The Star: September 26, 2019

Circulation 93,000 Thursday, September 26, 2019 

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Swiggs saga splits voters 

Councillors 

turn down 

$6000 

childcare 

subsidy 

• By Louis Day 

CITY COUNCILLORS have 

decided not to vote themselves 

ratepayer-funded childcare just 

weeks out from the local body 

elections. 

The controversial policy 

received a backlash from the 

public after The Star revealed 

city councillors would determine 

themselves whether to adopt the 

policy. 

It allows subsidies of $6000 a 

year per child. 

However, councillors agreed 

with a city council staff 

recommendation the policy 

only apply to community board 

members. 

City councillors are paid 

$102,400 a year, compared to 

community board members 

whose remuneration is between 

$9864 and $24,580. 

The childcare policy 

was set out by the Remuneration 

Authority in July. Every local 

authority in New Zealand 

gets the chance to adopt it or 

not. 

Yani Johanson, James Gough 

and Aaron Keown were the 

only city councillors to vote 

against community board 

members receiving the childcare 

reimbursement. 

Cr Johanson questioned 

the timing of adopting the 

policy. 

•Turn to page 5 

• By Devon Bolger 

VOTERS APPEAR split 

over whether they will back 

under siege city councillor 

Deon Swiggs in the local body 

elections. 

The Star asked people in the 

Central Ward yesterday if the 

controversy over the 33-year-old 

had put them off voting for him. 

Of those surveyed, 50 per cent 

said they would not vote for him 

because of the allegations; 30 per 

cent said they would still vote 

for him, and 20 per cent were 

unsure because the allegations 

were still under investigation. 

Cr Swiggs became the Central 

Ward councillor in 2016 with a 

449 vote majority over The People’s 

Choice Vicki Tahu-Paton. 

Phillipstown resident Sue 

Porteous said the allegations 

against Cr Swiggs had come as a 

surprise, and had impacted her 

view of him. 

“I just couldn’t believe it. 

I know it’s all alleged at the 

moment but it just leaves a bad 

taste in your mouth,” she said. 


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THE EDUCATION Minister is 

calling for an investigation after 

a university student’s body was 

not discovered for close to eight 

weeks. 

Minister of Education 

Chris Hipkins said yesterday 

a number of questions have 

been raised about the death, 

• By Claire Booker 

RON HERMANNS lives alone, 

has never married and yesterday 

celebrated his 108th birthday. 

A party was held in his honour 

at the Air Force Museum of New 

Zealand, with military veterans 

and dignitaries from across New 

Zealand coming to see the man 

of the hour. 

Mr Hermanns said he was in 

a “state of daze” at his birthday 

party, and was surprised more 

than 120 people turned up just 

for him. 

“There were people and lights 

all around, but I can’t see hardly 

at all, and my hearing without 

aids is almost nil,” he said. 

But in spite of that, he caught 

a few words of the speeches and 

said his cake was lovely. 

Mr Hermanns served as an 

aircraft engineer in World War 

2, and in his downtime he would 

create jewellery out of plastic 

materials from broken plane 

windscreens. 

When he returned from 

serving in Vanuatu in 1943, 

he collected paua shells and 

took them on his next tour to 

the Solomon Islands, where he 

created more jewellery. 

His collection of ‘trench art’ is 

on display at the museum. 

Mr Hermanns could be the 

oldest man in New Zealand, 

while Shirley’s Nina Brown, who 

celebrated her 108th birthday 

last week, is thought to be the 

oldest New Zealander. 

Nina’s secret to living a long 

life is not drinking or smoking 

and always eating her greens. 

But Mr Hermanns didn’t have 

a secret to reaching 108. 

which was discovered on 

Monday evening. He said he 

hopes Canterbury University 

will conduct a thorough 

investigation. 

Police confirmed yesterday 

specialist teams were called 

in to assist with the formal 

identification. 

“I can’t say it feels any 

different, but it is different from 

most people,” he said. 

He enjoyed getting “decorated 

up” in a shirt and tie for his 

birthday but said the day was 

quite strenuous. 

“I don’t want another one 

[birthday] for a while,” Mr 

Hermanns said. 

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Minister calls for investigation into student’s death 

Said Detective Senior 

Sergeant Craig Johnson: “Police 

continue to make a number of 

inquiries around what happened 

to assist the coroner, who will 

ultimately rule on cause of 

death.” 

The young man body’s 

was not discovered for close 

Two 108th birthday parties 

The Minister of Defence and 

Veterans Ron Mark, Mayor 

Lianne Dalziel, the Air Force 

chief were in attendance, among 

other dignitaries. 

Mr Hermanns neighbour 

and carer Mike Beard also 

spoke at the party and said 

Mr Hermanns was firm on his 

preference to stay in his own 

to eight weeks, it was reported 

yesterday. 

It was discovered after 

students smelled an odour. 

He lived at Sonoda Village, a 

hall of residence for first-year 

students. 

Canterbury University 

declined to comment. 

‘I can’t say it feels any 

different, but it is different 

from most people’ 

– Ron Hermanns 

CELEBRATIONS: Ron 

Hermanns celebrated his 

108th birthday yesterday 

at the Air Force Museum of 

New Zealand, while Nina 

Brown marked turning 108 

last week. 

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“Come what may, he wants to 

live in his own home for the rest 

of his life,” Mr Beard said. 

Mr Hermanns had help 

cutting his birthday cake from 

the current youngest serving 

Air Force member, 18-year-old 

Hamish Batchelor. 

Mr Batchelor said it was 

“pretty special” to stand 

alongside a veteran who is 90 

years older than him. 

“Most people don’t get to do 

this in their life,” he said. 

NEWS 3 

in brief 

Person seriously 

injured in crash 

A person was left with serious 

injuries after a crash on Friday 

night. Police were called to 

the incident about 10.30pm 

on Farnborough St, Aranui 

after reports a person had 

been ejected from a vehicle. 

A police spokeswoman said 

the circumstances of the crash 

are still unclear and police are 

continuing to make inquiries. 

St John spokesman Gerard 

Campbell said one patient was 

taken to Christchurch Hospital 

with serious injuries. 

No show in court after 

alleged police chase 

A man who allegedly led police 

on a pursuit then crashed into a 

fence on Tuesday failed to show 

up in court yesterday. Patrick 

Kitman Chin, 39, was a no show 

at the district court when he was 

expected to appear by audiovisual 

link. The court heard there 

were issues getting him out of 

his cell. A police spokeswoman 

said yesterday a “person of 

interest” was seen in a vehicle 

on Geraldine St, Edgeware, 

about 6.30pm. Police pursued the 

vehicle for 1min after it failed to 

stop. The vehicle ended up hitting 

a fence on Northcote Rd. Chin 

was charged with dangerous 

driving, failing to stop, possessing 

cannabis and escaping custody. 

He was remanded in custody to 

reappear on October 18. 

Daffodil thieves 

breaching bylaw 

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this spring, in spite of a bylaw 

banning it in public spaces. 

The city council has no ability 

to fine people for breaching the 

bylaw, and will aim to educate 

and raising awareness about the 

issue when people are caught. 

A council spokesman said 

it has noticed daffodils have 

been picked in places, such as 

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4 

NEWS 

‘Other plans’ stop 

Park going east 


VOTERS IN the eastern suburbs 

look like they will not get a 

chance to question and hear from 

mayoral candidate Darryll Park. 

Mr Park was criticised earlier 

this month when he pulled out of 

a Wainoni Avonside Community 

Trust debate with incumbent 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel and other 

mayoral candidates an hour 

before it started. 

Organiser Betty Chapman said 

it was “a slap in the face.” 

Mr Park apologised for the no 

show and proposed he meet with 

the community yesterday. But it 

did not eventuate. 

Yesterday Mrs Chapman and 

Mr Park’s campaign manager 

David Lynch were again at odds 

over what had gone wrong. 

Mr Lynch said he had 

contacted Mrs Chapman about 

a new meeting, but she had not 

responded. 

Mrs Chapman disputed that 

yesterday, saying she had called 

Mr Lynch back but they were 

never able to connect. 

Said Mr Lynch: “We have made 

it really clear that we have done 

our best with Betty. She did not 

come back to us and it is certainly 

Darryll Park 

Betty 

Chapman 

not a no show, we have tried our 

best and it hasn’t worked.” 

Mr Lynch said they had now 

made other campaign plans. 

Mrs Chapman said she “wasn’t 

too worried.” 

“We wanted him on the 

(September) fourth, that is when 

he should have come, that is 

when he said he was originally 

coming,” she said. 

During his campaign, Mr Park 

has spoken about the need for 

action to repair roads and other 

infrastructure in the earthquakedamaged 

eastern suburbs. 

On Sunday, mayoral 

candidate John Minto spoke 

to residents about issues in the 

eastern suburbs at the Aranui 

Community Centre. 


Assessment under way 

•From page 1 

Judi Walsh of Linwood said 

she was sceptical of the timing 

of allegations getting into the 

public arena so close to the 

election. She would be voting for 

Cr Swiggs. 

Retired High Court judge 

John Matthews, who has been 

engaged by the city council, is 

doing a preliminary assessment 

to decide if a full investigation is 

warranted. It will be completed 

before the election and could be 

as early as next week. 

It was revealed on Friday a 

youth group made a formal 

complaint earlier this month 

on behalf of three teenagers, 

including a 13-year-old who 

alleges Cr Swiggs gave him 

unwanted hugs and called him a 

“very attractive lad.” 

It was then revealed Mayor 

Lianne Dalziel had been told in 

May, but apart from informing 

Ms Richardson had not told 

other city councillors. 

The Star also canvassed people 

across Christchurch to gauge 

whether the scandal would 

impact on Lianne Dalziel’s bid 

for a third term as mayor. 

Just over 62 per cent of people 

in the Hornby area surveyed said 

Ms Dalziel would get their vote. 

David Esson said he liked 

what Ms Dalziel had achieved 

and would vote for her again. 

He didn’t think the investigation 

into Cr Swiggs would impact on 

the mayoral vote. 

“It doesn’t have an effect on my 

vote at all. I still want her to stay 

in a bit longer,” he said. 

Twenty-five per cent of people 

surveyed would vote for Darryll 

Park. 

David Shaw said Mr Park’s plan 

to slash rates would get his vote. 

Just over 12 per cent would 

vote for John Minto. 

In Merivale, 55 per cent 

surveyed are voting for Lianne 

Dalziel, 33 per cent for Mr Park 

and just over 11 per cent for Mr 

Minto. The others were unsure. 

Annabel Jacobs doesn’t have 

a strong interest in politics, but 

Ms Dalziel seemed to be doing a 

good job. 

But Sandy Mason said it 

was time for a change and she 

wanted to see what Mr Park 

could do for the city. 

In Papanui, half of the people 

surveyed were giving Ms Dalziel 

their vote. 

Kathy Matheson of Redwood 

said: “Lianne is great and she 

hasn’t done anything wrong in 

my view.” 

Thirty per cent gave Mr Park 

the nod and again rates were 

a big part of their reasoning. 

Twenty per cent were supporting 

Mr Minto. 

Northwood resident Benjamin 

Ashby is voting for Mr Minto 

because he would bring change. 

In Linwood, 62.5 per cent are 

in favour of Ms Dalziel, 25 per 

cent Mr Park and 12.5 per cent 

Mr Minto, while 50 per cent 

of those surveyed in Riccarton 

favoured Ms Dalziel, compared 

to 25 per cent for both Mr Park 

and Mr Minto. 

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stopper, pages 6, 7 & 8 

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A HALFWAY house for serious 

criminals in upmarket Merivale 

could be operating unlawfully. 

The Salisbury St Foundation in 

St Albans St is now under investigation 

by the city council after 

its compliance team received a 

complaint about the matter on 

Tuesday. 

Said a city council spokesman: 

“To be lawfully operating at the 

sites under the Resource Management 

Act, the activities would 

either need to be operating 

under existing use rights or be 

permitted by the Christchurch 

District Plan. We don’t have this 

information at this stage.” 

He said there are no resource 

consents recorded for any of the 

properties owned by the foundation. 

On September 12, The Star 

reported the foundation had 

expanded and brought more 

properties nearby. It is now able 

to house 21 criminals, up from 

15. 

In August, a new consolidated 

agreement with the foundation 

and the Department of Corrections 

approved the increase, as 

well as changes which means all 

of the foundation’s services are 

financially compensated for by 

Corrections. 

Yesterday, a Corrections 

spokesman directed questions on 

the issue to the foundation, as it 

is the owner of the properties. 

It comes as a homeowner in 

Merivale says she will lose close 

to $200,000 of her property’s 

value because she lives next door 

to the foundation. 

Ali Chapman’s Mansfield Ave 

property shares a driveway with 

the foundation. 

It has purchased several neighbouring 

properties next to Mrs 

Chapman’s home, which they 

now operate out of. 

Mrs Chapman said the foundation 

verbally told her when 

she wanted to sell, it would be 

interested in buying it. 


House for criminals could be unlawful 

Now, Mrs Chapman says she 

has been forced to move out due 

to her financial situation. 

Earlier this year, she voluntarily 

put her Merivale business into 

liquidation. 

Eighteen months ago, Mrs 

Chapman got her threebedroom, 

two-bathroom home 

valued at $795,000. 

However, now she says the 

foundation won’t offer any more 

than $600,000 for her home. 

“I know the market value has 

gone down since then, but not by 

$200,000.” 

Mrs Chapman believes other 

CONCERN: 

Ali Chapman 

looking at the 

properties 

owned by the 

Salisbury St 

Foundation. 

To the left is 

her home, 

which she 

says has been 

devalued due 

to the close 

proximity 

of the 

foundation, 

which houses 

serious 

criminals. 

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GEOFF 

SLOAN 

interested buyers aren’t willing 

to pay market value for her home 

because of the close location of 

the foundation. 

“I just want what I am entitled 

to and to move on. How did the 

council allow this to de-value our 

properties?” 

“I’m not a ‘not-in-my-backyard’ 

type because it already is in 

my backyard.” 

“It’s destroying me and 

everything I’ve worked for,” she 

said. 

The foundation was unable 

to respond before deadline 

yesterday. 

NEWS 5 

Timing of 

childcare vote 

questioned 


“Nominations [for council and 

community board candidates] 

have closed, it is actually not 

going to have any impact on the 

current number of candidates 

standing. I think if we were going 

to make this choice as part of this 

policy it should have been before 

nominations closed,” he said. 

Cr Gough also questioned the 

timing of the decision. 

“I would rather the new council 

makes this decision,” he said. 

Under the policy, community 

board members are only eligible 

to an allowance if their child is 

under 14, they are the primary 

caregiver and the childcare is not 

provided by a family member. 

City councillor Sara Templeton 

urged her fellow councillors to 

vote in favour of the policy in 

an attempt to get more diversity 

around the council table and 

younger people with families 

involved. 

“The median age of the population 

is 38 but only six per cent are 

under 40 when it comes to elected 

members and part of that is to do 

with the barriers in the way,” she 

said. 

Deputy Mayor Andrew Turner 

said he supported the policy for 

community board members but 

not councillors. 

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Local body election a conversation 

The revitalisation of the 

east has been a major 

talking point ahead of 

next month’s local body 

elections. Louis Day 

went into the eastern 

suburbs to see who 

is wanted as the next 

mayor 

DISINTERESTED or simply 

tired of little been done for people 

who live in the east. Mentioning 

the word election seems to be a 

conversation stopper. 

An elderly man on Hampshire 

St in Aranui gazes blanky for 

a good five seconds after being 

asked who he would be voting 

for. 

He says nothing. Is he confused 

or terrified? We will never know. 

He then heads off on his on 

his walking frame, nervously 

glancing backwards to make sure 

he wasn’t being followed. 

Others on Hampshire St 

approached by The Star are in a 

similar frame of mind. They have 

nothing to say. 

But not all in Aranui are muted 

by the election word. 

Outside the Eastern Pharmacy 

on nearby Pages Rd is Gary, last 

name? He says it “didn’t matter.” 

A self-described anarchist, the 

58-year-old said he had voted 

only once in his entire life. 

ANARCHIST: Gary (surname unknown) has lost faith in the election process. 

“Even then it didn’t really 

matter because I scribbled abuse 

on it to say leave me alone and 

give me my doll,” he said. 

It seemed as though he had lost 

faith in the process. 

“Every election is the same, 

they always make these promises 

and they never happen.” 

Further along Pages Rd, is 

Deborah 

Cameron, 

who has lived 

in Aranui for 

12 years. She 

planned to vote 

– for Lianne 

Dalziel. 

“There is an 

old saying, better the devil you 

know than the devil you don’t,” 

she said. 

But she challenged Ms 

Dalziel to do more for the 

community. 

“We could use some rubbish 

bins by the bus stop so I would 

stop finding crack and synthetic 

packaging at the bus stop all the 

time. 

“I was sitting at the bus stop 

one day and there was a guy 

cracking away on his pipe, I told 

him to stop and he just sort of 

grunted and then proceeded to 

fondle himself in front of me,” 

she said. 

Further 

along Pages Rd 

James Pryce 

was walking 

his dog. 

He agreed to 

talk politics at 

his house. 

Sitting in 

his front garden, he spoke of 

the lack of interest in politics in 

Aranui. 

“It’s 50/50 if people around 

here vote,” he said. 

In 2016 local body elections, 

22 per cent of the 25,700 people 

living in the Burwood Ward 

voted, while in the Coastal Ward 

21 per cent of 24,700 people 

living there voted. 

The Central Ward received the 

lowest voter turnout with only 

14 per cent of 24,200 residents 

voting. 

Mr Pryce was not sure who he 

would vote for but would not be 

voting for anyone associated with 

the National Party. 

“I actually don’t know 

anyone, but I am most likely 

to vote for someone to do with 

Labour.” 

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stopper in the eastern suburbs 

NEWS 7 

Further 

east in New 

Brighton, 

Samantha 

Fay is walking 

along Seaview 

Rd with a pitch 

fork. She had 

just finished 

gardening. 

“Minto,” she says quickly after 

being asked who she would vote 

for. “He is most in line with my 

political views.” 

Ms Fay said there was a mood 

for change across New Brighton. 

She thought there was a feeling 

around the community that it 

had been “abandoned” by the city 

council and “left to decay.” 

“I’m not as grumpy as some 

other people are, I’m not sure 

if anyone else would have done 

more than her [Lianne Dalziel]. 

