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cricket 

– page 17 

BABY BOOM DUE? 

• By Georgia O’Connor- 

Harding 

THE JURY is out on whether 

Canterbury could see an explosion 

of Covid-19 babies in nine 

months’ time. 

Healthcare experts have found 

it difficult to forecast whether 

history could repeat itself and 

BEAT THE 

WINTER RUSH! 

see a baby boom following the 

lift of lockdown. 

When World War 2 ended in 

1945 and New Zealand’s soldiers 

returned, the population skyrocketed 

between the late 1940s 

and 1970s. 

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of 

New Zealand showed by the 

mid-1950s, Pākehā women had 

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on average 3.8 live births while 

Māori women experienced on 

average almost seven. 

In 1961, live births peaked to 

65,391. 

In comparison, lives births 

per year in the 1950s ranged 

from 49,332 to 61,800 – figures 

from Statistics New Zealand 

showed. 

Hi-tech hybrid – page 19 

Businesses, 

people 

out of 

work may 

get rates 

relief 

Family Planning chief executive 

Jackie Edmond said it is 

difficult to predict whether the 

same will happen this time, but 

if there is a spike in nine months 

time it would make sense as 

people are home and there isn’t a 

lot to do. 

•Turn to page 3 

• By Louis Day 

STRUGGLING businesses and 

people who have lost their jobs 

due to the Covid-19 pandemic 

could be eligible for a rates 

remission. 

City councillors were briefed 

on Tuesday about options 

for possible ways to ease the 

rates burden as the economic 

downturn grips, they will make 

a decision in their meeting 

today. 

But the elderly could be left 

out, a confidential briefing 

leaked to The Star shows. 

In the briefing, city council 

staff recommended a rates 

remission policy which would 

allow for a six-month extension 

to payment deadlines with no 

added interest or penalties to 

businesses and individuals 

impacted by the virus. 

But staff recommend against 

a rates postponements policy 

focusing on longer-term 

postponements for elderly. 

The briefing states eligibility 

for the extension would align to 

the Government’s wage subsidy 

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Who was that masked man? 

“COME ON mate, get a move 

on,’’ I thought as I came to a halt 

in the supermarket. 

In front of me was a guy with 

his trolley, and just ahead of him 

presumably his wife. Both were 

wearing masks that covered most 

of their faces. Good stuff there. 

I was heading towards the 

bread racks and any other time I’d 

squeeze past. 

But we are in the age of Covid-19, 

and I was staying my 

distance, masks or not. I too 

was protected with disposable 

gloves. 

Thirty seconds or so went by, 

and he didn’t move, in spite of 

me looking at him, raising an eyebrow 

as best as I could to let him 

know I was keen to get past. 

But he didn’t move. 

I couldn’t tell whether he was 

looking at me or looking past me. 

But he had a fixed, steely almost 

grumpy look. He appeared frozen 

in time. 

I then said as politely as I could: 

“Do you want to come through,” 

hoping he would take the hint 

and move forward from the 

centre of the aisle he was in, and 

STUCK FOR ideas for things to 

do while in isolation? Why not 

try your hand at following a fun, 

easy pasta (penne alla carbonara) 

recipe. It could be used at lunch 

or dinner time. 

Ingredients 

400g penne rigate 

200g pancetta or bacon rashers 

150g parmesan, finely grated 

1/2 cup chopped fresh continental 

parsley 

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 

4 eggs, lightly whisked 

Method 

Step 1: 

Cook the pasta in a large saucepan 

of salted boiling water until 

al dente. Drain. Return the pasta 

to saucepan. 

Step 2: 

Heat a large non-stick frying pan 

over medium-low heat. Cook, 

turning, half the pancetta for 

5 minutes or until golden and 

crisp. Use tongs to transfer the 

pancetta to a plate lined with paper 

towel to drain, leaving the fat 

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veer left. 

No reaction. 

“What’s this silly so and so doing 

I thought,’’ my patience now 

wearing thin. 

I upped the ante: “You go 

through mate,” I said directly and 

with a nod. 

He immediately put his full 

gaze on me, his eyes didn’t blink 

and he replied sternly: “I’m not 

going anywhere.” 

“What a blah blah, blah blah,’’ 

raced through my mind. But what 

I didn’t know was that he was was 

reading me like book. 

“Gotcha!,” he laughed from 

behind the face mask. “You don’t 

know who I am, do you?” 

in the pan. Repeat with remaining 

pancetta. Coarsely chop. 

Step 3: 

Add the pasta to the pancetta fat 

in the pan. Stir over low heat for 

1 minute or until coated. Remove 

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Then a light bulb went on in 

the brain.” Bill?’’ He laughed. I 

chuckled, quietly. 

It was Bill, a top bloke I sometimes 

have an ale with on the odd 

occasion when I bump into him 

at a certain watering hole. 

“Keeping well, mate?,” I asked 

in that hushed tone we are all 

communicating with when we are 

away from our bubble. 

“Yeah, not bad,” he replied and 

with that he veered to the left, 

opened a big gap for me to get 

through and we parted ways. 

With any luck, the next time I 

catch up with Bill it will be in four 

weeks – over a beer. 

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Cooking to keep the kids occupied 

BEAT BOREDOM: A delicious, easy-to-make penne alla 

carbonara recipe makes for great comfort food during 

lockdown. 

from heat. Cool for 1 minute. 

Stir in the pancetta, parmesan, 

parsley and oil until combined. 

Quickly stir in the egg until the 

pasta is coated. Season with pepper. 

• Serves 4 

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Thursday April 2 2020 The Star 

MARCH HAS seen our world 

turned upside down in a way 

that most of us did not expect to 

see in our lifetime. 

It was on our risk register. 

Human disease pandemic was 

third after earthquake and tsunami. 

So, we have got plans in 

place, but this is huge, and the 

impacts of a global pandemic 

will have long-term effects on 

our economy. 

While we are dealing with 

the shock of a crisis, it is hard to 

think about the future. But we 

must. 

Our earthquake experience 

teaches us we need to prepare 

for recovery now. We cannot 

wait until the crisis is over. 

Every decision we make now 

will have an impact on our 

recovery. 

Which is why it’s good that 

we don’t need to make every 

decision right away. As has been 

said many times – this is not a 

sprint, it’s a marathon. 

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This is not a sprint, it’s a marathon 

• From page 1 

But Ms Edmond said the stress 

and anxiety caused by Covid-19 

could also cause a decrease in 

many people’s sex drive. 

“We have got many families 

under huge financial pressure and 

having significant worries about 

them losing jobs. We may not see 

that (a baby boom) this time because 

of that,” 

she said. 

On top of 

financial pressures, 

police 

are expecting 

to see the 

level of family 

violence rise 

during the 

lockdown 

period – putting a further strain 

on New Zealand families. 

The Canterbury District Health 

Board’s director of midwifery 

Norma Campbell said with any 

long period of time where people 

have to stay at home, a baby 

boom is always a possibility. 

“That will become apparent 

in about two-three months time 

when women seek care for their 

pregnancy,” she said. 

If it was to happen, Ms 

Campbell assured Christchurch 

Women’s Hospital’s maternity 

unit – the largest of seven 

birthing units in Canterbury 

– would have enough time to 

prepare and be ready for any 

increase in births. 

In previous years, the country 

has faced a shortage of midwives. 

Last year, midwives across the 

country were pushing for better 

resourcing and funding from the 

Ministry of Health. 

But Ms Campbell said it now 

has more midwives as a result of 

recruitment and retention work 

than it has had in a number of 

years. 

Some midwives who teach 

have come back into the workforce 

while locums who are often 

travelling are now back in New 

Zealand and available, Ms Campbell 

said. 

Comparing now to the end 

of World War 2, Ms Edmond 

said the times are different in 

the sense there wasn’t the same 

Mayor 

Lianne Dalziel 

We need good information 

about all the impacts so we can 

make good decisions. And we 

need to be ready to kickstart 

the economy with as much 

infrastructure work as we can 

muster as soon as the lockdown 

is lifted. 

But we also need to respond 

to those residents and business 

contraceptive options available as 

there is today. 

“One of the things we want to 

make sure is people who aren’t 

planning a pregnancy that we can 

help them in that planning.” 

BY THE NUMBERS: 

Number of births in New 

Zealand following the 

end of World War 2 

(Figures Statistics NZ): 

1946 – 47,523 

1947 – 49,698 

1948 – 49,062 

1949 – 48,843 

1950 – 49,332 

1951 – 49,806 

1952 – 51,846 

1953 – 51,888 

1954 – 54,057 

owners who can’t pay all their 

bills right now because their 

business has been closed or 

they’ve lost their job. 

