The Star: March 07, 2019

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Thursday, March 7, 2019 

Rocket launch ends in blaze 

• By Louis Day 

A SECRET record-breaking 

rocket launch attempt ended 

with a grass fire on a remote 

part of Banks Peninsula. 

Canterbury University group 

UC Aerospace tried to become 

the first student group in the 

world to launch a rocket into 

space on Sunday morning. 

The university said the 

attempt was not successful, but 

is saying little more about the 

project. 

“This is a story that hasn’t 

been in the media because they 

didn’t get out of the earth’s 

atmosphere,” a university 

spokeswoman said. 

But The Star inquiries reveal 

the rocket was launched from 

Kaitorete Spit, which protects 

Lake Ellesmere from the 

sea, about 10am. The rocket, 

which was planned to crash 

back into the sea, landed in a 

paddock, causing a fire which 

destroyed vegetation, Little 

River Volunteer Fire Brigade 

acting station officer Matt 

Ledgerwood said. 

When firefighters arrived, 

students involved with the 

project had put the fire out. 

“With a bit of bad luck it 

could have been a lot worse, 

Luckily the grass was quite 

short and there was no wind,” 

he said. 

Sue Morrow, who lives at 

nearby Birdlings Flat rushed 

towards the fire after being 

alerted of smoke coming from 

Kaitorete Spit on the Birdlings 

Flat Community Residents 

Facebook Page. 

“It’s bloody stupid doing that 

at this time of year when it is 

tinder dry,” she said. 

The fire had been put out by 

the time she got there. 

The spokeswoman said 

they had all the appropriate 

permissions from various 

agencies, including the Civil 

Aviation Authority and NZ 

Space Agency as well as 

various controls in place to 

prevent harm in a range of 

eventualities. 

Kaitorete Spit is home to 

several rare species of insects, 

reptiles and birds and is of 

significant cultural value to 

Ngāi Tahu due to more than 

500 archaeological sites being 

found there. 

The Canterbury University 

launch was part of the 

international race to become 

the first university group to 

blast a rocket beyond the 

Karman line. 

The Karman line is 100km 

above the earth’s surface and 

is widely recognised as the 

boundary to outer space. 

The University of Southern 

California’s rocket propulsion 

laboratory set the highest 

altitude reached by a university 

group in March 2017 at 44km. 

Police 

probe 

fire on 

Port Hills 

• By Sophie Cornish 

FEARS ARE growing that an 

arsonist is behind a fire on the 

tinder-dry Port Hills. 

Police and fire investigators are 

trying to determine if the blaze 

off Worlseys Rd, Cashmere, early 

yesterday morning was deliberately 

lit. 

The region is set for a high fire 

risk rating today after temperatures 

in the high 20s over the past 

two days. 

Cashmere 

Ward city councillor 

Tim Scandrett 

said since 

the devastating 

2017 Port Hills 

fires, the community 

has always 

been nervous. 

“All we can do 

Tim 

Scandrett 

is try to be as vigilant as possible 

. . . I guess you can’t stop people 

from doing what they do but, 

hopefully, we can find them and 

prosecute them to the full extent 

of the law. 

“I live up there, as you probably 

know. I am as nervous as my 

neighbours about this.” 

Christchurch Adventure Park 

spokeswoman Juliet Calder said 

the park was working with authorities 

to provide anything they 

required. 

“It didn’t enter the Adventure 

Park, but it was close. It didn’t 

cross into the boundary of our 

park, so no damage was sustained 

fortunately.” •Turn to page 7 

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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 

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Christchurch’s vision wi l a low 

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around other developments 

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such as Turanga, the Spark 

Post Office Place with events 

building, Aotea Gifts and the 

and m eting spaces, and Library 

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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 

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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 

had been given two bank account 

numbers to put money into. 

Police had checked one, and 

The Square: Is this the future? 

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 

Highway 1. 

A cut-down rifle was later 

found by police in the vehicle. 

Startle dog walker said 

Jamieson ran a short distance 

from the vehicle before sto ping 

to s e if the woman in the vehicle 

okay. 

Police a rived soon after and 

he was a prehended. 

Jamieson was one of six men 

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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 

into the first account more,” he said. 

the cell phone numbers any- 

number revealed. 

“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 

been interviewed and denied any 

involvement. 

targeted by the sinister scam. 

The Star understands a teen- 

It involved phone calls and 

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 

council’s 805-space Lichfield St 

car park on July 2. 

Since last winter, The Star has 

ben hammering the Ministry 

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caller is from the Mongrel Mob, Last month, Canterbury 

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One victim was told to pay Newbold told The Star gangs 

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his house down and harm his 

family. The con man says they Senior Constable Stapley said 

are watching the victims’ families none of the people who had gone 

and elderly parents. 

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about it. 

Said The Star editor in chief 

Barry Clarke: “We’ve been 

relentless in our determination 

to get something done about it. 

Finally, it’s happened. 

“Our campaign prompted 

Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson to 

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sexual assault has been allowed to 

go overseas on a study-related trip. 

Bu the university’s dean of 

law Ursula Cheer is refusing to 

discuss the matter. 

“I can’t comment 

about any 

of this because 

of confidentiality 

and privacy,” she 

told The Star 

yesterday. 

The Star has 

learned a female 

student has laid 

a complaint abou the accused 

being allowed to go on the trip. 

It is understood it is no the 

same person who has laid the 

sexual assault complain to the 

police. 

The Star has been told it is a 

rape investigation. 

The Star sent a number of questions 

to Canterbury University 

yesterday but none would be answered. 

Said Canterbury University 

spokeswoman Margaret Agnew: 

“UC cannot respond to allegations 

that are before the police.” 

She referred the questions 

back to Dr Cheer. Her phone was 

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Second offender in ‘drown him’ case sentenced 


A SECOND teenager in the 

highly-publicised Rolleston 

“drown him” case has been 

sentenced to four months 

supervision and 100 hours of 

community service. 

Judge Stephen O’Driscoll approved 

the plan for the sentencing 

on Tuesday, which followed 

a two-day Youth Court hearing 

in December. 

Both 17-year-old offenders 

were found guilty of assault 

with intent to injure, following 

an attack on a 16-year-old victim 

in November 2016. 

The offenders, who were 16 at 

the time, confronted the victim 

in Tennyson St, Rolleston, after 

the annual fireworks event. 

It was alleged the victim was 

assaulted and pushed into a water 

race, where he had his head 

held under water while other 

youths yelled “drown him.” 

The other offender received 

70 hours community service. 

Both were required to attend 

a family group conference with 

the victim. 

Pussy Riot to play Chch 

• By Julia Evans 

NOTORIOUS Russian feminist 

punk band Pussy Riot is 

bringing its Riot Days show to 

Christchurch. 

Merging music, dance, theatre, 

protest and projected visuals at 

Blue Smoke in Woolston from 

7.30pm next Friday, five members 

of the group will be telling the 

story of Maria Alyokhina’s time 

in a Russian prison cell. The show 

is an accompanying piece to 

Alyokhina’s memoir. 

The group was founded 

in 2011 and is made up of 

an interchangeable number 

of women 

who staged 

unauthorised 

and provocative 

guerrilla 

performances 

in public places 

around Russia, 

Vladimir 

Putin 

which were then 

posted online. 

Its themes 

include feminism, LGBT rights 

and strong opposition to Russian 

President Vladimir Putin. 

Blue Smoke owner Alasdair 

Cassels said he was “absolutely 

chuffed” to host Pussy Riot. 

“We get a lot of overseas acts, 

but Pussy Riot would be up 

there.” He is preparing for an 

intense show. 

In February 2012, Pussy Riot 

gained global notoriety when 

five members donned balaclavas 

and staged a performance inside 

Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the 

Saviour – one of Russia’s holiest 

sites – to protest Putin. 

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 

Yekaterina Samutsevich 

and Alyokhina were later 

arrested and charged with hooliganism. 

Denied bail, they were 

held in custody until their trial 

began in late July. They were all 

convicted of “hooliganism motivated 

by religious hatred” and 

sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. 

However, Samutsevich 

was freed on probation and her 


PUNK ROCK: Pussy Riot will bring its Riot Days show to Blue Smoke next Friday. 

sentence was suspended. The sentences 

of the other two women 

were upheld and they each served 

21 months. 

The case attracted considerable 

attention in western countries 

and was taken up by human 

rights group Amnesty 

International. 

Pussy Riot also stormed the 

Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014 

where members were attacked 

by whips, and ended up in 

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court after a performance at 

the Football World Cup final in 

Moscow last year. 

The group performed at the 

Auckland Town Hall at the end 

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Days.utr 

Thursday March 7 2019 

in brief 

Fire rages, homes at risk 

Woman arrested after 

Lichfield St incident 

A 31-year-old woman has been 

charged with robbery and wilful 

damage following an incident on 

Lichfield St on Tuesday. A police 

spokesman said the woman was 

arrested for attempting to steal 

a vehicle after she alledgedly 

assaulted another woman just 

after 9am. A woman was taken 

to a 24-hour surgery with minor 

injuries after the incident. 

More than $258k 

to restore lodge 

A $258,782 grant to restore 

Lyttelton’s former masonic 

lodge and the studio of wellknown 

New Zealand artist Bill 

Hammond was recomended 

by the social, community 

development and housing 

committee yesterday. Kilwinning 

Lodge, on Canterbury St, was 

badly damaged in the February 

22, 2011, earthquake and has 

been empty since. The new 

owner plans to turn the building 

into an office and retail space. 

Not long to have say 

on draft Annual Plan 

Consultation on the city 

council’s draft Annual Plan is 

open until the end of the month. 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel said the 

draft plan has a few significant 

changes from the budget forecast 

for year two of the Long Term 

Plan. It reflects a desire to reduce 

rates increases, remove chlorine 

from the city’s drinking water 

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CPR training for 

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High School will be part of the 

pilot programme pushing for 

CPR training in the national 

school curriculum. St John 

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10 students on Monday how to 

perform CPR. More than 4000 

students from nine Christchurch 

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Gerry gets kidnapped in a portaloo 

DARK HUMOUR: Co-director Ross Gumbley with the 

portaloo that will be used to kidnap Gerry Brownlee in The 

Court Theatre’s show EQ F@#%ING C. 

PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

• By Georgia O’Connor- 

Harding 

THE COURT Theatre is about 

to launch a controversial spoof 

on the Earthquake Commission 

– and the main character isn’t 

impressed. 

The play, EQ F@#%ING C, has 

former Earthquake Recovery 

Minister Gerry Brownlee right in 

the thick of it. 

He gets kidnapped in a 

portaloo by a couple, Michelle 

and Daz, in a desperate bid to 

help them resolve their neverending 

quake issues with EQC. 

An all too familiar story, one 

might say. But Mr Brownlee isn’t 

overly pleased it appears. 

When asked about the show 

by The Star yesterday he said: 

“What I would say is, what can I 

say? They have told me they are 

doing it. That is their right but it 

is a little disappointing they have 

decided to use . . . look I am not 

going to make any comment. I 

have got no comment to make”. 

With that the phone went dead. 

Interview over. 

The Court Theatre has invited 

Mr Brownlee to attend the opening 

of the show but is yet to hear 

back from him. 

Co-director Ross Gumbley 

describes the show as an “absurdest” 

comedy. It was up to 

Gerry Brownlee 

audiences to make a judgement 

on what the message is behind 

kidnapping Mr Brownlee. 

“I am not sure what the message 

is to the audience is . . . we 

present plays and the audience 

decides, we are not making a 

statement either way,” he said. 

As for what happens to Mr 

Brownlee, Mr Gumbley said: 

“You have to come and see it, I 

can’t give away those plot points.” 

The Court Theatre had taken 

legal advice about the content in 

relation to Mr Brownlee. Geoffrey 

Dolan plays the Ilam MP. 

“We all recognise what this 

couple has been through and the 

writer looks at the effects those 

earthquakes had on us,” Mr 

Gumbley said. 

Mr Gumbley was on the third 

floor of the Arts Centre when the 

Geoffrey Dolan 

February 22, 2011, earthquake 

struck. 

