THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020
Connecting Your Community
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Living
with
dementia
A walk down
memory
lane
Gerry Brownlee
MP for Ilam
283 Greers Road Bryndwr,
Christchurch
ilam@parliament.govt.nz
03 359 0582
Funded by the Parliamentary Service.
Authorised by Gerry Brownlee MP,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
• By Bea Gooding
A ROTARY club is helping
children to learn more about
word without the distractions
of pop-up advertisements and
Page 4 Pages 11, 13
Dictionary donations delight
DELIGHTED: Year 4 pupils at Wharenui School were one of four schools who received personalised dictionaries, donated by
The Rotary Club of Riccarton.
broken links.
The Riccarton Rotary Club
has donated personalised
dictionaries to children at a
clutch of city schools.
Year 4 pupils at Wharenui
School, Our Lady of Victories
School, St Teresa’s School
and Riccarton Primary
got their dictionaries this
month.
The dictionaries played
an important role in a world
where online learning
continued to grow, Wharenui
School principal Gretchen
Smith confirmed.
• Turn to page 3
Police
patrolling
dangerous
intersection
• By Bea Gooding
POLICE ARE now patrolling
a St Albans area dominated
by roadworks in a bid to deter
dangerous drivers after months of
concern.
Children walking to schools
near Cranford St, particularly at
the Westminster St intersection
have feared for their safety as
drivers ran red lights and did not
follow 30 km/h speed limits.
After the community took action
upon themselves and pleaded with
the city council and local MPs to
improve safety, the measures put in
place improved driver behaviour.
Christchurch Central MP Duncan
Webb has been advocating for
the community and wrote to district
commander Superintendent
John Price requesting for police
presence on school mornings.
Said Dr Webb: “We are really
grateful for the police for
responding to our letter – it appears
that driver behaviour has
improved, it is likely that police
presence has contributed to this.”
“It is fair to say that the road
works being undertaken still
create a confusing and hazardous
crossing, but at least now this
acknowledges steps to mitigate
the hazards.” • Turn to page 3
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Wā Pēpi: Babytimes
Thursday, 10.30-11am
Shirley and Fendalton libraries
Encourage learning through language.
Babytimes is an interactive
programme including music, movement,
rhymes and a story. Recommended
for under two-year-olds. No
bookings required.
Knit ‘n’ Yarn
Friday, 10am-noon, at Papanui,
Wednesday, 1-2.30pm, at Redwood
Papanui and Redwood libraries
Take your knitting, crochet or other
craft projects and have fun with a
social group. This is a free, drop-in
event.
Reading to Dogs
Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm, at
Papanui, Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm, at
Shirley
Papanui and Shirley libraries
A relaxed, non-threatening event
designed to encourage children to
practise reading skills and develop a
love for reading. Bookings required,
phone 941 7923 to register.
Card Club
Friday, 1.30-3.30pm
Shirley Library
This weekly card club is held every
Friday. Go along and join the fun.
Free, no bookings required.
Magic: The Gathering
Saturday, 1-4pm
Shirley Library
Go along and become a wizard for
Family HIstory Help Saturday, 10am-noon, Shirley Library
A librarian and a member of the Canterbury branch of the NZ Society of
Genealogists will be available to help with your family history questions. Free
event, no bookings required.
the afternoon, playing or swapping
cards with others. Cards available to
borrow, or you can take your own.
Suitable for ages eight to 18-years-old.
Free, no bookings required.
Rummikub
Monday, 1-3pm
Bishopdale Library
Join in on the fun and discover how
to play Rummikub, an exciting
strategy game for all ages. Free, no
bookings required.
Mahjong
Monday, 1-4pm
Papanui Library
Go along to the free event if you are
interested in playing or learning
about Mahjong.
Activity Zone
Monday, 3.45-4.45pm
Shirley Library
After-school club for children aged
six to 10-years-old. Join in the fun
with technology, crafts, books and
more. Free, no bookings required.
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JP Clinic
Tuesday, 10am-1pm
Papanui Library
A justice of the peace will be available
to witness signatures and documents,
certify document copies, hear oaths,
declarations, affidavits or affirmations,
as well as sign citizenship or
rates rebates applications.
GenConnect
Tuesday, 12.15-12.45pm
Papanui Library
If you have questions about your
smartphone or tablet, head along
and ask an expert for advice. Free, no
bookings required.
