Nor'West News: September 17, 2019

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 

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Russley pupils to star in Miss Saigon 

• By Georgia O’Connor- 

Harding 

RUSSLEY PRIMARY School 

pupils will star in one of 

the most iconic scenes in a 

major musical to be staged at 

the Isaac Theatre Royal this 

month. 

Pupils of predominantly 

Chinese, Japanese, Korean, 

NZ European, NZ Chinese 

and Dutch descent have 

been cast to perform in 

Showbiz Christchurch’s Miss 

Saigon. 

As part of the lead-up to the 

show, last week, the show’s 

lead performers Marcus 

Rivera and Tina Bergantinos- 

Panlilio travelled out to the 

primary school to sing with 

the children involved in the 

show as part of their school 

assembly. 

Set during the Vietnam 

War, the musical tells the 

story of Vietnamese woman 

Kim and American soldier 

Chris who fall in love but are 

separated at the end of the 

war in 1975. 

The pupils aged between 

seven and 11 have been cast as 

“evacuation children” which 

means they will appear on 

stage in the climactic scene 

when Kim and Chris are 

parted as the last Americans 

are evacuated out of Saigon. 

•Turn to page 4 

RISING STARS: Children cast to star in Showbiz Christchurch’s production of Miss Saigon with 

the show’s leading performers Tina Bergantinos-Panlilio and Marcus Rivera. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

War of 

words over 

community 

barbecues 

heats up 

• By Claire Booker 

A CITY councillor is in 

disbelief that a community 

board member voted against 

neighbourhood barbecues. 

Councillor Mike Davidson 

said the “summer with your 

neighbours’’ fund has the ability 

to help address Papanui’s issues of 

isolation and loneliness and didn’t 

know why board member John 

Stringer voted against the funding. 

“Maybe he [Mr Stringer] doesn’t 

understand the strength of 

connected communities and the 

role of community boards,” Cr 

Davidson said. 

The vote comes after mayoral 

candidate Darryll Park said he 

would cut community funding, 

including the summer with your 

neighbours fund to achieve a zero 

rates increase. 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel said Mr 

Park’s response show he “doesn’t 

have a clue.” 

Mr Stringer said he favours Mr 

Park’s proposal. 

“Providing people with a piece of 

bread and a cold sausage is not core 

council knitting,” he said. 

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Tuesday September 17 2019 3 

News 

More criminals moved to Merivale 

• By Sophie Cornish 

Diana 

Patchett 

SCHOOLS IN the Merivale 

area have warned parents about 

a child sex offender who has 

recently moved into the area. 

Earlier this month, St 

Margaret’s College sent an email 

to parents alerting them about 

the offender after a meeting with 

Corrections and the Ministry of 

Education. 

“We have been assured this 

person has good oversight from 

Corrections and 

other agencies. 

The purpose 

of this letter is 

to share this 

information with 

you,” the email 

said. 

It stated the offender 

has recently 

been released 

from prison, 

CHANGES: More serious offenders will be housed at the 

rehabilitation centre, Salisbury Street Foundation, in Merivale. 


is undertaking rehabilitation 

programmes, is engaging in appropriate 

activities and employment, 

and is in accommodation a 

safe distance from any school or 

childcare facility, 

“The offender is managed by 

experienced probation officers 

who visit the person at home regularly; 

is not permitted to have 

contact, directly or indirectly, 

with anyone under-16; is monitored 

by electronic monitoring; 

is not permitted to enter schools, 

pre-schools, parks, libraries, 

swimming pools, churches and 

any other areas as defined by a 

probation officer,” it said. 

It comes after the announcement 

that the rehabilitation 

organisation, Salisbury Street 

Foundation, on St Albans St, will 

increase the number of people it 

houses from 15 to 21 

St Margaret’s College principal 

Diana Patchett said there are 

always concerns around this type 

of issue when children are involved. 

“We have had one parent 

get in touch. However, we have 

to trust that Corrections have the 

appropriate procedures in place 

to ensure there is no impact on 

the local community,” she said. 

Selwyn House School declined 

to comment on the situation and 

referred questions to Corrections. 

St Albans School principal 

Ginnie Warren said the school 

had not been alerted that a child 

sex offender is living in the community 

or about the expansion of 

the Salisbury Street Foundation. 

“We are always putting out 

messages about safe travel to and 

from school, as well as ensuring 

families have a safety plan, that’s 

something we just do rigorously 

with this changing world,” she 

said. 

St Andrew’s College rector 

Christine Leighton said the 

Numbers increase at rehab centre 

MORE PEOPLE who have 

committed serious crimes will 

be housed in Merivale. 

The rehabilitation 

organisation, Salisbury Street 

Foundation on St Albans St, is 

set to increase the number of 

offenders it houses from 

15 to 21. 

Said Department of 

Corrections operations 

director southern region 

Chris O’Brien-Smith: “In 

August 2019, we signed a 

new consolidated agreement 

with the foundation 

to improve outcomes for 

up to 21 offenders.” 

The agreement also means 

the foundation is now financially 

compensated for the 

entire service being delivered by 

Corrections. The foundation has 

been operating from the same 

property for 38 years. 

It also acted as a landlord for 

people living in a nearby property 

it rented since January last 

year. Mr O’Brien-Smith said this 

property, which was previously 

rented by the foundation, has 

school is not aware of a convicted 

child sex offender in the area. 

“This is not something we’re 

since been purchased by them. 

The number of offenders living 

at the site varies. In July there 

was 15 and currently there is 

nine. 

Said Merivale Precinct 

Society chairman Chris 

Aynsley: “I’m not going 

to get into the ‘not in 

my neighbourhood’ 

argument, because that 

transfers the issue into 

another neighbourhood. 

And why not ours? Or 

why ours? Who knows? It 

is what it is. It’s well-run, 

Chris Aynsley it’s well-managed and it 

has the full support of the 

justice system.” 

He said he could only 

speculate on what questions 

Merivale residents might have. 

“What is the activity? Is it 

consented, what assurance is 

there for the safety of the people 

in the neighbourhood, what 

do we need to know to feel 

comfortable that this is a safe 

neighbourhood. That’s what I 

think the residents would want 

to know,” he said. 

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Play based on real events 

•From page 1 

Showbiz marketing 

manager Wendy Riley said 

the evacuation scene is 

based on real events and 

is likely one of the most 

“spectacular” scenes as 

model “Huey” is flown on 

stage. 

“Huey” is the nickname 

for a utility military helicopter 

Bell UH-1 Iroquois 

which was used in the Vietnam 

War evacuations. 

In the 2009 New Zealand 

premiere of Miss Saigon, 

performed by Showbiz 

Christchurch, Don 

Gillanders, of Darfield, had 

just three days to build the 

helicopter which will be 

used in this production. 

As part of the 

auditioning process for 

the show, children were 

placed in groups and given 

instructions on different 

games to play. 

They were then asked to 

do tasks such as colouringin 

while there were 

distractions around them 

in a test to see if they could 

maintain their focus. 