The Government has stepped 

in with the main packages of 

support for businesses and 

employees, but we need to look 

at giving people experiencing 

real hardship some breathing 

space, knowing penalties won’t 

apply. The same with council 

tenants. 

And they are the topics for 

this week with our first ever 

VMR (virtual meeting room) 

livestream council meeting on 

Thursday. 

Hospital ready for increase in births 

Jackie Edmond 

On Saturday, it was reported 

there could be a global shortage 

of condoms after Covid-19 shut 

down Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, the 

world’s biggest producer for more 

than a week. 

While the company has since 

been given permission to re-start 

production, only 50 per cent of its 

workforce could return. 

Ms Edmond said she hadn’t 

heard about the potential issue 

with condoms, but before the 

Covid-19 crisis, there had been 

supply issues around some of the 

oral contraceptive pills. 

Statistics New Zealand figures 

show in Canterbury between 

2018-2019, birth rates slightly 

increased from 6939 to 7164. 

But will those numbers boom 

as a result of an influx of babies in 

nine months time? Only time will 

tell. • Families impacted, page 4 

1955 – 55,596 

1956 – 56,532 

1957 – 58,425 

1958 – 60,558 

1959 – 61,800 

1960 – 62,778 

1961 – 65,391 

1962 – 65,013 

1963 – 64,527 

1964 – 62,304 

1965 – 60,045 

1966 – 60,003 

1967 – 61,023 

1968 – 62,112 

1969 – 62,361 

1970 – 62,052 

NEWS 3 

in brief 

Coupland’s shuts 

Hornby plant 

Bakery giant Coupland’s 

has shut down its Hornby 

manufacturing plant as 

the coronavirus lockdown 

continues to bite. The company 

said with the closure of its 25 

stores nationwide it has become 

“unviable at this stage” to 

keep its manufacturing plant 

and distribution operational. 

However, its North Island 

manufacturing plant is still 

fully operational and producing 

bread for dairies and some 

supermarkets. 

Essential goods and 

services helpline 

Cantabrians in need of 

assistance accessing essential 

household goods and services 

due to the Covid-19 lockdown 

can get help via a helpline. 

Civil Defence emergency 

management Canterbury group 

controller Neville Reilly said 

a helpline is now operating to 

help vulnerable people who 

are unable to access essentials 

such as food and medication. 

Residents who need assistance 

can phone 0800 242 411. For 

Christchurch, the helpline will 

operate 24/7. For other districts, 

the helpline will function 

during normal council business 

hours. The helpline service will 

be able to refer callers to the 

relevant Government agency 

delivering the services they 

need. 

Entertainers put 

videos online 

Showbiz Christchurch 

performers have been creating 

musical theatre-inspired videos 

from their isolation pods to lift 

the spirit of others. Every day, 

a new video is posted on the 

society’s Facebook page, with 

the only rules being the videos 

must be in the musical theatre 

parameters. Performers have 

been sending in a wide variety 

of videos including covers of 

musical theatre hits, dancing, 

acting and original work. To 

view all videos go to Showbiz 

Christchurch’s Facebook page. 

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Families impacted by hospital restrictions 

• By Bea Gooding 

A RECENT move to further 

tighten visitor restrictions at 

Christchurch hospitals has 

impacted many patients and 

their families. 

Last week, the Canterbury 

District Health Board adopted 

a no-visitors policy, meaning 

friends and family would not be 

able to visit their loved ones over 

the lockdown unless they were 

regarded as an exception. 

After five years of trying, 

Richmond couple Charize and 

Jefferson Villapando were eagerly 

anticipating the birth of their 

first child, Calvin Jacob in April. 

Instead, what greeted them 

leading up to the birth was a 

global pandemic, a level 4 lockdown, 

and Calvin’s early arrival 

in March – just as Christchurch 

Women’s Hospital changed their 

visitor policies. 

Mrs Villapando said she was 

surprised because when they 

came to the hospital for labour 

induction on March 25, the hospital 

allowed one support person 

– Mr Villapando – to be present. 

Shortly after their son was 

born on March 27 following an 

emergency caesarean, the rules 

had changed and Mr Villapando 

was asked to leave. 

Said Mrs Villapando: “It was 

really difficult for me since I’m a 

first-time mum, and my mindset 

was that my husband would be 

there during recovery. It was 

hard to move around, and then I 

still had to take care of my newborn 

baby. 

“I also felt bad for my husband 

because it took us five years to 

conceive this baby; I know how 

heartbroken he was when he 

found out he needs to be away 

from us during this special 

milestone.” 

“But the hospital staff took 

really good care of me and my 

wee man. They’re risking their 

lives for us, so they also need 

to protect themselves and their 

families.” 

The CDHB adopted their strict 

measures on March 26, only 

allowing a nominated person 

supporting patients through 

their end of life care, a parent 

or guardian supporting a child, 

RECOVERY: 

Charize 

Villapando 

(left) gave 

birth to 

Calvin Jacob 

last Friday, 

but her 

husband 

Jefferson 

was not 

allowed to 

visit due to 

restrictions. 

and one support person for those 

who are giving birth. 

The Villapandos understood 

why these measures were in 

place, and Mr Villapando returned 

48 hours later to pick up 

his wife and newborn son. 

Said Dan Coward, CDHB 

Covid-19 incident controller: 

“Overall, our patients and their 

families have been incredibly 

understanding of why we have 

this in place. They understand 

our new policy is designed to 

protect those receiving care in 

our facilities. 

“We understand it will be challenging 

for families who cannot 

visit, but now is the time for our 

community to step up and help 

us protect those in our care.” 

Mr Coward said since the 

restrictions were implemented 

there has been no security issues 

requiring escalation, but was 

disappointed that people had 

stolen protective equipment from 

hospitals. 

Said Mr Coward: “This is 

incredibly disappointing as our 

supplies are crucial to continue 

providing appropriate and safe 

care to our patients. 

“With these supply pressures, 

we have now taken steps to 

ensure this does not occur 

again, by having things like 

hand sanitiser in locations easily 

observed by staff.” 

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NEWS 5 

Tragic end to desperate search 

A FATHER’S desperate coastal 

search for his daughter ended 

tragically when he found her 

at the bottom of a cliff after she 

suffered a fatal fall while out 

running. 

April Morel, a lover of nature 

and adventure, was stretching 

her legs with the family dog 

when she fell from a coastal 

track at Church Bay, near Diamond 

Harbour, on Monday. 

Her worried father Don 

Martin set out looking for her as 

the hours wore on without the 

35-year-old’s return. 

Part of him hoped she might 

be resting with a twisted ankle, 

but knowing the track well he 

feared there was more to it. 

He rang a friend who had boat, 

saying they needed to start a sea 

search. 

After contacting authorities, 

Mr Martin was mindful of the 

fading light and incoming tide as 

they entered the water. 

The desperate search ended 

with the horrific discovery of 

Morel’s body in Church Bay. 

“We are still coming to terms 

with it, I don’t know if I ever 

will,” he told the NZ Herald 

today. 

“April will always be in our 

hearts. She will never be forgotten.” 

Mr Martin said his born and 

bred Cantabrian daughter – the 

NATURE LOVER: April Morel suffered a fatal fall on Monday 

and was found by her father. 

eldest of three sisters – was 

someone who had always led 

from the front. 

“Christchurch was never going 

to be big enough for April,” he 

said. 

As a young adult with a 

snowboard strapped to her back 

she set off for Canada but as 

a spiritual person with a deep 

desire to explore she later found 

herself in India, Thailand, and 

South America. 

“Like any parent, I was happy 

for her to be happy but there 

were always tears shed at the 

airport every time she travels.” 

Once again home in Christchurch 

she was content, which Mr 

Martin said was a testament to 

her partner Tyler Blank. 

“He is part of our family now, 

with or without April being 

here.” 

Mr Blank, who lives outside 

of San Francisco, met Morel at 

a transformational gathering 

outside Palmerston North about 

a year ago. 

“We fell in love pretty quickly. 

We didn’t want to be away from 

each other very long.” 

A shared love of travel meant 

their long-distance relationship 

was quickly filled with adventures 

in Spain and Hawaii. 

Together again in New Zealand 

the couple were in Golden 

Bay set to go camping in the 

Abel Tasman national park when 

news broke of the impending 

lockdown. 

