Western News: February 25, 2020

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020
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Long-serving librarian retires
LOVE OF BOOKS: Librarian Chris Archbold will retire from Riccarton Primary School after 25 years.
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
EVER SINCE she was a child
Chris Archbold has loved
reading books.
“I grew up in quite a poor
family. We always had a book
in our Christmas and our
birthday present,” she said.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN ​
Even at primary school, as
soon as she was old enough,
she became her school library’s
student helper at the age of
about eight.
Now after nearly 25 years,
Mrs Archbold will retire from
her role as a librarian at Riccarton
Primary School with her
last day planned for April 9.
“I am not at retirement age,
I just think it is time someone
young came in. I am 64 now.
Our wonderful students as
much as I love them to bits, I
think it is time they have someone
more versed with the technology
side of life,” she said.
Mrs Archbold, who initially
started at the school as a
teacher aid before becoming its
librarian after a year, said she
has loved her time at the school.
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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
WATERLOO RD residents living
with the constant rattle of heavy
vehicles travelling by their homes
have challenged politicians to
come out and get a grasp of their
day-to-day lives.
A petition signed by nearly 30
residents calling for action to be
taken over the endless stream of
heavy vehicles using
their road was
presented to the
Halswell-Hornby-
Riccarton Community
Board on
Tuesday.
Residents are
Marc Duff
also calling for stronger traffic
safety measures – including road
and footpath maintenance on
Waterloo Rd, Islington.
The petition was presented by
Greater Hornby Residents’ Association
chairman Marc Duff and
resident Russell Wills.
“A waiting, doing nothing
attitude isn’t an option,” said Mr
Wills, who has lived on the street
for more than 25 years.
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‘Sausagegate’ comes to an end
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
AFTER MORE than 30 years of
serving up biscuits, sandwiches
and savouries – catering at a
community board’s fortnightly
meeting has come to an end.
The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board has
decided to cease catering at
its meeting from next month
onwards.
The ongoing saga labelled “sausagegate”
by Central Riccarton
Residents’ Association secretary
Garth Wilson, has been a source
of contention for more than a
year.
The decision was made after a
notice of motion was put forward
by board member Mark Peters
calling for an open and transparent
discussion on the issue.
“Simply the time of economic
strain we are in at the council,
I think it is wise we that we remove
the spending on catering,”
he said.
The contention over the issue
was sparked in 2018 when it
was revealed the board was the
biggest spender on food catering
– spending more than $10,000
since 2016/17.
It has cut back it’s catering,
reducing its budget from $78
to about $68 a meeting after it
previously sat at $174.
Board member Debbie Mora
Mark Peters
was the first to support Mr
Peters. She said she understood
there were some city councillors
asking the board to cut costs.
“It would be symbolic (cutting
catering) in showing we are willing
to make a start.
“We are adults not children, we
can bring along our own food,”
Ms Mora said.
The decision to remove catering
also did not go down without
a fight from board chairman
Mike Mora.
“I think we have got a responsibility
as hosts to offer manaakitangai,
which is the host’s
responsibility.
“If you want to save money
there are other ways of doing
it rather than cutting out our
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ourselves but to members of the
public and staff,” he said.
Mr Mora said city council staff
who have been at work since
8-9am sitting through meetings
“right to the bitter end” and won’t
get home until 7-8pm at night.
“If that is the way we want to
treat our staff that is okay, but I
think I have got a bigger heart
than that,” he said.
City councillor Anne Galloway
agreed it was important
to offer manaakitangai which
is why she suggested the board
sets up a roster and brings food
themselves.
Her idea was supported by
deputy chairman Andrei Moore,
but board member Debbie Mora
Anne Galloway
said it would depend on whether
other members could afford to
bring food along.
Cr Galloway also put forward
a foreshadowed amendment
to Mr Peter’s notice of motion
calling in addition to ceasing
catering for its meetings, the
board requests staff include approximate
costs involved when
extra briefings and reports are
requested.
But her amendment was not
passed.
Mr Peter’s motion to remove
catering was passed with support
from all members of the board
except Mr Mora. Board member
Gamal Fouda was absent.
Mr Mora said he felt sorry for
the staff.
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the intersection.
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Pupils walk
and wheel
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SCHOOLS IN the western
suburbs will take part in Walk or
Wheel to School Day on March 4.
