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to kidnap her. On Tuesday, a judge 

controversially decided not to send 

Geros to prison. 

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• By Bridget Rutherford 

PROMINENT Cantabrians 

have given a mixed response to 

the po sible futuristic l ok of 

Cathedral Square. 

Plans for wha the Square 

could ok like were released 

by Regenerate Christchurch 

yesterday after seven years of 

debate and controversy the 

slow progre s of the rebuild. 

It includes thr e covered 

pavilions, which would have 

a “la tice-style” translucent 

r of, which could host markets 

and other events. 

FUTURISTIC: Plans released yesterday sho what Cathedral Square could ok like. 

The long-term vision, which is 

estimated to cost betw en $60- 

$80 mi lion, aims to bring people 

back into the area, through a 

series of interco nected public 

spaces. 

The vision for Square also 

includes Cathedral Gardens 

with tr and water features, 

Post Office Place with events 

and m eting spaces, and Library 

Plaza with other people-friendly 

areas. 

“We’ve go to l ok at what is 

Former mayor Ga ry M ore 

ha pening, what’s in the vision 

said the plan was “bri liant” 

and what can we deliver.” 

while developer Ernest Duval 

City counci lor Jamie Gough 

was not fu sed by the pavilions. city council and stakeholders to be n eded. 

think of the central city as said it was g od starting 

The next step is for a delivery determine what could be done, Mayor Lia ne Dalziel said destination and residential point. 

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• other. 

Senior Constable Stapley would the cell phone numbers any- 

POLICE HAVE found two bank not comment on wha the investigation 

more,” he said. 

account numbers in their hunt for a con man who falsely said 

if into the first account number revealed. 

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Senior Constable led police to a suspect from Christchurch Stapley said two of the victims had been given two bank account been interviewed and denied any 

involvement. 

targeted by the sinister scam. 

It involved phone calls and 

numbers to put money into. The Star understands a teen- 

Police had checked one, and A CONVICTED ki ler is back 

behind bars after a spectacular 

crash while a legedly fl eing 

police. 

John Oliver Jamieson’s Subaru 

Forester crashed through the 

Ro leston dog park fence on 

Saturday. 

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Miraculously Jamieson and the 

He had earlier b en recorded 

driving at 180km/h on State 

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Christchurch’s vision wi l a low 

this to ha pen.” 

City counci lor Deon Swi gs 

said it would n ed to work 

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such as Turanga, the Spark 

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• By Jess Gibson 

FIFTY-ONE TREES bursting 

with colour will soon stand tall 

in Cass Bay to remember those 

who were killed in the March 15 

terror attacks. 

Among displays of red, green 

and pink – kowhai trees will 

pay tribute to 14-year-old victim 

Sayyad Milne, whose favourite 

colour was yellow. 

A planting event held at Pony 

Point Reserve on Sunday was 

the idea of nine-year-old Harry 

Tayler, of Cass Bay, who adored 

Sayyad during their “special” 

three-year-long friendship. 

About 100 volunteers were 

involved, including Sayyad’s 

family, residents, members of 

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Trees a tribute to terror attack victims 

• By Devon Bolger 

THE GARMENT Loretta Sloan 

made as a tribute to the victims 

of the mosque shootings has 

landed her in the finals of the 

international World of Wearable 

Art show. 

Mrs Sloan said she got the idea 

after attending a memorial ceremony 

at the Al Noor Mosque. 

“Hundreds and hundreds of 

people were there paying tribute,” 

she said. 

“I went home that night and 

thought what can I do to give 

back? So I’m giving back to them 

as a form of art.” 

She engaged with the family 

of a victim who is still suffering 

from the attack and they helped 

her with aspects of the garment. 

“I just wanted to reach out to a 

family who was involved and let 

them know that I was planning 

this tribute.” 

“It was really lovely meeting 

them, listening to them and 

hearing their stories. It was a real 

emotional journey for me.” 

Mrs Sloan said she is incredibly 

proud that her garment will be 

shown on the international stage. 

“It’s not just about me, it goes 

to all the families involved and 

their friends. It extends out to 

everyone who has been affected.” 

She has continued to keep in 

touch with the victim’s family 

she worked with. 

“I let them know the garment 

made the finals and they were 

really happy, it felt like my hard 

work had paid off.” 

Mrs Sloan spent nearly 400 

hours constructing the garment 

from scratch, it is made of New 

Zealand wool. 

The final piece can’t be revealed 

until the World of Wearable 

Art show. 

About 60,000 people are 

expected to attend WOW’s 31st 

season in Wellington from September 

26 to October 13. 

University’s Muslim Students’ 

Association. 

Upset after losing Sayyad, 

Harry decided to fundraise 

$420 for the trees himself by 

collecting donations and reselling 

used bikes. 

Cass Bay Reserve Management 

Committee chairwoman 

Jenny Healey said there was 

an amazing atmosphere and 

Mrs Sloan, of Leeston, is one 

of two designers from Canterbury 

chosen to showcase her 

garment at the show amongst 

finalists from 22 countries. 

Last year’s winner Tina 

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Albans also made the cut. 

This year she entered three 

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Hutchinson-Thomas said the 

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Mrs Hutchinson-Thomas once 

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enough for WOW– this is now 

her third year of entering the 

competition, and her third time 

being a finalist. 

warmth which could be felt during 

the event. 

She said planting colourful 

trees was chosen as a useful way 

to pay respect to the victims, as 

it would attract and feed birds 

and provide a tranquil space for 

the Muslim community to visit. 

It also tied in with the Muslim 

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Ellis case to go to 

Supreme Court 

The Supreme Court has 

decided to hear convicted child 

sex offender Peter Ellis’ case. 

Ellis, 61, served seven years 

of a 10-year jail sentence for 

abusing seven children at the 

Christchurch Civic Creche in 

1991. He was freed in 2000, 

having always maintained his 

innocence. Now with only 

months to live due to cancer, he 

filed an application for leave to 

appeal in the Supreme Court. 

The approved ground of appeal 

is whether a miscarriage of 

justice occurred in this case. 

Charges laid after 

three-hour pursuit 

Two teenagers in a stolen 

vehicle led police on a pursuit 

for more than three hours on 

Tuesday morning. The pursuit 

started in Waltham just after 

1.35am after police realised the 

vehicle was stolen. It ended on 

Lismore St just after 4am. The 

15 and 16-year-olds will appear 

in Youth Court on Tuesday facing 

charges of failing to stop for 

police, reckless driving, unlawfully 

interfering with a motor 

vehicle and theft ex-car. 

Supervision for 

mosque abuser 

A man who called Muslims 

“terrorists” while wearing a 

Donald Trump T-shirt has 

been sentenced to 10 months 

of supervision. Daniel Nicholas 

Tuapawa, 34, yelled abuse, 

calling Muslims “terrorists” 

and saying “they need to leave” 

while wearing a T-shirt with 

a message supporting President 

Trump outside Al Noor 

Mosque in April. 

Lyttelton business 

robbed at gunpoint 

Police are searching for an 

offender who robbed a 

Lyttelton business at gunpoint 

yesterday. The offender entered 

the Lyttelton Top Club on 

Dublin St just after 9.30am, 

presented a gun, demanded 

money and fled on foot with 

cash. Detective Sergeant Greg 

Murray said no one was injured. 

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Winter finally shows 

its true colours 

• By Matt Slaughter 

THE RAIN and icy wind 

yesterday was a reminder of what 

winter in Christchurch can really 

be like. 

A few cold souls braved the 

conditions, and said it was quite 

a change from the blue skies and 

mild temperatures they have 

been used to. 

Redwood residents Dennis 

and Linda Goodson said they 

were surprised how few wet 

and cold days there has been 

in Christchurch this winter 

compared to previous years. 

Said Mr Goodson: “We’ve 

had quite a run of unusually 

warm and dry weather, so this 

is probably not so much an 

aberration as a return to normal. 

“The winter’s nothing like 

it used to be when I was a 

kid. I can remember going to 

school for week after week after 

week and the puddles were all 

frozen. We just don’t get that 

anymore.” 

But he wasn’t complaining. 

“I’m quite pleased actually, I’m 

not a skier.” 

Mrs Goodson was more 

concerned. 

“I disagree with him about 

being pleased about it, because I 

think it’s just a sign that we have 

BRAVING THE COLD: Dennis and Linda Goodson said the 

icy blast has been a surprise. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

got changes in our climate.” 

The cold weather looks set to 

return over the weekend with 

snow possible down to 800m on 

Banks Peninsula on Saturday 

and 500m on Sunday. 

Next week is forecast to be 

mostly fine. 

Sea wall will need 

to be rebuilt to 

protect from storms 

• By Louis Day 

THE SUMNER Esplanade 

rock retaining wall will need to 

be rebuilt, says a University of 

Otago professor. 

Associate geography Professor 

Mike Hilton said if the 1.2km 

sea wall is not rebuilt within 

10 years or so, there will be an 

increased risk of exposure to 

waves coming 

over the wall. 

This comes 

after a report on 

the wall from 

engineering 

consultant Jacobs 

found there are 19 

Mike 

Hilton 

points along the 

wall where repairs 

are required. 

However, Prof Hilton said 

there is no immediate danger. 

“In the next few years, the 

storm surge on that coast is not 

particularly large. However, 

when you look beyond the 

short-term to the medium-term, 

those storms are going to get 

significantly larger and will have 

a greater impact because the sea 

level will be higher,” he said. 

City council manager of 

regional parks Kay Holder said 

there are no plans to rebuild the 

wall. 

CRUMBLING: Darrell 

Latham says there is a 

strong case to rebuild the 

Sumner sea wall. 

“We know that in large 

storms, seawater can overtop 

the revetment, however, the 

water is then contained by the 

setback wall, which separates the 

promenade from the esplanade,” 

she said. 

“The whole structure provides 

two lines of defence, which 

effectively manages existing sealevel 

conditions. We’ll be using 

the findings of this report to help 

prepare a multi-year repairs and 

strategy work programme.” 

Linwood-Central-Heathcote 

community board member 

Darrell Latham felt there was a 

strong case for rebuilding the 

wall. 

“The community needs the 

reassurance that the sea wall is 

not only well maintained but 

designed to optimum and ideal 

standards and is fully fit for 

purpose,” he said. 

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Grieving mother finally gets apology 


ANGELA O’CONNOR has 

finally got what she asked for 

– an apology from the drunk 

driver who killed her daughter. 

In the High Court at Christchurch 

on Friday, Darrin Ray 

Stewart stood in the witness box 

and read an emotional apology 

letter to Miss O’Connor and her 

family. 

Stewart was sentenced to 

three-and-a-half years in prison 

on charges on manslaughter, 

three charges of reckless driving 

causing injury, failing to stop or 

ascertain injury, and failing to 

stop for a police officer. 

A tearful Stewart said: “ It was 

disgusting of me what I did. I 

was not in a fit state to drive, the 

outcome was the worst that I can 

think of . . .” 

Last week The Star revealed 

Miss O’Connor was waiting for 

an apology from Stewart for her 

18-year-old daughter, Alexia 

Noble’s, death. 

Miss Noble was a killed on 

November 16 when the car 

Stewart was driving drunk and 

high crashed into a building at 

a school on Gloucester St. He 

fled before emergency services 

arrived. 

While Miss O’Connor says she 

accepts the apology, she will not 

forgive Stewart and is not happy 

with the length of the jail term he 

received. 

“I’m not happy with the sentencing 

but there is nothing we 

can do about that. When people 

are killed, people get off too 

lightly. 

“You take a life, you should 

do life. These car crashes are not 

stopping, there was one again 

last night that came down our 

street,” she said. 

Miss O’Connor said she and 

her family would have liked to 

see Stewart’s sentence start at 

seven years imprisonment. 

She said some of her family 

members, including Miss Noble’s 

twin brother Zackery, who was 

also involved in the crash, was 

taking the sentencing “really 

bad.” 

Previously Miss O’Connor said 

she wasn’t interested in engaging 

in a restorative justice meeting 

with Stewart. She is now considering 

it. 

“Not right now, but you never 

know,” she said. 

Stewart was also disqualified 

from driving for five years. 

Defence counsel Anselm Williams 

said Stewart had always 

expressed his sorrow 

UNFORGIVING: 

Angela O’Connor 

with a portrait 

of her daughter 

Alexia who was 

killed when the 

drunk driver of 

the car she was 

in crashed after 

fleeing police, 

then ran away. 

PHOTO: MARTIN 

HUNTER 

and remorse, but there had 

been no opportunity to give 

his apology to the family until 

then. 

“I think of ways that I could 

change what has happened, and 

it hurts me that I cannot bring 

her back. I did not do the right 

thing once the accident happened 

and I am sorry for this. 

Alexia and I were best buds at 

work and the memories we have 

are amazing. 

“What hurts me the most is 

that she is gone. I really can’t 

explain how sorry I am to you 

all,” Stewart told the court. 

DARRIN STEWART’S 

APOLOGY 

To the family and friends 

of Alexia. 

I am deeply sorry that 

this has happened. It hurts 

me everyday. 

Not a minute of every 

hour goes past that I don’t 

think of her. 

It was disgusting of me 

what I did. 

I was not in a fit state to 

drive the outcome was the 

worst that I can think of. 

I think of ways that I 

could change what has 

happened, and it hurts 

me that I cannot bring her 

back. 

I did not do the right 

thing once the accident 

happened and I am sorry 

for this. 

Alexia and I were best 

buds at work and the 

memories we have are 

amazing. 

What hurts me the most 

is that she is gone. 

I really can’t explain how 

sorry I am to you all. 

Please accept my 

apology. 

– Darrin Stewart 

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6 

NEWS 

‘Restorative’ 

punishment for 

students’ sexual 

remarks to child 


A HIGH school principal is 

ensuring five students who 

approached a six-year-old 

girl and made verbal sexual 

advances will get an educational 

and “restorative” punishment. 

Hillmorton High School 

principal Ann Brokenshire 

confirmed 

the incident, 

which took 

place on Friday 

afternoon 

between the 

students and a 

Spreydon School 

Ann 

Brokenshire 

pupil, was “not 

acceptable in 

anyone’s world.” 

The Star understands the girl 

was walking home with her 

10-year-old brother when they 

were stopped by the group of 

students who made the sexual 

remarks to her. 

Ms Brokenshire met with 

the girl’s father on Monday. It 

was still being considered what 

action or punishment would be 

taken. 

“Our behaviour approach in 

the school is restorative and 

we find that this approach has 

far more likelihood of helping 

young people understand why 

behaviours are not acceptable.” 


WHEN MARCEL Geros 

grabbed a jogger on her regular 

early morning run, all she 

thought about was stopping 

herself from being dragged into 

a park. 

Ten months later the motherof-three 

has spoken publicly for 

the first time to The Star. She is 

disappointed with the sentence 

Geros received on Tuesday in the 

district court for the attack. 

Geros put her in a choke hold 

and attempted to drag her into a 

park in September. 

The violent repeat offender 

was given two-years intensive 

supervision for his offending on 

September 21 when he injured 

and attempted to kidnap the 

woman in Ilam. The sentence 

was imposed by Judge Raoul 

Neave. 

At the time, police alleged the 

early morning attack began with 

Geros confronting a woman at 

her car in the Jellie Park car park 

on Ilam Rd, before fleeing on a 

bicycle about 5.30am. 

Twenty minutes later, armed 

with a box cutter knife, Geros attacked 

and injured the 49-yearold 

outside Ray Blank Park on 

Maidstone Rd. 

“It was a shocking experience 

being attacked from behind 

. . . held in a choke hold while he 

was attempting to drag me into 


Early morning jogger: ‘I resisted 

the park. My main thought was 

to prevent myself from being 

dragged off the main road, so 

I resisted and struggled at the 

entrance, an image that I often 

think about now when I’m running 

and it frightens me every 

time,” she said. 

REPEAT 

OFFENDER: 

Marcel 

Geros 

escaped 

a jail term 

on Tuesday 

when 

Judge 

Raoul 

Neave 

decided 

to impose 

intensive 

supervision 

instead. 

After fighting him off, a 

member of the public followed 

Geros in his car, saw him hide in 

a nearby cul-de-sac and alerted 

police. 

The lucky escape was unfortunately 

not the same for another 

victim of Geros’ violent offending. 

In 2009, he was jailed for 

seven years and three months for 

savagely bashing a 73-year-old 

Kataia man, Alexander ‘Don’ 

Cameron, in his bed, in 2008. 

Geros was 17 at the time and 

was looking for things to steal 

when he woke Mr Cameron in 

the early hours of the morning. 

Geros went on to steal medical 

equipment and a bag from the 

ambulance that came to Mr 

Cameron’s rescue. 

His injuries were so bad he required 

full-time care for almost 

three years after the attack. 

On Tuesday, Geros was sentenced 

for charges of attempted 

kidnapping and assault with 

intent to injure for the events in 

September. 

