The Star: October 10, 2019

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

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Sexual assault victim

targeted with ‘hate’

• By Sophie Cornish

A WOMAN who was sexually

assaulted as a child has been

abused for posting her attacker’s

details online.

The woman, now 42, received

a backlash on a number of

Christchurch community

Facebook pages.

“I was so surprised at the

response I got. I got quite a lot

of hate messages, telling me I

was ruining someone’s life,” the

woman, who wished to

be known as Marie, told

The Star.

Marie wanted to warn others

about his offending and posted

on several groups.

The post stated his name,

address, details of the crime

and said he was a convicted

paedophile. •Turn to page 4

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Concern

over

terror

accused’s

well-being

in prison

THE MARCH 15 mosque

shooting accused has put himself

on an extreme minimal eating

regime in jail and is also not

washing.

The Star has learned there is

concern about his well-being, but

prison authorities cannot force

him to eat more.

The Department of Corrections

and his Auckland-based lawyer

Shane Tait would not answer

questions from The Star yesterday,

citing privacy issues and the fact

the accused is before the courts

for the March 15 terror attacks.

Said a Department of Corrections

spokesperson: “As you will

appreciate, this prisoner is currently

before the court, and to avoid

jeopardising these proceedings or

prejudicing their outcome, we are

limited in our ability to provide

further specific information.

“This prisoner continues to

be managed in accordance with

the provisions set out in the

Corrections Act 2004 and our

international obligations for the

treatment of prisoners.”

The 28-year-old Australian,

who has pleaded not guilty to 51

charges of murder and 40 charges

of attempted murder, as well as a

charge of engaging in a terrorist

act, is being held on remand in a

high-security wing of Auckland

Prison at Paremoremo.

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• By Devon Bolger

THREE YEARS ago Christina

Buckland’s daughter Arabelle

was rushed to hospital with

suspected meningitis.

The fear and anxiety she experienced

led to her starting the

charity One Mother to Another.

The charity provides gift bags

to mothers and carers in the

Children’s Acute Assessment or

Neonatal Intensive Care units at

Christchurch Hospital.

Mrs Buckland has been

recognised for her work with a

Westfield Local Heroes award

that comes with a $10,000 grant.

Mrs Buckland said she started

the charity with her friend Joy

Reid in the hopes of putting a

smile on the face of a mother or

carer in the same position she

was.

“It came about because Joy

and I had both been in hospital

with sick kids and we knew how

lonely and isolating that can feel

and we wanted to find a way to

support other mums who will go

through that journey too,” she

said.

Mrs Buckland took 18-monthold

Arabelle to the GP when she

developed what seemed like a

stubborn nappy rash.

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Baxendale’s first day as new council chief executive

• By Louis Day

THE CITY council’s new chief

executive Dawn Baxendale starts

today.

She arrived in New Zealand

late last month from Birmingham

with her husband and one of her

sons.

A city council spokeswoman said

Helping mothers with sick

kids after own struggle

‘My mummy brain just

heard the word meningitis

and went into an absolute

frenzy in my head.’

– Christina Buckland

Mrs Baxendale (right) will be inducted

this week before welcoming

the newly-elected council following

Saturday’s elections.

Mrs Baxendale was named as the

new chief executive in July but was

unable to start straight away due to

not having a visa.

The former Birmingham City

Council chief executive will earn

$495,000, an $80,000 increase from

her predecessor Karleen Edwards’

salary.

She will also receive an

additional $30,000 towards

relocation costs from the United

Kingdom.

Her appointment attracted

criticism from inside and outside

the council.

When the doctor had a look,

he told her that the rash looked

like it could be meningitis and

they needed to go to the hospital

immediately.

“My mummy brain just heard

the word meningitis and went

into an absolute frenzy in my

head.”

At the hospital, Arabelle was

calm but Mrs Buckland was

struggling to cope.

“When we were there she was

actually feeling fine, it was me

that was a mess. I was crying

and I remember thinking I need

some support and that’s where

the original idea came from.

“I didn’t have any family here.

I had friends I could call to look

after my toddler but not having

that family here, like a lot of people

nowadays don’t, it does just

make it a lot harder,” she said.

Mrs Buckland said she is honoured

to receive the award.

“I feel like I’m just an ordinary

mother who is doing something

INSPIRATION:

Christina

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the charity,

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“It is surreal to think the community

have named me a hero

for it but I’m very honoured and

grateful for the accolade. It has

truly blown me away,” she said.

The charity currently supplies

around 130 gift bags per month

to the hospital and have produced

around 5000 since it began.

One Mother to Another

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Fears for missing

woman

Police continue to have serious

concerns for a missing woman.

Christine Barton, 63, was still

missing as of late yesterday.

She was last seen on October

3, wearing a green turtleneck

sweater and leggings. She has

a number of health issues and

there are serious concerns for her

welfare. Previously when she has

gone missing, she was located in

the Cashmere/Barrington areas.

Name of man who

died in fire released

Police have released the name

of a man who died in a house

fire on Saturday. Robert James

White, 69, was the only occupant

of the Breens Rd, Bishopdale,

house when fire broke out about

10.40pm. The cause of the fire

is still under investigation, but

police say it is not believed to be

suspicious.

Pedestrian hurt after

being hit by car

A pedestrian was taken to

hospital in moderate condition

after a crash in North New

Brighton on Sunday. A St John

spokeswoman said it was called

to the crash, between a car and

a pedestrian, about 3.50pm on

Sunday at the intersection of

Bower Ave and Travis Rd.

High alcohol readings

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over the legal drink driving

limit. It comes after a North New

Brighton woman has recorded

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driving readings in New Zealand

last month at 1669mcg/L. The

reading was almost six times the

legal driving limit of 250mcg/L

for adults. A 61-year-old New

Brighton man appeared in the

district court this week after

recording 1246mcg/L on August

22. A 23-year-old Burnside

crane operator also appeared

in the district court this week

after recording 1243mcg/L on

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Victim’s online bid for justice

•From page 1

“There was a lot of hate and

then the post was deleted by

admin,” she said.

“In amongst the hate, however,

I did also get 17 messages from

people who were concerned and

missed the post before it was

deleted. They wanted to know

how to be able to protect their

kids and felt that information

should be publicly allowed.”

Last month, Marie’s abuser,

Donald Louden Ritchie, was

sentenced to

seven months

home detention.

He was not

required to

register as a sex

offender after

he was deemed

‘low-risk.’

Jess McVicar

Said Marie:

“People would

rather not know.

People are just living in wilful

ignorance, they don’t want to

accept their children might not

be safe. If people aren’t prepared

to accept it, how are we going to

stop this happening?”

She had suffered years of

depression and anxiety, which

she now understands are

symptoms of her post-traumatic

stress disorder.

She decided to make a formal

complaint against the man to

prove to her two children it is

okay to speak up.

“I wanted to show them I am a

good model and that it’s okay to

speak out.”

When she was 10-years-old,

the man, a family friend who

her parents had met at church,

temporarily moved into her

family home.

“He was often left to take care

of us kids. He groomed us, then

he took liberties, this is how they

do it.”

The abuse then continued for

two more years.

“He was so confident, but that

was all part of the grooming.

It started with back rubs and

shoulder rubs, which was really

normal in my close family. But

then one time it went too far. I

felt so overwhelmed, so scared it

was my fault.”

“I was complicit. I didn’t share

what was happening out of fear,

I couldn’t talk about it. I knew

what was happening was wrong.

Before you know it, it’s gone too

far. I felt so embarrassed.”

Sensible Sentencing Trust

spokeswoman Jess McVicar said

recent sentencing for sexual

offending has been “appalling.”

“Sex offending used to be

considered as a serious offence.

We now have a status-quo in

our justice system that this is no

longer the case,” Miss McVicar

said.

“Between June 2017 to June

2018, there were 408 home

detention sentences given for

sexual offending.”

However, Miss McVicar said

while she agrees with Marie

trying to warn the community

and naming him, posting his

address online may be risky.

“Unfortunately the risk she

takes with this is the offender can

officially make a complaint to the

Privacy Commissioner against

her. We wouldn’t agree about

posting the address, as we would

never want it to go to the extreme

of someone taking matters into

their own hands or doing a witch

hunt.”

Netsafe chief executive Martin

Cocker said online digital content

which causes harm can result in

prosecutions under the Harmful

Digital Communications Act

2015.

“On the surface, this could

be treated as harmful digital

communication under the Act.

However, when put to the test, it

is unlikely it would result in an

offence given the nature of the

circumstances,” he said.

“The law applies online, as it

would with anywhere else. If

you apply unnecessary risk to an

individual, you could absorb that

liability, like in any other sphere.

“We would encourage people

to allow legal institutions to do

their job and not to take action in

defiance of that,” Mr Cocker said.

•Marie is not the victim’s real

name.

DANGER: The moment

when two police officers

apprehended the alleged

shooter on Brougham St.

Alleged

gunman

not washing

in prison

•From page 1

In a surprise move last

week, Mr Tait withdrew an

application to move the trial out

of Christchurch.

He had earlier applied to have

the trial, set down for June next

year, taken out of the city.

Moving the trial out of

Christchurch would have been

a major logistical challenge

for the courts system, with the

many witnesses expected to be

called to give evidence.

The cost of moving the trial

had been budgeted in the

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DAIRY FARM worker Tony

Waldron was killed with a

blunt instrument, it can be

revealed.

Police initially thought the

29-year-old, who was found

dead in his home near Rakaia

on September 18, had been shot

in the head.

A 26-year-old Christchurch

kitchen hand has been charged

with Mr Waldron’s murder. He

has been remanded in custody

and will reappear at the High

Court on October 21.

The Star understands police

are also investigating if other

people were involved in Mr

Waldron’s death.

Head of the inquiry Detective

Senior Sergeant Richard

Quested would not comment

on the murder weapon or

whether other people were a

focus of their inquiries.

“I won’t be releasing any of

those details because the matter

is before the courts,” he said.

Police divers have searched

an irrigation pond on a farm

near Rakaia and the Selwyn

River for the murder weapon.

A house in Hoani St, Papanui,

was also searched.

Mr Waldron was living

alone at the time of his death.

His wife, Alana, and their two

daughters had recently moved

out of the three-bedroom farm

house.

His body was found by a coworker

who went looking for

him when he did not show up

for work.

Mr Waldron lived and

worked on a dairy farm owned

by Dairy Holdings Ltd.


Farm worker bashed

CRIME SCENE: A forensic

team at the Rakaia

property where Tony

Waldron (right) was found

dead.

PHOTO: JOHN KEAST

A FORMER prison guard

charged with the murder of

missing man Michael McGrath

will be held in a jail outside of

Christchurch for his own safety.

David Benbow, 51, is in

custody awaiting his next court

appearance on October 18 after

being charged with the murder

of Mr McGrath, whose body has

never been found.

He has pleaded not guilty to

the murder.

Benbow was a prison officer

at Christchurch Prison when

Mr McGrath went missing. Mr

McGrath, a 49-year-old builder,

vanished from his Halswell

home on May 21, 2017, leaving

behind his 1994 Subaru Legacy

car and bicycle.

Benbow and Mr McGrath

had known each other for many

years. Benbow’s Halswell property

became a key focus of the

police investigation.

Benbow was stood down

from his duties at Christchurch

Prison because of the police

investigation, and later resigned.

When he appeared in court

last week, his occupation was

listed as a technician.

A Department of Corrections

spokesperson said it could not

comment on where Benbow


NEWS 5

Security concerns

for murder accused

David

Benbow

Michael

McGrath

would be held for privacy reasons.

“Safety is our top priority.

Corrections has a duty of care to

prisoners, and must keep them

safe from harm. We have policies

and operational procedures

in place to support the safe, secure

and humane management

of all prisoners,” the spokesperson

said.

Canterbury University professor

and crime expert Greg

Newbold said Benbow would

be at “incredibly high risk of a

serious and constant assault” if

he stayed at Christchurch Men’s

Prison.

“He is a former prison officer

and that would be why he would

not be able to live with the

inmates because he would

have been locking them up, he

would be in big trouble there,”

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EXPANSION: Today’s opening of Briscoes Homewares at Bush Inn leads the way for even

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IMPROVEMENTS: The three year expansion of Bush Inn

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SUBSTANTIAL developments

happening at Bush Inn Shopping

Centre gather pace this week

with the opening of Briscoes

Homewares today.

“Three years’ work has resulted

in a stunning new building,” said

Andy Bell property and development

manager for owner Ganson

Group Ltd.

“We are delighted to welcome

Briscoes to Bush Inn and it demonstrates

what we are doing here,

investing and creating a whole

new shopping environment at the

centre is working”

In addition to Briscoes, The

Provedore - a new grocery and provisions

complex will open at Bush

Inn around December this year.

