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Davids calls for well-being
focus in lockdown recovery
• By Louis Day
NEW community board
chairwoman Alexandra Davids
believes it is time to look at
doing things differently as the
country begins to adjust to a
new normal.
As community boards are
reinstated this week after ceasing
over the lockdown period and
alert level 3, Miss Davids who
is now heading the Linwood-
Central-Heathcote Community
Board believes a real focus on
community well-being is needed
as the city looks to recover from
the Covid-19 crisis.
“I feel like we have got to a
point now where we have all
been in lockdown and we have
all started to work out what is
important to us and I think
community well-being
is something that will be at
the forefront of our decisionmaking.
“Hopefully, there will be a lot
more decision-making based
around that. We have to look
at how we do things differently
now,” she said.
Miss Davids assumed her new
role of chairwoman last month
after Sally Buck stepped down
from the position for health
reasons.
• Turn to page 6
NEW ROLE: Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board chairwoman Alexandra Davids
believes a focus on community well-being is needed as the city adjusts to a new normal.
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Sumner
Rebranding
Redcliffs
supermarket
will reduce
jobs by 19
• By Jess Gibson
NINETEEN positions will be
affected by the rebranding of
Redcliffs New World into a Four
Square.
The store on Main Rd currently
employs 29 full-time and 19 parttime
staff, but that number will
decrease to 17 full-time and 12
part-time staff after it transitions
on June 15.
Before the Covid-19 lockdown,
trends showed customers’
shopping habits had changed and
it became unsustainable for the
Main Rd store to remain as a New
World.
Residents had been using
the store to top-up the grocery
shopping they do at other
supermarkets.
All roles at the Four
Square store will be filled by
team members currently
employed at New World but all
of them, including managers,
will have to apply for the
vacancies.
Both New World and
Four Square are owned by
Foodstuffs.
• Turn to page 6
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• By Louis Day
IT COULD be a while until
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the eastern suburbs start to
see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign
aspirations for the area come to
fruition.
During October’s local body
elections, Ms Dalziel identified
repairs to the eastern part of the
city’s footpaths, pipes and roads
as one of her main priorities for
this term.
“We need a fully integrated
programme of works for the
east, I have loosely called this
the eastern alliance, which
Readers respond
Chance to
would essentially be an alliance
to supermarket
farewell Holden
of contractors who can take
rebranding
in style the whole area bit by bit and
systematically get the work
done,” she said during the
Page 8
campaign.
Page 17 But chief executive Dawn
Baxendale said any request to
pursue a specific project in the
east would have to be agreed
upon by council.
South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of
City councillors are yet to pass
Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage.
on any guidance to staff around
•Story, more photos, page 5
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN this, she said.
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• By Jess Gibson
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Features and was one of seven
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The awards were presented to
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granted for a major commercial
and residential development $ 350 in
Lyttelton.
Collett’s Corner, a three-storey
complex, is now a step closer to
WE ARE OPEN being built on Oxford St after
Mon - Fri Christchurch City Council
8.00am to 5.00pm approved the consent application
from Ohu Development - the
group behind the project.
The project is being funded by
the first crowdfunding campaign
under taken in New Zealand for a
commercial development.
However, before work starts on
the complex, Ohu Development
will need to raise between
$800,000 and $1.4 million in its
second round of crowdfunding,
which is planned to start on
April 2.
The public will decide whether
or not the second crowdfunding
bid will go ahead on that date.
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Development, people can
choose whether they think the
crowdfunding campaign should
continue, or should be paused
until the Covid-19 outbreak is
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RESIDENTS MOST affected by
the new Northern Motorway are
relieved to hear the Christchurch
Northern Corridor opening has
been delayed by six months.
The CNC was due to open in
the middle of this year, but last
week the New
Zealand Transport
Agency
announced more
time was needed
to complete the
$290m motorway.
The original
scope of the
Helpless to
Victorious project has been Mark Wilson
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stop property
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for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated,
age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,
technology, engineering
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia
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Holmes is on a mission to
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• By Matt Slaughter
SPREYDON residents are
• By Devon Bolger
preparing to help members of
Boats, Caravans, their community if they are
ANY DECISION on helping people
forced to self-isolate because of
who may struggle to Motorhomes
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
D Security Fence, Swipe food card, and Gate other supplies. D Dump Station On Site
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Said Mrs Hodder: D Trickle “One of Feed the
guidelines in
Power
D CCTV Camera ladies who is in Dthe Office group works
relation to fifnancial
assistance
Rental Charges
And Toilet Complex
D Wash Down Facility for the Red Cross Dand Affordable she’s like
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an emergency person, you know,
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she goes out with the four-wheeldrive
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with the idea and so I agreed that
Mr Ward said it is still too early
we should use our Facebook page
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.
stop rates increases in response
Mrs Hodder said there is no
to the Covid-19 crisis.
need to panic but it is important
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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
THE earthquake-damaged
former Sockburn Service Centre
could finally be demolished in
July – if the funding needed is
obtained.
It comes as the
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community
Board has written
in its draft
submission to
Market day the city council’s
Annual Plan
Mike Mora
goes green at 2019-2020,
requesting the city council addresses
the HS budget gap so the
Cashmere
buildings can be removed as soon
as possible.
Board chairman Mike Mora
Page 11 said the final submission is yet to
be completed but it was likely the
demolition of the site would be
requested.
The former service centre, on
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of tension for years with residents
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CALLS HAVE been made to
stop rates increases in response
to the Covid-19 crisis.