I think a lot of people take it 

personally because she [Lianne 

Dalziel] is from here.” 

She was not particularly fond 

of Darryll Park, saying he was a 

bit too “flash” for her liking. 

“He talks a big game but I 

don’t think he understands how 

council works, I don’t think he 

is going to save $100 million 

by getting rid of community 

barbecues. It is all well and good 

to be making promises but you 

have to have the evidence to back 

that up.” 

At a major mayoral debate 

earlier this month, Mr Park 

said he would need to cut $100 

million over three years from 

the city council budget in order 

to achieve his fundamental 

campaign promise of zero rates. 

When asked how he would 

do this he said he would look 

at cutting community funding, 

such as neighbourhood 

barbecues. 

However, Ms Fay thought his 

ties to the Crusaders could give 

him a chance. 

The Christchurch businessman 

who co-owns Fat Eddies, 

Original Sin and Kong with 

Oxford Tce kingpin Max 

Bremner is also a member of the 

Crusaders’ board. 

Leray Ozanne has lived in the 

east for six years. Mr Minto will 

get her vote. 

“He seems to be genuinely 

concerned for the environment, 

he is always for the environment 

and the people,” she said. 

Ms Dalziel had “done nothing 

for the east” in her six years as 

mayor, said Ozanne. 

“In six years, I have probably 

seen her half a dozen times and 

I think there are plenty of things 

ANNIE 

MOORE: ‘We 

need the 

wrecking ball 

and a revamp.’ 

that need to be done that have 

not been addressed.” 

She said Mr Park would be her 

second choice. 

Annie Moore of New 

Brighton said Mr Park was her 

first choice. 

“To me, he is a businessman 

and our area needs to be focused 

on good management, we need 

a wrecking ball and a revamp. 

Lianne Dalziel does not really 

care about the area,” she said. 

“I think there is a mood for 

change. From the people I have 

spoken to, they said she [Lianne 

Dalziel] has no vested interest. 

I think we deserve much better, 

I think we have been the most 

neglected area in the whole of 

Christchurch.” 

Christine 

Harms of 

South New 

Brighton 

said: “Anyone 

would be 

better than 

Lianne.” 

She thought 

Mr Minto would be a “great 

option.” 

However, she didn’t like 

Mr Park because “he is too 

conservative.” 

She was a fan of another 

mayoral candidate Adrian 

Schönborn. 

“Adrian said out with the old 

and in with the new. He is sick 

of all these promises and the 

stuff I have heard him say 

sounded reasonable.” 

Phillip 

Cossar of 

Parklands 

was enjoying 

a cycle ride in 

New Brighton 

when pulled 

aside for his 

thoughts going 

into the election. 

He wasn’t sure who he would 

vote for but it would not be for 

Ms Dalziel. 


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Roads still an issue 


“The council under her 

[Lianne Dalziel’s] leadership has 

not done enough for the east. 

There are too many unrepaired 

roads while at the same time 

they are building million-dollar 

archways on the other side of 

town,” he said. 

Jono Jones 

of New 

Brighton said 

he was “pretty 

keen to vote 

for anyone 

who would fix 

the roads.” 

Marek 

Christensen 

who works in New Brighton 

and lives in Linwood said he did 

not plan to vote for any of the 

mayoral candidates. 

“None of the mayoral 

candidates do it for me. I would 

like to see Lianne Dalziel gone 

but no-one is going to come 

close.” 

Andy Tzoumais is backing Ms 

Dalziel. 

“I’m thinking I will probably 

vote for Lianne Dalziel again. I 

think she has done pretty well 

for the east,” he said. 

Craig Ennis, was loading pine 

cones into his car, when The Star 

approached. 

He thought Ms Dalziel had 

done “a fair job” and he said 

he was glad to see Mr Minto 

running again. 

But he wasn’t a fan of Mr Park 

and said he would not be voting 

for him. 

“Anyone can charge $11 for 

a beer and think they are a 

businessman,” Mr Ennis said 

in reference to Mr Park’s part 

ownership of Christchurch bars. 

•Next week: The west 

POTHOLES: 

Phillip Cossar 

says there 

are too many 

unrepaired 

roads in the 

east. 


Russley pupils back at school 


CLASSES HAVE resumed for 

Russley School pupils after an 

unexpected holiday when a fire tore 

through four classrooms. 

About 120 year 7 and 8 pupils lost 

“virtually everything” when the 

fire, caused by an electrical fault, 

broke out eight days ago. 

Once the fire was extinguished, 

safety officials found evidence of asbestos 

and the site remained closed. 

The school was deemed safe on 

Monday. 

Yesterday, the school reopened, 

housing the majority of the displaced 

senior pupils in the hall, 

with some of the younger classes 

sharing with others. 

Said principal Greg Lewis: “It’s 

really good to be back, I’ve seen lots 

of happy kids, smiling faces and 

general energy in the school.” 

“At the moment our plan has 

been very much around trying to 

make it to Friday this week. That 

means we did quite a bit of internal 

shifting and juggling.” 

“We also had to relocate our entire 

school administration because 

the administration block is not 

inhabitable. We’ve had to pare back 

some admin services to get us back 

up and running, including reconnection 

of fibre internet, phones 

sorted, power sorted.” 

“A part from dealing with the 

obvious, there’s been a whole bunch 

of not-so-obvious stuff to deal 

with,” he said. 

BACK TO LEARNING: Russley School has reopened after 

a fire, caused by an electrical fault, tore through four 

classrooms eight days ago. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN


NEWS 9 * 

Physio struck off after 

intimate massage 

A CHRISTCHURCH physiotherapist has 

been struck off for asking to massage an 

intimate area of a woman referred to him 

for vocal problems. 

Peter William Chum appeared before 

the Health Practitioners Disciplinary 

Tribunal on allegations of professional 

misconduct. 

Although he did not 

appear at the hearing, 

Chum denied 11 

charges of professional 

misconduct arising out 

of an appointment with 

a woman at her home in 

2016. 

Peter William 


The complainant had 

suffered a traumatic 

brain injury in an ac- 

Chum 

cident and was recovering from surgery. 

She had constant fatigue, severe headaches, 

partial hearing loss, a weak cough reflex 

and had difficulty swallowing, while 

changes to her voice and pitch meant she 

CANTERBURY University student 

magazine Canta has made a significant 

step towards gaining editorial 

independence. 

At a University of Canterbury 

Students’ Association meeting, Canta 

editor Samantha Mythen presented a 

petition from students with more than 

700 signatures calling for editorial 

was not able to sing. Chum came to her 

home in May 2016. After treating her 

throat and neck muscles, Chum offered 

to massage her lower back, saying muscle 

tension there could be adding to her vocal 

problems. He then proceeded to massage 

her lower back and on to the top of her 

buttocks before asking her to roll over. He 

then started massaging the outer and then 

middle of her thighs, which she “just felt 

weird about it.” 

After telling him she was uncomfortable, 

the treatment stopped abruptly. Four days 

later, Chum emailed her with an apology. 

After a complaint was laid with the 

Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand, 

Chum was banned from treating female 

patients. But he breached the conditions, 

going on to treat at least 14 women, and 

he was fined $2000 and ordered costs of 

$25,000. The tribunal upheld the charges 

against him and cancelled his registration as 

a physiotherapist. Chum was also ordered to 

pay $40,000 in costs. 

UC magazine closer to independence 

independence. This led to the UCSA 

executive moving a motion to “instruct 

management to prepare a paper 

incorporating student feedback for Canta 

to become editorially independent and to 

report back to the executive by the next 

committee meeting.” 

The move comes after Ms Mythen spoke 

out against the UCSA’s pre-publication 

vetting, which was leading to some articles 

being pulled before they go to print. 

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NEWS 

Police warn about 

two new scams 

in Canterbury 


TWO NEW scams targeting 

Canterbury residents involve a 

bank and a fraudulent online 

electronics store. 

Westpac and police have 

warned people to not engage with 

the scammers. 

It comes as police made 13 

arrests in the North Island 

yesterday, over a sophisticated 

nationwide phone scam. 

The alleged scammers were 

convincing their victims to hand 

over money by claiming to be 

Spark and/or the police 

Detective Sergeant Kevin 

Blackman said the total gained 

from the scams was about $2.5 

million. 

Some people had lost tens of 

thousands of dollars and one 

person lost $250,000. 

The 12 men and one woman, 

aged between 21 and 33, are 

facing money laundering charges. 

Westpac warned its customers 

last week about a ‘robocalling’ 

scam, in which the scammers say 

they are from the bank’s “card 

fraud team” and ask the person to 

download a piece of software. 

A Westpac spokesman said it 

received regular reports from 

both staff and customers about 

the scam. 

Police also warned people 

about another scam in 

Canterbury, where an ‘employee’ 

of a fake online electronics store 

posts ads online to recruit casual 

employees to sell mobile phones. 

“They are offered a commission 

on sales. The ‘employees’ are sent 

links for mobile phones to their 

email address to post on Buy, 

Sell, Trade, Exchange pages on 

Facebook,” police said. 

“When a consumer contacts 

the ‘employee’, they pass the 

scammer’s bank details and 

the customer completes the 

purchase. Several days later, not 

surprisingly, the phone doesn’t 

arrive for the customer and the 

commission doesn’t arrive for the 

‘employee’. 

“The ‘employee’, even though 

they haven’t done anything 

wrong, appears to be part of the 

scam.” 

Police are reiterating “if it looks 

too good to be true, it is.” 

“Be very, very wary of online 

advertisers promising easy ways 

to make money or products 

that are cheaper than retail. 

Someone’s going make money but 

it won’t be you,” police said. 


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is being put towards bidding for the 2021 Women’s World Cup? Email your views to 

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World Cup bid cost a secret 

RATEPAYERS ARE being kept 

in the dark over how much they 

may fork out to help stage the 

2021 Women’s Cricket World 

Cup. 

The city council’s tourism 

economic development arm, 

ChristchurchNZ, is in talks 

with the International Cricket 

Council over how much it will 

help fund matches at the Hagley 

Oval. 

Said ChristchurchNZ general 

manager of destination and 

attraction Loren Heaphy: 

“We are currently in the 

confidential bid stages for this 

event. Therefore we are not 

in a position to advise what 

ChristchurchNZ or other 

partners have contributed to this 

bid, as it may impact the success 

of our bid.” 

But Taxpayers Union 

spokesman Louis Houlbrooke 

said ratepayers deserve to know 

the cost of the bid. 

“The price tag for this bid 

should be made public at every 

step of the way. If this means 

the council scales back its 

financial commitment, and the 

bid fails as a result, then so be 

it,” he said. 

“When different authorities 

bid against each other, in secret, 

with other people’s money, that’s 

a recipe for cost blowouts. 

“Bureaucrats tend to 

place special importance on 

international marketing and 

a sense of prestige, and this is 

easily exploited. 

Meanwhile, ratepayers have 

an expectation that their rates 

will be used for quality services 

before the “nice-to-haves”. 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel said 

yesterday she had been advised 

ChristchurchNZ would release 

the investment should the bid 

secure matches. 

However, she thought 

disclosing the details during 

the confidential stages of 

bidding process would put 

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Healthy water and the next generation 

One of the few 

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Cornish finds out more 

DONNED IN oversized waders 

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year 9s scooped up water and 

debris from below the surface. 

It wasn’t until they got out of 

the river and tipped their buckets 

into a specimen tray that they 

found all the live macro-invertebrates 

including worms, larvae 

and nymphs, they had collected. 

Having an aquatic life present 

is a good sign of the river’s water 

condition, chairman of the Waterwatch 

Education Trust, Kelvin 

Nicolle said. 

The group then inspected and 

identified each insect before 

returning it to the river. 

The class visit on Monday was 

one of three from Rolleston College, 

who along with hundreds of 

other students, have determined 

the ‘health’ of their local waterways, 

as part of the Trust’s environmental 

outreach programme. 

KEEN: 

Students 

Roman 

Keno and 

Mitchell 

Nunan 

collect 

samples. 

PHOTOS: 

GEOFF 

SLOAN 

A growing focus nationally 

on the controversial state of our 

water meant the students were 

already clued up on current issues, 

including increasing nitrate 

concentration levels. 

High nitrate levels pose a 

health risk, ECan chief scientist 

Tim Davie said, which includes 

blue baby syndrome, which affects 

newborns, and a potential 

for an increase of colorectal 

cancer. 

Year 9 student, Isabella McConaghty 

believes all young people 

should learn about the importance 

of having clean water. 

“There could be lots of kids our 

age or even younger coming up 

with ideas to fix it. So I think it’s 

important. 

The biggest concern is that we 

won’t have any more sources of 

fresh water. We’ll have to put 

it through machines and cause 

more chemicals to get in the 

water,” she said. 

Her classmate, Tyler 

McLaughlan, is also concerned 

about the future of our water and 

the increasing pollutants getting 

in it. 

“Our drinking water is my 

main concern. Water helps us, 

animals, pretty much everything, 

survive,” he said. 

‘Water helps us, animals, 

petty much everything 

survive.’ 

– Tyler McLaughlan 

Each year, thousands of science, 

biology and geography 

students ranging from year 7 to 

year 13 learn about various water 

environments through the programme, 

along with community 

groups, university students and 

teachers studying agriculture, 

horticulture and agribusiness. 

The class begins with the 

students being split into groups, 

with one person collecting a sample 

of water from the river. 

Next, several experiments take 

place using a variety of scientific 

equipment to determine the 

chemical make-up of the water, 

including temperature, oxygen, 

nitrate and phosphate levels. 

Physical parameters of the water’s 

profile such as streamflow, 

turbidity, temperature and GPS 

location data is also collected. 

After this, the fun part begins, 

with the students suiting up in 

waders and trudging into the 

river to collect their samples of 

the aquatic insects. 

The trust’s educators travel 

across the region, with schools 

examining their local streams, 

rivers, ponds and lakes. 

The programme was established 

more than 20 years ago 

and up until April 2017, was run 

by Lincoln University. 

Now a charitable trust, it is 

funded mainly by grants from 

the Rata Foundation and is 

delivered free of charge, in spite 

of receiving only about $25,000 

funding annually. 

Trust treasurer and educator, 

Erroll Wood, said the educators 

are mainly retirees who volunteer 

their time, driven by their passion 

for water education. 

Up until recently, the programme 

was one of several 

nationwide, but most have now 

ceased, in spite of the growing 

focus on water issues. 

“It’s important to educate the 

next generation about current 

and future challenges to our 

water quality and availability. 

We want students to be learning 

about the environment, in the 

environment; not as spectators 

but as active participants,” Mr 

Nicolle said. 

Figures on nitrate concentrations 

in the Selwyn district’s 

EDUCATION: Chairman of Waterwatch 

Education Trust Kelvin Nicolle hands 

a sample to Rolleston College student 

Brenda Pretorrus. (Above) – Ben Bowen 

analysing samples. 

water is continuing to increase, in 

spite of limits being put in place 

to try to reduce the issue. 

Chemical testing results show 

the nitrate levels have increased 

more than half of the tested water 

schemes over the last two years. 

Dunsandel, Rolleston, Kirwee, 

Lincoln, Darfield, Southbridge, 

Sheffield, Glentunnel, West 

Melton, Springston and 

Springfield water sources all have 

increased concentrations, some 

of which are more than twice the 

2017 levels. 

An Environment Canterbury 

spokesman said the increases 

have come from the intensification 

of farming. 

“The 1990s is the latest phase 

of intensification, but concentrations 

were already increasing 

earlier than that, as fertiliser 

application and stocking rates 

increased. By the 1970s, nitrate 

concentrations were well above 

natural levels. 

“The increases have been 

greatest in areas where 

the groundwater comes 

predominantly from rainfall 

that percolates through soil. This 

includes the Selwyn-Waihora 

zone. The rainwater leaches 

nitrate from the soil and carries 

it from the land surface into 

groundwater,” said the ECan 

spokesman. 

– Additional reporting, Devon 

Bolger


16 

NEWS 


Quarry won’t need new consent 

• By Georgia O’Connor- 

Harding 

FULTON HOGAN will 

not have to apply for a new 

resource consent to quarry near 

Templeton – in spite of the raft of 

changes made to its application. 

The three-person hearings 

panel, chaired by Rob van 

Voorhuysen, has decided the 

changes made to the company’s 

original 

application do not 

require it to get a 

new consent. 

Environment 

Canterbury 

and the district 

Simon 

council called 

for public 

submissions 

Moore 

on whether the application 

should be a new process due 

to the changes, but these were 

required to be authored by legal 

counsel. 

The councils called for 

submissions after Fulton 

Hogan made the changes to 

its application to open a 170ha 

quarry between Dawsons, 

Curraghs, Jones and Maddisons 

Rd. The changes included: 

•Decreasing the total active 

open area of the quarry from 

40ha to a maximum of 26ha. 

•Originally the application 

sought to provide for up to 1500 

DECISION: The changes made to Fulton Hogan’s 

application to quarry in Templeton will not require it to 

apply for a new resource consent. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

heavy vehicle movements per 

day with an average of 1050 

movements per day. But Fulton 

Hogan now wishes to amend the 

proposal to a daily limit of 800 

heavy vehicles. 

•Fulton Hogan initially 

intended to develop a new 

dedicated heavy vehicle access 

from Jones Rd and use the 

existing access off the road as 

a dedicated light vehicle access 

to the site. Instead it wants 

to provide a “shared” heavy 

and light vehicle access point, 

meaning there will only be one 

access point. 

Upset residents wanted to 

have a say on the changes. 

But only the submitters who 

chose to speak at the upcoming 

hearing in November will get 

the opportunity to have a second 

say on Fulton Hogan’s amended 

application. 

Quarry opponent Simon 

Moore was not “too worried 

about” the hearings panel’s 

decision to not require a new 

consent from Fulton Hogan. 

“We have got the opportunity 

to be notified and have all the 

submissions which we may not 

get if they redo it,” he said. 

His biggest concern is 

not giving submitters the 

opportunity to amend their 

written submissions to reflect 

the changes Fulton Hogan has 

made. 

Temple’s battle may be over 


Harding 

A BUDDHIST temple’s fight to 

halt the planned Fulton Hogan 

quarry may be stopped in its 

tracks. 

About 135 submissions have 

been made by the temple’s 

Samadhi Buddhist Trust and 

its associated members over the 

proposed quarry. But because 

the temple has no resource 

consent, the Selwyn District 

Council says it has received legal 

advice that any possible adverse 

effects on the temple from the 

quarry are to be disregarded. 