The successful children 

were chosen based on their 

willingness to commit 

to the action and their 

ability to focus around 

SPECIAL GUESTS: Tina Bergantinos-Panlilio and 

Marcus Rivera performed at Russley Primary School 

last week in the lead up to Showbiz Christchurch’s 

production of Miss Saigon. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

distractions. Four children 

aged between five and six 

have also been cast to play 

the role of Tam – the son of 

Chris and Kim. 

Due to the musical 

containing mature themes 

robust management is in 

place to ensure the children 

are shielded from the 

material. 

All children in the 

cast are in the care of 

chaperones at all times. 

Director Stephen 

Robertson has taken a 

particular approach to 


directing the children, 

similar to the “game” 

approach in the auditions 

so they are never party 

to the full extent of the 

meaning of the scenes 

they are in. The children 

will also be alternated 

each night throughout the 

show’s season to ensure 

they are not overtaxed or 

tired. 

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Lights for controversial intersection 


TRAFFIC SIGNALS at a 

controversial Bishopdale 

intersection have been given the 

green light – in principle. 

The community has been asking 

for traffic lights at the Harewood, 

Breens and Gardiners 

Rds intersection since the 1990s 

and last week city councillors 

voted in favour of them. 

City councillors Pauline 

Cotter and Phil Clearwater 

voted against the traffic lights 

proposal. Cr Cotter said she was 

pleased the community engaged 

in the process, but couldn’t support 

the safety risks attached to 

the signals. 

“I’m hoping that when we take 

this forward that staff may bring 

back other options that may tie 

in with the cycleway,” she said. 

•From page 1 

Mr Stringer said funding 

community barbecues is not a 

good use of ratepayer money. 

“This is council overreach, 

trying to generate ‘wellness’. 

It is the nature of autonomous 

citizens’ to get together and 

associate, not the council’s to 

fund ‘hit-and-miss’ groups 

[which apply for funding] 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel spoke in 

support of the signals. 

“I think that the community 

deserves to have the answer that 

it’s been looking for, which is to 

have the traffic signals approved 

in principle by this council,” she 

said. 

Harewood city councillor 

getting 

together for a 

feed,” he said. 

Cr 

Davidson 

said the board 

members 

were not 

John Stringer surprised by 

Mr Stringer’s 

choice to vote against the 

GREEN: 

Traffic 

signals at the 

Harewood, 

Breens and 

Gardiners 

Rds 

intersection 

have been 

approved in 

principle. 

Aaron Keown has been advocating 

for the traffic signals since 

being elected, and said the decision 

felt “really good.” 

“It was nowhere near as close 

as I thought it would be either. 

When the mayor backs a project, 

it gives it more weight,” he said. 

While the traffic signals have 

funding. “I respect his decision 

to vote the way he feels is the 

right way. Personally though I’m 

a little bit disappointed in that 

decision,” he said. 

Cr Davidson said one of the 

roles of the board is to create 

stronger and more connected 

communities. 

“And by saying no to 

neighbourhood barbecues, I just 

been approved, the design and 

funding stages have not been 

completed and will be decided 

by the incoming council after 

the October local body elections. 

The signals will cost $1.2 million 

and consultation has cost 

the city more than $77,000. 

More than 1000 community 

members made submissions on 

the traffic signals earlier this 

year, with 80 per cent in support 

the signals. The council’s decision 

comes after the community 

board went against the staff 

report which said traffic signals 

were the least safe option. 

There is not enough to fund 

the traffic signals in the Long 

Term Plan so city council staff 

will investigate funding options 

and report back to the city 

council before the 2020/2021 

Annual Plan. 

Not council’s job to bring people together for ‘a feed’ 

don’t understand 

what kind 

of message 

you’re trying 

to send to 

communities?” 

Mr Stringer 

voted against 

Mike 

Davidson 

all 48 funding 

applications, but $4000 in 

grants were approved. 

In Brief 

ELMWOOD PARK 

At its meeting last week, the 

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board voted to under 

take more public consultation 

on the proposed cricket nets 

for Elmwood Park. Old Boys 

Collegians will now engage with 

its members about the cricket 

nets before the city council begins 

consultation. 

PAPANUI SPEED ZONES 

New 30km/h speed zones were 

unanimously approved by the city 

council at its meeting last week. 

The speed limits will be lowered 

along Sisson Drive, Langdons Rd, 

Restell St and Winston Ave to 

improve safety for road users and 

pedestrians. 

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Ave near the entrance to the 

Bishopdale Village Mall car park. 

Safety concerns were raised by 

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Pupils tuck into special 

Tuesday lunch in Belfast 


EVERY TUESDAY a group of 

excited Belfast School year 7 and 

8 pupils walk across Sheldon 

Park for a lunch they know will 

be good. 

The Belfast Community 

Network hosts the BelFeast 

programme each week for pupils 

at the school. 

The year 7-8 

classes send 

about five 

volunteers across 

to the network’s 

kitchen to 

prepare food 

with help from 

Payton 

Marshall 

Tuesday September 17 2019 

rangatahi 

(youth) navigator 

George David. 

One of room 

22’s cooks, Payton Marshall, said 

the pupils have to book in early 

to be able to join the cooking 

crew. 

“I enjoy it because it means I 

am getting involved with new 

stuff. I think more schools should 

get involved,” she said. 

Room 23 pupil Hayley Towns 

looks forward to the “good food”. 

“It’s a really good opportunity 

COOK UP: Belfast School room 23 pupils enjoying macaroni 

and cheese for lunch last week. 

for seniors to practice their 

cooking,” she said. 

Hayley enjoys being on the 

preparation crew, and said she 

is grateful to the network for 

donating the food and helping 

prepare it. 

“It’s really nice they give up 

their free time,” she said. 

Kim Hobbs, who teaches 

room 23 on a Tuesday, says the 

pupils are more settled after the 

lunch. 

“Some kids aren’t getting the 

most healthy lunch at home, so 


it’s good to know they do on a 

Tuesday,” she said. 

Network general manager 

Lynda Goodrick said the weekly 

lunch is important for the pupils 

to feel like they are part of a 

community. 

“We’re trying to encourage 

them [pupils] to use their 

voices in a positive way,” she 

said. 

Since the weekly classes 

started, Mrs Goodrick said there 

have been improvements in the 

pupils’ behaviour. 

‘Ratbag’ plant thief hits 

Abberley Park again 


PLANT THIEVES have struck 

again in St Albans. 

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 


BARE: Plants at Abberley 

Park have been stolen . 

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and rhododendron.” 

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, in Richmond, 

about 30 plants were taken from 

a newly-planted city council plot. 

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Parking restrictions to be 

put in place outside school 


HAREWOOD School will 

soon have a three-minute 

pick-up/drop-off parking 

restriction. 

And principal Julie 

Greenwood is looking forward 

to seeing how the 

implementation goes. 

The restrictions will mean 

vehicles will be restricted 

to a maximum of 3min 

from 8.15-9.15 am and 2.30- 

3.30pm during the week. 

The idea for the P3 zone 

came after a parent mentioned 

parking challenges 

outside the school at a 

meeting in May. 

Mrs Greenwood said 

parents with young children 

or babies have to get 

them out of the car when 

collecting their children 

from school, which led her 

to contact the city council 

to see what changes could 

be made. 

