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• By Bea Gooding 

CHRISTCHURCH Airbnb 

owners are concerned about 

the future of home-share 

accommodation as the city 

council mulls changes to its 

rules for short-term 

accommodation. 

Proposed changes to the City 

Plan would allow whole unit 

listings in some areas but not 

others, and would not allow listings 

in multi-unit dwellings or 

on rear sections. 

Another option on the table 

enables listings up to a specified 

number of days, such as 60, 90 or 

120 days per year. 

City council head of planning 

and strategic transport David 

Griffiths confirmed a council 

committee would ultimately 

decide what to do with the proposals 

next month. 

But Christchurch Holiday 

Homes director Sue Harrison, 

who manages homes in 

Riccarton, Ilam and Avonhead, 

said there were fears a change 

would “put big hotel profits 

ahead of what’s best for the 

city.” 

“For many of us, these rules 

would mean putting away our 

welcome mats for good. 

“We can’t pretend it hasn’t 

been hurtful at times when our 

intentions have been wilfully 

misrepresented. We’re members 

of this community and we care 

very deeply about Christchurch,” 

Harrison said. 

In residential zones, singleroom 

listings with the owner 

present were permitted as “bed 

and breakfasts” under the District 

Plan rules, allowing up to 

six guests to stay a maximum of 

90 days. 

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UNCERTAINTY: 

Christchurch 

Holiday Homes 

director Sue 

Harrison is 

concerned for the 

future of Airbnbs 

due to proposed 

changes to the city 

council’s District 

Plan. 

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Problem trees not welcome 


ISSUES deriving from honey 

locust trees in Avonhead 

continue to cause headaches 

among residents. 

The community of Kedleston 

Drive and neighbouring 

streets have wanted the trees 

gone for as long as 30 years 

due to the “mess” its seed pods 

create on roadsides, gardens, 

gutters and footpaths. 

Due to provisions in the city 

council’s district plan which 

protected the trees, residents 

were not permitted to remove 

any themselves - unless they 

forked out $1800 for a resource 

consent. 

The city council only 

removed trees that were in 

poor condition, but the honey 

locust trees did not fit that category, 

and its “seasonal” seed 

pod production was viewed as 

a “limited issue.” 

Jill Irving lives adjacent to 

Kedleston Drive and vehemently 

disagreed with that 

assessment as the issue appeared 

during several months 

throughout the year. 

“That is totally untrue. The 

seed pods begin falling in 

April and they continue to fall 

until September, even until 

October or later,” said Irving. 

“They fall spasmodically, 

they blow into other streets, 

grass berms and footpaths 

outside some properties 

which is a disgrace.” 

She said some residents 

were despairing 

over the “pod invasion,” 

which also posed safety 

issues, such as the incident 

where a cyclist 

crashed last month after 

slipping on the pods. 

“Those who keep 

sweeping up the pods 

in front of their houses often 

finish up having their frontage 

littered again by their neighbour’s 

pods which blow into 

Steffan 

Thomas 

the wind,” she said. 

“Some trees are now bare 

and some have hundreds 

on them. Strong 

winds don’t blow them 

all off at once.” 

The city council had 

no scheduled sweeping 

of footpaths and only 

attended if there were 

safety concerns. 

Attempts to prune 

the trees back as far as 

it would allow also did 

not prove to be successful, 

which was why the residents 

were lobbying to have new 

trees planted instead. 

Catherine 

Chu 

ISSUES: Kedleston Drive 

residents are fed-up with 

the mess honey locust 

trees are making. 

Irving also urged the city 

council to send letters to all 

residents to remind them of 

their responsibility to keep 

their berms and footpaths 

“free of litter.” 

Said the city council transport 

operations manager 

Steffan Thomas: “Council’s 

replacement programme is 

for the removal of trees in 

poor condition – these are 

healthy, established trees and 

prioritising it would result in 

other trees more in need of 

replacement being delayed or 

not replaced. 

