Western News: January 21, 2020

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020
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Ed is back
in the
boat after
cancer
scare
• By Jacob Page
SIX MONTHS ago, Ed Lopas’
promising rowing career looked
potentially sunk.
The 16-year-old was diagnosed
with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form
of blood cancer, in July last year
which came as a shock.
“I just thought I was a little sick,”
Ed said. “I wasn’t expecting it to be
as serious as it was.”
After five months of successful
chemotherapy, Ed was cleared
to start physical activity again
and late last week he joined his
Christchurch Boys’ High School
teammates at a rowing camp at
Lake Hayes in Central Otago
to prepare for a busy season
ahead.
The big goal is representing his
school at the national Maadi Cup
regatta at Lake Ruataniwha, in
Twizel, in March.
“I’d lost a lot of muscle over that
time but to be this close to racing is
a great feeling.’’
The rowing team will try to
break a world record in Ed’s name
early next month to show their
support.
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Youths
Team
trespassed
named for
from
rescheduled
Riccarton
Tahiti
House
games
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PHOTO: RICARDO DE SOUSA
TRAINING: Ed Lopas with the Christchurch Boys’ High School rowing team on Lake Hayes
in Central Otago last Thursday. Inset – Ed during the time he was undergoing treatment.
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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
RICCARTON residents are
calling for “common sense to
prevail” after plans to cut parking
on their street to make way for
the weekly rubbish collection
truck.
A petition has so far been
signed by 15 of the residents who
live on Colligan St, to fight against
the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board’s decision
which approved parking restrictions
on part of the street last
month.
It is due to the city council’s
waste management team
indicating its rubbish trucks
were having difficulty turning
due to vehicles parked in the
cul-de-sac.
In spite of the rubbish truck
only using the street on Thursdays,
parking restrictions on
the cul-de-sac will be in place
between 6am-6pm Monday to
Friday.
But the decision could be
reversed after a board member
requested the plans are put on
hold.
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Youths trespassed from Riccarton House
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
THREE YOUTHS have been
issued with trespass notices
following a spate of vandalism
at Riccarton House.
Police have issued trespass
notices to the teenagers aged
between 14 and 16 after the
premises was hit four times in
one week.
The most recent event took
place last Saturday when a
small fire was
started on
a riverbank
located on the
property.
The heritage
site’s
manager
Shona Willis
Shona Willis
said there
were about six
youths caught on security cameras
when the fire was started at
about 5pm.
Police and a fire crew were
called to the scene, and the teenagers
fled, she said.
But the same group returned
at about 7.27pm.
Mrs Willis immediately called
the police and the teenagers
were spoken to.
She said three of them regularly
seen on the grounds were
trespassed.
The trespass notices will last
for two years.
“Hopefully we are at the end
of it,” Mrs Willis said.
Although she said the youths
returned briefly in spite of the
trespass notices being issued.
Mrs Willis said the restaurant
owner approached the vehicle,
occupied by at least two youths,
and warned them a trespass notice
had been issued and would
phone police.
The vehicle then left.
Before then on January 5, the
site’s public toilets – including a
toilet roll holder, soap dispenser
and air dryer was damaged
between 5.30 and 8.30pm.
Mrs Willis said it was suspected
an ignited aerosol can
was used to vandalise the facilities
– resulting in about $500 of
damage.
She said security cameras
captured about five youths
along with a car registration
plate on the night the damage
took place.
The toilets are connected to
the historic house, but can only
be accessed from the outside of
the building.
Eight youths then spraypainted
obscenities and racist
remarks on the driveway at
about 8pm, Mrs Willis said.
In a third incident, about 15
teenagers came back at about
6pm on Wednesday, placed a
pile of rubbish on top of a picnic
table and set it on fire – leaving
the picnic table charred.
DAMAGE: A hand dryer,
toilet roll holder and soap
dispenser were scorched by
vandals at Riccarton House.
