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Bell rings for first time at new Redcliffs School Skate park 

funding 

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youth 

Redcliffs School pupils Nami Seally-Irvine and Coco Joseph, both year 6, are ecstatic to finally be learning in their brand 

new classroom. The $16 million campus on Beachville Rd, Redcliffs opened on Monday, nine years after the February 

22, 2011, earthquake. An official celebration will take place tomorrow with special guests Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 

and musician Dave Dobbyn. The school moved into Van Asch Deaf Education Centre after being forced to leave its 

former site on Main Rd following the quake. Redcliffs School was almost shut down in 2016, but Hekia Parata, who was 

Education Minister at the time, reversed her decision following a campaign by the community. 

• More photos, page 5 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

• By Jess Gibson 

A PARK plan, decades in the 

making, has taken a skate – and 

the people who planned to use it 

are far from happy. 

The Bays Skate and Scooter 

Park project is on hold after the 

Covid-19 crisis ravaged the city 

council’s books. 

The council originally proposed 

spending $417,800 on the 

park but the funding is missing 

from its new, proposed 2020/21 

draft Annual Plan. 

Sumner Green and Skate was 

preparing for the project’s consultation 

phase ahead of construction 

at the Nayland St site later in 

the year. 

Chairwoman Charlie 

Hudson said the group was 

“extremely disappointed” to 

learn that the project could be 

delayed. 

The plans were set to be 

presented to the community 

after “many hours of work” from 

the city council’s parks team, 

volunteers and more than 100 

young people. 

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News 

Kind gesture to replace stolen seat 

• By Jess Gibson 

A STOLEN SEAT will be 

replaced using funds donated by 

a disbanding community group. 

Shoreline Toastmasters has 

donated money to replace a 

memorial seat stolen early this 

month. 

A macrocarpa wooden seat 

with a brass plaque used to sit 

at Windsurfer’s Reserve off 

Humphreys Rd, Bromley. 

It was there 

in memory 

of Kevin 

O’Connor and 

Les Batcheler, 

founding 

Les 

Batcheler 

Kevin 

O’Connor 

members of 

the Avon- 

Heathcote 

Estuary Ihutai 

Trust. 

The trust, 

with the former 

Combined 

Estuary 

Association, 

spent about a 

year arranging 

for the seat to be 

installed. 

News the seat was stolen 

reached Shoreline Toastmasters 

as it prepared to disband due to 

the impact of Covid-19. 

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the group had reduced to “below 

a functional number” and would 

wind up after 26 years. 

One of the founding members 

read about the theft and 

suggested the club used some of 

its remaining funds to pay for a 

new bench. 

“The committee thought this 

was a great idea.” 

Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai 

Trust manager Tanya Jenkins 

said it was “wonderful” they 

wanted to help. 

Unit 3, 355 Riccarton Rd, Upper Riccarton 

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The seat 

would cost 

about $400, she 

said. 

The trust 

will buy a 

new brass 

plaque, but the 

Tanya Jenkins wood will be 

donated by the 

Christchurch City Council. 

The seat would be built by 

volunteers from the Linwood 

Menz Shed. 

THOUGHTFUL: 

Shoreline Toastmasters, 

which is disbanding, 

has offered to replace a 

memorial seat which was 

stolen earlier this month. 

“They have kindly offered 

to make the seat up again, 

which is a big job actually. 

We’re going to give them a koha 

(donation) for doing that,” Ms 

Jenkins said. 

No one had come forward 

with any information about the 

whereabouts of the stolen seat, 

she said. 

Nonetheless, the trust received 

a lot of reaction from people 

saying the theft was “shocking, 

disappointing and gutting”. 

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•From page 1 

It took the council more 

than 25 years to deliver a 

skate facility for the area 

and even one more year 

would be a long time for a 

young person to wait, she 

said. 

Sumner youth were 

“really frustrated and 

disappointed at their voices 

not being heard.” 

As a consequence of 

the postponement, young 

people might get the 

impression their interests 

and passions are not 

important or worthy, she 

said. 

Skateboarders will 

continue to use a 

temporary wooden skate 

ramp until their 

new permanent 

skate park is built, 

she said. 

City council head 

of parks Andrew 

Rutledge told the 

group residual 

funding from 

this year will be 

carried forward 

to keep the project 

moving through its 

consultation, detailed 

design and phases. 

MAKESHIFT: Sumner skateboarders will continue to 

use a temporary wooden skate ramp until their new 

permanent skate park is built. 

The build budget would 

be part of the 2021/2022 

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but, if it were 

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a “bring back 

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The budget 

was cut as part of 

the city council’s 

response to a $99 million 

shortfall as a result of the 

Andrew 

Rutledge 

Covid-19 crisis. 

There have been cuts 

to various community 

projects in this year’s draft 

Annual Plan, which is out 

for public consultation 

until June 29. 

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BAY HARBOUR 

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Your Local Views 

Readers respond to 

the design for the new 

Lyttelton Museum 

Cheryl Lucas – I write 

in support of the proposed 

museum for Lyttelton. This 

is a building that will 

resist fire and earthquake 

and the design perfectly 

complements the gritty 

working port and forward 

thinking locals. 

Potentially our mini 

Guggenheim Bilbao, it will 

enliven a street now devoid 

of the bright Volcano, the 

imposing Harbour Light 

and other Edwardian 

buildings. 

It is a building to herald 

in a new age, bring it on! 

Sasha Stollman – I 

believe we lost London St’s 

anchor when the Harbour 

Light was demolished. 

This museum design has 

the mana to restore our 

bearings. 

Morrin Rout – I am 

writing in response to your 

•HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you have an opinion on 

a local issue? Email your views to jess.gibson@ 

starmedia.kiwi 

call for reactions to the 

new Lyttelton Museum. 

I am a longtime resident 

of Governor’s Bay and 

consider myself to be part 

of Lyttelton as well. 

The museum design is 

striking and highly appropriate 

for its setting. It 

cleverly references the port 

and the layout, which I 

have seen from the plans, 

will not only enhance the 

exhibits but the visitor 

experience. 

The museum will add 

enormously to the street 

landscape that is crying 

out for good modern 

design that compliments 

both the old and the new. 

The damnation of the 

design in your editor’s 

opinion piece was unfounded, 

to my mind. It 

reminds me of the negative 

reactions to the Stanaway’s 

similarly challenging and 

intriguing house design 

which resulted in their 

not going ahead with their 

plans, thus robbing us of 

a significant and bold architectural 

statement and 

dooming us to the bland 

and uninspiring buildings 

that seem to have arisen 

in the aftermath of the 

earthquake. 

Jane McBride – I want 

to record my displeasure 

at the personal opinions 

voiced by the Editor of 

the Bay Harbour News in 

regards the design of the 

new Lyttelton Museum. 

It has been a lot of very 

hard work undertaken by a 

group of volunteers to get 

this exciting development 

underway. 

It is a contemporary design 

and undoubtedly there will 

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round out the day of entertainment. 

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seafood and of course to see 

all the locals from Lincoln, 

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and music lovers from all 

around New Zealand rocking 

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Said festival director 

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Sounds and be putting back 

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“It’s about the AV and 

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Supergroove’s Che Fu 

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GREAT WINTER 

READS INSTORE 

NOW! 

NEW RELEASES 

Tooth and Veil 

the life and times of the new Zealand dental nurse 

by noel o’hare 

The story of the young women charged with waging war on our nation’s 

poor teeth. In 1921, when the School Dental Service was established, New 

Zealand embarked on a unique social experiment: 

improving the terrible state of the nation’s teeth. Set up by veterans of the 

First World War, the service — focused on ‘battling Bertie Germ’ — 

was run like a military operation and the all-female dental nurses were 

treated like foot-soldiers: underpaid, overworked and poorly resourced. 