“Council does clear 

road – we will investigate 

increasing the frequency 

during this time. Council has 

also approached community 

organisations to assist with 

clean up on private property.” 

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‘Aunties’ helping vulnerable women 

Neighbourhood 

groups, organisations 

and charities play 

an important part in 

keeping communities 

supported in a 

number of ways. The 

Christchurch Aunties 

chairwoman Heather 

Milne speaks to Bea 

Gooding about how 

they help vulnerable 

women and children 

experiencing family 

violence 

Walk me through what 

services The Christchurch 

Aunties provide and how it 

came to be what it is today. 

We’re a network of 4000 

people who provide practical 

support and donations for 

women and children in 

Christchurch, Selwyn District, 

and Waimakariri District, who 

have experienced family violence 

and vulnerability. We work with 

staff at about 11 organisations 

(such as women’s refuges), who 

tell us what they need for their 

clients, then we get it to them by 

mobilising our network. 

We regularly provide toiletries, 

SUPPORT: The Christchurch Aunties founder Heather Milne, who provides crucial 

assistance for women and children experiencing family violence. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

security items and emergency 

trips funding. When women 

are setting up new homes after 

relocating, we provide new or 

quality second-hand furniture 

and bedding. Sourcing and 

donating baby gear is another 

area that we excel at. 

In addition to those regular 

requests, we sometimes receive 

client-specific donation requests 

such as gadgets and weighted 

blankets for children with 

behavioural or communication 

issues, quality sports gear, 

birthday cakes, and vouchers for 

local attractions. 

The Christchurch Aunties 

started in 2014 when Jackie Clark 

in Auckland (who founded The 

Aunties movement up there) put 

me in touch with a woman who 

was moving to Christchurch for 

her safety. 

It became apparent that 

there were many people in the 

community who wanted to 

help, and that there was a way 

to harness social media and 

business connections to get 

results. This was a time when I 

also realised how much learning 

I had (and still have) to do about 

family violence, discrimination, 

and unconscious bias. 

In 2017, I gathered a group 

of people around me to be the 

board of The Christchurch 

Aunties. We set the wheels in 

motion with systems, policy, 

communications, and finally, 

charitable status earlier this year. 

It’s been an amazing journey so 

far. 

What does it mean to be an 

“auntie?” 

Anyone, anywhere can be 

an “auntie.’’ The only rules are 

that you need to be kind, and 

not judge people. That last bit 

is striking because it’s human 

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of it. We have Christchurch 

Aunties who regularly donate 

toiletries and new bedding. 

Others have set up regular 

payments into our account. We 

have a team of volunteers who 

get hands-on and help us move 

things, do administrative tasks, 

mend furniture, test electrical 

gear, and tidy our storage. 

There are also hundreds of 

Christchurch aunties who share 

information about us and get 

us in touch with other donors. 

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and children experiencing violence 

Why is an organisation like 

The Christchurch Aunties 

important for the community? 

The immediate importance 

of The Christchurch Aunties 

is that we relieve the mental 

load for women and children 

experiencing family violence 

and vulnerability, and we also 

relieve the mental load of the staff 

who are caring for them. Our 

donations go towards keeping 

people warm, safe, and feeling 

valued. 

Another important role 

we have is to cultivate the 

nurturing and generous side 

of the Canterbury community 

that we’ve seen so much of in 

the past 10 years. People really 

want to help and learn, but don’t 

always know how. So we gently 

introduce people to the concept 

of volunteering and support, and 

how to donate effectively so that 

recipients feel respected. 

What are the major issues 

currently impacting those who 

you serve, and why? 

The issue that we’ve seen 

recently impacting families is 

Covid-19 and the lockdown. 

This situation became like a 

pressure cooker of social isolation 

and financial stress for many. 

Children were home from school 

and saw the violence happening. 