Scrabble Club
Wednesday, 1-3pm, at
Bishopdale, 1.30-3.30pm, at
Papanui
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Construction noise
frustrates residents
• By Bea Gooding
the vibrations that’s a real killer,” ing First where the majority of
she said.
tenants are single people, CMM’s
CONSTRUCTION has started
“My house is from the 1920s, focus is on housing low-income
on a controversial social housing others are much older and the families and older people without
development in Richmond, but whole house just shakes. We can’t assets,” she said
the noise from machinery has even use our lounge until the Works were expected to finish
been frustrating residents for work stops.”
by the end of this year.
weeks.
She said the constant shaking “All the families which will
Owned by the Christchurch has been impacting her health be housed in Guild St during
Methodist Mission (CMM), and causing her stress to the the summer are either currently
16 temporary units, including point where she has been getting homeless, in transitional housing
or in housing that is totally
a communal building, will migraines and felt dizzy at times.
be constructed on Guild St to She even had to call Healthline unsuitable for their needs,” said
provide housing to those facing for advice and had contacted the Mrs Hawkey.
homelessness.
city council and its contractors to The Chancellor St resident was
The developments caused mitigate the issues.
fearing many more months of
anger among neighbouring residents
due to its non-compliance across the road from me was in “It’s not fair to the neighbour-
“It’s just ridiculous. The lady disruption.
with character area rules, loss the shower one time and when hood. I don’t think there’s much
of parking, increase in traffic, it started shaking she thought it else that can be done other than
earthworks breaching council was another earthquake.” reducing the hours they’re working
rules and a number of other concerns
involving its construction. Guild St, she was not given a notice Said city council head of
Because she did not live on to deal with the noise,” she said.
A resident who lives in Chancellor
St near Guild St, who works and believed more people Weston: “The council has
from the city council about the regulatory compliance Tracey
did not want to be named, said should have been informed. received eight complaints
the noise and vibrations from CMM executive director Jill for noise associated with the
machinery have been consistent Hawkey said before the pandemic,
nearly 910 Christchurch development. In response, we
construction work for this
almost every day from 7am since
the start of June.
households were urgently needing
homes, with 16,000 people on noise and has been assessed as
have been on-site to assess the
“Most of us are going crazy.
It’s noisy, and most of the time
we can put up with it but it’s
a waiting list across NZ.
“With the exception of Hous-
compliant with the construction
noise standard.”
• From page 1
The works were unavoidable
in order to deal with the downstream
traffic of the Christchurch
Northern Corridor due to open
in January next year.
The measures being undertaken
did not change the road
issues but encouraged drivers to
take more care and pay attention
to signage and the road.
The city council also took steps
to support residents by being in
contact with the police, providing
workers to help with school
crossings and not operating loud
machinery so pedestrian signals
were heard.
“Full marks to the councillors
who turned up along with the St
Albans School principal to see the
issues first hand,” said Dr Webb.
“It is, however, disappointing
ACTION: The
intersection of
Cranford and
Westminster
Sts will now be
patrolled by
police in order
to mitigate
safety concerns
raised families in
the area.
PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN
Police intervention at
dangerous intersection
that these steps weren’t taken until
there was a mini protest on the
street corner to highlight obvious
dangers and shortcomings.”
Canterbury road policing
manager Inspector Greg Cottam
said concerns were raised with
police regarding the safety of
pedestrians on Cranford St at the
beginning of June.
“Since then, we have increased
patrols there to ensure the safety
of pedestrians and will continue
to do so,” he said.
“This has resulted in changed
signage and alterations to the
traffic management plan.
“We know complacency can
creep in for motorists using roads
where there are long-term road
works, and we want to remind all
motorists to slow down and keep
our tamariki safe.”
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Club a chance for dementia carers to connect
JOURNEY: Jeff and Kathy Bradley have been married for 26
years, after they were introduced to each other by a friend.
• By Bea Gooding
JEFF BRADLEY met the love of
his life at a food and wine festival
26 years ago. Instantly, he knew
he wanted to marry her.
He and Kathy tied the knot six
weeks later, ushering in years of
“blissful” marriage. But now the
couple are caught in the “long
goodbye”.
Mrs Bradley was diagnosed
with dementia about nine
years ago. It was a twist in their
decades-long love story, but Mr
Bradley’s love did not falter.
“They called it a ‘long goodbye.’
There was a lot of crying, but the
love is pretty strong between us,”
he said.
“We’re madly in love with each
other.”
Mr Bradley, of Avondale,
remembered the life the pair led
before the dementia diagnosis.
The accomplished clarinet
player would often play around
the world, including in Australia,
Singapore and Hong Kong.
“She [Mrs Bradley] never
missed a gig in 26 years, and I
played at hundreds of gigs,” he
said.