These schools will include St
Bernadette’s, Russley, Riccarton,
Ilam, Wharenui, Waimairi, Best-
Start Buchanans Rd and Halswell
School.
The city council is encouraging
families to leave their cars at
home that day and walk, cycle,
scooter, or skate to school.
Said city council transport operations
manager Steffan Thomas:
“If we can get people using their
cars less and active modes of travel
more, it could make a significant
difference to our carbon footprint.
“It has been proven that active
travel to school can increase
children’s concentration by up to
four hours. Studies also show that
children who travel actively to
school have better spatial awareness
and more road sense than
those who are driven.”
All schools who register for
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before February 26 will go into
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Call for Waterloo Rd restrictions
• From page 1
He told the board to “step up,
act now, make a statement.”
“Support our community,
prevention is better than road
carnage.
“I challenge, demand everyone
here today to visit our community,
communicate with council
staff, have a look, feel what is happening,”
Mr Wills said.
Earlier this month, Western
News reported resident Dave
Thompson and his wife Catherine
were struggling to sleep at
night due to the “crash, banging
sound” of vehicles travelling past
his home on Waterloo Rd.
A key safety measure residents
want is a signalled pedestrian
crossing between Waterloo Rd
and Kyle Park and for heavy
vehicle restrictions.
Data collected by residents in
April showed heavy vehicles were
often using Waterloo Rd every
five to 10min.
Alongside the petition, a letter
from the principals of Hornby
High School, Hornby Primary,
Gilberthorpes, St Bernadette’s,
South Hornby, Yaldhurst Model,
Wigram Primary and Templeton
Primary schools.
The letter highlighted issues of
pedestrian and vehicle safety
in the area of Waterloo,
Hei Hei, Gilberthorpes Rds and
Parker St.
The letter said with the development
of the new Hornby Library,
Service Centre and South
West Pool – there is a recipe
for serious injury accidents and
possible death if additional safety
measures are not put in place.
“As community board members
I challenge you to get a light
pedestrian crossing on this road,”
Mr Duff told the board.
He backed Mr Wills, telling
the community board to come
out and have an onsite meeting
before a report came back to
the board on the issue from city
council staff.
“Live the life of Russell, live
the life of Dave. Only for 15min
and you will get an appreciation
of what it is like to live here.”
A further deputation was
made by GHRA treasurer Ross
Houliston, a Gilberthorpes Rd
resident, who said he can hear
the sound of trucks banging up
Waterloo Rd from his home.
He said a full set of traffic lights
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NIGHTMARE:
Residents on
Waterloo Rd
Russell Wills and
Dave Thompson
with their petition
for heavy truck
restrictions and
the magnesium
tablets they use to
help them sleep at
night.
PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN
is needed at the Waterloo Rd and
Gilberthorpes Rd intersection
and a signalised crossing across
Waterloo Rd.
Mr Mora thanked the residents
for their presentation and praised
them for their research on their
work.
He told Western News he
will make sure there is an
opportunity for board members
to go out and meet on Waterloo
Rd before a report from city
council staff comes back on the
issue.
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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
IMPROVING transport
infrastructure has been
identified as a top priority in
the western suburbs for the next
three years.
For the first time, the Halswell-
Hornby-Riccarton Community
Board has publicly consulted its
goals for the next three years.
The board is asking for feedback
from the community before
giving its plan the final
green-light.
Three key priorities
have been picked out for
each of the wards the
board covers.
Halswell’s set goals
are pedestrian and road
safety improvements –
particularly in growth
areas including Halswell
Rd and Hendersons and
the Cashmere Rd network.
It also wants to develop recreational
spaces and increase
resourcing for community patrols
and neighbourhood safety
initiatives.
The board’s deputy chairman
Andrei Moore said its priorities
accurately reflect the responses it
got from the public.
In November, Mr Moore
along with city councillor Anne
Galloway and member Debbie
Mora set a poll on the Halswell
Community Group and Wigram
Skies Community Facebook
page calling for feedback on
what their priorities should be.
“We have a clear picture of
what the public picked
and are hoping to get as
much feedback as possible,”
Mr Moore said.
He said he believed
the members who put
together the priorities
for the other wards
are very in touch with
their community and
the feedback will reflect
this.
Hornby’s priorities are to
ensure safe transport connections
in the Kyle Park area as
the new Hornby Library, Service
Centre and South West Pool are
developed.
