The Star: November 14, 2019

Thursday November 14 2019 The Star
• By Louis Day
A PENGUIN has been adopted
in memory of teenage cancer
sufferer Megan Hore who died
last month.
The penguin was adopted by
Megan’s family on Friday for
what would have been her 20th
birthday.
Megan (right), who was the
daughter of well-known blind
organist Richard Hore, was
declared cancer-free about 13
months ago after battling bone
cancer for more than a year.
However, in August the
cancer returned. She had to have
more than half of her left lung
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Family adopts penguin in memory of Megan
• By Louis Day
FEW PARENTS are lucky
enough to see one of their
children named dux – but Lianne
and Steven Everingham have
seen all four receive the honour.
Last week their youngest child
Rebecca was crowned Marian
College dux, making her the
fourth in the family to receive the
accolade.
After watching her three
siblings earn their titles, Rebecca
said being named dux was a
“relief.”
“I did not want to be the only
child that did not get it,” she said.
“I just wanted to be like them
[her siblings]. Ever since I was little
I looked up to them and they
were my inspiration.”
Rebecca credits part of the
family’s academic success to the
“lots of Coke Zero in the house.”
“I think we should stop buying
it because we are all a bit addicted
but it just gets us through those
long nights of study.”
She said having two teachers as
parents also helped.
“Ever since we were little, we
saw mum and dad working hard
and with both parents being
teachers, that love for learning
really rubbed off on us.”
Her mother works at Avonside
Girls’ High and her father at
Christ’s College.
Mrs Everingham said “it was
pretty cool” to see their fourth
child receive the honour.
“That was a lovely feeling as a
parent and to see all the support
from her friends and teachers
was really great,” she said.
Rebecca plans to go to Victoria
University in Wellington next
year to study ecology and biodiversity,
as well as literary and
creative communications.
Her brother Matthew, who
was the St Bede’s College dux in
2012, graduated from Canterbury
removed after cancerous nodules
were found on it. Her condition
then deteriorated, and she was
diagnosed with leukaemia and
told it was terminal.
She died on October 7.
Her mother Marilyn Hore
said they had planned to adopt a
penguin every year on the day of
her birthday.
“Meg loved penguins. She
thought they were brilliant, and
when she discovered that she
could adopt them so that they
could do the research and keep
the colony going, she got really
University with law and music
degrees and is now working in
the United States as a musical
director.
Their sister Elizabeth was
crowned Marian College dux in
2014 and has since completed
degrees in law and history.
And Hannah was Marian
College dux in 2016 and is
currently studying physics and
spanish at Canterbury University.
excited about it,” Mrs Hore said.
“Meg was all about the
environment. She wanted to save
the planet – this was one way she
could help.”
The family has not named the
penguin yet, but Megan gave
them strict instructions its name
has to begin with the letter p.
The penguin was adopted
from the Oamaru Blue Penguin
Colony.
The sponsorship fee for
the adoption will go towards
conservation and research into
the penguin colony.
Brainiest family in Chch?
ACHIEVERS: (From left to right) – Elizabeth, Rebecca,
Hannah and Matthew Everingham were all named dux
during their time at school.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
NEWS 3
in brief
Arrest made after
aggravated robbery
A woman has been arrested and
two other suspects are on the
run after an alleged aggravated
robbery at a home in Redwood.
The incident on Daniels Rd,
near Hannah Pl, was reported
to police just before 2am on
Monday. Detective Senior
Sergeant Craig Johnson said
one of the offenders had a
blunt weapon. A 22-year-old
woman has been charged with
aggravated robbery and was
remanded in custody. She is due
to appear in the district court
again today. Detective Senior
Sergeant Johnson said police
are seeking two more people in
relation to the incident. He said
the robbery targeted electronic
items in the home. St John
spokesman Gerard Campbell
said one person was treated
at the scene but not taken to
hospital.
Women in custody
following stabbing
A 38-year-old Burwood woman
has been charged and remanded
in custody following a stabbing
incident in Kaiapoi on Tuesday.
Chantelle Amanda Park, an
administration clerk, was
charged with wounding a man
with intent to cause grievous
bodily harm. She appeared
in the district court yesterday
and did not make a plea. She
was remanded until her next
appearance on Monday. The
victim is in a stable condition in
hospital.
Man and woman face
murder charges
Two murder charges have been
laid four weeks after the death
of Christchurch man, Jared
Little. Previously a 25-year-old
woman and a 22-year-old
man were being held in
custody on burglary charges
in relation to the incident.
Detective Inspector Michael
Ford confirmed on Wednesday
a 25-year-old woman and a
22-year-old man have now been
charged with murder. Mr Little
died at a home on Skerten Ave,
Hornby, on October 20.
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