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• By Louis Day
“THAT’S WHAT keeps us
strong, the love and support
from the people.”
These are the words of
Abdul Aziz after reopening his
store in Redcliffs for the first
time since the March 15
shootings.
Mr Aziz was one of the
heroes who emerged from the
tragedies.
He confronted the alleged
gunman when he began shooting
people at the Linwood
Mosque.
Mr Aziz threw an Eftpos
machine at the accused gunman
and eventually chased him
away.
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BACK IN BUSINESS:
Abdul Aziz back at
his store in Redcliffs
with one of the many
messages of support
he has received.
Mr Aziz told Bay Harbour
News it was good to return
to business and a sense of
normality at his antiques and
second-hand furniture store
after reopening on Sunday.
•Turn to page 4
AUCTION
Retrospective
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Akaroa toilets
• By Louis Day
AFTER BEING threatened
with legal action over the
“unlawful” placement of toilets,
the city council has applied for a
retrospective resource consent.
The city council did not apply
for resource consent before placing
Portacom
toilets on the
Britomart
Reserve in
Akaroa.
They were
constructed
on the reserve
in front of
the Bruce
Waterfront
Apartments
in December to cater for the
Prudence
Steven
increasing number of cruise ship
passengers coming to the area.
Lawyer Prudence Steven representing
the body corporate for the
apartments described the placement
of the toilets as “unlawful.”
“It is an offence under the Resource
Management Act if you do
something with your land that is
not either permitted or authorised
by a resource consent, so what
they have done is an offence under
the act,” she said.
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IT’S GREAT to see Abdul Aziz reopening his store in Redcliffs
for the first time since the March 15 shootings.
A lot of credit has to go to the community which has rallied
around him, and his family, in such a difficult time.
When speaking to him he told me he was overwhelmed and
incredibly moved by the kindness and compassion shown by
people across the community.
Also great news to see the city council apply for a retrospective
resource consent for the controversial toilets on the
Britomart Reserve.
However, a spokesman for the body corporate said it was a
case of “too little too late” with cruise ship season set to end this
month. It will be interesting to see how things pan out should
the toilets return to the reserve next season.
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Akaroa ignored by council – survey
• By Louis Day
A SURVEY in Akaroa has
revealed a number of residents
feel like their town is being
ignored by the city council.
The survey created by the
Akaroa Ratepayers and Residents
Association found that 75 per
cent of respondents
felt the
performance of
city council was
unacceptable.
The survey
was completed
Harry
Stronach
by 162 Akaroa
residents.
Akaroa
Ratepayers and
Residents Association president
Harry Stronach said people feel
like the area has been neglected
and ignored by the city council.
By margins of typically five
to one, respondents felt that
maintenance of the township, including
footpaths, seawalls, and
toilets, were not being carried
out to an acceptable level.
However, Deputy Mayor and
Banks Peninsula councillor Andrew
Turner said the city council
had put a significant amount of
resources into the town.
“If that is the way people feel,
that is the way people feel,” he
said.
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“I am aware of some of the
issues around maintenance and
they are by no means exclusive to
Akaroa or the peninsula. There
are plenty of other areas in the
city where there have been issues
raised around maintenance in
places like New Brighton, the
truth is we still remain a city that
is recovering from the earthquakes.”
Mr Stronach said the way
the city council has dealt with
cruise ships in Akaroa was also
part of the dissatisfaction from
residents.
“The majority do want to see
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NEGLECT: Akaroa residents feel like they are being ignored by the city council according to a
recent survey.
cruise ships controlled, I would
say most of them just want a
sensible amount of cruise ships
and appropriate infrastructure to
deal with it in place,” he said.
Eighty per cent of respondents
said that infrastructure for cruise
ships was inadequate.
Sixty-nine per cent also felt
the number of cruise ships
should be limited, with the average
number proposed being 40
per year.
That is less than half of the 92
cruise ships which were scheduled
for the 2018-2019 season.
However, Akaroa business
owner Darin Rainbird said the
results from the survey were not
a true reflection of how Akaroa
residents really felt.
Mr Rainbird started a letter of
support for cruise ships to come
to Akaroa which gained 310
signatures within a week.
“It’s fairly obvious how Akaroa
residents feel,” he said.
He said a significant reduction
in cruise ship numbers would
be detrimental to the local
economy.
“If we lost half the ships we
have probably got 50 to 60 job
losses.”
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•From page 1
City council manager
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Hardy said the failure to
gain resource consent for
the toilets was an oversight
by staff.
Ms Steven asked the city
council to apply for a retrospective
resource consent,
to which the city council
did.
However, a spokesman
for the body corporate
believed the city council
was stalling the processing
of the application so the
toilets would not have to be
removed before the end of
the cruise ship season.
The application for retrospective
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to be completed.
The 2018/2019 cruise ship
season ends on April 13.
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“We can not sit back and
do nothing, we have to
move on,” he said.
Days after the shooting,
messages of support and
flowers were left at the front
of his store.
Mr Aziz said he was
overwhelmed by the support
shown by the community.
