation for this 

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was intense as the team 

members met in Auckland 

every two months for lengthy 

w ekend practices. Mr Winder 

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other countries was a “fantastic” 

result. 

“To get second behind Ireland 

was a huge achievement and to 

be ahead of Australia is an 

even bi ger thing for us,” he 

said. 

But Mr Winder admires the 

Australian team. 

“Those guys over there 

[Australia] are on top of their 

game, they do a g od job,” he 

said. 

“And it just showcases that 

New Zealand has got some 

of the best butchers in the 

world,” he said. 

Mr Winder has b en a butcher 

since the age of 19. 

Elite butcher cut above the world 


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Mayor Lia ne Dalziel told the 

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Board chairman Mike Mora 

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plan. 

“You can just about guarant e 

it . . because we [the community 

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areas,” he said. 

Mr Mora said he wasn’t sure if 

the city council would endorse the 

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“I’d like to think so because the 

city council has had their eyes 

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the crysta line silica risk,” he said. 

Mr Mora said the community 

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