Eventually they rebelled. 

In this lively history, Noel O’Hare details the nurses’ experiences on the 

front line of dental health, and explores what that reveals. about our 

society’s attitudes to women, work and children’s health. 

Know Your Place 

by Golriz Ghahraman 

The story of a child refugee who faced her fears, found her home and 

accidentally made history when she was just nine, Golriz Ghahraman 

and her parents were forced to flee their home in Iran. After a terrifying and 

uncertain journey, they landed in Auckland where they were able to seek 

asylum and - ultimately - create a new life. 

In this open and intimate account, Ghahraman talks about making a home 

in Aotearoa New Zealand, her work as a human rights lawyer, her United 

Nations missions, and how she became the first refugee to be elected to the 

New Zealand Parliament. 

Passionate and unflinching, Know Your Place is a story about breaking 

barriers, and the daily challenges of prejudice that shape the lives of women 

and minorities. At its heart, it’s about overcoming fear, about family, and 

about finding a place to belong. 

The Splendid and the Vile 

a saga of Churchill, Family and defiance during the Blitz 

By erik larson 

A brilliant account of how Britain’s most iconic leader set about unifying 

the nation at its most vulnerable moment. 

Larson follows Churchill as prime minister through the fraught meetings 

and air raids of London’s darkest year, and Churchill as family man 

into his home, where tensions were just as complicated. Drawing on 

once-secret intelligence reports and diaries, The Splendid and the Vile 

takes readers back to a time of true leadership, when a leader of strategic 

brilliance and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together. 

Katipo Joe – Blitzkrieg 

by Brian Falkner 

Young Joe is living in pre-WWII Berlin, with his British father and NZ 

mother, attending school and witnessing the excitement of his friends 

who are enthusiastically joining the Hitler Youth Movement. Joe feels 

uncomfortable with the growing mistreatment of local Jews, and after the 

arrest of his father as a spy, he is forced to escape from Berlin with his 

mother. Joe is separated from his mother and evacuated to New Zealand, 

and, while war looms in Europe, he is frustrated by his distance from the 

action, and his inability to do anything about finding his father. After a 

harrowing route back to Europe, Joe attempts to infiltrate the Hitler Youth 

movement in Germany while at the same time searching for his mother 

and father in wartime Berlin. 

One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time 

by Craig Brown 

On April 10th 2020, it will be exactly 50 years since Paul McCartney 

announced the break-up of the Beatles. At that point, we will be at the 

same distance in time from 1970 as 1970 was from 1920, the year Al 

Jolson’s ‘Swanee’ was the bestselling record and Gustav Holst composed 

The Planets. The Beatles continue to occupy a position unique in popular 

culture. They have entered people’s minds in a way that did not occur 

before, and has not occurred since. Their influence extended way beyond 

the realm of music to fashion, politics, class, religion and ethics. Countless 

books have doggedly catalogued the minutiae of The Beatles. If you want 

to know the make of George Harrison’s first car you will always be able to 

find the answer (a second hand, two-door, blue Ford Anglia 105E Deluxe, 

purchased from Brian Epstein’s friend Terry Doran, who worked at a 

dealership in Warrington). Before she met John Lennon, who was the only 

Beatle Yoko Ono could name, and why? Ringo. Because ‘ringo’ means 

‘apple’ in Japanese. All very interesting, but there is, as yet, no book about 

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There’s no need to risk it for the brisket 

Beef brisket really is the 

gift that keeps on giving. 

It’s inexpensive, full of 

flavour, and low effort as 

far as making a delicious 

meal goes 

Slow-cooked pulled beef 

brisket in tomato sauce 

Ingredients 

2kg beef brisket (some fat 

trimmed) 

2 tbsp olive oil 

2 onions, chopped 

2 garlic cloves, minced 

1x 400g can tomato purée 

100ml barbecue sauce 

2 tbsp honey (optional) 

4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 

300ml stock (beef is good but 

any works fine) 

2 tsp smoked paprika 

Fresh parsley, to garnish 

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 150°C. 

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large 

non-stick frying pan. 

Place the brisket on a chopping 

board and season with salt and 

pepper all over. 

In your heated frying pan, 

brown the brisket on all sides. 

This should only take a couple 

of minutes. Transfer to a large 

oven proof dish (ideally with 

a lid). 

Slow-cooked pulled beef brisket in tomato sauce, Beer-braised brisket. 

In your frying pan, cook onions 

and garlic for a few minutes and 

then add to the brisket dish. 

Add the tomato purée, 

barbecue sauce, honey, 

Worcestershire sauce, stock and 

paprika to the brisket dish and 

bring to the boil. 

Cover your dish and place it in 

the oven. Let your beef cook in 

the oven for up to 5hr. 

Transfer the beef to a clean 

chopping board and cover with 

foil to let the beef rest for at least 

20min. 

Return your beef to the dish 

(where the sauce remains) and 

use forks to pull the meat apart. 

It should pull quite easily. 

Serve with parsley and bread, 

tacos, coleslaw or vegetables. 

Beer-braised brisket 

12 servings 

Ingredients 

6 garlic cloves 

2 tbsp brown sugar 

2 tbsp Dijon mustard 

2 tbsp olive oil 

1 tbsp ground black pepper 

1 tbsp ground cumin 

1 tbsp paprika 

1 tsp cayenne pepper 

¼ cup salt, plus extra 

3-4kg untrimmed brisket 

2 onions, thinly sliced 

355ml can lager 

Directions 

Finely chop garlic in a food 

processor. Add brown sugar, 

mustard, oil, black pepper, cumin, 

paprika, cayenne, and ¼ cup salt 

and process until smooth. Rub 

all over brisket, working into 

crevices. Wrap in plastic and chill 

for 24-48hr. 

Let meat sit out until room 

temperature, about 1hr. 

Preheat oven to 160 deg C. 

Scatter onions in a large roasting 

pan and set brisket, fat side up, 

on top. 

Add beer and cover with foil. 

Braise until meat is very tender, 

5-6hr. 

Remove from oven and switch 

oven to grill. Grill brisket, 

until top is browned and crisp, 

5-10min. 

Let brisket cool slightly. 

Remove from pan and shred 

or slice. Remove onions with 

a slotted spoon and mix into 

brisket. Taste and moisten with 

some cooking liquid and season 

with salt, if needed. 

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CONTINUING EDUCATION 

Midwifery delivers new 

direction for young mum 

Shelley Tweedie’s decision to become 

a midwife came from a desire to create a 

secure future for herself and her young 

daughter. 

After high school she had a string of jobs 

including working at a printing company, 

as a weighbridge operator and doing youth 

and mental health work, but nothing felt 

like the right fit. “I just basically got to a 

point in my life where I needed to create 

some stability,” she explains. 

Shelley became “really passionate and 

driven” about a career as a midwife. 

She chose to study at Ara Institute 

of Canterbury for its flexible degree 

programme which is delivered using 

a blend of online modules, tutorials 

and two-week block ‘intensives’ at its 

impressive new health training facilities in 

central Christchurch. 

“It really worked for me as the mother 

of a 2-year-old. I was able to learn at my 

own pace and schedule it into times that 

worked around my family. You need good 

support systems around you though - like 

people who can pick the kids up if you 

can’t, financial and emotional support and 

positive energy in your personal life. It’s a 

demanding course, so passion and support 

are key to getting through the challenging 

times.” 