A fund was also
started for Mr Aziz by
Redcliffs residents which
received more than $1000
within the space of a
week.
Several residents also
offered Mr Aziz their car
spokesman said this was a
case of too little too late.
“Private individuals
can’t do this, the council
would be down on a private
individual like a ton of
bricks if they did this,” he
said.
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“The love and support
from the community, the
Government, the locals,
everyone all around the
world, that’s what keeps us
strong through our grief
and pain.”
Retrospective resource consent sought
PROCESS: City council did not obtain a resource
consent for the placement of the Portacom toilets
on the Britomart Reserve.
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legal action should the
toilets return next season
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Mr Hardy said the city
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Marina piles soon
to be removed
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Fire rages, homes at risk
• By Louis Day
REMNANT PILES which have
plagued Naval Point for 19 years
are set to be removed.
The 52 piles have been at
Naval Point since 2000 after the
planned Magazine Bay Marina
was devastated in a storm.
The work is scheduled to begin
this month and is expected to
take a month to complete.
City council
capital delivery
community
manager
Darren Moses
said the
project would
cost between
$250,000 and
Darren Moses
• By Louis Day
$300,000.
Removing the
piles will also contribute to the
Lyttelton Port Company’s land
reclamation project where they
are working towards extending
the container terminal by another
6ha on top of the existing
10ha of reclaimed land.
The port company has a
barge owned by Smiths Crane
and Construction in Lyttelton
Harbour currently completing
navigational signals work, which
will be used for the pile removal.
The city council also has further
plans for the development of
Naval Point.
PREDATOR-FREE Redcliffs has
exterminated more than 800 pests
in just over a year.
Fifty per cent of the pests were
rats.
There are now more than 400
traps from Taylors Mistake through
to Redcliffs.
Chief mouse catcher Paul Cragg
was delighted with the progress
CLEAN-UP: The remnant piles at Naval Point have been there
since 2000 following a storm that destroyed the planned
Magazine Bay Marina.
“Options are currently
being developed for a plan to
improve the wider area. Public
consultation will be carried out
following the completion of a
Naval Point development plan
for people to give feedback on,”
he said.
Harbourmaster Ian Fox was
delighted to see progress being
made with Naval Point.
“This will create a safer more
Chance to help rid Redcliffs of pests
being made.
“It has certainly been a bit of a
success story, the number of people
that been engaged in backyard
traps has been amazing,” he said.
However, Mr Cragg said there
was still work to be done.
“Wherever you live there are rats
and they are eating eggs and birds.”
PlaceMakers Cranford St has
donated materials to build 150
more rat boxes.
open space leading to the boat
ramps that will significantly
improve access for boaties,” he
said.
The planned improvements
were also welcomed by the Naval
Point Club Lyttelton.
“It’s great for our members
and for the wider boating
community of the greater
Christchurch region,” said club
commodore Colin Lock.
A community trap build will be
held on Sunday from 10am-noon
at the Redshed workshop opposite
Redcliffs New World.
“They’re super-easy to build
and kid-friendly and all they
cost is a gold coin donation to
help cover some of the trap
costs.”
Mr Cragg invited people to come
along and join the predator-free
movement.
LIGHT SHOW: The Lyttelton Port Company’s new navigation
aids have been lighting up the harbour and disturbing Diamond
Harbour residents at night.
Residents up in arms
over new navigation aids
• By Louis Day
DIAMOND HARBOUR
residents are up in arms over
the new navigation aids that are
lighting up the harbour and their
living rooms at night.
The aids were put in place by
the Lyttelton Port Company to
help guide ships through the
harbour.
They have been lighting up the
harbour since mid-January.
Resident Nathan Graham described
the flashing red and green
navigation aids as looking like
“a Christmas-themed accident
scene.”
“It’s about going from beautiful
nights with nothing out there,
you could almost pretend Lyttelton
didn’t exist to all of a sudden
these flashing lights,” he said.
Mr Graham said the lights
from the aids would flash into
his living room and bedroom at
night.
Diamond Harbour resident
Anna Mahy described the navigation
aids as “disco lights.”
“If there is low cloud the sky
lights up with every flash,” she
said.
Mr Graham hoped some sort of
compromise could be made.
“It is really important to have
really safe shipping channels
but it would be great if the lights
could be dimmed or their frequency
adjusted so they only go
off when ships are actually in the
harbour.”
LPC strategic engagement
manager Phil de Joux said they
were working on a resolution that
would please all involved parties.
“There are international standards
for light intensity, but we
have been working within those
guidelines to see what level the
lights can operate and still ensure
marine safety is not compromised,”
he said.
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Call to extend library
hours in Diamond Harbour
• By Louis Day
ANNABELLE Wear’s eight
and 12-year-old sons read
at least 40 books between
them in the space of a
week.
Mrs Wear is on a mission
to extend the Diamond
Harbour Library’s hours in
order to satisfy their reading
appetite.
“I can’t afford their habit,
I just can’t afford to buy the
amount of books they get
through,” she said.
Mrs Wear started a
petition to extend the
library’s hours to 38 hours a
week which was submitted
to the city council’s draft
Annual Plan.
