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TUESDAY, APRIL <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2019</strong><br />
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• By Matt Slaughter<br />
MURRAY Wright remembers<br />
walking into a staff room full<br />
of smoke and wearing shorts<br />
on his first day 45 years ago as a<br />
teacher at Shirley Boys’ High.<br />
Security<br />
problems at<br />
Avebury House<br />
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The 68-year-old said he had<br />
grown a beard to differentiate<br />
himself from his students.<br />
His attire and teaching<br />
style have changed a lot since<br />
then.<br />
“You only had three noncontact<br />
hours a week, I think<br />
my starting pay was $8000 a<br />
year,” he said.<br />
“Teaching in the classroom<br />
was pretty basic with<br />
blackboard and chalk.”<br />
Mr Wright retired on Friday<br />
Signs aim to keep<br />
motor-cyclists<br />
out of red zone<br />
Calling time after 45 years in the classroom<br />
and estimates he would have<br />
taught about 10,000 students<br />
geography, social studies and<br />
english over the course of his<br />
career.<br />
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• By Matt Slaughter<br />
FRUSTRATED Parklands<br />
residents are still waiting for<br />
Mairehau Rd to be fixed.<br />
Mairehau Rd resident Grant<br />
Donnell believes the trucks and<br />
large vehicles bouncing through<br />
potholes on the earthquakedamaged<br />
stretch of road have<br />
caused cracks in the walls of his<br />
house.<br />
Mr Donnell said the city<br />
council is yet to repair the section<br />
of road near Inwoods Rd, in spite<br />
of his requests over the last four<br />
years.<br />
City council road maintenance<br />
manager Mark Pinner said<br />
staff had visited the site<br />
“numerous times” but had not<br />
witnessed any shaking caused by<br />
large vehicles.<br />
“There was no notable vibration<br />
felt at the site, which included<br />
waiting for larger vehicles, such as<br />
buses, to pass.”<br />
However, Coastal Ward city<br />
councillor Glenn Livingstone<br />
believes there is an issue.<br />
He has visited the site and<br />
realises why Mr Donnell and his<br />
neighbour Terry Marsh are so<br />
concerned.<br />
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Tuesday <strong>April</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
from the editor’s desk<br />
A GREAT innings has come to end for one<br />
of the area’s school teachers (page 1).<br />
Murray Wright finished up at Shirley<br />
Boys’ High on Friday after 45 years there –<br />
his one and only teaching stint.<br />
That is rare feat these days, if not unique.<br />
I could be wrong, but I suspect there are very few high school<br />
teachers still around who have been at the one school all of their<br />
career.<br />
Murray told reporter Matt Slaughter when he started at<br />
Shirley BHS, he grew a beard so he looked different to the<br />
students.<br />
He’s taught around 10,000 students over the years including<br />
cricketer Nathan Astle, All Black Chris Jack and Shirley BHS<br />
current deputy principal Tim Grocott.<br />
Enjoy your retirement Murray.<br />
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News<br />
Avebury House security inadequate<br />
• By Matt Slaughter<br />
INADEQUATE security<br />
measures have meant Avebury<br />
House continues to be a target<br />
for crime.<br />
Avebury House Trust say the<br />
security cameras the city council<br />
has in place are ineffective.<br />
City council head of parks<br />
Andrew Rutledge said it has<br />
been broken into six times in the<br />
last year.<br />
Trust treasurer Hayley<br />
Guglietta said the last break-in<br />
happened last week.<br />
Mr Rutledge said the city<br />
council had an alarm system<br />
and two security cameras installed<br />
around the property and<br />
had plans to install two more<br />
soon.<br />
However, Mrs Guglietta said<br />
those currently in place were<br />
too far away from the house and<br />
easily reached by burglars.<br />
She said it was crucial the new<br />
cameras were installed as close<br />
to the house as possible and the<br />
existing cameras moved.<br />
“The cameras are attached<br />
to the public toilets and I can<br />
reach up and grab them easily.<br />
The day that they were installed<br />
they were pulled off and with<br />
this incident that happened this<br />
week, they were pushed down so<br />
they faced the wall.<br />
“They put cameras on the<br />
public toilets not even facing the<br />
house. They’re not even covering<br />
where people normally break in<br />
. . . they’re not covering any of<br />
the doors.”<br />
Mrs Guglietta had spent $1500<br />
to loan and install two security<br />
cameras, one in the entranceway<br />
and one in the trees overlooking<br />
the garden.<br />
She couldn’t afford to fund<br />
this forever and as a result, had<br />
taken the cameras down.<br />
The most recent break-in hap-<br />
OUT OF POCKET: Hayley<br />
Guglietta says the two<br />
cameras the council has put<br />
in place at Avebury House<br />
are ineffective.<br />
PHOTOS: MARTIN HUNTER<br />
pened two weeks after this and<br />
she has since put the cameras<br />
back up.<br />
The front of Avebury House<br />
had also been used for drug use<br />
and other anti-social activities,<br />
Mrs Guglietta said.<br />
“We really feel like it’s only a<br />
matter of time before someone<br />
sets it alight and we don’t want<br />
that because it’s a very valuable<br />
asset to our community.”<br />
Mrs Guglietta and fellow<br />
trust member Beth Rouse asked<br />
the Linwood-Central-Heathcote<br />
Community Board for information<br />
on how security cameras<br />
could be purchased as soon as<br />
possible. The board resolved<br />
that this information would be<br />
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The earthquake-damaged New<br />
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Bilateral anal Gland SurGery<br />
Anal gland issues are<br />
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we see in our canine<br />
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it’s the dogs “special<br />
scent” or parfum.<br />
This secretion has a<br />
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Dogs present<br />
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No one really knows why anal glands become<br />
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which can happen with food allergies, thyroid<br />
diseases and infectious skin disease.<br />
Whatever the cause, my job is to rectally<br />
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the patient as often by this stage they are<br />
painful. It is a procedure mostly I can perform<br />
awake.<br />
If the anal sacs are infected I either prescribe<br />
antibiotics systemically or I instill an antibiotic/<br />
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and great care has<br />
to be taken when<br />
working around the<br />
anus to avoid incontinence issues.<br />
I have had lots of practice removing anal<br />
glands over the past 30 years – so much so<br />
that I get referrals from other clinics.<br />
Juno, a young Labrador cross is having<br />
bilateral anal gland surgery. Juno presents<br />
every 2-3 months with anal glands that just<br />
leak and wreek everywhere. They are not<br />
infected nor painful to squeeze. She has<br />
received various medical treatments and is on<br />
a Royal Canin hypoallergenic diet, but nothing<br />
seems to help.<br />
The surgery takes roughly 60-90 minutes,<br />
because I am very careful around this delicate<br />
area. Juno is maintained throughout the<br />
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my surgical nurse is monitoring all her vitals<br />
(heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate, body<br />
temperature and oxygen saturation) to ensure<br />
a safe anaesthetic and quick recovery.<br />
Juno was a star patient and the two anal<br />
glands were removed. She was discharged<br />
on antibiotics, pain medications and local<br />
anaesthetic cream to apply to the surgical<br />
area. I recommended an E collar to wear<br />
initially to stop her worrying her surgical site<br />
and a soft diet 5 days post surgery.<br />
My advice is – don’t struggle with this<br />
problem in your family cat or dog as it’s<br />
not going away. These glands have no vital<br />
function and can be removed safely and<br />
effectively in the right surgical hands, leading<br />
to a better quality life without the nasty<br />
smells!!<br />
Dr Michele McMaster<br />
News<br />
Sign to keep motor-cyclists<br />
out of Southshore red zone<br />
• By Matt Slaughter<br />
CONCERNS over<br />
motor-cyclists using the<br />
Southshore red zone have<br />
led to increased measures<br />
to ban them from the area.<br />
Coastal-Burwood Community<br />
Board deputy<br />
chairman Tim Sintes spoke<br />
to the <strong>Pegasus</strong> <strong>Post</strong> after discussing<br />
the issue at a board<br />
meeting last month.<br />
Mr Sintes said the behaviour<br />
of some riders was putting<br />
lives in danger.<br />
Land Information New<br />
Zealand staff members<br />
attended an <strong>April</strong> 1 board<br />
meeting, where these concerns<br />
were again raised.<br />
The next day, LINZ<br />
installed a new sign,<br />
which reads “authorised<br />
vehicles only”<br />
in the Plover St red<br />
zone, which was<br />
raised as the main<br />
area of concern for<br />
Southshore residents.<br />
LINZ Christchurch<br />
land property<br />
group manager Jeremy<br />
Barr said LINZ had not<br />
received any complaints<br />
about motor-cyclists in<br />
Southshore since.<br />
Mr Sintes said this was<br />
• By Matt Slaughter<br />
NEW, UPDATED dog<br />
control signs will be<br />
installed in some beach<br />
areas before the start of<br />
next summer.<br />
The areas currently<br />
being considered for the<br />
signs are Waimairi Beach,<br />
North Beach and New<br />
Brighton Beach.<br />
It was decided at a<br />
meeting between dog<br />
control representatives<br />
and the Coastal-Burwood<br />
a great result at this stage,<br />
but there were no guarantees<br />
the sign would stop all<br />
motor-cyclists from riding<br />
through the area.<br />
“No matter what signs<br />
you have, people<br />
will still do it.”<br />
Mr Barr said<br />
LINZ’s only option<br />
if it wanted to stop<br />
motor-cyclists using<br />
the Southshore<br />
red zone completely<br />
would be to<br />
install stiles all the<br />
way across it.<br />
He said this was not the<br />
best option.<br />
“To balance the desire<br />
by the local community to<br />
