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pupils and cousins Xavier and 

Arlo Murphy were the envy 

of their classmates when they 

arrived at school in a fire truck 

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The six-year-olds won the 

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Brigade’s naming competition 

for the tanker and new fire 

truck. Xavier named the new 

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REDCLIFFS residents have 

voiced their opposition at a liquor 

licensing hearing over plans for 

a fine wine and spirits store on 

Main Rd. 

Nine people spoke against the 

plan, 46 made written submissions 

and a petition containing 97 

names was presented at the twoday 

hearing last week. 

Rizak Enterprises Ltd has applied 

for an off-licence at 1/87 

Main Rd to operate from Monday 

to Sunday, 9am to 10pm. 

Police, a city council alcohol 

licensing inspector and the Canterbury 

District Health Board’s 

medical officer of health who attended 

the hearing did not oppose 

the fine wine and spirits store. 

The hearings panel is now considering 

the submissions. 

A city council spokeswoman 

said it was unclear when they 

would come to a decision. 

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Sumner Rd. 

The link from the port to Sumner is 

attracting people, and people spend. Go up 

there on any weekend and you will see lots 

of sightseers, and cyclists. 

The road itself is fantastic, a huge engineering project, which 

now has the protection needed to withstand rockfall and slips for 

when the next big one comes. 

Lyttelton Harbour Business Association chairman Rob de 

Thier, who owns Lyttelton SuperValue, said there has been a 

dramatic pick-up in customers for local businesses, particularly 

those in hospitality. 

And a big part of it is the lycra louts, and ladies. 

It’s the boost Lyttelton desperately needed. 

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Harbour regulations likely breached 


CRUISE SHIPS in Akaroa 

could be operating in breach of 

harbour regulations – and with 

the knowledge of Environment 

Canterbury. 

Naval architect Harry 

Stronach has been investigating 

the issue for months and says 

cruise ships in 

Akaroa were 

likely to be 

in breach of 

regulations and 

disturbing the 

seabed. 

Harry 

Stronach 

The Regional 

Coastal 

Environment 

Plan for the 

Canterbury region limits seabed 

disturbance to a total of 50 m3 

in any three-month period, 

for any coastal area outside an 

operational port. 

Akaroa Harbour is not classed 

as an operational port. 

Mr Stronach said any ship 

of over 40,000 gross tonnage, 

which is 90 per cent of cruise 

ships visiting Akaroa, was likely 

to cause a seabed disturbance at 

least 10 times the permitted level, 

per visit. 

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Environment Canterbury’s 

regional harbourmaster Jim 

Dilley acknowledged cruise ships 

were most likely in breach of the 

Coastal Plan but said there was 

not sufficient evidence to prove 

it. 

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that anchors of the large ships 

may disturb a larger volume 

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Cruise ships 

in Akaroa 

could be 

operating 

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of coastal 

regulations 

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the seabed. 

operators. While voluntary, the 

code identifies the concerns 

raised and how these may be 

mitigated. It will be introduced 

before the 2019-20 cruise 

ship season and includes a 

commitment to protocols 

beyond current statutory 

responsibilities,” said Mr Dilley. 

Every person who commits an 

offence against this section of 

the RMA could be sent to prison 

for up to two years or be fined 

$300,000. Organisations can be 

fined up to $600,000. 

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DOUBLE CRUISE ship days will 

continue in Akaroa next season. 

The schedule for the 2019-2020 

season has 13 double cruise ship days 

and one triple cruise ship day. 

January 4 is expected to be largest 

double cruise ship day, with 7892 

passengers and crew estimated. 

Ninety-one cruise ships are expected 

this coming season, one less 

than the last season. 

Akaroa Civic Trust chairman 

Mike Norris was appalled by the 

schedule. 

“The fourth of January is during 

a week when all the batch owners 

are in residence in Akaroa and the 

logistics of that combined with the 

cruise ships are horrifying to think 

of, the stress on resources it will have, 

sewerage being one thing,” he said. 

Deputy Mayor and Banks 

Peninsula councillor Andrew 

Turner saw the schedule for the 

coming season as an improvement 

from last season. 

“My understanding is that a number 

of those cruise ship days involve 

double cruise ships but some of 

them involve smaller ships,” he said. 

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Controversial liquor store plan met 


A plan for a liquor store 

in Redcliffs went before 

the district licensing 

committee last week. Louis 

Day reports 

THE POLICE, the city council’s 

district licensing inspector and 

the Canterbury District Health 

Board’s medical officer of health 

all have no issue with the liquor 

store planned for the Main Rd 

shopping area. 

But a number of Redcliffs 

residents don’t want it. 

Forty-six 

made written 

submissions 

opposing the 

plan, while 

nine gave oral 

submissions 

at the hearing 

and a petition 

Neralie 

containing 

97 names was 

presented to 

Brittenden 

the hearings panel. 

Rizak Enterprises Ltd wants 

to put the off-licence in at 1/87 

Main Rd and operate from 

Monday to Sunday, 9am to 

10pm. 

Redcliffs resident of 23 

years Neralie Brittenden’s 

closing statement during her 

oral submission was met with 

applause and cheers from the 

public gallery. 

“There is a billboard that 

says say nope to dope, equally 

to that I say nah to liqaaa,” she 

said. 

She is concerned about the 

impact a liquor outlet could have 

on youth in the area. “I have 

12 grandchildren and I’m very 

mindful of the social issues that 

alcohol presents while kids are 

growing up,” she told the threeperson 

panel, chaired by Cindy 

Robinson. 

“I view it as an unnecessary 

influence on our young people.” 

This was a concern for many 

objectors. 

Rizak Enterprises Ltd sole 

director and shareholder Juraj 

Singh felt he was experienced 

enough to mitigate alcohol harm 

in the community. Mr Singh 

referred to the success of his 

Thirsty Liquor outlet in Papanui, 

which he has run for three years. 

“The application to renew the 

licence was not opposed by the 

reporting agencies, nor were 

there any objectors. I have good 

relationships within the local 

community with both residents 

and business owners. The good 

CHANGE OF 

SCENERY: A 

liquor store 

is planned 

for Main 

Rd, which 

is currently 

occupied by 

the Bloom 

Room 

Florist. 

order and amenity of the vicinity 

has not been reduced in any 

way,” he said. 

Counsel Peter Egden does not 

think what his client is proposing 

poses more of a threat than the 

Redcliffs New World alcohol 

section. 

“What Mr Singh proposes 

is far better than the exposure 

to alcohol at the supermarket, 

where a child can go to the 

supermarket unaccompanied 

and go up and down the liquor 

aisle unattended. They won’t even 

be able to go into Mr Singh’s 

store,” he said. 

Mr Singh originally proposed 

to operate the business under 

the Thirsty Liquor franchise, 

but decided to resubmit his 

application as an independent 

fine wine and spirits store. 

Mr Singh said there would not 

be the outdoor advertising that 

characterises a typical bottle 

store and he would ensure the 

windows would be frosted to 

the height of the shelving so the 

alcohol would not be visible from 

the street. 

Sumner Redcliffs Anglican 

assistant curate 

John Fox 

labelled the 

application as 

“incomplete and 

inconsistent.” 

Dr Fox 

questioned 

whether a fine 

wine and spirits 

store should be 

selling RTDs. 

Peter Egden 

Mr Singh said 

not all RTDs are bad. 

“Old aged people love RTDs, 

like Gordon’s gin and tonic.” 

Dr Fox did not think Mr Singh 

would be a “good neighbour.” 

He referred to when Mr Singh 

received a six-week suspension of 

his manager’s certificate in 2011 

for selling alcohol to an underage 

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with opposition 

Dr Fox thought Mr Singh’s 

application failed to cater 

for Redcliffs “vulnerable 

community.” 

“We have substantial areas 

where people are still recovering 

from the earthquakes and we 

obviously had the terrorist attack. 

What we would have liked to 

see is a much more responsible 

approach to alcohol harm.” 