This comprises a selection of

speciality food retailers in all

areas of grocery and provisions

including a metro style supermarket,

fine wines and spirits outlet,

European butcher and deli, seafood

outlet, bulk food outlet with

around 18 retailers in total.

“Make no mistake this is not

boutique or high-end,” said Mr

Bell.

“We have taken the initiative in

replacing our supermarket with a

hard working, highly competitive

grocery shopping offering – you

will be able to get everything that

the supermarket provides and a

whole lot more – better quality

and better priced, every day of the

week”

The Provedore is presented in

an open plan style with plenty of

natural light, cobbled walkways

between outlets, and is intended

to provide a unique alternative to

supermarket shopping.

“The Provedore is well leased

but now that retailers can see it,

they are really getting what we are

trying to achieve,” says assistant

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MEGAN HORE’S battle with

cancer has sadly come to an end.

The 19-year-old died on

Monday surrounded by family.

Megan will be farewelled at

what the family has called a

“FUN”eral at the start of next

week, where she has requested

people dress “brightly and

cheerfully.”

The daughter of well-known

blind organist Richard Hore was

declared cancer-free in October

after battling bone cancer for

more than a year.

However, in August the

cancer returned. She had to

have more than half of her left

lung removed due to cancerous

nodules being found on it.

She fell ill after that, and was

diagnosed with leukaemia and

told it was terminal.

Her mother Marilyn Hore

said the family’s lives have been

“turned upside down.”

“It really is shocking, but on

the other hand I’m really pleased

that she is no longer in pain and

no longer fighting, no longer has

drips hanging out of her arms

and is not struggling to eat and

do all the basic things in life,” she

said.

Mrs Hore said her daughter’s

death had left a “huge hole” in

the family.

“Meg was such a livewire and

she made the house a home and

she had a bit of sass in her and

she made us laugh.

“I opened a cupboard yesterday

and there was this drinking cup

that she thought was great and

to be honest, I hated it, but she

is just everywhere we look, there

is something that reminds us of

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NEWS 7

Gang members

in alleged

home invasion

over cellphone


THE SALE OF a second-hand

cellphone resulted in a home

invasion involving a gun and

baseball bat.

Police allege two patched

Bandidos gang members

bashed down the door of a house

on Curletts Rd, Sockburn, on

Sunday night and assaulted a

man.

Two brothers, Rawiri Takuira

Kiri, 26, of Waltham, and Lee

Teomaori Kiri, 30, of Aranui,

have been charged over the

alleged incident, which The Star

understands was a dispute over a

cellphone which was sold but did

not work properly.

They appeared in the district

court on Monday, facing joint

charges of possessing a firearm

and armed robbery with a

baseball bat.

Police allege they stole $15

from the male victim, who was

assaulted during the incident.

More charges are likely.

They were remanded in custody

until December, when they are

next due to appear in court.

The Star understands the male

victim’s parents and two children

were at home at the time of the

attack.

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Park complains about

council Facebook link

to Dalziel’s website

• By Louis Day

THE CITY council has had to

remove a link to Mayor Lianne

Dalziel’s campaign website

from one of its Facebook pages

following a complaint from

mayoralty rival Darryll Park.

Mr Park engaged legal firm

Cavell Leitch to express his

concerns around the city councilrun

Facebook page ‘Lianne

Dalziel Christchurch Mayor’

having a link to Ms Dalziel’s

campaign website.

“The inclusion of campaign

material on a Christchurch City

Council social media account

may give the impression that

the council is promoting Ms

Dalziel ahead of all other mayoral

candidates,” Cavell Leitch said in

a letter to city council electoral

officer Jo Daly.

In response to the letter, Ms

Daly said the existence of the link

to Ms Dalziel’s campaign website

had gone unnoticed by the city

council and had since been

removed.

She also agreed the links

from the city council-run

Facebook page to Ms Dalziel’s

campaign website could be seen

as inconsistent with the protocol

that refrains city council social

Darryll Park Lianne

Dalziel

media accounts from promoting

candidates.

Mr Park would not talk to The

Star yesterday about the matter.

But his campaign manager

David Lynch said: “We

acknowledge that the council

has accepted that there were

significant infringements and

we appreciate that the mayor has

made some attempt to address

some of those infringements.

However, we believe some of

them have not been resolved and

we remain in discussion with the

council around this.”

Mr Lynch would not say what

the unresolved infringements

were.

Ms Dalziel’s campaign

manager Aaron Campbell said

the infringement was “minor.”

“If it was serious I think she [Jo

Daly] would be taking further

action,” he said.


Halfway house director silent

on neighbour’s claims


THE DIRECTOR of a halfway

house for serious criminals is

refusing to answer questions

about a neighbour’s claim the

foundation has devalued her

property.

A director of the Salisbury

Street Foundation on St Albans

St, Merivale, has not responded

to questions from The Star about

the matter.

Last month, The Star reported

Mansfield Ave resident Ali Chapman

claimed she would lose close

to $200,000 of her property’s

value because she lives next door

to the foundation.

Recently, the foundation has

expanded and bought more

properties nearby.

In August, it increased the

number of people it is able to

house from 15 to 21.

The foundation purchased

several properties next to Mrs

Chapman’s home, and is now

operating out of them.

Mrs Chapman said the foundation

verbally told her when

she wanted to sell, it would be

interested in buying her home.

Eighteen months ago, the

home was valued at $795,000.

However, now she says the

foundation won’t offer any more

than $600,000.

“I know the market value has

CONCERN: Ali Chapman looking at the properties owned

by the Salisbury Street 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.

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

gone down since then, but not by

$200,000.”

Mrs Chapman believes other

interested buyers aren’t willing

to pay market value for her home

because of its close location to

the foundation.

The Star reported the city

council was investigating a complaint

about the foundation and

whether it was operating lawfully,

under the correct consents.

Said head of regulatory

compliance Tracey Weston:

“Upon receiving the complaint,

our compliance team

investigated the concerns

raised and can confirm that

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profits of up to $3000 by stealing

clippings from unique plants on

display at the Botanic Gardens.

Dozens of plants now need

additional security measures

while on display in the public

conservatories, Cuningham

House, Gilpin House and The

Fernery.

City council

staff said other

plants have

been moved

out of reach, or

behind glass, as

the problem has

increased this

year.

The thefts were

first noticed in

late 2017, and

last year some entire plants were

stolen.

However, city council director

Botanic Gardens and garden

parks Wolfgang Bopp said this

year has been “the worst in total

of number of cuttings and plants

being stolen.”

“Theft is likely to have been

going on for a long time but

usually at an undetectable level

where the odd cutting gets taken

from plants both indoors and

out.”

“Indoor plants have just

recently become the trendy plant

to collect, so it’s been only the last

few years where it’s becoming a

real issue,” Mr Bopp said.

Some of the rare plants,

including peperomia polybotrya,

are not available commercially in

New Zealand, so Mr Bopp said

their value is hard to estimate.

“Plants can range from $25

to $80 or more for certain plant

varieties. Cuttings of rare plants

can go as high as $150 for a leaf.

There has been a listing on Trade

Me for close to $3000 for small

plants,” he said.

More than 60 plants have been

affected so far. The city council


Thieves cut and run at gardens

Wolfgang

Bopp

RAIDED: Thieves are targeting the unique plants being

grown in Cuningham House and other conservatories at the

Botanic Gardens.

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN

has six conservatories in the

Botanic Gardens.

Cuningham House contains

sub-tropical plant collections,

including dieffenbachia,

peperomia, hoya, anthurium and

dracaena.

Gilpin House contains tropical

collections of orchids, tillandsias,

bromeliads and carnivorous

plants.

The Fernery contains a

collection of New Zealand ferns,

including the iconic silver fern,

cyathea dealbata.

The plants are sourced from

the New Zealand nursery trade,

‘Indoor plants have just

recently become the

trendy plant to collect’

– Wolfgang Bopp

private collections and societies,

while others are imported from

overseas nurseries as live plants

or seeds.

Mr Bopp said the police have

not yet been informed about the

thefts.

“Nothing can ever be 100 per

cent proven, as you need physical

or visual proof of the theft. If

cuttings have been noted as

stolen and then appear on a site

for sale, there is a likelihood of

them having been obtained and

sold without permission,” he said.

“Plants that were imported

by the Botanic Gardens and not

known to be grown by others in

the country makes this likely.”

Botanic Gardens staff are now

keeping a close eye on suspicious

sellers on various online sites and

groups.

NEWS 9

Stepfather

tried to

contact student

THE BODY of 19-year-old

Mason Pendrous was only found

in September, when his friend

climbed onto the roof at the halls

of residence where the teenager

lived and looked into his missing

friend’s room.

Mr Pendrous was in his first

year studying e-commerce and

was living at Sonoda – a student

hall of residence run by Campus

Living Villages.

He was found dead in his room

on September 23, after his family

had not heard from him for

weeks.

His family say they were still

being pursued for bills by CLV,

while Mr Pendrous was unaccounted

for at Sonoda.

His stepfather Anthony Holland

told RNZ’s Checkpoint he

tried to contact his son many

times by text, email and phone,

but he put the lack of response

down to typical teenage behaviour,

until his son’s mobile was

disconnected.

“I texted a friend of his who

was in Auckland, who contacted

a friend that was in the same

hall. This young man decided

something wasn’t quite right,” Mr

Holland said.

Mr Holland said he last spoke

to his son on Friday, 19 July, at

about 11pm, and Mr Pendrous

was in good spirits.

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NEWS


A CAT in labour with four

kittens suffocated to death inside

a chilly bin after being dumped

outside the SPCA’s gates.

The cat has joined a list of 13

others that have been abandoned

in the region in just over a

month, a number much higher

than usual.

It was left outside SPCA

Christchurch Centre in Hornby

just after 11pm on Friday. The

closed chilly bin with the cat

was found by staff the following

morning.

Said SPCA spokeswoman Jessie

Gilchrist: “Our vets believe the

cat suffocated to death. She was

full-term pregnant with four

kittens and appears to have been

actively in labour at the time of

death.”

Two other cats were found dead

at Kennedys Bush, Halswell, on

September 26, in an apparent

drowning.

Three cats were found in the

box, two of which were dead,

secured with duct tape and

wrapped in soaking wet towels.

“We suspect that the two deceased

cats were drowned – based

on the fact that the surviving cat

was wet,” said Mrs Gilchrist.

The surviving cat was found

in healthy condition, other than

being scared and timid.

“She’s quite distinctive with her

one blue eye, so someone might

recognise her.”

Also on September 26, two grey

long-haired male cats were found

on the edge of the Kaiapoi River,

tied in a black plastic bag, which

was partly sitting in the water.

Both cats, now named Anzac

and Arnie, required medical

treatment.

On August 25, four cats were

found dumped in a box outside

a Christchurch cattery. All four

have since been adopted.

On August 31, three kittens


Pregnant cat dies in chilly bin

ABANDONED: This cat, along

with two others that didn’t

survive, was found soaking

wet in a box near Kennedys

Bush. (Left) – The chilly bin

in which a pregnant cat

suffocated.

were dumped in a box outside

SPCA. Two have been adopted.

SPCA chief inspector Jamie

Hancock said cats being left outside

its gate or at vet clinics was

not unusual but it is not usually

groups of three or four cats.

People need to call them if

they have concerns rather than

abandoning an animal, which is

illegal, she said.

“September and October is

the beginning of kitten season,

so it’s a good time to remind the

Christchurch community that

SPCA is here to help. Our doors

are always open for vulnerable

animals,” Ms Hancock said.

Three Canty townships

to get e-scooter trial

• By Devon Bolger

THREE Canterbury townships

will be getting a six-month

e-scooter trial.

The Selwyn District Council

on Wednesday approved the trial

for both Lime scooters and for a

local supplier called Lava.

Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton,

Deputy Mayor Malcolm Lyall,

councillors Debra Hasson, Grant

Miller, Craig Watson, John

Morten and Murray Lemon

voted in favour of the trial while

Crs Nicole Reid, Bob Mugford

and Mark Alexander voted

against it.

Earlier this year, the district

council voted to give Lime a trial

once safety concerns around

speed, safety, geo-fencing, costs,

and bylaw implications were

addressed.

In the report presented at

the meeting, district council

regulatory manager Billy

Charlton said all concerns had

been addressed.

However, the three district

councillors who voted against

the proposal felt safety was still

an issue.

Lincoln based e-scooter

company, Lava, is owned by

Angela and Phillip Eberhard.

They applied to the district

council to operate 50 e-scooters

seven days a week in Rolleston,

WHEELS ROLLING: Mark

Alexander (back to camera)

went to the Selwyn District

Council meeting on his

own e-scooter, but voted

against the trial because

he was not satisfied safety

concerns with operators

had been addressed.