Solo parents struggled to get 

supplies as they couldn’t leave 

their children at home, but 

also couldn’t take them to the 

supermarket. 

In the days before level 4, 

we frantically gave out all our 

supplies of toiletries, activities, 

and fuel/supermarket vouchers 

to organisations – not knowing 

when we’d be able to supply them 

again. 

Luckily we were granted 

essential status, but the increased 

demand for basic donations 

of toiletries, security gear, and 

vouchers have continued. 

Canterbury has functioned 

with a post-traumatic stress 

disorder faultline running under 

us since 2010. So although the 

lockdown was the catalyst for 

recent spikes in family violence, 

there has been an increase for 

some time. 

The social workers and support 

staff who we see working with 

the clients and families have dealt 

with the increase for so long, 

that I think it’s become the ‘new 

normal’. They do an incredible 

job. 

IMPACT: 

Christchurch 

Youth 

Council 

co-ordinator 

Kate 

Burgess (left) 

helps The 

Christchurch 

Aunties 

founder 

Heather 

Milne deliver 

jackets to 

families in 

need. 

What are some 

misconceptions about family 

violence and vulnerability that 

the average person may not 

know about? Why is this the 

case? 

There is a very common 

assumption that family violence 

happens to people in other 

neighbourhoods and to other 

families. A very mistaken belief 

is that family violence is only 

experienced by people who are 

struggling financially. For a long 

time, family violence wasn’t 

talked about in New Zealand, so 

I think a lot of misconceptions 

sprung up simply from ignorance 

– and humans are reluctant to 

change their thought patterns. 

There are Christchurch aunties 

out there who have experienced 

violence and vulnerability in 

the past or have supported their 

family or friends through the 

system. These people are from 

diverse backgrounds and cultures. 

They are from all walks of life. 

Moving forward, how can 

organisations and society better 

support those experiencing 

these hardships and the 

reduction of harm within 

homes? And why? 

As a society, we can’t make 

any real impact until we stop 

and listen. I urge people to get 

educated on family violence and 

poverty in New Zealand. Be 

open-minded and learn about 

your unconscious bias. Listen to 

those who speak from experience 

– they know more than you 

do on this subject. It’s okay to 

change the way you think about 

things. Your behaviour with 

these simple steps will inspire 

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Val loves the community at Margaret Stoddart 

Val says living at 

Margaret 

Stoddart 

Retirement Village means 

she is part of a wonderful 

community and she can also 

spend time following her 

craft and leisure pursuits. 

Her daughters helped her 

choose Margaret Stoddart 

and the sunny room in the 

village’s resthome that she 

now calls home. It was a 

great choice for both Val 

and her family. She moved 

into the cosy village just 

a few weeks before the 

upheaval of the February 

2011 Canterbury earthquake. 

For the past nine years 

the location of the village 

has given her many options, 

one of her daughters, Robyn, 

lives in Rolleston and can 

easily come by and visit her 

and she often chooses to go 

shopping along Riccarton 

Road and the nearby 

Westfield mall. 

The boutique village is 

close to the many amenities 

that the Riccarton retail 

area, Hagley Park and the 

nearby central city provide. 

There are lots of cafés and 

restaurants within walking 

distance. 

Val loves knitting, toy 

and craft making, reading 

books, solving jigsaw and 

other puzzles. With fellow 

residents, Val loves to 

partake in regular social 

events including Ryman 

Healthcare’s Triple A 

exercise programme and 

the village get-togethers 

that include regular Happy 

Hours and playing housie 

on Fridays. There are also 

weekly excursions in the 

village van to look forward to. 

“We go to Tai Tapu quite 

a lot and have an ice cream. 

We go to New Brighton, 

Sumner or Lyttelton, just 

around and about,” Val says. 

“One time we went to 

Orana Wildlife Park. That 

was good. We’ve been on 

a couple of day trips to the 

Weka Pass Railway line up 

north (near Waipara).” 