Mr Singh’s application was also 

criticised by Redcliffs resident 

Jackie Jones. 

She questioned why Mr Singh 

did not include tobacco in his 

application when he had full 

intentions of selling it in his store. 

Mr Singh said he simply forgot 

to include it in his application. 

“Everyone sometimes forgets, 

when you get ready you forget a 

watch or something,” he said. 

Ms Jones responded: “This is a 

legal document and this is what 

really concerns me. A process 

must be seen to be followed.” 

Redcliffs resident Dan 

Tremewan was concerned the 

instalment of a liquor outlet 

would increase the amount 

of disorderly behaviour on 

Beachville Reserve. 

Mr Tremewan said he would 

often come across piles of soiled 

clothing and inebriated people 

sleeping on the reserve. 

He said he had also been met 

Dan Tremewan 

with threats of violence when 

asking people keep the noise 

down late at night. 

“There are already too many 

problems on the reserve and we 

don’t want to see alcohol access 

extended and the problems 

increase,” he said. 

Mr Egden questioned whether 

Mr Tremewan would challenge 

New World’s liquor licence when 

it came under review. 

Mr Tremewan responded: “No 

teenagers I know go and drink 

pinot gris, they go and drink 

RTDs.” 

Senior Constable Logan Steele, 

for the police, city council alcohol 

licencing inspector Hamish Little 

and Canterbury District Health 

Board medical officer of health 


John Fox 

George Paul put questions to 

both Mr Singh and the objectors 

during the hearing. 

They had declared at the 

start of the hearing they had no 

objection to the application. 

The district licensing 

committee will now consider 

all the information that has 

been submitted to them in the 

hearings process. 

A city council spokeswoman 

said it was unclear when they 

would come to a final decision. 

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A TRIAL is under way to see 

if roadside plantings can help 

reduce the amount of sediment 

ending up in Lyttelton Harbour. 

Banks Peninsula’s hilly terrain 

is covered by a windblown 

sediment, which when exposed 

to rain and wind, is easily 

eroded and washes into the 

many small streams that feed 

into the harbour. 

The Whakaraupō Rd 

cutting trial is looking at 

ways to lessen the amount of 

sediment reaching the harbour’s 

waterways because it’s having a 

negative impact on the health of 

the harbour. 

“The harbour’s water quality 

is deteriorating as a result of too 

much sediment getting in,” said 

city council head of strategic 

policy Emma Davis. 

By encouraging vegetation to 

grow and cover the bare ground 

and slopes beside the roads, the 

team behind the trial hope to 

dramatically reduce the amount 

of sediment getting into the 

harbour. 

“Our team are trialling 

various ways to use vegetation 

to cover the bare soil and reduce 

roadside erosion. This includes 

applying a mixture of water, 

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HEALTHY HARBOUR: A trial 

to reduce the of sediment 

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paper pulp and hardy grass 

seeds and plant species able to 

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conditions.” 

The results of the trial will 

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decisions on how it designs 

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The trial is being run 

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In Brief 

REPAIRS TO CLOCK TOWERS 

Work on the Scarborough Clock 

Tower is expected to begin in July. 

The clock tower will have the sill 

replaced and recast. The archways 

and steps will also be repaired. The 

repairs will be done in conjunction 

with the New Brighton Clock 

Tower as part of the city council’s 

cost-saving strategy. Both clock 

towers will have concrete and 

corrosion treatments applied to the 

entire structure. 

WHARF SUBMISSIONS 

Public submissions for the new 

Akaroa wharf are now open. The 

current wharf had a structural 

condition assessment in late 2018 

which identified it was reaching 

the end of its useful life. This is 

due to the declining condition of 

its hardwood timbers, particularly 

those below water. Public 

submissions for the new wharf 

close on June 26 and can be made 

on the city council’s Have Your 

Say page. 

BUILDING GEAR STOLEN 

A van was broken into and 

building equipment stolen 

between 8pm on Saturday night 

and 7am on Sunday morning on 

Rue Benoit in Akaroa. Anyone 

with information can phone 

police on 304 1030 or provide 

information anonymously 

through Crime Stoppers on 0800 

555 111. 

LYTTELTON businesses are 

enjoying the benefits of a rise 

in visitors since Sumner Rd 

reopened two months ago. 

The road connecting Lyttelton 

and Sumner was closed to 

traffic for eight years following 

extensive damage in the February 

22, 2011, earthquake. 

It reopened at the end of March 

after contractors spent two-anda-half 

years working to reduce 

rockfall risk and then repairing 

and reinstating the route. 

City council traffic counts on 

Evans Pass Rd at the bottom 

of the hill in Sumner show a 

50 per cent increase in traffic 

on weekdays. On weekends, 

the average number of vehicles 

more than doubled in the two 

weeks after the road reopened, 

compared to the previous two 

weeks. 

The average number of vehicles 

on a weekday grew from 1128 to 

1750; on Saturdays it rose from 

1292 to 2951; and on Sundays it 

increased from 1455 to 3045. 

Lyttelton Harbour Business 

Association chairman Rob 

de Thier, who owns Lyttelton 

SuperValue, said there has been 

a dramatic pick-up in customers 

for local businesses, particularly 

in the hospitality sector. 

“It’s been good, especially 

for the coffee shops and bars. 

They’ve seen a noticeable increase 

since the road opened. With 

the supermarket it’s been steady 

instead of the normal drop-off we 

would have going into April and 

May. We haven’t had that yet,” he 

said. “We’ve also noticed what 

we call the ‘lycra brigade’ arrive 

en masse. After biking over the 

hill, they’ll stop here at the end 

BOOMING: Rob de Thier says Lyttelton has 

been noticeably busier since Sumner Rd 

reopened in March. 

Sumner Rd reopening helps businesses 

of their ride to have coffees and 

meals.” 

Lyttelton Coffee Culture owner 

Leona Cooper said the upturn 

was “absolutely noticeable”. 

“We’ve seen an increase every 

day, not just on weekends. 

There’s the cycling group and 

more elderly and middle-aged 

people. For some people it still is 

a scary thing heading through 

the tunnel, so for them, I think 

it’s really cool that they can 

come back to Lyttelton and take 

a scenic route getting here,” she 

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BIG PLANS: The Head to Head Walkway is a project to create a continuous 

track around the coastline of Lyttelton Harbour from Godley Head to 

Adderley Head. 

Charteris Bay residents oppose all 

Head to Head Walkway options 


PROPOSED OPTIONS for 

the Head to Head Walkway 

were not well received by 

Charteris Bay residents. 

The walkway is a 

recreation track being 

developed in stages to 

extend from Godley to 

Adderley Heads. 

The five options the city 

council has put forward 

for the section through 

Charteris Bay were opposed 

by the local residents 

association. 

All options included sections 

of the walkway going 

through Andersons Rd. 

Charteris Bay Residents 

Association secretary 

Bill Studholme said they 

wanted a coastal walkway. 

“We think it should be a 

coastal walkway. The city 

council should bite the bullet 

and it should not be proposing 

going up Andersons Rd, 

it should be running around 

up the foreshore,” he said. 

City council head of parks 

Andrew Rutledge said they 

would be considering all 

possible routes, including 

the coastal one proposed 

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by the association before 

making a recommendation 

to the Banks Peninsula 

Community Board. 

Mr Studholme thought 

a walkway going through 

Andersons Rd would pose 

a safety risk to pedestrians. 

“From time to time 

speeding does occur on 

Andersons Rd making it 

unsafe.” 

City council staff are currently 

preparing a report 

for the community board. 

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board is expected to be 

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‘I would like to be a firefighter’ 

•From page 1 

Arlo said he was the envy 

of his classmates. 

He was so excited for his 

ride on the new fire truck 

that he woke up almost three 

hours before it was due to 

arrive. 

Xavier said he now wants 

to be a firefighter. 

“I would like to be a 

firefighter one day because 

I want to make sure people 

are okay,” he said. 