PHOTO: DEVON BOLGER

Lincoln and Prebbleton.

The plan would see the

scooters move between the

townships using cycleways.

Lime amended its original

application to include Prebbleton

and Lincoln as well as Rolleston.

The trial will commence

following the adoption of the

revised traffic and parking bylaw

which includes the provision of

e-scooters.

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between 10 and 11am and complete a treasure hunt as you go. For

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Condon

centre to

get revamp

THE POPULAR Graham

Condon Recreation and Sport

Centre will get a revamp this

summer.

It will be the most significant

maintenance and refurbishment

work to be carried out on the

facility since it opened eight

years ago and will require it to

be closed temporarily.

The work will start in January

2020 and includes improvements

to the efficiency of the facility,

such as changing to LED lighting.

Other work includes painting,

replacement of showers and toilets,

floor covering replacements

and poolside works such as tiling

repairs.

The main hall and gym will

be completed first and re-open

in early February, while the remainder

of the centre – including

pools – will re-open in early

April 2020.

The Graham Condon Recreation

& Sport Centre was named

in honour of the late Graham

Condon, a former city councillor

and paralympic champion.

City council head of recreation

sports and events Nigel Cox

said the facility has had a lot of

use since opening, especially

as other recreation and sports

centres were closed or damaged

after the earthquakes.

A FAMILY history fun day,

spring fairs, and the chance to

explore heritage hot spots in

the central city are just some of

the highlights of this year’s Beca

Christchurch Heritage Festival.

The theme of the Heritage Festival,

which opened on Monday

and runs until October 28, is

‘Encounter Our Stories’.

City council head of urban

design, regeneration and heritage

Carolyn Ingles says the threeweek

festival has expanded from

what used to be an annual heritage

week, in a sign of its growing

popularity.

“With so many activities on offer,

many of them free, it’s a great

opportunity to explore our rich

cultural heritage and the central

city with the whole family. There’s

plenty on offer across the region

as well.”

Tūranga will host a family

history fun day on Saturday with

events and activities for all ages,

including local storyteller Margaret

Copland performing at 11am.

Explore the rich cultural

heritage of Ōtautahi Christchurch

with What’s the Story?, a central

city activity trail for families at

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna

o Waiwhetū, Tūranga (Central Library),

Canterbury Museum and

Christchurch Botanic Gardens Te

Māra Huaota o Waipapa, running

throughout the festival.

The Forget Me Not Memorial

Trail also runs throughout the


Delve into heritage in our new central city

STORIES: Explore your family history, there will be events

and activities for all ages.

festival, Wednesday to Sunday.

Collect a trail activity book from

the Teece Museum of Classical

Antiquities and go on a hunt

around the historic Christchurch

arts precinct looking for memorials

that celebrate the achievements

of special New Zealanders.

For an in-depth look at Māori

architecture and landscapes in

Ōtautahi Christchurch, join an

all-day bus tour on October 20.

Visit Rāpaki marae, University of

Canterbury and Ara Institute of

Canterbury buildings, and innercity

public spaces. Bookings are

required.

There’s a rare opportunity for

the public to step inside McLean’s

Mansion, at 387 Manchester St,

a category 1/highly significant

heritage building and one of New

Zealand’s largest timber houses,

October 26, 27 and 28. It will be

open for strictly guided tours to

show what the restoration project

has achieved so far. Bookings are

required.

Other festival events over

Labour Weekend include the

popular Orton Bradley Park

Spring Fair on October 27 and the

Hororata Parish Spring Fair at the

Hororata Domain on Labour Day

(October 28) where there will be

pony rides, vintage and classic

car rides, a country auction and

children’s races.

And if you feel like a drive

out of town this weekend, head

to Banks Peninsula for Akaroa

FrenchFest, running Friday

through to Sunday. Take a tour of

the Akaroa Lighthouse or join a

historic Akaroa cemetery tour.

•For more information on

the Beca Christchurch

Heritage Festival, and

bookings, check out the

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cafes.

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NEWS


Plan to change blood spinning rules

EXTRACTION: Harness Racing New Zealand has made

changes to the practice of blood spinning.

But racing industry under pressure to ban it


CHANGES HAVE been made to

the rules around blood spinning

in the harness racing industry.

But Harness Racing New

Zealand is refusing to go public

with the revised rules.

The process of blood spinning,

also known as ACS or PRP,

involves collecting blood from the

horse using a needle, processing

it in a laboratory, and then reinjecting

it back into the horse.

In July, The Star reported

HRNZ would review the rules of

the practice after the controversial

process was slammed by industry

veteran David Phillips. He made a

submission on the Special Review

of Racing Integrity Bodies, as part

of Minister for Racing Winston

Peters’ Messara Report.

In the submission, Mr Phillips

said the process is cruel and

called for it to be banned.

Animal welfare groups PETA,

SPCA and SAFE have also raised

concerns about the process and its

effect on animals.

HRNZ says the process is used

as a therapeutic treatment to aid

the healing of horses’ injuries.

HRNZ general manager

corporate services Liz Bishop

said proposed changes to the

rules were approved at an annual

conference at the end of last

month.

“There is a formal process to

go through before these changes

are incorporated into the HRNZ

rules of racing, which will happen

over the next month,” she said.

“The revised rules of racing

will be published on the HRNZ

website, once this process is

completed,” she said.

The rules currently state the

process must be used only when

prescribed by a vet and cannot

be done within one clear day of

racing.

The Star understands the new

rules may involve a seven-day

withholding period on the reintroduction

of the extracted

blood.

However, Mr Phillips said

“tinkering with the number of

days (by a day or two or even

week or two) pre-race spun blood

can be used is useless.

“No horses should be prepared

for any racing on a ‘diet’ of spun

blood or EPO or other artificial

enhancers. Racing should not

be about who has the best and

latest ‘vet’ product. It should be

about horses competing on a level

playing field. Why has (HRNZ)

introduced a seven-day ban,

when before it argued vocally a

one-day ban

was sufficient?

What was

it’s evidence,

science and

vet advice to

support a oneday

ban? What

is it’s evidence

to support

a seven-day

ban?”

Mark Purdon

One of the

New Zealand’s most successful

stables, Rolleston-based All Stars

Stables, uses the process.

Its owners Mark Purdon and

Natalie Rasmussen own Equine

Blood Solutions NZ Ltd, which

offers the treatment to customers.

Purdon did not respond to The

Star when asked for comment on

the new rules.

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THREE YEARS ago Mark

Smith was “down in the dumps”

working as a software developer

in Auckland.

“I was finding that I was waking

up in the morning and my

partner was going to work and

I was just shutting the curtains

and staying inside all day,” he

said.

Fast forward to now and he

has been given a new lease of life

with his building apprenticeship,

picking up the Central South Island

Master Builders Apprentice

of the Year along the way.

After completing a degree

majoring in marketing and

design at the University of Otago

he started his own software development

business called Latch

Digital.

“I was working 12 hours a day

sometimes just staring at a computer

screen and that was pretty

tough on the mental health.”

He decided he needed a change

after five years in business and

started his building apprenticeship.

He said he has noticed a massive

improvement in his overall

well-being since doing so.

“The whole thing of seeing the

fruits of your labour and getting

to stand back at the end of the

day and look at your work, that

has really helped me.”

He said his workplace, Premium

Homes, has also been a

massive source of support.

“It’s open enough to sit down

at smoko and tell the guys anything.


Career path to better health

ALL SMILES: Mark Smith’s building apprenticeship has

given him a new lease of life. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

‘If blokes are talking

to other blokes

about stuff it just

opens stuff up’

– Mark Smith

“We have beer and pizza once

a month and 60 per cent of the

time there is a discussion about

mental health.”

He thought it was important

that more men opened up about

their feelings.

“If blokes are talking to other

blokes about stuff it just opens

stuff up.

“It’s so important for males to

talk about this kind of stuff because

we tend to put this whole

sort of facade up.”

NEWS 17

$1.8m approved for

Main North Rd bus lanes

• By Claire Booker

FUNDING HAS finally been

confirmed for the contentious

bus lanes on Main North Rd.

The $1.8 million project, which

was scheduled to start in July,

will see bus lanes put in between

Winston Ave and Grassmere St.

Work on the project is now

expected to start early next

year and should take about four

months to complete.

The issue of bus lanes on Main

North Rd has been contentious

since it was first raised in 2017

when it was revealed the project

would mean a loss of on-street

parking for businesses between

Harewood Rd and Winston Ave.

The other concern for residents

was the turning movements at

the intersection of Grassmere

St and Main North Rd. Both of

these key issues were mitigated

by altering where the bus lanes

would start and approving traffic

signals.

Improvements will include a

full-time bus lane running north

from Winston Ave to Grassmere

St, a signalised intersection

at Grassmere St, walking and

biking improvements, layout

change to the Northlands

Shopping Centre car park

entrance and more trees on Main

North Rd.


GREEN LIGHT: After

a more than two-year

process, NZTA has

approved funding for the

Main North Rd bus priority

project.

Last week, the NZ Transport

Agency told The Star funding was

originally considered unlikely in

the current 2018-2021 period.

“After the recent review and

reprioritisation of National Land

Transport Programme projects,

funding was agreed to,” an

NZTA spokesman said.

The bus lane project has been

a key topic of debate between

Papanui Ward city councillor

Mike Davidson and Papanui-

Innes Community Board

member John Stringer, who

have opposing views on the

project.

The project was approved by

the city council in October last

year, which will pay for half of

the project costs.

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NEWS


Turanga, timeball applauded

• By Louis Day

THE TURANGA library and

Lyttelton Timeball Station are

two of eight buildings recognised

for their design.

The Christchurch Civic Trust

awarded eight buildings last

night for their contribution “to

the architectural, environmental

or cultural well-being of

Christchurch” and commended a

further five.

The civic trust applauded the

city council for the design of

Tūranga library.

The city council-commissioned

international architectural firm

Architectus to design the new

central library. The $92 million

building, which opened last year,

was described as the “by far the

most impressive and largest cityrun

library in the South Island”

by the trust.

The city council also received

an award for the restoration of

Risingholme Homestead Opawa,

as well as being commended on

its repair of the Nurses’ Memorial

Chapel and reinstatement of the

Woolston Community Library.

Heritage New Zealand received

BIG AND BOLD: The $92.7 million five-storey Turanga library opened in October last year (Right) – The Lyttelton Timeball

Station.

an award for its revamp of the

historic Lyttelton Timeball Station.

Built in 1876 to a design

by architect Thomas Cane, it

signalled the correct time for

ships in Lyttelton Harbour

until 1934 when radio replaced

it as a means of maritime

communication.

The reconstruction of the

station after it was destroyed

in the 2011 earthquake was

completed in October 2018.

The Avonside Girls’ and Shirley

Boys’ High Schools campus

was recognised for its “quality

of design and functionality of a

major new learning facility and

its value to the east Christchurch

community.”

As a consequence of the 2010

and 2011 earthquakes, both

schools were left with damaged

buildings and land, which led

to them combining on a single

campus. The new schools were

opened earlier this year at QE II

Park.

The campus has four sports

fields, three gymnasiums, two

theatres, a cafe and a cultural

space.

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by civic trust

CATEGORY A AWARDS:

A project that has made

a material and beneficial

change to the city

environment, involving

either development

on a new site or redevelopment

of an existing

site or structure.

• The city council for

Turanga.

• Heritage New Zealand

for the Lyttelton Timeball

Station.

• Oxford Terrace Baptist

Church for Oxford Terrace

Baptist Church.

• Avonside Girls’ and

Shirley Boys’ High

Schools for Avonside

Girls’ and Shirley Boys’

High Schools.

• Fletcher Living for Atlas

Quarter.

• Martin Holland for 12

Julius Tce.

Commendations:

• Stockman Group Ltd for

Billens Building.


Woolston Community

library.

CATEGORY B AWARDS:

A project that has restored,

upgraded or protected

a site, building or group

of buildings of significant

heritage character or

conservation value.


Risingholme Homestead

Opawa.

• Anup and Sadhana

Nathu for 779 Colombo

St.

Commendations:


Nurses Memorial Chapel.

• Peebles Group for

Magistrates’ Court

Building.

CATEGORY D AWARDS:

Special events and

programmes that serve

to raise the community’s

awareness and appreciation

of its heritage assets and

or promote a sustainable

environment of the city’s

physical attributes.

Commendation:

Fiona Ferguson and Bailey

Peryman for Cultivate

Christchurch – Urban Farm.

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COLLIDE: The

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NEWS

EROSION: The community wants more details on the

Southshore and South New Brighton estuary edge repairs.

Questions remain on

estuary edge repairs

• By Matt Slaughter

THE SOUTHSHORE and

South New Brighton estuary

edge will be repaired – the

question is when and how?