In Brief
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Work is due to begin later this
month to extend the existing
median island at the Springs
Rd/Garvins Rd intersection
by 15m to make minor safety
improvements. The work will
take place between the hours of
7am and 6pm. The completion
date is early next month.
On-street parking will be
unavailable in the construction
area and the road shoulder
will be closed. Surrounding
footpaths may also be closed
during the work.
BOARD MEETING
The first Halswell-Hornby-
Riccarton Community Board
meeting of the year will be held
on February 4 at the Rārākau:
Riccarton Centre at 4pm. It is
after community boards across
the city have been in recess for
more than a month over the
Christmas season.
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earlier this month.
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Call for ‘alternative solution’
More no
stopping
restrictions
NO STOPPING restrictions could
be installed at the Seymour St/
Skerten Ave intersection.
The city council is considering
introducing no stopping restrictions
around parts of the intersection
to connect with the existing
restrictions towards Main South
Rd.
It has had reports of parking
activity on Seymour St, which
causes difficulties for drivers using
the intersection at Skerten Ave.
It has said it is especially challenging
for larger vehicles such
as waste trucks and those towing
trailers.
The parked vehicles also partially
block the sight-lines of vehicles
turning out of Skerten Ave.
Greater Hornby Residents’
Association chairman Marc Duff
said the proposal will be discussed
at its next meeting with potential
plans to make a submission.
He said it would be great to
have feedback from surrounding
residents.The GHRA meeting will
be held on Sunday at the Hornby
Rugby Club at 2pm.
Residents affected should email
city council’s area traffic engineer
Barry Hayes at barry.hayes@ccc.
govt.nz by January 31.
Debbie Mora
•From page 1
A city council spokeswoman
said following the request, the
board will now meet on February
4, where it is possible the
matter could be revisited.
It comes after residents have
been requesting the city council
only install the parking restrictions
on rubbish collection day.
But a city council report said
while this option was reviewed,
it is difficult
to enforce the
rubbish collection
day, as
sometimes it
can change to
the following
day when it
falls on a public
holiday.
Resident
Sharon Lee, who has lived on the
street since 2009, said there is no
common sense in taking away
parking five days a week.
“It is usually only Christmas
and New Year that ever effects
our rubbish day and we will talk
among ourselves (about the rubbish
day collections).”
Mrs Lee also raised concerns
over how none of the residents
were informed the board was
making the decision.
“How can they make a decision
when they are getting onesided
information – they aren’t
UPSET: Residents living in Colligan St want to fight a decision
made by the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board to
take away parking restrictions on part of their street.
getting any information from
us,” she said.
Community board member
Debbie Mora, who originally
abstained from making a decision
on the restrictions, said she
thinks there is an “alternative
solution” to have parking restrictions
in place five days a week
when the truck was only used on
the street once a week.
“There are too many parks
being taken out of Riccarton.
The overflow affects other neighbours,”
she said.
Mrs Mora abstained because
she felt there wasn’t enough
information.
The issue was first raised in
2009, but following investigations
it was decided in 2010 not
install the parking restrictions.
It was raised again in May
last year and 16 affected property
owners were notified of a
proposal to bring in parking
restrictions.
One property owner responded
in favour of the proposal and
one voted against.
At last month’s meeting, board
member Helen Broughton attempted
to move an amendment
to have the parking restrictions
apply only on rubbish collection
day.
But her amendment did not receive
support from fellow board
members.
Mrs Broughton also opposed
the decision at the meeting.
“It is basically an overkill . . .
my view is we should just target
rubbish day so people can park
there every other day,” Mrs
Broughton said.
Mrs Mora also pointed out city
councillor Catherine Chu and
board member Gamal Fouda
(the Riccarton representatives)
were absent.
But board chairman Mike
Mora said public holidays occur
more regularly than people
think and there are many streets
in suburban areas with parking
restrictions.
“What if it is a public holiday
and the rubbish collections
are a day later? If you had a
public holiday on a Tuesday
and the rubbish truck came on
Wednesday then they couldn’t
collect it,” he said.
