The Star: October 17, 2019

Circulation 93,000
Thursday, October 17, 2019
• By Sophie Cornish
MATT BROWN was only fiveyears-old
when he first went
inside a prison.
Some of his earliest memories
are of the glass wall between
him and his crying father, who
would tell him he was sorry.
He didn’t know it then but
The Chase
is on in
Christchurch
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A second chance through cutting hair
SKILLS: My Fathers Barber employees (from left) Doug Lockley, David Nioulini Fotu-Moala and Tahere Ngaheu were
employed by owner Matt Brown (right) when they got out of prison. Mr Brown is now teaching barber skills in prison.
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later his eldest brother would
also do a stint behind bars.
Mr Brown’s experience with
the prison system drove him
to his latest venture, a pilot
barber skills programme inside
Christchurch Men’s Prison,
which officially began this
week.
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Hospital
confirms
superbugs
have
reached
city
• By Sophie Cornish
HEALTH authorities have
confirmed a number of powerful
superbugs have reached
Christchurch.
So far one patient in Canterbury
has died, after acquiring a known
superbug from an overseas
hospital.
Superbugs, also known as
multi-drug resistant organisms,
are a serious global issue,
Canterbury District Health Board
clinical director microbiology
doctor Josh Freeman said.
The World Health Organisation
calls the issue a global concern
and a complex problem. It affects
every country and compromises
the ability to treat infectious
diseases.
MDROs, which could be
bacteria, viruses and some
parasites, have the ability to
stop an antimicrobial, such
as antibiotics, antivirals and
antimalarials from working
against it.
This makes the MDROs very
hard, and sometimes impossible,
to treat.
So far this year, four different
strains of MDROs have been
found in patients at Christchurch
Hospital.
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• By Sophie Cornish
A MAN WHO allegedly tried
to rob a liquor store with a
knife left empty-handed after
meeting his match.
Joshua James Flutey (left), a
chef from Waltham, appeared
in the district court on Tuesday,
charged with demands with
menace to steal in relation to
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THE “DARK destroyer” will
visit Christchurch.
The Chase star Shaun Wallace
has been announced as the
main attraction at a Diabetes
Christchurch charity quiz on
November 20.
Wallace will be involved in the
compering and will also compete
in The Shaun Wallace Celebrity
Charity Quiz Show.
He agreed to attend the
Diabetes Christchurch event
for free after
organiser
Lynne Taylor
approached
him at his book
launch earlier
this year in
February.
Six chosen
charities will be
involved in the
quiz and each will be provided
a celebrity who will represent
them. The other celebrities will
include former mayor Sir Bob
Parker and Married at First Sight
couple Brett and Angel.
Mrs Taylor said more
celebrities would be confirmed
next week.
The proceeds made from
the quiz will go to Diabetes
Christchurch and the prize
money to the winning charity.
Wallace is a fan favourite on
ITV quiz game show, The Chase,
which has been on air in the
United Kingdom since 2009. It
screens daily at 5pm on TVNZ 1
in New Zealand.
He also won the BBC show
Mastermind in 2004. His subject
in the final was ‘FA Cup finals
since 1970’.
“It was extraordinary because
the incident on October 3 at
Henry’s Beer, Wine and Spirits
on Moorhouse Ave.
Police allege the 35-year-old
walked into the liquor store
about 8.45pm and wandered
around before carrying a bottle
of whiskey to the counter and
presenting a knife.
But he was met by a bold
staff member, who reportedly
I was the first black person to
apply for the show in its 20-
year history. That’s what really
catapulted me to fame,” he said.
Wallace is currently a member
of three quiz teams.
“I quiz four nights a week.”
He also practices everyday so
you can expect to find him in top
told Flutey to go away in no
uncertain terms.
“This is a robbery,” the
alleged offender said.
The staff member behind
the counter replied “f**k off”
and Flutey left the store, police
said.
He is next due to appear
in the district court on
November 5.
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the game show’s other
‘chasers’. Wallace will be in
Christchurch on November
20 for a charity quiz.
form when he is in Christchurch.
“I record all the quiz shows
and spend two hours just
answering questions. I’m not
interested in the questions I get
correct. I’m interested in the
questions I get wrong. That’s
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Patient in ‘serious
condition’ after stabbing
A woman received serious
injuries after a stabbing in St
Martins yesterday. Police were
still “working to locate” the
offender involved late yesterday.
Three houses on Wilsons Rd and
the footpath were taped off and
a police scene guard was on site
after the incident on Gamblins
Rd about 11.30am near the New
World supermarket. St John
spokesman Gerard Campbell
said a patient was taken to
Christchurch Hospital in serious
condition.
Missing Bishopdale
boy found
A missing 14-year-old boy who
police had “concerns’ for is
home safe. Police appealed for
information about the Bishopdale
boy who had been missing since
October 8. He was located safe on
Tuesday.
No closer to finding
Gordon’s toilet thief
Gordon Proctor is no closer to
finding the man who stole his
phone after he fell over in a New
Brighton public toilet in August.
The Star was flooded with offers
of support for Mr Proctor after
our story about the theft. No
arrest has been made over the
incident on August 31. A police
spokeswoman said enquiries are
ongoing and police “weren’t in a
position to elaborate” on whether
CCTV footage outside the toilet
block on Shaw Ave had been
reviewed.
Weeks until Hagley
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It may be weeks before a new
date is set for the Christchurch
Hospital Hagley building
open day. A blessing and open
day for staff and public at the
building was planned at the end
of last month. However, it was
postponed when it was found
further checks would be needed
on a small bunch of brackets
supporting panels directly above
the main entrance. A Ministry
of Health spokeswoman said
the issue was still being worked
through.

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Patients treated with antibiotics
•From page 1
These are called ESBL
(extended-spectrum betalactamases)
producing
bacteria, Carbapenemaseproducing
Enterobacteriaceae
(CPE), Carbapenemresistant
Acinetobacter
baumannii (CRAB) and
VIM-producing Pseudomonas
aeruginosa.
However, Dr Freeman says
patients that have confirmed
infections have
been treated with
appropriate antibiotics,
based on the known
“sensitivity patterns” of
the MDROs.
“This means MDRO
infections are treated
with antibiotics that
the organism causing
the infection is not
resistant to,” he said.
One patient has died of
complications relating to a
serious medical condition
that occurred while they were
travelling overseas.
Dr Freeman said the patient
was then transferred back to
Canterbury from an overseas
hospital, where they had
acquired a known MDRO,
which contributed to their death.
Patients with known MDROs,
or those suspected to be a
carrier, are managed with
infection prevention control
measures to prevent further
spread, Dr Freeman said.
Suspected carriers may also
include any patients who have
been hospitalised in known
overseas risk regions, such as
India and South East Asia.
These measures include
isolation precautions, heightened
cleaning and disinfection of
patient environments and
sometimes, medicated body
washes to suppress bacterial
flora on the skin prior to specific
procedures.
Currently,
the Institute of
Environmental Science
and Research conducts
national surveillance of
MDROs, on behalf of
the Ministry of Health.
An ESR spokeswoman
said it is aware there are
Josh Freeman an increasing number
of specific MDROs
identified nationally.
New Zealand published its
Antimicrobial Resistance Action
Plan in August 2017.
Another initiatives such
as education, hand hygiene,
restrictions on prescriptions, and
improving the appropriate use of
antimicrobials are used.
The MOH website states
inappropriate use of antibiotics
contributes to antibiotic
resistance.
This could include
inappropriate prescribing,
people sharing their medicines
and not taking antibiotics as
recommended.
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‘Skills they could use outside prison’
•From page 1
The barber, along with his
wife Sarah, own two popular
barbershops, My Fathers Barbers,
which began more than a decade
ago in a garden shed in Aranui.
The aim of his new programme
is to disrupt the cycle of reoffending
and offer convicted
criminals the chance to gain
employment opportunities as
well as life skills, confidence and
learn new ways to address their
emotions and previous traumas.
“I knew immediately that this
was an opportunity to work
inside with men who are close to
my heart. The sad truth is that
too many of our brothers doing
time inside are victims of abuse
themselves, scarred and severely
traumatised from the childhoods,”
Mr Brown said.
The programme will run
weekly until December with a
long-term goal of implementing
it nationwide.
Approval to run the programme
in youth justice residence,
Te Puna Wai ō Tuhinapo,
FIRST DAY: Matt Brown
outside Christchurch Men’s
Prison on Monday for his
first official day of teaching
prisoners the basics of
being a barber, along with
other useful life skills.
has already been granted and
plans are under way.
The group of 10 men on the
programme have served longterm
sentences and most will
be up for parole within the next
year, Mrs Brown said.
“For them, having opportunities
like this when someone is
coming into their environment
and interacting with them, that
might just give them confidence
and skills they could use outside
prison.”
While the men will not gain
any qualifications from the
course, they will get a basic
overview of cutting hair as well
as other life skills
The couple currently employ
three ex-prisoners.
“Matt is passionate about
giving guys like this a second
chance and teaching them a
trade so they can provide for
themselves and their whanau.”
“One of the biggest obstacles
when reintegrating into society
is finding meaningful work that
they enjoy and that their workplaces
are understanding. If they
enjoy their work, they are less
likely to re-offend and go back
inside.”
One of the men had never had
a proper job before he was hired.
Now, he’s worked for them for
more than 18 months, starting
on an apprentice wage and
working his way up.
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• By Sophie Cornish
VEHICLES performing ‘tribute’
burnouts outside a funeral
home are angering neighbours,
prompting police to be called.
Tyre marks and burnt rubber
could be seen on Wilkinsons
Rd in Harewood
after
a funeral on
Friday at the
Harewood
Memorial
Gardens and
Crematorium.
Police
were called
at about 2pm, following a report
two cars were doing burnouts on
the road, a police spokeswoman
said.
“Police attended and spoke to
witnesses and are making followup
inquiries,” she said.
A number of nearby residents
who spoke with The Star about
the burnout issue, which they say
has happened several times, were
too afraid to be named, in fear of
“retaliation.”
“We hate it, it’s anti-social. It’s
the exact opposite of a tribute.
There are often hundreds of
people out there standing on the
road, sooner or later someone
will get killed.”
“It’s a weird idea, they think
they are doing something nice.
They don’t give a toss about anyone
else,” one man said.
Another woman said if the
burnouts happened anywhere
else in the city, the driver could
be fined for loss of traction.
“It’s unacceptable and not lawabiding,”
she said.
Another neighbour who has
lived near the crematorium site
for 30 years believes “not a lot
can be done” and that often cars
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Anger over ‘tribute’ burnouts
Aaron Keown
ISSUE: Burnout marks left by boy racers near the
Harewood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium.
will do burnouts on the road and
nearby fields at night time, not
just after funerals.
“It happens every couple of
months. What can you do? Once
they were doing burnouts on a
field nearby at night and I turned
my lights on. Then they drove
onto my property and did burnouts
on my lawn.”
“They are only going to harm
themselves and probably end up
like their mates,” he said.
Harewood Ward city councillor
Aaron Keown said concerned
residents contacted him on
Friday about the incident. He
also saw the smoke from the
burnouts from his home.
“They were upset by the
behaviour which shouldn’t be
happening where a funeral is
taking place.”
“It’s weird that some people
seem to think this is appropriate,”
he said.
Crematorium Society of Canterbury
general manager Barbara
Terry is aware of the issue.
“It’s something that happens
occasionally. I understand the
residents calling police, I have
seen the tyre marks on the road,
it’s not a pleasant sight,” she said.
Mrs Terry said there is little
the society can do to resolve the
issue.
“We have no authority over a
public road. In the past police
have advised us not to intervene.
So I have informed my staff to
stay away and not put themselves
in danger.”
“Grief increases people’s
behaviour and attitudes in different
ways that we aren’t able to
control or influence,” she said.
Wilkinsons Rd does not
feature on the city council’s
Cruising and Prohibited Times
on Roads Bylaw 2014 road
register.
NEWS 5
Jail term for
wounding
prison officer
AN INMATE says he stabbed a
prison officer in the face because
the officer had been disrespectful.
Zachary Dean Soper, 24, was
jailed for two years and eight
months yesterday and ordered to
pay reparation for the incident
at Christchurch Men’s Prison on
May 17.
The prison officer was speaking
to another prisoner when Soper
approached him with the perspex,
and stabbed him in the face
twice. There was a struggle, and
Soper lifted both fists in a fighting
stance. When the officer backed
away Soper threw the perspex at
him.
Soper, who has gang connections,
told the authorities he
carried out the assault because
the officer had been disrespectful
towards him.
The officer had a wound near
his left ear requiring two stitches,
and another by his left nostril
which needed three stitches.
Soper appeared in the district
court yesterday on charges of
wounding with intent to injure and
other charges.
Judge Brian Callaghan said
Soper had some remorse, with
particular remorse towards the
prison officer when he said that
no-one deserved to have that
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How often do the police open fire?
• By Sophie Cornish
ARMED: The number of times police officers have
discharged their firearms over the past few years has
been revealed.
PHOTOS: MARTIN HUNTER
ARMED POLICE have become
a regular sight in Christchurch
this year, but figures around how
often their guns are used may
come as a surprise.
Information released to The
Star by police shows since
the start of 2015, there have
been three instances in which
police have fired at a person. It
happened once this year, once
last year and once in 2016.
However, the number of
instances police have fired their
weapons at animals is higher,
occurring 27 times since the start
of 2015.
Police have the power to use
force against animals in certain
circumstances, such as when
an animal is sick or injured or
when its behaviour threatens the
safety of police or members of
the public.
Until March this year, police
recorded firearms-related
incidents involving the public,
such as robberies with a firearm
or unlawful possession of
a firearm. But this did not
necessarily mean the firearm
had been discharged each time –
often they were only presented.