The planned site for the 

quarry is directly opposite the 

temple on Maddisons Rd. 

The district council has only 

recently learned the temple 

does not have resource consent 

for the spiritual and associated 

activities it undertakes on the 

site. As a result, the temple 

only applied for its resource 

A lawyer for Fulton Hogan has 

since said the company would 

not be opposed to submitters 

who did not want to initially be 

heard at the hearing to now be 

heard. 

The only submission made on 

treating the resource consent 

CONSENT NEEDED: The 

Samadhi Buddhist Trust 

temple on Maddisons Rd 

near Templeton. 

consent on September 5, and it is 

currently being processed by the 

district council. 

The temple is on land deemed 

“inner rural zone” under the 

Selwyn District Plan. The 

district council’s advice to 

disregard the impact the quarry 

may have on the temple was 

in the independently prepared 

Section 42A reports. 

as a new process was from legal 

counsel on behalf of Fulton 

Hogan. 

It said: “The proposed change 

in sequencing and staging of the 

application does not change the 

scale or intensity of the proposed 

activity.” 

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Vegan food business booming 


BRITTENY BRYAN and 

Nicholas Harlow were rejected by 

five banks, almost went bankrupt 

and lived in a storage unit for 

eight months. 

But now it’s all paying off. 

The eager entrepreneurs are 

pioneers in vegan ready-made 

meals, and they are struggling to 

keep up with the demand. 

Their company Berkano Foods 

Ltd is the first of its kind, now 

employs six staff, and has meals 

in 32 supermarkets nationwide. 

They also supply a door-todoor 

residential service, using 

courier delivery. 

Said Mr Harlow: “We’re at our 

peak at what we can produce 

with our staff, doing everything 

by hand, hence why we can’t 

produce mass numbers right 

now. We can’t go into any more 

supermarkets. They want us 

to supply them straight into 

distribution but we can’t simply 

produce enough.” 

Ninety per cent of their ingredients 

are from New Zealandbased 

suppliers. 

The couple come from humble 

beginnings. 

“We put all of our cards on the 

table,” Mr Harlow said, when 

deciding to go into business with 

only their savings and no investors. 

“At the start when we first 

formed this company, our family, 

our friends, everyone, had no 

idea and couldn’t comprehend 

what we were doing,” he said. 

“They thought we would go 

bankrupt in a couple of months. 

But, we pushed on and proved 

everyone wrong.” 

Five banks declined to give 

them loans due to their age and 

experience. 

“We’re currently working 90 to 

100 hour weeks. We haven’t had a 

day off this year,” Mr Harlow said. 

After waiting seven months to 

gain their food licence, the couple 

had little money left and decided 

to move into the storage unit to 

save costs. 

They started a PledgeMe page 

to crowd-fund the rest of the 


money needed and started operating 

in April 2017. From there, 

they launched the delivery service, 

gauging what the demand 

was and what customers liked before 

approaching supermarkets. 

They launched in-store at St 

Martins New World in July. The 

entire stock sold out in two days. 

Now, they’ve landed their first 

investor, which has allowed them 

to expand into another location, 

where production will take place. 

In 2016, Miss Bryan was 

halfway through her engineering 

degree when she realised “in 

her heart” she was destined for 

something else. 

“I was passing my course, but 

I wasn’t happy. Then I met Nick 

CHANGING 

THE GAME: 

Berkano 

Foods owners 

Britteny Bryan 

and Nicholas 

Harlow are 

hoping to 

become the 

‘plant-based 

version of 

Watties’ with 

their readymade 

vegan 

meals. PHOTO: 

GEOFF SLOAN 

and we became vegan. We saw 

a massive gap in the market and 

thought, ‘why don’t we do something 

about it?’’’ 

The couple researched the vegan 

market in Europe and found 

that ready-made vegan meals 

were becoming hugely popular 

overseas. 

Their goal is to become “the 

plant-based version of Watties” 

with hopes to hit $1 million in 

turnover this year and $1 million 

in profit by the end of next year. 

Some meals include mock 

chicken, made from pea protein. 

Meals include Thai ‘chicken’ 

green curry, butter ‘chicken’, 

rigatoni bolognese and golden 

peanut satay tofu. 

Minister snubs 

offer of 

free meal 


MINISTER FOR Primary 

Industries Damien O’Connor 

turned down the offer of a 

Berkano Foods vegan meal. 

The offer came at a 

meeting between Mr O’Connor 

and Claire Insley from the 

Vegan Society of Aotearoa, New 

Zealand in Westport in May. 

Mr O’Connor had earlier in the 

day been at the West Coast NZ 

Dairy Forum. 

Ms Insley wanted to discuss 

the changing landscape of the 

agriculture industry and also 

took the opportunity to offer Mr 

O’Connor a variety of Berkano 

meals. 

“He flat out refused to try 

them. I thought: ‘Come on mate, 

I’m not asking you to do a vegan 

challenge, just try one meal’,” said 

Ms Insley. 

“He seemed quite negative 

towards plant-based proteins and 

instantly said ‘no they’re not!’ 

when I suggested that plant-based 

proteins were the future, though 

he did agree that climate change 

was an issue that needed 

addressing.” 

A spokeswoman for Mr 

O’Connor told The Star he was 

simply “not hungry” after tucking 

into a “very large morning tea 

spread” at the dairy forum. 

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Sculpture with Tongan meaning 


CHRISTCHURCH IS set to 

become home to a 16m art 

sculpture. 

Vaka ‘A Hina will be installed 

on the East Frame of the central 

city. 

The sculpture by Tongan 

artist Sēmisi Fetokai Potauaine 

is made of corten steel and will 

be installed on October 3. 

The sculpture will become the 

first permanent piece of Pasifika 

artwork in the city. 

It will be lit up day and 

night. A spectrum of colours 

will be available to customise 

the illumination of the sculpture 

for special occasions such 

as green for St Patrick’s Day 

and pink for Breast Cancer 

awareness. 

Mr Potauaine said he hoped 

the sculpture would become a 

beacon and meeting point for 

people. 

“Beautiful things unite people 

and I always try to make beautiful 

things,” he said. 

“With the recent tragedy in 

the city, I do hope the presence 

of Vaka ‘A Hina, as a way-finder, 

offers relief to those who have 

been stricken and provides connection 

to those who have been 

separated.” 

SCAPE Public Art is undertaking 

the project in partnership 

with the city council. 

The total budget for the project 

is $275,000 with the city council 

making a $43,000 contribution 

towards the sculpture’s lighting. 

Vaka ‘A Hina translates to 

‘Vessel of Hina’ in English. Hina 

is a Tongan goddess who lives on 

the moon above the langi (sky) in 

vāvā (outer space) and travels frequently 

back and forth to maama 

(earth). 

Vaka ‘A Hina can be imagined 

as the vessel or receptacle she 

uses as transportation on these 

intergalactic trips. 


GIVEN TIME, even the most 

ordinary photo can be an 

extraordinary window into a 

different world. 

This photo, picturing the 

intersection of High, Hereford 

and Colombo Sts, was a highly 

commended entry in Christchurch 

City Libraries’ 2008 

photo hunt. It was submitted 

by Tony Bowie and shows his 

mother and grandmother on 

their way to shop in High St in 

the late 1950s. 

During the 1950s, the central 

city was the prime destination 

for shopping in Christchurch, 

and women would don hats and 

gloves for their trip into town. 

The central city enjoyed this 

shopping heyday in the first half 

of the 20th-century, coinciding 

with the peak of reliance on 

public transport – first trams, 

then buses. Cathedral Square 

was the central hub of the city’s 

transport network, which connected 

the suburbs to the city 

centre. 

It was customary for people 

to go into town to shop, and to 

“take tea” in the tea rooms of 

the major department stores 

located on both sides of Cathedral 

Square. 

Beca Christchurch Heritage 

Festival 2019 starts on October 

7 and this year, as part of the 

festival, Christchurch City Libraries 

is celebrating 10 years of 

the Christchurch photo hunt. 

Over the past decade, the 

photo hunt has collected 

hundreds of great photos like 

this one, and Christchurch City 

Libraries hopes people will dust 

off their collections and unearth 

some more treasures. 

This year’s competition runs 

from October 1 to 31. Your 

photos are carefully scanned 

and preserved as part of 

Christchurch City Libraries’ 

collection, and loaded onto 

the Discovery Wall at Tūranga 

(Central Library) so everyone 

can enjoy them. 


NEWS 19 

Dig out your historic photos 

OCCASION: This 1950s photo was submitted in the 2008 

Christchurch City Libraries’ photo hunt. The competition is 

on again. 

•Submit your photos at 

any of our Christchurch 

City Libraries or at my. 

christchurchcitylibraries. 

com/photo-hunt/ 

•There are many events 

happening in the central 

city during the Heritage 

Festival 2019. Check out 

what’s happening at the 

Arts Centre, at Tūranga 

(Central Library) and look 

out for events showcasing 

the project to reinstate 

Christ Church Cathedral. 

Take a sneak 

peek at the new 

Christchurch 

Hospital Hagley 

Public Open Day 

6 October 

When it opens next year, 

Christchurch Hospital Hagley 

will be the new home of acute 

services. This is your chance 

to have a look behind the 

scenes at the new Emergency 

Department, Intensive 

Care, Children’s High Care, 

Radiology and wards before 

they’re fully kitted out. 

Opening early 2020 

Sunday 6 October 2019 

The 30 minute tour will 

cover three floors 

10am – 3pm 

Closed-toe, soft-soled shoes are 

essential – sneakers are perfect 

Pedestrian entry only 

Entry to the new Hagley building is 

to the left of Christchurch Women’s 

Hospital off Riccarton Avenue. 

Entry is free 

Gold coin donations to the Māia 

Health Foundation appreciated. 

There will be a drop off zone on Riccarton Avenue, and there’s a bus 

stop right outside – bus travel is free for SuperGold Card holders. 

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20 

OPINION 

•HAVE YOUR SAY: Send your views on the Swiggs saga to barry@starmedia.kiwi. Keep emails to 150 words 

The coming week 

in our history 

Fallout over Swiggs saga 

September 26, 1907 

– New Zealand becomes a 

Dominion, after being a colony 

since 1840. The change meant 

little. New Zealand resisted 

accepting the full implications 

of independence from the 

United Kingdom until 1947. 

September 27, 1974 

– Prominent economist and 

former senior public servant 

WillIam Sutch was charged 

with espionage under the 

Official Secrets Act. The 

SIS believed he was passing 

information to a Soviet 

diplomat. The trial began 

on February 17, 1975, and 

lasted five days. After seven 

hours’ deliberation, the jury 

returned a verdict of not guilty. 

The case had taken a toll on 

Sutch’s health, and he died on 

September 28, 1975. 

September 28, 1899 – 

Premier Richard Seddon gets 

aproval from Parliament and 

New Zealand enters the Boer 

War. 


– The first professional opera 

performance in New Zealand 

was put on by members of the 

English Opera Troupe and 

the Royal Princess Theatre 

Company in Dunedin. 


– The Christchurch Town 

Hall, designed by prominent 

architects Warren and 

Mahoney, was opened. It cost 

about $4 million when fitted 

out. 

October 1, 1986 – 

Goods and Services Tax was 

introduced. The tax was a 

key part of the economic 

reforms of the fourth Labour 

government – dubbed 

‘Rogernomics’ after Minister of 

Finance Roger Douglas. 

October 2, 1986 – Dave 

Dobbyn’s Slice of Heaven, 

written for the movie Footrot 

Flats: The Dog’s Tale, hit No 1 

and stayed for eight weeks. 

WHATEVER WAY you cut it 

the Deon Swiggs saga is not a 

good look for Lianne Dalziel. 

Whether this will have an impact 

on her bid for a third term 

as mayor remains to be seen. 

But revelations Dalziel was 

aware of issues surrounding 

Swiggs as far back as May, but 

didn’t inform councillors, could 

not have come at a worse time. 

The good people of Christchurch 

are currently deciding who 

they will vote for at the local 

body election. That result will 

be known in 24 days – Saturday, 

October 12. 

Envelopes with voting papers 

will be sitting on thousands 

upon thousands of kitchen and 

lounge tables, waiting to be 

ticked and put in the post. 

The publicity storm which 

has erupted over Swiggs, who is 

under investigation for allegedly 

sending grossly inappropriate 

messages to three young people, 

will no doubt be on the 

minds of voters, and will be a 

factor in how they vote. 

The controversy has a similar 

ring about it to the one which has 

engulfed Prime Minister Jacinda 

Ardern over what she knew or 

didn’t know about sexual assault 

allegations within the Labour 

Party. 

Ardern’s departure to Japan 

and the United States has given 

her a breather from the heat 

Readers respond to lights 

at Hagley Oval and a new 

stadium for the city 

Philip Beer: I am in 

favour of installing lights at 

Hagley Oval. It’s a no-brainer 

really as we need to have 

international cricket games 

in Christchurch which attract 

visitors to our beautiful city. The 

anti-lobby, those that oppose 

any progressive decisions that 

benefit our city, really don’t have 

a rational argument as we have 

many precedents of our public 

parks being used for ‘pay to 

enter’ events, one of the 

popular reasons for not 

developing our parks for 

Deon Swiggs 

she was taking over that storm. 

Dalziel hasn’t got that luxury. 

Dalziel swept into power in 

2013 and 2016 with huge majorities. 

But there is a feeling out in 

voter-land she does not have that 

same level of support this time. 

It is called voter discontent and 

the target, whether it be at Government 

level or local body level, 

is always the prime minister or 

mayor. In Christchurch this is 

not surprising. The city is still 

Send us your views. If 

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events such as sports matches. 

Eloise Scott – We are 

totally opposed to the addition of 

permanent lights at Hadley Oval. 

Had this oval been anywhere else 

it would have been another story. 

It is totally in the wrong place. 

It sickens us to read where the 

current regulations determined 

From the 

editor’s desk 

Barry Clarke 

Lianne Dalziel 

embroiled in earthquake matters, 

rates are rising at an average 

of five per cent, roads in some 

parts of the city remain poor, 

there’s been the issue for Dalziel 

of her husband Rob Davidson’s 

and his connections to Chinese 

water bottling company Cloud 

Ocean, and why she did not declare 

this. The bottling company 

factor can not be underestimated 

in this election. 

The fact the company was 

by the law can be overturned 

by the Government. Being so 

close to the hospital is a disaster. 

Taking away so many car 

parks for each game affects so 

many people. Adding the game 

number from 13 to 25 a year just 

can’t happen. There are so many 

other more convenient places for 

this oval to be established. 

J Greenep (abridged) 

– Now that Lancaster Park 

demolition is almost complete 

has any thought been given to 

rebuilding the stadium there. 

The present proposed site could 

be used for social housing to give 

relief to people presently living in 

substandard 

given consents by Environment 

Canterbury – not the city council 

– to take billions of litres of water 

from its Belfast site to be sold 

overseas will be lost on many 

voters. 

In April, the city council made 

its view on the consents known 

when it granted $50,000 to lobby 

group Aotearoa Water Action to 

help fight its High Court action 

against ECan over the granting 

of more consents. But that too is 

likely be lost on many voters. 

The taking of the water – combined 

with the temporary chlorination 

of the city’s water supply 

(necessary given the state of the 

well heads) – are probably the 

two issues which have angered 

Christchurch people the most in 

the past three years. 

Dalziel and sitting city 

councillors will feel some of the 

backlash. And Dalziel has been 

around for two terms. Voters 

can be fickle when it comes to 

longevity of their prime ministers 

and mayors. But will it be 

enough though to see her closest 

rivals Darryll Park or John 

Minto sneak into power? And 

the other questions is: Where did 

the leak to the media about the 

Swiggs matter come from and 

was it designed to derail Dalziel’s 

campaign? I’m sure there’s a bit 

of digging going on in certain 

areas to find out. 

barry@starmedia.kiwi 

conditions or sold for other city 

housing. A roof is not really 

needed. 

Evan Beckwith – The 

politicking over the stadium is 

taking far too long. It should be 

at the Lancaster Park site. Sydney 

has a very much warmer climate 

than Christchurch and when 

major concerts are preferring 

Dunedin’s covered stadium, a 

covered venue is a must. I am 

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Miss Saigon brings back war memories 


Harding 

IT WAS April 1975 and Vietnam 

was in turmoil. 

The country’s devastating 

war had split Vietnam in half, 

inflicting destruction, tragedy 

and pain on its people. 

With the war coming to an 

end and Saigon (now known 

as Ho Chi Minh City) on the 

verge of collapse, Minh Lengoc, 

a tutor at the National Institute 

of Agriculture knew he could no 

longer stay in the city he called 

home. 

It is why Dr Lengoc, now 72, 

made the risky decision with his 

late wife Dung to secretly escape 

by air to the island of Guam 

with the help of a former United 

States GI. 

“I made the decision to leave 

because it would not have been 

very safe for me to stay. We 

did not know what they (the 

communists) would do to us,” 

he said. 

Having witnessed first-hand 

the devastation of the war, the 

opening of the award-winning 

musical Miss Saigon this week 

will mark a poignant moment 

for the Vietnamese Society of 

Christchurch spokesman. 

As part of the lead-up to the 

opening of the musical produced 

by Showbiz Christchurch, 

Dr Lengoc, who has lived in 

Christchurch for 43 years, was 

invited to share his story with 

the theatre company. 

Days before the end of the war, 

Dr Lengoc and his wife were 

two of 108 South Vietnamese 

“adopted” by his wife’s employer, 

American John Riordan, of 

Citibank Saigon, who organised 

the escape for all of his staff and 

their relatives. 

“He said whoever wants to go 

just put their name down and he 

organised the exit. Everyone was 

to wait until someone knocked 

on the door of your house and 

you had to leave within a few 

minutes. No warning at all,” Dr 

Lengoc said. 

The day before he was due to 

go through with the escape, Dr 

Lengoc married his wife at a 

wedding registrar so his name 

could be added to the list of 

relatives seeking to escape the 

country. 

The couple along with the 

other refugees were taken to 

a secret location – a house Mr 

Riordan was renting – where 

they were told to wait to be 

BRAVE: Vietnamese Society of Christchurch spokesman Minh Lengoc and his wife Thao 

flanked by Miss Saigon performers Marcus Rivera and Tina Bergantinos-Panlilio. 

