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Cancer
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• By Bea Gooding
SHEILA HAILSTONE’S battle with
breast cancer inspired her to chronicle the
experience in a new inspirational book and
plans to donate its profits towards cancer
research.
As a seven-year metastatic breast cancer
survivor, she wrote Dancing around Cancer
to uplift and inspire those on their own
journey with the disease.
The book presented reflections in haibun,
a form of haiku poems which followed
her story of undergoing treatment and her
subsequent pilgrimage on the Camino de
Santiago in Spain.
Hailstone said she was “delighted” to be
able to release the book in the hopes that it
would support other people.
“I’ve had a lot of positive feedback, but
my main goal more than anything else is to
try raise money for breast cancer research,”
she said.
“That was the initial goal, and also to
help other people who are going through
their cancer journey.”
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• By Louis Day
FEEDBACK FROM residents
has indicated an increase in
house and vehicle break-ins
across Bishopdale, Avonhead and
Russley over the past year.
In the Fendalton-Waimairi-
Harewood Community Board’s
plan for 2020-2022, the development
of safety initiatives across
these areas has been identified as
one of its priorities in response to
concerns that have been raised by
residents.
“Anecdotal feedback from
residents indicates that people
feel there has been an increase in
house and vehicle burglaries over
the past year,” the plan reads.
In response to this, the board is
planning to work with police to
educate the community on what
people can do to keep themselves
and their property safe.
It is also looking to work
alongside the Christchurch
North Community Patrol to
increase the number of patrols
in the Avonhead and Russley
area, and work with Canterbury
Neighbourhood Support to
promote local groups in a bid to
encourage more being formed
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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-yearolds.
No bookings required.
Citizens Advice Bureau
Thursday, 11am-5pm, Friday,
11am-5pm, Tuesday, 2-5pm,
Wednesday, 11am-5pm
Fendalton Library
Citizens Advice Bureau provides
free and confidential advice. They
take the time to listen and equip you
with the information, options and
support that fit your needs. Phone 941
7923 for more information.
Knit ‘n’ Yarn
Thursday, 2-3.30pm, at Fendalton,
Wednesday, 1-2.30pm, at Redwood
Fendalton 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.
Mahjong Group
Friday, 1-3.30pm
Shirley LIbrary
Go along to the free event if you
are interested in playing or learning
about Mahjong.
Card Club
Friday, 1.30-3.30pm
Shirley Library
This weekly card club will be held
Makerspace Friday, 3.30-4.30pm, Bishopdale Library
Go along for a creative or technology-based activity to try. For kids of all
ages, Free, no bookings required.
every Friday. Go along and join the
fun. Free, no bookings required.
JP Clinic
Saturday, 10am-noon at
Fendalton, Tuesday, 10am-1pm at
Shirley, Wednesday, 10am-1pm at
Bishopdale
Bishopdale, Fendalton and Shirley
libraries
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.
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.
Activity Zone
Monday, 3.45-4.45pm
Shirley Library
After school club for children
aged 6 to 10-years-old. Join in the
fun with technology, crafts, books
and more. Free, no bookings
required.
Reading to Dogs
Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm
Shirley Library
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.
Scrabble Club
Wednesday, 1.30-3.30pm
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Skate park to get extension
BEGINNERS WILL be able
to join in the fun following a
decision to extend the St Albans
skate park.
The Papanui-Innes
Community Board has approved
the extension following feedback
from local residents concerned
that the park does not cater to
beginner skateboarders and
scooter users.
The extension at St Albans Park
will utilise the current gravel area,
with work expected to start on the
landscape plan
in October.
The local
community, St
Albans School
and skate jam
participants
have all
contributed
Emma Norrish
design ideas.
Community board
chairwoman Emma Norrish
said there has been a great
deal of community support
for the change, with many
people wanting additional skate
elements to help beginners
improve their skills.
“We can see the positive role
that skateboarding can play
in community unity,” said Ms
Norrish.
“Skateboarding is very much a
mainstream urban sport today,
UPGRADE: A proposal to revamp the St Albans skate park has been approved. The park will now
cater for beginner riders.
PHOTO: NEWSLINE
helping to keep young people
healthy and active while also
encouraging creativity and
boosting confidence.
“We have collaborated with
our community to better
meet local needs and deliver
an accessible skate park that
suits all ages and our diverse
neighbourhood.
“By creating a skater-friendly
area and ensuring that other
park users also have suitable
space, St Albans Park can
be enjoyed by the whole
community.”
