The Star: August 22, 2019

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Thursday, August 22, 2019 

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• By Sophie Cornish 

AN INMATE given court bail to 

attend a funeral went on the run 

and was later found in a motel 

unit with a banned high-powered 

military-style semi-automatic rifle 

and other weapons. 

The 36-year-old is now back in 

custody after police raided a motel 

in St Albans where it is alleged 

he had an AK47 assault rifle, two 

12-gauge shotguns, two .22 calibre 

rifles and more than 100 rounds 

of ammunition. 

He was also charged with possession 

of methamphetamine, a 

glass pipe for consuming methamphetamine, 

possession of cannabis 

for the purpose of sale and 

supply, and failure to assist with a 

search warrant. 

The AK47 was banned in the 

aftermath of the March 15 terror 

attacks in Christchurch. 

He will appear again in the 

district court on Tuesday. 

The Star has learned the 

36-year-old failed to return to 

prison in early May after being 

given bail to leave prison to attend 

a funeral in Wellington. 

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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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ager is the key suspect. 

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By Bridget Rutherford wasn’t him and he doesn’t have 

• 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. 

“We have to find out where 

these phones are and tie them up 

gangs would hur their families up. 

He said two phone numbers, same person, with the bank accounts.” 

21 complaints 

people didn’t pay Wayne connected to the who had Police have received people 

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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smashed through the window 

scr e na rowly mi sing a 

woman in the pa senger seat. 

Miraculously Jamieson and the 

He had earlier b en recorded 

driving at 180km/h on State 

Highway 1. 

A cut-down rifle was later 

found by police in the vehicle. 

Startle dog walker said 

Jamieson ran a short distance 

from the vehicle before sto ping 

to s e if the woman in the vehicle 

was okay. 

Convicted killer involved 

in high speed smash 

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year-long campaign by 

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The Canterbury District 

Health Board has agreed to 

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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 

around other developments 

such as Turanga, the Spark 

building, Aotea Gifts and the 

restoration of Christ Church 

Cathedral. 

IMPACT: The aftermath of the high sp ed crash on Saturday when this vehicle wen through a dog park fence. 

move its park and ride service 

from the appalling flood prone 

Deans Ave site to the city 

council’s 805-space Lichfield St 

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Since last winter, The Star has 

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family. The con man says they Senior Constable Stapley said 

are watching the victims’ families none of the people who had gone 

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Finally, it’s happened. 

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THE START of spring will be a 

little more wintry than normal. 

National Institute of Water 

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meteorologist Ben Noll said it 

will be a sluggish start to spring. 

He said in spite of moments 

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there may be chilly spells which 

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other parts of the south island. 

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A late winter cold snap 

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Cantabrians experienced 

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The Big Snow was 

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•Snow fell at sea level on 

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•About $1 million of 

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Meanwhile, the next seven 

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with temperatures reaching a 

high of 15 deg C and low of 0 deg 

C and only one spell of rain on 

Sunday. 

Thursday August 22 2019 The Star 

NEWS 3 

in brief 

Arrest made after 

Edgeware stabbing 

A 21-year-old man has been 

arrested after a stabbing at an 

Edgeware petrol station on 

Sunday morning. The incident 

at Edgeware BP left one person 

with serious injuries. The 

attacker and the victim did not 

appear to know each other and 

the victim was stabbed twice 

with a small knife after making 

an offensive gesture. He has 

been charged with wounding 

with intent to cause grievous 

bodily harm and was due to 

appear in the district court late 

yesterday afternoon. 

Homeless man gets 

his wish – jail 

A 42-year-old homeless man 

who allegedly robbed a central 

city cafe because he wanted to 

get back into police custody 

has been remanded. Because 

of mental health issues, the 

man was granted interim name 

suppression when he appeared 

in the district court yesterday. 

Police opposed the man’s release 

on bail and he consented to 

being held in custody, making 

no bail application. 

Two years jail for 

stealing plaques 

A woman who stole 37 

war veteran plaques from a 

cemetery to sell for scrap metal 

has been jailed for more than 

two years. Gail Maree Wickes 

was sentenced to 26 months 

in the district court yesterday. 

She removed the plaques from 

Springston Cemetery which 

were worth $4000 and sold 

them for $1026 to scrap dealers. 

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4 

NEWS 

On the run 

with an AK47 

•From page 1 

It is believed he did not attend 

the funeral. Police were alerted 

immediately, said Department 

of Corrections deputy national 

commissioner Andy Milne. 

Mr Milne said Corrections 

was not a party to the bail proceedings. 

Prisoner’s legal representatives 

make applications 

for bail on their behalf and the 

decision to grant bail is made by 

the district court, he said. 

“A judge then decides whether 

to grant the person bail and 

what conditions they must 

comply with. A person granted 

bail is not in Corrections 

custody, and therefore not 

accompanied or supervised by 

corrections officers,” said Mr 

Milne. 

Sintes opts out 

of re-election 

COASTAL-Burwood 

Community Board deputy 

chairman Tim Sintes is not 

running for re-election in 

October’s local body elections. 

Mr Sintes said it was a tough 

decision but thought it was time 

for him to put more energy into 

doing the activities he loves like 

surfing and boating. 

The 68-year-old has been on 

the board for 12 years. 

•Election coverage, page 10 

• By Kurt Bayer 

NEO-NAZIS ARE selling 

hardcover copies of the accused 

mosque shooter’s hate-filled 

manifesto online. 

A far-right message board on 

an encrypted instant messaging 

site is selling the banned racist 

document for US$4 (NZ$6.23). 

The alleged gunman released 

the rambling 87-page screed on 

March 15 just moments before 

the shootings which claimed 

51 lives. It was posted on the 

notorious 8chan website, which 

is known as one of the darkest 

corners on the internet. 

New Zealand’s chief censor 

has classified the manifesto as 

objectionable. Anyone found to 

be distributing it in New Zealand 

could face up to 14 years in 

prison, or a $10,000 fine. 

While a 28-year-old Australian 

national remains in a 

maximum-security Auckland 

prison awaiting trial, his banned 

rants are being pushed on a 

Ukrainian right-wing internet 

channel created two days after 

the mass shootings. It has more 

than 1000 subscribers with its 

admin user calling themselves 

‘Hitler Himself’. 

The channel features vile white 

supremacy messages, memes and 

videos and openly encourages 


Hate-filled manifesto sold online 

NOTORIOUS: The letter from the alleged mosque 

gunman sent from Auckland Prison. 

violence against people of colour 

and Jews. 

The admin says he was 

inspired by the alleged killer 

and wants to “maximise the 

manifesto and everything related 

to it”. 

It is pictured alongside images 

of guns, Hitler, and the former 

Nazi leader’s own anti-Semitic 

manifesto Mein Kampf. 

On May 15, the administrator 

says he was working on printing 

out the document for widespread 

dissemination. “I do not make 

money on this. If someone 

doesn’t have shekels to spare – 

take the layout and print this out 

on your own, not a problem,” the 

channel admin wrote. 

“The idea is to give paper 

versions to everyone in a row, on 

birthdays, wedding anniversaries 

and baptisms of children. In 

the first place, the inhabitants, 

to open their eyes to our cruel 

world.” 

And on August 10, he boasts 

of sending eight books to new 

owners. The March 15 so-called 

manifesto has allegedly inspired 

other attacks around the world 

in recent months, including at a 

Californian synagogue in April 

and this month at an El Paso 

Walmart and a mosque in 

Oslo. 

The admin also encourages 

people to write to the alleged 

shooter in prison, and gives an 

address where correspondence 

can be sent. 

An electronic copy of a letter 

purportedly sent by the accused 

from behind bars has also been 

posted to the site. 

Last week when it emerged 

that the defendant was corresponding 

with the far-right from 

prison it drew criticism for the 

Department of Corrections. 

Christchurch white supremacist 

Philip Arps, jailed for sharing 

the mosque shooting video, 

also had wrongly been allowed 

to send his own “vile” letter to 

a media organisation, it was 

revealed last week. 

Corrections chief executive 

Christine Stevenson has said she 

does not have confidence in the 

current processes for reviewing 

and assessing prisoners’ mail, 

and has called for an immediate 

review. 

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LOGISTICAL ISSUES may 

be considered in the decision 

to move the March 15 accused 

gunman’s trial out of the city, 

says a high-profile Christchurch 

lawyer. 

But the extra costs associated 

with moving the High Court trial 

won’t be a factor in the decision 

which will be made by Justice 

Cameron Mander, said Nigel 

Hampton QC. 

“Justice isn’t 

a commodity, it 

can’t be bought 

or sold either 

way. That will 

not feature in 

the decisionmaking 

process 

regarding 

change of venue 

. . . the 

requirements 

of justice would trump the cost 

aspect,” he said. 

Earlier this month, defence 

lawyers for the accused shooter, 

Shane Tait and Jonathan Hudson, 

applied to change the venue of 

the trial. 

The accused denies 51 charges 

of murder, 40 charges of 

attempted murder and a charge 

under the Terrorist Suppression 

Act for the attack at the two 

mosques on March 15. 

Mr Tait and Mr Hudson have 

not publicly stated the reasons for 

the application. 

By law, a trial must take place 

in the nearest court to where the 

alleged crime took place. 

However, if the defence can 

prove there may be a risk of the 

accused not getting a fair or 

impartial trial, due to a reason 

such as adverse publicity, it can 

be argued that a change of venue 

should take place. 

Mr Hampton believes the 

Crown prosecution may face 

logistical issues if the trial is 

moved out of Christchurch. 

This will include organising 

the travel and accommodation 

of witnesses, who may be 

victims of the attack, first 


Cost not a factor in decision to 

move accused gunman’s trial 

Nigel Hampton 

CAUGHT: The moment the 

accused mosque gunman 

was arrested. 

responders, police, Institute 

of Environmental Science and 

Research staff, surgeons and 

other medical staff. 

“There is going to be a huge 

bevy of witnesses that are going 

to be juggled and that’s a factor 

that the Crown might say should 

come into the balance as well in 

weighing up whether to change 

the venue or not,” said Mr 

Hampton. 

The defence could argue due 

to the publicity around the 

event, there may be some undue 

prejudices attached to or against 

the trial rights of the accused. 

“Given the degree of publicity 

up and down the country, let 

alone the rest of the world, it’s a 

wee bit hard to see this would be 

objectively strong. 

“If they want to resist it, Crown 

would suggest that in these highprofile 

cases that it doesn’t matter 

a damn whether it’s Invercargill 

or Whangarei, everyone in this 

country knows all about this 

particular event,” he said. 

The trial is expected to start in 

May next year and could last six 

to 12 weeks. The start date may 

also be delayed by three or four 

weeks. 

The change of venue will be 

argued on October 3. 

ALL BLACKS star Sonny Bill 

Williams has spent a day of 

prayer at the Al Noor mosque 

on Deans Ave where dozens of 

people were gunned down in 

March. 

He shared a video of a call to 

prayer and a photo of himself 

with members of the mosque 

with the caption: “I got to spend 

some time with the brothers & 

sisters at Al Noor musjid (place 

of worship) today.” 

Williams visited the mosque 

while he was in Christchurch on 

Tuesday. 

Williams was wearing a 

traditional long garment, which 

was black with a white intricatepatterned 

collar. 

The devout Muslim, who 

converted to the Islamic faith a 

NEWS 5 

PEACE: 

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Williams 

with 

members 

of the 

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mosque 

on Deans 

Ave during 

a visit on 

Tuesday. 

Sonny Bill visits mosque 

number of years ago, was a 

pillar of support for many 

caught up in the devastating 

mosque shootings on March 

15. 

He shared an emotional video 

of himself condemning the 

attacks on the same day and 

later visited a memorial service, 

and survivors at Christchurch 

Hospital. 

Members of the public 

commented on Williams’ post 

on social media sites Twitter and 

Instagram, thanking him for his 

continued support in light of the 

tragedy. 

One said: “So glad to see that 

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Another wrote: “[Love] for 

our brothers and sisters in 

Christchurch.’’ 

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Gifts the police get but can’t 


WHAT DO a $500 Cartier 

diamond pen, NRL match 

tickets, a traditional Maori 

weapon and a small box of 

condiments all have in common? 

All were part of more than 200 

presents gifted to police in the 

past year, listed on a gift and hospitality 

register released annually. 

The gifts are largely either accepted, 

declined or donated to 

charity and all must be in line 

with police’s official policy on 

gifts, discounts and hospitality. 

Those doing the gifting range 

widely from individuals to gangs 

and international Government 

agencies, such as the Chinese 

Embassy, Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs of Japan and the United 

States Air Force Office of Special 

Investigations. 

Staff from the Canterbury district 

received more than 30 gifts 

in the past year, many of which 

were in response to the March 15 

terror attack. 

In June, a case of traditional 

opera figures from the Christchurch 

Chinese Consulate were 

gifted and accepted, along with 

tea pots and tea, which were 

given to charity. 

A framed certificate of appreciation 

and fabric was gifted from the 

Linwood Islamic Charitable Trust 

and district commander John 

REGISTER: A Cartier 

diamond pen, a taiaha and 

a box of doughnuts are 

some of the items police 

have been offered as gifts. 

Price received a tie and cuff link set 

from the city council in May. 

Natural medicines to the value 

of $10000 were gifted to the district 

rehabilitation co-ordinator, 

but were declined. 

Tickets to events are often 

gifted but not usually accepted. 

In the past year, Canterbury 

Police were offered tickets and 

hospitality from the Crusaders 

and 30 NRL match tickets to the 

Warriors v Sea Eagles in Christchurch, 

but the gifts were declined. 

Float therapy vouchers valued 

at $300 and 200 movie vouchers 

were accepted, but subsequently 

donated to charity. 

In March, the Saudi Arabian 

government gifted a $500 Cartier 

pen to a protection officer, which 

was accepted and a donation was 

made to charity, in recognition of 

the gift. 

Police gift and hospitality 

report is 11 pages and details the 

rules and regulations for all police 

employees when offered gifts. 

It states employees have to play 

a part in upholding integrity 

and must not be influenced (or 

create the perception of being 

influenced) when performing 

their duties, by either directly or 

indirectly soliciting or receiving 

any gift, discount or hospitality. 