Mr Blank said they both felt 

grateful they could stay with 

Morel’s father and stepmother 

Caroline Martin in their home 

in Diamond Harbour. 

“We were doing really well. 

We were cooking, baking, working 

out and watching inspiring 

documentaries.” 

They had also been working 

on partner yoga videos to share 

with the world, he said. 

“We were planning out our 

lives, wanting to spend our lives 

together.” 

In each other they had found 

the person they wanted to grow 

old with, something they had 

both been looking for, he said. 

Morel’s younger sister Jasmine 

Morris said they had always 

looked up to her. 

“She was everything and more 

of what a big sister should be. We 

always had so many stupid jokes 

and laughs together. 

“She always looked after me 

regardless of where she was in 

the world. She loved her nieces 

so godamn much. They were her 

driving force.” 

Youngest sister Zoey Walker 

said Morel was one of the 

strongest and most determined 

people she knew. She truly lifted 

everyone around her up, she 

said. 

Her laugh, smile, and whole 

being would “live on forever in 

our hearts”. 

Morel’s mother Debbie Morel 

said her “darling April” arrived 

in this world in a hurry after a 

bumpy ride down Bealey Ave to 

the hospital. 

To all their amazing family 

around the world, throughout 

the cosmos, her eldest daughter 

had touched hearts and souls, 

she said. 

“I would like to say more but 

this is incredibly difficult, but 

everyone who knows you, shared 

even just a hello, or a smile from 

you were touched forever. Go 

get them girl. Rainbows forever. 

Look out universe, here she 

comes.” 

HEALTH UPDATE 

Restricted visiting 

At COVID-19 Alert Level 4 all Canterbury DHB 

hospitals and health centres have restricted 

visiting. Visitors will only be admitted under 

exceptional circumstances and only one 

visitor or support person per patient for 

most areas. No children under 16 will be 

permitted. This applies to the Emergency 

Department and all wards and services. All 

visitors will be assessed on entry and you 

will need to provide your name and contact 

details. If you are unwell, you will not be 

able to visit. Thank you for helping us keep 

our patients and staff safe. 

Outpatients and elective 

(planned) surgery 

All elective surgery and non-urgent face-toface 

outpatient appointments have been 

postponed for at least the next four weeks. 

Alternative appointments, such as phone 

or video consultations are being made on a 

case by case basis. 

If you’re unsure about your situation, please 

call the number on your appointment letter. 

Park and Ride 

The Park and Ride shuttle from the Lichfield 

St carpark will stop operating from 8.30pm 

Wednesday 25 March to protect our patients 

and staff. 

Look after your wellbeing 

If you or someone you know needs 

wellbeing support or advice, call or text 

1737 to speak with a trained counsellor. This 

confidential service is free of charge and is 

available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

There’s useful and practical information 

available for those at home in isolation on 

the government’s website COVID19.govt.nz 

Be kind 

Canterbury has been through a lot, and we 

will get through this as well. We’re stronger 

together. Remember to check in on the 

elderly or vulnerable. Make a difference 

by dropping off supplies to those who are 

home sick and ‘virtually’ check in with 

whānau, friends and neighbours who are in 

isolation. 

Stay home 

You must stay home unless you work in 

an essential service. We all need to do 

everything in our power to break the chain 

of possible transmission of COVID-19 (and 

other viruses) in our communities. 

While in isolation at home you can still go 

out for a walk, but please keep at least two 

metres away from others. 

Together we can slow the spread. 

See cdhb.health.nz/COVID19 for further 

information

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NEWS 

Rates to be impacted 

•From page 1 

It says individuals 

must have proof of a 

loss of employment 

due to Covid-19 and 

businesses must also 

show a 30 per cent 

decline in actual or 

predicted revenue over 

the period of a month 

when compared with 

the same month last 

year as a result of the 

virus to be deemed eligible. 

The briefing forecasts a loss of 

$1 million in revenue due to late 

payment penalties being remitted 

under the policy as well as an 

estimated interest cost of $1.25m 

to the city council if all ratepayers 

apply. This would require a rates 

increase of up to 0.45 per cent in 

the 2020/2021 financial year to 

cover the two costs. 

Within the briefing, it 

also states the city council’s 

investment arm Christchurch 

City Holdings Ltd has signalled 

that there is a risk its planned 

dividend of $26 million to the 

council may not proceed in 

June as planned which could 

have a further impact on rates 

rises. 

“Of CCHL’s eight subsidiaries, 

the majority of the dividends 

are generated by Christchurch 

Airport and Orion. Christchurch 

Airport has been significantly 

impacted by Covid-19 and is not 

expected to fully recover for close 

to two years.” 

Excluding the CCHL dividend 

and any form of rates relief, a 

$5.7 million loss is projected for 

this financial year from the fourweek 

lockdown, which would 

result in about a 1.1 per cent rates 

rise. 

A lockdown of two months 

would cost the city council $5.7 

million and result in a 1.3 per 

cent rates increase, a threemonth 

lockdown would result 

in a $6.9 million loss and 1.3 per 

cent impact according to the 

briefing. 

The city council is proposing 

an average rates increase of 4.65 

per cent across all ratepayers in 

this year’s Draft Annual Plan, 

which is currently under public 

consultation and will be finalised 

before July 1. 

The 2018-2028 Long Term Plan 

also predicts a 50 per cent rates 

increase over 10 years. 


• By Matt Slaughter 

Why are Enduring Powers 

of Attorney so important? 

Supermarket online shopping 

troubles for elderly woman 

COUNTDOWN’S online 

shopping service is causing 

headaches for an elderly 

Christchurch woman during the 

lockdown. 

Countdown says the demand 

for online shopping has been 

unprecedented but it is working 

hard to ensure it meets the needs 

of as many people as possible. 

Marlene Bennetts, an 82-yearold 

St Martins resident, is disabled 

and relies on Countdown’s 

online shopping service to get 

her groceries. 

She is on a list for people 

whose online shopping is supposed 

to be prioritised during 

the lockdown and she needs 

essentials like fruit, bread and 

milk. However, she was up past 

midnight on Sunday trying to 

make her grocery order, until 

she gave up. 

Mrs Bennetts had to wait 

about three hours that same 

day trying to get through to 

Countdown’s online shopping 

helpline. She was instructed to 

try at midnight every night until 

she is successful and said the 

earliest she will get her groceries 

is Sunday, April 5. 

Said Mrs Bennetts: “I’ve got to 

do this every midnight if I want 

to get through. 

Marlene Bennetts 

“This was for next Sunday I 

put in for because that’s all there 

was, it’s all booked up until next 

Sunday. 

“As for the priority list, it’s not 

even worth going online to get 

on to it. Why have a priority list 

when we’re treated just the same 

as the others?” she said. 

She said she is worried there 

will be people in similar or 

worse situations than her who 

shop online also struggling. 

“I’m just thinking there are 

other people out there like myself, 

maybe even worse condition 

than me. 

“There are lots of people who, 

at my age, aren’t computer 

people, so that’s what I’m really 

mainly concerned about,” said 

Mrs Bennetts. 

Said Countdown communications 

adviser Charlotte Mee: 

“We’re really sad to hear about 

our customer and her experience. 

Last week we had 100,000 

people register for online shopping 

and nearly 29,000 people 

who applied for our Priority 

Assistance service (more than 

16,000 customers have now been 

accepted for this service since it 

launched on Wednesday). 

“I can assure you and our 

customers that we are working 

as hard as we possibly can to 

increase the number of personal 

shoppers we have in stores, the 

amount of trucks on the road 

and the number of delivery 

windows we have. Hopefully 

you can appreciate the unprecedented 

demand we’re dealing 

with and how incredibly difficult 

it is. The reality is that we are not 

going to be able to reach every 

single New Zealander but we are 

trying,” she said. 

She said Cowntdown’s message 

to customers is those who 

can shop in person should, so 

online shopping is easier for 

people who need it most, like 

Mrs Bennetts. 

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when urgent decision making is needed. 

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to be hospitalised with Covid-19 

was expected to be discharged 

today. 

The news came as no new Covid-19 

cases have been recorded 

in Canterbury over the past 24 

hours, with the total number 

remaining at 52. 

Director of 

public health 

Dr Caroline 

McElnay said 

on Wednesday 

there are 61 

new confirmed 

and 

probable cases 

in New Zealand, 

bringing 

the national 

total to 708. 