City counci lors James Gough,
Sam MacDonald, Catherine
Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown
and James Daniels have sent a
le ter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel
asking her to lead a conversation
as to how a zero per cent rates
increase could be achieved this
The city council is proposing
an average rates increase of 4.65
per cent across a l ratepayers in
this year’s Draft Annual Plan
which is cu rently under public
consultation until April 5 and
wi l 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 busine s as usual is not
appropriate and the council
needs to look at how we enable
this 12-month rates increase
freeze to occur, it’s crucial for
the economic confidence of our
city.”
Ms Dalziel said the las thing
the city council needed was for
someone to hi the panic bu ton.
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the council’s budget, which is urchNZ, the Canterbury Employers’
Chamber of Commerce
not entirely funded by rates, and
the consequences that will flow and other key players so we are
from decisions we make. best prepared for the economic
“The Annual Plan is not cha lenges that lie ahead.” she said.
signed off for three months so City council chief executive
we have time to ge this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a
A the same time, the council zero rates rise out.
is meeting with our economic “We’re considering a series of
development agency, Christch-
options in light of the extraordinary
circumstances related to the economy in response to the
Covid-19. We wi l discuss these Covid-19 pandemic.
options with elected members The biggest boost is $5.1
as we develop the Annual Plan,” bi lion towards wage subsidies
for affected businesses in a l
The push from city counci lors sectors and regions.
for a freeze on rates rises comes •Tips for weathering virus, p3
shortly after Minister of Finance
•Mayor’s column, p9
Grant Robertson announced
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Harbour fishing rules changed
NEW BYLAWS will limit
fishing within the Lyttelton
Harbour/Whakaraupō Mātaitai
reserve.
The bylaws,
approved by
Minister of
Fisheries Stuart
Nash, are the
result of a
Stuart Nash
proposal put
together by Te
Hapū o Ngāti
Wheke.
It was done with support from
local recreational fishers, science
advisers and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi
Tahu.
Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke
chairman Manaia Rehu says the
decision is crucial to safeguard
the local fisheries.
“These new rules will help
to rejuvenate mahinga kai and
ensure our mātaitai is protected
and enhanced not just for us
now, but for future generations
PROACTIVE: Bylaws approved by Minister of Fisheries Stuart
Nash will help rejuvenate the health of Lyttelton Harbour.
of Ngāi Tahu whānui and the
wider Lyttelton community.”
The bylaws are reinforced by
surveys conducted by Te Tiaki
Mahinga Kai, an Otago University
research and monitoring
support team for customary
protection area managers.
The surveys found only
about 10 per cent of pāua in
the reserve were at or above the
minimum legal size for recreational
fishing. It also found
other mahinga kai species were
present in low densities, and
habitat-forming kelps in the upper
harbour have been severely
depleted. Gathering site lead
guardian Henry Couch said the
proposal is a proactive step.
“This is about preventing any
further reduction in important
mahinga kai stocks and the
habitats they need to thrive.
Ultimately, we want to rebuild
these populations to the point
where they are once again
abundant.
“Current recreational bag
limits are too high and are
inconsistent with the underlying
philosophy of a mahinga
mātaitai, which is focused on
‘catching a feed’. These catch
limits mean the mātaitai will be
fished more sustainably.”
The new bag limits apply to
shellfish stocks in the reserve,
including pāua, pipi, mussels,
crabs, oysters, and cockles, as
well as several finfish species,
including flounder, blue cod,
red cod, butterfish, moki and
conger eel.
In addition to the new bag
limits, the taking of some species
including seaweed, skates,
and rays, from within the reserve
is prohibited as well as the
harvesting of cockles at Rec Bay
at Purau and at Walkers Beach
at Ōtamahua/Quail Island.
Mr Rehu believes the bylaws
will be an important measure
in rejuvenating the health of
Whakaraupō/Lyttelton.
“We want to see our species
replenished so that we and
future generations can have the
same health in our mahinga
kai and our reserves that were
enjoyed by our tūpuna.”
Community consultation
is also set to begin on revised
bylaws for the Rāpaki Mātaitai.
In Brief
CASS BAY STREAM WORK
Work is being carried out on the
stream channel at Cass Bay beach to
make it safer for the public to use.
City council contractors will remove
sharp edges, deteriorated concrete
shotcrete and associated rockwork
from today until June 20. The work
will also improve the durability
of the channel through new rock
replacement, improve fish passage,
naturalise the stream, enhance
ecology and improve planting.
Meanwhile, a 600m section of
water main on Port Hills Rd will
be replaced in the section between
Mauger Drive and Martindales Rd.
It is to upgrade the city council’s
existing water main network. Fulton
Hogan will be carrying out the work
until August 28. It will involve open
trenching along the carriageway
and footpaths. Visit https://ccc.govt.
nz/transport/works/show/427
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Governors Bay resident Scott
Flyer is one of 15 finalists in New
Zealand selected to remotely pitch
a documentary project to a panel of
judges at Doc Edge Pitch on Tuesday
and Wednesday. His series Alien
Drugs Music has been shot between
the US and NZ and includes
sequences shot at Lyttelton and
Diamond Harbour. Finalists have
the opportunity to further develop
their projects.
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Bursting Bubbles
It’s been a few days in Level 2 and what a relief to see some
sense of normality returning to our lives. Last Thursday
we saw doors opening, shutters going up, the sun shining
and people emerging from their bubbles with a feeling of
nervous anticipation (or was it joy and elation?!) Hopefully
in a few weeks we can look back, pinch ourselves and say
“what just happened?” In fact, if someone said to you on
January 1st this year the country was going to be shut
down for 7 weeks from March 25 you’d think they were
bonkers!