“Gifts or hospitality can be 

offered for various reasons – 

both well-intentioned (to show 

appreciation, or as part of a 

ceremonial occasion) and less 

well-intentioned (as an attempt 

to gain favour). The best way of 

avoiding any perception of influence 

would be to refuse all offers 

of gifts and hospitality. However, 

this is not always workable in 

practice,” it states. 

When deciding whether or 

not to accept a gift, factors that 

must be considered include, the 

ability to demonstrate continuing 

impartiality, in both operational 

and non-operational matters, the 

possibility of reputational risk 

and the potential that accepting 

a gift, discount or hospitality 

will negatively impact on police’s 

standing within the community. 

For events, invitations should 

only be accepted where a benefit 

to police, not just the individual 

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GIFTS FROM AROUND 

THE COUNTRY 

•A police liaison officer 

from the International 

Service Group was gifted 

a stainless steel hip flask 

and shot glasses from 

the US Air Force Office 

of Special Investigations. 

It was accepted and 

retained in office. 

•A $300 dress watch with 

a presidential emblem 

from a Korean Security 

Team was gifted to a 

sergeant in the Response 

and Operations Group. 

It was accepted and a 

donation to charity was 

made in recognition of 

the gift. 

•A traditional Maori 

Korowai (flax cloak) valued 

at $400 from Mongrel 

Mob Notorious was gifted 

to the Eastern District’s 

gang liaison officer. It was 

declined. 

•A sergeant from the 

Waikato district was gifted 

a taiaha, a traditional 

Maori weapon, valued 

at $400. It was accepted 

and put on display. 

always keep 

Delay on childcare vote 

•First Security offered the 

Manawatu Central District 

area commander a small 

box of condiments, which 

was accepted and ongifted. 

•The Mountain Safety 

Council, which has a focus 

on hunting, donated 

doughnuts to the value 

of $20 to the Manukau 

Firearms Office. 

•Police commissioner 

Mike Bush was offered 

tickets to an All Blacks 

match in a corporate box 

to the value of $370 from 

Air New Zealand but he 

declined the offer. 

•Wellington Phoenix 

Football Club offered 80 

match tickets to staff in 

the Wellington district 

which were accepted and 

distributed. 

•Six defibrillators worth 

$14,000, were gifted 

by the Eastern Bay 

Energy Trust. They were 

distributed to small 

community stations 

and road policing vehicles 

in the Bay of Plenty 

district. 

• By Louis Day 

VOTING ON the controversial 

childcare policy which would see 

city councillors and community 

board members’ childcare 

paid for by ratepayers has been 

delayed. 

City councillors were to 

have voted before the end of 

this month on the issue. 

However, the city council is now 

unsure whether it will happen 

before or after October’s elections. 

If adopted by the council, 

councillors and community 

board members would be 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. 

City councillor Aaron Keown 

saw the delay as a “political 

sidestep.” 

He thought the vote could 

be being delayed to protect 

councillors from scrutiny before 

October’s elections. 

“I think it is one of those 

things that they are wanting to 

avoid prior to the election. 

“It does feel like a dodge,” he 

said. 

However, city councillor James 

Gough did not think this was 

the case. 

“I have been around long 

enough to know that there is 

a mad rush of reports that are 

meant to come to council but don’t 

quite make it during this time, 

there is a real push to get decisions 

made and tabled before the end of 

the election cycle,” he said. 

Both Cr Keown and Cr Gough 

told The Star they were not 

supportive of councillor and 

community board members’ 

childcare being paid for by 

ratepayers. 

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Young myth busters: Cracking the 

Conspiracy theories, 

fake news, true or false? 

These are the questions 

a class of secondary 

school students are 

pondering over. Sophie 

Cornish reports 

THERE IS a big difference 

between convincing your teacher 

the dog ate your homework and 

persuading them the earth is flat. 

What about debating with your 

school principal that the country 

of Australia doesn’t actually exist? 

Highly unlikely. 

But for a group of Canterbury 

secondary school students, 

believing the impossible could 

actually be possible is what is 

helping them gain their NCEA 

qualifications. 

This year, a group of 50 students 

have delved deep into the 

most mind-bending theories 

known to man and been forced 

to argue they contain truths. 

The debating assessment, 

where students were given a 

conspiracy to argue for or against 

is part of Rolleston College’s intriguing 

new class – conspiracy. 

Students are taught to critically 

think and question what they 

read with a discerning eye, all 

while gaining both literacy and 

science NCEA credits. 

In an age of ‘fake news’ and 

unlimited information at their 

fingertips, three students, Samuel 

Pearson, Joy Su and Ethan 

Richards-White, say the class 

has prompted new discussions in 

their lives and taught them how 

to question fact from fiction. 

The most widely-debated theories 

are covered including 9/11, 

the moon landing, Illuminati and 

the earth being flat. 

However, more modern, controversial 

and eye-brow raising 

discussions also take place in the 

classroom. 

Do vaccines cause autism? Has 

the cure for cancer already been 

discovered? Does eating meat 

cause cancer? 

Split into two components, the 

KEEN: Students 

Sam Pearson, 

Joy Su and 

Ethan Richards- 

White are 

learning about 

conspiracy 

theories 

including 9/11. 

PHOTO: GEOFF 

SLOAN 

class has just completed the literacy 

course and will soon move 

into the science assessments. 

For literacy, students were 

required to create a visual text 

which reflected the conflicting 

views of a conspiracy. 

For Samuel, he showed the contrasting 

belief that secret group, 

Illuminati, is the higher controller 

of the our existence, while Joy 

and Ethan debated the theory of 

aliens, whether they control us or 

are living in the highly-classified, 

Area 51. 

Along with this, a publicspeaking 

assessment saw the class 

be divided into groups and given 

a topic and viewpoint, which they 

were required to debate, all while 

being judged by their principal, 

Steve Saville. 

At first, Joy seemed disappointed 

she was given the task 

of arguing that vaccines cause 

autism. 

But, delving into medical 

research for the debate made her 

realise she may consider medicine 

as a career path in future. 

“Trying to understand every 

medical term was hard. It has 

made me more curious about 

medicine. It (the class) helps you 

to see what your interests are,” 

she said. 

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Ethan admitted he got a little 

bit sceptical with his debate topic. 

“I did the earth is flat, on the affirmative 

side. Actually, we won. 

Mainly because I bombarded 

them with a lot of facts 

. . . I got a little bit convinced that 

the earth was flat for a bit there, 

mainly because I dived deep into 

the Flat Earth Society and stuff 

and I was like ‘hold on’ . . . but no 

. . . I believe that it is round, but 

somehow we won that debate,” 

he said. 

After discussing conspiracies 

with his dad, Samuel thought he 

would choose the class, to put 

an interesting spin on learning 

literacy. 

“I was looking at something 

different; I thought it would be 

an interesting thing to look into. 

It was things I was in to, writing, 

reading, researching, as well as 

the science part of it. 

“Now, when I see an article 

about someone who believes in a 

conspiracy theory, because of this 

class, you can see that perspective 

more. You realise they aren’t just 

being funny or seeking attention, 

they actually believe this kind of 

stuff and you can see if from their 

point of view,” he said. 

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create the New World Order, 

which will dissolve national 

boundaries and people’s 

identities, while allowing for 

total authoritarian control. It 

is alleged several politicians 

and celebrities are in the 

group, including Beyonce, 

Jay-Z and Madonna. 

2. The moon landing was 

a cover-up – Fifty years on, 

the hoax theory still exists. 

Some people believe the 

significant scientific and 

political achievement 

did not happen and 

that its appearance was 

orchestrated by NASA 

and the United States 

Government. The motive, 

as part of the Cold War, 

was allegedly done to raise 

national pride and one-up 

their arch-rival, the Soviet 

Union, and win the Space 

Race. The most common 

theory which leads people 

to believe it was fake was 

photos from the mission 

which show a flag moving 

in the wind, something that 

should not happen as there 

is no wind in space. 

3. Who killed JFK? – The 

assassination of American 

president, John F. Kennedy 

– A large national survey 

in the United States in 

2013 found 51 per cent of 

Americans believe there 

was a conspiracy behind 

the killing of JFK during a 

motorcade in Dallas in 1962. 

The shooter, Lee Harvey 

Oswald, got the official 

blame. However, theories 

believe other parties such 

as the CIA, KGB or the 

Mafia, may have played a 

role. Other theories suggest 

there was more than one 

gunman and that more 

shots were fired than 

officially claimed. Possible 

motives include the Bay of 

Pigs invasion, a failed US 

military invasion of Cuba 

by the CIA or that his death 

was at the request of vicepresident, 

Lyndon Johnson. 

4. Was 9/11 an inside 

job? – The terror attack on 

September 11, 2001, caused 

one of the most popular 

and widely-discussed 

conspiracy theories. Multiple 

theories of the event have 

been discussed, mainly 

implicating the United 

States’ Government as 

causing the attacks in order 

to blame al-Qaeda and start 

war with Iraq. Theories claim 

jet fuel from the planes 

could not melt the steel 

beams of the World Trade 

Centre towers, which they 

believe was actually brought 

down by a controlled 

demolition. 

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51 – Conspiracy theorists 

believe that the remains of 

crashed UFO space crafts 

are stored at Area 51. The 

highly-classified mysterious 

Air Force base in Nevada, is 

where Government scientists 

allegedly reverse-engineer 

the aliens’ advanced 

technology. The theories 

have come from a variety 

of supposed UFO sightings 

in the area and testimony 

from a retired army colonel, 

who says he was given 

access to extra-terrestrial 

materials gathered from an 

alien spacecraft that crashed 

in Roswell, New Mexico, in 

1947. Some believe that the 

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NEWS 

MAYORAL HOPEFUL Stephen 

McPaike will take the plight of 

people living in sub-standard 

social housing right to the 

council chambers today. 

Mr McPaike will address city 

councillors and Mayor Lianne 

Dalziel in the public participation 

part of the fortnightly council 

meeting. 

The 34-year-old retail worker 

and single parent has lived in 

a city council-owned social 

housing unit at Haast Courts in 

Linwood for the last 

three years. 

During that time, he 

says he has thrown out 

two beds due to mould, 

in spite of ventilating 

his room every day. 

He has also resorted 

to placing bubble wrap 

over his windows to 

combat the cold in his 

poorly-insulated flat. 

At the forum, he 

will be asking Ms 

Dalziel and city councillors: “Are 

you willing to live in one of these 


THE NUMBER of women 

running for the city council is 

declining. 

Seven out of 46 candidates 

standing in the October local 

body elections are women – 15 

per cent of the total number of 

candidates. 

This is a decrease from the 

2016 elections, when 12 out of 39 

council candidates were women 

(30 per cent), and in 2013 with 

22 out of 54 candidates (40 per 

cent). 

Sara Templeton, who was 

elected in 2016, believes the 

amount of online abuse female 

city councillors receive is a 

reason for the low numbers. 

Female councillors are 

subjected to more personal 

attacks and scrutiny than their 

male counterparts, she says. 

“During the last election 

campaign, I had people comment 

that I had worn the same shirt to 

two different candidate meetings, 

would that happen to a male 

candidate?” 

After Cr Templeton was 

elected, she also received threats 

about being run over and having 

faeces left on her lawn. 

“There is a difference between 

general comments about council 

and the very personal trolling,” 

she said. 

Four of the current 16 city 

councillors are women. 


Mayoral candidate takes housing issue to council 

By-election 

needed due 

to lack of 

candidates 


A BY-ELECTION will be needed 

after the Banks Peninsula 

Community Board failed to 

attract enough candidates. 

The community board was 

not able to fill one of its two Mt 

Herbert subdivision seats, with 

Howard Needham being the only 

candidate to enter after nominations 

closed on 

Friday. 

It is the only 

board out of 

seven to not 

attract enough 

candidates. 

Only three of 

the eight current 

Howard 

Needham 

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Board members 

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Current board member John 

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units?” 

This comes after 

he sent numerous 

complaints to 

the Ōtautahi 

Community 

Housing Trust, 

which manages his 

flat. 

He said he would 

fight to see social 

housing standards 

improved if elected 

mayor. 

“A lot of the city’s most 

vulnerable people live in these 

Stephen McPaike 

Cr Templeton thought it was 

important people voted for the 

strongest candidates regardless 

of their gender. But she said more 

women are needed on council. 

“It’s really important to have 

not only diversity of thought, 

but also diversity of experience 

and women experience the city 

differently to men.” 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel said 

the anonymous nature of the 

internet can encourage abuse 

and leave women vulnerable to 

being attacked. 

“Vicious political campaigns 

take place in this anonymous 

units. There are some people on 

the superannuation who after 

paying rent have $40 left,” he 

said. 

The city council has more than 

900 units without floor or ceiling 

insulation and has been advised 

it would cost $14,000 to $22,000 

to complete the work in each 

unit. 

The deadline for social housing 

providers to comply with the 

legislation requiring insulation 

was July 1, 2016. 

The law made it compulsory for 

all social housing to be insulated 

environment, designed to create 

a negative image and spread lies,” 

Ms Dalziel said. 

“Women candidates are 

particularly vulnerable in this 

environment, particularly in 

relation to veiled threats to 

personal safety, and I believe this 

contributes to the question asked 

by a number of women: Why 

would you put yourself through 

that?” 

City councillor and former 

mayor Vicki Buck said she 

tried to steer clear of abusive 

comments online. 

She thought the prospect of 

unless it was not practicable 

to do so. In 2016, the council 

assessed its 2224 properties and 

fitted units with insulation where 

possible, but 930 were left uninsulated. 

Tenants in these units, 

including Mr McPaike, were left 

to put up with freezing and damp 

conditions. In today’s meeting, 

the city council will discuss 

options to accelerate the process 

to make un-insulated social 

housing drier and warmer. 

With current funding, the city 

council can do this by June 2022. 

Women shy away from council 

CONCERN: City councillor Sara Templeton believes the 

online abuse of female councillors is putting women off 

running for the city council. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

online abuse would put a lot of 

people off running for the city 

council. 

“The one thing that may be 

disconcerting, not just to women, 

but to a number of people is the 

degree of negative comments 

people feel that they are entitled 

to make when referring to city 

councillors,” she said. 

City councillor Pauline Cotter 

thought there were other reasons 

which may contribute to less 

women running for the city 

council. 

