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THURSDAY, JULY 9, <strong>2020</strong><br />

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lockdown by primary school<br />

pupils.<br />

Page 3 Page 8<br />

Pupils’ art brings life to community<br />

PRIDE: Year 4 Paparoa Street School pupil Dana Hickey’s lockdown art was displayed on nearby streets as part of a special<br />

exhibition.<br />

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />

From paintings and chalk<br />

drawings to 3D block art and<br />

sculptures made with natural<br />

material, Paparoa Street School<br />

pupils were proud to have their<br />

hard work exhibited for the<br />

community.<br />

The pieces displayed on<br />

the school’s surrounding<br />

streets were complete with<br />

musical numbers performed<br />

by the pupils, forging a<br />

path for an “Art Walk” in<br />

the area.<br />

Deputy principal Dy Stokes<br />

said the outdoor gallery, which<br />

had an overarching theme of<br />

belonging and kindness, put a<br />

smile on people’s faces.<br />

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• By Louis Day<br />

MORE THAN $9 million<br />

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and transport projects across<br />

the north-west for the next 12<br />

months.<br />

This comes as the city council<br />

looks to readjust its priorities in<br />

the face of the Covid-19 crisis<br />

which left it with a $99 million<br />

revenue shortfall.<br />

It has proposed as part of its<br />

draft Annual Plan to defer a<br />

total of $9,216,764 in funding to<br />

various roading and transport<br />

projects across the Innes Ward<br />

for the current financial year.<br />

This would include a $3 million<br />

deferral in funding to the<br />

Marshland Bridge renewal,<br />

leaving $832,416 on budget for<br />

the project.<br />

The council will consider<br />

reallocating funding towards<br />

any deferred projects when it<br />

addresses its Long Term Plan<br />

next year.<br />

It is not all bad news for the<br />

area though, the downstream<br />

intersection improvements<br />

to Cranford St would see a<br />

$1,616,765 increase in funding,<br />

giving it a budget of $1,973,823<br />

for the financial year.<br />

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Thursday, March 19, <strong>2020</strong><br />

– pages 6 & 7<br />

ACTION: Six city counci lors including<br />

Catherine Chu, Sam MacDonald (top right),<br />

James Daniels (above left) and Aaron<br />

Keown have ca led on Mayor Lianne Dalziel<br />

to lead a conversation on how to achieve a<br />

zero per cent rates increase this year.<br />

• By Louis Day<br />

CALLS HAVE b en made to<br />

stop rates increases in response<br />

to the Covid-19 crisis.<br />

City counci lors James Gough,<br />

Sam MacDonald, Catherine<br />

Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown<br />

and James Daniels have sent a<br />

le ter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel<br />

asking her to lead a conversation<br />

as to how a zero per cent rates<br />

increase could be achieved this<br />

year.<br />

The city council is proposing<br />

an average rates increase of 4.65<br />

per cent acro s a l ratepayers in<br />

this year’s Draft Annual Plan<br />

which is cu rently under public<br />

consultation until April 5 and<br />

will be finalised before <strong>July</strong> 1.<br />

The 2018-2028 Long Term<br />

Plan also predicts a 50 per cent<br />

rates increase over 10 years.<br />

Said Cr MacDonald: “In<br />

the current environment it’s<br />

clear business as usual is not<br />

appropriate and the council<br />

n eds to l ok at how we enable<br />

this 12-month rates increase<br />

fr eze to o cur, it’s crucial for<br />

the economic confidence of our<br />

city.”<br />

Ms Dalziel said the las thing the council’s budget, which is urchNZ, the Canterbury Employers’<br />

Chamber of Commerce<br />

the city council needed was for not entirely funded by rates, and<br />

someone to hit the panic button. the consequences that will flow and other key players so we are<br />

“Calm heads must and wi l from decisions we make. best prepared for the economic<br />

prevail,” she said.<br />

“The Annual Plan is not challenges that lie ahead.”<br />

“Our residents and busine ses signed off for thr e months so City council chief executive<br />

will be depending on us to we have time to get this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a<br />

make adjustments, and we wi l, A the same time, the council zero rates rise out.<br />

however, we will need advice is m eting with our economic “We’re considering a series of<br />

on the impacts on all aspects of development agency, Christch-<br />

options in light of the extraordinary<br />

circumstances related to the economy in response to the<br />

Covid-19. We wi l discu s these Covid-19 pandemic.<br />

options with elected members The bi gest b ost is $5.1<br />

as we develop the Annual Plan,” billion towards wage subsidies<br />

she said.<br />

for affected busine ses in a l<br />

The push from city counci lors sectors and regions.<br />

for a fr eze on rates rises comes •Tips for weathering virus, p3<br />

shortly after Minister of Finance<br />

•Mayor’s column, p9<br />

Grant Robertson announced<br />

a $12.1 bi lion package to aid •From the editor’s desk, p10<br />

No review<br />

A message<br />

Councillor takes<br />

Davids heads<br />

Views on<br />

Lively group<br />

over<br />

of love, unity<br />

matters into<br />

community board cricket nets<br />

celebrate<br />

multi-storey<br />

and prayers<br />

his own hands<br />

advocating body sought<br />

St Patrick’s Day<br />

house<br />

for peace<br />

Page 3 Page 6<br />

Page 3 Page 5<br />

Page 3 Page 7<br />

Eastern<br />

Motorway<br />

Bid to<br />

suburbs<br />

opening<br />

secure<br />

repairs<br />

delay<br />

funding to<br />

could take<br />

brings<br />

demolish<br />

a while<br />

relief<br />

service<br />

RESIDENTS MOST affected by<br />

• By Louis Day<br />

centre<br />

the new Northern Motorway are<br />

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, <strong>2020</strong><br />

Connecting Your Community<br />

IT COULD<br />

WEDNESDAY,<br />

be a while until<br />

MARCH 25, starnews.co.nz<br />

<strong>2020</strong><br />

Connecting Your Community relieved to hear the Christchurch TUESDAY, starnews.co.nz<br />