In August the city council

made the decision to repair

earthquake damage along the

estuary edge, which has left

the area prone to flooding and

erosion.

Concerned residents and the

Coastal-Burwood Community

Board have been asking for the

repairs to happen since the 2011

earthquake.

Some community members

said although they are pleased

the repairs will go ahead, they

want the city council to come

forward with details on when

they are likely to start and finish

and what they will entail.

Said city council head of

parks Andrew Rutledge: “At

this stage, we don’t have specific

start and finish dates for this

project. Currently, we are in the

process of developing a project

brief and preliminary costing

and design. This project has yet

to be fully scoped.”

Said departing community

board deputy chairman Tim

Sintes, who has been one of

the main campaigners for the

estuary edge repairs: “We have

been given a deadline, which

is 2020 when things will start

happening but an actual start

time, I’m not sure. We know

there’s a commitment to do

something, but what will it be?

That’s the question I’m getting.”


Slow start and limited success

FROM WHAT I can gather

of this parenting game, there

must be a whole lot time spent

doubting your abilities.

Whenever a friend’s child of an

age with Vittoria does some new

thing – talking, toileting, that sort

of thing – I tend to think along

the lines as to whether I should’ve

been doing more to get bubs to

match. Sounds dumb right?

Getting her back into sleeping

in her own bed and transitioning

her to using a potty are my

current goals. The thought that

out there, people I know go

through whole nights without

being woken up by a toddler

rolling onto their head and

snoring in their ears spurs on the

first goal.

Hearing about the elaborate

toilet training schemes of others

drives the second.

Because, lets be real, unless

you’ve done it before, how on

Earth do you train someone to

use the toilet?

The bed thing is pretty self

explanatory, it just takes sufficient

resolve and she’s been happy in

her own bed (in our room still)

for the last couple of nights.

The potty thing? I’m not so

sure. I tried slowly introducing

a potty by getting her to sit on it

before changing her clothes and

it worked amazingly. Once.

She successfully used it on

the first go, but the experience

FUN: Enjoying the noble

art of stick-fighting before

cleaning up.

traumatised her somehow, it was

actually an incredibly civilised

affair with a victory treat. After

four days I’ve only just bribed her

enough to sit on it again. But only

with pants her on.

So, slowly, slowly on that one.

VITTORIA

& Matt

I assume, like I said, I’ve never

trained anyone to use a toilet.

But like a little surprise

to boost my parenting

confidence, I discovered on

Monday that Vittoria is already

an environmentally and

community-minded young lady.

I’d taken her to Latimer Square

to run about in the sun and grass,

with a side order of first stickfighting

lesson.

Right after learning the basics

– stick sizes need to match and it

doesn’t count if you don’t make

“sword sounds” – she stopped,

turned, and rushed off to throw

a stray piece of paper in a nearby

bin.

But one was not enough, she

ran about cleaning up all rubbish

in a wide swathe of the square.

Even two coffee cups at once.

So, chalk that up to

gold-standard parenting and

one-step (sit?) at a time on the

other stuff.

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NEWS 21

City develops cycling culture

THERE’S MORE to cycling in

Christchurch than just getting to

work or school.

That’s the message from Robert

Fleming, coordinator of Biketober,

the city’s annual month-long

festival of the bicycle.

“A large number of residents

use their bike as transport,” Mr

Fleming explains. “However,

our city is becoming known as a

cycling city for more reasons than

the daily commute.”

Christchurch’s expanding network

of cycleways is one of those

reasons. In the past year, two new

cycle paths have been completed:

one linking the central city and

Halswell (where it ends by Te

Hāpua: Halswell Centre) and one

taking riders from the central

city to The Tannery complex in

Woolston.

With the list of cycling routes

growing, so too is the number

of people using their bikes. The

automated cycle counters around

the city are recording an increase

in the number of cycle trips

residents are taking. For example,

over the last eight months cycle

trips at the Antigua Street bridge

increased 17 percent on the same

time the previous year, and a St

Asaph Street counter registered a

12.6 percent increase.

Biketober participation reflects

this growth as the festival continues

to cultivate the city’s biking

culture.

“Our aim is to encourage people

to experience cycling,” said

Mr Fleming. “The events showcase

bicycles as being both practical

and enjoyable: a bike turns a

commute into a fitness session; a

cargo bike can eliminate a family’s

reliance on a second car; the

freedom of cycling gives children

a taste of independence. Cycling

can easily be everyday transport.”

An innovation of this year’s

festival sees the popular Biketober

Passport competition going

digital. Riders can use their

smartphones to collect electronic

stamps from nearly 50 participating

destinations across the city.

A tempting array of prizes (over

$7000 worth) is up for grabs by

MyPassport collectors, including

new bicycles and an e-bike.

“People are really starting to

take notice of how important

cycling is to our city,” said

Mr Fleming. “This year has

seen a jump in the range of

organisations keen to take part in

the festival – they see the benefits

bikes bring to our community.”

Biketober runs from

October 1-31. The full

calendar of events and

contest details can be

found at biketoberchch.nz

ALL AGES: Christchurch

cyclists from all walks of

life are encouraged to get

on their bikes and enjoy

the various events that

Biketober has to offer in

and around the city.

Christchurch’s annual festival of cycling

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22

OUR PEOPLE – OLIVER HUNT

Eliminating waste from single-use medical

Young entrepreneur

Oliver Hunt took

home one of the top

honours at the Westpac

Champion Awards last

month, the Christchurch

City Council Champion

Business for Good

Award. His business

Medsalv works with

hospitals to reduce their

environmental impact

and costs. Louis Day

catches up with the

25-year-old

What is Medsalv?

So Medsalv is New Zealand’s

single-use medical device

reprocessor, so we take used

single-use medical devices from

hospitals where they would

usually go to landfill and we test

them, inspect them, clean them

and sterilise them, whatever is

required to get them back to a

reuseable, safe, clinical re-use

state and then we give them back

to hospitals for a lower price than

their original price.

What made you want to start

Medsalv?

I was discussing waste and

inefficiency in health with my

uncle and on the back of that

conversation we looked at some

medical devices that he had in

the back of his garage which

weren’t actually used but they

had expired and done some

more digging and found that

there is this huge waste stream

in New Zealand that isn’t being

addressed at all so it was really

that which made me want to start

the business and obviously being

able to provide a cost-saving as

well is a good thing. The three

core pillars are environmental

sustainability, financial and

patient care sustainability. We

are delivering fantastic resource

efficiencies when there were

originally none.

What is the dream for you?

In New Zealand, the goal is

to eliminate the 1700 tonnes of

waste from single-use medical

devices which we estimate is

going to landfill on an annual

basis and turn those into medical

devices which can be reused

once or more at least and deliver

a saving in the realms of $100

million per annum. That is where

we would like to get to because

BIG PLANS:

Oliver Hunt

wants to

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the 1700

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totally addressable problem.

Any plans to take Medsalv

overseas?

The problem in New Zealand

is massive so we are trying to

solve that before going into

offshore markets. Not ruling it

out though.

What age did you start your

business?

I was 23 when I started it.

What was it like starting a

business at such a young age?

Interesting, I have always been

driven to get involved and

pursue a project and essentially

this is just a huge project and

you know, this is a fantastic way

to learn a lot but also be able to

make a difference with it is great

too.

How did it feel winning the

champion business for good

award?

It was really fantastic to see

that what we are doing is getting

recognised and that people are

getting behind us, especially the

city council and the recognition

for what we are doing is great too.

Do you have any role models?

I think, Sir Paul Callaghan

has had some pretty good ideas

about technology and New

Zealand in general and I can see

some of them coming through

in New Zealand today. There are

obviously some people in the

startup world over here that have

done some amazing things, if you

don’t say Peter Beck then who

do you say? Also, the guys who

run companies like Icebreaker,

Jeremy Moon, Tim Brown with

Allbirds. There are so many

people in New Zealand that you

can look up to that have taken on

mammoth problems and made

a serious dent in them. I don’t

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What is it you enjoy the most

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I think it is probably being

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interested in sustainability and

more equitable health. A key

reason for being is to deliver the

best health care to the most people

in the most sustainable way.

What are the biggest

challenges of your job?

There are a lot of people in

healthcare who defend the

status quo and the nature of our

business disrupts that which is

not necessarily easy all the time,

look where the status quo has got

us. The status quo is clearly not

delivering for New Zealanders.

What are your hobbies?

I am pretty into my outdoor

sports, surfing, skiing and

mountain biking are probably my

three passions, I quite like playing

tennis as well but yes, anytime

spent outside is a good time.

Where do you see yourself in

20 years time?

I haven’t even looked past 10

to be honest. Hopefully living in

a country with a far better and

more sustainable health care

system. But honestly 20 years is

a long way away, I’m only 25 so I

would be 45, so I’m not sure.

Wife and kids?

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of those things and I think I will

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hopefully, there will be snow on

the mountains that is probably

my key concern for the next 20

years. Will I be able to surf or

will I be surfing halfway through

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involved in student life.

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The coming week

in our history

October 10, 1975 - The

Government created the

tribunal to hear Māori

claims of breaches of the Treaty

of Waitangi. It has evolved ever

since, adapting to the demands

of claimants, government and

public.

October 11, 1861 - The

first Cobb & Co coach service

ran from Dunedin to Gabriels

Gully gold fields. Cobb & Co

reduced the time for the trip

from two days to nine hours.

The company was founded

in Melbourne in 1854. In

1861, its proprietor, Charles

Cole, arrived in Dunedin

with a luxury American

Concord coach, five wagons,

a buggy, more than 50 horses,

and a reputation for speed and

reliability. One week later, the

first ‘Cobb & Co Telegraphic

Line of Coaches’ service began

a new era in New Zealand

transport.

October 12, 1917 - Eight

hundred and forty three

New Zealand soldiers were

killed or mortally wounded

in one day during the Battle

of Passchendaele, probably

the greatest disaster in New

Zealand’s history.

October 13, 1975 - Whina

Cooper leads a 5000 march

to Parliament and presented

a petition signed by 60,000

people to Prime Minister Bill

Rowling. The primary aim

of the hīkoi was to protest

ongoing Māori land alienation.

October 14, 1979 - The

gangland murder of ‘Mr Asia’

Marty Johnstone led to the

demise of one of New Zealand’s

largest ever drug rings.

Johnstone was killed on the

orders of drug lord Terry Clark.

Divers found his mutilated

body in a flooded quarry in

England.

October 15, 2007 - Citing

the Terrorism Suppression

Act, police arrested 18 people

in raids linked to alleged

weapons-training camps near

the Bay of Plenty township of

Rūātoki.

Taken before their time

I RECEIVED a phone call on

Monday morning I knew would

come, but it was one I didn’t want.

It was news 19-year-old Megan

Hore had succumbed to the

cancer she and her family thought

she may have beaten.

The call followed another on

Sunday; Megan had slipped into a

coma and it was now just a matter

of time.

It felt like an almighty kick in

the guts. While the outcome for

Megan was now hopeless, you

never lose sight of the fact there is

always that slender chance.

The Star has followed Megan’s

battle with a form of bone cancer

through 2019. She had been

declared cancer-free in October

last year but as cancer often does,

it came back.

She had an amazing outlook on

life, a great supportive family, and

was a Disneyland fanatic. On her

wish list was a plan to visit every

Disneyland in the world.

Our articles prompted artist

Rangi Downes to get out his

brushes and paint Micky Mouse

paintings to help Megan’s

fundraising bid to help get to

the Disneylands. We got Richie

McCaw, Tom Walsh and Sophie

Pascoe to sign the paintings in a

bid to help raise money for her

trips.

Thanks guys for helping out. It

was appreciated.

Megan managed to visit a few of

those theme parks while juggling

her university studies. Her family

said she had a great time.

Cancer treatment is literally a

roller coaster and you can only

imagine the lows and then highs,

and lows again, Megan and her

family have endured over the past

year.

Things were really looking up

until August when she returned

to hospital for more checks.

Cancerous nodules were found

on her left lung and half of it was

removed. Megan deteriorated

soon after and she and her family

were told leukaemia had taken

hold. She only had months to

live and may not make it to

Christmas, they were told.

Megan’s death made me think

again about another remarkable

young woman, Trudi Johnstone.

Trudi was part of Canteen, a

From the

editor’s desk

Barry Clarke

TRAGIC: Megan Hore and

Trudi Johnstone (right), two

remarkable young women

who remained upbeat and

positive as they battled

cancer which eventually

claimed them.

support organisation for young

people with cancer.

Trudi, who was battling a brain

tumour, started writing a weekly

column for The Star, 14 years ago.

It seems like yesterday.

Trudi was a natural writer,

had an insight into what

people wanted to read and as a

result her column had a great

following.

Like Megan, Trudi’s battle

was a roller coaster and for a

long period of time it looked like

the brain tumour was beaten.