“I think it’s a known fact 

that women are not so good at 

pushing themselves forward proactively 

as men are, so that may 

be another reason,” she said. 

City councillor Anne Galloway 

said she has not encountered any 

abuse in her time on council but 

is aware it is out there. 

She said financial barriers 

could also put women off 

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THIS IS what Lyttelton’s new 

Collett’s Corner will look like 

when it opens in 2022. 

New images show the 2710 

sq m, two-storey building set for 

London St, which will include 

a wellness centre, community 

concierge, hospitality, retail, coworking 

space 

and apartments. 

Ohu Development 

is behind 

the project, 

and ran New 

Zealand’s first 

crowdfunding 

campaign to help 

pay for it. 

During the 

five-week campaign, 370 people 

invested a total of $504,000. 

As the minimum goal of 

$300,000 was met, the project 

could go ahead. However, because 

the $2 million target was 

not met, the opening was pushed 

back from 2020 to 2022. 

Ohu Development founding 

partner Camia Young said in order 

to raise the remaining funds 

the business will take on a bank 

loan and look into further equity. 

Meanwhile, developers and local 

real estate agent Vicki Tahau 

Paton are aiming to seek tenants 

interested in leasing commercial 

spaces and residents to buy 

apartments in September. 

The majority of the building 

must be either pre-leased or presold 

in order for developers to 

take on a bank loan. 

The basement will be home 

to the wellness centre, which is 

envisioned to have hot and cold 

baths, a sauna, a steam room and 

therapy rooms. 

On the ground floor, there will 

likely be a gym, retail, hospitality 

and consultation rooms. 

On floors one and two, there 

will be 18 studio apartments 

and eight single-bedroom apartments, 

and a rooftop terrace will 

be exclusive to residents. 

Those wanting to buy look at 

paying between $420,000 and 


Lyttelton complex designs released 

Camia 

Young 

DESIGNS: New images show what the planned Collett’s Corner, Lyttelton, complex and 

apartments will look like. 

$590,000 depending on the size 

and location of the space. 

Lyttelton Residents’ Association 

chairman Ken Maynard 

said he was concerned the complex 

was not aimed at locals. 

“It’s a fairly personal opinion, 

not one for the association . . . 

but I don’t think this is what we 

needed,” he said. 

“It’s quite big, it’s taller than 

the other buildings in the street 

and I thought one of the features 

which was going to be attractive 

was the roof garden – but its 

actually for the tenants.” 

Founding partner Camia 

Young said she would have loved 

for the rooftop to be open to the 

public, however, the city council 

“would never allow it” due to 

health and safety requirements. 

“That was one of the major issues 

that was in the city council 

requirements for the rooftop 

terrace,” Ms Young said. 

Resource consent is now pending 

for the new designs, which 

were modified after the city 

council requested changes. 

“I’m dancing with every policy 

and requirement out there,” she 

said. 

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you think of the designs for 

Collet’s Corner? Email your 

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NEWS 15 

Samoa police 

being reviewed 

by city cop 


CANTERBURY’S top cop is 

conducting a review of the police in 

Samoa after its police commissioner 

faced more than 200 criminal 

charges, including inciting murder. 

Superintendent John Price will 

wrap up the review and return to 

his normal role as Canterbury district 

commander next month. 

Samoa Police Service commissioner 

Fuiavailili Egon Keil was 

suspended in August 2016 after four 

criminal charges were laid against 

him, including the unlawful use of 

weapons, as well as the unlawful 

arrest of a man. 

The charges were dismissed two 

months later due to insufficient 

evidence and he was reinstated. 

He was then arrested again in 

the same month, on more than 

200 charges, following a separate 

investigation, including charges 

of possession of illegal firearms and 

one of inciting murder. 

In February 2017, all charges were 

dropped, by the Supreme Court of 

Samoa, due to insufficient evidence. 

The Attorney-General had hired a 

private prosecutor, Christchurchbased 

Nigel Hampton QC, who 

asked the court to withdraw the 

charges due to reasons relating 

to witness interviews and lack of 

appropriate legal advice, that was not 

sought before the charges were laid. 

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OPINION 17 

When bank robberies were the norm 

THE ROBBERY of Kiwibank in 

Parklands last week was sort of a 

blast from the past. 

Bank hold-ups, thankfully, 

are relatively uncommon these 

days. Dairies are now a primary 

target, usually by teenagers in 

groups after cigarettes, cash and 

anything else they can grab. 

But there was a time when 

banks and the security vans 

which would pick up and drop of 

large amounts of cash were the 

targets. 

Most of the robbers who 

targeted banks were wellorganised, 

experienced 

criminals, often linked to gangs, 

and armed with cut down 

shotguns or rifles. An influx of 

drugs, particularly cocaine, was 

often the reason for the need for 

lots of quick cash. 

The robbers knew what they 

were doing and getting in and 

out as quickly as possible without 

incident was paramount – but 

that was no consolation for the 

terror endured by bank staff, 

customers and security guards. 

There were also the lone wolf 

From the 

editor’s desk 

Barry Clarke 

robbers. One individual stole the 

same motor-cycle parked in the 

central city on two occasions to 

rob banks. He was believed to 

have been a fairly well-known 

sportsman at the time, but police 

were never able to get enough 

evidence to arrest him. 

Then there was the guy 

disguised in a clown mask 

who shot himself in the foot, 

figuratively speaking. 

Armed, he turned up at a 

Stanmore Rd, Richmond, bank 

– minutes before it was due to 

open. He couldn’t get in. Threats 

and gesturing didn’t convince 

the staff to open the main door. 

He fled on foot, dropping the 

mask as he ran. Police caught 

him soon after. 

And then there was the late 

Wayne Beri, prime suspect for 

the Aulsebrooks payroll robbery, 

and an individual who spent 

most of his adult life in prison 

(where he died of a heart attack) 

for drug dealing. 

Beri had been released on 

work parole into the sponsorship 

of someone police also kept a 

fairly close eye on. How that was 

signed off is anybody’s guess. 

Police began to bug phones 

after hearing through the 

grapevine Beri’s time on work 

parole could be put to another 

use – robbery. 

Security vans delivering 

and picking up money from 

Christchurch banks were 

believed to be the target. 

During the bugging, they 

also picked up something more 

sinister: Police heard a man 

who had known Beri from years 

before asking him to murder his 

wife. 

Most people just get divorced. 

Police swooped, numerous 

people were arrested, including 

the woman’s husband, and the 

intended victim was put into 

a place of safety. Police were 

later unable to proceed on the 

attempting to procure a murder 

charge in court on a technicality. 

The evidence from the bugging 

was ruled inadmissible and the 

husband walked free. 

A few years later, when I was 

interviewing Beri by phone from 

prison for a life and times of 

Wayne Beri-type article, I asked 

him if he would have killed the 

woman: “No,” he said sharply. 

“But I might have burnt her 

house down.” Mmm. 

During the interview, he did 

reveal he once held up a bank in 

Sydney – while on a sports trip. 

Beri was a good rugby league 

player here in Christchurch, and 

his club side went across the 

Tasman on an end-of-season 

type trip. 

While his teammates were 

elsewhere, Beri told me he held 

up the bank. He went straight to 

the counter, was very aggressive, 

made out he had a weapon and 

was out with the cash in super 

quick time. 

But one of the more audacious 

bank heists here in Christchurch 

I can recall wasn’t actually a 

robbery. A man dressed as a 

security guard went into a bank 

just before a scheduled pick 

up. He was so plausible and 

convincing, bank staff handed 

him the cash. He calmly walked 

out of the bank and he and the 

money were never seen again. 

That’s planning. 

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18 

Maternal drug use study reveals 

poor outcome for children 


INCREASED OPIOID and other 

drug use by pregnant women is 

affecting children’s readiness for 

learning when they start school, 

new research has discovered. 

Canterbury University 

professor Lianne Woodward 

has recently completed a fiveyear 

study looking into the 

development of babies affected 

by their mothers’ 

drug use. 

Prof 

Woodward 

studied 100 

babies whose 

mothers took 

methadone to 

treat opioid 

Lianne 

Woodward 

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dependence and 

110 babies whose 

mothers did not. 

With PhD graduate Dr 

Samantha Lee, Prof Woodward 

followed the babies from birth 

to four and a half years old, 

with researchers assessing the 

children’s physical and motor 

development, social-emotional 

skills, approaches to learning, 

language, and cognitive 

functioning. 

“Opioid use in New Zealand 

is on the rise, so the hope is 

that this study can contribute 

to health and education services 

planning to help support the 

needs of these children and 

their families,” Prof Woodward 

said. 

“We wanted to understand 

not only the effects of maternal 

substance use during pregnancy 

on children’s development but 

also how social disadvantage and 

other medical and family factors 

might contribute to difficulties.” 

Prof Woodward is an 

international expert in child 

developmental psychology. 

Her study, Health and Neuro 

development of Children Born 

to Opioid Dependent Mothers 

at School Entry, looks at the 

extent and the mix of mothers’ 

substance use as well other social 

and biological factors. 


The results found that over 

70 per cent of children born to 

opioid-dependent mothers had at 

least one health or developmental 

difficulty that would likely 

impact their schooling, 

compared to 29 per cent of 

children drawn from the general 

population. 

Multiple problems were also 

common, affecting 48 per cent 

of methadone-exposed children 

compared with 15 per cent of 

control-group children. 

The research showed the 

more substance used during 

pregnancy, the worse the 

outcomes for children. 

However, with early targeted 

help for these children and their 

families, children’s outcomes can 

be improved. 

“It is clear from our results 

that when there is good support 

for the family and the family 

is coping with the challenges 

of parenting, their children do 

well,” she said. 

“We can mitigate the 

long-term risks associated 

with opioids and other forms 

of maternal drug use during 

pregnancy, but we need early 

developmental surveillance 

and intervention to identify 

those who will benefit from 

support.” 

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LINCOLN 

The coming week in our history 

August 22, 1969 – Gary 

Frazer from Swannanoa, North 

Canterbury, became the first 

New Zealand Young Farmer of 

the Year. 

August 23, 1920 – 

Swimmer Violet Waldron was 

New Zealand’s first female 

Olympian, and part of New 

Zealand’s first Olympic team of 

four at the Antwerp Summer 

Olympics. 

August 24, 1878 – The 

Wellington steam train service 

was opened, it was said to 

be the first in the Southern 

Hemisphere. 

August 25, 1916 – After 

being found guilty of desertion, 

28-year-old Private Frank 

Hughes was killed by a firing 

squad in Hallencourt, northern 

France. He was the first New 

Zealand soldier executed during 

World War 1. 

August 26, 1866 – After 

two bungled attempts and near 

disaster at sea, the installation 

of the first communications 

cable between the North and 

South Island was completed. A 

copper telegraph cable was laid 

on the sea floor from Whites 

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Notorious prison escaper 

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Wellington’s Terrace Gaol. He 

was never recaptured. While 

family lore suggests he fled 

to Canada, in 1913 New Zealand 

Truth published an unsourced 

account of his escape and 

alleged new life as a rebel in 

Mexico. 


Cantabrians awoke to find 

the region blanketed in snow. 

The ‘Big Snow’, as the storm 

came to be known, was the 

region’s heaviest for 30 years. By 

mid-morning next day, power 

was out throughout much of 

the region. Most of they had 

electricity restored by the 

afternoon, but it took days for 

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I WAS WRONG last week, so I’d 

best correct myself. 

The church in Laura’s home village 

of Pravisdomini is about 1000 

years old, rather than 600, and 

was built some time after Attila 

the Hun and his band of merry 

men “toured” an ageing Roman 

Empire. 

Apparently there’s also a whole 

mess of the bones of Vittoria’s 

ancestors a metre or so under the 

church lawn too. 

Vittoria’s been living the high 

life this last week. 

After recovering from the side 

effects of antibiotics, she’s been 

accompanying us on a fairly busy 

circuit of friends, family, nearby 

towns and villages. 

She’s been cuddled near to 

death by the older rellies, having 

a blast with the younger family 

members and running amok with 

the kids of our friends who are of 

a similar age. 

The exercise is key with an appetite 

like hers. We always knew 

Vittoria was a good wee eater, but 

she’s honestly eating almost as 

much as us adults. 

It’s so great to see after she 

was off her food the first week, 

however, I doubt any of us will be 

coming back any lighter. 

The big meals have been put to 

good use in fuelling an increase in 

VITTORIA 

& Matt 

Food, family and words 

Vittoria’s communication skills. 

She has definitively mastered 

the word “this” and can now ask 

you to “do this” or ask “what’s 

this?” accompanied by furious 

pointing. She’s also begun playing 

with the words “rubbish” and 

“finished”, although I’m still not 

sure she’s got it yet. It just kind of 

sounds like “ish” either way. 

And it’s not just output that I’ve 

noticed. With Italian (or the local 

brand Venetian spoken by most of 

Laura’s relatives) surrounding her 

almost all day, every day, Vittoria 

can now understand a few phrases 

and respond accordingly. 

I mean respond physically – like 

she’ll probably wander over if you 

ask her to in Italian – not verbally. 

She’s also starting to get into 

the Italian childrens’ time frame, 

which I’m not sure is exactly ideal. 

Up at 6.30am, a leisurely postlunch 

nap at 2pm-ish and then 

pushing the boundaries until almost 

10pm if she can get away with it. 

While I’m excited to try and 

keep using as much Italian as 

possible when we return home, 

I think I might see about leaving 

the timetable behind. 

•Former Star Media 

journalist Matt Salmons has 

become a stay-at-home 

dad. We follow his journey 

weekly. 

The Star continues showcasing the city’s successful young people. 

If you have a story to tell, email jess.gibson@starmedia.kiwi 

Song solo highlight from US camp 

IT WAS a busy three weeks at 

theatre camp in Michigan for St 

Margaret’s College student Lara 

Chiswell. 

Lara applied to the camp 

with a videotaped audition, and 

she was offered a place on the 

Musical Theatre Golden Age 

Revue Summer programme in 

Interlochen, Michigan. 

Interlochen Arts Camp is held 

annually over the United States’ 

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thousands of artists and arts 

patrons travel to Interlochen 

for world-class education and 

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Students can study music, 

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camp. 

