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4 Tuesday September 17 2019 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz McMaster & Heap Veterinary practice Max’s new heart Max loves life (and bones)! A while ago though, he had just run out of puff. He would collapse with excitement or exercise and more than once his Dad was worried that he had lost him. Dr Richard Lucy examined him, performing a barrage of tests including ECGs and heart ultrasound (echocardiography). He diagnosed a 3rd degree heart block. This is a condition where the heart’s normal electrical impulses are not conducted through the normal tissues. The heart rate is very slow and the patient is unable to increase heart rate in response to exercise or excitement. Left untreated, it is fatal. Richard used to work in the Cardiology Department at Christchurch Public Hospital and has extensive postgraduate Veterinary qualifications in Veterinary Cardiology, Ultrasound, X-ray and Medicine. He has worked in universities in New Zealand, Australia and the UK and has scanned everything from people to tigers, cheetahs, chimpanzees, gorillas and guinea pigs. Richard works almost exclusively at McMaster and Heap Veterinary Practice performing Referral Ultrasonography for vets from all over the South Island. He organised the surgical implantation of a pacemaker with the kind help and immense technical skills of Rose - the Senior Cardiac Electrophysiologist from Medtronic. Medtronic are one of the largest producers of human cardiac electrophysiology devices in the world. Although our patients are four legged, their hearts still work in the same basic way as two legged patients! After a day or two of rest, Max was ready and rearing to go again. In fact keeping him properly rested while he healed was the main problem! He gets regular ultrasounds to check his heart function and the pacemaker is regularly rechecked at the same time. The pacemaker is often fine tuned a little to ensure that it is working optimally for Max. Cleverly, the device records and stores all the electrical activity of the heart (and the pacemaker). All the data is available to be examined using another machine that “talks” to the pacemaker directly through the skin! Max loves his new lease on life, loves chewing bones and his parents love having their Max bright and happy again. News Bringing life to suburb •From page 1 “From the beginning, the development of hot pools in New Brighton has been a community project. The Pier and Foreshore Society has been a champion of the development right from the start and its support has helped make He Puna Taimoana happen. The donation of $15,000 represents a massive fundraising effort by a community group and I’d like to thank everyone involved in making this happen,” said Mr Hall. “I’d also like to acknowledge the support of the Pier and Foreshore Society throughout the development of the hot pools; they have played a key role in keeping the idea alive and making it become a reality.” Pier and Foreshore Society chair Stewart McNeice said He Puna Taimoana is an exciting development for the whole city. “We’ve promoted the hot pools development for a long time and it’s fantastic to see it progressing. We’re excited by what we see so MORE FUNDS: Extra elements will be added to the He Puna Taimoana hot pools outside of the budget. far and look forward to opening day. The design has really reflected the local environment and taken care to accommodate existing businesses and organisations. It’s going to be a real asset for Christchurch.” He Puna Taimoana is starting to take shape, with the roof now on the building. All five pools are in place, with fibreglass linings being laid during September. The sauna room blockwork is complete and service works are PEGASUS POST progressing well. The finishing touches are under way on the seawall and this will be followed by landscaping. The development is just one part of a wider project to regenerate New Brighton, attracting life and activity to the suburb and boosting local businesses. DCL is leading the project on behalf of the city council, which has allocated $19.2 million to projects along the foreshore. He Puna Taimoana is due to open on Marine Pde early next year. Free buses this weekend Celebrate World Car Free Day by exploring what’s new in the central city on the Metro network this weekend. Check out great food offers available in the central city at metroinfo.co.nz Open 7 days Cnr Hoon Hay & Coppell place phone 338 2534, Fax 339 8624 e. mcmasterandheap@yahoo.co.nz www.mcmasterheap.co.nz McMaster & Heap 21 - 22 September