Following changes to the
initial concept plan, two walnut
trees will be moved to a more
suitable area while proposed
seating will be shifted near a
shady section where people can
still watch the skate park users.
A low pyramid, wollie ledge
and rectangular grind rail will
replace the skate area’s double
rollover bumps while a cork-type
surface laid behind the quarter
pipe over the mound will protect
the skate area from gravel.
A small barrier section at the
top of the hipped quarter pipe
will also protect pedestrians
using the nearby path.
The extension will be
completed by April next year.
Board lays
out priorities
for north-west
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Another priority for the board
is the installation of bins at high
usage parks such as Abberley
Park, Bishopdale Park and
Avonhead Park.
“Over-flowing rubbish bins in
our parks is a constant issue. The
solar-powered Big Belly bins have
a built-in compactor that crushes
the rubbish, giving them a capacity
six times greater than a standard
waste bin,” the plan reads.
The board also plans to increase
improved access to on-street
parking for residents in Russley
and Roydvale after regularly receiving
complaints from the community
around a lack of parking.
Other priorities include the
demolition of Old Caretaker’s
House at Burnside Park, an upgrade
or replacement of the public
toilets at Bishopdale Mall, construction
of a shared footpath on
Gardiners Rd from Wilkinsons
Rd to Sawyers Arm Rd and an upgrade
of the toilets and changing
facilities at Nunweek Park.
Fixing the water flow issues
with the Ilam stream, an upgrade
of playing fields at Tulett Park
and investigation into the possible
usage of land next to it have also
been cited as priorities.
The withdrawal of a consent
application to store 40,000 bales
of waste, including domestic
rubbish and commercial rubbish
from hospitals and schools, on a
site in Belfast close to houses, a
large aquifer and a stream, a meat
works and a cemetery, is great
news for our community.
The announcement, made at the
end of last month, has brought
huge relief to residents, who were
concerned about odour, vermin
and leaching from the proposed
site in Blakes Road.
In March, residents packed out
the Belfast Rugby Football Club at
my public meeting to voice their
concerns to Environment
Canterbury.
ECan set up a live webpage on
their website to keep residents
updated. The news last month that
the project won’t
go ahead on the
Belfast site has been welcomed by
the community.
I’ve been contacted by
Northern Christchurch
residents who are concerned
about the lack of a footpath and
cycleway to allow them to safely
access shops and public transport
in Belfast. With traffic travelling in
excess of 80 kilometres per hour,
they’re worried about walking
alongside the road. Please get in
touch if you would like to meet
with me over an issue that is
concerning you.
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a great opportunity for me to pop
into some of the local
organisations helping our
communities. I regularly connect
with the Belfast Community
Network, which provides a great
community hub, working with
local groups and volunteers to
provide a wide range of support
for residents. Our communities
are carried by our volunteers and
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Dangerous intersection to get fix
Cancer survivor’s new book inspires courage
• From page 1
The reality of cancer treatment
was “harsh,” including nausea,
pain and hair loss, which was
why she wanted people to “have a
laugh” and enjoy the book in spite
of what they were going through.
Her experiences ultimately
led to the decision to do the
Camino de Santiago pilgrimage
after watching The Way – a film
about a grieving father who also
• By Louis Day
A BISHOPDALE intersection
which is among the city’s 50 most
dangerous will get a $150,000
makeover.
The Wairakei and Grahams
Rd intersection’s current layout
has resulted in a number of car
crashes and is described by the
city council as a source of “much
driver frustration.”
The city council is now planning
to rectify some of the issues
with the intersection in 2022.
The current configuration
of the intersection results in
late lane changing as vehicles
approach it with drivers going
straight often making a lastminute
decision on which lane to
use depending on which way the
vehicle in front indicates.
The new lane layout will provide
a dedicated right turn lane
walked this route.
She said the film struck a
chord with her as she was also
grieving the loss of her husband
who died in a car crash in 1997.
Many embarked on this path
for spiritual growth which often
took weeks to achieve.
In spite of the blisters on her
feet, she said it was a meaningful
journey with many insights and
revelations.
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on each approach to the intersection
as well as a shared straight
and left lane to prevent this from
happening.
The intersection is currently
“It’s just the people you meet
and the connections you make;
the value of it was taking some
time out and focusing on the
walking and talking,” she said.