She and her three 

brothers were brought up 

in the family residence in 

Spreydon, and Val says she 

stayed living at home until 

she married Joe, having met 

him on a “blind date” at a 

local social dance. 

The couple remained 

in Christchurch for a while, 

with Val raising daughters 

Robyn and Dianne (now 

living in Wellington) and 

later working in a Sydenham 

clothing factory. Joe worked 

as a boilermaker as well as 

helping do the reclamation 

and construction work on 

Cashin Quay in Lyttelton. 

The couple later moved to 

Picton and together ran a 

motel, which Val said was 

a very busy business. 

When Joe passed away and 

she had her own medical 

issues to deal with her 

Life’s good for Val at Margaret Stoddart village in Riccarton. 

daughters urged her to 

move back to Christchurch 

and Margaret Stoddart. 

From her resthome 

room, she enjoys going 

down to the dining room to 

have meals with resident 

friends. Margaret Stoddart 

village provides the very 

best of resthome care as 

well as assisted living in 

serviced apartments and 

independent living. 

The village amenities 

include a bar, a dining room, 

and a hair salon. 

Village Manager Merrin 

Jack says residents love 

the cosy feel and relaxed 

atmosphere within one of 

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villages. While Margaret 

Stoddart is tucked away 

from the hustle and bustle of 

city life, it is also part of the 

Riccarton community and 

newcomers immediately feel 

at home. 

People often tell us they ‘feel the difference’ when they visit 

a Ryman care centre. Where care is customised to suit your 

needs, and where nurses and carers go above and beyond 

every day to provide the best of care to our residents. 

With our resthome you can relax knowing that if your needs 

change, we can continue to look after you. 

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ACTION: Six city counci lors including 

Catherine Chu, Sam MacDonald (top right), 

James Daniels (above left) and Aaron 

Keown have ca led on Mayor Lianne Dalziel 

to lead a conversation on how to achieve a 

zero per cent rates increase this year. 

• By Louis Day 

CALLS HAVE b en made to 

stop rates increases in response 

to the Covid-19 crisis. 

City counci lors James Gough, 

Sam MacDonald, Catherine 

Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown 

and James Daniels have sent a 

le ter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel 

asking her to lead a conversation 

as to how a zero per cent rates 

increase could be achieved this 

year. 

The city council is proposing 

an average rates increase of 4.65 

per cent acro s a l ratepayers in 

this year’s Draft Annual Plan 

which is cu rently under public 

consultation until April 5 and 

wi l be finalised before July 1. 

The 2018-2028 Long Term 

Plan also predicts a 50 per cent 

rates increase over 10 years. 

Said Cr MacDonald: “In 

the cu rent environment it’s 

clear busine s as usual is not 

a propriate and the council 

n eds to l ok at how we enable 

this 12-month rates increase 

fr eze to o cur, it’s crucial for 

the economic confidence of our 

city.” 

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

Chamber of Commerce 

the city council n eded was for not entirely funded by rates, and 

someone to hi the panic bu ton. the consequences that wi l flow and other key players so we are 

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

prevail,” she said. 

“The Annual Plan is not cha lenges that lie ahead.” 

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

wi l be depending on us to we have time to ge this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a 

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

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Covid-19. We wi l discu s these Covid-19 pandemic. 

options with elected members The bi gest b ost is $5.1 

as we develop the Annual Plan,” bi lion towards wage subsidies 

she said. 

for affected busine ses in a l 

The push from city counci lors sectors and regions. 

for a fr eze on rates rises comes •Tips for weathering virus, p3 

shortly after Minister of Finance 

•Mayor’s column, p9 

Grant Robertson announced 

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

No review 

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Councillor takes 

Davids heads 

Views on 

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over 

of love, unity 

matters into 

community board cricket nets 

celebrate 

multi-storey 

and prayers 

his own hands 

advocating body sought 

St Patrick’s Day 

house 

for peace 

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Motorway 

Bid to 

suburbs 

opening 

secure 

repairs 

delay 

funding to 

could take 

brings 

demolish 

a while 

relief 

service 

RESIDENTS MOST affected by 

• By Louis Day 

centre 

the new Northern Motorway are 

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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

the eastern suburbs start to 

Northern Corridor opening has 

see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign 

been delayed by six months. 