MARCH 24, <strong>2020</strong><br />

Connecting Your Community<br />

starnews.co.nz<br />

• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding<br />

the eastern suburbs start to<br />

Northern Corridor opening has<br />

see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign<br />

been delayed by six months.<br />

THE earthquake-damaged<br />

aspirations for the area come to<br />

The CNC was due to open in<br />

former Sockburn Service Centre<br />

fruition.<br />

the middle of this year, but last<br />

could finally be demolished in<br />

During October’s local body<br />

week the New<br />

<strong>July</strong> – if the funding needed is<br />

elections, Ms Dalziel identified<br />

Zealand Transport<br />

Agency<br />

It comes as the<br />

obtained.<br />

repairs to the eastern part of the<br />

city’s footpaths, pipes and roads<br />

announced more<br />

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton<br />

as one of her main priorities for<br />

time was needed<br />

this term.<br />

to complete the<br />

Community<br />

“We need a fully integrated<br />

$290m motorwayten<br />

in its draft<br />

Board has writ-<br />

programme of works for the<br />

east, I have loosely called this<br />

The original<br />

submission to<br />

Readers respond<br />

Chance to the eastern alliance, which<br />

scope of the<br />

the city council’s<br />

would essentially be an alliance Helpless to<br />

Victorious<br />

Delay in<br />

Market day<br />

project has been Mark Wilson<br />

Annual Plan<br />

Mike Mora<br />

to supermarket<br />

farewell Holden<br />

of contractors who can take<br />

extended include<br />

stoked<br />

making mall<br />

goes green at 2019-<strong>2020</strong>,<br />

stop property<br />

captain the whole area bit by bit and<br />

a third southbound lane on<br />

requesting the city council addresses<br />

the budget gap so the<br />

rebranding<br />

in style<br />

systematically get the work<br />

the Waimakariri River bridge and<br />

flooding<br />

with cup done,” she said during the<br />

a clip-on win<br />

exit safer<br />

Cashmere HS<br />

cycleway.<br />

buildings can be removed as soon<br />

campaign.<br />

St Albans resident Mark Wilson<br />

as possible.<br />

Page 8<br />

GIRL Page BOSS: Julia 17 Holmes But chief wants executive to be a Dawn geneticist after Page high school, 3 and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will Page help 10 said GIRL the BOSS: community Julia Holmes are “somewhat<br />

her achieve thankful” her for dreams. the delay.<br />

Page 3<br />

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to<br />

wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora<br />

her achieve her dreams. Baxendale said any request to<br />

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />

• By Bea Gooding<br />

pursue a specific for biology, project in and the from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, •“The By community Bea Gooding will be somewhat<br />

thankful for a reprieve of the<br />

for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the<br />

east would have age to has be always agreed been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,<br />

technology, engineering<br />

age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,<br />

technology, engineering requested.<br />

demolition of the site would be<br />

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD upon Julia by council.<br />

effects of this motorway for six<br />

South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of<br />

City councillors are yet to pass<br />

Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage.<br />

Holmes is on a mission on to<br />

in how things worked, often country to participate in the<br />

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia<br />

Consent<br />

in how things worked, often country to participate in the<br />

months, but it’s still there. Until<br />

taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme<br />

next month, designed She was shocked to hear the<br />

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Holmes is on a mission to Rates<br />

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and maths.<br />

The former service centre, on<br />

make a difference in the world. any guidance them to back staff together. around<br />

decisions are made to put our<br />

make a difference in the world. them back together.<br />

•Story, more photos, page 5<br />

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Christchurch city councillors to<br />

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to the Covid-19 crisis.<br />

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• Turn to page 6 a passion for biology, brought and under control. the opportunity of her dreams. female leaders of tomorrow in • Turn to page 5<br />

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Mairehau community<br />

asset right on track<br />

• By Bea Gooding<br />

PROGRESS:<br />

Julian Meates<br />

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one step closer to reality.<br />

The project was able to secure<br />

enough funding through donations<br />

and fundraisers, raising<br />

more than $100,000 over nearly<br />

two years.<br />

The track will be built on-site<br />

at St Francis of Assisi Catholic<br />

School but will be available for<br />

the community to use, but for<br />

now, the asphalt track can begin<br />

construction.<br />

School board of trustees<br />

member Julian Meates was heavily<br />

involved in the project and<br />

said “exciting” was one way to<br />

describe the milestone.<br />

“It was challenging and it had<br />

taken a while. We were knocked<br />

back a few times but we got<br />

there,” he said.<br />

The community project had<br />

struggled to gain traction due to<br />

a lack of funding, and the process<br />

to receive grants was slowed<br />

down by a number of hurdles.<br />

They were not able to use<br />

grants offered until the organisations<br />

knew the project<br />

had enough money to prove its<br />

viability in the long run.<br />

Earlier in the year, they raised<br />

close to $30,000 at its school<br />

fair, which was “well above the<br />

expectations.”<br />

The remainder was sourced<br />

through donations and grants<br />

from the New Zealand Transport<br />

Authority, Bikes in Schools charity<br />

and the Rata Foundation.<br />

In order to use the funding<br />

from Bikes in Schools, they<br />

needed to have an asphalt track,<br />

provide helmets and somewhere<br />

to store the bikes.<br />

“We’re still aiming to try and<br />

do as much of the work ourselves<br />

as we can to save. The lowest tender<br />

is $160,000, but I’m confident<br />

with $100,000 to do everything<br />

we need,” he said.<br />

The project was important to<br />

the community because there was<br />

nothing like it in the area, and it<br />

got kids “off their devices”, he said.<br />

He noted the success of the<br />

temporary Shirley Pump Track<br />

that was recently installed, which<br />

demonstrated the need for this<br />

asset in Mairehau.<br />

Council could defer<br />

$9m from roading<br />

• From page 1<br />

funding cuts to various<br />

This project focuses on<br />

projects across the city<br />

making improvements to<br />

in order to achieve a zero<br />

Cranford St in order to<br />

per cent rates increase.<br />

be able to accommodate<br />

However, he did not<br />

the expected increase in<br />

agree with the city<br />

traffic from the Northern<br />

council proposing to<br />

Corridor.<br />

defer funding from the<br />

Papanui-Innes Aaron Keown Harewood, Gardiners,<br />

Community Board<br />

Breens Rd intersection<br />

chairwoman Emma Norrish saw which he has been pushing for<br />

this as a positive.<br />

traffic lights to be installed on<br />

“What we see as a priority is since 2016.<br />

the downstream intersection “Those lights should be brought<br />

funding, so we are glad that has forward, the community has been<br />

not only remained as it was but overwhelmingly calling for them<br />

also increased. The other projects for years,” he said.<br />

will still happen, they have only The city council was forced to<br />

been deferred,” she said.<br />

reassess its finances following<br />

Among the city council’s the effects of the Covid-19 crisis.<br />

proposed deferrals in funding to Leaving the lost income and<br />

projects across the area is also the additional costs arising from the<br />

highly anticipated improvements pandemic unaddressed would<br />

to the Harewood, Gardiners and have driven a rates increase of<br />

Breens Rds intersection. A total of more than 21 per cent for the<br />

$235,674 is being proposed to be current financial year.<br />

cut from the project in this year’s The city council is now<br />

budget, which would leave it with proposing an average rates rise of<br />

no funding for the financial year. 3.5 per cent after making cuts to<br />

The local community has certain areas of its budget.<br />

advocated for traffic lights at the It is currently processing<br />

infamous intersection since the submissions made to its draft<br />

1990s.<br />

Annual Plan before councillors<br />

Harewood Ward city councillor sign off on a final one by the end<br />

Aaron Keown has called for of this month.<br />

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It’s busy out there.<br />

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3 Ashdale Lane – 6 bidders and sold for<br />