PHOTO: SHOWBIZ CHRISTCHURCH 

picked up and taken to Tan Son 

Nhut International Airport. 

While men between the ages 

of 18-45 were drafted to join the 

frontline of the South Vietnam 

army, Dr Lengoc was exempted 

due to the excellent grades he 

was achieving while studying 

a bachelor degree in animal 

science. 

Initially, the plan was for the 

escapees to flee on a Boeing 727 

Mr Riordan had hired from 

Hong Kong. 

But the pilot who was set to 

take the refugees was unable 

to obtain permission from the 

Vietnamese authorities to land 

in Saigon. Dr Lengoc could see 

the window of opportunity to 

escape was narrowing. 

“No one knew how many more 

days we would have. Once the 

communists took over Saigon, 

no planes would be allowed to 

leave.” 

But Mr Riordan quickly set up 

another plan, co-ordinating with 

the United States Air Force to 

take the refugees to the island of 

Guam. 

Women and children were 

given first priority, while the 

men were last to leave. 

Knowing the evacuation 

would have to be stopped when 

the communists took over, the 

men had a higher risk of being 

trapped in Vietnam. Dr Lengoc 

recalls the fear he felt when he 

was taken to the airport. 

“At the time, the soldiers 

understood some people were 

leaving the country and were 

jealous, we didn’t know how 

angry they would be if they 

knew we were leaving for the 

airport.” 

The bus was stopped at least 

twice by Vietnam soldiers and 

police. 

Not knowing what the soldiers 

were thinking, Dr Lengoc 

contemplated the prospect of 

being shot or harmed. 

“We all had our head down 

so they couldn’t see through the 

window. I looked down and John 

(Riordan) was saying something 

to the soldiers and policeman 

and handed over American 

dollars and then we were allowed 

to leave.” 

They were taken to Guam on a 

Lockheed C-130 Hercules. 

“As soon as the door of the 

plane closed I felt so relieved,” he 

said. 

The refugees stayed at a 

naval base in Guam, which was 

converted into camp, for 10 

days. Due to the United States 

immigration laws, the group 

was then taken to another army 

camp in California. 

Dr Lengoc described feeling 

very “un-welcomed” and feared 

for his safety. 

Fortunately before the fall 

of Saigon, he was granted a 

scholarship in 1970 to study 

a post-graduate diploma and 

master’s degree in agriculture 

and a master’s degree in animal 

science at Massey University 

in Palmerston North, which he 

finished in 1973. During his time 

there, Dr Lengoc became friends 

with Jim Mann. 

Mr Mann became a medical 

technologist at Palmerston 

North Hospital before he served 

in Vietnam with the New 

Zealand medical team for a year. 

After a call for help, Mr Mann 

arranged through the Ministry 

of Foreign Affairs and Trade for 

Dr Lengoc and his wife to travel 

to New Zealand. The couple 

stayed with Mr Mann for two 

weeks in Palmerston North, 

where Dr Lengoc got a job as a 

garment presser. 

Nine months later, he found 

a job teaching at Lincoln 

University where he completed 

his post-graduate doctoral 

degree. 

He then went on to work at 

biotechnology company, Life 

Technologies, for 25 years before 

Miss Saigon opens on 

Friday and runs until 

October 12 at the Isaac 

Theatre Royal. To book 

tickets go to www.showbiz. 

org.nz/miss-saigon 

retiring in 2012. 

Dr Lengoc remained good 

friends with Mr Mann and 

visited him every year until he 

passed away last month. In 2009 

he suffered another great loss 

when Mrs Lengoc passed away 

following a five-year battle with 

bowel cancer. But before she 

died, Mrs Lengoc arranged for 

her husband to marry one of her 

friends, Thao, so he would not be 

alone. 

The couple were friends with 

Thao when while studying at 

university. Thao had a boyfriend 

at the time, but lost contact with 

him following the war and never 

married. Before Mrs Lengoc 

died, the couple arranged a trip 

to Vietnam in 2008 to reunite 

with Thao. 

It was following the trip, Mrs 

Lengoc told her husband: “You 

go remarry Thao when I pass 

away. Don’t remarry anyone else, 

Thao is a good person.” 

Dr Lengoc initially declined, 

as he was preoccupied with 

his wife’s failing health. But 

following her death, he travelled 

back to Vietnam before 

organising for Thao to come to 

New Zealand. 

“She has been with me 

since 2010, we are very happy 

together,” Dr Lengoc said. 

Dr Lengoc is one of 14 siblings. 

Following the war, three of his 

brothers who served in the South 

Vietnam army were sent to reeducation 

camps. 

Another sister tried to escape 

by boat over the South China 

Sea but was never seen again. 

His other siblings weren’t in the 

army and weren’t harmed. 

Having lived the conflict of the 

war, what Dr Lengoc appreciates 

most about Christchurch is the 

friendliness and peacefulness 

of the people. When he retired 

he established the Vietnamese 

Society of Christchurch which 

has 363 members. 

Dr Lengoc and Thao have been 

invited to attend the opening of 

Miss Saigon this week. 

While he has not seen the 

show before, he said what 

women endured during the war 

is often overlooked and this show 

will depict this hardship. 

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A global musical sensation 

set in Vietnam during the 

‘70s when conflicting 

cultures and political 

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The Dementia Prevention Research Clinic will 

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third in a national network of clinics established 

by Brain Research New Zealand. 

With the launch of the Christchurch Dementia 

Prevention Research Clinic (DPRC), led by 

Co-Directors Professor Tim Anderson of the 

University of Otago, Christchurch, and Professor 

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Zealanders will be able to benefit from the multidisciplinary 

initiative. 

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Proudly sponsored by John Rhind, 

international superstar tenor Simon 

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Woolston Brass under the direction 

of Music Director Tyme Marsters and 

compere Tim Beveridge to perform 

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New Zealand born, Simon O’Neill has 

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The Woolston Brass Band has been in 

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The band’s existing hall was damaged 

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James Hay Theatre Tickets available at Ticketek 

Sunday 10 November, 2.00pm 

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Simon O’Neill is proudly donating 

his voice to help Woolston Brass raise 

funds for the new band hall. The 

fundraising concerts being held Friday 

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traditional Irish ballad Danny Boy 

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Concert tickets are available for 

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mid-Feb to mid-Nov. Doors open at 7pm; 

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the Austrian Emperor. Thurs 31 October 

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Distinguished Professor Geoff Chase, from the 

University of Canterbury College of Engineering, 

is working on a world-first insulin sensor 

technology to enable ‘right now’ measurement 

for those managing type 2 diabetes. 

“The development of insulin measurement 

technology will allow doctors and patients to 

make better informed decisions on treatment 

immediately because insulin can only currently 

be measured in the lab.” Professor Chase says. 

“What makes Point-of-Care insulin testing 

difficult is there is no known chemical reaction to 

test for. Unlike glucose, insulin has no polarised 

charge, it doesn’t carry voltage or respond to 

magnetic fields, radio frequency or microwaves.” 

Thus, it is something of a “stealth” molecule in 

terms of making it easy to detect, he says. 

“The fixed volume of the liquid will stick to 

the microchip allowing the rest to run off. This 

changes the mass and thickness of the MEMS 

array elements which in turn lets us ‘see’ that 

mass of insulin by the way it changes the 

dynamic properties of the MEMS device arrays. 

That is the hope anyway with the patent that’s 

Professor 

geoff Chase 

being filed.” 

Currently, insulin measurement requires lab 

processing of a blood sample, which takes 1-3 

days for a result. The process and delay makes 

the test only beneficial to initially diagnose type 2 

diabetes, not managing continued care. 

“When you don’t know insulin levels you have 

to guess. Patients tend to run into problems 

and will often give up on treatment because the 

risk of injecting too much insulin is too high,” 

Distinguished Professor Chase says. “With this 

sensor, you could know what your insulin level is 

and safely dose, reducing that risk.” 

Distinguished Professor Chase has 19 years’ 

experience working with medical practitioners. 

His areas of research include diabetes, modelling 

of human metabolism and hypoglycaemia. In 

2018 he was awarded the MacDiarmid Medal 

by Royal Society Te Apārangi for physiological 

modelling of human metabolism used for ‘insilico’ 

testing, which has been used to treat 

intensive care patients in New Zealand and 

overseas. 

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DISEaSE 

More than 60,000 New 

Zealanders suffer from 

alzheimer’s disease or a related 

dementia – a number expected 

to triple by 2050. 

• Alzheimer’s disease is 

the most common form of 

dementia and accounts for 50- 

60% of all dementias. 

• Alzheimer’s disease currently 

has no cure, and by the time a 

diagnosis is made, a significant 

amount of brain damage has 

already occurred. Yet, changes 

in the brain occur many years 

if not decades before clinical 

symptoms show. to have 

the biggest possible impact 

on people’s lives, we need 

accurate early assessment to 

identify and follow those at 

risk of developing alzheimer’s. 

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On Monday September 30 the annual Expo will 

be held at Papanui High School on Langdon’s 

Road. The Expo runs between 9am and 2.30pm. 

Plan to experience more than 100 exhibits 

showcasing service providers and activities. 

The Expo has grown since its inception in 2007 

opening with 35 services and is now one of New 

Zealand’s leading Age Concern public events. 

From trades to travel, gardening to gourmet 

there is truly something for all and throughout 

the day there will also be entertainment and 

demonstrations. 

Representatives of service organisations will 

be there to answer questions and give advice, 

including NZ Police, Fire and Emergency NZ, 

Canterbury District Health Board, Pegasus 

Health, Christchurch City Council, government 

departments, community organisations and 

many more. 

Experts will be on hand regarding hearing 

aids, mobility aids, heating and ventilation, 

and many other topics of interest to the older 

community. 

Age Concern Canterbury will available to 

explain their services as well as staff from Home 

Support Services, Accredited Visiting Service, 

Café Groups and Social Outings, and the Elder 

Abuse Response Service. 

Find out about the Confident Driving courses. 

There will be a demonstration of the Steady as 

You Go (SAYGo) falls prevention programme 

and the opportunity to talk to those staff who 

coordinate their volunteer services. 

Free tea and coffee all day. 

The Expo is strategically placed at the Papanui 

High School, only a 5 minute walk from 

Northlands Mal and is easy to get to by bus. 

Travel for free with a Super Gold card between 

the hours of 9-3. 

If you are driving, enter the school grounds 

from Langdon’s Road as parking will be 

available on the grounds (for a gold coin 

donation) and wardens will direct you to a 

parking space. A shuttle will also operate in the 

parking area. 

Age Concern Canterbury thanks Papanui 

High School for all their support and their 

tremendous sponsor support through products, 

gifts and vouchers ongoing throughout the day. 

Generous discounts are available on equipment 

and services. 

“Save the Date” - Monday September 30th 

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You may have heard about the statistics 

in relation to New Zealanders and Wills. 

Almost 40% of us to do not have a Will in 

place. But what actually happens if you don’t 

have a Will? In this case, you are said to 

have died ‘intestate’ and your estate (which 

includes everything you own and all debts 

you owe) will be administered under the 

Administration Act 1969. The Act sets out a 

formula for how your estate is to be divided 

between your family. Should you have no 

family members surviving you, then your 

estate goes to the Crown. Needless to say this 

formula may not result in an ideal outcome 

for everyone and may not accurately reflect 

your wishes in relation to your worldly 

possessions. 

So if you do not have a Will yet, where do you 

start? The first thing to consider is – who you 

want to be the executor of your estate. This 

is the person who you appoint to carry out 

your stated wishes. This leads to the second 

consideration – who you want to receive your 

estate. You may have specific items which 

you wish to leave to specific people. You may 

want to make gifts to charities as well as your 

family. Receiving advice as to those to whom 

you are legally obliged to provide for will 

reduce the risk of a challenge after you have 

passed away. 

Once you have a Will in place, it is a good 

idea to keep a copy of it with your important 

documents at home. Your lawyer should hold 

the original in a secure deeds storage facility. 

There is no register in New Zealand for Wills 

so you should let your family know who holds 

the original. If you have gathered all your 

important documents and information in one 

place and let someone know where this is, it 

can make the stressful time at your death a 

little easier for your loved ones. 

Even if you have a Will don’t forget that it is 

a document that needs to be reviewed from 

time to time as your circumstances change. 

A good rule of thumb is to review every five 

years or if something significant happens in 

the meantime. There are certain events which 

make it absolutely essential to update your 

Will. For example, if you marry or remarry, 

your Will is automatically revoked, unless it 

was made in contemplation of that marriage. 

Likewise, if your relationship comes to an end 

or your marriage is dissolved, or if you have 

wound up your Family Trust your Will should 

be reviewed. Give Phillipa Shaw a call on 352- 

2293 to arrange an appointment to discuss 

how a new Will would be of benefit to you.

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Detachment from the reality of our normal daily 

routines has become more and more difficult, 

especially in view of our seemingly unbreakable 

connection to modern technology, but at the 

same time, separation is so essential for our 

mental well-being. 

The island mentality of just sit back and allow 

things to happen, will not only instigate going 

with the flow, but you’ll realise how everything 

falls into place in a less stressful manner. Another 

amazing thing about living in the flow is that 

it’s contagious. You’ll find that your friends and 

family will catch on quickly and adopt the same 

attitudes. 

Flow is defined as being consciously in inner 

harmony with whatever you’re doing. The 

sense of flow is also connected to the release of 

endorphins that can lead to an intense state of 

concentration. One symptom of being in the flow 

is losing track of time. It feels as if you’re floating 

and sinking into the moment. It’s not a state you 

can force yourself to experience, but it’s certainly 

one that needs to be nurtured. 

Some ways to get into the flow: 

Be mindful and remain in the moment, whether 

in a personal or professional setting. 

1. Take a break from technology, such as cell 

phones, computers, and TVs. 

2. Find something that brings you pleasure and 

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3. Enjoy the journey of your project, work, or 

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4. Refrain from attaching yourself to negative 

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5. Stay in a situation or with a project until you 

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By ross KiDDie 

When I look back over time I simply can’t 

understand why I let two of my favourite cars go to 

new owners, I made some very bad decisions. 

They were both three-door Escorts, a Mk 1 and 

Mk 2 Sport. Today I’m hankering to own an Escort 

again, but prices are astronomical and they don’t 

often come up for sale. 

The Escort of eras gone by represented honesty 

and sporty performance, depending on the model. 

Over the years it morphed into various shapes and 

designs, its concept retained in today’s Focus – the 

natural successor to that incredibly successful 

nameplate. 

The Focus has just been transformed for 2019, 

there are four models for New Zealand, three 

hatchbacks and a wagon. The latter has a 2-litre 

diesel engine, but all the others share a threecylinder 

& petrol driveline. There are three levels of 

G 

specification, a Trend opens the series at $31,990, 

ST-Line adds around $5000, while a Titanium 

variant CHlists 

at $41,990. This evaluation focuses on 

the latter (pardon the pun). For interest’s sake, the 

Trend wagon is listed at $37,990. 

The Titanium is plush, it is very well specced and 

a value choice. It is a compact car but it will easily 

cater for four, or even five when necessary. Each 

occupant gets a respectable amount of head and 

leg room, even in the rear. Load space is also on a 

par with what you would expect from a mid-size 

hatchback, but those interested in more cargo 

carrying ability could well be interested in the 

entry-level wagon, it would be my choice in the on the evaluation car was mostly listing around 

series. 

7.6l/100km (37mpg) with tempting 4.6l/100km 

Under the bonnet sits the delightful three-cylinder, (61mpg) available instantaneously at 100km/h, the 

1.5-litre engine. It must be said that three-potters engine turning over leisurely at 1600rpm. 

are different in the way they sound and react, not Like its predecessors, the Focus has quality 

that that is a problem, but there are harmonics handling. I’ve long admired the way European 

which the occupants can pick up. I’m a big threecylinder 

engine fan, they develop strong low steers with precision and accuracy. The Titanium- 

Fords tackle tight and twisty terrain, the Focus 

down torque, and that is what you want in any spec Focus does sit a little firm on the road and that 

engine, and if you add in turbocharged boost then has a lot to do with the low profile tyres (235/40 x 

the Focus feels feisty and decisive when asked to 18in), however, the ride isn’t compromised greatly, 

perform. 

there is compliance within the suspension. 

Ford claims a very impressive 134kW (6000rpm) Ford of New Zealand, and the dealerships, 

and 240Nm power outputs from the twin-camshaft must still be happy with their position in the 

unit. The torque output is delivered low in the marketplace. Ranger is still the number one seller 

rev band at 1600rpm with a long, broad stretch nationwide, and the rest of the Ford line-up is 

to 4500rpm and that contributes to the feeling ticking over consistently. The Focus is there to 

of willingness and urgency. Sure, a standstill to tempt the small-to-mid hatchback (or wagon) 

100km/h time of 8.9sec isn’t earth-shattering, but buyer and it is very capable in all conditions. And 

the Focus in this form does have punch through 

with petrol sitting at around $2.30 a litre, that wee 

FOCUS TREND 

the mid-range and that’s what is important, it will 

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Price – ford focus titanium, $41,990 

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Drive is channelled 

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Dimensions – Length, 4378mm; width, 

automatic transmission and it harnesses the 

1823mm; height, 1454mm 

available power beautifully, the proximity of ratios 

Configuration – three-cylinder, frontwheel-drive, 

1497cc, 134kW, 240Nm, 

means the engine never goes off song and the 

correct gear is always selected for each moment. 

eight-speed automatic. 

The gearing is such that it also makes economic 

Performance – 0-100km/h, 8.9sec 

use of fuel. Ford claims a 6.1l/100km (46mpg) 

combined cycle average. The fuel usage readout 

fuel usage – 6.1l/100km 

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September is World Alzheimers Month, an international campaign to 

raise awareness and challenge the stigma which surrounds dementia. 

Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Here in 

New Zealand, 4 out of 5 Kiwis are affected by dementia in some way. 

Today, around 70,000 New Zealanders are living with dementia, and 

this is expected to almost triple by 2050. 

With your help, we can make dementia top of mind. There are lots of 

ways to get involved. Check out their website with all the possibilities: 

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SCOTTISH ANCESTRY looms 

large in the background of many 

New Zealanders. 

The Hororata Highland Games 

celebrates both Scottish and Kiwi 

culture to create a captivating 

festival. 

The ninth annual Hororata 

Highland Games will be held 

Saturday, November 9. There is 

no other festival quite like it in 

New Zealand. 