THE earthquake-damaged 

aspirations for the area come to 

The CNC was due to open in 

former Sockburn Service Centre 

fruition. 

the middle of this year, but last 

could finally be demolished in 

During October’s local body 

week the New 

July – if the funding needed is 

elections, Ms Dalziel identified 

Zealand Transport 

Agency 

It comes as the 

obtained. 

repairs to the eastern part of the 

city’s footpaths, pipes and roads 

announced more 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

as one of her main priorities for 

time was needed 

this term. 

to complete the 

Community 

“We need a fully integrated 

$290m motorwayten 

in its draft 

Board has writ- 

programme of works for the 

east, I have loosely called this 

The original 

submission to 

Readers respond 

Chance to the eastern alliance, which 

scope of the 

the city council’s 

would essentially be an alliance Helpless to 

Victorious 

Delay in 

Market day 

project has been Mark Wilson 

Annual Plan 

Mike Mora 

to supermarket 

farewell Holden 

of contractors who can take 

extended include 

stoked 

making mall 

goes green at 2019-2020, 

stop property 

captain the whole area bit by bit and 

a third southbound lane on 

requesting the city council addresses 

the budget gap so the 

rebranding 

in style 

systematically get the work 

the Waimakariri River bridge and 

flooding 

with cup done,” she said during the 

a clip-on win 

exit safer 

Cashmere HS 

cycleway. 

buildings can be removed as soon 

campaign. 

St Albans resident Mark Wilson 

as possible. 

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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 

her achieve thankful” her for dreams. the delay. 

Page 3 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to 

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

her achieve her dreams. Baxendale said any request to 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 


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 

thankful for a reprieve of the 

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

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

technology, engineering 

age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science, 

technology, engineering requested. 

demolition of the site would be 

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD upon Julia by council. 

effects of this motorway for six 

South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of 

City councillors are yet to pass 

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Holmes is on a mission on to 

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Policies to restrict nonresidential 

activities in residential 

zones made consent more 

difficult to obtain. 

Said Harrison: “We don’t 

support discriminating between 

hosted and unhosted 

short-term rentals. Whether a 

host is present or not doesn’t 

form a sound basis for regulation 

as there’s many variables 

involved to police this.” 

Airbnb owners did not support 

the proposals due to the 

growing need for self-catering 

homes for groups and families 

that many motels, hotels and 

hostels did not cater for. 

They have outlined their 

Meeting the needs of the south-west area 

THE CITY council and 

community board have been 

working hard to get the 

revised Annual Plan sorted 

post-Covid-19. 

We appreciate the efforts 

submitters have put into this 

process also. I’m pleased to see 

that the South West Aquatic 

Leisure Centre, library, and 

service centre is still on track 

to be opened in 2022. 

The Halswell Junction Rd 

extension through to 

Waterloo Business Park is still 

happening but with a small delay. 

concerns to community boards 

across the city. 

They favoured the option 

which removed restrictions on 

whole unit listings and treated 

home-share accommodation as 

a residential activity. 

“This option allows for 

better regulation by registering 

homes. All other options leave 

you with an impossible compliance 

issue. 

“If you restrict self-contained 

homes, visitors will limit 

their time in Christchurch,” 

Harrison said. 

They supported a nationwide 

approach to regulations which 

did not “geographically distort 

the market,” and a mandatory 

The surge in growth in 

Halswell is exciting and challenging, 

the board need to be 

proactive to meet the needs of 

these growing communities of 

the south-west. 

Transport issues are always 

to the fore at present with the 

Southern Motorway nearing 

code of conduct for owners, 

managers and guests enforceable 

under a three-strike rule. 