The information was only
recorded when one or more
“tactical options” were used
by police against an individual
who may have presented or
discharged a firearm.
But following the March 15
attack, a new system called Gun
Safe was put in place, which
captures firearms data, including
the number of incidents attended
by police in which guns are
discharged by members of the
public. However, police said it is
not possible to record every gunrelated
incident.
Seven of these recorded
incidents have taken place in
Canterbury since March.
Concerns were raised by
members of the public over the
‘blanket arming’ of police in
February when a directive was
issued that all frontline officers
be armed following a shootout
with an offender in a residential
street in Richmond.
GUNS: Police
investigating
the scene
on Eveleyn
Couzins
Ave in
Richmond
after a
shootout
with an
offender in
February.
Police fired multiple shots on
Eveleyn Couzins Ave after it was
alleged Tolu Ma’anaima, 33, fled
in a vehicle then fired at police.
Ma’anaima allegedly crouched
behind his car, which had hit
road spikes, and opened fire with
a shotgun.
Police returned fire, using
Glock pistols and Bushmaster
rifles, which are usually secured
in their vehicles.
Ma’anaima’s alleged cooffender
was on the run for about
a week after the incident, which
led to the temporary arming of
police.
Ma’anaima will go on trial in
November for the incident.
The directive was issued again
in June after police investigated
a report of nine gunshots being
heard in Avonside.
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• By Anna Leask
THE TWO police officers who
arrested the accused mosque
gunman on March 15 have
been honoured and received
bravery awards at a ceremony in
Wellington.
The pair say they were just
doing their jobs but are proud
they were able to prevent the
possibility of further casualties.
Said the officers: “We know
our families are truly proud of
what we were able to do, and that
has helped tremendously in the
past months.”
“For us,
knowing we
played our part
in possibly
preventing
further
casualties
is really
important.”
Mike Bush
The two
officers were
recognised yesterday for their
efforts at the annual Police
Association Conference being
held this week.
The awards were presented
by Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern and were closed to
media because the officers both
have interim name suppression,
granted by Justice Cameron
Mander.
It is understood both officers
may be called to give evidence at
the trial for the accused shooter.
The Australian national is
charged with murdering 51
people during the attacks at the
city’s two main mosques.
He is also facing 40 charges
of attempted murder and one
charge laid under the Terrorism
Suppression Act 2002.
The 28-year-old has pleaded
not guilty to all charges and will
go on trial next year.
He was arrested just 18min
after he allegedly started
shooting indiscriminately at the
Al Noor mosque on Deans Ave.
Footage of the arrest went viral
and the two officers who brought
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the accused mass murderer
down were labelled heroes
by the public and their boss
Commissioner Mike Bush.
The two officers – whose ranks
and specific locations they are
based cannot be reported for
legal reasons – attended the
awards yesterday. They were
joined by family members.
The Police Association said
officers A and B were extremely
proud to be recognised,
particularly as they were
nominated by their colleagues.
“We were doing our job and
were part of a huge and focused
operation which resulted in the
arrest of the alleged gunman. In
doing our job we represented all
DANGER: The moment
when the two police
officers apprehended
the alleged shooter on
Brougham St.
police staff around the country
who put themselves in harm’s
way every day. This includes
those who have gone before us
who set the bar high for the rest
of us to meet,” the officers said.
“We have known each other
for many years, including
playing many games of rugby
together, and had total trust in
each other’s abilities, and total
faith that the other would do
their job and continue to go
forward regardless of what we
encountered.”
With a good knowledge of
Christchurch and as experienced
police officers, they had the
foresight to consider potential
escape options. At that stage,
Thursday October 17 2019 The Star
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Brave officers awarded for March 15 arrest
they did not know if there
was more than one offender,
but the officers believed there
was already a good chance the
offender, or offenders, would
have left the mosques.
They were proud of the way
New Zealanders had united
as a nation “that rejects such
abhorrent views and actions that
were behind this atrocity.
“To those families who were
torn apart by this event, through
death or injury, our hearts go out
to you all. As officers our job is to
keep New Zealanders
safe so
when we can’t
do that, it cuts
deep.”
Police
Association
president
Chris Cahill
said all police
staff were incredibly
proud
Chris Cahill
of the courageous actions of their
two colleagues.
“All officers wonder how they
would respond when faced with
a split-second decision to risk
their lives,” Mr Cahill said.
“These two officers have
answered that question by
responding with outstanding
bravery, which protected many
others from further harm.”
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300 mourners farewell ‘Meg’
More than 300 people
farewelled Megan Hore
at Westpark Chapel in
Burnside on Monday.
The Star had followed
the 19-year-old’s battle
with cancer and her bid
to visit every Disneyland
around the world.
Reporter Louis Day was
there
A BRIGHT yellow casket sat
at the front of the chapel, with
rubber ducks, a favourite of
Megan’s, scattered throughout
the room.
The chapel was flooded with a
sea of colour following Megan’s
request for people to dress
“brightly and cheerfully” at what
she wanted to be a “FUN”eral.
The ceremony was opened by
Megan’s father, famous blind
organist Richard Hore.
Sniffles could be heard
throughout the crowd as he
played At last I see the Light.
He smiled to himself as his fingers
effortlessly flowed across the
keys, not a note out of place.
The end of the song was
met with a round of applause,
two brown teal ducks had
gathered outside the window
beside Mr Hore as he played,
TRIBUTES: Marilyn and Richard Hore speak of their daughter Megan at the “FUN”eral on Monday.
moving almost in tune with the
music.
Chaplain Hilary Barlow
opened the speeches.
She fought back tears as she
spoke of Megan, someone she
“knew well.”
“There is no-one in my life who
has been like Meg.
“To bask in her love is really
amazing,” she said.
She then welcomed Megan’s
mother Marilyn to the floor.
Mrs Hore spoke of the strength
of her daughter throughout her
journey.
“She threw me tissues because
she knew I would need them, she
talked about quality over quantity
of life,” she said.
She talked about her daughter’s
passions in life before saying
farewell.
“She wanted to be remembered
as a fun-loving, book-loving,
Disney-loving person who
loved her friends more than life
itself.”
“Meg, a day is not going to go
by without me thinking about
you, you were a huge part of our
lives and now you are finally
free.”
Mrs Hore’s eulogy was followed
by her husband’s.
His opening line was met with
laughter.
“Even a blind man would tell
you there is a big crowd here
today,” he said.
He shared some of his happiest
memories of his daughter.
“My happiest memories of
leisure with Meg were spent on
the trampoline, arm in arm and
more often than not, I would get
double bounced.”
Mr Hore spoke of the wisdom
beyond her years his daughter
showed in her final weeks.
“I was about to leave her
room before she touched my
soul with a pearl of wisdom,
she said: ‘Dad every breath you
take is a good breath’ isn’t that
beautiful?”
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in emotional ceremony
He then paid tribute to his
“darling Meg.”
“My princess, I will miss your
physical presence more than
words can say, but I know that
you will be here in essence. My
rock-solid conviction is that you
are in a place where mercy raids,
where there is no pain, no anxiety,
no fear of earthquakes.”
Megan’s sister Amy then made
her eulogy via video because she
“would not get to the end of the
eulogy without crying.”
“As Meg would tell you, I’m not
the prettiest crier, I go all red and
there is a bit of snot,” she said.
In the pre-recorded video that
was projected across the front of
the chapel, Amy spoke of the top
four lessons her sister taught her.
The first lesson was kindness.
“Meg taught me how to be kind
and how to love, Meg was kind to
everyone she met.”
The second was loyalty.
“Meg was a Hufflepuff through
and through and loyalty was
part of her brand as much as love
was.”
The third was courage.
“Her courage was endless, yes
she struggled often, whether it
was a teacher who did not believe
in dyslexia or a kid giving her a
hard time because of her medical
history or her medical history
itself, but Meg would walk with a
smile on her face.”
The final lesson was loving
yourself.
TRIBUTES:
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and Ginnie
Ferguson
(above right)
described
the service
as “beautiful”
and
“touching.”
They were
two of more
than 300
people who
wore colourful
attire to the
service.
“I felt like I was a burden to my
family because my cancer was
hard and that got in the way of
loving myself. But Meg changed
that once she found out how I felt
about myself, she made a point of
telling me how much she loved
me.”
Megan’s cousin Mike Martin
concluded the eulogies.
He summed up his cousin with
a quote from one of her favourite
Disney movies, Moulan.
“The flower that blooms in
adversity is the most rare and
beautiful of all.
“That is our Meg, rare and
beautiful,” he said.
The Christchurch Youth Choir
then sung as a collection of photos
of Megan flashed across the
screen.
Her casket was then carried out
of the chapel and into a hearse
waiting outside.
School friends of Megan
described the service as
“beautiful” and “fitting.”
“She was beautiful and the
service was beautiful so the service
was very fitting,” said Sam
Wiffen.
“She was really caring, she was
probably the sweetest person
ever,” said Anna Wong.
Kelley Phillips described her as
“full of life” and “bubbly.”
“She would always give me
a reason to smile,” said Sarah
Bealing.
Holly White said she was the
most inspiring person she had
met.
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• By Louis Day
NEWS
Councillors
to vote soon
on their pay
THE NEWLY-elected city council
will vote on the size of their own
pay packets before the end of the
year.
Mayor Lianne Dalziel is already
guaranteed an increase before
the vote. She will receive at least
$195,000 – a $1000 rise from the
$194,000 she was paid last term.
But the new councillors will
receive a minimum base salary of
$97,280 – $5120 less than what the
role paid last term.
However, councillors’ salaries
could increase when they decide
on the allocation of a $1,843,200
governance pool. The pool can be
used to increase the base salaries
of councillors and additional pay
may be allocated to roles with
extra responsibilities, such as the
mayor, deputy mayor or chairs
and deputy chairs of committees.
The councillors and mayor will
vote on the allocation of the pool
and make a recommendation
to the Remuneration Authority,
which has the final say on their
salaries.
The entire pool has to be used
on council-related remuneration.
Funds from the governance
pool could also be put towards
the remuneration of community
board members.
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Baxendale sets out priorities
NEW BOSS: New city council chief executive Dawn
Baxendale takes in the view from city council building on
53 Hereford St. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
• By Louis Day
MONTHS BEFORE the city
council’s new chief executive
Dawn Baxendale arrived in New
Zealand, she faced a barrage of
backlash from residents over her
$495,000 salary.
However, since her arrival
from the United Kingdom, she
says she has been made to feel
welcome.
“I have to say it [Christchurch]
is like a being in the north of
England, but better, incredibly
welcoming people, without a
doubt people have bent over
backwards,” she said.
Mrs Baxendale, who
previously held the role of
Birmingham City Council chief
executive, was hired as former
Christchurch City Council chief
executive Karleen Edward’s
replacement in July.
Her $80,000 pay rise from Dr
Edward’s salary, alongside her
$30,000 relocation costs from
England, attracted criticism
from the public.
She was not surprised by the
feedback.
“It’s not uncommon this kind
of thing in the public service.”
In her fifth day in her new role,
she said she wants to create a city
people will look at and say “crack
yeah I want to live there.”
Mrs Baxendale cited chlorinefree
water, responding to the
climate emergency and fully
recovering from the earthquakes
as some of her early priorities.
The city council was on track
to provide chlorine-free water by
the end of September. However,
strict new Government rules
after the campylobacter outbreak
in Havelock North left more
than 500 ill stopped this from
happening.
About 70 per cent of the city’s
water supply will continue to be
chlorinated until the end of the
year, when the city council will
send a revised water safety plan
to the Ministry of Health for
review.
“I am fully aware that probably
for residents, this [chlorine-free
water] is the number one issue.
“At the moment, I’m receiving
briefings as to where we are. We
will be reporting to full council
at the end of October and
presenting a position statement
and then we will be working
through the water plan with
Government so it is important
that we present as strong a case
as possible.”
Mrs Baxendale said
responding to the climate
emergency declared by the city
council in May is a core activity
under her leadership.
The city council is aiming
to have net zero greenhouse
emissions across the city –
excluding methane – by 2045.
“I had the same situation in
Birmingham, it’s critical that we
don’t just think about the longterm
dates, I want to understand
exactly what we are doing yearon-year.”
Mrs Baxendale said the
earthquake recovery is another
key issue.
“I started off in regeneration
and economic development, so
actually understanding how you
build relationships between a
community and the people who
build it is actually part of my
DNA, so I’m really keen to see
how we get those voices heard
and get the right decisions made
in a timely fashion.”
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• By Devon Bolger and Georgia
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GEOFF BOOTH has been
unsuccessful in his bid for a spot
on the Canterbury District Health
Board.
But his fight to get better mental
health services in the city is not over
yet.
Mr Booth is now planning to
create a national political party to
advocate for families who have lost
loved ones to suicides.
For nearly two years Mr Booth, of
Greendale, has been battling to seek
answers from health authorities after
losing his 21-year-old son Liam to
suspected suicide in 2017.
He decided to run for the CDHB
in a bid to focus on mental health
and raise awareness on suicide.
Mr Booth said the political party
would be made up of families affected
by suicide.
Over the next couple of months,
Mr Booth will be looking at a
strategy, multi-media platforms to
launch the party on and securing
financial backing.
Mr Booth said if he can get the
political party “off the ground” he
believes he will have a good chance
at running at the next CDHB elections.
Mr Booth said he felt the reason he
wasn’t elected was due to not having
a large enough profile – compared
to well-known elected members Jo
Kane and James Gough.
“It was a tough ask but it was
worth trying to see whether I could
get in. I am certainly keen to have
another try,” he said.
He said this term the CDHB needs
to get more services and facilities
in place so people can get the wraparound
services they need.
“The time for talk is over, they
need to put boots on the ground.”
