WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 , 2019 Connecting Your Community www.star.kiwi YOUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL Bitcoin ice cream store closes Page 3 Volunteer brings church garden to life Page 7 ‘Thanks’ for one of Friday’s heroes FLOWERS AND messages of support have been left outside the Redcliffs shop of a man who tried to stop alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant on Friday. Abdul Aziz, who owns A-antiques new and secondhand goods and furniture on Main Rd, confronted the gunman when he started shooting people at the Linwood mosque. Mr Aziz hurled an eftpos machine at the gunman. The gunman then fled but returned and fired at Mr Aziz. Mr Aziz said he ran, weaving through cars parked in the driveway, which prevented the gunman from getting a clean shot. Mr Aziz spotted a gun he had abandoned and picked it up and squeezed the trigger – but it was empty. The gunman ran back to the car for a second time. “He gets into his car and I just got the gun and threw it on his window like an arrow and blasted his window,” Mr Aziz said. •Turn to page 4 Mark Gardner p: (03) 331 6757 m: 021 633 669 e: mark.gardner@raywhite.com Prier Manson Real Estate Ltd (Licensed REAA 2008) University rocket sparks criticism from fire chief • By Louis Day ONE OF the region’s top fire chiefs has joined the criticism over Canterbury University’s rocket launch which led to a grass fire on tinder dry Banks Peninsula. Deputy principal rural fire officer Al Hutt said the launch was not handled well. “The picture we were painted by the aerospace people (at the university) was that there was zero risk of this happening and I did even ask them what would happen if it crashed on the spit and they assured me it wouldn’t but it clearly did,” he said yesterday. Mr Hutt also questioned the timing of the launch during a total fire ban season, which remains in place. Last week BayHarbour News revealed Canterbury University’s UC Aerospace had attempted to become the first student group in the world to launch a rocket into space. •Turn to page 5 THIS FORTNIGHT’S SUPER SPECIALS Jim Beam 1 Litre Bombay Sapphire 1 Litre Jameson 1 Litre Gordon’s Gin 1 Litre Asahi 12pk Bottles Long White Range 10pk Bottles $ 38 99 each $ 47 99 each $ 47 99 each $ 37 99 each $ 24 99 pack $ 24 99 pack 9 Humphreys Drive, Ferrymead (down Kite Lane, opposite Casual & Country) | Phone: 03 376 4079 | OPEN 7 DAYS Prices valid Wednesday March20 – Tues April 2
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