Nor'West News: July 30, 2019

6 Tuesday July 30 2019
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Designer’s big awards haul
•From page 1
While Ms Sutton won the
awards, she oversees a studio
with five designers who work
on projects in New Zealand
and Australia.
She said the team is
“overwhelmed” and “still
coming back down to earth”
after their big win.
At the awards, Ms Sutton
was hailed by the judging panel
as outstanding and someone
who creates timeless solutions
regardless of the aesthetic.
NKBA president Jared
Dinneen called Ms Sutton one
of the best in the business and
a complete professional.
The business has been
around since 2009 and Ms
Sutton has won a range of
awards since. She said she has
no specific design style but
likes to tailor rooms to the
architectural context of the
home, while taking in a client’s
taste.
“The spaces we design really
need to read as one with the
home and talk with their own
language of architecture,” she
said.
Nineteen kitchens and
bathrooms, created by
15 talented New Zealand
designers, were recognised at
the awards.
STUNNING: Davinia Sutton took out a range of awards for this
traditionally styled kitchen and bathroom in a Merivale home.
(Below) – Ms Sutton oversees a studio with five designers who
work on projects in New Zealand and Australia.
• By Claire Booker
A GROUP of Merivale residents
are concerned about the possible
development of a new sports
facility at Elmwood Park.
The Elmwood Club is behind
the planned new building
which will replace the earthquake-damaged
bowling club
building.
The group of neighbouring
residents is opposed to the
planned development for several
reasons, including noise, drainage,
light pollution and traffic.
It is still in the early design
stages and the Elmwood Club
said it is too premature to comment
on the project.
Residents are concerned the
scale of the development could
detract from the park’s community
feel, as it is one of the few
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CHANGES: The Elmwood Club plans to build a new sports
facility at Elmwood Park.
Plan to build on Elmwood Park
has neighbours fired up
parks in the area which doesn’t
have commercial buildings.
Another concern is the noise
from its construction.
The area already struggles
with drainage due to the high
water table and the park is in an
identified flood area. There are
concerns over the increase in
hard areas which could increase
water collection and run-off.
The group said the
commercialisation of the
Elmwood Park area has also
caused an increase in litter,
which is mostly alcoholrelated,
and it is concerned the
development would add to the
problem.
Group member
Richard Dudding wrote to the
Fendalton-Waimairi-Innes
Community Board about its
concerns.
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THE ST ALBANS Baptist Church will
host Living the Dream this week, a rock
opera that you won’t want to miss.
The show is a modern interpretation of
the Parable of the Prodigal Son, but has
been written in a way that it is not religious
or designed to preach.
Tony Norriss organised the event and
wrote the music. He said people from any
background can enjoy it.
“Given the recent events the city has
endured, a message of enduring love, reconciliation,
and acceptance is a message
that is needed in these times,” he said.
The church was impressed with the
work and agreed to provide the venue
and help cover some of costs. The cast has
people ranging in age from 14 to 58 and is
made up of 10 main characters, as well as
extras and a five-piece band.
One of the cast members Dylan Jonkers,
14, has been described by Norriss as a huge
emerging talent. Dylan won a national
music award when he was about 12 and
his band was a finalist in the Canterbury
Smokefreerockquest competition.
The show will include a 5m LED screen
to provide an additional dimension for
scenes and add video content to help convey
the story.
Tickets cost $11 to $18, as Norriss
wanted to make sure the community
didn’t have to fork out too much for the
event. Once the show costs are covered, a
ROCKING OUT: Sandra Alpe is getting
ready for Living the Dream, a rock
opera on at the St Albans Baptist
Church this week.
donation will be made to the local Neighbourhood
Trust.
“I have written it to bring some joy and
happiness to people, and to give them an
opportunity to disengage from the stresses
of life for a while,” he said.
•There will be three shows at
7.30pm on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday at 64 McFaddens Rd.
•Tickets can be purchased at www.
eventbrite.co.nz/e/living-the-dreammusical-tickets-61083639811.