His father David Murphy 

said it was an experience 

both boys would remember 

for the rest of their lives. 

“It was amazing, the boys 

had a great time. It was an 

experience that you think 

they will carry with them 

throughout their whole 

lives. My son Xavier was just 

grinning ear to ear the whole 

time,” he said. 

After being picked up 

from home at 8.30am, 

they were taken for a drive 

around the bay and given 

full control of the sirens. 

Xavier departed in the 

new fire truck and Arlo in 

the tanker. 

“We drove around the bay 

a couple of times tooting and 

scaring their mates as they 

were walking to school,” said 

Governors Bay Volunteer 

Fire Brigade chief Andrew 

Norris. 

The boys were given 

walkie talkies so they could 

communicate with each 

other during the journey. 

They were then taken up 

to Summit Rd where they 

had the chance to play with 

the fire hoses before being 

driven to school in style. 

Principal Judy Cooke 

described the moment they 

arrived as “an absolute 

scene.” 

“It was wonderful. It was a 

really big school event, it was 

really exciting,” she said. 

“They [the volunteer 

brigade] are a massive part 

of the community and they 

give us heaps of support and 

I think the other lovely thing 

is that lots of the firefighters 

are ex-students from here as 

well.” 

FUTURE FIREFIGHTER: 

Six-year-old Xavier is 

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HECTOR’S dolphins have an 

important part to play in the 

economy according to a recent 

study. 

The study by Market Economics 

found hector’s dolphin-related 

eco-tourism brings almost 

$25 million to the New Zealand 

economy each year, with another 

$3-$6 million 

in associated 

tourist activity. 

The study 

which was 

commissioned 

by 

Paul Bingham 

Liz Slooten 

Black Cat 

Cruises also 

found hector’s 

dolphins 

sustain up to 

476 jobs in 

the national 

economy. 

The total 

hector’s 

dolphin 

population is 

estimated to 

be between 

10-15,000 dolphins and is expected 

to have decreased by 74 

per cent over the last 30 years. 

The National Institute 

of Water and Atmospheric 

Research estimates that up 

to 100-150 hector’s and maui 

dolphins are drowned in set nets 

every year. 

University of Otago professor 

of zoology Liz Slooten said the 

hector’s dolphin population in 

the Banks Peninsula was slowly 

declining. 

She said extending the commercial 

fishing exclusion zone 

area out to a depth of 100m 


Dolphins important to economy – study 

ASSET: Hector’s dolphin related eco-tourism brings almost $25 million to the New Zealand 

economy each year, with another $3-$6 million in associated tourist activity. 

would reduce the rate of 

decline. 

Black Cat Cruises chairman 

Paul Bingham said the declining 

hector’s dolphin population 

posed a real threat to businesses. 

“The presence of the 

hector’s dolphins sustains ecotourism, 

so we can assume fewer 

dolphins are likely to mean less 

eco-tourism activity,” he said. 

“We are one of seven ecotourism 

operators that rely on 

the presence of the hector’s 

dolphins to attract tourists. We 

all feel very protective of these 

very special mammals and the 

unique contribution they make 

to our lives, our culture and our 

environment.” 

BAY HARBOUR 

Local 

News 

Now 

Meeting to 

discuss freedom 

camping issues 


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THE BANKS Peninsula 

Community Board will meet 

with the city council to discuss 

resolving freedom camping issues 

in Diamond Harbour. 

Residents have been frustrated 

by freedom campers throwing 

their rubbish on the ground only 

a few metres away from empty 

bins at the Stoddart Point Reserve. 

Congestion at the reserve means 

it is also difficult to find a car park 

in the morning before commuters 

catch the ferry to work. 

Freedom campers are currently 

restricted to staying for up to two 

nights in any 30-day period in 

certified self-contained vehicles. 

Banks Peninsula Community 

Board chairwoman Pam Richardson 

said they would be meeting 

with the city council to discuss 

what the best way forward was. 

She was unsure when the meeting 

would take place. 

Diamond Harbour Community 

Association chairman Richard 

Suggate said they did not want 

to see a total ban on the reserve 

but better regulation and tighter 

restrictions. 

“There is still a problem in 

peak time in the summer causing 

a lot of space issues for people 

commuting. Adding more car 

parks is not a good idea,” he said. 

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Brent Forbes exhibits his latest work in a solo show 

‘Lay of the Land’ at Little River Gallery which opens 

Saturday June 1st. 

Brent writes about his painting practice. “It’s like 

driving somewhere. A shape, a curve in the road or a 

certain piece of light comes to your attention then just 

as quickly disappears in the rear-view mirror. Several 

kilometres down the road the same thing happens 

again, each new vista either forgotten or somehow 

remembered, an accumulation of random memories. 

Upon arrival you now have a loose set of images 

in your mind – some can be tied to a certain 

place, others cannot – but either way there has 

been a conscious and unconscious engagement 

with your surroundings. 

Then you head into the studio and use these points 

of reference to start working. But working is 

something else. There is experimentation, conflict 

and resolution. There is engagement and restraint. 

There is a journey with its own rules. 

Sometimes you end back up where you started, but 

if you are lucky you can end up somewhere new – 

discovered because you had an idea of where you 

wanted to go but as you set off you threw the map 

out the window.” 

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Walking in mum’s shoes 

THE WHOLE family was 

at home last week, but it 

was not been a complete 

holiday for me (well, you 

know what I mean), as 

Laura’s been recovering 

from an elective surgery. 

A gall bladder removal. 

Add that to the appendectomy 

she had during 

pregnancy and she might 

not have any organs left if 

we have another kid. 

It’s been great having 

some bonus family time, 

but poor Laura’s not been 

able to pick Vittoria up at 

all while in recovery. 

With me home all the 

time, it’s no big drama, but 

you try explaining the situation 

to a one-year-old. 

Laura could show bubs 

her boo-boos all she likes, 

it’s not going to sink in unless 

there’s a baby-friendly 

picture book on keyhole 

surgery out there. 

It’s pretty sad for me 

seeing Vittoria reaching 

up to her mummy and 

crying to be picked up and 

cuddled, Lord knows how 

tough that is for Laura. 

More cuddles for me I 

guess. 

She was off work 

last week and took the 

opportunity to come to 

some of the baby activities 

she’s missed out on. 

In less surgical matters, 

Vittoria took her first steps 

in her mum’s shoes last 

week. 

Literally. 

She’s started getting 

interested in our shoes and 

occasionally goes and grabs 

us some to put on if we are 

sitting on the couch. They 

may or may not be a matching 

pair. 

Well, after a few sessions 

playing shoe shop assistant, 

she decided to try them 

on herself. Her first go 

on Sunday saw her walk 

around the lounge in one 

of Laura’s sneakers. Which 

was on backwards. 

One she took it to the 


THE LYTTELTON Port 

Company could instate 

a voluntary levy on ships 

entering the port to fund 

the Seafarers’ Centre. 

Lyttelton Seafarers 

Centre Charitable Trust 

chairman John McLister 

met with LPC representatives 

last week to discuss 

the funding of the centre. 

The meeting was also 

attended by Deputy Mayor 

and Banks Peninsula 

councillor Andrew Turner 

next level and wore Laura’s 

Ugg boots. I helped her put 

the second one on. 

They were a bit harder to 

walk in and she kept falling 

over, until one fell off 

and the other one turned 

around backwards. 

Then she could happily 

walk around the lounge 

until Laura needed her 

slippers back. 

and Banks Peninsula Community 

Board chairwoman 

Pam Richardson. 

Rev McLister said LPC 

indicated they were going 

to instate a voluntary levy 

on ships entering the port 

to fund the centre. 

LPC strategic engagement 

manager Phil de Joux 

said discussions were still 

ongoing. 

Rev McLister thought 

this was a step in the right 

direction. 

“We are thankful that 

they have looked at it and 

VITTORIA 

& Matt 

ON THE MOVE: 

Vittoria in her 

mother’s Ugg 

boots, falling 

over is one of 

the hazards 

when wearing 

adult shoes. 