“I met and spoke with 

Steve from the council who 

made suggestions about 

the best place for some P3 

parking, something that 

has worked effectively in a 

number of other schools,” 

she said. 

CHANGES: Harewood School principal Julie 

Greenwood is looking forward to the P3 drop-off/ 

pick-up zones being put in place. 


Originally a P30 parking 

restriction during school 

time was also proposed, 

but the school and playcentre 

didn’t support this as it 

would restrict parking for 

parent helpers during the 

school day. 

Mrs Greenwood said the 

speed reduction on Harewood 

Rd has made a positive 

difference to safety, 

but the volume of traffic 

along the road continues to 

provide a challenge. 

“We are looking forward 

to seeing how the P3 

implementation goes and 

will work through any 

issues that may arise,” Mrs 

Greenwood said. 

Mrs Greenwood said 

the biggest impact of this 

change will mean people 

won’t be able to park in the 

drop-off/pick-up zone between 

the specified times. 

“The children will need 

to be watching for their 

parent’s car to pull into 

the areas from the waiting 

area near our entrance 

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them,” she said. 

These changes will 

happen in about four 

weeks. 

Celebrating 50 Years 

A meeting at the St Albans Shirley 

Working Mens Club in September 1964, 

attended by 16 representatives from eight 

workingmens’ clubs, was to have a major 

bearing on the formation of the McLeans 

Island Country Club. 

The meeting was held with the 

intention of forming a body called 

Combined Workingmens Clubs golf 

section committee. 

In 1967 the committee decided to 

investigate the possibility of creating and 

running its own course. It applied to the 

South Island Federation of Workingmens 

Clubs which supported the proposal. 

With the support of 11 Workingmens 

Clubs an incorporated body was 

formed called the Canterbury 

Workingmens clubs and Cosmopolitan 

Clubs Recreational Association. Each 

workingmens’ club was represented by 

one member on the committee. 

Eventually the committee was offered 

350 acres by the North Canterbury 

Catchment Board at McLeans Island. It 

was accepted and was leased in April 

1969 for an annual rental of $750. 

It was suggested the golf club be called 

McLeans Park Country Club but when 

the first golf club committee was formed 

on August 13, 1969, it was agreed that 

the club be known as McLeans Island 

Country Club. 

The sowing of the greens on the 

permanent course was started in August 

1969 and completed in October 1970, 

along with the planting of 1500 trees. The 

land was an old riverbed. Many days and 

hours were spent by volunteers removing 

stones from the fairways. At the second 

AGM it was recorded some 125 tons of 

stones had been removed. 

The new clubhouse was opened on 

May 27, 1972. Women and juniors were 

admitted to the club as members in 1973. 

McLeans Island entered its first 

interclub team in the Canterbury 

competition in 1974 (Simon Cup) and 

Woodward Cup debut in 1991. We have 

several teams competing in the interclub 

competitions. Both men and women and 

have a few successful overall wins. The 

over-60s team had a good win this year. 

In 1983, McLeans Island became the 

second largest golf club in Canterbury. 

In the 1980s the club ceased to be a 

workingmens’ club and stood on its own 

as McLeans Island Golf Club as it is today. 

Over the years we have been hit 

with big snow storms which do a lot of 

damage to our trees and also the big 

wind storm in September 2013 claimed 

a lot of trees. Thanks to our greens staff 

and members who volunteered their 

time and a massive effort got the course 

playable again. 

The course was redesigned in the late 

1980s — no 1 became no 10 and vice versa. 

No 3 became a par 5. 

McLeans Island Golf Club is very excited 

to be celebrating its 50th jubilee on the 

weekend of September 27 and 29 with the 

knowledge that we can move forward with 

continued success for many years to come. 

We would like to see many of our past 

members attend this special event and 

celebrate with us. 

Contact McLeans Island Golf Club for 

further details. 

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St Andrew’s make most of winter 

SECOND: The St Andrew’s College boys basketball team 

finished second in the South Island. 

• By Jacob Page 

ST ANDREW’S College found 

plenty of success during Winter 

Tournament Week 

The senior boys basketball 

team finished second at the 

South Island Championships, 

while the girls team finished 

fifth. 

The badminton team finished 

third in New Zealand. 

The first XV finished fourth 

at the national co-ed rugby 

championships, while the 

under-15 rugby team won 

their South Island co-ed 

tournament. 

The boys first XI won the 

division two Malcom Cowie 

Cup. 

Hockey 

Christchurch Boys’ High 

School was the best placed boys 

team at the national Rankin Cup 

competition finishing sixth. 

St Andrew’s finished eighth, 

Christ’s College finished 11th. 

St Bede’s College won the India 

Shield and earned a national 

ranking of 17 in the process. 

Burnside High School finished 

22nd. 

Christchurch Girls’ High 

School were runners-up in the 

Federation Cup tournament in 

Auckland, earning a No 2 ranking 

nationally in the process. 

The team lost the final 1-0 to St 

Cuthberts College. 

St Margaret’s College finished 

third after a 3-2 win on penalty 

strokes against Diocesan School 

for Girls. 

Rangi Ruru finished 

seventh, St Andrew’s managed 

eighth. 

Villa Maria College finished 

18th nationally and earned a 

silver medal at the Marie Fry 

tournament after losing on 

penalty strokes to Westlake Girls’ 

High School. 

Burnside High finished 22nd. 

Cashmere High finished third 

at the Johnson Cup in Invercargill, 

Shirley Boys’ High finished 

seventh. 

Lincoln High School won the 

Coaches Cup in Ashburton by 

beating Nelson’s Nayland College 

4-3 on penalty strokes. 

St Bede’s finished eighth at the 

Galletly Cup in Oamaru. 

Marian College finished ninth 

in the Audrey Timlin Memorial 

tournament at Timaru. 

Papanui High School finished 

ninth at the Jenny McDonald 

Cup in Cromwell while Avonside 

Girls’ High School managed 

11th, Middleton Grange were 

13th and Riccarton High School 

16th. 

St Margaret’s were runnersup 

at the Chris Arthur Cup at 

Stratford. 

SPORT 

Villa Maria were fifth, Rangi 

Ruru sixth and Christchurch 

Girls’ High ninth. 

Football 

St Thomas’ of Canterbury were 

the best placed Canterbury boys 

school at the premier tournament 

at Napier. 

They finished 17th after a 2-1 

win over Wellington’s St Patrick’s 

High School. 

Burnside finished 23rd, 

Cashmere High 24th and 

Christ’s 26th while Selwyn 

finished 31st. 

St Andrew’s finished 25th at 

the premier girls’ tournament 

at Christchurch, while Lincoln 

High managed 29th. 

Middleton Grange finished 

10th at the Rex Dawkins tournament 

at Taupo while St Bede’s 

finished 11th. 

St Andrew’s won the Malcom 

Cowie tournament at Papakura, 

beating Waitakere 3-1 in the final 

Christchurch Girls’ were 

runners-up at the Kathy Seaward 

tournament at Whangarei after a 

1-0 loss to Glendowie College. 

Selwyn finished sixth at the 

same tournament. 

