Nor'West News: December 10, 2019

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Papanui pupils plant
natives for the future
Win for STAC
in schools’ top
• By Bea Gooding
ATTENTION: Landscaping Co-ordinator Justin Farrell from
GSL (Grounds and Services Ltd) instructs pupils from Papanui
Primary School how to plant the trees. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
TAKING ownership of the
environment was what motivated
Papanui Primary School students
to lend a hand in the planting
of native vegetation along the
Christchurch Northern Corridor
(CNC).
The planting took place at the
newly constructed Cranford St
roundabout over three days last
week, teaching the young helpers
the importance of maintaining
their environment.
More than 60 students between
five and ten-years-old participated,
planting native seeds sourced
locally such as Kowhai trees.
The school’s principal Paul
Kingston said the children often
worked together in a buddy system
which developed a “positive
school culture.”
Mr Kingston believed more
young people should get involved
in taking care of local environments.
“There is only one earth - start
small with your own community
and your own actions,” he said.
The $240m motorway project
began construction in November
2016, aiming to reduce congestion
on routes flowing in and out
of Christchurch.
CNC Alliance engagement
manager Melanie Williams said
the planting on the CNC motorway
was a “big part” of the plan.
“The project won’t just be a ribbon
of asphalt through the landscape;
the concept is to create a
parkland corridor which softens
the edges of the new motorway,”
she said.
Ms Williams said the children
understood the positive impact
on the environment by planting
trees and were “really keen” to
help out.
“Along the corridor, we’ll be
planting 400 trees and 800,000
plants and shrubs. This will bring
native birds back into the area
and create more oxygen.”
Construction of the CNC
motorway is expected to be
completed halfway through
2020.
cricket tourney
• From page 1
“It’s been an amazing journey
this year with these boys.
It’s been 18 years I’ve been
coaching St Andrew’s, it’s the
first time we’ve been here and
we’ve won it. We’ve just got a
great team culture and they’ve
worked for each other,” said
Johnston.
After being put into bat,
St Andrew’s opening pair of
Mariu and Harrison Darling
made a composed start before
picking up the run rate and
producing what turned out to
be a match-winning opening
stand of 142 before Mariu fell
for 89.
The solid foundation allowed
the team to reach 276/8 from
their 50 overs.
“We were really surprised
that Hamilton put us into bat
and Rhys [Mariu] and Harrison
[Darling] set the tone
this morning with some great
batting and we knew if we got
more than 250 it was going to
be too many for them to chase
down,” said Johnston.
St Andrew’s went about
defending their total by restricting
Hamilton Boys’ early
in their chase which resulted
in a required run rate of eight
an over by the 20th over. The
pressure eventually took its toll
resulting in Hamilton Boys’
being dismissed for 102 in the
35th over.
“We knew that is we set the
right fields and bowled to them
it was going to be really tough
for them,” said Mariu.
The St Andrew’s captain
capped off the great day by being
named as the player of the
tournament at the closing ceremony
after scoring 254 runs
at an average of 50.80 while
leading his side to their first
title. Alongside Mariu in the
tournament team where fellow
St Andrew’s players Jesse Frew,
Zak Foulkes and Jordy Frew.
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