Over the lockdown our team was incredibly busy. Not
only was the Ray White leadership group providing hours
and hours of online training and information but we were
also fielding dozens of enquiries from buyers asking
about properties and how they could get through them.
There were sales made between $340,000 and just under
$1,000,000 and it was easy to see the pent up demand for
properties was going to result in a few bubbles bursting.
There is no doubt there
is a deep pool of qualified
buyers out there who are
ready, willing and able to
buy your property now.
Sadly for some people
in our community there
have been job losses and
redundancies. It’s a tough
situation as businesses
struggle to get through
a situation that has been
completely unanticipated.
If your future is feeling uncertain, come and see us about
a career in real estate. It may not have been something
you had ever considered but there is merit in being in an
industry where you can control your destiny.
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makes you feel at ease. Loved working with [her].”
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About Pip Sutton:
“She was very thorough and knowledgeable”
About Eddie Spry:
“Eddie is a hard working agent. He had my interests
in mind while working to get the best result for my
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Your skydiving
questions answered
Skydiving Kiwis
answers some of the
questions being asked
over plans to bring
a landing zone to
Sumner Beach
AS YOU may have seen in
the media or social media,
two Christchurch-based
adventure companies
have teamed up to create a
unique helicopter skydiving
adventure, envisaging
to land along Sumner
Beach.
Skydiving Kiwis and
Garden City Helicopters
have been working on
this project for the last
two years and we planned
to meet and greet with
Sumner community
board, residents and local
businesses to introduce
ourselves, to explain our
plans and answer your
questions as we progressed
the project.
Unfortunately, project
details leaked to the media
forced us to open up about
our plans before we had
time to reach out to the
Sumner community.
The directors of Skydiving
Kiwis, Lee Barraclough
and Sophie-Claire Violette,
are themselves Sumner
residents, and even though
our consent from ECan
did not require any formal
consultation, your views
are important to us.
We believe that bringing
this adventure back
to Otautahi will not only
kick-start a new vibe in our
community and boost our
local economy.
Our partnership with
Garden City Helicopters
means that we are able to
• HAVE YOUR SAY: What
do you think about
Skydiving Kiwis’ plans
to have a landing zone
on Sumner Beach?
Email your views to jess.
gibson@starmedia.kiwi
launch the first tandem
skydive experience in New
Zealand from a helicopter
with a landing on a beach.
We realise the community
has a lot of questions
and some were raised on
social media, so we will try
to answer them here:
• Skydivers will take off
from Garden City Helicopters
at Christchurch
Airport, fly across the city
to Sumner, before dropping
over the beach.
• Parachutes will land
in a 20m x 20m square set
up by the Skydiving Kiwis
ground crew on Sumner
Beach.
• This exclusion zone
will only be on the beach
for approximately 20min
per flight to guarantee the
safety of beachgoers and
skydivers.
• The landing area will
be packed away after parachutists
have landed.
• The numbers of staff
and jumpers will be small
in numbers so will have
minimal impact on parking
or traffic.
• Base jumpers have used
Sumner Beach for many
years, without causing any
major concerns without
using any of our safety precautions,
but our company
is recognised for its awardwinning
health and safety
procedures so we plan to
cover off any potential risk
factor.
• Once the last pieces of
the puzzle have fallen into
place, the Skydiving Kiwis
and Garden City Helicopters
teams will start training
and we will eventually
do some jumps onto the
beach. During this time,
we want to check in and
work with the Sumner
community regularly.
• Our team will be
available throughout if you
have any questions, would
like to meet us, or would
like to collaborate with us.
We will also invite you all
along to meet our team
when we do our practice
jumps.
· Our team will be
available throughout if
you have any questions
(email marketing@
skydivingkiwis.com),
would like to meet us, or
would like to collaborate
with us. We will also
invite you all along to
meet our team when we
do practice jumps.
Council approves District Plan change
THE CITY council has
agreed to change the
District Plan to reflect
updated information about
the slope instability risk on
the Port Hills.
After the earthquakes,
properties identified as
affected by or at risk from
rockfall, cliff collapse or
mass movement were included
within slope instability
hazard areas – called
slope instability overlays
– in the District Plan.
In the slope instability
overlays, most development
requires resource consent.
However, hazard removal
works done over the past
few years, coupled with
new technical information,
means some properties are
now considered at less risk.
Last year, the city
council sought to amend
the overlays using a plan
change process under the
Resource Management Act.
That process culminated on
Thursday when the council
agreed to the changes.
Updating the overlays
will affect 84 properties,
83 of which have less
restrictive rules, offering
property owners certainty
and reduced costs when
developing their properties.
The council has
contacted affected property
owners throughout the
formal plan change
process.
There is now an appeal
period, before a council
decision to make the plan
change operative.
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Giving the voiceless a voice
• From page 1
Miss Davids said she wanted to
instil an emphasis on engagement
with communities across the
board’s jurisdiction, with a focus
on giving the voiceless a voice at a
council level.
Her passion for helping others
was planted from an early age
when her mother would put her
to work at the Methodist Mission
Food Bank as opposed to putting
her into holiday programmes.
“I think it was really to avoid
paying for the holiday programmes
because they are really
expensive and she was on her
own with three children, but it
was actually a really great time
and learning experience.”
She has worked in a wide range
of jobs which she believes has
given her a well-rounded perspective
of her ward.
She worked in retail at Ballantynes,
in a hotel, an office for
a car transmission garage, where
she even got to rebuild a couple
of transmissions, and at a funeral
home.