“The games has been developed 

by a group of passionate 

volunteers who have put their 

heart and soul into making it the 

amazing event it is today,” said 

event manager Cindy Driscoll. 


sees all the traditional Scottish 

competitions take place over 

one massive day at the Hororata 

Domain. 

The festival hosts New Zealand’s 

biggest one-day Highland 

Dancing competition, top 

level pipe bands, solo pipers and 

drummers, tug of war teams and 

of course the strong men and 

women competing in the heavy 

events. The junior warriors see 

primary school-aged children 

competing in light versions of 

the heavy events while the kilted 

mile provides an opportunity for 

the fleet-footed to gain a coveted 

Hororata Highland Games 

trophy. 

“The competitions are no doubt 

the heart of the Games but the 

festival surrounding them is what 


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Hororata Highland Games celebrate Scottish culture 

IN SYNC: 

Pipe bands 

will provide 

a heartpumping 

massed 

march. 

really elevates the Hororata Highland 

Games to the next level. 

In amongst the stalls, food 

vendors and fairground you 

expect to find at a festival, there 

are some activities and entertainment 

which are inimitable to the 

games. This includes the have a 

go activities – not just tossing a 

caber but spinning wool, archery, 

smallbore rifle shooting and the 

mighty tugging rig. 

A new competition for 2019 is 

the best dressed lads and lassies 

competition. 

“We are looking forward with 

excitement to see a range of creative 

tartan outfits paraded on the 

main stage following the welcome 

ceremony to be judged by fashion 

industry icons. In St Andrew’s 

Square over 20 clans gather, connecting 

visitors to their Scottish 

STRENGTH: 

Jacko Gill strains 

to the finish line 

in the farmers 

walk. (Right) – 

Chieftain Patrick 

Hellier opens last 

year’s event. 

heritage. 

The Society for Creative Anachronism 

take people back in time 

to discover medieval skills and 

knight combat demonstrations. 

This year international Celtic 

singer/songwriter Steve McDonald 

returns to perform at the 

Hororata Highland Games, one of 

his favourites in the world,” Mrs 

Driscoll said. 

The welcoming ceremony will 

demonstrate the best of Scottish 

and Kiwi culture as the chieftain 

of the day and clans are piped 

into the arena then welcomed on 

stage by the local Malvern schools 

combined kapa haka group. 

The closing ceremony at the 

end of the day will see a Highland 

Dancing massed fling, just before 

the ground-shaking massed 

bands march. 



is a community festival staged 

by the Hororata Community 

Trust. All funds raised benefit the 

community. 

“Our community loves 

welcoming visitors to the games 

and it is a highlight of the year for 

many,” Mrs Driscoll said. 

•Gates open at 9am, 

November 9, Hororata 

Domain, the event 

concludes with a heartpounding 

massed 

bands march at 4.30pm. 

Competition entries are 

open until October 28. 

Early bird tickets are on 

sale, for details visit www. 

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GARDENING 

WHEN IT comes to getting 

bang for your buck in the spring, 

some flowering plants are head 

and shoulders above the others 

when it comes to vibrancy and 

colour. 

Consider magnolias. Deciduous 

magnolias have to be near 

the top of the list. 

All round the place at the 

moment they are smothering 

themselves in flowers that range 

in colour from crisp clean whites 

to soft pinks and rich purples 

and magentas. These hardy 

characters thrive in a wide range 

of conditions and recent new 

hybrids have been developed for 

smaller gardens. 

Rhododendrons are starting 

to strut their stuff. Christmas 

Cheer, the early pink one, is 

always a signal that spring has 

sprung. However, it is the red 

ones that are eye-catching. 

Rhodos like a slightly acidic 

soil and once planted do not 

like their root zone being dug 

into. Camellias are certainly 

eye-catching at the moment and 

while many people shy away 

from them when they start 

dropping their flowers, the floral 

carpet they leave behind under 

the plants is attractive. 

Daphne takes a bit of beating, 

although often by mid spring 

their flowers have finished. 

White daphne makes a nice 

alternative to the powerful pink 

variety, whereas the himalayan 

variety is ideal for those who 

want a taller plant rather than 

a low spreading bush Pieris, 


Plant rhododendrons 

if you have acidic soil 

BLOOMING: Rhododendrons are starting to strut their 

stuff, it’s a sign spring has sprung. 

Lily of the Valley shrub is a 

hardy evergreen and a reliable 

flowering campaigner that 

makes its presence felt very early 

each spring. 

The long panicles of white, 

pink and coral flowers sit up on 

top of the plant and hang like 

Christmas decorations for a 

couple of months. 

Get herbs in now 

ALL THE promise of spring is 

out there in the herb garden. 

It’s a good idea to plant herbs 

close to the kitchen — the 

further away they are, the less 

likely you are to pick them, 

especially in rainy weather. 

Most of the cooking herbs like 

a place in the sun, though mint 

will grow in a damp shady spot. 

If you don’t have much space, 

stick to those herbs you know 

you’ll use in cooking. 

Consider growing them in 

pots, or plant herbs in the 

flower garden — most are quite 

decorative. 

Fresh coriander is an 

important ingredient in many 

Thai and Indian dishes and 

now’s the time for planting the 

seeds of this annual herb. 

Coriander plants are taprooted 

and don’t transplant well, 

so sow seeds where you want 

the plants to grow and thin out 

when necessary. 

The seeds are slow to 

germinate, so don’t give up on 

them too soon. 

Some varieties of chives 

die down in the winter, while 

others stay green the whole year 

through. 

If rust is a problem, cut the 

clumps back and wait for fresh 

rust-free growth. If that doesn’t 

work, it may be best to plant 

some new bulbs in a different 

FRESH: Curly-leaved parsley 

should be planted close to 

the kitchen. 

spot. 

Clumps need to be divided 

and replanted every few years 

in any case or the chives get 

overcrowded and loose their 

vigour. 

Garlic chives have a stronger 

flavour than regular chives and 

the flowers are white and starry 

rather than pom-pom shaped. 

The plants grow more slowly 

and the leaves stand up to 

cooking a bit better. 

Parsley comes in two forms – 

the curly-leaved variety and flat 

or broad-leaved parsley, often 

known as Italian parsley. 

The latter is currently more 

trendy but at a pinch you can 

usually substitute one for the 

other. 

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Rocket likes the sun 

NOTHING QUITE 

matches the speed and 

ease of salad rocket. 

In fact, once you have 

it in the garden you often 

don’t need to re-plant as 

it readily seeds – almost 

everywhere. 

Rocket is a wonderful 

salad green. 

The deliciously mustard/ 

peppery taste adds flavour 

and depth to salad dishes, 

sandwiches or even as a 

pizza topping to give an 

interesting combination of 

flavour. 

Used either on its own 

or drizzled with balsamic 

and parmesan or blended 

with other leafy greens, 

it’s a must for any vege 

garden. 

The most common 

variety is common rocket 

– Eruca sativa. 

A similar tasting and 

looking rocket or arugula 

is Diplotaxis tenuifolia. 

This spicy salad green, 

great for cut and come 

again leaf harvesting. 

Similar in taste to the 

cultivated rocket, it is 

much slower to bolt and 

has deep lobed or indented 

dark green leaves. 

Rocket will happily grow 

all year round in a sunny 

spot. Constant moisture 

and fertile soil with a 

ESSENTIAL: Rocket is a fast grower but don’t let it 

dry out or it will go to seed. 

good mix of drainage is 

essential. 

If you let your rocket 

dry out it will quickly go to 

seed. 

• Prepare the soil well by 

adding lots of well rotted 

manure or compost 

• Soil should be well 

drained 

• Sow seeds direct and 

shallowly into the garden 

or pots. They are quick to 

germinate and establish. 

• Plant seedlings out 

30cm apart all year round 

• Spring, summer and 

autumn sowings will 

ensure a constant supply of 

rocket for the table 

• Rocket takes approx 

four weeks to grow 

• Gently pick leaves of 

the plant constantly 

• Trim back stems hard 

to encourage a fresh new 

crop 

• If the plants go to seed, 

don’t worry. Just leave 

them and in a few weeks 

you will have new plants 

popping up everywhere. 

Facing her fear of deer 

SO A COUPLE of week’s 

ago I theorised that 

Vittoria’s experience of 

hand-feeding a kangaroo 

in Australia would mean 

she would no longer be 

scared to feed the deer or 

other larger animals at 

Willowbank. 

And I was right. Mostly. 

I finally got around to 

taking Vittoria back to Willowbank 

this week (getting 

the most out of that annual 

pass) and made sure to grab 

some animal food on the 

way into test the theory. 

Confidence swelled as she 

got keen enough to “borrow” 

some bird food from 

a passerby to throw at a 

duck near the entrance. Not 

that ducks were scary for 

her before, but it’s like she’s 

feeding an animal right? 

The first obstacle to my 

experiment was the fact 

that the deer were hiding 

in the far corner of their enclosure. 

Calling them over 

also drew in the second 

obstacle – more ducks. 

A pair of the brazen 

little beggers initially shied 

Vittoria away from feeding 

the deer as they sniffed 

about for a bit of the food 

as well. But they gave up 

soon enough and thankfully 

Vittoria maintained 

her composure. 

I handed her some food 

pellets, encouraged her 

towards the fence. She 

reached out and didn’t 

even shy or flinch as a deer 

moved in for a nibble. 

As its lips rubbed on her 

hand she let out a giggle of 

joy and reached for more 

food. 

Her enthusiasm was limited 

to the deer, however. 

After a half-hearted attempt 

at throwing some food at 

a kunekune, the prospect 

of feeding a donkey was a 

bridge too far. 

By the time we got to the 

wee sheep (animals she 

had managed to feed once 

before on a particularly 


VITTORIA 

& Matt 

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is now 

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of feeding 

deer. 

brave day) she was content 

to just munch on some 

corn snacks and watch me 

feed them. 

So ended Vittoria’s animal 

feeding fun for the day. 

Might not have lasted 

long, but it was pretty 

cool seeing her over the 

fear of docile animals. She 

also repeatedly shushed a 

bolshy rooster so she could 

concentrate on lunch, so 

she was defintely top of my 

cool list for the day. 

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FOOD 41 

CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS 

WITH TOMATOES AND 

CAPSICUM 

Ingredients 

8 chicken drumsticks 

1-2 tablespoons oil (olive, grape 

seed, avocado, etc.) 

Salt, ground black pepper, to 

taste 

1 large onion, sliced 

4-6 garlic cloves, minced or 

sliced 

2-3 green capsicums 

4 cups peeled and crushed fresh 

tomatoes or crushed canned 

tomatoes 

1 tablespoon dry herb seasoning 

(a chicken seasoning mix, dry 

thyme, parsley, basil, oregano, 

etc) 

1 tablespoon fresh herbs, such 

as parsley, thyme, rosemary, 

oregano, basil 

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 200 deg C 

Fahrenheit. 

Season the chicken drumsticks 

with salt and ground black 

pepper. Heat one tablespoon of 

oil in a skillet over high heat and 

brown the chicken until golden 

brown, about 5-8min, then flip 

the chicken over and cook until 

golden brown on the other side 

as well, about 3-5min. 

Set the chicken aside. The 

chicken will not be cooked 

through at this point but will 

continue cooking in the oven. 

While the chicken is cooking, 

prep the tomatoes if you haven’t 

done so already. 

To peel tomatoes, cut a small, 

shallow X on the stem and 

bottom of each tomato. Place 

all the tomatoes in a large bowl 

and pour boiling water over the 

tomatoes and let them stand for 

about 1min. 

Then pour the boiling water 

off and place the tomatoes in 

a bowl filled with ice water. 

Another way to do it is to boil a 

large pot of water and drop a few 

of the tomatoes into the boiling 

water at a time for about 30sec, 

scooping out the tomatoes and 

placing them into a bowl filled 

with ice water. The peel comes 

right off. 

Cut out the stem from each 

tomato. Place the tomatoes into 

the food processor or blender 

and crush them until the 

tomatoes are as smooth or as 

chunky as you like. 

You can also use crushed 

canned tomatoes instead of 

fresh tomatoes. Use a little bit 

less of the crushed tomatoes 

and add some water to dilute 

the tomatoes. Their flavor will 

be more concentrated, so add a 

teaspoon of sugar. 

In the same skillet that you 

used to cook the chicken, add 

more oil if you need to and add 

the onion, seasoning with salt to 

taste. 

Lower the heat to medium and 

cook the onions, scraping the 

bottom of the skillet to release 

all the browned bits from the 

chicken for about 5min. Add the 

garlic and the cut and seeded 

capsicum, seasoning with salt 

and ground black pepper to 

taste. Cook on medium heat 

until the capsicum has softened 

as well, 3-5min. 

Pour in the crushed tomatoes, 

seasoning once again with salt 

and ground black pepper, as well 

as any dry herbs that you like, a 

chicken seasoning mix, thyme, 

parsley, basil, oregano, etc. 

Bring the tomatoes to a boil, 

reduce them to a simmer and 

cook for about 5-8min, until the 

sauce thickens slightly. 

Pour the sauce into a baking 

dish. Nestle the browned chicken 

drumsticks on top of the sauce. 

Bake in the preheated oven for 

35-45min. 

Garnish with fresh herbs, such 

as parsley, thyme, rosemary, 

oregano and basil. 

PINEAPPLE COCONUT 

POTATOES 

Ingredients 

1 pineapple, cut into chunks 

1 cup pineapple juice 

2 cups diced peeled washed 

nadine potatoes 

1 cup sweetened shredded 

coconut, divided 

1 medium onion, sliced 

1/4 cup packed brown sugar 

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 

1/4 cup cider vinegar 

1 tablespoon soy sauce 

Directions 

In a large bowl, combine the 

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coconut and onion. 

Transfer to a greased 

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In a small saucepan, whisk 

the brown sugar, flour, salt, 

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SPORT 


Big opportunities lie ahead 

for Rams point guard 

DEVELOPMENT: 

• By Gordon Findlater 

IT HAS ALL BEEN happening for Taylor 

Britt. A month ago he was contemplating 

a long off-season before next year’s New 

Zealand NBL. 

Now he’s heading to a World Cup and 

has joined Australasia’s top basketball 

franchise. 

Britt had his world flipped upside down 

in a matter of hours after a call from the 

Perth Wildcats. 

The 23-year-old Canterbury Rams point 

guard had no commitments over the coming 

months until a highlights reel had the 

Wildcats chasing his services. 

They are the top franchise of the Australian 

NBL and have dominated in a 

similar fashion to the Crusaders in Super 

Rugby. The Wildcats have won four of the 

past six ANBL championships and haven’t 

missed the playoffs since 1986 – well before 

Britt was born. 

“It happened really quickly. I didn’t 

really have anything lined up and within 

hours they had contacted me and booked 

my flights,” he said. 

Britt was signed after visiting Perth earlier 

this month for a week-long trial which 

resulted in him becoming a development 

player for the upcoming ANBL season. 

Britt couldn’t have landed in a better 

spot if he wants to develop as a point 

guard. He will undoubtedly pick up a 

thing or two from Damian Martin – the 

league’s defensive player of the year on six 

occasions – and Bryce Cotton – the 2018 

MVP and 2019 scoring champion. 

“Even if I don’t get to step on the court, 

I know just being in that environment and 

learning from guys like that. I know that 

every day I’ll be getting better and if I do 

end up getting a chance to play that’s a 

great bonus,” said Britt. 

Before the ANBL season starts, Britt 

will first represent New Zealand at the under-23 

3x3 World Cup in China next week. 

He will be part of the four-strong national 

team coached by Rams assistant Piet 

Van Hasselt. 

While Britt has played little 3x3 basketball, 

he fancies their chances of making a 

Taylor Britt has the 

chance to learn 

under two of the 

ANBL’s premier 

strong push to 

guards at the Perth 

get out of 

Wildcats. 

the pool 

stage. 

New 

Zealand 

will play 

Russia, 

Slovenia, 

Turkey and 

Argentina in 

their pool. 

Britt hopes 

to play for 

New Zealand 

at the highest 

level in the 

future. Recently he was part of the 

Tall Blacks’ initial wider World 

Cup squad before it was reduced 

for the tournament. 

“I’d love to be back at the Rams 

next year, push my case for the Tall 

Blacks and prove I’ve gotten better 

from my time with the Wildcats,” 

said Britt. 

FC Twenty 11 

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HE MAY have been 

experiencing severe jetlag 

after just arriving home from 

representing Canada in Serbia, 

but that didn’t stop Brad Austin 

from making it to Canterbury 

Bulls training on Tuesday night. 

The 28-year-old hooker/half 

has never stepped foot in Canada, 

but due to his grandmother 

being born there, was given 

the opportunity to represent 

the country at test level during 

their tour of Serbia. He helped 

Canada to wins over Bosnia and 

Herzegovina 78-2 and Serbia 

select team 54-6. However, they 

lost their last match to Serbia’s 

full strength side 8-36 at the 

weekend. 

Last year Austin made his debut 

for Canada when they played 

matches against Jamaica and 

Chile in Florida as part of an 

unsuccessful bid to qualify for 

the 2021 Rugby League World 

Cup. Austin now has his eye on 

helping them to qualify for the 

2025 tournament. 

For many of the team it was 

their first time playing together 

in Serbia. However, with two 

trainings a day and the average 

cost of a beer in Belgrade pubs 

the equivalent of around NZ$3 

he says the team didn’t have any 

issues quickly building chemistry 

on and off the field. 

Canada are currently ranked 

21st in the world, two spots 

below Serbia. Austin says the 

Serbians play a physical brand 

of league and concentrate 

on play through the middle. 

The matches in Belgrade also 

featured something Austin isn’t 

used to seeing at home, with 

rugby posts erected just in front 

of the ground’s permanent football 

goals. 

“Their sport is soccer for sure. 

It was a makeshift sort of a field 

which is fine, you just make 

do with what you have,” said 

Austin. 

Austin – who plays his club 

league for Halswell – then faced 

a long trip home to Christchurch 

before turning out at Bulls 

training as they prepare for a 

crucial last round match against 

Akarana on Sunday, in spite of 

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CANUCK: Brad Austin represented Canada in Serbia on 

Saturday. On Tuesday he was back at Canterbury Bulls 

training in Christchurch. 

severe jet lag. 

“That was probably the best 

thing for it to be honest,” said 

Austin. 