Canterbury now sits seventh 

behind Southern, Auckland, 

Waitemata, Waikato, Capital and 

Coast, and Counties Manukau 

DHB areas. 

The number of people receiving 

treatment in hospitals 

remains the same – with 14 at 

facilities nationwide, including 

two in a stable condition in ICU. 

Compost company Living 

Earth in Christchurch has been 

linked to eight of the region’s 

confirmed cases. The Ministry of 

Health released the information 

on Tuesday, back-tracking on 

advice issued on Monday that 

it would only be publicising 

information on clusters with 10 

or more cases. 

Dr McElnay said there have 

been no new Covid-19 related 

deaths since Sunday. 

She said the decreasing numbers 

of new cases was “encouraging”, 

but it was too early to read 

much into the decline. 


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Decreasing Covid-19 numbers ‘encouraging’ 

Caroline 

McElnay 

CAPACITY: Coronavirus testing is being ramped up. 


Testing was being ramped up 

and would likely reveal more 

cases. 

Getting 5000 tests a day would 

be ideal and that could happen 

when more labs are brought on, 

she said. 

She said work was ongoing to 

procure more ventilators. 

There were about 500 ventilators 

in public hospitals and about 

250 more in private hospitals, 

and more were being ordered 

from overseas. 

The number of tests was plateauing, 

she said. 

She conceded that there was 

a lot of uncertainty around the 

current 1 per cent of community 

transmission, which was criticised 

as “meaningless” yesterday 

by epidemiologist Sir David 

Skegg. 

Dr McElnay said there was still 

a strong link to overseas travel, 

with just over half of the cases 

reporting overseas travel. 

About 1 per cent of cases 

were due to community transmission. 

A new case definition for testing 

would be issued today, she 

said. 

“But we do rely on clinical 

judgement at all times.” 

Anyone with respiratory 

symptoms consistent with 

Covid-19 should now be tested 

regardless of whether they had 

been overseas or in close contact 

with a confirmed case. 

About 1843 tests per day were 

being conducted in the past 

week, with daily capacity at 

about 3700 tests. 

More testing capacity is being 

added, she said. 

A number of clusters, or 

outbreaks from connected cases, 

have sprung up, Dr McElnay 

said. 

She said in those clusters, close 

contacts needed to be identified 

so get better control of the spread 

of the virus. 

She apologised unreservedly 

for breaching the privacy of two 

people with Covid-19 connected 

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• By Georgia O’Connor- 

Harding 

SERVICE stations in 

Christchurch are taking measures 

to stop petrol drive-offs. 

BP 2go Halswell has brought in 

new security requiring motorists 

to pay before they fuel up their 

vehicles. 

The station’s manager Shivam 

Munjal said it was not something 

the station wanted to do, but due 

to the financial impact of the 

Covid-19 lockdown, it was necessary. 

“Due to the crisis going on at 

the moment, the economy is going 

to go down and people won’t 

be getting paid. We are at high 

risk – people may do more driveoffs 

now.” 

Mr Munjal said security 

changes were not intended to be 

permanent. 

While the station was unable to 

disclose specific numbers, in the 

last month there has been a higher 

number of petrol drive-offs than 

usual, Mr Munjal said. 

Other fuel stations across the 

city have also brought in security 

changes amid the lockdown period. 

Forecourt attendant Madison 

Harrison of Challenge on the 

corner of Selwyn and Milton Sts, 

said the cashier has to authorise 

the pumps. 

Christchurch has been 

through a lot over the 

past decade. How could 

the lockdown impact 

the city’s residents 

after the earthquakes 

and mosque terror 

shootings? Louis Day 

reports 

ALL RIGHT? mental health 

promotion strategist Ciaran 

Fox has seen the Christchurch 

community pull together in 

times of crisis and believes the 

city’s history will leave it in a 

good position to pull through the 

lockdown period. 

“I firmly believe that our past 

leaves us in a position of strength 

and not vulnerability,” Mr Fox 

said. 

“I think we have learnt a lot, 

that first test for us after the 

earthquakes was the mosque 

shootings, seeing how the community 

came together last year, I 

think that response was a result 

of hard graft and experiences 

people endured after the earthquakes. 

“I think this lockdown is 

another hurdle that Christchurch 

will leap over.” 

Mr Fox has analysed the mental 

well-being of communities 

across the city since the organisation’s 

inception in 2013. 


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WELL-BEING: Ciaran Fox believes the Christchurch 

community will pull together throughout the Covid-19 

lockdown. 

“What I essentially do is work 

in population mental health, I 

don’t work with people individually, 

I work on campaigns and 

programmes to enable communities 

to have better mental 

well-being 

All Right?, a collaboration 

between the Canterbury District 

Health Board and Mental Health 

Foundation, was launched to support 

the psychosocial recovery of 

Cantabrians following the earthquakes 

of 2010 and 2011. 

The campaign aims to normalise 

conversations around 

mental health. It also undertakes 

in-depth research into the wellbeing 

of communities. 

According to last year’s Canterbury 

well-being survey, which 

has been conducted since late 

2012, 68 per cent of respondents 

said they still experienced stress 

compared to 80 per cent of respondents 

in 2012. 

Mr Fox believes the tragedies 

the city has endured over the past 

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decade have led to the population 

developing a “well-being literacy” 

above and beyond those of other 

cities. 

“We have learnt some interesting 

lessons as a community and 

that mental well-being is actually 

a thing and that it is impacted 

by events like the earthquakes 

and shootings but that it is also 

something that you can have a bit 

of control over. 

“We are in a position where 

we can possibly lead the way and 

show other communities how to 

support each other.” 

Mr Fox, who is currently working 

out of his bedroom while his 

partner and daughter work out of 

the living room, said it was early 

days but “so far, so good.” 

He understood self-isolation 

presented a series of challenges 

but also saw it offering a set of 

opportunities. 

“Some people are saying they 

are nervous about going into selfisolation 

but others are looking 

forward to slowing down a bit, 

having a simpler lifestyle and 

seeing their family more, we will 

see how we feel about that after 

four weeks though.” 

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many of you are experiencing. We are putting in 

place some immediate measures to help you get 

through. Please go to ccc.govt.nz/newsline for 

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truck can reach them. This means our drivers 

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• If parked cars are in the way please put your bin 

on the road, close to the kerb or on your driveway. 

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pothole repairs, street cleaning and emptying 

rubbish bins. 

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• Our parks and footpaths are open. Take short 

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IF YOU have questions on just 

about anything, chances are 

Christchurch Citizen’s Advice 

Bureau can help. 

Its manager Mollie Howarth 

leads a team of about 100 people 

who she said offer advice on 

from things as small as how to 

cook a chicken, to much bigger 

issues like how to deal with the 

effects of Covid-19. 

Said Mrs Howarth: “Our volunteers 

are trained to interview 

clients and find out what is at the 

heart of an issue. 

“It can be from anything as 

silly as how long do I cook a 

chicken, right through to my 

wife up north has a new boyfriend, 

I don’t know what to do? 

“They research that information, 

then go back to the client 

and explain it in a way that the 

client can get the information 

and feel empowered to do something 

about their situation,” she 

said. 

The 51-year-old Hornby 

resident, who has worked for 

the bureau for 12 years said it 

helps people who need advice on 

things such as consumer issues, 

tenancy problems, family and 

relationships and employment 

matters. 

Mrs Howarth said its volunteers 

are working hard to 

support people through the 

Covid-19 pandemic. She said 

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“I guess this is the time where 

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She said right now it is about 

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Mrs Howarth said in spite 

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“We’re planning on keeping 

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Readers write about the 

Covid-19 pandemic and 

New Zealand’s lockdown 

Cyril Smith – On Tuesday 

I sat down to listen to the 

nationwide broadcast on TV1 by 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 

expecting to hear what message 

she had for the country in these 

uncertain 

pandemic times. 

To my dismay 

there was some 

commentator 

trying to 

outguess what 

the PM was 

going to announce I immediately 

turned the sound down as I did 

not to hear unnecessary woffle 

that happens on these occasions 

and only turned the sound back 

on when the PM appeared on the 

screen. 

My compliments to the PM as 

she has a comprehensive grasp of 

the situation and the presentation 

was excellent. 

Together with the director of 

health and others in making 

these decisions the whole country 

will be in a good position to overcome 

all problems as they arise. 

N G Smith – I believe the 

Government should rethink 

how we treat some parts of the 

emergency. 

The economy must be allowed 

to continue and the self-employed 

who can carry out their business 

without risk to themselves or others 

should be encouraged. 