continue to use this area,<br />
Tim Sintes<br />
Community Board<br />
last month that better<br />
signage was needed to<br />
remind dog owners not<br />
to let their pets engage in<br />
dangerous or anti-social<br />
behaviour.<br />
“Following discussion<br />
with the board and staff,<br />
we want to improve people’s<br />
behaviour with dogs,”<br />
a city council spokesperson<br />
said.<br />
In the last year, 24<br />
complaints were received,<br />
SAFE: A<br />
new sign<br />
has been<br />
installed in<br />
the Plover St<br />
red zone in<br />
Southshore<br />
to stop<br />
motorcyclists<br />
riding<br />
through the<br />
area.<br />
we feel that signage is the<br />
best option to address the<br />
motor-cyclists’ illegal use of<br />
the footpaths.<br />
This is because signs do<br />
not restrict access to people<br />
with bicycles, buggies or<br />
those who are less mobile,<br />
which would be the case if<br />
styles were installed.”<br />
Mr Sintes said he was ultimately<br />
happy with LINZ’s<br />
decision.<br />
“The proof in the pudding<br />
is going to be if it<br />
works, but at least now if we<br />
catch people . . . when they<br />
say to us there’s no sign,<br />
we’ll be able to say to them<br />
well look, there’s one right<br />
there, so it gives us a lot of<br />
credibility.”<br />
Bid to improve behaviour of dogs<br />
either relating to uncontrolled<br />
dogs attacking<br />
other dogs or other uncontrolled<br />
dog behaviour on<br />
the Coastal Ward beach<br />
areas.<br />
“What has been<br />
proposed now is to review<br />
what the current issues are<br />
and look at how people’s<br />
behaviour with dogs can<br />
be improved through<br />
education and some minor<br />
improvements to signage,<br />
which is still yet to be<br />
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FED UP: Terry Marsh (above) and his neighbour Grant Donnell want Mairehau Rd fixed.<br />
(Inset) – Mr Donnell says cracks have formed on the outside wall of his house due to the<br />
vibrations caused by trucks using the quake-damaged road. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER<br />
Call to fix Mairehau Rd<br />
•From page 1<br />
“When you observe heavy<br />
vehicles particularly driving over<br />
it, there are quite discernible<br />
humps in the road that shake the<br />
houses,” Cr Livingstone said.<br />
He said he was planning to<br />
raise the issue at the Coastal-<br />
Burwood Community Board<br />
meeting which was scheduled for<br />
yesterday.<br />
Mr Donnell said he has spent<br />
between $10,000 and $15,000<br />
repairing cracks in his house<br />
because they are not covered by<br />
his insurance.<br />
“We’ve written letters to the<br />
city council, we’ve talked to the<br />
city council. “We’re absolutely at<br />
wit’s end and we’re still nowhere<br />
four years later. I want the road<br />
fixed,” Mr Donnell said.<br />
Mr Pinner said the city council<br />
plans to repair the section<br />
of Mairehau Rd in the 2021<br />
financial year.<br />
But Mr Donnell said the<br />
damage to his house is getting<br />
worse, so it is crucial the repairs<br />
happen sooner.<br />
Mr Marsh said the cracks in<br />
his house, which have appeared<br />
over the last nine years since<br />
the road was first damaged, are<br />
worse than they have ever been.<br />
“The house is actually more<br />
damaged now than it was after<br />
the earthquakes,” Mr Donnell<br />
said.<br />
We asked readers for<br />
their views on what the<br />
planned beachside hot<br />
pools should be named –<br />
New Brighton Hot Pools,<br />
Christchurch Hot Pools or<br />
something else?<br />
Ellen Robinson – I lived in<br />
New Brighton from when I was<br />
10-years-old until I was married<br />
with two children. However,<br />
Brighton will always be my bit<br />
of home, even though it is very<br />
unlike what it used to be. Keep<br />
it for New Brighton alone as<br />
they have worked and<br />
fought hard to get to<br />
where it is. The city has<br />
never been much help.<br />
When New Brighton<br />
was on its own, we<br />
used to have galas and<br />
the like on the beach front at<br />
all possible times and it was<br />
lovely and the people came and<br />
enjoyed themselves. After New<br />
Brighton and the city became<br />
one, nothing much seemed to<br />
happen. Anyway, I must not<br />
start walking down memory<br />
lane here as I do enough of that<br />
now I am in a rest home. I would<br />
like to suggest that ‘Rawhiti’<br />
is mentioned in the name<br />
somehow or just ‘New Brighton<br />
Salt Pools’. I am afraid that we<br />
all have to go modern now and<br />
leave the old New Brighton to<br />
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NAME<br />
DEBATE:<br />
People have<br />
started to<br />
voice their<br />
opinions on the<br />
name options<br />
suggested for<br />
the planned<br />
hot pools in<br />
New Brighton.<br />
the oldies to remember like me.<br />
I will be 89 later this year but<br />
the memories are mostly happy<br />
ones.<br />
Wayne Guckert – My<br />
suggestion for the naming of the<br />
new hot pools at New Brighton<br />
is ‘<strong>Pegasus</strong> Bay Hot Pools’.<br />
Elisabeth Mitchell – I<br />
endorse that the name includes<br />
New Brighton. New Brighton<br />
is where the pools are and New<br />
Brighton needs to be recognised<br />
in this venture. It will hopefully<br />
bring the community<br />
benefit, as well as the city<br />
of Christchurch.<br />
Jimmy Glasgow –<br />
Both of the names sound<br />
good, ‘Christchurch Hot<br />
Pools’ and ‘New Brighton Hot<br />
Pools’. As we have been living<br />
here in North New Brighton for<br />
some years now, I think ‘New<br />
Brighton Hot Pools’ is the best<br />
option. But if the city council<br />
wants to advertise it as part of<br />
the city, that is okay by me, but it<br />
must state that the ‘Christchurch<br />
Hot Pools’ are the ‘New<br />
Brighton Hot Pools’ so visitors<br />
do not get confused.<br />
Andrew Johnson – I<br />
reckon ‘<strong>Pegasus</strong> Bay Hot Pools’<br />
is the way to go.<br />
New app to share your red zone stories<br />
FORMER RED zone residents<br />
can share their stories of special<br />
places and outline their hopes<br />
for the Ōtākaro Avon River<br />
Corridor via a new app.<br />
Red Zone Stories, developed<br />
by the Canterbury University<br />
Arts Digital Lab, enables<br />
people to record and upload<br />
videos to share impressions<br />
and memories about their<br />
important red zone places.<br />
It aims to share the personal<br />
histories of the area and also<br />
provide an opportunity for<br />
people to learn about them.<br />
The app and associated<br />
website present the stories on a<br />
map-based platform.<br />
It was launched at Tūranga<br />
by Mayor Lianne Dalziel, Avon-<br />
Ōtākaro Network co-chairman<br />
Evan Smith, Coastal-Burwood<br />
Community Board member<br />
Linda Stewart and UC school<br />
of humanities head and creative<br />
arts professor Paul Millar.<br />
UC Arts Digital Lab codirector,<br />
associate professor,<br />
Donald Matheson said the<br />
storytelling project is both an<br />
archive of what the red zone<br />
means to people and a resource<br />
for decision-makers.<br />
“The red zone is not empty<br />
space, but full of history, stories<br />
and personal connections,” he<br />
said.<br />
“As we get further from<br />
the time of the quakes and<br />
the physical traces of the<br />
homes, schools and other<br />
places fade, it’s important we<br />
record what this land means to<br />
people.”<br />
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Women<br />
golfers<br />
successful<br />
• By Matt Slaughter<br />
WAITAKIRI AND Waimari<br />
Beach golfers have dominated the<br />
New Zealand women’s masters<br />
tournament at Nelson Golf Club.<br />
A four-strong Canterbury team<br />
made up entirely of players from the<br />
two clubs won the tournament by<br />
three shots last Sunday.<br />
They finished ahead of Bay of<br />
Plenty, Northland and 11 other<br />
teams to secure the title.<br />
The team of Kim Moggach, Naomi<br />
Wallace and Suzette Eastmond<br />
(Waitakiri), and Waimairi’s Kate<br />
Turner performed well throughout<br />
the four-round tournament.<br />
Heading into the final round they<br />
were in second behind Bay of Plenty<br />
but saved their best combined<br />
round total for the final round with<br />
101 gross stablefords.<br />
The winner of the tournament<br />
was the team with the best three<br />
gross stableford scores for each<br />
round.<br />
The Canterbury team had<br />
team scores of 96, 92, 98 and 101<br />
gross stableford points to win the<br />
tournament by a three-shot margin.<br />
Team manager Debbie Scott<br />
said the team’s performance was<br />
remarkable, given Canterbury had<br />
finished 13th out of 14 teams at last<br />
year’s tournament and had not won<br />
it for 19 years.<br />
“We had a new-look team . . . they<br />
were on low handicaps.<br />
“Other teams were saying, watch<br />
out Canterbury’s coming . . . we<br />
were the team to be feared.”<br />
Cricket and rugby stars<br />
among teacher’s students<br />
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Mr Wright has taught notable<br />
names, such as Canterbury and<br />
New Zealand cricketer Nathan<br />
Astle, Crusaders and All Blacks<br />
lock Chris Jack and SBHS’s<br />
current deputy principal Tim<br />
Grocott.<br />
Mr Wright’s retirement also<br />
marks the end of an era for<br />
SBHS, as it gets ready to move to<br />
its new shared site at QE II Park<br />
next month with Avonside Girls’<br />
High School.<br />
“It seems fitting that I’ll<br />
actually leave as this chapter for<br />
the school is closing.”<br />
Mr Wright also played a role<br />
in the school’s recovery after the<br />
2011 earthquake.<br />
Its library was damaged<br />
beyond repair so he helped<br />
pick up liquefaction-soaked<br />
books and set up the make-shift<br />
library.<br />
Mr Wright worked hard<br />
to ensure students had an<br />
environment in which they<br />
could keep learning after the<br />
quakes.<br />
“It’s not a good teaching<br />
environment at all. There are<br />
puddles everywhere and you get<br />
wet moving around.”<br />
He said it will be a relief to see<br />
students get a fresh start when<br />
the school shifts.<br />
“I’ve walked through the<br />
new school and it will be lovely<br />
to be warm all the time and<br />
not getting wet. It’s very well<br />
designed with lots of facilities.”<br />
OLD BOYS: Canterbury and New Zealand cricketer Nathan Astle and Crusaders and All Blacks<br />
lock Chris Jack were both students of Murray Wright’s.<br />
Mr Wright has taught a lot of<br />
lessons over the years, and said<br />