Trudi was always positive,

bubbly and did an amazing

job week-in week-out, always

getting her column in on time

and written to about the right

length to fit the space on the

page.

Then when everything was

looking just so good for Trudi,

who was in her early 20s, the

world for her and family turned

360 degrees.

The tumour had come back and

was aggressive.

Trudi remained positive and

insisted writing her column as her

condition deteriorated.

She had visits in hospital

from many well-wishers,

including one of her favourites

Dan Carter.

Life can be very cruel. Two

amazing young people taken well

before their time.

As my grandmother once

said: Try and make every day a

good day.

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Readers respond to an

article about the white

supremacist posters

found at the Canterbury

University campus

Meren Iscariot – This is

what happens with unlimited

free speech, we tolerate those who

preach hate and division and this

is what happens when those ideas

have room to grow.

Julian Visch – Nutters

whom still live in their parents

basement.

Jo Kenji Tanouye – I’m

glad Canterbury University has

no place for racism and hate.

Wish the same could be said for

Auckland University.

Ben O’Connor – Free

speech?

Jo Hosking – At least we

know who to avoid and who the

police can keep an eye on.

Some people seem incapable

of changing their beliefs, so in

some ways, it’s better that they

are open about it, rather than

forced underground and fuelled

by others hate towards them to

inflict their own hate crimes.

Sometimes it’s better the devil

you know, than the devil you

don’t.

Emma MacDonald – Just

rip them down if you see them.

Or make awesome and witty

counter posters?

Conservative

Consideration NZ – Totally

unaffected. But I’m sure these

people are thanking the media

for every second in the spotlight

they’re given.

Readers respond to an

article about the home

detention sentence given

to a man who sexually

assaulted two women in

a cemetery

Katrina Criglington –

People wonder why Christchurch

has got a lot of crime, in my

opinion it is because if you get

caught all you get is a slap with a

wet bus ticket. I feel that if you do

the crime you should get punished.

Home detention is not punishment

for a lot of people.

Instead it is time to sit on the

couch and do sweet nothing all day.

These judges are doing no favours

to the Christchurch community by

handing out such weak sentences.

Jude Brown – That sentence

is a freaking disgrace. I’ve known

people to get the same sentence

for having a couple of tinnies.

Denis Lynn Gillison

– I really don’t know what is

happening to our justice system.

He will do it again and next

time it could be worse. Come on

judges, man-up and give a real

sentence.

Maria Green – And why


home detention, it’s not a

deterrent for anyone who wants

to commit these offences against

anyone. What is wrong with our

justice system?

Chris Knight – No justice to

see here. A judicial joke. Judges

are far too lenient.

This guy should be locked up

for five years.

Holly Bryce – These days it

seems like you can get away with

anything. What’s the point in

having ‘laws’, don’t need to have

prisons, courtrooms etc, because

these days you can get away with

anything.

Jilly Jackson – Home

detention. That is a joke and a

slap in the face to his victims.

Send us your views. If

you have an opinion on

a Christchurch issue,

email barry@starmedia.

kiwi and put ‘Opinion’ in

the subject line. Emails

should be kept to about

150 words

Readers respond to a

starnews.co.nz article

about a group of irate

rugby fans who say they

will sue Spark Sport for

$250 million over its

issues with live streaming

the Rugby World Cup

Joan Debbie – I always

knew it wouldn’t go well. For

a start there’s not enough fibre

connections in NZ or fast

broadband.

Amelia Anne Carter – I

don’t think it is Spark’s fault, I

think it comes down to the type

of TV customers have. We use

Chromecast from my phone

to our TV and we have had no

problems.

Nic Davies – Not the end of

the world – more money than

sense, only a game.

Graeme Brown – Well most

of us that deal with Spark on a

regular basis knew it was never

going to work.

Rob Harrison – I got told

to do the same and offered

no discount after repeated

breakdowns while watching EPL.

I watched the (All Blacks) game

free to air as I didn’t want the

hassle – $120 down the drain so

far.

Isaac Murray – There is a lot

of misguided recommendations

or accusations going on here. A

few things to bear in mind. If

you are using the app on your

smart TV and you experience

disruptions, try loading a

YouTube video on another device

also on wireless. If that struggles

to buffer, try again on a wired

device, if that fails to buffer

then it’s likely your bandwidth.

If YouTube loads fine on wired

but not wireless, disconnect all

wireless devices (aside from your

OPINION 25

TV) and try moving your router

closer to your TV. If you are

using a range extender you are

creating an additional wireless

hop for an AV signal to travel

through. When streaming live

media it is a broadcast, meaning

any lost data packets are unlikely

to be caught in a back log and will

be lost for good (or will stream

rapidly to catch up to real time

footage). Try eliminating the

range extender, too. If your range

extender is wired to your router

then it shouldn’t be an issue. The

app was first released on Samsung

TVs and later on LGs, Panasonics

etc. It was a beta version app

for an alarmingly long time and

was only made available to late

model TVs, meaning the wi-fi

antennas on those TVs should be

good enough to ensure seamless

live AV streaming. There is a

chance that the TV, albeit late

model, has not got adequate

componentry, in which case you

may try streaming through your

phone to a Chromecast or Apple

TV etc. The fact of the matter

is it was a rushed production

by Spark, which also took little

responsibility for the fact that the

streaming service was dubious

even prior to release. However,

this should not detract from ISP

services (or any other ISP for that

matter). It is not an ISP issue, and

unless you’re on ADSL or 4g in a

congested location, it is unlikely

to be an incoming connection

issue.

Readers respond to

an article on starnews.

co.nz about how central

Christchurch residents

have been slower to

vote in the local body

elections than people in

other parts of the city

Scotty Ogilvie – Trying

to find a postbox is like finding

a hens tooth. Bring on online

voting.

Heather Wilkins – Maybe

some have forgotten there is

mail only three times a week and

forgot to post it early.

Frances S Harrison – No

surprise, there is no interesting

engagement with the public on

their issues.

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Empowering young with disabilities

The Star continues showcasing the city’s

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INSPIRATIONAL: Eleanor Hurton won two trophies at

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nominations for the community awards.

PHOTO: CHRISTIAN LEE – CERVID MEDIA

YOUNG, SUCCESSFUL

& on the move

• By Jess Gibson

ELEANOR HURTON has

found strength in living with a

disability.

And now, she is empowering

other young people to do the

same.

The 25-year-old master’s student,

who has a hearing disorder,

received two major trophies at

the Canterbury University Blues

Awards.

She won the outstanding contribution

to equity and diversity

award and was a joint winner of

the most prestigious community

award the outstanding achievement

in community engagement.

Miss Hurton received four

nominations for the community

awards – the most ever received

in the community section since

the category was added to the

awards three years ago.

“I feel very humbled. As a

young person with a disability,

when I won multiple Blues

Awards I didn’t win them for

myself, I won then for everyone

in the disabled community who

strives to make Aotearoa a more

equitable and accessible country

for people with disabilities,” she

said.

“It great deal to me because

the work many of us do in the

disability space is often unseen

and unrecognised so it was really

special to be acknowledged

by the university, and by the

members of my community who

nominated me for the awards.”

Miss Hurton was diagnosed

with auditory processing disorder,

which affects how the brain

processes speech, in 2017.

She had been struggling with

her hearing since she began

studying at university in 2014,

and in spite of numerous hearing

tests in the year prior, a cause had

not been found.

It was only after she pushed to

be referred to specialist services

that a diagnosis was finally made.

Following an initial bout of

thinking APD was the worst part

about her, she came to terms with

her diagnosis and decided she

would support others who may

feel like they had to hide their

truth.

Since then, Miss Hurton has

gone on to set up ReDefine:

Youth Development Programme,

which aims to redefine what it

means to be a young person with

a disability and empowers them

to take on a positive identity.

Miss Hurton is on the management

team of Youth Voice

Canterbury, providing pathways

for young people to be included

and involved in decision-making,

to have a voice and to be leaders

in their communities.

“I carry my community with

me in everything that I achieve.

I would not be able to do what I

do for my community without

them.”

She is the first person with a

disability to ever be on the committee

for the Christchurch City/

Banks Peninsula community organisation

grants scheme, which

has allocated over $700,000 of

funds to the disability sector.

Additionally, she has featured

on the New Zealand Human

Rights Commission “Proud to

be me” website, which helps to

help raise the voices of disabled

New Zealanders by sharing their

stories.

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THEATRE/ARTS 29

Actress returns to direct Pasifika play

• By Georgia O’Connor-

Harding

TANYA Muagututti’a was in her

early 20s when she was cast to

play a key role in an original play

capturing the challenges Pacific

Islanders face when they move to

New Zealand.

Now, 25 years on, the original

cast member is back as a director

for Pasifika production Fresh Off

the Boat.

Muagututti’a has been asked

by The Court Theatre to direct

the show – which she first toured

with her theatre company Pacific

Underground in 1993.

Written by Oscar Kightley and

Simon Small, the play successfully

toured the country before

heading over to Australia and

Samoa between 1993 and 1995.

“I am pretty blown away to

have been asked, I feel very fortunate

to have been part of that

early journey and coming to a

point now where it is a new generation.

I am honoured to be able

to direct it,” Muagututti’a said.

She said the writers of the

show are her old friends and to

bring their play to the stage 20

off years later adds to the honour.

Set in Christchurch, Fresh Off

the Boat focuses on the challenges

Pasifikas face when they

move to New Zealand.

Although the show was first

performed in the early 90s,

SHE’S BACK: Original cast member Tanya Muagututti’a (third from right), has been asked

to direct Fresh Off the Boat for The Court Theatre after first performing as an actress in the

production in 1993. Muagututti’a with the 2019 cast and crew.

Muagututti’a believes it is now

more important than ever the

story is told.

She said there are all sorts

of challenges faced by Pacific

Islanders when they first move

to New Zealand – from culture

shock to language barriers.

“I think that is why it is such

a relevant story today – not only

in Christchurch but all over the

world,” Muagututti’a said.

Muagututti’a said Fresh Off the

Boat is a well-known story in the

cities’ Pasifika communities.

“Twenty-five years later, this

story is really about enforcing

that Aotearoa and Christchurch

needs to embrace all people who

come here,” she said.

The show will truly be a family

affair for Muagututti’a. Two of

her daughters – Talia-Rae and

Josephine Mavaega will play the

roles of Evotia and Ula in the

production.

When Muagututti’a first

‘This story is really about

enforcing that Aotearoa

and Christchurch needs to

embrace all people who

come here’

– Tanya Muagututti’a

performed in the production

in 1993, she played the role of

Ula, alongside with her sister

Mishelle.

In the new production, her

husband Pos Mavaega is the

sound designer while her

brother-in-law Tony De Goldi is

the set designer.

While Muagututti’a is a firstgeneration

New Zealander she

shares a deep connection with

her Samoan culture.

When her father moved to

New Zealand between the 1930s

and 1940s, children were told off

and beaten for speaking Samoan

and had to sacrifice their

language.

Muagututti’a said she is hoping

the production will inspire

performers of a Pasifika heritage

to keep sharing their stories and

give them a sense of identity.

•Fresh Off the Boat

will run at The Court

Theatre from October

19 to November 9. To

book tickets go to https://

courttheatre.org.nz

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SHORT RIBS

Ingredients


FOOD 33

Ingredients

450g porterhouse steaks (cut into

2cm thick pices)

1 medium lemon

1 tablespoon Greek seasoning

(see recipe below)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 medium cucumber (cut

lengthwise in half, then crosswise

into thin slices)

4 slices red onion

2 cups halved grape tomatoes

1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese

Salt and pepper

Directions

Grate lemon peel and squeeze

one tablespoon juice from

lemon.

Combine Greek seasoning (see

below) and lemon peel with two

tablespoons olive oil. Reserve

two teaspoons mixture for salad.

Press remaining mixture

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for about 20min.

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medium heat. Grill covered for

15-19min, turning occasionally.

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two teaspoons seasoning

mixture, lemon juice, cucumber,

tomatoes, red onions, and cheese

in medium bowl, stirring to

combine.

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with blue cheese. Serve beef with

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onion powder, two teaspoons

dried parsley, one teaspoon

dried oregano, one teaspoon

dried basil, one teaspoon dried

rosemary, one teaspoon dried

lemon peel, one teaspoon

dried thyme and 1/2 teaspoon

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container.

Olive oil, for frying

6 beef short ribs

1 large head of garlic, cut in half

horizontally

1 heaped tablespoon tomato

purée

1 x 750ml bottle red wine

1-litre beef stock

150g pancetta lardons

250g small chestnut

mushrooms, trimmed and

halved

Sea salt and freshly ground

black pepper

Chopped flat leaf parsley, to

garnish

Directions

Preheat the oven to 170 deg

C. Heat a deep-sided roasting

tray on the hob and add a glug

of olive oil. Season the short

ribs thoroughly, then fry for

10-15min to brown really well

on all sides.