Two examples within my bubble 

are: 

I have ordered a table from 

a self-employed craftsman, his 

workshop is in a different part of 

town. 

He can drive to a supermarket 

so why not to his workshop 

and be able to complete and get 

paid for his effort, another is a 

mechanic refurbishing an engine 

(among other jobs), he too can 

drive to the chemist but not his 

workshop . . . finish the job and 

get paid. 

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There will be dozens of other 

people who carry out their 

functions in complete safety 

and keep their income, also 

preferable to the taxpayer 

subsidising. 

Excercise is important, you can 

walk to your local park and swing 

a club, but not drive to your local 

golf course which has 100ha or 

more for the purpose, it would be 

very simple to stay a safe distance 

from anyone else. 

The greenkeeper (who often 

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to drive his tractor or mower to 

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not deemed “essential,” but no 

one else is within several hundred 

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The coming week in our history 

April 2, 1915 – On Good 

Friday up to 2500 New Zealand 

and Australian troops rioted in 

the red-light district of Cairo. 

Legend has it that the ‘Battle of 

the Wazzir’ began as a reprisal 

for the spread of venereal 

disease and was inflamed by rumours 

that Egyptian pimps had 

stabbed soldiers. The houses of 

prostitutes were ransacked and 

their furniture was thrown into 

the streets and set alight. Firefighters 

who attempted to put 

out these fires were obstructed 

and their hoses were damaged. 

April 3, 1943 – Hundreds of 

soldiers and civilians slugged it 

out on the streets of Wellington 

during the ‘Battle of Manners St’, 

the most infamous clash between 

New Zealanders and American 

servicemen during World War 2. 

At any one time during the two 

years after June 1942, between 

15,000 and 45,000 American 

soldiers and sailors were based in 

New Zealand. The ‘American invasion’ 

led to a clash of cultures. 

Romantic liaisons developed between 

American troops and New 

Zealand women. Many New 

Zealand men, especially soldiers 

serving overseas, resented the 

popularity of these American 

‘bedroom commandos.’ 

April 4, 2001 – The swearing 

in of Dame Silvia Cartwright as 

New Zealand’s 18th Governor- 


OPINION 13 

General completed a female 

clean sweep of the country’s 

most powerful political 

and legal positions. 

Four other 

prominent women 

attended the 

ceremony – Prime 

Minister Helen Clark, opposition 

leader Jenny Shipley, chief 

justice Sian Elias and Attorney- 

General Margaret Wilson. 

April 5, 1932 – Racehorse 

Phar Lap died under mysterious 

circumstances in California. 

Phar Lap was New Zealandborn 

and bred, but never raced 

in this country. He won 37 of 

his 51 races and 32 of his last 35, 

including the 1930 Melbourne 

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poisoned were never confirmed. 

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Pioneer Battalion returned 

home. It was one of only three 

New Zealand Expeditionary 

Force formations – and the 

only battalion – to return from 

World War 1 as a complete unit. 

April 7, 1856 – Nelson College, 

the first state secondary 

school in New Zealand, opened 

with a roll of just eight boys. 

April 8, 1873 – Julius Vogel, 

a dominant political figure in 

New Zealand, was was named 

Premier. 

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FOOD 

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Herbed chicken thigh 

fillets 

Ingredients 

6 skinned chicken thighs, 

approx 500g 

1 clove garlic, crushed 

1 anchovy fillet, finely chopped 

2 tbsp breadcrumbs 

1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese 

1 small lemon, zested and 

juiced 

2 tbsp chopped parsley 

1½ tsp cumin seeds, toasted 

and lightly crushed 

1 drizzle olive oil, to moisten 

To cook 

1 packet breadcrumbs, or as 

much as is needed to coat 

chicken 

1 drizzle oil, for frying 

1 lime, or lemon, cut into 

wedges for serving 

Directions 

Place chicken thighs in a 

shallow ceramic or glass dish. 

Mix together garlic, anchovy, 

breadcrumbs, parmesan, lemon, 

parsley and cumin seeds. 

Moisten with olive oil, season 

with salt and freshly ground 

black pepper and spread evenly 

over chicken thighs. Cover, 

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Remove from fridge and bring 

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Pour enough oil into a 

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Rub marinade into chicken 

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breadcrumbs. 

Place in hot oil and fry on 

each side until brown and 

cooked through. Serve with 

plenty of lime or lemon 

wedges. 

Serves 3 

Leg of lamb stuffed with 

garlic, rosemary, fennel 

seeds and smoked paprika 

Ingredients 

1 leg of lamb, tunnel boned 

1 tbsp vegetable oil 

1 onion, chopped 

6 garlic cloves, chopped 

1 tbsp fennel seeds 

2 tbsp fresh rosemary 

1 tbsp smoked paprika, use 

pimenton dulce 

Directions 

Heat up the oil in a pan and saute 

the onion and garlic with two teaspoons 

flaky salt (use less if fine 

salt) until wilted and beginning to 

caramelise, stirring frequently. 

Add the fennel seeds and 

rosemary and cook for two minutes 

over moderate heat, stirring 

frequently. Add the pimenton and 

cook another minute. Leave to 

cool, then stuff inside the cavity of 

the lamb. 

Place in an oven bag, or wrap 

in baking parchment then foil. 

Leave to marinate at room temperature 

for a few hours or in the 

fridge overnight. 

Cook for 2½ hours, or on a 

baking tray in the oven at 

190 deg C for two hours. 

Take from the oven and leave 

to rest for 15 minutes before 

slicing. 

Serves 6 

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OLD BOYS Collegians 

cricketer Hayley Aburn’s 

dream to play for Canterbury 

still burns brightly. 

The 28-year-old was named 

Christchurch’s premier 

women’s player of the year 

for the second straight time 

after another dominant season 

where she was top run-scorer 

while opening the batting and 

also contributed as a bowler 

and wicket-keeper. 

She is now left hoping she 

can earn a Canterbury debut 

next season. 

“I’ve been in and around the 

squad for a few years but I’m 

still waiting for my chance. 

“I’m hoping that getting 

this award twice in a row and 

putting the performances 

together, that I have, gets me 

there. 

“For me, I’m a team player 

and I do what I need to do 

for my team and that is scoring 

runs, keeping and when 

needed, bowling.” 

Aburn has been playing 

premier cricket since 2008 and 

said she has learnt a lot about 

her game over that time. 

“As long as I’m enjoying my 

cricket, then the performances 

flow, from that and we have a 


great team culture at Old Boys 

Collegians. 

“Earlier in my career I 

wasn’t that good at switching 

off but now I try to do that 

between balls or at the end of 

an over. 

“Being able to start fresh like 

that has helped my game.” 

Aburn played age-group 

and development cricket for 

Canterbury before taking up a 

cricket scholarship at Lincoln 

University. 

After that, she played two 

summers of club cricket in 

Surrey and Hampshire in 2015 

and 2016. 

“That was a great experience 

to play with top county players 

and it set me up with a level 

of professionalism for when I 

came back to Christchurch.” 

Aburn said she still wants to 

represent her home province 

but knows that with a limited 

window left she may have to 

look to play for another team 

to achieve her dream. 

“The desire is still there and, 

hopefully, my performances 

keep pushing me towards my 

goal.” 

In the meantime, she will 

continue coaching junior 

teams and being involved 

behind the scenes and on the 

pitch at Old Boys Collegians. 

SPORT 17 

Aburn’s Canty cricket dream still realistic 

Keeping secondary school students in sport 


BILL GROGAN has made a life 

out of secondary school sport. 

The School Sport Canterbury 

regional director was a physical 

education teacher at Burnside 

High School between 1977 

and 2002 before becoming the 

deputy principal at Hillmorton 

High School for three years, until 

his current role came up. 

“When I arrived at Burnside 

the numbers had peaked I think, 

2700 students somewhere around 

there, but I really enjoyed it, it was 

a well-organised place and it was 

good to be involved with students 

at all levels,’’ he said. 

Grogan coaches track and 

field, rugby and junior cricket. 

A former Canterbury B winger, 

he said he enjoyed coaching. 

When his current role 

came up in 2005, he had 

mixed emotions. 

“Being a deputy principal 

was still a role I was 

learning but I was getting 

there. 

“The Secondary School 

Sport Canterbury role 

was an opportunity that I 

knew was out there and I 

knew a bit about it. 

“It seemed like an interesting 

job and it came up earlier than I 

would have wanted,” he said. 

