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PAGE 8 Wednesday February 20 2019 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Our People LEADERSHIP: Joanna Norris said she moved to the corporate world so she could play a new role in the city’s development. Influencing things from inside rather than outside •From page 7 At the same time as I was considering all of this, this job became available and people had conversations with me about this role. So I had to weigh all of that up and I realised the city was at a bit of a watershed period as the elections were on, there was a lot of change going on in the city. I saw, without wanting to overstate my relevance, an opportunity to influence things from inside the tent rather than observing from the outside. I was very fortunate that I was with a leadership cohort within the city that had gone through a period of the city’s history. Then I had a chance to play a different leadership role in the city. It’s been interesting observing the gendership in the city. When I first came here I was a bit different from the previous editors. I would go into these networking meetings in the city and I would be the only woman. It was really weird and confronting and scary. That’s not so much the case anymore, there are a lot more peers who are women. A lot of great men and women. Can you tell me a little bit about your family? I’ve got two kids who are amazing. They’re nine and 11. My husband Blayne is a journo, so I suppose I’ve got a naturally affinity to journalism, we’ve grown up together. He’s a freelancer and he’s primary caregiver for our kids. I think – and he and I often talk about this, it’s one of those things that people don’t often talk about – it’s really hard to have two careers. You’ve really got to think about that as you start out in life and I think it’s important for couples to be really honest about that together and work out how they’re going to manage that because kids are a full-time job in themselves. It’s full-on. We always thought that it would get less work as they went to school, but actually it gets more because they get more sophisticated in their needs. We’re lucky and I’m lucky I get a lot of time with the kids as well. Blayne and I share it pretty well, although he did go surfing this morning, which meant that I was late for work but that’s okay. What do you do on a day off? I’ve got a good work-life balance, I work pretty hard at that. So we’ll go up into the hills, we’ll go on tramps. We love tramping as a family. We spent quite a lot of time up in Hanmer. We’re a real beach family. Blayne has taught Evie and Ollie to surf, they’re good wee surfers. BEFORE WE get into this, I need to say, still no luck on finding my mouse. That bad boy is probably long gone. I’m beginning to dread future hide and seek games, will I disappear too? However, over the last week Vittoria has started holding some things closer, and it’s very cute. She gets her favourite soft toys, like her Dragon, wraps her wee arms around them and gives them a big, smiling, moving side-to-side cuddle. Dragon even gets a couple of kisses on his cheek sometimes. Very, very cute. She even gave someone else’s teddy a big cuddle at Baby Times. I can’t wait to see her give her friends big hugs too. Last week started out productively. Over the weekend, Laura and I cleaned the whole house (hence the mouse update) with a focus on Vittoria’s room. Her room has seen a lot of use for storage, including her cot. We’ve been co-sleeping with the wee darling for a while now. She got sick last year which ended a joyous run of full nights of sleep until we gave in and let her into the big bed. VITTORIA & Matt Long road ahead getting back to cot Thing is, getting her back into sleeping in her own bed is not going to be easy. In bed with one of us, she can roll over, touch us and get reassured straight away that she’s safe and with her parents. In the cot, not so much. It really highlights how much like a little prison those things are when you see your daughter standing there, holding the bars and crying like the world just ended. And if you’re used to having your parents next to you when you settle back to sleep, dad just holding your hand is not going to cut it. So we’ve got a long road ahead to get her back to a place where she feels safe in her cot and happy to sleep there all night. A lot of that road will involve very little sleep too. To add to the difficulty, this week Vittoria and I have got some sort of cold. It may be unfair, but I’m pretty sure I got it off her since we spend so much time in close proximity. •Former Bay Harbour News journalist Matt Salmons has become a stay-at-home dad. We follow his journey weekly. BIG HUGS: Vittoria with a Teddy at Baby Times. HEAT PUMP SALE NOW ON! 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Wednesday February 20 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi BAY HARBOUR PAGE 9 COLUMBUS CAFÉ NOW OPEN Monday to Friday 7am to 4.30pm | Saturday to Sunday 8am to 4.30pm | Public holidays 8am to 4.30pm Ferrymead café offers tasty food and a relaxing ambience The café opened in October 2018, and since then it has received a lot of positive feedback from customers Customers at Mitre 10 MEGA in Ferrymead now have the chance to have another enjoyable experience during their shopping excursion – time out at the new Colombus Café. The café opened in October 2018, and since then it has received a lot of positive feedback from customers, says the store’s General Manager, Tony Franc. Located next to the Garden Centre, and offering pleasant views of the greenery on one side and the Port Hills on the other, the café has a light, airy feel with a seaside ambience. Spacious too, it accommodates up to 100, so there is always seating available. Café manager Ash Hansen has several years’ experience in hospitality, and she and her team of eight, which includes two qualified chefs and trained baristas, offer a wide selection of tasty, freshly prepared cabinet food, kitchen food and, of course, Colombus brand coffee seven days a week. Breakfast and lunch are served up till 2.30pm each day, and the café is open till 4.30pm. The Mitre 10 MEGA team are enjoying having the café on site, Tony says. “The Colombus Café brand has an association with Mitre 10 MEGA, and there are around 40 cafes located in MEGA stores around New Zealand with five in Canterbury,” he adds. The Colombus Café at Mitre 10 MEGA Ferrymead is open Monday to Friday from 7am to 4.30pm and Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 8am to 4.30pm. So next time you are shopping for your DIY projects, homewares or gardening jobs, why not drop by and try out the coffee and tasty food in this relaxing new spot in Ferrymead. Bring in this coupon or mention this ad to get a 2 For 1 Columbus CoFFee limited time only Valid until 31st March 2019 at Mitre 10 MEGA Ferrymead only. FerryMead
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