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Mother’s desperate bid for family 

holiday – but time is running out 

• By Bea Gooding 

DANNI RASMUSSEN fears 

time with her terminally ill son 

is quickly running out. 

The Avonside mother always 

dreamed of travelling all over 

the country, making memories 

as a family of four before it was 

too late, and now that dream is 

almost coming true. 

Last year, her eldest son Alize 

won a family trip to the Gold 

Coast in a competition run by 

radio station MoreFM for the 

kindness he showed his younger 

brother, Andre, who has periventricular 

leukomalacia – a terminal 

brain injury caused by a lack 

of oxygen to the brain – among 

other complications. 

Covid-19 ground those plans 

to a halt this year, which was why 

Ms Rasmussen believed it was 

the perfect time to embark on 

the road trip of her dreams – but 

sourcing funding for it was a different 

story. 

“I’ve always wanted to travel 

with the children and do something 

as a family, but I wanted 

to wait until they got older,” she 

said. 

“We almost lost him [Andre] 

– I got to his room and he was 

completely purple. I thought it 

was his time to pass away.” 

The life-threatening incident 

happened three weeks ago which 

she said put things into perspective. 

“But he eventually started 

breathing again. A lot of things 

came into realisation at that point 

so we’ve decided to do the trip in 

September before it’s too late.” 

She has set up a givealittle page 

to cover the costs of the four-week 

trip, needing at least $10,000 for 

transport, accommodation food 

and any costs associated with 

Andre’s medical equipment. 

LOVE: Danni 

Rasmussen holds 

Andre, 4, with Avie 

Avana, 2, and Alize, 

11, who will soon 

embark on a family 

road trip. 

PHOTO: BEA 

GOODING 

She said the goal alone was 

at a minimum, which did not 

account for activities and any 

unexpected costs along the way. 

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News 

Community hub ‘filling a gap’ 

for families in Mairehau 

• By Bea Gooding 

A NEW community hub will 

soon open its doors in Mairehau, 

following an increased need for 

physical and social support in 

the area. 

The Neighbourhood Trust 

is in the process of revamping 

their former Pay It Forward store 

premises to make room for The 

Whanau Centre. 

It comes at a time when community 

organisations have been 

scrambling to pivot their services 

to better support the increasing 

number of people facing unemployment 

and other hardships 

due to Covid-19. 

Said the trust’s community 

development worker Don Benn: 

“The Whanau Centre provides 

a physical presence for The 

Neighbourhood Trust to operate 

in the heart of Mairehau, which 

has seen an increased need for 

community connection since the 

lockdown. 

“Accessibility is a big factor for 

people needing some help, and 

the centre will make it easier for 

families to reach.” 

During the lockdown, the 

organisation delivered food 

ASSET: Roana Johnstone (left), Tom Hitchens, Don Benn, Leanna 

Dodge and Angela Sanderson, of The Neighbourhood Trust 

who are about to open a new community hub in Mairehau. 

packages to families and vulnerable 

people in need, but Mr Benn 

said “hand-outs” were not a long 

term solution. 

Even though the service is 

essential, he believed having a 

permanent facility was more 

beneficial in the long run, such 

as providing the opportunity for 

people to build important skills. 

Said Mr Benn: “With support 

from the council, we can provide 

services such as food packages, 

a community garden project to 

help families be more in control 

of fresh fruit and vegetable production, 

a drop-in centre where 

people can share their burdens 

and potentially be referred to 

places for more specific help. 

“We’d love to see an opportunity 

for driver licensing classes 

to occur as well as work-ready 

skills like preparing CVs, interviewing 

skills and dressing for 

interviews.” 

The project has been in the 

works since January this year, 

which Mr Benn believed was 

“filling a gap” in the Mairehau 

community. 

The trust’s former Pay It 

Forward store previously sold 

locally handcrafted goods, with 

its proceeds being fed back into 

community projects. 

But with the premises now 

vacated, they believed it was a 

perfect opportunity to utilise the 

space and get the project off the 

ground which will be ready to 

enjoy by the end of August. 

“Covid-19 has really accentuated 

the need for community 

connection. Loss of jobs and 

hours of work means that people 

are needing extra support at this 

time,” he said. 

“Although we are at level 1 

again, the ongoing effects last 

longer, so The Whanau Centre 

is an ideal location to offer that 

support.” 

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and Hills Rd, Richmond, is set 

to be completed by next year. 

New drainage, footpaths, road 

resurfacing, kerbs, channels 

and berms will be installed. The 

aim of this work is to repair 

earthquake damage and improve 

traffic safety for road users. 