Over the three-week course, 

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Golden age musical theatre is 

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It’s a long way from Lara’s 

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Michigan, and she described the 

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“Our days were very busy 

starting class at 8am then 

carrying on to 11.45am,” she 

said. 

The students would then have 

a lunch break until 1pm and 

then have practice period, where 

they had their own time to go 

YOUNG, SUCCESSFUL 

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SOLO: Lara Chiswell (centre) was one of two girls at the 

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“During my time here (theatre 

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Icehouse will wind the clock back 

• By Matt Slaughter 

FEW BANDS can boast opening 

for David Bowie just six years 

after forming. 

But for front man Iva Davies 

and his band Icehouse, this is 

exactly what happened. 

The award-winning Australian 

rock outfit will bring their hitfilled 

set to Selwyn Sounds on 

March 7 next year. 

Icehouse’s line-up has changed 

many times since forming as 

Flowers more than 40 years ago. 

Davies has been there since the 

beginning. 

He said years of on-stage 

experience and songwriting 

would be encapsulated in 

the band’s Selwyn Sounds 

performance. 

“I’ve been working with some 

of these guys for 35 years and 

they are absolutely the most brilliant 

set of musicians that Australia 

has to offer, I’m completely 

confident in saying that.” 

Davies said the band was very 

selective with where they played 

these days, but they wanted to 

play Selwyn Sounds because 

New Zealand audiences had 

always been some of their biggest 

supporters. 

“The kind of relationship that 

we have with New Zealand is 

quite a special one because in the 

80s when we were in full swing, 

ENERGY: Iva Davies, front man of Australian band Icehouse, will perform at Selwyn 

Sounds at Lincoln Domain in March. 

PHOTO: TONY MOTT 

we noted even then per head of 

population we actually had more 

success in New Zealand than 

anywhere else in the world.” 

But, it is fair to say Icehouse’s 

music has been heard and appreciated 

by audiences all over 

the world. 

Davies said the turnaround 

from being a band of 20-something 

year olds $18,000 in debt to 

their management, to achieving 

international success had not 

been easy. 

“It was just ridiculously hard 

work. 

“The first album [Icehouse 

when the band was still called 

Flowers] was a massive success 

in Australia, it was the highestselling 

debut album by any Australian 

band at that point . . . I 

remember when that first royalty 

cheque turned up. At that point 

I actually had no home, I was 

kind of couch surfing and under 

duress living in my parents home 

which I hated doing. 

“When that first album came 

out it was a big success and of 

course, we were able to pay off 

that debt and end up finally 

earning some money.” 

Davies said he didn’t believe 

the money would keep rolling 

in and certainly not that three 

years later Icehouse would have 

to choose between touring with 

David Bowie or Peter Gabriel. 

They decided to support Bowie 

on his 1983 Serious Moonlight 

European tour. 

“The sheer scale of it was just 

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pulling into one big outdoor 

show and there were about 

10 coaches, 10 buses . . . my 

kind of head exploded because I 

couldn’t conceive 10 buses full of 

crew working on a single show.” 

Davies said the Selwyn Sounds 

crowd could expect Icehouse to 

wind back the clock and put on 

a performance with just as much 

energy as they brought all those 

years ago. 

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THEATRE/ARTS 

Williams to direct 

Court production 

AFTER DIRECTING work around the 

world, Anthea Williams is returning to the 

city for her debut at The Court Theatre in 

homegrown comedy, The Pink Hammer. 

“The Court is the company that made 

me realise I wanted to be a director,” said 

Williams, talking about her decision to 

travel across the ditch for the production. 

Williams, now based in Sydney, is back 

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•The Pink Hammer will run at The 

Court Theatre from September 7 to 

October 5. 

Teaching children Pasifika heritage 

• By Georgia O’Connor- 

Harding 

WHEN TALIA-RAE Mavaega 

travels to primary schools 

nationally as a performer she 

often finds it “disappointing” 

to learn how little children 

know about Pasifika’s rich 

culture. 

Having toured nationally 

with Duffy Books in Homes, 

she has found some schoolchildren 

have never heard 

of Samoa or Tonga or where 

New Zealand is located in the 

Pacific. 

In a bid to educate children 

on Pasifika’s heritage, Mavaega 

is one of three performers 

from theatre company Y NOT 

travelling to schools across 

Canterbury to share some 

of Samoa, Tonga and New 

Zealand’s most well-known 

legends. 

Directed by Gregory 

Cooper, the theatre company 

has collaborated with The 

Court Theatre to present O Le 

Malaga Fa’a’Atua (The Journey 

of the Gods). 

The multilingual production 

will be touring across Canterbury 

primary schools until 

September 13 and will feature 

Jake Arona and Mana Tatafu, 

alongside Mavaega. 

When asked by The Star 

if education on the Pacific 

could be better, she said: “I 

think there is always room 

for improvement, I just 

think Pasifika culture isn’t 

implemented as much.” 

But Mavaega said: “The cool 

thing is most of the kids once 

they are given the opportunity 

to learn a new word or whatever 

they just jump on it which 

is awesome.” 

Based on a fusion of myths, 

the O Le Malaga Fa’a’Atua 

(The Journey of the Gods) 

follows the story of demigod 

Maui’s quest to prove himself 

worthy of becoming a fullyfledged 

God. 

Mavaega, who is of Samoan 

heritage, will play the role 

of Sina based on the famous 

Polynesian myth Sina and the 

Eel, which explains the origins 

of the first coconut tree. 

But she said the message she 

is hoping children will walk 

away with is to make the right 

choices to be kind to others 

and be the best they can be. 

The message stems from 

when Maui (who is based on a 

demigod from Maori mythology) 

is faced with the decision 

to either gain for himself or 

help people forever. 

Mavaega said while the 

majority of schools it is 

travelling to may not have the 

population of Pacific students, 

it is “awesome” it can share 

with children who have not 

experienced the culture. 

Fortunately, times have 

changed since Mavaega’s 

grandfather moved to New 

Zealand between the 1930s- 

1940s. 

Back then, she said children 

were told off and beaten for 

SPELL-BINDING: 

Talia-Rae Mavaega 

will feature in new 

show O Le Malaga 

Fa’a’Atua (The Journey 

of the Gods). The show 

is touring around 

Canterbury primary 

schools to teach 

children about the rich 

Pasifika culture. 

speaking the Samoan and 

had to sacrifice their language 

to adapt to New Zealand 

language. 

“We are so lucky human 

rights is now a thing,” 

Mavaega said. 

Y NOT was established in 

2017 to bring more Pasifika 

theatre into the city’s art 

scene. 

There are four available 

performances for schools to 

attend the show. 

•To book a visit for your 

school go to https:// 

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Ingredients 

4 eggs 

2 ripe avocados 

1/2 cup pancetta, cubed 

2 medium parsnips, or about 3 

cups cubed 

1/2 cup green peas 

1 tsp dried thyme 

Sea salt 

Black pepper 

Directions 

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Ingredients 

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4 large red capsicums, tops 

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1 Tbsp olive oil 

250g pork mince 

2 onions, chopped 

1 pinch salt and pepper to taste 

1/4 cup dry white wine 

330g tomato puree 

125g feta cheese 

1/2 cup cooked white rice 

1/2 cup raisins 

1/2 cup pine nuts 

2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley 

Directions 

Preheat oven to 180 deg C. 

Place green and red capsicums in 

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to cover and soak for 5min. Heat 

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SOMETHING VERY sacred 

was taken from me when New 

Zealand Cricket released its 

domestic cricket schedule for the 

upcoming summer. 

Forget the Black Caps 

twenty20 internationals and 

the Black Clash cash-grab. 

When it comes to viewing 

cricket over summer, there’s 

nothing better than grabbing 

a couple of mates, filling a 

backpack with a box of your 

preferred poison and Lime 

scootering down to Hagley Oval 

for a day in the sun while sinking 

tins and enjoying the mediocrity 

of four-day domestic cricket. 

The best occasions would 

finish with a trip to the Pegasus 

Arms for a few more pints and 

a Sunday roast before passing 

out in bed at an earlier than 

respectable hour. 

I like to call it a dream Sunday 

– the best way to spend the day 

before going back to the grind on 

Monday. 


Bowling through a sleepy start 

The Star looks back each 

week at Canterbury’s 

sporting icons from 

yesteryear. This week 

Gordon Findlater talks to 

former left-arm orthodox 

bowler Mark Priest 

FALLING ASLEEP on the first 

day of the job was the beginning 

of a long and successful domestic 

cricket career for Mark Priest. 

Priest, 58, played more than 

200 first-class and one-day 

games between 1984 and 1999. 

The slow left-arm orthodox 

bowler took 290 first-class 

wickets for Canterbury – a 

record which stood until this 

year when it was broken by legspinner 

Todd Astle. 

However, after his first call-up 

to the Canterbury side as 12th 

man, Priest was better known 

at the time for his ability to take 

an afternoon nap rather than 

wickets. 

“I went up to Napier for a 

three-day match. I was the 

12th man and I fell asleep in 

the dressing room, so that was 

it for about two years until I 

got another opportunity,” said 

Priest. 

He played his first cricket for 

his dad’s team at Harewood 

before joining the Papanui High 

first XI, where a highlight was 

upsetting Christ’s College. 

In his early years with the 

Canterbury squad, Priest battled 

for the spinner’s spot with the 

likes of Stephen Boock, Garry 

MacDonald and Andrew Nuttall. 

In 1990 he went on New 

Zealand’s tour of England. He 

made his test debut in a draw 

with England in the first test at 

Nottingham. He took one wicket 

from his 12 overs, but was not 

included in the two remaining 

tests. 

Priest went on to play just 

two more tests for New Zealand 

over an eight-year period. 

He also played in 18 one-day 

internationals during the 

same period. One of his most 

memorable call-ups to the Black 

Caps came in 1998 when he was 

brought into the squad the night 

before a match against Australia 

at Eden Park after Daniel Vettori 

suffered an injury. At the time, 

Priest had just finished playing 

with Canterbury in Timaru. 

“Every time the selectors rang 

I didn’t believe it was them 

because a friend of mine Joe 

Harrison used to ring me up and 

have me on. He was really good 

at impersonating the selectors,” 

said Priest. 

“We’d just had a couple of 

pints at the end of the day and I 

get a call. He says ‘it’s Ross Dykes 

here’ and I went ‘oh yeah, yeah 

right’ . . . I just thought it was Joe 

‘Dream Sundays’ at the cricket not an option this summer 

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Gordon Findlater 

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However, it won’t be 

happening this summer. 

When the domestic cricket 

calendar was released last 

week it contained a lack of 

dream Sundays – none in fact. 

Canterbury will play just two 

four-day games at Hagley. 

One from Monday-Thursday 

in October and another from 

TRADIE: Mark Priest has 

worked as an electrician 

since leaving school and 

also played more than 200 

first-class games. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

being a dick . . . I got a knock on 

my door about 11.30 that night 

and it was [Canterbury coach] 

Garry MacDonald, who told 

me Ross Dykes had called him 

and I needed to be in Auckland 

tomorrow. 

“At about 2am, I took the team 

van and drove to Christchurch, 

got a flight at about seven in the 

morning and then went straight 

to Eden Park and played.” 

The lack of sleep didn’t appear 

to bother Priest. He produced 

one of his best bowling performances 

for New Zealand with 

figures of 2-32 from 10 overs, 

including the wickets of Steve 

Waugh and Darren Lehmann to 

Wednesday-Saturday in March. 

To rub salt into the wound, they 

will play two four-day matches 

in Rangiora, both of which 

include a Sunday. 

To make matters worse, 

Canterbury’s four home 50 over 

matches – which will have free 

entry – will all be played on week 

days. 

I understand not many people 

go to watch domestic cricket 

these days, but it’s hard to argue 

any effort is being made to 

change that with a log jam of 

mid-week games. 

We should be embracing free 

entry and BYO food and drink 

help New Zealand to a 30-run 

victory. Priest was also handy 

with the bat. He scored 3945 

first-class runs, including four 

centuries, for Canterbury at an 

average of 30.58. He also scored 

a number of runs for Canterbury 

in one-day matches, but never 

got a century. 

However, he and many others 

at Lancaster Park thought he 

had scored a famous ton during 

a Shell Cup match, only to later 

discover there was an error with 

the scoreboard and he in fact was 

left on 98 not-out. 

“In those days you didn’t get 

too much opportunity to bat 

because when we had the full 

strength I used to bat 10,” said 

Priest. 

For a large chunk of his cricket 

career, Priest also worked as 

an electrician, and is still selfemployed 

in the trade. He also 

had a brief spell running a cafe 

on Colombo St with his wife 

before the 2011 earthquake. 

Priest says “playing cricket 

is the best job you could ever 

have” but one thing he admits he 

doesn’t miss is bowling to Craig 

McMillan during net sessions. 

“He was always trying to slog 

you out of the nets . . . I’d bowl 

until I got him out and then 

I wouldn’t bowl to him again 

because once you got him out 

he’d start slogging you over the 

stand,” said Priest. 

for our longer-form domestic 

cricket games. Why take a kid 

too footy when you can take a 

box to Hagley? 

But if you’re one of these 

new-age types who fizzes over 

twenty20 cricket, you’re in luck. 

The Canterbury Kings have five 

matches at Hagley, including 

three double-headers with the 

Magicians. 

However, you’ll be charged to 

enter due to your poor taste in 

preference of cricket format and 

pay close to $10 each time you 

want to wet your whistle. 

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RIVALRY: Hornby Panthers half Tevin Arona and Linwood Keas captain Paul Sauni will 

square off when their sides decide the Pat Smith Trophy. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

Linwood and Hornby 

reignite title rivalry 

• By Gordon Findlater 

FOR A FOURTH straight year, 

the Linwood Keas and Hornby 

Panthers will battle to decide the 

Pat Smith Trophy on Sunday. 

When the two sides meet at 

Nga Puna Wai – the new home 

of Canterbury Rugby League – 

Linwood will look to claim an 

extremely rare fourth straight 

crown, while Hornby will try to 

remove a growing monkey off 

their back. 

Linwood dominated 

the 2016 (29-10) and 

2017 (34-20) finals. 

However, last year 

Hornby led by 12 late in 

the game before three 

Linwood tries saw them 

claim a dramatic 20-16 

triumph to complete an 

undefeated season. 