Shelley especially liked the practical 

focus at Ara. “It’s totally necessary to read 

and learn about something, but it makes a 

lot more sense when you experience it in 

real life. Studying for exams was made a lot 

easier because we all had stories from our 

practical experiences that we could share 

and discuss with each other.” 

During her studies, Shelley consistently 

achieved excellent grades and gained 

exceptional feedback from the midwives 

she worked with in clinical practice. 

Now a qualified midwife, Shelley is 

justifiably proud of what she’s achieved. “I 

had never strived for anything academic 

in my life before. The fact that I’ve proven 

to myself that I can achieve what I put 

my mind to has been one of the biggest 

personal highlights for me.” 

If you’re looking for a new direction, 

explore Ara’s study options at ara.ac.nz 

or call 0800 24 24 76. 

THE BLACK cormorant/ 

kawau is one of 12 

cormorant species found 

in New Zealand, with this 

one often seen around the 

estuary and lower reaches 

of our rivers. 

We are very lucky to 

have about 12 to 16 of 

these black cormorants 

making our estuary their 

home as there are not that 

many of them in New 

Zealand. 

You can spot them sitting 

along the estuary edge 

or perched in trees along 

river banks with their 

wings spread out. 

So why do they do this? 

Cormorants dive under 

water and then use their 

webbed feet to propel 

themselves to chase their 

prey. 

Now, unlike non-diving 

birds, their feathers are not 

as oily and therefore not as 

waterproof, which allows 

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. 

Cormorants are constantly 

drying their wings 

RARE: There are only 

about 12 to 16 black 

cormorants that have 

made the Avon- 

Heathcote Estuary their 

home. 

PHOTO: BRIAN BETTS 

them to dive in the first 

place. 

It does mean, however, 

that they need to “spread 

their wings and tail feathers” 

to dry out and warm 

up after each meal, or they 

would lose their body temperature 

and suffer from 

hypothermia. 

Amazing how nature 

provides for all the different 

needs of different 

birds. The cormorants 

have been observed eating 

up to 30 small eels and fish 

each day. Tough life having 

to dive, chase fish, dry 

out, warm up, dive, chase 

fish, warm up, dry out and 

so on, that many times 

each day. 

Experts are not sure why 

the cormorants choose 

either trees, shrubs cliffs or 

even the ground to nest on 

but here around the estuary, 

it appears they prefer 

nesting in trees. Both male 

and female will incubate 

the eggs and the chick 

feeding is also a shared 

task. 

How can we help the 

cormorant numbers to 

thrive? Keep dogs on the 

lead when walking along 

riverbanks and the estuary 

edge. 

Celebration time 

Port Hills 

MP Ruth 

Dyson writes 

about two 

celebrations 

in the Bay 

Harbour 

area – 

Redcliffs 

School reopening and 

the removal of a Mobil 

logo on Lyttelton’s oil 

tanks 

Redcliffs School is open. 

Nine years nearly to the 

day since Redcliffs School 

moved off-site – first to 

Sumner School and then 

to van Asch – but the 

school has finally returned 

home in a beautiful new 

learning facility. 

I went to the start of 

the first day on Monday, 

where one parent told 

me his year 8 son was 

“bouncing off the ceiling 

with excitement” at the 

thought of finally being 

in their own home. It is a 

huge time for celebration 

– not just the celebration 

of the new building – but 

a celebration of nine years 

of community passion, 

integrity and strength that 

saw the proposed closure 

reversed and the school 

returned home. 

And another community 

celebration is the Lyttelton 

victory in getting 

the massive Mobil logo removed 

from the oil tanks. 

The logo was painted on 

the side of the tank without 

any discussion with 

locals and was a large and 

intrusive blot on the vista 

from homes overlooking 

the tank farm. After 

representations directly 

to Mobil, the company 

agreed and the logo has 

now been removed. Good 

decision Mobil. 

While these are two 

very different situations, 

they are both examples 

of local voices winning 

an argument and should 

EXCITING: Port Hills 

MP Ruth Dyson was at 

the Redcliffs School 

reopening on Monday 

talking and celebrating 

with parents and 

children. 

give us hope that when 

clear and strong positions 

are outlined, then bad 

decisions can be reversed. 

The Redcliffs community 

was united in its opposition 

to its school being 

closed and ran a very 

strong and imaginative 

campaign, never veering 

from facts, never using the 

students, and igniting the 

spirit of the community 

in support. The Lyttelton 

campaign was smaller and 

quieter but, again, stuck 

to facts and engaged in a 

constructive way. 

A great outcome in 

both cases for two great 

communities.



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Stablemates influence sporty Civic 

TYPE S AND Type R are Honda’s 

nameplates for some of its iconic 

sporting models, Integra and 

Civic. 

Of course, the two-door 

coupe Integra is no longer 

manufactured, but the Civic 

Type R was relaunched a 

couple of years ago and is still 

in Honda’s books. It represents 

everything a buyer could want 

in a hot hatchback – powerful 

turbocharged two-litre engine, 

six-speed manual gearbox, and all 

the go-faster goodies underneath 

that gets power to ground and 

provide a handling sensation 

reminiscent of true sports cars, 

all of the time offering the benefit 

of four doors and room inside for 

five adults. 

The Type R doesn’t come cheap, 

although it is affordable at $60k. 

For those who can’t quite make 

that outlay and would find the 

manual gearbox unworkable, then 

Honda has other Civics which 

are tamer but share the edgy, 

aggressive looks of the Type R. 

This evaluation focuses on 

the $41,990 RS Sensing Sport 

hatchback, a car that you could 

just about mistake for a Type R, 

its looks are almost aggressive 

and it has just a few little tweaks 

here and there that promote 

sporty performance. I’m talking 

about a sports exhaust system, 

beefy 18in black wheels, and a 

body kit that wouldn’t look out of 

place on a formula one race track. 

The RS Sensing is available in 

hatchback and sedan, currently 

there are seven Civic models 

listed in Honda’s books, all have 

much the same design cues 

adding to that sporty appeal. 

However, if you don’t want the 

sporty look, the base models 

aren’t quite so in-your-face. 

There are also turbocharged 

engine options throughout 

the range, although it must be 

remembered that traditionally 

the Civic has utilised naturallyaspirated 

engines, and that is still 

the case today, the turbo option 

is only there for those who want 

that performance edge. The 

choice is almost overwhelming, 

there is a Civic for all budgets and 

driving styles. 

The RS Sport Sensing hatch is 

a smart piece of kit and as I’ve 

mentioned it gets a turbo engine 

of 1498cc. If you are thinking 

the base model’s 1.8-litre unit is 

better simply because it is bigger, 

HONDA CIVIC RS SPORT SENSING: Part of an extensive range. 

well both have advantages in 

certain areas but the 1.5-litre 

turbo is a stunner in terms of 

refinement, power and economy. 

It has higher power outputs 

than the 1.8, yet gets the same 

economy. 

Honda’s figures go something 

like this: Turbo power peaks at 

127kW (5500rpm) with 220Nm 

drawn from 1700rpm and 

available all of the way to the 

area of peak power, that’s against 

the naturally aspirated engine at 

104kW and 174Nm. Honda also 

claims 6.4l/100km combined 

cycle fuel usage average for both 

engines. 

I like the feel of turbo power, 

and my right foot was constantly 

exploring the performance edge 

just to feel that turbo rush. I’m 

not saying the Civic in this form 

is a true sports car, it isn’t, but it 

does have good acceleration and 

delivers a feel-good factor from 

beneath the accelerator pedal. 