Avonside Girls’ finished eighth 

at the Grant Jarvis tournament at 

Wellington. 

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then likes to push the boundaries of floristry with her 

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tournament 

Marian College won the Gary 

Sowden tournament at Timaru’s 

Sir Basil Arthur Park on 

Thursday after a 3-0 win over 

Cashmere High in the final, on 

Thursday. 

Rangi Ruru finished seventh. 

Table Tennis 

Burnside High School won 

their third consecutive national 

secondary schools’ table tennis 

title, in Tauranga. 

The Burnside High team 

defeated Auckand’s Macleans 

College in the final. 

Netball 

Christchurch Girls’ were 

crowned South Island Secondary 

School netball champions after a 

tense 29-27 win over Dunedin’s 

St Hilda’s Collegiate at Nelson 

Saxton Stadium. 

Villa Maria finished third after 

beating fellow semi-finalist Ashburton 

College 39-30 while St 

Margaret’s College finished fifth 

and grabbed the last national 

READY: The St Andrew’s College first XI hockey team in action. 

secondary school competition 

qualification spot with a 36-34 

win over St Margaret’s. 

Rugby 

Christchurch Girls’ High 

made the national secondary 

school girls’ national final. 

They beat Onehunga High 

THE OPENING day for 

Morrison Avenue Bowling Club’s 

60th season will be held on 

Saturday. 

Club president, Ray Blyth, will 

welcome members and councillor, 

Mike Davidson will declare 

the season open. 

If the weather is good, members 

will have a roll up, as the 

two greens are in great condition. 

The club offers discounted 

membership fees to players new 

to the sport. 

Last year, the club was a finalist 

in the Canterbury Club of the 

Year and was also upgraded to a 

School 57-7 in the semi-final 

before going down 58-7 to 

Hamilton Girls’ High School in 

the final. 

The Christ’s College under-15 

team won their South Island 

competition, beating Timaru 

Boys’ High School 17-12 in a wet 

final at Christ’s College. 

Bowling club gears up for its 60th season 

gold star standard. 

Denis McMurtrie, the 

outgoing president, hopes 

to involve secondary school 

students in the area with 

coaching and games on 

Wednesday afternoons, and 

aims to arrange an inter-school 

competition. 

Superstitious CGHS 

open up about national 

competition goals 

• By Jacob Page 

CHRISTCHURCH Girls’ High 

finally believe they can talk about 

the national secondary schools’ 

netball competition next month. 

Co-coach Rosie Stewart said 

in spite of their unparalleled 

success this season, the team 

are superstitious about even 

mentioning the national 

tournament. 

CGHS made the final of 

the Premier 2 Christchurch 

competition, won the Canterbury 

Super Net title for the first time 

in 16 years and triumphed at the 

South Island secondary schools’ 

competition last week in Nelson. 

“It’s been a running thing this 

season with the team that we 

haven’t been able to say anything 

without touching wood as a 

superstition,” Stewart said. 

“We’ve obviously had a lot of 

success and we set these goals 

right at the start of the season 

but the girls haven’t wanted to 

talk about nationals just in case it 

didn’t happen. 

“Last night at training we were 

able to speak about it and plan 

and we are hoping to make the 

top eight at the tournament.” 

CGHS have played at the 

past two national tournaments, 

finishing last and 15th last year at 

the 16-team competition. 

Stewart knows her team are 

ANOTHER SHOT: South 

Island champions CGHS are 

aiming for a top eight finish 

at the national secondary 

schools’ netball competition. 

mentally tough – they bounced 

back from a draw with St 

Andrew’s College on day two 

of the South Island tournament 

to beat Dunedin’s St Hilda’s 

Collegiate in extra time in the 

final. 

“We experienced a lot of 

emotions over the week and 

I’m not sure if the team would 

have handled the final as well as 

they did if they hadn’t had that 

disappointment to go back to 

from the STAC game.” 

Stewart said the team would 

now look to continue to train 

and try to peak for the a top 

performance while also waiting 

for the draw to be released. 

Villa Maria and St Margaret’s 

College will also play at the 

nationals after finishing third 

and fifth respectively at the South 

Island competition. 

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Horticulturist 

to take on best 

in NZ for title 

• By Devon Bolger 

BISHOPDALE’S George 

Trower is a finalist in the Young 

Horticulturist of the Year 

competition. 

Mr Trower is one of four finalists 

selected to compete at the 

event in November. He specialises 

in landscape architecture and is a 

landscape foreman. 

Last month he won the Prebble 

Seeds Young Landscaper of the 

Year award. “I’m happy with myself 

and my effort. It’s an achievement 

I have been eyeing up for a 

year or so,” he said. 

Mr Trower will be up against 

representatives from four other 

horticultural sectors in the grandfinal. 

Competition chairwoman Elle 

Anderson said the competition is 

celebrating its 15th year. 

“That is 15 years of providing 

an opportunity for personal 

and professional growth for 

young leaders from the wider 

horticultural industry. It will be 

these leaders who will inspire the 

industry and others to ensure our 

horticultural industry stays ahead 

of the world with innovations,” 

she said. 

The competition will be held in 

Auckland on November 14. 

Youngest real estate agent at 18 

• By Hayley Tate 

JONTY DOWNES might not 

own his own home yet, but he is 

already working towards selling 

his first house. 

The 18-year-old is 

Christchurch’s youngest real 

estate agent, and he has 10 

buyers wanting him to find 

them their new home. 

He is also the second youngest 

licensed real estate agent in New 

Zealand. The youngest a person 

can be registered for a real estate 

licence is 18. 

He has been interested in real 

estate since he was a small boy. 

As a seven-year-old, Jonty 

would cycle around his neighbourhood, 

see “for sale” signs 

and be interested in new houses 

built in the area. 

By the time he was in year 

12 at Hagley College he was attending 

auctions and putting his 

foot in the door of the real estate 

industry. 

“I’ve always had a real passion 

for houses,” he said. 

But he found people could not 

understand his passion or take 

him seriously for wanting to 

leap into real estate straight out 

of high school. 

Traditionally, real estate is 

a second or third career for 

people, entering the industry 

as a career change from their 

previous job. 

Real Estate Authority Statistics 

show 2071 people aged 

53 to 57 were issued with their 

licences in the first half of 2019 

in New Zealand, compared with 

171 people aged 18 to 22. 

Avonhead Harcourts branch 

manager Lisa Yardley-Vaiese 

decided to give Jonty a chance, 

offering him a place on the 

Grenadier graduate programme. 

She said it was more difficult 

for young people in terms of 

credibility because, usually, 

younger people had not yet 

bought a house. 

Older people tended to create 

the perception that they know 

the industry better and buyers 

were more likely to have confidence 

in them. 

Real Estate Authority head of 

regulatory services Josh Doherty 

said the number of people aged 

18 to 21 issued with a salesperson’s 

licence in New Zealand 

had remained relatively stable 

over the last five years. 

More young people have 

joined Grenadier’s graduate programme 

in recent years, though 

Mrs Yardley-Vaiese said she had 

never mentored someone as 

young as Jonty. 