Did I help her? No, I just 

took a video and laughed. 

Parenting genius over here. 

I fully expect we’ll be 

seeing plenty of backwards 

shoe walking now. 

•Former Bay Harbour 

News journalist Matt 

Salmons has become 

a stay-at-home dad. 

We follow his journey 

weekly. 

Levy could be introduced 

to fund Seafarers’ Centre 

are considering introducing 

a voluntary levy, they would 

be the first port in the country 

to do so,” he said. 

Cr Turner also saw the 

voluntary levy as a step in 

the right direction. 

“Lyttelton has always 

afforded a good quality of 

welcome to seafarers and 

we think that should be 

able to continue as best as 

possible,” he said. 

Discussions will 

continue when Rev 

McLister meets with LPC 

again tomorrow.



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Readers react to Rangiorabased 

company Peninsula 

Air Ltd’s plan to construct 

a runway for seaplanes in 

Lyttelton Harbour and take 

people on scenic tours of 

the peninsula 

Trudy Mcbeath – I would 

just like to say that I would be 

quite happy to see seaplanes flying 

around Lyttelton Harbour 

and taking off/landing between 

Rapaki and Quail Island. 

I am a Diamond Harbour 

resident (17 years) and I enjoy 

avionics. I also think it would 

be a superb experience for both 

locals and tourists to enjoy the 

view of the harbour from the air. 

Bring it on! 

Simon Graham – I support 

seaplanes for Lyttelton Diamond 

Harbour, and in fact all of 

Christchurch, we have to make 

things a bit more exciting, attract 

tourists, not just from overseas, 

but from other parts of New 

Zealand. 

Let’s show what a great place 

Christchurch is. I strongly support 

Seaplanes for Lyttelton 

Harbour. 

Geoff Hurrell – I would 

like to add my support to the 

proposal for a seaplane service in 

Lyttelton harbour. 

I reject the notion from the 

Your Local Views 

Diamond Harbour Community 

Association that it would disadvantage 

other users and also the 

community board suggestion 

that the noise created would be 

intolerable. 

Firstly, I agree that this proposal 

should bring more tourists and 

locals to the area and increase the 

local economy and at the same 

time add a point of difference to 

our harbour. 

Secondly, the amount of noise 

that would arise from the occasional 

take-off or landing of a 

small aircraft would be negligible 

when one considers the noise we 

currently put up with. 

For example pile-driving, 

chainsaws, mowers, barking 

dogs, boy racers, motor-cycle 

club outings, and so on already 

provide us with a cacophony 

of noise and so one little plane 

would not make much difference. 

Besides, the aircraft operation 

would only be in daylight and 

likely only on fine weather days. 

Lastly, I like planes and the 

sight of one close by would be 

most pleasing to me, not in the 

slightest way annoying. 

Julie Sims – My husband 

and I have been living on the 

waterfront above the beach in 

Diamond Harbour since 1971. 

We strongly support the plan 

to fly seaplanes into Lyttelton 

Harbour. We look forward to 

seeing the venture succeed. 

The Barr-Warwick family – 

Our family wish to register 

our strong opposition to the 

application for sea planes to 

land and take off from an 

aerodrome in Lyttelton Harbour. 

We live in the harbour basin 

and have done so for almost 20 

years. As regular users of the 

harbour in kayaks and boats we 

believe the aerodrome would 

severely impact 

on our enjoyment 

of the area due to 

noise pollution, 

obstruction of open 

water and disturbance 

to wildlife 

(especially birds). 

The volcanic 

formation of our 

harbour acts as a 

sound shell, and 

loud motorised 

vehicles such as low flying planes 

and jet skis create significant 

noise pollution across the entire 

upper reaches of the harbour. 

A plane taking off and landing 

creates a much greater level of 

noise than a plane flying overhead 

with a consistent volume 

and pitch. 

Jet skis with their inconsistent 

pitch due to acceleration and 

deceleration have been banned in 

the Sydney inner harbour for this 

reason (disturbance of the peace). 

Sea planes in Lyttelton Harbour 

will have an even greater impact on 

residents due to the surrounding 

hills magnifying and refracting the 

noise via acoustic resonance. 

The harbour waterway is a 

busy and well utilised recreation 

area for residents of the greater 

Christchurch area. Adding an 

aerodrome to an already busy 

body of water is dangerous 

and will detract from the safe 

and peaceful experience for all 

harbour water users. Economic 

benefits to local 

residents from this 

venture are limited. 

We believe that the 

recreational enjoyment 

of the harbour 

on both land and 

sea, and the associated 

benefits to our 

well-being far outweigh 

the proposed 

financial benefits to 

the seaplane operator 

or enjoyment for tourists. 

Approving this venture will 

cause a significant reduction in 

the peacefulness of the harbour, 

and compromise the health and 

well-being of those living in the 

harbour and those using the harbour 

basin for recreation. 

The harbour and peninsula 

are a short distance from other 

airfields and tourists can already 

access flights over the harbour for 

sightseeing purposes. 

If tourists want to experience 

a water-based activity in the 

harbour we suggest they visit 

Lyttelton, spend some time 

in this lovely local village and 

take a trip on one of the many 

environmentally-approved trips 

that do not endanger our wildlife. 

Use winter to check your boat and equipment 

Navigation safety officer 

Gary Manch gives us 

an update from the 

harbourmaster’s office 

During the past 18 months 

we have been in the process of 

building a new work boat for the 

harbourmaster’s office. 

The vessel is called Marutau, 

which translated means safety in 

Māori. 

The purpose of this vessel is to 

ensure we keep up to speed with 

buoys that have washed away in 

storms and need replacement 

due to wear and tear. It’s a neverending 

job throughout the region 

as we cover Lyttelton Harbour, 

Akaroa, Port Levy, and all of the 

Waitaki lakes. 

Pirate’s Corner 

Having this vessel also opens 

up the possibility of completing 

other work on the water within 

our organisation. This will be 

considered once we get our feet 

on the ground and the correct 

maritime approvals. 

We are nearing the end of the 

boating season and only the hardier 

boaties will still be out there. 

In fact, I know a couple of them, 

one’s called Jimmy and the other 

is Dave. Both are great guys and 

have nice boats. 

Jimmy’s boat is regularly 

serviced, and he’s completed a 

day skipper’s course. He always 

checks the weather and makes 

sure it’s safe to go out. He has a 

waterproof cellphone and holds 

a maritime VHF radio operator 

Certificate. His life jackets have 

been checked for safety. Jimmy 

has been boating for years and 

never had a problem, he’s a great 

skipper and I would go out with 

him any day. 

As for Dave, he is a great mate, 

but wow does he always seem to 

have trouble. He was towed home 

last season when his boat broke 

down, and he had to sit for hours 

waiting for a passing boat to wave 

down. 

This happened because his 

cellphone was flat and he had 

no VHF radio. Due to the rough 

conditions he was seasick – he 

forgot to check the marine forecast. 

Would I go out with him? 

Not until he brushes up on his 

preparation. 

On that note, spend some 

time this winter making sure 

your boat and equipment is safe 

for next season. A day skipper’s 

course is a good way to ensure 

you have the tools to keep you 

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Or you may wish to earn a 

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Injury-hit Sumner face beach battle 

SPORT 

• By Gordon Findlater 

TWO SHIELDS will be on the 

line when Sumner play New 

Brighton in the battle of the 

beaches at St Leonards Square. 

The annual 

grudge 

match was 

given extra 

meaning at 

the weekend 

after New 

Brighton 

defeated 

Martin 

Dodgson 

Marist 

Albion 24-17 

to claim the 

DCL Shield. 

Their first defence will be 

against Sumner on Saturday. 

The shield is played for in a 

challenge format each week 

throughout the premier metro 

rugby competition. 

The Falton Shield – which is 

played for annually when the 

two seaside clubs meet – will 

also be on the line. Sumner won 

the Falton Shield in May last 

year when they defeated New 

Brighton 61-14. 