“I remember standing in the 

doorway of my office thinking 

you know at any moment the 

third floor I am standing on is 

going to give way and I am going 

to be in free-fall,” he said. 

Mr Gumbley said the building 

would have only required about 

three more seconds of shaking 

before it lost its integrity. 

“It’s only on reflection afterwards 

you go you know that was 

a close call.” 

The play is written by 

Christchurch-based writer 

Christina Stachurski. 

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Council culture worries East 


UNDER FIRE city councillor 

David East is worried about the 

internal culture among some city 

council staff. 

It has been six months since Cr 

East accused city council staff of 

tampering with the District Plan. 

He has since been embroiled in a 

code of conduct complaint. 

But yesterday he told The Star 

the saga had sparked concerns 

about aspects of the city council’s 

culture. 

Cr East will be passing on 

those concerns to Mayor Lianne 

Dalziel, chief executive Karleen 

Edwards and his city council 

colleagues today. He said the majority 

of staff are “brilliant” and 

do an “exceedingly good job” for 

the council. 

“However, in parts, there is resistance 

and a culture that is detrimental 

to the future progress of 

the city . . . there is a reluctance 

to embrace a can-do attitude.” 

He said he has lodged his own 

code of conduct complaints 

against two senior staff members. 

They had not yet been formalised, 

but he said staff were “on 

notice.” 

“One senior member wrote 

something in an email to question 

my ability . . . the other was 

SIEGE: City councillor David East is still calling for an 

independent inquiry into how a clause was left out of the 

District Plan. 

a verbal comment made in the 

council foyer,” he said. 

Cr East has been under fire 

since he claimed a clause in the 

District Plan, giving leeway to 

people in specific coastal areas, 

deemed at risk of flooding, to 

build and extend homes, was 

intentionally left out by staff. 

His call was backed by Coastal- 

Burwood Community Board 

chairwoman Kim Money and 

deputy chairman Tim Sintes, 

and Linwood-Central-Heathcote 

Community Board member Darrell 

Latham, who face their own 

code of conduct complaints. 

As a result of the outspoken 

comments, Greater Christchurch 

Regeneration Minister 

Megan Woods approved the city 

council’s proposal to amend the 

District Plan under section 71 of 

the Greater Christchurch Regeneration 

Act. 

Cr East acknowledged Dr 

Woods, Ms Dalziel, Dr Edwards 

and staff for fast-tracking the 

changes. 

But he is still calling for an 

urgent, independent inquiry into 

how the clause was left out. 

An audit, which the city council 

commissioned, by Environment 

Canterbury councillor and 

former Environment Court judge 

Peter Skelton found there never 

was a missing clause. 

However, Cr East said the 

Skelton audit did not address a 

number of irregularities or how 

the clause came to be missing. 

Ms Dalziel and Dr Edwards are 

demanding a further apology, 

he said. “I think my major 

objection is I’ve been proved 

guilty as charged and the inquiry 

is needed to say if there’s any 

substance to the claims,” Cr East 

said. 

“I apologised and I’m not 

wanting to do it again and again 

. . . the independent inquiry 

would bring to the fore these 

irregularities in the District Plan, 

why should I apologise before 

that?” 

Coastal climate 

change plan 

goes ‘off-track’ 


SOUTHSHORE residents feel 

climate change might come 

sooner than their promised 

regeneration plan. 

Regenerate Christchurch has 

told the city council the Southshore 

and South New Brighton 

project was “off-track” as it undertook 

an internal review. It announced 

coastal residents would 

be consulted in July about the 

future of their suburbs to come 

up with solutions to manage the 

impacts of climate change. 

But Southshore Residents’ 

Association chairwoman Lynda 

Burdekin said it was “incredibly 

disappointing” to hear the plan 

had been delayed. “If they wait long 

enough, they won’t have a problem. 

We’re feeling really let down– we 

put a lot of work into working with 

Regenerate,” she said. 

Regenerate chief executive Ivan 

Iafeta said it is reviewing the 

project’s next phase with the city 

council, Environment Canterbury 

and Ngai Tahu. “Because of 

the complexity of the overlapping 

issues associated with the earthquakes 

and climate change, it is 

important to review and refine 

our approach.” 

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Policy to address the way we wheel 

FUTURE-TECH: The influx 

and popularity of Lime 

scooters has seen the city 

council begin work on a 

policy for all micro-mobility 

vehicles. 


LIME SCOOTERS have taken 

the city by storm. 

But they could soon be a thing 

of the past, making way for new 

modes like hoverboards, Ogos (a 

hands-free wheelchair), Segways, 

e-unicycles, velomobiles (a 

combination of a bike and a car) 

and two-seater pod cars. 

With the huge popularity of 

Lime, the city council is looking 

at being prepared for all future 

forms of transport by developing 

a policy for micro-mobility 

vehicles. 

The policy would cover any 

current and future form of 

low-powered devices from 

e-bikes, e-recumbents and 

e-scooters to everything in 

between. 

ViaStrada senior traffic 

engineer Glen Koorey said 

transport technology is moving 

so quickly that the city council 

and central Government needs to 

prepare. 

“With rules and regulation, 

you have to try not to be too 

prescriptive because it won’t 

be long before something new 

comes along,” he said. 

Dr Koorey said policy should 

be based around “performance 

measures” such as size, speed, 

POWERED UP: Left to right – Hoverboards, Ogos and 

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protection, so it did not rule any 

future technology out. 

“Then you can try and 

future-proof regulation. The 

legislation for e-scooters has been 

around since 2004, but we never 

anticipated their uptake now in 

it.” 

Any future transport modes 

would have to co-exist with cars, 

pedestrians and bicycles, he said. 

“There’s a concept for a 

mid-size vehicle lane that 

would include cycles, scooters, 

skateboards and other lowpowered 

devices. I do see merit in 

that,” Dr Koorey said. 

“First we need to make 

it easier for any of these 

devices to use cycle lanes, 

then we’ve got to build 

them.” 

Last week Lime was 

granted a one year permit 

with an $86.25 fee per 

scooter by the city council. 

Since they were 

launched in October, more than 

100,000 people rode the scooters 

and a survey found 95 per cent of 

users wanted them to stay. 

They were briefly removed 

from Auckland and Dunedin 

Glen Koorey 

streets after safety concerns over 

a software glitch which caused 

the wheels to randomly 

lock up and riders to be 

thrown over the handle 

bars. 

But Lime also has plans 

to launch pod-like twoseater 

cars for rideshare in 

New Zealand. 

City council head of 

planning and strategic 

transport David Griffiths said it 

would take 12 months to develop 

the policy, which would give 

guidance on a range of issues 

arising with the popularity of 

new kinds of transport. 

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Vicki Buck 

“The way people connect and 

move is changing with new technologies, 

the city needs 

to be adaptable to these 

transport options as they 

will offer travel choices 

for the city’s growing 

population,” he said. 

It would include 

encouraging increased 

uptake of all types of 

micro-mobility vehicles, 

designing the city’s infrastructure 

to suit them, managing 

any share scheme operators and 

working with the Government to 

develop regulations and education 

campaigns. 

“More recently these devices are 

increasingly being used for commuting 

or in shared fleets, making 

them a common fixture in 

urban areas,” a city council 

discussion paper said. 

“With the proliferation 

of low-powered devices, 

cities need to carefully 

consider how road space is 

allocated, and what fit-forpurpose 

infrastructure is 

needed.” 

City councillor Vicki 

Buck said it was important to 

prepare for new transport technology, 

though it would be impossible 

to stay ahead of all trends. 

“There’s a heap of different 

modes of transport coming at us 

and we need to make provision 

for this,” she said. 

FREEDOM: Lime has plans to launch pod-like two-seater 

cars for rideshare in New Zealand such as the velomobile. 

Right – Segways. 

NERVOUS: Yesterday’s suspicious fire on the Port Hills brought back memories of the 

devastating fires in 2017. 

Fire brings back bad memories 

•From page 1 

Ms Calder would not 

comment on the potential of the 

fire being deliberately lit. 

The park was open for only 

eight weeks before the Port Hills 

fires in February 2017 swept 

through the grounds, requiring 

10 months of work before it 

could be reopened. 

Yesterday’s suspicious fire 

brought back memories of the 

devastating fires in 2017. The 

cause of the two blazes has 

never been determined. Police 

investigated whether they were 

the work of arsonists. 

Fire and Emergency New 

Zealand acting regional rural 

manager Brian Keown said 

given the fire ban in the region 

and the current dry conditions, 

the fire was a worry. 

“Any fire that is out in the 

open that has not got an 

explainable cause is of concern,” 

he said. 

“It is being treated as 

suspicious but I have no 

information yet to confirm this 

was arson,” he said. 

Fire crews remained at the 

Worsleys Rd site through the 

night and all day yesterday to 

monitor the area and dampen 

down hot spots. 

Mr Keown said crews would 

monitor the site overnight as 

well. He said people should 

call 111 immediately if they see 

smoke. 

He also urges people to be 

careful when working in open 

areas with anything which could 

cause a spark. 

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Weinstein factor leads to sexual assault 


THE HIGHLY publicised Harvey 

Weinstein case appears to have 

had an impact on the number 

of sexual assaults reported in 

Canterbury. 

Allegations of 

sexual assault 

and rape against 

the American 

film producer 

triggered 

the viral 

Harvey 

Weinstein 

international 

campaign, 

the Me Too 

movement. 

Adult Sexual Assault Team 

co-ordinator Detective Senior 

Sergeant Scott Anderson said the 

movement provided a “catalyst” 

for people to come forward to 

report sexual assaults. 

“In general, people are more 

comfortable to report these 

things to police than ever before,” 

he said. 

Police statistics show a 15.2 per 

cent increase in victims of sexual 

assault and related offences in 

Canterbury, from December 2017 

to December 2018. 

There were 812 victims who 

reported sexual assault in 

Canterbury last year, compared 

SPEAKING UP: The 

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Weinstein case and 

international Me Too 

movement has had an 

impact on sexual assault 

reporting in Canterbury. 

to Wellington which had 595, the 

second highest. 

The Me Too movement 

exploded on social media in 

October 2017 and within a year 

gained more than 19 million hits 

on Twitter. 

The hashtag was used in an 

attempt to reveal the widespread 

prevalence of sexual assault and 

harassment, especially in the 

workplace. 

More than 80 women in 

the film industry have since 

come forward with allegations 

against Weinstein. 

American actress Alyssa 

Milano popularised the Me Too 

Alyssa 

Milano 

Scott 

Anderson 

phrase online, following making 

sexual-abuse allegations against 

Weinstein. 

The scandal’s impact on 

powerful men in various 

industries came to be called the 

‘Weinstein Effect.’ 

Detective Senior Sergeant 

Anderson said an increase in 

reporting had “definitely been 

noticed” and reports of historical 

assaults had increased. 

However, he had not noticed 

an increase in sexual assaults and 

harassment in the workplace. 


Anderson said while it is 

“really hard to quantify” 

anecdotal evidence shows 

sexual assaults are massively 

unreported. 

Aviva’s Sexual Assault Support 

Service Canterbury team leader 

Fiona Outram agrees. 

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complaints in Canterbury 

“More education and awareness 

around consent is clearly required 

– not just in Canterbury but 

nationwide – given our high 

numbers of sexual assault, and 

we know that the vast majority of 

sexual assaults aren’t reported,” 

she said. 

Miss Outram said the high 

profile case last year, where young 

women allege they were drugged 

and then sexually assaulted at a 

GETTING SUPPORT: Sexual 

assault experts in the region 

have noticed an increase 

in reporting and people 

seeking support. 

central city bar, has had an effect. 

“It encourages others to come 

forward with their own, perhaps 

unrelated, experiences of assault,” 

she said. 

Police received more than 25 

complaints from woman since 

the allegations were made public 

by The Star in August. 

Four men were arrested and 

are facing multiple charges which 

include stupefying and sexual 

assault. 

All four pleaded not guilty 

and will reappear in court on 

Wednesday for a case review 

hearing. 

Miss Outram was aware of 

Canterbury’s victim numbers last 

year. 

“Referrals were up 12 per cent 

and clients supported by the 

service were up 30 per cent. However, 

this is partially because we 

began offering the service further 

afield in Selwyn and Ashburton, 

with an additional practitioner.” 