The Chalmers St extension and
Andrei Moore ​
STILL WAITING: The 10-year saga to fix Bradshaw Tce is an
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underpass to Kyle Park has been
highlighted in the plan as a vital
part of the travel network for the
new centre.
The revitalisation of Sockburn’s
assets including the demolition
of the Sockburn Service
Centre and the rehabilitation of
Sockburn Park.
Roading and flooding issues
have also been pointed out in
need of being resolved in the
Amyes, Shands Rds and Goulding
Ave areas.
Over in Riccarton, the March
15 attacks have been a significant
part in creating the board’s
priorities.
It wants to install a pedestrian
crossing to facilitate safe movement
across Deans Ave from the
Al Noor Mosque to Hagley Park
as desired by the Canterbury
Muslim Association.
Residents in the area have
also indicated a way of healing
would be to redevelop the pedestrian
access between the two
Brockworth Place entrances and
provide planting and seating.
The board wants to progress
options for the future of the
Upper Riccarton War Memorial
Library and to complete the
Bradshaw Tce street renewal.
Maintenance to prevent further
deterioration of the road has
been deferred since 2010.
Board member Helen
Broughton said the priorities set
out for Riccarton are important
but the plan also needs to discuss
having tighter controls for
intensification in the suburb.
•Consultation will run until
March 6. To have your say on
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Dance school’s fight to stay in heart of Ilam
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
SKYROCKETED: A hike in costs to hire the halls at the Waimairi Road Community Centre has left
dance teachers Jacqui Tieleman (far left) and Donna Head (far right) concerned they may have to
move elsewhere. (Middle): Tameka Shearer, Sophie Mathie, Felicity Gorman, Leila Brown, Grace
Powick, Katie Read.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN ​
FOR THE past 15 years, Jadon
Dance has worked hard to
ensure its dance classes are
affordable.
In that entire time, the school
has been teaching at the Waimairi
Road Community Centre
ensuring classes are affordable
so “families with more than one
child can afford to be involved in
dance.”
But a soar in rental costs over
the last couple of years has left
the school struggling to keep
fees low so dance classes can
remain accessible to students and
families.
The school uses two halls at the
centre for its classes.
It is categorised as selfemployed
tutors as opposed to a
group running a not-for-profit
community programme.
This means it has to pay $31.50
per hour to use each hall as
opposed to a not-for-profit community
programme which pays
$15.30 hour.
In 2015 the large hall formerly
cost $15.60 per hour to use while
the smaller hall cost $17.85 to
rent out.
In that time the school has
only raised its class fees by 50
cents. Classes cost between $10-
$15 depending on the ability of
the student.
As a result, the business of the
dance school, which has about
100 pupils, is barely covering the
cost of the hall.
In a bid to keep classes affordable
for families, teachers Jacqui
Tieleman and Donna Head have
asked the Halswell-Hornby-
Riccarton Community Board for
a reclassification of the smaller
hall so it is cheaper to rent out or
for a discount on the hall costs.
Currently, both halls are classified
as Category B facilities -
meaning they have a capacity of
50 to 150 people and impacting
their cost.
Previously the hall was a Category
C facility, meaning it was
smaller and cheaper to use.
Mrs Head she knows of some
community halls who will get
a discount if they use a hall
regularly.
She described the hike in
prices to use the hall as “disheartening.”
Mrs Head said if the dance
school does not get anywhere
following its request to the
community board it will have to
move to a different hall.
She said it is currently looking
at other commercial halls the
school could operate from, but
the Waimairi hall was “perfect”
in terms of location and the type
of floor for the dance school.
City council head of community
support, governance and
partnerships John Filsell said
staff have suggested a number
of alternative venues for them to
explore including
Canterbury
University and
Villa Maria College.
He said ways
the school could
be assisted in
its hall rental
John Filsell ​
costs is if the
city council’s
citizens and community general
manager Mary Richardson
changes the hall fees in response
to external funding/sponsorship
opportunities.
The fees could also be changed
through the annual plan.
Another concern raised at the
board meeting was the school
is only allowed to open the top
windows for air ventilation of the
hall – not the doors.
“Some of the times it must get
over 30 deg C with the kids but
we are not allowed to open them.
Mr Filsell said this is because
the doors are fire escape doors
and are only to be used for this
purpose and to prevent noise
complaints from neighbouring
properties.