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Quarry decision looming
• By Georgia O’Connor-
Harding
THE LONG-AWAITED decision
on an application to open a
controversial quarry in Templeton
could be made next month.
The hearing for the proposed
quarry to open between Dawsons,
Jones, Maddisons and
Curraghs Rds will reconvene on
February 5.
The purpose is for the hearings
panel
made up
of Sharon
McGarry,
Paul Thomas
and chaired
by Rob van
Voorthuysen
Jolene Eagar ​
to formally
receive Fulton
Hogan’s right of reply and
to ask for any further clarifications.
The company has until Friday
to finish its written right of
reply.
The right of reply is to
concerns raised by submitters,
Environment Canterbury and
the Selwyn District Council
throughout the hearing last
year.
The commissioners will then
need to decide if the concerns
addressed in Fulton Hogan’s
right of reply is sufficient of
if the application will be declined.
Applicant and submitters will
be notified what the decision
is and then there is 15 working
days for the appeal process.
An Environment Canterbury
spokeswoman said the commissioners
have 15 working days to
release their decision after the
hearing has closed.
She said if the commissioners
are satisfied on February 5 they
have everything they need to
make a decision, they may close
the hearing that day.
In the lead-up to Christmas,
the hearings took place over
nearly three weeks - starting in
November.
Individuals, businesses
and community groups
presented evidence for and
IMPENDING:
The decision on
whether Fulton
Hogan can open
its proposed
quarry in
Templeton could
be made next
month.
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against the quarry.
Templeton Residents’ Association
treasurer Jolene Eagar
said the submitters have no idea
what to expect.
“It has been such a long road
but it will give everybody a bit of
certainty of where we are,” she
said.
The hearing will reconvene
at 9.30am at Environment
Canterbury’s council chambers
at 200 Tuam St.
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the next few months we’ll have
contractors replacing it.’
“As part of this work the contractors
will also be installing new
insulation in the roof to improve
the building’s energy efficiency.’’
Mr Cox said the facility will
stay open throughout the scheduled
repairs and the disruption to
users should be minimal.
“We are taking the opportunity
to also repair the ageing air conditioning
system and there may be
temporary loss in the gym, group
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Temporary air-conditioning units
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and the team will keep users
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Tributes for club member
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
NETBALL OFFICIALS have
made glowing tributes to one of
the stalwarts of the sport.
After a short battle with
cancer, Hornby Netball Club
member Lorraine Salter died on
Tuesday.
Fondly known as the “queen of
cheese roll making” Mrs Salter
was a valued member of the club
for about two years.
The club’s president and
founder Lynlea Willan described
her as an “absolutely lovely lady”
with a big heart.
“She was straight up, she
called it how she saw it. You
always knew where she stood.
She was black and white,
there was no grey matter,” she
said.
During her time at the club,
she was behind the major cheese
roll fundraising efforts for the
club.
Last year she raised nearly
$4000 for the club over two
weekends through making the
rolls.
Mrs Salter also managed
the senior B netball team for
two years as well as helped out
with jobs such as washing the
uniforms.
In September at the club’s
prize-giving, Mrs Salter was
awarded the Founders Trophy
for her community spirit, dedication
and encouragement to the
club.
Mrs Willan said “without a
question,” Mrs Salter was going
to receive the award and she
embodied what the trophy stood
for.
“The last three years has been
awesome, she was a larger than
life person with a big heart who
gave everything of herself to
everyone that she knew,” she
said.
Mrs Salter’s daughter Aimee
has also played with the club for
about two years.
Mrs Willian said Saturday netball
games will not be the same
without Mrs Salter.
“She would always greet me
with a coffee, she knew what I
liked. Mid-week she would come
and see me, she would bring me
a coffee . . . I am going to miss
her calling in to see me.”
Before joining the Hornby
netball club, Mrs Salter was
SPECIAL:
Lorraine
Salter was
awarded with
the Founders
Trophy for her
community spirit,
dedication and
encouragement
to the club. ​
involved in the Halswell Netball
Club for about nine years.