The Canterbury Bulls are 

unbeaten coming into Sunday’s 

final round NZRL premiership 

match against Counties Manukau, 

but they know the job isn’t 

done yet to make next weekend’s 

final. 

The situation coming into 

the Bulls first ever premiership 

match at Nga Puna Wai is eerily 

similar to last year which saw 

local sport 

Austin back for Canty Bulls 

after international duty with Canada 

THE SILVER lining to Hayden 

Paddon being unable to 

find a full-time World Rally 

Championship drive has never 

been more prevalent than at 

the weekend’s Ashley Forest 

Rallysprint. 

Paddon didn’t just break a 

record which has been a cornerstone 

of motorsport in New 

Zealand for four decades, he 

blew it out of the water. Coming 

into the sprint Paddon was seeking 

to break Sloan Cox’s record 

of 54.96sec. After lowering the 

record to 54.14 early on Sunday 

Paddon went onto make the 

event look like a competition 

between boys and men when he 

flew around the 1.7km loop in 

52.77sec in the final shootout. 

Tower JuncTion 

Every follower of motorsport 

in New Zealand wants nothing 

more than to see Paddon competing 

regularly on the world 

stage. However, being overlooked 

by Hyundai’s WRC team has 

given us the opportunity to do 

something we’re never likely 

to have again – see one of the 

world’s best compete regularly in 

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them miss out on a finals appearance. 

Last year the Bulls 

came into the third and final 

round on the back of two wins. 

However, a 14-34 loss to Akarana 

meant they missed out on a 

play-off berth by eight points on 

differential. 

The Bulls currently lead the 

competition as the only unbeaten 

team with a plus/minus 

points differetial of 50. Meanwhile, 

Counties and Akarana 

both have one win and one loss 

with points differentials of 34 

and two respectively. This means 

if the Bulls lose they can still 

make their first final since 2015 

if they lose to Counties by less 

than eight points or if Akarana 

fail to pile on the points against 

Waikato on Saturday. 

Austin has stayed up to date 

with the Bulls wins over Akarana 

and Waikato while he was in 

Serbia. While he’s only likely to 

be required as injury cover says 

he will be ready if called upon. 

“I want to remain an option 

. . . I’ll be ready if an opportunity 

comes and I hope it does,’ he 

said. 

Bulls coach Andrew Auimatagi 

says Austin’s ability to cover 

both hooker and half will put 

him in the conversation for the 

Bulls reserves bench for Sunday 

when the side is named later this 

week. 

“He’s a pretty awesome team 

person. He just loves being 

part of it all. It’s a pretty big ask 

getting off a plane and coming 

straight to training, but that’s 

the kind of guy he is,” said Bulls 

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event is its appeal to a wider 

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Ashley Forest would seem unfathomable, 

but with a truck load 

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In most regards to motorsport 

in New Zealand the glory days 

on our own soil are gone, but 

Paddon is a rarity which breaks 

the mould. Much like the 1960s 

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Canterbury 

looking to 

bounce back 

CANTERBURY WILL be out to 

regain momentum after hitting a 

major speedbump in their Mitre 

10 Cup resurgence last week when 

they were tipped up by Manawatu 

at Orangetherapy Stadium. 

On Saturday, they will be 

favourites to return to the win 

column when they host Counties 

Manukau who are coming off 

a history making 14-42 loss to 

Southland. 

With just three rounds remaining 

the loss to Manuwatu has all 

but ended Canterbury’s hopes of a 

home semi-final barring Wellington 

dropping two of their three 

remaining matches. Canterbury 

are currently third – six points 

behind Wellington in second and 

one clear of Auckland in fourth. 

The side is likely to be boosted 

with the returns of No 8 Luke 

Whitelock and outside back Sam 

Gilbert – who both missed the 

Manawatu match due to being on 

a stand down protocol after taking 

head knocks in the previous 

match against Auckland. Braydon 

Ennor – who was out last week 

with a sprained knee – is also a 

chance of returning. 

Just as many Canterbury supporter’s 

eyes will be on Otago’s 

Ranfurly Shield defence against 

Waikato on Sunday. If Otago can 

successfully defend the shield it 

will be on the line when Canterbury 

travel to Forsyth Bar 

Stadium next weekend. 

Canterbury’s 23-man squad 

to face Counties will be named 

tomorrow afternoon. 

The match kicks off at 7.35pm 

at Orangetherapy Stadium on 

Saturday. 

Paddon thrilling the spectators on home soil 

One-eyed Cantab 

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gordon.findlater@starmedia.kiwi 

we look set for another year of 

one of the world’s elite drivers 

competing regularly in our 

national championship and 

fan-friendly events like Ashley 

Forest. 

We also look increasingly 

likely to see New Zealand return 

to the WRC calendar for a oneoff 

in 2020. 

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SPORT 

in brief 

McLean, Kobori off to 

US with NZ golf team 

Canterbury golfers Matt 

McLean and Momoka Kobori 

have been named in the 

New Zealand team for The 

Spirit International at the 

Whispering Pines Golf Club in 

Texas later this year. They will 

join Tyler Wood, of Palmerston 

North, and Auckland’s 

Wenyung Keh in the four 

strong team to travel to the 

United States. The tournament 

consists of an individual men’s 

and women’s competition 

as well as an overall teams 

standing. 

Young driver makes 

headway in Italy 

Teen racer Jacob Douglas 

finished the FIA Academy 

Trophy Series with a solid 

result in Italy over the 

weekend. The 14-year-old 

finished ninth in the final 

round at Lonato. The result saw 

him finish 11th overall in the 

51-driver series, which 

was competed over three 

rounds. 

Country v Metro to 

open cricket season 

Canterbury Country will 

face Canterbury Metro in the 

opening fixture of the rep 

cricket season on Saturday. The 

match at Mainpower Oval in 

Rangiora will include many 

players pushing their case for 

selection in the Canterbury 

squad for their first domestic 

season Plunket Shield match 

against Northern Districts on 

October 21. 

Netball festival starts 

in Chch on Saturday 

Christchurch will host the 

International Netball Festival 

which starts this weekend. The 

tournament will see 25 teams 

from New Zealand, Australia 

and Malaysia compete across 

an open division and three 

age group divisions at Hagley 

Park from September 28 to 

October 1. 

Chch United cap off 

year with promotion 

Christchurch United have 

successfully won promotion 

to the Mainland Premier 

League after defeating FC 

Nelson 9-2 on aggregate over 

two legs. United met Nelson 

– winners of the Nelson Bays 

competition – to decide which 

team would replace relegated 

FC Twenty 11 in next year’s 

MPL. A 6-0 win in the second 

leg at the weekend brought an 

end to an impressive season for 

United, which saw them win 

the Canterbury Championship 

League, McFarlane Cup, and 

reach the English Cup final as 

well as the quarter-finals of the 

Chatham Cup. Coach Danny 

Halligan is also a nominee 

for coach of the year at the 

Mainland Football awards 

tomorrow night. 

With the Rugby World Cup under way, The Star continues its 

Canterbury sporting icon series with a member of the original 

1987 World Cup team. Gordon Findlater caught up with 

Canterbury legend and six-test All Blacks lock Albert Anderson 

Beer-fuelled World Cup antics 

ALBERT ANDERSON is the 

first to admit he spent more time 

drinking Steinlager than on 

the field during the All Blacks 

successful 1987 Rugby World 

Cup campaign. 

The lock played just one game 

in the tournament – a 74-13 

demolition of Fiji at Lancaster 

Park. He spent much of the 

campaign as a member of the 

‘dirty dirties’ – a name coined 

for the World Cup squad 

members playing no part in the 

matches. 

“I was a dirty dirty a fair bit of 

the time . . . we had to go to the 

functions and drink all of the 

Steinlager,” he said. 

Anderson, now 58 and living 

on the family farm where he 

grew up in Southbridge, was a 

key cog in the Canterbury side 

of the 1980s which famously 

held the Ranfurly Shield for 

24 successive defences from 

1982-1985. In total he played 143 

times for Canterbury between 

1981 and 1990. 

He played for Southbridge as 

a junior before boarding at St 

Andrew’s College where he went 

on to make the first XV. 

“The two years I was in the 

first XV we lost to Christ’s College 

– that’s my biggest rugby 

disappointment,” he said. 

The Christ’s College team 

which eluded him contained 

many players he would go on to 

play with at Canterbury and in 

the All Blacks, including Jock 

Hobbs, Robbie Deans, Bruce 

Deans and Joe Leota. 

Anderson spent many of his 

years in red and black under the 

guidance of Alex Wyllie, whose 

training sessions he does not 

miss. 

“He did it his way, which was 

fine, we got the results . . . I can’t 

say I’d go back and do it all 

over again if I knew what was 

coming. I’m very glad I had him, 

though, that’s for sure. 

“We used to play rugby to get 

fit for his training runs.” 

One of Wyllie’s more intense 

sessions involved Anderson and 

the team doing multiple laps 

around Rugby Park while leapfrogging 

– which even managed 

to break Leota, a former New 

Zealand sprint champion. 

“Joe [Leota] fell over on the 

ground, he was absolutely 

stuffed, he couldn’t move. He 

just wasn’t used to it . . . we kept 

leapfrogging and Murray Davie 

looked across to me and said ‘we 

just beat the New Zealand sprint 

champion’.” 

Anderson was involved in 

Canterbury’s famous 23-28 

Ranfurly Shield loss to Auckland 

at Lancaster Park in 1985. 

Anderson scored Canterbury’s 

last try in a spirited second half 

comeback. 

An image of the try went on 

to inspire the ‘Albert Anderson 

Player of the Year’ shield which 

is presented annually to the top 

Southbridge player. 

LIFESTYLE: Former All Blacks lock Albert Anderson 

runs a one-man band on his family cropping farm in 

Southbridge. 

“It was a good photo in the 

paper of Foxy [Grant Fox] 

trying to hold me up, so the 

Southbridge publican made up 

a leather shield with the photo 

on it.” 

Each year the shield, now 

in wooden form, is presented 

on ‘Alby Anderson Day’. The 

annual event raises money for 

different causes in the Southbridge 

community and has been 

hosted at a number of venues in 

the area. It is estimated to have 

raised about $500,000 for the local 

community over the years. 

The day also has a reputation 

for unexpected events. Events on 

Alby Anderson Day include the 

death of Princess Diana, a major 

snow event and the Southbridge 

7 MARCH 

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Hotel being held up at gun 

point. 

Outside of the 1987 World 

Cup, Anderson was involved in 

All Blacks tours to Australia and 

the United Kingdom. However, 

one of his favourites was the 

1985 tour to Argentina. 

“Steinlager were sponsoring 

us then and they put a pallet 

of beer on the plane with us 

when we left. We drank the 

last of it just before we left to 

come back, but actually Argentinian 

beer is really nice so we 

wouldn’t have needed it. I don’t 

like the Aussie beers and hate 

Pommy beer, but the Argentinians 

made some good beer,” said 

Anderson. 

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few perks in the days of playing 

for the national side before 

rugby went professional, but 

Anderson has no qualms over 

the lack of six figure contracts 

like those received by players 

now. 

“We got a £12 sterling a day 

player allowance. So when you’re 

on tour that was seven days a 

week. That was just about a bit 

more than what I was earning 

here, so that wasn’t bad for a 

little country fellow like me. All 

the yuppie Aucklanders would 

go and spend it on a new pair of 

fancy shoes and it’d be gone,” 

said Anderson. 

His last stint with the All 

Blacks included six tour games 

in 1988, in which he captained 

the side in four. After his final 

season with Canterbury in 1989, 

Anderson played a handful of 

seasons for Southbridge before 

dislocating his knee. 

The injury paved the way for 

his current sporting passion – 

cycling. 

“If you told me 30 years ago 

I’d be wearing lycra and riding 

a bike I’d probably smack you,” 

he said. 

Anderson can be found riding 

around the Port Hills most 

weekends and has even cycled 

in Vietnam, France, Croatia, 

Austria and Germany with his 

wife Sandy. 

His claim to fame with cycling 

– which he reinforces that he is 

“actually bloody good” at – is 

keeping pace with Hamish Bond 

and George Bennett during a 

downhill section in the Abel 

Tasman Cycle Challenge. 

PEDAL: Albert Anderson 

acting as a great draft for 

professional cyclist George 

Bennett during the Abel 

Tasman Cycle Challenge. 

Left – Anderson jostles 

with England’s Colin 

‘Chalky’ White during the 

All Blacks tour of Scotland 

and England in 1983. 

England won the match at 

Twickenham 15-9.

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Tough choices for 

the Mazda3 buyer 

WHEN I recently evaluated 

the entry-level Mazda3 

with its 2-litre engine, I 

wrote that it was the car for 

me. 

For one, I particularly 

like the hatchback/sedan 

concept and, for another, its 

affordable price and build 

quality makes it a very 

tempting proposition. 

However, I’ve since 

changed my mind, after 

driving the next level up in 

the series I’ve discovered 

that it is even more tempting. 

The Mazda3 GTX 

shares much the same 

specification as the entrylevel 

model, but its 2.5-litre 

engine is an absolute stunner 

and I’d be prepared to 

pay extra for it. 

To recap, the all-new 

Mazda3 lands in six 

variations, there are three 

hatchbacks and three 

sedans, all priced similarly. 

There’s a choice of a 2-litre 

or 2.5-litre engine in both 

body styles, with Limited 

variations rounding out the 

series at $48,795. 

The base model GSX 

lands at $36,595, while the 

mid-spec model which has 

really captured my attention 

sits at $40,795. 

When I say mid-spec, it 

doesn’t miss out on much. 

Sure it doesn’t get leather 

trim nor electric seat adjustment, 

but that suits me 

fine. I’ve often written that 

some buyers don’t want all 

the bells and whistles and 

that’s me, I’m very much 

drawn to those models 

which provide the best 

value. 

The Mazda3 GTX 

benefits from its bigger 

engine. It does everything 

just so easily and never feels 

strained, also fuel usage 

isn’t compromised. Mazda 

claims 6.6-litre per 100km 

(43mpg) combined cycle 

average for the 2.5, that’s 

opposed to a 6.2l/100km 

(45mpg) figure for the 

2-litre engine. That being 

the case, the difference is 

marginal. 

During my time with 

the GTX it was constantly 

sitting around 7.8l/100km 

(36mpg), which was much 

the same as those I recorded 

in the GSX. At 100km/h 

the instantaneous readout 

sits at 5l/100km (56mpg) 

with the engine turning 

over at a leisurely1900rpm, 

reinforcing my statement 

that the engine is largely 

under stressed, and that accounts 

for the efficiency. 

On the subject of figures, 

Mazda claims 139kW and 

252Nm power outputs for 

the 2.5 (2-litre, 114kW 

and 200Nm). While the 

2-litre punches above its 

MAZDA3 GTX HATCHBACK: Effortless power from 

2.5-litre engine. 

weight, the extra torque of 

the 2.5 really shows, the 

GTX is also lightweight at 

1368kg, so the power-toweight 

equation is biased 

well towards performance. 

The GTX will scamper to 

100km/h in 8.8sec, and will 

cut out a highway overtake 

in 4.9sec (80-120km/h). 

• Price – Mazda3 GTX 

hatchback, $40,795 

• Dimensions – 

Length, 4460mm; 

width, 1795mm; 

height, 1435mm 

• Configuration 

– Four-cylinder, 

front-wheel-drive, 

2488cc, 139kW, 

252Nm, six-speed 

automatic. 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 8.8sec 

• Fuel usage – 

6.6l/100km 

Drive is channelled 

through a six-speed automatic 

transmission, that 

is the only gearbox in the 

range. 

It stands out for its quick, 

smooth shifts andratios 

which always seem to have 

the engine in the right zone 

for response to throttle 

request. 

The GTX doesn’t get 

paddle shifters, but they are 

pretty much a luxury and 

are included on the Limited. 

However, if the driver 

wants to be involved in the 

gearshift process sequential 

shifts can be manipulated 

from the main gearshift 

lever. 

I took the evaluation car 

inland to Methven, it’s good 

to see the gateway to Mt 

Hutt vibrant on a Sunday 

afternoon. The roads were 

a little tricky with frost 

still showing on the grass 

berms, and water on the 

road that looked like it was 

Motoring 

Ross Kiddie 

on the point of freezing 

over with ice. 

Nevertheless, the Mazda3 

travelled the tricky sections 

with surety. There is a lot of 

rubber on the road (215/45 

x 18in), consequently, 

there is a lot of feedback 

through the steering wheel 

and positive turn-in when 

corners arrive. 

I mentioned in my last 

evaluation that the new 

Mazda3 has a torsion beam 

rear suspension, that’s a 

departure from the previous 

generation model, 

nevertheless, the more I’m 

in the new 3 the more I’m 

enjoying the chassis and 

suspension dynamics. 

The rear doesn’t quite 

have the freedom of the 

past, but it’s not disgraced, 

and occupant comfort has 

certainly not been jeopardised. 

The Mazda3’s handling 

qualities are certainly 

up to par. 

I particularly liked the 

way it steers and drives out 

of a corner, it is sports-like, 

and I guess that’s no surprise 

given Mazda’s heritage 

with performance vehicles. 

For its price the GTX is 

well specced. It gets satellite 

navigation, idle stop-start, 

head-up display and radar 

cruise control, the latter 

part of a huge safety package 

Mazda label I-Activesense 

that easily earns it a 

five-star Australasian New 

Car Assessment Program 

rating. 

The new Mazda3 

hatchback stands out 

for one other reason, its 

styling is bold and captures 

attention. The rear quarter 

is almost chunky, but such 

is its flow it doesn’t look 

awkward. 

If its styling is too bold 

for some then the sedan 

could well be the way into 

the range. I’m due to drive 

it soon, and I simply can’t 

wait.

F 

To promote 

your 

Showhome 

Contact Elaine Moon 

Phone (03) 364 7436 

elaine.moon@starmedia.kiwi 

Visit our three modern Display Homes 

Jennian Homes Canterbury have three Display Homes now open. 

With their outstanding features and functional design, they are sure to impress. 

2 Thornborough Drive 

The Borough, Rolleston 

Wednesday - Sunday 

12.00 - 4.00pm 

9 Nevermore Place, 

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Saturday - Sunday 

12.00 - 4.00pm 

9 Westpark Boulevard 

Rangiora 

Saturday - Sunday 

12.00 - 4.00pm 

At Jennian Homes Canterbury we pride ourselves on delivering the home you’ve always wanted. 

So what are you waiting for? 