Hailstone is an awardwinning
speaker and established
the Papanui based Christchurch
Women’s Toastmasters and
Boaters Toastmasters club,
where she often raised awareness
around the importance of
DANGER: There have been 12
accidents at the Grahams and
Wairakei Rds intersection over
the last five years.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
the city’s 45th most high-risk
and there have been 12 accidents
there within the last five years,
four were serious and the other
eight were recorded as minor or
non-injury accidents.
One of the most recent serious
crashes at the intersection
involved a car making a
right turn hitting two elderly
pedestrians on the crosswalk.
finding a kinder alternative to
cancer treatment.
Last month, she won the New
Zealand Micro Flash Fiction
“Lockdown” competition with a
piece entitled, “Waiting for and
Avalanche when you Live by
the Sea.”
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Cancer, visit: www.amazon.
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Safe traffic
network
a priority
• By Louis Day
ENCOURAGING a “safe
traffic network that supports
a connected community” will
be one of the Papanui-Innes
Community Board’s priorities for
the remainder of the term.
The board’s 2020-2022 plan
sets out that it will achieve this by
engaging with and supporting the
community on local transport issues,
with particular attention being
paid to the effects of the Christchurch
Northern Corridor and the
increasing development of Papanui.
It also plans on advocating for
traffic lights at the Greers and
Langdons Rds intersection and
improvements to address Northern
Line cycleway safety concerns.
The board is also prioritising
a push for improvements and
increased support to community
facilities across its jurisdiction.
This will include advocating
for improvements to the Belfast
netball courts at Sheldon Park
whilst also supporting the
ongoing development of Rutland
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construction of a community
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the completion Edgeware Pool.
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Airport Ambassadors celebrate 10 years
• By Bea Gooding
WHETHER IT’S to help
frantic passengers locate
missing luggage or providing
expertise on what makes the
city so special, the Christchurch
Airport Ambassadors are the
first point of call.
Volunteers at the airport’s
ambassador programme work
hard to help visitors find their
feet in the city and beyond, and
are now celebrating their 10th
year of service.
The group initially started off
with 16 ambassadors, but that
number has grown to nearly 50,
who come from all walks of life
and have a passion to serve others.
Ian McDonald, 74, has been
an ambassador for the last eight
years and said the best part
about the job was its spontaneity
and the lifelong friendships he’s
made.
“Every day is different. I’ve
been involved in other community
groups, but the airport has
to be the top one,” he said.
“When people come off planes
really stressed, like if they’ve arrived
and their luggage has gone
missing - you’ve just got to turn
those people around and make
them feel better.
He said it was satisfying being
able to help people in times of
great stress, especially when they
had no family or friends in the
area.
An ambassador’s role included
answering any questions travellers
had about where to locate
things in the airport, what
activities Canterbury had to offer
and to help sort out any issues
such as last-minute accommodation
or transport.
With international travel
restrictions not set to change for
the time being, the volunteers
were not able to resume their
posts at the airport since before
the lockdown began.
Mr McDonald was eager to
get back into the job, but he was
grateful he could still meet up for
a coffee with the other volunteers
while there was no work.
Said Mr McDonald: “They’re
a great bunch of people, they all
want to be there to help and it
makes a difference.
“Once you retire, you don’t just
SERVICE: The Christchurch
Airport Ambassador
programme has celebrated its
tenth anniversary, who provide
crucial support for travellers
visiting the region and beyond.
want to sit down and read library
books all day. You’ve got to keep
active, have interaction with
other people and give back to the
community.”
Park to Plane support manager
Jacqui Robertson said the programme
was established during
major redevelopments of the
airport’s terminal.
“Every time someone arrived,
the layout inside was different so
they needed people to help direct
travellers who were bit lost,” she
said.
The more people they assisted,
it became more apparent that
the service needed to become a
permanent fixture.
Although there were no international
visitors, she said this
would not make a difference in
their services now that they were
catering for domestic travellers.
“They make the airport a
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first and last friendly face when
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A walk along memory lane
The 1905 photograph shows Daresbury,
67 Fendalton Rd, a 50-room house on 25
acres, designed by S. Hurst Seager and
built between 1897 and 1901 for George
Humphreys, co-founder of the wine and
spirits merchants Fletcher Humphreys.
School children cross at the intersection of Cranford St and Main North Rd
in 1978.
Emily Harrison and Kelly Hamblyn with
school patrol gear at Fendalton School
in 1988.
Aerial view of Christchurch International Airport in the 1990s.
Passengers waiting at Christchurch International Airport
in the 1960s.
A security guard at the entrance gates to the
lion reserve at Orana Park with a shotgun
containing blanks in 1977.