TRAFFIC LIGHT CONCERNS 

Concerns have been raised 

by residents regarding the 

signalised intersection at Ferry 

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Rd, at the latest Linwood- 

Central-Heathcote Community 

Board meeting. Their main 

concern is the timing of the 

turning arrow when attempting 

to turn right, believing it was 

not long enough to allow more 

than one car to pass. The board 

is seeking advice from the city 

council “as a matter of urgency.” 

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The New Brighton Community 

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members to help the gardens 

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Thursday July 23 2020 

News 

‘I love them so much and I’m 

never giving up on my children’ 

School holiday fun 

Lee Patterson, 11, of Shirley, with husky dog 

Shackleton at the International Antarctic 

Centre. 

• From page 1 

“It’s important that we can 

have those fun memories with 

him anywhere in our homeland 

especially when he’s not with us 

anymore,” she said. 

“There will be nothing worse 

than going to do those things 

and feeling that he missed out.” 

In 2015 Ms Rasmussen was 

overjoyed to learn she was pregnant 

with triplets. 

That joy quickly turned sour 

when a raft of complications 

arose, causing the loss of one 

of her babies during early pregnancy, 

with the other two babies 

born prematurely at 24 weeks. 

The twins were “fighting for 

their lives” following an emergency 

Caesarean, but weighing 

in at 345gm, baby Ace did not 

survive. 

Andre clung to life weighing 

890gm, undergoing serious 

operations to keep him alive, 

but he developed PVL while in 

the neonatal intensive care unit 

which caused brain damage, and 

was also born with chronic lung 

disease and epilepsy. 


“It’s horrible watching him 

suffer,” she said. 

Raising Alize, Andre and 

Avie Avana as a single mother 

of three was “very exhausting” 

at times, but the love she felt for 

them was what kept her going. 

“As soon as I became a mum, 

I knew what I wanted to do in 

life,” she said. 

“I’m doing the best I can, I 

want to be a good role model; 

I love them so much and I’m 

never giving up on my 

children.” 

Jessie Harris, 13, and Ben Harris, 11, of 

Burwood brush Shackleton and Michelle 

Attwood, founder of Husky Rescue NZ. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

BIRDS OF THE ESTUARY 

Tanya Jenkins is the manager of the 

Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust, a 

non-profit organisation formed in 2002 

to protect one of New Zealand’s most 

important coastal wetlands. Each week 

she introduces a new bird found in the 

estuary. Her column aims to raise the understanding 

of the values and uniqueness of the area. 

Protecting chicks makes 

kingfisher aggressive 

THE COLOURFUL little 

kingfisher are found at several 

sites around our estuary. 

They prefer to perch rather 

than walk on the ground on 

mudflats. 

You will see them on rocks, 

logs, jetties and even washing 

lines. 

They eat insects, lizards and 

mice but mainly crabs which they 

return to their perch where they 

batter the legs off before swallowing 

the main body. 

Pellets of indigestible remains 

are regurgitated and you will see 

these, together with piles of crab 

legs on and near rocks when you 

walk along the South New Brighton 

jetty, which is a favourite dinner 

table for these birds. 

They may be a small bird but 

are absolutely fearlessly aggressive 

when protecting chicks and will 

attack other birds coming too 

close and even dive-bomb mammals 

such as cats and dogs. 

They nest inside trees and sand 

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COLOURFUL: The kingfisher 

is often seen perching around 

South New Brighton looking 

for its favourite food - crabs. 

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES 

cliffs where they repeatedly fly 

at the site and slowly chisel out 

materials till they have created a 

safe hole for laying eggs. 

How can we help these, and 

all other birds? Keep dogs on 

the lead when walking near the 

estuary and pick up litter! 

EQC and insurance 

claims – still relevant 

to property purchases 

Charlotte Grimshaw, 

Associate at Saunders & Co reports: 

Conveyancing in Christchurch and 

Canterbury can be a trickier task than in other 

parts of New Zealand due to the Canterbury 

Earthquakes and their effect on the process. 

Unless you are buying a property that was built 

post quakes, you need to be aware of what 

damage occurred from the quake events, and 

whether it has been repaired. 

To assist the sale process, a seller should be 

able to provide a prospective purchaser with 

information on all claims including scope(s) 

of damage and evidence of repairs such as 

sign offs by EQC/ Fletcher Building and their 

contractors for a managed repair, or payout 

letters and invoices for repairs completed 

(where cash settled and the seller organized 

the repairs). The same should be provided for 

land and insurance claims. 