Add the halved garlic head,

cut side down, pushing it to the

bottom of the pan.

Add the tomato purée and

heat for 1-2min to cook it out.

Pour in the wine to deglaze

the pan, scraping up the bits at

the bottom. Bring to the boil

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is too thin, reduce the cooking

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lamb leg steaks .................................................. 19

rolled pork leg .................................................. 9

chicken nibbles .................................................... 6

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GARDENING


Tips to improve your outdoor living area

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TURN THE corner and we

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Christmas is not far away.

Wise are those who plan and

work in advance. Unfortunately,

most of us wait until the last

minute to work on our gardens,

just before the big day arrives.

Often we find the task either

too big or too difficult, hence

a lot of us leave it incomplete

or even worse, don’t start at all.

Well, here are some simple tips

to improve your outdoor living

areas.

You can always let the cobwebs

inside take care of themselves, at

least they catch flies.

One: If your garden is too

much to handle then simplify it.

Look at what plants you have.

Your likes and dislikes. Too big

or too small? Leaf droppers or

sun blockers? The list goes on.

Ascertain what has to go and

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make a big difference.

Two: Remember, often less is

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you want to create.

Three: If your garden and

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you’re finding it hard to cope,

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alternative plant.

Four: Consider building

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a point of interest, you have the

added benefits of a well drained

garden that is easier to maintain.

You may even consider split

level gardens which will add an

aesthetic value to your piece of

paradise.

Five: Consider plants that

either give off scent or produce

food. This is an increasingly

popular trend, with the benefits

of producing organic fruit and

vegetables being both healthy for

the body, good for the soul and

satisfying for the pocket.

Six: Make your garden as

maintenance-free as possible.

Consider alternatives to bark and

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such as decorative stone and

using a quality non-woven weed

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meditative, relaxing quality about

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Water can enhance any garden

and when used effectively, has the

power to attract the maximum

attention compared to any other

garden feature.

In smaller gardens where space

is a constraint, water is best used

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feature or a fountain, or a little

rock garden which could easily

be the focal point of your little

stretch of paradise.

If you do happen to own a bigger

garden, a free flowing pond

could work wonders. There is a

lot you can play around with, in

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The added advantage being,

fish can get rid of the mosquito

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The shape and style of your water

feature will be dictated largely

by the site itself and whether you

want to just get wet and play with

the family or just add aesthetic

appeal to your home.

Style will depend on the architecture

of your house, the shape

and contours of the site and the

character and dominance of the

surrounding landscape. Simple

shapes are usually the best for

garden ponds.

They generally look best, cost

the least to construct and are

the easiest to maintain. If you

are unsure about the shape or

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their various merits with experts

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Initial cost, ongoing maintenance

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be considered. Once you’ve decided

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you want, you may need to decide

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static.

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moving water on a small scale

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water pump.

Don’t forget to take into account

the safety factor for children.

Another important factor

you should take into consideration

is the ease of cleaning and

general maintenance.

If in doubt, keep it simple. A

shallow sheet of reflecting water

can be as stylish and far less work


to keep looking good.

Shallow water and dark colours

are the key to good reflections.

Whatever its size or style, a

water feature certainly makes the

garden very attractive, adding

elements of beauty, sound and

reflection to the landscape.

GARDENING 35

A water feature is good for the soul

Learn, experiment and grow

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IT WAS over 40 years

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Riccarton Rd and stumbled

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Quite obviously it had

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six-cylinder petrol. The test

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The other variants are the

xDrive40i at $147,900 and

M50d at $177,900. The new

X5 is true to its heritage, it

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It is also chock full of

specification, the list is way

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it was also fitted with

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• Price – BMW X5 30d,

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Motoring

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SPORT

• By Jacob Page

WORLD ENDURO champion

Hamish Macdonald is back

home for a month and off

to “party” after a gruelling

six-month campaign in Europe.

The 20-year-old returned to his

family home at West Melton over

the weekend as the FIM 125cc

youth enduro world champion

after overcoming a serious injury

in the middle of the season to

claim the title.

“I’ll have a month off the

bike to catch up with friends

and family and just party for a

while,” he said.

“I was signed on a one-year

deal so I knew it was a case of

make or break for me, which I

guess is a fair bit of pressure but

it has paid off,” he said.

The result means he is likely

to be back competing in Europe

next year but nothing has been

confirmed at this stage.

“It’s always been a dream of

mine to be a world champion,”

he said. “It hasn’t always been

easy, it’s been a hard road and

there have been plenty of injuries

but hopefully this isn’t my only

world title.

“To come home as a world

champion is simply amazing.”

Macdonald competed in the

championship two years ago as a


Macdonald back home

and ready to party

CELEBRATE: Hamish Macdonald surrounded by family

friends and teammates after his 125cc youth enduro world

title win in France.

PHOTO: SHERCO

rookie and impressed in finishing

second which saw him sign a

one year deal with Sherco Racing

for 2019.

Macdonald repaid that faith

and has now set himself up for

plenty more opportunities in the

near future.

“In the off-season, I just

trained by myself and because

I was mostly on my own it was

hard to figure out if I was going

fast enough to be a genuine contender

but it all worked out.”

Macdonald has the interesting

distinction of winning a world title

before claiming a national title.

He said of suffering a broken

scapula in his shoulder and his

clavicle in May: “It knocks your

confidence when you’ve been

riding so well. I was off the bike

for over a month and you’d be

surprised how much your fitness

drops away.

“Round five when I got back,

it was tough, I struggled my arse

off that day.”

Macdonald credited his family

for their unwavering support and

always believing in his dream.

He said to have so many

friends and family there in

France with him when he won

made it all the more special even

if the celebratory champagne did

sting his eyes.

Keas coach

steps down

• By Gordon Findlater

AFTER EIGHT years at the

helm Andrew Auimatagi has

stepped down as coach of the

Linwood Keas.

The Keas

have been the

dominant

force in the

premier

rugby league

competition in

recent years.

Auimatagi

will continue to

coach the Canterbury

Bulls,

Andrew

Auimatagi

which were defeated by Akarana

in the national premiership final

over the weekend.

The former Keas and Bulls

player admits he considered stepping

down 12 months ago, but

was convinced to come back for

another campaign by senior players.

He says stepping down will

allow him to seek other national

and representative level positions.

“It’s time to have crack at

some of those other jobs now.

Stepping away from club footy

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This week Auimatagi was

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Residents coach for their

upcoming match against

England Community Lions on

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TRY-SCORING machine

Josh McKay took home the

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THe outside back was

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stars were also recognised,

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year.

Darry was part of the High

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the metro premiership.

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Canterbury’s under-19 national

title-winning side. Off the

pitch, Hornby president John

Catchpole was named volunteer

of the year.

CRFU chief executive Tony

Smail said the evening not only

celebrated the teams in red and

black, but also the hundreds

of volunteers, administrators,

coaches and players who help

rugby to thrive in the province.

“We have a lot to be proud

of here in Canterbury, and

our 2019 awards evening was

testament to the growth in our

game this season,” said Smail.

“We acknowledged what has

been a successful season to

date, but we did so knowing

that the year is far from over

for some of our teams and we

took the opportunity to wish

those teams the best of luck

for the remainder of their 2019

campaigns.”

As well as the formal awards

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Celebration of red and black

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SATURDAY’S win over

Otago didn’t just bring

the Ranfurly Shield to

Canterbury, it has now

given the province a realistic

chance of accomplishing

an unprecedented year of

dominance.

If Canterbury can win

their next three games, they

will finish the year with the

Ranfurly Shield and Mitre 10

Cup.

Canterbury also won the

Jock Hobbs memorial national

under-19 tournament in

for the evening, CRFU president

Julie Patterson paid a special

tribute to Canterbury legend,

Tiny Hill, following his death

last week.

Canterbury on verge of dominance

September and the women’s

side are currently undefeated in

their quest to win back-to-back

Farah Palmer Cup titles.

Combine this with the

Crusaders – albeit a different

organisation from the CRFU –

Super Rugby title, and it’s easy

to see something special is on

the line.

With Tasman seemingly

clear favourites in the Mitre

10 Cup, it’s still a long-shot,

but this season still has the

potential to be a very special

one for rugby in Canterbury.

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the year at the Canterbury

Rugby Awards last night,

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was Canterbury’s top

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Canterbury Rugby

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•Canterbury Rugby

volunteer of the year –

John Catchpole.

•Men’s sevens player of

the year – Daniel Fransen.

•Women’s sevens player

of the year – Kendall

Buckingham.

•Dennis Young

Canterbury under-19

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Darry.

•Canterbury Maori

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•Stan ‘Tiny’ Hill

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•Patterson Cup most

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•First year player – Cullen

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•Women’s player of the

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prevent young tennis star

Reece Falck from defending his

Canterbury Open title at Wilding

Park this weekend.

On Tuesday Falck was eliminated

during the first round of the

junior ITF Garden City Championships.

He was the tournament’s

second seed, but struggled with

pain during his 5-7, 4-6 loss to

James Sim. The same injury

forced Falck to pull out of the junior

ITF tournament in Auckland a

week earlier after advancing to the

semi-finals. However, he made the

decision to play through the pain

this week, in spite of his physio’s

recommendation to rest for two

weeks.

Last year Falck became the

youngest ever winner of the open,

which was first played in 1901 and

has included some of the biggest

names in New Zealand tennis,

such as Onny Parun, Brian Fairlie,

Alistair Hunt, David Lewis

and Mark Nielson.

This year, the open doubles as

one of Tennis New Zealand’s new

$6000 Kiwi Money Tournaments.

The men’s and women’s singles

champions will win $1400, while

beaten finalists will leave with

$600.

Falck’s decision to pull out

will see last year’s runner-up

Remi Feneon and Connor Heap

become the two local favourites.

Qualifying begins tomorrow and

the main draw starts on Saturday.

Rugby entering ‘dangerous territory’ over head contact

RUGBY IS entering very

dangerous territory by rewarding

ball carriers or tacklers

for putting themselves in

compromising positions.

The Rugby World Cup has

very quickly become known

as the first tournament to put

emphasis on the TV match official

becoming overly involved

at every opportunity. One thing

that needs to be realised is in the

past four years, the TMO has

made the biggest leap in terms

of development over any other

aspect of rugby.

Long gone are the days of the

only TMO involvement being

around ball grounding on a try

decision – but is it a good thing?

The 2015 World Cup in England

was the first major tournament

to include the ‘Hawk-Eye’

system, allowing the TMO to

live rewind play and watch any

camera slowed down while play

continued. Since then, TMOs

have perfected the craft, and

four years on, are now showing

they’re not afraid to jump in for

any contact to the head.

With more angles available

and without disrupting the

broadcast, more incidents are

going to be – and are being –

spotted. Before this, the TMO

would only have access to the

same footage you and I would

see at home. Next week the

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real nail-bitters arrive as the

knockout stage start, and the

way the World Cup has gone to

date, you can bank on a team

being reduced to 14 men due to

someone from the opposition

putting themselves in a dangerous

position.

I hope I’m wrong, but unless

defensive coaches manage to

implement a tackling technique

that allows players to magically

disappear when a ball carrying

player’s head drops 30cm just

before contact, then we’re going

to be faced with the prospect of

one of the biggest games of the

tournament not being played at

full strength for its entirety.

So what do we do? No one

wants to see another moment like

Australian centre Samu Kerevi

being binned for protecting the

ball with his arms when running

into contact with Welsh first-five

Rhys Patchell who displayed a

tackling technique which would

be heavily scrutinised at schoolboy

level. How good would it be

if the two captains took onus and

talked the referee into letting 30

men remain on the park over

something so trivial. The best

course of action going forward is

to adopt what the NRL do. Their

referees might not know the

|difference between a fresh set

and last tackle sometimes, but

putting someone on report rather

than an instant punishment is

the answer. If it hasn’t made an

impact on a scoring opportunity

and isn’t blatant foul play, let the

game remain at full strength and

hand punishments

out later.

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in brief



Young karter powers his way to international success

SPEEDSTER: Louis Sharp will compete with the very best

when he contests for the World ROK Cup title in Italy this

weekend. PHOTO: LLOYD PALMER PHOTOGRAPHY

Bulls hoping to bounce

back against NSW

The Canterbury Bulls will look

to put the disappointment of the

weekend’s national premiership

final defeat to Akarana behind

them on Saturday when they host

the New South Wales Country

Rugby League rep side at Nga

Puna Wai. Kick-off is 2pm.

Pride to take on tough

Auckland side

The Mainland Pride will have

their toughest test in this

season’s national women’s

football league when they

head north to face Auckland

on Sunday. The Pride are

undefeated through three games

and are yet to concede a goal.