The 27-year-old fisherman 

from Avonhead, who has striking 

facial tattoos including 

‘BPNZ’ across his forehead, had 

been in custody since his arrest 

in September. 

In the 10 months since the attack, 

the victim said she and her 

family members have taken on 

self-defence training to protect 

themselves and encourages others 

to do the same. 

“I returned back to running 

maybe a week after the general 

body aches and pains had 

improved. Although, my 

husband had to ride his bike 

beside me for a week. 

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and struggled . . .’ 

“I do struggle to run in the 

mornings . . . but I remain on 

main roads . . . and constantly 

turn my head to look behind 

me. I hate running past a park 

area, I get jumpy and startled 

when someone is behind me. I 

have often stopped other women 

running to let them know to 

be aware of their surroundings 

and not wear headphones or 

go through parks alone in the 

dark,” she said. 

“It only takes being in the 

wrong place at the wrong time 

for a random attack to happen 

anywhere.” 

At the sentencing, Judge Neave 

said he expected public backlash 

for freeing Geros, website Court 

News reported. 

“No doubt there will be letters 

to the editor demanding my 

resignation.” 

A cultural report 

showed Geros had come from 

an unfortunate background and 

had needed to “deal with more 

things than most people could 

even contemplate.” 

“He has got some incredibly 

complex needs and unless and 

until they are dealt with he is 

going to be a significant problem 

to the community. If I send him 

to prison, absolutely zip will 

happen, quite apart from the 

fact that he will be out before we 

know it. I am not prepared to 

contemplate that.” 

He said imprisonment and 

post-release conditions would do 

nothing to address community 

safety issues. 

Instead, the judge will judicially 

monitor Geros with regular 

reports from Community Corrections 

while he is on intensive 

supervision for two years. 

Special conditions include 

restrictions on his movements 

around Christchurch, keeping 

away from the woman he attacked, 

and attending medical 

assessments and treatments as 


VICTIMS: Marcel 

Geros attacked 

the mother-ofthree 

(left) last 

September. It 

wasn’t his first 

offence, beating 

elderly man, 

Alexander Cameron 

in 2008. 

directed. That includes treatment 

for post-traumatic stress 

disorder and mental issues. 

But the victim, who said she 

was once confident the appropriate 

outcome would prevail, called 

the sentence is “disappointing.” 

“Particularly based on his past 

history of crimes, convictions 

and the terrible savage attack on 

Mr Cameron. What message is 

this sending to our community? 

I was fortunate and lucky a good 

Samaritan was able to help me 

but what about the next person?” 

she said. 

•From the editor’s desk, p16 

NEWS 7 

Board members 

cleared; East 

inquiry continues 


THREE OUT of the four 

individuals embroiled in code 

of conduct complaints 

over allegations city 

council staff tampered 

with the District Plan 

have been absolved. 

The city council 

has chosen not to 

proceed with code of 

conduct complaints 

over Linwood Central 

Heathcote Community 

Board member Darrell 

Latham, Coastal- 

Burwood Community 

Board chairwoman and 

deputy chairman Kim 

Money and Tim Sintes. 

A city council 

spokeswoman said they 

were close to concluding 

the remaining code 

of conduct complaint 

involving city councillor 

David East. 

Said Cr East: “I can continue 

with discussions with the council 

or I can indicate that I’m at 

a stalemate and I’m going to 

withdraw from further negotiations 

in which case a code of 

conduct hearing may or may not 

proceed.” 

The board members 

and city councillor 

David East, had 

been facing code of 

conduct complaints 

since September over 

their allegation city 

council staff had tampered 

with the District 

Plan which led to 

Greater Christchurch 

Regeneration Minister 

Megan Woods approving 

the city council’s 

proposal to amend it. 

They alleged city 

council staff had omitted 

a clause which 

gives leeway to people 

in specific coastal areas, 

deemed at risk of 

flooding, to build and 

extend homes. 

However, an audit, 

which the city council 

commissioned, by Environment 

Canterbury councillor and 

former Environment Court 

judge Peter Skelton found there 

never was a missing clause. 

David East 

Darrell Latham 

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8 

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Preparing for take-off 

PROGRESS: The Weedons Rd interchange was opened on 

Tuesday. 

Major section of the new 

Southern Motorway opens 

THE WEEDONS Rd 

interchange opened on 

Tuesday as part of stage two 

of the Southern Motorway 

construction. 

Weedons Ross Rd and 

Weedons Rd traffic is being 

diverted over the new bridge. 

Traffic on the northbound on 

and off-ramps is unaffected. 

The southbound on-ramp 

is also unaffected and the 

southbound off-ramp will 

remain closed until the new 

southbound lanes of Main 

South Rd open later this year. 

Further construction in this 

area will take place this year, 

including on Weedons Rd from 

the roundabout through to Levi 

Rd. 

There will also be further 

construction on the new 

roundabout at the intersection 

of Weedons Ross and Jones 

Rds. 

The Southern Motorway 

project aims to address the 

increasing number of motorists 

and congestion south of 

Christchurch. 

A New Zealand Transport 

Agency spokesman said it is 

asking motorists to follow 

all on-site signage and drive 

to the conditions, as traffic 

management and temporary 

speed limits will be in place. 

BY THE time you’re reading this, 

I’ve likely skipped the country. 

Whoa, what an intro right? 

What dastardly thing could I 

have done huh? 

The truth is we’re off on holiday. 

No, we didn’t book it in the 

last week, this is a serious trip. 

On Friday morning we’re 

starting our long journey to Italy 

to spend five weeks with Laura’s 

family in the village where she 

grew up. 

Apart from the excitement of 

getting in a bonus summer with 

easy access to the beach and 

Venice, it’ll be the first time any 

of Vittoria’s Italian relatives have 

met her, or she them. 

The flights themselves and 

meeting the family should make 

good reading for you next week. 

But before all that we’ve still got 

to get all the packing out of the 

way. 

Which is a whole lot more 

tactical with a toddler than it was 

before she was born. 

My clothes and essentials took 

about the usual five minutes to get 

together and Laura’s packing took 

much longer, as per standard. 

But getting Vittoria’s things together 

was much more involved. 

Obviously, as a husband, I’m 

completely unqualified to do that 

unsupervised, so I’ve provided 

consultation on the content of 

Vittoria’s bag about three times 

this week. 

VITTORIA 

& Matt 

TACTICS: 

Vittoria ‘helps’ 

with packing in 

her own way. 

Once we were reasonably confident 

that Vittoria had enough 

clothes in everyone’s bags (just 

in case), it was time to move on 

to all of the other things – food, 

toys, books, distractions, medicines. 

The list goes on and likely 

won’t be complete until minutes 

before take-off. 

It won’t be Vittoria’s first flight, 

but I doubt she remembers her 

last one. She cried for like 10 

minutes when we took off and I 

stress-sweated like I was one the 

surface of the sun. 

So fingers crossed that the 

power of occasional walks, copious 

episodes of Pingu and inflight 

snacks will prevent meltdowns 

and keep my armpits dry 

for as much of the 24-hour flight 

as possible. 

I had been recommended to 

pack bags of treats for my fellow 

passengers as a peace offering/ 

bribe. 

Sorry, future fellow passengers, 

I did not pack them and the only 

treat you have to look forward to 

is our presence. 

It may or may not be enjoyable. 

•Former Star Media 

journalist Matt Salmons has 

become a stay-at-home 

dad. We follow his journey 

weekly. 

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Solo dad enters mayoralty race 


RETAIL WORKER and single 

parent Stephen McPaike is 

running for mayor. 

Mr McPaike was motivated to 

run for the mayoralty after his 

six-year-old son asked him why 

there were so many empty sites 

when they were walking through 

the CBD. 

“That made me realise that no 

one in my son’s class has seen 

a Christchurch fully built,” he 

said. 

“The rebuild has really slowed 

down and I just feel it is time for 

Lonsdale making another bid for council 

Paul Lonsdale 

a change.” 

Mr McPaike lives 

in social housing and 

has bubble wrap on 

some of his windows 

to combat the cold 

temperatures of his 

poorly-insulated 

flat. 

The 34-year-old 

said during his 

tenancy at Haast 

Courts in Linwood 

he has thrown out 

two beds because of 

mould, in spite of ventilating the 

rooms every day. 


FORMER CITY 

councillor and mayoral 

candidate Paul Lonsdale 

is making another bid 

for local government. 

Mr Lonsdale was the 

only councillor who 

stood for re-election in 

2016 but did not retain a seat. 

He stood for the newly-formed 

Heathcote Ward and lost 

out to Sara Templeton by 1585 

votes. 

Mr Lonsdale will now run 

in the Halswell Ward as an 

independent against current 

Stephen 

McPaike 

Anne 

Galloway 

He said if 

he was 

mayor, he 

would fight 

to see social 

housing 

standards 

improved. 

Mr McPaike 

thinks he 

has a 50/50 

chance of 

beating current 

Mayor Lianne 

Dalziel in the 

October local body elections. Ms 

Dalziel formally submitted her 

city councillor and 

The People’s Choice 

candidate Anne 

Galloway 

and independent Sam 

Yau. 

He said he wanted 

to restore a bit of fiscal 

responsibility around the 

council table. 

“With current rates increases, 

I have a concern that home 

ownership is going to become 

unaffordable for a wide range of 

people,” he said. 

He said he was considering 

running for mayoralty again 

in spite of losing out to current 

application for the 

mayoralty yesterday. 

“I’m a retail worker 

so I’m hardworking, 

I’m out in the public 

every day. I’m a solo 

dad who loves his son 

so much and I want 

to do the best I can 

for everyone.” 

Adrian Schönborn, 

who owns of a car 

grooming business, 

has also submitted 

his application for the 

mayoralty. 

He declined to comment. 

Lianne Dalziel 

mayor Lianne 

Dalziel in 2013, 

he received 

22,855 votes 

while Ms 

Dalziel got 

72,600. 

“There is a 

Sam Yau 

mood out there 

for a change and I just want to 

test that and see if that is real, 

sometimes you get told things 

that don’t have a lot of depth to 

them, I just want to make sure 

that whatever decisions I make 

in this election period are good 

solid ones that have good solid 

outcomes for Christchurch.” 


NEWS 9 

Battle for 

Fendalton 


A FORMER Waikato councillor 

will run against third term city 

councillor James Gough for the 

Fendalton Ward. 

David Benson was a councillor 

with the Waikato District Council 

between 1992 and 2004. 

He said he is running for city 

council because he is “sick of the 

way this place is being 

run.” 

“I have got a dog 

and I walk it regularly 

and it’s a great way to 

start conversations 

with people and they 

are all saying the David 

same thing, our rates Benson 

here are increasing 

too much,” he said. 

Mr Benson said he 

would be running a 

minimalist campaign. 

“I won’t be throwing 

my money 

around, I have Scottish 

ancestry and I Gough 

James 

guard my money.” 

Mr Benson felt Cr Gough had 

not done enough for Fendalton 

during his time as its councillor. 

However, Cr Gough said: “I 

think that is up to the ward to 

determine. I’m passionate for my 

city and the ward I live in and if 

someone has an alternative view 

that is their right,” he said. 

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Hillmorton High School | Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka 

Inspiring academic excellence, leadership and a love of learning. 

Hillmorton High School 

adopts two-zone 

enrolment scheme 

Kia ora koutou 

In 2014, Hillmorton High School became a 

Year 7 – 13 school, following the closure of 

Manning Intermediate. In consultation with our 

community, we developed a Middle School for 

students in Years 7 – 10 and a Senior School 

for Years 11 – 13. While we remain very much 

one school, this division allows us to develop 

curriculum specifically suited to the age and 

development of the students. 

We have been very successful in developing a 

“thriving Middle School” and “thriving Senior 

School” (Strategic Plan), and we are now at risk 

of overcrowding. 

We have been asked by a number of people 

“why has Hillmorton become such a successful 

school?” The answer is complex, but we believe the 

following things have contributed to this: 

• Developing a Middle School and Senior School has 

allowed us the space and opportunity to “rethink” 

our curriculum 

• Our Middle School curriculum for Year 7 to Year 

10 allows students to explore a broad range of 

subjects and ways of learning. By Year 11 students 

are more sure of who they are, and where their 

passions and skills lie. 

• We work collaboratively within the school, with 

parents, whānau and our communities and in 

partnership with various external organisations. 

• Our staff are highly skilled, inclusive in their 

practice and passionate about young people. They 

work very hard. 

• Our school culture encourages our young people 

to “be themselves” but also to be accepting of 

others and to be open minded. 

• Our Board of Trustees members bring a diverse 

range of skills and knowledge. 

• Our four values underpin what we do and how we 

all behave. 

• Our mission which we work hard towards sums 

this up – it is simply the following: “inspiring 

academic excellence, leadership and a love of 

learning”. 

Currently we are 90% full in terms of our building 

capacity, and so we needed to develop an 

enrolment scheme. We have worked collaboratively 

with other Christchurch high schools and the 

Ministry of Education. Principals believe that all 

high schools in our city are “good schools” and all 

state secondary schools in Christchurch will have 

enrolment schemes from 2020. As principals, we 

take collective responsibility to ensure that all 

students learn to their potential. A recent secondary 

principals’ study tour to Brisbane showed us just 

how outstanding education is across the city of 

Christchurch. 

Hillmorton’s proposed enrolment scheme was for 

one zone for Years 7 to 13, but this was unsuccessful 

with the Ministry of Education citing the continued 

risk of overcrowding. We have now been directed 

to implement dual zones; one for Years 7 and 8, and 

one for Years 9 – 13. The zone for Years 7 and 8 is 

smaller and sits to the east of the school. It does not 

include the zones for Oaklands, Halswell or Knight 

Stream to the west of our school. These schools 

already cater for Year 7 and 8 students and have the 

building capacity. 

We understand that this will be disappointing for 

some of our Aidanfield and Halswell families who 

wanted the option of sending their children to our 

Middle School from Year 7 rather than enrolling at 

Year 9. We are also disappointed and will continue 

to work with the Ministry of Education to review the 

enrolment scheme each year. 

We are committed to ensuring smooth transitions 

to our school, no matter when or at what level the 

students come to us. 

New enrolment dates for 2020 enrolments 

August 1 Acceptance letter sent to in-zone 

enrolments 

August 1 40 places available for out-of-zone 

students in Year 7 & 8 

1 or 2 places in the Upland Specialist 

Programme may become available 

August 19 Out-of-zone enrolments close 

August 21 Ballot if necessary 

August 23 Parents informed of outcome of ballot 

While in-zone students will be accepted at any time, 

we do appreciate receiving these applications early 

and ideally now, so that we can plan for our 2020 

staffing, timetable and curriculum delivery. 

Our enrolment scheme can be viewed in detail on 

our website at www.hillmorton.school.nz, or at the 

school office. 

Please contact us with any questions or concerns. 

Ngā mihi 

Suzie Sauer 

BOT Chair 

Ann Brokenshire 

Principal 

Planting for the future 

Some members of the Environment Committee joined the community 

of Westmorland to plant 350 native plants in the Eastern Valley 

Reserve between Worsleys Spur and Westmorland on Sunday 

morning. Thanks to the Christchurch City Council for providing all the 

plants and the organisers. We are glad that we can be a part of such 

social action projects. 

Year 6 students from 

our contributing schools 

enjoyed a morning of fun 

learning as part of our 

Experience Hillmorton 

days held recently. 

Students returned to 

their respective schools 

buzzing and were 

overheard saying that 

they were definitely 

wanting to come to 

Hillmorton next year! 

Technologists triumphant 

Congratulations to 

Logan Smith, Louie 

Nikau and Taylah 

Smith, pictured at 

right, Hillmorton Year 

7 and 8 students 

who won the Great 

Christchurch 

Technology 

Construction 

Challenge 2019. 

A second team, 

comprising Mihana 

Hof, Zoe Thomson, 

Isabella McNeil and 

Godwin Deliha N’Zhou, was placed third. 

We are also proud of the scratch coding 

team that performed really well. 

hillmorton.school.nz



RATEPAYER SUBSIDISED CHILDCARE DEBATE 

NEWS 11 

Mother says it’s ‘a slap in the face’ 

City councillors will vote this month over whether 

they will accept a new policy which will allow them 

and community board members to have their 

childcare subsidised by ratepayers. The subsidy 

was widely criticised by The Star readers last week. 

Reporter Louis Day speaks to a mother on the 

minimum wage and a community board member. 

On page 12, we ask city councillors how they will 

vote, 

LILY HALL earns the minimum 

wage, pays for childcare, has a 

mortgage and rising rates to deal 

with. 

She saw it as a “bit of a slap in 

the face” the city council may be 

adopting a policy which could 

see councillors and community 

board members reimbursed for 

their childcare needs using ratepayer 

money. 

“There are government systems 

set up for that and if they are not 

in that bracket they are obviously 

earning enough to not need it,” 

she said. 