Amazing memories helping kids enjoy reading
• From page 1
“I have amazing memories. It is
a very special school this school
no matter the staff, no matter
the principal and no matter the
students. It is just amazing.
Even visitors come to our school
and say there is an amazing feeling
and you just don’t know what
it is.”
Mrs Archbold said she has
loved helping children find the
right book and seeing children
who don’t like reading find a
book they enjoy.
“The library has just over 4000
books. Every book I love, every
single one of them,” she said.
Some of the biggest changes
she has seen over the last 25 years
in the language becoming less
formalised and the popularity
growth in graphic books.
“Our boys are the ones we find
the hardest to get reading but
graphic novels changed their
life . . . they can’t get enough of
them,” Mrs Archbold said.
She said many amazing stories
such as The Diary Of a Young
Girl by Anne Frank is now condensed
into a graphic novel.
Before becoming a librarian,
Mrs Archbold had a varied career
working in banking and finance.
She then became a stay-at-home
Mum before working part-time
at Nurse Maude supporting the
elderly.
Mrs Archbold, known as
“Chris” to her pupils due to her
last name being too difficult to
pronounce, will now be spending
more of her extra time with her
three grandchildren.
“That was too hard because
you would get attachments
and they would pass on.
I couldn’t cope so I thought
righto these younger ones – here
I am.
“I have got three lovely
grandchildren, I have a marvellous
husband and I have a great
big garden that is suffering.
“I think it is time. It is going to
be a sad day when I leave.
But once you make the decision
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News Young track cyclist
on the road to Cairo
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LOVE IS IN THE AIR: Sals Authentic New York Pizza served
up heart-shaped pizzas at The Hub Hornby’s ‘Singles Mix and
Mingle Night for Valentine’s Day’. ​
Romantic evening
at The Hub Hornby
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
NOT MANY expect to meet
the love of their life at the local
shopping mall.
But that was exactly what
organisers of The Hub Hornby’s
‘Singles Mix and Mingle Night
for Valentine’s Day’ was hoping
for recently.
A mixologist making mocktails
with fresh ingredients,
heart-shaped pizzas from Sals
Authentic New York Pizza and
sweet treats from Divine Cakes
& Deserts was in place to set off
the romantic vibes.
About a decade ago, a similar
singles shopping night was held
at the mall where one couple
met, got married and are still
together years later.
But organisers of the event on
Thursday are still yet to track
down the mystery couple.
In spite of this, The Hub
Hornby centre manager Jason
Marsden said the evening was
“a lot of fun” with about 40 to 50
people turning up aged in their
20s through to their 50s.
“What was surprising was the
younger people there in their
20s.
“That was a revelation, even
though those people have all
these social apps there is still a
desire to meet with people,” Mr
Marsden said.
He said definitely saw one
young couple who spent a lot of
time talking and left together.
“Who knows? But yes, that was
pretty cool,” Mr Marsden said.
Whether it will become an
annual event or if the mall waits
another ten years is something
the centre will discuss further,
Mr Marsden said.
Organiser Lyn Grae said the
night went really well with there
definitely being the exchanging
of numbers and several couples
leaving together.
She said she was surprised
at the number of young people
who wanted to meet the “old
fashioned” way.
“There was one woman who
was so lovely, she had been married
and had a couple of kids.
While she may not have been
ready to date, she wanted to meet
new people . . . she came and
spoke to me and said thank you
so much for doing this.”
Ms Grae said she was so glad
the mall put on the event and it
was a lot of fun.
• Do you know the couple
who met and found love
at The Hub Hornby 10
years ago? Email georgia.
oconnor@starmedia.kiwi
• By Bea Gooding
AT THE beginning of 2019
Charlotte Spurway made a bold
decision to give track cycling a
go.
One year later, the year 13
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School student
has been selected in the
13-strong New Zealand track
cycling team for the world championships
in Egypt in August.
This is the first time the UCI
junior track world championships
will be held in the Middle
East at the newly-constructed
velodrome in Cairo.
The 16-year-old said it all happened
“pretty quickly,” but was
excited for the new challenge
ahead.
“I was so excited when I found
out, especially being able to work
with the team over the year coming.
We all get on really well,”
she said.
“It will definitely be a new experience
for all of us, and probably
the first time we’ll all ride
our bikes in a place like that.”