However, third place Auckland

– champions in 2017 – will fancy

their chances at home.

Another Bathurst

outing for Ransley

Teen racer Jaden Ransley will

drive at Bathurst this weekend

in the Australian Toyota 86

Championship category. The

17-year-old will hope to replicate

the pace which saw him win his

first race in the championship

at Phillip Island in April. Earlier

in the year Ransley came

agonisingly close to winning the

NZ Toyota 86 Championship,

but had to settle for second after

being collected by another racer

who flipped his car at the final

round.

Gamble gets Super

Rugby contract

Former St Bede’s College

and Marist Albion loose

forward Charlie Gamble has

signed a one-year contract

with the Waratahs. The former

Crusaders Academy product

played in the New South Wales

suburban rugby competition in

2018 and this year dominated

in the Shute Shield – Sydney’s

premier competition. He

has also performed well for

Sydney in the National Rugby

Championship. In 2015

Gamble won the player of the

tournament award at the under

19 national tournament with

Canterbury. The Waratahs are

coached by former Canterbury

coach Rob Penney.

YOUNG Christchurch karting

star Louis Sharpe is in good

form heading into the ROK Cup

International final in Italy this

weekend.

The 12-year-old made a

positive start to his first time

competing in Europe at the

weekend.

Sharp won the B final at the

29th Autumn Trophy held at

the South Garda track near

Lonato, east of Milan – the same

destination as this weekend’s

ROK Cup.

After qualifying 17 out of 102

HEATHCOTE celebrated in

style after a historic first ever

win in the Metro Premiership

at the weekend when they upset

Sydenham in a rain-reduced

match at Hagley Oval.

The win was the club’s first

in the top grade after winning

promotion from the Metro

Championship last season. Following

the win they returned to

their clubrooms in the evening

for a dress-up party.

The theme for the team was

anything British. However, as

part of initiation to the club, the

team’s imports sported somewhat

skimpy dresses. The team were

in great spirits and celebrations

following the historic win didn’t

finish until nearly 4am

Earlier in the day a drizzly

start meant just two of the four

premiership matches were able to

be completed. Heathcote and St

Albans were able to secure a full

10 points, while Burnside West

University, East Christchurch

Shirley, Old Boys Collegians and

Lancaster Park all had to settle

for five points for abandoned

matches.

New boys Heathcote admit at

the start of the day they would

have been happy to settle for five

points.

“We buggered off to a coffee

shop, then went back and it still

wasn’t decided so we went for

another coffee,” said injured

Heathcote bowler Ben Cochrane

who instead opted for a pint due

to not playing.

“Sydenham hung around the

whole time and got the hessian

[cover] out and kept on trying to

dry the pitch.”

Play eventually got under way

mid-afternoon and the match

reduced to 22 overs a piece. Batting

first Heathcote got off to a

bright start through opener Matt

House who scored a quick fire

31 from 20 deliveries. English

all-rounder James Hunt also put

together a handy 29 as Heathcote

got through to 131/7.

Sydenham made a bright start

in their chase and looked favourites

at 88/3 in the 15th over.

However, Nicolaj Damgaard and

Jordan Horrell ripped through

Sydenham’s middle order with

three wickets each and struck

enough of a blow to the run chase

to Sydenham 129/7 – giving

Heathcote a four-run victory.

Elsewhere a 69-run stand

between Amandeep Arora and

Matt Laffey wasn’t enough to

help Riccarton chase down St

Albans total of 130.

In the Championship there

were wins for Lancaster Park,

Old Boys Collegians – who

defeated a Marist Harewood side

including Black Cap Matt Henry

– and Burnside West University.

Meanwhile, the match between

Riccarton and Sumner was

abandoned.

Premiership one-day cup

results:

St Albans 130/10 (Dan

Sharples 46, Tyler Lortan 40;

Fraser Campbell 5/23, Mitch

Ross 2/13) beat Riccarton

127/9 Amandeep Arora 51,

drivers Sharpe finished fifth in

heat one. However, in heat two

he was taken out in the first

corner and unable to finish the

race.

The result meant he was

unable to qualify for the A final

and instead started the B final

from 16th.

In the final Sharp impressively

drove his way through the field

to finish first.

This weekend Sharpe will be

one of 134 entrants aged nine

to 13 from around the world

competing for the Vortex Mini

Matt Laffey 43; James Tapper

2/14.

Heathcote 131/7 (Matt

House 31, James Hunt 29;

Tim Johnston 2/19, Chris

Harris 2/20) beat Sydenham

127/9 (Tom McDonald 33,

Ryan Wallace 24; Nicolaj

Damgaard 3/14, Jordan Horrell

3/29).

Championship one-day

results:

Lancaster Park 144/8

(Nathan Wingham 37,

Cameron Tabb 29; Sam

Flavell 2/8, William Southby

2/37) beat St Albans 119/10

(Tom Flavell 31, Ryan James

30; Nathan Wingham 4/22,

Nathan Wood 3/7).

Old Boys Collegians

108/10 (Ben Brady 32, Harrison

Cox; Matt Henry 4/10)

beat Marist Harewood

64/10 (Callum Cameron

16; Harrison Cox 4/6, Mohit

Marya 3/21).

Merivale Papanui 154/8

(Henry Winchester 40,

category title at the ROK

Cup ROK Cup International

final.

The young karter qualified

for the event by winning New

Zealand’s Vortex Mini national

sprint championship.

He then qualified a

second time by winning

the New Zealand ROK cup

championship, an accumulation

of points across four New

Zealand events, becoming the

first Kiwi competitor to secure

both qualifying entries.

Novel way for Heathcote

to celebrate historic win

FANCY

DRESS: Jonas

Henriksen

(sexy mouse),

Matt House

(Andy Murray),

Charles Grey

(Captain Cook),

Ben Cochrane

(Archbishop of

Canterbury),

Nick Turner

(Queen of

Hearts) and

James Hunt

(skimpy dress)

celebrated

long into the

night following

Heathcote’s

historic

premiership

win.

Srirag Harish 35; Hunter

Rowe 5/28, Will Kennedy

2/30) lost to Burnside West

University 158/5 (Martinus

Huyser 69, Ryan Cantell 28;

Matthew Morgan 2/27).

Saturday fixtures:

Premiership one-day

cup: Heathcote v Burnside

West University, Heathcote

Domain; East Christchurch

Shirley v Old Boys

Collegians, Burwood Park;

Riccarton Park v Sydenham,

Riccarton Domain ;

St Albans v Lancaster Park,

Hagley Park.

Championship one day:

Burnside West University

v Lancaster Park, Burnside

Park; St Albans v Sumner,

Hagley Park; Old Boys

Collegians v Riccarton,

Elmwood Park; Marist Harewood

v Merivale Papanui,

Redwood Park.

•All matches start at

10.30am.



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Rebounding from past reminders

The Silver Ferns open

the next chapter in their

battle with Australia

when the Constellation

Cup begins at Horncastle

Arena on Sunday.

The Star continues its

Canterbury sporting icons

series with a look at a

player who was under

the spotlight in arguably

the biggest moment of

the two teams rivalry.

Sports reporter Gordon

Findlater spoke with

Donna Wilkins

ALMOST 20 years on from a

crucial missed shot in the final

minute of the 1999 World Cup

final in Christchurch, Donna

Wilkins (nee) Loffhagen still

faces constant reminders of the

moment.

“Oh people still go on about

it,” said Wilkins.

“It was all my fault and I

should have got it in, but nobody

looks to what happened in the

semi-final and if I hadn’t of shot

so well we wouldn’t have been

in the final, but unfortunately

when you lose in netball it’s usually

on the shooters shoulders

and it’s about dealing with those

moments and being able to pick

yourself up and go out there

the next week and do the same

thing.”

Defining Wilkins’ career in

one moment is far too unfair

though. Wilkins wasn’t just

a 56-cap Silver Fern, she also

played close to 100 games for the

Tall Ferns and came agonisingly

close to becoming just the second

Kiwi to crack the WNBA.

Growing up in Woodend

Wilkins began basketball and

netball from a young age. While

at Rangiora High School she

made the Canterbury women’s

basketball side at just 14. She was

also still a teenager when she

made Canterbury’s NPC netball

side. At 17 she made the Fall

Ferns and a year later was in the

Silver Ferns. Starting her international

career at such a young

age it’s easy to forget she was just

21 at the 1999 World Cup.

After three campaigns with

Canterbury Wilkins made a

move to Southland in 1998

which would prove successful.

From 1998 until their final season

in 2007 before merging with

the Otago Rebels they played in

10 straight finals and won seven

national championships.

Bernice Mene was playing for

the Southland team so I came

down and played with her. It

was just for three months . . . one

year turned into two, three, four

and then I was here for 10 years.

Now I’m still here,” said Wilkins.

“It was a pretty surreal experience.

I don’t think many sporting

teams have achieved what

we achieved . . . it was a great

environment to be a part of. I

think we only had 43 players that

played over that period.”

Wilkins went onto play for

the Southern Steel in the transtasman

league before later stints

with the Mainland Tactix and

Central Pulse.

At international level Wilkins

won silver medals at both the

1998 Kuala Lumper and 2002

Manchester Commonwealth

Games – being narrowly pipped

by Australia on both occasions.

She also won a basketball silver

medal at the 2006 Melbourne

Commonwealth Games with the

Tall Ferns.

However, arguably Wilkins

finest moment for the Tall Ferns

came at the 2004 Olympic

Games in Athens.

“That was probably the

highlight. I had a pretty good

tournament and we beat China

to get through to the top eight

which was unheard of for New

Zealand,” said Wilkins.

At the 2004 games Wilkins

was the tournament’s top

rebounder, averaging 10.6 rebounds

per game.

“I always liked to get in there

and give it a go with those tall

timbers,” she said.

Her displays in Athens no

doubt played a part in her coming

within a whisker of playing

in the WNBA.

In 2006 Wilkins was given a

trial which lasted six weeks with

the Connecticut Sun. She came

close to making their final roster

for the season. At the time the

Sun were regarded as one of the

top teams in the league after

making the WNBA finals in

2005.

“Every day they’re cutting

players. If you get cut early you

can usually go to another team

and trial there. They kept me

right up until the day before

the first game and then but me

which meant I couldn’t trial with

another team,” she said.

“That was pretty devastating

because I believe if I had of gone

to another team I could have

been playing and who knows

how your life shapes if that had

of been the case.”

HIGHS AND LOWS: Donna

Wilkins experienced three

close loses to Australia in

major tournament finals

with the Silver Ferns,

including an overtime

thriller at the 2002

Manchester Commonwealth

Games. (Above) – In 2004

she was the top rebounder

at the Athens Olympics

playing for the Tall Ferns.

She had success playing in

the Australian women’s

basketball league with Canberra

and was a key part of the team

which won the 2006/2007

championship. The following

season Wilkins played for the

Christchurch Sirens who spent

one year in the league before

folding due to being financially

unviable.

These days Wilkins lives of a

farm near Balfour 35 minutes

north-west of Gore with husband

Mike Wilkins and their three

children. She coaches a school

netball and basketball team. She

also coaches the Southland men’s

netball team. The team won the

B grade section at the New Zealand

men’s national tournament

in Wellington.

“We’re pretty much in the

middle of nowhere. It’s a nice

little community. There’s like 100

kids at the local school,” she said.

“I spend every other moment

driving in the car taking my

three kids to whatever sporting

engagement they have every

day.”

Wilkins will be in

Christchurch this weekend to

watch the Silver Ferns match

against Australia.

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• Extensive

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Phone

379 6159

215 Waltham Rd

Building Supplies

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Car Parts

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• Single &

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Specialists

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6594425

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Church Notices

Christian

sPiritUaList

ChUrCh

182 Edgeware Road

Sunday Service

7pm

Address

Rex and Rosemary

Clairvoyant

Rex and Rosemary

All Welcome

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN

SPIRITUAL CHURCH

Sydenham Community

Centre

23/25 Hutcheson St

Address

Angela

Clairvoyance

Angela

Sunday 7pm

All Welcome

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NEW AGE CHRISTIAN

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Grafton Street

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Clairvoyance:

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Tuesday 1pm - 3pm

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227 3166

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www.magicmoss.co.nz

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& 022 264 7452

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027 551 4118

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AIDANFIELD Euphrasie

Drive. Sat 8am - 12

noon. Large & small

goods,outdoor,camping

HORNBY 465 Main

South Rd. Sat & Sun

9am. Household,

tools, gardening tools.

Everything to go

MARSHLAND 754

Hawkins Rd, Sat & Sun

9am. Everything to go,

make a reasonable offer.

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reception@periohygiene.com

(03) 928 1878

140, Idris Road, Strowan

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

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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

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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?