She was initially on the committee
before becoming the
club’s treasurer.
Halswell club president Kristina
Newton said Mrs Salter was
an “approachable person” and
made for the smooth running of
the club.
“At the same time, she told you
how it was. You could always
have a joke with her.”
Hornby resident Marc Duff
said he knew of Mrs Salter
through the club and described
her as an all-round nice person.
“I know she made a bloody
good cheese roll . . . it is very
sad,” he said.
Mrs Salter is survived by her
husband, son and daughter.
Sports hub to get
indoor training space
AN INDOOR training facility
will be built at Ngā Puna Wai
Sports Hub to help current and
budding throwing sports stars
hone their skills and improve
their strength.
Ngā Puna Wai already
provides a 32-hectare outdoor
sports hub with facilities for
athletics, hockey, rugby league,
tennis and other recreation and
sporting activities.
The city council and Athletics
New Zealand signed an agreement
earlier this week to develop
a new 20m by 30m Indoor
Throwing and Strength Training
Facility on the site, a feature
which is in line with the original
concept for Ngā Puna Wai.
It is designed for training in
disciplines such as shot put,
discus and hammer throw, and
will also house strength and
conditioning equipment that all
Ngā Puna Wai sports people will
be able to use.
The facility will be located
within the current athletics zone
at the sports hub and is expected
to open later this year.
Athletics NZ and its partners
are investing the total capital
cost of $686,000 and will also
pay for all operational and running
costs for the facility.
Additional toilets planned for
Ngā Puna Wai will be installed
by the city council in the new
facility.
Athletics New Zealand chief
executive Peter Pfitzinger said
its vision is for New Zealand to
become the leading throwing
sports nation in the world.
“We are delighted to be
working in partnership with
Christchurch City Council to
develop the Indoor Throwing
and Strength Training Facility at
Ngā Puna Wai.
“We are truly grateful to Sport
NZ and High Performance Sport
NZ for funding construction
of this facility, which will support
the training of Canterbury
throwers, including Olympic
medallist Tom Walsh, who is
based in Christchurch.”
The facility will cater to elite
athletes with dreams of following
in the footsteps of shot
putter Walsh, as well as younger
sports people who are still developing
their skills, he said.
Council Recreation and Sports
Services Manager David Bailey
said the new training area will
be a fantastic addition to the
already popular hub.
Ngā Puna Wai’s venues and
grounds were developed as a
partnership project between
Athletics Canterbury, Canterbury
Hockey, Canterbury Rugby
League, Tennis Canterbury,
Sport Canterbury, and Christchurch
City Council.
Located next to the Canterbury
Agricultural Park in Wigram,
Ngā Puna Wai opened in
stages from late 2018 and has
become the new home for the
four sporting codes, as well as
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Bus tour for community board members
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
A BUS trip to show newlyelected
community board
members what issues are
plaguing the western suburbs is
planned for later this month.
The Halswell-Hornby-
Riccarton Community Board
will embark on a trip across the
western area on January 28.
The tour will start and finish
at the Rārākau: Riccarton Centre,
beginning at 4pm.
The bus will travel to areas of
key issues including Kyle Park,
where the new Hornby Library,
Service Centre and South West
Pool will be built, the proposed
Fulton Hogan quarry in Templeton
and areas of intensification
in Riccarton.
Community board chairman
Mike Mora said it has a practice
of doing the bus tour at the
beginning of each new term.
He said it is important the
board does this as each member
will make decisions on the
entire western area – not just
the individual wards they
represent.
Hearings and council support
manager Megan Pearce said the
cost for the bus will be $360 and
will seat 20 people.
She most community boards
across the city are planning to
undertake a similar activity.
Board member Helen
Broughton said she wants
the bus to travel to Colligan
St, Riccarton, where parking
restrictions are planned for the
cul-de-sac.
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because the weekly rubbish
collection vehicles are having
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Rowing with Ed more than
just a world record attempt
•From page 1
The 63-strong squad will
attempt to beat the record for
a continuous erg, more commonly
known as an indoor
rowing machine, by boys aged
under-19.