Charlotte has always had an
avid interest in sports, coming
from a family that loved to
travel, surf and dive.
She moved to Christchurch
nine years ago, originally from
Brisbane.
“I’ve done sport for as long as
I can remember, it’s just been
a part of me. And then when I
came to Rangi in year 9 I started
school cycling,” said Charlotte.
“I starting doing weekly racing
and I just love the sport, there’s a
really cool community in it. And
then in the beginning of last year
I decided to try out track cycling
and since then it’s brought me to
where I am today.”
Charlotte was one of six
Cantabrians to make the team
with Jenna Borthwick (Lincoln
High School), Mikaela Grant
(Villa Maria), Laurence Pithie
(ex-Christchurch Boys’ High
School), Ryan McLeod (CBHS),
and Sebastian Lipp (Catholic
Cathedral College) also selected
based on excellent performances
at Oceania championships in
October and New Zealand
championships last month.
Said Charlotte: “It’s really cool
that six of us are Cantabrians, especially
when we’ve only got an
outdoor, concrete track here in
Christchurch compared to other
places with indoor centres.”
Denton Park Oval is the city’s
only velodrome. In New Zealand
there are two indoor velodromes
located in Invercargill and
Cambridge. Plans of an indoor
centre for Christchurch have
been discussed for years, but to
no avail.
“I can’t imagine what Can-
CAIRO BOUND: Year 13
Rangi Ruru student Charlotte
Spurway will represent NZ at
the track cycling team world
championships in Cairo.
terbury can achieve if we get an
indoor velodrome.”
Charlotte trains 13 hours a
week, while juggling school
work, having a social life and
other responsibilities and
obligations, but she does not let
the pressure get to her.
“I think it’s quite manageable.
We’ve all got time in our day as
long as you’re getting down and
doing it as soon as you can and
staying on task, especially with
the hours you’re given at school.”
The young cyclist hopes to join
the elite programme after high
school and has the potential to
head to worlds again in 2021
while still being an U19 rider.
But in the meantime, more hard
work is in store.
“Remembering your support
network is always really
important. I couldn’t have got
to where I am today without
the support of my family,
friends, the Christchurch school
cycling and Canterbury track
communities,’’ Charlotte said.
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Wilder’s Aussie rules code-hopping success
SPORT
• By Jacob Page
NEW CHALLENGE: Lincoln
rugby player Kris Wilder is
playing for the Western Crows
in the New Zealand AFL
competition at North Harbour
Stadium each weekend for
the next 10 weeks.
BISHOPDALE’S KRIS Wilder
has had a whirlwind code-hop to
Australian Rules.
After being encouraged by a
friend to try the sport last year
to improve his rugby fitness, the
27-year-old played five games
for the University Cougars in
Christchurch and was then
selected in the New Zealand AFL
draft in November.
He has played two games for
the Western Crows in the national
competition in Auckland, playing
full-forward and kicking six goals.
The four team competition
sees Wilder travel to North Harbour
Stadium each weekend for
the 10-week competition.
“I played five games for the
Canterbury University Cougars
and obviously did enough to be
on the radar for the draft.
“It cost $600 to enter it but if
you get drafted that covers your
10 weeks of flights to Auckland
and your meals, kit, warm-ups
and ice baths etc.
“It’s quite professional in that
sense, it’s like the Mitre 10 Cup
in rugby, that’s the best way I can
describe it.”
In 2018 the average Australian
AFL player earned A$369,000
(NZ$385,000) but Wilder said
going professional was a longshot,
not only for him but most
of the New Zealand players.
“My goal is to make the New
Zealand Academy team at the
end of the season because there
will be an Aussie team that will
tour here and I’d like to test myself
against them,” he said.
“The difference in standard
here compared to Australia is
huge – Aussie kids smash us and
I don’t think it will be about the
money for me at this point.”
He said he planned to play senior
rugby this season and bring
up 100 games for the Lincoln
premier team.
“This has taken me a lot
further than I thought it would
considering I just wanted to do it
to be a fitter, better rugby player.
“It is a fast game with a
lot of running and a heap of
athleticism and I’m keen to just
see where I end up with it.”
Halswell duo make Junior White Sox squad
SUCCESS: Halswell infielder
Alyssa Lory has made the
Junior White Sox squad.