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Cash paid for estate china.

Ph 3131878 or 027 350

3963

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UPPER RICCARTON country,

Methodist Church cnr

Yaldhurst Rd & Brake

St. Sat 12th Oct 8.30 -

12 noon. H/hold goods,

childrens toys, sausage

sizzle etc etc

Any

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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work and new work plus All types of domestic

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undertaken, new housing,

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400 96143

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window, windowsills etc.

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4616, mob 027 5189 598

johnsandford2@gmail.

com

CARPETLAYER

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668

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CONCRETE CUTTING

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removal work. Free quote.

in fences and decking, also

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do spouting cleans and

442-2219, Fax 359-6052

repairs and everyday home

a/h 359- 4605

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commercial work, new

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replacements. Phone Chris

HANDYMAN/

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027 516 0669

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• New homes

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Driveways

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Channel

• Garden Edging

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Phone 027 370 2572

enquiries@tawbuilders.co.nz

www.tawbuilders.co.nz

Freephone: 0800 081 400

swainskiwikerb@gmail.com

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AND WIDER

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027 636 3499

ROOF REPAIRS

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Phone Dave 981 0278

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

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Hot water cylinders

Gas hot water conversions

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gardening

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• EQC Complaint

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Email: scott@scottsplumbing.nz

tree services

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GRINDING

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

concrete & paving

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tel: 0508 873 7483

email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz

www.affordableconcrete.co.nz

PAINTER

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Locally owned and

operated family

business.

25+ years Experience

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Phone

Michael 0212 649 492

michaelkellypainter@hotmail.co.nz

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call Ashley’s Tow Taxi

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ASHLEY’S TOW TAXI

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DECORATORS

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tintawindow

advanced film solutions

99% uv block

fade protection

heat control

reduce glare

25 Years Experience

PLUMBER

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“I will turn up when I say I will”

Call/Text 027 245 5100

Freephone: 0508 426 269

privacy films

frosting designs

non-darkening films

Workmanship Guaranteed

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films

UV

block

New Paint • Repaints

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Floor & Roof Painting

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Light Commercial

Restoring Timber

Selwyn based but service the whole of Canterbury

www.andertondecorators.co.nz

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027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN

plumbING AND GAS

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• Gas hot water installs

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• Backflow testing and installs

• Filtration – whole house, kitchen tap

• Domestic maintenance

Email: james@plumbingandgashq.co.nz

Text: 021 174 9265

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DISCOUNT FOR

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•Re Roofing

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Approved Age Concern provider

Over 30 years experience

Licensed Building Practitioner

N A BARRELL

ROOFING LTD

Ph: 349 9778 or 0275 389 415

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz

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

LAWNMOWING

Clean ups, fence staining,

painting int & ext.

Building LBP. Ph John

027 224 2831

Trades & Services

LAWN MOWING

Garden and rental property

tidy ups, hedge trimming.

Call Glen at Bottle Lake

Lawn Mowing. Ph 027

499 7571

OVEN CLEANING

Professional cleans

$50.00. Gift Vouchers

avail. Phone 0800 683-

6253 or 027 228-0025

PAINTING

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• Plastering

• Wallpapering

• Int/Ext

• All aspects of decoration

Small, friendly, local

painting team

Ph: Inline Painting Ltd

Paul 027 254 2499

PAINTING

OLDER PAINTER

FOR OLDER HOUSES

50 YEARS IN TRADE

“All the skills”

GST FREE

Contact Jimmy Bell

3384432 or 0211221487

30 years + experience

Older house

restorations:

no problem!

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Rates: Reasonable

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NO JOB TOO SMALL

Light industrial also

Roger Brott

Painter & Decorator

021-1966-311

ROOF

PAINTING

Rope & harness

a speciality,

no scaffolding

required,

30 years of

breathtaking

experience.

FREE QUOTES

Exterior staining,

exterior painting,

moss and mould

treatment and

waterblasting

Phone Kevin

027 561 4629

rooF

painting

Book now for

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receive 20%

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Rope and harness

a speciality.

No scaffolding

required.

30 years

experience.

Free quotes,

call Craig

021 060 2392

PAINTING

& PLASTERING Free

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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

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James 0220 652 637

PAINTING

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30

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ph Steve 021 255 7968

PAINTING

30 years experience,

workmanship guaranteed,

pensioners discounts, free

quotes, ph Robert 021 026-

30757

PLASTERER

Phone Finn the interior

plasterer small job

specialist, holes, cracks,

renovations, alterations.

Canty born. Ph 022

0874351

Trades & Services

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bin co

Ph: 383-0646

027 2131 733

PLASTERING (INT)

Experience and

Excellence. Small to

Medium job specialists

in all aspects of Interior

Plastering. Please call Tim

020 4183 8909

PLASTER MASONRY

PAINTING

TREE

WALLPAPERING

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517 7001

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022

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Sunday · October 13th · 2019

TSB Room Turanga Library Christchurch

1.30pm - 5.00pm

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Recycling Man. Charity

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TAFESILAFA’I EARLY

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AGM 7pm - 8pm Monday

21 October 2019 at TELC.

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Thursday 10 - Wednesday 16 October 2019

‘Famous for their roasts!’

Local pop-rock band, The Late Starters, launches its debut album

“Age: A State of Mind” at the Final Whistle Sports Bar tomorrow night.

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo

St: Thursday 7pm - Quiz. Friday 5pm -

Brazilian Choro Jam; 8pm - Retro Rhythm

Dance Night with DJ Tony Clarke. Saturday -

Moonflower album launch with special guest

burlesque dancers and supported by The

Elevators. Sunday 3pm - Mike & Brian and

guests; 7.30pm - Molly’s Remedy. Monday 7pm

- Quiz. Wednesday 7pm - Traditional Irish

Music Session.

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St:

Thursday 7pm - Cashmere Ukulele Group.

CASSELS BLUE SMOKE, 3

Gardlands Rd: Friday 8pm - Mousey

‘Lemon Law’ album release, ticketed.

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, Victoria

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

Absolut; 9.15pm -Marcel. Saturday 7.30pm -

Mandi Miller; 10.45pm - Natalie Elms. Sunday

7.30pm - Lino.

CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL, 86

Kilmore St: Tuesday 8pm - Dylan Moran.

Tickets at Ticketek.

HORNBY WMC, 17 Carmen Rd,

Hornby: Saturday 4.15pm - Barb from

Barross; 8pm - John McCabe.

HORNCASTLE ARENA, Jack Hinton

Drive: Event tickets at Ticketek.

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL, 145

Gloucester St: Thursday, Friday, Saturday

7.30pm - Showbiz Christchurch presents Miss

Saigon, ticketed.

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: Thursday, Friday,

Saturday 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:

Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7.30pm - Showbiz

Christchurch presents Miss Saigon, ticketed.

SUMNER HISTORIC CHAPEL, cnr

Nayland & Hardwicke St: Friday

7.30pm - Coyote (Holly Arrowsmith & Amiria

Grenell), ticketed.

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St,

Hornby: Friday 8.30pm - INCOGNITO

RockBand. Saturday 8.30pm - Misfitz.

Wednesday - Mickey Rat Karaoke.

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84 Riccarton

Rd: Thursday 9.30pm - Karaoke. Friday - DV8

Saturday - Bobby the Sax-man. 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 LATE STARTERS, The Final

Whistle Sports Bar, 77 Stevens St:

Friday 8.30pm - The Late Starters - David

Stack (vocals); Ian Cartwright (guitar); Lowell

Mallon (lead guitar); Paul Mallon (bass); Scott

Lucas (drums) - play songs from their debut

album ‘Age: A State of Mind” along with new

single ‘Fractured Crust’ and covers. $10 entry.

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd,

Addington: Thursday 7pm - Learn to Rock

n Roll. Friday 9.30pm - The Meaniez Saturday

9.30pm - Absolut Duo. Tuesday 7.30pm - Quiz.

Wednesday 8pm - Karaoke with Lance Kiwi.

THE PAPANUI CLUB, 310 Sawyers

Arms Rd: Sunday 3pm - Porter Duo. Sunday

20th Oct - Kayla G.

WOOLSTON CLUB, 43 Hargood St:

Friday 7.30pm - Huakina.

WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: Friday 8pm -

A night with BEXY, ticketed. Saturday 8.30pm

- Labyrinth Masquerade Ball 2019 SOLD OUT.

Tuesday 7pm - Open Mic.

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

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

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

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

Tue, Wed, Thu

Roast of the Day with veges

or Fish of the Day with

chips & salad

Add a dessert for

just $5

Saturday

CLUBS NEW ZEALAND WARMLY WELCOME MEMBERS,

THEIR GUESTS AND AFFILIATE CLUB MEMBERS.

DAVID’S BACK FROM OZ WITH

A ONE-OFF SHOW AT HORNBY

Dinner Deal

Japanese

Night

Sunday

Dinner Deal

Friday 18 Oct

THIS SATURDAY, 4.15PM

BARB

FROM

BARROSS

THIS SATURDAY, 7.30PM

JOHN

McCABE

FRIDAY

www.hornbywmc.co.nz/events

COMING UP

NEXT SATURDAY

4.15pm

MARION’S OUTLAWS

7.30pm

UNHINGED

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

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

What’s On @ Woolston

THIS FRIDAY 7.30PM

UPCOMING EVENTS

LIVE MUSIC

Huakina

RUGBY 2019 LIVE & LOUD

COME DOWN TO THE WOOLSTON

TO SUPPORT THE BOYS IN BLACK

SPECIAL EXTENDED HAPPY HOURS

FREE TAB BETTING VOUCHERS

COME DANCING

with Lynne Chaney & friends

This Sunday 13th October, from 1.30pm

Papanui RSA, 55 Bellvue Rd. $2 Entry.

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

FRI:

1/2 CHOOK & CHIPS,

SLAW & GRAVY for $28

SUN: BUFFET ROAST

TWO COURSE $20

HOU S I E

TUESDAY 12.45PM

THURSDAY 7.30PM

FRIDAY 7.30PM

SATURDAY 12.30PM


What s On

Cashmere Club

50 Colombo Street

Ph 03 332 0092

AT THE

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

MEAT RAFFLES from 4pm

HAPPY HOUR 5pm-6pm

MEMBERS’

CASH

E: cashmere@

cashmereclub.co.nz

www.cashmereclub.co.nz

DRAW $600

REDRAW 6.15PM FRIDAY

6.15pm THURSDAY

IF NOT WON.

SUNDAY LIVE FROM 3.30PM

ON THE BIG SCREEN IN THE POOL HALL

59th BATHURST 1000 V8 SUPERCARS

SUNDAY 4.35PM - MITRE 10 CUP

RANFURLY SHIELD CHALLENGE

LIVE ON TV’S IN THE SPORTS BAR

CANTERBURY v NORTH HARBOUR

RIVERVIEW RESTAURANT

SUNDAY DINNER

5.30-9.30PM THIS SUNDAY

THREE

COURSES $25pp

KIDS EAT *FREE

ALL WELCOME

*under 12 when accompanied

by an adult dining

BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED

PH: 03 332 0092

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY LIVE

SEE THE AD ON THIS PAGE

WE'RE READY FOR

THE RUGBY!

·

·

·

·

Rock’n’Roll

The Ultimate Tribute Show

only

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


BUY NOW – PAY IN 2021 *

NEW!

CALAIS

RANGE

ON SALE

4 Drawer Tallboy WAS $ 999

NOW $

899

NEW SEASON

OUTDOOR

JUST LANDED!

Credit Criteria, exclusions, fees,

terms & conditions apply.

MYKONOS

2 Seater WAS $ 899 NOW $ 749

Single Seater WAS $ 570 NOW $ 475

Coffee Table WAS $ 599 NOW $ 499

ON SALE

New outdoor

cushions!

Queen Bed WAS $ 999

NOW $

899

2 Drawer Bedside WAS $ 379

NOW $

349

Dining Table – W180 WAS $ 799

Bench – W150 WAS $ 390

ALL BEDROOM ON SALE

NOW $

749

NOW $

370

Your lounge...

custom made by you.

NZ MADE SOFAS

ON SALE

ALL OUTDOOR ON SALE

DIEGO

1.5 Seater – 1 Arm / Corner /

3 Seater – 1 Arm

See in store for pricing details.

ALL DINING ON SALE

ALL LOUNGE ON SALE

OPEN LATE NIGHT THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS to 7PM - UNTIL OCTOBER 21st.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SALE ENDS 21.10.19.

Shop

Online

Nationwide

Delivery

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Options

Cnr Blenheim & Curletts Rds, Christchurch

Ph: 0800 TARGET (0800 827438)

targetfurniture.co.nz

Offers and product prices advertised here expire 21/10/19.

Sale excludes Manchester and Accessories.

The Star: October 10, 2019

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