Nor'West News: August 27, 2020

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Grants
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for 47
needy
groups
MORE THAN $330,000 in
“heartbeat” funding will help
nor’west groups as the city
readies for the full impact of the
coronavirus pandemic.
There may be more to come –
the council is set to confirm how a
new Covid-19 response allocation
will be distributed.
The Fendalton-Waimari-Harwood
Community Board has just
confirmed grants worth $332,550
to 47 community groups.
It received applications worth
$892,483 to a Strengthening Communities
fund worth $431,445.
The Papanui-Innes board’s
spend was not available as
Nor’West News went to print.
It received 43 applications for
$902,216 from a fund worth
$401,834.
Staff advised that board to approve
$320,851 in spending.
The groups work across the
spectrum, from sports and recreation
to social work and education.
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Cricket nets to meet safety concerns
• By Bea Gooding
MEMBERS OF the Old Boys
Collegians Cricket Club are
relieved their voices have been
heard following the approval
of replacement cricket nets at
Elmwood Park.
A number of
amendments
were made to
the controversial
proposal
after safety
concerns were
raised by
residents near
David
Wakefield
the area, along
with fears the
space would
turn into a “cricket park.”
The 20-year ground lease –
four lanes covering 518 sq m –
was approved by the
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board as the existing
nets were earthquake-damaged
and deemed unsafe.
Said club committee member
David Wakefield: “It’s definitely
a bit of a relief, but at the same
time we’re glad that we feel like
there’s been a resolution struck
between residents who had concerns
with what was proposed.”
The club raised $100,000
towards the facility’s rebuild over
three years which will be available
for the public to use.
Changes to the proposal included
a compromise of soft nets
that can be retracted during the
off-season, halving in length, in
addition to a new pavilion that is
due to be built.
There was strong community
support for the new facility to go
ahead, with 361 out of 400 public
submissions in favour of the
amended proposal.
Key themes against the proposal
included the structure’s
scale having “detrimental” effects
on the parks’ amenity and
RELIEF: The
old cricket
nets at
Elmwood
Park will be
replaced.
They will
coincide
with a new
pavilion.
heritage value, and additional
park users outside the community
causing traffic and parking
issues.
“The existing nets already
take up too much of the park
as it is, and it’s difficult to avoid
the balls. I feel it will adversely
affect the enjoyment of the park
by many,” Lesley Airey said in a
submission opposing the plan.
Wakefield was satisfied the
safety concerns had been addressed.
“Definitely, our concerns
regarding safety were fundamentally
the reasons why we looked
to replace the current nets,” he
said.
“[They] won’t have to worry
about flying cricket balls.”
Community board chairman
David Cartwright said the lease
best meets the needs of the club
and cricketers of all ages, while
also acknowledging community
concerns over its scale.
“The club has shown it has
taken local residents’ concerns
about the size and scale of the
nets seriously. The proposal
they’ve come back with, for soft
nets that can be fully removed
during the off-season, helps address
these concerns,” he said.
Elmwood Park has had “a long
association with cricket,” he
added.
“The cricket club is an important
focal point for the local
community, with 92 per cent of
the club’s junior members living
within a 5km radius of Elmwood
Park.
“The new enclosed nets will
make the park environment
safer, and will provide a secure
training facility for players, without
hampering other park users.”
The nets will sit parallel to the
tennis courts on the eastern side
of the park away from neighbouring
homes.
The club was in the process
of securing building and
resource consents for them
and aim to complete the new
complex during coming cricket
season.
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Funds for support workers
• From page 1
The spend will help fund
youth and community
support workers through
to sports equipment
and development
officers.
Board chairman
David
Cartwright said
the “heartbeat”
funding would
keep many
groups going
through the new
financial year.
For many,
the cash was a
crucial safety net
that gave them the resource
and the confidence to apply
for significant funding
elsewhere.
The board focused on
proven performers to
ensure the community
would get more bang for
its buck. It was also keen
on groups becoming selfsufficient.
Across the city, Linwood-
Central-Heathcote board
chairwoman Alexandra
Davids said boards could
advocate for central government
spending on local
groups.