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506 Ilam Road – 2 bidders, “on the market”<br />

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7 Wherstead Road – 3 bidders, “on the market”<br />

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"I’ve got to get some investments."<br />

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Thursday <strong>July</strong> 9 <strong>2020</strong> 5<br />

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​There’s something in<br />

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• By Bea Gooding<br />

KATHERINE RUTTER<br />

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The 16-year-old Rangi<br />

Ruru Girls’ School<br />

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With the guidance of<br />

her mother, Helen, she<br />

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“I was definitely proud.<br />

For me, it was never<br />

something I thought I’d<br />

do,” she said.”<br />

“It started out as a<br />

science day project in year<br />

10, looking at levels of<br />

nitrate, whether it’s high or<br />

low in some areas or what<br />

might be the cause of it.”<br />

Her mother is a<br />

senior hydrogeologist,<br />

focusing on the region’s<br />

groundwater, the<br />

movement of it and its<br />

minerals.<br />

It was her that entrusted<br />

Katherine to take the<br />

research further, working<br />

together to develop it into<br />

a paper.<br />

Nitrate-nitrogen<br />

concentration data was<br />

obtained from ECan for<br />

the science fair project,<br />

which identified anomalies<br />

and patterns such as<br />

potential sources of<br />

contamination.<br />

Results confirmed<br />

the influence of the<br />

Waimakariri River<br />

recharge and limitation<br />

of land-use intensification<br />

in the Christchurch-West<br />

Melton zone kept nitrate<br />

concentrations low.<br />

Concentrations were<br />

higher within the Selwyn-<br />

Waimakariri zone, in<br />

some cases due to land use<br />

activities or local soil and<br />

water conditions.<br />

“I’m interested in it<br />

because of the relevant<br />

implications it has for our<br />

society and where we are<br />

in NZ,” said Katherine.<br />

About three-quarters of<br />

Christchurch’s groundwater<br />

comes from the<br />

Waimakariri River, reaching<br />

a zone from which the city<br />

takes its drinking water.<br />

“Too many nitrates can<br />

have adverse effects on<br />

our health, especially in<br />

babies,” she said.<br />

“When it’s too high, they<br />

don’t have enough oxygen<br />

going through their body<br />

and because they’re so<br />

young it can be severe.”<br />

High concentrations<br />

in drinking water may<br />

prevent blood from<br />

delivering oxygen within<br />

the body effectively, in<br />

some cases causing infant<br />

methemoglobinemia – or<br />

“Blue baby syndrome.”<br />

She was well on her way<br />

towards a career in science,<br />

but instead of hydrology, she<br />

wanted to pursue astronomy<br />

– particularly astrophysics,<br />

cosmology and celestial<br />

mechanics.<br />

Her advice to other<br />

young people with the<br />

same drive was simple.<br />

“Look at something that<br />

interests you and find a<br />

mentor. Do what you like<br />

otherwise it will start to<br />

feel like it’s something you<br />

have to do.”<br />

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Impacted, infected, inflamed, foul smelling<br />

Anal Glands. A slightly weird topic to write<br />

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complaint in many dogs and even cats.<br />