Anderson encourages anyone 

who would like information on 

how to report matters of sexual 

assault to police to know firstly 

that their safety is paramount 

and they can go on to police.govt. 

nz and view the link about sexual 

assault. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

•The offences are 

broken down into two 

divisions, sexual assault 

and non-assaultive sexual 

offences. 

•Non assaultive sexual 

offences include nonassaultive 

offences against 

a child, child pornography 

offences, sexual servitude 

offences and other 

instances known as 

peeping-tom, gross 

indecency, wilful exposure 

and voyeurism. 

Police data on victims 

for a 12-month period 

beginning from 

December 31, 2017, and 

ending on December 31, 

2018. 

1 Canterbury District 

(Canterbury metro area – 

south of the Waimakariri 

River to Governors Bay 

and west to Hornby and 

the Mid/South Canterbury 

area) 

2018 – 812 

2017 – 705: 15.2 per cent 

increase 

2 Wellington District (Hutt 

Valley area, Kapiti-Mana 

area, Wairarapa area, 

Wellington) 

2018 – 595 

2017 – 586: 1.5 per cent 

increase 

3 Counties/Manakau 

District 

2018 – 567 

2017 – 571: -0.7 per cent 

decrease 

4 Central District 

(Manawatu, Taranaki, 

Whanganui) 

2018 – 537 

2017 – 576: -6.8 per cent 

decrease 

5 Bay of Plenty District 

(Eastern BOP area, 

Rotorua, Taupo, Western 

BOP area) 

2018 – 532 

2017 – 547: -2.7 per cent 

decrease 

in brief 

Restored building to 

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The most recently restored 

Arts Centre te Matatiki Toi 

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opened to the public this month. 

The School of Art, a category 

one heritage building, has been 

restored and strengthened. It 

reopens to the public on March 

17 from 1-4pm. The building was 

originally home to Christchurch 

Girls’ High School, before 

Canterbury University moved its 

School of Art into the space. 

Sports facility columns 

still being installed 

Half of the 7200 stone columns 

needed to support the ground for 

the Metro Sports Facility have 

been installed on Moorhouse Ave, 

Antigua and St Asaph Sts site. The 

columns will improve the density 

of the ground by 23 per cent for 

the facility to be built on. 

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Peach now perfect and ready for adoption 


WHEN PEACH fractured her 

leg and her former owner didn’t 

seek veterinary care, SPCA 

Canterbury stepped in. 

The puppy had 

leaped over a 

fence, causing an 

accidental injury 

that her former 

owner couldn’t 

afford to fix. 

SPCA was 

Barry Helem 

then alerted 

to the limping 

puppy and visited her former 

owner. 

Said southern region general 

manager Barry Helem: “The 

owner couldn’t afford vet care so 

agreed to sign Peach over to us. 

Our vets got involved, she had 

part of her bone fractured in the 

lower leg and it pulled some of 

the ligaments away. The bone 

FIGURES released by SPCA 

this week show Christchurch as 

having the second highest rate 

of animal welfare complaints 

in the country. 

It was second only to Auckland, 

providing a push for the 

SPCA’s annual appeal taking 

place this week, its biggest 

fundraiser. 

In 2017, 1202 animal complaints 

were lodged in the 

region, in 2016, the number 

dropped to 1188 and in 2015, 

there were 1261 complaints. 

Currently, there is no data 

available for 2018. 

SPCA southern region 

involved was part of the growth 

plate so her leg was in a cast for 

five weeks, until the growth plate 

DOG PADDLE: Rehabilitation played a big part in Peach’s 

recovery. 

‘We have had a lot more dog beatings’ 

general manager Barry Helem 

said figures have been averaging 

more than 1200 complaints 

per year and this “does not 

appear to be tapering off.” 

“Our numbers have been 

consistently siting at that 1200 

mark since 2015. We saw a 

huge spike post-earthquake, 

about three years in. In 2014, 

we had about a 58 per cent 

increase, it went from 659 to 

1041, and then in 2015 we had 

a further 21 per cent increase.” 

Mr Helem said SPCA is 

dealing with “a lot more angry 

people in the community.” 

“We have had a lot more dog 

healed.” 

After extensive rehabilitation, 

Peach’s leg is functioning again 

and she is now up for adoption. 

Mr Helem said Peach’s case 

highlights an issue of education 

with pet owners, who don’t know 

what signs to look for. 

His message for pet owners 

is to think of a figure of about 

$1000 a year. 

“If you aren’t able to provide 

that to cover the expenses of having 

a pet, vet treatment, boarding 

fees, food and just the general 

beatings. We have had two 

prosecutions in the last year 

for dog beatings and possibly 

more to come.” 

Mr Helem believes there 

may be a correlation with the 

post traumatic stress disorder 

in relation to the Canterbury 

earthquakes. 

“We are wondering if there 

is some correlation between 

people not coping well and 

taking it out on the animals. 

We are seeing more cases where 

anger is the issue,” he said. 

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seriously consider whether you 

should have one.” 

“It is a commitment for the life 

of your animal and you need to 

be prepared to make that financial 

commitment, as well as the 

emotional one.” 

Mr Helem said if there are 

signs of injury, get advice from a 

vet early. 

“Don’t just leave it for two or 

three days and hope that things 

will come right, because sometimes 

they don’t. 


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exciting storytelling, amazing sword fights and a fresh 

and funny take on this traditional English story. 

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The festival will celebrate youth pride, 

diversity and achievements. There will also 

be a great line-up of performers, have-a-go 

activities, food stalls and information from 

health, education and community providers. 

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New Zealand Track 

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See New Zealand’s top athletes, 

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Edwards: No decision 

yet on reapplying 


CITY COUNCIL chief Karleen 

Edwards remains tight-lipped as 

to whether she will reapply for 

her job. 

Dr Edwards’ five-year 

fixed-term contract 

expires in June and the 

city council is advertising 

for a new chief 

executive, applications 

closing on March 18. 

“The chief executive 

has not yet made a decision 

about whether she 

will reapply for the job,” 

a spokesperson said. 

She previously said she would 

make a decision by the end of 

February. 

Applications for the chief 

executive role, which earned Dr 

Edwards $414,987 in the year to 

June 2018, is being recruited by 

Wellington-based consultants 

JacksonStone. 

“This is a high-profile leadership 

position, having oversight of 

a large operational organisation 

that is both far-reaching and 

complex,” the job advertisement 

said. 

“The appointee will work in 

partnership with the mayor and 

councillors, and key stakeholders, 

Karleen 

Edwards 

to ensure the vision for the city 

and the strategic directions are 

delivered on, at the same time as 

getting the basics done.” 

It said the chief executive would 

need to be a “visible leader” who 

would engage with the 

city’s community and 

business groups and strategic 

partners. 

The role is ultimately 

appointed by the mayor 

and city councillors. The 

successful applicant then 

appoints their own executive 

leadership team. 

Dr Edwards is a psychiatrist 

turned administrator who 

joined city council in 2014. 

She was deputy chief executive 

of the Canterbury District Health 

Board from 2001 to 2007. 

Before starting at the city 

council, Dr Edwards held chief 

executive roles in Adelaide and 

Melbourne. 

In October, Dr Edwards made 

an apology for management issues 

that saw city councillors, senior 

leaders and the public left in the 

dark about the state of the city’s 

drinking water system for seven 

months, leading to chlorination. 

She was also blamed for the 

secrecy regarding the cost of 

Turanga’s $1.2 million touch wall. 

Sound sleep at campsite 

TICKED OFF an item from the 

parenting bucket list over the 

weekend. Took Vittoria for her 

first camping trip. 

And to be completely honest, 

she was so well behaved that this 

won’t be as funny as you’d think. 

My little (not-so-little-anymore) 

cousin Anna got married 

on Saturday to now husband 

Lui in a beautiful ceremony at 

Anna’s family home down in 

Waimate. 

The property is incredible, 

with rocky outcrops, caves, a 

flowing creek and stunning 

vistas to the Southern Alps. So 

lovely that it would be rude not 

to camp there, which was their 

suggestion for guests anyway. 

I was a little concerned on 

how Vittoria would behave on 

a camping trip, she’s so full on 

now and needs to be running 

around at full speed for most of 

each day. 

And this camping trip would 

follow yet another long drive. 

Definite tantrum danger zone. 

We arrived mid-afternoon, the 

sun was shining and the whānau 

was busy setting things up for 

the ceremony. 

As with any family event, 

there were young cousins about 

and Vittoria immediately took a 

shine to sisters Lizzie and Anna 

(a different one). And thankfully 

they took a shine to Vittoria too. 

Can you say parenting support 

team? 

I’m pretty glad Vittoria won’t 

remember me setting up our 

tent, I got there, but it probably 

didn’t make me look like any 

sort of outdoors-man. 

So with a ready tent and a 

cousin support team on standby, 

we were set for the wedding. 

Vittoria was so good during 

the ceremony, allowing us to 

enjoy seeing Anna and Lui finally 

tie the knot. They’re a great 

couple, loving, respectful and 

quirky in pretty similar ways. 

After playing for hours, eating 

her dinner, my dinner and 

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some early 

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while daddy 

gets busy on the 

tent. 

bubs finally fell asleep in her 

pram. Then woke up during 

speeches. Then again during 

fireworks. 

So we finished our time at 

the party with Laura coiled in 

a porta-cot with Vittoria while 

I organised a ride back to our 

campsite, about a pitch black 

400m away (read; had a couple 

more with some of the cousins). 

We all slept reasonably well 

once we arrived at the tent – Vittoria 

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as soon as we hit the mattress 

– and we’ve been left with plenty 

of confidence that we could do 

it again. 

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“We feel part of the community” 

Sales advisor Susie Alayne with townhouse residents Helen and Jack. 

Anthony Wilding Retirement 

Village, in Aidaneld, Halswell, 

boasts fantastic views of both the 

Port Hills and the Southern Alps. 

But that is not what residents 

Jack and Helen Allan love 

most about the village. 

“It’s a nice balance here 

for us, not too busy but not 

too quiet,” says Jack. “It feels 

like home.’’ 

Jack and Helen moved into 

their townhouse at the end 

of last year and even though 

home was a farm down 

Ashburton way for most of their 

lives, Jack and Helen settled 

into the community at Anthony 

Wilding easily. 

“We’re farmers, so it’s a 

wee bit strange to come to 

Christchurch when such 

a big part of our lives was 

spent in mid-Canterbury and 

Ashburton,” says Jack. 

“But we like the ambiance of 

Anthony Wilding and it’s on 

the right side of Christchurch 

for us.” 

One of the reasons the couple 

chose the village was that 

Ryman had a range of different 

care options. 

“We also like the fact that the 

care goes all the way through, 

care that we may or may not need 

in the years ahead,” says Jack. 

“Ryman sort of set the 

standard, and I followed their 

progress throughout the years. 

Coming to a Ryman village 

wasn’t a hard decision for us; 

leaving Ashburton was.” 

The move from the farm 

was prompted by thinking of 

the future. 

“We’re both getting to that 

age and we’re trying to be 

proactive,” says Jack. 

Anthony Wilding Retirement 

Village offers independent 

townhouses, assisted living in a 

serviced apartment, resthome, 

hospital and dementia care. 

The village includes an 

all-weather bowling green, 

indoor heated swimming pool, 

spa, internal atrium, library, 

gym, hair and beauty salon, bar 

and shop. 

Sales advisor, Susie Alayne, 

says that because the village is 

so established it has beautiful 

gardens, a strong sense of 

community and the setting is 

also unique. 

“There’s a wonderful bus 

service, you can go directly out 

to Halswell road and get the 

bus, and you have the bus on 

Aidaneld Drive that goes to 

Wigram and Hornby,” says Susie. 

The size of the village is also 

a bonus. 

“We have all the benets of 

a big village but small enough 

that everyone still knows 

everyone else,” says Susie. 

“It’s also brilliantly positioned 

for people on the Banks 

Peninsula. Our townhouses 

look gorgeous as they are kept 

up to date.” 