In spite of his age, Jonty has 

proved his worth and knowledge 

with colleagues and buyers. 

KEEN: Jonty 

Downes 

searching 

possible homes 

for buyers. 

PHOTO: GEOFF 

SLOAN 

“I’ve nicknamed him Wikipedia 

because he just knows so 

much,” Mrs Yardley-Vaiese said. 

To enter real estate, agents 

must complete 13 papers before 

registering for a licence. 

Jonty remembers the moment 

he got his licence and said it was 

his best achievement so far. 

“I was quite excited to just 

call buyers and do anything real 

estate-related, because I think it 

had been inside of me for ages 

and I just wanted to let it out.” 

He does not yet own a home, 

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He is not looking for anything 

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would be perfect. 

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Fresh pawpaw 

Apple juice 

Ice 

30ml Midori 

15ml Malibu 

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Blend pawpaw and apple juice. 

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•Sugar plum 

Ingredients 

Ice 

30ml vodka (optional) 

15ml Cointreau liqueur 

(optional) 

Orange and plum bitters 

15ml elderflower cordial 

1 lemon 

Soda 

Directions 

Add ice to a glass. If using 

spirits, pour vodka and 

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the ice with bitters and add 

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Top with soda and squeeze 

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•Turkish delight 

Ingredients 

Green tea infused with rose 

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30ml Irish whiskey 

15ml Galliano original 

Dash sugar syrup 

Ice 

Lime wedges to garnish 

Directions 

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Serve with lime wedges. 

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1/2 glass of V8 carrot and orange 

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Frozen berries to garnish 

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Ingredients 

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Sprig of mint 

1 cup grapefruit juice 

11/2 cups ice 

Beetroot, pomegranate and 

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15ml lemoncillo 

Citrus bitters or 30ml Seedlip 

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Ice 

Sparkling Chi (original herb 

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Lemon and cucumber, to garnish 

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under 

5 

Five ways to inspire your fussy 

toddler to like wholefoods 

Not much beats seeing your toddler enjoy a serve of 

veggies. It creates a real sense of achievement and success 

in the role as a parent. The toddler years are the best time 

to teach your children to appreciate and enjoy wholesome 

food. They are also the most challenging of times if you 

have a fussy eater to deal with. This is why I created Tot’s 

Pantry meals: to help busy parents give healthy meals to 

their toddlers – even the fussy ones! 

Because most parents struggle to find the time to cook 

meals from scratch during the week, it’s tempting to fall 

back on processed snacks or meals that you know your 

child will eat. And just to make matters worse, because 

their little taste buds adapt quickly to additives like salt, 

sugar and artificial flavours – this can lead to rejection of 

real food. Talk about making things hard on us parents! 

But please don’t give up, with a little encouragement and 

hidden tricks up your sleeve, I’m confident all children 

can be converted into veggie-lovers. 

Here are 5 tips to help your children enjoy 

healthy wholefoods: 

1. Start by making it easier for yourself My top 

tip is to have easy and simple wholefoods ready to go like 

boiled eggs, pieces of fruit or sliced veggies & hummus. 

2. Motivate them! Explain that they need 

to eat healthy foods if they want to grow big 

and strong like their heroes. 

3. Walk the talk If you follow a good and 

healthy diet, your children will be way more 

inclined to eat healthier foods. 

4. Have fun with food Present food in a 

funny and cute way that will help capture the 

interest of your children. Make their initials out 

of peas, or a smiley face with the food on their 

plate. 

5. Don’t give up Keep offering your children 

foods. Just because they turn something away 

once, doesn’t mean they 

won’t ever eat it. 

Please don’t blame yourself if your children 

are fussy and turn veggies away – you are doing a great 

job! If you try some of these tips I’m confident you’ll 

see a change in the way your fussy eaters approach their 

meals. We are all busy, and for the days that you don’t have 

time to prepare meals, know that having Tot’s Pantry’s 

meals in your freezer is a good solution. We make them 

just as you would in your own kitchen, no preservatives 

or food additives, just wholesome goodness that only 

takes minutes to heat up. Plus; they have all received the 

thumbs up from even the fussiest of eaters! 

Our meals are available in several supermarkets in 

Christchurch and online at totspantry.co.nz. 

Drop in and see us at 

97 Harewood Road, Papanui 

High quality 

affordable early 

childhood education 

for children 0-6 years 

Affordable fees and 

we offer 20 hours free 

Monday to Friday 

8.30am – 2.30pm 

Contact Katie or Marcia today 

Phone 352 6816 or 

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aratupu@mmsi.org.nz 

Coaching and creating 

Rock Solid Kids! 

Coaching: 

• Kids 

• Teens 

• Adults 

• Special Needs 

Services: 

• Professional Speaker 

• Emotional Intelligence/ 

Drama Classes 

• Educational Advice 

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• Kids Matter NZ 

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Educational Kinesiology Practitioner 

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Nutritious meals for little tummies 

We believe that growing bodies and personalities thrive on well-balanced, 

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Northwood and St. Martins; 

Fresh Choice Merivale, Barrington and 

Raeward Fresh Harewood. 

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Meet the candidates 

evening – Papanui 

Today, 7pm 

Go to the Christchurch 

Function Centre to meet 

the city council and community 

board candidates 

from the Papanui Ward. 

The event will be run by 

the Redwood Business and 

Residents Group. 

Redwood Hotel, 340 

Main North Rd 

Reading to Dogs 

Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm, 

at Papanui 

Reading to dogs encourages 

children to practice 

their writing skills and 

develop a love for reading. 

All the dogs have 

been trained and tested 

for health, safety and 

temperament. Bookings 

required. 

Papanui Library 

After School Activities 

Friday, 3.30-4.30pm 

Suitable for ages eight 

to 13. Go along for an 

interactive session, which 

includes technology, 

games, crafts and books. 

Take your friends, or make 

some new ones. 


Knit ’n’ Yarn 

Today, 1-3pm, at Bishopdale, 

Friday, 10am-noon, 

at Papanui 

Take your knitting, crochet 

or other craft projects 

and have fun with a social 

group. This is a free, dropin 

event. 

Bishopdale and Papanui 

libraries 

GenConnect 

Today, 12.15-12.45pm 

If you have questions 

about your Ipad, 

smartphone or tablet, head 

down to GenConnect 

where Papanui High 

School students will help 

you for free. 


Culture Exchange 


Go along and make 

new friends, practice your 

English and learn about 

Christchurch. 

Games at Papanui 

Thursday, 2.30-4.30pm 

If you love games, head 

along and choose from a 

wide selection, including 

the classics, at this fun and 

social event. Free for all 

ages to enjoy. No bookings 

required. 


Scrabble 

Wednesday, 1-3pm, at 

Bishopdale, and 1.30- 

3.30pm, at Shirley 

Play Scrabble with a 

friendly group. Head 

along when you can. No 

bookings required. All 

materials supplied. Free 

event. 

Bishopdale and Shirley 

libraries 

JP Clinics 

Today, 10am-1pm, at 

Papanui and Shirley, 

Wednesday, 10am-1pm, at 

Bishopdale 

A justice of the 

peace will be available 

to witness signatures 

and documents, certify 

document copies, hear 

oaths, declarations, 

affidavits or affirmations, 

as well as sign citizenship 

or rates rebates 

applications. 