This week alone I have removed anal sacs<br />

bilaterally in 2 dogs and 1 cat.<br />

Why do cats and dogs have them? They<br />

are purely scent making glands , situated<br />

between the layers of muscle that make<br />

up the rectum. When all is working right<br />

they are naturally expressed each time your<br />

pet poops! This is another way a pet can<br />

mark their territory, leaving a smell signal,<br />

therefore an important part of dog to dog<br />

communication.<br />

These glands are still not fully understood.<br />

Why some dogs never need them expressed<br />

and some dogs and owners are miserable<br />

because of these glands, sparks some<br />

debate…<br />

Clinically, cats scoot less often than dogs and<br />

are more likely to develop traumatic hair loss<br />

of the tail base or caudal abdomen. Other<br />

signs seen in cats and dogs may include<br />

licking/biting at the anal, perianal, and/or tail<br />

region; matting of perianal hair; reluctance<br />

to sit; reluctance to defecate; straining;<br />

constipation; anal discharge; redness and<br />

swelling of anal area, vocalising, lethargy and<br />

a terrible foul smell.<br />

The most common anal gland<br />

problems are:<br />

1. Impaction - the anal sacs fail to empty,<br />

resulting in thicker secretions, that cause<br />

swelling and pain in the anal sacs<br />

2. Sacculitis- this is inflammation or<br />

infection within the anal sac which can<br />

lead to an abscess or fistula.<br />

3. Hypersecretion whereby dogs express<br />

their anal glands often often due to a<br />

fright or anxiety.<br />

4. An abscessed anal sac<br />

5. Benign or malignant tumours associated<br />

with the anal sacs<br />

What increases your dogs chances of anal gland<br />

issues:<br />

1. Chronic skin infections with bacteria or yeast<br />

2. Skin mite infestation<br />

3. Food allergies<br />

4. Hypothyroidism<br />

5. Obesity<br />

6. Environmental allergies ( Atopy)<br />

7. Diarrhoea and Inflammatory Bowel disease<br />

8. Frequent anal gland expressions , which may<br />

happen at groomers. This can cause inflammation<br />

of the anal gland, scarring and narrowing of the<br />

anal gland duct.<br />

Chase eagerly awaiting his surgery<br />

with Michele.<br />

Dani and Chase enjoying a walk<br />

Typically I will squeeze the glands and assess the size<br />

and shape and material extruded. If I think allergies (<br />

either food or environmental) are a contributing factor,<br />

I discuss hypoallergenic diets, fiber added, fish oils as<br />

a natural skin anti-inflammatory and possible a steroid<br />

trial. Antibiotics is usually only prescribed if there is<br />

blood in the secretion or the sac has abscessed.<br />

Sometimes with abscessed anal glands I will<br />

recommend flushing and packing the anal sacs with<br />

antibiotic lotion under sedative. This can be effective<br />

at controlling an abscessed gland and requires no<br />

further treatment.<br />

If the anal gland disease is long standing and<br />

persistent and causing the patient<br />

discomfort, I will recommend bilateral<br />

anal sacculectomy. When done<br />

correctly, this procedure is highly<br />

effective with very few complications.<br />

A good discussion needs to be had<br />

with the owner so they are clear of<br />

possible complications. In the “end”<br />

this procedure is often the only way to<br />

completely resolve the problem and give<br />

a patient its quality of life back.<br />

Chase, a 3 year old Beagle, owned by<br />

one of our vet nurses and her partner,<br />

was presented for anal gland removal<br />

as he was constantly getting his glands<br />

go in their home. The anal sacs were<br />

not abscessed nor impacted but its very<br />

hard to live with the smell of anal glands<br />

on your furniture, carpet or bedding.<br />

The surgery is delicate and care needs<br />

to be taken working around the anal<br />

area to ensure you don’t damage any<br />

nerves risking the complication or fecal<br />

incontinence. Like with anything, the<br />

more you do the better you get at it and<br />

at the end of the day your dog can easily<br />

live without his glands, BUT can you live<br />

that smell.<br />

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<strong>News</strong><br />

Students go shopping for a cause<br />

A SHOPPING spree isn’t<br />

necessarily common during a<br />

school day, but for four Selwyn<br />

House School students, it was<br />

all part of a mall mission with<br />

meaning.<br />

Year 8 students Qiana, Mia,<br />

Narin and Lillie have taken on<br />

a project to provide care packages<br />

for women and children in<br />

Women’s Refuge shelters.<br />

The group are part of the<br />

school’s Innovation Hub, which<br />

sees students come<br />

up with innovative and authentic<br />

projects to improve their school<br />

or the wider community.<br />

Prior to lockdown, the group<br />

decided to focus on supporting<br />

women and children while taking<br />

refuge. When Covid-19 hit<br />

and schools closed down, the<br />

project was put on hold.<br />

“While we were in lockdown we<br />

started thinking about how the<br />

resources for play and learning<br />

we had at home helped to make<br />

things easier for us, but that some<br />

children might not be so lucky.<br />

“So when we got back to school<br />

we contacted Women’s Refuge and<br />

they suggested that some activity<br />

packs for children would be really<br />

helpful,” Qiana said.<br />

The packs were donated to the<br />

Battered Women’s Trust who<br />

empower women to create a safe,<br />

KINDNESS: Lillie, (left), Mia, Sarah, of Battered Women’s Trust, Qiana and Narin with children’s<br />

activity packs which were donated to the trust. ​<br />

healthy life for themselves and<br />

their children, free from family<br />

violence.<br />

“Sarah from the Battered<br />

Women’s Trust explained that,<br />

since Covid-19, they had not<br />

been able to provide toys to<br />

families like they normally<br />

would because of the risk of<br />

spreading germs,” said Mia.<br />

“We thought about how hard<br />

that would be, especially for<br />

children who might have to leave<br />

their own toys at home when<br />

they went to Women’s Refuge.<br />

“So we started looking for<br />

some sponsors to help us create<br />

individual activity packs that<br />

can be given to children when<br />

they arrive at a shelter.”<br />

Kmart answered the students’<br />

call for help, providing a voucher<br />

to be spent in-store, and<br />

the students have now created<br />

more than 18 care packages for<br />

various ages and hope to make<br />

more.<br />

Sarah, from the Battered<br />

Women’s Trust, said the donated<br />

packs will be much appreciated<br />

and a wonderful way to support<br />

other young people in the community.<br />

“We were blown away by the<br />

thoughtfulness of Lillie, Mia,<br />

Qiana and Narin and their<br />

awareness of our services in the<br />

community,” said Sarah.<br />

“The activity packs are an ideal<br />

way to put a smile on a child’s<br />

face at such a stressful time for<br />

the family.”<br />

Selwyn House teacher and<br />

Innovation Hub leader Fiona<br />

McKenzie said the hub gave<br />

students the freedom to pursue<br />

meaningful projects based on<br />

their own passions.<br />

“These girls identified a<br />

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Thursday <strong>July</strong> 9 <strong>2020</strong> 7<br />