The petition gained 251
signatures in just eight
days.
The Diamond Harbour
Library is currently open
13 hours a week.
Twelve-year-old Campbell
and eight-year-old
Joshua spend on average
25 hours a week reading
books.
“I want a bigger library
as well, Campbell has just
about read all the books in
there now.”
BOOK WORMS: Twelve-year-old Campbell and
eight-year-old Joshua both read 20 books a week.
Banks Peninsula
Community Board
member Felix Dawson
said the library was a
fundamental part of the
community.
“The library is a key
service in Diamond
Harbour, I am going to
ask the board to review
the service, it is probably
one of the smaller libraries
and the school community
is only growing,” he said.
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• By Louis Day
THE GOVERNORS Bay
Volunteer Fire Brigade has got a
new $350,000 fire truck.
Fire chief Andrew Norris
said this was the first brand
new fire truck they had ever
received.
“What happens is the busy brigades
get new trucks and the old
ones get handed down the line,
but now we
are busier we
have moved
up in the
ranks we get a
new truck,” he
said.
“The last
one we got was
Andrew Norris
back in 2010
and that was
already 10 years old by the time
we got it.”
A competition to name
the new truck is being held
amongst Governors Bay School
pupils.
Mr Norris said the pupil that
comes up with the best name
would be given a lift to school in
the new truck.
Winners of the colouring
competition for their age
group will also be given the
chance to have a ride on the
new truck.
Mr Norris said the new truck
was a clear upgrade from the old
one.
“It’s a fantastic boost for
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with technology, it has got
automated systems and it has
got a better pump than our old
truck.”
The new truck also has
1.9 cu m more storage space
than the old one.
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riding school
operating
• By Louis Day
PAGE 7
Fire rages, homes at risk
THE HEATHCOTE Valley Riding
School will live on following a
change of land ownership.
After 36 years of ownership,
14ha of land within the Heathcote
Valley was gifted by Heathcote
Recreational Holdings Ltd to the
newly formed Kahukura Charitable
Trust.
A small ceremony was held on
Sunday to mark the transition of
ownership, led with a Karakia by
Uekaha Taane.
The land has been home to the
Heathcote Valley Riding School
for the last 30 years.
Aisjah Addison who started the
riding school said it would continue
under the trust.
“The land has shown us what
to keep doing and now we want it
protected for the future and keep
giving children the opportunity to
learn, so that the land – the heart
of the valley – will remain open
and green forever,” she said.
Heathcote Ward city councillor
Sara Templeton was delighted to
see the riding school live on.
“It is a hugely important part
of the community. The fact that
the riding school is there and the
horses and the paddocks gives the
valley this rural feel which people
really value,” she said.
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Crashing the entertainers’ stage
A FEW columns back I boldly
claimed we would be working
towards getting Vittoria back
into sleeping in the cot.
Guess how many times
she’s slept in the cot since
then?
Once and it was a nap. Oh
well, I guess being woken up by
being kicked in the head is my
life still.
Anyway, on Monday I took
Vittoria to a kid’s music show
at The Piano. I’d never been
there before and the only other
show by Cubbin Theatre I’d
been to was in an enclosed
room.
Seeing the setting for
this show was a little bit of a
shock.
Vittoria is so full on these
days that the high stairs, easy
to access stage, live band and
other kids all around made
me sure something would go
wrong.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s the
perfect setting for what was a
great show. I was just worried it
was not the perfect setting for
Vittoria.
In the intense glare of my
own imagined spotlight, I
could already see the scathing
glares of the mums as she fell
over on the stairs or grabbed
an instrument off the stage.
I grabbed our seats, put the
nappy bag down then stood
up and followed Vittoria up
the stairs. Then down the
VITTORIA
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LIMELIGHT: Vittoria makes an unexpected stage
debut with the members of Cubbin Theatre.
stairs. Then up the
stairs.
When the music started
Vittoria was happy dancing
along and slowly climbed
down the stairs to boogie in
front of the stage.
Suddenly she made her move
on the stage. My nightmare
was coming true.
I grabbed her three times
before she decided we would
go to the top of the stairs to
dance.
Once she’d got me into a false
sense of security, she rushed
to the other side of the theatre
(somehow collecting a pretzel
on the way) and down the
stairs.
Before I could get to her she
was on the stage.
Oh God. Sweat is beading on
my forehead. My mind races
with thoughts of the audience
judging me. Vittoria ran to the
back, waved at one musician
came back to the front to play
with something on the stage
and then ran off to the other
side where I managed to grab
her.
She didn’t touch any
instruments or get me into
trouble, so all good.
Bring on the next show.
•Former Bay Harbour
News journalist
Matt Salmons has become
a stay-at-home dad. We
follow his journey weekly.
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Our People
Rebecca Gibbs
Diamond Harbour artist embraces
Diamond Harbour
illustrator Rebecca
Gibbs recently
published her first
colouring book, Animals
of Aotearoa, and has
illustrated the Rancho
Cucamunga Kids books.