Come on over and see for yourself what life could be like in a Jennian home. 


Show 

home 

Guide 

Jennian Homes Canterbury 

212 Main South Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 

P 03 741 1436 

E canterbury@jennian.co.nz 

jennian.co.nz 

Homes by Parklane 

“Standout Homes for an 

Outstanding Price” 

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4.2 x 3.2 

ENS 

1.5 x 4.7 

W'ROBE 

2.1 x 1.8 

KITCHEN 

2.8 x 4.0 

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3.0 x 3.2 

P'TRY 

2.0 x 1.4 

DINING 

4.5 x 3.0 

FAMILY 

4.5 x 4.5 

BATH 

3.0 x 2.3 

WC 

1.9 x 1.2 

BED 3 

3.0 x 3.2 

L'DRY 

ENTRY 

1.5 x 2.0 

LOUNGE 

4.5 x 4.5 

DOUBLE GARAGE 

5.8 x 6.0 

N 

ClassiC Builders’ new showhome 

in aCland Park, CominG soon 

Phone Dave 021 196 1480 

Flemington, Lincoln 

6 Craig Thompson Drive 

Thur to Sun 1pm - 4pm 

Wigram - Office 

2 Harvard Avenue 

Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm 

Registered Master Builders 

House of the Year Multi Gold 

Award Winning Builder 

Gold Reserve Award Winning 

Showhome 

(03) 341 3000 or 029 201 2453 

www.homesbyparklane.co.nz 

Gold and Category Win 2019 

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House of the Year 

We are proud to announce that we are in the 

Top 100 in the Registered Masters Builders 

House of the Year 2019 Competition 

www.homesbyparklane.co.nz 

Showhome 

6 Craig Thompson Drive, Flemington, Lincoln 

Thursday to Sunday 1pm-4pm 

(03) 341 3000 or 029 201 2453 

Registered Master Builders House of the Year 

Multi Gold and Category Award Winning Builder 

Standout Homes for an Outstanding Price 

Jennian Homes - 

Canterbury North 

Rolleston 

7 Lemonwood Drive, Faringdon 

Wed to Sun 12pm - 4pm 

Rangiora 

9 Westpark Boulevard 

Wed to Sun 12pm - 4pm 

www.jennian.co.nz 

First Homes - Christchurch 

St Albans 

39 Sherborne Street 

Open Tues to Sat 10am - 4pm 

Ph 021 575 545 

chchsales@firsthomes.co.nz 

www.firsthomes.co.nz 

Promote your Showhome throughout 

Christchurch to over 93,000 homes 

Contact Elaine Moon - Phone 03 364 7436 elaine.moon@starmedia.kiwi 

Cambridge Homes 

Kaiapoi 

17 Durells Crescent 

Silverstream, Kaiapoi 

Mon to Sun 11am - 4pm 

www.cambridgehomes.co.nz 

thE 

showhomE 

guidE 

Contact Elaine: (03) 364 7436 

elaine.moon@starmedia.kiwi


ROLLESTON 

37c Stonebrook Drive 

The TLC Realty experience 

Sunny, Private and Peaceful 

• Sunny warm north facing home with indoor/ 

outdoor flow via four ranchsliders onto patios 

• 3 bedrooms, study/nursery, 2 bathrooms 

• Perfect for summer BBQs and entertaining 

• Modern spacious kitchen with scullery 

• Secure lockable section 

• Drive through garage with space for boat, bikes, 

trailer etc 

• Generous sized section perfect for the family 

• Convenient location to all local amenities 

Enquiries over $579,000 

Contact Kristy 021 454 944 

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Electric Fencing 

Service and Maintenance 

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www.actionsecurity.co.nz 

Appears every week in 

For more information: 

Mike Fulham 

P 364 7406 

E mike@christchurchstar.co.nz 

Home 

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EvEry Thursday 

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Why use TLC? 

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You are our Number 1 Focus. 

We will listen to what you want. 

We will work hard and long to get the best result for you. 

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We will be your “personal negotiator” working exclusively for you. 

We are a full service company and can offer you everything 

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Rhonda Tapp 

Oamaru 

Licensed Sales Consultant 

Ph 050 896 7564 

I get results 

Home & Property appears every Thursday, delivered FREE 

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For more information and bookings, contact Mike Fulham 

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

You are our No. 1 Focus, we value you, we value your business 

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AREINZ (Nat.Dip.RE) 

Licensee Agent/Director 

Ph 0800 874 745 

Trust in Trish 

The Best Kept Secrets 

to Selling Your Home 

Selling Secret #1: The first impression is the 

only impression. No matter how good the interior of your 

home looks, buyers have already judged your home before 

they walk through the door. You never have a second 

chance to make a first impression. It’s important to make 

people feel warm, welcome and safe as they approach the 

house. Spruce up your home’s exterior with inexpensive 

shrubs and brightly coloured flowers. Entry ways are 

also important. You use it as a utility space for your coat 

and keys. But, when you’re selling, make it welcoming by 

putting in a small bench or a vase of fresh-cut flowers. 

Selling Secret #2: Always be ready to show. Your house 

needs to be “show-ready” at all times – you never know 

when your buyer is going to walk through the door. You 

have to be available whenever they want to come see 

the place and it has to be in tip-top shape. Don’t leave 

dishes in the sink, keep the dishwasher cleaned out, the 

bathrooms sparkling and make sure there are no dust 

bunnies in the corners. It’s a little inconvenient, but it will 

get your house sold. 

Selling Secret #3: The kitchen comes first. You’re not 

actually selling your house, you’re selling your kitchen 

– that’s how important it is. The benefits of remodelling 

your kitchen are endless, and the best part of it is that 

you’ll probably get 85% of your money back. It may be 

a few thousand dollars to replace countertops where a 

buyer may knock $10,000 off the asking price if your 

kitchen looks dated. The fastest, most inexpensive kitchen 

updates include painting and new cabinet hardware. Use 

a neutral-colour paint so you can present buyers with a 

blank canvas where they can start envisioning their own 

style. If you have a little money to spend, buy one fancy 

stainless steel appliance. Why one? Because when people 

see one high-end appliance they think all the rest are 

expensive too and it updates the kitchen. 

Selling Secret #4: Take the home out of your house. 

One of the most important things to do when selling 

your house is to de-personalize it. The more personal 

stuff in your house, the less potential buyers can imagine 

themselves living there. Get rid of a third of your stuff – 

put it in storage. This includes family photos, memorabilia 

collections and personal keepsakes. Staging simply 

means arranging your furniture to best showcase the floor 

plan and maximize the use of space. 

Selling Secret #5: Don’t over-upgrade. Quick fixes 

before selling always pay off. Mammoth makeovers, not so 

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much. You probably won’t get your money back if you do a 

huge improvement project before you put your house on 

the market. Instead, do updates that will pay off and get 

you top dollar. Get a new fresh coat of paint on the walls. 

Clean the curtains or go buy some inexpensive new ones. 

Replace door handles, cabinet hardware, make sure closet 

doors are on track, fix leaky facets and clean the grout. 

Selling Secret #6: Conceal the critters. You might think 

a cuddly dog would warm the hearts of potential buyers, 

but you’d be wrong. Not everybody is a dog- or cat-lover. 

Buyers don’t want to walk in your home and see a bowl 

full of dog food, smell the kitty litter box or have tufts 

of pet hair stuck to their clothes. It will give buyers the 

impression that your house is not clean. If you’re planning 

an open home don’t leave your pets around. 

Selling Secret #7: Play the agent field. A secret sale killer 

is hiring the wrong real estate agent. Make sure you have 

an agent who is totally informed. They must constantly 

monitor the multiple listing service (MLS), know what 

properties are going on the market and know the comps 

in your neighbourhood. Find an agent who embraces 

technology – a tech-savvy one has many tools to get your 

house sold. 

Selling Secret #8: Light it up. Maximize the light in 

your home. After location, good light is the one thing that 

every buyer cites that they want in a home. Take down 

the drapes, clean the windows, change the lampshades, 

increase the wattage of your light bulbs and cut the 

bushes outside to let in sunshine. Do what you have to do 

make your house bright and cheery – it will make it more 

sellable. 

Selling Secret #9: Half-empty closets. Storage is 

something every buyer is looking for and can never have 

enough of. Take half the stuff out of your closets then 

neatly organize what’s left in there. Buyers will snoop, so 

be sure to keep all your closets and cabinets clean and 

tidy. 

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Ph 03-382-2230 

Phil 027 435 7711 

Holly 027 222 0220 

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HALSWELL 

Front Unit 

2 Dble Bedrooms 

This is a secure front 

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close to buses, library, 

healthcare and shops, 

in a great location 15 

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MITSUBISHI 380 SX, 

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Garage Sales 

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Hawkins Rd, Sat & Sun 

9am. Everything to go, 

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7 Seaforth Place (off 

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027 551 4118 

Handy Person 

Services 

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Personals 

KIWI MALE. 

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lady for relationship. 

(All ethnicities) Ph 027 

4455740 

PROF (ret) GENT. 

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a well presented older lady 

to be a companian. Ph 027 

6594425 

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CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost 

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Real Estate 

KARAMEA home with 

solid bones, 4 bdrm, big 

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Freehold. 4 Umere Rd. 

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Services 

Qualified Arborist, 

Landscape Gardener 

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Contact Rick: 02041454337 

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PAINTING 

• New Homes 

• Plastering 

• Wallpapering 

• Int/Ext 

• All aspects of decoration 

Small, friendly, local 

painting team 

Ph: Inline Painting Ltd 

Paul 027 254 2499 


• Commercial Carpet Cleaning 

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GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

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Free Quotes 

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3384432 or 0211221487 

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021-1966-311 


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Phone Kevin 

027 561 4629 

House & Garden 

Property services Ltd 

Tree and hedge 

trimming 

Tree removal 

Gardening 

Landscaping 

CALL us 021 405 277 

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 

BRICK & BLOCK 

LAYING 

all restoration work 

and new work plus 

foundations, ph 342 9340 

or 021 853 033 

BUILDER QUALIFIED 

50 yrs exp. Bathrooms, 

Kitchens, Renovations, 

Repairs & Extensions 

Free quotes. Discount for 

pensioners. Ph Mike 03 

980 9771 or 027 2266 930 

BUILDER QUALIFIED 

Decks, T & G Flooring, 

Villa Restoring, New 

Homes, Weatherboards. 

Free Quotes. Bennet & 

Sons Ltd Sam 027 496- 

9362 or Tony 027 224- 

0374 

BUILDER - LBP 

Very experienced and 

reliable. For all your 

building requirements. 

Call Russell 027 439 2781 

or 323 5452 

CARPET LAYING 

Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching. 

Phone John on 0800 

003181, 027 240 7416 

jflattery@xtra.co.nz 6 


CARPENTER 

BUILDER 

Licensed Building 

Practitioner no. 100981. 

All carpentry & building 

repairs & maintenance. 

Alterations & property 

upgrades.Laundries / 

bathroom / kitchens 

replaced. Specialising in 

replacement of all rotten 

timber, fascia boards, 

window, windowsills etc. 

John Sandford, ph 329 

4616, mob 027 5189 598 

johnsandford2@gmail. 

com 

CARPETLAYER 

35yrs experience. Special 

rates for seniors. Prompt 

service. Ph 021 046 0231 

CHIMNEY SWEEP 

*Rotary 

brush 

technology*. From $80 

single story. 0800 SWEEP 

ME or 021 0277 1927 

CONCRETE CUTTING 

Affordable Concrete 

Cutting with Quality, and 

removal work. Free quote. 

No job to small. Phone 027 

442-2219, Fax 359-6052 

a/h 359- 4605 

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 

Available, 30 years 

experience, immediate 

start, competitive rate, 

ph Brian 027 433 9548 

No Call out fee 

ELECTRICIAN 

All types of domestic 

& commercial work 

undertaken, new housing, 

alterations, extensions, 

ranges, security lights, 

quick response, efficient 

service, free quotes, 

city -wide. No call out 

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

Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027 

7331384. 

FENCING 

25 yrs exp. Fencing, all 

styles & gates. Ph Mark 

0273 313 223 

FENCING , DECKS & 

HOME RENO’S 

All types of fencing. 

decking & reno’s. Free 

quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 

1920 

FENCING 

Quality timber fencing - 

gates & repairs, ph Ryan 

027 951 8892 

GLAZIER 

Glass repairs - pet doors 

- conservatory roofs. Exp 

Tradesman. Call Bill on 

022 413 3504 or 981-1903 

GLAZIER 

Glass repairs - pet doors 

- conservatory roofs. Exp 

Tradesman. Call Bill on 

022 413 3504 or 981-1903 

HANDYMAN 

All handyman services eg: 

drippy taps, sticky doors, 

locks, moss spraying etc. 

Discount for pensioners. 

Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275 

668 

HANDY - DAN 

General Handyman for 

all your maintenance 

requirements. I specialise 

in fences and decking, also 

do spouting cleans and 

repairs and everyday home 

maintenance. NO JOB TO 

BIG OR SMALL I can do 

it all, please don’t hesitate 

to call me on 022 600 7738 

for a no obligation free 

quote.



•Re Roofing 

•Roof Repairs 

•Spouting 

Approved Age Concern provider 

Over 30 years experience 

Licensed Building Practitioner 

Builder 

Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

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

concrete & paving 

DECORATORS 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 349 9778 or 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 


HANDYMAN 

REPAIRMAN 

20 yrs exp.No job too 

small.Prompt service. 

On site engineering & 

welding a speciality. 

Reasonable rates.Free 

quotes.Ph Wayne 9813873 

/0272853083 

LANDSCAPING 

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

Decking, Fencing. 

Kanga & small digger 

services. Check out Squire 

Landscaping on facebook. 

FREE QUOTES. Ph 

Arthur 347-8796, 027 

220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

7154 

LAWNMOWING 

You Grow I Mow. Free 

quotes. Ph / text Chris 021 

252 1801 

OVEN CLEANING 

Professional cleans 

$50.00. Gift Vouchers 

avail. Phone 0800 683- 

6253 or 027 228-0025 

PAINTING 

PLASTERING 

Free quotes. Int/ext & 

roof painting Family run 

business, work guaranteed. 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Kerin or Paul 022 191 

7877 or 379-1281. Website 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

co.nz 

PAINTING 

All jobs, none too small. 

Free quotes Affordable 

rates. Seniors discounts. 

James 0220 652 637 

PAINTER 

Qualified Tradesman. Free 

quotes. Inside / Outside. 

Kieran 0212 175 488 

PAINTER 

Qualified Tradesman. Free 

quotes. Inside / Outside. 

Kieran 0212 175 488 

PAINTING 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

PAINTING 

30 years experience, 

workmanship 

guaranteed, pensioners 

discounts, free quotes, ph 

Robert 021 026-30757 


PLASTER MASONRY 

PAINTING, TILING 

WALLPAPERING 

Roofing & Brick 

Repairs, Stucco, Fixing, 

Stopping, Cracks & 

Holes. Small jobs ok. 

35 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 

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 

SPECIALIST 

15 years experience. 

Hundreds of happy 

customers. Ring or text Jo 

021 164 0365 

SPOUTING 

Select Spouting 

The PVC specialist. 

Repairs & replacement. Ph 

022 197 2351 

SWIMMING POOLS 

Sale of old stock Trade ins. 

Covers, rollers, pumps, 

chems, scoops. Also new 

season specials. Ph 027 

242 6555 - 7 days 

TREE SERVICES 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

Tree, hedge or shrub 

- reduction, shaped or 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

The Branch Manager 

0274314720 

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 

• New homes 

• Extensions 

• Renovations 

Brandon Taw 

Phone 027 370 2572 

enquiries@tawbuilders.co.nz 

www.tawbuilders.co.nz 

Excavations 

• Driveways 

• Car Parks 

• Site Cleaning 

• Demolition 

• Farm Tracks 

• Drain Cleaning 

• Stump & Hedge 

Removal 

• Ashpalt Concrete 

Wide range 

oF TruckS 

• Tennis Courts & 

Swimming Pools 

• Chip Seal Driveways 

• Diggers – 2 Ton 

up to 20 Ton 

• Excavators 

• Bobcat & Drilling 

• For Posthole & 

Fence hole 

For a Free Quote 

on your next project 

Phone Steve on 021 338 247 

or 325 7922 

PLUMBER 

Free 

QuoTe 

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. 

• Light Commercial 

• Repairs and 

Maintenance 

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380 

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 

• Driveways 

• Earthquake repairs 

• New Home Specialists 

• Patios & Paths 

tel: 0508 873 7483 

email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz 

www.affordableconcrete.co.nz 

house and garden 

home 

cleaning 

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 

Towing 

gardening 

services available 

throughout 

christchurch 

your one stop shop for home services 

www.anextrapairofhands.co.nz 

info@anextrapairofhands.co.nz 

0800 535 355 

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 

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 

kitchen renovation 

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 

NOT JUST 

BLOCKAGES 

WE ARE ALSO EXPERTS IN 

DRAIN LAYING, EXCAVATION, 

NEW BUILDS, RENOVATION 

Accepted here. 

LENDING CRITERIA, FEES, TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS APPLY. 


tree services 

TREE STUMP 

GRINDING 

TREE REMOVALS 

Qualified Arborist 

Insured - FREE quotes 

Phone Mark 022 085 0300 

E info@superiorstumps.co.nz 

www.superiorstumps.co.nz

Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

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

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 

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 

PLUMBER 

New housing 

Renovations 

General maintenance 

Hot water cylinders 

Gas hot water conversions 

Competitive rates 

Free quotes 

Phone: 021 403 470 

Email: scott@scottsplumbing.nz 

VIDEO PRODUCTION 

business video 

PRoduCTion 

A video will bring your business alive & into your 

customers mind. 

Promote your services or business with a 

professionally created video with us 

• Corporate and Business 

video a speciality 

• Competitive rates 

• 25 years experience 

• Start to finished product 

• Professional quality 

guaranteed 

PHone KeRRY 021 635 083 

PLUMBING & 

DRAINAGE 

SERVING 

CHRISTCHURCH 

AND WIDER 

CANTERBURY REGION 

WITH QUALITY 

WORKMANSHIP 

AND SERVICE. 