Susie says that the benet 

of a townhouse is that it offers 

complete independence but 

with the added bonus of having 

a safety net for times when you 

might need some help. 

“You have your own privacy 

and independence and you can 

do everything you have always 

done, but you also have support 

and back-up if you ever need 

it,” says Susie. 

“Our townhouses do appeal 

to the younger residents as 

they can just close the door 

and go on holiday but have the 

condence that everything left 

behind will be safe.” 

For Jack and Helen, the fact 

that they can visit their friends 

in the city, and go play tennis, 

without ever having to worry 

about their home is what 

retiring is all about. 

“It feels like home” says Jack. 

The couple are enjoying life 

and participating in as many 

activities as they can. 

“While we enjoy our 

independence, we do feel part 

of the community,” says Helen. 

“We’re very lucky,” Jack adds. 

Open Days 

Sat 9 & Sun 10 March 

10am – 3pm 

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Welcome 

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THE END is in sight for 

businesses on Colombo St 

which have been disrupted by 

major roadworks over the last 

year. 

The work is on track to be 

finished in June, a year after it 

started. It involves installing a 

new wastewater line along the 

middle of Colombo St from 

the roundabout at Dyers Pass, 

Cashmere and Centaurus Rds 

to Fisher Ave. 

Cashmere Gallery Florist 

owner Jenny Hollands said the 

businesses are looking forward 

to the completion date. 

“They’re just about finished. 

It’s been okay, but they’ve been 

really good to us,” she said. 

“It’s been congested and 

incredibly disrupted, but it was 

really good of them to let us 

keep a bit of parking.” 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community 

Board chairwoman 

Karolin Potter said there has 

been a lot of frustration from 

businesses and residents. 

Ms Potter said the work is 

the “most intensive” in the city. 

City council acting head of 

three waters and waste John 

Moore said the work will 

provide a back-up system for 

the existing wastewater main 

during flood events, as well as 

preparing for more properties 

linking into the network. 

But Mr Moore couldn’t say 

whether the work is the most 

intensive in the city because 

each project is different. He 

said work notices were hand 

delivered to all businesses before 

the construction began. 

“Prior to undertaking this 

work, staff worked with a variety 

of stakeholders, including 

local businesses. As a result decisions 

were made for a staged 

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Karolin Potter 

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would not disrupt businesses 

over the busy summer period.” 

Work in front of Thorrington 

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Nga Puna Wai springs into 

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NGA PUNA Wai is a 

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Halswell area where our 

new sports hub is located. 

And from tomorrow 

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Zealand Track and Field 

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time these championships 

were held in Christchurch 

was almost exactly nine 

years ago. 

The 32ha recreation and 

esplanade reserve is now 

home to a wide range of 

sports, which have come 

together in the spirit of 

co-operation and mutual 

support. 

Their former homes were 

lost in the earthquakes – 

QE II Stadium (athletics) 

and Porritt Park (hockey), 

which were both built for 

the 1976 Commonwealth 

Games, and Rugby League 

Park, which provided their 

special place for the greater 

good of the city, creating 

the temporary stadium, 

and Wilding Park (tennis). 

Nga Puna Wai now offers 

a part replacement of their 

facilities. 

At 3.30pm tomorrow, I 

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amazing partnerships 

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codes and the sponsors 

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this project, which has 

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This will be followed 

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Rose Lindley 

Nurse comes out of retirement to 

After 47 years as a 

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Tell me about your trip on the 

mercy ship? 

I worked as a recovery nurse, 

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Christchurch. It took more than 

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capital of Guinea in West Africa, 

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mercy ship organisation is more 

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help on mercy ship in West Africa 

Was everything as you 

expected it to be? 

I watched the videos online 

and it was what I expected, 

but the atmosphere was way 

more amazing than I ever 

anticipated. It was beautiful. 

The conditions we saw on the 

ship, we would never see in 

New Zealand, because we have 

free medical care here. There is 

a huge stigma about disability 

there, it is considered a curse. 

These people are ostracised from 

their communities because they 

are disfigured, so they come to 

the ship. No one on the ship is 

revolted by what they look like, 

we know they need help. So they 

immediately feel they are loved 

and not ostracised. When people 

feel they are loved and not being 

told they are different, there 

is hope. The extremity of the 

disability was way more than you 

would ever see in New Zealand. 

There were children born with 

cataracts, no one in New Zealand 

is born with cataracts. It’s to do 

with malnutrition and disease 

with the mothers. There were 

goiters (when the thyroid gland 

becomes enlarged). The biggest 

one they removed when I was 

there was 1.6kg. Nothing is 

treated at an early phase, there is 

TREATMENT: Rose Lindley treated patients like six-yearold 

Fatmata on board a mercy ship while it was docked in 

Guinea. 

no early treatment. These people 

live on less than $2 a day. Things 

are cheap there, but if you don’t 

have an income, it is still not 

enough. 

Did you ever feel unsafe there? 

Conakry is certainly not on 

the tourist destination route. It’s 

so poor. Most western tourists 

like a little bit of comfort; they 

like to see giraffes and elephants. 

The infrastructure is pretty 

limited there. At the moment, 

it’s reasonably politically stable. I 

think the ship was in Cameroon 

last and that’s really unstable 

at the moment. They have this 

awful, unstable political situation 

in most of these countries. I 

never felt unsafe, though, not 

once. They really love the mercy 

ships, they are French-speaking 

so they would say ‘merci.’ We 

weren’t allowed to go into 

town by ourselves, they didn’t 

recommend it. To be honest, it is 

all pretty unsafe, poverty drives 

people to it. 

Tell me about your 47 years in 

nursing? 

I trained in Christchurch. I 

went down the surgical route of 

nursing. I have always wanted to 

do aid work, but when you have 

a husband, children, a mortgage, 

all that sort of thing, it makes 

it harder. I did some private 

work, but I mainly worked at 

Christchurch Hospital, working 

in the Intensive Recovery Unit 

and in recovery for 14 years. I 

have been overseas and worked 

in the outback of Australia. You 

might think I have an obsession 

with indigenous people, and I 

have, I love them. I worked in 

this place called Halls Creek, 

way up in Kimberley in Western 

Australia. I was a nurse in a 

hospital there for five months. 

What was the difference 

between your time as a nurse in 

New Zealand and on the ship? 

We are very privileged in New 

Zealand. We have a really good 

health system. I have seen some 

of the most appalling behaviour 

from adults in the medical 

profession. But on the ship, I 

have never seen such humility 

among the staff. That’s what we 

are all about – we are here for 

the patients, not our own egos. 

There is so much money involved 

in medicine. There is medical 

insurance, hospitals, private 

hospitals – such vast quantities of 

money. Over there, there isn’t any 

money involved, everyone works 

for free. We are all there for the 

patients. The guy that has been 

there for 30 years, Gary Parker, 

he is amazing. He puts people’s 

faces back together in five or six 

hours. He does the most amazing 

surgeries. The sort of surgery 

he’s doing, he would be a multimillionaire 

in America, but he is 

sponsored to work on the ship. 

What were some of the most 

significant moments for you on 

the ship? 

Watching the children having 

their bandages taken off and they 

can see for the first time in their 

lives. I cry, I’m such a big baby. It 

just gets me, because of what you 

know, that these people’s lives are 

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The stuff they are doing is just 

basic stuff so the people can have 

a decent life. I went down to the 

Ponseti clinic one day, that is 

where they treat clubbed feet. The 

patient’s feet are rotated inwards, 

they just don’t function. So they 

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It’s incredible. The surgery they 

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their notes, they have a picture 

of what they looked like when 

they came in beforehand. We 

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and 99 per cent of the time we 

were saying ‘oh my goodness.’ 

We would ask if they want to see 

a mirror and some would say, 

yes, and some would say, no, and 

sometimes they would get the 

mirror and just be beaming. It 

was just amazing. 

Tell me a little about the 

business you are running now? 

I love markets, I’m a foodie. So 

I started my own wee business. I 

used to write recipes for a health 

and fitness website. I started 

with two products, I am now at 

16 products. I used to go out to 

a commercial kitchen at Lincoln 

to make it all. Then two years 

ago, the wee shop at the bottom 

of the hill came up, so we rented 

it. That’s what I want to do 

now, make healthy muesli and 

porridges and crackers and bars. 

My husband is retired and he 

was a food scientist, so he does 

all my nutritional stuff. I like 

selling good, healthy food. It’s 

called Mumma Bear – food as it 

should be. I got the name because 

my kids call me Mumma Bear. I 

woke up one morning thinking 

that’s what it should be called. I 

get really grumpy with food in 

the supermarkets because you 

don’t know what you are eating. 

They don’t know what the heck 

it is. I am really honest with my 

SNACKS: Rose Lindley runs 

her healthy food business, 

Mumma Bear, out of a shop 

in Mt Pleasant. 

stuff, what is on the back is what 

is in it. As of next month, we will 

be selling ingredients from the 

shop, as long as they bring their 

own containers. 

Tell me about your family? 

We have been here in Mt 

Pleasant for 32 years. We built 

our house and we have lived in 

this area all our married life. 

We have two children, Grace 

and David. Grace is a speech 

language therapist in Paris. She 

has been there for nine years. 

David has got a finance degree 

and works for company called 

Compass in Tampa, Florida. 

He is shifting up to Chicago to 

October. They are there with 

their boyfriends and girlfriends. 

I don’t have any grandchildren 

yet, but I want them back here if 

they do have grandchildren. My 

husband Tim is on the Linwood- 

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Town hall opening 

Fanfare and ribbon-cutting marks occasion 

MAYOR LIANNE Dalziel 

officially reopened the 

Christchurch Town Hall at noon 

on Saturday, February 23. 

In scenes reminiscent of when 

the Warren & Mahoney designed 

town hall first opened in 1972, 

hundreds queued patiently along 

Kilmore St as they waited to see 

inside. 

Ahead of the official ribboncutting, 

the mayor spoke of the 

town hall’s history and of the 

significant work that had been 

done over the past three and a 

half years. 

“The result is a building that 

retains all its original character 

and style, but is stronger and 

better equipped to again play its 

role at the heart of our civic and 

cultural life – citizenship ceremonies, 

graduations, fundraising 

balls, conferences and, of course, 

concerts,’’ Ms Dalziel said. 

“Today the memories will 

flood back, I can assure you, as 

you come through the doors to 

the foyer, enter the magnificent 

Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, 

see the Avon, Victoria and Limes 

Rooms, gaze at the very 70s Pat 

Hanly mural and visit the James 

Hay Theatre, which is not yet 

completed, but you’ll get a taste of 

what’s to come.’’ 

The mayor was then joined on 

WELCOME: Mayor Lianne Dalziel and architect Sir Miles Warren greet visitors to the 

town hall 

stage by Sir Miles Warren, one 

of the original architects of the 

town hall, and Sir Harold Marshall, 

who designed the acoustics, 

for the ribbon cutting. The 

other original architect, Maurice 

Mahoney, sadly died before the 

earthquake repairs could be 

completed, but two of his greatgrandchildren, 

Gus and Connor 

Jensen, also helped with the 

ribbon-cutting. 

Then, as members of the 

Christchurch Symphony 

Orchestra played a fanfare, the 

building was officially declared 

reopen. 

Campaigners for the 

Christchurch Town Hall’s 

restoration had waited years for 

the event. 

“Stepping out onto the stage 

and looking round the renewed 

auditorium brought back many 

memories – from concerts to 

graduations and school prizegivings 

– but it also reminded 

me of what a special architectural 

space it is,’’ heritage advocate and 

art history associate professor Dr 

Ian Lochhead said. 

“The restoration has been 

carried out with great attention 

to detail and the look and feel of 

the building has been preserved; 

the Hanly mural looks stunning 

now that it is back in place and 

once again bringing vibrancy and 

colour to the main foyer spaces.” 

Christchurch Heritage Trust 

chair Anna Crighton said her 

initial feeling when entering the 

foyer of the town hall was “wow”. 

“I cannot conceive that at one 

stage demolition of this building 

was considered,’’ Dr Crighton 

said. 

“This is a heritage building par 

excellence and deserves its top 

heritage listing. Its restoration has 

been carried out to the highest of 

international standards. 