This is now Miss Davids’
third term on the community
board after first being elected
in 2013, she began this term as
deputy chairwoman.
She described her introduction
to local body politics as a “baptism
of fire.”
In 2013, when she ran for the
then Hagley-Ferrymead Ward
for both council and community
board as a 27-year-old, her billboards
were continuously being
stolen and photos of herself viewable
on her Facebook page, which
media referred to as “glamour
shots,” attracted a lot of publicity.
However, Miss Davids did not
think it was fair to call the photos
“glamour shots.”
“When I saw the articles calling
them glamour shots, I thought
but I’m not a glamour model at
all, far from it, I pity the people
who had to look at my shots,” she
joked.
BUSY: Alongside
her new role as
chairwoman of
the community
board, Miss Davids
also serves in a
number of other
roles including
chairwoman
of Keep New
Zealand
Beautiful and
chairwoman of
Local Government
New Zealand’s
community
board executive
committee.
As stressful as this experience
was, Miss Davids felt it prepared
her well for what lied ahead in
her political career.
Aside from her new role,
she is also chairwoman for
Local Government New
Zealand’s community
board executive committee,
chairwoman of both Keep
Christchurch Beautiful and
Keep New Zealand Beautiful,
chairwoman of the Whitau
School board, a representative on
LGNZ’s young elected members
committee and a trustee of the
Graeme Dingle Foundation.
On top of this, she also
manages to find time to fulfil her
duties as a Resource Management
Act commissioner and role at the
Women’s Refuge.
Feedback on change ‘generally supportive’
• From page 1
A proposal to transition the
store to a Four Square was put to
staff in early March. The spokesperson
said feedback received
signalled they were “generally
supportive” of the change.
Foodstuffs South Island Ltd
general retail manager Tim Donaldson
said the decision “hasn’t
been made lightly.”
“Foodstuffs remains committed
to continuing to serve the
Redcliffs community, but when
a store in its current format
proves unsustainable, we need
to look for alternative options.
Considering the impact on staff
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Will you
be shopping at Redcliffs Four
Square when it opens? Email
your views to jess.gibson@
starmedia.kiwi
and the community are first and
foremost,” Mr Donaldson said.
“It’s a challenging time for the
team, they do a great job and
we’re doing all we can to support
them.”
BIRDS OF THE ESTUARY
Tanya Jenkins is the manager of the Avon-
Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust, a
non-profit organisation formed in 2002 to
protect one of New Zealand’s most important
coastal wetlands. Each week she introduces a
new bird found in the estuary. Her column aims to
raise the understanding of the values and uniqueness of the
area.
Nervous grey teal
feeds at night
AT FIRST glance, they look like
a mallard duck, but the grey teal/
tētē is actually much smaller.
It has bright crimson eyes and
unlike the mallard, the male and
females have the same colouring.
The grey teal is yet another
self-introduced bird species
from Australia. In 1957, during
a severe drought, the teal was
looking for ‘wetter pastures’ and
flew across the Tasman Sea to
make New Zealand home.
It has thrived here, particularly
in Canterbury, which hosts the
largest number of grey teal in the
country at Lake Ellesmere. It prefers
shallow water bodies which
provide cover from overhanging
vegetation and our oxidation
ponds have proven to be an ideal
environment for the grey teal. As
many as 2000 of this species have
been counted in the ponds on a
regular basis, appearing to share
time between the ponds and
Lake Ellesmere.
When nesting, the females
incubate the eggs but the males
help guard the chicks which start
finding their own food soon after
hatching.
Unlike most birds, they are
nocturnal feeders preferring to
look for insects and plant seeds
throughout the night to shelter
and hide during the day.
This is probably the reason
why you do not often see a grey
teal. Luckily for these extremely
shy and nervous birds, the oxidation
ponds are also a “wildlife
refuge” and as long people and
their dogs stay well clear from
the ponds they will continue to
do well here.
How can we help protect the
grey teal and other birds making
the oxidation ponds their home?
Make sure that your load of
rubbish is well covered when you
drive to the Bromley Eco drop
station off Dyers Rd.
Litter scattered along the road
can blow into the ponds where it
can strangle and entangle birds.
HABITAT: The grey teal prefers shallow water bodies which
provide cover from overhanging vegetation.
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Your Local Views
Stop online shopping and
support local businesses
MP Ruth
Dyson writes
about the
importance
of supporting
each other
during the
current times
THE LAST three months have
been really challenging and
unusual.
It does have a bit of a 2011 feel
about it though, with people
really looking after each other,
particularly those on their own
or those more vulnerable. You
really find out the true worth
of people during hard times.
And it’s in times like these that
I feel very proud to be a New
Zealander.
I know in our Redcliffs area
that our streets and Barnett
Park had a steady flow of walkers
and cyclists and family
bubbles enjoying the beautiful
autumn weather.
The innovation that is appearing
and being shared during our
lockdown time has been awesome.
But for many, these are
very sad times, particularly for
those who have lost jobs or can’t
POPULAR: Barnett Park has
had a steady flow of walkers
and cyclists.
An independent school
education is a precious
gift and it doesn’t have
to break the bank
see much future in their current
job. This is definitely going to
be a marathon challenge, not a
sprint.
I remember in 2011 and 2012
that the language of Cantabrians
was like a unique one that
only we could understand – talk
of red or green zones, TC1 or
TC2 or TC3, overcap payments,
jack and pack, under runners,
rubble foundations – these all
became part of our everyday
conversations with each other
while the rest of the country
would have been puzzled.