The world record attempt
named Rowing with Ed will
start on February 5 at CBHS at
3pm and will go through to the
weekend.
The current record stands at
96 hours, with the team hoping
to exceed more than 140 with
each member of the squad rowing
for an average two hours.
The team is hoping to raise at
least $5000 for Leukaemia and
Blood Cancer New Zealand.
“It means a lot for everyone to
show their support for me like
this,” Ed said. “I just wanted to
get back into sport, that’s what
kept me going.”
Team manager Ricardo De
Sousa said it was a good way
to bond the team and give to
a cause which has directly affected
them.
“It’s a way for us to bond
as a squad but also show our
support for Ed and what he has
been going through.”
Ed will take part in the
world record attempt during a
school assembly where he will
be cheered on by 1300 other
Christchurch Boys’ High School
students.
De Sousa said the squad was
up for the challenge.
GOOD CAUSE:
Christchurch Boys’ High
School rowing captain
Harry Woelders on the erg
which will be used during
the world record attempt.
Below – The Lopas family
(clockwise from left) –
Angus, Tessa, Anna, Jack,
Ben and Ed.
“I think all the boys want to
be heroes at this point,” he said.
“They don’t care what shift
they have to do even if it is in
the middle of the night.
“We know it will be a challenge
to keep going for such a
long time but we also know it’s
nothing compared to what Ed
has been going through.”
• By Jacob Page
NEW ZEALAND under-16
girls’ football tour to Tahiti for
the World Cup qualifiers in
Tahiti has been rescheduled to
April 2.
Five Cantabrians including
Christchurch Girls’ High
School’s Freya Lodge-Whitham
Riccarton High School’s Alyssa
Whinham Marian College defender
Kate Taylor Rangi Ruru’s
Samantha Senior, and Lincoln’s
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Council to remind property
owners about backflow risk
THE CITY Council will begin
contacting property owners from
next week to remind them about
the importance of stopping water
from back-flowing into the public
drinking-water supply.
Letters will be sent out to mostly
commercial and industrial property
owners seeking information
about types of backflow prevention
devices installed on properties.
Backflow occurs when water
flows backward from a property
and into the public drinking-water
supply network. It can happen if
the pressure drops in the network
and causes water – and potentially
chemicals and other contaminants
– to be sucked or pushed back into
the public supply.
Council head of three waters and
waste Helen Beaumont says while
backflow events are rare, the risk to
the public drinking-water supply
is high.
“Backflow is one of the biggest
risks to our drinking water and can
seriously affect the quality and safety
of our water, potentially causing serious
illness, injury or even death.
“We’re committed to supplying
safe, high-quality drinking water
for everyone in Christchurch, and
to make sure we can keep doing
that, we need property owners’
help to ensure backflow doesn’t
happen.”
Backflow prevention devices are
a legal requirement for many commercial
and industrial properties
and are typically registered as part
of the building consent process.
The council holds records for
most properties with a backflow
prevention device installed, however
devices may also have been
installed outside of the building
consent process.
Where the council doesn’t have
a record of a device being installed
on higher-risk properties, it is
contacting those property owners
to find out, Ms Beaumont says.
“As part of our revised water
safety plan and ongoing work to
remove chlorine from the drinking
water, we need to make sure
we’re effectively managing the risk
around backflow.
“Property owners are legally
responsible for making sure the
water on their property doesn’t
contaminate the public drinkingwater
supply. This starts at the
water meter and includes the entire
property’s water system.
“Generally speaking, most
residential properties don’t need a
backflow prevention device, except
where they may have in-ground irrigation
systems, swimming pools,
spa pools or dialysis machines. If
in doubt, a registered plumber can
advise further.”
Property owners are responsible
for all costs associated with installing,
operating, maintaining and testing
a backflow prevention device.
Where at-risk properties are
without one, the council will
be asking owners to apply for a
building consent and to have a
device professionally installed.