“The Christchurch Town Hall 

is regarded internationally as one 

of the top-10 concert halls in the 

world. We in Christchurch, New 

Zealand, should feel proud of that 

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Town hall opening 

Crowds flock to open days 

PUBLIC OPEN days at the 

restored town hall on February 

23 and 24 attracted more than 

11,000 people, who took the 

opportunity to step inside the 

building for the first time since it 

was closed in 2011. 

A three-and-a-half-year restoration 

project following severe 

earthquake damage has brought 

the heritage building back to life, 

and Woolston man David Metcalf 

was the first member of the public 

to step through the doors. 

Having been to events at the 

town hall over the years, Mr 

Metcalf was eager to reacquaint 

himself with the building. 

“It’s looking really good – it 

brings back some memories for 

me,’’ he said. 

Dr Robyn Hewland had a special 

reason to be at Sthe reopening 

– her father was chairman of 

the first fundraising committee 

for the town hall. 

“I have so many memories of 

this building,” she said. 

“It’s amazing to be here and to 

see it looking so great.” 

Among those who performed 

in the town hall was Christchurch 

City Choir member Andrew Jefferies. 

“Walking in the musicians’ 

entrance and up the stairs, the 

memories started flooding back 

to me – the wood panelling, 

carpet, light fittings, and the 

doors into the auditorium. The 

auditorium itself is looking 

fantastic. 

“The Christchurch City Choir, 

gentlemen in their dinner 

jackets and bow ties, sang 

excerpts from Handel’s most 

famous oratorio, Messiah, as we 

celebrated the resurrection of this 

magnificent building,” Mr Jefferies 

said. 

V-base general manager Chris 

Mintern said it was “fantastic 

INTEREST: 

Public walk 

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the upstairs 

section 

near the 

auditorium. 

Above – The 

restored 

Limes Room. 

to see the town hall filled with 

people”. 

“The feedback we had was 

really positive – people seemed 

genuinely delighted by the 

restoration and grateful that this 

important part of Christchurch’s 

heritage has been saved. 

“There were lots of memories 

and stories shared as people made 

their way through the building 

but people were also excited about 

what is to come – they are looking 

to forward to creating new memories 

in the Christchurch Town 

Hall,” Mr Mintern said. 

“We’re also looking at creating 

some other opportunities for 

people to tour the town hall and 

we’ll post details of these on the 

V-Base website,” he said. 

“We know people are keen 

to see inside but unfortunately 

until work on the James Hay 

Theatre and the new space for 

the Christchurch Symphony 

Orchestra is completed, there will 

be limited public access to the 

building.” 

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Heritage features retained in restoration project 

TIMBER, RED furnishings, 

original light fittings and brass 

signs are some of the distinctive 

heritage features that have been 

restored at the town hall. 

Badly damaged in the 

February 22, 2011, earthquake, 

the building has been repaired, 

restored and strengthened to 100 

per cent of the New Building 

Standard, with improvements 

made to bring it up to modernday 

standards. 

At the same time, the original 

character and style of the 1972 

Warren and Mahoney-designed 

building, with its white marble, 

dark timber, rich red fabrics 

and vibrant artworks, has been 

preserved. 

City councillor Phil 

Clearwater, chair of the social, 

community development and 

housing committee, says as well 

as being a world-class performing 

arts and civic venue, the town 

hall is a heritage taonga for the 

city. 

“Many visitors to the town 

hall will have vivid memories 

of its distinctive heritage 

features. While we’ve taken this 

opportunity to modernise the 

building, people will also notice 

that every effort has been made 

to retain those design features 

so the feeling of drama and 

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excitement I remember from 

attending events there will 

continue for present and future 

generations.” 

The bold mural Rainbow Pieces 

by New Zealand artist Pat Hanly, 

which was commissioned for the 

town hall by Sir Miles Warren, 

has been restored and rehung in 

the upstairs foyer. 

At the time, Hanly said the 

purpose of the brightly coloured 

artwork was to emphasise the 

building’s main function – to 

entertain. 

Conservationist Becky 

Helliwell said it was the largest art 

conservation project she had ever 

been involved with. 

“The artwork was designed 

specifically for the town hall and 

it really is integral to the space so 

I think people will enjoy seeing it 

there again.” 

Councillor and V-base board 

chair Tim Scandrett noted there 

were many beautiful features 

in the building for people to be 

reunited with. 

“It will be a place of memories,” 

he said: “But it’s also a venue with 

fantastic facilities that will host 

exciting events and performances 

well into the future.” 

All lighting has been 

refurbished and old lamps 

have been renewed with LEDS. 

Feature curtains, including a 

Marimekko print, have been 

cleaned and rehung. 

Above the main Kilmore St 

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The Rieger pipe organ is back 

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timber and steel acoustic “donut” 

is again suspended above the 

stage. 

Outside, the Ferrier Fountain 

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new lighting and new ponds 

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Family’s struggle to get ballerina to New York 


MILEENA ALLAN-Griffiths 

wants to become a professional 

ballerina and her parents aren’t 

letting anything get in her way – 

not even their financial struggle. 

Her mother and father, 

Marianne Allan and Richard 

Griffiths, have maxed out credit 

cards and are spending all their 

spare time fundraising in 

a bid to get their 11-yearold 

to New York, not once 

but twice. 

Mr Griffiths is working 

70 hours a week at his 

business just to make 

ends meet. Mrs Allan has 

taken up an extra 

cleaning job, which 

Mileena and her 10-year-old sister 

Arawyn help out with. 

“They’re really good at cleaning 

toilets,” she said. 

But Mrs Allan said the family 

would do anything to raise 

the $31,000 needed to get their 

daughter to New York. Mileena is 

one of four girls from Canterbury 

Ballet selected to compete at the 

Youth America Grand Prix Ballet 

competition next month. 

Alongside Mileena, Sonia 

Woods, Ashley Woods and 

Poppie Belle Hollander were 

selected from Canterbury Ballet. 

Canterbury Ballet director 

Marianne 

Allan 

Taisia Missevich said it was 

“phenomenal” to have four 

dancers accepted. “Last year only 

three were accepted into the finals 

from the whole of Australia. We 

are feeling very blessed having 

four from one school accepted.” 

The competition is the most 

elite in the world – dubbed the 

Olympics of ballet – with about 

10,000 dancers entering, but only 

three per cent accepted 

worldwide. 

Another 12 dancers 

from the school have been 

accepted into programmes, 

and Missevich said it was 

amazing having girls going 

to companies all over the 

world. 

Mileena will head back to 

New York to attend the American 

Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive 

workshop for seven weeks in June. 

“We’re sacrificing a lot for her 

to get there,” Mrs Allan said. “But 

we’re going to make it happen.” 

The first $9000 trip for 12 

days from April 10-22 has been 

put on an interest-free credit 

card. They found the cheapest 

accommodation available at 

$100USD a night. 

“It’s a two and a half hour 

trip into New York where the 

competition is,” Mrs Allan said. 

The second trip will be for two 

months, from June 24 to July 6, 

and will come at a cost of more 

than $22,000. A pair of pointe 

shoes worn by ballerinas also costs 

more than $600. 

“We’ve done a couple of 

sausage sizzles, sold daffodils 

and cupcakes. The girls help out 

wherever they can. My husband 

is working 70 hour weeks at the 

moment. He didn’t get into bed 

until 4.30am yesterday,” Mrs 

Allan said. 

“But with the girls, I always 

thought if I could find their 

passion then life would be easy for 

them . . . it’s worth it.” 

Mileena received a $1000 grant 

through the Linwood-Central- 

Heathcote Community Board 

and the family is in the process 

of applying for funding through 

Ngai Tahu. 

She has been doing ballet since 

she was seven. She has lessons five 

days a week and attends private 

classes. However, she does less 

than half the classes that her peers 

do because the family is unable to 

afford extra lessons. 

“She does 10 hours a week of 

lessons, where most girls her age 

do well over 20.” 

Mileena said when she found 

out she had been accepted to go to 

New York, she was “really excited.” 

“I think it would be amazing to 

be a ballerina and perform for lots 

of people.” 

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Our family started our very first vegetable garden around spring (October) last year. With summer finished, are there any 

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and making caring for it that 

much easier. 

Harvesting of late summer 

vegetables and pip fruit should be 

in full swing, and it is also time 

to begin preparation for winter 

vegetable and flower gardens. 

Vege garden 

Where vegetable plants have 

survived the long, dry summer, 

harvesting should include 

beans, beetroot, cabbage, carrots, 

celery, corn, cucumber, eggplants, 

Jerusalem artichokes, lettuce, 

melons, onions, potatoes, pumpkin, 

radish, silver beet, tomatoes 

and yams. It’s a good idea to save 

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and store in a paper bag. 

Start preparing the areas for 

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the addition of fresh compost 

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ensure good drainage over the 

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radish, silver beet, spinach, 

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Flowering annuals and 

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Most summer flowering annuals 

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continue to flourish throughout 

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primulas, snapdragons, stock 

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Fruit trees 

Many varieties of apple and 

pear are now ripening. The last 

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March. Passionfruit also matures 

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off the vine when a deep purple 

colour or collect them off the 

ground. Maintain adequate moisture 

levels around citrus trees to 

encourage winter-maturing fruit 

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layer of mulch. 

Herbs 

Many perennial herbs start 

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can either be cut back or dug 

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Waimairi v Cashmere 

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Waimairi will look to end 

Cashmere’s dominance in the 

Canterbury interclub tennis 

competition when they host the 

five-time defending champions 

in Saturday’s final. Waimairi 

have been unbeaten in the 

competition to date. The final, 

which will be contested over 

two doubles and four singles 

matches, begins at 2.30pm. 

Mainland Premier 

League kicking off 

Cashmere Technical begin 

their defence of the Mainland 

Premier League when the 

competition kicks off at the 

weekend. The opening round 

on Saturday will see Ferrymead 

Bays host Cashmere Technical, 

Selwyn United host Nomads 

United, FC Twenty 11 host 

Coastal Spirit and Nelson 

Suburbs host Western AFC. 

Canty’s chance to 

climb four-day 

cricket table 

Canterbury will go into their 

four-day Plunket Shield match 

against Auckland on Saturday 

with a chance to move into 

second in the competition. 

Following their nine-wicket win 

over Wellington at Hagley Oval 

over the weekend, Canterbury 

are now just one point behind 

Auckland and 13 behind 

competition leaders Central 

Districts. The match will be at 

Mainpower Oval in Rangiora. 

Tall Blacks guard 

joins Rams NBL roster 

The Canterbury Rams have 

signed Tall Blacks guard Luke 

Aston for the NBL season. 

Aston played for the Southland 

Sharks in the last two NBL 

seasons after a stint playing 

college basketball in the United 

States at Brigham Young 

University-Hawaii. In 2017, he 

played for the Tall Blacks at the 

FIBA Asia Cup where the team 

finished fourth. 

Read announces he will leave New Zealand to play in Japan 

ALL BLACKS captain and 

Crusaders centurion Kieran 

Read has confirmed this will 

be his swansong year in New 

Zealand rugby. 

The 33-year-old will join Japanese 

club Toyota Verblitz next 

year after 13 seasons of professional 

rugby in New Zealand. 

Original Crusader mentors young stars 

• By Gordon Findlater 

SINCE PLAYING in the 

Crusaders first ever match, 

former hooker Matt Sexton has 

never stepped away from the 

sport he loves. 

The 48-year-old currently 

works for the New Zealand 

Rugby Union, overseeing the 

next generation of All Blacks 

in his role as high performance 

player development manager. 

Sexton (right) played in the 

Crusaders first Super Rugby 

match – a 26-27 loss to the 

Chiefs in Hamilton on March 

3, 1996. The team recorded just 

two wins in their opening campaign 

and finished dead last. 

“We call ourselves the forgotten 

Crusaders team. I don’t 

think we even had a team photo 

that year,” said Sexton. 

“We learnt from our mistakes, 

we made a lot of them. We probably 

didn’t adapt as quickly as 

other teams and we had a horrific 

run of injuries in that first 

year.” 

He went on to make 36 appearances 

for the franchise and 

was part of the Super Rugby 

three-peat from 1998-2000. 