It was reported in August the
number of suicides in New Zealand
has reached its highest-ever level,
with 685 people dying in the year to
June 30.
The statistics released by Chief
Coroner Judge Deborah Marshall
showed an increase in the number
of young people dying – especially
those aged 15 to 19-years-old as
numbers rose from 53 to 73.
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is now planning a national
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MORE THAN 9000 native shrubs
and trees will be planted beside
the Bromley oxidation ponds
over the next few weeks as part of
ongoing efforts to keep the midge
population down.
The trees and shrubs will create
a natural screen between the oxidation
ponds and nearby homes
and help cut down the light from
the residential area.
Midges, like moths, are naturally
attracted to light.
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planting and over the next few
weeks our contractor, Fulton Hogan,
will be putting in 9330 native
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manager Adam Twose.
“As the plants grow up, they
will shield the ponds from the
light from neighbouring homes
and roads which should make the
residential area less attractive to
the midges.’’
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boat fitted with a raft of chains
that dragged behind it. By doing
this, we were able to create a less
hospitable environment for the
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Saturday, 8.30am
Spring Fair
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plants, recycled clothing, gifts and
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Buy good quality used
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Friday, 4-6pm
House of Bricks – Legothemed
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NEWS 17
Users concerned with state of river
Kayakers and rowers
are paddling through
overgrown weeds, used
needles and condoms
at Kerrs Reach. Katie
Harris investigates why
more isn’t being done
to safeguard the area for
river users?
NOT MANY OF us would risk
being jabbed by a used needle
just to float on a dirty river – but
for Paralympic kayaker Scott
Martlew, Kerrs Reach is the only
option.
Mr Martlew is concerned for
his safety while kayaking on
the section of the Avon River
after heavy rain. And the visible
pollution is only the tip of the
iceberg.
“We’ve come across needles
from time to time, which get
left on the high tide mark,” Mr
Martlew said.
Canterbury University stream
biologist, Professor Jon Harding,
said the river has historically
also had moderately high levels
of nutrients like nitrogen and
phosphorus, which increases
weed growth. He said sewage,
intensive farming, garden
fertilisers and animal faeces
impact on the water quality.
“From a human health point
of view, you don’t want to be
drinking the water [at Kerrs
Reach], so if you fall in and
swallow two or three gulps
of it you might get sick,” Prof
Harding said.
He thinks beginner rowers
and kayakers who are likely to
go under the water should not be
using Kerrs Reach and suggests
they train in a pool first.
“I wouldn’t want to be
practicing in there,” he said.
Mr Martlew and Prof
Harding are not the only people
concerned with water safety at
Kerrs Reach. River users say
during summer, overgrown
weeds force them to train at high
tide, making collisions more
likely. “The weed in the summer
grows right up and obviously
with our rudders on the kayak,
it gets hooked right up, which
interrupts the session,” Mr
Martlew said.
University of Canterbury
Rowing Club incoming president
Milly Van Dam worries some of
the rowers she coaches will fall
WORRIED: Scott Martlew is concerned for his health and
safety while kayaking at Kerrs Reach.
PHOTOS: KATIE HARRIS
in and be exposed to the water.
Environment Canterbury
tested the area during summer
and refers river users to the Land
Air and Water Aotearoa website,
which stated Kerrs Reach was
unsuitable for swimming.
Canterbury Rowing
Association regional manager
and Christchurch Boys’ High
rowing head coach Logan Keys
said water quality has improved
since the earthquake. However,
he said Kerrs Reach still isn’t
getting enough attention from
ECan.
He said training is a constant
battle and debris from
whitebaiting makes rowing even
more hazardous. “You go down
the river and you’ll find wooden
pellets and all sorts of obstacles,”
Mr Keys said.
Many of his rowers have been
in collisions and he says even the
best rowers could get caught in
the weed.
“With the younger ones,
sometimes you don’t feel very
safe putting them out in smaller
boats when they are more likely
to fall in. So it does dictate what
kind of training you give them,
like you might have to put them
in a bigger boat,” Mr Keys said.
In spite of the questions over
water quality, Kerrs Reach
remains a popular spot for
whitebaiting.
Three whitebaiters spoken to
say the water quality is good, but
they had also found needles and
condoms in their nets.
Christchurch East MP Poto
Williams said water quality is an
issue and there is a plan in place
throughout New Zealand to
improve it.
She said urban and rural
waterways should be safe
to swim in and year-round
monitoring at Kerrs Reach
would allow users to know when
it is at its worst.
In a statement, city council
land drainage manager Keith
Davison said weed removal
occurs regularly in the Avon
River, but it is a balancing act as
the boat also works across the
Styx and Heathcote rivers.
He said in certain parts of
the Avon River, maintenance
contractors wear protective gear
to protect them from hazards
such as used needles.
The city council also has a
floating litter boom upstream
from Kerrs Reach, which reduces
rubbish and floating debris.
Environment Canterbury
has given no indication it will
increase its river monitoring
period, so from April to October
water users will continue to train
on untested water.
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NEWS
• By Claire Booker
ROCKS ARE being thrown
through house windows in the
north-west suburbs, terrifying
those inside.
The incidents have happened
on Sunday nights on Highsted,
Veitches and
Cavendish Rds
in Bishopdale
and Casebrook.
Highsted
Rd resident
Christina Davey
Roy Appley
was watching
television when a
rock was thrown
through her window about
10pm.
“I was sitting on the couch
watching TV and it happened
right behind me,” she said.
Miss Davey phoned 111, and
was told by police it was wilful
property damage. They did not
investigate it further.
“I don’t sit in front of that
window anymore, I’m just so
pleased my son was in bed
asleep,” she said.
Christchurch North Community
Patrol chairman Sam Hall
said the patrol had noticed an
increase in thefts and burglaries
in Bishopdale.
“It has been pretty bad lately,
but give it a month and they’ll be
somewhere else,” he said.
In August, the patrol
reported 52 suspicious vehicles,
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10 incidents of suspicious
behaviour, found five stolen
cars, performed multiple welfare
checks and reported 108 pieces
of graffiti throughout suburbs
across the north west.
But police say they are not
aware of anything out of the
ordinary in regards to crime in
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Rocks smash windows
DAMAGE: Christina Davey’s Bishopdale home had a rock
thrown through its window one Sunday night while she
was at home. ​
the area.
Senior Sergeant Roy Appley
said he was not aware of any
specific issues in Bishopdale
until The Star spoke to him
about the incidents of rocks
through windows.
“Rocks through windows is
not a normal occurrence, but
residents should know there is
a sergeant and five constables
specifically focused on
Bishopdale and the north-west,”
she said.
He said communication was
“working well” between the
community patrol and police.
GENERATIONS: Benjamin Imrie sits with father, Grant Imrie
and grandfather, Bruce Imrie, as they reflect on the life of
Maureen Imrie near Shag Rock, where she died in 2017. ​
Family gathers at stone seat
• By Jess Gibson
MORE THAN 50 family and
friends of a woman who died near
Shag Rock in 2017 gathered at a
new stone seat to remember her.
Mt Pleasant resident Maureen
Imrie died when the car driven
by her husband Bruce crashed
through a barrier on Main Rd,
Sumner, and into the sea.
For the next two years after the
crash, Mr Imrie, 81, worked with
the city council to have the seat
installed for his wife, who he was
with for 58 years.
He said the meet-up, which was
held last Sunday, gave him closure.
“I feel relaxed now that it’s done,
I’m more than relaxed,” he said.
He was “very pleased” that people
from across the city, as well
as Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney
and Perth, turned up to pay their
respects.
Mr Imrie said the event even
reunited him with two friends of
his own who he had not seen in
almost 60 years.
“I really appreciated everyone
coming,” he said.
After the gathering near
Shag Rock, the event moved
to The Good Home restaurant
in Ferrymead where speeches
reflected on Mrs Imrie’s life.
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The Star Thursday October 17 2019
20
OUR PEOPLE – VOLKER NOCK
Canty Uni scientist out to cure the
Canterbury University
lecturer Volker Nock
has been awarded an
$800,000 fellowship
to try and save native
trees such as kauri
from disease. Louis
Day talks to him about
his research and how
trees could save us from
global warming
What are you hoping to
achieve with the $800,000
fellowship?
We are hoping to be able to
better understand fungi and
oomycetes, which are both the
pathogens that attack the kauri
tree. How the fungi are able to
first of all find the plant, so that is
where we are going to be looking
at how they apparently use
electric fields to navigate to the
tree roots for example. But then
also how they are going to be
able to drill into the root systems.
They are very small cells but they
turn into tubular, almost drill
bits, that mechanically drill into
the tissue of the tree to find the
nutrients and to feed on the tree
and that is basically what in the
long-run kills the trees. So we
are hoping to understand those
mechanisms better, but also use
that understanding to come up
BREAKTHROUGH: Canterbury University scientist Volker Nock will use an $800,000
fellowship to study diseases which threaten New Zealand’s native trees.
with new ways – ideally nonchemical
and non-toxin-based
approaches – to treat the disease.
How much risk are New
Zealand’s native trees at?
The risk is significant. I mean
in New Zealand we have kauri
dieback, which has been on
the table for a while. There is
significant risk that the trees
will go extinct. The threat of
extinction is definitely there. It’s
hard to put a number on it in
terms of years, depends on a lot
of things.
The disease spreads via the soil
and the water fluid in the ground,
so it is a really slow progress,
but it is certainly very difficult
to combat. There is currently
no proper treatment – there is a
compound that you can inject
into the tree but that only keeps
the tree alive, it doesn’t cure the
tree.
So once the tree is infected,
there is no return. So that is
in terms of kauri dieback, but
globally there is also a significant
risk with food crop, which has a
major fungal disease associated
with it. The classic example is
the potato blight that devastated
Ireland back in the day. You have
the same thing for rice and wheat
and all of these are getting worse
because of climate change.
How important are trees
in the fight against climate
change?
Not my speciality, but it is
obvious how important trees are
in combating carbon. If we can
maintain our forest cover and
extend it that is certainly a way to
prevent carbon getting into the
atmosphere.
Do you think we should be
planting more trees?
Certainly. I am a big tramper
and I enjoy the New Zealand
native forest and environment. I
live in Christchurch, so I really
appreciate the open landscapes of
the east coast.
Do you think we are in a state
of climate emergency? Is action
needed now?
It is difficult to say no – you
experience it on your own.
Coming from Europe and
then moving over here, I have
certainly noticed even in the
13 years I have been here, how
weather patterns have changed.
How, for example, the glacier has
receded.
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OUR PEOPLE 21
trees that could save the world
I am still a member of the
university tramping club and
we regularly go down to Franz
Josef and Fox – it is amazing
the changes I have been able to
observe. The same thing when
I look back home. With how
things have changed, it is hard
to say that climate change is not
happening.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in a small village
close to Freiberg in the southwest
of Germany, so it’s in the
heart of the Black Forest right at
the border to Switzerland and
France.
I studied there and did my
under-graduate degree in
Freiberg and then I ended up here
to do my PhD in Canterbury.
It was at the end of 2005 that I
arrived in Christchurch.
Do you have a family?
I do. My wife did her PhD at
Canterbury as well and we have a
five-year-old son, Felix, who has
just started school in Hoon Hay,
which is very exciting.
How does New Zealand
compare to Germany?
It is wonderful – the country
has been such a great host. I
have certainly made it my home
now. You have a lot of people
coming here as tourists but
you don’t really appreciate the
country until you have been
here a long time. The main
difference for me is really the
CHANGE OF SCENERY:
Volker Nock has gone
from exploring the Black
Forest (above) in his native
Germany to tramping
through the New Zealand
bush to study native trees in
places such as Mt Whatno
in the Puketeraki Range.
natural environment that still
exists in New Zealand. That is
very difficult to find in Europe.
Europe has been cultivated and
lived in for so many years by so
many generations of so many
people and it is very difficult to
find places that are somewhat
untouched and in that context
preserving natural forest in New
Zealand becomes so much more
important because you don’t have
that much in many places around
the world. It is something to be
proud of and look after, probably
a bit more than we do at the
moment.
Who would you support if
Germany played New Zealand
in the football World Cup?
That is a difficult question. My
family has had a long tradition
of cheering for the underdogs. So
we had a bit of a reputation in our
neighbourhood back home that
we would sometimes cheer for
smaller nations playing against
Germany.
I would probably support the
underdogs in this case. I have
very much become fond of rugby
so it becomes a lot easier in that
context. However, we are also
supporting Japan as well at the
Rugby World Cup. My wife is
from Japan so we have a foot in
both camps.
How do you spend your time
outside of the laboratory? What
are your hobbies?
The main hobby, which
probably pushed me towards
where I am now, has been
tramping. I have really fallen in
love with the South Island and
the Southern Alps.
Any opportunity now with
the tramping club I’ll try and
get in the hills and explore the
alps. I do a bit of rock climbing
and mountain biking and skiing
in winter. It is really just about
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What did you get in trouble
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I was never very good at music.
That is probably the only time
that I got detention. I have always
looked at musical notes and they
have never meant anything to
me.
I can speak several languages
so that is a little bit annoying for
me that I never took the time to
learn music. That is certainly a
subject I struggled with and I
hope that my son won’t have the
same problems.
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Thursday October 17 2019 The Star
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NEWS 23
Local technology for cycle festival
WHEN IT WAS suggested to
Christchurch’s annual cycling
festival that their popular
passport contest could be staged
online, they turned to local
technology experts.
The contest, in which cyclists
visit dozens of local businesses
and attractions to collect passport
stamps, has for the past two
years used printed maps.
“Our challenge was getting the
maps to the people who wanted
to participate,” said Biketober
coordinator Robert Fleming.