• By Jacob Page
TWO HALSWELL softball
players, pitcher Cherie Inwood
and infielder Alyssa Lory have
been named in the Junior White
Sox team, for the women’s world
cup in Lima, Peru, in August.
The 16-strong team was named
last Wednesday after almost four
months of trials.
The event runs from August 21
to August 30.
Cherie was a key figure for Canterbury
at the under-18 nationals
in January before being one of
the first nine players named in
the national junior squad for the
Oceania qualifiers later the same
month,
Alyssa was named most promising
junior player by Canterbury
Softball at their annual awards last
year and has made good on that
talent.
New Zealand coach Kiri Shaw
said it had not been an easy process
to narrow down the squad.
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team after a lengthy but thorough
selection process.
“The opportunity for squad
members to play in a number of
tournaments where they have
been exposed to a higher level of
play and compete against more
experienced women has been an
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Tuesday February 25 2020 15
Tasty Bites
One-pot wonders to keep the summer vibe going
• By Ian Knott
With the recent resurgence
of warmer temperatures
there’s no need to
prematurely put the
outdoor furniture away just
yet. Keep that summer vibe
going with these crowdpleasing
one-pot wonders
Slow-cooker pulled pork
Serves 6
Ingredients
2 onions, halved and sliced
1 Tbsp smoked paprika
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp garlic salt
2 tsp sea salt flakes
2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp tomato purée
2 Tbsp soft light brown sugar
1.5kg boneless pork shoulder,
skin and excess fat removed
To serve
Soft white rolls
Coleslaw
Sliced red onions
Sliced gherkins
Directions
Heat the slow cooker to high.
Put the onions in the bottom of
the slow cooker.
Mix together the spices, salts,
mustard, vinegar, tomato purée
and sugar. Rub all over the pork
then sit on top of the onions.
Cook for 8 hours. Remove the
pork and shred into chunks. Mix
in 4-5 Tbsp of cooking liquid
from the slow cooker.
Serve in buns with coleslaw,
sliced red onions and gherkins, if
you like.
Halloumi and vegetable
tray-bake
Ingredients
4 courgettes, cut into small
chunks
1 red onion, cut into slim wedges
3 large garlic cloves, skins left on
3 Tbsp olive oil
300g cherry tomatoes
250g halloumi, sliced
CROWD-PLEASERS: (Left) Slow-cooker pulled pork,
(above) halloumi and vegetable tray-bake
¼ tsp cumin seeds
Dried chilli flakes a few pinches
(optional)
To serve
Flatbreads
Hummus
Hot sauce (optional)
Directions
Heat the oven to 200 deg C/180
(fan-forced). Toss the courgettes,
onion and garlic with the olive
oil and tip into a large, shallow
baking dish. Season well and
roast for 10min.
Stir in the cherry tomatoes
and sit the halloumi slices on
top. Sprinkle over the cumin
seeds and chilli flakes, if using.
Cook for another 15min until the
tomatoes start to burst and release
juice, and the halloumi is turning
golden.
Squeeze the garlic cloves out
of their skins and mash into the
oil and juices in the baking dish,
stirring it in. Spoon everything
onto plates and serve with soft
flatbreads and hummus or hot
sauce, if you like.
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REAL ESTATE
Top class in Thorrington
13 Thorrington Road, Cashmere
Auction: Thursday 12 March 2020 (Unless Sold Prior)
4 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 3 toilets | 2 living rooms | 2 car-garage | 2 off-street parks | Listing number: BE193474
This lovely home is in the heart of
Thorrington and is only offered for sale
due to a job transfer. Its modern design
is timeless and offers a large designer
kitchen and dining/family room, while
a separate lounge gives you a good
entertainment area for family and
friends.
With four double bedrooms (one
downstairs) and well-appointed family
bathroom and ensuite you can simply
move in and enjoy.
Good indoor/outdoor flow to the
easy-care garden is of the type you see
in House & Garden magazines. Summer
evenings at the BBQ will be a joy, while
the child’s playhouse will keep the little
ones happily occupied.
Large double garaging and off-street
parking keep those all-important
vehicles safe.
Location of course is perfect - zoned
for Thorrington Primary, Christchurch
South Intermediate and Cashmere
High.
The cafes and adventure playground
that is the Port Hills are only minutes
away, whilst across the road there is a
playground for your children to safely
play.
Call me now to view - this may well
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1956 Morris Minor
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Suzuki GS 1200 SS
Water Pump
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