The former teacher, who
suffers from alopecia,
a condition causing
hair loss, also made a
video which went viral
after she launched her
wedding ring into space.
Sophie Cornish finds out
more
You describe yourself proudly
as an alopecian? Tell me about
your illness and journey with it?
I have an auto immune disease
and the alopecia is a symptom of
that. I have always had thyroid
issues, which is linked to your
function overall. You always
hear about what stress and poor
mental health can do to your
body. I got married really young
to a not very nice person. It took
me a while to get out of that
and back on my feet. I started
teaching straight out of teachers
college, straight out of high
school, so I was a really young
teacher.
I think that my body had kept
me going for all those years
and then when things started
to go smoothly, my body just
malfunctioned, my brain was
under so much pressure and my
hair was suddenly the enemy. I
went from having waist length
strawberry blonde hair to being
completely bald in three months.
It was hard for me to lose control
of my body, also the fact it’s
so obvious. I couldn’t teach
physically without getting unwell.
If I do more than two days in a
row, I am in bed with migraines.
It’s been weird, I have always
been reasonably fit my whole life,
doing tramping, mountaineering
and rock climbing. So it’s weird
not being able to walk the dog for
45 minutes without having to rest
for 45 minutes afterwards. I am
putting all my experience into
a new book called Miss Cook’s
New Look, about a bald teacher
who turns up to school one day.
That is who I am, people are
always stopping me and saying
“oh you are really brave” but I
don’t think it’s brave, there’s just
not enough of us to go around
who feel confident to wear it. I
meet people who feel great in
a wig, and that’s great. I just
can’t be bothered dealing with
the emotional energy of trying
to hide it. Some people have
alopecia genetically, or they get it
as a child, or it comes and goes.
There are three types of alopecia
and I have the universalis type,
which means hair does not grow
on your whole body at all. I’m
like a little naked frog. It’s great
because I save on shampoo and
conditioner, razors, I’m always
beach-ready. With my thyroid, I
have a lot of energy issues. I get
really bad fatigue and anxiety,
I have never had it before and it
was very strange. I was 32-yearsold
when I got my first bald
patch. It was winter 2017 when I
was first diagnosed.
Tell me about the books you
have illustrated and published
so far?
I published a children’s book
in October called The Six-Foot
Rats, with the New Zealand
Anti-Vivisection Society. It
actively campaigns to end
animal experimentation in
New Zealand. They are all
about promoting human and
computer-based models, rather
than animal-based models,
which are actually unreliable.
I didn’t realise, until I was
approached by them and did
my research and I was pretty
shocked. Then I got sick myself
and looked at all the things being
BOLD: Rebecca
Gibbs is an
illustrator, author
and proud
alopecian who
has published a
number of books
and resources for
teachers.
PHOTO: MARTIN
HUNTER
done to cure my disease. It is
really disheartening because it
is all animal-based and is not
going to translate into a cure for
me in my lifetime. I am pretty
passionate about that.
The book is in the perspective
of a lab rat. He thinks he is
doing research for other rats
and he finds out it is actually for
humans. He has a bit of a meltdown
and wants to leave, but he
can’t because he is in a lab. Then
NZAVS come in and save him
at the last minute and he goes to
live with them. It is the way of
introducing the idea to kids. The
thing that is most
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her new look with no regrets
important to me is for the
children to ask questions and
be presented with factual
information. I didn’t want to
make the book scary in a way
that would traumatise children. I
wanted to explain it in a way that
would plant the seed for children
to be interested in science and
about how nine out of 10 drugs
that pass animal testing, fail
human testing. That is a 90 per
cent failure rate. It’s cruel and
unnecessary. It was my first book
that I have written or illustrated.
I have gifted a percentage of my
profits from it back to NZAVS.
They now have 80 per cent of the
money needed to get the book
into every primary school library
around New Zealand. I also had
Dr Jane Goddall review my book,
that was fantastic.
What other work have you
done as an illustrator and
author?
After I got sick I couldn’t really
teach anymore, I found that
physically it was too much. I had
to find a way to utilise that part of
my skill set and also pay the rent.
So basically I started creating art
resources that teachers could use
to create really awesome art. It is
a pre-packed activity – they don’t
have to be great at art.
They started off being murals,
so the kids all get a piece and
then they do the drawing and
you put it all together and it
creates a mural. I am integrating
my Maori design and I ended up
with about 20 of these resources.
I was looking at the images and
thought these would be great as
a colouring book. I went back
in and revised the designs and
put together this book called
Animals of Aotearoa. It is
exciting and special to me. My
aunty who passed away after a
short illness with cancer just
over a year ago, she was really
into colouring. She had all the
colouring books, she would sit
there for hours colouring, so I
wanted to create something really
special that I could dedicate to
her. So, that one’s for her.
Tell me about the time you
went viral on the internet?
As I mentioned, I had a failed
marriage. After the marriage
ended he continued to bombard
me on email and social media.
I constantly had to change my
accounts all the time. Then he
started spamming me with
our wedding video that was on
YouTube. So I thought, I am
going to talk in your language.