Bill Grogan 

“I felt bad because I told 

Hillmorton I’d be in the role for 

five years but I thought if I didn’t 

grab this chance now, I might 

not get it again. 

“What was expected 

of me in the role wasn’t 

a shock, it was more 

of a culture change. I 

realised it was nice to 

be independent and not 

controlled by a bell,” he 

said. 

Grogan said one of the 

biggest differences now 

compared to when he started 

was the variety of sports secondary 

school students can play, but 

that had not translated to increased 

participation numbers. 

“The number of sports on offer 

has increased but the number of 

kids has not increased. 

“You’re basically shifting kids 

who were already engaged in 

sport and physical activity into 

another sport,’’ he said. 

The 67-year-old said retirement 

was approaching but he 

remained passionate about his 

role. 

“I’ve loved seeing kids 

getting out there and playing 

sport.” 

He said one frustration he had 

was the overlapping of sport seasons 

and the modern day reality 

of secondary school students 


Hayley Aburn 

not finishing one season of sport 

before starting another. 

”For some sports they lose 

their players late in the season to 

things like winter trials for rugby 

and netball. 

”I’m all for kids playing as 

many sports as they like but it’s 

tough when the seasons are so 

close.” 

Grogan said he was always 

happy watching the young athletes 

of tomorrow. 

“We make an effort in our 

office that if we are running an 

event on a Wednesday we get out 

there on the sidelines and watch 

so we can see the product we are 

helping to create,” he said. 

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18 

SPORT 


SPORT CANTERBURY chief 

executive Julyan Falloon has 

steered his organisation through 

plenty of challenges during his 

tenure. 

He has spent the past 14 years 

in senior positions with the 

regional sports trust, the past 

seven years in charge and the 

previous seven before that as 

general manager. 

However, a coronavirus-enforced 

lockdown provides both 

new challenges and opportunities. 

The 49-year-old has always 

led an active lifestyle, he is just 

as happy exercising in the Port 

Hills as he is in an office but the 

former All White footballer said 

this experience is like no other. 

“I’ve already modified my 

exercise regime completely. 

“One of my staff owns a gym 

so we were able to snaffle some 

equipment pretty hastily and set 

it up in the garage. 

“We’ve had a couple of box-fit 

classes, and I hadn’t got my road 

bike out in seven years, so I’d like 

to think it’s a behaviour change 

for the better, but it is early days. 

“The main challenge is working 

from home. 

“The past week has felt like the 

busiest week of my life but also 

the slowest in terms of getting to 

Friday.” 

Falloon said his experiences 

with the February 22, 2011, 

earthquake and the terror attacks 

last year helped shape his 

approach to the lockdown. 

“You’re drawing on those experiences 

in terms of disruption 

but the unique is still unique and 

you’re drawing on those leadership 

challenges and deal with it 

and try to find opportunities. 

“Our sector has to look at 

this and realise it is what it is and 

try to find the opportunity,” he 

said. 

“It’s early days and I can tell 

you I already miss the face-toface 

interaction especially with 

my staff.’’ 

Falloon said having the 

past experiences to call on is a 

double-edged sword. 

”That is a positive but I do feel 

for the mental health and wellbeing 

of our tamariki, our wider 

community and our young 

people. My concern is what will 

be the long-term impact on our 

people? 

“I feel it makes sport and 

physical activity even more 

important.” 

Sport Canterbury’s initiative 

of SportStart Home which looks 

to engage parents to participate 

in sport and physical activity 

around the home has found an 

ideal time to test itself on the 

public. 

“Just like how kids take homework 

for numeracy and literacy, 

the idea was to take physical 

literacy home. 

“Parents are out in their driveways 

or backyard with a limited 

need for equipment. 

“It also allows parents and 

caregivers the chance to connect 

with their child in a different 

way. 

“I’m constantly thinking about 

what support my organisation 

can offer to sports and clubs 

coming out of this while also 

looking out for the best interests 

of my 50-plus staff. 


Falloon’s foray into 

unchartered 

territory again 

‘Any time you play for your 

country regardless of sport 

or age-group it’s always 

something to be proud of’ 

– Julyan Falloon 

DETERMINED: Julyan Falloon believes opportunities will 

come out of the recent coronavirus-enforced challenges. 

PHOTO: SPORT CANTERBURY 

“These are tough times but as 

we get used to the lockdown, it 

might help us work out a plan 

as opposed to this rapidly evolving 

situation that got us here 

quickly.” 

Before his days with Sport 

Canterbury, Falloon’s football 

talents had him represent his 

country twice on a trip to Fiji in 

1993 where he scored a goal. 

He played during a successful 

period of Chatham Cup 

campaigns for Christchurch 

United. 

“Any time you play for your 

country regardless of sport or 

age-group it’s always something 

to be proud of but I’m just as 

proud as I am of the work my 

team does now out in the community. 

“I’m immensely competitive 

and super passionate about the 

region we work in. 

“It doesn’t matter what team in 

Canterbury is excelling as long 

as we are excelling. 

“It’s always great to influence 

things positively in this role.” 

City rowers make 

long NZ junior list 


THERE ARE 15 Christchurch 

secondary school rowers 

named in the Rowing 

New Zealand junior 

trial squad which was 

announced over the 

weekend. 

A longer than usual 

list of 67 athletes was 

named after the Maadi 

Cup national secondary 

schools’ regatta, which 

was meant to be taking 

place this week, was 

scrapped due to the 

Covid-19 outbreak. 

The South Island and 

North Island regattas 

became the pinnacle 

events of the season 

where this squad was 

picked from. 

St Margaret’s College’s 

Anna Wilson and Charlotte 

Darry won a gold 

and two silver medals 

together in three boats 

to earn recognition. 

Charlotte was part of 

the national team last 

year. 

Rangi Ruru’s Kyla 

Otway, Tessa Reid and 

Samantha Vance also 

made it after all three 

were part of the bronze 

medal-winning under-18 eight. 

Christchurch Girls’ High 

School’s Sophie Bowden and Sophie 

Hill, who finished third in 

the South Island as a pair, have 

made the women’s squad. 

St Andrew’s College’s Ben 

Farrell and Caleb Brown have 

both made the list after the duo 

earned silver in the under-18 

coxed four at the South Island 

championships three 

weeks ago. 

Christ’s College’s 

Guy Chaffey and 

Tom Tothill, who 

were both part of the 

victorious under-18 

at Lake Ruataniwha 

three weeks ago, have 

also been selected. 

A quartet from 

Christchurch Boys’ 

High School has been 

selected in Henry 

Woedlers, Oli Taylor, 

Liam Behrnes and 

Scott Shackleton 

made the men’s 

squad. 

The four from 

CBHS won the 

under-18 quad at the 

South Island regatta 

while Henry and Oli 

added a silver in the 

double. 

Rowing New Zealand 

still hopes to run 

trials later this year at 

a later date. 

The New Zealand 

junior team usually 

prepares for the Junior 

World Championships 

which are scheduled to 

be held at Bled, Slovenia, from 

August 16 to 21. 

Long-listed athletes may be 

required to complete further 

testing in Christchurch ahead 

of whenever a trial date will be 

announced. 

Charlotte Darry 

Henry Woedlers 

Wildcats pull pin on season 

Clive Beaumont 


THE CANTERBURY Wildcats 

have pulled out of any potential 

women’s national basketball 

league campaign this year due 

to ”insurmountable challenges 

associated with Covid-19.” 

The competition was set to 

run alongside the men’s NBL 

between April and July 

but had been postponed 

due to the coronavirus 

outbreak. 

Canterbury Basketball 

Association general 

manager Clive Beaumont 

said it was the 

only viable option left in 

these tough times. 

“Although the NBL 

has not cancelled the season, 

the circumstances we are facing 

financially and practically mean 

that we will be unable to put a 

team on the floor in 2020 regardless 

of a modified format, if there 

is one,” he said in a statement. 

A post on the team’s Facebook 

page confirmed the decision over 

the weekend. 

“It is with much regret that the 

Wildcats management team has 

called time on the 2020 season 

due to insurmountable challenges 

associated with Covid-19,” 

the statement read. 

“Coach Dene Robinson had 

selected a very competitive team 

led by veteran point guard and 

former Tall Fern Shea Crotty and 

bolstered by talented imports, 

Russian Marita Davydova and 

American Deanna Kuzmanic. 

“Travel bans have 

meant neither import 

will now be coming. 