Over the weekend, Sumner’s 

resurgence and run of three 

straight wins was brought to an 

end when Burnside grabbed a 

late try to take the spoils 24-29 

at Burnside Park. 

Sumner led 24-22 with less 

than 5min remaining before 

Burnside converted a try. From 

the restart, Sumner gained 

possession and spent a number 

of phases battering Burnside’s 

5m line before the hosts were 

awarded a penalty. 

Once again the Sumner 

forward pack showed their 

usual dominance. However, that 

was nullified midway through 

the match when the scrums 

went uncontested due to an 

injury to a Burnside prop. 

“They only stripped 21 

players, so they only have a 

hooker reserve on the bench, so 

if one of their props goes down 

injured they go to uncontested,” 

said Sumner coach Martin 

Dodgson. 

Sumner also finished the 

match with a lofty injury toll. 

A number of injuries to the 

Ladies golf champs 

THE CHARTERIS Bay 

Golf Club hosted the annual 

Banks Peninsula ladies golf 

championships with 36 players 

from the Akaroa, Tai Tapu and 

Charteris Bay clubs. 

The Kinloch Cup for the best 

nett overall score was won by 

Sharon Screen from Charteris 

Bay. 

Other winners: 

•Silver division best gross – 

Carol Bates, Tai Tapu, 1; Chris 

Brodie, Charteris Bay, 2. 

•Best nett – Faye Narbey, 

Akaroa, 1; Fran Anderson, 

Akaroa 2. 

CHALLENGE: Sumner will put the Falton Shield on the line when they face New Brighton on 

Saturday in the battle of the beaches. 

•Stableford – Sue Thurston, 

Akaroa. 

•Bronze one division best gross 

– Sharon Screen, Charteris Bay, 1; 

Pam Brewer, Tai Tapu 2. 

•Best nett – Denise Whitbread, 

Charteris Bay, 2; Julie Livesey, Tai 

Tapu, 2. 

•Stableford – Jeanette Drinnan, 

Tai Tapu. 

•Bronze two division best gross 

– Carole Steele, Charteris Bay, 2; 

Janet Nicholls, Tai Tapu, 2. 

•Best nett – Jan Barkle, 

Charteris Bay, 1; Claire White, 

Akaroa, 2. 

•Stableford – Sue Nicholl, 

Charteris Bay. 

backline saw the side use four 

different players at halfback 

during the loss to Burnside. 

With regular halfback 

Hayden O’Donnell unavailable 

due to injury, first-five Josh Toy 

got the start in the No 9 jersey, 

while Alistair Crossdale started 

at No 10. However, Crossdale 

pulled a groin muscle during 

the first play of the game, which 

forced Toy to move to first-five 

and Zack Gray – who played 

80min for the reserve side 

earlier in the day – to fill the 

void at halfback. 

Midway through the second 

half, Gray was substituted 

understandably after a 

combined 120min of rugby. 

Winger Piers Martin then took 

the reins. However, a shoulder 

injury saw him leave the field, 

which meant centre Willy 

Saukuru ended the match at 

halfback. 

The injury toll means coach 

Martin Dodgson will be forced 

to use the full depth of his 

squad just to put together a 

backline for the New Brighton 

match. “We’re going to have to 

look at whether we play division 

two because it’s going to be 

basically the whole backline 

which would have to play two 

games,” said Dodgson. 

A large crowd is expected for 

Saturday’s battle of the beaches 

match. Sumner have organised 

a temporary grandstand for the 

match, which they used at their 

recent club day. 

Kicks off is at 2.45pm. 

Tuala, Tawake 

in wider Canty 

training squad 

SUMNER forwards Mathew 

Tuala (above) and Samu 

Tawake have been included in 

Canterbury’s wider training 

group ahead of the Mitre 10 

Cup season. 

It is the second consecutive 

year prop Tawake has 

been selected in coach Joe 

Maddock’s wider squad, 

while No 8 Tawake has made 

the group for the first time 

as they look to gain a spot in 

the final squad ahead of the 

competition, which starts 

on August 8. They are set to 

join 38 other players from 13 

clubs around the region at the 

first wider training session at 

Rugby Park tonight. 

“The next few weeks is 

a chance for the coaching 

group to bring these young 

players into our environment 

to train, assess where they 

are at, and provide them with 

a development opportunity 

to complement their club 

season,” said Maddock. “Some 

of these players have been in 

and around Rugby Park before 

as part of our development 

programmes and teams, but 

for others, this will be a new 

experience and an exciting 

opportunity.” 

Taylors Mistake surfers to 

vie for world junior titles 

ESTELLA Hungerford and Ava 

Henderson will represent New 

Zealand at the ISA world junior 

surfing championship later in 

the year. 

The Taylors Mistake pair have 

been named in the 12-strong 

New Zealand junior squad to 

travel to the championships. 

The location for the 

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Four Grenadier Seasons Ferrymead Realty & Sumner 

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A spacious garden is a lovely retreat to enjoy your weekends in; your kids and pets can play safely and you could “Go 

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4 1 1 1 Hoon Hay 

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Thursday, 10am 

Community craft group. 

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like a bit of a chat while they 

sew, draw, knit, paint, and 

weave. 


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Friday, 7-8.30pm 

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to attend this weekly class. Phone 

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022 697 7420 

105 Bridle Path Rd 

JP Clinic at Sumner 

Saturday, 10am-noon 

A justice of the peace will 

be available to members of 

the community to witness 

signatures and documents, 

certify document copies, hear 

oaths, declarations, affidavits 

or affirmations, as well as sign 

citizenship, sponsorship or rates 

rebates applications. No charge 

for this service. 


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Weaving Light from the 

Mountains to the Sea 

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 

10am-4pm 

An exhibition of stunning 

photographs by Diamond 

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Howard, including familiar 

Banks Peninsula places and 

remote high country landscapes. 

Stoddart Cottage Gallery, 2a 

Waipapa Ave, Diamond Harbour 

Shoreline Toastmasters 

Monday 7.30-9pm 

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Gain confidence by practicing 

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Club 

Sumner Bridge Club 

Monday, 7.15pm, and 

Wednesday, 12.45pm 

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027 434 6678. 

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Tuesday, 10.30-11am 

An interactive programme 

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rhymes and a story. Recommended 

for under-twos. Free. 


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10am-noon. 

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other portable 

craft project 

and enjoy time 

with other 

crafters. Have 

a look at the 

range of books 

to get ideas 

for your next 

project. Free, 

no bookings 

required. 

Beginners 

welcome. 

Lyttelton 

Library 

Mt Pleasant Tennis Club 

Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, and 

Saturday, 9am-4pm 

The club is looking for new 

junior and senior members. For 

information, phone club captain 

Jeff Long on 384 8463. 

Mt Pleasant Tennis Club 

Mt Pleasant Walking Group 

Tuesday and Thursday, 

9.30am 

A mix of flat and hill walks for 

those with a medium level 

of fitness. Walks are in nearby 

areas and further afield. Car 

pooling, with shared costs. For 

further information, phone Judy 

384 1269. 

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roof diesel is still a viable option 

Motoring 

Ross Kiddie 

I HAVEN’T quite worked out 

why New Zealand buyers shy 

away from diesel-powered cars. 

There are many reasons why 

diesel power is preferable, and if 

you take into account that most 

of the market leading sellers here 

are diesel-fed, notably double-cab 

utility vehicles, then I’m lost to 

explain why that popularity hasn’t 

channelled to diesel cars and 

SUVs, particularly cars – sedans 

and coupes. 

Many of the mainstream 

manufacturers are downsizing the 

diesel line-up, however, many of 

the European brands still see the 

worth of offering diesel in family 

vehicles, and if the Mercedes- 

Benz C220d is anything to go by 

I can see why it is incorporated 

into the five-car C-Class sedan 

mix. 