At the time, I was dating a
guy and his brother had some
association with rockets. So
we decided to put together this
rocket and we got permission
to launch it. So, I put the ring
in it and we drove out of town
to launch it. It didn’t break the
atmosphere, but it went very far
away, it was definitely kilometres.
As you do in the early 2010s, I
mixed the video of it to a Beyonce
song, Best Thing I’ve Never Had
and posted it as a reply.
One of my friends saw it and
shared it and next thing I knew I
was getting a call from reporters
asking me about it. I spoke to
them, but they got lots of things
wrong. They got so much wrong
that it was almost damaging to
my then boyfriend and his family
at the time. They were put in the
deep end because the reporter
INSPIRATION: Rebecca Gibbs in 2015 before she developed
alopecia. She hasn’t let it hold her back and released her book
The Six-Foot Rats last year to raise awareness about animal
experimentation.
actually misinterpreted what
had gone on. So I took the video
down and just tried to keep my
head down. It was a bit of a bad
experience actually.
The Huffington Post went all
through my Facebook page,
searching my friends list until
they found a friend who had
limited privacy on their account
and then went through their
friend list until they found
someone who had shared my
post and uncovered all these
posts and put them online.
I did receive a lot of emails
from people saying “that was
awesome, that was just what
I needed to see and hear” and
telling me about their marriage
problems and men who were
invading their online space. So
that made it well worth it. He
stopped also, he sent me an email
saying “point taken.”
I wish I had more control over
the narrative. I felt really bad
because it was something funny
and a symbolic, kind of online
anonymous thing, suddenly
turned into a big stink. But, I
don’t regret things, because they
turn you into the people you
are.
What’s it like living in
Diamond Harbour? Why there?
It’s so good – don’t tell anyone.
I moved here because around
about the time I got sick, my
aunt also got sick. She was
diagnosed with terminal cancer
and her diagnoses and passing
away was in a short period of
time, about six weeks. After
going through something like
that, it put things in perspective.
I wanted to move, I didn’t
want to do another winter in
Christchurch. I saw there was a
little place in Diamond Harbour
that was cheap, plus she let me
have my dog. It’s awesome, it’s
like growing up in Gisborne,
everyone is friendly, people
drop off baking, I chat with the
neighbours kids over the fence.
It’s a great place to be if you are
an illustrator, I am being inspired
just outside my window. Right
now I’m looking at the light on
the dry hills and tomorrow it’s
going to be raining and horrible,
but that will be great too. There is
no ugly concrete or cars.
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Your Local Views
Popular route reopened
Heathcote
Ward city
councillor Sara
Templeton
discusses the
reopening of
Sumner Rd
THE REOPENING of Sumner
Rd last week was a huge step
forward eight years after the
earthquake that so badly damaged
it and cut access between
the communities of Sumner and
Lyttelton.
The road has long been a popular
scenic and recreation route
for the community and visitors
alike, and the reopening will also
help support local businesses.
Popping over the hill to visit
friends and shop will be easy
once again and I know that I’m
really looking forward to being
able to loop around from my
home in Heathcote Valley.
It was a difficult project, but
the final design limited the
landscape changes that Diamond
Harbour residents were initially
concerned about. Around
100,000 cu m of rock was still
removed though and it’s good to
see some of it being used in the
building of the Coastal Pathway.
The project also came in $15m
under the initial budget at $45m.
Sumner has had limited access
with only one road in and out
for a long time and the improved
access is welcomed.
However, the community
board is aware of concerns that
some residents have expressed
about having the dangerous
goods and oversized vehicles
driving through their communities
on the way to the port again,
and will be working with staff to
address issues.
The reopening will free up the
Lyttelton Tunnel from the many
closures due to the transport of
dangerous goods between the
port and the city.
As use of the road increases,
please keep an eye out for each
other, be patient and share the
space.
There will be a temporary
slower speed limit for a few
months and a recent consultation
on permanently lowering the
speed to 60km/h here and along
Summit Rd is going through a
process at the moment.
ACCESS:
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over Evans
Pass is now
back in
operation.
It’s who we are
that matters
Port Hills MP
Ruth Dyson
reflects
on Friday’s
National
Remembrance
Service and
the March 15
tragedies
NOTHING COULD have
prepared us for the shock of the
terrorist attack on two Christchurch
mosques on March 15. Not
earthquakes, floods or fires – all
of which we are familiar with
here.
The shock was quickly followed
by grief. The loss of so many
innocent lives – men, women
and children – who were praying
when their lives were taken.
But the response of our communities
has been to show love
and support. It has happened in
so many ways – flowers, cards,
baking, messages, money. All
given in love and sorrow. The
outpouring of support was extraordinary.
It felt like the whole
nation was pushing back on hate
with kindness.
But the words of Farid Ahmed,
spoken at the National Remembrance
Service last Friday, were
even more extraordinary. He said
he had forgiven the man who
killed his beloved wife. He said
he didn’t want to have a heart
that was like a volcano about to
explode. He said he wanted a
heart that was full of love.