NOR’WEST PROPERTY UPDATE<br />

Is now the right time to sell?<br />

As we wake up to single digit<br />

temperatures and look out the window<br />

at almost non-stop rain it may seem<br />

like completely the wrong time of year<br />

to consider putting the house on the<br />

market.<br />

However, as Karen Ellis, owner of Ray<br />

White Bishopdale points out, in fact this<br />

is an ideal time.<br />

“There are not so many properties<br />

on the market at present, but plenty of<br />

potential buyers, which we can see from<br />

the numbers coming to our open homes.<br />

“The demand is there now, and if you<br />

waited until spring there may be more<br />

competition from other sellers,” Karen<br />

says.<br />

Of course, taking your home to market<br />

requires some preparation, and at this<br />

time of year what’s most appealing to<br />

potential buyers is a home that’s warm<br />

and dry, she says. Condensation, or<br />

leaves blocking drains and guttering can<br />

be off-putting to potential buyers.<br />

Buyers will understand the garden won’t<br />

be at its best but adding a few pops of<br />

colour with winter annuals can enhance<br />

its appearance.<br />

Inside, a light, bright house is always<br />

more attractive, so keep the blinds open<br />

and drapes pulled back, with fresh<br />

flowers on the coffee table to set the<br />

scene.<br />

Having the carpets cleaned will also<br />

create a fresher, brighter environment,<br />

Karen says, and<br />

she advises kitchen, bathroom and<br />

laundry surfaces be kept clean and<br />

uncluttered.<br />

Beyond the basic cleaning and<br />

freshening-up, staging has become a<br />

popular way of presenting a home for<br />

sale and this can make a big difference,<br />

Karen says.<br />

“It has become more cost-effective but<br />

get quotes from the different staging<br />

companies and find out what they offer<br />

before you decide who to use.”<br />

Staging can be especially helpful if the<br />

house is empty, as some people find it<br />

hard to visualise what furniture will fit<br />

into the various spaces and how rooms<br />

will look when they are furnished, Karen<br />

says.<br />

“Whether you are living there or not, a<br />

well-presented home may attract a higher<br />

price and may also sell quicker,” she says.<br />

Another aspect to keep in mind when<br />

preparing your property for sale is the<br />

target market – who are the potential<br />

Karen Ellis, Ray White Bishopdale owner<br />

buyers and what will they be expecting.<br />

This is important if you are considering<br />

whether to spend money on replacing<br />

the carpet or repainting the interior, for<br />

example. If it is a family home, installing<br />

a new kitchen or bathroom may not be<br />

a good idea as potential purchasers may<br />

have different ideas about colour and<br />

style, and you may not recoup the full<br />

cost. The question is, are you making<br />

the home more valuable or just more<br />

sellable?<br />

However, a fresh cost of paint on the<br />

front door or a new letterbox could be<br />

the finishing touch that clinches the deal.<br />

So, if you have selling on your mind<br />

either now or in the future, Karen and<br />

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NOR’WEST NEWS<br />

<strong>News</strong><br />

Addressing the needs of disabled<br />

• By Bea Gooding<br />

LIVING WITH an invisible<br />

disability produces its own<br />

challenges, but it’s often an<br />

uphill battle when it comes to<br />

being treated as equal to others.<br />

With Covid-19 throwing<br />

more Cantabrians into financial<br />

uncertainty, getting a job<br />

and retaining it while having<br />

disabilities such as Asperger’s<br />

syndrome, attention deficit<br />

hyperactivity disorder and<br />

autism turns the experience into<br />

an ordeal.<br />

Facing discrimination and his<br />

own struggles with Asperger’s<br />

inspired disability advocate<br />

Nick Stoneman to start the NZ<br />

Disability Advisory Trust.<br />

“We provide support for<br />

those with neurological mental<br />

health disorders, foetal alcohol<br />

syndrome and now, physical disabilities,”<br />

he said.<br />

“The diagnosis pathway is convoluted,<br />

so there needs to be an<br />

agency on the ground that can<br />

do advocacy work.”<br />

The trust provided referrals to<br />

appropriate agencies and advocated<br />

for clients to the Ministry<br />

of Social Development, along<br />

with personal assessments before<br />

a diagnosis.<br />

It also held presentations and<br />

workshops to further educate<br />

those accessing their services.<br />

Getting diagnosed by a mental<br />

health professional was difficult<br />

in itself; sometimes taking two<br />

years for a child to get an assessment<br />

which could result in a late<br />

diagnosis.<br />

Said Mr Stoneman: “It’s really<br />

hard to get a diagnosis, they<br />

[mental health] just refuse to talk<br />

about it.<br />

“The disability sector has been<br />

ignored, we don’t get our voices<br />

heard and we’re often underrepresented.<br />

There’s just nowhere<br />

to go.<br />

“In NZ there’s about 90,000<br />

adults on the spectrum between<br />

the ages of 18 to 65.”<br />

Although the lockdown was<br />

difficult for some, Mr Stoneman<br />

said the disability community<br />

struggled in particular due to the<br />

ADVOCATE:<br />

Nick Stoneman<br />

founded the<br />

NZ Disability<br />

Advisory Trust<br />

to address<br />

“injustices” in<br />

the disability<br />

community.<br />

PHOTO: GEOFF<br />

SLOAN<br />

rapidly changing environment.<br />

“One of the biggest barriers<br />

is change, especially in routines<br />

and social isolation. Some don’t<br />

cope well in a new environment,”<br />

he said.<br />

Even though Mr Stoneman’s<br />

Asperger’s – a form of autism<br />

– was mild, he said coping was<br />

another story.<br />

“It’s actually really difficult<br />

to cope because I’m reliant on<br />

others, but overall it’s definitely<br />

been a learning experience,” he<br />

said.<br />

“I’m now an autism educator<br />

and I talk in the community;<br />

it’s not as much of a stigma as it<br />

used to be.”<br />

The trust has kept him busy<br />

over the last few months – a job<br />

he can truly enjoy without fear of<br />

discrimination.<br />

“It’s a struggle to get jobs and<br />

even harder to keep it by being<br />

put in situations where we have<br />

to reveal [symptoms], then face<br />

discrimination.”<br />

This often discouraged people<br />

to seek employment in the first<br />

place, contributing to a higher<br />

number of the community on<br />

benefits.<br />

He encouraged more people<br />

to get involved and support the<br />

trust to educate themselves and<br />

understand the importance of<br />

inclusion.<br />

Said Mr Stoneman: “We<br />

want people to engage and<br />

to be treated like normal,<br />

everyday people. Showing<br />

more compassion and working<br />

alongside us in a professional<br />

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“Start acknowledging that<br />

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NOR’WEST NEWS<br />

MASTER PLAN<br />

A Master Plan for the redevelopment of Burnside High School<br />

was approved recently by the Board of Trustees and is now<br />

awaiting sign off from the Ministry of Education. As part of the<br />

Canterbury Schools’ Rebuild Programme, $19.1 million has been<br />

allocated to our school for Stage 1 of our redevelopment. The<br />

Master Plan is the culmination of 12 months’ work, will inform<br />

the redevelopment of our campus over the next 20 years – an<br />

important and exciting prospect for the school. Once signed<br />

off by the Ministry of Education, and priorities set, we begin the<br />

staged building design processes.<br />

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New Zealand and Australia. With oversight by the Ministry of<br />

Education, BCN has consulted widely on learning spaces, building<br />

locations, landscaping, links between buildings, school entrances,<br />

parking, and internal flows of people around the school. While<br />

there will be construction of new learning spaces, water-tightness<br />

problems will be addressed and existing spaces refurbished, with<br />

the aim of aligning all learning spaces to future need. Completed<br />

in stages, the work will be completed over five years.<br />

The Aurora Centre was upgraded in 2018, and the Hunter Gym<br />

and Cross Gym in 2019. These projects, enormous in scope, were<br />

the first steps in our school’s redevelopment. It is envisaged<br />

that by September 2021, a start will be made on a new Science<br />

and Technology Block that will include 26 learning spaces. Also<br />

planned for 2021 is an upgrade of our school swimming pool,<br />

resurfacing of courts, and the creation of a new drop off, pick<br />

up point on Memorial Avenue. Plans are underway to minimise<br />

the impact on students and staff during this first stage of our<br />

redevelopment plan.<br />

This is an exciting opportunity for BHS to enhance its facilities<br />

and provide the best possible campus for our school community.<br />

Phil Holstein<br />

Principal<br />

WINTER SPORTS<br />

Much to the delight of our students,<br />

the Canterbury Secondary Schools’<br />

Wednesday winter sport season kicked<br />

off on 24 June, ensuring that after a<br />

delayed start the winter sport season<br />

for Burnside High School has continued<br />

gaining momentum. Many of our sports<br />

teams are also enjoying competing in<br />

local community competitions and the<br />

commencement of a final few sports<br />

in Term 3 will see our winter sports<br />

programme hit full speed.<br />

Early in Term 3, we will hold our school<br />

Cross Country, allowing us to select<br />

students to represent Burnside High<br />

School at a Regional and National<br />

level. Whilst there was a great deal of<br />

disappointment with the majority of the<br />

NZ and South Island Secondary Schools’<br />

Winter Tournament Week events being cancelled, our Girls and<br />

Boys 1st XI Hockey teams, Girls Football and the Senior A Netball<br />

team are looking forward to competing in regional tournaments<br />

over those dates (31 August - 04th September). The Ice Hockey<br />

team will also be travelling to Dunedin to compete in a regional<br />

tournament during that week. The Thomson (Boys) and Whelan<br />

(Girls) Basketball Trophy competitions are now in full swing, and<br />

competitive and social Basketball is once again proving extremely<br />

popular, expertly managed by our Basketball Coordinator, Adam<br />

Morgan.<br />

We are enormously proud of all our 52 teams and 187 individual<br />

competitors who are representing Burnside High School across<br />

21 different sporting codes and are looking forward to watching<br />

them compete throughout this winter sport season.<br />

UNIFORM SHOP<br />

The Burnside High School PTA<br />

Uniform Shop is situated in<br />

A Block, adjacent to the<br />

staff car park off Greers<br />

Road. The shop stocks a<br />

full range of new uniform<br />

items along with second<br />

hand items. Opening<br />

Hours are Monday<br />

lunchtime 1.00-2.00pm<br />

and Tuesday after school<br />

2.45-4.00pm.<br />

Payment is by cash, eftpos<br />

and debit card only<br />

- no credit cards.<br />

www.burnside.school.nz/uniform/<br />

Office Hours 7am-5pm weekdays. Please telephone (03) 358 8383 for all enquiries. www.burnside.school.nz