he has learnt a few too.<br />
The key to his students’<br />
success has been bringing<br />
a smile to their faces, being<br />
organised and valuing every one<br />
of them.<br />
“I’ve learnt that in the<br />
relationship you have with kids,<br />
they enjoy a sense of humour,<br />
they like seeing the teacher as a<br />
person,” he said.<br />
“I think treating students<br />
as individuals and not just a<br />
number in a book is another<br />
important thing . . . a lot of kids<br />
these days have huge problems<br />
and we have to be aware of<br />
them.”<br />
Mr Wright plans to spend<br />
his retirement with his<br />
grandchildren, Oscar, Albie,<br />
Ashton and Elliot, and his wife<br />
Rosemary.<br />
He said he won’t forget SBHS,<br />
but his hobbies will now come<br />
first.<br />
“I’m intending to come back<br />
relieving occasionally, but I’ve<br />
got a bit of redecorating to do<br />
at home and I play a little bit of<br />
golf and bridge . . . and I’ll keep<br />
reading.”<br />
Mr Wright said he values what<br />
he has achieved at SBHS and the<br />
staff and students he has worked<br />
with.<br />
“I can’t think of a different<br />
career I would have been<br />
happier in.”<br />
JP Clinic at Shirley Library<br />
Tuesday, 10am-1pm<br />
A justice of the peace will be<br />
available to members of the community<br />
to witness signatures and<br />
documents, certify document<br />
copies, hear oaths, declarations,<br />
affidavits or affirmations as well<br />
as sign citizenship, sponsorship<br />
or rates rebates applications. No<br />
charge.<br />
Shirley Library<br />
Easter Fun<br />
Tuesday, 10.30am-12pm<br />
Go along for an Easter-themed<br />
morning. Share stories, create<br />
crafts and have an Easter egg<br />
hunt.<br />
Shirley Library<br />
Reading to Dogs<br />
Tuesday, 3.30pm-4.30pm<br />
Go along and for a relaxed,<br />
non-threatening atmosphere<br />
which encourages children to<br />
practice their reading skills in<br />
front of dogs.<br />
Shirley Library<br />
Email matt.slaughter@starmedia.kiwi by<br />
5pm each Wednesday<br />
SAYGo Steady As You Go falls<br />
prevention exercise Class<br />
Tuesday, 10am<br />
This is a specially-designed<br />
class to help you not to fall. There<br />
will be a $2 koha entry. There is<br />
no booking fee required, those<br />
interested are invited to just turn<br />
up on the day and see what the<br />
class can do for them.<br />
Parklands Community<br />
Centre (opposite the shops<br />
in Queenspark Drive)<br />
Ascot Sit and Be Fit<br />
Wednesday, 1-2pm and on<br />
Thursday, 9.30am-10.30am<br />
Go along and complete a<br />
class, which lets you complete<br />
a number of exercises without<br />
even leaving your chair. The<br />
cost of the class is $4 and with<br />
this, you’ll get a cup of tea or<br />
coffee.<br />
Ascot Community Centre on<br />
Ascot Ave in Parklands.<br />
Scrabble Club<br />
Wednesday, 1.30-3.30pm<br />
Go along to the Scrabble<br />
Club. No obligation, just go<br />
along when you can and join the<br />
friendly group. All materials are<br />
supplied. No fee.<br />
Shirley Library<br />
Technology help drop-in<br />
sessions<br />
Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm<br />
Go along to a drop-in<br />
session for help with email,<br />
searching the internet,<br />
using the library catalogue,<br />
eBooks, and general computer<br />
queries.<br />
Shirley Library<br />
Mahjong Group<br />
Saturday, 2-4pm<br />
Learn to play Mahjong at<br />
Shirley Library. For beginners<br />
and advanced players alike. If you<br />
have your own set, please take<br />
it along, otherwise go along and<br />
join in a friendly game.<br />
Shirley Library<br />
Golden oldies movie<br />
screening – The Foreman went<br />
to France<br />
Monday, 1.30pm<br />
Tommy Trinder and Constance<br />
Cummings star in this 1942<br />
drama where Melbourne Johns,<br />
an aircraft factory foreman is<br />
The New Brighton<br />
Seaside Market<br />
will take place on<br />
Saturday between<br />
10am-2pm at New<br />
Brighton Pedestrian<br />
Mall. Go and enjoy<br />
a warm and fun<br />
atmosphere beside<br />
the seaside. Live<br />
entertainment, food,<br />
free face-painting<br />
and a great variety<br />
of stalls.<br />
sent to France to prevent the<br />
Nazis getting hold of some vital<br />
equipment. $2 donation, arrive<br />
early for a cuppa and a chat.<br />
New Brighton Museum, 8<br />
Hardy St<br />
Activity Zone<br />
Monday, 3.45-4.45pm<br />
Go and have fun at Activity<br />
Zone, the Shirley Library after<br />
school club. There will be technology,<br />
games, crafts and books.<br />
Suitable for ages 6-10. Caregivers,<br />
please remain in the library during<br />
the session. Free, no bookings<br />
required.<br />
Shirley Library
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Catholic Cathedral College<br />
To Live By Faith<br />
Catholic Cathedral College is first and<br />
foremost a Catholic school and for 150<br />
years Catholic children of Christchurch<br />
have been educated on this site. We aim<br />
to produce graduates who are confident,<br />
compassionate, connected citizens, willing<br />
to make a positive contribution to our<br />
society with a focus on faith, justice and<br />
equity.<br />
As the only co-ed Catholic College in<br />
Christchurch, with a vibrant mix of<br />
ethnicities, we offer excellent preparation<br />
for life. We have a strong focus on our<br />
bicultural heritage and all students from<br />
Year 7 to 10 learn Te Reo Maori.<br />
We encourage our students to strive<br />
for excellence and have had sustained<br />
excellent academic results over recent<br />
years for all students, across all levels of<br />
NCEA. We recently won the<br />
highly coveted Bishop Lyons’<br />
Shield, a public speaking and<br />
debating competition for the<br />
seven Catholic secondary<br />
schools in the Diocese.<br />
Our Vocational Pathways<br />
programme offers individualised<br />
programmes giving students<br />
access to a range of tertiary<br />
providers.<br />
If you are looking for a Catholic<br />
faith-based education, please<br />
visit us on our Open Evening<br />
on Thursday 23 May, 6.30-8pm<br />
and experience the special<br />
atmosphere and sense of family<br />
that is so evident.<br />
Open Evening Thursday 23rd May, 6.30-8.00pm<br />
www.cathcollege.school.nz | 62 Ferry Road | Tel: 982 <strong>16</strong>90
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All New for Avonside<br />
at Ōrua Paeroa<br />
A new school, a<br />
new location, and a<br />
new uniform! What<br />
a fabulous year for<br />
Avonside Girls’ High<br />
school as a new chapter<br />
in the school’s 90 plus<br />
year history is written<br />
this year. As Avonside<br />
Girls’ High School moves into its new<br />
home on Travis Road at the beginning of<br />
term 2, it will take with it its traditions,<br />
culture, history and values and its focus<br />
on working with every student to help<br />
her identify her strengths and develop<br />
her talents so that she can flourish in her<br />
future.<br />
Just over 1000 girls will move onto the<br />
new site in Travis Road and experience<br />
learning in New Zealand’s newest<br />
secondary school buildings. The campus<br />
which also includes a satellite unit of<br />
Ferndale School, is New Zealand’s first<br />
ever co-location of a state girls’ school and<br />
a state boys’ school sharing the same site<br />
and some key facilities and yet delivering<br />
teaching and learning within their own<br />
single-sex learning environments.<br />
One look inside the impressive entrance<br />
foyer reveals an exciting campus with<br />
fabulous facilities to enhance learning for<br />
students.<br />
In the front section of the school lie the<br />
shared facilities, boasting the reception<br />
and administrative centre for both<br />
schools, a spacious library, a cultural<br />
space, two theatres, a cafeteria with indoor<br />
and outdoor seating, and student kitchen<br />
facilities alongside a commercial kitchen<br />
for teaching senior Hospitality courses.<br />
The design of the school then separates<br />
into two separate schools each designed<br />
around its own courtyard. The school<br />
is organised by learning areas, denoting<br />
the school’s support of subject discipline<br />
knowledge and skills, yet with adjacencies<br />
that provide opportunities for learning<br />
to be connected across learning areas for<br />
students.<br />
Avonside supports the development<br />
of the whole student with a strong<br />
ako programme delivered within a<br />
vertical form structure and wonderful<br />
opportunities for involvement beyond<br />
classroom learning time. The superb<br />
facilities in the new campus certainly<br />
enhance those opportunities for our<br />
students.<br />
Avonside Girls’ High School has<br />
embraced this opportunity to provide this<br />
exciting new brand of 21st century style<br />
single-sex education – the best of both<br />
worlds!<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School<br />
at Ōrua Paeroa<br />
Finally after 8 years<br />
of unstinting effort,<br />
Shirley Boys’ is in its<br />
new home, one that<br />
features state of the art<br />
facilities for teaching<br />
and learning in the 21st<br />
Century.<br />
The new<br />
campus features a<br />
Performing Arts Centre, full size all<br />
weather turf, sports fields, the largest<br />
school gymnasium in the city as well<br />
as traditional classrooms and modern<br />
flexible spaces designed to meet the needs<br />
of all of its 1250 young Shirley men.<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School,<br />
Kiwi Soul Global Vision<br />
At Shirley Boys’ High School, students<br />
are encouraged to participate in a vast<br />
array of sporting and cultural activities<br />
and in all of these areas they are expected<br />
to prepare themselves for action and<br />
success on the world stage, while also<br />
being encouraged to retain and strengthen<br />
their own cultural roots.<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School encourages<br />
students to strive for personal excellence.<br />
Learning occurs both inside and outside<br />
the classroom, reflecting the desire of the<br />
school to focus on teaching the whole<br />
person to ensure a lifelong desire for<br />
self-improvement. At Shirley Boys’ this<br />
is known as “BTB – Better than Before”.<br />
BTB leads to achievement, which can<br />
be as modest as getting fit for a sport or<br />
improving a test score or learning to sing<br />
in a choir. BTB can also be as spectacular<br />
as achieving a Premier New Zealand<br />
Academic Scholar Award (awarded to the<br />
Top 10 academic students in NZ).
