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Crisis should not affect
new mega facility
• By Matt Slaughter
UNCERTAINTY hovers over
the yet-to-be-built Hornby mega
facility because of the $33.2 million
city council budget blowout.
THe city council will reassess its
spending priorities in the wake of
the deficit, caused by the Covid-19
crisis.
Halswell-
Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board
chairman Mike
Mora is concerned
Mike Mora
about the virus’s
impact, but believes
delaying or even
scrapping the mega facility is
unlikely.
THese were two projects
prioritised in the board’s
submission to the city council’s
draft Annual Plan in March.
The city council needs to reevaluate
the priorities outlined by community
boards to account for its
forecasted $33.2 million deficit due
to Covid-19.
The city council now faces a race
against time to have the new draft
plan ready for public feedback from
June 12 to June 29.
•Turn to page 2
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The bridge is costing just over $3
million to build and is being constructed
by Fulton Hogan, who was
awarded the contract by Crown
rebuild agency Ōtākaro Limited.
The bridge is being constructed out
of concrete as it requires less maintenance
than a steel structure, which is
susceptible to corrosion.
Ōtākaro Chief Executive John
Bridgman says it is great to be getting
physical work started so soon after
the move to alert level 3.
“Infrastructure projects are going to
be an important part of our economic
recovery. Fulton Hogan will have
around five to eight people working
at the site for much of the year and
money will also be flowing through to
its suppliers.
“The City Promenade is increasingly
being used by cyclists and pedestrians
for commuting and we want
to see more of that. The 32m x 3.5m
bridge sits on a naturally desirable
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Mayor Lianne Dalziel and councillors
will then have to sign off on the
plan by July 30.
Mr Mora said the potential for the
mega facility project to canned or
delayed is a concern but he thinks it is
unlikely this will happen.
“I am concerned but I’m reasonably
confident that the city council will see
the need.
“The council will be looking at the
budget very very closely and it is going
to be a difficult time.
“I’m hopeful that it will go ahead,
I’m reasonably confident at this stage
that the work is happening. The architect’s
been appointed and all of those
things are happening, so I’m quite
confident that it will [go ahead]. The
money’s in the budget for it, I know it’s
quite a lot but it’s desperately needed,”
he said.
The Hornby mega facility has been a
long time coming after the need for a
pool in the south-west of the city was
first identified in the 2006 Aquatics
Facility Plan. The need for a larger
service centre and library was established
through the South West Area
Plan prior to the February 22, 2011,
earthquake.
Said Mr Mora: “As far as the wellbeing
of the community, it [the mega
facility project] is something that the
community would be feeling very very
very disappointed if that was to be
lost.”
The board will meet on June 2 to
discuss if and how they will revise the
priorities submitted to the Annual
Plan.
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‘Super-volunteer’ loves making himself useful
• By June Peka
WHILE THOUSANDS are
champing at the bit to get back to
work to keep the wolf from the
door, Maurice Taylor’s restless
itch is for a very different reason.
He just loves turning out for
work and making himself useful.
It’s what he’s done almost every
day since he left school 63 years
ago. And while he was paid for
his labours for 50 of those years,
nowadays he’s on the pension
and works for love – and companionship.
Until this Covid-enforced
retirement, Mr Taylor turned up
for duty at the Vinnies charity
store in Papanui three days a
week. He lives in Belfast, and
takes full advantage of the free
bus service for gold card holders,
which drops him nearby.
He first offered his services to
the Stanmore Rd branch of the
same charity.
“It was the only shop I knew
about really. I went in two or
three times and put my name
down. But in the end they said
there wasn’t enough room there
for another person. In that big
shop, really? I think they just
looked at me and thought ‘he’s a
bit past it.’ But there’s still plenty
of life left in some of us old fellas,
even at 78.”
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Vinnies charity store in Papanui as it “keeps him out of trouble.”
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Popping in one day to find his
daughter Barbara (also a volunteer)
needing a lift with something,
he made himself useful and
was asked by manager Polly Fisher
if he’d like to help out officially. Of
course, it was a yes.
On any given day in normal
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setting up bales and plastic storage
containers, folding and sorting.