The C220d has a 2-litre 

turbocharged engine which has 

some amazing figures in terms of 

power output, performance and 

economy. 

It is rated with 143kW and 

400Nm power outputs, that’s 

strong enough to claim a 

standstill to 100km/h acceleration 

time of 6.9sec. The torque flow 

is strong from almost nowhere, 

and it delivers right through to 

the top end of the mid-range. 

That force delivers an immensely 

satisfying driving feel, it is the feel 

that I’ve described many times 

in my columns and for anyone 

contemplating buying diesel, it is 

wonderful to feel from under the 

accelerator pedal. 

While it has that amazing 

performance, the C220d also 

has incredible fuel usage figures. 

Mercedes-Benz claims an 

amazing 4.7-litre per 100km 

combined cycle average. That 

equates to around 60mpg in 

imperial terms, and if you are on 

a long highway cruise it will sip 

fuel at the rate of just 4.2l/100km 

(67mpg) at 100km/h, the engine 

just barely turning over at around 

1200rpm. 

I took the evaluation car on 

my usual Malvern Hills loop 

and enjoyed its freedom on the 

open road, it steers beautifully 

and provides all the satisfaction 

you get from a rear-wheel-drive 

car. Power is channelled in that 

direction through a nine-speed 

automatic gearbox. 

The transmission is a stunner, 

so smooth are the changes it’s 

almost as if there are no changes 

bar the needle shift on the 

tachometer. Of course, there are 

driver selectable steering-wheelmounted 

paddles, but I never 

used them a lot, far preferring 

to let the gearbox do its own 

thinking, the engine/transmission 

combination never disappoints. 

When pushed into a series 

of quick corners the C220d 

responds with beautiful balance 

and directional control. 

Grip is high through sport 

specification 19in Continental 

tyres and with clever traction 

control devices there is little 

chance the rear would step out 

under heavy power provocation. 

There are a series of corners, 

that I reserve solely for when I am 

evaluating rear-wheel-drive cars, 

and the C220d didn’t disappoint, 

it lunges out of a corner apex with 

the strength you can only get with 

turbocharged diesel power, it is 

infectious, and you also have the 

• Price – Mercedes-Benz 

C220d, $75,800 

• Dimensions – Length, 

4686mm; width, 1810mm; 

height, 1430mm 

• Configuration – Fourcylinder, 

rear-wheel-drive, 

1950cc, 143kW, 400Nm, 

nine-speed automatic. 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 6.9sec 

• Fuel usage – 4.7l/100km 

satisfaction of knowing that when 

it comes time to slow for the next 

corner, huge brakes take care of 

slowing speed. The pedal feels 

tight and solid underfoot. 

The C220d is the epitome of 

the sports sedan market, the 

figures all stack up, and it feels 

just so right to be in. At $75,800 

I guess it has to have a lot on 

MERCEDES- 

BENZ C220D: 

Performance 

and economy. 

offer, but you do get a lot of kit 

in the car, and if you think of 

the quality within the way it is 

built and the amount of safety 

features and items for comfort 

and convenience, then it is money 

well spent, and the satisfaction 

that you get from every drive 

makes it a very desirable 

purchase. 

If you are C-Class buyer yet still 

can’t quite get your head around 

the complications of diesel with the 

road user charges Kiwi diesel car 

buyers have to face, bear in mind 

the C-Class is an entire range from 

four-cylinder to V8 petrol. 

As much as I like the C63S with 

its huge V8 power and sound, 

the diesel is the car for me, it 

represents all the amazing things 

you can glean from the engine – 

economy, low emissions, and that 

fabulous mid-range grunt.


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A winning combination is only the 

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Li ter library 

Problem areas for li ter 

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Surf club move 

New Brighton surf club opts 

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TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018 www.star.kiwi 

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P: 384 9459 

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WORKSAFE NEW Zealand 

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fina ly repair the potholes in New 

Brighton’s Hawke St car park. 

Coastal-Burw od Ward city 

counci lor David East wants 

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WorkSafe chief inspector 

a se sment southern Da ren 

Handforth said it may be able to 

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undertaking.” 

Mr Handforth said WorkSafe 

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“WorkSafe has completed 

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Different parts of the car park 

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around health and safety. 

Cr East said the bi gest i sue 

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touch with the landlords and 

owners and ge ting them to 

agr e to anything. “The board 

a preciates that multi-ownership 

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said the le ter. 

One reply has b en received so 

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to discu s the i sue. However, a l 

the owners would have to agr e 

to undertake work. 

Cr East said there had b en 

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a proach wi l bring results. 

“I think the WorkSafe 

involvement may prove to be the 

lever that we are l oking for.” 

New bid to fix potholes 

Action looms 

on Hawke St 

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“Tom was a ba s player from 

Cashmere High Sch ol who was 

playing with our big band this 

year. He had a strong chance of 

wi ning best ba s player a the 

festival as he was a very a complished 

musician,” head of music 

Duncan Ferguson said. 

“We were delighted to win, but 

it was bi tersw et,” he said. 

St Andrew’s won the most 

outstanding big band title a the 

competition in Tauranga. 

The band dedicated it se to 

Tom, who died while on his way 

to Cashmere High on March 27. 

His death was po sibly related to 

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• By Sophie Cornish and Julia Evans 

THE PAPANUI-I nes 

Community Board has taken the 

rare step of starting a petition 

to figh the city council over 

funding. 

Signatures are being co lected 

in a bid to get funding for a community 

facility in Shirley. 

It comes after the city council 

removed funding for the centre 

pla ned for Shirley Rd, near the 

intersection with Hi ls Rd. This 

was the site of the former community 

centre, which was badly 

damaged in the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. 

The removal o funding 

prompted community board 

chairwoman Ali Jones to threaten 

to stand down, citing it as her “die 

in the ditch” project. 

Ms Jone said the board’s role 

is to represen the community, 

and by gathering signatures from 

residents, it was fulfi ling that 

role. 

“One of the roles of a community 

board is to represent and act 

as advocate for the interests of its 

community and this is what we 

are doing. The LTP and a nual 

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council.” 


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returned from the United 

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ge ting closer than mos to 

Joseph Parker in the build up 

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unification fight with Anthony 

Joshua in Cardiff. 

The former New Zealand 

title-holder trave led with his 

father George and brother 

Bryce to London ahead of the 

fight where they spen time 

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Mr Calvert, 47, comes from a 

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Former champ hooks 

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Cave Rock 

Apartments’ 

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• By Sarla Donovan 

THE OWNERS of Sumner’s Cave 

Rock Apartments ar expecting the 

Earthquake Commi sion to sign-off 

on a se tlement agr emen this w ek. 

Body corporate chairman Mike 

White said the group had gone 

into mediation with IAG and EQC 

on February 20, and signed off 

on a deal with IAG on February 

2 – coincidenta ly seven years 

to the day after the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. However, they 

are waiting for EQC to sign the 

agr ement. 

“Given that EQC actua ly drafted 

the agr ement, there’ l be no 

problem with them doing that.” 

The apartment suffered damage 

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earthquakes and were demolished in 

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difference betw en indemnity value, 

$10 mi lion, and the sum insured, 

$16 mi lion, was rejected by the body 

corporate. 

The mediation agr ement 

prevented Mr White from disclosing 

the se tlement amount, but he said it 

involved the two parties paying “a bit 

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A decision to paint double yellow 

lines on the stretch betw en 

Summit Rd and the Sign of the 

Takahe was earlier made by the 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community 

Board. 

Bu the Banks Peninsula Community 

Board decided against 

ye low lines on the Summit Rd- 

Governors Bay section due to the 

road’s na rowne s and general 

condition. 

The changes are designed to try 

and reduce the crash rate. 

Insta lation of the double 

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• By Emily O’Co ne l 

A WOOLSTON butcher proved 

to be a cut above the rest in an 

international competition. 

New World Fe ry Rd butcher 

Jeremy Garth and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, recently 

came second a the World 

Butchers’ Cha lenge in Northern 

Ireland. 