AirDNA data shows 

Christchurch hosts earned 

about $50 million between 

August 2018 and 2019. 

Griffiths said some regulations 

could be approached 

from a nationwide perspective. 

“A nationwide code of 

practice would be possible for 

short-term accommodation, 

but would require agreement of 

all listing platform providers, 

council and other regulatory 

agencies,” he said. 

“However, a nationwide code 

of practice could not be the 

only regulatory mechanism in 

From the board 

Mike Mora, chair 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board 

completion. 

Riccarton is also a focus 

with residential intensification 

along with public transport 

priority along Riccarton Rd. 

New and relocated schools 

are also a focus to address pedestrian 

safety, vehicle speed 

reductions, and safe routes to 

spite of this being a preferred 

option. City council has responsibilities 

under the Building 

Act, Resource Management 

Act and other legislation that 

the code may not address.’’ 

The Government could also 

issue objectives and policies to 

ensure a consistent approach to 

managing the issue, such as the 

use of land and its effects that 

all councils must enforce. 

The city council will present 

a report to the Urban Development 

and Transport Committee 

outlining recommendations 

on a preferred option 

including whether or not to 

notify changes to the District 

Plan next month. 

schools plans. 

We are being proactive 

in working with police, 

neighbourhood support and 

community patrols to address 

an increase in crime in the 

Halswell/Wigram area. We 

suggest that people lock their 

garages, doors and windows 

at 9pm. 

Finally, on behalf of our 

board, I wish to say a “big 

thank you” to everyone for the 

control they put in place during 

the Covid-19 lockdown. 

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It was no small achievement 

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and employs 620 nurses 

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Anthony Wilding Retirement 

Village has been a big 

part of life for the Halswell 

registered nurse. 

She first started at the village 

as a 17-year-old school student, 

working in the laundry 

and then the kitchen teams 

when it first opened in 2007. 

Scaife first trained as a 

paramedic in Wellington after 

leaving school, filling in her 

time with shifts as a caregiver 

at Rita Angus Retirement Village 

while she was studying. 

It was while working as an 

ambulance officer that she 

attended an emergency and 

realised that her destiny lay 

in working as an aged-care 

nurse. 

“We went on a callout to 

look after an older woman 

who was in trouble. It was 

when I was caring for her that 

I realised that looking after 

DELIGHT: Ryman Healthcare’s nurse of the year Cassie 

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caregivers Ubbie Kooma, Raziya Nisha and Sharma 

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older people was what I really 

wanted to do,” said Scaife. 

“I think my workmates were 

surprised, but that’s what I 

wanted to do.’’ 

She returned to Christchurch 

to begin a three-year 

nursing course at CPIT and 

later returned to where it all 

started at Anthony Wilding to 

work as a registered nurse on 

the afternoon team. 

No one was more delighted 

with her win than her mother 

and sister, who were on hand 

for her awards night celebration 

along with daughters 

Phoebe, 5, and Hazel, 3. 

“It’s an amazing place and 

team to work with,’’ said 

Scaife. 

“You never hear them complain 

no matter what is going 

on. They just get on and put in 

the effort to care for everyone 

and to do their best for them.’’ 

She was also grateful for 

Jeannie Sales, Anthony 

Wilding’s clinical manager, 

and Sharon Armstrong, 

village manager, for their 

backing over the years. 

Said Scaife: “Jeannie has 

been a great mentor. She’s always 

there and makes time for 

those long conversations you 

need about the lessons you’re 

learning and the problems that 

come up. 

“She told me early on to 

listen carefully and to ask the 

right questions to guide conversations, 

particularly with 

families. 

“It’s been great advice and 

something I try to pass on. 

“Sharon’s always efficient 

and supportive, no matter 

what the problem is.’’ 

Scaife was brought up in 

Leeston and a lot of residents 

are retired farmers from the 

district. 