He calls himself a general hand, a
dogs-body, a gofer, a rousie.
Ms Fisher calls him a supervolunteer.
“Honestly, they lucked out
when they turned Maurice
away over there. I feel incredibly
blessed to have him. I know if
I’m clear about what I want done,
I can leave him to it, and it will
be done. I can count on him
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When he teamed up with Cassandra
to work on linen – that’s
measuring and folding sheets
and curtains and smaller items
while Cassandra irons – they
grew the linen department about
five-fold. We have customers
who come in especially to check
out our well-presented linens.”
That’s big praise for a boy who
didn’t do that well at school.
“To be honest I was a bit of a
handful. They didn’t know what
to do with me. I couldn’t spell
and I couldn’t remember stuff.
I was too clever for a special
class but not up there with the
normal class. I fell somewhere
in-between and was always being
tested to see how capable I was.
“The trouble was called short
term memory loss – I’ve always
had it. It’s a fault. That, and the
fact that I just hear what I hear.
I don’t read between the lines.
Like when I was 15 a teacher
found me taking a nap at school
and he said I might as well be at
home, so I went home, and got
into trouble for that. Another
thing is that I can find anything
on a map. I don’t remember
street names, or even peoples’
names often. I get around that by
calling everyone here ‘granny.’
It doesn’t get me into too much
bother.”
Mr Taylor left school at 15 to
“We are currently all living in a time of unprecedented
uncertainty and disruption. It gives us a time to slow
down and to listen to our thoughts and reflect on what is
happening around us.
Our thoughts are influenced by what we listen to and
we are then challenged by what we assume we need
and to what is important. In every moment we now have
room to reflect and to embrace change. It has given
me the ability to entertain change and to open up my
imagination.
In these paintings I have tried to express this through
subject, colour and movement. I have allowed myself
to dream and to challenge my mind to new choices; to
create images representing energy and fun, expressing
love and dance, risk, and freedom to express. Food
replenishes love and caring. The flower presents beauty
and the art of giving. It is also a time to meet your
shadows, to let your mind play, to have a conversation
with yourself.
Freedom of thought and expression has no boundaries
to ones imagination. The art to create is a great
healer for me and is a way in which I can express and
communicate my thoughts, desires and feelings.
learn how to be a glass beveller
at Smith and Smith’s Dunedin
workshop, before moving on
to the Woolstores, the Woollen
Mills and then farming at
Milton and Lumsden where he
and his wife raised a family of
four girls.
He wrangled his class 5 driver
licence while driving a truck and
fork lift for the railways, before
moving to Christchurch more
than 20 years ago to be near his
ageing mother.
Life is good to him, Mr Taylor
says. He lives alone, but with family
nearby and looks after himself
well. He collects stemmed drinking
glasses and small soft toys with
messages attached, many picked
up at the Vinnies.
“I know how to grow and cook
my own veggies, I experiment a
bit with easy, but different recipes.
I enjoy getting along to the
Darnley social club in Kaiapoi
where I help out with the garden
and get a lovely meal. I feel sorry
for young ones going through
this lockdown, who have big
families, big rents and no vegie
gardens.
“But I don’t feel guilty about
pinching someone’s job. Because
this one doesn’t put money in the
bank, but it’s still useful to the
community, and keeps me out of
trouble.”
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Journey to raise funds for kids’ mental health
• By Bea Gooding
CANTABRIANS keen to make
a difference will be embarking
on a two-day, 1000km journey
later this year raising at least
$1000 towards children’s mental
health.
Avis Budget Cure Kids 1000
tasks teams with sourcing and
decorating cars valued under
$1000, travel on a pre-planned
route in Canterbury and
complete challenges along the
way this September.
Last year at least 10 teams
collectively raised $32,000,
with all funds distributed
to Cure Kid’s research for
children and adolescent mental
health.
One team consists of Josh
Thompson and Sam and
Rachael Butterworth in a
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team-euro-nuts
1984 Volkswagen Golf which
resembles a German police
car.
“I was helping out last year
and found it quite fun. I didn’t
take part but this year we’ve
actually made the plan to get
involved and get the car done
up,” Mr Thompson.