Miss Hall and her partner 

spend $60 per week on childcare 

and are not eligible for any of the 

Government schemes due to their 

combined salary. 

“I just don’t know about doing 

this childcare subsidy just for 

councillors and community 

board members, maybe we 

should look at the bigger picture 

and look at adding another 

week on maternity rather than 

something just for a select group 

of people.” 

Miss Hall thought there were 

other ways of encouraging parents 

to run for leadership roles. 

“They could look at other 

options like putting a childcare 

centre near the building rather 

than giving them money.” 

She said the news elected members 

could have their childcare 

paid for out of the ratepayer’s 

pocket was difficult to swallow 

after the appointment of the new 

$495,000 chief executive Dawn 

Baxendale. 

“I understand that it is an 

important role with a lot of 

responsibility, but for somebody 

on minimum wage that is 

something that they would have 

to work 40 years to get.” 

The new 

policy from the 

Remuneration 

Authority which 

allows council’s 

to reimburse 

elected members 

for childcare was 

released at the 

start of July. 

If adopted by a 

council, members 

are eligible to an 

allowance only 

if their child is 

under 14 and the 

childcare is not 

provided by a 

family member. 

Childcare 

allowances are 

also limited to 

$6000 a year per 

child. 

The city council 

will decide 

whether it will 

adopt it or not 

this month. 

HAPPY DAYS: Lily 

Hall plays with her 

nine-month-old 

daughter August. 

Local politician: Why the policy is good 

JO BYRNE juggles being a 

single parent, speech and 

language therapist and member 

of a community board. 

Ms Byrne has to rely on family 

members to look after her 10 

and 11-year-old when she has 

board meetings. When they are 

unable to she has to either take 

them with her or not go at all. 

“The cost of childcare is tricky 

with the age of children I have, 

they are not in a pre-school so 

I would need a nanny who can 

prepare a meal and drive them 

to activities in the evening, that 

would be very expensive and life 

is not cheap as a single parent,” 

she said. 

The Papanui-Innes 

Community Board member 

said the Government subsidised 

out-of-school care and 

recreation programme did not 

satisfy her childcare needs as it 

is not offered during the times 

she has community board 

MORNING RUSH: 

Papanui-Innes 

Community Board 

member Jo Byrne helps 

get her 11-year-old 

daughter Harriet ready for 

school. 

PHOTOS: 

MARTIN HUNTER 

meetings in the evening. 

She thought if elected members 

were reimbursed for their 

childcare it would open up the 

door to a wider range of people. 

“I think it is great that they 

[the city council] could be offering 

this and, hopefully, it will 

give more people the opportunity 

to represent their communities. 

We need to equitably 

represent the communities who 

are affected by the policies local 

authorities implement, and the 

strategies they promote. 

“We also need more young 

women for the same reason. Local 

Government New Zealand 

2016 figures show that only 

eight per cent of women elected 

to local government were aged 

31 to 40. A miserable two per 

cent were aged 18 to 31. 

“They are the ones with children 

and they are the ones for 

whom this policy would help to 

get into leadership roles.” 

However, she felt those with 

families not wanting to go into 

local government roles also deserved 

a bit of extra support. 

“How we support working 

families, in general, is an issue 

that needs to be addressed, 

this should not just be about 

a particular sector of the 

workforce.” •Women’s council 

responds, page 16


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news online a 

Bewilderment 

over Protests in 

Hong Kong 

Protests in Hong Kong have 

recently drawn media attention 

including some local newspapers. 

Strangely, most international 

media coverage has only stressed 

support for protestors. As I 

believe serious news should 

recount in a comprehensive 

and faithful manner, more facts 

would be in great need. 

The trigger for the protests was 

on the surface the decision by the 

Government of the Hong Kong 

Special Administrative Region 

(HKSAR) to amend extradition 

law to facilitate cooperation 

with mainland China as well as 

regions of Taiwan and Macao. 

Critics claimed that the amended 

law will harm Hong Kong’s 

judicial independence and 

dissidents may be targeted. It 

is ironic as HKSAR has already 

signed extradition treaties 

with more than 20 countries 

including New Zealand aiming 

to jointly combat crimes without 

posing any threat to judicial 

independence of HKSAR, why 

has the same arrangement 

with mainland China become 

unacceptable? 

The intention to amend 

extradition law is to further close 

judicial loopholes. Not long ago, 

a young man from Hong Kong 

killed his pregnant girlfriend in 

Taiwan and fled back. Absence 

of extradition arrangements 

between the two regions has 

rendered police of either side 

powerless in handling the case. 

The HKSAR authorities therefore 

were determined to put an end 

to such situations as they believe 

Hong Kong should not be a safe 

haven for criminals. 

Second, the amended extradition 

law is only concerning criminal 

acts and none of its 46 clauses 

which I have read through 

myself has anything to do with 

politics. Actually none of the 37 

crimes listed in the amended law 

is related to freedom of speech 

or rally, and only criminal acts 

decided by judicial systems 

of both Hong Kong and the 

mainland China could be subject 

to extradition. Regrettably, few 

media reports have disclosed 

specific contents of the law or 

singled out and elaborated on 

which clause makes dissidents 

vulnerable to so-called 

persecution. 

Third, the extent of violence 

of demonstrations has crossed 

the line. After taking over and 

sabotaging legislative council, 

protestors have recently attacked 

the Central Government Offices 

in Hong Kong, causing casualties 

of civilians and police. It is not 

hard to imagine how police 

would react to such riots in other 

democratic societies like the US 

or Europe, and how the rioters 

occupying and demolishing 

parliaments would be treated. 

Media is assumed to be objective. 

But the reality made me totally 

bewildered. While Pro-Brexit 

and anti-Brexit demonstrations 

took place in the UK, both sides 

have been equally represented 

in public media. However, when 

more than 800 thousand Hong 

Kong citizens have signed up 

in support of the amendment 

of extradition law and there 

were large-scale demonstrations 

advocating restoration of law and 

order, such reasonable but less 

sensational voices seemed out of 

international media radar. Why 

has only one version of the story 

been told? It is hoped media 

could find more facts for readers. 

(Author: WANG Zhijian, 

Chinese Consul General in 

Christchurch) 

This advertorial is paid for by the Chinese Consulate 

RATEPAYER SUBSIDISED CHILDCARE DEBATE 

The Star asked city 

councillors what 

they thought of the 

childcare policy 

Mayor Lianne 

Dalziel did not respond. 

Deputy Mayor 

Andrew Turner – I am 

broadly in favour of the 

childcare policy, although 

will clearly be interested 

in the detail of the paper 

when it is presented to 

council. I am supportive 

of initiatives which allow 

the pool and diversity of 

people standing for elected 

positions to be broadened, 

and would see this as such 

an initiative or policy. This 

is relevant to both council 

and community board 

elected positions, so my 

position on both would be 

the same. 

Councillors 

Sara Templeton – 

I’m generally in favour of 

proposals that encourage 

a wider diversity of 

representation in decision 

making for the city as it 

enhances the decisionmaking 

that is done 

across the 

city and 

that benefits 

everyone. 

This 

proposal has come from 

smaller district councils 

that are not paid much 

and makes sense in those 

areas. We haven’t seen 

the proposal or report 

yet, but I’m hoping that 

it separates out council 

and community boards, 

as council is well paid and 

I don’t believe we need to 

have the allowance. It is 

also important to note that 

it is only a contribution 

towards the costs, not 

designed to cover them 

completely. I’d also expect 

and councillors who might 

be eligible to apply for it, to 

declare a conflict and not 

vote as they have in other 

districts. 

Vicki Buck – I am in 

favour of this so that local 

government is as inclusive 

as possible. 

James Gough – I am 

not supportive of childcare 

funding being paid for by 

rates. I am open-minded to 

a primary caregiver being 

eligible for a childcare 

subsidy as it is important 

to attract high-quality 

candidates to represent their 

communities, irrespective 

of what stage in life they 

might be in, however, I 

am not supportive of this 

potential provision being 

paid for out of rates. I 

would have to see the report 

along with its financial 

implications on ratepayers 

before I could determine 

how I would vote. 

David East – I will 

vote in favour if it applies 

to community board 

members. Community 

board members quite often 

have other employment 

and juggle time, take time 

off for community board 

meetings and are paid 

significantly lower than 

councillors. 

Mike Davidson – I 

have not received the detail 

of this policy or a report 

from council staff, so I 

cannot comment on how I 

would vote. On the face of 

it, I believe that councillors 

should not receive a 

childcare allowance given 

the remuneration they are 

already on. 

Deon Swiggs – Yes 

this has caused some 

interesting debate on both 

sides. 

I support things that 

remove barriers and 

encourage a wider diversity 

of representation in local 

government. Across the 

whole country only six per 

cent of people are under 40 

years and this is not good 

for representation. Wider 

representation enhances 

the decision-making that 

is done across the city and 

that benefits 

everyone. 

If we keep 

doing the 

same we 

will keep 

getting the 

same. 

This proposal around 

childcare has come from 

smaller, more rural 

councils that are not paid 

much and to me makes 

sense in those areas. 

Councillors haven’t seen 

the report yet which 

outlines the proposal 

but I’m hoping that it 

separates out councillors 

and community board 

members, as previously 

mentioned I don’t support 

this for councillors 

due to our role being 

full-time with adequate 

remuneration. But for the 

smaller community boards 

where, for example, Banks 

Peninsula remuneration is 

very poor I am in general 

support if we can find a 

rates-neutral way to adopt 

it. 

But I haven’t seen the 

report yet so am still openminded 

going into the 

meeting. 

Pauline Cotter 

– Although I am very 

supportive of any initiatives 

that assist parents to 

continue working should 

they wish, to date we have 

not received the report 

which will inform me of 

details, costs and options. 

Nor would I pre determine 

my vote as we must listen 

to and be guided by debate 

on the day. 

Jimmy Chen – I 

have not yet received 

the childcare policy and 

the relevant information 

from the council staff, 

so I cannot answer your 

questions at the moment. 

Yani Johanson – I 

don’t support this being 

extended to councillors. 

We are well paid and I 

don’t expect 

the 

ratepayers 

to pay 

for my 

childcare 

costs 

additional 

to the remuneration that 

we already get paid. From 

my time on the community 

board and council, the 

meetings are scheduled in 

consultation with elected 

members to ensure that 

things like childcare 

commitments can be 

accommodated as best as 

possible to minimise the 

difficulties for those with 

children. I welcome that 

continuing. 

Aaron Keown – 

It would take a lot to 

convince me that we would 

need it. I’m leaning towards 

no, I can’t see any reason 

that ratepayers should be 

paying for a councillors 

childcare when we are on 

good salaries. 

Raf Manji – I haven’t 

seen the proposed policy 

proposal, so can’t have a 

position on it. In general, I 

think childcare is clearly an 

issue that needs discussion 

but probably more for 

smaller councils, where the 

pay is much lower, yet time 

requirements still high. I 

wouldn’t see it as a pressing 

issue for Christchurch City 

Council, where the base 

pay is $100k. 

Tim Scandrett 

– I’ll be voting against 

councillors as I believe we 

are paid enough to cover 

this. As for community 

board members, at this 

stage, I am probably 

leaning against this but 

am open to listening to 

arguments. I understand 

this issue was brought up 

in smaller areas which 

have lower pay scales and 

therefore agree that in 

some areas then yes, there 

should be childcare. 

Councillors Glenn 

Livingstone, Phil 

Clearwater and Anne 

Galloway did not 

respond.

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OPINION 


Judge who thinks outside the square 

RAOUL NEAVE is a judge who 

does things at times outside of 

the square. 

He is predicting a public 

backlash over his decision in 

the district court this week not 

to impose a prison sentence on 

Marcel Sydney Geros (right) 

after another cowardly attack on 

a vulnerable individual. 

Geros is what is known as a 

predator. Predators don’t usually 

attack people of their own 

strength or cunning. They seek 

out the old, weak and vulnerable 

and strike when they least expect 

it – in other words, easy targets 

and ones which they will easily 

overcome. 

Geros, who is 27, has a history 

of attacking the vulnerable. In 

2009, he was jailed for seven 

years for a vicious attack on 

a 73-year-old in the North 

Island. Geros was 17 at the time. 

Bashing someone 50-plus years 

older? Courageous stuff. 

From the 

editor’s desk 

Barry Clarke 

In September last year, Geros 

was prowling the streets of 

Christchurch. He spotted a 

jogger at 5.50am and attacked. 

He had a boxcutter knife and 

tried to kidnap her. 

He injured the woman but 

she fought back. Predators often 

don’t like a fight, it’s not part of 

the plan. But this woman had 

the psychological confidence and 

physical strength to make this 

attack difficult for Geros. 

And that was probably lucky 

for her. She then did the sensible 

thing and ran, hiding in a nearby 

cul-de-sac where she called the 

police. 

Geros was soon captured. 

Police later alleged 20min before 

the attack on the jogger he had 

confronted another woman near 

Jellie Park. 

He was clearly prowling. The 

common denominator in these 

two attacks – women. 

Geros admitted charges of 

attempted kidnapping and 

injuring with intent to injure. 

On Tuesday, he faced Judge 

Neave who was to sentence him 

for the offences. 

To most given his track record, 

a jail sentence was thought to be 

his fate but not to Judge Neave. 

Geros will instead serve 

an intensive supervision 

sentence in the community 

for the next two years. Judge 

Neave explained in court, after 

spending 10 months in custody 

on remand, Geros would have 

been eligible to apply for release 

soon if a prison term had been 

imposed. 

But he did say a public 

backlash might be coming. 

“No doubt there will be letters 

to the editor demanding my 

resignation,” he told the district 

court. “It won’t be the first time 

and it won’t be the last.” 

When Judge Neave began the 

sentencing, he gave an indication 

of what was to come by saying: 

“I don’t know what to do, to be 

honest,” in reference to what 

Geros’ fate would be. 

He said a cultural report 

showed Geros had come from 

an unfortunate background and 

had needed to “deal with more 

things than most people could 

even contemplate.” 

“He has got some incredibly 

complex needs and unless and 

until they are dealt with he is 

going to be a significant problem 

to the community. If I send him 

to prison, absolutely zip will 

happen, quite apart from the 

fact that he will be out before 

we know it. I am not prepared 

to contemplate that,” said Judge 

Neave. 

He said imprisonment and 

post-release conditions would do 

nothing to address community 

safety issues. 

Let’s hope that Geros takes this 

opportunity. 

barry@starmedia.kiwi 

Women’s council takes issue over subsidised childcare 

National Council 

of Women New 

Zealand president Vanisa 

Dhiru responds to last 

week’s From the editor’s 

desk on the possibility 

city councillors will be 

reimbursed for their 

childcare – by ratepayers 

THE COMMENTS from The 

Star editor Barry Clarke last 

week on childcare costs being 

reimbursed to local elected 

members reflects a sad and 

somewhat dated view that does 

not reflect the humanity focused 

“for the greater good” position 

we believe most reasonable New 

Zealand adults would hold. 

There wasn’t government 

paid maternity/paternity leave 

when many of our mothers had 

children, however they do not 

resent women today being able 

to get that support today. In fact 

most would applaud it. 

Mr Clarke suggests there 

is no reason why an elected 

member should be treated any 

differently to another business 

employing busy mums and dads. 

In some respects he is right. But 

this is only because we need 

more gender diversity in the 

community, business sector, 

and at board and council tables. 

These settings need to equitably 

represent the communities 

which are affected by the policies 

these authorities implement, and 

the strategies they promote. 

We also need more young 

women – for the same reason. 

Local Government New 

Zealand’s 2016 figures show that 

only eight per cent of women 

elected to local government were 

aged 31 to 40. A miserable two 

per cent were aged 18-31. They 

are the ones with children and 

they are the ones for whom this 

policy would help to get around 

these board and table settings. 

As LGNZ’s 2016 Electorate 

Profile report notes: “Democratic 

legitimacy in a representative 

system of government not 

only involves the willingness 

of voters to vote, but also the 

degree to which those elected 

both represent and reflect the 

character of the electorate.” 

Since 1989, the proportion of 

women elected members has 

grown from 25 per cent to 38 per 

cent. But it is important to note 

that prior to 2010, data was for 

councillors and mayors only and 

it is only since 2010 all elected 

members, representing councils, 

local boards in Auckland and 

community boards, have been 

counted. 

Of course there’s a degree of 

public service in working in 

a role like this, but you can’t 

pay the groceries or mortgage 

with public service. Whereas 

some elected members do have 

additional income (about one 

third said their elected member 

remuneration was their only 

income), it is the women who 

are primarily the care giver 

in young families so this is 

their only income. They bring 

important skills, knowledge, a 

perspective and dynamic that is 

essential to gaining an equitable 

level of representation in local 

government and should not 

be penalised for adding to the 

democracy in our communities. 