Since then, Hornby 

have been on a mission 

to return to the 

grand-final for another shot at 

redemption. 

“We talked about it in the 

shed after that final. We wanted 

to make a commitment with 

each other. I was keen to stick 

around and the boys were keen 

to stick around,” said Hornby 

coach Jed Lawrie. 

In some friendly build-up 

to the match, teenage Hornby 

forward Caius Faatili – who 

goes to St Thomas of Canterbury 

College – has been rallying 

together a group of students to 

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coached by Andrew Auimatagi, 

who is also a teacher at St 

Thomas’. 

“In assembly on Monday, 

(Faatili) made a public 

announcement looking to get 

the whole school down to Nga 

Puna Wai dressed in black 

to support him against me. I 

thought that was quite funny,” 

said Auimatagi. 

If they win a fourth 

consecutive title, 

Linwood will 

join an elite club 

which includes 

Sydenham (1953- 

56), Hornby 

(1964-67) and 

Papanui (1971- 

74). 

“We haven’t 

talked too much 

about the history 

of the four-peat, 

but it will be 

on their minds . . . the boys 

are just a competitive bunch. 

Right from preseason, they’re 

always looking to be better,” said 

Auimatagi. 

This year Hornby defeated 

Linwood 20-12 in their first 

meeting in April. However, 

Linwood won the next 

encounter 20-18 in June. The 

two teams then met in the major 

semi-final, which was a mud 

bath at Linwood Park, earlier 

this month. Linwood won 12-10 

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to gain automatic entry into the 

final. At the weekend, Hornby 

defeated the Northern Bulldogs 

34-20 to book their spot. 

“They’re a dangerous team. 

Their style of play is pretty well 

known, they like to use the ball,” 

said Auimatagi. 

With both sides being well 

aware of what the other brings 

to the table and their recent 

record of close encounters, the 

Pat Smith Trophy is likely to be 

decided by a couple of big plays. 

“If you watch the 

last two finals, it’s 

been little one-on-one 

tackles, try-saving 

tackles, that have been 

the difference in the 

game of footy,” said 

Lawrie. 

The match will be 

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A BATTLE OF the bog is what 

Christchurch Boys’ High School 

are expecting in preparation 

of their UC Championship 

final against Nelson College on 

Saturday. 

The final was due to be played 

at Trafalgar Park – Tasman’s 

home ground – but has been 

shifted to Nelson College, 

which was left in a muddy state 

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“After 10min, you couldn’t 

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With rain 

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in Nelson, the likes of CBHS 

prop Ben Lopas are expecting a 

heavy workload. 

After recovering from surgery 

following a knee dislocation the 

year 13 student returned for his 

school’s win against Christ’s 

in May. However, a dislocation 

to his other knee in the match 

meant he missed a large chunk of 

the season before returning for 

a crucial win over St Andrew’s 

College at the start of the month. 

“It was very frustrating, 

obviously to come back after six 

months recovery and then do 

it again, but that’s rugby,” said 

Lopas. 

Since then the loosehead has 

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the forwards will need to be at 

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Nelson unit. 

“They’ve got a big forward 

pack, that’s definitely their 

strength they’ve got some good 

players in there,” said Lopas. 

One of the biggest obstacles will 

be Nelson loose forward Anton 

Segner. The German exchange 

student made the New Zealand 

Schools team last year and has 

become renowned for his ability 

to create turnovers. 

“What he does is he picks the 

moments he’s going to attack the 

ball in the tackle and when he 

does it he does it really well 

. . . if he makes the decision to 

go, 80 per cent of the time he 

wins a penalty or he will steal the 

ball. He’s bloody good at it,” said 

Archibald. 

The final in Nelson kicks off at 

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BUSY MAN: Joe Bartholomew will help coach Marist’s women’s side before turning out 

for the men in the finals at Nga Puna Wai on Saturday. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SOPER 

Marist hope for upset 


SOUTHERN UNITED and 

Carlton Redcliffs will go into 

the Canterbury premier league 

men’s and women’s hockey finals 

on Saturday as favourites. But 

Marist have hopes of spoiling 

their party and claiming a rare 

double. 

In the men’s final, Southern 

United will look to complete a 

clean sweep of titles after winning 

the President’s Shield, Porritt 

Cup and Challenge Shield. 

A win over Marist would also 

give them their first CPL title 

since the club was created with 

the amalgamation of Selwyn and 

Sydenham in 2014. 

Only lowly University scored 

less goals than Southern during 

the regular season. However, 

their success has been built on 

an impenetrable wall, which 

saw them concede just 12 goals 

LAURENCE PITHIE will 

return home with two junior 

world titles after bursting onto 

the international cycling scene. 

The Christchurch Boys’ High 

School student won rainbow 

jerseys in the madison and 

omnium at the UCI junior 

track world championships 

in Germany. It marked an 

outstanding campaign for 

Pithie, who only recently turned 

17 and will qualify for the 

junior worlds again next year. 

He started well in his quest 

to win the omnium, finishing 

fourth in the opening 7.5km 

scratch race, before taking on 

the tempo race, comprising of 

a sprint in each of the 26 laps 

after a four-lap start. 

in 14 matches. A key cog to the 

competition’s best defensive 

record is former Black Sticks 

defender Brad Shaw. He may 

have played 192 games for the 

national side, but Shaw said he 

still gets “as nervous for these 

games as internationals.” 

Over the weekend, Southern 

defeated Avon 3-1 to book their 

spot in the final, while Marist 

overcame Harewood 4-2. 

“We don’t have the superstars, 

but on the other side we don’t 

have any big gaps in our team,” 

said Shaw. “They’re [Marist] in 

the final for a reason . . . they’ve 

got 12 or 13 really good players. 

If they get it together they’ll be 

hard to beat.” 

Marist will be hoping to complete 

a dream weekend, which 

will see their women’s team also 

go for the CPL title against an 

undefeated Carlton Redcliffs. 

“It is my weak link in the 

omnium and one I don’t usually 

do very well in,” said Pithie. 

But he broke clear to win 

10 sprints in a row to claim 

the honours and followed up 

with a win in the elimination 

race, where the last rider is 

eliminated every second lap. 

“I had a great start in the 

points race and collected points 

in each of the first five sprints, 

and from that point on it was a 

case of just covering wheels. I 

was absolutely knackered,” said 

Pithie. 

He claimed first equal in the 

points race to finish with 129 

overall. 

On the final day of the 

championships, Pithie paired 

The club’s back-to-back finals at 

Nga Puna Wai will make for a 

busy day for former Black Sticks 

defender Joe Bartholomew who 

will be on coaching duties during 

the women’s final before taking 

to the field in the men’s final. 

At the weekend, Marist 

defeated last year’s champions 

Harewood 2-1, while Carlton 

took care of HSOB/Burnside 3-0. 

Carlton are eyeing a clean 

sweep of titles, which has 

seen them go undefeated this 

year. They dominated Marist in 

their first meeting of the year 

in May 3-0. However, Carlton’s 

5-4 win in their last encounter 

earlier this month was a far 

more even contest. 

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Redcliffs v Marist, 5pm. 

Women – Southern United 

v Marist, 6.30pm. 

Teen bursts onto scene 

with two world titles 

up with Taupo’s Kiaan Watts to 

dominate the madison, which 

attracted 350 riders from 40 

nations. The pair finished with 

49 points, ahead of Germany 

on 35 and France on 27, in the 

30km race where no team was 

able to put a lap on the field. The 

New Zealand pair won the final 

three sprints to seal the win. 

“Laurence missed the change 

with one and a half laps to go 

and just put his head down and 

went for it,” said coach Myron 

Simpson. 

“They were in command 

throughout. Kiaan rode a 

brilliant tactical race and 

Laurence was so committed. 

They rode perfectly together 

and shared the load.” 

7 MARCH 

LINCOLN 

Coastal set sights 

on women’s 

football double 


RECENTLY crowned women’s 

premier league champions 

Coastal Spirit can book a spot 

in the final of the Kate Sheppard 

Cup when they face Wellington 

United on Saturday. 

Coastal are the only 

Canterbury club to win 

the national knockout cup 

since it was first played 

for in 1994. In 2013, they 

defeated Auckland’s 

Glenfield Rovers 1-0 at 

English Park. 

Captain Chloe Jones is 

one of only a few players 

remaining from the side 

which won in 2013. She 

says thinking back to 

the triumph still “brings 

goosebumps.” She is confident 

this squad have a good shot at 

replicating the accomplishment. 

“It’s got a special place in our 

heart. I think it’s exciting for 

everybody, you get to come up 

against different people that 

you’ve never played before and 

it’s an opportunity for people to 

get seen at a higher level,” said 

Jones. 

Last month Coastal booked 

their spot in the semi-finals 

with a win on penalties over 

defending champions Dunedin 

Technical. Prior to that they 

started their campaign by 

defeating Universities 3-0 in 

the first round, Nelson Suburbs 

10-0 in the second and Waimak 

United 4-2 in round three. 

Now the only remaining South 

Island team in the competition, 

they will look to punch above 

their weight. Only Coastal and 

Dunedin have ever managed to 

bring the cup south. 

“We are closing that gap a little 

bit between the north and south, 

but it’s still a massive challenge 

for us going up to the North 

Island. Some of those Auckland 

teams are really strong with 

a big pool of players 

to choose from,” said 

Jones. 

“In terms of backing 

ourselves, we back 

ourselves in every 

game we go into and 

this weekend is no 

different.” 

Coastal admit they 

didn’t know too much 

about Saturday’s 

opposition when the 

draw was made. 

However, Coastal football 

development manager Gary 

Bennett says they have found 

a means of scouting the 

Wellington-based side. 

“We’ve got a lifelong fan who’s 

moved to Wellington and he’s 

gone to watch them three or 

four times and made some notes 

for us, so we’ve been looking 

through them . . . he’s been 

spotted now. It doesn’t help that 

he wears his Coastal Spirit hat 

everywhere, including to bed I 

think,” said Bennett. 

Earlier this month, Coastal 

captured their third straight 

premier league title on the final 

day of the season by holding 

rivals Cashmere Technical to a 

2-2 draw at English Park. 

Saturday’s match kicks off in 

Wellington at 1pm. 

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getting a lot of ingredients 

which add character and 

enhance the look and feel 

of the CX-5. 

However, there is one 

other important feature 

with the range-topping 

CX-5. Takami grade 

variants get a turbocharged 

2.5-litre engine. Regular 

CX-5 models have the same 

basic engine construction, 

but they are sans turbo. 

The Takami is a standalone 

model using this engine, 

although it must be 

considered it is much the 

same unit that is fitted to 

the CX-9 which I evaluated 

in these columns in June. 

In the CX-5, the turbo 

unit works that much better, 

the vehicle is lighter than the 

CX-9 and, as a consequence, 

delivers better performance 

and economy. 

In terms of figures, 

Mazda rates the engine at 

170kW (5000rpm) with 

420Nm of torque also 

available low in the rev 

band at 2000rpm. These 

are the figures which make 

this engine so desirable, 

it works tirelessly at the 

bottom end, it has been 

specifically developed so 

that fuel use is kept to a 

minimum, yet it will offer 

all of the performance 

ingredients that you would 

expect from a big four-pot 

turbocharged engine. 

The CX-5 Takami will 

reach 100km/h from a 

standstill in 8.8sec and 

will scamper through 

a highway overtake in 

4.7sec (80-120km/h). 

More importantly, it is 

gentle on fuel considering 

there is over 1700kg to 

shift. Mazda rate it with 

an 8.2-litre per 100km 

(35mpg) combined cycle 

fuel usage average. During 

my time in the test car the 

fuel usage readout was 

constantly listing around 

9.2l/100km (31mpg), with 

a 7l/100km (40mpg) figure 

MAZDA CX-5 TAKAMI: High grade trim and 

turbocharged engine. 

sitting instantaneously 

at 100km/h, the engine 

working right in the area of 

maximum torque. 

Don’t be thinking that 

because the engine works 

slowly and effectively at low 

speed that it won’t utilise the 

top end, it will sing to the 

redline without too much 

provocation and it enjoys 

that, but there is little need 

to have it in that area. 

• Price – Mazda CX-5 

Takami, $61,495 

• Dimensions – 

Length, 4550mm; 

width, 1840mm; 

height, 1680mm 

• Configuration 

– Four-cylinder, 

four-wheel-drive, 

2488cc, 170kW, 

420Nm, six-speed 

automatic. 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 8.8sec 

• Fuel usage – 

8.2l/100km 

A lot of that is down to 

the engine management 

protocols and how they 

work with the transmission. 

The six-speed automatic 

gearbox is traditional 

Mazda fare, and I’ve written 

many times that simplicity 

is a good design and there 

are no surprises within the 

driveline, everything works 

traditionally and the result 

is efficiency. 

That’s something Mazda 

has been working on as 

a priority over the last 

few years, their SkyActive 

engines are fuel misers, and 

even in turbo form you get 

the benefit of significant 

power knowing that fuel 

isn’t being wasted. 

In the Takami’s case, the 

CX-5 carries four-wheeldrive 

mechanicals. With 

193mm ground clearance 

it has notable off-the-seal 

capability, and that is 

much on par with SUVs 

of this type, the CX-5 is 

Motoring 

Ross Kiddie 

33 

particularly suited to that 

mid-winter trip to the 

alpine ski fields. 

I didn’t venture into the 

loose, my time with the 

test car was plagued by 

filthy weather and I wasn’t 

prepared to get stuck 

in low-grip situations. 

However, I did have a long 

highway drive taking in 

the twisty sections of State 

Highway 72 in and out of 

the Rakaia Gorge. Even 

in soaking conditions the 

CX-5 felt tightly connected 

to the road. 

What must be enjoyed 

is the ride comfort and 

control throughout the 

entire vehicle, it travels ever 

so smoothly and is quiet in 

motion. I guess when you 

are buying a vehicle that sits 

on the outer periphery of the 

luxury car market you’d want 

that to be case, and the CX-5 

Takami doesn’t disappoint. 

It also gets all of the 

upmarket kit for comfort 

and convenience, along 

with the latest Mazda 

suite of safety technology. 

I-Activesense has had a 

recent upgrade, and that 

makes the CX-5 just that 

little more appealing. 