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Christchurch Girls’ High School<br />
Te Kura o Hine Waiora<br />
Founded in 1877, Christchurch<br />
Girls’ High School - Te Kura o<br />
Hine Waiora benefits greatly<br />
from 140 years of proud<br />
educational achievement. It is<br />
a learning environment that<br />
values its rich tradition while<br />
embracing innovation and<br />
adapting to the modern world.<br />
It is a place where each girl is<br />
challenged to be a discerning<br />
thinker, who is comfortable with<br />
the concept of hard work and is<br />
open to possibility.<br />
All the programmes at<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School<br />
are designed with girls in mind.<br />
We want our students to explore<br />
the possibilities that are on offer so that<br />
when they leave school they will have<br />
choices and can determine their own<br />
future and not have it predetermined by<br />
others.<br />
We prepare our students by asking<br />
them to embrace tradition, innovation<br />
and excellence and to appreciate the<br />
importance of each in shaping the future.<br />
The school values, developed by the<br />
students themselves, are an integral part<br />
of the education we offer:<br />
Compassion Aroha A Christchurch<br />
Girls’ High School girl will show empathy<br />
and concern for others. She will have an<br />
understanding of the world and people<br />
beyond her own circumstances, giving<br />
service and acting with decency.<br />
Gratitude Whai Whakaaro A Te Kura<br />
o Hine Waiora student is thankful for the<br />
support of her family and whanau. She is<br />
appreciative of the opportunities she has<br />
been able to explore at school.<br />
Honesty Pono A Christchurch Girls’<br />
High School girl will act with integrity.<br />
She will be known for her honesty,<br />
courtesy, reliability and trustworthiness.<br />
Strength Kaha A Te Kura o Hine<br />
Waiora girl will stand tall and proud.<br />
She will have the have the courage and<br />
strength of character to do what is<br />
right, facing challenge and change with<br />
confidence.<br />
We warmly invite you to come and see<br />
what Christchurch Girls’ High School - Te<br />
Kura o Hine Waiora has to offer you and<br />
your daughter.<br />
Catholic Cathedral College<br />
- To Live By Faith<br />
Catholic Cathedral College is first and<br />
foremost a Catholic school and for 150<br />
years Catholic children of Christchurch<br />
have been educated on this site. We aim<br />
to produce graduates who are confident,<br />
compassionate, connected citizens,<br />
willing to make a positive contribution to<br />
our society with a focus on faith, justice<br />
and equity.<br />
As the only co-ed Catholic College<br />
in Christchurch, with a vibrant mix of<br />
ethnicities, we offer excellent preparation<br />
for life. We have a strong focus on our<br />
bicultural heritage and all students from<br />
Year 7 to 10 learn Te Reo Maori.<br />
We encourage our students to strive<br />
for excellence and have had sustained<br />
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excellent academic results over recent<br />
years for all students, across all levels<br />
of NCEA. We recently won the highly<br />
coveted Bishop Lyons’ Shield, a public<br />
speaking and debating competition for<br />
the seven Catholic secondary schools in<br />
the Diocese.<br />
Our Vocational Pathways programme<br />
offers individualised programmes giving<br />
students access to a range of tertiary<br />
providers.<br />
If you are looking for a Catholic faithbased<br />
education, please visit us on our<br />
Open Evening on Thursday 23 May,<br />
6.30-8pm and experience the special<br />
atmosphere and sense of family that is so<br />
evident.<br />
Christchurch Girls’<br />
High School<br />
Te Kura o<br />
Hine Waiora<br />
Embrace Tradition. Embrace Innovation. Embrace Excellence.<br />
Open Day<br />
Tuesday 21 May <strong>2019</strong>, 10am - 2pm<br />
Guided tours start with a brief information talk<br />
Please visit our website to book a tour<br />
www.cghs.school.nz<br />
Bookings open May<br />
Open Evening Thursday 24th May, 6.30-8.00pm<br />
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Medbury School: Preparing boys for life in the 21st century<br />
Medbury School is the only independent<br />
boys’ school in Christchurch, offering an<br />
education for both dayboys<br />
and boarders from Years 1 to<br />
8. Medbury offers a traditional<br />
education, encompassing the<br />
Medbury values of manners<br />
and respect, and its vision is<br />
to provide an education which<br />
prepares boys for life in the<br />
21st Century.<br />
Whilst placing a high<br />
value on Literacy and<br />
Numeracy in a ‘boys-only’<br />
learning environment, Medbury also<br />
believes in helping boys develop as<br />
Choosing the<br />
right school for<br />
your Tamariki<br />
When choosing the right school for our<br />
tamariki we often go by the ‘feeling’ we have<br />
when we visit, as much as by the programmes<br />
that schools have on offer. The world demands<br />
fewer people who can do repetitive tasks and<br />
more people who can think creatively and<br />
critically. That’s why our vision, our aspiration,<br />
as a school is to be ‘A centre of creative<br />
excellence’ in everything that we do, whether<br />
visual arts or chemistry, volleyball or music,<br />
management or curriculum organisation. In<br />
doing this we haven’t forgotten the importance<br />
of the strong relationships that we build with<br />
all of our students, and the importance of<br />
individualising learning pathways so that<br />
we come as close as we can to meeting every<br />
individual student’s needs. Hornby High<br />
School’s feeling is one of positive relationships<br />
that support learning. Students often comment<br />
that we feel like whānau, like family. This all<br />
takes place within our amazing new facilities,<br />
some of the most modern in the country.<br />
These facilities are allowing us to develop a<br />
curriculum that caters for individual needs,<br />
that supports student passions, and helps<br />
our students to grow their heart for their<br />
community, while emphasising our values<br />
and promoting the ethos of kindness, of<br />
manaaki. We are also committed to engaging<br />
with whānau in any and every way we can. I<br />
personally invite you to come along and meet<br />
with our skilled staff, and the amazing young<br />
people who make Hornby High School such a<br />
wonderful place to be.<br />
Robin Sutton - Principal<br />
confident individuals, and developing<br />
personal attributes, such as organisation,<br />
confidence, relationships with others,<br />
and independence.<br />
At Medbury, the focus is<br />
on the ‘whole boy’, and small<br />
class sizes enable teachers to<br />
deliver a personalised learning<br />
programme, ensuring that every<br />
boy has the support, extension and<br />
encouragement he needs to discover<br />
and develop his particular strengths.<br />
The learning programmes are all<br />
focused on a boy’s way of learning,<br />
providing them with a structured<br />
environment, with competition,<br />
A New Marian<br />
College<br />
for 2023<br />
Marian College is inviting its school<br />
community to share ideas on what the<br />
new school in Papanui could look like.<br />
High on the list is celebrating Marian’s<br />
Catholic special character and heritage,<br />
tradition of service and cultural<br />
representation.<br />
Marian College leadership is expecting<br />
excellent facilities which will continue to<br />
enable flexible and responsive teaching<br />
and learning, catering to students’<br />
individual learning needs, strengths,<br />
passions and interests.<br />
Conveniently located on main arterial<br />
Marian College<br />
students respond to the<br />
wonderful news<br />
(QEII Drive, Main North Road) and<br />
Orbiter bus routes, the new site connects<br />
with key cycleways and is down the road<br />
from brother school, St Bede’s College.<br />
New and prospective families are<br />
invited to join the conversation – at<br />
Marian College Open Night, Tuesday 14<br />
May from 4-7pm (Principal’s welcome<br />
at 4:15pm and 5:30pm), and Open Day,<br />
Thursday 30 May from 1-3pm (starting<br />
with Principal’s welcome).<br />
Open Afternoon<br />
Tuesday 14 May<br />
1.30 - 2.30pm in the junior block<br />
Information Evening<br />
Wednesday 15 May<br />
6pm in the auditorium<br />
For details of our enrolment zone, please refer to our website.<br />
180 Waterloo Road, Hornby - Ph 03 349 5396 www.hornby.school.nz<br />
boundaries and an opportunity to<br />
succeed.<br />
Medbury’s partnership with Swinburne<br />
University of Technology is a new and<br />
exciting initiative aimed at development<br />
of emotional intelligence (EI) via the<br />
Aristotle-EI programme.<br />
Medbury’s Headmaster, Ian<br />
Macpherson, states, “Our passion at<br />
Medbury is to unlock the potential<br />
of every boy. It is why we exist – to<br />
understand each boy’s opportunities and<br />
challenges, then personalise an education<br />
which encourages him to strive to be the<br />
very best he can be.<br />
Friendships, values and a quiet selfconfidence<br />
that comes with sound<br />
preparation, will provide an invaluable<br />
foundation for the<br />
boys’ educational<br />
journeys ahead.”<br />
For more<br />
information<br />
please contact<br />
the Registrar<br />
on 03 351 6<strong>16</strong>9,<br />
email registrar@<br />
medbury.school.<br />
nz or visit www.<br />
medbury.school.<br />
nz.<br />
Unlocking every<br />
boy’s potential<br />
You are invited to attend the Medbury<br />
School Open Day to discover what<br />
makes a Medbury education unique.<br />
The Open Day is on Tuesday 7 May<br />
<strong>2019</strong> from 9.00am to 10.45am. The<br />
Headmaster will speak at 10.15am.<br />
Scholarships are available for 2020.<br />
To register online visit Enrolment at<br />
medbury.school.nz<br />
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Christian Integrated Schools in<br />
Christchurch working together<br />
Working together for the good of students<br />
and families has been a successful recipe<br />
for Christian Integrated Schools in<br />
Christchurch.<br />
The Christian School Network has been<br />
in existence for over ten years. Aidanfield<br />
Christian School, Emmanuel Christian<br />
School, Hillview Christian School and<br />
Middleton Grange School decided in<br />
2005 that there was much to be gained<br />
by working together cooperatively.<br />
They recognised opportunities to share<br />
successful teaching practice, curriculum<br />
development initiatives across a wide<br />
spectrum of school operations as well as<br />
cooperatively strengthening their special<br />
Christian Character. They recognised that<br />
their ability to serve students and families<br />
was greatly enhanced by working together<br />
in a close and trusting relationship.<br />
The success of the network has seen<br />
other schools wanting to join in. Early<br />
Middleton Grange School<br />
Character, Excellence, Service for the Glory of God<br />
OPEN DAYS<br />
Tuesday, 21 & Thursday, 23 May <strong>2019</strong><br />
am & pm<br />
BOOKINGS<br />
ESSENTIAL<br />
Bookings Open<br />
Term 2<br />
in the piece Rangiora New Life School<br />
became part of the network. The schools<br />
joined together to support the genesis<br />
of Ashburton Christian School and also<br />
culminated in the start up of a brand new<br />
school in Rolleston in 2015.<br />
The schools have developed<br />
interlocking enrolment schools which<br />
assists in providing transparent pathways<br />
in Christian education from new entrant<br />
through to Year 13.<br />
First rate general<br />
education and<br />
biblically based<br />
teaching<br />
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A further strength has been a<br />
cooperative engagement with the Ministry<br />
of Education who have been pivotal<br />
in assisting the networks successful<br />
development.<br />
Primary School : Years 1-6<br />
Middle School : Years 7-10<br />
Senior College : Years 11-13<br />
Places available particularly at Years 1, 4, 7, 9, 11-13<br />