PEGASUS POST Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Tuesday September 17 2019 5 ON SHOW: The Windsor Gallery will be home to student art works until Friday as part of the Canterbury high school art competition. Encouraging ‘creativity’ •From page 1 “(The competition gives) students exposure to the art world, encouragement to explore and extend their creativity and develop new skills as upcoming New Zealand artists,” said Mrs Wynands. Year 13 students from 14 schools were selected by their art teachers to take part. The competition was judged by Christchurch Art Gallery director Blair Jackson and Canterbury University head of fine arts Aaron Kreisler. Each finalist was given a $50 framing voucher to use towards the cost of having an art piece of their choosing framed. Rangi Ruru head of visual arts Kate Rivers said Georgina is a wonderful colourist who has a love of expressive style. “Georgina’s work shows a gestural approach with her oil paint applied confidently through the use of expressive mark and rich colour,” she said. Mrs Wynands said she hopes the competition will continue to grow and reach more students in the years to come. “It is such a thrill to see the students excited about their work, their parents proud to see their son or daughter’s work in a gallery and the teachers’ enthusiasm and support of their students,” she said. The art will be available to view until Friday. ‘Ratbag’ plant thief hits Abberley Park again • By Claire Booker PLANT THIEVES have struck again in St Albans and Richmond. Flowers have been stolen from Abberley Park in recent weeks, frustrating a community group which regularly uses the park. Pink cyclamens, a clump of daffodils, and some miniature iris’ were taken from the park, and a note left on a sign said the park user was disappointed to see the plant thief was back again. A post on the Facebook page read: “Warning: Abberley Park’s ratbag plant thief is back. By the south entrance to the Scented Garden, there were four beautiful deep red cyclamens planted in a group. On Tuesday evening, there was only one left. The thief didn’t even bother to cover over the holes.” In December last year, it was estimated more than half the plants put into the park by city council staff were stolen in less than a month. A city council spokesman said the reason for thefts is not known, but in many cases across Christchurch, the city council has replaced some plants, he said there are various species stolen. “For example, young native plants, azaleas, pieris, phormium and rhododendron.” BARE: Plants at Abberley Park have been stolen . •HAVE YOUR SAY: Have you had plants stolen from your property? Do you have any idea why this might be happening? Email your views to claire.booker@ starmedia.kiwi The city council does not keep records of where plant thefts occur, so it doesn’t know which area is more prevalent. “These species [mentioned above] were taken from areas such as Coastal, Spencer Park, Travis Wetland, Beckenham Gardens, Karman Reserve and Sunny Side Heritage Gardens,” the spokesman said. Meanwhile, about 30 plants were taken from a newly-planted city council plot, in Petrie St, Richmond. VOTE 1 ALEXANDRA DAVIDS CDHB VOTE • Better resourcing for mental health • Future focused decision making for our ageing population • Easily accessible car parking • Results focused Authorised by: Deon Swiggs, 3/314 Oxford Tce, Christchurch sale Furniture, Accessories & Cushion Sale EX DISPLAY STOCK Friday 20 th & Saturday 21 st Sept 11.30am – 2.30pm 10am – 2pm 1000 Ferry Rd, Ferrymead. Ph: 03 384 2999 CASH OR CHEQUE ONLY Linda Stewart Independent NO PARTY AFFILIATION ISSUES BASED ADVOCACY A STRONG VOICE FOR BURWOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE GROWTH WARD Say YES with a TICK Burwood Community Board Vote For experienced advocacy Centred on BUrwOOd ward’S FUtUre Authorized by L. Stewart 168 northbrook Rd, Rangiora HEAT PUMP SALE NOW ON! Amazin’ Spring Specials!! • We will offer you the best quality brands and option of heat pump for your home/business • Providing Heat Pump solutions for over 17 years to Cantabrians • We personally guarantee all our products & installs for 5 years (providing annual maintenance has been completed) Phone us today for your free consultation & quote 41A SHAKESPEARE RD, WALTHAM PHONE 03 366 0525 www.enviromaster.co.nz “A local team for local people”
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