•Clarke responds: 

Christchurch city councillors 

are paid $102,400. They earn 

enough to pay for their own 

childcare. 

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Readers respond to the 

appointment of city 

council chief executive 

Dawn Baxendale 

and the issue of 

ratepayers subsidising 

city councillors and 

community board 

members’ childcare costs 

V J Jones – As a ratepayer 

in Christchurch, I am writing 

to express dissatisfaction at the 

appointment of the new chief 

executive and the exorbitant 

salary she is going to be paid. 

The whole scenario reminds 

me of the classic story of the 

Emperor with no clothes. Who is 

fooling who? 

If someone starts their own 

business and works hard to make 

it successful, then they can pay 

themselves what they see fit. 

But payment for a council 

employee from ratepayers’ 

money? 

I fail to see how one person 

can do more work, have more 

responsibility, have more 

challenges than five teachers 

in a high school, as the salary 

equated to just that. What about 

the long-term effect? 

Why have we not appointed a 

New Zealander at a lesser salary? 

And why do chief executives 

need to be paid so much? 

(Abridged) 

Jake McLellan 

(Linwood-Central- 

Heathcote Community 

Board member) – I really 

appreciated your editorial on the 

proposed additional childcare 

allowance for elected members. I 

fully support the removal of 


Help restore McLean’s Mansion 

Lee Trusttum, 

of the 

McLean’s 

Mansion 

Charitable 

Trust, writes 

about why 

Cantabrians 

should get behind a 

fundraising campaign to 

help restore the historic 

building 

IF I WERE to ask you, ‘what 

– and where – is McLean’s 

Mansion?’ I wonder whether 

you could tell me? 

I have found many people 

who cannot, even those living 

nearby in central Christchurch. 

Perhaps that is not really so 

surprising because, although it 

is a huge wooden building, it has 

been hedged in by surrounding 

buildings and untamed scrub 

so that now, only the two great 

cupolas on top are visible – and 

then only from specific angles. 

Short stretches of the 

beautiful brick fences remain. 

In Manchester St, the wrought 

iron gates are still intact but 

mostly closed, as the area is a 

restoration building site and 

not yet safe to wander around 

without a guide. 

If I were to answer my own 

question, my story would go like 

this. A poor man called Allan 

McLean migrated from the 

little Isle of Coll, off the West 

coast of Scotland, arriving in 

New Zealand in 1852. Clearly 

he prospered here, eventually 

owning a vast amount of 

land in South Canterbury, 

which he farmed until the NZ 

government decided to divide 

such extensive property holdings 

into smaller parcels. 

The forced sale provided 

McLean with ready money, 

which funded the building of 

a suitably grand mansion in 

Christchurch. It was designed by 

RW England with no expense 

spared. It is a fusion of Jacobean 

architecture and Victorian 

HERITAGE: 

People 

are being 

asked 

to get 

behind a 

fundraising 

campaign 

to restore 

McLean’s 

Mansion. 

features, built of kauri between 

April 1899 and September 1900, 

two-storied, with a floor area of 

2137 sq m. 

Lavish furnishings and 

furniture were imported from 

Europe. McLean, no longer 

young but still unmarried, 

decided that on his death the 

house should be used as a home 

for ‘indigent gentlewomen’. 

So from 1913, these were the 

beneficiaries living in the house 

he had called Holly Lea. 

McLean’s Mansion has 

53 rooms and is the largest 

surviving wooden residence 

in New Zealand. The mansion 

now has highly significant 

heritage status. It must be 

retained, respected and restored 

Send us your views. If 

you have an opinion on 

a Christchurch issue, 

email barry@starmedia. 

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150 words 

barriers for parents and young 

people to get involved in service, 

particularly for those running 

for part-time community boards 

who are juggling service with 

other work and family time. 

However, for full-time elected 

members it’s a bit rich don’t you 

think to facilitate them over 

and above the struggles of every 

other family or parent. 

Don’t get me wrong, when 

affordable childcare is available 

if possible – but, here’s the rub, 

who will pay for it? 

Millions of dollars must be 

raised to achieve that goal. If I 

were to ask you to help, chances 

are you’d say, ‘but millions are 

way beyond me.’ 

However, if I were to suggest 

you set up an automatic 

payment of, say, $30 per month 

for two years (or $5, $10, $50, or 

$100) I hope you’d say, ‘That’s 

not so hard. I can set it and 

forget it.’ Now, if 500 people 

like you did the same, then the 

collective contribution could 

gently, painlessly raise half a 

million or even $1 million. If 

1000 Cantabrians chipped in – 

well, you get the picture. Mona 

Vale was saved by similar citizen 

contributions, likewise Mt 

Vernon Park on the Port Hills. 

McLean’s Mansion is a 

unique regional and national 

asset. Restored it will be an 

enduring attraction for local 

and international visitors 

– a monument of which 

Christchurch citizens can be 

proud, especially if they helped 

retain it. 

Check out www.frankfilm. 

co.nz to watch a great 3.5min 

video by scrolling down to 

Christchurch’s quake-damaged 

McLean’s Mansion. 

to everyone, I’m all for it being 

extended to councillors – just 

don’t think that’s where we start. 

After all councillors are already 

very well paid. 

As an elected member in 

my late 20s, the prospect of 

future childcare is of course 

a consideration. As a council 

candidate if elected I would 

refuse to accept this benefit. 

Winnie Lay – I do not 

think city councillors and 

community board members 

should be reimbursed for their 

childcare costs from ratepayers’ 

money. 

They are paid a decent wage 

from ratepayers’ money, if it is 

not enough, get another job, as 

ratepayers have to pay for their 

children’s childcare costs so they 

can’t whine about costs. 

OPINION 17 

The coming week 

in our history 

August 1, 1987 – The 

Maori Language Act came 

into force, making Te Reo 

Māori an official language of 

New Zealand. 

August 2, 1992 – 

Windsurfer Barbara Kendall 

was New Zealand’s only gold 

medallist at the Barcelona 

Olympics. She was just the 

second New Zealand woman 

to win an Olympic title. 


Anthony Trollope (1815- 

1882), one of the Victorian 

era’s most famous novelists, 

landed at Bluff to begin a twomonth 

tour of New Zealand. 


opening of the 8.5km Ōtira 

tunnel completed the longplanned 

TranzAlpine railway 

between Christchurch and 

Greymouth. At the time, it 

was the longest tunnel in the 

southern hemisphere and the 

sixth-longest in the world. 


New Zealand Government 

was informed of the outbreak 

of World War 1 just before 

1pm. At 3pm the governor, 

Lord Liverpool, announced 

the news from the steps of 

Parliament to a large and 

enthusiastic crowd. Most 

New Zealanders regarded 

themselves as British, so 

there were few doubts about 

fulfilling their obligations to 

the Empire in its moment of 

crisis. 

August 6, 1936 – Jack 

Lovelock won New Zealand’s 

first Olympic athletics gold 

medal at the 1936 Berlin 

Olympics in a race witnessed 

by 120,000 spectators – 

including Adolf Hitler. 


Comedian and entertainer 

Billy T James, 43, died of 

heart failure. Born William 

Taitoko, the multi-talented 

musician toured the world 

with the Maori Volcanics 

Showband in the 1970s. He 

adopted the stage name Billy 

T James because Australians 

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18 

OUR PEOPLE 

Lava lover helping understand the 

Volcanologist Ben 

Kennedy recently won 

Canterbury University’s 

highest teaching award. 

The associate professor 

has travelled the world 

visiting and studying 

volcanos. Sophie 

Cornish finds out more 

How did you get into this 

field? Did you always want to 

study volcanoes from a young 

age? 

I am fairly childish in that I 

never grew up from the little boy 

who liked blowing up vinegar 

and baking soda and running 

around in the hills picking up 

rocks. Essentially, I found I never 

really stopped doing that. I did 

visit a volcano when I was travelling 

in Chile, where you could 

look over the edge of the crater 

and you could see a bubbling lava 

lake, I think that when I was 18. 

I had already done geology and 

I climbed up this volcano with 

my family and I remember looking 

over and seeing the lava and 

thinking: ‘I want to do this as a 

job; I want to do this every day.’ 

When I was younger I had books 

about volcanoes and would go 

looking for looking for fossils 

with my uncle. I was one of those 

nerdy kids that had a rock collection. 

I guess volcanology is the 

most exciting part of geology. 

What is a volcanologist and 

what does it involve? 

A volcanologist is someone 

who does research into why 

volcanoes erupt. They try to 

make the area around volcanoes 

a safer place to be or at least 

help calculate risks involved in 

being near a volcano. There are 

not many jobs for volcanologists 

around the world and as a result 

you have to spend a lot of time 

at university getting various 

degrees. We will walk around 

on top of a volcano and depending 

on what you are trying to 

discover about the volcano you 

will pick up different rocks, you 

might be digging through old 

layers of ash and trying to work 

out what happened in the past, 

10,000 years ago. You could be 

up collecting a fresh sample of 

something that has just erupted 

out of a volcano and you’re trying 

to work out what the magma 

is doing right now. You could 

be working together with GNS 

Science on a monitoring project, 

where maybe you have a bunch of 

seismometers, acoustic devices, 

listening to what the volcano is 

doing and getting observations 

of what is happening inside the 

volcano, with sounds and shapes. 

Usually they can combine interpretation 

of earthquakes, when 

volcanoes erupt; you get lots of 

small earthquakes, but you also 

get sound waves and pops and 

bangs that are at the surface as 

gas is released, or you can get 

small explosions. You can do 

various calculations between 

the depth of the earthquakes, 

depth of the sounds and you can 

work out how fast the magma is 

moving and where explosions are 

happening. Generally it is GNS 

TRAVEL: Mr 

Kennedy 

witnessing 

the eruption 

of Italy’s Mt 

Etna on the 

east coast of 

Sicily. 

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Scooping lava for a 3D 

discovery channel show at Mt Kilauea. 

Science’s job to predict them. 

They might have volcanologists 

working for and their job is to 

forecast and to assess the state of 

the volcano. Then they might ask 

someone like me to do a more 

detailed study on one aspect of 

the volcano. 

What volcanoes have you been 

to internationally and have any 

stuck out as your favourites? 

I was out at Mt Yasur in Vanuatu, 

that’s one of these ones 

that is erupting several times a 

day. We were mapping where 

these big lava bombs were landing 

all around and were trying 

to assess the relative safety of 

different parts of the volcano, 

flying drones and things like 

that, so it was quite a fun project. 

That was a couple of years ago. 

I’ve since been out to Iceland; 

we have a fun project going on 

there where we are trying to 

drill into a magma chamber. I 

also went out to Chile, looking 

to see whether earthquakes can 

set off volcanic eruptions. We 

were experimenting with lava 

to see if it shrinks when it cools 

down. Every volcano has its own 

personality. They will have variably 

sticky magma, there will be 

various amounts of gas dissolved 

in that magma, which controls 

whether or not you get a nice 

runny lava flow, or whether it 

goes bang. I have also visited Mt 

Kilauea in Hawaii, where I filmed 

a show called Lava Chasers for 

Discovery Channel. I sometimes 

combine work with holidays, my 

wife has been known to roll her 

eyes at another family holiday to 

a volcano, but my boys love it. 

What is the current volcanic 

situation in New Zealand? 

GNS Science is obviously 

monitoring our volcanoes very 

EXCITING: 

Canterbury 

University 

associate 

professor Ben 

Kennedy is 

an expert 

in all things 

volcanoes. 

PHOTO: 

MARTIN 

HUNTER 

closely. They have monitoring 

equipment all over Mount 

Ruapehu, Mount Tongariro, 

Whakaari/White Island, 

Auckland, Taranaki. They’re 

basically just keeping a close 

eye on those volcanoes. White 

Island is probably the most 

active. I think there is probably 

several of them that are likely to 

go off in our lifetime, but it may 

only be a small thing. Just since 

I have been in New Zealand in 

the past 10 years, White Island 

had I think five or six small 

eruptions, Tongariro has had 

a small eruption, It’s not like 

the Christchurch earthquake, 

where there is tens of thousands 

of people close by, there might 

be only one or two people at a 

time. 

What’s been the most 

fascinating place you have 

travelled to? 

Mt Yasur is a very interesting 

place, it’s an exciting cultural 

area and exciting physically, 

I have worked a bit in South 

America and have been to 

Guatemala which is very 

interesting culturally. I am 

really excited about this Iceland 

project at the moment, because 

it is a real final frontier, like the 

moon landing, it’s the first time 

scientists want to drill into the 

magma chamber, so it’s a pretty 

momentous occasion. There is 

a big group of scientists from 

all around the world who are 

trying to raise money from 

international governments to 

promote this idea of drilling into 

a magma chamber for science, 

so we can really learn first-hand 

what is going on.


19 

power of nature 

YOUNG, SUCCESSFUL 

& on the move 

Technology has come a long 

way over the last few years; I 

think people have been scared 

about it obviously. But, in recent 

years they have discovered that 

three geo-thermal power companies 

in various places around the 

world had accidentally drilled 

into magma before and it didn’t 

cause a volcanic eruption. So I 

think that gave scientists more 

confidence that this actually 

might be possible. Technology 

has advanced now that we can 

do tests at higher temperatures 

and control pressure better, so 

now it is an engineering possibility. 

They are still raising 

the money for it, it is a 25-year 

plan. They want to start drilling 

the first hole in next few years 

and keep it permanently open 

for observation, then build on it 

over next 20-30 years and make 

new holes and use it as a science 

facility, kind of akin to Telescope 

Array. 

What’s a common 

misconception about 

volcanos? 

I think it’s interesting that 

at any moment on the planet 

there is several erupting at once, 

I guess you only think that 

when they are on the news they 

happen. I guess the biggest misconception 

is the frequency of 

volcanic eruptions, you see it on 

the news as more and more volcanos 

are erupting. But, I think 

in reality, more people are living 

closer to volcanos, so there are 

more volcanic eruptions that are 

affecting people, not that there 

are necessarily more volcanos 

that are erupting. There are tens 

of thousands of active volcanos 

on the planet at the moment, 

plenty under water too. 

Tell me about the lava lab 

you have at the university? 

We now have a facility in the 

university where we can melt 

rock and make our own lava. We 

can do experiments and pour 

it out down a lava flow. We are 

trying to work out ways that 

you can observe lava flow from 

above, to work out properties 

about that lava flow and help 

predict where that lava flow 

might go. We also have a 

cannon here that can fire rocks 

at things, so we can see for 

example if you roof is strong 

enough to with-stand an impact 

from volcanic bomb. We’re 

the only lab with that in New 

Zealand. The lava lab is a joint 

project with the engineering 

and fine arts departments. Fine 

arts had a furnace that they use 

to use to melt bronze and make 

bronze statues. So we kind of 

persuaded them to super-size 

their furnace, so we did a bunch 

of work on the furnace so it 

would get up to the temperature 

ON THE JOB: Mr Kennedy at Mt Yasur, Vanuatu, which 

has been known to erupt several times per day. 

FIELD TRIP: Mr Kennedy with a group of students on the 

Tongariro crossing, Mt Ngauruhoe can be seen in the 

background. 

where it could melt rock, about, 

1300 deg C. 

What are you into apart from 

volcanos? 

I live out in Sumner with my 

wife and two boys. I am a surfer, 

that’s my main thing. I love 

any outdoor activities, in the 

mountains, hiking, taking my 

family out in the hills. My wife 

is Danish, we just came back 

from Denmark where my boys 

brushed up on their Danish and 

I had a teaching exchange with 

Copenhagen University. Noah 

is eight-years-old and Viggo is 

five-years-old. They both love 

it (volcanos.) I took Noah out 

to a field trip last year, we went 

around all the North Island 

volcanos, he loved it. Viggo loves 

doing experiments, it drives me 

up the wall, we go through more 

baking soda and vinegar than 

any other family on the planet. 

What did you study to get 

this job? 

I did geology at university, 

in the United Kingdom. Then I 

went to Montreal, Canada, and 

did a masters in volcanology. 

Then I did a PhD in volcanology, 

also in Montreal. After that, I 

went to the other side of Canada, 

to Vancouver, and there I learnt 

a lot more about teaching 

volcanology. I did a post 

doctorate in how to teach, that’s 

how this teaching award kind 

of came about, because I spent 

a lot of time researching good 

ways to teach, that’s something 

generally academics don’t do. I 

was very lucky, I worked with 

a guy who won a Noble science 

prize, Carl Wieman. He basically 

trained us up on how students 

learn and better ways you can 

transfer information and cooler 

experiments and how to use 

research to assess whether or not 

the way that you teach is actually 

working, approaching teaching 

from a science perspective. He 

got his Nobel prize and decided 

to invest all his money into 

science teaching, so he hired 

a bunch of people like me as 

up and coming scientists and 

trained us how to be better 

teachers, so when we actually 

show up at university, we know 

what we are doing, because most 

have no training as a teacher. 