2020 Enrolments Close<br />
Friday 14 June <strong>2019</strong> (Y7-13)<br />
Friday 23 August <strong>2019</strong> (Y1-6)<br />
If your child turns 5 and will start school in 2020, you must apply this year.<br />
We are known for<br />
our quality education as a compassionate community<br />
in which the God-given gifts and talents of pupils are nurtured and celebrated<br />
A Year 1-13 non-denominational co-educational Christian School<br />
High quality affordable Christian education in a State Integrated School setting<br />
Highly qualified teachers who are committed Christians<br />
High expectations for academic achievement and behaviour<br />
New Zealand Curriculum delivered from a Biblical perspective<br />
Strong partnership and shared vision between home and school<br />
for God’s calling on the life of the child<br />
Christian values modelled and encouraged<br />
office@middleton.school.nz<br />
30 Acacia Ave, Riccarton<br />
+64 3 348 9826 www.middleton.school.nz Christchurch, New Zealand<br />
Middleton Grange School was<br />
established in 1964 with the aim of<br />
providing a first rate general education<br />
and biblically based teaching in the<br />
Christian faith. We see learning not<br />
as an end in itself but something that<br />
happens alongside the development of<br />
character and a desire to serve God by<br />
serving others.<br />
We look forward to seeing our young<br />
people excelling in academic, sporting,<br />
cultural and service activities with a<br />
sense of personal achievement. We also<br />
want them to identify the strengths,<br />
skills, talents and abilities that God has<br />
put within each one of them, not just<br />
for their personal benefit, but for the<br />
benefit of the communities that they<br />
live in. Serving others with compassion<br />
and kindness is part of the ‘DNA’ of<br />
Middleton Grange School. We want our<br />
young people to engage in the society<br />
and culture that they live in, to be a<br />
positive influence and to point others to<br />
God by their example.<br />
We appreciate the hard work that<br />
staff and students put into producing<br />
top academic results, but what we value<br />
even more highly is wisdom, character,<br />
integrity and a willingness to help and<br />
encourage others.<br />
This is summed up in our school<br />
motto ‘Character, Excellence, Service for<br />
the Glory of God.<br />
Rod Thompson, Interim Principal<br />
Hillview Christian School<br />
Yr 1–10<br />
Middleton Grange School<br />
Yr 1–13<br />
Emmanuel Christian School<br />
Yr 1–10<br />
Aidanfield Christian School<br />
Yr 1–10 Yr 1–8<br />
Open Days: 15 & 17 May<br />
Contact<br />
school<br />
for details<br />
p: 332 6923<br />
e: office@hillview.school.nz<br />
w: www.hillview.school.nz<br />
Open Days: 22 & 24 May<br />
Contact<br />
school<br />
for details<br />
• High quality affordable Christian education<br />
• Qualified teachers who are committed Christians<br />
• High standards of academic achievement and behaviour<br />
p: 348 9826<br />
e: office@middleton.school.nz<br />
w: www.middleton.school.nz<br />
Open days: Viewing by appointment<br />
Contact<br />
school<br />
for details<br />
p: 359 3595<br />
e: office@emmanuelchristian.school.nz<br />
w: www.emmanuelchristian.school.nz<br />
p: 338 8153<br />
e: enrol@aidanfield.school.nz<br />
w: www.aidanfield.school.nz<br />
A network of non denominational Christian Schools offering limited places in <strong>2019</strong><br />
• Co-educational and State Integrated<br />
• New Zealand Curriculum delivered from a Biblical perspective<br />
• Christian virtues modelled and encouraged<br />
Open days: Viewing by appointment<br />
Contact<br />
school<br />
for details<br />
Open days: Viewing by appointment<br />
Contact<br />
school<br />
for details<br />
p: 550 2653<br />
e: office@rcs.school.nz<br />
w: www.rollestonchristian.school.nz<br />
• Strong partnership and shared vision between home and school for God’s calling<br />
on the life of the child<br />
• Pathways for pupils from Aidanfield, Emmanuel, Hillview and Rolleston to<br />
Middleton Grange School at Senior College level
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St Thomas believe<br />
the best preparation<br />
for life is an<br />
education in a caring<br />
diverse environment<br />
At St Thomas’ we believe that the best<br />
preparation for life is an education which<br />
fosters excellence in a caring, diverse<br />
environment. Our staff are committed<br />
to guiding our students through a broad<br />
range of spiritual, learning, culture,<br />
sporting and service opportunities<br />
in order to develop young men with<br />
“educated hearts and educated minds”.<br />
We are a state integrated Catholic<br />
school for a maximum of 615 students<br />
from Years 7 to 13. Our size enables us to<br />
provide individual attention and develop<br />
close relationships with our students in<br />
order for them to develop a healthy selfimage,<br />
relaxed but confident personal<br />
skills, and a positive outlook on life.<br />
We are a high performing academic<br />
boys’ school and as such, maintain a clear<br />
focus on boys’ needs and the pathway<br />
from boyhood to manhood. We will<br />
provide your son with adventure, testing<br />
of courage and strong, good male role<br />
models.<br />
We want the young men who graduate<br />
from our College to be men of justice and<br />
compassion, who believe they have much<br />
to offer the world in order for it to be a<br />
better place.<br />
Steve Hart, Principal<br />
St Thomas of Canterbury College<br />
Giving boys the<br />
opportunity to be great<br />
St Bede’s is a Catholic College for boys<br />
founded by the Society of Mary in 1911<br />
and it is also the only Catholic boarding<br />
school for boys in the South Island.<br />
Catholic, Marist and Bedean principles<br />
and values form the basis of a holistic<br />
education at the College. We aim not<br />
to make the College great but to ensure<br />
every boy has the opportunity to be great,<br />
and we endeavour to develop young men<br />
of Catholic hearts and minds through the<br />
experiences the boys have in their time<br />
here at the College.<br />
St Bede’s is a College for all…a place<br />
where gospel values are practised to<br />
help form principled men; a learning<br />
environment where everyone achieves;<br />
a place that teachers want to come<br />
to because of the strength of the<br />
community; a place also, where boys can<br />
embrace spiritual, sporting, cultural and<br />
community activities, which all combined<br />
shape boys into men. That’s the priority<br />
and that is in our DNA.<br />
We welcome parents and boys to the<br />
College’s Open Day on Wednesday 8 May<br />
between 9.00am – noon, where you will<br />
have the opportunity to tour the College<br />
and meet staff and students.<br />
Parents are also invited to attend the<br />
Information Evening, commencing at<br />
7.00pm, where Senior Management and<br />
students will provide further information<br />
about the College.
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Nurturing and educating<br />
children for <strong>16</strong>8 years<br />
Is your child one of 15 or 50? Is their<br />
classroom a calm, productive learning<br />
space or a tension of noise and<br />
movement? How much teacher attention<br />
does your child really receive?<br />
St Michael’s has been nurturing<br />
and educating children for <strong>16</strong>8 years.<br />
Our small co-ed classes and specialist<br />
teachers ensure your child is an<br />
individual, well known by staff and<br />
fellow pupils alike. For at the heart of<br />
St Michael’s are the essential values of<br />
Christian faith and good citizenship:<br />
respect, integrity, faith, hope and love.<br />
St Michael’s is a prep school so<br />
your child is assured of a traditional<br />
foundation in English and Mathematics.<br />
This academic rigour then underpins our<br />
wider curriculums in Science, History,<br />
Geography and Spanish. IT literacy<br />
is taught, not assumed, and computer<br />
use is measured. We like teaching and<br />
talking to our pupils!<br />
Cultural and sports’ programmes<br />
develop your child’s foundation further,<br />
as creativity and problem-solving come<br />
in many forms. Specialist art and music<br />
classes are enjoyed weekly; and most<br />
pupils play at least one instrument.<br />
There are two choirs, and drama lessons.<br />
Our new Y7&8 Programme ranges<br />
from financial literacy to outdoor ed,<br />
leadership challenges to new sports, art<br />
and technologies.<br />
✓ Co-educational, Years 1-8<br />
✓ Small classes<br />
✓ Specialist teachers<br />
✓ Traditional classrooms;<br />
academic rigour<br />
✓ Musical excellence<br />
✓ Christian values<br />
✓ Before & after school care:<br />
7.30am - 5.30pm<br />
✓ Cental city location,<br />
easy access<br />
And our extended campus is<br />
spectacular: today, the Gardens;<br />
tomorrow, the Art Gallery; next week…<br />
Our pupils come from city-wide,<br />
arriving via the bus exchange only a<br />
block away or with parents who work in<br />
the thriving centre.<br />
You are warmly welcome to explore<br />
our purposeful, wholehearted and<br />
inclusive prep school. Our next Open<br />
Day is Tuesday 14 May or please contact<br />
our registrar, Bec Hitchcock, for a<br />
personal tour: 03.379.9790.<br />
St Michael’s<br />
Your school at the heart<br />
of the city since 1851<br />
Open Day: Tuesday 14 May<br />
www.saintmichaels.school.nz 249 Durham Street 379 9790<br />
Papanui<br />
High School<br />
- Preparing<br />
students for<br />
their future<br />
“Our aim is simple... to<br />
provide the best education<br />
possible for every student”<br />
Giving students the<br />
opportunity to study from<br />
an innovative and broad<br />
curriculum is critical to<br />
providing each student a<br />
pathway that meets their<br />
individual needs. We allow<br />
for a greater range and<br />
flexibility in subject choice<br />
including the utilization<br />
of the secondary/tertiary<br />
interface. This reinforces the<br />
philosophy underpinning<br />
personalised learning and<br />
is strongly supported by<br />
understanding our students’<br />
interests, passions, talents,<br />
and ultimately their career<br />
aspirations.<br />
We understand that for effective<br />
learning to take place, it has to be<br />
implemented in such a way that students<br />
will be highly engaged. The school<br />
does this in a ‘forward thinking’ way by<br />
creating learning environments that allow<br />
our students to see value in what they do<br />
and achieve. Papanui “PRIDE” is what<br />
we represent and we demonstrate this by<br />
having young adults leave our school as<br />
confident learners who have gained the<br />
appropriate qualifications and social skills<br />
to become valued contributing members<br />
of society.<br />
All that we do here is reinforced by<br />
positive relationships, an ethos of caring,<br />
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cultural responsiveness, inclusion, and<br />
high expectations – what we call “Our<br />
Full service Model”. The school highly<br />
values the connectedness of curricular<br />
and co-curricular learning. We have a<br />
philosophical understanding that the<br />
holistic development of the student is<br />
critical to their individual success.<br />
The school has worked hard to<br />
consolidate recent initiatives to ensure<br />
sustained and continuous improvement.<br />
You are invited to view our website,<br />
school charter, ERO report, and/or<br />
contact the school for more information.<br />
We look forward to welcoming all<br />
prospective students and their families/<br />
whanau to visit our school.<br />
PAPANUI HIGH SCHOOL<br />
Our aim is simple….to provide the best education possible for every student<br />
OPEN NIGHT<br />
Tuesday 21st May 6.30pm<br />
The evening will consist of an address from the principal and student<br />
representatives, followed by guided tours of the school’s facilities.<br />
Phone: 03 352 6119<br />
30 Langdons Road<br />
PO Box 5220<br />
www.papanui.school.nz<br />
Applications for enrolment are due by<br />
Friday 26th July<br />