“Also, we had no way of knowing
how many riders were taking
part.”
With the idea that maybe cyclists
could use their smartphone
to collect the stamps digitally,
the Biketober team approached
Leighs Computing.
Experienced in designing
online systems for the financial,
retail, and commercial construction
sectors, creating a platform
for a cycling festival was a first
for software creator Philip
Leighs.
“I’m a cyclist myself,” said Mr
Leighs.
“So I could see how moving
to an online contest would
make it easier to get more people
involved.”
With that in mind, the My-
Passport software includes a
searchable map of the city, pinpointing
the registered passport
destinations, and encourages
participants as they start growing
their collection of colourful
stamps.
“The platform allows the
Biketober team to see how many
people are taking part, which
destinations they are visiting
most often, and when,” said Mr
Leighs.
“It gives the festival useful
information to help make the
contest even better.”
Each passport destination has
a unique five-digit code, which
riders enter into the platform.
“Going digital has made it
easier for us,” said Jimmy Zwaagman,
cycle mechanic at Papanui
Cycles.
“No more getting a printed
map dirty. We just show people
our code.”
Papanui Cycles is one of three
destinations which has been part
of Biketober since its inception
in 2017.
“The passport is a great way
to see the city from a different
angle,” said Mr Zwaagman.
“We had one lady come in who
had ridden 70km by collecting
stamps, and she was having fun
doing it.”
Owner of Scorpio Books, Jo
Hewitson, sees being cyclefriendly
as a key part of Christchurch’s
regeneration.
“We want people to realise it’s
easy to ride around the city,” she
explained.
Biketober runs until
October 31. The full
calendar of events and
contest details can be
found at biketoberchch.nz
“That’s why we’ve supported
Biketober from the start.”
The third local business offering
three years of support is
Antigua Boat Sheds and Café.
Owner Mike Jones believes the
passport offers people an incentive
to explore the city on a bike.
“I’ve ridden most of the cycleway
network and it’s brilliant,”
he said.
“Once people experience it
for themselves they will find
the cycleways are a great travel
option.”
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YOUNG, SUCCESSFUL
& on the move
The Star continues showcasing the city’s successful
young people. If you have a story to tell, email jess.
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Piper scoops awards
• By Claire Booker
CAMPBELL Wilson’s list of
bagpiping success has continued.
Last week in Nelson,
the St Andrew’s College
student won the New
Zealand Young Piper of
the Year award for the
second year in a row.
“It feels pretty surreal,
all I wanted to do was
to play good tunes, and
that was what I did,”
Campbell said.
At the competition
Campbell, 16, won all
three under-21 events,
the Piobaireachd, March, Strathspey
and Reel, and the Hornpipe
jig.
“It’s certainly one of the most
prestigious awards I’ve won in New
Zealand, for sure,” he said.
In August, Campbell won the
under-18 Piobaireachd and under-18
March, Strathspey and Reel
events at the Northern Meeting in
Inverness, Scotland.
In the piping world, the annual
Northern Meeting is the most
Campbell Wilson
prestigious competition for solo
pipers around the world.
He made history at the Hastings
Highland Games in April when
he became the youngest
ever winner of the New
Zealand Gold Medal for
Piobaireachd.
Campbell said he
practices about five or six
hours each week and usually
has a lesson on the
weekend with his father.
He said the hours he
practices when competitions
are not in the near
future seem extensive,
but when competitions are on the
horizon, he feels well prepared.
Campbell’s father Greg Wilson is
classified as one of the world’s top
pipers – and doubles as his tutor.
“He [Greg] has been the backbone
of my piping successes. Without
him I wouldn’t do nearly as
well as I am now,” Campbell said.
Campbell is now looking on
to when he competes against his
father at the upcoming Labour
Weekend competitions.
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Overconfidence and scraped nose
CONFIDENCE IS a wonderful
thing.
Vittoria’s certainly getting that
in spades and it’s impacting our
walks.
For example, when she and
I took Mum’s dogs for a beach
walk on Saturday, she was happy
to walk one of the dogs both
there and back by herself without
complaint.
Good right?
However, that same level
of I’m-a-professional-walker
confidence led to some serious
grumpiness and a decent scrape
on her nose on Sunday.
We all spent that night in
Akaroa and we’d managed to
arrive before it stated raining, so
we took the chance to wander
the Francophile waterfront before
it got all grey and wet.
Walking up to the lighthouse
was perfection. Vittoria sat
calmly in her pram, made
excited noises at passing dogs
and seemingly enjoyed the view.
By the time we arrived, her
composure was slipping and she
was practically jumping out in
desperation to walk on her own
feet.
As soon as I got her out
though, she turned and sped off
too fast. She barely got two feet
before tripping over her own
boots and faceplanting into the
concrete. A scaring me kind of
faceplant.
Although her poor wee nose
SKILLED: Vittoria
confidently jumping on a
trampoline, repleat with
scraped nose.
got all scraped up and bloody,
I’m glad that was the worst of it.
In spite of that, she was more
than happy to sprint about
concreted areas and then run
downhill and give me more
heart attacks.
Trying to hold her hand
was no good, she’d just
growl at me and do her best
washing machine impression
before stamping off as if to
VITTORIA
& Matt
say: “No, I can do it!”.
An ultimatum was just met
with more running away, so I
just had to wrestle her back into
the pram. Literally.
Let’s see if a scab on her nose
will chill the over confidence. I
doubt it.
So, quick update on the cot
and potty training efforts before
we go.
The potty is still terrifying, so
no real movement there (ha, see
what I did there?)
On the other hand, the cot
training is going great guns.
I’m getting a whole night sleep
without tiny limbs in my eye
socket or ribs.
On Tuesday morning Vittoria
jumped out of bed, wandered
over to me and Laura’s bed, and
jumped up for a cuddle before
getting up. It’s cute when I’m
already awake and it’s not 3am.
To be 100 per cent honest, I
kind of miss the co-sleeping.
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dad. We follow his
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Thursday October 17 2019 The Star
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Park should rue missed chances
THE MAYORAL race has been
and gone.
Darryll Park, his campaign
team and the business people
who backed him, should think
long and hard what could have
been.
This was a contest between
the right and the left, both at
mayoral and councillor level.
A lot was at stake; a rightleaning
council, headed by a
right-leaning mayor would
certainly have looked at selling
off ratepayer-owned assets,
like parts or all of the port and
airport companies.
These money-making
businesses are highly sought
after. Right wing philosophy is
everyone should have a chance
to buy into them.
The left held the sway last term
with the help of like-minded
councillors, but the dynamics
have changed – slightly.
Ratepayer ownership in assets
is likely to stay for another term,
but that is a likely, not a definite.
Lianne Dalziel was at her
most vulnerable this election.
She headed a council which
needed to make some unpopular
decisions, like temporarily
chlorinating the water supply.
There was the much-publicised
involvement of her husband
in Cloud Ocean Ltd, the Deon
Swiggs controversy leading into
the election, and the storm in a
tea cup over the appointment of
Readers respond to
last week’s article about
a sex abuse victim who
received hate messages
after posting her abuser’s
name and address online
Rachel Fraher – Good on
her. It’s about time we took this
kind of offending and made it totally
unacceptable in our society.
So much damage is done to our
lives. It costs us in all areas and it
also costs the Government/taxpayers
millions of dollars a year
in ACC compensation.
Andrea Borrie – “Allow
legal institutions to do their job.”
What a joke. As always, they will
From the
editor’s desk
Barry Clarke
LOST CHANCES: Darryl Park (right) missed the opportunity
to debate mayoral candidates JT Anderson, Lianne Dalziel
and John Minto at an election forum in Burwood chaired
by Gary Moore.
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
protect the abuser’s rights before
the victim’s, it is absolutely
disgusting. Good on this woman
for putting his name out there.
She has lived with years of
knowing this man got away
with damaging her physically
and emotionally. I just hope
she and her family remain safe
from any repercussions. I totally
new city council chief executive
Dawn Baxendale.
Dalziel was also seeking her
third term – treacherous waters
when there is a mood for change
and challengers are circling.
But Park and his team ran an
odd campaign, to say it mildly.
Park was out of his depth
when it came to talking about
council and policy specifics,
no real surprise given he is a
businessman, not a politician.
He could have navigated that
but he appeared not to be media
savvy either. Calls from reporters
at The Star became increasingly
confusing; he appeared unsure
whether he or his campaign
manager should be answering.
Then he stopped answering our
calls, all communication was
handled by his manager.
As the days counted down
to the election date, The Star
continued to reveal some of
the behind-the-scene dust-ups
between Park and Dalziel’s
team. And then we were simply
told Park wasn’t talking to The
Star anymore.
The Park team seemed to be
pre-occupied with the Dalziel
team. The fuse was lit early
identify with her and many other
women and men will too. Our
justice system does not protect
innocent victims well enough in
my view. Why should the victim
of sexual abuse have to live with
the outcome whilst predators
like this man get away with their
crimes or get home detention or
a slap on the wrist sentence?
Michelle Jefferis – Legal
institutions allow this type of
offending to continue. What a
joke that he got home detention.
Good on her for posting his
details. So what if it causes him
harm. What about the lifelong
harm it has done to his victim?
Sick of sex offenders being
protected by the law.
in the campaign when Park
did not turn up to a mayoral
debate in the eastern suburbs,
citing another appointment had
prompted his late withdrawal.
Soon after Park’s team phoned
The Star, revealing he hadn’t
gone to the debate and wanting
to know if Dalziel’s team had
already been on the phone to us
to make political capital.
They hadn’t. So armed with
the information Park’s team had
provided, our reporter started
making inquiries. It’s what
journalists do.
The debate’s organiser was
not happy with Park’s no show,
calling it a slap in the face to
people in the east. A ready-made
headline: ‘No show Park upsets
mayoral debate organiser’. It
grated with the Park team, and
they let us know. The fact it
was they who had tipped us off
seemingly not registering with
them.
So the 2019 mayoral campaign
was one of the most interesting
and testy in years. It made for
better reading than previous
elections. And Park scored
well – securing 28,260 votes,
compared to Dalziel’s 44,811.
Good for a relative unknown.
It augurs well for him if he
decides to make another bid in
three years. And hopefully he
will have learned a number of
lessons.
barry@starmedia.kiwi
Wendy Harrison – Maybe
by posting his name only it
would’ve been enough. Because
sadly, if someone went to his
address and meted out their
own ‘justice’ to the perpetrator,
she could’ve opened herself up
to being liable or complicit in
whatever happened to him.
It would then end up as
victimisation of her again. So
while I fully understand her
reasons etc, it wasn’t the wisest
move on her part.
Definitely not condoning
his actions at all (lowest of the
low). But she needs to think
about the potential consequences
she’s potentially leaving herself
open to.
OPINION 27
The coming week
in our history
October 17, 1877 – Chief
Justice Sir James Prendergast’s
statements when delivering
judgment in the case of
Wi Parata v The Bishop of
Wellington would influence
decision-making on Treaty of
Waitangi issues for decades.
October 18, 1924 – From
the family sheep station in Shag
Valley, East Otago, amateur
radio operator Frank Bell sent
a ground-breaking Morse code
transmission received and
replied to by London-based
amateur operator Cecil Goyder.
October 19, 1966 –
United States President Lyndon
Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird,
arrived at the Ōhakea air base at
the start of a whirlwind 24-hour
visit to New Zealand. His visit,
the first by a US president, was
primarily to shore up support
for the war in Vietnam.
October 20, 1987 –
Billions of dollars were wiped
off the value of New Zealand
shares on what was known as
Black Tuesday, and in the weeks
following, as the shockwaves of
a sharp drop in New York’s Wall
St stockmarket rippled around
the world.
October 21, 1964 – Peter
Snell had successfully defended
his 800m title earlier at the
Tokyo Olympics and completed
the coveted middle-distance
double with gold in the 1500m.
Fellow Kiwi John Davies took
bronze.
October 22, 1972 – James
K Baxter, acknowledged as
one of New Zealand’s most
accomplished poets, died. He
had devoted the last years of
his life to social work among
alcoholics and drug addicts. He
died in Auckland, aged 46.
October 23, 2011 – The
All Blacks won the World Cup
for the second time in seven
attempts, defending grimly
to hold onto an 8-7 lead over
France in front of 61,000 people
at Eden Park.
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Go walking and learn about district’s heritage
PEOPLE ARE heading outdoors
for the second half of the Beca
Christchurch Heritage Festival,
with a range of tours, open days
and walks offering a window into
our city’s rich history.
The festival runs until Labour
Day (October 28), and has seen
hundreds of people attend a
variety of events that put the
spotlight on the stories that link
the people who live here to the
heritage of Christchurch, Banks
Peninsula and Selwyn.
“It started out more than 20
years ago as Heritage Week, but
the events have been popular
enough for us to extend it into
a full three-week festival,” said
city council head of urban
design, regeneration and heritage
Carolyn Ingles.
“Families, groups and
individuals of all ages are
coming along to Heritage
Festival events. With the weather
slowly improving, we hope
people will continue to support
the Heritage Festival. It’s a great
way to be social, and to feel
connected with the collective
stories of our past and this place
we call home.”
Avon Loop Heritage
Walk
Saturday, October 19,
10am–11am
Join this free walking tour to
hear stories about the history
of the Avon Loop area and how
it has changed over time. The
walk starts at The Bricks cairn
and ends at the Avon Loop
Community Cottage. Share your
stories of the loop.
Tour Christchurch with
Kate Sheppard
Saturday October 19,
9.45am–2.30pm
All tickets $26. Bookings
required
Explore the city by bus and
experience what life was like for
women in Kate Sheppard’s day,
with music and poetry. You are
invited to go along in Victorian
costume.