Cartwright said boards
David Cartwright
might have a role tapping
into central government
funding, or linking groups
and potential funders.
“It is all a
worthwhile
discussion,” he
said.
The need for
adaptability and
self sufficiency
was particularly
important as the
city faced-down
the impacts of
the global pandemic,
which
was now testing
some social
services.
The board will soon learn
how much additional grant
money it will administer
as part of the city council’s
overall Covid-19 response.
Cartwright said the
board wanted the total pot
of money available to all
boards to be divided on a
per-capita basis.
The board area included
many communities that
struggled before the pandemic
made many futures
uncertain, he said.
The likely allocation
might not be much – he
was “sure we and the other
boards could easily use all
of it on our own areas” –
but it will be welcomed, he
said.
BENEFITS: Funding grants have gone to sports
teams and community groups across north-west
Christchurch, including the Nomads United
football club.
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Artwork earns student national prize
• By Bea Gooding
MADELINE HEAD’S passion
for the arts and protecting
the natural world helped her
win a national concept design
competition, judged by leading
experts in the field.
The year 11 Burnside High
School student’s work was the
overall winner of the “Earth
Guardians” concept art competition,
run by the Massey University
College of Creative Arts
and prestigious design company
Weta Workshop.
The design also won the industry
selected ultimate concept artist
award, which took out the top
spot over 300 other submissions
made by young people across
New Zealand.
Said Madeline: “It was a very
big surprise, it was overwhelming
at first. I couldn’t really
register it for a couple of days.
“It’s really rewarding to win
something considering I might
not have had the highest skill
level as others.”
Entrants submitted their interpretation
and background story
of an “earth guardian,” creating
a character to defend the earth
using nature and elements to
inspire the design.
“Ykine” challenged views on
traditional earth guardians, with
the character representing the
SKILLS: Madeline Head was surprised to win a national concept design competition with Ykine.
invasion of “perfectly polished”
buildings and cities by bringing
nature into places where they
were not usually found.
Said Madeline: “Common representations
are often very mystical
and distant from humans
and how they interact with them.
They tend to have awe-inspiring
powers and protect natural areas
from humans.
“Ykine felt less majestic and
intimidating, and more equivalent
to a racoon digging through
the trash. This earth guardian
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has no drive to harm humans,
only to reclaim parts of urban
areas.
“It’s an immature troublemaker,
picking indirect fights
and silent wars with those that
own the buildings and sites it
tries to plant seeds in.”
The concept of defending the
earth could be interpreted in
other ways, such as protecting
it from outside threats or the
protection of the world’s natural
state.
Madeline, 15, of Bryndwr, believed
this concept challenged human
existence in general, rather
than a focus on sustainability.
It was a reminder for humans
to actively pursuit keeping
nature alive instead pushing the
issue away.
“It’s challenging human existence
in general, how we have
messed up the planet and how
much things have gone wrong.
Humans need to step back and
try not to do anything else,”
Madeline said.
“We don’t have earth guardians,
so the issue is in our
hands.”
The competition was in celebration
of a new concept design
course at Massey University and
gave students a taste of what to
expect in the professional world.
Madeline encouraged other
young people to try something
new, as they never know where it
will take them.
“There’s absolutely no harm in
entering competitions, it’s fun to
try to challenge yourself to look
at things differently.”

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App to challenge consumer behaviour
• By Bea Gooding
“IMAGINE A platform where
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opposed to buying brand new.”
Toby Skilton’s dream of developing
a renting and lending
app has come true in a matter of
months and launches next week
in a bid to challenge consumer
behaviour.
Mutu, founded by the Bryndwr
resident, launches in Canterbury
next week and will enable users
to acquire or lend items on a
temporary basis – anything from
paddleboards and bikes to do-ityourself
tools and camping gear,
to name a few.
“I couldn’t be more excited.
This platform is a tool to reduce
waste and really solves a massive
issue we have in New Zealand
with overconsumption.”
The launch comes at a time
when people were more conscious
of their spending and
were taking the time to explore
their backyard due to Covid-19.
“It encourages tourism and
trying something new while
saving money on our platform,”
he said.
“Cantabrians can spend that
money on cafes, accommodation
and amazing outdoor adventure
facilities right on our doorstep.”