Papanui, Shirley and 

Bishopdale libraries 

Mahjong 

Saturday, 2-4pm, at 

Shirley, Monday, 2-4pm, at 

Papanui 

Go along if you 

are interested in 

playing or learning 

about mahjong. Free. 

Registrations required at 

Shirley Library. 

Shirley and Papanui 

libraries 

Email claire.booker@starmedia.kiwi by 

5pm each Wednesday 

Go to the Papanui Library on Saturday, 10am-4pm, for the annual Great 

Library Seed and Plant Swap. Take your donations of plants and seeds to 

the library this week, and go on Saturday to see what you can pick up for the 

upcoming season. 

Rummikub 

Monday, 1-3pm 

Play Rummikub – an 

exciting, interactive 

strategy game. Free, dropin 

event. 

Bishopdale Library 

Super Saturday 

Storytimes 

Saturday, 11-11.45am 

Encourage learning 

through stories. This is an 

interactive programme 

involving stories, songs, 

rhymes, craft and play. 

Free. 

Shirley Library 

Bolivia card game 

Thursday, 1-3pm 

Learn a new game. 

Cards and card-holders 

are supplied. Phone 

027 549 3828 for more 

information. 

Bishopdale Library 

Activity Zone 

Monday, 3.45-4.45pm 

The after school club has 

technology, games, crafts 

and books. This is suitable 

for children aged six to 10 

and caregivers are asked 

to remain in the library 

during the session. Free – 

no bookings required. 


Cards Club 


This weekly cards club is 

on every Friday, go along 

and join the fun. Free, no 

bookings required. 


RoboFun for Adults 

Saturday, 10-11am 

Go along to the 

Shirley Library for an 

introductory course 

looking at the world of 

robotics in a fun and 

engaging way. You don’t 

need to take anything with 

you – just a curious mind. 

No bookings required, just 

drop in. 


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We’re for 

local 

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From Kaikoura, 

to Christchurch, 

to Ashburton, 

we have it 

covered


Tuesday September 17 2019 17 

REAL ESTATE 

View-vacious! 

5 Peregrine Close, Mt Pleasant 

Auction: 03 Oct 2019 Unless Sold Prior 

3 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 3 toilets | 2 living rooms | 1 dining room | 2 car-garage | 2 off-street parks - Listing Number: SM0232 

Experience executive living and magnificent 

unobstructed, 180° views from its front row position 

in ‘The Ridge’ subdivision incorporating the coastline, 

Kaikoura Ranges, the estuary, city and Alps. 

Streamlined open plan living with a gas fire, heatpump 

and an additional snug living space is complimented 

with a built-in bookcase and TV unit. Enjoy the large 

modern kitchen with an island and engineered stone 

benchtops, walk in pantry, dish-drawers and ceramic 

hob. The home has been designed to maximise all 

day sun and the views from all the downstairs kitchen 

and living areas. From here 5 sets of doors provides 

excellent indoor-outdoor flow to the large patio and 

terraced garden for wonderful alfresco entertaining. 

The three generous bedrooms are up-stairs, and 

all bask in the sea to city views. The master bedroom 

comes complete with a walk-in robe and a tiled ensuite 

with a separate shower and spa bath. 

The main bathroom has plenty of space with a walkin 

shower and services the other two bedrooms. Level 

access to double internal garage with room for an offstreet 

parking spot. 

Needless to say, this functional yet stylish executive 

home has a well laid floor plan spread over 227m2 

mixes the convenience of family living with many 

sought after luxuries. Look no further, don’t buy until 

you have seen this, as unforgettable views can be yours 

daily! 

Auction date Thursday 3 Oct 12:00 p.m. (Grenadier 

House, 98 Moorhouse Ave) Unless Sold Prior 

Open Homes: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 1:00 

p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 

See you at the open homes or for a private viewing 

or for more information contact Alison Carter of 

Harcourts Grenadier Ferrymead/Sumner (Licensed 

Agent REAA 2008) on 384 7950 or mobile 0274 318 960. 

www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz

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If you want more information about an item or to contact a 

seller, visit www.postanote.co.nz and search the ID# 

Tandem Trailer 

Toyota Avensis Li Wagon 

Frejoth 10” Table Saw 

2005 Toyota Isis 7-seater 

Concrete Mixer & Barrow 

Mixed Breed Pigs & Piglets 

$900 

ID 31009 

$7,250 

ID 31105 

$400 

ID 31062 

$7,950 

ID 31106 

$150 

ID 30992 

$80 

ID 27514 

Extendable Large Glass Table 

GPS Golf Rangefinder Watch 

1978 Ford Mustang Cobra 11 

Kimona Set 

2004 Honda Fit 

RICCAR Sewing Machine 

$200 

ID 30613 

$300 

ID 31111 

$25,300 

ID 14800 

$10 

ID 10016 

$3,700 

ID 31057 

$20 

ID 31104 

Quality Grey Chest 

Grill, Front Fenders Running Boards 

2005 Suzuki Swift 1.3 Manual 

Chinese Fan Palms 

Large Silver Floor Mirror 

Work Bench by Wooden Thingz 

$260 

ID 30346 

$600 

ID 31093 

$5,500 

ID 30879 

$20 

ID 31086 

$150 

ID 30612 

$395 

ID _8887 

4WD SUV BMW Tiptronic 

4-stroke Lawnmower 

88 Daihatsu Delta Truck 

2 Reclining Chairs 

4-stroke Petrol Lawn Mower 

Wooden Glory Box c 1950s 

$4,000 

ID 30591 

$125 

ID 30874 

$6,000 

ID 30851 

$200 

ID 30590 

$75 

ID 30640 

$60 

ID 30652 

1993 Toyota Windom Chest Freezer 

Horse Cover 

Toyota corolla 1.8 NZ New 

FREE: Upright Piano 

Garmin DriveSmart 50LMT GPS 

$1,900 

ID 26961 

$200 

ID 30856 

$60 

ID 30650 

$6,700 

ID 30618 

FREE! 

ID 30651 

$60 

ID 30630 

Fiat 1000 Super 

Antique French Mirror Door 

Free-standing Oven 

Electric Golf Trundler 

Exercise Cycle 

Subaru Legacy B4 RSK 

$9,500 

ID 30600 

$300 

ID 30610 

$50 

ID 24963 

$495 

ID 30772 

$50 

ID 30757 

$5,000 

ID 30232 

Vintage Petanque Set 

Commuter/Shopping Bike 

2000 Ford Modeo GLX 2.5 V6 

Seagull Outboard Motor 

1997 Mondeo 

2003 Honda Accord 

$60 

ID 30326 

$225 

ID 30574 

$2,200 

ID 30439 

$400 

ID 30576 

$900 

ID 30742 

$2,600 

ID 30189 

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Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100 

Community Events 

ALCOHOLICS 

ANONYMOUS, If you 

want to have a drink that’s 

your business. If you want 

to stop, we can help. Phone 

0800 229-6757 

Curtains 

www.curtainfabric-outlet.com 

Fashion Designs & Colours 

Discontinued Designs 

End of Lines Bargain Prices 

Call at Our Shop 

CURTAIN FABRIC OUTLET 

71 Hawdon St Sydenham 

Ph 366-5026 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

A GARDEN OR 

LANDSCAPING TIDY 

UP? Shrub, hedge & 

tree pruning, Lawns, 

Gardening, consistently 

reliable general property 

upkeep, Dip. Hort. 10 

yrs experience, One off 

tidy ups or on-going 

service. Nick’s Garden 

Maintenance. Keeping 

your garden beautiful. 