If any repairs are outstanding, it is important 

for purchasers to be informed of what 

remains unrepaired and whether the vendor 

will be crediting the funds paid out for the 

repairs on settlement or not. Providing 

such information is also helpful for aiding 

purchasers in being able to obtain satisfactory 

insurance cover and finance. 

If buying or selling an “as is where is 

property” (where no repairs have been 

completed and all benefits under the 

claims are being retained by the seller), it is 

especially important for both parties to seek 

legal advice on the contents of any Agreement 

for Sale and Purchase before entering it, and 

the implications of the uncompleted repairs. 

It is also now the standard process for non 

“as is where is” property sales for remaining 

rights in EQC claims to be assigned by 

the seller to purchaser on settlement via a 

document called a Deed of Assignment. 

This Deed informs EQC about the transfer 

of the property and who is taking over 

any remaining benefit in the EQC claims 

lodged for the property from the settlement 

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purchasers to deal with EQC regarding such 

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News 

Changing the perception of libraries 

MIKE MORONEY is on a 

mission to change people’s 

perceptions of libraries – and 

librarians. 

He has launched a new library 

interview series, The Unlikely 

Librarian, which features conversations 

with local writers in 

equally unlikely locations. 

Award-winning author, performer 

and poet Ben Brown will 

be the first to feature in the series 

which kicks off next month, 

where book lovers will also be 

able to soak up the conversation 

in person. 

For Mr Moroney, of Linwood, 

it was an opportunity to reach a 

younger age group – particularly 

men – who may not realise all 

the resources and facilities that a 

library can offer. 

“I wanted to get out and about 

among the community and find 

a way to engage people and stoke 

interest in our libraries, along 

with sharing fantastic works by 

some of our best local writers,” 

he said. 

“There are so many creatives 

living in my own neighbourhood 

that I thought ‘why not start the 

conversation in Lyttelton with a 

poet and award-winning writer 

and try out a friendly approach.” 

Mr Moroney said people were 

often surprised to learn he was 

a librarian, and he wanted this 

series to remind people that 

librarians come in many guises. 

“It is also an opportunity for 

people to see that librarians 

come in many guises. For example, 

I am over six feet, covered 

in tattoos and have a very bushy 

beard,” he said. 

“On meeting me, people are 

often surprised when I say I am 

a librarian. In my past life, I was 

a chef but the everyday stress 

prompted a fantastic career 

restart two years ago.” 

The first session will be held at 

Lyttelton’s Civil and Naval bar, 

where he hoped to host 60min 

conversations with various creatives 

over the next few months 

across locations in Christchurch. 

Said city council head of 

libraries and information 

Carolyn Robertson: “We want 

to highlight the importance of 

fresh spaces to spark fresh conversations 

on the evolving role of 

STIGMA: Mike Moroney 

(right), has launched a new 

interview series in a bid to 

change people’s perceptions 

of libraries, starting off with 

author Ben Brown. 

PHOTO: NEWSLINE 

libraries – and librarians. 

“Our ‘unlikely librarian’ is a 

gifted talker and knows how to 

share a good story with our burgeoning 

library audience. 

“We hope to make the most 

of a casual atmosphere where 

people can sit back and take in a 

creative approach to ‘our library’ 

in a non-traditional setting.” 

Among Brown’s most popular 

works are a memoir, A Fish in 

the Swim of the World, an awardwinning 

children’s book, A 

Booming in the Night – illustrated 

by Helen Taylor – and a book 

of poems, Between the Kindling 

and the Blaze: Reflections on the 

Concept of Mana. 

“We will talk about Ben’s work, 

the creative process, and the role 

of libraries in connecting to his 

audience,” said Mr Moroney. 

•The Unlikely Librarian 

presents Hey Bro! A banter 

with Ben Brown on Sunday, 

August 2, 8.30pm. 

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Construction worker Bill Finnerty high up on the tracks of a 

rollercoaster at QEII Park during its construction in 1985. 

Shirley Boys’ High School students race on improvised crafts on the Avon River in 1969 to raise 

awareness for the school’s auction. 

Wards V and VI at Burwood Hospital in 1941. 

The historic Phillipstown Post Office 

building built in 1910 on Ferry Rd, 

pictured in 1984. 

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at 67 Seaview Rd, New Brighton in 1962. 

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New Brighton firefighters outside the New Brighton Fire Station 

in 1960. 

Mayor Hamish Hay (left), D. Greig and Peg Gracie opening the Frank Gracie Memorial Fountain in 

New Brighton mall in 1981. 

A 1975 aerial view of Parklands under development and of QEII 

Park looking north towards Bottle Lake Forest with Waimairi 

Beach to the right. 