The Story of Harry Ell:
Early Conservation on the
Port Hills
Sunday, October 20,
10am–1.30pm
Booking required
This free walk starts at the
Sign of the Takahe and follows
the Harry Ell track through
Victoria Park up to the Sign
of the Kiwi and back. Short
talks will be given by Paula
Jameson, Harry Ell’s greatgranddaughter.
Experience Māori
Architecture in Ōtautahi
Sunday, October 20,
8.45am–5pm
All tickets $80 (plus booking
HISTORIC:
The Sign of
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walk whch
follows the
Harry Ell
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Victoria Park
to the Sign of
the Kiwi on
Sunday.
fee). Bookings required.
Join an all-day bus tour
exploring our Māori architecture
and landscapes. Visit Rāpaki
marae, University of Canterbury
and Ara Institute of Canterbury
buildings, and the central city.
Christchurch Heritage
House Tour
Sunday, October 20,
10am–4pm
Ngaio Marsh House and other
locations
All tickets $30 (plus booking
fee). Booking required
This self-guided tour gives you
access to six heritage houses in
Christchurch. All the properties
have a unique story, which the
owners/guides will share with
visitors.
Spirited Cemetery Tours
Throughout the city till
Labour Day
Join local historian Richard
Greenaway on this series of free
tours of the historic grave sites
of Canterbury citizens. Includes
St Mary’s Anglican Cemetery,
Sydenham Cemetery, St Peter’s
Anglican Churchyard, Linwood
Cemetery and Barbadoes St
(west) cemetery.
•To find out about all the
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Thursday October 17 2019 The Star 29
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Discover the Summerset life for yourself
At Summerset retirement villages, you’ll find a wide
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Our warm, modern homes are built with accessibility
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As a Summerset resident, you’ll enjoy easy access to
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We’d love to see you at our Open Weekend, Saturday
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Come and discover why you’ll love the Summerset life.
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Ingredients
500g sirloin steak
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
or red wine vinegar
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 large onion, sliced
1 large red capsicum, sliced
1 large green capsicum, sliced
1 cup unsalted beef broth or
low-salt chicken broth
Crumbled gorgonzola or other
blue cheese
Minced fresh Italian parsley
Directions
Place steaks in glass baking
dish. Mix four tablespoons oil,
vinegar and half of the garlic in a
small bowl. Pour over the steaks
and turn to coat.
Marinate for 30min at room
temperature or refrigerate
for three hours. Heat two
tablespoons of oil in heavy large
skillet over medium heat. Add
onion, capsicums and remaining
garlic and sauté for 8min.
Add the broth, increase heat
and boil until the vegetables
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1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
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2 bunches medium asparagus
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32
PUZZLES
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GARDENING 33
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34
NEWS
HIGHLAND GAMES originated
in Scotland centuries ago, most
likely as a much more serious
type of competition designed to
find the best warriors, couriers,
clan bodyguards and so on.
It’s also likely that contests for
pipers, dancers and entertainers
were involved, to round out the
official clan ‘staff.’
Looking back into the history
of Highland Games can give
an interesting insight into the
spectacular sports and arts on
display at Hororata Highland
Games set for Saturday,
November 9.
The tossing of the caber (from
the Gaelic for pole) is a truly
Scottish sport which has been
practised since the very early
Highland Games in the 16thcentury.
Contrary to general opinion,
‘caber tossers’ do not try to throw
the caber as far as they can but
to toss it so that it turns end over
end and lands in the ‘12 o’clock’
position.
The Hororata Highland Games
has a field of international
strongmen and women
competing in eight Scottish
athletic disciplines for three
different championships.
Perhaps nothing captures the
spirit of Scottish culture better
than the sight of Highland
Dancing being performed.
The Hororata Highland Games
hosts New Zealand’s biggest
one day Highland Dancing
competition.
While the majority of
dancers now entered into these
competitions are female, the roots
of these ritualistic dances lay with
warriors imitating epic deeds
from Scottish folklore.
The discipline required to
perform the Highland dances
allowed men to demonstrate their
strength, stamina and agility. All
of this athleticism is required
for modern Highland Dancing
competitors, male and female,
making it a demanding sport.
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History of Highland Games honoured in Hororata
PHOTO: MURRAY IRWIN
The stirring sound of the
bagpipes is one which rouses
emotion for many people and are
a crowd favourite at the games. For
the Great Highland bagpipe, the
chanter is never silent, so there can
be no rest between notes and its
volume cannot be changed.
Following the 1745 Jacobite
rebellion, overt signs of Highland
culture were driven underground,
which may have resulted in the
suppression of the instrument,
although no law explicitly banned
it.
Following this clampdown, a
STRENGTH AND GRACE: Tossing the caber is about
making it land in the ‘12 o’clock’ position. Highland Dancing
captures the spirit of Scottish culture.
piper fell afoul of the authorities
as “no Highland regiment ever
marched without a piper” and
that therefore in the eyes of
the law, his bagpipe was an
instrument of war.
Only 45min from Christchurch
visitors to the Hororata Highland
Games are assured of a wonderful
family day out. Not only is it a
rich cultural festival with stalls,
food and unique entertainment
but also gives people the chance
to get off the bleachers and have
a go.
Young and old can test their
skills at the traditional Scottish
events such as tossing a caber,
playing the bagpipes, hurling a
haggis, taking a fling with the
Scottish Country Dancers or the
Kilted Mile.
•The Hororata Highland
Games will be held
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ONE OF Canterbury’s most
promising locks believes fending
off the beers helped to play a role
in picking up the Stan ‘Tiny’ Hill
Canterbury B Team Player of the
Year award.
Caleb Aperahama, 23, picked
up the award at the Canterbury
Rugby Union Awards last week
after a standout campaign for
Canterbury B which saw them
win seven of their nine matches.
Their only losses were both by
less than three points to Auckland
B and Tasman B.
The 198cm lock arrived in
Christchurch in 2015 and was
part of the Crusaders Academy
for two years. However, he
admits that partying in his early
days while at Canterbury University
– something no teenager
can be frowned apon for – did
have an effect on his rugby
reputation.
“It wasn’t bettering my rugby,
it was just detrimental to myself
. . . I can’t say I regret it, but I did
waste a lot of time. I guess it’s
made me who I am now,” said
Aperahama.
“I’m still trying to lose that tag
of the guy that likes to p**s-up
heaps and is there for the party,
this year it’s changed a lot. I’m
taking my footy really seriously.”
While in the past there may
have been questions around
Aperahama’s fitness levels, the
same can’t be said now. He has
played every minute of club and
rep rugby this year other than a
10min period early in the season
with Sydenham when he was
yellow-carded after repeated
infringements by the team.
Before being scouted by the
Crusaders, Aperahama had a colossal
sporting year at Tauranga
Boys’ College. After suffering
season-ending injuries early in
year 11 and 12 he went onto be
one of the country’s best first XV
No 8s in 2014. The same year
he was named the tournament
MVP when he guided Tauranga
Boys to a national secondary
school volleyball championships.
He also played at under-19 level
for New Zealand in beach volleyball.
“When Canterbury comes
knocking at the door you’ve got
to answer that,” he said.
Aperahama believes a turning
point came last year when a
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Rugby takes preference
over partying for Aperahama
• By Gordon Findlater
CANTERBURY BULLS and
Hornby Panthers half Tevin
Arona will line up against some
of the NRL’s biggest stars when
he represents Cook Islands at
the World Cup Nines starting
tomorrow.
Arona’s Cook Islands team will
come up against Fiji, Samoa and
Tonga in pool play – all of which
are riddled with NRL talent.
Meanwhile, the Cook Islands
side features Parramatta Eels star
Brad Takairangi, Brisbane Broncos
forward Alex Glenn and Warrington
centre Anthony Gelling.
While Arona may be new to
many of the big names he will
go up against this weekend, he
is more than familiar with Cook
Islands coach and Tony
Iro. The former Kiwi is
also the Warriors assistant
coach and played
a big part in Arona’s
development while the
half was playing for the
club’s NSW Cup side
between 2017 and 2018.
“He always knew that
I was a Cook Islands
boy and he helped me
so much with my game. He
would always stay on my back
fire was lit in belly after being
snubbed by Otago.
He had a brief spell playing
club rugby in Dunedin with the
hope of making Otago’s Mitre
10 Cup side. When it didn’t pan
out he moved to Sydney for three
months to play in their club
competition – the Shute Shield.
He then returned to Christchurch
before playing for Buller in
the Heartland Championship.
The journeyman-like year
was then backed up by staying
in Christchurch and working,
rather than returning home
to party with friends over the
about curtain things and make
sure he was pushing me at training.
It felt good to have a top
coach like that support you,” said
Arona.
Arona also vividly remembers
his first week
in Auckland training
with the NSW Cup
side. One night while
sleeping on his cousin’s
couch he received a
text from Iro asking
if he would come to
train early with the first
grade team.
“He said: ‘Come for today’
and then I trained, he said: ‘You
PROMISE:
Only a yellow
card stopped
Calben
Aperahama
from playing
every minute
of rugby for
Sydenham
this year.
holiday period.
“That was a complete game
changer. Going home and seeing
all the mates, that just turns into
beers at every opportunity,” he
said.
Aperahama is about to
graduate with a degree in sports
coaching. He plans to take up
an internship over the summer
before returning to study physical
education next year.
He also hopes another strong
season with Sydenham can help
him crack Canterbury’s Mitre 10
Cup side and realise his dream of
playing professionally.
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can stay for the week.’ After that
week finished he told me I could
keep coming as long as I wanted.
He let me develop as a player. I
was stoked because I was training
with all of these NRL guys
after coming from club footy,”
he said.
“I was training in literally my
own gear and everyone else was
decked out with Warriors gear.
Mentally and physically I was
busting my ass, but it was a
dream come true . . . he was
the one who got me that, so
I will always be grateful for
Tony,” said Arona.
Earlier this week Arona
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CANTERBURY will be in
the thick of it when both the
Mitre 10 Cup and Farah
Palmer Cup competitions
enter the semi-final stage this
weekend.
Firstly, on Saturday at
7.05pm, Canterbury will look to
continue the momentum which
has seen them claim and then
lock-up the Ranfurly Shield
during their final two roundrobin
matches.
They face a tough task on
the road in Wellington and will
be out to avenge their round
three result which saw them
lose out in a 22-23 classic in the
capital.
However, Canterbury can
take confidence from the fact no
other team has come closer to
defeating Wellington on their
home ground this year.
Meanwhile, on Sunday at
2.05pm, Canterbury’s women’s
side will seek to keep their
unbeaten run in the Farah
Palmer Cup alive when they host
Counties Manukau at Rugby
Park.
The defending champions
completed a perfect six from
six in the round-robin at the
weekend by accounting for Bay
of Plenty 40-7.
Although Counties come
into the play-offs as the fourth
seed they will have plenty of
motivation after falling to
Canterbury in the last two
competition grand finals.
was also named in the New
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alongside fellow Bulls players
Penito Ilalio, Alex Todd, Jope
Tagicakibau, Brad Campbell
and Michael Butson. The
residents will play the England
Community Lions on November
1 in Auckland.
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international NRL players of
their own when they host Samoa
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in brief
National titles for
surfers
Canterbury Surfing team
members Estella Hungerford and
Ava Henderson claimed national
titles at the National Scholastic
Surfing Championships at
Manu Bay, Raglan last week.
Hungerford dominated in the
under-18 girls division and
Henderson dazzled in the
under-14 girls division.
Heap, Otway take
singles crowns
Connor Heap and Jade Otway
were crowned singles champions
at the Canterbury tennis open
at the weekend. The top seeds
didn’t drop a set on way to
winning their respective men’s
and women’s titles. Heap also
teamed up with Remi Feneon to
win the men’s doubles title in a
nail-biting final against Reece
Falck and Jamie Garbett 6-3,
3-6, 15-13. Meanwhile, Otway
teamed up with Jade Feneon to
win the women’s doubles final
against Beth Williamson and
Michelle Kelsen 6-2, 6-2.
Rally driver in with
title chance
Christchurch’s Marcus van
Klink heads to this weekend’s
final round of the New Zealand
Rally Championship – the
Handy Rentals Rally Waitomo
– in a winner-takes-all shootout
for top two-wheel-drive honours.
Driving a Mazda RX8, van Klink
and co-driver Dave Neill took
victories in each of the first four
rounds of the championship.
However, van Klink was forced
to miss the last round in Coromandel
with a burst appendix.
That means he is tied on 138
points with rival Anthony Jones
(Ford Escort) for the two-wheeldrive
championship.
New Zealand first for
teen jet skier
Teenage jet skier Corban Farnley
has achieved a New Zealand
first by winning three world
titles at the USBA Jetski World
Championships in Arizona,
United States. The 14-year-old
Christchurch Boys’ High School
student won titles in the junior
ski 13-15 lites, amateur classic ski
and amateur ski lites class.
Canty golfing juniors
take major prizes
Canterbury juniors took out the
two major prizes at the Eagles
NZ under-17 boys and girls golf
championship at Te Awamutu
last week. The girls 54-hole gross
title was won by Russley’s Amy
Weng. Scores of 75, 68 and 73
saw her claim the title by one
shot ahead of Waikato’s Zahraa
Bester. Meanwhile, Russley’s
Hayato Miya won the boys
equivalent by a massive 11 shots.
Scores of 74, 68 and 70 helped
him demolish the field. Lachie
Mackay from Waimari Beach
also had a great tournament
finishing third, one shot behind
the runner-up.
• By Gordon Findlater
UP TO a dozen Black Caps
could be on display at Hagley
Oval when Canterbury begin
their domestic cricket season on
Monday.