While Mazda has 

done well with CX-5, the 

company knows there is lot 

of competition out there 

and it’s getting tougher day 

by day. I drove the Takami 

straight after a few days 

with Skoda’s Kodiaq RS, 

its turbocharged diesel 

engine is a cracker, and 

being priced close to the 

CX-5 Takami it’s a natural 

competitor and one which 

will keep the latter honest. 

For me, diesel power 

would be preferable, 

however, there’s also the 

Mazda CX-8 to consider, its 

Mazda’s diesel option in the 

mid-to-large SUV market. 

There are so many 

choices, I guess I’m lucky 

in a way that finances mean 

I’ll probably never have to 

face those decisions. 

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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 (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 

RUBBISH REMOVaL 

Van & Trailer Rubbish 

Removal. Free quotes. Ph 

Gary 342-8950, 021 529 

022 

SPOUTING 

CLEaNING 

Spouting Unblocked, 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

Out. Call Trevor 332 8949 

or 021 043 2034 

SPOUTING 

Select Spouting 

The PVC specialist. 

Repairs & replacement. Ph 

022 197 2351 

TREE SERVICES 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

Tree, hedge or shrub 

- reduction, shaped or 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

The Branch Manager 

0274314720 

TREE TRIMMING 

aND REMOVaL 

Hedges cut, pruning. 20 

yrs exp. Ph Alister 359 

3090 ABT Tree Services 

WINDOW CLEaNING 

Brown & White Ltd. 

Family owned since 2001. 

Ph Paul 027 229 3534 

WINDOW CLEaNING 

Average 3 brm house 

inside or out from $40. 

Both from $70 Phone 

Trevor 344-2170


Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

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

Builder 

Builder 

BUILDING 

concrete & paving 

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 

• New homes 

• Extensions 

• Renovations 

• Light Commercial 

• Repairs and 

Maintenance 

Brandon Taw 

Phone 027 370 2572 

enquiries@tawbuilders.co.nz 

www.tawbuilders.co.nz 

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 

• Earthquake repairs 

• New Home Specialists 

• Patios & Paths 

tel: 0508 873 7483 

email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz 

www.affordableconcrete.co.nz 

DECORATORS 

DRIVEWAYS 

Driveways 

Excavations 

New Paint • Repaints 

Wallpapering • Fences 

Repairs • Feature Walls 

Floor & Roof Painting 

Spray Painting 

Light Commercial 

Restoring Timber 

Selwyn based but service the whole of Canterbury 

www.andertondecorators.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/andertondecorators 

027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN 

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 

SWAINS 

KIWI KERB 

(Since 2005) 

Over 22 Years Experience 

Quality 

Workmanship 

• Driveways 

• Kerb & 

Channel 

• Garden Edging 

Freephone: 0800 081 400 

swainskiwikerb@gmail.com 

• 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 

Free 

QuoTe 

kitchen renovation 

Mailer Deliveries 

MECHANIC 

PAINTERS 

Kitchen looking tired? 

Revitalize with new colour at a 

fraction of replacement cost 

• Alterations & Hardware available 

• Laminated Kitchens no problem 

• ‘On Site’ finishing available 

• Over 20 years experience 

• Free Quotes with no obligation 

• All Joinery & Furniture repair & Spraycoatings 

PABLO’S PAINTWORKS 

27 Birmingham Drive, Middleton 

03 338 6280 | 021 541 323 

pablospaints@xtra.co.nz 

www.pablospaintworks.co.nz 

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 

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 

288 Lincoln Rd, 

Addington 

P: 338 8884 

E: service@dieseldrpetrol.co.nz 

Painters and Decorators Ltd 

Canterbury Owned and Operated 

A husband and wife team 

Specializing in: 

• Roof Painting 

• Interior/exterior 

residential 

• Small commercial 

painting 

Noel 027-411-3596 

kemp.painters@gmail.com 

kemp painters and decorators 

We offer 

free quotes 

Quality not 

Quantity 

PAINTING & TILING 

• PAINTING • TILING 

• PLASTERING 

• WALLPAPERING 

Phone Kevin Steel 

• Interior/Exterior 

• New Homes & Repaints 

• Quality workmanship assured 

• Correct preparation always undertaken 

• 20+ years experience 

• Earthquake repairs 

(Painting/Plastering/Wallpapering/Tiling) 

Ph 381 7417 or 027 216 8946 

www.facebook.com/kevinsteelpainters&decorators 

plumber 

Leaking Pipes and 

Cylinder? 

Best Service. 

Right Price. 

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 

PLUMBING & 

DRAINAGE 

SERVING 

CHRISTCHURCH 

AND WIDER 

CANTERBURY REGION 

WITH QUALITY 

WORKMANSHIP 

AND SERVICE. 

PHONE HAMISH BALDWIN 

027 636 3499 

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. 

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 

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE 

Gas FittinG & GuttEr CLEaninG 

New Skyvac Machine. 

Revolutionary gutter cleaning system. 

Local business for all plumbing, 

drainage & gas work. 

Free Quotes 

Call Morgan 0223 758 506 

Visit our website - www.mtpd.co.nz 

Email - morgan@mtpd.co.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 

E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz 

BEAUMONT ROOFING LTD 

TRADES 

Advertise your 

business & services 

in Christchurch’s 

best read & 

largest circulation 

newspaper 

Delivered into over 92,000 

Christchurch homes every week. 

Ask us about our fantastic 

cost affordable packages. 

Phone: 03 379 1100 | www.star.kiwi 

New housing 

Renovations 

General maintenance 

Hot water cylinders 

Gas hot water conversions 

Competitive rates 

Free quotes 

Phone: 021 403 470 

Email: scott@scottsplumbing.nz 

plumbING AND GAS 

• Gas fitting – servicing, new, renovations 

• Gas hot water installs 

• Gas cookers and gas fires 

• Kitchen / Bathroom renovations 

• Backflow testing and installs 

• Filtration – whole house, kitchen tap 

• Domestic maintenance 

Email: james@plumbingandgashq.co.nz 

Text: 021 174 9265 

0800 H20 LPG 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

PLUMBER 

Towing 

For safe, damage free 

car transportation 

call Ashley’s Tow Taxi 

Special care for special cars 

ASHLEY’S TOW TAXI 

Breakdown & Relocation 

0800 TOW TAXI • 0800 869 8294 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

4 2 6 5 7 4 

DISCOUNT FOR 

SUPER GOLD CARD 

HOLDERS! 

FREE QUOTES 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 


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 

$3000, ph 352 5963 

Church Notices 

Christian 

sPiritUaList 

ChUrCh 

182 Edgeware Road 

Sunday Service 

7pm 

Address 

Rex and Rosemary 

Clairvoyant 

Rex and Rosemary 

All Welcome 

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CHURCH 

Sydenham 

Community Centre 

23/25 Hutcheson St 

Sunday 7pm 

Address 

Angela 

Clairvoyance 

Angela 

AGM 

Sunday 25th August 

after service 

All Welcome 

Phone 349-9749 

NEW AGE CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CENTRE 

Grafton Street 

Sunday 7pm 

Address: 

Andy 

Clairvoyance: 

Andy 

Tuesday 1pm - 3pm 

Healing & 

Clairvoyance 

All Welcome 

Classic Cars & 

Motorcycles 

MITSUBISHI CORDIA 

turbo GSR, 1985, low 

kms, 1 previous family 

owned, red, suit collector, 

ph 352 5963 

Church Notices 

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 

Curtains 

A1 CURTAINS/ 

DRAPES.Roman 

blinds,tie backs, cushions, 

nets & voiles plus 

alteraatons.Free quotes. 

Ph Kay 980 1501 or 021 

257 1823. kay.tainui88@ 

gmail.com 

Finance 

CASH LOANS 

$200-$20,000 

GET CASH 

NOW 

3/11 GOULDING AVE. HORNBY 

9B BUCKLEYS ROAD. LINWOOD 

PH 0800 760 000 

WWW.INSTANTFINANCE.CO.NZ 

NEED A 

QUICK CASH 

LOAN NOW? 

We offer a range of personal Loans 

and can provide cash quickly. 

Loans from $500 to $20,000 

Contact Karyn or Kris 

0800 695 626 

or 03 379 7798 

www.alternatefinance.co.nz 

Firewood 

FIREWOOD. 

8x4 caged trailer 

load,approx 2-3 cord. 

Good burnign wood,ideal 

for starter wood. Free 

delivery. $160. Ph 

0275072224 

For Sale 

BOOKARAMA - August 

24th / 25th 10am - 4pm 

Christ The King Church, 

90 Greers Road. Books 

$2 or 3 for $5. Huge range 

of quality second hand 

books. 


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 

For Sale 

JERRYCANS x2 20 ltre, 

ex army well made & in 

good cond, $50 ea, ph 027 

549 0048 or 021 363 666 

Garage Sales 

MARSHLAND 754 

Hawkins Rd, Sat & Sun 

9am - 4pm. Monster g/ 

sale. 80% of stock new . 

Also h/hold, tools priced 

at 70% less than retail. All 

second hand goods priced 

to sell. New stock coming 

each week. 

Funeral Directors 

Funeral Directors 

direct 

cremation 

service 

0800 27 28 29 

www.mainland 

crematorium.co.nz 

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 

Christchurch Canterbury 

Direct Cremations 

“Just cremate me, 

just what I wanted” 

$1,745 

Terms & Conditions Apply 

Contact Laurie 

and his team 

03 974 1369 

chchcanterburydirectcremations.co.nz 

24 Hour Service 

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 

Back by popular demand the 

Rotary Club of Christchurch South is 

again selling its much sought after 

ChiCken manuRe 

at a street site near you! 

Just $6 a bag or 4 for $20 

our product will give your garden 

the boost you are looking for. 

Saturday August 24th (8.30am – 2.00pm) and 

again Saturday August 31st if stock still available, 

at the following sites: 

• Colombo Street in front of 

Cashmere Club. 

• McCormacks Bay. West end. 

• Wairakei Road. Near school. 

• Pages Road. Woodham Road corner. 

• Innes Road. Malvern Park. 

• Halswell. Opp Halswell Timber. 

• Harewood Road. Near Nunweek 

Park. 

• Cashmere Road. Opp Crighton Terrace. 

all funds raised are used for 

charitable work by Rotary. 

Situations Vacant 

DRIVETECH LTD 

“TRAINING TOMORROWS DRIVERS TODAY” 

HEAVY TRAFFIC CLASSES 2, 3, 4 & 5 

FROM FULL CAR (Class 1) 

TO FULL TRUCK (Class 2) in 2 days 

(Road code & pre-assessment driving training provided) 

FORKLIFT ENDORSEMENT (F & OSH) 

CAR DRIVING LESSONS 

Train with a knowledgable, experienced assessor that will work with you 

through your theory and practical steps. 

Driving Related Health & Safety Training 

Passenger, Logbook & Load Security Training 

OTHER COURSES/LICENCES & ENDORSEMENTS AVAILABLE ARE: 

Vehicle Recovery, Wheels, Tracks, Rollers & Dangerous Goods 

Courses in Christchurch, Invercargill, 

Cromwell & Mosgiel daily. 

Other areas by arrangement 

INTEREST FREE TIME PAYMENTS 

(Terms & Conditions apply) 

FREEPHONE 0508 2 37483 

or 03 348 8481, 027 510 0684 

info@drivetech.co.nz / www.drivetech.co.nz 

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

Entertainment 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

TREE & HEDGE 

SERVICES 

• Trees removed 

• Trees pruned 

• Storm damage 

• Hedges trimmed 

• Free quotes 

Ph Justin 

021 221 4344 

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 

GARDENING 

Mature female. $18 

per hour, Northcote & 

surrounding areas only, ph 

03 352 2590 

MONDO GRASS Black. 

Large pots full. $5. Ph 

352-2590 

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. Compost for sale. 

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. 

Massage 

MALE Masseur, relax 

massage, waxing for men, 

8am-8pm ph 027 723 5756 

MALE Masseur, relax 

massage, waxing for men, 

8am-8pm ph 027 723 5756 

Personals 

Business man looking for 

lady in 50’s for good time, 

friendship. Ph 027 223 

0948 

CHARMING MATURE 

PROF MAN. 

(Ret), single,NS, living 

in NW of city, seeks a 

slim perky zesty & happy 

single lady for company, 

outings etc. 

Ph 027 6594425 

MALE. 

33 yrs. Seels female for 

friendship/relationship. 

Txt 022 312 3327 

MALE. 

33 yrs. Seels female for 

friendship/relationship. 

Txt 022 312 3327 

Pets & Supplies 

CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost 

h/hold 

of desexing your cat. 

Ph 3555-022 or email 

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz 

Tuition 

COMPUTER LESSONS 

avail for computer, IPad, 

or Mobile. Please contact 

Jobee 027 290 9246 www. 

computertutor.nz 

Tours 

Wanted To Buy 

AAA Buying goods 

quality furniture, beds, 

stoves, washing machines, 

fridge freezers. Same day 

service. Selwyn Dealers. 

Phone 980 5812 or 027 

313 8156 

A+ About to move? Books, 

china, coins, medals, 

furniture, furs, jewellery, 

tools, old photos, estate. 

Ph 385-5117 

ACADEMY ANTIQUES 

Buying estates, antiques, 

old china, crystal, art, 

Royal Doulton , Royal 

Albert etc. Best prices, 

free appraisal. Call Rob 

027 299 7232 or 349-4229 

ALL whiteware wanted. 

Same day service, cash 

paid for freezes, fridges, 

washing machines, ovens. 

Also buying furniture & 

effects.Anything 

considered. Ph Dave 960- 

8440, 027 66 22 116 

A RECORDS Wanted 

top cash prices paid for 

good records. No easy 

listening. Please ph 027 

624 1138 

CASH FOR ESTATE 

CHINA 

Downsizing, Garage Sale. 

Cash for estate china. 

Phone 313 1878 or 027 

350 3963 

CASH PAID TODAY for 

quality furniture, tools, 

estate lots. Call Simon 021 

154 8281 

MILITARIA Any 

country, firearms, 

uniforms, badges, medals, 

memoribilia, WW2 or 

earlier ph 338-9931 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

Vehicles Wanted 


CLEANERS 

REQUIRED 

Barrington St Area 

Monday to Friday 

6am – 8am 

City Centre 


6am – 7.30am 

City Area 

Monday 

3.30pm – 5.30pm 

Wednesday and Friday 

3.30pm – 6pm 

We are looking for cleaners 

to join our commercial 

cleaning team. 