Then basically I got the job here 

at Canterbury University and 

that was 10 years ago now. 

The Star continues showcasing the city’s 

successful young people. If you have a story to tell, 

email jess.gibson@starmedia.kiwi 

Young 

designer 

turns 

heads at 

fashion 

awards 

• By Jess Gibson 

EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Lucy 

Hill has proven that when you 

mix yellow with purple, you get 

success. 

The Hagley School of Fashion 

student won 2019 Young Designer 

of the Year at Saturday 

night’s MLT Hokonui Fashion 

Design Awards in Gore for her 

Open Nightlife entry. 

Lucy’s dress, made of bright 

yellow faux-fur and purple lace 

trimmings with a picture of one 

of her paintings in the centre, 

was the product of 10 weeks of 

work. 

The painting represents an 

exploration of the human form 

and gender roles. 

The awards took place at a 

transformed Gore Town & 

Country Club Stadium before 

an appreciative audience of 700, 

hailing from as far afield as 

China. 

It was Lucy’s first time bagging 

any prizes in her second year 

entering the Hokonui fashion 

awards -- and she was surprised 

her hard work had paid off. 

“Cutting up the fur was a 

nightmare,” she said. 

The garment has earned her 

free flights and accommodation 

to New Zealand Fashion Week 

in Auckland from August 26 to 

September 1, as well as monetary 

prizes. 

Lucy is in her second year at 

Hagley School of Fashion and 

has always had an interest in the 

subject. 

“I think it’s really interesting 

how everyone can express themselves 

through fashion.” 

Head of fashion Vicki Dixon 

said it was very exciting to see 

Lucy’s design do so well. 

“She’s a true artist - she’s a 

painter, a print-maker, and does 

ceramics. She’s very talented,” 

Ms Dixon said. 

Designs at the awards ranged 

from the elegant and eminently 

wearable to the avant-garde. 

Speaking on behalf of fellow 

judges Sally-Ann Mullin and 

Wynn Crawshaw, Sara Munro, 

SKILLED: Lucy Hill won 

2019 Young Designer of 

the Year with a yellow 

fur dress (below) which 

features a painting of hers 

representing an exploration 

of the human form and 

gender roles. 

of Company of Strangers, 

Dunedin, praised the “amazing” 

calibre of entries from schools, 

and from those entering the 

open sections. 

The judging panel had scoured 

more than 340 garments from 

250 entrants to identify section 

and overall winners, and had 

been “astonished” by the level of 

skill and attention to detail, she 

said. 

Southern designers were 

well represented among open 

section winners, including Viv 

Tamblyn, of Gore, in the Open 

Streetwear section and Debbie 

Smith, of Waimumu, in the 

Open Recycled section. 

Founder Heather Paterson’s 

husband, Wade, who kept the 

event going following her death 

in 2015, announced on Saturday 

night his family’s continued 

sponsorship of the awards until 

2024.


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Back to school for 

Kiwi songstress 


GARDENING 21 

The next generation of 

musical talent is getting 

a quick-fire insight into 

the inner workings 

of the professional 

music industry, thanks 

to three well-known 

local artists and the 

Christchurch Arts 

Festival 

JULIA DEANS will tell you 

she isn’t nervous about her 

upcoming performance in the 

Christchurch Arts Festival. 

She says that with a laugh. 

On August 3, Deans will join 

Samoan, Tongan and Māori soul 

sister Bella Kalolo and author 

and musician Flip Grater, in 

performing Like Water with 

Burnside High School’s awardwinning 

Bel Canto Choir. 

The show, at the James Hay 

Theatre, is unlike anything 

Deans or the choir have ever 

done before. 

“It was my crazy harebrained 

scheme,” said Deans. 

The Christchurch songstress 

is the curator and director of the 

performance, which features the 

30-strong high school choir that 

Deans and Bella Kalolo were 

once members of. 

“I’ve wanted to do something 

with the choir for ages.” 

The “Christchurch-centric” 

focus of this year’s Christchurch 

Arts Festival provided Deans 

with the perfect platform to 

bring her idea to life. 

SHOWTIME: Musician Julia 

Deans will join Burnside 

High School’s awardwinning 

Bel Canto Choir 

for a performance in the 

Christchurch Arts Festival. 

“It just all fell into place. I’m 

just hoping the school aren’t 

regretting the decision – there’s 

a lot of work involved,” said 

Deans. 

“They are getting dumped in 

the deep end with this. It’s going 

to be a real experience for them 

in terms of seeing how a performance 

works and a production 

WORKING 

WITH THE 

STARS: 

Burnside 

High 

School’s Bel 

Canto Choir 

rehearsing 

with 

musician 

Julia Deans. 

comes together. It will be a sharp 

look into what it’s like to work in 

the music industry. 

Deans graduated from Burnside 

High School in 1992 and 

has many fonds memories from 

within the music block, where 

her musical passions and talents 

were nurtured. 

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to perform and explore 

different things.” 

Deans said Bel Canto has been 

working incredibly hard under 

the guidance of conductor Sue 

Densem, to get up to speed for 

the August 3 performance. 

“It’s definitely not their normal 

thing. Bel Canto has a very pure 

sound and in this, we’re 

asking them to relax and shake it 

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Ingredients 

Directions 

FOOD 23 

PORK LEG STEAK WITH MUSTARD AND 

HONEY CREAM SAUCE 

4 pork leg steaks 

Oil 

Salt and pepper, to taste 

½ teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed 

For the sauce: 

50g butter 

½ onion, diced 

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 

2 tablespoons flour 

3 tablespoons wholegrain 

mustard 

3 tablespoons hot english 

mustard 

½ cup chicken stock 

1 tablespoon honey 

½ cup cream 

Salt and pepper, to taste 

To make the sauce, fry the 

onion and garlic in butter until 

soft. 

Sprinkle the flour over and 

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lumps. 

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while stirring. Add the remaining 

sauce ingredients, and season. 

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heat. Season the pork steaks and 

brush with oil. 

Cook for 5min on either side, 

and set aside to rest for 2min off 

the heat. 

Serve pork with sauce and 

mashed potato. 

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Ingredients 

Beef 

500g Quality Mark beef mince 

1 onion, finely chopped 

1 carrot, finely chopped 

1 stick celery, finely chopped 

(optional) 

1 clove garlic, chopped 

250g button mushrooms, wiped 

and sliced 

400g can chopped tomatoes in 

juice 

1 tablespoon tomato paste 

2 cups beef stock 

4 sprigs thyme 

To serve 

Wholemeal toast bread 

Sour cream 

Small handful parsley leaves 

Directions 

Beef: Heat a dash of oil in a 

heavy-based saucepan over a 

medium-high heat and add the 

beef mince. 

Brown mince, stirring 

with a wooden spoon to break 

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mince for 45min. 

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to time and taste for 

seasoning. Remove lid 

towards the end of the 

cooking time if you need to 

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MY WIFE asked the 

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She was responding 

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purchase of electric vehicles 

and raise tariffs on cars 

which are deemed to be 

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and HSE at $164,900. 

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can be raised or lowered 

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are high while on-road ruts 

and undulations are soaked 

up without shock. 

When I say that there 

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should mention that they 

are two very powerful 

electric motors. Jaguar 

claim 290kW and a 

combined torque figure 

of 696Nm. While many 

performance models have 

that amount of torque these 

days, it must be taken into 

account that that figure is 

available from zero speed, it 

is available instantaneously 

from a standstill, and it will 

supply without falter until 

the top speed (200km/h) is 

reached. Not that I tested to 

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will make highway overtake 

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almost 2.2-tonne, and the 

constant feeling of strong 

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electric power, performance 

is swift and satisfying, the 

surge of power will hold you 

back in your seat, and all of 

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wind and an electronic hum 

associated with electric 

motors, but for all money 

the I-Pace has whispersmooth 

motion, it is very 

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power/handling balance, 

the I-Pace inherits all of 

the qualities that Jaguar has 

built into its vehicles over 

the years, the I-Pace steers 

with direct turn-in and 

strong feedback. 

One of the reasons why 

I’m a reluctant EV buyer 

is that I suffer very much 

from range anxiety, even in 

Motoring 

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JAGUAR I-PACE: Fully electric sport utility vehicle. 

• Price – Jaguar 

i-Pace, $144,900 

• Dimensions – 

Length, 4682mm; 

width, 2011mm; 

height, 1565mm 

• Configuration 

– Four-wheeldrive, 

290kW, 

696Nm, automatic 

transmission 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 4.8sec 

a vehicle that needs fossil 

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tank full. 

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you need to be thinking 

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journey, and having your 

vehicle fully charged before 

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satellite navigation system 

is loaded with potential 

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470km journey is possible 

under the right conditions. 

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wife and I own doesn’t 

have the facility to charge 

electric cars, we don’t 

have a suitable outlet plug, 

and we’ve been told by 

an electrician our wiring 

wouldn’t support the drain. 

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However, for those who 

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10 hours, while a charge 

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Electric vehicles are very 

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While hydro power is 

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August 11. 

He is also the latest youngster 

chasing the dream of becoming 

Kiwi to play in Major League 

Baseball. Christchurch softball 

turned baseball player Travis 

Wilson – who is of no relation 

to Josh – came tantalisingly 

close to cracking MLB in the 

early 2000s. 

Wilson only took up baseball 

three years ago when he was 

introduced to the sport by a 

friend. However, a background 

in cricket made the adaption 

easier. 

“He’s taken to it like a duck 

Eddie’s Eastern Eagles on 

the hunt for elusive trophy 


THE EASTERN Eagles will have 

their first crack at the business 

end of the club rugby league 

competition in seven years as 

they hunt for their first Pat 

Smith Trophy since 1981. 

The Eagles relished the do or 

die nature of their final roundrobin 

match against Riccarton 

on Saturday to make the top four 

for the first time since 2012. 

On Saturday they leapfrogged 

Riccarton into fourth with a 

31-16 victory at Wainoni Park. 

Of the squad which won at the 

weekend only Mikaere Ropiha 

and Longe Faalilo were part 

of the Eagles squad which last 

appeared in their last semi-final 

appearance. 

The Eagles will head to 

Kaiapoi next weekend to play 

the Northern Bulldogs for a spot 

in the preliminary final. The 

other semi-final will see minor 

premiers Linwood host Hornby. 

The winner will gain automatic 

entry to the grand-final, while 

the loser will play in the preliminary 

final. 

After finishing seventh in 2017 

the Eagles rebounded last year, 

but missed the top four by one 

point. Coach Eddie Timo-Latu 

believes a shift in culture and 

mind-set has been key in the 

team’s resurgence. 

“It’s about having the heart 

for the club and not the heart 

for being a premier player . . . 

people’s hearts and minds need 

to be with the whole club and 

not just their own identity,” said 

Timo-Latu. 

Part of the shift in creating a 

whole club culture has involved 

BIG STAGE: Sea Muaimalae crosses the line for one of two 

tries which helped the Eagles defeat Riccarton on Saturday. 

many of the Eagles premier players 

coaching junior teams at the 

club and cooking meals for prize 

giving each Saturday. 

Timo Latu says his side’s biggest 

challenge is their lack in size 

against the likes of Hornby and 

Linwood’s forwards. However, 

the Eagles have adapted by introducing 

a rugby union influenced 

defensive patterns. They have 

adopted a “legs first” tackling 

technique, breaking away from 

the traditional technique of tackling 

higher to wrap up the ball 

handler’s arms. 

“We’ve always known it’s going 

to give opportunities for offloads, 

so it’s about our outsides 

being aware and smart about it,” 

he said. 

The club known as Eastern 

Suburbs between 1968 and 2005 

and the Aranui Eagles until 

changing name to Eastern Eagles 

last year. They last won the Pat 

Smith Trophy in 1981. 

Meanwhile, the bottom four 

finishers of the round-robin 

Riccarton, Halswell, Celebration 

and Papanui will now play for 

the Gore Cup. 

to water. The cricketers seem to 

be able to adapt quite well,” said 

Canterbury Baseball president 

Brian Hemera. 

“They see the ball coming 

overarm to them with cricket, 

so it’s a bit like facing a full toss 

really.” 

Wilson says he enjoyed 

watching baseball and had 

played t-ball in his primary 

school years, but was unaware a 

baseball competition existed in 

Christchurch. 

“I hadn’t done much pitching 

before baseball, but I knew 

I had a decently strong arm 

from fielding on the boundary 

in cricket . . . when I was first 

started I was rubbish. I couldn’t 

throw a strike to save my life,” 

said Wilson. 

“My coach helped me a lot 

with solidifying solid form and 

a good technique. It’s a massive 

part of pitching and I’ve just 

kept doing that. I don’t even 

have to throw a ball, I just go 

through the same motion over 

and over again.” 


WATCH OUT Larry the Lamb, 

Canterbury and Highlanders 

outside back Josh McKay has 

taken his first steps towards a 

career after rugby – as a mascot. 

Contracted Canterbury 

players were made unavailable 

for Sunday’s final between 

Lincoln University and High 

School Old Boys which HSOB 

won 34-29. However, that wasn’t 

the case for McKay. He couldn’t 

bend the rules to get himself 

into the match day 22, but he 

was able to take the jumper 

(or costume in this case) of the 

team’s unofficial 23rd man – 

their Ram mascot. 

The idea came about through 

a conversation with the 

university’s sports co-ordinator 

Graeme Campbell following 

their semi-final victory against 

Shirley. 

“I thought, it’s the only way 

I’m going to be able to get myself 

on the field in this final . . . some 

of the boys were there when he 

asked me to do it, and they were 

pretty keen. They said give it a 

crack it’ll be pretty hard case,” 

said McKay. 

It wasn’t just the Lincoln side 

that made a red-hot start to 

Sunday’s final at Rugby Park. 

While the Rams jumped out to 

an early 29-5 lead, their Ram 

(McKay) was beginning to 

feel the extra heat and sweat 

that goes with being inside a 

costume. 

McKay had a less pleasant 

second half as HSOB completed 

an impressive comeback, scoring 

a number of tries in front of their 

vocal supporters. 

Persistence has paid off. Last 

year Wilson travelled to the US 

with the New Zealand under-18 

team which competed at the 

Arizona Fall Classic Showcase. 

The tournament allowed Wilson 

to show off his talents in front of 

college scouts which has led to 

the scholarship opportunity at 

the junior college. 

Wilson says he gets most 

of his strikes from curve balls 

and sliders and can currently 

get his fast ball near 80mph 

(128km/h). 

He currently plays in 

the Christchurch mens 

competition which has just 

four teams. However, with a 

number of younger players 

taking up the game he can see 

more of them following in his 

footsteps. 

“I can definitely see guys 

younger than me going there. I 

wish I started when I was 12 or 

13. Those kids are getting really 

good coaching and I can see 

them doing really well,” Wilson 

said. 

Super Rugby star 

turns Rams mascot 

NEW CAREER: Josh McKay 

went from the Canterbury 

wing to Lincoln University 

wing man for their club 

final on Sunday. 


“Unfortunately we weren’t 

scoring too many points so I 

didn’t venture down there too 

often,” he said. 

“Once they found out it was 

me under the suit I copped a fair 

bit of abuse.” 

McKay is now back to 

concentrating on his efforts on 

the field ahead of Canterbury’s 

Mitre 10 Cup campaign which 

begins against Waikato next 

weekend. 

However, after an impressive 

debut as Lincoln’s Ram he 

admits he may look for some tips 

from his superiors before setting 

his sights on a potential career 

move. 

“I probably should have taken 

some tips off Larry the Lamb. 

I’m not much of a dancer and 

I don’t have much rhythm . . . 

I could look at that as a career 

after footy,” he said.


ANYONE AFTER a sporting 

drama and one of the best 

atmospheres your likely to find 

in the country should look no 

further than a school field over 

the next month. 

The race for the top four and 

home field advantage for the 

play-offs has heated up with just 

two rounds remaining in the 

UC Championship. 

This year’s competition is 

proving to be wide open and 

was proved at the weekend when 

Christchurch Boys’ High School 

– who needed a win to stay in 

the top four – defeated previously 

unbeaten St Andrew’s 

College 36-5. 

If the weekend is anything to 

go by you’ll also be treated to 

entertainment off the field as 

was proven by the dozen or so 

STAC old boys who provided 

the odd decent one-liner and a 

half-time sideshow after coming 

into the 2.45pm kick-off with a 

full head of steam. 

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AFTER TWO years of being 

groomed by NRL giants the 

Melbourne Storm, promising 

20-year-old Fijian winger Iliesa 

‘Junior’ Ratuva is now hoping 

to launch his rugby career in 

Canterbury. 

Earlier this week, Ratuva was 

named in Canterbury’s squad 

for the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup 

season. For the past two years, 

he has been a regular in the 

Storm’s under-20 set up. 

Last year he scored six tries 

in as many appearances for the 

Sunshine Coast Falcons in the 

Queensland Cup, and was being 

touted as a 

future star 

of the NRL. 