“Wherever she was, I played
a special number for her, which
was an original and became her
tune.”
It started to get tough for the
pair when everyday tasks such as
putting on clothes, going to the
bathroom and cooking became a
challenge for Mrs Bradley.
Mr Bradley admitted it had
not been an easy journey. His
own health suffered as the couple
faced their greatest challenge.
‘I’ve just gone through 12
weeks of sheer hell living
by myself’
– Jeff Bradley
“It was getting me down at
some points, it was very hard
on me and I ended up having a
nervous breakdown.”
Mrs Bradley now lives in a
home. Before the Covid-19
lockdown, he would visit her
twice a day. Lockdown left him
“completely alone” and unable to
see her.
“I’ve just gone through 12
weeks of sheer hell living by myself,”
he said.
“I had no other support as all
of my family have passed, aside
from my niece who visited occasionally.”
Mr Bradley knew he would not
be alone in either his experience
of lockdown or in the challenge
of caring for a seriously ill
partner.
So, he has started a club for the
partners of those with dementia,
Parkinsons and other serious
illnesses.
It was a struggle to find a group
in Christchurch where he could
connect emotionally with others
who related to his position, he
said.
There was a chance his club was
a first for the city, he said.
Everyone had their own story
of coping and loss.
“One lady I spoke to was
devastated and said she just sits at
home and cries.
“A lot of people are in the same
situation.”
Mr Bradley said the club will
be “a place to grab a tea or coffee
and meet others, see what they’ve
gone through and how they’re
facing it”.
He said he hoped grow the club
beyond Christchurch, to places
such as Auckland, Wellington
and Dunedin, and so create a
support network across New
Zealand.
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host its first meeting on July
7 at the Sydenham Lounge,
Cashmere Club, from
10.30am, phone Jeff on 388
5903 for more information.
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Call for mountain bike track in Strowan
• By Bea Gooding
A NEW mountain bike track
could be a possibility for a park
in Strowan.
Plynlimon Park is mainly
used by dog walkers and for
sporting events. But Strowan
resident Edward Griffiths
believed the space could be
utilised more.
He also said the park has a
history of anti-social behaviour,
with people using it to take
drugs and sleeping rough.
“I have observed, in my eight
years living opposite the park,
that it’s very under-utilised,” he
said.
Last year, the city council
removed a number of trees
on the eastern boundary,
and since then local children
and teenagers used the clear
spaces to construct temporary
mountain bike obstacles.
“This increased the use of the
park and had an immediate
impact on reducing anti-social
behaviour occurring and
instances of people rough
sleeping,” he said.
“The number of people, young
and old, using these obstacles
has been simply amazing to
observe.”
Mr Griffiths said following
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its success, a neighbour took
exception to the obstacles and
had put up signs in the park
telling users to keep out and
that “riding mountain bikes
underneath trees violated
council regulations.”
“Following these actions,
the number of people using
the park plummeted. Since
then, it’s again mostly used by
people to exercise their dog.”
It was because of this Mr
Griffiths decided to write to the
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board, requesting
several permanent mountain
bike obstacles.
“The number of people riding
bikes in the park while they
were in place clearly suggests
many local people would
visit if there were permanent,
council-endorsed mountain bike
obstacles.”
He saw other benefits to
the idea such as the low cost
to construct and maintain,
POTENTIAL:
Makeshift
mountain bike
obstacles at
Plynlimon Park
constructed by
local children
inspired the
suggestion of
a permanent
fixture for the
community to
enjoy.
PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN
encouraged cycle lane use and
provided a destination for both
children and adults to learn new
skills.
Said the city council manager
of community parks Al Hardy:
“In the past 12 months, the
council has received one report
relating to anti-social behaviour
at the park
“Staff have been asked by the
community board to investigate
further and report back in the
next three months.”
In Brief
INTERSECTION UPGRADE
A proposal to improve pedestrian
safety at the Wairakei Rd and
Grahams Rd intersection has
been approved at the latest
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board meeting.
Cycle lanes will be installed,
along with road layout changes
to give pedestrians enough time
to cross the road safely. The
board requested a review of the
intersection in six months time
to determine if right turn arrows
will also be needed.
EDGEWARE RD CLOSURE
The east side Edgeware Rd at
the Barbadoes St intersection is
now closed for approximately
seven weeks. The works include
completing ducting, drainage,
kerb and channel, footpath
and traffic pole installation and
will be carried out between 7am
and 7pm each weekday. The west
side of Edgeware Rd has now
reopened.
WASTEWATER RENEWAL
The existing wastewater pipes
on Springfield Rd are now being
replaced as part of the St Albans
Wastewater Renewal Project.