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Selwyn House offers a<br />
world class education<br />
Selwyn House School offers a world-class<br />
education with a talented teaching staff<br />
and small class sizes which are set within<br />
a future-focused, nurturing environment.<br />
An extensive range of educational,<br />
sporting and cultural opportunities are<br />
offered for girls in Years 1 - 8.<br />
A supportive all-girl learning<br />
environment encourages girls to take risks<br />
without fear of failure and develops their<br />
love of learning. They become confident,<br />
compassionate, articulate and determined<br />
young women who have the values, skills,<br />
and attributes needed to not only achieve<br />
their goals but to make a difference in<br />
their communities. Our teachers ensure<br />
girls are inspired and committed to<br />
learning as they develop their unique<br />
way of learning and achieving. The focus<br />
across Years 1 - 8 is on the growth of the<br />
developing girl encompassing intellectual,<br />
social, physical, emotional, and cultural<br />
needs.<br />
Selwyn House is committed to<br />
providing a continuum of international<br />
education. The combination of the<br />
International Baccalaureate Primary<br />
Years Programme (PYP) and our futurefocused<br />
STEAM and Mechatronics<br />
curriculum ensures girls are equipped to<br />
face a continually changing world with<br />
confidence and enthusiasm.<br />
We focus on instilling<br />
strong foundations which<br />
can be successfully built<br />
upon. Core learning in<br />
reading, writing and<br />
mathematics is a priority.<br />
Specialist programmes<br />
in Art, Creative Writing,<br />
Leadership, Mechatronics,<br />
Music, Performing Arts,<br />
Physical Education,<br />
Science, Spanish and<br />
Swimming play key roles to<br />
further enhancing learning.<br />
Selwyn House<br />
provides each girl with<br />
a personalised learning<br />
experience. Each classroom<br />
and specialist teacher<br />
has the time to foster<br />
meaningful relationships<br />
with each student. Due<br />
to our comprehensive<br />
learning environment,<br />
our girls are highly skilled, stand out<br />
among their peers and are prepared for a<br />
successful transition to secondary school.<br />
Selwyn House’s nurturing environment<br />
is apparent in all aspects of the school.<br />
In our modern and safe, family-oriented<br />
Boarding House, girls are supported by<br />
dedicated staff and tutors. Girls from<br />
across New Zealand and internationally<br />
fondly call the Boarding House, their<br />
‘home away from home’ and easily form a<br />
sisterhood with others.<br />
We believe in the strength of tradition,<br />
the promise of the future and the power<br />
of education. For more information on<br />
the benefits of Selwyn House School,<br />
scholarship information or to schedule<br />
your personal tour, please contact<br />
Charlotte Johnson 03 355 7299.<br />
SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL<br />
Open Day<br />
MONDAY 13 MAY<br />
9AM TO NOON<br />
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR 2020<br />
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 4PM, 17 MAY <strong>2019</strong><br />
phone (03) 355 7299 email office@selhouse.school.nz<br />
122 Merivale Lane, Merivale, Christchurch 8014<br />
WWW.SELWYNHOUSE.SCHOOL.NZ<br />
Selwyn House School is a leading girls’ school for Years 1–8, with boarding<br />
options available. We provide exceptional educational opportunities for girls,<br />
in a stimulating and nurturing environment. Our focus is on developing globally<br />
minded learners and leaders who will become confident and capable women.<br />
Please join us at our Open Day on Monday 13 May and experience all that Selwyn House has to offer.<br />
If you are unable to attend our Open Day, a personal tour can be arranged by appointment.<br />
To register your interest for our Open Day phone: (03) 355 7299<br />
or email: office@selhouse.school.nz<br />
An International<br />
Baccalaureate School<br />
SCHOLARSHIPS<br />
AVAILABLE<br />
FOR 2020
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Transforming lives<br />
through the<br />
St Mark’s Story<br />
Grounded in tradition,<br />
enlivened by innovation and<br />
inspired by God.<br />
St Mark’s is an Anglican<br />
full primary state-integrated<br />
school – the only one in the<br />
South Island.<br />
We are a Christian School.<br />
A school with strong<br />
connections to the local<br />
community. A school which<br />
celebrates the gifts and<br />
talents of everyone in the<br />
community. And a school<br />
that strives to live every<br />
aspect of school life by the<br />
values of Grace (Huatau),<br />
Excellence (Hiranga),<br />
Courage (Māiatanga)<br />
and Faithfulness<br />
(Piriponotanga).<br />
A brand new campus with<br />
excellent facilities including<br />
science room, music rooms,<br />
all weather turf and hall<br />
with stage supports the delivery of a full<br />
curriculum with specialist programs.<br />
With the school marking it’s centennial<br />
in 2021 tradition remains important to<br />
us, as we partner with all whanau to bring<br />
innovative teaching and learning to all<br />
Ākonga.<br />
Even with limited spaces in 2020 you<br />
are always welcome at St Mark’s School.<br />
Villa Maria<br />
offers<br />
education for<br />
girls years 7-13<br />
Villa Maria College is a state integrated<br />
Catholic secondary school for girls<br />
in Years 7 – 13. The foundation for<br />
everything we do is our Catholic faith,<br />
which we express through our Mercy<br />
charism. Villa Maria College offers<br />
spiritual formation and pastoral care<br />
in the tradition of Catherine McAuley,<br />
the founder of the Sisters of Mercy, who<br />
established the College in 1918.<br />
Our Mission is to: “Empower each<br />
young woman to determine her potential,<br />
live Gospel values, confidently embrace<br />
life-long learning and as a Mercy woman<br />
be inspired to make a difference”.<br />
We have a proud academic history,<br />
annually achieving academic results,<br />
which are among the best in the<br />
country. Girls are encouraged to stretch<br />
themselves and work towards individual<br />
goals, so they fulfil their potential. A<br />
good education has balance, and our<br />
strong academic programme is combined<br />
with varied co-curricular activities,<br />
encompassing sport, cultural and musical<br />
programmes.<br />
We invite you to visit Villa Maria<br />
College and experience our special<br />
character for yourself. You will also find<br />
a wealth of information on our website<br />
–www.villa.school.nz<br />
• Grounded in tradition, enlivened by innovation<br />
and inspired by God<br />
• Year 0 - 8 Anglican State - Integrated<br />
• Holistic education inspired by the Gospel through<br />
Grace/Huatau, Excellence/Hiranga, Courage/<br />
Maiatanga and Faithfulness/Piriponotanga.<br />
• Caring family atmosphere<br />
• Specialist programmes<br />
• Exciting new campus<br />
• Transforming lives<br />
• Limited places available in 2020<br />
St Mark’s School<br />
Open Day - Wednesday 22nd May, 9am - 2pm<br />
Cholmondeley Avenue, Christchurch | Phone: 03 332 7339<br />
Email: office@saintmarks.school.nz | www.saintmarks.school.nz<br />
T E W H A R E O M E R I<br />
Tuesday 21 May <strong>2019</strong>, 9:00am - 3:00pm<br />
Villa Maria College is a state integrated Catholic secondary school for girls in years 7 - 13.<br />
We extend a warm invitation to prospective parents and students to join us throughout the day<br />
and see our College in action.<br />
Meet our staff and students and find out what makes Villa Maria College such a special place.<br />
Principal Deborah Brosnahan and our student leaders will address visitors in the Auditorium at<br />
the following times: 9am and 1pm for Year 9 intake, and 11am for Year 7 intake. Visitors are then<br />
invited to take a guided tour of the College.<br />
We look forward to seeing you.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Student Leaders<br />
21 Peer St, Christchurch • Ph: 348 4<strong>16</strong>5 • www.villa.school.nz
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FOCUS ON HEALTH<br />
1 in 2 people<br />
deficient in B12<br />
Emerging research has shown as many as 50% of older adults and<br />
as many as 25% of younger adults are deficient in vitamin B12.<br />
Scientists at Rush University Medical<br />
Center found those most deficient<br />
in vitamin B12 to have the smallest<br />
brain mass and the lowest scores on<br />
tests measuring short-term memory,<br />
concentration and brain performance.<br />
Another study showed that older people<br />
with higher levels of B12 in their blood<br />
have bigger, healthier brains and score<br />
higher on cognitive tests than those with<br />
lower levels. Yet another recent landmark<br />
study showed that B12 supplementation<br />
slows the accelerated rate of brain<br />
shrinkage and declining cognitive function.<br />
B12 is essential for energy production, cell<br />
health, regulation of mood and sleep cycles,<br />
nerve health and repair, and prevention<br />
of homocysteine a serious cardiovascular<br />
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and plaque in the blood vessels. It can also<br />
increase the chances of a stroke. Harvard<br />
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IS YOUR BRAIN SHRINKING?<br />
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Up to 1 in 2 people may have a shrinking brain due to a lack of vitamin B12. Supplementation of<br />
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brain function. B12 is also known to protect against homocysteine a serious cardiovascular risk<br />
factor that can also damage the hearing, eyesight & affect the mood. B12 is essential for energy,<br />
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• Sleep & mood regulation<br />
• Cellular Health & Repair<br />
• Good Health<br />
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• Eye sight - Study showed a 34%<br />
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• Hearing loss - Study linked a higher<br />
risk of hearing loss in subjects in<br />
their 60s who were low in B12<br />
subjects in their 60’s who were low in B12.<br />
The reason so many people lack B12<br />
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continuing education<br />
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christchurch<br />
School of Music<br />
As<br />
Did you know that musical training<br />
can change brain structure and function<br />
for the better? It can also improve longterm<br />
memory and lead to better brain<br />
development, particularly for those<br />
who start at a young age. So why wait<br />
any longer?? Come and join us at the<br />
Christchurch School of Music!<br />
CSM is a not-for-profit organisation with<br />
a strong focus on community. From ages 2<br />
to 92 we have something for everyone. On<br />
a Saturday morning the whole family can<br />
find something to suit.<br />
For the young ones there are pre-school<br />
and junior school classes, “Take Off with<br />
Music”, 41/2 year olds can start on Suzuki<br />
strings and at 6 the recorder is a great<br />
instrument to learn. In <strong>2019</strong> we have a<br />
fantastic deal for beginner recorder players<br />
– just $52 for a year of tuition and this<br />
includes a recorder and a book!!<br />
Older children and adults may opt for<br />
group or individual lessons on a specific<br />
instrument (including voice). With six<br />
orchestras, two concert bands, a Big Band,<br />
a jazz combo, six wind ensembles, rock<br />
bands, two choirs, chamber groups, a<br />
samba band and a guitar ensemble there is<br />
an ensemble to suit all levels and all ages.<br />
If affordability is an issue, CSM may be<br />
able to offer a discount through funding<br />
provided by the Rata Foundation.<br />
Find out more about us or enrol any<br />
time at www.csm.org.nz<br />
Try something new<br />
daylight saving ends<br />
and the evenings become<br />
longer why not take the<br />
opportunity to take up a<br />
new hobby, learn a new<br />
skill, meet some new<br />
people and have fun at<br />
the same time then join<br />