Ratuva 

– who was 

recruited 

by the 

Storm after 

a two-year 

stint with 

the King’s 

Joe Maddock 

College 

first XV in 

Auckland 

– says the NRL club were keen 

to retain him for another three 

years. However, his love for 

the 15-man code and a desire 

to return to New Zealand saw 

him seek another opportunity. 

After a conversation with his 

agent and interest shown by 

Canterbury and the Crusaders 

academy, the decision was made 

to move to Christchurch. 

He played premier club rugby 

for Burnside this season, and 

has had to re-familiarise himself 

with his preferred code. 

“My first game back was a 

bit dusty. After being tackled, I 

tried to shuffle my way up from 

the ground and place the ball 

back like you do in league,” said 

Ratuva. 

Growing up in Fiji, Ratuva 

developed his love for rugby by 

playing with friends, often using 

a water bottle as a ball. As a 

teenager his talents were noticed 

and he received a two-year 

scholarship at King’s. 

Due to his height (194cm), 

Ratuva played as a lock while 

at King’s. However, when he 

was recruited by the Storm that 

quickly changed. 

“They put me on the wing. I 

thought ‘oh yeah, I’ll give it a 

go’,” he said. 

The Storm have won five 

NRL grand-finals over the past 

two decades and six minor 

premierships. The franchise 

are widely regarded as having 

one of the NRL’s best set-ups, 

much like Canterbury and the 

Crusaders are viewed. 

“It was an awesome 

experience. The culture in the 

team was great and everyone 

makes you feel welcome,” said 

Ratuva. He said his dream in 

rugby is to play internationally 

for Fiji. He also hopes to 

replicate the accomplishments 

of Marika Vunibaka – a hero of 

his growing up – by playing on 

the wing for the Crusaders in 

the future. 

At the weekend, Ratuva 

started for Canterbury in their 

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Unfortunately for them their 

team’s performance was as flat 

at their Vodka Cruisers had 

gone by full-time. 

However, as long as the lads 

haven’t clued onto the fact 

Cruisers are for pussies during 

the week, another raucous 

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preseason 33-24 win over 

Tasman in Hanmer Springs. 

“He’s an exciting young talent 

with a big frame and genuine 

pace, and he showed real 

promise in our preseason game 

against Tasman on Saturday,” 

said Canterbury coach Joe 

Maddock. Ratuva will hope 

to feature for Canterbury in 

their last preseason hit-out 

against Southland in Oamaru 

tomorrow and push his case for 

selection in Maddock’s squad 

for their first match of the Mitre 

10 Cup against Waikato in 

Hamilton on August 10. 

Entertainment on and off the field 

VOCAL: Boys’ High fans 

had reason to celebrate on 

Saturday. 

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Martlew aims 

to paddle 

into Tokyo 

Paralympics 

• By Angus Hilliard 

NEARLY A decade after losing 

his leg, Scott Martlew is creating 

big ripples in the world of New 

Zealand para-sports. 

The Christchurch para-canoeist 

and Paralympian is preparing 

himself for the ICF Canoe 

Sprint and Paracanoe World 

Championships, which start on 

August 21 in Hungary. 

After 

contracting a 

flesh-eating 

bacteria 

following a 

high school 

rugby injury in 

2010, Martlew 

underwent a lifesaving 

operation 

to amputate his 

left leg. 

The operation 

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Martlew 

was successful and since then 

Martlew has represented New 

Zealand at the 2016 Summer 

Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro and 

won silver in the men’s 200m at 

last year’s ICF Canoe Sprint and 

Paracanoe World Championships 

in Portugal. This time, he is 

eyeing up gold and a spot at the 

2020 Tokyo Paralympics. 

“Of course I’m aiming for that 

top spot. The competition is the 

first qualification for the Tokyo 

Paralympics next year. The top six 

qualify automatically to race at 

Tokyo, so I’ll be gunning for that 

qualification and gunning for that 

gold medal.” 

His successes comes off the 

back of the International Canoe 

Federation’s decision to reclassify 

Martlew into a different class in 

May last year. 

He was originally in the KL3 

class for para-canoe, which 

classifies paddlers with a lower 

body impairment but full trunk 

and upper body function. 

However, he now competes in 

the KL2 class due to his limited 

trunk function, resulting from his 

amputation surgery. 

“We didn’t have our medical 

documents presented correctly. 

It didn’t explain what sort of 

muscles I’d lost in my trunk. 

It really gave me a mental lift, 

because I always thought I was 

classified into the wrong category 

to start off with. It gave me a lift 

to get out on an even playing 

field.” 

Coach Leigh Barker is set to join 

Martlew in Hungary, and he is 

training six days a week while also 

holding down a job. 

“The training has been pretty 

intense. Training six days a week, 

twice a day, and then I’m also 

working close to full-time hours 

as an estimator for Downer. That 

keeps me very busy.” 

He will continue his training 

schedule in Hungary.


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The Star looks back each week at Canterbury’s sporting icons from yesteryear. This week 

Gordon Findlater talks to former Black Sticks drag flick master and Canterbury fast 

bowler Hayden Shaw 

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Cricket and hockey – a Shaw thing 

HAYDEN SHAW is one of New 

Zealand’s last great examples 

of excelling in two different 

professional sports at the same 

time. 

He’s now deputy principal 

at Pleasant Point Primary 

School, but not so long ago, 

he was known as the world’s 

best exponent of the drag flick 

while playing for the Black 

Sticks in winter, and charging 

in as a medium-fast bowler for 

Canterbury in the summer. 

One of Shaw’s greatest 

memories even incorporated 

both sports. During a 50-over 

match in Timaru, he hit a fitting 

game-winning six over point off 

the bowling of Darryl Tuffey. 

“It was so big it actually went 

onto the hockey turf, which was 

quite relevant,” he said. 

Shaw, 38, scored 130 goals 

in 177 tests for the Black Sticks 

between 2002 and 2011. All but 

one of his international goals 

came with his trademark drag 

flick. Between 1999 and 2005, 

he played 15 first-class cricket 

matches for Canterbury, taking 

36 wickets at an average of 37.13. 

He also played 15 short format 

matches in which he took 23 

wickets at an average of 20.39. 

Shaw began playing both 

cricket and hockey at a young 

age with Selwyn – now known 

as Southern United – and cricket 

for New Brighton. He played 

representative cricket and hockey 

through the age groups and at 

Shirley Boys’ High School. 

Following secondary school, 

Shaw was picked up by both 

the national cricket and hockey 

academies. 

He played cricket 

internationally for New Zealand 

VERSATILE: Hayden Shaw about to let rip during the 2005 North v South State Of Origin 

cricket match in New Plymouth, and celebrating after he scored New Zealand’s first goal 

against Australia in the first of a three-test series at the 2003 Oceania Cup in Christchurch. 

at under-19 level. However, he 

was denied a spot in the squad 

for the 2000 under-19 World Cup 

due to being just a day too old to 

compete. 

“I like to say I missed out 

on the World Cup by a couple 

of hours. My birthday is 

August 31 and the cut-off date 

was September 1. I have a bit 

of a laugh because Nathan 

McCullum’s birthday is 

September 1. He’s a day younger 

than me, so he was able to play 

but I wasn’t,” said Shaw. 

In 2002, Shaw burst onto the 

international hockey scene. At 

the Manchester Commonwealth 

Games he helped an unfancied 

Black Sticks side – which began 

the year ranked well outside the 

world’s top 10 – to a silver medal 

with 13 goals to finish as the 

tournament’s top scorer. 

With the international hockey 

season stretching outside the 

traditional New Zealand winter, 

opportunities in cricket became 

limited. 

One summer, Shaw remembers 

returning to Christchurch after 

playing hockey overseas. It was 

just before Christmas and he had 

hardly played any cricket. He 

went along to Canterbury cricket 

training to be a net bowler. 

However, pace bowler Warren 

Wisneski injured himself at the 

training and Shaw was asked to 

play a four-day game. 

“I said, ‘well, I’m going away in 

a couple of weeks with the Black 

Sticks again so I can play, but I’m 

not going to be around for long’. 

I think I went out and got four 

wickets in both innings, and that 

was the only game I played for 

Canterbury that season,” said 

Shaw. 

While with the Canterbury 

Cricket set up, he was part of a 

team which included the likes of 

Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, 

Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, 

Shane Bond and Chris Martin. 

“One year I couldn’t make the 

team for a semi-final, but was 

named in the South Island team 

a week later, so we were really 

stacked,” he said. 

In 2004, Shaw produced one of 

his best remembered goals at the 

Athens Olympics. 

In a group match against 

India, which was televised live on 

at 7.30pm on Saturday evening 

in New Zealand, Shaw scored a 

match-winning drag flick from 

a penalty corner after time had 

expired. 

“Knowing that all the family 

and friends were watching it at 

home in prime time, that was 

pretty special,” he said. 

After studying to be a teacher, 

Shaw worked as a relief teacher 

during the latter part of his 

hockey career. He then took up 

a role at St Andrew’s College 

before making the move to 

Temuka with his family. 

Shaw is still actively involved 

in sport. He is a player/coach 

with the Temuka Hockey Club, 

but due to the cartilage in his 

knee being all but worn away, 

he is doing more coaching than 

playing at the moment. He also 

coaches his children’s teams and 

usually plays Twenty20 cricket 

for Temuka over the summer. 

The side have won back-to-back 

T20 South Canterbury premier 

club titles. 

Weekend match-ups 

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(Saturday) Timaru BHS v Waimea 

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Combined v Marlborough BC noon, 

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St Bede’s College; Shirley BHS v 

St Thomas’ noon, Shirley BHS; 

Christchurch BHS v Rangiora 

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St Andrew’s College v Christ’s 

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•Premier hockey men 

(Saturday) Harewood 

v Southern United noon, 

Waimakariri Hockey Turf; 

University v Avon noon, Nga 

Puna Wai; Hornby Vipers v 

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Puna Wai; Marist v Carlton 

Redcliffs 3pm. 

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(Saturday) HSOB/Burnside v 

Hornby Tigers 1.15pm, Nga Puna 

Wai; Harewood v Southern United 

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Turf; Carlton Redcliffs v Marist 

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Top of the tables 

League premiership 

P W L D PD Pts 

Linwood Keas 14 13 1 0 308 26 

Hornby Panthers 14 12 2 0 420 24 

Northern Bulldogs 14 9 5 0 182 18 

Eastern Eagles 14 7 7 0 -1 14 

Riccarton Knights 14 6 8 0 7 12 

Halswell Hornets 14 4 10 0 -330 8 

Celebration Lions 14 3 11 0 -141 6 

Papanui Tigers 14 2 12 0 -445 4 

UC Championship 

P W L D BP Pts 

Nelson College 11 10 1 0 10 50 

St Andrew’s College 11 10 1 0 8 48 

St Bede’s College 11 9 2 0 6 42 

Christchurch BHS 11 8 3 0 8 40 

Christ’s College 11 7 3 1 8 38 

Rangiora HS 11 6 5 0 10 34 

St Thomas’ 11 5 5 0 6 30 

Lincoln Combined 11 5 5 1 7 29 

Marlborough BC 11 4 7 0 7 23 

Shirley BHS 11 4 7 0 5 21 

Timaru BHS 11 3 8 0 7 19 

Waimea Combined 11 2 9 0 1 9 

Aoraki Combined 11 2 9 0 0 8 

Mid-Canterbury 11 0 11 0 2 2 

Southern Football League 

P W D L GD Pts 

Nelson Suburbs 4 4 0 0 8 12 

Cashmere Tech 4 3 0 1 10 9 

Coastal Spirit 4 3 0 1 3 9 

Caversham 4 2 0 2 3 6 

Western AFC 4 2 0 2 -3 6 

Mosgiel AFC 4 1 0 3 -3 3 

Nomads United 4 1 0 3 -8 3 

Otago University 4 0 0 4 -10 0 

Premier hockey men 

P W L D GD Pts 

Southern United 12 9 1 2 9 29 

Marist 12 7 3 2 23 23 

Harewood 12 6 4 2 8 20 

HSOB/Burnside 12 5 4 3 8 18 

Avon 12 4 4 4 -3 16 

Carlton Redcliffs 12 3 6 3 -4 12 

University 12 3 7 2 -23 11 

Hornby Vipers 12 1 9 2 -18 5 

Premier hockey women 

P W L D GD Pts 

Carlton Redcliffs 10 10 0 0 32 30 

Marist 10 6 3 1 8 19 

Avon Eels 11 5 5 1 -7 16 

Harewood 10 4 4 2 9 14 

HSOB/Burnside 10 4 5 1 -2 13 

Hornby Tigers 10 3 4 3 -2 12 

Southern United 11 0 11 0 -38 0

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MORE STOCK IS URGENTLY NEEDED! 

We believe in a customer first based service, 

achieving the results you want with the 

personal service & respect you deserve. 

Trish Lawrence Rhonda Tapp 

ph 0800 874 745 ph 0508 967 564 

Your personal negotiators, 

working exclusively for you! 

Licensed Agent REAA 2008 

GET A FREE NO OBLIGATION APPRAISAL NOW. 

tlc realty limited 

Appears every week in 

For more information: 

Mike Fulham 

P 364 7406 

E mike@christchurchstar.co.nz 

NEW LISTING 

LINWOOD 1B Clive Street 

NEW LISTING 

tlc realty limited 

show homes 

making design choices easy 

• How will you use your house? It’s important to 

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• Landscaping is important. Are you a 

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Research insulation requirements, solar hot 

water heating, ventilation options and new 

technology to ensure your home will be 

affordable to run. 

Oamaru 

Home & Property appears every Thursday, delivered FREE 

throughout Christchurch 

For more information and bookings, contact Mike Fulham 

M: 021 300 567 E: mike@starmedia.kiwi 

$5000 Deposit 

Get on the property laDDer! 

Why pay rent? 

• Avonhead, 1-158 Maidstone Road 

• Papanui, 180 Main North Road - 5 bedrooms 

• Fendalton, 24 Plynlimon Road 

Vendor will leave the balance of monies 

for 5 years. Interest payments $450 per 

week, vendor will pay the rates and 

insurance. 

Inspections by appointment. 

Phone: 03 3522-758 

Email: dingwallfrank@outlook.com 

Standalone and 

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Interest in this modern, spacious 

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through access. Plus plenty of 

off-street parking. Must be sold. 

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3 2 2 2 

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VIEW Sunday 12-12.30 pm 

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ph 0800 874 745 

tlcrealty.co.nz/tlc10017 

the tlc experience 

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SALE BY DEADLINES CLOSING 

Your 

Earthquake 

damaged 

home! 

Talk to us if you are serious about 

selling your “As is Where is” home. 

We have sold over 

150 “As is Where is” 

homes and we have 

a huge database of 

qualified buyers. 

Phil & Holly Jones 

Ph 03-382-2230 

Phil 027 435 7711 

Holly 027 222 0220 

holly.jones@raywhite.com 

Licensed (REAA 2008) Results Realty Ltd 

RENT ME! 

Ideal as an extra 

bedroom or office. 

no bond required 

We have achieved 

record breaking 

prices recently! 

Fully insulated and double glazed for warmth. 

Three convenient sizes from $70 a week: 

Standard 3.6m x 2.4m 

Large 4.2m x 2.4m | Xtra-large 4.8m x 2.4m 

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www.justcabins.co.nz 

for display cabin locations 

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Home & Business Security • Cameras • Gates & Fencing 

Access Control • Alarm Monitoring • Home Automation 

Alarms Electrical Cameras Intercoms Auto Gates 

Residential and Business Security 

Tailor Made Security Solutions 

All Your Electrical Needs 

Custom Designed Automatic Gates 

Innovative Intercom Systems 

Pet Friendly Sensors 

Security Cameras 

Access Control Systems 

Electric Fencing 

Service and Maintenance 

24/7 Fault Service 

Locally owned and operated 

All faults attended that same day 

FREE QUOTES 

P: (03) 384 0995 24/7 E: info@actionsecurity.co.nz 

www.actionsecurity.co.nz 

Local Oamaru & Loyal 

3 1 1 

REFURBISHED FAMILY HOME 

Price: SBD BEO $325,000 

Web: MMXGF3 

2 1 1 

BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TOWNHOUSE! 


Web: MAAGF3 

SBD BEO = ‘Sale By Deadline Buyer Enquiry Over’ 

6 3 2 

VIEWS, SPACE & STYLE ON 4HA 

Price: SBD BEO $799,000 + GST (if any) 

Web: MJTGF3 

CALL YOUR BUILDER 


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Call Oamaru’s No. 1 Team For Listing & Selling - Ph (03) 434 9014 

Robertson Real Estate Ltd MREINZ - Licensed Real Estate Agent REAA 2008 

PRIME RESIDENTIAL LAND 

Price: Sale By Deadline 

Web: MKQGF3 

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The Star Classifieds 

Boating Accessories 

& Equipment 

WINDSCREENS 

Perspex cut to size and 

shape, Fab Plastics ph 

366 3634 

Building Supplies 

SHOWER/BATH Liner, 

custom made to suit, Fab 

Plastics ph 366-3634 

Caravans, Motorhomes 

& Traliers 

CARAVAN Wanted to 

buy. Up to $5000 cash 

today 027 488-5284. 