HEALTH & AWARENESS 

Crowds of 

shoppers on 

Christmas 

Eve, 1983, 

along Brighton 

Mall. Farmers, 

Arbuckle’s and 

Dowsons Shoe 

store are along 

the street. 

Joint pain: Do I have arthritis or 

could it be mainly my muscles? 

The team at Physical Sense in Sydenham 

sees clients with a range of symptoms but 

many of their middle-aged and senior clients 

visit complaining of pain in one of their joints. 

Physiotherapist Ietje van Stolk suggests 

that a major part of the pain could be due 

to muscle pain rather than simply arthritis. 

“Even if an x-ray shows arthritis, the reason 

for the pain may be the muscles around 

the joint,” she explains. The images show 

how a muscle knot (the crosses) in a back 

muscle can give hip pain (aches and pain 

are the red areas in the drawings), a knot 

in a muscle on the back of the shoulder 

blade can give a deep pain in the front of 

the shoulder and a muscle knot all the way 

near the groin can give an ache in the knee 

(especially at night in bed). 

Ietje recalls one case where an 89 year 

old client with severe arthritis who walked 

with a stick, told her, “I will end up in 

a wheelchair, I cannot put any weight 

through my right leg due to pain in my hip 

and buttock”. “Within 4 treatments, she 

was walking with her stick but without the 

severe pain,” says Ietje. “The arthritis was 

one of the factors that made her muscles 

spasm but the other was that older people 

move less and the flexed position the hip 

is in when we sit is particularly bad for 

the hip.” Ietje is happy with the fact that 

although the client was 89 and could have 

been “given up on” or told to live with the 

pain, she made a difference to her health 

and wellbeing. 

The same lack of movement can be the 

reason for your knee pain or your shoulder 

pain and the same few treatments could 

make a huge difference for you. 

At Physical Sense, hands-on techniques 

(massage and triggerpoint deactivation 

techniques) are used to release the muscles. 

The client also gets a home exercise 

program designed to mobilize and stretch 

the joint, strengthen the important core 

muscles and increase general strength and 

SHOULDER 

PAIN 

KNEE PAIN 

(the crosses are the areas of the muscle spasms, the red areas is where the pain is felt) 

balance. They teach a movement sequence 

that stretches the joint in all directions 

whilst the client is able to lie safely on their 

bed, perfect for older or less mobile clients. 

In many cases having the muscles 

released and being taught how to maintain 

it, is enough to stay on top of the problem. 

HIP PAIN 

If severe arthritis is the underlying cause, 

some maintenance therapy may be 

necessary, but that is often more affordable 

and, for older patients, better tolerated 

than surgery. After only one treatment you 

should know that it will work for you. Call 

them before 31 July and save $50.00 on 

that treatment 

Physical Sense Gym and Physio is located at 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham. The Blue Line Bus stops in front of the 

door and there is ample parking. To enquire about joint pain treatment, phone 377-2577 or visit www.triggerpoints.co.nz

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the heat to the floor, not to skim the 

across the ceilings. All components are 

good quality - designed to operate for 

years without problems. 

Smooth-Air’s HTUs come in a range 

of options: One to four rooms, with or 

without thermostat and with a choice 

of grilles and diffusers. HTUs improve 

energy efficiency in your house, as you are 

using excess heat. They have low power 

consumption - only 80watts for the three 

room system. Circulating air through the 

house also reduces the risk of damp. 

You can also choose the HTU version 

with downjet diffusers, which throw the 

warm air downwards to the floor. These 

downjet diffusers can also be adjusted to 

regulate which room receives the most 

warm air. 

An average size living room requires 2-4 

kw of heating, yet appliances such as log 

burners generate heat in the region of 10 

-20kw. This leaves an excess of 8 -16kw of 

heat which sits at high level in the heated 

room, usually above door level. 

Heat transfer units work best where very 

hot air has ‘stratified’ into a layer near the 

ceiling. So heat pumps, which circulate 

warm air around the room with no 

layering, are not suitable as a heat source 

by themselves. However, if you have both 

log burner and a heat pump, heat transfer 

systems with thermostat can work very 

well: The heat pump stops operating once 

the heat from the fire has heated the room, 

and the heat transfer kicks in above this 

point, once there is a layer of hot air at the 

ceiling. 

Contact Smooth-Air on 0800 

SMOOTH (0800 766 684) to ask how 

they can help you with your Heat 

Transfer, as well as any other ventilation 

requirements. 

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W. www.foamconcrete.nz 

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Riccarton 

Christchurch 

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600x400x900. 

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With metal 

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750x750 

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1200x750 

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900x1800 

$349 

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Coffee Tables 

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1170 x 420 x 840H 

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