“I’m a massive European
car fan, especially Volkswagen.
I’ve always wanted one and
it happened to work out, we
got one from Dunedin within
budget and did something
different as there’s not many
around in this colour.”
Mr Thompson said the event
was likely to turn a few heads
while teams were out and about,
which was a chance to raise
awareness for “a really good
charity.”
This year’s route was yet to
be revealed, but previous
journeys included an overnight
stay at Hanmer Springs,
stopping off at schools and
iconic Canterbury landscapes
to complete challenges such
as sack and egg and spoon
races.
The decision to hold a nonracing
charity rally was inspired
by Avis Budget’s automotive
background providing rental
car services.
Said Mr Thompson: “This
year, we’re hoping to have the
most themed vehicle, but we’ll
see what happens there.”
TEAM: Josh Thompson with Rachael and Sam Butterworth and
their daughter Emily, 2, with the Volkswagen Golf ‘police car’.
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Toy treats delight quarantined children
HELPING HAND: The CDEM response team workers helped pack the toys for quarantined children at Christchurch hotels. ​
DOZENS OF children
quarantined in Christchurch
hotels were treated to a special
surprise when plenty of rehomed
toys showed up at their
doorsteps.
With a significant number of
children arriving in the city off
repatriation flights, Christchurch
agencies wanted to curb
their boredom during isolation,
delivering donated toys in less
than 24 hours after the first call
was made.
Canterbury Civil Defence
emergency management teamed
up with the Lyttleton Community
House Trust to source,
package and drop off the goodies
to 55 children at four different
hotels.
The Lyttleton trust’s chair, Thea
Mickell, had been helping run the
Meals on Wheels essential service
in recent weeks and swiftly coordinated
last week’s efforts.
“Moving fast and approaching
it simply helps to get things done
to secure toys for the children,”
she said.
“There was a real mix of ages
ranging from babies to 15-yearsold.
Puzzles, baby blankets and
more were all sourced to meet
the variety of needs.”
The toys had been in their
own kind of isolation for several
weeks beforehand and therefore
were “Covid-clean,” with packers
and deliverers wearing the
appropriate protective gear to
ensure safety.
While the toys provided
much-needed entertainment for
the kids, hotel guests used this
as an opportunity to knit for
the cause while passing time in
isolation.
Members of the public also
donated knitting kits and were
delivered to guests wanting to
participate.
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Canterbury basketball’s role player
SPORT
• By Jacob Page
JAMES LISSAMAN has carved
out a niche for himself as a jack
of all trades for Canterbury
Basketball.
The 41-year-old Burwood
resident is the organisation’s
community basketball manager,
but his reach can be felt throughout
all levels of the game in the
region.
Basketball’s popularity has
surged in recent years with 177
weekend teams playing in Canterbury
each weekend last year
compared to just 81 in 2013.
The 2020 season will hopefully
get underway next month at the
earliest if coronavirus restrictions
ease.
“My role is varied,” he said.
“I commentate on games, writing,
website development, photography
and co-ordinating the
Lincoln University scholarship as
well as my competition draws.
“I try to be that contact point
for people and volunteers in our
community.”
In 2006, Lissaman and his
wife, Pina, went over to Indiana
State to do a Masters in Sport
and PE Coaching.
“We went for two years and
coached basketball at a division 3
DYNAMIC DUO: James Lissaman and wife Pina commentating
a National Basketball League game.
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college and then came back.
Lissaman had a taste of the
organisation a decade ago before
raising a young family drew him
back to teaching.
“Late in 2009 to 2012, I worked
part time as the competitions
manager which was far smaller
of a role than what it is now. I
wasn’t paid particularly well so
I went back to primary teaching
purely for financial reasons.
“I came to the realisation that I
didn’t particularly enjoy teaching
and I was spending more time
there than at home with my oldest
child.”
Fortunately, a new role lured
him back.
“I did that for a year and then
the community coach developer
role came up at Canterbury Basketball.
That was the first time
they’d had that role in a number
of years, so I applied, got that,
and did it for three years.