Canterbury couldn’t ask for
a tougher test to open the fourday
Plunket Shield than a star
studded Northern Districts side
which included current Black
Caps Kane Williamson, Trent
Boult, Tim
Southee, Neil
Wagner, Ish
Sodhi, Mitchell
Santner,
Colin de
Grandhomme
and BJ
Watling.
The opening
round of the
competition
will see all Black Caps made
available meaning Canterbury
coach Brendon Donkers is likely
to roll out Tom Latham, Henry
Nicholls, Todd Astle and Matt
Henry – all of whom have been
part of the side’s build-up to the
season.
With the return of several players
from club cricket in the United
Kingdom, Canterbury came
together as a complete unit on
September 16. Last week the side
played a three-day internal match
in Rangiora which saw Latham
and Astle show form with the bat
– both recording tons.
“The guys have been put under
a lot of pressure physically and
mentally in the first few weeks,
so this week will just be a training
week and we’ll taper off
ahead of the match against ND,”
said Donkers.
The only loss for Canterbury
from last season’s squad is tall
paceman Kyle Jamieson who
has returned to Auckland after
finishing studies at Lincoln
University.
His place on the contracted
played list has been taken by
Burnside West University paceman
Jackson Latham.
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Star-studded teams for season opener
Brendon
Donkers
YOUNG Canterbury karters
Jacob Douglas and Louis Sharpe
returned home from Italy with
silverware.
Douglas, 14, and Sharp, 12,
were two of eight New Zealand
karters who joined over 400 of
their contemporaries from 35
countries at the 17th annual
ROK Cup Superfinal event at the
Lonato track in the north-east of
the country.
THe Superfinal is organised
each year by Italian engine
manufacturer Vortex. New
Zealand has been represented at
the event for the past six years but
Douglas’ win in the Junior ROK
class B final – the Bridgestone
Trophy race – is a first.
THis year it was a case of third
time lucky for Douglas who
competed in the Mini Rok class
in the previous two years, in
spite of the young Lincoln ace
just missing out on a place in the
FIGHTING FIT: Ed Nuttal will be a key weapon in
Canterbury’s pace bowling stocks this summer.
“He has been in our A programme
for a couple of seasons
now and has really developed his
game . . . he’s fitted in really well.
Otherwise the core group of
contracted players are the same
which is what I wanted, I wanted
some consistency in that space,”
said Donkers.
Canterbury will be looking to
A final – the cut-off was 34 and
after the heat races Douglas was
ranked 37.
He soon worked his way to the
front in the Bridgestone Trophy
final race before racing away to a
sizable advantage which saw him
cross the finish line more than
2sec in front of Australian Luke
build on an improved showing
in the four-day competition last
season. In 2017-18 they finished
last in the competition, but
improved to second. Meanwhile,
they will be looking for vast improvements
with the white ball
after finishing last in both the
T20 and 50 over competitions
last summer.
Pink and more than 4sec ahead
of third placed Layton Fourie
from South Africa.
Meanwhile, Sharp was to
continue a strong campaign in
Italy after a breakthrough win of
his own in the Mini ROK class
B final at the Autumn Trophy
meeting at the same venue a
“We obviously want to win
titles and something that we’ve
talked a lot about is how we’re
going to go about doing that and
how we’re going to win games of
cricket. We’re not necessarily going
to be the best team on paper
this year, but we’ll certainly fight
and scrap and find a way to win
games. I think with the group of
guys we’ve got that’s something
that they’re really capable of,”
said Donkers.
“Strong culture helps with that
and that’s what we’re building
here, but we’re also developing
these guys into some bloody
good first-class cricketers.”
“For me it’s about developing
players. I want to create the next
Matt Henry or the next Neil
Wagner, whoever it might me.
It’s the same for Dion Ebrahim
who is the assistant coach and
in charge of our batsmen. It’s
the same for Neil Tindall our
strength and conditioning coach.
We’re really clear on that.”
One Canterbury player who
will have hopes of pushing their
case for higher honours this
summer is paceman Ed Nuttall.
After a frustrating couple of
seasons with injury, Nuttall will
begin the season with a clean bill
of health.
“I can’t remember the last time
Ed [Nuttall] was fully fit at the
start of the season. He looks in
really good form,” said Donkers.
The side will once again be
captained by arguably Riccarton
High School’s finest ever product
Cole McConchie.
Canterbury contracted
players for 2019/20: Chad
Bowes, Jack Boyle, Blake
Coburn, Leo Carter, Andrew
Ellis, Cameron Fletcher,
Andrew Hazeldine,
Jackson Latham, Ken
McClure, Cole McConchie,
Stephen Murdoch, Ed
Nuttall, Fraser Sheat, Henry
Shipley, Will Williams,
Theo van Woerkom. NZ
contracted: Tom Latham,
Henry Nicholls, Todd Astle,
Matt Henry.
Karting success in Italy for two young chargers
SPEEDSTER: Louis Sharp in action en route to a third
place finish in the Singha Trophy.
Louis Sharp Jacob
Douglas
week earlier.
Like Douglas, a couple of bad
heats disguised Sharp’s true
speed. He was fourth out of a
130-strong field after qualifying
and finished second in his final
two heat races.
He showed what he could do
in the Singha Trophy – Mini
ROK class B final – by working
his way past 11 other competitors
to grab third place.
“I’m happy to know I can
compete with best in the world
and can’t wait to do it all again,”
said Sharp.

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Triathlete humble with success
One of the world’s most
gruelling events took
place at the weekend
when more than 2000
athletes competed in
the Ironman World
Championship in Hawaii.
This week The Star
continues its Canterbury
sporting legends series
with a look at one of the
sport’s greats. Gordon
Findlater caught up
with Erin Baker
ARGUABLY THE greatest
triathlete of all time will
be quick to talk down her
accomplishments when you ask
her about them.
In 1987 Erin Baker won
her first Ironman World
Championship and also smashed
the women’s record at the time in
Hawaii. She won the event again
in 1990. Baker is one of only two
triathletes to win all four world
championships – Ironman, long
distance, Olympic distance and
duathlon.
However, the humble Baker
says her success came simply
through hard work and growing
up being “good at running,
good at biking and good at
swimming.”
Good is an understatement –
in 1994 she finished her triathlon
career with a record of 104 wins
from 121 triathlons – including
four Ironman New Zealand
titles, two world duathlon titles,
two wins at Zofingen, four at
Nice and two Olympic distance
world titles.
These days Baker, 58, takes
the same approach to life she
took when she was competing
and makes sure she excels at
whatever she is doing. She is the
managing director of Orthomed
– supplying hip replacement
solutions and servicing a number
of district health boards.
Baker lives in Sumner with
husband and fellow triathlete
Scott Molina – who won the 1988
World Ironman Championship.
After retiring from triathlon
Baker also had a stint as a city
councillor representing the
ENDURANCE: Erin Baker won two Ironman World
Championship titles in Hawaii and is widely regarded as a
pioneer of the sport. ​
Ferrymead Ward which she says
came about because people knew
her name and because she was at
the top of the ballot.
“That was the worst part of
my life, therefore I got out of it
. . . I never think anything is a
mistake, but that is the thing I
wouldn’t chose to do again if I
had to start over,” said Baker.
Baker was seen by many as
a controversial figure while
competing. She was outspoken
about equal pay for men and
women in triathlon and is one
of the key reasons the sport
has done so for more than two
decades.
However, she’s not sure the
same will ever be accomplished
at the top level of New Zealand’s
popular sports.
“That’s the media’s fault. The
media only wants to follow men
and like to look at men. It’s a
blokey culture in New Zealand
. . . if I have to hear another thing
about the Rugby World Cup, I’ll
be sick,” she said.
“I enjoy anyone excelling in
sport, but the way we are in New
Zealand about male-dominated
sports is ridiculous. Least to say
several have been extremely poor
role models . . . when do you
ever see a netballer or a woman
cricket player that are in a
scandal or embezzling money?”
“Why do we have to know in
every rugby press conference
‘If I have to hear another
thing about the Rugby
World Cup, I’ll be sick’
– Erin Baker
what ‘tosser’ is doing and all
these ridiculous nicknames they
give to these guys. I don’t really
care that he had a funny joke
about a funny catch or whatever.
Why do we make everything
they do so great?”
“Let’s just make it a little more
balanced. There’s no equity
anywhere because then the
sponsors look at the men because
the men are the ones being
looked at, so the women don’t get
the sponsorship.”
Her outspoken nature meant
not being able to compete in the
United States. Baker and her
parents were among the people
arrested for heated protests
against the visiting Springboks
in 1981, which meant Baker
couldn’t apply for a US visa for
five years.
“It’s no different than what
people are doing now with
climate change . . . it was an
injustice, it’s wrong. Someone
has to do something about it, so
you go and do something about
it,” she said.
“It’s got a different set of
issues to it, but it’s only through
protest action that you change
things and certainly I don’t
know that any person in their
right mind if they were looking
at it clearly would think that
a group of people by virtue of
their colour would be considered
legally inferior, which is what
they were at the time . . . I
wouldn’t change anything about
that. It was a good thing to have
done.”
In the coming years Baker
hopes to be able to spend less
time working in the business
herself and cast an eye towards
retirement. While still unsure
exactly what her next venture
will look like, she has a fairly
good idea what lines it is likely to
follow.
“I’ve always like supporting
women, it’s just a thing, so I
think something will come of a
women’s aspect which I will do
in my retirement,” said Baker.
STAMINA:
Baker built
a reputation
of pulling
away
from her
competition
on the bike
leg.
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‘Cratest’ Bathurst yet
• By Gordon Findlater
CANTERBURY United Pride
put their perfect start to the
National Women’s League on the
line when they host Northern
Lights in a repeat of last year’s
grand final on Saturday.
Starting the campaign with
four consecutive wins is good
enough it itself. However, even
coach Alana Gunn admits she
has been blown away by her side’s
defensive effort which has seen
goalkeeper Una Foyle forced to
make just four saves in as many
matches.
“I think that goes to show how
well our programme is working
throughout the winter season
to be really sound defensively. It
also means were able to focus on
other areas because we know our
defensive template so well,” said
Gunn.
Another impressive part of the
UNDEFEATED:
Britney-Lee
Nicholson (left)
celebrates
scoring the
Pride’s loan
goal against
Auckland at
the weekend
with Nicola
Diminikovich.
Defence will be key for Pride
Pride’s beginning to the season is
that they have achieved their victories
being without White Fern
Annalie Longo since their first
round win over Capital. Their
most impressive yet was a 1-0
win over fellow play-off hopefuls
Auckland on Sunday.
“The depth has never been
stronger. To go away to Auckland
at the weekend and get three
points without her was massive,”
said Gunn.
Undoubtedly their biggest
test of the campaign yet comes
at English Park this weekend
against the Lights, who will be
out to avenge 2-3 extra-time
defeat in last year’s final.
They will also come south with
a strong knowledge of where the
Pride’s strength’s lay – they are
coached by Shane Verma who
was previously an assistant at the
Pride with Gunn.
Kick-off is 1pm.
SUNDAY’S Bathurst 1000
surely goes down as one of the
greatest for New Zealand motor
racing fans after the all-Kiwi
one-two of Scott McLaughlin
and Shane van Gisbergen.
As a one-eyed Cantab it
also feels appropriate to point
out McLaughlin was born in
Christchurch – something that
flies under the radar far too often.
However, it saddens me to
report that for the first time
a Kiwi wasn’t the winner of
another big race on Sunday. For
the first time in its illustrious
nine-year history ‘The Crate
Race’ was won by an Australian
from Lismore.
The story goes that in 2010
four bogans from Ashburton
decided sitting through seven
hours of Bathurst would be
more enjoyable by consuming
a crate of beer each. Since then
a winner’s jacket and trophy
has been given to the first to
complete their crate. Each year
newcomers arrive to take on the
challenge (including myself),
but until recent times the new
blood is usually left in the dust.
I know you’re probably thinking
this sounds like a race for
idiots (it is) but, it has everything
which adds to the drama
of the traditional Bathurst . . .
Much like when Fabian
Coulthard was jumped on with
accusations of cheating, there
were scenes of chaos when the
‘Lismore Kid’ took a tactical
vomit with just two crates
bottles remaining and clearly
gaining an unfair advantage late
in this year’s race.
Tactics are essential leading
into and during the race. What
vessel will you go with? Do
you go light and less flavoursome
with Export Gold or
heavier with Lion Brown. Fuel
consumption is also key. While
One-eyed Cantab
Gordon Findlater
gordon.findlater@starmedia.kiwi
ENDURANCE ATHLETES: Scenes of jubilation moments
after the ‘Lismore Kid’ completed the crate race.
setting early race pace is preferable,
many crate races have seen
the favourites retire early with a
catastrophic fuel spill.
Much like the elite multimillion
dollar budget V8
Supercar teams, the rest of us
have the next 12 months to
develop and analyse the best
tactics going into next year’s
race where there is sure to be
even more drama in the cratest
race of them all.

LEXUS HAS come a long
way in the last 26 years. The
launch in New Zealand of
the LS400 luxury sedan in
1992 has since paved the
way for some remarkable
product.
Sure, today’s emphasis
is on hybrid technology
and sport utility vehicles,
much of it a combination,
but there are still surprises
in the company’s extensive
line-up; take the amazing
V8 performance models
– LC500, RC-F and GS-F
– the latter there for those
who still like sedans.
I recently drove the GS-F
10th anniversary model
and enjoyed it immensely,
however, there is another
sedan in the Lexus lineup
– the ES – and although
it doesn’t have a highperformance
power plant,
it is there for those who feel
they need to do something
for the environment.
The reason being is that
the ES300h, as its nomenclature
suggests, is only
available in hybrid form,
although there are three
specification levels – effectively
low and high grade
(Limited) and F-Sport.