Skilton said the app and
website will also enable users
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Two auctions achieve
strong results for vendors
Two properties went under the
hammer at the newly refurbished Ray
White Strowan premises last Wednesday,
with both attracting plenty of interest
from potential buyers.
The first was an ‘as is where is’ property
in Roker Street, Somerfield, which
was marketed and sold by agent Maria
Paterson of Ray White Strowan.
Over the three open home weekends
leading up to the auction, 90 groups had
viewed the 663sqm property, with 22
people attending the auction.
Describing the property as “homely
and comfortable”, and one of very few ‘as
is where is’ properties available in this
condition, Maria expected the property
to attract a diverse range of buyers.
Bidding opened at $250,000. From then
on, an intensive round of bidding and
counterbidding from several attendees
saw the hammer finally fall at $440,000,
surprising many in the room.
The second property, located in
Crofton Road, Harewood, had been
owned by the same family for 50 years,
and was still in original condition.
Agent Brent Rushworth, from the Ray
White Bishopdale office, had shown
81 groups through the three-bedroom
property during the open homes, with 21
people attending the auction.
Bidding kicked off at $200,000, and
with bids and counterbids coming from
attendees and via phone the property
eventually sold for $431,000.
Barry Ellis, who owns the Ray White
Bishopdale and Ray White Strowan
offices, says as last week’s auctions
showed, this is proving a popular and
successful way to sell in the current
Christchurch market, and with large
numbers of potential home buyers
coming on stream, the vendors that are
moving now are reaping the benefits.
“I think many homeowners in
Christchurch would be surprised to hear
of the prices being achieved right now,”
he says.
Co-owner Karen Ellis notes: “We’re
seeing high levels of interest across all
of our properties. Anyone thinking
that the Christchurch auction market is
somewhere nearing its peak should think
again – we’re seeing exceptional results
after exceptional results week-on-week –
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“All-time low interest rates and an ease
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studio?
Woollen garments are created
by our artisans using New
Zealand wool woven through
a loom and made into many
different design fabrics. Once
the fabric is complete our
volunteers turn the raw product
into garments such as jackets,
capes, ponchos, and shawls. Any
left-over fabric from this process
is made into soft toy kiwis,
rabbits, and bears. At different
times scarfs have been created
on the looms. Other crafts are
also made in the studio, and
currently, we are working on a
group project creating a handstitched
quilt, to be donated
to another local charity when
complete.
Why is a place like this
an important asset in
Christchurch?
Places such as Handmade
Studio provide more than just
a place to work, it gives a sense
of belonging. Many different
community organisations help
support different groups within
Christchurch. Elderly, disabled,
refugee, youth, and parenting,
all have special requirements
and without these organisations,
our community would be
fragmented and cold. A real
PRIDE: Handmade
Studio manager
Tori Peden (left)
and artisan Fiona
Berry believe
the craft studio
provides a sense
of belonging
for people with
disabilities.
PHOTOS: GEOFF
SLOAN
sense of belonging and purpose
helps someone get out of bed in
the morning, be somewhere, and
be part something.
What are the current
issues impacting people with
disabilities in the craft scene,
and why?
There are a couple of issues
facing all people in the craft
space, that is having outlets
to showcase their work, and
funding to be able to provide
space for artists. Our artisans
are special in that they have a
few extra hurdles to jump when
a comes to being an artist, but
they all do it with dignity and
passion. You ask all of them and
they will tell you they love what
do and they love having friends
around them. It is a bonus to see
their creation being turned into
a garment and then going to a
home to be worn with pride.
Funding at times can be hard
to secure for a lot of community
groups and ours is no exception.
Without the generous support of
funding providers, Handmade
Studio would not be available
for our artisans. We will keep
ticking along, this year like
every year we will continue
applying for grants and hoping
to get money to carry on doing
what we do. We are incredibly
grateful for the support and local
donations we receive; it does
make a real difference.
How can the community
better support people with
disabilities wanting to enter the
craft industry?
As we have all been reminded
lately to shop local but also be
okay with spending that little bit
more on something handmade
because each handmade item
not only has a story but has been
made with love by someone who
really treasures what they do.
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