PHONE HAMISH BALDWIN 

027 636 3499 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

Driveways 

SWAINS 

KIWI KERB 

(Since 2005) 

Over 22 Years Experience 

Quality 

Workmanship 

• Driveways 

• Kerb & 

Channel 

• Garden Edging 

Freephone: 0800 081 400 

swainskiwikerb@gmail.com 

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 

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 

The Star Classifieds 


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 

Wanted To Buy 

WANTED 

Removeable 

Buildings 

Sleepouts galore 

11 Brixton Street, Hornby 

349 9633 

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 & 

h/hold 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 PAID TODAY for 

quality furniture, tools, 

estate lots. Call Simon 021 

154 8281 

DOWNSIZING? 

GARAGE SALE? 

Cash paid for estate china. 

Ph 313 1878 or 027 350 

3963 

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 

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AGM 

Saturday 

5 October 2019, 10am 

Te Puna Oranga 

687 Worcester St. 

Nau Mai 

Haere Mai 

Te Puna Oranga 

(AGM) 

Friday 18th 

October 2019 

10:30am - 11:30am 

687 Worcester Street 

RSVP 381 8472 

info@tepunaoranga.co.nz 

Experienced tutors, beginners 

welcome & equipment supplied 

Open to the public Sunday 29 

September from 10:00am - 

11:30am at Victoria Lake jetty, 

North Hagley Park 

Christchurch Fishing & 

Casting Club Inc. 


HOUSE & GARAGE 

Cleanout. I’ll pick up for 

free. Ph 022 510 5420. 

Recycling Man. Charity 

for Chch. 

Wanted To Rent 

House 2 bdrm neat & 

tidy wanted Hillmorton, 

Spreydon or St Albans. 

Must have gge and OSP. 

Ph Ray 0220 920 756 


Vehicles Wanted 

Entertainments 


Notice of 

Annual General Meeting 

Notice is hereby given that the Annual 

General Meeting of the Canterbury 

Cricket Association Incorporated 

covering the 142 nd year of cricket 

administration in Canterbury will be 

held on Wednesday 30th October 2019 

at the Umpires Pavilion, Hagley Oval, 

Christchurch at 6.30pm. 

Crossword Solutions 

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 

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PICK IT UP AND DRIVE AWAY 

Showcasing thousands of cars for sale and 

the best value from Canterbury’s most trusted 

motor vehicle dealers every week! 

Out every Friday and available free from our pick up locations 

across Christchurch, Canterbury and the West Coast. 

Don’t miss it – in your local Supermarket, Shopping mall, 

Fuel station, local food outlet or one of our other 

hundred pick up locations. 

Bringing buyers and sellers 

together every week 

For advertising enquiries 

please phone 379 7100


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 26 Sept - Wednesday 02 Nov 2019 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo 

St: Thursday 7pm - Quiz. Friday 8pm - 

Stonehurst Acoustic, free. Saturday 10pm - SI 

Latin Championship After Party. Monday 7pm 

- Quiz. Tuesday 6pm - Ao Tawhiti. Wednesday 

7pm - Traditional Irish Music Session. 

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St: 

Thursday 7pm - Cashmere Ukulele Group. 

CASSELS BLUE SMOKE, 3 

Gardlands Rd: Thursday 8pm - Mel 

Parsons, ticketed. Friday 8pm - Troy Kingi 

‘Holy Colony Burning Acres’ Tour, ticketed. 

Sunday 6.30pm - James Reid Songbook Tour, 

ticketed. 

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, Victoria 

St: Thursday 8pm - Ziah. Friday 6pm - 

Moonlighting; 9.15pm - Acoustic Solution. 

Saturday 7pm - Natalie Elms (Valley Bar); 7pm 

- Nyree (Main Gaming Room). Sunday 5.30pm 

- Stephen James. 

CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL, 86 

Kilmore St: Saturday 7.30pm - Stan Walker 

Springboard Tour. Event tickets at Ticketek. 

GBC, Garden Buffet Cafe, 110 

Marshland Rd: Saturday 5.30pm - Rhonda 

Campbell Duo. 

HORNBY WMC, 17 Carmen Rd, 

Hornby: Sunday 1.30pm - Neville Wilkins & 

the Viscounts, $7 entry. 

HORNCASTLE ARENA, Jack Hinton 

Drive: Event tickets at Ticketek. 

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL, 145 

Gloucester St: Friday, Saturday 7.30pm; 

Sunday 4pm; Tuesday, Wednesday 7.30pm - 

Showbiz Christchurch presents Miss Saigon, 

ticketed. 

JAZZ AFTER WORK, Ara Music Arts 

Auditorium, 130 High St: Friday 6.10pm 

- Greg Knowles & Touchwood, $10 entry. 

KENSINGTON FUN HOUSE, 185 

Manchester St: Friday 8pm - Free Stand 

Up Comedy. Saturday 8pm - Stand Up 

Showcase, $10 entry. Tuesday 8pm - Free Stand 

Up. 

MISS SAIGON, Showbiz 

Christchurch, Isaac Theatre Royal, 

145 Gloucester St: Friday, Saturday 

7.30pm; Sunday 4pm; Tuesday, Wednesday 

7.30pm - Showbiz Christchurch presents Miss 

Saigon, ticketed. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 

Racecourse Rd, Sockburn: Sunday 

6pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke. 

SHOWBIZ CHRISTCHURCH, Isaac 

Theatre Royal, 145 Gloucester St: 

Friday, Saturday 7.30pm; Sunday 4pm; Tuesday, 

Wednesday 7.30pm - Showbiz Christchurch 

presents Miss Saigon, ticketed. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, 

Hornby: Friday 8.30pm - Misfitz. Saturday 

8.30pm - Misfitz. Wednesday - Mickey Rat 

Karaoke. 

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84 Riccarton 

Rd: Thursday 9.30pm - Karaoke. Friday - 

Rocky Road. Saturday - Elle Duo. Wednesday 

9pm- Karaoke. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Thursday 8pm - Titanic (Kevin Emmett, Nick 

Buchanan, and Peter K Malthus). Friday 

8.30pm - Open Mic. 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 - Flat City Brotherhood. 

Saturday 9.30pm - Awesome Source. Tuesday 

7.30pm - Quiz. Wednesday 8pm - Karaoke 

with Lance Kiwi. 

THE PAPANUI CLUB, 310 Sawyers 

Arms Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Ryan Ferris. 

Sunday 3pm - Porter Duo. 

WOOLSTON CLUB, 43 Hargood St: 

Saturday 7.30pm - Jae Bedford. 

WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: Friday 9pm - 

Fools Know More with Ministry of Peace, 

ticketed. Saturday 7pm - SBlue River Baby NZ 

Tour feat. Devon Welch, MC Wizzard, ticketed. 

Tuesday 7pm - Open Mic. 

CANTERBURY MINERAL AND LAPIDARY CLUB 

GEM SHOW 2019 

THIS WEEKEND 

Saturday 28 Sept 9am-5pm 

Sunday 29 Sept 9am-4pm 

●Gemstones ●Fossils 

●Minerals ●Displays 

●Sales 

●Fossicking trailer 

Adults $3; School Children $1 

110 WALTHAM RD 

Next to Waltham School 

‘Famous for their roasts!’ 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

Cooked Breakfasts 

Check out our extensive breakfast 

menu from Continental to Cooked 

We are open from 6.30am 

Senior’s SPECIAL 

Two courses $22 

Soup/Roast or 

Roast/Dessert 

Special available lunch only 

Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm 

Buffet at its best! 

Unbeatable selection 

You’ll be spoiled for choice! 

Lunch & Dinner 

All you can eat, 7 days 

Senior’s 

Lunch Special 

$23 50 ALL YOU CAN EAT 

Monday to Friday 

Conditions apply 

Bookings Essential PH 386 0088 

fb.com/GardenHotelRestaurant www.gardenhotel.co.nz 

$19 

TREAT THE 

FAMILY! 

Kid’s 2 course 

special 

School 

Holidays 

We are family 

friendly. 

Great Kids menu 

plus designated 

play area. 

$13 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

IN THE BAR 

HAPPY HOUR 5PM - 7PM DAILY 

LIVE MUSIC THIS SATURDAY 

5.30-7.30PM 

Rhonda Campbell 

Duo 

LIVE SKY SPORT 

ON THE GBC BIG SCREEN 

IN THE CAFE 

OUR CABINET ITEMS ARE HOMEMADE 

CREATED FRESH ON SITE DAILY 

COFFEE 

HAPPY 

H O U R 

2PM-4PM 

DAILY $3.50 

Offer available for a 

limited time and includes 

tea, hot chocolate 

PHONE 385 888 

FIND US ON FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH 

THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX 

110 MARSHLAND RD 

www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132 

Breakfast 

AVAILABLE 

FROM 

9AM 

DAILY 

Lunch $12 Specials 

MON: ROAST MEAL 

TUE: FISH & CHIPS 

WED: FISH BURGER 

THU: ROAST MEAL 

SAT: FISH & CHIPS 

AVAILABLE FROM 

11.30AM-2PM 

FOR A LIMITED TIME


This Week at the 

Hornby Club 

Friday 

Sunday 

let’s 

eat 

The Club Café 

is open daily for 

Lunch & Dinner 

Bring the whole family! 

Check Out These Club Café Dining Specials! 

Midday to 2pm 

Dinner Deal 

Steak, Eggs 

Chips & 

Salad 

Tonight’s 

Dinner Deal 

Tue, Wed, Thu 

Roast of the Day with veges 

or Fish of the Day with 

chips & salad 

Add a dessert for 

just $5 

Saturday 

Monday 

Dinner Deal 

Battered 

Sweet n’ Sour 

Pork 

CLUBS NEW ZEALAND WARMLY WELCOME MEMBERS, 

THEIR GUESTS AND AFFILIATE CLUB MEMBERS. 

Eddie and Tony are back with 

more ‘Stars in their Eyes’ 

FOLLOWING the 

success of their 2018 Eddie Simon 

the last 5 years he has 

become a full time 

show, NZ Stars in their 

Eyes contestants Eddie 

Simon and Tony 

Wellington return to the 

Hornby WMC next 

Saturday night with 

another live showcase. 

entertainer, performing 

shows across the country. 

His extensive repertoire of 

50's to 90's has expanded 

to include specialist 

tributes to Roy Orbison, 

Engelbert Humperdinck 

It’s been 11 years since 

and the late great Buddy 

the two appeared in the 

Holly. 

rst NZ season of Stars in 

In recent times the pair 

their Eyes. Eddie 

have been performing 

Tony Wellington 

performed as Leo Sayers 

shows across New 

and Tony performed as 

Roy Orbison. 

Canadian born Eddie 

Simon has been living in 

Christchurch for 13 years. 

Prior to this he spent 

many years playing in 

bands, starred on his own 

Music TV Series and 

Radio Show, and shared 

the stage with music greats such as 

John Denver. Eddie continues to 

engage in a highly successful music 

Zealand. 

“In this show we start 

with an Eagles Tribute 

where Tony sings Glenn 

Frey songs and I do Don 

Henley songs,” said Eddie. 

“We have a short break 

and Tony comes on as 

Buddy Holly for a set. 

Another short break, then 

I return as John Fogerty. Towards the 

end Tony comes back to join me 

onstage for the nale.” 

business as a solo artist and music Eddie and Tony present Stars in 

producer along with running Acoustic their Eyes at the Hornby WMC on 

Wave Recording Studio and Sweet As Saturday 5th October. Tickets are $20 

Media Video Production Company. available at the club office, Carmen 

Hailing from Matamata, Tony 

Wellington made his name as New 

Zealand’s Roy Orbison aer winning 

his episode of Stars in their Eyes. Over 

Rd, ph 349 9026. Show starts at 

7.30pm. For more information go to 

www.eddiesimonmusic.com and 

www.tonywellington.co.nz 

THIS SUNDAY, 1.30PM 

NEVILLE 

WILKINS 

& THE 

VISCOUNTS 

$7 ENTRY 

COMING UP 

NEXT SATURDAY 

5 OCTOBER 

7.30PM 

www.hornbywmc.co.nz/events 

STARS IN THEIR EYES 

TRIBUTE SHOW 

TICKETS 

STARRING 

$20 

TONY WELLINGTON & EDDIE SIMON 

HWMC | ph 03 349 9026 | 17 Carmen Rd, Hornby 

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

What’s On @ Woolston 

THIS SATURDAY 7.30PM 

LIVE MUSIC 

Jae Bedford 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

RUGBY 2019 LIVE & LOUD 

COME DOWN TO THE WOOLSTON 

TO SUPPORT THE BOYS IN BLACK 

SPECIAL EXTENDED HAPPY HOURS 

FREE TAB BETTING VOUCHERS 

43 Hargood St, Woolston. Ph 03 389 7039 

www.woolstonclub.co.nz 

Follow us on Facebook 

www.facebook.com/WoostonclubInc 

RESTAURANT OPEN 

Wednesday - Sunday from 5pm 

Woolston Weeklies 

TUE: STEAK, EGG, CHIPS 

& PINT FOR $20 

WED: HALF PRICE RIBS $10 

THU: 2-4-1 PIZZA 

FRI: KIDS DINE FREE 

SAT: 1/2 CHOOK & CHIPS, 

SLAW & GRAVY for $28 

SAT: BUFFET ROAST 

TWO COURSE $20 

HOU S I E 

TUESDAY 12.45PM 

THURSDAY 7.30PM 

FRIDAY 7.30PM 

SATURDAY 12.30PM


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Rock’n’Roll 

The Ultimate Tribute Show 

TWO SHOWS IN ONE 

DND SHOWBAND RETURN TO THE HORNBY CLUB WITH TWO OF THEIR MOST POPULAR TRIBUTE SHOWS 

ABBA & FLEETWOOD MAC 

GREAT SONGS, COSTUMES, PROFESSIONAL SOUND & LIGHTS. 

THIS LIVE BAND IS RENOWNED FOR ITS TRIBUTE SHOWS. 

THIS IS AN EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED! TICKETS ARE LIMITED. 

SAT. 2 NOV. 2019 | HORNBY CLUB 

17 CARMEN ROAD, HORNBY. PHONE 03 349 9026 

PRE SALE TICKETS $25 AT THE CLUB OFFICE. DOOR SALES $30. SHOW STARTS AT 7.30PM. DOORS OPEN AT 6.30PM 

PRESENTED BY DND SHOWBAND WWW.DNDSHOWBAND.COM


FINAL WEEK!! 

SPRING CLEAN 

SALE 

SUPER SPRING DEALS NOW ON! 

ENDS 30.09.19 

SPRING 

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DEAL 

$ 

449 

That’s 1/2 price! 

$ 

2499 

Bianca Corner Sofa – Storm 

WAS $3999 

SPRING 

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DEAL 

SPRING 

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DEAL 

$ 

499 

Carson 3 Seater – Light Grey 

WAS $899 

MONACO BLACK 

Tallboy WAS $ 749 

Bedside WAS $ 299 

$ 

199 

SPRING 

CLEAN 

DEAL 

Cruz Dining Table – W210 

$ 

399 

WAS $749 

Cruz Dining Chair 

WAS $175 

Vika Sofa Bed 

WAS $999 

$ 

599 

SPRING 

CLEAN 

DEAL 

Capri Modular Daybed 

WAS $1749 

$ 

1099 

$ 

75 

SPRING 

CLEAN 

DEAL 

SPRING CLEAN SALE ENDS 30.09.19. 

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Ph: 0800 TARGET (0800 827438) 

Offers and product prices advertised here expire 30/09/19. 

Sale excludes Manchester and Accessories.


Re-elect 

Lianne Dalziel 

Christchurch Mayor 

“I love Christchurch and am confident about 

our future. 

With my experience and inclusive style of 

leadership, we can tackle any challenges that 

lie ahead, while seizing every opportunity that 

comes our way. 

Together, we will build a legacy for 

generations to come.” 

Remember to Vote 

Best for Christchurch 

lianne.co.nz

Let’s keep the momen 


I’m proud of Christchurch and it is an enormous privilege to 

represent you as Mayor. 

Our city is emerging from unprecedented challenges to become 

one of the most dynamic in New Zealand. 

Much has been accomplished but the job is not yet done. 

Disaster brought tragedy but at the same time has created a unique 

opportunity to reimagine Christchurch. 

We have laid the foundation for a modern, sustainable and resilient 

21st Century city – together we can build a legacy for generations 

to come. 

We need to get the chlorine out of the water and keep it out. We 

need to keep investing in the central city and the east, and we also 

need to get rates increases down. 

We need to keep the momentum going; progress must continue. 

I want Christchurch to be known for its fantastic lifestyle, as well as 

being the innovation and creativity capital of New Zealand. 

I have the experience, I have the commitment and I have the 

teambuilding skills to deliver on what I promise. 

I’m looking forward to serving Christchurch again and using my 

experience to drive this vision across the line – I believe that’s 

what’s best for Christchurch. 

Lianne 

lianne.co.nz 

lianne.co.nz 

Lianne at Tūranga, the new award-winning central library, one of the city’s great assets


ntum going 

My immediate priorities: 

Water 

Investment in our infrastructure will deliver pure water safely to your home. 

I will fight Government-imposed mandatory chlorination. 

Rates 

I will bring rates rises down while ensuring continued infrastructure 

investment and balancing council debt and inflation. 

Central City 

A vibrant city centre is essential. Having secured $300m for Christchurch, 

the stadium will be a multi-use facility. 

I will continue to back the developers leading the way. 

Sustainability 

I am committed to reducing our city’s carbon footprint, and helping 

communities to prepare for the impacts of climate change. 

Eastern Alliance 

An alliance of contractors will deliver a fully integrated programme of works 

across the east, fixing roads, footpaths and pipes, and building stopbanks. 

Do it once, do it right. 

Best for Christchurch 

lianne.co.nz


Rachael Fonotia and Philip Burdon, Lianne’s nominators for re-election as Christchurch Mayor 

“Lianne has been a huge supporter and advocate for Aranui 

and the east. She has represented our community for a long 

time and has a strong and valued connection with us all”. 

Rachael Fonotia 

General Manager, Aranui Community Trust 

Let’s keep the momentum going . . . 

Re-elect Lianne Dalziel Christchurch Mayor 

lianne.co.nz 

“For the last six years Lianne has provided Christchurch with stable 

and enlightened leadership. She has a genuine love for the city and is 

uniquely qualified to lead Christchurch for another term”. 

Philip Burdon 

Former cabinet minister, business leader and lawyer 

Authorised by A. Campbell, c/- Lvl 1/394 Riccarton Rd, Christchurch

The Star: September 26, 2019

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