Free Quote. Ph. 942-4440 

& 022 264 7452 

Holiday 

Accommodation 

Australia QLD 

SUNSHINE 

COAST 

RESORT 

ALEXANDRA HEADLAND 

All Units Have Ocean Views. 

Heated Pools, Spa & Sauna, 

Free Wifi, Tennis 

& Mini Golf. 

CHECK OUR GREAT 

WINTER SPECIALS 

www.mandolin.com.au 

0061 7 5443 5011 

JUNE to AUG temps 20C 

Vehicles Wanted 

CASH/CASH for any 

unwanted vehicles, ph 

347 9354 or 027 476 2404 

• New homes 

• Extensions 

• Renovations 

Trades & Services 

Builder 

• Light Commercial 

• Repairs and 

Maintenance 

Brandon Taw 

Phone 027 370 2572 

enquiries@tawbuilders.co.nz 

www.tawbuilders.co.nz 


PAINTER 

Houses Interior/ 

Exterior 

27 years exp. 

Tidy workmanship 

On the spot 

written quotes 

Phone: 

0274 360 298 

BLOCKED 

DRAINS? 

• Video inspection 

• Waterblasting 

• liquid Waste 

pH: 03 365 7960 

24 hours // 7 days 

info@h20jet.co.nz 

www.h20jet.co.nz 

UPHOLSTERER 

dyers upholstery services 

(Ex Leacroft St, Bishopdale) 

We specialise in 

re-upholstering all types of 

household furniture 

inc squabs. 

Trusted craftsman for over 

30 years. Fabric samples, 

Free quotes, pick up & 

delivery. 

All work guaranteed. 

Ph. 359 5033 or 

022 106 0108 

ROOF 

PAINTING 

Rope & harness 

a speciality, 

no scaffolding 

required, 

30 years of 

breathtaking 

experience. 

FREE QUOTES 

Exterior staining, 

exterior painting, 

moss and mould 

treatment and 

waterblasting 

Phone Kevin 

027 561 4629 


concrete & paving 

• Driveways 

• Earthquake repairs 

• New Home Specialists 

• Patios & Paths 

tel: 0508 873 7483 

email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz 

www.affordableconcrete.co.nz 

DRIVEWAYS 

Exposed Aggregate 

Stamped Concrete Plain 

Concrete Resurfacing 

Things we offer... 

Competitive/affordable pricing 

Attention to detail 

Professional service 

free quotes/insurance scopes 

Cell 0278 145 848 

www.drivecrete.co.nz 


rooF 

painting 

Book now for 

Summer and 

receive 20% 

discount. 

Rope and harness 

a speciality. 

No scaffolding 

required. 

30 years 

experience. 

Free quotes, 

call Craig 

021 060 2392 



AAA HANDYMAN 

licensed carpenter 

LBP, all property and 

building maintenance, 

repairs, bathroom/shower 

installations, with free 

quotes 03 383 1927 or 027 

245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz 

BATHROOM 

ReNOvATiONs 

complete service from 

start to finish, free quotes, 

ph Dave 027 334 4125 

BRiCKLAYeR 

George Lockyer. Over 

40 years bricklaying 

experience.Uk trained. 

Insurance work, EQC 

repairs. Heritage 

brickwork & stonework 

a speciality. No job too 

small. Governers Bay. 

Home 329 9344. Cell 

027 684 4046. E mail 

georgelockyer@xtra.co.nz 

YOU COULD 

BE HERE 

Let us help take 

your business to 

new heights 

Advertise your business in our 

Trades and Services column. 

For assistance contact Vicky 

Phone 03 364 7419 or email 

vicky.sayers@starmedia.kiwi 


PAINTER 

Michael Kelly Painters 

Locally owned and 

operated family 

business. 

25+ years Experience 

• Painting • Wallpapering 

• Interior • Exterior 

Free Quotes 

Phone 

Michael 0212 649 492 

michaelkellypainter@hotmail.co.nz 


BUiLDeR 

HANDYMAN 

No job too small. Install 

heat transfers, repair/ 

replace fences, floor 

boards, decks. Russ 

027 884 2330. Liability 

insurance. 

CARPeT LAYiNG 

Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching. 

Phone John on 0800 

003181, 027 240 7416 

jflattery@xtra.co.nz 

CHiMNeY sWeeP 

*Rotary 

brush 

technology*. From $70 

single story. 0800 SWEEP 

ME or 021 0277 1927 

eLeCTRiCiAN 

Prompt & reliable 

registered electrician 

with 24 years experience 

for all residential and 

commercial work, new 

housing and switch board 

replacements. Phone Chris 

027 516 0669 

eLeCTRiCiAN 

Registered, electrical 

installation and repairs, 

Gorbie Electrical, ph 021 

026 73375 or 03 322 4209 

LAWNMOWiNG 

Push mow & Ride On. 

Fully insured. Ph John or 

Jo on 021 027 99392 

PAiNTeR 

Specialising in roof & 

fence painting. Very 

competitive. Phone Brent 

027 241 7471 

PesT CONTROL 

Qualified & licensed 

applicator. Spiders, flies, 

ants. Ring Bob 0800 

387369 


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. 


PLAsTeReR 

Gib Stopping, Small 

job specialty. 30 + years 

experience. Ring 0800 

387-369 

sHOe RePAiRs 

Belfast engraving. Shoe 

repairs, key cutting & 

engraving. (10 yrs exp)683 

Main North Rd, ph 027 

3113423 

sTUMP GRiNDiNG 

Best price guarantee Tony 

0275 588 895 

TiLiNG 

Flooring - Splashbacks - 

Wall incl tile removal, reg 

master tiler, ph Dave 027 

334 4125 

T.v. seRviCe CeNTRe 

Repairs, tvs, microwaves, 

audio amps, soundbars. 

.Aerial & satellite 

installations, kitsets, 480D 

Moorhouse Ave, ph 03 379 

1400 

vHs viDeO TAPes 

& all camera tapes 

converted to DVD, video 

taping special occasions, 

www.grahamsvideo.co.nz 

ph 03 338-1655 

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 

TOOLS Garden, 

garage, woodworking, 

mechanical, engineering, 

sawbenches, lathes, 

cash buyer, ph 355-2045 

TOOLS Garden, 

garage, woodworking, 

mechanical, engineering, 

sawbenches, lathes, cash 

buyer, ph 355-2045 

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380 

Complete a 20 minute 

survey and be in to win 

1 of 8 $50 Westfield 

vouchers 

I am a PhD student researching the 

effects of the earthquake on people's 

wellbeing. If you wish to take part 

you will be sent a 20-25 minute online 

survey. The results of this survey will 

be anonymous. I invite anyone to 

take part even if you feel unaffected 

by the quake. 