Another claim by Honda is an 

8.5sec standstill to 100km/h time. 

As I mentioned in my 

introduction, the RS Sport 

Sensing gets a sport exhaust 

system; it doesn’t produce 

volume, but there is an 

underlying growl which sounds 

throaty, and it looks great with 

two pipes centered in the rear 

of the car. Add in the big wheels 

and wide, low profile Michelin 

Pilot tyres (235/40) and there is 

handling to match the sporting 

characteristics of the engine and 

racy body kit. 

One of the reasons I like the 

Civic so much is that it utilises 

a fully independent suspension 

right across the range, Honda 

are the past-masters of this 

type of chassis set-up, and the 

multi-link rear in RS is perfect in 

• Price – Honda Civc RS 

Sport Sensing hatch, 

$41,990 

• Dimensions – Length, 

4515mm; width, 1799mm; 

height, 1421mm 

• Configuration – Fourcylinder, 

front-wheeldrive, 

1498cc, 127kW, 

160Nm, seven-step 

continuously variable 

automatic 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 8.5sec 

• Fuel usage – 6.4l/100km 

terms of ride quality and ability 

to contain the body structure. 

It isn’t rigid, but the spring and 

damper rates are firmish but also 

biased towards keeping the tyres 

in constant contact with the road 

surface, uneven surfaces don’t 

affect handling control. 

There are some cars you just 

feel right at home with, and the 

RS gave me one of the most 

delightful drives this year so 

far, and this from a car that will 

attract a wide cross-section of 

buyers. 

Civic has been an enduring 

nameplate, it was first released 

in 1972 and that three-door 

hatchback made an immediate 

impression. Nothing has changed, 

the Civic has evolved over the 

years and is still a very desirable 

mid-size car today, even though 

it is nothing like the cheeky small 

car that first wore the badge.


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International Day 

of the Seafarer 

» Page 02 

Meet Lyttelton Port’s 

new Chief Executive 

Officer 

» Page 08 

Protecting marine 

mammals 

» Page 11 

ssue 16 June 2020 

Lyttelton Port Company Community Newsletter 

eeping Canterbury moving 

hrough COVID-19 

Essential, proud, respected: 

That’s how we describe the 

Lyttelton Port Company team 

who ensured the region was 

supplied with the food, fuel, 

medicine and essential goods 

we needed every day during 

the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Cargo Handler 

Vaughan Robinson 

was one of the many 

members of the LPC 

team who worked 

through lockdown. 

As LPC is a critical link for Canterbury and 

the South Island, our team knew the Port 

needed to continue operating as the country 

reached Alert Level 4. 

With the health, safety and wellbeing of 

our people at the heart of everything we 

do, our COVID-19 response team worked 

tirelessly to keep the port operating during 

the lockdown. 

From the Cargo Handlers who worked 

on the wharf to the Marine Pilots who 

welcomed vessels to our waters, the teams 

working at our Inland Ports to our staff 

diligently working from home, the LPC team 

banded together. 

Despite the challenging circumstances, 

our team adapted to the rapidly evolving 

situation. Change in shift patterns, increased 

hygiene measures and physical distancing 

requirements were taken in their stride. 

An ‘Essential Worker selfie’ competition 

saw many of our team proudly sharing snaps 

of their daily work. 

As we have moved through the Alert 

Levels, our team has continued to adapt to a 

‘new normal’. 

As border restrictions remain in place, our 

Marine Pilots continue to operate in isolation 

from other staff, and we are working closely 

with the Canterbury District Health Board 

to understand the health status of all crew 

visiting Lyttelton. 

Shore leave for vessel crews is permitted 

under Level 1, provided vessels are more than 

14 days from their last foreign port and have 

had no new crew join the vessel.

2 PORT NEWS 

LPC UPDATE June 2020 

International Day 

f the Seafarer 

June 25 marks the 

International Day of the 

Seafarer, a day which Lyttelton 

Seafarers Centre Chairperson 

Rev John McLister hopes will 

shine a light on the vital role 

these key workers play in 

keeping our region moving. 

On any given day, there can be up to 400 

foreign seafarers on vessels visiting Lyttelton 

Harbour, far away from home, often with 

limited English and performing challenging 

and isolating tasks at sea. 

This year’s International Day of the 

Seafarer aims to recognise that seafarers are 

key workers. They are on the frontline of the 

COVID-19 pandemic, playing an essential role 

in maintaining the flow of vital goods, such 

as food, medicines and medical supplies. 

However, the crisis has led to difficult 

working conditions for seafarers, including 

uncertainties and difficulties about port 

access, re-supply, crew changeovers and 

repatriation. 

These are challenges Mr McLister is 

familiar with. As the Lyttelton Seafarers 

Centre Chairperson and Chaplain, Mr 

McLister welcomed more than 4,000 seafarers 

visits last year and expects this year’s visit 

numbers to be significantly higher. 

Seafarers from all corners of the globe 

congregate at the Seafarers Centre on 

Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. The Centre is 

place of refuge where seafarers are greeted 

with a warm kiwi welcome and a reprieve 

from the often harsh conditions of life at sea. 

The Seafarers Centre is part of the global 

Mission to Seafarers, an Anglican welfare 

charity serving merchant crews around 

the world. 

The Catholic seafarers’ welfare charity 

Stella Maris also contributes to the running 

of the Centre. 

“We offer seafarers foreign currency 

exchange, tea and coffee, snacks, internet, 

mobile SIM cards, and a comfortable space 

to relax and unwind on shore and make 

contact with their loved ones at home,” 

says Mr McLister. 

“On average seafarers are spending 

9 months of the year at sea, so the Centre 

is about providing a connection to home, 

human contact, and ensuring they have a safe 

space on shore, rather than congregating on 

street corners.” 

Mr McLister and the Centre’s volunteers 

can also arrange for crews to attend church 

services – Some seafarers are catholic, while 

others are Muslim and wish to visit the Al 

Noor Mosque, which has become a place of 

pilgrimage since the terror attacks last year. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has created another 

set of challenges, with seafarers unable to gain 

shore leave in some circumstances and unable 

to be repatriated home. 

In March, LPC supported Mr McLister to 

start chaplaincy visits to vessels, which he 

says has ensured crews were cared for during 

COVID-19. 

“The vessel visits mean we can deliver 

WiFi units and groceries to crews who cannot 

come ashore, we can also let them know 

about the various welfare services the Centre 

can provide.” 

A key role of the centre is advocacy, says 

Mr McLister. 

“The Seafarers Centre is seen as a nonconfrontational 

organisation that crews can 

use to talk about issues they may be facing. 

We can then speak directly to shipping agents 

or Maritime New Zealand to resolve issues. 

The Lyttelton centre is a strong advocate for 

seafarers nationally.” 

LPC Strategic Engagement Manager 

Phil de Joux says Lyttelton Port is proud 

to support the Seafarers Centre and the 

important work Mr McLister undertakes. 

“LPC provides the Lyttelton Seafarers 

Centre with financial support, safe 

transportation to vessels and donated WiFi 

units to keep crews connected.” 

In recent times, LPC has also ensured our 

Marine Pilots provide vessel masters with 

information on accessing the centre. 

“As the South Island’s largest Port, we have 

an obligation to ensure everyone who visits 

and works in our Port are safe and cared for. 

This is something we will continue to do well 

into the future.” 

The Centre is place of 

refuge where seafarers 

are greeted with a warm 

kiwi welcome. Pictured is 

Rev John McLister with 

visiting seafarers.