The pipes have reached the end
of their service life and required
replacing. The work will be
completed in two weeks time.
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Willow’s dedication to birdlife
WATCHING wetland birds on
a crisp Saturday morning is a
rewarding way to start the day
for 10-year-old Willow.
She is the Styx Living Laboratory
Trust’s youngest volunteer
and one of about a dozen people
who meet on the first Saturday
of each month to record bird
numbers and their species.
Willow has been volunteering
for the group for the past four
years, along with her parents,
and said it was a great way to
DEDICATION:
learn about the environment.
Ten-year-old Willow
“I enjoy being outside and
is the youngest
looking at the birds. I also enjoy
volunteer at the Styx
getting a quiz from Chris [another
volunteer] on the tree names
Living Laboratory
Trust and loves
to protect the
every time I go. I feel good about
environment.
helping.”
PHOTO: NEWSLINE
She is the only child in the
group, but the atmosphere is very
friendly and everyone is willing some are now taller than her,” monthly basis, and the trust organises
regular forest restoration the council and also given to the
collected by volunteers is used by
to share their knowledge about she said.
wildlife and native plants with “Even though she hates getting planting days in the area.
eBird New Zealand Bird Atlas.
her.
up early on a Saturday morning, The Styx River is home to “We’ve been monitoring birds
Her mum, Jess, said Willow once she gets to the bird monitoring
Willow enjoys watching scaup, herons, cormorants, we’ve been able to detect new
paradise shelduck, New Zealand regularly for about six years, so
has been interested in the environment
and animals since she and learning how the environment
changes. She doesn’t talk other species.
of little pied cormorants at the Styx
pukeko, and pied stilts among things happening, such as a colony
was a toddler.
“We took her along to Summer much but soaks up all the information
that the other volunteers greater connection with the local Children from Marshland
Jess said they all gained a Mill Conservation Reserve.”
in the Styx [an annual public
event organised by the trust] share with her.”
area as a result of volunteering. School and Ouruhia School and
and she liked the idea of helping Along with bird monitoring, The city council biodiversity volunteers from Conservation
in some way. She has been back trust volunteers carry out water team leader Antony Shadbolt, Volunteers NZ and corporate
each year, taking part in all the quality monitoring on the Styx who works closely with the Styx groups often help out with the
activities available, collecting River catchment, a spring-fed Living Laboratory Trust, said planting days in an area off
donations and planting trees – ecosystem in Harewood, on a the bird monitoring information Marshland Rd.
Edgeware
pool plans
progress
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Edgeware pool is set to continue
following its recognition as a
community asset.
St Albans Pool Group held
its annual general meeting last
Wednesday with guest speaker
Duane Major backing the campaign.
Mr Major previously fought
for the construction of the West
Spreydon School Community
Pool and helped saved Abel Tasman’s
Arawoa Beach.
The pool group spent the last
year successfully completing a
feasibility study to determine
whether the pool would be an asset
to the community.
They also held monthly events
such as pub quizzes and raffles to
pay for the $43,000 required for
the pool’s resource consents.
Said chairperson Paul Somerville:
“Duane is passionate about
thriving communities. The Edgeware
pool would be a tremendous
asset to the wellbeing of St Albans
and surrounding suburbs.’’
After the city council said they
would not contribute money to
the project, they later said $1.25m
of funding would go towards its
rebuild with the remaining $5
million costs to be raised.
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Principal’s Message — March 2020
Tēnā Koutou Kātoa
The unprecedented events of the past months will
remain with us but now we are thankful to be in a
position whereby we can look forward in our planning.
Our timetable is fully engaged and sporting and
cultural events will commence in Term 3.
This year we are offering a series of day tours of our
school. This is an opportunity for you and your child
to see first hand the wide range of opportunities on
offer and experience the strong school culture built on
our values of Respect, Excellence and Perseverance.
We look forward to meeting you and working together.
Nāku iti noa
Sharon Keen
Principal
Casebrook Leadership Team 2020
At Casebrook our leadership programme ensures students
have a voice and vital part to play in the daily events of
school life. From environment to culture to lunchtime
play, our leadership team are heavily involved. These skills
are developed to compliment our Casebrook REP values;
aiming to help our students leave as community-minded,
proactive young people.
A School of Opportunities
Our engagement and enrichment programmes are back
underway! We aim every year to provide a wide range
of experiences for our students and these are now all
up and running. Music, dance, cultural, environmental,
academic and sporting groups will have a big impact on
our students learning this year. Engaged students are
happy students and the two years at Intermediate is
the time to try new interests, develop talents and push
students out of comfort zones before high school.