A similar thing is happening
now – with talk of social
distancing, staying within your
bubble, alert levels. It’s interesting
to see how quickly the new
language becomes part of everyday
conversation.
We have responded to this
unseen virus enemy in such a
strong and united way. Now
it’s time to continue that support
through our recovery and
rebuilding phases.
I really encourage you to
break that habit of online shopping
and shop locally instead.
These are the businesses within
your community which make
it tick. They need your custom.
And maybe for your family
birthday presents over the next
little while, buy a voucher for
use at one of your local businesses.
They will appreciate it.
And it will help us all make
it through the next stage of this
challenge.
Save rain water
The Redcliffs
Residents
Association
has launched
an ‘ecovillage’
initiative in
response to
our climate
and ecological emergency.
This month member Dave
Bryce focuses on water
FRESHWATER IS a vital but
scarce resource for all plants and
animals – it makes up only three
per cent of the planet’s water, and
only 0.6 per cent of that is useable
as most of it is locked up in ice.
On average, each person uses
150 to 300-litres a day, whereas
sustainable use would be more
like 70-litres.
Only 35 per cent of urban water
supply needs to be pure or drinkable
for kitchens and bathrooms,
as the other 65 per cent is used in
toilets, laundries and gardens.
Christchurch’s water supplies
come from underground aquifers
fed from the mountains and
plains. But Christchurch also has
annual rainfall, on average about
600mm, with a peak event likely
to be 100mm – and most ends up
in rivers and the sea.
Consumption of water by
people is very high and much of
that water is wasted. Water is increasingly
contaminated by rural
and urban activities and is costly
to purify. In a natural situation,
water is mainly captured and
used by the earth and animals;
and then recycled and purified
through evaporation into clouds.
The water landing on your
property as rain and snow is your
resource – use it sustainably by
capturing, storing, conserving
and using it. This will give you
security of supply and reduce the
amount of water you need from
the public supply.
Make sure to wash your
vehicles on a lawn rather than a
driveway, this is already required
by ECan to reduce contaminants
in stormwater – it is critical for
aquatic plants, invertebrates and
fish in streams.
Kids could make a drink
station for birds and lizards, you
can look up how to do this on
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outstanding specialist and individual
attention. With twenty pupils per
year – and twenty desks! – every child
has a sense of identity and place at St
Michael’s.
Extension programmes begin in
Year 5 in English and Mathematics,
challenging your child to achieve to
the best of their abilities. Specialist
Science in our dedicated lab is wide
ranging from the traditional to the
experimental. Lessons are wide
ranging too, as pupils frequently visit
our extended campus: the gardens,
library, museum…
St Michael’s is at the heart of the city,
and at the heart of St Michael’s are
the essential values of Christian faith
and good citizenship. Building on this
foundation, our wider curriculums
in History, Geography, languages, RE
and Art teach good citizenship in a
global context.
St Michael’s children are wellrounded,
participating in sport, music
and drama in and out of school.
Over half our pupils play at least one
musical instrument, and sing in one
of our three choirs. Stage Band and
Orchestra offer your child key first
steps in ensemble performance.
At the senior level, Parare, our Y7&8
programme, advances education
outside the box, from financial literacy
to outdoor ed, leadership challenges to
new sports, art and technologies.
If these opportunities suit your child,
who will be in Year 6, 7 or 8 in 2021,
enrol for Scholarship Day, 25 May
(Alert Levels permitting.) There are
tests in reading, writing and maths;
auditions for those who play or sing;
a chance to tour the school and meet
the other pupils.
To enrol for a scholarship or
to arrange a tour, contact
Mrs Bec Hitchcock:
registrar@saintmichaels.co.nz;
T: 379 9790.
St Michael’s is
pleased to offer
academic, music and
choral scholarships
for 2021 for pupils in
Years 5, 6 & 7
Contact us for
application and
audition details.
SCHOLARSHIP DAY
Monday 25 May
registrar@saintmichaels.co.nz
www.saintmichaels.school.nz 249 Durham Street 379 9790
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New tech career in less than a year
Tech is big and getting bigger. The technology sector boomed
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to 51,569, and Canterbury’s tech revenue alone grew by 10.3
per cent. It has never been a better time to add tech to your
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The future is tech. Be part of it.
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Using immersive studio-based learning and real-world
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SHIFT enables you to meet and work with local tech
employers. You will complete group projects with tech
mentors, and also gain experience via a 200-hour
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Opportunities.
Tech roles exist in nearly every area, from aviation to zoology,
and career possibilities are extensive. During SHIFT you
can focus on software design and development, business
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user experience design, technical writing, service delivery,
and the list goes on.
Diversity is important in the tech sector. The best designed
products incorporate many viewpoints to meet customer
requirements. Tech firms are actively recruiting to increase
gender and ethnic diversity across their employees, and
can sometimes offer flexible hours and remote working
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SHIFT starts July 2020 and limited partial
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To find out more about what tech career
opportunities exist and adding tech to your
current skills, join us online at one of our
Virtual Tech Careers Sessions. Register through
signal.ac.nz/shift or call us on 0800 99 00 24.
growth in Canterbury’s
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*2019 Technology Investment Network Report
“I went from zero programming skills to
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Tasty Bites
Sweet treats using condensed milk
Consensed milk is milk that
has had 60 per cent of its
water evaporated away.
The thickened milk then
has sugar added to make
it the perfect ingredient
for decadent baking and
desserts
Five ingredient rocky road
fudge
32 servings
Ingredients
2 395g cans sweetened condensed
milk
130g salted honey-roasted
peanuts
140g pink and white marshmallows
(about 2cm each)
350g block milk chocolate,
chopped
Directions
Grease an 18cm x 28cm slice
pan. Line base and sides with
baking paper, extending paper
2cm above edges of pan.