03 PORT NEWS 


Whakaraupō 

Mātaitai bylaws 

This map shows the 

area of the new Mātaitai 

Bylaws, in place to protect 

and enhance harbour fish 

stocks. 

The new Whakaraupō Mātaitai bylaws 

are supported by the Whaka-Ora Healthy 

Harbour partnership, aiming to restore and 

protect the health of Lyttelton Harbour. LPC 

is proud to work with Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, 

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Environment 

Canterbury and the Christchurch City 

Council on this important kaupapa. 

For more information, visit 

healthyharbour.org.nz 

Shellfish 

Bag Limit 

Pāua 5 

Tuaki (cockle) 30 

Pipi 30 

Kutai (mussels) 30 

Pāpaka (crabs) 10 

New Mātaitai Bylaws 

to protect and enhance 

harbour fishstocks 

Tio (oysters) 10 

Other shellfish 

Finfish 

Pātiki (flounder) 20 

Rāwaru (blue cod) 2 

Hoka (red cod) 5 

Marari (butterfish) 10 

Moki 10 

Kōiro (conger eel) 2 

Whairepo 

(skate/ray) 

Other finfish combined 10 

Seaweeds 

All seaweed 

(except karengo, undaria) 

Note beachcast seaweed is outside 

of the mātaitai area. 

Area Closures 

Walkers Beach 

(Otamahua/ Quail Island) 

Rec Bay (Purau) 

Harvesting 

prohibition 

Bag Limit 

Harvesting 

prohibition 

Bylaw 

Details 

Harvesting 

prohibition 

Bylaw 

Details 

Tuaki 

harvesting 

prohibited 

Tuaki 

harvesting 

prohibited 

The Minister of Fisheries has 

approved new bylaws that 

will limit fishing within the 

Whakaraupō Mātaitai. 

The bylaws are the result of a proposal put 

together by Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, with 

support from local recreational fishers, 

science advisors and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. 

Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Chair 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 of Ngāi Tahu 

whānui and the wider Lyttelton Harbour 

community.” 

The bylaws are reinforced by surveys 

conducted by Te Tiaki Mahinga Kai, a 

University of Otago research and monitoring 

support team for Customary Protection Area 

managers. 

The surveys found only 10 per cent of pāua 

in the Whakaraupō Mātaitai 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. 

Lead Mātaitai Tangata Tiaki Henry Couch 

says 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 Whakaraupō Mātaitai, 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 Whakaraupō Mātaitai is 

prohibited as well as the harvesting of tuaki 

(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. 

“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.” 

The new bylaws took effect on April 24. 

Community consultation is also set to 

begin on revised bylaws for the Rāpaki 

Mātaitai.


4 PORT NEWS 

New land taking shape: 

To date, over 4.3 ha of land 

has been reclaimed in 

stage of the project at 

Te Awaparahi Bay. 

Community 

Update: 

Rio Class 

vessel 

generator 

noise 

We wanted to take this 

opportunity to update the 

local community about the 

issue of low frequency noise 

from the Maersk Rio Class 

Vessels regularly calling at 

Lyttelton Port. 

oving east: 

e Awaparahi Bay 

eclamation update 

We know that keeping our noise levels at a 

minimum is important to the community 

we are a part of, which is why we have been 

working closely with the shipping line to 

resolve this issue. 

Each of the standard Rio Class vessels 

has now had a silencer fitted to one of the 

four generators. The ships are required 

to use the silenced generator while at the 

wharf, which substantially reduces noise. 

We have however had occasional ship visit 

where they have used other generators, and 

that has continued to be an issue. 

We’ve given Maersk further feedback 

and they have investigated and have found 

some options for further improving their 

performance. We’re confident they’re 

focused on minimising noise while in port 

and we’re meeting with them regularly to 

review performance. 

If you have any further concerns 

or questions please get in touch 

with our Environment Team: 

environment@lpc.co.nz 

New land is taking shape at 

Te Awaparahi Bay, building 

new capacity to extend LPC’s 

container terminal and meet 

future shipping demands. 

The first 10 hectares of the reclamation is 

complete, and great progress has been made 

on this second stage, creating an additional 

6 hectares. 

Here’s the latest from our project team: 

• The second stage of Te Awaparahi Bay land 

reclamation project remains on track with 

approximately 4.3 hectares of new land 

created to date. 

• Over 1,583,000 tonnes of fill from our 

Gollan’s Bay quarry has been transported to 

the reclamation. Over 440,000m³ of dredged 

material has been removed, reducing the 

land settlement time significantly. The 

dredging was completed on March 25. 

• The first area of land on the new 

reclamation is now being used for car 

storage. This area is the first of six staged 

handovers, which will eventually add a total 

of around 3.3 hectares of usable land. The 

next area is due to be handed over at the 

end of June. 

This stage of the reclamation will be 

completed by January 2021. 

For regular updates on the project, visit 

lpcharbourwatch.co.nz or email 

lpccommunications@lpc.co.nz

05 PORT NEWS 


Sweet success 

»Page 8 

ruise berth 

rogress continues 

Lyttelton Port is one step 

closer to welcoming the 

world’s largest cruise ships 

to Canterbury with the final 

wharf deck concrete pour 

completed on New Zealand’s 

first purpose-built cruise berth. 

Since late 2018, over 2500m 3 of concrete has 

been placed to form the main wharf deck, 

ensuring the structure is ready to open in 

November and welcome the 80 cruise ships 

booked for the summer season. 

From Designers BECA, to HEB 

Construction, Genesis Projects and LPC 

engineers, many teams have ensured 

construction is on time and minimised any 

potential risks to the marine environment in 

Whakaraupō / Lyttelton Harbour. 

LPC Infrastructure Manager Mike 

Simmers says it is exciting to reach this 

milestone in the project, and attention is now 

turning to the remaining work needed to 

ready the berth for November. 

Construction is progressing well and over 

2000 rock bags have been successfully placed 

underwater to provide scour protection to 

the seawall slope. 

“The focus for the construction teams on 

site will now shift to the infrastructure on 

land behind the wharf, which includes a new 

electrical sub-station, lighting masts and 

underground services such as stormwater 

treatment systems and water reticulation 

pipework,” says Mike. 

“There will also be a passenger shelter and 

small amenities building constructed.” 

LPC Strategic Engagement Manager 

Phil de Joux wished to thank the Harbour 

community for their support during the 

piling stage of the project. 

“We know this has been a noisy process, 

and we acknowledge that it could at times 

be disruptive to Lyttelton residents and 

business owners.” 

“By providing regular updates on when 

piling was expected to occur, we hope we 

have helped people to plan around the 

anticipated noise and minimise its impact.” 

Phil says LPC continues to work closely with 

the Christchurch City Council, ChristchurchNZ, 

the Lyttelton Information Centre and 

independent tour operators to plan the most 

effective logistics around the cruise berth. 

“We want everyone to be prepared and 

well-informed about the process surrounding 

cruise ship visits, so we will keep the 

community updated in the coming months as 

plans become finalised. 

COVID-19 impact on cruise at LPC 

Construction on the cruise berth paused 

under COVID-19 Alert Level 4, however great 

progress has been made since work was 

restarted at Alert Level 3. LPC Marketing 

Manager Simon Munt says the COVID-19 

outbreak will have an effect on the next cruise 

season, but this impact is not yet clear. 

“We continue to watch the situation as it 

develops, and work with relevant industry 

interests and agencies to remain informed. 

However, there are numerous factors that 

affect the situation, not least of which is how 

long border restrictions remain in place.” 

The berth remains on track to be complete 

in time for the 2020/2021 cruise ship season. 