You will need to pass a 

Security Check and you 

MUST have your own 

transport. 

Must be eligible to work 

in New Zealand. 

Please email your 

Application to 

csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz 

or phone 338 9056 

Visit our website: 

totalcanterbury.co.nz 

Please advise which job 

when emailing your CV. 


MATURE lady required 

for escort work. Very 

discreet, must be reliable. 

Day shift Txt only 022 130 

0848 

CAR REMOVALS 

$$CASH PAID$$ 

CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED 

NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS 

We use world class vehicle depollution systems 

0800 8200 600 

www.pickapart.co.nz 

ADD SOME 

COLOUR 

TO YOUR ADVERT! 

Crossword Solutions

Public Notices 

John Thompson 

Hairdresser 

2B Coppell Pl, Hillmorton 

Due to the 

unexpected 

termination of my 

lease I will be closing 

on 29 August, 2019. 

I would like to 

thank all those who 

have supported me 

over my 52 years in 

the trade. 

Please take this 

as a personal 

“Thank you”. 

Kind regards John. 


HOUSE & GARAGE 

Cleanout. I’ll pick up for 

free. Ph 022 510 5420. 

Recycling Man. Charity 

for Chch. 

TREE & HEDGE 

SERVICES 

• Trees removed 

• Trees pruned 

• Storm damage 

• Hedges trimmed 

• Free quotes 

Ph Justin 

021 221 4344 

Call us 

and we’ll 

help you 

place 

your 

classified 

advert 

(with no 

hassles!) 

Nobody knows 

Christchurch 

like a local 

We’re local, 

we’re in 

Christchurch 

and we speak 

your language! 

Ph: 379 1100 

Classifieds 

The Star is published every 

Thursday, is home delivered 

free into 92,000 households and 

is available at over 500 pick up 

points throughout Christchurch 

www.starkiwi 


SEPTEMBER 2019 MEETINGS 

The next meetings of the Christchurch City Council, Committees, Subcommittees, 

Council Hearings Panels, and Community Boards will be held as follows: 

COUNCIL 

DATE TIME VENUE 

12 9.30am Council Chamber, 2nd floor, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street 

26 9.30am Council Chamber, 2nd floor, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street 

COMMITTEES 

Date Time Committee and Venue 

2 10am Canterbury Regional Landfill Joint Committee, Civic Offices, 

53 Hereford Street 

2 11.15am Canterbury Waste Joint Committee, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford 

Street 

3 2pm Selwyn Waihora Water Management Zone Committee, Lincoln 

Events Centre, 15 Meijer Drive, Lincoln 

4 9.30am Social, Community Development and Housing Committee, 

Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street 

4 2pm Regulatory Performance Committee, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford 

Street 

5 9.30am Finance and Performance Committee of the Whole, Civic 

Offices, 53 Hereford Street 

6 9am Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, Civic Offices, 

53 Hereford Street 

6 1pm Civic Awards Committee, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street 

11 1pm Infrastructure, Transport and Environment Committee, Civic 


23 9am Innovation and Sustainable Development Committee, Civic 


23 2pm Audit and Risk Management Committee, Civic Offices, 53 

Hereford Street 

26 6pm Christchurch West Melton Water Management Zone 

Committee, Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street 

SUBCOMMITTEES 

Date Time Subcommittee and Venue 

4 2pm Parking Restrictions Subcommittee, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford 

COMMUNITY BOARDS 

Date Time Board and Venue 

2 10am Banks Peninsula Community Board, Lyttelton Community 

Boardroom, 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 

2 3pm Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, Linwood 

Boardroom, 180 Smith Street, Woolston 

2 4.30pm Coastal-Burwood Community Board, Boardroom, Cnr 

Beresford and Union Streets, New Brighton 

3 5pm Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board, Boardroom, 

Beckenham Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham 

9 9.30am Joint Extraordinary Meeting - Linwood-Central-Heathcote and 

Papanui-Innes Community Boards, Papanui Service Centre, 

Cnr Langdons Road and Restell Street, Papanui 

9 4.30pm Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board, Fendalton 

Service Centre, Cnr Jeffreys and Clyde Roads, Fendalton 

10 4.30pm Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board, Hao Room, 

Te Hapua: Halswell Centre, 341 Halswell Road, Halswell 

13 9am Papanui-Innes Community Board, Papanui Service Centre, 

Cnr Langdons Road and Restell Street, Papanui 

16 10am Banks Peninsula Community Board, Akaroa Boadroom, 78 

Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 

16 4.30pm Coastal-Burwood Community Board, Boardroom, Cnr 

Beresford and Union Streets, New Brighton 

18 10am Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, Linwood 

Boardroom, 180 Smith Street, Woolston 

20 8am Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board, Boardroom, 

Beckenham Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham 

24 4.30pm Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board, Hao Room, 

Te Hapua: Halswell Centre, 341 Halswell Road, Halswell 

COMMUNITY BOARD COMMITTEES 

Date Time Committee and Venue 

2 4pm Robinsons Bay Reserve Management Committee, Robinsons 

Bay Reserve, 15 School Road, Robinsons Bay 

4 2.30pm Akaroa Design and Appearance Advisory Committee, Akaroa 

Boardroom, 78 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 

16 5.30pm Duvauchelle Reserve Management Committee, Duvauchelle 

Community Centre, 6039 Christchurch Akaroa Road, 

Duvauchelle 

Copies of the agendas will be available online and to the public at the meetings. 

Members of the public are welcome to attend any of these meetings. 

To make a deputation or presentation to a Council, Committee or Community Board 

meeting ring the call centre on 03 941 8999 or email info@ccc.govt.nz 

Information about Alcohol Licensing can be found online at ccc.govt.nz/alcohol 

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Nominations have now closed for the 2019 triennial local authority elections. Listed below are details of the 

confirmed candidates for the Environment Canterbury and Canterbury District Health Board elections. 

Where elections are required they will be conducted by postal voting. Voting will open on Friday 20 September 

2019 and will close at 12 noon on Saturday 12 October 2019. 

Environment Canterbury 

(First Past the Post Electoral System) 

Christchurch Central/Ōhoko Constituency (2 required) 

CHOW 

Alan 

HARRIS Evan (Independent 

Citizens) 

MARSHALL Nicole (Labour - The 

People’s Choice) 

MCMAHON Paul (Labour - The 

People’s Choice) 

PHAM Lan (The Common Good - 

Independent) 

PRICE Felicity (Independent 

Citizens) 

WILKE Axel (The Common Good 

- Independent) 

Christchurch North East/Ōrei Constituency (2 required) 

APANUI Tane (Rail and Water) 

CRANWELL Iaean (The People’s 

Choice) 

HUGHEY Jenny (The People’s Choice 

- Labour) 

KNIGHT 

Roy 

Christchurch South/Ōwhanga Constituency (2 required) 

CLEARWATER Phil (The People’s Choice 

- Labour) 

DANN 

James Macbeth (The People’s 

Choice - Labour) 

KEOWN Hamish (Independent) 

PLATT Lincoln (Independent 

Citizens) 

SOUTHWORTH Vicky (Independent for 

Positive Change) 

TINDALL Rik (CommunityVoice 

.NZ independent) 

Anthony Morton 

Electoral Officer – Environment Canterbury 

C/- PO Box 3138, Christchurch 8140 

ecan@electionz.com 

0800 666 048 www.ecan.govt.nz 

Canterbury District Health Board 

(Single Transferable Voting Electoral System) 

Members – Elected at Large (7 required) 

ANDERSON Blair (Another Mildgreen 

Initiative) 

BALLANTYNE Peter (Independent) 

BOOTH Geoff (Independent) 

BUCK Sally (Independent) 

CHU Catherine (Independent Citizens) 

CRAWFORD Gray 

CRIGHTON Anna (Independent) 

DAVIDS Alexandra (Results Focused) 

DICKERSON Andrew (Independent) 

EDIE John (Independent) 

GOUGH James (Independent Citizens) 

HANSEN Tubby (Electronic 

Schizophrenia) 

Anthony Morton 

Electoral Officer – Canterbury DHB 

C/- PO Box 3138, Christchurch 8140 

cdhb@electionz.com 

0800 666 048 www.cdhb.health.nz 

Enrolment and Special Voting Arrangements 

Public Notice 

FURTHER NOTICE 

OF ELECTION 

Christchurch West/Ōpuna Constituency (2 required) 

CAMPBELL Aaron (Water:Time’s Up) 

CULLINANE Rod (Independent 

Citizens) 

HANDS Megan (Independent) 

HORN Chrys (The People’s 

Choice) 

KINGI-PATTERSON Drucilla Denise 

PAULING Craig (The People’s 

Choice) 

Mid-Canterbury/Ōpakihi Constituency (2 required) 

LIM Allen (Independent) 

MACKENZIE Ian 

SUNCKELL John 

WALTERS Sarah (Striving for Better) 

North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke Constituency (2 required) 

BYRNES 

Greg 

DOWLE 

Bill 

EDGE Grant (Independent) 

FAULKNER John (Independent) 

JACKSON 

Garry 

MCKAY 

Claire 

South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi Constituency (2 required) 

DRIVER 

Phil 

MCILRAITH Peter (Independent) 

MCKENZIE Elizabeth (Independent) 

ROSS Jared (Independent) 

SCOTT Peter J (Independent) 

ULRICH 

Herstall 

KANE Jo 

KEOWN Aaron (Independent for 

Health Outcomes) 

LYALL Malcolm 

MARSHALL Naomi 

MORA Debbie (Independent - Community 

Focussed Community Driven) 

PATON Vicki Tahau (Independent) 

PHIPPS Rochelle (Independent) 

READ Robert 

SALISBURY Brian (Independent) 

WAKEFIELD Steve 

WAKEMAN Peter (STOP Trashing Our Planet) 

Residents within the area of these elections who are not listed on their local council’s final electoral roll can enrol 

by calling 0800 36 76 56, visiting the Electoral Commission website (www.vote.nz) or obtaining enrolment forms at 

postshops, libraries or at their local city or district council offices up to 4pm on Friday 11 October 2019. 

Ratepayers within the area of these elections who are not listed on the final electoral rolls for these elections can 

obtain enrolment forms at the city or district council offices they pay rates to up to 4pm on Friday 11 October 2019. 

Special voting arrangements will be available as separately advertised at city or district council offices within the 

area of these elections during normal office hours between Friday 20 September and Friday 11 October 2019 and 

from 9am to 12 noon on Saturday 12 October 2019. Please check with your local city or district council for special 

voting arrangements in your area.

CHCH Star - Thur 22 August 

8 columns 


Public Notice 

Public Notice 

Public Notice 

FURTHER NOTICE OF ELECTION 

AND DECLARATION OF ELECTED CANDIDATE 

Nominations have now closed for the 2019 triennial local authority elections. Listed below are details of the confirmed candidates for Christchurch City Council. 

Where elections are required they will be conducted by postal voting using the First Past the Post electoral system. Voting will open on Friday 20 September 2019 

and will close at 12 noon on Saturday 12 October 2019. 

Mayor (1 required) 

ANDERSON Blair (Another Mildgreen Initiative) 

ANDERSON J T 

DALZIEL Lianne (Best for Christchurch) 

GLASS Jim (Independent) 

HANSEN Tubby (Economic Euthenic’s) 

MCCARTHY Robin (Independent) 

MCPAIKE Stephen 

MINTO John (Keep Our Assets Canterbury) 

PARK Darryll (Independent Move Otautahi Christchurch 

Forward) 

PARK Sam 

SCHÖNBORN Adrian-Cosmin (Independent) 


WHITE Aaron (Independent) 

Banks Peninsula Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

NEEDHAM Howard (Independent) 

TURNER Andrew (The People’s Choice) 

Burwood Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

LIVINGSTONE Glenn (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

MAUGER Phil (Independent) 

Cashmere Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

SAMPSON Lee (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

SCANDRETT Tim (Independent) 

SULLIVAN Joe 

Community Boards elected as follows: 

Banks Peninsula Community Board 

Akaroa HARRISON Nigel 

Community 

MOLLOY Keith 

Subdivision 

(2 required) 

STEWART Jamie (Independent) 

Lyttelton DAVIDSON Reuben (The People's Choice - Labour) 

Community 

EVERINGHAM Wendy 

Subdivision 

(2 required) 

FIELDS Tyrone (The People's Choice - Labour) 

Wairewa PEDEN 

Tori 

Community 

Subdivision 

PUENTENER Marcus (Independent) 

(1 required) 

Coastal-Burwood Community Board 

Burwood DAVIS 

Dean 

Ward 

FRAYLE Bebe (The People's Choice - Labour) 

(2 required) 

STEWART Linda (Independent) 

SUGRUE Greg (The People's Choice - Labour) 

Coastal BARBER Kelly (The People's Choice - Labour) 

Ward 

BRAGG 

Soozie 

(2 required) 

SWEET Cathy (For Communities You'll Love 

to Live In) 

TAVETE 

Rebecca 

ZERVOS Jo (Independent) 

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board 

Fendalton BENSON David (Conservative Independent) 

Ward 

BURN John (Independent) 

(2 required) 

CARTWRIGHT David (Independent Citizens) 

HAMPTON Peter 

WILLIAMS Bridget (Independent Citizens) 

Harewood CHEN Linda (Independent Citizens) 

Ward 

FRANICEVIC Scott (The People's Choice - Labour) 

(2 required) 

KEOWN Aaron (Independent) 

MIDDLEMISS Jason (Independent Citizens) 

Waimairi 

Ward 

(2 required) 

HUSSAINI Zahra (The People's Choice - 

Labour) 

PARANJAPE Shirish (Independent Citizens) 

SINGH Pereen (Independent Citizens) 

WALL Mike (Independent) 

Central Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

ANTONY Clive (Independent Citizens) 

MCLELLAN Jake (Labour) 

SWIGGS Deon (Local - Independent) 

Coastal Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

BARBER Kelly (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

DANIELS James (Your Vote - Your Voice Independent) 

EAST David (Independent) 

Fendalton Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

BENSON David (Conservative Independent) 