The test car was the
Limited, it carries a further
development of the driveline
that I claim is the best
hybrid on the market, and
that is the 2.5-litre unit that
we have come to know and
love in Toyota Camry.
The ES300h has just
entered a new generation,
it is a totally new shape
and there have been many
engineering changes to
complement the upgraded
driveline.
Effectively, the fundamental
engineering aspects
have been retained. It’s
a front-drive car and the
hybrid system channels
through a continuously
variable automatic transmission.
However, it must be said
that the entire package
reeks of quality and appeal,
and it looks stunning.
Everyone who laid eyes on
the evaluation car commented
on its style and
presence, and inside the
trim is exquisite – notable
through white and soft red
leather with lashings of
woodgrain.
While it looks a million
dollars, the ES300h starts
at just $77,100, the Limited
version adding $16,000.
For that money not only
are you getting a car which
oozes presence, there are
all the bits and bobs you
would expect in a luxury
car. Any buyer wouldn’t be
disappointed with the level
of fitment.
The ES300h also feels
good to be in, that’s no surprise,
Lexus is a luxury car
maker of true quality and it
just feels so right.
In recent years Lexus
has broadened its focus,
and even though luxury is
still the key manufacturing
ingredient, the ES300h has
been built with a sporty
emphasis as well.
• Price – Lexus
ES300h Limited,
$93,100
• Dimensions –
Length, 4975mm;
width, 1865mm;
height, 1445mm
• Configuration
– Four-cylinder,
front-wheel-drive,
2487cc, 160kW,
continuously
variable automatic
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 8.9sec
• Fuel usage –
4.6l/100km
Motoring
Ross Kiddie
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Hybrid Lexus sedan for the
environmentally-conscious
LEXUS ES300H: Latest generation batteries and
hybrid technology.
The suspension is all new
and it feels taut and tight
through the chassis and the
steering is weighted so that
there is a constantly involving
feel. Lexus says the
handling is biased towards
a European feel and it is not
wrong, it is a true competitor
for any luxury car out of
the Continent.
The new hybrid driveline,
along with the latest
generation nickel metal hydride
batteries, provides a
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If you are a luxury car
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utility vehicles – take the
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model yet it is still built
with Lexus’ values of luxury
and performance.
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sedan, and as my time in
hybrids further increases so
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to me. The ES300h
is a further example of the
overall quality of the Lexus
range.
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6594425
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jflattery@xtra.co.nz 6 drippy taps, sticky doors,
CaRPENTER
locks, moss spraying etc.
BUILDER
Discount for pensioners.
Licensed Building
Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275
Practitioner no. 100981.
668
All carpentry & building
HaNDY - DaN
repairs & maintenance.
General Handyman for
Alterations & property
all your maintenance
upgrades.Laundries /
requirements. I specialise
bathroom / kitchens
in fences and decking, also
replaced. Specialising in
do spouting cleans and
repairs and everyday home
replacement of all rotten
maintenance. NO JOB TO
timber, fascia boards,
BIG OR SMALL I can do
window, windowsills etc.
it all, please don’t hesitate
John Sandford, ph 329
to call me on 022 600 7738
4616, mob 027 5189 598
for a no obligation free
johnsandford2@gmail.
quote.
com
HaNDYMaN
CaRPETLaYER
REPaIRMaN
35yrs experience. Special
20 yrs exp.No job too
rates for seniors. Prompt
small.Prompt service.
service. Ph 021 046 0231
On site engineering &
CONCRETE CUTTING
welding a speciality.
Affordable Concrete
Reasonable rates.Free
Cutting with Quality, and
quotes.Ph Wayne 9813873
removal work. Free quote.
/0272853083
No job to small. Phone 027
LaNDSCaPING
442-2219, Fax 359-6052
Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,
a/h 359- 4605
Decking, Fencing.
ELECTRICIaN
Kanga & small digger
Prompt & reliable services. Check out Squire
registered electrician Landscaping on facebook.
with 24 years experience FREE QUOTES. Ph
for all residential and Arthur 347-8796, 027
commercial work, new 220-7014 Edwin 027 220-
housing and switch board 7154
replacements. Phone Chris LaWNMOWING
027 516 0669
You Grow I Mow. Free
ELECTRICIaN
quotes. Ph / text Chris 021
Available, 30 years 252 1801
experience, immediate LaWNMOWING
start, competitive rate,
ph Brian 027 433 9548
No Call out fee
ELECTRICIaN
All types of domestic
Clean ups, fence staining,
painting int & ext.Building
LBP. Ph John 027 224
2831
LaWN MOWING
& commercial work Garden and rental property
undertaken, new housing, tidy ups, hedge trimming.
alterations, extensions, Call Glen at Bottle Lake
ranges, security lights, Lawn Mowing. Ph 027
quick response, efficient 499 7571
service, free quotes, OVEN CLEaNING
city -wide. No call out Professional cleans
fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat $50.00. Gift Vouchers
Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027
7331384.
avail. Phone 0800 683-
6253 or 027 228-0025
Builder
BUILDers
“A local looking after locals”
• Licenced builder with 20 years
experience in renovations,
alterations and extensions
• A creative craftsman who is
attentive to detail
• Quotes the job, does the job
• Works with all budgets
Andrew Drewitt
Ph: 021 395 324
Email: ad_designs@hotmail.com
DECORATORS
New Paint • Repaints
Wallpapering • Fences
Repairs • Feature Walls
Floor & Roof Painting
Spray Painting
Light Commercial
Restoring Timber
Selwyn based but service the whole of Canterbury
www.andertondecorators.co.nz
www.facebook.com/andertondecorators
027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN
house and garden
home
cleaning
gardening
services available
throughout
christchurch
your one stop shop for home services
www.anextrapairofhands.co.nz
info@anextrapairofhands.co.nz
Specializing in:
• Roof Painting
• Interior/exterior
residential
• Small commercial
painting
0800 535 355
PAINTERS
Painters and Decorators Ltd
Canterbury Owned and Operated
A husband and wife team
Noel 027-411-3596
kemp.painters@gmail.com
kemp painters and decorators
We offer
free quotes
Quality not
Quantity
Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED
Trades & Professional Services
• New homes
• Extensions
• Renovations
To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
Builder
• Light Commercial
• Repairs and
Maintenance
Brandon Taw
Phone 027 370 2572
enquiries@tawbuilders.co.nz
www.tawbuilders.co.nz
DRIVEWAYS
Exposed Aggregate
Stamped Concrete Plain
Concrete Resurfacing
Things we offer...
Competitive/affordable pricing
Attention to detail
Professional service
free quotes/insurance scopes
Cell 0278 145 848
www.drivecrete.co.nz
landscape supplies
Lawn Time
Build Maintain Refresh
Garden Box has all the products
you need plus great advice.
✔ Top Soil Screened
✔ Lawn Construction Mix
✔ Lawn Topdressing
✔ Lawn Seeds etc
03 348 2915 www.gardenbox.co.nz
57 Lunns Road, Middleton (off Curletts Road)
PAINTING & TILING
• PAINTING • TILING
• PLASTERING
• WALLPAPERING
Phone Kevin Steel
• Interior/Exterior
• New Homes & Repaints
• Quality workmanship assured
• Correct preparation always undertaken
• 20+ years experience
• Earthquake repairs
(Painting/Plastering/Wallpapering/Tiling)
Ph 381 7417 or 027 216 8946
www.facebook.com/kevinsteelpainters&decorators
concrete & paving
• Driveways
• Earthquake repairs
• New Home Specialists
• Patios & Paths
tel: 0508 873 7483
email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz
www.affordableconcrete.co.nz
Driveways
SWAINS
KIWI KERB
(Since 2005)
Over 22 Years Experience
Quality
Workmanship
• Driveways
• Kerb &
Channel
• Garden Edging
Freephone: 0800 081 400
swainskiwikerb@gmail.com
PAINTER
Michael Kelly Painters
Locally owned and
operated family
business.
25+ years Experience
• Painting • Wallpapering
• Interior • Exterior
Free Quotes
Phone
Michael 0212 649 492
michaelkellypainter@hotmail.co.nz
PLUMBING &
DRAINAGE
SERVING
CHRISTCHURCH
AND WIDER
CANTERBURY REGION
WITH QUALITY
WORKMANSHIP
AND SERVICE.
PHONE HAMISH BALDWIN
027 636 3499

Thursday October 17 2019 The Star 43
Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED
Trades & Professional Services
To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
PLUMBER
PLUMBER
PLUMBER
plumbING AND GAS
NEED A PLUMBER
Call us now for fast friendly service.
Get your problems sorted out
quick smart - on time!!
Phone for a
FREE
quote now.
Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380
PLUMBING LTD
• Hot water cylinder repair/replacement
• Leaky taps, blocked toilets
• New housing
• All plumbing alterations
• Mains pressure hot water
• Fire and wetback installation
• Digger/tipper excavation and hire
• Watermain replacement/repair
• Certified craftsman plumber
“I will turn up when I say I will”
Call/Text 027 245 5100
Freephone: 0508 426 269
New housing
Renovations
General maintenance
Hot water cylinders
Gas hot water conversions
Competitive rates
Free quotes
Phone: 021 403 470
Email: scott@scottsplumbing.nz
• Gas fitting – servicing, new, renovations
• Gas hot water installs
• Gas cookers and gas fires
• Kitchen / Bathroom renovations
• Backflow testing and installs
• Filtration – whole house, kitchen tap
• Domestic maintenance
Email: james@plumbingandgashq.co.nz
Text: 021 174 9265
4 2 6 5 7 4
DISCOUNT FOR
SUPER GOLD CARD
HOLDERS!
FREE QUOTES
0800 H20 LPG
ROOF REPAIRS
tree services
VIDEO PRODUCTION
WINDOW TINTING
Locally owned & operated with
over 30 years experience.
• Extensions & repair • Roof coating
• Concrete & clay tiles • Butynol
• Malthoid • Asbestos Certified
• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering
Phone Dave 981 0278
or 021 223 4200
E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz
BEAUMONT ROOFING LTD
TREE STUMP
GRINDING
TREE REMOVALS
Qualified Arborist
Insured - FREE quotes
Phone Mark 022 085 0300
E info@superiorstumps.co.nz
www.superiorstumps.co.nz
business video
PRoduCTion
A video will bring your business alive & into your
customers mind.
Promote your services or business with a
professionally created video with us
• Corporate and Business
video a speciality
• Competitive rates
• 25 years experience
• Start to finished product
• Professional quality
guaranteed
PHone KeRRY 021 635 083
tintawindow
advanced film solutions
99% uv block
fade protection
heat control
reduce glare
25 Years Experience
privacy films
frosting designs
non-darkening films
Workmanship Guaranteed
Lifetime Warranties on Most Films
UV
block
Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts
03 365 3653 0800 368 468
Trades & Services
PAINTING
PLASTERING
Free quotes. Int/ext &
roof painting Family run
business, work guaranteed.
Pensioner discounts. Ph
Kerin or Paul 022 191
7877 or 379-1281. Website
www.swedekiwipainting.
co.nz
PAINTING
All jobs, none too small.
Free quotes Affordable
rates. Seniors discounts.
James 0220 652 637
PAINTING
Indoor / Outdoor, over 30
yrs exp, same day quotes,
ph Steve 021 255 7968
Trades & Services
PAINTING
Indoor / Outdoor, over 30
yrs exp, same day quotes,
ph Steve 021 255 7968
PLASTERER
Phone Finn the interior
plasterer small job
specialist, holes, cracks,
renovatons, alterations.
Canty born. Ph 022
0874351
PLASTERING (INT)
Experience and
Excellence. Small to
Medium job specialists
in all aspects of Interior
Plastering. Please call Tim
020 4183 8909
Trades & Services
PLASTER MASONRY
PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
Roofing & Brick
Repairs, Stucco, Fixing,
Stopping, Cracks &
Holes. Small jobs ok.
30 yrs exp . Free quotes.
Gary 3428950 / 021 529
022
REMOVALS
Small furniture removals,
have own van, can fit
various types of whiteware
appliances, some furn,
bedding, boxes etc, honest
& reliable, any area
considered, ph Chch 027
517 7001
Trades & Services
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Van & Trailer Rubbish
Removal. Free quotes. Ph
Gary 342-8950, 021 529
022
SPOUTING CLEANING
Spouting Unblocked,
Cleaned Out and Flushed
Out. Call Trevor 332 8949
or 021 043 2034
SPOUTING
CLEANING
SPECIALIST
15 years experience.
Hundreds of happy
customers. Ring or text Jo
021 164 0365
Trades & Services
SPOUTING
Select Spouting
The PVC specialist.
Repairs & replacement. Ph
022 197 2351
SWIMMING POOLS
Sale of old stock Trade ins.
Covers, rollers, pumps,
chems, scoops. Also new
season specials. Ph 027
242 6555 or 3583323
- 7 days
TREE SERVICES
Free quotes 20+ yrs exp.
Tree, hedge or shrub
- reduction, shaped or
removed. Ph/text Paul
The Branch Manager
0274314720
Trades & Services
TREE TRIMMING
AND REMOVAL
Hedges cut, pruning. 20
yrs exp. Ph Alister 359
3090 ABT Tree Services
WINDOW CLEANING
Brown & White Ltd.
Family owned since 2001.
Ph Paul 027 229 3534
WINDOW CLEANING
Brown & White Ltd.
Family owned since 2001.
Ph Paul 027 229 3534
WINDOW CLEANING
Average 3 brm house
inside or out from $40.
Both from $70 Phone
Trevor 344-2170
Wanted To Buy
AAA Buying goods
quality furniture, beds,
stoves, washing machines,
fridge freezers. Same day
service. Selwyn Dealers.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
313 8156
A+ About to move? Books,
china, coins, medals,
furniture, furs, jewellery,
tools, old photos, estate.