Casebrook Open Days
Alongside other Intermediate schools across Christchurch,
we have modified our traditional ‘Open night’ this year to
take place during the day with smaller groups and a wider
choice of times. This is due to the uncertainty of future
COVID Alert level restrictions.
Please call or email the school office to book a place on these tours
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News
Squash courts to be a
‘sporting highlight’ for city
IT WAS a bold idea that simply
could not be squashed.
The Richmond Club is set to
rebuild three squash courts at
the same time as the current
rebuild programme.
The club’s executive sought to
delay the build - and there was
another bid not to build them at
all – but most members voted to
secure them.
The squash courts on the club
site were lost to the Canterbury
quakes. That they will be reinstated
has delighted all club members,
not just squash players.
“Members realised what an
asset the new courts will be and
a way to encourage youth in the
area to take up another sporting
activity,” Ross Williams, of
the Richmond Club, said.
Mr Williams said it would cost
about $250,000 to construct the
facilities, complete with changing
rooms and showers.
The squash section of the club
was formed in 1969. Members
played at the YMCA courts on
Hereford St until the courts were
built and opened in 1975.
Over the years, the section
HIGHLIGHT: Richmond Working Men’s Club construction on the corner Stanmore and London
Streets which is due to finish in November.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
over the years has encouraged
youth to join the club with junior
nights and tournaments injecting
a vibrancy into the club.
The courts were utilised by all
members, section or otherwise,
at all times of the day.
The section before the earthquakes
was involved in interclub
Canterbury Squash, which
was two nights a week.
Mr Williams said construction
began last year and the club
was hoping to finish works by
November this year.
Online food
pantry
taking shape
• By Bea Gooding
A PROJECT to provide the St
Albans community with an
online food exchange is starting
to take shape.
The idea to run the online
pantry, by the St Albans Residents
Association, was a chance
for those who had unwanted or
excess food to exchange with others,
reducing waste along the way.
Papanui-Innes Community
Board member Emma Twaddell
said following financial fallout
from Covid-19 within households,
an initiative like this was
important for the community.
“Because of Covid-19, there’s
a lot more people without work.
We want to ensure our community
is resilient,” she said.
“Funding is drying up, so we
can’t rely on others – we have to
do it ourselves and support each
other.”
She said the project was online
as more people could access the
service.
Ms Twadell said it was an
opportunity for those who had
lost jobs to volunteer and do
something beneficial for their
community.
•To get involved, email
activator@stalbans.gen.nz
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WITH MARY IN FAITH
TĀTOU KO MERE E WHAKAPONO ANA
Why Marian College
Marian College is a Catholic school community with a love of faith,
learning and service for the common good. We are a state-integrated
school for girls, which combines high academic standards, and a
progressive approach to education with a genuine commitment to the
Gospel and our special Catholic character. Marian is a inclusive, family
based school, where we know our students well and work together with
whanau. Year 9 students will be supported by our Year 12 Peer Support
leaders as they begin their high school years.
Students at Marian achieve excellent academic results, consistently
performing above the national levels in New Zealand. Marian has a
wide ranging curriculum delivered by a dedicated and talented staff. Our
graduates are women who have faith and understand the importance of
contributing to society.
For families considering Marian College please enrol by July 31st and
feel free to contact the school for further information and assistance.
Enrolment applications for Year 9 2021
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Please visit our website or contact the team at Marian College
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Marian College 122 Barbadoes St, Christchurch
Phone 03 385 8449 exec@mariancollege.school.nz
www.mariancollege.school.nz
Marian College Vision and Values
Marian College
Campus Update
In 2023, Marian College will
relocate to north west Christchurch
on a purpose built three hectare
campus.
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The new school is projected to
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9 students in 2023 will be seniors
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This new site provides Marian
College with a future focussed
and sustainable campus to further
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We welcome prospective families
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We look forward to sharing more
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A walk along memory lane
Ngaio Marsh directs a production of Hamlet produced by the
Canterbury University Drama Society and performed at the Civic
Theatre in 1958.
Swimmers at the Lake
Bryndwr shingle pit,
corner of Wairakei and
Breens Rds in 1955.
Left – Two DC3s in
front of the National
Airways hangar at
Christchurch Airport
during the 1950s. The
former RNZAF hanger
was used by NAC for
engineering work.
Right – Christchurch
Airport showing NAC
Viscounts, Friendships
and DC3s during the
1960s.
•More photos, p13
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Mairehau Hall officially open in 1916. The name Mairehau was chosen in honour of
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