With the last concrete 

pour on the cruise berth's 

wharf deck complete, 

construction crews are 

on the home stretch.


6 PORT NEWS 

“I understand that the Port is part of a thriving 

local community. We will continue to work 

closely with our neighbours, and aim to 

operate in a way that respects the needs of 

those who live and work around us.” 

Roger with his wife 

Caroline and three 

children, twins Jacqueline 

and Emily (15) and son 

Sebastian (13). Roger’s 

children live in Sydney 

with their mother, and 

Roger and Caroline make 

regular visits to Sydney a 

top priority. 

At the helm: Meet Lyttelton 

ort’s new Chief Executive Officer 

Roger Gray 

Since February, Roger Gray has 

been at the helm of the South 

Island’s largest Port, proudly 

leading a team of over 600 

Cantabrians to keep our region 

moving. 

Since February, Roger Gray has been at the 

helm of the South Island’s largest Port, proudly 

leading a team of over 600 Cantabrians to keep 

our region moving. 

The first few months of Roger’s tenure 

at Lyttelton Port have not been without 

challenge. In March the COVID-19 pandemic 

hit New Zealand, which saw the need to 

drastically change the way the Port operated 

to ensure the team could safely work. 

As the Port slowly returns to a ‘new normal’ 

way of working, Roger says he has been 

impressed with the team’s approach to the 

challenges COVID-19 created. 

“I know our team is resilient – they 

proved this during the earthquakes and they 

have proven this again during COVID-19. 

All our people continued working, despite 

the uncertainty, to support the South Island’s 

economy.” 

Before joining LPC, Roger was Group 

General Manager Airports at Air New Zealand. 

In this role he managed all ground handling 

and lounge operations at 55 airports around 

the globe, covering 2,700 staff who handle 

18 million passengers annually. Prior to this, 

Roger was Group General Manager Business 

Performance at Air New Zealand. 

Roger also has experience as Managing 

Director – Australia for the Blue Star Print 

Group. He has also held several senior 

leadership roles with Goodman Fielder, 

including Managing Director of Quality Bakers 

– New Zealand and Supply Chain Director for 

Goodman Fielder Baking – Australia. 

Born and raised in Australia, Roger has 

worked as a Logistician at the Sydney 

Organising Committee for the Olympics 

Games, and was also an officer in the 

Australian Army. 

While the first three months of Roger’s 

time at LPC has been disrupted by COVID-19, 

he says through engagement with staff and 

unions, it has become clear LPC needs to focus 

improving workplace culture. 

He says work has begun on developing a 

set of values and behaviours collaboratively 

with all staff at LPC, which will set the way 

forward as to how people are expected to 

act and behave, and what it means to be an 

employee of LPC. 

Firmly focused on the future of the 

country’s third-largest Port, Roger is 

confident the team is up for the challenge. 

“I’ve been spending a lot of time with 

our teams across the business – from 

the Container Terminal to Maintenance, 

CityDepot and MidlandPort in Rolleston. 

The LPC whānau is proud, committed, and 

ready for the future. 

“We must ensure the Port is sustainable, 

remains the preferred choice for importers 

and exporters and delivers fit-forpurpose 

infrastructure for our people and 

customers.” 

Strong engagement with the harbour 

community is also a focus for LPC, 

says Roger. 

“I understand that the Port is part of a 

thriving local community. We will continue 

to work closely with our neighbours, and aim 

to operate in a way that respects the needs of 

those who live and work around us.”

07 PORT NEWS 


eefer towers 

aking shape 

Reefer towers 

in numbers 

All refer containers need power to keep 

foodstuffs chilled, reefer towers provide 

access to the power units. 

LPC Reefer Care 

Officer Ron Crosby has 

worked on the wharf 

for over 10 years, tasked 

with ensuring the 

reefer containers filled 

with the South Island’s 

frozen vegetables, 

frozen meat and fish 

and chilled dairy and 

meat are kept at the 

perfect temperature. 

He’s pictured with our 

new purpose-built 

reefer towers. 

10m 

The reefer towers are 

10m by 60m long 

Last year, LPC exported 31,447 

twenty-foot equivalent (TEU) 

reefer containers – including a 

fair few donuts from Original 

Foods Baking Co. 

We also imported 10,927 TEUs containing 

bananas, frozen dairy products and other 

chilled goods enjoyed by South Islanders 

every day. 

Ensuring these products get to 

supermarket chiller is a dedicated Reefer 

Team, who are experts in handling 

refrigerated containers. 

LPC Reefer Care Officer Ron Crosby has 

worked on the wharf for over 10 years, tasked 

with ensuring the reefer containers filled 

with the South Island’s frozen vegetables, 

frozen meat and fish and chilled dairy and 

meat are kept at the perfect temperature. 

Ron is also pretty excited about the 

progress on our four purpose-built reefer 

towers in the Lyttelton Container Terminal 

(LCT), improving our capacity to export 

local produce to the world and meet future 

shipping demands. 

Each reefer tower will be 60 metres long 

and 10 metres high. The towers will also 

deliver substantial benefits in health and 

safety by introducing hard-engineered 

separation between our team working on 

the reefers, and the straddles operating in 

the LCT. 

Brightwater Engineering is the main 

contractor working on the project, and 

Higgins is subcontracted to Brightwater to 

complete the civil construction works. 

Ron has been involved in giving feedback 

on the towers to the project team, ensuring 

the towers tick all the boxes. 

“It’s great to see all the measurements we’d 

given for the towers in action – it’s going to be 

really good to have these modern facilities.” 

The towers will be completed by August 

2020. If you would like to take a look at the 

towers taking shape, you get a great view 

from the Sumner Road lookout. 

31,447 

TEUs with chilled 

goods exported in 2019 

10,927 

TEUs with chilled 

goods imported in 2019 

08/2020 

Towers due to be completed 

by August this year

08 CUSTOMER FOCUS 


“In order for our 

products to maintain 

their freshness and 

deliciousness it’s 

critical that they get 

from A to B quickly 

and Lyttelton Port 

plays a major role in 

that process”. 

Sweet success: 

Original Foods Baking Co. 

If you grew up in Christchurch 

in the ‘90s, chances are you’ve 

tasted a delicious donut baked 

by Original Foods Baking Co. 

From supplying donuts to the majority of 

the city’s fish and chip shops, to exporting 

brownies, slices and muffins through 

Lyttelton Port, success has been sweet for 

this New Zealand family-owned business. 

Original Foods Baking Co. National Sales 

Manager Will Jones says since 1991, the 

business has steadily expanded from its 

initial small operation to the multi-milliondollar 

success story it is today. The company’s 

range now includes over 90 delicious baked 

goods including cakes, donuts, muffins, 

brownies, slices and bites sold under the 

Original Foods Baking Co, Goofy, Bite 

Me and supermarket brands. 

“In 2016, we marked our 25th year in 

business and decided to do a major brand 

refresh to better reflect our company’s 

personality and commitment to quality, 

freshly baked goods and moved into our $10m 

purpose built factory at Wigram, said Will. 

“Our new Original Foods Baking Co brand 

was born, complete with our cheeky, smiling 

monkey logo. 

“Our brand defines the culture of our 

company being a fun, open and inclusive 

workplace based on mutual respect and 

shared vision.” 

Today, Original Foods Baking Co’s treats 

are big business in New Zealand and abroad, 

with the company’s products found in leading 

supermarkets, cafés, catering companies, 

airlines, restaurants and tourism businesses. 

“We pride ourselves on the real, homebaked 

taste of our products, said Will. 