GOUGH James (Independent Citizens) 


Halswell Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

GALLOWAY Anne (The People’s Choice) 

LONSDALE Paul 

YAU Sam (Independent) 

Harewood Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

FRANICEVIC Scott (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

KEOWN Aaron (Independent) 

Heathcote Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

LATHAM Darrell (Independent) 

TEMPLETON Sara (For Strong Communities and a Healthy 

Environment) 

Hornby Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

CHEN Jimmy (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

PETERS Mark (Independent for Hornby) 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board 

Halswell 

Ward 

(2 required) 

Hornby 

Ward 

(2 required) 

Riccarton 

Ward 

(2 required) 

GERADTS Adele (For Communities You'll Love 

to Live In) 

MCFARLANE Ross (Our Community My Priority) 

MOORE Andrei (The People's Choice) 

MORA Debbie (Independent - Community 

Focussed Community Driven) 

SINGH WARRAICH Narinder (The People's Choice - Labour) 

YAU Sam (Independent) 

BRYDEN Natalie (The People's Choice - Labour) 

EAGAR Jolene (Independent) 

MORA Mike (The People's Choice - Labour) 

PETERS Mark (Independent for Hornby) 

WARD Bruce (Independent) 

AITKEN Al (Independent) 

BROUGHTON Helen (Independent Citizens) 

CHANDLER Luke (Independent - Best for 

Riccarton) 


FOUDA Gamal (The People's Choice - Labour) 

LALOLI Peter (Independent) 

PANDEY Manish (The People's Choice - Labour) 

Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board 

Central ANTONY Clive (Independent Citizens) 

Ward BRITNELL Irinka 

(2 required) 

BUCK Sally (Independent) 

GAUTAM Sunita (Labour) 

HAWKER Wayne (Independent) 

LOMAX Michelle (Labour) 

PEARSON Simone Rewa (Independent) 

YEARBURY Peter (Progressive Independent) 

Heathcote LATHAM Darrell (Independent) 

Ward 

(2 required) 

LINDLEY Tim (For Communities You'll Love 

to Live In) 

WOODS Gail Patricia (Independent) 

Linwood 

Ward 

(2 required) 

DAVIDS Alexandra (Your Positive Voice For 

Linwood) 

KAKOI Hana (Thriving Communities) 

SIMONS Jackie (The People's Choice - Labour) 

SINGH Jack (SSD Multicultural 

Community, Linwood) 

Innes Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

BOYCE Lindon (Boycey) (Independent Stop the Rot) 

COTTER Pauline (The People’s Choice) 

HAU Nigel (Independent) 

PARSONSON Cam (Independent) 

WILSON Mark (Independent Voice for Innes) 

Linwood Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

DAVIDS Alexandra (Your Positive Voice For Linwood) 

JOHANSON Yani (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

Papanui Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

DAVIDSON Mike (Independent) 

MCCLUSKEY Nathan (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

MCDOUGALL Peter (Independent Citizens) 

STRINGER John (Independent) 

Riccarton Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

CHANDLER Luke (Independent - Best for Riccarton) 


CONNELLY John (Independent) 

LALOLI Peter (Independent) 

RIMELL Anthony (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

Spreydon Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

COKER Melanie (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

ESDAILE Scott (Independent) 

GATONYI Peter (Independent) 

Waimairi Ward - Councillor (1 required) 

HUSSAINI Zahra (The People’s Choice - Labour) 

MACDONALD Sam 

(Independent Citizens) 

Papanui-Innes Community Board 

Innes Ward BOYCE 

Lindon (Independent Stop the Rot) 

(2 required) 

(Boycey) 

BYRNE Jo (Independent) 

CHAPPELL-EASON Holly 

JONES Ali (Independent) 

KAUR Parminder (The People's Choice - Labour) 

MCKENZIE Jane L (Independent) 

PARSONSON Cam (Independent) 

TWADDELL Emma (The Independent People's 

Voice) 

Papanui 

Ward 

(2 required) 

BENAIA Merav (The People's Choice - 

Labour) 

BRITTEN Simon (Think Papanui) 

MCCLUSKEY Nathan (The People's Choice - Labour) 

MCDOUGALL Peter (Independent Citizens) 

NORRISH Emma (Independent) 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board 

Cashmere CUMMING Ian (Independent) 

Ward 

(2 required) 

LESLIE Keir (The People's Choice - 

Labour) 

SAMPSON Lee (The People's Choice - Labour) 

Spreydon GATONYI Peter (Independent) 

Ward HANSEN Tubby (A Bus for Somerfield) 

(2 required) 

POTTER Karolin (The People's Choice) 

STEWART-WARD Callum (The People's Choice - Labour) 

The following nominations were also received where the number of 

nominations did not exceed the available vacancies: 

Banks Peninsula Community Board 

Mount NEEDHAM Howard (Independent) 

Herbert 

Community 

Subdivision 

(2 required) 

As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of 

vacancies, Howard NEEDHAM is elected unopposed. 

A by-election to fill the remaining vacancy will be advertised after the 

triennial elections have been finalised. 

Enrolment and Special Voting Arrangements 

Christchurch City Council residents who are not listed on the final electoral 

roll for these elections can enrol by calling 0800 36 76 56, visiting the 

Electoral Commission website (www.vote.nz). or obtaining enrolment forms 

at postshops or Christchurch City Council libraries or offices up to 4pm on 

Friday 11 October 2019. 

Christchurch City Council ratepayers who are not listed on the final electoral 

roll for these elections can obtain enrolment forms at Christchurch City 

Council Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, www.ccc.govt.nz/elections 

03 941 8581 or elections2019@ccc.govt.nz. 

Special voting facilities for the above elections will be available during 

normal office hours between Friday 20 September and Friday 11 October 

2019 from the following venues: 

• Akaroa Service Centre, 78 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 

• Beckenham Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham 

• Fendalton Service Centre, corner Clyde and Jeffreys Roads, Fendalton 

• Linwood Service Centre, Eastgate Mall, first floor, corner Buckleys Road 

and Linwood Avenue, Linwood 

• Lyttelton Service Centre, 18 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 

• Shirley Service Centre, 36 Marshland Road, Shirley 

• Te Hāpua Halswell Service Centre, 341 Halswell Road, Halswell 

and during normal office hours between Friday 20 September and Friday 

11 October 2019 and 9am to 12 noon on Saturday 12 October 2019 from 

the Ground Floor, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford St, Christchurch. 

Jo Daly 

Electoral Officer – Christchurch City Council 

Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street 

PO Box 73016, Christchurch 8154 

elections2019@ccc.govt.nz 

0800 666 946 www.ccc.govt.nz


christchurch 

GIG GUIDE 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

Thursday 22 - Wednesday 28 August 2019 

‘Famous for their roasts!’ 

SENIORS SPECIAL 

Two courses: $ 

22 

Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert 

Special available lunch only 

Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm 

Conditions apply 

SUNDAY 1ST SEPT 

FATHER’S DAY 

IS COMING 

TREAT 

DAD! 

The enchanting Ali Harper 

performs her popular on-woman 

show “A Doris Day Special” 

at The Piano on Armagh St 

this Saturday. 

FAMILY FRIENDLY 

Kid’s Special 

Two courses 

Great Kids menu plus 

designated play area. 

$ 

13 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

Open daily from 6.30am - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 

The 

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& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

Meanwhile at A Rolling Stone 

on Colombo St this Saturday 

Neville Wilkins & the Viscounts 

revive the iconic ‘Town & About’ 

gig days. 

A DORIS DAY SPECIAL, The Piano, 

156 Armagh St: Saturday 2pm & 7.30pm - 

Ali Harper performs her popular on-woman 

show in memory of Doris Day. Tickets at the 

Court Theatre & nz.patronbase.com. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Thursday 7.30pm - Open Mic. Saturday 8pm - 

Neville Wilkins & the Viscounts, $5 entry. 

Monday 7pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm - 

Traditional Irish Music Session. 

BLUE SMOKE, 3 Gardlands Rd: 

Saturday 7.30pm - Justin Townes Earle, 

ticketed. Sunday 7.30pm - Kirin J. Callinan 

‘Return to the Center’ NZ Tour, tickteted. 

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St: 

Thursday 7pm - Cashmere Ukulele Grddoup. 

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, Victoria 

St: Thursday 6pm - Smooth Talk. Friday 6pm 

- Rusila; 9.15pm - Reckless. Saturday 7pm - 

Steve & Andy. Sunday 5.30pm - Vibe. 

CHRISTCHURCH RSA, 74 Armagh St: 

Saturday 6pm - The Southern Jazzmen (Swing, 

Trad, Dixieland, Jazz). 

CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL, 86 

Kilmore St: Wednesday 8pm - Aldous 

Harding. Tickets at Ticketek. 

GBC, Garden Buffet Cafe, 110 

Marshland Rd: Saturday 5.30pm - Rhonda 

Campbell Duo. August 31 - DnD Duo (Jojo & 

Mark). 

HORNBY WMC, 17 Carmen Rd, 

Hornby: Saturday 7.30pm - John McCabe. 

Sunday 1.30pm - Annette’s Heart of the 

Country, $6 entry. 

HORNCASTLE ARENA, Jack Hinton 

Drive: Tickets at Ticketek. 

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL, 145 

Gloucester St: Thursday to Sunday - NZ 

International Film Festival. Tickets at Ticketek. 

LYTTELTON AFTS FACTORY, 34 

Oxford St, Lyttelton: Friday 7.30pm - 

Blam, Blam, Blam, ticketed. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 

Racecourse Rd, Sockburn: Sunday 6pm 

- Lance Kiwi Karaoke. 

STOCKXCHANGE, 110 Marshland Rd: 

Saturday 7pm - The Atarmies. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, Hornby: 

Friday 8.30pm - Mojo Rising. Saturday 8.30pm 

- Electric Feels. Wednesday - Mickey Rat 

Karaoke. 

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84 Riccarton 

Rd: Thursday 9.30pm - Karaoke. Friday - 

Rocky Road. Saturday - Lance Kiwi. Wednesday 

9pm- Karaoke. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Thursday 8pm - Titanic (Kevin Emmett, Nick 

Buchanan, and Peter K Malthus). Friday 

8.30pm - Open Mic. Saturday 8pm - Carradine 

Choke Album Fundraiser., $10 entry. Tuesday 

8pm - Karaoke. Wednesday 8pm - Titanic 

(Kevin Emmett, Nick Buchanan, and Peter K 

Malthus). 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd, 

Addington: Thursday 7pm - Learn to Rock 

n Roll. Friday 9.30pm - Wired. Saturday 

9.30pm - Awesome Source. Tuesday 7.30pm - 

Quiz with Chris. Wednesday 8pm - Karaoke 

with Lance Kiwi. 

THE PAPANUI CLUB, 310 Sawyers 

Arms Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Lindon Puffin. 

Friday 30 August - Alan Fairbrother. 

WOOLSTON CLUB, 43 Hargood St: 

Saturday 7.30pm - Huakina. 

WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: Saturday - 

Project Joy with Scoff & RVT, Koha donation. 

Tuesday 7pm - Open Mic. 

Buffet at its best! Unbeatable selection. 

You’ll be spoiled for choice! 

Lunch & Dinner 

All you can eat, 7 days 

FATHER’S DAY BUFFET 

Sunday 1st September 

BOOK NOW! 

Lunch & Dinner 

Children normal price 

$45 

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Senior’s 

Lunch Special 

$23 50 ALL YOU CAN EAT 


Conditions apply 

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IN THE BAR 

HAPPY HOUR 5PM - 7PM DAILY 

LIVE MUSIC THIS SATURDAY 

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Rhonda Campbell 

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Breakfast 

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Lunch $12 Specials 

MON: ROAST MEAL 

TUE: FISH & CHIPS 

WED: FISH BURGER 

THU: ROAST MEAL 

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See us at the WEDDING SHOW 

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This Week at the 

Hornby Club 

THIS SATURDAY 7.30PM 

JOHN McCABE 

DINING SPECIALS 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 

MID WEEK 

LUNCH SPECIAL 

Midday to 2pm 

Thursday 

THIS SUNDAY 1.30PM 

HEART OF COUNTRY 

$6 ENTRY 

ONLY 

$12 

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Friday 

Entertainment News & Advertising 

Jo Fuller 

Phone 03 364 7425 or 027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

A snapshot of what’s cooking 

at the Cashmere Club 

CHEF ANAS 

THIS THURSDAY 

Saturday 

Sunday 

Sunday 18 Aug 

THERE’S a new chef at the Riverview 

Restaurant in the Cashmere Club and 

with him comes an exciting new menu 

that incorporates traditional Kiwi 

classics with exciting new dishes. 

Hailing from Jordan in the Middle 

East, Chef Anas (pronounced Are-niss) 

specialises in fusion style cuisine. Some 

of the new menu options embrace his 

delicious blend of Middle Eastern 

flavours with the best of seasonal Kiwi 

produce. 

On the menu remain traditional Kiwi 

favourites such as Roast of the Day, 

Steaks cooked to your liking, the Club 

Burger, Fish & Chips, Curry of the Day 

along with Chef ’s new dishes such as 

Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Crispy 

Calamari Rings, Braised Beef Brisket or 

Cheesy Mushroom Quesadillas, Sticky 

BBQ Pork Ribs, and Creamy Basil Pesto 

Mussels. 

ere’s also ‘Platters’ that serve four. 

Piggy Platter (Braised Pork) and 

Chicken Platter (Whole Roast Chicken) 

that come with Slaw, Tortillas, Dips, and 

fried Potatoes. 

At the glance it’s obvious that menu 

prices are extremely reasonable. It’s also 

good to see that consideration has been 

given to special diets with a healthier 

slant on salads as well as a selection of 

gluten free, vegetarian and vegan 

options. 

As the menu evolves, foodies can 

expect to see a new decadent dessert 

menu introduced as well as a fresh 

kiddies menu. 

e Riverview Restaurant is open 

Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and 

dinner. Bookings recommended on 03 

332 0092. 

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Tickets $20 

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, 2PM 

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Cnr Blenheim & Curletts Rds, Christchurch 

Ph: 0800 TARGET (0800 827438) 

Offers and product prices advertised here expire 26/08/19. 

Sale excludes Manchester and Accessories.

The Star: August 22, 2019

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