“I think self-belief was a big 

thing for the group . . . in terms 

of the talent in the team, we 

weren’t the best, but we had 

really good character and also 

had really good characters,” said 

Sexton. 

He pinpointed Norm Maxwell, 

Norm Berryman and Afato 

So’oalo, the latter of which was 

somewhat lucky to have survived 

a trip to South Africa. 

“We nearly lost (So’oalo) in 

Bloemfontein. We were at a 

“Every young rugby player 

in New Zealand dreams of the 

opportunities I have had to 

represent the All Blacks and the 

Crusaders, and I know I’ll look 

back at the end of the year with 

a great deal of pride to have 

worn those jerseys for as long as 

I have,” Read said yesterday. 

cheetah sanctuary and he had 

got the ‘dick of the day’ award, 

which meant he was wearing a 

Crusaders cape. The cheetah was 

being walked past after everyone 

gave it a pat and all of a sudden 

the wind blew the cape and the 

cheetah launched itself with 

claws at Afato. Luckily for him, 

he was pretty quick off the mark 

and managed to get a metre 

away before the claws came 

through the back of the cape,” 

said Sexton. 

“It took about 5min for them 

to unpick the cheetah’s claws 

from the cape while he was 

standing there . . . it would have 

taken his calf off.” 

Before his professional 

rugby career, Sexton trained as a 

teacher at Canterbury University 

and took a position at Marian 

“My family and I are looking 

forward to an overseas experience 

and Japan presents an awesome 

opportunity to immerse 

ourselves in Japanese culture as 

part of the Toyota club.” 

Said Crusaders coach Scott 

Robertson: “His contribution 

to the Crusaders over the past 

•Over the Super Rugby season, The Star 

will look back each week at some of the 

identities who graced the Crusaders jersey in 

the past and discover where they are now 

College. While playing for the 

Crusaders, he was involved in 

drug and alcohol education work 

in secondary schools. 

“It was quite cool. I worked 

with people like Margaret Foster, 

Pat Lam and Tania Dalton,” he 

said. 

Sexton also held a role at High 

Performance Sport New Zealand 

before departing to Ireland following 

the 2001 Super Rugby 

season. He played three seasons 

for Ulster in the Heineken Cup. 

“I was ready for a change. I 

was 31 when I left and had tried 

pretty hard to get into the All 

Blacks, but I was up against 

some pretty stiff competition 

and never got an opportunity,” 

he said. 

Sexton got his fix of international 

rugby while in Europe. He 

played several matches for the 

Barbarians, which included two 

wins over England. 

“My last ever professional 

game was against England on 

Twickenham. Myself, Mark 

Andrews and Jason Leonard got 

marched off in front of a packed 

house. It was a really nice finish 

to what was a pretty cool career 

as a rugby player,” said Sexton. 

When he returned to New 

Zealand in 2004, he started the 

Tasman Rugby Union academy, 

145 games goes without saying, 

but it’s Reado’s influence as a 

member of our leadership group 

that will be a huge part of the 

legacy he leaves here.” 

Read has won three Super 

Rugby titles with the Crusaders 

since 2007 and played 118 tests 

for the All Blacks. 

then went back to Christchurch 

the following year to manage the 

Canterbury rugby academy for 

seven years. 

In 2012, he took up a role as 

head coach of the former South 

African Super Rugby franchise, 

the Southern Kings. He was 

joined at the Kings by current 

Crusaders assistant coach Brad 

Mooar. The Christchurch pair 

had just three wins with the 

Kings in 2013, which saw the 

team relegated. 

“We knew it was going to be 

a tough assignment but we were 

up for the challenge . . . when 

I look back on the results and 

reflect, we did better than any 

new Super Rugby team has done 

in their first year,” said Sexton. 

Following his stint in South 

Africa, Sexton was offered his 

current role at the NZRU. 

It involves overseeing academies 

and development programmes 

around the country, as 

well as managing the Maori All 

Blacks and New Zealand Schools 

teams. Sexton is also involved 

with coaching at Hutt International 

Boys’ School. 

He enjoys helping young players. 

However, he hasn’t given up 

on the idea of coaching again at 

a high level. He also believes it’s 

no coincidence the Crusaders’ 

squads of the late 1990s have 

produced so many top coaches. 

“We were in front of some 

exceptional coaches, including 

the likes of Steve Hansen and 

Wayne Smith, guys who really 

knew the game and imparted 

their knowledge to the players 

. . . that’s something that gave us 

a great opportunity in the game 

going forward.” 

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TESSA BOAGNI will turn 

out for the Canterbury 

Wildcats in the WBC after 

a stellar United States 

college career and her 

first stint as a professional 

playing in Asia. 

Boagni, 23, recently 

returned from Kuala 

Lumpur where she helped 

the Hatchers Valkyries 

reach the semi-finals in 

the Malaysia Women’s 

Basketball League. 

She will now turn her 

attention to helping the 

Wildcats in their bid 

to win the WBC before 

looking for another foreign 

destination to ply her 

trade. 

“I’d love to just keep 

playing basketball for 

as long as possible. I’m 

kind of postponing the 

inevitable of having to get 

an actual job, but I want to 

keep playing and see where 

basketball can take me,” 

said Boagni. 

The 188cm forward will 

also spend time coaching 

and mentoring young 

players as well as doing 

social media work for 

Canterbury Basketball 

ahead of the Wildcats’ 

season, which starts in 

May. 

It’s not just the basketball 

court Boagni hopes to 

make an impact on while 

back home. She will play 

at either end of the netball 

court shooting for Hearts 

St Peters’ premier side in 

the premier one grade 

competition. 

“Any position that starts 

with a G I will play,” said 

Boagni. “When I was 

younger, I thought I was 

going to be the next Irene 

van Dyk. I always wanted 

to be a Silver Fern when I 

was younger, so this will 

kind of be reliving my 

dream again.” 

Boagni was forced to 

give up netball while at 

Christchurch Girls’ High 

School because it interfered 

with her basketball 

commitments. 

While at school, Boagni 

also accomplished the 

extremely rare feat of being 

named the most valuable 

player at both the national 

secondary basketball and 

volleyball tournaments in 

2013. 

Following secondary 

school, she began a 

four-year scholarship at 

California State University, 

Northridge. 

Life as a student athlete 

at CSUN for Boagni 

involved waking up every 

morning at 5.30am for 

practice at 7am. The hard 

work appeared to pay off 

during her final year at 

college. 

Last year, Boagni was 

named the Big West 

Conference Tournament 

MVP. After coming into 

the tournament as the fifth 

seed, Boagni averaged 19.3 

points and 8.5 rebounds 

per game to lead her side 

to the Big West title. It was 

the second time Boagni’s 

side had won the title after 

doing the same in her first 

year at college. 

“There’s no better 

feeling than going 

through a whole year 

of torture, working out, 

getting yelled at, and 

crying, than to be able to 

stand there at the end with 

your team looking back 

on all those memories and 

knowing it was worth it 

because here we are now,” 

said Boagni. 

In her time at college, 

Boagni became just the 

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least 1000 points. 

She also ended her career 

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Cayless heaps early praise on Warriors 

AS THE start of the NRL 

season approaches, former 

Kiwis captain Nathan Cayless is 

already impressed with what he 

has seen at the Warriors. 

In Christchurch recently as 

coach of the Warriors’ Intrust 

Super Premiership side for their 

match against the Rockcote 

Canterbury Bulls during the 

opening of Nga Puna Wai Sports 

Hub, Cayless said the club’s early 

season preparation had been 

impressive. 

“Their level of training is way 

ahead of last year and hopefully 

that will come to the fore in the 

early matches of the season, 

including our third-round match 

against the Manly Sea Eagles 

here in Christchurch on March 

30,” said Cayless. 

“Last season, the Warriors 

were fast out of the blocks and 

we want to do the same again 

this season, but we need to be 

able to sustain that early form for 

the entire competition.” 

Cayless, a new arrival at the 

Warriors, is currently a Kiwis 

assistant coach and a former 

World Cup-winning captain. 

He played 38 tests for the Kiwis, 

as well as 259 games for the 

Parramatta Eels, including 

AS A lover of test cricket – the 

true decider of power – the 

recent elevation of the Black 

Caps to second in the ICC’s 

test rankings came with an 

immense sense of joy. 

However, what does it mean 

for our status in the game . . . 

apparently nothing. 

While we grind away 

watching our team deal to an 

unimpressive Bangladesh this 

month we should remember 

that this is the last test series 

of its kind we will be hosting 

until the West Indies visit in the 

2020/21 summer. 

I’m talking about three-test 

series. 

Last year when the ICC 

COACH: Former Kiwis captain Nathan Cayless has been 

impressed with what he has seen from the Warriors so far. 

217 as skipper. “Even though 

we are a few weeks away from 

playing here in Christchurch, the 

Warriors are really excited about 

the match, as will be Manly. 

The Warriors had a great win 

here last year before a very good 

crowd and they are hoping for 

the same result. From talking 

with them, they know they get 

great support when they play 

here. 

“This is actually a home game 

for Manly, but I know they are 

released their future tours 

programme through until 

2023, there was one thing that 

immediately struck a chord for 

me. 

Next summer we won’t host 

any three-test series. 

What’s wrong with that? Are 

we forgetting the two-test series 

which saw us defeat England 

1-0 last year, only craving a 

also looking forward to the 

weekend. This is a great teambuilding 

exercise for them. They 

can come over here for several 

days and really bond together. 

“For many of the sides in the 

NRL, they don’t get to travel 

away from home very often, and 

if they do it might just be for two 

nights. Having several days away 

together helps build chemistry in 

the team,” he said. 

A key part of Cayless’ job is 

preparing young players for 

One-eyed Cantab 

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third test after Ish Sodhi held 

onto our hopes by batting out 

a match the visitors probably 

deserved to win. 

The 2019-2020 New Zealand 

summer has all the makings 

of what should be a cracker. At 

last we have a test side to trump 

usual powerhouses England 

and No 1 ranked India who 

both pay visits. 

the NRL. “The gap between 

the Intrust Super Premiership 

competition and the NRL 

is massive, both physically 

and mentally. The young 

players I have already seen are 

tremendously talented, but talent 

will only take you a certain way. 

You have to know how to train, 

and that is one of my key goals. 

“The players need to be selfdriven. 

An NRL player will do 

everything in their power to be 

ready for a match. Some young 

players need to learn this work 

ethic as they have relied for much 

of their career on their natural 

skills, rather than hard work. 

“When you are training up 

to six days a week and sometimes 

between six and 10 hours a day, 

you have to be both mentally and 

physically strong. The NRL is an 

incredibly physical competition.” 

Cayless has been impressed 

with both the respect shown by 

the group for each other as well 

as their training ethic, and this 

was evident in the side’s preseason 

warm up victory over the 

Melbourne Storm at Geelong on 

February 23. 

•The Warriors’ season kicks off 

against the Bulldogs at Mt Smart 

Stadium on March 16 at 5pm. 

No 2 team deserves more than two tests 

However, we will only see two 

tests on both occasions. What 

could be a potential match-up 

between the world’s top-two 

test nations surely demands 

more than two tests. 

It’s worth noting we are set to 

play an absurd five T20s against 

both countries . . . it’s sad to say 

but we look set to suffer from 

a case of two pump chump 

syndrome next summer due 

to today’s obsession with the 

shortest format. 

On a bright note we do have 

a three-test series including 

the MCG Boxing Day test in 

Australia to look forward to, 

if only we had the same in our 

own backyard. 

LUCKY FAN: Brendon 

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“Me and my partner (Hannah 

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get married,” he said. 

“Mum came around and my 

partner said to mum ‘have you 

heard the good news?’” 

“My mum said, ‘yes, I heard 

you’d won tickets to the 

Warriors game’.” 

Needless to say, it wasn’t what 

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Brendon is an avid fan who 

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since he was a young lad, even 

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Auckland. 

He has played league for the 

Halswell Hornets and for the 

Hornby Panthers where his 

children now play. 

Brendon was the lucky 

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March 30. 