“The not-so-secret-secret to their taste is 

that they are made from real recipes, with 

real NZ fresh ingredients wherever possible 

and minimal preservatives and additives. 

“When it comes to our export products, 

they are baked fresh, then frozen and loaded 

straight into refrigerated containers for 

delivery to Lyttelton Port. 

“In order for our products to maintain 

their freshness and deliciousness it’s critical 

that they get from A to B quickly and 

Lyttelton Port plays a major role in that 

process.” 

Asked what makes their approach to 

baking so successful, Will says it is simple. 

“Our home baked taste. The long list of 

awards our goods have received proves 

that our products are light years away from 

the mass-produced, preservative-laden, 

cardboard-tasting goods that can be found 

elsewhere. 

“We are also conscious of being as 

sustainable as possible and giving back to 

our community. 

“Our Wigram production facility is an 

exemplar of energy and resource efficiency. 

“We have a sophisticated recycling 

process, we are an associate member of 

RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm 

Oil), we provide support to various charity 

organisations and value our staff as part of 

our Original Foods Baking Co family. 

“This all combines to be the recipe of our 

success,” said Will. 

As for the future of their baking? It’s 

looking pretty sweet, with a firm focus on 

continuing to create indulgent, quality treats.

09 OUR PEOPLE 

“It’s getting harder to find drivers, 

so encouraging women and young people 

is one way to make sure we don’t have 

a shortage. Some women just have a lack 

of confidence, so the organisation is about 

women raising each other up…” 


eceival and Delivery Manager 

bbey Clapp 

Receival and Delivery Manager 

Abbey Clapp enjoys 

a good challenge. She first 

came to work at LPC when 

she was 18 years old. In her 

mid-20s, she left to do a 5-year 

stint at transport company 

NZ Express. 

eceival and Delivery Manager Abbey Clapp 

njoys a good challenge. She first came to 

ork at LPC when she was 18 years old. In 

er mid-20s, she left to do a 5-year stint at 

ransport company NZ Express. 

She came back to LPC 2 years ago to 

ake on the task of implementing a vehicle 

ooking system that has dramatically 

educed waiting and turnaround times for 

rucks at the Port. 

“When I was at NZ Express, it was common 

for drivers to be queuing for 1–3 hours. That 

made it hard to schedule the day or to predict 

the workload. We couldn’t give customers 

an accurate delivery time. As a dispatch 

manager, I would often start work feeling 

defeated,” Abbey says. 

The vehicle booking system allows 

transport vehicles to book times to deliver 

and collect cargo from the Port. In the past, 

trucks would turn up without a schedule 

and often faced long waits. The system has 

brought the average truck turn time down 

to around 30 minutes. Multiply that time 

savings by the 1,200–1,600 trucks coming 

through the depot and Port each week, and 

you have a lot of efficiencies saved. 

The vehicle booking system also benefits 

the wider community, with fewer trucks 

travelling along Brougham Street during 

peak morning and evening commute times. 

Abbey says the challenges of her job are 

different every day – and she likes it that 

way. She says it has been very satisfying to 

oversee the implementation of a system that 

she knows makes a difference to transport 

companies all around the city. 

Abbey manages eight people in her role 

and says the people make her job great. 

“There are a lot of people involved in making 

the vehicle booking system work – from the 

office staff to operations. Everyone is very 

friendly and positive. They just get in and get 

it done.” 

Abbey says transport is still a maledominated 

industry, but she joined Women in 

Road Transport NZ to help change that. The 

organisation helped introduce flexible work 

options like shift sharing to make it easier for 

women with families to work in the industry. 

“It’s getting harder to find drivers, so 

encouraging women and young people is one 

way to make sure we don’t have a shortage. 

Some women just have a lack of confidence, 

so the organisation is about women raising 

each other up,” Abbey says. 

Abbey Clapp first 

came to work at LPC 

when she was 18 years 

old. She came back 

to LPC 2 years ago 

to take on the task 

of implementing a 

vehicle booking system 

that has dramatically 

reduced waiting and 

turnaround times for 

trucks at the Port.


0 ENVIRONMENT 

Supporting 

our 

community 

LPC Environmental 

Advisor Dr Crystal Lenky 

(left) and ESR scientist 

Dr Olga Pantos hold 

the structures used 

to test the impact of 

microplastics on our 

ocean. 

LPC is committed to engaging 

with and supporting the 

Harbour Basin and other 

communities in which it 

operates. We are proud of our 

community, and we want to 

support it. 

Understanding 

ocean plastics 

cientists predict that, by 2050, 

here will be more plastic in 

he ocean than fish, but what 

mpact that will have on 

ew Zealand’s marine 

nvironment is unclear. 

LPC is hosting a study led by ESR to learn 

more. In a trial last year, two types of plastics 

were attached to the pontoon outside 

Waterfront House. In March this year, the 

second phase of the study will have five types 

of common plastics – new samples that are 

artificially aged – which will be kept in the 

sea for 12 months. 

The researchers will be looking at how the 

plastics change over time. What chemicals 

do they absorb, and what chemicals do they 

release? How quickly do they degrade, and 

what types of organisms grow on them. 

ESR scientist Olga Pantos says, “In this 

part of the study, we’re looking at whether 

plastics can act as rafts for marine organisms 

that could threaten New Zealand’s marine 

biosecurity by bringing in pathogens and 

other marine pests that wouldn’t otherwise 

be able to reach us.” 

The project team will also look at the 

microbes that interact with the plastics to see 

if any have the ability to use the plastics as 

an energy source and therefore degrade it. 

“If we’re finding microbes that are able to 

degrade plastic, then we may be able to find a 

solution for the huge amount of plastic waste 

that we have. It’s a huge way down the track, 

but we have to start somewhere. We may be 

able to develop new plastics with a structure 

that can be broken down by microbes.” 

One of the five plastics being tested in 

the March study is PLA, which is sold as a 

compostable plastic – but to compost, the 

plastic needs very specific conditions, which 

are not found in the ocean. 

“Very little is known about potential risks 

of PLA. It doesn’t go away in the sea. Animals 

could eat it and be affected in the same way 

as eating any other plastic,” Olga says. 

This is the first study of its kind in New 

Zealand, and Olga hopes it will be a step 

towards addressing what she calls a “huge 

knowledge gap” in this area. 

“My background is marine biology, and 

I’ve always had a massive love of the ocean 

and concern for the impact of plastics. The 

solution is easy – we just stop putting plastic 

in the sea – but we’ve gone a bit beyond that 

now. This study will help us understand 

the risk that plastic poses for the coastal 

ecosystem. If you can understand the risk, 

then you can make changes to mitigate that 

risk” she says. 

LPC Environment Manager Kim Kelleher 

says, “We’re really focused on being part of 

the solution and aiming to improve by doing 

things like reducing the plastic we use, looking 

for alternative products, managing our waste 

effectively and doing coastal 

clean-ups.” 

“Some of our team are so committed, 

they’re adopting areas and doing their own 

shoreline clean-ups,” says Kim. “We have also 

sponsored Te Puna Auaha Trust to establish a 

community-based plastics remaking initiative 

here at the Port.” 

LPC is committed to engaging with and 

supporting the Harbour Basin and other 

communities in which it operates. We are 

proud of our community, and we want to 

support it. 

In our latest sponsorship round, LPC 

has renewed its sponsorship for Lyttelton 

Rugby Club junior teams, Lyttelton Netball 

Club, Whangaraupo Netball Club, Lyttelton 

Seafarer’s Centre, Quail Island Ecological 

Restoration Trust and Banks Peninsula 

Conservation Trust. 