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Specialists advise a vehicle
check as winter sets in
Winter weather can present a range of tricky driving
conditions for motorists – from wet, slippery roads and heavy
frosts to fog and driving rain. That’s why it is important to make
sure your vehicle is in tip-top shape and ready to deal with these
hazards.
The team at Roses Auto Electrical in Cranford Street
recommends checking that your lights and windscreen wipers
are in working order, and to ensure your vehicle will start on
cold mornings they offer free battery and alternator and starter
tests, and free battery fitting.
Their well-equipped workshop includes specialised diagnostic
equipment designed to find any faults with vehicles’ electronics,
air bags or ABS braking system, which the qualified and
experienced auto electrical specialists will repair quickly and
efficiently.
Roses Auto Electrical provides full electrical services for all
makes and models of European, Japanese and light commercial
vehicles. Any time a warning light flashes up on the dashboard,
they advise calling into their workshop to have it checked out.
Roses Auto Electrical has been in business for more than 20
years, and the workshop team are constantly updating their
knowledge with industry training, as well as having the latest
state-of-the-art equipment in the workshop.
The customer comes first for the friendly, professional team
at Roses Auto Electrical, and motorists having their vehicle
serviced there can have confidence in its performance and
safety, especially in cold weather when driving is often more
hazardous.
Roses Auto Electrical is located at 518 Cranford Street,
Papanui. Phone 352 5090 to book in for service or repairs,
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Pathway to success
For Maria Paterson, the real estate
industry has proved to be her niche – the
job she was cut out to do. And while the
path to reach it was diverse, every step of
the way was establishing a foundation of
skills that would bring her success in real
estate.
Born and brought up in Hokitika
on the West Coast, Maria moved to
Christchurch in the early 2000s, starting
work in a customer services role at
Countrywide Bank. She left that job after
about six years to have her family, with
three children (now 27, 25 and 18).
Then came the next step on her career
path. Maria was approached by an
insurance broker to join the insurance
business, and starting out in customer
service, over the next nine years she
worked in an advisory role across the full
spectrum of insurance services.
All these experiences were adding
to the deep fund of knowledge and
expertise that she would bring to real
estate. But there was one more important
chapter before that would happen. Maria
joined forces with a friend to purchase
The Store at Tai Tapu, and between them
the pair turned the struggling business
around to become a thriving enterprise.
Mission accomplished, Maria left there
and made her move into real estate. She
joined another brand, spending the next
eight years crafting her skills, knowing
that real estate was where she wanted to
be.
“I’d always had a strong interest in
property and had owned rentals, and
with my sales and customer service
background it just made sense,” she says.
“I’d finally found my niche.”
Two weeks after she started, the
September 2010 earthquake devastated
much of the city, but fortunately the
offices weren’t affected, and Maria was
on her way. Her negotiation skills and
aptitude for marketing and selling
property soon became apparent, and she
received the Rising Star award for her
first two years in the industry.
Two years ago, Maria made the move to
Ray White because, “their more humble
approach appealed to me”.
“Ray White’s focus on customer service
fits with what I like to do in my business.”
She was one of the founding members
of the Ray White Strowan team, which
has since grown and is still growing.
Meeting and helping people from all
walks of life buy or sell their biggest asset
is one of the key reasons Maria finds her
work so enjoyable and fulfilling, with her
natural warmth helping her establish a
rapport with her clients.
“I’m in someone’s life every day for
around six weeks guiding them through
the whole process from
listing to settlement, and
helping them achieve
their goal is what drives
me. And often, I make
friends along the way,
too.”
Maria buys and sells
across the full range of
property types – from
first homes to milliondollar
listings, with
the contacts she makes
bringing many referrals.
“My data base has
grown through my
contacts, and often
it’s a real family affair
with different family
members seeking my
help with buying or
selling property.”
The flexibility that
comes from running her
own business is another
plus for Maria, as it allows her to enjoy
some favourite activities.
“I play tennis on Wednesdays and I
enjoy mid-week skiing, though it needs
to be a bit warmer before I’ll go. I also
like walking and a friend and I started a
hill walking group – we do that once a
week. I like going to the movies too.
Maria Paterson
“Family is also very important to me –
I love spending time with my family.”
Professionalism, innate skills and a
warm personality have taken Maria
Paterson to the top of the real estate
industry, and balancing work with her
extra-curricular activities sees her living
a rewarding life, with her clients also
reaping the benefits.
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