Car Parts 

Hi LIFT JACK 

BASE.$35 Ph 0275490048 

or 021 363666 

LANDROVER 

DISCOVERY POWER 

STEERING box $250 

Ph 0275490048 or 021 

363666 

LANDROVER 

DISCOOVERY REAR 

STEP. $45 Ph 0275 

490048 or 021 3363 666 

Cars 

$1,501 - $4,000 

MITSUBISHI 380 SX, 

2007. Sparkling Red, 3.8 

V6, 40mpg, spoiler, 17” 

alloys., to see is to buy 

$3500, ph 352 5963 

Car Parts 

The Automotive Lamp 

Specialists 

New and Used Lamps for 

Cars, Trucks, Vans, 4WD 

and Motorhomes 

Church Notices 

Christian 

sPiritUaList 

ChUrCh 

182 Edgeware Road 

Sunday Service 

7pm 

Address 

Tawera 

Clairvoyant 

Tawera 

All Welcome 

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CHURCH 

Sydenham Community 

Centre 

23/25 Hutcheson St 

Address 

Debbie 

Clairvoyance 

Debbie 

Sunday 7pm 

All Welcome 

Phone 349-9749 


NEW AGE CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CENTRE 

Grafton Street 

Sunday 7pm 

Address: 

Tania 

Clairvoyance: 

Tania 

Tuesday 1pm-3pm 

Healing & 

Clairvoyance 

All Welcome 


Christian 

Science Church 

Sunday Service 

10am – 11am 

Sunday School 

10am – 11am 

Testimony Meeting 

Wednesday 7:30pm 

Reading Room 

Tuesday 10am – 1pm 

Wednesday 5pm – 7:30pm 

Friday 12pm – 3pm 

ALL WELCOME 

66 Carlton Mill Rd, Merivale 

Tel. 03 366 2544 

www.christiansciencenz.org 

/christchurch 

PH 0800 225 483 

325 Brougham Street 

CHRISTCHURCH 

Classic Cars & 

Motorcycles 

MITSUBISHI CORDIA 

turbo GSR, 1985, low 

kms, 1 previous family 

owned, red, suit collector, 

ph 352 5963 

MITSUBISHI CORDIA 

turbo GSR, 1985, low 

kms, 1 previous family 

owned, red, suit collector, 

ph 352 5963 

Firewood 

FIREWOOD. 

8x4 caged trailer 

load,approx 2-3 cord. 

Good burnign wood,ideal 

for starter wood. Free 

delivery. $160. Ph 

0275072224 

For Sale 

BRASS Plumbing 

fittings, assorted fittings, 

1/2 inch + 1 Inch, 

crox, starkie and other 

assorted fittings, $225 

great buying , Ph 027 549 

0048 & 021 363 666 

DOUBLE BED as new, 3 

drawers in base. $500. 

Ph 399 90722 

For Sale 

ELECTRIC Cable, 35 

m, 2.5 mm 2 core neutral 

screen cable $60, and 

Electric Cable 17.5 mtr , 

25mm 4 core $40, ph 027 

549 0048 or 021 363 666 

EXTENSION Cord extra 

heavy duty 35 metres 

$35, oh 027 549 0048 & 

021 363 666 

GOLF CLUBS X 10. 8 

irons & 2 woods. $200 

ono. Ph 343-6486. 

HAIER FRIDGE 

FREEZER. 

H, 1M 440mm, L 1M 

420mm, W 440mm. Five 

months old, only used for 

two. $370. Ph 349 9542 

JERRYCANS x2 20 ltre, 

ex army well made & in 

good cond, $50 ea, ph 027 

549 0048 or 021 363 666 

NEFA Preasure 

Reducing Valve, new in 

box $90, , Ph 027 549 

0048 & 021 363 666 

Funeral Directors 

Direct 

Cremation 

No frills, No Service, 

No fuss, simply 

straight to the crem. 

Other options 

available. 

Ph: 379 0178 

for our brochure 

or email 

office@undertaker.co.nz 

Finance 

Non-Service Cremation $1,745 

Commital service with cremation $3,950 

Chapel service with cremation $6,500 

Family burial service from $3,400 

Just Funerals, a family owned and 

operated company with qualified, 

registered and experienced staff. 

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability 

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz 

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz 


• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Garage Sales 

MARSHLAND 754 

Hawkins Rd, Sat & Sun 9 - 

4.30. Monster garage sale, 

new stock coming every 

week. Fishing rods (new 

& used), h/hold goods, 

tools. Startign a car fair in 

2 weeks time on Sundays. 

RICCARTON Unit 1 - 25 

Lyndon St, Sat 9am. H/ 

hold clearance. Furniture, 

appliances, homewares, 

jewellery etc. All must go. 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

Save your 

watering 

by using 

Magic Mulch 

“This Product Sucks” 

at all leading 

garden centres 

Instructions at 

www.magicmoss.co.nz 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

A GARDEN OR 

LANDSCAPING TIDY 

UP? Shrub, hedge & 

tree pruning, Lawns, 

Gardening, consistently 

reliable general property 

upkeep, Dip. Hort. 10 

yrs experience, One off 

tidy ups or on-going 

service. Nick’s Garden 

Maintenance. Keeping 

your garden beautiful. 

Free Quote. Ph. 942-4440 

& 022 264 7452 

FLOWER STANDS 

holds 12 pots (new) $75 

each. Ph 027 223 0948 

FLOWER STANDS 

holds 12 pots (new) $75 

each. Ph 027 223 0948 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

PETE’S GARDENING 

SERVICE Gardening, 

rubbish removal, cleanups, 

expert pruning, hedge 

trimming, tree cutting, 

good rates, no job too 

big or too small, half the 

price of a franchise. WINZ 

Quotes. Ph 027 551 4118 

Handy Person 

Services 

Tired of that dripping 

tap?Brassed off with 

those sticking doors and 

windows?Sick of looking 

at that broken gate & 

fence?Help is at hand!Ph 

John on 021 149 0986 for 

an obligation free quote to 

ease your mind. 

Health & Beauty 

Naturally protecting family 

health for generations 

Independent Rawleighs Distributor 

Fiona Head, 283 Woolridge Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051 

Ph: 03 550 1544 Mob: 022 086 7300 E: bandovar@orcon.net.nz 

Massage 

MALE Masseur, relax 

massage, waxing for men, 

8am-8pm ph 027 723 5756 

Personals 

MATURE N/S Single 

Man. In NW of city seeks 

a happy slim & perky 

older lady for company & 

to spoil Ph 0276594425 

Pets & Supplies 

CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost 

of desexing your cat. 

Ph 3555-022 or email 

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz 

DOG Small wanted to buy 

for a good home, ph 03 

382 2278 

Trades & Services 

House & Garden 

Property services Ltd 

Tree and hedge 

trimming 

Tree removal 

Gardening 

Landscaping 

CALL us 021 405 277 

WINTER GARDEN 

CLEANUP 

FREE QUOTE 

20% DISCOUNT 

FOR LImITED TImE 

Topcutz Garden Services 

Contact Patrick 

021 084 52952 

PAINTING 

• New Homes 

• Plastering 

• Wallpapering 

• Int/Ext 

• All aspects of decoration 

Small, friendly, local 

painting team 

Ph: Inline Painting Ltd 

Paul 027 254 2499 


rooF 

painting 

Book now for Summer 

and receive 20% 

discount. 

Rope and harness a speciality. 

No scaffolding required. 

30 years experience. 

Also waterblasting paths, 

driveways and moss removal. 

Free quotes, call 

Craig 021 060 2392 


• Commercial Carpet Cleaning 

• Residential Carpet Cleaning 

• Upholstery Cleaning 

• Stain & Odor Removal 

• Tile & Grout Cleaning 

NEED HELP 

WITH YOUR 

CARPET CLEAN? 

Simply give us a call 

on 021 035 8989 

We will get the job done 

in a professional way. 

30 years + experience 

Older house 

restorations: 

no problem! 

Quotes: FREE! 

Rates: Reasonable 

Paint supplied at 

trade price! 

NO JOB TOO SMALL 

Light industrial also 

Roger Brott 

Painter & Decorator 

021-1966-311 

EXPERIENCED 

GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

Gardens. 

ALL landscape 

work done. 

Maintenance, pruning, 

tidy up, lawn work, 

landscape planning 

and planting etc. 

Free Quotes 

Phone 348 3482 


RUbbiSH 

REMoVAL 

Get a Bin Co trailer 

skip bin for your 

green/garden waste 

and general rubbish. 

We load your 

rubbish, we do 

the work for you 

EASY! 

or you load it, 

we dump it. 

Give us a try 

bin co 

Ph: 383-0646 

027 2131 733 


BUILDER - LBP 

Very experienced and 

reliable. For all your 

building requirements. 

Call Russell 027 439 2781 

or 323 5452 

CARPET & VInyL 

LAyIng 

Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching. 

Email jflattery@xtra.co.nz 

ph John on 0800 003 181 

or 027 2407416 

CARPEnTER 

BUILDER 

All carpentry & building 

replaced. Specialising in 

replacement of all rotten 

4616, mob 027 5189 598 

35yrs experience. Special 

rates for seniors. Prompt 

Cutting with Quality, and 

housing and switch board 

undertaken, new housing, 

Licensed Building 

Practitioner no. 100981. 

repairs & maintenance. 

Alterations & property 

upgrades.Laundries / 

bathroom / kitchens 

timber, fascia boards, 

window, windowsills etc. 

John Sandford, ph 329 

johnsandford2@gmail. 

com 

CARPETLAyER 

service. Ph 021 046 0231 

CHIMnEy SWEEP 

*Rotary 

brush 

technology*. From $80 

single story. 0800 SWEEP 

ME or 021 0277 1927 

COnCRETE CUTTIng 

Affordable Concrete 


removal work. Free quote. 

No job to small. Phone 027 

442-2219, Fax 359-6052 

a/h 359- 4605 

PAINTING 

ELECTRICIAn 

OLDER PAINTER 

FOR OLDER HOUSES 

Prompt 

registered 

& reliable 

electrician 

50 YEARS IN TRADE 

“All the skills” 

with 24 years experience 

for all residential and 

commercial work, new 

replacements. Phone Chris 

027 516 0669 

ELECTRICIAn 

All types of domestic 

& commercial work 

GST FREE alterations, extensions, 

Contact Jimmy Bell ranges, security lights, 

3384432 or 0211221487 quick response, efficient 


service, free quotes, 

city -wide. No call out 

AAA HAnDyMAn fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat 

licensed carpenter Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027 

LBP, all property and 7331384. 

building maintenance, FEnCIng 

repairs, bathroom/shower 25 yrs exp. Fencing, all 

installations, with free styles & gates. Ph Mark 

quotes 03 383 1927 or 027 0273 313 223 

245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz FEnCIng , DECKS & 

BRICK & BLOCK HOME REnO’S 

LAyIng 

All types of fencing. 

all restoration work decking & reno’s. Free 

and new work plus quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 

foundations, ph 342 9340 1920 

or 021 853 033 

FEnCIng 

BUILDER QUALIFIED Quality timber fencing - 

50 yrs exp. Bathrooms, gates & repairs, ph Ryan 

Kitchens, Renovations, 027 951 8892 

Repairs & Extensions FEnCIng 

Free quotes. Discount for Quality timber fencing - 

pensioners. Ph Mike 03 gates & repairs, ph Ryan 

980 9771 or 027 2266 930 027 951 8892 

BUILDER QUALIFIED FEnCIng & DECKS 

Decks, T & G Flooring, Highly exp, quality 

Villa Restoring, New assured. All jobs 

Homes, Weatherboards. considered. Ph Aaron 022 

Free Quotes. Bennet & 037 1703 

Sons Ltd Sam 027 496- gLAZIER 

9362 or Tony 027 224- Glass repairs - pet doors 

0374 

- conservatory roofs. Exp 

BUILDER LBP & Tradesman. Call Bill on 

DEVELOPER 

022 413 3504 or 981-1903 

35 yrs exp. 3 x Council HAnDyMAn 

approved jobs. Specialist All handyman services eg: 

in small jobs. See Cole drippy taps, sticky doors, 

Property Development on locks, moss spraying etc. 

Facebook. Call 0204 173 Discount for pensioners. 

6433 colepdltd@gmail. Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275 

com 

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•Re Roofing 

•Roof Repairs 

•Spouting 

Approved Age Concern provider 

Over 30 years experience 

Licensed Building Practitioner 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 349 9778 or 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 

Contact John 027 320-2120 

Check out our Google reviews! 


HANDY - DAN 

General Handyman for 

all your maintenance 

requirements. I specialise 

in fences and decking, also 

do spouting cleans and 

repairs and everyday home 

maintenance. NO JOB TO 

BIG OR SMALL I can do 

it all, please don’t hesitate 

to call me on 022 600 7738 

for a no obligation free 

quote. 

HANDYMAN 

BUILDER 

All repairs & maintenance. 

Bathroom renovations, 

windows, doors, tiles, 

spouting, roofing, 

painting. Free quotes. Ph 

Ian 021 684-885 

HANDYMAN 

REPAIRMAN 

20 yrs exp. No job too 

small. Prompt service. On 

site engineering & welding 

a speciality. Reasonable 

rates.Free quotes. 

Ph Wayne 9813873 

/0272853083 

LANDSCAPING 

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

Decking, Fencing. 

Kanga & small digger 

services. Check out Squire 

Landscaping on facebook. 

FREE QUOTES. Ph 

Arthur 347-8796, 027 

220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

7154 

LAWNMOWING 

You Grow I Mow. Free 

quotes. Ph / text Chris 021 

252 1801 

OVEN CLEANING 

Professional cleans 

$50.00. Gift Vouchers 

avail. Phone 0800 683- 

6253 or 027 228-0025 

PAINTING 

PLASTERING 

Free quotes. Int/ext & 

roof painting Family run 

business, work guaranteed. 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Kerin or Paul 022 191 

7877 or 379-1281. Website 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

co.nz 

PAINTING 

ROSE 

All jobs, none too small. 

Free quotes Affordable 

rates. Seniors discounts. 

James 0220 652 637 

PAINTING 

30 years experience, 

workmanship 

guaranteed, pensioners 

discounts, free quotes, ph 

Robert 021 026-30757 


PAINTING 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

PAINTER 

Qualified Tradesman. Free 

quotes. Inside / Outside. 

Kieran 0212 175 488 

PLASTER MASONRY 

PAINTING 

WALLPAPERING 

Roofing & Brick 

Repairs, Stucco, Fixing, 

Stopping, Cracks & 

Holes. Small jobs ok. 

30 yrs exp . Free quotes. 

Gary 3428950 / 021 529 

022 

PLASTERER 

Phone Finn the interior 

plasterer small job 

specialist, holes, cracks, 

renovatons, alterations. 

Canty born. Ph 022 

0874351 

PLASTERING 

INTERIOR 

no job too big or too 

small, specialise in repair 

work & new houses, free 

quotes given, over 20 yrs 

plastering experience, ph 

Peter 027 221-4066 or 

384-2574 

PLASTERING (INT) 

Experience and 

Excellence. Small to 

Medium job specialists 

in all aspects of Interior 

Plastering. Please call Tim 

020 4183 8909 

PLUMBER 

A Top Plumbing job 

completed at a fair price, 

prompt service, all work 

guaranteed, ph Brian 960- 

7673 or 021 112-3492 

REMOVALS 

Small furniture removals, 

have own van, can fit 

various types of whiteware 

appliances, some furn, 

bedding, boxes etc, honest 

& reliable, any area 

considered, ph Chch 027 

517 7001 

PRUNING 

Sorting climbers, vines, 

lemons & fruit trees. Ph 

Graeme 027 341 8596, 

342-5151 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

Van & Trailer Rubbish 

Removal. Free quotes. Ph 

Gary 342-8950, 021 529 

022 

Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Builder 

Building & roofing 

log fire inSTAllATionS 

• Bricklaying & Blocklaying 

(30 yrs experience) 

logfires 

• log fire installation & maintenance 

• chimney cleaning 

• standard logfire installations $600 + gsT + 

permit + parts if applicable 

• My scaffolding no charge 

fencing 

• Brick, block, timber or any combination 

roofing repairs 

• concrete tile, metal chip tile, corrugated iron 

landscape Builds 

• retaining walls, decks, BBQs, planter boxes 

Jim gardner Trade services 

Member NZ Home Heating Association 

ph 03 343 4044 or 0274 375 619 

email teamgardner@xtra.co.nz 

concrete & paving 

• Driveways 

• Earthquake repairs 

• New Home Specialists 

• Patios & Paths 

tel: 0508 873 7483 

email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz 

www.affordableconcrete.co.nz 

Excavations 

• Driveways 

• Car Parks 

• Site Cleaning 

• Demolition 

• Farm Tracks 

• Drain Cleaning 

• Stump & Hedge 

Removal 

• Ashpalt Concrete 

Wide range 

oF TruckS 

• Tennis Courts & 

Swimming Pools 

• Chip Seal Driveways 

• Diggers – 2 Ton 

up to 20 Ton 

• Excavators 

• Bobcat & Drilling 

• For Posthole & 

Fence hole 

For a Free Quote 

on your next project 

Phone Steve on 021 338 247 

or 325 7922 

plumber 

Free 

QuoTe 

Whether you’re 

looking for advice, 

maintenance, 

urgent repairs or a 

FREE quote contact 

Aquapro now. 