Ph 385-5117
ACADEMY ANTIQUES
Buying estates, antiques,
old china, crystal, art,
Royal Doulton , Royal
Albert etc. Best prices,
free appraisal. Call Rob
027 299 7232 or 349-4229
Wanted To Buy
ALL whiteware wanted.
Same day service, cash
paid for freezes, fridges,
washing machines, ovens.
Also buying furniture &
h/hold effects.Anything
considered. Ph Dave 960-
8440, 027 66 22 116
A RECORDS Wanted
top cash prices paid for
good records. No easy
listening. Please ph 027
624 1138
CASH PAID TODAY
for quality furniture, tools,
estate lots. Call Simon 021
154 8281
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
OpEning nigHT!
SAT 19 TH OcTOBER
6.30pm START
ADULTS $20 Seniors $10
FAMILY PASS $40
Children $5 Under 5yrs free
(2 adults & up to
4 children 15yrs & under)
DOUBLEDAYS ROAD KAiApOi
infOLinE 03 364 8833
www.wOODfORDgLEn.cO.nz

44 The Star Thursday October 17 2019
Situations Vacant
DRIVETECH LTD
“TRAINING TOMORROWS DRIVERS TODAY”
HEAVY TRAFFIC
Class 2, 3, 4 & 5 Vehicle Recovery, Wheels,
Tracks, Rollers & Dangerous Goods.
Entertainment
FORKLIFT ENDORSEMENT (F & OSH)
Driving related Health & Safety training.
Passenger, Logbook & Load Security training.
Interested Free Time Payments
(Terms and conditions apply)
CAR DRIVING LESSONS
• Pre Employment Assessments
• H&S Driver Assessments
• Advanced Driver Training
FREEPHONE 0508 2 DRIVE (37483) or 03 348 8481
info@drivetech.co.nz / www.drivetech.co.nz
Over the years, Grant Amos has helped thousands
of people overcome their fear of flying.
Enrolments for our next “Flying Without Fear”
Programme are now being taken in your area.
REMEMBER, FEAR OF FLYING IS NOT
IRRATIONAL - DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT IS
For further details, contact Sue on 09 483 5547
or 0800 737 225 www.flyok.co.nz
Wanted To Buy
DOWNSIZING?
GARAGE SALE?
Cash paid for estate china.
Ph 3131878 or 027 350
3963
MILITARIA Any
country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
Tuition
COMPUTER LESSONS
avail for computer, IPad,
or Mobile. Please contact
Jobee 027 290 9246 www.
computertutor.nz
GERMAN Language
tuition given by highly
qualified tutor, weekends
available , ph 03 383 5559
Susi
Public Notices
Battered
Women’s Trust
AGM
Wednesday 13th
November 2019
33 Sir William
Pickering Drive,
Christchuch
5.30pm
All Welcome
Public Notices
HOUSE & GARAGE
Cleanout. I’ll pick up for
free. Ph 022 510 5420.
Recycling Man. Charity
for Chch.
Situations Vacant
Greenhouse
Assistant
Regular part time
greenhouse work
available Marshland
area. Start 7.00am,
working approximately
5 hours per day from 2
to 5 days a week.
Duties include
harvesting, packaging
and sowing
Microgreens and
related activities. The
work is light but a need
for detail is esential.
Would suit someone
who has an interest
in greenhouse
horticulture.
Phone: 03 385 5577
or email:
kipps-patch@xtra.co.nz
Public Notices
Situations Vacant
Computer Work.
Looking for person to
download onto I pad. Few
hours per week.Could be
more later. Ph 027 223
0948
MATURE Lady required,
for escort service, private
- day shift hours, txt 022
130 0848
CROSSWORD 116
Across: 1. Betting, 5. Amass, 8. Optical, 9. Early, 10.
Sheen, 11. Examine, 12. Dashed, 14. Doings, 17.
Bravado, 19. Watch, 22. Cling, 23. Corsair, 24. Erase,
25. Mystery.
Down: 1. Books, 2. Tithe, 3. Incense, 4. Gullet, 5.
Arena, 6. Arraign, 7. Shyness, 12. Debacle, 13.
Stamina, 15. Onwards, 16. Dot com, 18. Argue, 20.
Trace, 21. Hardy.
DECODER
WORDBUILDER
Aft, ant, aunt, fan, fat, fault, faun, flan, flat,
FLAUNT, flu, fun, lat, nut, tan, tau, tufa,
tun, tuna, T H Eulna.
P U Z Z L E
C O M P A N Y
Vehicles Wanted
Vehicles Wanted
All puzzles copyright
T H E P U Z Z L E C O M P A N Y
www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 19th October
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 6354 957
Crossword Solutions
Entertainments
SUDOKU
CAR REMOVALS
$$CASH PAID$$
CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED
NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS
We use world class vehicle depollution systems
Vehicles Wanted
0800 8200 600
www.pickapart.co.nz

Thursday October 17 2019 The Star 45
christchurch
GIG GUIDE
Thursday 17 - Wednesday 23 October 2019
To add a listing, contact
Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or
027 458 8590
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
www.star.kiwi/whatson
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7pm - Quiz. Sunday 3pm - Ranchsliders, $15
entry. 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 7.30pm - Reb Fountain, ticketed. Tuesday 7.30pm
- Shooglenifty Aeotearoa Tour Spring 2019, ticketed.
CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, Victoria St:
Thursday 8pm - Blackie. Friday 7pm - Moonlighting.
Saturday 8pm - Rockabella. Sunday 7.30pm - Sly
Manhattan.
CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL, 86 Kilmore
St: Saturday 7.30pm - CSO presents The Romantics.
Tickets at Ticketek.
GBC, 110 Marshland Rd, Shirley: Saturday
5.30pm - Rhonda Campbell Duo.
HORNBY WMC, 17 Carmen Rd, Hornby:
Saturday 4.15pm - Marion’s Outlaws; 8pm - Unhinged.
HORNCASTLE ARENA, Jack Hinton Drive:
Event tickets at Ticketek.
ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL, 145 Gloucester St:
Saturday 8pm - Postmodern Jukebox, ticketed.
KENSINGTON FUN HOUSE, 185
Manchester St: Thursday 7pm - Songwriters in the
Roung feat. Penny Cain & Jimmy Taylor (aka ‘The Penny
Blacks’; Geoff Farmer; Phil Doublet, $5 entry. Friday
8pm - Free Stand Up Comedy. Saturday 8pm - Stand Up
Showcase, $10 entry. Tuesday 8pm - Free Stand Up.
RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse Rd,
Sockburn: Sunday 6pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke.
RICHMOND WMC, 75 London St: Friday 7pm -
DnD Duo (Jojo & Mark).
TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, Hornby: Friday
8.30pm - Misfitz. Saturday 8.30pm - DV8. Wednesday -
Mickey Rat Karaoke.
Barry Saunders (of Warratahs fame) is amongst a
line up of musicians celebrating the music of
Bob Dylan at the Wunderbar in Lyttelton on Friday night.
THE BOWER, 487 New Brighton Rd: Saturday
7pm - Sue & Kathy’s combined Birthday Bash feat. DnD
Showband, free (all welcome).
THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84 Riccarton Rd:
Thursday 9.30pm - Karaoke. Friday - Elle Duo. Saturday
- Lance Kiwi. Wednesday 9pm- Karaoke.
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: Thursday
8pm - Titanic (Kevin Emmett, Nick Buchanan, and Peter
K Malthus). Friday 8.30pm - Open Mic. Tuesday 8pm -
Karaoke. Wednesday 8pm - Titanic (Kevin Emmett, Nick
Buchanan, and Peter K Malthus).
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd,
Addington: Thursday 7pm - Learn to Rock n Roll.
Friday 9.30pm - X-Files Duo. Saturday 9.30pm - Old
Skool. Tuesday 7.30pm - Quiz. Wednesday 8pm -
Karaoke with Lance Kiwi.
THE PAPANUI CLUB, 310 Sawyers Arms Rd:
Sunday 3pm - Kayla G.
WOOLSTON CLUB, 43 Hargood St: Saturday
7.30pm - I Alone.
WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: Friday 8pm - Bob
Dylan ‘The Music of a Folk Concert’ feat Barry Saunders
(The Warratahs): Adam McGrath (The Eastern); Holly
Arrowsmith; Amiria Grenell; Al Park; Adam Hattaway;
Ben Brown, plus special guest, ticketed. Saturday 9pm -
Deep Space, ticketed. Tuesday 7pm - Open Mic.
‘Famous for their roasts!’
SENIOR’S SPECIAL
Two courses: $
22
Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert
Special available lunch only
Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm
Conditions apply
FAMILY FRIENDLY
Kid’s Special
Two courses
Great Kid’s menu plus
designated play area.
$
13
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
Open daily from 6.30am - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
The
RACECOURSE HOTEL
& Motorlodge
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
WESTPORT - BULLER
RACE DAY:
FEBRUARY 8TH 2020

46 The Star Thursday October 17 2019
This Week at the
Hornby Club
let’s
eat
The Club Café
is open daily for
Lunch & Dinner
Bring the whole family!
Check Out These Club Café Dining Specials!
CLUBS NEW ZEALAND WARMLY WELCOME MEMBERS,
THEIR GUESTS AND AFFILIATE CLUB MEMBERS.
SAT. 2 NOV. 2019 | TWO SHOWS IN ONE!
Tue, Wed, Thu
Midday to 2pm
Friday
FRIDAY
Roast of the Day with veges
or Fish of the Day with
chips & salad
Add a dessert for
just $5
Saturday
Tonight’s
Dinner Deal
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!
PRE SALE TICKETS $25 AT THE CLUB OFFICE. DOOR SALES $30.
SHOW STARTS AT 7.30PM. DOORS OPEN AT 6.30PM
HORNBY CLUB, 17 CARMEN ROAD, HORNBY. PHONE 03 349 9026
PRESENTED BY DND SHOWBAND WWW.DNDSHOWBAND.COM
Sunday
Friday 25 Oct
only
Rock’n’Roll
Dinner Deal
Steak, Eggs
Chips &
Salad
THIS SATURDAY, 4.15PM
MARION’S
OUTLAWS
THIS SATURDAY, 7.30PM
UNHINGED
FRIDAY
www.hornbywmc.co.nz/events
COMING UP
NEXT WEEKEND
FRIDAY 25: RnR LENGENDS
SATURDAY 26: SHALOW
SUNDAY 27:
HEART OF COUNTRY
HWMC | ph 03 349 9026 | 17 Carmen Rd, Hornby
www.hornbywmc.co.nz | Members, guests & affiliates welcome
What’s On @ Woolston
THIS SATURDAY 7.30PM
UPCOMING EVENTS
LIVE MUSIC
I Alone
THIS SATURDAY - RUGBY LIVE ON SKY
6.30PM - Mitre 10 Cup Semi Final
Wellington v CANTERBURY
8.15PM - International Rugby 1/4 Final
ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA
11.15PM - International Rugby 1/4 Final
ALL BLACKS v IRELAND
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

Thursday October 17 2019 The Star 47
What s On
AT THE
Cashmere Club
50 Colombo Street
Ph 03 332 0092
MEAT RAFFLES from 4pm
HAPPY HOUR 5pm-6pm
MEMBERS’
CASH
DRAW
THURSDAY
& FRIDAY
$800
6.15pm
THURSDAY
REDRAW
6.15PM FRIDAY
IF NOT WON.
THURSDAY from 7pm
CASHMERE UKULELE GROUP
FRIDAY from 7pm
HOUSIE
SATURDAY from 6.30pm
MITRE 10 CUP SEMI-FINAL
WELLINGTON v
CANTERBURY
E: cashmere@
cashmereclub.co.nz
www.cashmereclub.co.nz
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!
·
·
·
·
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
IN THE BAR
HAPPY HOUR 5PM - 7PM DAILY
LIVE MUSIC THIS SATURDAY
5.30-7.30PM
Rhonda Campbell
Duo
LIVE SKY SPORT ON THE
GBC BIG SCREEN
IN THE CAFE
OUR CABINET ITEMS ARE HOMEMADE
CREATED FRESH ON SITE DAILY
Breakfast
AVAILABLE
FROM
9AM
DAILY
COFFEE
HAPPY
H O U R
2PM-4PM
DAILY $3.50
Offer available for a
limited time and includes
tea, hot chocolate
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
PHONE 385 8880 FIND US ON FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH
THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX
110 MARSHLAND RD
www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132

48 The Star Thursday October 17 2019
FINAL WEEK! FINAL WEEK! FINAL WEEK!
ON SALE
NZ MADE LOUNGE
CUSTOM MADE BY YOU IN 3
EASY STEPS.
BUY
NOW
PAY IN
2021 *
T & C’s apply.
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Choose your style.
Choose your fabric.
Choose your size.
More information on our Courtney and Diego
NZ Made Sofas in store.
ALL LOUNGE ON SALE
Summer sun is
just around the corner...
ALL OUTDOOR ON SALE
VENO
7 Piece Dining
Suite – W150
WAS $1139
NOW $
919
Extension Table
150 – 190cm
PALERMO
3 Seater WAS $ 1199 NOW $ 999
Single Seater WAS $ 499 NOW $ 425
Ottoman WAS $ 259 NOW $ 219
Low Dining Table WAS $ 725 NOW $ 599
ALL DINING ON SALE
WHITEHAVEN
BEDROOM RANGE
Queen Bed WAS $ 1149
NOW $
899
Bedside WAS $ 299
NOW $
259
ALL BEDROOM ON SALE
OPEN LATE NIGHT THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS to 7PM - UNTIL OCTOBER 21st.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SALE ENDS 21.10.19.
Shop
Online
Nationwide
Delivery
Finance
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.