This is bigger than compassion
and forgiveness. This is a lesson
in how to respond to bad things
– and that should be with good
things. The greeting shared by
all those of Muslim faith is As
Salamu Alaykum – peace be
upon you.
I know that over the last two
and a half weeks, everyone in
New Zealand and so many
around the world have felt pain
and sorrow over these events. But
we have so much to be thankful
for here as well.
The passersby who stopped
and risked their own well-being
to help others, the front line
responders – police, ambulance
and fire service, the amazing
health system staff, the school
staff who kept our children safe
well after normal closing time,
and all those who have offered
their love and support since that
dark day. Thank you.
That is New Zealand. As
Salamu Alaykum. Peace be upon
you.
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Sea to Sky success
for Sumner athletes
SUMNER RUNNING Club
was in full force at the Sea to
Sky triathlon and duathlon on
Sunday.
The race included a 750m sea
swim, 2km run for duathletes,
19km bike ride up Evans Pass and
along the Summit Rd to the top
of Mt Pleasant then out to Godley
Head.
At Godley Head competitors
swapped their bikes for their
running shoes and ran to Taylors
Mistake then up and over Whitewash
Head to Sumner finishing
on the Esplanade beside the clock
tower.
Sumner Running Club had
several athletes competing in the
duathlon all of whom took out
podium places.
Katherine Fitch was first in the
40-49 age group, David Fitch was
second in the 40-49 age group
and Graham Batchelor was first
in the 70+ age group.
The triathlon also attracted
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This year’s Taupo Ironman
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triathlon while Olympian and
Commonwealth Games athlete
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division, taking out third place
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GOLD: Katherine Fitch was
all smiles after taking out first
place in the 40-49 duathlon.
The club is welcoming new
members for the cross-country
and road season.
The season kicks off with the
Hagley memorial relays on the
April 13.
•Email secretary.sumnerrc@
gmail.com for more
information
SURF’S UP: Mike Lay from Cornwall, England, took out the
men’s competition.
PHOTO: BRETT JOHNSON
• By Gordon Findlater
A SCORELESS first half wasn’t
the start to the premier rugby
season Sumner we’re after as
they fell to Christchurch 21-46
at the weekend.
Playing into a strong wind
in the first half, Sumner knew
they would be up against it.
However, the 20-point difference
was too much to overcome
playing with the wind in the
second half.
“We helped them along the
way with an intercept and by
• By Louis Day
SURFERS FROM all across the
world battled it out at Sumner’s
Single Fin Mingle.
The fifth installment of the
surfing festival attracted 85
surfers which made for a tight
competition.
The men’s competition was
taken out by Mike Lay from
Cornwall, England. Josh Woolet
from the Sunshine Coast came
in second and Eurico Romaguera
from Portugal snatched third
place ahead of Sumner’s Luke
O’Neil.
Dunedin’s Daisy Thomas came
in first place in the women’s
competition, followed by Ivy
Thomas from the Gold Coast,
handing them some other
points,” said Dodgson.
“We actually got back into
with two very good tries to start
the second half . . . then they
worked it well for a try and you
could see just a bit of energy
seep out of us and to be fair
they probably dominated us in
contact.”
There was also an injury toll
from the weekend with two
players paying visits to the
hospital. Winger Tom Ziolo suffered
a broken collarbone while
Rosin Carolan from Byron Bay
with New Brighton’s Tegan
Bishop coming in at fourth.
Ms Thomas had the highest
heat total of the women’s and
men’s finals, winning the grand
prize of an all expenses paid
trip to compete in the Gliding
Barnacles festival in Portugal at
the end of August.
The Village Party which
followed the competition was sold
out and featured Sumner band
The Butlers and Melbourne band
China Beach.
All the profits from the art
show of American Ty William
at LeStrange Gallery are being
donated to Christchurch Muslim
tragedy funds.
POWERFUL:
William Saukuru
makes a break
during Saturday’s
21-46 opening
round loss to
Christchurch.
PHOTO: ROZELLE
MAY
Wind proves difficult
Mathew Tuala Fili suffered a
finger injury.
“It’s the weirdest injury I’ve
ever seen,” said Dodgson.
“It was like a pealed banana,
but his bone and ligaments were
fine.”
Dodgson says it will be a case
of next man up, as they prepare
for this Saturday’s match against
a Shirley side whom opened
their account with a 21-16 win
over Marist Albion. Saturday’s
game kicks off at Burwood Park
at 2.15pm.
Thomas top woman surfer in international competition
WINNER: Daisy Thomas had
the highest heat total in both
the women’s and men’s finals.
PHOTO: CAM HAY
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WāKōrero/Storytimes
Today, 10.30-11am
Encourage learning
through a love for stories, this
interactive programme includes
stories, songs, rhymes and play.
This is a free, drop-in session.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre
Craft Group. Sit in the beautiful
library on the comfortable chairs
and have a relaxing chat while
working on your craft project.
Share skills like needlework,
knitting, quilting, handicrafts,
making dolls, teddy bears and
spinning.