“I’ve grown up knowing 

them and their families so 

there’s a real community feel 

to what we do,” she said. 

“Talking to them, seeing 

that they are happy and 

knowing their quirks is all 

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3 kennedys bush rd, halswell (upstairs) 

Three important reasons 

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and how it can help 

Our spines are delicate yet important 

central structures designed to 

support the human body and 

allow for physical movement and 

functionality. 

By ensuring better spinal alignment 

through care at Halswell’s Southern 

Chiropractic you can better protect 

against potential back injury and 

increase the capacity of your body to 

heal itself naturally. There are many 

benefits to regular chiropractic care 

that will improve your overall general 

health and wellbeing both now, and in 

the future. 

The three main benefits are: 

Pain and stress relief: When your 

spine is not working freely and your 

vertebrae may be misaligned it is 

likely that your body will not feel 100 

per cent. Some may experience a 

mild or dull ache, others tightness 

in muscles and perhaps a strong 

sharper pain. For most individuals, 

this can also cause mental stress 

as your attention is drawn to the 

symptoms experienced. Treatment 

by Southern Chiropractic will help 

balance your body and provide 

much-needed stress relief, whilst 

restoring you back to your better, 

more active self. 

Better posture: Over time, and 

largely as a result of sedentary 

lifestyles, our spines can be exposed 

to added physical pressure. Taking 

a little time to engage in regular 

exercise and chiropractic care can 

do wonders to help align abnormal 

curving or tilting in your spine and 

improve your overall body posture. 

Improved motion: As chiropractic 

care can lessen tension in your spine 

and allow the nerves to communicate 

without interference, you could 

benefit from an improved sense of 

motion and increase in energy. When 

your body no longer has to fight 

against constant aches and pains, 

it will better support movement and 

physical activity. 

Southern Chiropractic care consists 

of initial orthopaedic assessment 

to determine areas of dysfunction 

within the spine (neck and back) 

followed by treatment designed to 

facilitate the restoration of normal 

function to that area. Methods used 

include a combination of soft tissue 

treatment (massage), low level laser 

therapy and spinal manipulation or 

mobilisation. 

Importance of healthy lifestyles 

Alongside chiropractic treatment, an 

active and healthy lifestyle will help 

to maintain your back health and 

decrease the likelihood of excess 

weight, strain and resulting injury. 

Adopting a balanced diet that is 

nutrient and vitamin-rich will also 

contribute to a wholesome lifestyle. 

Regular exercise, whether walking, 

swimming, yoga or any other sport 

for that matter, will be beneficial for 

your body, spine and mind. 

So, if this sounds like you take the 

time to see Andre at Southern 

Chiropractic. 

Appointments can be booked 

online through their website, 

www.southernchiropractic.co.nz, 

or phone Andre on 03 322 1432. 

Southern Chiropractic is located 

at 3 Kennedys Bush Road with car 

parking outside the door. 

Warning Signs 

HEADACHES 

of Spinal Stress! 

NECK PAIN 

AND TENSION 

A healthy spine is vital to your wellbeing. 

André Grob, Dr of Chiropractic, has had 

over 15 years experience of specialty 

spinal care in Australia and New Zealand. 

Specialist spinal therapy 

at Southern Chiropractic 

consists of: 

• Manual manipulative therapy 

• Soft tissue Massage 

• Low level Laser therapy 

• Exercise and postural education 

• For correction of spinal complaints 

and to enhance your health! 

MID BACK PAIN 

AND TENSION 

LOW BACK PAIN 

SCIATIC PAIN 

Southern Chiropractic Ltd 

Telephone (03) 322 1432 

3 Kennedys Bush Road • Halswell • Christchurch 8025 

www.southernchiropractic.co.nz | email dre.nik@xtra.co.nz 

Halswell Jct Road 

Halswell 

Road 

Kennedys 

Bush Road 

3 Kennedys 

Bush Road

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