Contact me at 

jenny.brown@pg.canterbury.ac.nz 

or 027 424 6046 

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE 

Public Notices 

Situations Vacant 

CASUAL COOK/CLEANER 

Abbeyfield Christchurch Inc. seek to employ 

a Casual cook/cleaner (separate or combined 

position) for 12 – 14 seniors in our 2 Abbeyfield 

Christchurch residences. Applicants for the 

cooking position will be experienced cooks 

and preferably conversant with food safety 

legislation. Interested people are invited to 

contact Julian on 3517406 or 0272232678 

for further information. Application forms 

are available from Margaret on 3515177 or 

randmyorke@actrix.co.nz . Please indicate 

whether the application is for the cook, the 

cleaner or the combined post. Closing date: 

5pm, Monday September 23, 2019. 

See www.abbeyfield.co.nz to find out more 

about Abbeyfield. 

Phone for further details 

(03) 379 1100



NOR’WEST NEWS



√ 

Vote John 

Stringer 

Papanui 

2019 

LOCAL 50 

years 

ALREADY ACTIVE 

in our community. 

DOING not just talking... 

 

Papanui Rotary; St Paul's 

Papanui; Papanui Heritage Group; 

Papanui RSA; Papanui Club; 

Community Board; Northcity 

church; "Neighbourly" forum 

Lead (Papanui); Papanui 

Community Networking Group.




Historic St Paul's Papanui 

Historic St Paul's, built 1853 (rebuilt 1877), 

remains an icon of Papanui. I'm active in the 

parish. St Paul's was the center of life for early 

pioneers drawn to the stand of timber at 

Papanui. It has one of the last carillon bell sets in 

a wooden spire in the southern hemisphere. 

Worship at St Paul's 

with Mum who has 

alzheimers. She's 

now resident at 

Parklands 

Hospital, 

Papanui. 

St Paul's was one of the first churches to 

be refurbished after the quakes. Recently 

the parish completed fundraising to 

night-light the church after a 

recent arson attack 

and to up-light this 

icon as a beacon 

of Papanui. 

Photo: 1877. 

Opposite: 

volunteering 

is a big part of 

my life. Out with 

Rotary colleagues on the 

streets. It's the DOING that counts. 

Maori and European culture together made modern New Zealand what it is, a dynamic First World nation of immigrants. 

MEN in HATS. For five years I provided the 

Christchurch City Ambassador programme and all day 

and all night security for the ReStart container mall 

where my staff and I were known as 'the Sheriffs.' The 

Papanui Wizard (Ari) was my neighbour. Wizard! 

Bit of a Bio. 

Meaning of "Papanui" 

Papanui was a platform for bird spearing. A rare 

stand of forest existed at Papanui. From 1850 

all the timber was cut out (thus "Sawyers Arms 

Rd") leaving only the Deans brothers' reserve at 

Riccarton Bush. Papanui Rd was the ox track 

for carting the timber to fledgling Christchurch. 

• Married to Laurie 

• 5 adult children; 4 grandkids 

• 50 years in Papanui 

• Schools: Elmwood; Paparoa 

Street; Heaton; Chch Boys'; 

Victoria University. 

• MA in classics 

• I'm involved in archaeology 

• I love fly fishing 

• A published author (USA & 

NZ) and syndicated 

cartoonist (Aust. & NZ).



What I'd Like Done Better! 

Our Water 

This Council promised chlorination 

would ONLY last 12 months. Yeah 

Right! Advocating hard against even a 

12 month chlorination, I wrote to every 

Councillor arguing our water is a 

Christchurch taonga. That means we 

could have argued "cultural rights." 

Central government is now pushing to 

centralise water decision-making. Let's 

push back! But where is the leadership 

from Council? NO to chlorination! 

On Yer Bike! 

Papanui has many mobile elderly (who 

drive). An ideological push to "save the 

planet" by suggesting people abandon 

cars and use cycles is over emphasised. 

We've spent millions on cycle lanes that 

few use. I once lived in Rutland St and 

have watched it over-engineered as a 

double cycleway. Now Council/NZTA 

want a 15km cycleway to Templeton! 

Many are not properly done and more 

rates are needed to DIG THEM UP and 

re-lay them! ENOUGH already! 

I've worked hard on the Papanui-Innes 

Community Board advocating for local 

issues. Now it's time to step up and 

provide a stronger voice for our 

community around the Council table. 

$ 

$ 

$ $ 

$ $ 

Time for Change 

Cycle Lane Harewood Rd? 

Do you want a cycle lane on Harewood Rd 

as part of the Wheels to Wings strategy 

connecting to the Northern Cycleway? 

I don't. I'm also against proposals to remove 

northside on-street parking on Langdons Rd 

which will open soon for consultation. 

We need a STRONGER 

local voice on Council! 

Bus & Bike Lanes 

Through Papanui? 

I was the ONLY Community Board 

member who voted against this. 

Council wants Bus & Bike lanes right 

through Papanui Village instead of 

northside on-street parking. It will cut 

our community in half. This project 

was due to start in July 2019 but 

NZTA has advised there is now 

uncertainty over funding. You want a 

strong local voice? Elect the only 

person who fought against this on 

the local community board. 

Our Future, Papanui Bush 

I've been active helping re-establish 

Papanui Bush beside Papanui High 

School as a public "Central Park" for our 

community (it was cut down in 1850). 

This will emit more natural O2 into our 

area to counter the man made pollution 

from the Christchurch Northern Corridor 

(motorway) opening mid 2020. I also 

want to bring back native birds. Papanui 

means "a gathering place for birds." 

We've planted over 4000 trees, including 

70 totara and kahikatea. That''s an 

investment for our grandchildren. 

We're double dog lovers. With our british bulldogs 

Happy & Holly. They arrived Christmas eve so it 

was 'Happy Holly-days.' 

Papanui community day: 

Northcity church & Papanui Baptist




Authorised by John Stringer, 151 Harewood Rd, Christchurch 

Community Board representative 

for Papanui and local resident 

Community fun day at Mega Mitre10, Papanui 

JOHNSTRINGER 

 

15% rate hikes over 3 years is a breach of the social contract with ratepayers! Our rates 

are too high; many of our roads remain waiting repair. We have a huge council deficit; our 

kids' rates have been spent; now we're dipping into our grandkids' rates! Chlorine is still in 

our water. I say NO to more expensive cycle lanes. NO to a $500k CEO salary. It's too high! 

TIME for CHANGE on COUNCIL? 

Important Questions 

? Is it right our Council wage bill is higher 

than Auckland's? 

? Is it right this Council voted through a 

new CEO appointment ahead of a new 

elected Council in a few weeks time? 

? Is it right our CEO should be paid 

$500k a year? How long will it take a 

new CEO from abroad, who has never 

been to NZ, to get up to speed on the 

issues unique to Christchurch? Would 

it have been wiser to hire one of the 

perfectly able local applicants? 

Vote John 

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Nor'West News: September 17, 2019

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