one of Papanui High<br />
School’s exciting range of<br />
Adult and Community<br />
Education Courses for<br />
Term 2 beginning from 6<br />
May. We have a wide range<br />
of courses to choose from and guarantee you<br />
will find something to appeal regardless of<br />
your age or interests.<br />
One of new classes for Term 2 is a Belly<br />
Dancing for Beginners Workshop on<br />
Saturday 25 May between 3-4.30 pm. This<br />
one off workshop taught by Nicola Rooney<br />
is ideal for those who have always wanted to<br />
try Belly Dancing and is the idea opportunity<br />
to see if it is for you. All new dancers are<br />
welcome as no previous dance experience is<br />
needed. The workshop will cover a dancers’s<br />
warm-up, posture and how to dance safely,<br />
torso and arm movements, and common<br />
belly-dance steps and terminology. This<br />
class promotes creativity and self-expression,<br />
strength, confidence and body awareness all<br />
through the art of moving to music.<br />
We also offer classes in Languages,<br />
Woodwork, Dressmaking, Art, Cooking,<br />
Cake Design, Yoga, Pilates,<br />
Bee Keeping, Ukulele,<br />
English for Speakers<br />
of other languages,<br />
Photography and more.<br />
For further information<br />
and enrolment in these<br />
or any of our courses<br />
please visit our website<br />
www.papanui.school.nz<br />
or email rpb@papanui.<br />
school.nz or telephone<br />
our office on 3520701.<br />
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COntinuing eduCAtiOn<br />
Adult and community<br />
education at Risingholme<br />
Community Centre<br />
There are exciting times ahead for<br />
Risingholme Community Centre,<br />
as we prepare to re occupy the<br />
Risingholme Homestead, situated<br />
in the Risingholme Park in Opawa.<br />
This occasion will be marked with a<br />
Mayoral Opening on Wednesday 5th<br />
June and a Community Open Day<br />
will take place on Saturday 8th June<br />
when members of the community<br />
are welcome to come and have a<br />
look at the refurbished facilities.<br />
Risingholme Community Centre<br />
continues to offer a wide range of<br />
exciting learning opportunities across the<br />
city. With the start of term 2 on Monday<br />
6th May and winter approaching why not<br />
enrol in one of our exciting classes – www.<br />
risingholme.org.nz<br />
Risingholme’s strong focus on language<br />
development continues with a wide range<br />
of languages courses at a variety of levels<br />
– ESOL, German, Italian, Russian, Sign<br />
Language, Spanish and Te Reo Maori.<br />
Risingholme’s traditional base of art and<br />
craft courses continues to flourish with a<br />
full range available at a number of venues.<br />
They include fabrics, woodwork skills, cake<br />
decorating, health & fitness and well-being,<br />
Looking after each other<br />
and ourselves<br />
This Autumn the WEA is offering a<br />
range of courses with the emphasis on<br />
self and social care. We recognise that<br />
having opportunities to listen deeply to<br />
one another, and to come together around<br />
a shared activity or experience are vital<br />
parts of building a safe and connected<br />
community. It is also true that to look after<br />
others we must first look after ourselves. It<br />
can be as simple as building time into our<br />
busy lives for things that feed us: perhaps an<br />
artistic or musical pursuit, learning a new<br />
language, or practicing meditation. With<br />
a range of over 40 courses from Middle<br />
Eastern Dance to Understanding the Treaty<br />
in <strong>2019</strong>, Foraging to Rethinking Mental<br />
Health and a welcoming and enthusiastic<br />
community of learners, there is lots to gain<br />
from a course at the WEA and we would<br />
love to see you there.<br />
computing, guitar and photography, as well<br />
as many others.<br />
For more information on classes at<br />
Risingholme, Riccarton High School,<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School, Shirley<br />
Boys’ High School, Hillmorton High<br />
School and Hornby High School, contact<br />
the Risingholme Community Centre at<br />
332 7359 or e-mail info@risingholme.org.<br />
nz<br />
The full programme for Term 2 is<br />
available on our website at http://www.<br />
risingholme.org.nz/courses<br />
Brochures are available at the Risingholme<br />
office and public libraries.<br />
Visit www.cwea.org.nz to find out more<br />
or pop in and chat to us at 59 Gloucester<br />
street (between 9.30 and 3pm week days).<br />
Hearts created by students of<br />
Japanese Origami<br />
Learn business and<br />
computing for free<br />
Vision College’s free 20-week Certificate in<br />
Business (Administration and Technology)<br />
is a level 3 course that offers computer skills<br />
within a business focus for those wanting to<br />
retrain for modern office systems.<br />
The course is designed for those wanting<br />
to run the admin side of their own business,<br />
work in an administration role, or upskill.<br />
While covering computer applications<br />
like Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher,<br />
it includes business report writing,<br />
communication skills and creating business<br />
documents.<br />
Vision College’s self-paced course allows<br />
students to work through a series of<br />
computer-based skills with tutor support,<br />
at times that suit their lifestyle. “Classes are<br />
held during normal working hours, but we<br />
can be flexible with hours that best suit our<br />
Adult and Community<br />
Education Term 2, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Come learn with us<br />
Risingholme Community Centre<br />
offers a wide range of short courses,<br />
each term, at a range of venues.<br />
Risingholme Community Centre<br />
Art (Create with Pastels & Paints, Mixed Media, Watercolour,<br />
Painting with Acrylics), Mindfulness, Cake Decorating,<br />
Drawing & Sketching, Embroidery, ESOL, Fabric & Craft<br />
Skills, Guitar, Pottery, Sewing Skills, Upholstery, Using your<br />
Overlocker, Weekend Sewing classes, Yoga, Wood Sculpture,<br />
Woodwork, Woodwork for Women, Zentangle, Printmaking,<br />
Fermented Foods, Plastics Free, Waiata.<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School<br />
Dressmaking, Embroidery, Te Reo Maori, Watercolour Painting,<br />
Drawing & Sketching, Preserving Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs.<br />
Riccarton High School<br />
Calligraphy, ESOL Business English Intermediate, Indian<br />
Cooking, Italian Language, NZ Sign Language, Russian<br />
Language, Sewing Skills, Spanish Language, Te Reo Maori,<br />
Arabic, A Taste of Egyptian Cooking, Picture Framing.<br />
student’s lifestyle.” says Gary Taylor, Vision<br />
College Campus Manager.<br />
“So, the learning is delivered by way of a<br />
workbook, along with organised tutorials<br />
where tutors are on hand to offer one-on-one<br />
tuition when required. While some theory<br />
is included, the course is very practical and<br />
students are at a computer from the first<br />
lesson.” Added Taylor.<br />
This course is available for domestic<br />
students aged <strong>16</strong>+. Students do not need<br />
their own computer, as the classroom is<br />
fitted out with the required technology, but<br />
may bring their own.<br />
Vision College are enrolling now for<br />
their <strong>April</strong> intake. For more information<br />
call 0800 834 834, txt ‘OFFICE’ to 027 557<br />
8839, or visit the website www.vision.ac.nz<br />
to enrol online.<br />
Hornby High School<br />
Sewing Skills, Thai Cooking, Te Reo.<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School<br />
Painting with Acrylics, German Language, Photoshop, Reiki<br />
Level 1, Spanish Language Level 3, Te Reo Maori, Thai<br />
Cooking, Woodwork, Yoga (range of classes), Art of Creativity<br />
& Expression, Sign Language.<br />
Full details available on www.risingholme.org.nz<br />
Risingholme office at 99 Hawford Road<br />
Phone 332 7359 | Email info@risingholme.org.nz<br />
www.risingholme.org.nz<br />
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HOME & HEATING<br />
The<br />
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Choosing the<br />
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Ventilation includes both the<br />
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Filtered air supply for summer and filtered<br />
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REAL ESTATE<br />
Luxury waterfront residence - one of NZ’s finest homes<br />
Redcliffs, 145 Main Road<br />
Price: $3,495,000<br />
4 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 4 toilets | 4 living rooms | 1 dining room | 3 car-garage | Listing Number: PI57626<br />
Rarely are we favoured with the<br />
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Epitomizing a cutting edge design,<br />
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With a floor area of 501sqm, the home<br />
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With precise planning and detailing it<br />
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The natural palette of materials and<br />
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a very long list of quality specifications.<br />
With so many amenities on your doorstep,<br />
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The extravagance of this home requires<br />
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Please contact agents for viewing details.<br />
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Northwest Christchurch’s<br />
14th Annual Rotary<br />
Bookarama<br />
3 DAY SALE<br />
26th - 28th <strong>April</strong>, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Friday 10am-7pm<br />
Saturday 10am-6pm; Sunday 10am-3pm<br />
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YMCA: Bishopdale<br />
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Books priced from $1.00 to $3.00<br />
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Books are clean and tidy, something for everyone.<br />
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Annual Report<br />
labour.org.nz<br />
I’m proudly standing up for Christchurch East and Backing the Kiwi Dream.<br />
This overview of my work and activities in Government shows what I'm doing to<br />
support you and the needs of our community.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> is our Government’s Year of Delivery.<br />
Now we are seeing the results of the plans we made, and promises<br />
we’ve delivered on from when our government term began. Families<br />
are moving into newly constructed state homes in Richmond, elders in<br />
the community will soon receive their next Winter Energy Payments, and<br />
new parents are benefiting from our extended Paid Parental Leave,<br />
Families Package and Best Start tax credit.<br />
One achievement I’m very proud of is Mana Ake, and how many<br />
organisations have come together to deliver better mental health<br />
services for our young people. After only one year, teachers, parents<br />
and caregivers are noticing improvements around mental health and<br />
wellbeing in their children. Issues are being noticed and acted on earlier,<br />
which is better for our schools, whanau, and wider communities.<br />
Of course there is more to be done. We’ve received results from the tax<br />
working group, and will start healthy conversations around much<br />
needed changes to our tax system.<br />
So I can deliver better services for you, and more effectively represent<br />
everyone in Christchurch East, we will be moving my Electorate Office to<br />
The Loft in Eastgate Mall. We believe that being more centrally located<br />
for the Eastern suburbs, with better parking, and access to more bus<br />
services will make it easier for you to reach me when you need to.<br />
It wasn’t an easy decision to make. My predecessor, Mayor Lianne<br />
Dalziel represented Christchurch East from New Brighton for many<br />
years, and I moved into her office when I became your MP in 2013. Of<br />
course, I still live in New Brighton, and I’ll continue to jog along the beach<br />
every morning. I know that moving to The Loft will mean better access,<br />
better services, and better representation for everyone in Christchurch<br />
East.