Events to promote key
dementia message
PEOPLE WITH dementia are
still themselves.
This will be the message
promoted during Dementia
Canterbury’s Walk for Dementia
on February 2 at Nga Puna Wai
Sports Hub.
This is part of the Still Me
campaign, which is aimed at
reducing the stigma associated
with dementia.
An estimated 7500 people in
Canterbury have dementia, and
with an ageing population, this
number is expected to triple by
2050.
A diagnosis of dementia can
bring a sense of relief because it
explains changes in behaviour,
but for many, it creates a fear of
what lies ahead.
Dementia Canterbury manager
Darral Campbell said whatever
the future holds, a person
with dementia is “still me” and
can live well.
Dementia Canterbury is
supporting the nationwide campaign,
co-ordinated by Dementia
New Zealand, with events in
Christchurch and Canterbury
including the Walk for Dementia
next month and a charity
golf tournament on March 6 at
Pegasus Golf and Sports Club.
Both events will raise money
to pay for the free support
services and education programmes
offered by Dementia
Canterbury throughout Canterbury
and the West Coast.
Ms Campbell said contrary
to what many people think,
dementia is not a normal part
of ageing. It affects people of all
cultures, intellectual abilities
and lifestyles, and while it is
more common in people over
the age of 65, it can also affect
people as young as 35.
“The Still Me campaign has
been designed to help change the
way we think, feel and talk about
dementia. It is a reminder that
we need to see the person not
the condition and to recognise
the brave person who is supporting
them,” said Ms Campbell.
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Gavin Bishop Awards
exhibition
All week, 9am-7pm weekdays,
10am-4pm on the weekend
The Storylines Gavin Bishop
Award was established in 2009
by the Storylines Children’s
Literature Charitable Trust.
Go along and view a digital
slideshow of the 2019 finalists
and winner of the Gavin Bishop
Awards The award aims to
encourage the publication of new
and exciting high-quality picture
books from new New Zealand
illustrators. It also recognises
the contribution Gavin Bishop
has made to the writing and
illustrating of children’s picture
books and gives an emerging
talent the opportunity to benefit
from his expertise. The award is
open to previously unpublished
illustrators.
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
JP Clinics
Tuesday, 10am-1pm
A justice of the peace will
be on-site to take declarations,
affidavits and affirmations,
witness signatures on documents
and certify document copies.
They can also witness citizenship
applications and rates rebate
applications.
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre and
Upper Riccarton Library
Email georgia.oconnor@starmedia.kiwi
by 5pm each Wednesday
Technology Help Sessions
Tuesday, 11am-noon at Hornby
and 2-3pm, at Halswell
These free drop-in sessions
will help you with specific issues,
such as using email, searching
the internet, library catalogue
or electronic resources and any
other general computer-related
queries. Go along with your
laptop, tablet, smartphone or
use one of the library’s desktop
computers if you need help.
Te Hapua: Halswell Centre and
Hornby
Upper Riccarton Library
Book Discussion Group
Wednesday 10am-11am
For those who love reading
and want to share in discussion
with other friendly book lovers.
The group subscribes to the Book
Discussion Scheme so there is a
cost involved.
Upper Riccarton Library
Wigram Skies Social and
Service Lions Club
Third Wednesday of the month,
6.30pm
Do you live near Wigram
Skies area? Want to make new
friends? Interested in serving
the community? Discover what
Wigram’s new Lions Club is all
about at its free membership
supper night at The Harvard Bar.
COLOURFUL: Can you upcycle a piece of paper into a beautiful butterfly? Go along to the
Hornby Library and find out. The crafty session will be held 10am-11am on Wednesday. ​
Phone Geoff on 021 0816 9564
or go to https://lionsclubprojects.
wordpress.com
14 Henry Wigram Drive
Makerspace
Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm
Go along to the library for
fun activities every week at its
Makerspace sessions. There will
be a creative and/or tech activity
to try each week. Fun to be had
for kids of all ages. No bookings
required, free.