Place white chocolate and
half the condensed milk in a
microwave-safe bowl. Microwave
on high for 1min 30sec, stirring
every 30sec, or until melted
and smooth. Add peanuts and
marshmallows. Stir to combine.
Pour mixture into prepared pan.
Smooth surface. Refrigerate.
Meanwhile, place the remaining
condensed milk and the milk
chocolate in a microwave-safe
bowl. Microwave on high for
1min 30sec, stirring every 30sec,
or until melted and smooth.
Carefully spoon mixture over
white chocolate layer and gently
smooth surface. Refrigerate for
4hr or until firm. Serve.
Strawberry and condensed
milk slice
15 servings
Ingredients
190g plain flour
100g cold butter, chopped
80g pure icing sugar, sifted
1 ½ tbsp iced water
255g desiccated coconut, plus 2
tbsp, extra
40g self-raising flour
395g can sweetened condensed
milk
2 eggs, lightly whisked
2 tbsp shredded coconut
250g fresh strawberries, hulled,
thinly sliced
Icing
1 tbsp pure icing sugar, sifted
½ tsp butter, room temperature
2 tsp milk
Directions
Preheat oven to 180 deg C (160
deg C fan forced). Grease the base
and sides of a shallow 3cm-deep,
20 x 30cm slice pan and line with
baking paper, allowing the paper
to overhang the long sides.
Place plain flour, butter and
½ cup icing sugar in a food
processor and process until
mixture resembles fine crumbs.
Gradually add the iced water
and process until the mixture
comes together in a ball (you
may not need all the water). Press
mixture evenly over the base of
the prepared pan. Use a fork to
prick the base all over. Bake for
15-20min or until light golden.
Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, combine desiccated
coconut and self-raising flour
in a large bowl. Add condensed
milk and egg. Stir until combined.
Spread evenly over base. Mix
the shredded coconut and extra
Ferrymead
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Birth. Death. Wonder … One woman’s journey to the
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upside down. In a climate of desperate poverty and violence, Mary is caught
in a crossfire of suspicion and fear driven by her husband’s outlandish claims,
and it is up to her to navigate a passage to safety for herself and her daughter,
and the vulnerable women in her care. When a fellow sailor, a dangerous
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‘If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?’.
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heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into
oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith’s son
from Putney emerges from the spring’s bloodbath to continue his climb to
power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to shortlived
happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour.
Cromwell is a man with only his wits to rely on; he has no great family
to back him, no private army. Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting
abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry’s regime to breaking point,
Cromwell’s robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the
future. But can a nation, or a person, shed the past like a skin? Do the dead
continually unbury themselves? What will you do, the Spanish ambassador
asks Cromwell, when the king turns on you, as sooner or later he turns on
everyone close to him?
With The Mirror and the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the
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desiccated coconut in a bowl then
scatter over slice mixture.
Arrange strawberry on top.
Bake for 30min or until firm
and golden. Set aside in pan for
10min to cool slightly. Lift out
of pan onto a wire rack to cool
completely.
To make the icing, combine
icing sugar, butter and enough of
the milk in a small bowl to form
a thick paste. Place the bowl over
a saucepan of simmering water
(make sure bowl doesn’t touch the
water) and stir until mixture thins.
Spoon icing into a sealable
plastic bag and snip off one
corner. Drizzle over the slice.
Set aside until set then cut into
pieces.
book
release
We have one copy of Gulliver’s Wife to give away, courtesy of Take Note Ferrymead. To be in the
draw, email giveaways@starmedia.kiwi with Gulliver’s Wife in the subject line or write to Take Note Book
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must include your name, address and contact number. Entries close Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The book
winner for Life as a Casketeer is Mary Robb of Sumner.
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VETTING IN COVID –
like we have never known it before……
McMASTER & HEAP
VETERINARy PRACTICE
Who would have ever imagined a microscopic virus,
called “Coronavirus” would have the entire world
in a spin and leave a long path of death and destruction.
I never imagined after 30 years of being a vet that I
wouldn’t be able to consult face to face and have clients
visit their sick pets in our ICU. The past 6 weeks have
provided new challenges for Steve and I running a large
busy practice with 29 staff but it has also allowed us to
see our people at their very best. Not surprising to us at all
and has just reiterated to us how special and proud we are
of our McMaster & Heap family.
The days leading up to the lockdown were some of the
craziest, busiest days ever recorded at McMaster & Heap.
Clients were panic buying – no not just toilet paper, but
rather pet food was walking off the shelf faster than we
could restock. Medication prescriptions were refilled,
clients were queuing up wanting to be seen and we
were solidly blocked with referral Ophthalmology and
Ultrasound cases as we didn’t know what level 4 would
look like and how we could operate.
Steve and I had some big decisions to make very quickly.
We needed to split our vets and nurses into 2 teams so if
one team went down with Covid-19, the other could take
over their workload. We needed to get the balance right
with experience, skill set and personality and fit in with
our staffs life outside of work. So far so good but it would
be fair to say we are missing our other half but not going
to miss the 12-13 hour shifts.
The surgical team of Steve, Michele,
Catherine, Kirsty and Crumb.