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Mental<br />
Health<br />
Mana Ake<br />
Improving access to mental health services has always been a priority<br />
for this government. In February 2018, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern<br />
launched an initiative – Mana Ake – to support and promote positive<br />
mental health and wellbeing for all children aged 5 to 12 years old<br />
across Canterbury.<br />
“Mana Ake is bringing together people with skills that naturally overlap<br />
like teachers, social workers, youth workers, psychologists and<br />
counsellors, but sharing information and resources in a way that hasn’t<br />
been done before to provide the best support possible,” says kaiarahi<br />
(team leader) Joel Brittenden.<br />
Each school has a liaison kamahi (worker) who acts as the key contact for<br />
the Mana Ake team. If teachers recognise a wellbeing concern in a child<br />
such as anxiety or difficulty managing emotions, they will discuss the<br />
child’s needs with their whānau.<br />
Youth Alive Trust is one of thirteen non-government organisations within<br />
Mana Ake.<br />
“When we heard the government was rolling out mental health support<br />
workers into local schools we thought, ‘We’re already doing this, we<br />
need to be part of it,’” says Trust Manager James Ridpath.<br />
Mana Ake is reducing wait times for specialist services, nipping issues in<br />
the bud before they can escalate.<br />
Over 500 children have received individual support and 120 in groups.<br />
Children in <strong>16</strong>5 schools currently have access to Mana Ake kaimahi,<br />
with a final roll out to 57 schools due next term (29 <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong>).<br />
“Through Mana Ake, we are delivering on our policy to fund better, more<br />
comprehensive mental health services for our community,” says Poto<br />
Williams. “It’s a fantastic service that can only improve as it spreads<br />
throughout Canterbury.”<br />
Greater Christchurch<br />
Claims Resolution Service<br />
Michael Dodge<br />
Mike has been struggling with his insurer for eight years. After multiple<br />
engineering reports, property inspections, and thousands of dollars<br />
spent on legal fees, he just wants his claim resolved.<br />
“Every time it seemed like my claim was close to resolved, my insurer<br />
assigned me a new case manager, new assessors and I had to start the<br />
claims process over again,” says Mike. “No one was holding insurance<br />
companies accountable and it felt like they could just move the<br />
goalposts to avoid paying out.”<br />
Now working with GCCRS, Mike is feeling cautiously optimistic.<br />
“We’re working on an updated engineering report, and using mediation<br />
to get my insurer to a point where they honour their agreement,” he<br />
says.<br />
“After eight years battling my insurer, two and a half years in court, I’ve<br />
got nothing left to lose now. I can’t fight this battle alone. I’m feeling<br />
cautious because it’s taken so long, with so many not acting in good faith<br />
to even reach this point. But, I’m hopeful for the process, and the GCCRS<br />
providing independent insurance experts who can assist with<br />
mediation, and deadlines to get things done.”<br />
“What Mike and so many families have endured since 2011 is terrible,”<br />
says Poto Williams. “People just want to move on with their lives, and we<br />
created the GCCRS to help people like Mike do that.”<br />
The GCCRS is free to access, fully independent, and here to support you<br />
with your outstanding or remedial EQC or insurance claim.<br />
- Online portal information sharing currently available for EQC and<br />
Southern response clients.<br />
- If you have an outstanding claim with anybody, the GCCRS can help<br />
you settle your claim. Just give them a call, 0508 624 327.
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Families<br />
Package<br />
Stephanie Poole<br />
Stephanie and her husband Matt love their boy Logan.<br />
Logan was born at the end of July 2018, making them eligible for the<br />
Families Package and Best Start tax credit. Stephanie and Logan are<br />
enjoying 22 weeks paid parental leave, plus $60 per week.<br />
“Our groceries bill is around $80 per week, so that $60 Best Start<br />
payment really goes a long way,” says Stephanie. “Logan’s getting<br />
interested in solids, so we have the money to experiment with different<br />
foods to see what he likes.”<br />
Her paid parental leave plus the Best Start tax credit have given<br />
Stephanie more time to invest in Logan, and taken the pressure off<br />
around returning to work.<br />
“While I was pregnant and studying I worked one day a week to bring in<br />
a little extra money,” says Stephanie.<br />
“We worked out that if we weren’t getting the Best Start payments, I’d<br />
have to go back to work three days a week to pay for childcare and earn<br />
the same money as I did before. It’s just not worth it. This way we aren’t<br />
worried about me going back to work, and I can spend more time with<br />
Logan. This is really the best start for us” she says.<br />
“Especially at Pregnancy Help we’ve talked about the Families Package<br />
and Best Start a few times and the difference it makes in each of our lives.<br />
It’s huge, especially for those with multiple kids,” says Stephanie.<br />
You can get the Best Start tax credit of $60 a week for each child born<br />
after 1 July 2018 until they turn one. Then from the age of one until three,<br />
if your family’s income is:<br />
- under $79,000 a year before tax, you can<br />
continue to get $60 a week.<br />
- over $79,000 a year before tax, your Best Start tax<br />
credit will reduce by 21 cents for every $1 you earn<br />
over $79,000.<br />
Warmer Kiwi<br />
Homes<br />
Community Energy Action<br />
Good health starts in the home. We knew that if we could make homes<br />
warmer and drier, people would spend less time and money visiting<br />
their GP and Emergency Rooms.<br />
On 1 July 2018, our Warmer Kiwi Homes programme started providing<br />
insulation for homeowners on low incomes, making it easier to stay<br />
warm and dry through winter.<br />
“Insulation is one of the most important, effective ways to keep your<br />
home and your family healthy,” says Community Energy Action<br />
Charitable Trust CEO Caroline Shone.<br />
CEA is the only government approved provider from Ashburton through<br />
to Kaikoura and across the West Coast.<br />
“We have studies to show that getting insulated means fewer health<br />
problems, less time in hospital, and lower energy bills,” says Caroline.<br />
“That’s better for families, better for the CDHB and better for our<br />
community.”<br />
Under our Warmer Kiwi Homes programme, eligible homeowners can<br />
have the cost of installing insulation subsidized by up to 92%.<br />
“While the cost of insulation and heating is a one off, the benefits last<br />
many years,” says Caroline.<br />
To be eligible for the Warmer Kiwi Homes insulation grant, you need to:<br />
- be the homeowner (owner-occupier) of a home built before 2008<br />
AND<br />
- have a valid Community Services Card or SuperGold combo card,<br />
OR<br />
- own and be living in a home in an area identified as lower-income<br />
- contact us to find out if your address qualifies,<br />
OR<br />
- be referred by the Healthy Homes Initiative.<br />
Call CEA on 0800 438 9276 or 0800 GET WARM to find out if you are<br />
eligible.
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Electorate Office<br />
Activity<br />
We have seen a dramatic shift in the type of inquiries people have.<br />
The biggest change is around EQC and earthquake repairs. Now, we<br />
are able to refer people to the Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution<br />
Service as they have more power to hold EQC and private insurers<br />
accountable. By bringing them to the table, and making all information<br />
about your case available to you, they are making headway into some<br />
of the most complicated claims.<br />
Whether your claim is ongoing, or you think it wasn’t repaired right the<br />
first time, contact the GCCRS on 0508 624 327.<br />
This year, I’m making it easier for you to find solutions and resolve<br />
issues. By moving to The Loft in Eastgate Mall, we’ll be surrounded by<br />
the agencies working hard for you. Instead of making more calls or<br />
driving across town, we’ll be able to walk across the room and<br />
introduce you to the relevant people and agencies who can help you.<br />
Agencies like Community Law Canterbury, Citizens Advice Bureau,<br />
Christchurch Resettlement Services, Aviva, and Pathways are also<br />
based in The Loft. By being closer to them, our team will be able to<br />
recommend and deliver better, more efficient solutions to you.<br />
As a major bus hub in Christchurch East, being based in Eastgate Mall<br />
will make it easier for more people to see me and my electorate team.<br />
Of course, we’ll still run our mobile clinics visiting all areas of<br />
Christchurch East. If you want to visit us, we hope you’ll find it easier and<br />
more convenient to find your way to Eastgate Mall.<br />
You’ll still find me jogging along New Brighton beach most mornings.<br />
My hope for this move is to make me more effective for everyone in<br />
Christchurch East.<br />
Other<br />
Activity<br />
This has already been a year of many highs and lows. I loved<br />
welcoming the Cook Islands High Commissioner, HE Elizabath<br />
Wright-Koteka on her recent trip to New Zealand, with other members<br />
of the Cook Islands community. Thank you for encouraging and<br />
mentoring women in our two countries, and for shaping our corner of<br />
the Pacific.<br />
In the wake of the tragic events on Friday 15th March, it has been a<br />
privilege following in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s example as she<br />
led our city and our nation in responding to hate with love.<br />
I personally knew a number of the people who fell at both the Al Noor<br />
and Linwood Mosques, including Haji Daoud Nabi, whose final words<br />
were “Hello Brother,” as he opened the door to the gunman.<br />
While I never thought I would have to represent the people of<br />
Christchurch East through vigils and memorial services for such a tragic<br />
loss of life, I’m encouraged by how our community has responded.<br />
So much money has been raised, food donated, and care packages<br />
put together to support the victims and their families. Conversations<br />
have started between people and communities who may not have had<br />
much to do with each other before.<br />
My hope is for these conversations to continue, so we see more of the<br />
humanity that binds us together, instead of the barriers that used to<br />
drive us apart.<br />
There is still a long road ahead of us as our city recovers, and tragedies<br />
like this sometimes feel like a setback. I know we can do this, because<br />
we’ve done it before. We will keep moving forward, if we move forward<br />
together.<br />
03 382 0288<br />
poto.williams.mp@parliament.govt.nz<br />
133 Brighton Mall<br />
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PO Box 18898, Christchurch, 8641<br />
133 Brighton Mall<br />
Authorised by Poto Williams, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.