Te Hapua: Halswell Centre
Knit ’n’ Yarn
Thursday, 6-8pm
Go along with your knitting,
crochet or anything you like
that’s portable and crafty and
enjoy time with other crafters.
Share skills and be inspired in a
friendly, relaxing environment.
Have a look at a fabulous range
of craft books and magazines to
get ideas for your next project.
Free, no bookings required.
Upper Riccarton Library
Origami Photo Album
Friday, 10-11am
Create a unique paper album
to capture your favourite
summer pictures.
Hornby Library
Stories in the Sun: Pools and
Water Safety
Friday, 10.30–11.30am
Do you like going to the pool
and swimming in water? Would
you like to find out more about
what a lifeguard and swimming
instructor does? Go along to this
outdoor session aimed at kids up
to 12 years. Go along and listen
to lifeguards and swimming
instructors about what their job
is, and learn how to stay safe
around water.
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
Halswell Community Market
Sunday, January 26, noon to
3pm
Go along to the Halswell
Community Market. It will
be a fun day out with free
entertainment for the kids with
Adam Allsorts The Clown, live
music by Katrina Robinson, a
delicious variety of food trucks
and more. For more information
go to https://business.facebook.
com/events/724484368033114/
St John of God Halswell and
The Granada Centre, 26 Nash
Rd, Halswell
Lunar New Year Bilingual
Story Times
Monday, 10am-11am
Celebrate the Lunar New Year
with a special storytimes session.
Listen to the story of zodiac
animals. Sing songs in Chinese
and Korean.
Upper Riccarton Library
Avonside Girls’ High School
Start of Year 2020
A warm welcome to all new
and returning students
Monday 27 January
9:00am – 3:00pm
9:00am – 3:00pm
10:00am – 11:30am
Tuesday 28 January Staff only day
International Student Orientation
Year 13 Peer Support training
New year 10-13 student IT orientation
Wednesday 29 January
8:30am – 11:00am Year 13 Peer Support training
11:00am – 12:30pm
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Year 13 Assembly
Year 13 Peer Support training
Thursday 30 January
8:45am – 3:00pm Year 9 and Year 13
Friday 31 January
8.30am – 2:30pm Year 9
1:00pm- 2:30pm Year 12
Monday 3 February
8:30am – 3:00pm Year 9
Tuesday 4 February
8:30am – 3:00pm
All levels
Start of year 2020
Monday 20th January - School Office opens
Thursday 30th January
9.00-10.30am - Year 7 meet Wananga Learning Advisor
1:00-2.30pm - Years 8 & 9 assembly and Wananga time
Friday 31st January
9.00am-2.00pm - All students in Years 7, 8 & 9
9.00am - Mihi Whakatau for new students. Whanau welcome
10.30am - Year 10 assembly and form time
11.00am - Year 11 assembly and form time
12.00pm - Years 12 & 13 assembly and form time
Monday 3rd February - Years 7-13 normal timetable all day
Thursday 6th February - School closed, Waitangi Day
Friday 7th February - School closed
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Cooking rice properly is a no grainer
By Ian Knott
Rice has the ability to
transform a relatively
simple dinner into a
stunning feast. It’s readily
available, inexpensive,
filling, and the perfect
blank slate for the base
of many classic dishes
A rice cooker is great if you
cook rice regularly and if you’ve
got ample storage space. The
microwave is an option, too –
there are many pre-packaged
options for those who are short
on time and can afford the
premium price of convenience.
But you needn’t splash out on
any special gadgets or ingredients
to serve up a pot of beautifully
tender, and fluffy rice. The
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Not all rice is equal and should
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Below, I’ll detail how to cook
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brown, and aromatic
(basmati or jasmine) rice.
All the methods use one cup of
uncooked rice, which will make
three cups when cooked.
White long-grain rice
Step 1: Rinse, rinse, rinse.
Step one is always the same.
Unless you want a pot of lumpy
wallpaper paste, you must rinse
the starch off your rice.