Akaroa Library
JP Clinic
Saturday, 10am-noon
A justice of the peace will
be available to members of
the community to witness
signatures and documents,
certify document copies, hear
oaths, declarations, affidavits
or affirmations, as well as sign
citizenship, sponsorship or rates
rebates applications. There is no
charge for this service.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre
Social Games Club
Monday, 10-11.30am
This free session is for people
who enjoy playing board
games such as Scrabble, Chess,
or Rummikub. No bookings
required.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre
Akaroa Craft Group
Monday, 1.30-2.30pm
Join the friendly Akaroa
Create and Connect
Thursday, 9.30am-noon
Enjoy some company while
creating. Take your project or get
some inspiration. Cost is $3 to
cover morning tea. Phone Beth
for more information on 022 678
1252.
St Andrews Church, 148 Main
Rd, Redcliffs
Sumner Market
Every Sunday until April
There will be a great range
of stalls from fresh veges to
amazing food from all over
the world and amazing crafts.
The market is right next to the
beach as you go into the village.
Corner of Marine Pde and The
Esplanade
Loopy Tunes Preschool Music
Tuesdays during school term
time at Sumner, 9.30am, and
Redcliffs, 10.30am
Each 30min session is followed
by a playtime for the children.
Go along to the fortnightly Sumner writers group meeting on Monday at 1pm. A place to
encourage, support and inspire each other to write in any genre. Budding or established writers
are welcome. Koha is a gold coin donation to cover the venue. Sumner Hub, 57 Nayland St. For
further information call Polly on 021 183 2364.
All children aged up to five years
and their parents/caregivers are
welcome. Cost is $2 per child.
For more information, phone Siu
Williams-Lemi on 022 632 6140.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre, and Uniting Church hall,
4 Augusta St, Redcliffs
Sumner Bridge Club
Monday,7.15pm, Wednesday,
12.45pm
Do you play bridge? Go along
and join the Sumner Bridge Club.
For more information phone
Julie on 027 434 6678.
57 Dryden St
Technology Help Sessions
Monday, 2-3pm
If you need help using your
computer, smartphone, iPad or
tablet, go along to a free drop-in
session. Learn to use email,
search the internet, use the
library catalogue, eBooks and
other computer functions. Take
your devices or use one of the
libraries computers. This free
event requires no bookings.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre
Nature’s Beauty: Landscape,
Flora, Fauna
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10am-4pm
An exhibition of original
paintings by Paul Brocklebank,
and paintings and prints by
botanical artist Jo Ewing. Have a
look around the historic Stoddart
Cottage at the same time.
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Mitsubishi Triton a perfect load carrier
Motoring
Ross Kiddie
I’M LEFT disappointed if I
have a vehicle and don’t drive
it somewhere near to its full
potential, especially if it’s a ute.
So when I recently had
Mitsubishi’s new Triton I
put it to very good use. I had
purchased a bulky Trade Me item
from Dunedin and I used the
evaluation vehicle to make a oneday
return trip.
Almost eight hundred
kilometres of highway running
certainly didn’t test the Triton’s
comprehensive Super Select II
four-wheel-drive capability, but
the excursion served to prove
how comfortable and capable the
modern ute is on a long journey.
I felt fresh when I got home and
was left understanding why utes
are now the vehicle of choice for
some family buyers.
The Triton is all new for 2019,
and while it gets a fresh look and
upgraded engineering, it still has
the same engine and basic chassis
and suspension elements. That’s
a good thing, the Triton can mix
it with the market front-runners,
and the way
it sits in the market, constantly
sitting around third place in
terms of sales behind Ford’s
Ranger and Holden’s Colorado
means it is very much a preferred
option.
The evaluation ute was a highgrade
VRX-specced double cab
with automatic transmission.
The latter is an all-new six-speed
type, it is a beauty with smooth
shifts, and in VRX form it also
has a paddle-shift sequential
mechanism. In this specification
the Triton is priced at $62,990
which, to my way of thinking,
is good value considering its
specification level and how well it
stacks up to the opposition.
Major items include leather
trim, keyless entry and ignition,
cruise control and speed
limiter (perfect for the long
straight roads heading out of
Canterbury), rear view reversing
camera, and a host of advanced
safety features.
Under the bonnet sits a 2.4-litre
four-cylinder turbocharged diesel
engine. It is rated at 135kW with
437Nm of torque, both figures
are realised low in the rev band
at 3500rpm and 2500rpm. Even
though it is diesel-fed it is a
lively engine and gets about
its work willingly, it it also one
of the quietest engines in its
MITSUBISHI TRITON: At home on the highway or off-road trails.
class, and that’s a credit to the
engineers – getting a big block
four-potter to work smoothly
takes some doing. It is evident
that the Triton has the benefit of
much soundproofing and it has
a well refined engine in the first
instance.
A lot of development has also
been carried out to cut down fuel
use, it is now to the point where
an 8.6-litre per 100km (33mpg)
combined cycle can be claimed.
On my journey south the
trip computer was constantly
listing at around that figure with
a 6l/100km (47mpg) readout
showing at a steady 100km/h, the
engine just loping over gently at
1700rpm. If you are doing long
highway hauls, those figures
mean large fuel cost savings.