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CONTINUING EDUCATION<br />

Term 3 at Papanui<br />

High School<br />

TALENT: Paparoa Street School musicians and artists.<br />

Art with a feel-good factor<br />

• From page 1<br />

“We wanted to<br />

showcase arts with a feelgood<br />

factor, we’ve been<br />

through a significant<br />

time in our lives so this<br />

brings people together,”<br />

she said.<br />

During the lockdown,<br />

the original task was to<br />

create the artwork for a<br />

virtual exhibition, but the<br />

audience was limited to<br />

the school community.<br />

“These kids have done<br />

an amazing job, so when<br />

we came back to school<br />

after the lockdown I<br />

thought, why don’t we<br />

take it to the community?”<br />

Mrs Stokes was proud<br />

of the whole-school effort<br />

and believed it was important<br />

to foster themes<br />

COLOURFUL: Neve Browning, year 5 with her<br />

artwork Belonging. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN<br />

of belonging and kindness,<br />

especially through<br />

art.<br />

“Art really encompasses<br />

so much, it’s a sense of<br />

well-being and we need<br />

it now more than ever to<br />

connect with each other,”<br />

she said.<br />

“Being creative is<br />

an important part of<br />

learning.”<br />

Whether you are wanting to learn<br />

something new to improve your fitness,<br />

to challenge yourself, for relaxation, or to<br />

master a new skill Papanui High School<br />

offers plenty of choices for everyone in<br />

their Term 3 Adult Education Programme.<br />

We offer a wide range of classes such as<br />

cooking, crafts, languages, fitness and<br />

photography etc . Our tutors are wellqualified<br />

in their chosen field and wanting<br />

to help make your learning experience<br />

rewarding. We are confident regardless of<br />

your age, or interest, you will find a course<br />

that will give you the opportunity to<br />

extend your personal skills and knowledge<br />

and meet some new people in an enjoyable<br />

friendly environment.<br />

Our Term 3 classes begin week of 27<br />

<strong>July</strong> and a full list can be found on our<br />

website https://www.papanui.school.<br />

nz/com-ed/categories for further<br />

information and enrolment please email<br />

Barbara Roper rpb@papanui.school.nz<br />

or telephone our office on 033520701.<br />

Paige in charge<br />

Six-year-old Paige McLeod was made the owner of a supermarket in<br />

what was a shared birthday treat. The Bryndwr girl spent her birthday<br />

running the West Melton Four Square store, marking the brand’s<br />

96th anniversary. Paige’s mother, Kylie Phaup-Stephens said it was a<br />

birthday to remember. “It was a really, really cool day. Paige was a bit<br />

shy at first but she really warmed to it and I couldn’t get her out of the<br />

shop in the end.” A Four Square spokeswoman said when they found<br />

out about Paige being their biggest fan, they decided to make it a<br />

special birthday for her.


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CONTINUING EDUCATION<br />

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Learning returns<br />

to the heart of<br />

the city<br />

The WEA is delighted to be opening<br />

its doors again for the return of adult<br />

and community educational classes<br />

this coming term. During lockdown a<br />

shortened programme of 20 online items<br />

was offered free of charge. The 300+<br />

registrations showed there was a real<br />

desire to keep learning through the<br />

crisis. Wendy Butcher from the CWEA<br />

Council (governance team) said that<br />

“for some of our members with limited<br />

computer knowledge, learning online<br />

was a huge challenge, we commend<br />

those in our community who embraced<br />

technologies like Zoom and showed<br />

their determination to stay connected”.<br />

Now that people can be back in the<br />

building however, there is a real sense<br />

of the importance of face to face<br />

interactions: for learning, for depth of<br />

communication and for well-being.<br />

There is an exciting programme<br />

of events and courses on offer,<br />

from: Looking and Understanding<br />

Polynesian Art to Understanding the<br />

Treaty of Waitangi in <strong>2020</strong>. To find<br />

out more visit cwea.org.nz or pick<br />

up a programme from 59 Gloucester<br />

street in the central city.<br />

89 year old<br />

Ivan Hibberd –<br />

participating in<br />

a zoom class.<br />

Christchurch<br />

School of Music<br />

The Chinese philosopher, Confucius<br />

said long ago “Music produces a kind of<br />

pleasure which human nature cannot do<br />

without”. Playing an instrument has many<br />

benefits and can bring a great deal of joy<br />

to the performer and the listener. Studies<br />

continue to prove that participating in<br />

musical activities, has many positive<br />

effects on the brain as well as a student’s<br />

health and well-being. Some of the proven<br />

benefits include:<br />

1) Increased memory capacity<br />

2) Improved language ability<br />

3) Increased empathy<br />

4) Improved self-confidence<br />

5) Increased attention span and focus<br />

6) Self-discipline<br />

The Christchurch School of Music is<br />

a family-oriented community aimed at<br />

providing quality music education in and<br />

around Christchurch.<br />

On a Saturday morning the whole family<br />

can find something to<br />

suit. Preschool and<br />

junior school children<br />

can start their musical<br />

journey by joining<br />

in our “Take Off<br />

with Music” classes<br />

while older children and adults may<br />

opt for lessons on a specific instrument<br />

(including voice). Those who already play<br />

are welcome to join in one of the great<br />

ensembles which all take part in regular<br />

concerts.<br />

Age is no limit - our Late Starters<br />

programme provides the opportunity for<br />

adults to learn an instrument and join an<br />

ensemble with other like-minded adults.<br />

If Saturday isn’t an option, CSM also<br />

offers a range of weekday opportunities<br />

for learning and playing music and, if<br />

affordability is an issue, CSM may be<br />

able to offer a discount through funding<br />

provided by the Rata Foundation and<br />

CERT.<br />

Term 3 starts on Saturday 25 <strong>July</strong> and<br />

we can take new enrolments in most<br />

instruments and ensembles.<br />

Please contact us via our website www.<br />

csm.org.nz and let us start you on a<br />

musical journey that will bring pleasure<br />

for a lifetime.