STAPLE: Rice is easy to
cook, but also easy to get
wrong. Make sure you
rinse your rice well to
avoid it going gluggy.
Put the uncooked rice in a finemesh
strainer and run it under
the cold tap until the water runs
clear.
Step 2: Bring 1½ cups of water
to the boil in a small saucepan
with a lid, over a high heat.
Step 3: Add the rice and some
salt. If you’re feeling indulgent,
you can also add a tablespoon
of butter at this point. It will add
a layer of richness, but is purely
optional.
Step 4: Cover and reduce the
heat to low. Cook for 18-20min
until the water is absorbed.
Important: Don’t lift the lid to
peek, and absolutely don’t stir the
rice during the absorption stage.
This will break down the grains
and release more starch, leaving
you with a gluggy pot of white
couscous.
Step 5: Remove from the heat
and let it stand, covered for
10min. The steam will finish off
the cooking process. Uncover and
fluff your perfect rice with a fork
before serving.
Brown rice
Step 1: Repeat after me: rinse,
rinse, rinse.
Step 2: In a covered medium
saucepan bring eight cups of
water to the boil.
Step 3: Add the rice and boil,
uncovered, for 30-35min until
the rice is tender but just a little
chewy.
Step 4: Drain the rice in a
strainer and return it to the
saucepan. Cover and let it steam
(off the element) for a further
10min.
Step 5: Add salt to taste and
butter (if you wish). Fluff with a
fork and serve.
Aromatic rice
Step 1: All together now . . .
rinse, rinse, rinse!
Step 2: Boil the kettle/jug.
You’ll need two cups of boiling
water for basmati rice or 1½ cups
for jasmine rice.
Step 3: In a small saucepan,
heat some butter and/or oil until
it’s just starting to shimmer. Add
the uncooked, rinsed rice and
some salt to the pan and stir
until the water from rinsing has
evaporated and the rice is coated
in the butter/oil.
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constantly (you don’t want it to
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film forms on the bottom of the
pan – about 2min. Your rice
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to low. Cover the saucepan and
cook until the water is completely
absorbed – about 18min.
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heat and let it steam, covered for
a further 10min. Fluff with a fork
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st thomas oF canterBury college
rowing squads 2019/20
As a sport, rowing provides those who compete a unique
opportunity to engage in a discipline unparalleled by most.
Perseverance, resilience and a rich culture of community
are but a few of the many benefits offered to those
involved in the sport.
At St Thomas of Canterbury College, the students
are encouraged to involve themselves in the
rowing programme, which provides similar
notions of dedication and determination built
upon the foundation of the brotherhood, informed
by the special character of the College. The
young men are inspired by both the collective
history of the sport as well as a shared sense of
commitment to each other. Rowing at schoolage
level promotes effective time management
skills and has a notable effect on academic
achievement, as students become more
productive with their time. Most of the students
cite these benefits themselves as the reason for
their continuing service
to the sport while also
noting a real sense
of personal growth
achieved as a result.
Currently St Thomas of
Canterbury has a small
squad of 28 boys plus passionate
coaches who are busy training
and competing. This season the Selwyn River
remains their base and regattas held at either
Lake Hood in Ashburton or Lake Ruataniwha in
Twizel. Rowing is midway through its season
with the competition starting to intensify and the
end goal of qualifying for the
largest sporting event in the
Southern Hemisphere, Maadi
Cup, which will be held in
Twizel this year being at the
fore front of the older rowers
minds.
st thomas oF canterBury
rowing coaches
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The role
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Some of the key accountabilities include:
• Production remains uninterrupted.
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The business has just invested in a major upgrade to the
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We are looking for a registered Electrician ideally from an
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Further details
This is a full-time permanent position working the day shift from
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If you think this role is for you, please apply by way of CV and
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and should be directed to raja.chakrabarti@alliedpress.co.nz
A copy of the position description can be requested from HR
at recruitment@alliedpress.co.nz
Applications will close on Thursday 13 February 2020.
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Please note that you must have the right to work in
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