He will be sitting with three 

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Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm 

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Rolleston 

7 Lemonwood Drive, Faringdon 

Wed to Sun 12pm-4pm 

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OSLO CONCILIATION BOARD 

Extract from complaint currently being dealt with by Oslo Conciliation 

Board – Dept. 4 Case No. F2018-016747 

Complainant: Staten v/Nav Innkreving 

Defendant: Hanna-Sophia Olson, c/o-6399, 515A Wairakei Road 

Burnside, Christchurch 8053 New Zealand 

The Complainant has filed a complaint against the Defendant with 

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with authority in the Courts Act Section 181. The complaint and order 

to reply will be deemed to have been legally served when it has been 

posted at the legal venue for four weeks. 

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documents can be sent to a new address supplied by the Defendant 

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• By Georgia O’Co nor-Harding 

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The New Zealand Mounted 

Rifles Charitable Trust president 

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• By Sophie Cornish and Julia Evans 

THE PAPANUI-I nes 

Community Board has taken the 

rare step of starting a petition 

to figh the city council over 

funding. 

Signatures are being co lected 

in a bid to get funding for a community 

facility in Shirley. 

It comes after the city council 

removed funding for the centre 

pla ned for Shirley Rd, near the 

intersection with Hi ls Rd. This 

was the site of the former community 

centre, which was badly 

damaged in the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. 

The removal o funding 

prompted community board 

chairwoman Ali Jones to threaten 

to stand down, citing it as her “die 

in the ditch” project. 

Ms Jone said the board’s role 

is to represen the community, 

and by gathering signatures from 

residents, it was fulfi ling that 

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“One of the roles of a community 

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day before the competition festival as he was a very a complished 

musician,” head of music The band dedicated it se to as advocate for the interests of its 

competition in Tauranga. 

began. 

THE ST Andrew’s Co lege big “Tom was a ba s player from Duncan Ferguson said. 

Tom, who died while on his way community and this is what we 

band had extra incentive to Cashmere High Sch ol who was “We were delighted to win, but to Cashmere High on March 27. are doing. The LTP and a nual 

win a the National Youth Ja z playing with our big band this it was bi tersw et,” he said. His death was po sibly related to plans are a l about lo bying the 

Competition – ba s player, Tom year. He had a strong chance of St Andrew’s won the most a medical event. 

council.” 

Fastier, co lapsed and died the wi ning best ba s player a the outstanding big band title a the •Turn to page 9 


• By Georgia O’Co nor-Harding 

A CRACKDOWN on mobile 

traders acro s the districts could 

be l oming. 

However, the public has li tle 

interest in having input into the 

i sue. 

Only eight submi sions were 

received for a potential bylaw 

aimed at regulating commercial 

activities in public places. 

The district council wi l be 

holding a hearing for the Public 

Places Bylaw and Policy on Commercial 

Activities and Events in 

Public Places. 

A hearing i scheduled to be 

held on Thursday. 

The bylaw comes as an increasing 

number of mobile traders 

are s eking to operate in Selwyn, 

especia ly during the summer 

months. 

In the past year, the district 

council has received five inquiries 

in a bid to educate pupils on the to the Gr endale Recreation Reserve 

Management Commi t e’s But he said the presentation on private or public land. 

War 1 and World War 2. 

about se ting up a mobile busine s 

sacrifice their ancestors made in 

World War 1 and World War 2. upcoming Anzac Day service. didn’t go into t o much detail A report said there are two 

Mr A pleton and Mr Donaldson 

a rived a the sch ol dre sed served, members of the trust wi l te l” to make them aware of what coff e cart is parked beside the 

As a tribute to those who and was more of a “show and str et operators in Darfield, a 

in World War 1 uniforms while ride horseback to the service. the soldiers l oked like. 

railway in Ro leston, and a pi za 

their horses Tommy and Kruze Mr A pleton said it was 

Children were shown the type cart visits Lincoln w ekly betw en 

wore 1 0-year-old sa dles donated 

to the trust. 

educated on what soldiers wear in the war. 

f od truck. 

important children were 

of kits horses were required to September-May along with a Thai 

The presentation is a prelude wen through during World •Turn to page 7 



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• By Emily O’Co ne l 

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• By Sarla Donovan 

THE OWNERS of Sumner’s Cave 

Rock Apartments ar expecting the 

Earthquake Commi sion to sign-off 

on a se tlement agr emen this w ek. 

on February 20, and signed off 

on a deal with IAG on February 

2 – coincidenta ly seven years 

to the day after the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. However, they 

are waiting for EQC to sign the 

agr ement. 

“Given that EQC actua ly drafted 

in the February and June, 20 1, 

earthquakes and were demolished in 

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

difference betw en indemnity value, 

$10 mi lion, and the sum insured, 

$16 mi lion, was rejected by the body 

corporate. 

The mediation agr ement 

prevented Mr White from disclosing 

the se tlement amount, but he said it 

involved the two parties paying “a bit 

more money than they’d wanted to 

earlier.” 


Loca ly Owned 

It was the first time Mr Garth 

had competed in the cha lenge months for THE lengthy HALSWE w ekend L-Hornby- 

A WOOLSTON butcher proved and he was “rea ly proud” of 

Ri carton Community Board 

to be a cut above the rest in an 

has b en given the gr en ligh to 

“We produced some top qual- 

butcher for o14 pose years, the said pla the ned qua ry near 

New World Fe ry Rd butcher 

competition brought back his 

Jeremy Garth and his team, the with a g od result so we’re very 

Mayor Lia ne Dalziel told the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, recently 

came second a the World The preparation for this year’s m eting new from people, the city s eing council new to make a 

board on Thursday it had the okay 

Butchers’ Cha lenge in Northern World Butchers’ Cha lenge was 

submi sion if Fulton Hogan a plies 

intense as the team members 

for a resource consen to create a 

Board chairman Mike Mora 

told Western News the submi sion 

would likely o pose Fulton Ho- 

“You can just about guarant e 

it . because we [the community 

board] don’t believe qua ries 

should be so close to residential 

areas,” he said. 

Mr Mora said he wasn’t sure if 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, which every two months for lengthy 

the city council would endorse the 

w ekend practices. Mr Winder 

board’ submi sion. 

AN U PER Ri carton butcher Jeremy Garth, finished second said coming second against 1 [Australia] are on top of their “I’d like to think so because the 

has proven himself to be a cut 

other countries was a “fantastic” game, they do a g od job,” he city council has had their eyes 

He said the cha lenge started 

open as we l ove recent years over 

as a “transtasman test match” “To get second behind Ireland 

the crysta line silica risk,” he said. 

was a huge achievement and to 

Mr Mora said the community 

Winder was named in the a l 

board wi l be “representing and 

star team a the World Butchers’ year’s World Butchers’ Challenge 

was intense as the team 

Mr Winder has b en a butcher 

advocating” for the Templeton 

Cha lenge in Northern Ireland. 

Mr Winder and his team, the 

• 

met in Auckland 

By 

every 

Emily O’Co 

two 

ne l 

Mr Garth hopes to own a 

practices. 

how the team performed. 

Mr Garth, who has b en a 

and on the 2020 cha lenge. 

ity products and came away 

Templeton. 

“In two years’ time, we’ l be 

pa sion for the job. 

ha py,” he said. 

“Doing a l thi stuff and title,” he said. 

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seeking the challenge of working as New Zealand Post 

parcel delivery drivers. (Courier Post) 

Successful candidates will be required to: 

• Demonstrate a strong track record in customer 

service. 

• Physically fit to load and unload parcels. 

• Happy to start work early morning 4.30am to 3.30pm. 

• Provide IRD number. 

• Valid full driver’s license and carrying dangerous 

goods will be an advantage. 

• Clear police check/drug test. 

• Have New Zealand residence or work visa. 

Delivery area: Hokitika township (West Coast Region). 

Attractive salary. 

Early morning sorting followed by delivery to homes 

and businesses by van in Hokitika township. 

Parcel sorting and delivery experience preferred, but 

not essential. 

Further information can be obtained from: Gamini 

Silva, Managing Director, SendThrough Limited. 

Tel: 021 070 3852, e-mail: gamini311@gmail.com 

Applications will be closed on 16th March 2019 

Senior Reporter - 


Star Media is seeking a 

senior reporter with a track 

record of breaking the big 

stories and producing top 

line backgrounders to join its 

award winning newsroom. 

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018 Loca ly Owned 

www.star.kiwi 

Page 3 Page 13 

The successful candidate will ideally 

have worked in Christchurch and 

have a good knowledge of its people, 

movers, shakers and issues. 

You will be part of a vibrant team which will dominate the news coverage 

in our region. 

You will need to be competitive, a team player, think outside of the square 

and have an enviable contact book. 

The successful applicant will also be a key part of news room planning. 

The successful applicant will need to have a full New Zealand driver licence. 

The position will be filled as soon as the right applicant is found. 

If you have the above and want to be part of a progressive media 

company, please email your CV to: 

Barry Clarke, Editor In Chief - barry@starmedia.kiwi 

New Brighton surf club opts 

jo 

hayes 

New bid to fix potholes 

Action looms 

on Hawke St 

car park 

has b en a proached in a bid to 

fina ly repair the potholes in New 

Brighton’s Hawke St car park. 

Coastal-Burwod Ward city 

counci lor David East wants 

WorkSafe to pre sure the car 

repairing the potholes which are 

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 

Mr Handforth said WorkSafe 

is aware of the concerns raised by 

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 

Different parts of the car park 

are owned by various people 

agr e to anything. “The board One reply has b en received so the car park of people injuring tri ping in those potholes and 

wrote to them about its concerns a preciates that multi-ownership far from an owner who is wi ling 

doing themselve some damage.” 

of the parking space may present to discu s the i sue. However, a l 

Cr East said the bi gest i sue 

the owners would have to agr e 

in the past has b en ge ting in repair/resurfacing but felt obliged 

has b en quite amazing that we 

touch with the landlords and to pa s these concerns onto you,” 

haven’t had any serious a cidents involvement may prove to be the 

lever that we are l oking for.” 

HAZARD: Coastal-Burw od Ward city counci lor David East wants WorkSafe New Zealand to put pre sure on the Hawke St car 

park owners to fix the dangerous potholes. PHOTO: GILBERT WEA LEANS 

BLINDS .Cleaned, Repaired & Restored . 











www.blindcare.co.nz SCAN QR code for Info > 

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018 www.star.kiwi 

Page 3 Page 5 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2018 Loca ly Owned 

www.star.kiwi 

Page 3 Pages 10 & 13 

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

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

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

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

Mark A pleton. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

Bittersweet win for St Andrew’s big band 

Pupils learn about role of war horses 

Mobile 

Service 

Available 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 2018 www.star.kiwi 

Board 

launches 

petition 

to get new 

community 

facility 


MAgic on clifton 

TEAM 

BUTEL 

Grenadier Fe rymead 

Four Seasons Realty 

Page 3 Page 5 

Former champ hooks 

up with Parker in UK 

Mobile 

traders 

could 

face 

regulation 




Dyers Road Landscape 

& Garden Supplies 

We wi l deliver! 

SOIL 

Phone: 03 384 6540 

183 Dyers Rd, Bromley • OPEN 7 DAYS 

Alison Carter 


E: alison.carter@harcourts.co.nz 

Cave Rock 

Apartments’ 

owners 

expect EQC 

sign-off 

this week 

Pedaling acro s NZ 

Stroke survivor finishes long 

Page 7 Page 10 

From New World Ferry Rd 

to second in the 

world 

Body corporate chairman Mike 

White said the group had gone 

into mediation with IAG and EQC 

the agr ement, there’ l be no 

problem with them doing that.” 

The apartment suffered damage 

New sections 

selling now 

Situations Vacant 

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Sales wanted Immigration 

& language skills. Pleasant 

personallity, part time 

work ok. Ph Bilqees 0274 

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SALES 

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Potential earning up to 

$2000 per week. For full 

details phone John 0274 

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Mega centre f edback 

Denton Park a tracts more 

submi sions than Cathedral 

Page 3 Page 5 

Fishin’ for w eds 

Children’s event at risk if The 

Groynes’ lakes not cleaned up 

Mobile 

Service 

Available 

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60km/h 

Dyers Pass 

speed 

limit from 

early next 

month 

A NEW 60km/h sp ed limit and 

double ye low lines wi l be in 

place on Dyers Pass Rd by early 

May. 