On the subject of figures, the
Triton four-wheel-drive has a
tow rating of 3500kg and it will
haul a payload of 905kg in a deck
area measuring 1520mm x 1470
x 475mm (depending on deck
liner). It also has a useful 220mm
of ground clearance, all of these
figures are right up with market
demand.
The test ute was riding on 18in
wheels with quite chunky 265/60
Bridgestone Dueler tyres. Even so,
they ride quietly, even on coarse
chip seal, they also offer direct
feedback through the steering.
Utes aren’t known for their ideal
handling but it was nice to have
some surety when I pushed
quickly through the tricky corners
• Price – Mitsubishi Triton
VRX, $62,990
• Dimensions – Length,
5305mm; width, 1815mm;
height, 1795mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
four-wheel-drive,
2442cc, 135kW, 437Nm,
six-speed automatic.
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 9sec
• Fuel usage – 8.6l/100km
between Oamaru and Dunedin.
The Triton has handling ability
unrealistic for a working vehicle
built on a ladder chassis and load
bearing live rear axle.
Interestingly, Mitsubishi still
has a manual gearbox option
on Triton and that would be
the model for me; however,
the new automatic adds to the
sophistication, and with all of
the ingredients in place to make
the driving process smooth, it
is certainly a standout vehicle
which has a major role in the
working environment.
Today’s pick-up buyer is
reaping of the benefits of long
and gradual development
processes. It’s no wonder our
market is led by utes, the Triton is
a vehicle you can comfortably put
the family in for that trip into the
high country, skifield access road,
or to the beach for a swim or surf.
It’s also the quintessential tow
and carry vehicle.
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VRX 2.4L 4WD
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Warranty (whichever comes first) (non transferable).
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Cass Bay is a well sought-after bay to live
in. With its welcoming community, easy
access to Lyttelton, transport for school
children and local bus that takes you
through to Christchurch. Swimming beach
and boat ramp. A children’s playground and
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An idyllic setting for those who have an
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two minutes you can be in the sea. What a
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This four-bedroom, three-bathroom
family home is surrounded by native trees. If
you add the sound of the bird life you almost
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Accessed either around the back or along the
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Plenty of parking for a third vehicle, boat
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Brighton’s Hawke St car park.
Coastal-Burwod Ward city
counci lor David East wants
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park’s private owners into
a “trip and vehicle” hazard.
WorkSafe chief inspector
a se sment southern Da ren
Surf club move
Safety at Work Act 2015, “as a
to rebuild on new site
undertaking.”
Mr Handforth said WorkSafe
Cr East abou the car park.
“WorkSafe has completed
an a se sment visi to the site
to advise them that it is their
responsibility to manage their
risks a propriately.”
Different parts of the car park
are owned by various people
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GR ENDALE SCHOOL pupils
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horses l oked like during war.
The New Zealand Mounted
Rifles Charitable Trust president
Mark A pleton and member
Mike Donaldson t ok their
horses to the sch ol on Monday,
Li ter library
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Problem areas for li ter
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Rebuilding a healthy
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Ja z Competition.
• By Sophie Cornish
THE ST Andrew’s Co lege big
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win a the National Youth Ja z
Competition – ba s player, Tom
Fastier, co lapsed and died the
to undertake work.
Cr East said there had b en
a “number of incidences” in
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Mr A pleton and Mr Donaldson
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wi ning best ba s player a the
to the Gr endale Recreation Reserve
Management Commi t e’s
upcoming Anzac Day service.
As a tribute to those who
served, members of the trust wi l
ride horseback to the service.
Mr A pleton said it was
important children were
educated on what soldiers
wen through during World
Cyclist’s helipad bid
Serious crash gives new
perspective on ride to hospital
• By Gordon Findlater
DEAN CALVERT (above)
returned from the United
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musician,” head of music
Duncan Ferguson said.
“We were delighted to win, but
it was bi tersw et,” he said.
St Andrew’s won the most
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New pi za joint
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The band dedicated it se to
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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
about se ting up a mobile busine s
on private or public land.
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But he said the presentation
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and was more of a “show and
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the soldiers l oked like.
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He said the cha lenge started
as a “transtasman test match”
seven years ago.
The preparation for this
year’s World Butchers’ Challenge
was intense as the team
members met in Auckland
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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
role.
“One of the roles of a community
board is to represent and act
as advocate for the interests of its
community and this is what we
are doing. The LTP and a nual
plans are a l about lo bying the
council.”
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THE OWNERS of Sumner’s Cave
Rock Apartments ar expecting the
Earthquake Commi sion to sign-off
on a se tlement agr emen this w ek.
Body corporate chairman Mike
White said the group had gone
into mediation with IAG and EQC
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
the agr ement, there’ l be no
problem with them doing that.”
The apartment suffered damage
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,
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corporate.
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involved the two parties paying “a bit
more money than they’d wanted to
earlier.”
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From New World Ferry Rd
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he was “rea ly proud” of practices. Ri carton Community Board
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products and came away competition Templeton. brought back his “In two years’ time, we’ l be
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