Internal travel is also 

impossible. Facilities 

closures have meant 

the team has lost all 

training locations. 

And given the Government’s 

guidelines 

around alert level 4, 

training together is 

impossible.” 

The situation also meant 

the Wildcats scholarship programme 

for 2020 has had to be 

suspended. 

Beaumont was quick to praise 

the players and sponsors and 

vowed the team would be back 

in 2021. 

“We know the team is 

devastated – they all worked 

hard for selection and have been 

training hard in spite of the 

circumstances,” he said.

Hybrids expand 

Toyota C-HR range 

THE FIRST experience I 

ever had with a hybrid was 

a disaster. 

That was when hybrids 

were in their infancy and 

the evaluation car twice 

needed a computer reset, 

much like you had to do 

with Windows 95. 

In both instances the car 

was parked up a driveway, 

once at home, the other 

rather embarrassingly in 

an acquaintance’s driveway. 

Thankfully, the helpful 

technicians at the local 

dealership came to my 

rescue. 

Hybrids have now 

developed to the point 

where that scenario has 

long since disappeared, 

today they are reliable and 

immensely capable, almost 

to the point where you 

could say I’m hooked. 

A lot of that comment 

comes from a succession 

of hybrids that have landed 

here in the last 10 years. 

My most recent hybrid 

drive was in Toyota’s 

cheeky, small sport utility 

vehicle, the C-HR. 

Interestingly, I 

hopped straight out of 

a conventional petrolpowered 

C-HR and 

straight into the hybrid, a 

newcomer to the petrol/ 

electric market. 

I’m not saying the 

conventional C-HR isn’t up 

to task, quite the opposite 

in fact, the 1.2-litre four 

potter is one of the sweetest 

engines in any of today’s 

SUV market, but the hybrid 

with its Prius/Corolla 

sourced 1.8-litre fourcylinder 

driveline is a class 

above. 

The C-HR hybrid is all 

new but, as I’ve alluded to, 

the C-HR itself has been with 

us for around three years 

and it has captured a fairly 

healthy number of sales. 

The range is now quite 

expansive, there are five 

models, three conventional 

and two petrol/electric, 

starting at $32,990 and 

ending at $37,990 for 

the Limited specification 

variant this evaluation 

focuses on. 

For interest’s sake, a base 

specification hybrid comes 

in at $34,990. 

These are tempting 

prices, and if you look at 

the cost of hybrids over 

the years, as economies 

of scale come into play 

there is genuine value to be 

had, and there is the belief 

environmental advantages 

can be gained. 

As you would expect 

from something wearing a 

Limited badge, the CH-R in 

this form has a lot of hightech 

features, especially for 

safety; the Toyota Safety 

Sense suite of electronic 

goodies is fitted, and it will 

go a long way to keeping 

APPEAL: The C-HR hybrid is available in two 

specifications from $34,990. 

you, as a driver, out of 

trouble in the first instance. 

Other features for 

comfort and convenience 

include full leather trim, 

satellite navigation, keyless 

entry and ignition, and 

Apple CarPlay and Android 

Auto. 

• Price – Toyota C-HR 

hybrid Limited, 

$37,990 

• Dimensions – 

Length, 4385mm; 

width, 1795mm; 

height, 1565mm 

• Configuration – 

Four-cylinder, frontwheel-drive, 

1798cc, 

90kW, 142Nm, 

continuously 

variable automatic. 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 10.5sec 

• Fuel usage – 

4.3l/100km 

As mentioned, the 

driveline is based on 

Prius mechanicals. Toyota 

rates the power outputs 

at 142Nm and 72kW, 

topping out at 90kW when 

maximum energy is being 

developed from the electric 

motor. 

The C-HR in this form 

feels energetic, and a lot 

of that has to do with the 

generation of torque from 

the electric components. 

Sure, it isn’t blisteringly 

fast, but it will reach 

100kmh from a standstill in 

around 10.5sec and is quite 

composed in a highway 

overtake, taking 6.8sec to 

meet a 80km/h to 120km/h 

time. 

On the subject of 

figures, you wouldn’t be 

considering a hybrid unless 

you expected some healthy 

fuel usage returns. Under 

evaluation conditions 

the C-HR returned a 

6.2l/100km dash display 

readout with 4.6l/100km 

showing instantaneously at 

100km/h. 

These figures correlate 

well with Toyota’s 

4.3l/100km claim. 

The C-HR is also quite 

dynamic when it comes to 

tackling the long highway 

journey, and when the long 

straights of Canterbury 

run out. One of the reasons 

is the fitting of excellent 

Michelin tyres; measuring 

225/55 x18in, there is quite 

a bit of rubber on the road 

that offers direct feedback of 

how they are working with 

the surface and that, in turn, 

is delivered to the driver 

who feels fully involved with 

the steering process. 

Secondly, the C-HR 

is state-of-the-art in the 

chassis department, there 

is a four-wheel-drive 

model (petrol only) which 

means that there has to be 

a fully independent rear 

suspension set-up. 

The hybrid drives 

through a continuously 

variable automatic 

transmission to the front 

wheels, but the point I’m 

making is that it reaps the 

benefits of independent 

wheel articulation, and 

consequently it feels stable, 

agile and balanced. 

I pushed hard into 

the corners near the 

Waimakariri River gorge 

bridge, and the C-HR felt 

stable and well attached to 

the road. All of that with 

the knowledge that the 

spring and damper rates 

are structured so that the 

ride is well cushioned and 

occupant comfort hasn’t 

been jeopardised. 

As a concept, the C-HR is 

hard to define, I call it a 

small sport utility vehicle, 

Toyota’s definition is that of 

high rider coupe. However, 

with its bold styling it is 

a vehicle that will appeal 

to a wide cross-section of 

buyers. 

For me, I like its presence 

and I enjoyed its driving 

dynamics. It serves to prove 

you can have a little bit of 

fun in a new car purchase, 

but at the same time 

knowing your wallet won’t 

take a pounding come fillup 

time. 


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As Covid-19 further grips the 

US, some US officials have 

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claiming China should be blamed 

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“Wuhan Virus” in contravention 

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not have been reached at the end. 

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worldwide, the way how virus 

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virus rather than making hasty or 

irresponsible judgments. On some 

occasions, the epicenter or places 

most severely affected may not 

necessarily be the actual origin of 

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still exist in medical circles till 

now. It is worth noting that the 

US Centers for Disease Control 

have admitted that some Covid-19 

patients were misdiagnosed as 

having pandemic flu during the 

2019 flu season. 

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the most comprehensive, thorough 

and rigorous measures that 

China has taken against it have 

produced positive results. China 

has been open, transparent and 

responsible in sharing most upto-date 

information, staying in 

close communication and carrying 

out cooperation with all relevant 

countries and international 

organizations. It took some time 

for Chinese medicine circle to 

identify the brand new virus. 

Since then China has wasted no 

time in releasing such information 

as the genetic sequence of the 

virus, and has also been sharing 

experience on the prevention, 

containment and treatment of 

Covid-19 without reservation. We 

are providing as much support 

and assistance as we can to 

countries in need. 

China’s contributions to the world 

endeavor in fighting against 

Covid-19 have been widely 

acknowledged. Even US President 

Donald Trump tweeted in January 

that the US greatly appreciated 

China’s efforts and transparency 

in containing the virus. In early 

February, Dr. Tedros, Director 

General of WHO, called on the 

international community not to 

waste the precious time bought 

by China to take precautionary 

actions against the spread of the 

virus outside of China. 

The US placed the travel ban on 

travellers arriving and transiting 

from China on 2nd February, but 

unfortunately not many further 

substantial steps had been taken 

by the US government since then 

before the number of infections 

ticked up in the country. The 

window of opportunities hard 

won through China’s arduous 

efforts has regretfully not been 

fully utilized. Slandering or 

scapegoating others at this 

moment will not make up for the 

lost time. 

To our relief, the consensus on 

collective response to Covid-19 

has now created new momentum. 

The recent special video summit 

held by the G20 leaders including 

Chinese and US presidents has 

sent a message of cooperation 

and solidarity and injected 

confidence in the global antivirus 

war. The G20 members, 

accounting for about two-thirds 

of the entire human population 

and some 86 percent of the gross 

world product, have pledged 

a commitment to “presenting 

a united front against this 

common threat” and introduced 

substantial measures including 

strengthening macroeconomic 

policy coordination to mitigate 

the impact of the pandemic. 