The sp ed limit change was 

a proved by the city counci last 

w ek. 

A decision to paint double yellow 

lines on the stretch betw en 

Summit Rd and the Sign of the 

Takahe was earlier made by the 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community 

Board. 

Bu the Banks Peninsula Community 

Board decided against 

ye low lines on the Summit Rd- 

Governors Bay section due to the 

road’s na rowne s and general 

condition. 

The changes are designed to try 

and reduce the crash rate. 

Insta lation of the double 

ye low lines, the new sp ed limit 

signs and raised centre line pavement 

markers wi l begin in mid 

butcher shop of his own someday 

but says for now he wi l focus 

on ge ting mor experience The work i scheduled to take 

April. 

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

29 and May 2. 

going back to try and win the While the work is done, Dyers 

Pa s Rd wi l be closed to traffic 

U per Ri carton butcher Corey 

Winder was part of the Pure Governors Bay betw en 7pm 

from the Sign of the Takahe to 

and 

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





We clean and repair all types of blinds – 







Community board member 

blasts Yaldhurst Rd island 

AWARD-WINNING: Corey Winder is back home after his team came second in the World Butchers’ Cha lenge . 


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Community 

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Templeton 

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preserves, breakfasts and coffee. 

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christchurch 

GIG GUIDE 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

Thursday 07 - Wednesday 13 March 2019 

‘Famous for their roasts!’ 

Start your 

day with us 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo 

St: Thursday 7.30pm - Open Mic. Friday 

8pm - Rockin’ 50's Dance Night. Sunday 6pm 

- Quiz Night supporting St John, tickets $10. 

Wednesday 7pm - Trad Session & Irish 

Language Lessons. 

BILL’S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday 

6pm - Mickey Rat’s Karaoke. Friday 7pm - 

Nyree. Sunday 6pm - Mickey Rat’s Karaoke. 

Friday 22 Mar - Krakkajack. 

BLUE SMOKE, 3 Garlands Rd, 

Woolston: Friday 7pm - Milk & Honey 

feat. Bic Runga with support 

French_concession, ticketed. Saturday 8pm - 

The Return of Beat Rhythm Fashion, ticketed. 

Sunday 7pm - Dana Sipos (Canada) with Jess 

Shanks (Christchurch), ticketed. 

GBC, Garden Buffet Cafe, 110 

Marshland Rd: Saturday 5.30pm - Sima & 

Vaea 

HORNBY WMC, 17 Carmen Rd, 

Hornby: Saturday 7.30pm - Retro Rockin’ 

with Anthony Easterbrook-Carter and 

Backpack, pre-sale tix $20, door sales $25. 

HORNCASTLE ARENA, Jack Hinton 

Drive: Wednesday 7.30pm - Ozzy Osbourne. 

Tickets at Ticketek. 

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL, 145 

Gloucester St: Friday, Saturday - RNZ 

Ballet presents Choreographic Series. Tickets 

at Ticketek. 

MAINSTREET SPORTS BAR, 37 

High St, Rangiora: Sunday 4pm - Davey 

Backyard. 

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine 

Pde: Sunday 3pm - The Misfitz. Sunday 24 

March - The Atarmies. 

PIERSIDE CAFE & BAR, 3 Brighton 

Mall, New Brighton: Thursday - Poker 

Night. Friday - Freeplay Jukebox & Pool. 

Saturday - Hot Gossip. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 

Racecourse Rd, Sockburn: Sunday 

6pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke. Saturday 23 Mar 

- DnD Duo. 

RICHMOND WMC, 75 London St, 

Richmond: Friday 7pm - Rockabella. 

Saturday 7pm - Me Myself and I Alone. 

Sunday 3pm - HeadRush Duo. 

STOCKXCHANGE, 110 Marshland 

Rd: Friday 7pm - Misfitz. Saturday 5.15pm - 

Crusaders v Chiefs. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, 

Hornby: Friday 8.30pm - DV8. Saturday 

8.30pm - Mojo Rising. Wednesday - Mickey 

Rat Karaoke. 

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84 

Riccarton Rd: Thursday 9.30pm - 

Karaoke. Friday - Live music. Saturday - Stout 

Duo. Wednesday 9pm- Karaoke. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Thursday 8pm - Titanic (Kevin Emmett, Nick 

Buchanan, and Peter K Malthus). 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd, 

Addington: Thursday 7pm - Learn to Rock 

n Roll. Friday 9.30pm - Red Zone. Saturday 

9.30pm - X-Files Duo. Tuesday 7.30pm - Quiz 

with Chris. Wednesday 8pm - Karaoke with 

Lance Kiwi. 

THE PAPANUI CLUB, 310 Sawyers 

Arms Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Ryan Ferris. 

Sunday 3pm - The Porter Duo. 

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 - Soul Cage. 

WOOLSTON CLUB, 43 Hargood St: 

Saturday 7.30pm - Jae Bedford. 

WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: Friday 9pm - 

Down the Rabbit Hole, tickets $10. Tuesday 

7.30pm - Musicians Showcase. 

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 

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 

IRISH FARE ADDED TO OUR BUFFET 

SERVING 

HAPPY HOUR 

5PM - 7PM DAILY 

SATURDAY 16th & SUNDAY 17th 

MARCH 2019 

NORMAL PRICE APPLIES | DINNER SESSION ONLY 

Bookings Essential PH 386 0088 

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

OUR CABINET ITEMS 

ARE HOMEMADE 

CREATED FRESH ON SITE DAILY 

$12 

LUNCH 

SPECIALS 

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 

THIS SATURDAY 

5.30-7.30PM 

Sima & Vaea 

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




H ORNBY 

WORKINGMEN’S 

CLUB 

BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING REDEVELOPMENT 

Upcoming 

Entertainment 

at Woolston Club 

LIVE MUSIC 

SATURDAY 9 MARCH, 7.30PM 

RETRO 

ROCKIN’ 

ANTHONY EASTERBROOK-CARTER 

& BACKPACK 

PRE-SALE TIX $20. DOOR SALES $25 

FAMILY FRIENDLY DINING 

AVAILABLE 

LUNCH & 

DINNER 

ON FRIDAYS 

AT THE 

CLUB CAFE 

Special 

includes 

Burger served 

with a glass 

of post-mix 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloom 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT BUFFET: APRIL 7! 

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! 

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

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

What’s On @ Woolston 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

SATURDAY 16 MARCH 6.30PM 

SATURDAY 9 MARCH 7.30PM 

OZ TO NZ 

Pure 

Country 

DINNER & SHOW 

TICKETS $65 AT DASH 

LIVE MUSIC 

JaeBedford 

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 

WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY 

11am - 3pm 

Chicken Wings & Slaw 

Beef Burger & Fries 

Roast Meat Sammy 

Chicken Wrap & Fries 

Bangers & Mash 

Quiche & Salad 

Mac & Cheese 

BLT & Fries 

Vege Nachos 

Fish & Fries



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 

BISTRO 

Open Wednesday to Sunday 

Lunch & Dinner 

richmond 

club 

www.rwmc.co.nz 

pride of the east 

since 1888 

COME DANCING 

with Lynne Chaney & friends 

This Sunday 10th March, from 1.30pm 

Papanui RSA, 55 Bellvue Rd. $2 Entry. 

THIS WEEKEND 

Friday 7pm: ROCKABELLA 

Saturday 7pm: 

ME, MYSELF & I ALONE 

Saturday 5.15pm: CRUSADERS v CHIEFS 

Sunday 3pm: 

HEADRUSH DUO 

Club . COMING UP: Sunday 17 March 

ST PADDY’S DAY 

PRIZE FOR 

BEST DRESSED 

STEAK & GUINNESS PIE 

WITH MASH & MUSHY PEAS 

HAPPY HOUR 5-7PM 

3PM LIVE MUSIC 

THE ATARMIES 

COURTESY VAN RUNNING FROM 2PM 

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

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

Cashmere Club 

50 Colombo Street 

www.cashmereclub.co.nz 

THURSDAY & FRIDAY 

HAPPY HOUR 

4pm-6pm 

MEAT RAFFLES 

from 4pm 

MEMBERS CASH DRAW 

$2000* 

MUST GO FRIDAY 8 MAR 

*if won on Thursday or Friday 

@6.15pm draw, then one 

member on site will win the 

$2000 CASH! 

T’s & C’s apply. 

THURSDAY from 7pm 

HEATHCOTE ROOM 

Cashmere 

Ukulele Group 

NEW PLAYERS & SINGERS WELCOME 

SATURDAY 

HAPPY HOUR 

5pm-7pm 

SUPER RUGBY’S 

BACK! 

5.15pm on the screens 

CRUSADERS 

v CHIEFS 

STEINLAGER 

PURE STUBBIES 

2 FOR 

$10 

DURING ALL CRUSADERS GAMES 

Ph 03 332 0092 

Fax 03 337 3772 

SUNDAY 

KIDS EAT*FREE 

*under 12 when accompanied by an adult dining 

BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED 

Riverview 

RESTAURANT 

OPEN TUESDAY TO SUNDAY 

DINNER FROM 5.30PM. 

LUNCH FROM 11.30AM 

CLOSED SATURDAY LUNCH 

WEDNESDAY 

QUIZ NIGHT 

7PM SPORTS BAR. 

TEAMS OF 4-6. 

«QUIZ NIGHT SPECIAL« 

$15 KIWI BURGER 

(WITH EGG & BEETROOT) + FRIES 

+ A GLASS OF TAP BEER 

(EXCLUDES CRAFT BEER), 

HOUSE WINE OR SOFT DRINK. 

ST PATRICK’S 

WEEKEND 

14th - 17th March 

Celebrate all things Irish! 

Guinness Pints $8 

Boilermaker $15 

Guinness Beef & Mussel 

Hot Pot $15 

Corned Beef & Cabbage $15 

Irish Coffees $10 

FREE ENTERTAINMENT 

Sunday 17th March 

Southern Jazz Men 4pm-7pm 

Christchurch’s only beach side club 

What’s On by the beach 

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 

MEMBERS LUCKY CARD DRAW 

FRIDAYS THIS FRIDAY’S 

between 6-7pm JACKPOT 

JOKER JACKPOT $900 

LIVE RUGBY ON THE BIG SCREEN 

SATURDAY 5.15PM 

CRUSADERS v CHIEFS 

LIVE MUSIC THIS SUNDAY, 2PM 

THE MISFITZ 

SUNDAY 24 MARCH, 3PM 

THE ATARMIES 

Dine by the Beach 

PIERVIEW 

RESTAURANT 

UPSTAIRS 

Open from 5.30pm 

Fri, Sat, Sun, 

Sunday Brunch from 

10.30am to 2pm. 

MONTH END 

SUNDAY NIGHT 

BUFFET $25 

Sunday 24th MARCH 

CLUB 

BISTRO 

DOWNSTAIRS 

Open Tues to Sat 

12pm - 2pm & 

from 5pm 

BISTRO ROAST 

SPECIAL 

Tuesday - Thursday 

Dine in only 

$12 

FUNCTION ROOMS - GAMING ROOM - TAB POD - SHUTTLE SERVICE Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat. 

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




OUTDOOR REDUCED 

Outdoor prices have dropped even 

further so you can enjoy the last 

days of summer in style! 

STOREWIDE SALE NOW ON! EXCLUDES MANCHESTER & ACCESSORIES. SALE ENDS 18.03.19. 

SAVE 

$ 

1200 

Montego 

Corner Lounge/Dining Set 

Includes Corner Sofa, Dining Table 

+ 2 x Ottomans 

REDUCED 

now 

$ 

699 

now $ 1799 

Ego Egg Chair REDUCED Bistro Dining Table Bistro Dining Chair 

now 

now 

REDUCED 

now 

$ 

299 

$ 

169 

$ 

75 

SAVE 

$ 

280 SAVE 

$ 

260 

ON THE SET 

Manteau 

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REDUCED 

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Offers and product prices advertised here expire 18/03/19. 

Sale excludes Manchester and Accessories.

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