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CONTINUING EDUCATION<br />

Risingholme’s Adult and<br />

Community Education<br />

Courses for Term 3 <strong>2020</strong><br />

Did you have plans to learn something new in Term 2 but your plans were disrupted?<br />

Did you develop a new interest during lock down and want to learn more?<br />

Or have you simply missed getting out and about?<br />

Enrolling in a Risingholme course maybe the<br />

solution you are looking for. Risingholme has<br />

over 89 courses on offer ranging from Art & Craft,<br />

Exercise, Wellbeing & Health, Fabric Arts, Food<br />

& Cooking, Languages, Music, Pottery and Wood<br />

Crafts. Check out our website www.risingholme.<br />

org.nz<br />

Risingholme Community Centre is fully<br />

operational, and we are currenting taking<br />

enrolments for Term 3 courses starting the week<br />

of 27 <strong>July</strong>. Due to the cancellation of our Term 2<br />

programme, many of our courses for Term 3 are<br />

almost full so don’t delay, enrol now to secure your<br />

place.<br />

We also have a number of new courses being<br />

offered this term.<br />

• Dollmaking Journey Course. Here’s your<br />

opportunity to learn about the tradition and<br />

therapeutic benefits of dollmaking using hand<br />

stitching and all natural materials.<br />

• Saturday Woodworking Course. Do you have a<br />

wood project to make and not enough time – then<br />

the Saturday Woodwork Course run over three<br />

weeks may be ideal!<br />

• Pattern Drafting Courses. Do you have a love<br />

of sewing but want that perfect fitting garment?<br />

Learn how to draft a pattern block to your own<br />

measurements. Once you have your block learn<br />

how to develop your own patterns – you won’t<br />

be disappointed!<br />

Our full range of courses and their<br />

locations can be viewed on our website<br />

www.risingholme.org.nz<br />

If you have an enquiry, please do not hesitate<br />

to email us at info@risingholme.org.nz or<br />

telephone the office on 03 332 7359.<br />

Course brochures are available at the<br />

Risingholme office and CCC public libraries.<br />

Spaces are limited in some courses, enrol now<br />

and avoid disappointment!<br />

www.risingholme.org.nz/courses/<br />

Adult and Community Education Term 3, <strong>2020</strong><br />

Come learn with us<br />

Risingholme Community Centre offers<br />

a wide range of short courses, each term,<br />

at a range of venues.<br />

Risingholme Community Centre<br />

Art (Creative Arts, Mixed Media, Watercolour, Painting with Acrylics,<br />

Drawing & Sketching), Embroidery, Fabric & Craft Skills, Guitar, Pottery,<br />

Sewing Skills, Upholstery, Using your Overlocker, Sewing Retreat, Yoga,<br />

Wood Sculpture, Woodwork, Woodwork for Women, Zentangle, Printmaking,<br />

Fermented Foods, Plastics Free, Te Reo Maori, Patchwork and Quilting, ESOL<br />

Intensive Level 2-3, NZ Sign Language, Dollmaking, Pattern Drafting, Reiki.<br />

Christchurch Girls’ High School<br />

Sewing Skills, Te Reo Maori, Watercolour Painting, Drawing & Sketching,<br />

German Language, Painting with Acrylics, Spanish Language, NZ Sign<br />

Language, Pattern Drafting.<br />

Hornby High School<br />

Sewing for Beginners, Te Reo Maori, Crochet, NZ Sign Language.<br />

Riccarton High School<br />

Calligraphy, ESOL English Intermediate, Indian Cooking,<br />

Italian Language, NZ Sign Language, Russian Language, Sewing Skills,<br />

Spanish for Travellers, Te Reo Maori, Egyptian Cooking, Picture Framing,<br />

Mediterranean Cooking, Yoga, Basic Photography.<br />

Full details available on www.risingholme.org.nz<br />

Risingholme office at 22 Cholmondeley Ave, Opawa, Chch<br />

Phone 03 332 7359 | Email info@risingholme.org.nz<br />

www.risingholme.org.nz


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HOME & HEATING<br />

What makes a great<br />

Heat Transfer System?<br />

There are a number of Heat Transfer<br />

systems on the market. Smooth-Air<br />

ventilation specialists offer a range of<br />

HTU Heat Transfer Units with carefully<br />

selected components to optimise the<br />

system:<br />

They use insulated duct to transfer<br />

the heated air with as little heat loss as<br />

possible. The fan moves sufficient air<br />

for the distance and number of rooms,<br />

without being noisy. The diffusers send<br />

the heat to the floor, not to skim the<br />

across the ceilings. All components are<br />

good quality - designed to operate for<br />

years without problems.<br />

Smooth-Air’s HTUs come in a range<br />

of options: One to four rooms, with or<br />

without thermostat and with a choice<br />

of grilles and diffusers. HTUs improve<br />

energy efficiency in your house, as you are<br />

using excess heat. They have low power<br />

consumption - only 80watts for the three<br />

room system. Circulating air through the<br />

house also reduces the risk of damp.<br />

You can also choose the HTU version<br />

with downjet diffusers, which throw the<br />

warm air downwards to the floor. These<br />

downjet diffusers can also be adjusted to<br />

regulate which room receives the most<br />

warm air.<br />

An average size living room requires 2-4<br />

kw of heating, yet appliances such as log<br />

burners generate heat in the region of 10<br />

-20kw. This leaves an excess of 8 -16kw of<br />

heat which sits at high level in the heated<br />

room, usually above door level.<br />

Heat transfer units work best where very<br />

hot air has ‘stratified’ into a layer near the<br />

ceiling. So heat pumps, which circulate<br />

warm air around the room with no<br />

layering, are not suitable as a heat source<br />

by themselves. However, if you have both<br />

log burner and a heat pump, heat transfer<br />

systems with thermostat can work very<br />

well: The heat pump stops operating once<br />

the heat from the fire has heated the room,<br />

and the heat transfer kicks in above this<br />

point, once there is a layer of hot air at the<br />

ceiling.<br />

Contact Smooth-Air on 0800<br />

SMOOTH (0800 766 684) to ask how<br />

they can help you with your Heat<br />

Transfer, as well as any other ventilation<br />

requirements.<br />

Warmer Kiwi<br />

Homes grants<br />

The Government is offering Warmer<br />

Kiwi Homes grants to make Kiwi homes<br />

warmer and healthier and recently the<br />

grant has increased to 90% of the cost of<br />

the supply and installation of a heat pump<br />

(capped at $3000 including GST).<br />

Enviro Master Ltd are proud to be a<br />

selected supplier of heat pumps to the<br />

Warmer Kiwi Homes programme.<br />

You may be eligible if you own your own<br />

home and have a Community Services<br />

Card, Super Gold Combo Card or live in<br />

a lower income area and your home was<br />

built prior to 2008. Heat pumps are for the<br />

main living area only and there must be<br />

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no other operational fixed heating source<br />

available.<br />

Enviro Master Ltd are your air<br />

conditioning and heat pump specialists<br />

and have been servicing the Christchurch<br />

area for over 18 years now. We supply,<br />

install and service all the leading brands<br />

including Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Daikin<br />

and Fujitsu. This means our team can<br />

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Phone us now on 366 0525 to<br />