Our staff geared up in PPE
Last day working together for Team A
No routine work was seen but we have been extremely
busy since lockdown with sick and injured pets and
referral work. Due to the fact we are open 7 days and
have referral services such as Ophthalmology, Surgery,
Endoscopy, and Ultrasonography, we have been able to
help out many other Practices with their difficult medical
and surgical patients. It has been very rewarding working
with colleagues in other locations helping with the care
and treatment of their cases. Steve and I have performed
emergency “eye” surgery late at night most weeks since
lockdown. These cases have come in on the days our
team isn’t working so Steve and I sneak in about 8pm
once the other team have finished for the day. I have quite
enjoyed being my husbands “nurse” and have a greater
appreciation of what veterinary nurses have to juggle.
One night late, our entire team of 4 vets all arrived in to
operate on a working dog referred with a persistent high
fever that wouldn’t resolve with antibiotic treatment.
The referring vet did an awesome job at realising the
dog wasn’t coming right so called me up to ask if
we could scan the dog ASAP. Catherine diagnosed a
retroperitoneal abscess via Ultrasound which couldn’t be
seen from the outside. It was a surgery that couldn’t wait.
Crumb required 2 surgeons, an ultrasonographer and
an anaesthetist as it was not a straight forward surgery,
taking over 2 hours. A lot of fun was had though and we
achieved a successful outcome
for the dog. At the end of the
day that is all we really strive
for – to restore and save life.
We are supportive, respective
and grateful for one another’s
opinion on cases and we love
group collaborations. We are
extremely lucky that all our 9
Lola took
PPE seriously.
Me and my 8 week old Macy.
The McMaster & Heap Family are very pleased
to welcome “Macy”, our brand new 10 week
old black Labrador pup, a sister for our
precious Lola. you will see a lot of her on FB
and my articles, gallivanting around the vet
clinic as though she owns it already.
vets have separate special interest areas which means we
rarely need to seek any outside referral help. There isn’t
much we can’t do all in one building, something Steve and
I have strived to achieve in the past 20 years. We have a
truly fabulous, clever and dedicated team where nothing
is ever a problem.
So with the end in sight, I must say this has been a
unique working experience in which as a team we have
been pulled and stretched in many ways but have come
through it smiling, feeling we have done well and damn
tired. We are rapt to be ditching the full PPE kit our nurses
have to gear up in every day. We have met a lot of new
clients and there has been a boom of puppies and kittens,
which I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and treating.
Now we are in level 2 we are allowing one client per
pet into the vet clinic, still obviously practising social
distancing. Really looking forward to sharing stories and
laughs again with our fabulous clients and doing the job
we love to do.
Dr Michele McMaster
Open 7 days
Cnr Hoon Hay & Coppell Place | Phone 338 2534 | Fax 339 8624
mcmasterandheap@yahoo.co.nz | www.mcmasterheap.co.nz
McMaster & Heap
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and support businesses in your community
Local family
business
feeling grateful
Laser Plumbing Christchurch East is
based in Ferrymead, with owners Chris
and Carol McCann being long-time
Sumner locals. Employing a team of 16
experienced plumbers, gasfitters and
drainlayers and backed up by a positive
and friendly office team they believe they
have the cream of the crop.
Chris and Carol feel grateful for their
position in these uncertain times. And
while it’s easy to worry about the future, as
Carol points out they are getting used to
working through crisis situations.
“Lockdown felt a lot like working
through the Christchurch earthquakes she
says.
“We find our team really thrives when
given the chance to help others.”
And help out, they did. Laser remained
open 24/7 for emergency plumbing, gas
and drainage during level 4 and continues
to be available at any time of day.
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Laser Plumbing Christchurch East
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“While it’s always an exciting challenge
to work with those bigger companies we
have a real passion for helping our local
community, they are the backbone of this
business, they’re where I made my start,”
says Chris.
When asked what message they wanted
to send out to Christchurch, Carol had just
one request: “Keep us top of mind. We’re
heading into tough times but we’re always
here to help – no job is too big or small.
We are doing everything we can to protect
our team and we have real faith in the
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“If you are in the market for plumbing,
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REAL ESTATE
Perfectly positioned on the flat
68a Arnold Street, Sumner
Auction: Friday, 29 May 2020, 11.00am (unless sold prior)
3 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 2 car garaging | Listing number: OPA25005
This sunny, private and sheltered home
offers a fantastic live-in lifestyle option
or will suit purchasers requiring a low
maintenance lock and leave proposition.
Situated down a private lane, 68a Arnold
Street represents great buying in sought
after Sumner.
Configured over two levels with a floor
plan that opens the spaces up well and
offering three good sized bedrooms, and
three bathrooms. One bedroom on the
lower level with ensuite, one upstairs with
ensuite also and one main bathroom next
to the other; providing numerous options
and will make hosting guests a breeze.
This easy-care property provides an
open plan kitchen/dining and a spacious
lounge. The well-appointed kitchen will
make entertaining a delight. With superb
indoor/outdoor flow to the spacious
sunny deck you’ll spend hours soaking up
the captivating vistas
of the surrounding hills. Downstairs you’ll
find a neatly paved patio with a nicely
balanced garden to potter.
Suitable for both family or retired
lifestyles, this is the perfect location for
coastal living. Investors alike will also
be excited by the location and the three
bathroom configuration.
Heating provided by a heat pump and
night store for cosy nights in.
The functional, large double garage with
internal access and auto door, provides
extra storage and a laundry area. Nice
additional and off-street parking is also a
bonus.
Close to schools and transport, being
only a short stroll to the beach, bars, and
restaurants this sunny slice of life could be
yours.
Online Auction: Friday 29th May at
11am (unless sold prior)
Open Homes: Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday 11-11:30am
Simon and
Paula Standeven
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As the country eases out of the lockdown there
are strong signs of fresh buyer demand for homes,
helped by record low mortgage rates.