“The competitions side of
things continued to grow so I
eventually moved around and
organised the draws for that, and
Lori McDaniel came on to do the
coaching role.
“It’s not a nine-to-five role. A
lot of the people are volunteers,
so being that contact point is
important.”
He said variety was stimulating.
“I go into work thinking I’m
going to complete certain tasks
and then other things pop-up
like the lockdown over Covid-19
and what an altered season
would look like for us. Then
it’s working out how much
communication we have with
our members so that we aren’t
firing out stuff to them all the
time, but also giving them
enough clarity that they know
we are giving them what they
need once it is definitive.”
Lissaman said he played all
sorts of sports during his school
days but it was not until he tried
basketball during year 7 at Cathedral
College that he found a
sport to stick at.
“It was the first sport I played
for more than two seasons and
I’ve been playing ever since.”
He said the numbers boom in
the sport has made a big difference.
“The growth of the game is
No 1.
“In terms of boys at high
school we got ahead of rugby two
years ago for the first time.
“The interest in the game has
surged, especially around our
Thomson and Wheelan high
school competition.
“Finals night last year was
packed. The growth over the last
couple of years has been amazing.”
He said the people involved
with basketball in Canterbury
would ensure the sport could
adapt to life after the lockdown.
“We’ve been through the
earthquakes and lost our courts
at QEII. We had to farm our
teams out all over the city because
people understood we had
to adapt to play basketball.
The discussions we’ve had with
people around contact tracing and
sanitisation have been positive.
“It will just come down to what
venues we can use because we do
use school gyms at times.”
He said he remains as passionate
as ever about the work.
“The great thing is that I can
take my kids to school and I can
make the time up later. And just
the variety of the role.
“I didn’t take the role thinking
I would be doing commentating,
live streaming games and
learning website design, but
the ability to learn new skills
and become at least partially
competent in them is something
I’ve really enjoyed.
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Expert hairdressing
and a friendly place for the community
Paula Page in her stylish Burnside salon, Aroha Salon
Hairdresser Paula Page sees her new
Aroha Salon in Kendal Avenue as more
than just a hairdressing business – it’s
also a warm, friendly place for people in
the community, she says.
After recently returning to
Christchurch, Paula opened Aroha
Salon in October 2019, having had
many years of experience in the
industry both with her previous salon,
Clipotec, in Riccarton Road, and on the
Chatham Islands.
The Kendal Avenue premises had
been a hair salon, but when she took
over there was nothing more than
basins left. Paula has transformed the
space with new fittings and a smart
colour scheme – black and white
with splashes of red, and at the same
time has instilled a warm friendly
atmosphere, which she says clients are
enjoying.
One of her whanau, JoAnn Tuuta, is
assisting her in the salon, while JoAnn’s
son Shasha Tuuta Thompson has
created the distinctive salon logo.
Drawing on
her expertise and
experience, Paula
provides a professional
and helpful service
covering all facets
of hairdressing, and
catering for all ages and
personal styles.
“Whoever walks through the door,
my aim is to meet everyone’s needs,” she
says.
She uses the environmentally friendly
product range, LuminArt, which
is made in Australia and provides
protection and conditioning for the hair
with its natural organic ingredients.
Having always enjoyed working with
people, Paula says she learns a lot from
her clients, and is also keen to
help them where she can.
“For example, if someone is
interested in getting into hairdressing,
I can advise and
encourage them,” she says.
“I also like
to help people improve their wellbeing.”
Paula is currently seeking an
experienced hairdresser to rent a chair
at Aroha Salon, so she can expand the
services.
Aroha Salon is located at 162a
Kendal Avenue, Burnside. Opening
hours are Tuesday to Friday 9am to
5pm with a late night on Thursday,
and Saturday 10am-1pm. To book an
appointment, phone 357 0002.
Hanging outside the salon door, these
paua scissors draw attention.
And looks forward to welcoming
previous & new clients
10 %
OFF
YOUR FIRST VISIT
Rent-a-chair opportunity available
for an experienced hairdresser
Ph 357 0002
162a Kendal Ave, Burnside (Memorial Ave end)
Opening Hours
Tues - Sat, Late night Thursday or by appointment