No Deposit 12 Months Interest Free Finance 

with 36 Months to Pay 

0508 AQUA PRO | aquaproplumbing.nz 

0508 278 2776 or 027 419 8843 

PLUMBING | DRAINAGE | GAS FITTING | SOLAR 

• New homes 

• Extensions 

• Renovations 

Builder 

• Light Commercial 

• Repairs and 

Maintenance 

Brandon Taw 

Phone 027 370 2572 

enquiries@tawbuilders.co.nz 

www.tawbuilders.co.nz 

DRIVEWAYS 

Exposed Aggregate 

Stamped Concrete Plain 

Concrete Resurfacing 

Things we offer... 

Competitive/affordable pricing 

Attention to detail 

Professional service 

free quotes/insurance scopes 

Cell 0278 145 848 

www.drivecrete.co.nz 

Mailer Deliveries 

For a local, reliable 

mailer delivery 

service contact 

Star Media 

• Newspaper inserts 

• Magazine inserts 

• Letterbox deliveries 

• Urban & Rural deliveries 

For a cost effective, targeted delivery 

please call 03 379 7100 or email 

michaela.malloch@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi 

PLUMBING & 

DRAINAGE 

SERVING 

CHRISTCHURCH 

AND WIDER 

CANTERBURY REGION 

WITH QUALITY 

WORKMANSHIP 

AND SERVICE. 

PHONE HAMISH BALDWIN 

027 636 3499 

MECHANIC 

Experienced 

Mechanic Wanted 

Who has worked on all types of diesel 

and petrol vehicles. Please contact 

the new owners for an interview. 

DIESEL DOCTOR & PETROL 

Christchurch Ltd 

E: service@dieseldrpetrol.co.nz 

PLUMBER 

NEED A PLUMBER 

Call us now for fast friendly service. 

Get your problems sorted out 

quick smart - on time!! 

Phone for a 

FREE 

quote now. 

BUILDING 

Creed Building 

Contractors 

New homes 

Additions and Alterations 

Repairs and Maintenance 

027 439-5520 03 322-8541 

Trusted in Canterbury 

for over 40 years 

Driveways 

SWAINS 

KIWI KERB 

(Since 2005) 

Over 22 Years Experience 

Quality 

Workmanship 

• Driveways 

• Kerb & 

Channel 

• Garden Edging 

Freephone: 0800 081 400 

swainskiwikerb@gmail.com 

288 Lincoln Rd, 

Addington 

P: 338 8884 

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380


Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

PLUMBER 

PLUMBING LTD 

• Hot water cylinder repair/replacement 

• Leaky taps, blocked toilets 

• New housing 

• All plumbing alterations 

• Mains pressure hot water 

• Fire and wetback installation 

• Digger/tipper excavation and hire 

• Watermain replacement/repair 

• Certified craftsman plumber 

“I will turn up when I say I will” 

Call/Text 027 245 5100 

Freephone: 0508 426 269 

PLUMBER 

New housing 

Renovations 

General maintenance 

Hot water cylinders 

Gas hot water conversions 

Competitive rates 

Free quotes 

Phone: 021 403 470 

Email: scott@scottsplumbing.nz 

ROOF REPAIRS 

Locally owned & operated with 

over 30 years experience. 

• Extensions & repair • Roof coating 

• Concrete & clay tiles • Butynol 

• Malthoid • Asbestos Certified 

• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering 

Phone Dave 981 0278 

or 021 223 4200 

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Wanted To Buy 

WANTED 

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Building Removals 

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meeting previously advertised for Friday 2 August 

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Notices of Motion will be received at the 

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August 2019 

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IN THE BAR 

HAPPY HOUR 5PM - 7PM DAILY 

LIVE MUSIC 

THIS SATURDAY 

5.30-7.30PM 

Vintage Blue 

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H O U R 

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Offer available for a 

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tea, hot chocolate 

Lunch $12 Specials 

MON: ROAST MEAL 

TUE: FISH & CHIPS 

WED: FISH BURGER 

THU: ROAST MEAL 

SAT: FISH & CHIPS 

AVAILABLE FROM 

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PHONE 385 8880 FIND US ON FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH 

THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX 

110 MARSHLAND RD 

www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132


christchurch 

GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 1 - Wednesday 7 August 2019 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

ARMADILLOS BECKENHAM, 

155 Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - 

INCOGNITO rock band. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 

Colombo St: Thursday 7.30pm - 

Open Mic. Friday 5pm - Roda De 

Choro #5. Monday 7pm - Quiz. 

Wednesday 7.30pm - Traditional Irish 

Music Session. 

BLUE SMOKE, 3 Gardlands 

Rd: Saturday 8pm - Mild Orange ‘A 

First Taste Tour’, ticketed. 

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 

Colombo St: Thursday 7pm - 

Cashmere Ukulele Group. Saturday 

7.30pm - Mainland Big Band, $10 

entry. 

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, 

Victoria St: Thursday 6pm - Eddie 

Simon. Friday 6pm - Smooth Talk; 

9.15pm - Marcel. Saturday 7pm - 

Stevie D; 10.15pm - Stephen James. 

Sunday 5.30pm - Rusila. 

CHRISTCHURCH TOWN 

HALL, 86 Kilmore St: Thursday, 

Friday, Saturday - Christchurch Arts 

Festival. Friday 8pm - Drax Project. 

Saturday 9pm - Altmusic Betty Apple. 

Tickets at Ticketek. 

GBC, Garden Buffet Cafe, 110 

Marshland Rd: Saturday 5.30pm - 

Vintage Blue. 

HORNBY WMC, 17 Carmen 

Rd, Hornby: Friday 7pm - Jo’s 

Karaoke. Saturday 4.30pm - Barb 

from Barross; 7.30pm - Ian Mac. 

HORNCASTLE ARENA, Jack 

Hinton Drive: Tickets at Ticketek. 

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL, 145 

Gloucester St: Thursday to 

Wednesday - The Barber of Seville. 

Tickets at Ticketek. 

MORNING MELODIES, 

Papanui RSA, 55 Belvue Ave: 

Wednesday 10.30am - Morning 

Melodies with Smokey & Lorraine & 

the ‘Golden Oldies Country Music 

Group’. $2 at door includes a ‘cuppa & 

biscuits’. 

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 

Marine Pde: Sunday 3pm - The 

Atarmies. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 

Racecourse Rd, Sockburn: 

Saturday 7pm - Code Red. Sunday 

6pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke. 

Wednesday 7pm - DnD Duo (Jojo & 

Mark). 

RICHMOND WMC, 75 London 

St, Richmond: Friday 7pm - 

Rockabella. Saturday 7pm - Unhinged. 

Sunday 3pm - Robbie Drew. 

STOCKXCHANGE, 110 

Marshland Rd: Friday 7pm - 

Elevators. Saturday 7pm - Atarmies. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, 

Hornby: Friday 8.30pm - Misfitz. 

Saturday 8.30pm - Misftiz. Wednesday 

- Mickey Rat Karaoke. 

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84 

Riccarton Rd: Thursday 9.30pm - 

Karaoke. Friday - No Secrets. 

The Craic irish Bar cont... 

Saturday - Jess & Alex Duo. 

Wednesday 9pm- Karaoke. 

THE ELMWOOD TRADING 

CO, 1 Normans Rd: Wednesday 

7pm - Literacy Christchurch Quiz 

Night Fundraiser ($15 per person, six 

per team). 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 

Ferry Rd: Thursday 8pm - Titanic 

(Kevin Emmett, Nick Buchanan, and 

Peter K Malthus). Friday 8.30pm - 

Open Mic. Tuesday 8pm - Karaoke. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 

Lincoln Rd, Addington: 

Thursday 7pm - Learn to Rock n Roll. 

Friday 9.30pm - Sign of the Firebird. 

Saturday 9.30pm - Don’t Tell Mama. 

Tuesday 7.30pm - Quiz with Chris. 

Wednesday 8pm - Karaoke with 

Lance Kiwi. 

THE PAPANUI CLUB, 310 

Sawyers Arms Rd: Friday 

7.30pm - Julius Geezer. Friday 9 

August - Acoustic Solution. Friday 16 

August - Kayla G. Friday 23 August - 

Lindon Puffin. Friday 30 August - 

Alan Fairbrother. 

WOOLSTON CLUB, 43 

Hargood St: Saturday 7.30pm - 

The Muncheez. 

WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: 

Tuesday 7pm - Open Mic. 

GRAND NATIONAL 

RACING 

CARNIVAL 

3, 7, 10 August 

Riccarton Park Racecourse 

We are proud to sponsor 

Saturday 10th August 145th 

NZ Grand National Steeplechase 

Start your day 

with us 

Race Day 

Breakfasts 

COOKED 

BREAKFASTS 

$19 

HOOFBEATS is 

open from 6.30am 

BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER 

Party on 

with us 

LIVE MUSIC |SPORTS BAR 

This Saturday 

CODE RED 

Wednesday 

DnD DUO (Jojo & Mark) 

Saturday 10th August: 

Medium Rare 

‘Famous for their roasts!’ 

SENIORS SPECIAL 

Two courses: 

Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert 

Special available lunch only 

Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm 

Conditions apply 

FAMILY FRIENDLY 

Kid’s Special 

Two courses 

Great Kids menu plus 

designated play area. 

$ 

22 

$ 

13 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

Open daily from 6.30am - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 

118 Racecourse Rd, Ph 03 342 7150 www.racecoursehotel.co.nz


H 

ORNBY 

WORKINGMEN’S 

CLUB 

THIS WEEK AT THE CLUB 

CLUB CAFÉ 

MID WEEK 

LUNCH DEALS 

TUESDAY 

WEDNESDAY 

THURSDAY 

MIDDAY TO 2PM 

ONLY 

$12 

Entertainment News & Advertising 

Jo Fuller 

Phone 03 364 7425 or 027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

THIS FRIDAY 7PM 

JO’S KARAOKE 

THIS SATURDAY 4.30PM 

BARB from Barross 


IAN MAC 

Sunday 4 Aug 

SAT 3 AUGUST 

7.30PM IAN MAC 

COMING UP 

SATURDAY 10 AUGUST 

BRENDAN DUGAN & FRIENDS 

SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 

ADULTS $27. KIDS AGES 5-12 $1 PER YEAR OF AGE. 

AVAILABLE 5-8PM 11 AUG; 1 SEP; 6 OCT; 3 NOV 

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, 2PM 

EDDIE LOW & FRIENDS 

‘A SONG FOR BUNNY’ FEATURING. EDDIE LOW MNZM, 

KEVIN GREAVES, PAUL COSTA, ALLAN BARRON. REMEDY, 

TREVOR DAWE, VICKY GALLOWAY, TRACEY GARDINE. 

TICKETS $25 ON SALE FROM 10AM 15 AUGUST. 

The Hornby Club | ph 03 349 9026 | 17 Carmen Rd | Hornby 

www.hornbywmc.co.nz Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

What’s On @ Woolston 


NEXT SATURDAY 7.30PM 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

LIVE MUSIC 


Muncheez 

LIVE MUSIC 

Funky Hot 

Mamas 

43 Hargood St, Woolston. Ph 03 389 7039 

www.woolstonclub.co.nz 

Follow us on Facebook 

www.facebook.com/WoostonclubInc 

RESTAURANT OPEN 

Wednesday - Sunday from 5pm 

Sunday Roast 

BUFFET 

INCLUDES A 

ROAST & DESSERT 

5PM - 7.30PM 

$10 Lunch Menu 

TUES 11AM - 8PM 

WED - FRI 11AM - 3PM 

HOU S I E 

TUESDAY 12.45PM 

THURSDAY 7.30PM 

FRIDAY 7.30PM 

SATURDAY 12.30PM


What s On 

AT THE 

Christchurch’s only beachfront club 

BUSINESS AS USUAL 

DURING REPAIRS 

WHAT’S ON 

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 

MEMBERS LUCKY CARD DRAW 

LIVE MUSIC COMING UP 

THIS SUNDAY, 3PM 


Atarmies 

SHUTTLE 

OPERATING 

CLUBBISTRO 

IN THE DOWNSTAIRS TRAMSHED BAR 

Open Tuesday to Saturday 

12pm - 2pm & from 5pm 

BISTRO ROAST 

SPECIAL $13 Tues, 

Weds & Thurs 

Dine in only 

SORRY, THE UPSTAIRS PIERVIEW RESTAURANT 

IS NOW PERMANENTLY CLOSED 

GAMING ROOM - TAB POD 

SHUTTLE SERVICE Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat. 

Cashmere Club 

50 Colombo Street 

THURSDAY 

& FRIDAY 

MEAT RAFFLES from 4pm 

HAPPY HOUR 5pm-6pm 

WHAT’S ON 

AT THE 

RICHMOND 

CLUB 

MEMBERS’ 

CASH 

DRAW 

$600 

6.15pm THURSDAY 

REDRAW 6.15PM FRIDAY 

IF NOT WON. 

THURSDAY from 7pm 

CASHMERE LOUNGE 

CASHMERE 

UKULELE GROUP 

NEW PLAYERS & SINGERS WELCOME 

FRIDAY from 7pm 

HEATHCOTE ROOM 

HOUSIE 

$4 PER CARD FOR 35 GAMES 

RAFFLES & GREAT FUN FOR ALL! 

FRIDAY 8PM NRL RUGBY 

LIVE ON SPORTS BAR TVs 

WARRIORS v RAIDERS 

SATURDAY 7.30PM 

MAINLAND 

BIG BAND 

FREE ENTRY for CC Members 

$10pp for non-members 

www.cashmereclub.co.nz 

FRIDAY 

7PM 

SATURDAY 

7PM 

SUNDAY 

3PM 

Ph 03 332 0092 

Fax 03 337 3772 

SUNDAY 

RIVERVIEW 

RESTAURANT 

NOW OPEN 

TUESDAY TO SUNDAY 

Lunch: 1.30am - 3pm 

Dinner: 5.30pm -9.30pm 

NEW 

A LA CARTE 

MENU 

SUMPTUOUS NEW 

SELECTION 

INCLUDING NEW 

LIGHT MEALS 

AND BAR SNACKS 

SUNDAY 

KIDSEAT 

*FREE 

*under 12 when accompanied 

by an adult dining 

BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED 

THIS WEEKEND 

rockabella 

UNHINGED 

Robbie Drew 

202 Marine Pde Ph 388-9416 

www.newbrightonclub.co.nz 

Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

richmond 

club 

www.rwmc.co.nz 

pride of the east 

since 1888 

• Open daily from 11am 

• BISTRO Lunch/Dinner 

• Courtesy Van 

• TAB & Gaming 

75 London St 

Ph 03 389 5778 

www.rwmc.co.nz


METRO BLACK BEDROOM 

3 Drawer Bedside NOW ONLY $ 229 

Queen/King Headboard NOW ONLY $ 349 

ALL BEDROOM ON SALE 

Phoebe Optisoft 

Recliner 

NOW ONLY $599 

Jersey 

Dining Chair 

NOW ONLY 

$70 

ALL LOUNGE ON SALE 

ALL DINING ON SALE 

Woodwall 

Ballet Desk 

NOW ONLY $199 

ALL OFFICE ON SALE 

STOREWIDE SALE ON NOW. 

Exclusions apply. Sale ends 19.08.19. 

Shop 

Online 

Nationwide 

Delivery 

Finance 

Options 

targetfurniture.co.nz 

Cnr Blenheim & Curletts Rds, Christchurch 

Ph: 0800 TARGET (0800 827438) 

Offers and product prices advertised here expire 19/08/19. 

Sale excludes Manchester and Accessories.


You’re invited to the party 

Renovation celebrations are kicking off at 

Westfield Riccarton Food Court


Let’s celebrate 

Come on down for face painting, balloon twisting, 

musical entertainment and more. 

1-2 AUGUST 

8-9 AUGUST 

| 5PM-8PM 

| 5PM-8PM 

See you in the Food Court

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