Thinking of selling but unsure of your home’s
current value or want general market advice?
Then call Chris today for the latest market tips
and a free property appraisal.
GRENADIER
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Harcourts Grenadier Ferrymead
1020 Ferry Road
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Licensed Sales Consultant REAA 2008
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020
Connecting Your Community
Councillor takes
Davids heads
matters into
community board
his own hands
advocating body
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per blind
Connecting Your Community
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TUESDAY, MARCH starnews.co.nz 24, 2020
MP for Ilam
283 Gr ers Road Bryndwr,
Christchurch
ilam@parliament.govt.nz
03 359 0582
Funded by the Parliamentary Service.
Authorised by Ge ry Brownl e MP,
Parliament Buildings, We lington.
RESIDENTS MOST affected by
• By Louis Day
the new Northern Motorway are
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020
Connecting Your Community
IT COULD
WEDNESDAY,
be a while until
MARCH 25, starnews.co.nz
2020
Connecting Your Community relieved to hear the Christchurch TUESDAY, starnews.co.nz
MARCH 24, 2020
Connecting Your Community
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
the eastern suburbs start to
Northern Corridor opening has
see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign
been delayed by six months.
THE earthquake-damaged
aspirations for the area come to
The CNC was due to open in
former Sockburn Service Centre
fruition.
the middle of this year, but last
could finally be demolished in
During October’s local body
week the New
July – if the funding needed is
elections, Ms Dalziel identified
Zealand Transport
Agency
It comes as the
obtained.
repairs to the eastern part of the
city’s footpaths, pipes and roads
announced more
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
as one of her main priorities for
time was needed
this term.
to complete the
Community
“We need a fully integrated
$290m motorwayten
in its draft
Board has writ-
programme of works for the
east, I have loosely called this
The original
submission to
Readers respond
Chance to the eastern alliance, which
scope of the
the city council’s
would essentially be an alliance
project has been Mark Wilson
Annual Plan
Mike Mora
to supermarket
farewell Holden
of contractors who can take
extended to include
a third southbound lane on
requesting the city council ad-
2019-2020,
the whole area bit by bit and
rebranding
in style
systematically get the work
the Waimakariri River bridge and
dresses the budget gap so the
done,” she said during the
a clip-on cycleway.
buildings can be removed as soon
campaign.
St Albans resident Mark Wilson
as possible.
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GIRL Page BOSS: Julia 17 Holmes But chief wants executive to be a Dawn geneticist after Page high school, 3 and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will Page help 10 said GIRL the BOSS: community Julia Holmes are “somewhat
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PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to
wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora
her achieve her dreams. Baxendale said any request to
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
• By Bea Gooding
pursue a specific for biology, project in and the from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, •“The By community Bea Gooding will be somewhat
thankful for a reprieve of the
for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the
east would have age to has be always agreed been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,
technology, engineering
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technology, engineering requested.
demolition of the site would be
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD upon Julia by council.
effects of this motorway for six
South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of
City councillors are yet to pass
Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage.
Holmes is on a mission on to
in how things worked, often country to participate in the
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia in how things worked, often country to participate in the
months, but it’s still there. Until
taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme
next month, designed She was shocked to hear the
and maths.
Holmes is on a mission to taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme
next month, designed She was shocked to hear the Main South Rd, has been a source
and maths.
The former service centre, on
make a difference in the world. any guidance them to back staff together. around
decisions are made to put our
make a difference in the world. them back together.
•Story, more photos, page 5
PHOTO: GEOFF The SLOAN year 11 St Margaret’s this, she said.
community first, then there is no
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of tension for years with residents
College student has a passion •Turn to page the 5
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days
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it will
think
be
that
because
we are
most
just
of
looking
the supermarkets
what you’re
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at how we
are
respond
providing
to the
online
virus.
doing to help
DEDICATED: Dave Bryce is passionate about gardening as it is sustainable and promotes healthy eating. GIRL BOSS: Julia Holmes wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help
or not the second crowdfunding
delivery
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Mr Bryce at a ceremony held at tomatoes, berries, nuts make and
Christchurch city councillors to
a difference continue, the world.
should together. be paused
programme next month,
She was shocked to hear the help,” she said.
the worst happens.
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The fifteen-year-old until has the Covid-19 outbreak That passion is has landed her designed to mentor the
news from her mother.
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working and things like that, and they’re sick, but to phone in and
to the Covid-19 crisis.
Pleasant resident, who is also award for Best Sustainability Centre earlier this month.
• Turn to page 6 a passion for biology, brought and under control. the opportunity of her dreams. female leaders of tomorrow in • Turn to page 5
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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
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The 2018-2028 Long Term
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Said Cr MacDonald: “In
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clear business as usual is not
appropriate and the council
needs to look at how we enable
this 12-month rates increase
freeze to occur, it’s crucial for
the economic confidence of our
city.”
Ms Dalziel said the las thing the council’s budget, which is
the city council needed was for not entirely funded by rates, and
someone to hi the panic button. the consequences that will flow
“Calm heads must and will from decisions we make.
prevail,” she said.
“The Annual Plan is not
“Our residents and businesses signed off for three months so
will be depending on us to we have time to ge this advice.
make adjustments, and we will, At the same time, the council
however, we will need advice is meeting with our economic
on the impacts on all aspects of development agency, ChristchurchNZ,
the Canterbury Employers’
Chamber of Commerce
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
zero rates rise out.
“We’re considering a series of
options in light of the extraor-
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