We agreed to support the Diamond 

Harbour School 75th anniversary dinner 

and their upcoming enviro-camp at 

Living Springs. 

We have also sponsored groups in the 

area surrounding MidlandPort in Rolleston 

with support for West Rolleston Primary 

School to purchase school jackets and the 

Rolleston Scout Group with support for an 

upcoming jamboree. 

We have also continued our 

commitment to take part of the Ronald 

McDonald House South Island Family 

Dinner Programme. 

Each month a different team from 

LPC volunteers to cook dinner for families 

with a child in Christchurch Hospital. 

For more information about 

LPC sponsorships, visit 

lpc.co.nz/community/sponsorship

11 ENVIRONMENT 


Raising 

the bar in 

construction: 

protecting 

marine 

mammals 

Blue Planet Marine 

Mammal Observer 

Maryjane Waru watches 

out for Hector’s Dolphins 

at our cruise berth 

construction site. 

At LPC, we’re really privileged 

to work in an environment 

where daily sightings of 

dolphins are pretty common, 

and we want to keep it that 

way. That is why, when 

constructing our cruise 

berth, we worked with 

New Zealand’s leading marine 

mammal experts to design the 

system for protecting marine 

mammals. 

LPC Environment and Planning Manager 

Kim Kelleher says the wharf has been 

specifically designed with our special marine 

wildlife in mind using the smallest and least 

number of piles we could, which minimised 

the underwater noise during construction. 

“We came up with a design that reduced the 

underwater noise levels during construction 

by over 90%,” says Kim. 

“It’s a great example of designing with 

nature in mind. The LPC team also worked 

with leading scientific experts from 

Cawthron Institute and Blue Planet Marine 

and consulted with the Department of 

Conservation to develop the Marine Mammal 

Management Plan. 

“The plan focuses on ways to minimise 

the potential impacts and manage the risks 

to Hector’s dolphins, particularly around 

underwater noise,” says Kim. 

Since then, similar measures have been 

adopted at a number of other marine 

construction sites in New Zealand, including 

the America’s Cup project. “We’re incredibly 

proud of raising the bar in New Zealand for 

the standard of ensuring marine mammals 

are protected on construction jobs,” says Kim. 

A key part of keeping dolphins safe on 

the cruise berth project has been the use of 

highly trained marine mammal observers 

from Blue Planet Marine to constantly 

monitor a zone around the construction 

works called the Marine Mammal 

Observation Zone. If dolphins are seen in 

this zone, the observer calls a shutdown and 

piling stops immediately until the animal has 

left the zone. 

In the first year of the project, the job was 

halted 100 times because dolphins were in 

the 450 metre observation zone. 

“The really great thing has been the 

culture around this on the construction 

site. The HEB Construction team was really 

happy to halt for a dolphin. They really 

genuinely wanted to make sure the dolphins 

were protected, which was a pleasure to work 

with,” says Kim. 

The location and extent of the zone is 

based on Hector’s dolphins’ sensitivity to 

noise and modelled underwater noise levels 

caused by piling. Modelling and measuring 

noise levels showed a separation zone of 

450 metres would ensure the dolphins were 

protected from pile-driving noise at the 

cruise berth. 

There is also a large amount of 

observation data on Hector’s dolphins that 

has been collected throughout the project, 

including extensive underwater acoustic 

data collected by Styles Group, who have 

been using underwater devices to monitor 

the sounds Hector’s dolphins make at eight 

monitoring sites in Lyttelton Harbour since 

January 2017. Four sites also monitor the total 

underwater noise. 

“We will be working with those experts 

to publish the results and findings of the 

extensive monitoring programme and 

research, which is really exciting,” says Kim. 

Marine mammals 

in numbers: 

90% 

Underwater noise levels 

reduced 

X100 

Work was halted one 

hundred times in the first 

year from dolphins in the 

observation zone 

450M 

Separation zone to 

ensure the protection of 

marine mammals


12 LOCAL NEWS 

Next issue due 

out Spring 2020. 

Article ideas to 

lpcupdate@lpc.co.nz 

John Lewis’ 

contribution 

acknowledged 

rotecting Lyttelton 

arbour 

Lyttelton local and Te Ana 

Marina berth holder Ietje 

van Stolk is passionate about 

doing her bit to ensure the 

health of Whakaraupō/ 

Lyttelton Harbour for 

future generations by being 

conscious of her waste 

disposal habits. 

he busy central-city physio and her 

usband Rom love spending weekends on 

heir launch, La Paz, which is berthed in 

he heart of Te Ana Marina. Ietje enjoys 

addle boarding around the harbour or 

imply relaxing in the hammock of the 

aunch’s deck. 

“I grew up in Holland, and we were always 

n boats on the water – on the canals, on lakes 

so when we came here 30 years ago, I fell in 

ove with the place. Lyttelton is just beautiful.” 

When the van Stolk’s Lyttelton home 

nderwent earthquake repairs last year, 

hey spent 6 months living in Te Ana Marina 

n La Paz. 

Despite living and spending time in the 

onfined space of a boat, Ietje says it hasn’t 

een hard to keep up with good recycling and 

aste disposal habits. 

“We have a recycling bag and a general 

waste bag on board. When we pass the bins 

to leave the marina each day, we just take 

our time to make sure everything goes in the 

correct bins – it takes less than a minute.” 

Ietje is also conscious to avoid plastic where 

she can, opting for more eco-friendly reusable 

bags, which she also uses for rubbish. 

“I think we all have a responsibility to look 

after the harbour. We use it, so we need to 

take care of it,” she says. 

“If the sea is not healthy, the fish and the 

marine mammals will disappear – I don’t want 

that for my children and grandchildren.” 

Ietje encourages all boaties to do their 

bit by using the waste and recycling bins 

available on all entries to berths. These bins 

are clearly labelled with what can and can’t 

be recycled. 

Te Ana Marina Business Manager Matt 

Blythe says, like Ietje, the marina team has 

a firm focus on recycling and reducing waste 

to landfill. 

Matt says Te Ana Marina has signed up to 

the Marina Industries Association pledge to 

reduce and eventually eliminate the use of 

single-use plastics by 2025. 

“Initially, we pledged to reduce and 

eventually eliminate the use of single-use 

plastics through monitoring and recycling. 

“Te Ana Marina relies on having 

clean waterways and a pristine marine 

environment for our customers and 

community to enjoy. That’s why we’re 

committed to making the change.” 

Te Ana Marina 

berth holder Ietje van 

Stolk is passionate 

about reducing her 

environmental impact. 

LPC would like to acknowledge the 

contribution of John Lewis and express our 

thanks as he steps down as a representative 

of Te Hapū ō Ngāti Wheke on the 

Manawhenua Advisory Group. 

In 2014, a Joint Statement was signed 

between Lyttelton Port Company and Te 

Hapū ō Ngāti Wheke, who share a long term 

interest in the future of Whakaraupō as both 

a working port and a thriving mahinga kai. 

John, who lives with his whanau in 

Rāpaki, has contributed to the Manawhenua 

Advisory Group since its inception in 2014, 

ensuring the Port and the Hapū work 

together to fulfil our common responsibility 

as custodians and kaitiaki of Lyttelton 

harbour. 

In particular, as part of the Manawhenua 

Advisory Group, John’s contribution was 

significant in ensuring Manawhenua’s 

cultural values were recognised in the 

Port’s recovery and developments after the 

Canterbury Earthquakes 

We thank John for his expertise, 

knowledge and guidance, which have been 

an asset to the Advisory Group. 

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