President Xi Jinping has talked 

with President Trump by phone, 

reaffirming the importance for all 

countries to collaborate. Facing 

the storm, we are in the same 

boat, and blaming others is not at 

all helpful. 

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• By Devon Bolger 

preparing to help members of 

their community if they are 

ANY DECISION on helping people 

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who may struggle to pay their rates 

Covid-19. 

will come from the Government, 

Expressions of interest sought Spreydon to Neighbourhood 

the district council says. 

rent covered and open space 

Network 

in 

Facebook group admin 

Said district 

Sonya Hodder got behind the 

council the above chief proposed centre based 

idea after one of its members 

executive in I Zone David Park Rolleston. 

posted asking if residents are 

Ward: “(We) will 

willing to support people who 

be guided On site by facilities will include 

are self-isolating 

the following: 

by dropping off 

government 

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guidelines in 

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with the idea and so I agreed that 

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to tell exactly what assistance the 

as an avenue if anybody does 

community will need. 

need help. 

“It’s very early days and I 

“I’m not sure how needed that 

think that we are just looking 

it will be because most of the supermarkets 

are providing online 

at how we respond to the virus. 

For us, it’s about responsiveness 

delivery and things like that but 

to the central government 

it’s just hard to know how it’s going 

to pan out. 

guidelines, the safety of staff 

and the safety of our communities.” 

“I just think they [people] just 

need to let us know what they 

It follows calls from 

need and we’ll do our best to 

Christchurch city councillors to 

help,” she said. 

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CALLS HAVE been made to 

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to the Covid-19 crisis. 

City councillors James Gough, 

Sam MacDonald, Catherine 

Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown 

and James Daniels have sent a 

letter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel 

asking her to lead a conversation 

as to how a zero per cent rates 

increase could be achieved this 

year. 

The city council is proposing 

an average rates increase of 4.65 

per cent across all ratepayers in 

this year’s Draft Annual Plan 

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consultation until April 5 and 

will be finalised before July 1. 

The 2018-2028 Long Term 

Plan also predicts a 50 per cent 

rates increase over 10 years. 

Said Cr MacDonald: “In 

the current environment it’s 

clear business as usual is not 

appropriate and the council 

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this 12-month rates increase 

freeze to occur, it’s crucial for 

the economic confidence of our 

city.” 

Ms Dalziel said the las thing 

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“Our residents and businesses 

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is meeting with our economic 

development agency, ChristchurchNZ, 

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and other key players so we are 

best prepared for the economic 

challenges that lie ahead.” 

City council chief executive 

Dawn Baxendale did not rule a 

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options in light of the extraor- 

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dinary circumstances related to 

Covid-19. We will discuss these 

options with elected members 

as we develop the Annual Plan,” 

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RAY WHITE PAPANUI NEWS 

Real Estate during the COVID-19 lockdown 

COVID-19 Level 4 means the only 

permitted activity is that of essential 

businesses which are primarily related to 

the necessities of sustaining life, therefore 

Real Estate comes under a non-essential 

business. For us this means we need to 

change and adjust to the way we work and 

what we can achieve. But how does this 

also affect our clients? The below might be 

helpful to those of you currently involved 

in or looking to make a real estate decision 

over this time. 

Q. What happens with conditional 

contracts? 

A. Conditional contracts can still be 

confirmed during this time; however should 

a condition not be able to be met due to 

the restrictions under Level 4 (examples 

would be the inability to conduct a property 

inspection and building inspection) then the 

buyer and seller would need to advise their 

legal representatives and either extend the 

condition until after the lockdown or cancel 

the contract. 

Q. Can you settle on a property during 

Alert Level 4? 

A. The Real Estate Institute of NZ have 

advised that whilst in lockdown, sellers 

and purchasers will not be able to move 

in and out of their houses with John 

Waymouth, Barrister further backing that 

up and advising that now given the State 

of Emergency declaration and further 

announcements from the government, it is 

Property Management during the COVID-19 Lockdown 

Property Management businesses in 

Canterbury like all of New Zealand, are 

facing an unprecedented event with 

Covid-19 however those of us who were 

working in the field during the Canterbury 

earthquakes, including myself, can draw from 

the experience we gained during that time 

including dealing with uncertainty, very high 

levels of anxiety and heightened emotions 

from both our tenants and landlords. 

During this time our top priority is to 

ensure that our tenants are safe and well, 

emotionally coping with the changes in their 

lives and that they have information on the 

services available that they can reach out to 

clear that any property settlements that 

require physical movement of people is 

now for all practical purposes ‘illegal’. 

The Auckland District Law Society 

and the New Zealand Law Society is 

recommending that the vast majority 

of settlements may need to be deferred 

until after the Alert Level 4 restriction 

is lifted. As conveyancing is completed 

online settlements may take place, 

however, pre-settlement inspections 

and moving are not physically able to occur 

and therefore settlement and possession 

will need to be deferred until Level 4 ends. 

There may be situations where parties may 

want to settle where there is vacant land or 

a tenanted property (with the intention that 

the tenancy continues). In these instances 

if parties agree, settlement may still be 

able to happen on the basis that searches 

etc. and registration can still occur through 

online services. 

Q Can we move house during Alert Level 

4? 

A. Travel is restricted to essential travel 

only eg pharmacy/supermarket trip. Any 

plans to move house should be deferred 

until after the Alert Level 4 restrictions 

are lifted. It is essential that you seek 

advice from your solicitor if you are in this 

situation. 

Q. Can I still get an appraisal on my 

property? 

A. Certainly, online appraisals can be 

for assistance. We are also working with our 

landlords to ensure they are prepared and 

understand what is happening every step of 

the way. 

Our team is in the process of reaching out 

and speaking to all of our tenants to ensure 

they are okay, and to see if we can offer them 

any assistance working with them on creating 

plans to help them through, both financially 

and emotionally. 

These phone calls are also being made to our 

landlords as they need to be prepared if their 

tenants are struggling to pay their rent, and 

in a lot of cases are finding themselves under 

financial and emotional strain as well. 

completed and emailed through to you. Our 

salespeople will note in your appraisal that 

it has been conducted online and without 

the ability to physically inspect the property 

due to COVID-19 Level 4 restrictions. 

Q. Can I list my property during Alert 

Level 4? 

A. The listing of property electronically 

can be carried out while in lockdown with 

the right technology in place such as video 

conferencing to show your house to the 

agent and the ability to print and scan 

documents at your end. It will be noted on 

the listing form that due to the COVID-19 

Level 4 restrictions a physical inspection of 

the property has not been completed and 

any inspections will commence once the 

appropriate alert level is reached. 

If you have any further questions or queries 

please do not hesitate to contact any of our 

principals, Vanessa, Claire or Stuart, they 

are happy to assist. 

Communication, planning and empathy is the 

key and by keeping in touch regularly during 

these times where the landscape is changing 

almost daily we can do our very best to 

alleviate the uncertainties we are all facing. 

If anyone, either a landlord, or tenant, needs 

some information or advice I welcome their 

call. Take care and stay safe. 

Katrina Green, 

Operations Manager 

Property Management 


Vanessa Golightly 

Licensee Agent & 

Business Owner 


Stuart Morris 


& Auctioneer 


Tracy Thomson 

Licensee Salesperson 


Barbara Redway 



Claire Morris 

Licensee Agent & 



Katrina Green 

Operations Manager 



Tania Ikin 



Open For Business 

Utilising the power of technology, we are excited to be able to offer you a 

VIRTUAL appraisal on your property. Find out what your Christchurch property 

is worth by sending us details of your property including photos or video 

and you’ll be provided with a no obligation Market Appraisal specific to the 

unique features and condition of your property. We can also schedule a virtual 

appointment for you to show us around via video messaging, Skype, Zoom, 

Google Hangouts, Meet or your preferred video conferencing app. We look 

forward to hearing from you! Request your free virtual appraisal at 

papanui.nz@raywhite.com or contact us on Facebook. 

Olivia Hendry 

Executive Assistant 

Ashleigh Pattullo 



The Ray White 

Papanui team 

keeping busy 

within their 

lockdown 

bubbles 

Tania Ikin getting Tracy Thomson & Robbie Olivia Hendry & 

Eve Morris baking Vanessa & Watson 

some fresh air Jones out on the bikes Assistant Molly 

keeping on task 

Allie McConnell 


Assistant 

Estelle Schuurman 

Property Manager 

Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui 

Phone (03) 352 0567 | rwpapanui.co.nz | 

/RayWhitePapanui 

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