It was the firs time Mr Garth 

had competed in the cha lenge 

and he was “rea ly proud” of 

how the team performed. 

“We produced some top quality 

products and came away 

with a g od result so we’re very 

ha py,” he said. 

The preparation for this year’s 

World Butchers’ Cha lenge was 

intense as the team members 

met in Auckland every two 

months for lengthy w ekend 

practices. 

Mr Garth, who has b en a 

butcher for 14 years, said the 

competition brought back his 

pa sion for the job. 

“Doing a l thi stuff and 

m eting new people, s eing new 

ideas, it just brings that flair 

back for you,” he said. 

Mr Garth hopes to own a 

butcher shop of his own someday 

but says for now he wi l focus 

on ge ting mor experience 

and on the 2020 cha lenge. 

“In two years’ time, we’ l be 

going back to try and win the 

title,” he said. 

U per Ri carton butcher Corey 

Winder was part of the Pure 

South Sharp Blacks team. 

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


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A CRACKDOWN on mobile 

traders acro s the districts could 

be l oming. 

However, the public has li tle 

interest in having input into the 

i sue. 

Only eight submi sions were 

received for a potential bylaw 

aimed at regulating commercial 

activities in public places. 

The district council wi l be 

holding a hearing for the Public 

Places Bylaw and Policy on Commercial 

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A hearing i scheduled to be 

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The bylaw comes as an increasing 

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In the past year, the district 

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Pupils learn about role of war horses 

GR ENDALE SCHOOL pupils 

have taken a step back in time, 

s eing first hand what men and 

horses l oked like during war. 

The New Zealand Mounted 

Rifles Charitable Trust president 

Mark A pleton and member 

Mike Donaldson t ok their 

horses to the sch ol on Monday, 

in a bid to educate pupils on the 

sacrifice their ancestors made in 

World War 1 and World War 2. 

Mr A pleton and Mr Donaldson 

a rived a the sch ol dre sed 

in World War 1 uniforms while 

their horses Tommy and Kruze 

wore 1 0-year-old sa dles donated 

to the trust. 

The presentation is a prelude 

to the Gr endale Recreation Reserve 

Management Commi t e’s 

upcoming Anzac Day service. 

As a tribute to those who 

served, members of the trust wi l 

ride horseback to the service. 

Mr A pleton said it was 

important children were 

educated on what soldiers 

wen through during World 

War 1 and World War 2. 

But he said the presentation 

didn’t go into t o much detail 

and was more of a “show and 

te l” to make them aware of what 

the soldiers l oked like. 

Children were shown the type 

of kits horses were required to 

wear in the war. 



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Elite Meats owner Corey 

Winder was named in the all 

star team a the World Butchers’ 

Cha lenge in Northern Ireland. 

Mr Winder and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, which 

includes W olston butcher 

Jeremy Garth, finished second 

in the competition. 

He said the cha lenge started 

as a “transtasman test match” 

seven years ago. 

The preparation for this 

year’s World Butchers’ Challenge 

was intense as the team 

members met in Auckland 

every two months for lengthy 

w ekend practices. Mr Winder 

said coming second against 1 

other countries was a “fantastic” 

result. 

“To get second behind Ireland 

was a huge achievement and to 

be ahead of Australia is an 

even bi ger thing for us,” he 

said. 

But Mr Winder admires the 

Australian team. 

“Those guys over there 

[Australia] are on top of their 

game, they do a g od job,” he 

said. 

“And it just showcases that 

New Zealand has got some 

of the best butchers in the 

world,” he said. 

Mr Winder has b en a butcher 

since the age of 19. 

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THE HALSWE L-Hornby- 

Ri carton Community Board 

has b en given the gr en ligh to 

o pose the pla ned qua ry near 

Templeton. 

Mayor Lia ne Dalziel told the 

board on Thursday it had the okay 

from the city council to make a 

submi sion if Fulton Hogan applies 

for a resource consen to create a 

qua ry. 

Board chairman Mike Mora 

told Western News the submi sion 

would likely o pose Fulton Hogan’s 

plan. 

“You can just about guarant e 

it . because we [the community 

board] don’t believe qua ries 

should be so close to residential 

areas,” he said. 

Mr Mora said he wasn’t sure if 

the city council would endorse the 

board’ submi sion. 

“I’d like to think so because the 

city council has had their eyes 

open as we l ove recent years over 

the crysta line silica risk,” he said. 

Mr Mora said the community 

board wi l be “representing and 

advocating” for the Templeton 

community. 


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WORKSAFE NEW Zealand 

has b en a proached in a bid to 

fina ly repair the potholes in New 

Brighton’s Hawke St car park. 

Coastal-Burw od Ward city 

counci lor David East wants 

WorkSafe to pre sure the car 

park’s private owners into 

repairing the potholes which are 

a “trip and vehicle” hazard. 

WorkSafe chief inspector 

a se sment southern Da ren 

Handforth said it may be able to 

take action under the Health and 

Safety at Work Act 2015, “as a 

person conducting a busine s or 

undertaking.” 

Mr Handforth said WorkSafe 

is aware of the concerns raised by 

Cr East abou the car park. 

“WorkSafe has completed 

an a se sment visi to the site 

and is engaging with the owner 

to advise them that it is their 

responsibility to manage their 

risks a propriately.” 

Different parts of the car park 

are owned by various people 

and the Coastal-Burw od 

Community Board recently 

wrote to them about its concerns 

around health and safety. 

Cr East said the bi gest i sue 

in the past has b en ge ting in 

touch with the landlords and 

owners and ge ting them to 

agr e to anything. “The board 

a preciates that multi-ownership 

of the parking space may present 

a difficulty in co-ordinating 

repair/resurfacing but felt obliged 

to pa s these concerns onto you,” 

said the le ter. 

One reply has b en received so 

far from an owner who is wi ling 

to discu s the i sue. However, a l 

the owners would have to agr e 

to undertake work. 

Cr East said there had b en 

a “number of incidences” in 

the car park of people injuring 

themselves which had gone 

unreported. 

“I’ve always though that it 

has b en quite amazing that we 

haven’t had any serious a cidents 

or senior citizens perhaps 

tri ping in those potholes and 

doing themselve some damage.” 

He is confiden the new 

a proach wi l bring results. 

“I think the WorkSafe 

involvement may prove to be the 

lever that we are l oking for.” 

New bid to fix potholes 

Action looms 

on Hawke St 

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THE ST Andrew’s Co lege big 

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win a the National Youth Ja z 

Competition – ba s player, Tom 

Fastier, co lapsed and died the 

day before the competition 

began. 

“Tom was a ba s player from 

Cashmere High Sch ol who was 

playing with our big band this 

year. He had a strong chance of 

wi ning best ba s player a the 

festival as he was a very a complished 

musician,” head of music 

Duncan Ferguson said. 

“We were delighted to win, but 

it was bi tersw et,” he said. 

St Andrew’s won the most 

outstanding big band title a the 

competition in Tauranga. 

The band dedicated it se to 

Tom, who died while on his way 

to Cashmere High on March 27. 

His death was po sibly related to 

a medical event. 


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

Ja z Competition. 

Bittersweet win for St Andrew’s big band 

• By Sophie Cornish and Julia Evans 

THE PAPANUI-I nes 

Community Board has taken the 

rare step of starting a petition 

to figh the city council over 

funding. 

Signatures are being co lected 

in a bid to get funding for a community 

facility in Shirley. 

It comes after the city council 

removed funding for the centre 

pla ned for Shirley Rd, near the 

intersection with Hi ls Rd. This 

was the site of the former community 

centre, which was badly 

damaged in the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. 

The removal o funding 

prompted community board 

chairwoman Ali Jones to threaten 

to stand down, citing it as her “die 

in the ditch” project. 

Ms Jone said the board’s role 

is to represen the community, 

and by gathering signatures from 

residents, it was fulfi ling that 

role. 