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heat<br />

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• Providing Heat Pump solutions for over 18 years to Cantabrians<br />

• We personally guarantee all our products & installs for 5 years<br />

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Phone us today for your free consultation & quote<br />

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A walk along memory lane<br />

A USAF Sikorsky UH-34 Seahorse helicopter on the tarmac at Christchurch Airport during the opening ceremony of the new terminal building in 1960.<br />

Pupils from Russley<br />

School on the hydroslide<br />

at Sockburn Park in 1986.<br />

(From top) – Lincoln Chung,<br />

Nicholas Clarke, Stephen<br />

Rose, Melissa Hussey, Jacki<br />

Brewer and Melanie Knight.<br />

The Farmers department store and adjoining car park prior to its<br />

opening at Bishopdale Mall in 1971. The design of the store is in<br />

line with changes in retail with fewer display windows.<br />

The Northside Theatre at 39 Main North Rd in Papanui in 1980.<br />

•More photos, p16<br />

TOUCHSTONE HOMES<br />

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Memorial Ave<br />

in 1959, as<br />

yet unsealed,<br />

showing the<br />

plaque at<br />

the junction<br />

with Clyde Rd<br />

dedicating the<br />

avenue to those<br />

who gave their<br />

lives in World<br />

War 2.<br />

Kendal Ave Post Office<br />

in Burnside, 1965.<br />

Christchurch chief<br />

postmaster J.W Lincoln<br />

(right), deputy-chief<br />

postmaster M Johnson<br />

and Mrs Briggs,<br />

manager of the office.<br />

Cars parked on Ilam Rd outside the student union building at Canterbury<br />

University in 1975.<br />

A family with kites at<br />

Christchurch Airport<br />

in 1958. A USAF<br />

Globemaster, used for<br />

Operation Deep Freeze<br />

flights to the Antarctic is in<br />

the background.<br />

SENIOR LIVING<br />

Director of Orana Park,<br />

Paul Garland, in a cage<br />

on the back of a truck<br />

feeding meat to the lions<br />

in 1976.<br />

A group of pupils from Papanui High School with a<br />

placard reading ‘Is long hair all that bad?’ in protest of<br />

a long hair ban put in place at the school in 1971.<br />

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SENIOR LIVING<br />

Natural vision support<br />

Bilberry and marigold are two natural<br />

herbs with a long history in supporting the<br />

health of the eyes and good vision.<br />

During World War 2, British bomber<br />

pilots reported improved night vision after a<br />

nightly dose of bilberry jam before missions.<br />

Subsequent research suggested that bilberry<br />

extract may improve microcirculation<br />

within the eye, with the most significant<br />

effects found in people with impaired visual<br />

acuity.<br />

Bilberries contain powerful antioxidant<br />

compounds called anthocyanins that may<br />

play a major role in supporting eye health<br />

and even in improving the vision.<br />

One of the main causes of degenerative<br />

eye diseases such as macular degeneration<br />

relates to an increase in free radical activity<br />

that damages healthy cells in the eyes. The<br />

anthocyanins from the bilberry help reduce<br />

this free radical damage that could lead to<br />

serious eye disease.<br />

Bilberry has also been shown to improve<br />

oxygen and blood delivery to the eye,<br />

important factors for maintaining eye<br />

health.<br />

Bilberry is commonly used to support<br />

night vision and alleviate tired eyes,<br />

eye strain and dry eyes. It is considered<br />

beneficial for most eye conditions, including<br />

cataracts, disorders of the retina, and to<br />

prevent eye problems, especially in people<br />

with diabetes or high blood pressure.<br />

The retina is a thin layer of tissue at<br />

the back of the eye that transforms light<br />

information into neural signals for the brain<br />

to see images.<br />

The retina is very fragile and can be<br />

damaged by bright light, especially blue<br />

light. Computer monitors, cellphones,<br />

electronic notebooks, televisions, LED and<br />

fluorescent lighting all emit significant<br />

amounts of blue light and may have long<br />

term effects on the retina.<br />

The carotenoid lutein, as found in marigold<br />

flowers, is concentrated in the macula, the<br />

functional centre of the retina. The macula<br />

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Property Sellers Take Control – Get a<br />

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One of the very first things I would<br />

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property. Why would you do that you<br />

ask? Wouldn’t we normally go under<br />

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a building report the bank isn’t happy<br />

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I have had many previous sellers<br />

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‘their property’ had ‘no known issues’<br />

which is what they truly believed at<br />

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has brought up unknown issues<br />

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purchaser to cancel the contract.<br />

That’s devastating.<br />

Often things come up that you would<br />

never imagine. Have you heard of<br />

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go for insurance), does your open<br />

plan living have beams where walls<br />

were removed by previous owners,<br />

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yours and sometimes their lawyer<br />

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This investment at the beginning of<br />

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and Licensee Agent<br />

Ray White Papanui<br />

027 664 9292<br />

Feature Property<br />

Vanessa Golightly<br />

Licensee Agent &<br />

Business Owner<br />

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Stuart Morris<br />

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Tracy Thomson<br />

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Claire Morris<br />

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Katrina Green<br />

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Tania Ikin<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

022 5<strong>09</strong> 2755<br />

When advertising your property for<br />

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property manager it is very important<br />

to present your investment property<br />

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This starts with photography. Ensure<br />

the property is free of clutter, with<br />

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course outdoor living.<br />

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Portrait images will not display<br />

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If you can, employ a professional<br />

photographer. At Ray White Morris<br />

and Co Property Management we<br />

want to make our clients rental<br />

properties stand out from the<br />

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make this happen. We employ a<br />

professional photographer to capture<br />

all of our new rental listings, and the<br />

response from prospective tenants<br />

has been fantastic.<br />

To find out more tips on marketing<br />

your rental to its full potential please<br />

feel free to give me a call. I look<br />

forward to sharing more with you.<br />

Katrina Green,<br />

Operations Manager<br />

Property Management<br />

027 606 0030<br />

4 Jackmin Lane, Burwood<br />

Vanessa Golightly<br />

Just Sold<br />

195 Springs Road, Hornby<br />

Vanessa Golightly<br />

Ashleigh Pattullo<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

027 865 9672<br />

Estelle Schuurman<br />

Property Manager<br />

Joy Coughlan<br />

Mortgage Broker<br />

027 223 3572<br />

Olivia Hendry<br />

Executive Assistant<br />

Allie McConnell<br />

Property Management<br />

Assistant<br />

Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui<br />

Phone (03) 352 0567 | rwpapanui.co.nz | /RayWhitePapanui Morris & Co Limited | Licenced REAA 2008

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