“One of the roles of a community 

board is to represent and act 

as advocate for the interests of its 

community and this is what we 

are doing. The LTP and a nual 

plans are a l about lo bying the 

council.” 


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to get new 

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DEAN CALVERT (above) 

returned from the United 

Kingdom last w ek after 

ge ting closer than mos to 

Joseph Parker in the build up 

to his world heavyweigh title 

unification fight with Anthony 

Joshua in Cardiff. 

The former New Zealand 

title-holder trave led with his 

father George and brother 

Bryce to London ahead of the 

fight where they spen time 

with Parker in the build up. 

Mr Calvert, 47, comes from a 

boxing mad family. 


Former champ hooks 

up with Parker in UK 

Cave Rock 

Apartments’ 

owners 

expect EQC 

sign-off 

this week 

• By Sarla Donovan 

THE OWNERS of Sumner’s Cave 

Rock Apartments ar expecting the 

Earthquake Commi sion to sign-off 

on a se tlement agr emen this w ek. 

Body corporate chairman Mike 

White said the group had gone 

into mediation with IAG and EQC 

on February 20, and signed off 

on a deal with IAG on February 

2 – coincidenta ly seven years 

to the day after the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. However, they 

are waiting for EQC to sign the 

agr ement. 

“Given that EQC actua ly drafted 

the agr ement, there’ l be no 

problem with them doing that.” 

The apartment suffered damage 

in the February and June, 20 1, 

earthquakes and were demolished in 

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

difference betw en indemnity value, 

$10 mi lion, and the sum insured, 

$16 mi lion, was rejected by the body 

corporate. 

The mediation agr ement 

prevented Mr White from disclosing 

the se tlement amount, but he said it 

involved the two parties paying “a bit 

more money than they’d wanted to 

earlier.” 



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A NEW 60km/h sp ed limit and 

double ye low lines wi l be in 

place on Dyers Pa s Rd by early 

May. 

The sp ed limit change was 

a proved by the city counci last 

w ek. 

A decision to paint double yellow 

lines on the stretch betw en 

Summit Rd and the Sign of the 

Takahe was earlier made by the 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community 

Board. 

Bu the Banks Peninsula Community 

Board decided against 

ye low lines on the Summit Rd- 

Governors Bay section due to the 

road’s na rowne s and general 

condition. 

The changes are designed to try 

and reduce the crash rate. 

Insta lation of the double 

ye low lines, the new sp ed limit 

signs and raised centre line pavement 

markers wi l begin in mid 

April. 

The work i scheduled to take 

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

29 and May 2. 

While the work is done, Dyers 

Pa s Rd wi l be closed to traffic 

from the Sign of the Takahe to 

Governors Bay betw en 7pm and 

6.30am. 

60km/h 

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early next 

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A WOOLSTON butcher proved 

to be a cut above the rest in an 


New World Fe ry Rd butcher 

Jeremy Garth and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, recently 

came second a the World 

Butchers’ Cha lenge in Northern 

Ireland. 

It was the firs time Mr Garth 

had competed in the cha lenge 

and he was “rea ly proud” of 

how the team performed. 

“We produced some top quality 

products and came away 

with a g od result so we’re very 

ha py,” he said. 

The preparation for this year’s 

World Butchers’ Cha lenge was 

intense as the team members 

met in Auckland every two 

months for lengthy w ekend 

practices. 

Mr Garth, who has b en a 

butcher for 14 years, said the 

competition brought back his 

pa sion for the job. 

“Doing a l thi stuff and 

m eting new people, s eing new 

ideas, it just brings that flair 

back for you,” he said. 

Mr Garth hopes to own a 

butcher shop of his own someday 

but says for now he wi l focus 

on ge ting mor experience 

and on the 2020 cha lenge. 

“In two years’ time, we’ l be 

going back to try and win the 

title,” he said. 

U per Ri carton butcher Corey 

Winder was part of the Pure 

South Sharp Blacks team. 

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


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A CRACKDOWN on mobile 

traders acro s the districts could 

be l oming. 

However, the public has li tle 

interest in having input into the 

i sue. 

Only eight submi sions were 

received for a potential bylaw 

aimed at regulating commercial 

activities in public places. 

The district council wi l be 

holding a hearing for the Public 

Places Bylaw and Policy on Commercial 

Activities and Events in 

Public Places. 

A hearing i scheduled to be 

held on Thursday. 

The bylaw comes as an increasing 

number of mobile traders 

are s eking to operate in Selwyn, 

especia ly during the summer 

months. 

In the past year, the district 

council has received five inquiries 

about se ting up a mobile busine s 

on private or public land. 

A report said there are two 

str et operators in Darfield, a 

coff e cart is parked beside the 

railway in Ro leston, and a pi za 

cart visits Lincoln w ekly betw en 

September-May along with a Thai 

f od truck. 


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could 

face 

regulation 

Pupils learn about role of war horses 

GR ENDALE SCHOOL pupils 

have taken a step back in time, 

s eing first hand what men and 

horses l oked like during war. 

The New Zealand Mounted 

Rifles Charitable Trust president 

Mark A pleton and member 

Mike Donaldson t ok their 

horses to the sch ol on Monday, 

in a bid to educate pupils on the 

sacrifice their ancestors made in 

World War 1 and World War 2. 

Mr A pleton and Mr Donaldson 

a rived a the sch ol dre sed 

in World War 1 uniforms while 

their horses Tommy and Kruze 

wore 1 0-year-old sa dles donated 

to the trust. 

The presentation is a prelude 

to the Gr endale Recreation Reserve 

Management Commi t e’s 

upcoming Anzac Day service. 

As a tribute to those who 

served, members of the trust wi l 

ride horseback to the service. 

Mr A pleton said it was 

important children were 

educated on what soldiers 

wen through during World 

War 1 and World War 2. 

But he said the presentation 

didn’t go into t o much detail 

and was more of a “show and 

te l” to make them aware of what 

the soldiers l oked like. 

Children were shown the type 

of kits horses were required to 

wear in the war. 



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AN U PER Ri carton butcher 

has proven himself to be a cut 

above his Au sie rivals at an 


Elite Meats owner Corey 

Winder was named in the a l 

star team a the World Butchers’ 

Cha lenge in Northern Ireland. 

Mr Winder and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, which 

includes W olston butcher 

Jeremy Garth, finished second 

in the competition. 

He said the cha lenge started 

as a “transtasman test match” 

seven years ago. 

The preparation for this 

year’s World Butchers’ Challenge 

was intense as the team 

members met in Auckland 

every two months for lengthy 

w ekend practices. Mr Winder 

said coming second against 1 

other countries was a “fantastic” 

result. 

“To get second behind Ireland 

was a huge achievement and to 

be ahead of Australia is an 

even bi ger thing for us,” he 

said. 

But Mr Winder admires the 

Australian team. 

“Those guys over there 

[Australia] are on top of their 

game, they do a g od job,” he 

said. 

“And it just showcases that 

New Zealand has got some 

of the best butchers in the 

world,” he said. 

Mr Winder has b en a butcher 

since the age of 19. 

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THE HALSWE L-Hornby- 

Ri carton Community Board 

has been given the gr en ligh to 

o pose the pla ned qua ry near 

Templeton. 

Mayor Lia ne Dalziel told the 

board on Thursday it had the okay 

from the city council to make a 

submi sion if Fulton Hogan a plies 

for a resource consen to create a 

qua ry. 

Board chairman Mike Mora 

told Western News the submi sion 

would likely o pose Fulton Hogan’s 

plan. 

“You can just about guarant e 

it . because we [the community 

board] don’t believe qua ries 

should be so close to residential 

areas,” he said. 

Mr Mora said he wasn’t sure if 

the city council would endorse the 

board’ submi sion. 

“I’d like to think so because the 

city council has had their eyes 

open as we l ove recent years over 

the crysta line silica risk,” he said. 

Mr Mora said the community 

board wi l be “representing and 

advocating” for the Templeton 

community. 


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