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2 Thursday September 10 2020 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz what’s on this week WESTERN NEWS GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 Star Media, a division of Allied Press Ltd PO Box 1467, Christchurch starmedia.kiwi NEWS Bea Gooding Ph: 021 911 576 bea.gooding@starmedia.kiwi ADVERTISING Alana Powell Ph: 962 8753 alana.powell@starmedia.kiwi Your local community news delivered to 24,894 homes within The Star each week. Templeton • Islington • Hei Hei • Broomfield Halswell • Oaklands • Westlake • Hornby • Ilam Wigram • Sockburn • Church Corner • Avonhead Hyde Park • Russley • Riccarton Park • Riccarton JP Clinic Thursday, 9.30am-12.30pm, at Hornby, Saturday, 10am-noon, at Fendalton, Tuesday, 10am-1pm, at Upper Riccarton and Halswell Fendalton, Halswell, Hornby and Upper Riccarton libraries A justice of the peace will be available to members of the community to witness signatures and documents. This service is free Citizen’s Advice Bureau Thursday, 9am-5pm, Friday, 9am- 5pm, Monday, 9am-5pm, Tuesday, 9am-5pm, Wednesday, 9am-5pm, at Hornby, Monday, 11am-5pm, at Fendalton Fendalton and Hornby libraries Citizen’s Advice Bureau provides free, confidential advice to everyone. They take the time to listen and equip you with information, options and support that fit your needs. Free, phone 349 5236 for more information. English Conversation Club Thursday, 11am-noon Upper Riccarton Library The Conversation Club is a drop-in group where anyone is welcome to go and practice conversations in English. This is not a class, but an opportunity to talk with others and meet new people. Rummikub Thursday, 1-3pm Fendalton Library Join in on the fun and discover how to play Rummikub, an exciting Family History, Wednesday, 11am-1pm, Upper Riccarton Library. A volunteer from the Riccarton branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists will be available to help you with finding your family history online. Meet at the family history computer. strategy game for all ages. Free, no bookings required. Cantabrian’s Ceramics Exhibition Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10am- 4pm; Monday 10am-3pm The Kiosk, Botanic Gardens Potters showing best work, plus bonzai, ikebana, floral arrangements and sculpture. Technology Help Drop-In Sessions Tuesday, 11am-noon at Hornby, 2-3pm, at Halswell Hornby Library and Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre These free drop-in sessions are available to help you with specific issues including using email, searching the internet, using the library catalogue, using electronic resources and any other general computer-related queries. Go along with your laptop, tablet, smartphone or use one of the desktop computers. Scrabble Club Wednesday, 1.30-3.30pm Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre If you have a way with words, go along and play Scrabble with one of the groups. Some boards will be provided but feel free to take your own. Bad Art Afternoon Sunday, 1-3pm South Library Get creative, but do it badly. Go along for an afternoon of creating “bad” art, finished with an exhibition. The tackier, the better. Materials provided. Suited for children aged 12-years-old and above. Free, no bookings required. Not-for-profit organisations can send their What’s On listings to western@starmedia.kiwi growing with you Three Time winner of NZCNA Best Magazine | July 2020 | 100% Our shrub Of the month Why you need a smoke bush Gardening in Glass The art of making terrariums Start your StrawberrieS Priming for sweet success this summer Are you ready to grow? Kiwi Gardener is your practical guide to gardening in New Zealand. SubScriBe FrOM $20 Specializing in E-Cigarettes, Vaporizers and smoking essentials. We have the highest quality of E-Cigarettes and vaporizers for both beginners and advanced vapers. $7.90 incl. GST Pass the Potato A Canterbury family keeping one special variety growing stars of the winter staGe daphnes, camellias, hellebores & more SubScriptionS Freephone 0800 77 77 10 www.Gardener.kiwi 18B MAIN NORTH RD, PAPANUI | PH 354 6000 | WWW.SHOSHA.NZ Team Bailey excelled at absolutely everything. You can’t improve on perfection! - Jill Coupland - 10 MELTON PARK LANE WEST MELTON Phone or text 027 555 7079 No.1 Harcourts Canterbury 2012-2020 cameron.bailey@harcourts.co.nz No.1 Harcourts New Zealand 2017-2020 www.cameronbailey.harcourts.co.nz No.1 Harcourts International 2017-2020 Licensed Sales Consultant REAA 2008
WESTERN NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday September 10 2020 3 News Retaining volunteers difficult • By Bea Gooding ORGANISATIONS, charities and community groups are concerned about the future of volunteering in Christchurch following Covid-19. Some reported a surge of volunteers post-lockdown as a way to support their community during trying times, but retaining them was a different story. In an annual report by Volunteering New Zealand which examines the voluntary sector, 36.6 per cent of organisations reported a lack of volunteers as their single biggest challenge. Delta Community Support Trust general manager Ian Burn said the organisation had not experienced a significant decrease in its volunteer workforce, however, they were not immune to the effects of Covid-19. Said Burn: “As Covid-19 levels go up and down, more older volunteers have been cautious. “We have had some volunteers step out of the scene because of it, with concerns about themselves or people in their households who are vulnerable.” During the lockdown, the organisation was kept busy, DECLINE: Alison Marshall and Glenda Martin, of Volunteering Canterbury, say a desire for episodic work effects volunteer rates in the region. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN with its food bank service experiencing a 50 per cent increase in demand, highlighting the need to have more hands on deck. “We always need more volunteers; we don’t have enough,” said Burn. In the Volunteering NZ report, involving 3000 people in the voluntary sector across the country, 35.8 per cent of respondents noted an ageing volunteer workforce as a concern, and a lack of younger JOIN US NOW! volunteers. During the pandemic, many vulnerable volunteers, young and old, were forced to stop volunteering in order to protect their health, which further decreased workforces. Volunteering Canterbury strategy and finance manager Alison Marshall said many organisations have had to “rethink” the way they ran their volunteer programmes since the lockdown. “Lockdown, and then the See website for details impact of different levels, has meant that they have had to, for example, factor in social distancing, taking extra precautions where their regular volunteer team includes older adults or those who may be vulnerable,” she said. “Re-thinking and reorganising the way you do things is always challenging, especially for organisations that are already often stretched and working around tight time frames.” A “spike of interest” in people wanting to volunteer in Canterbury since the lockdown was put down to the increased sense of community or a change in circumstances, said Marshall. But feelings of uncertainty about the future – as it was highlighted post-earthquakes and now, Covid-19 – reflected people’s readiness to make long-term commitments, hindering recruitment rates. “Many prospective volunteers are seeking one-off, shorter-term or episodic volunteering opportunities,” said Marshall. “This can be a challenge as it takes time and resources to recruit, orientate and train volunteers; something which is limited for many.” ICEBREAKER End of season sale. 50% - 70% off RRP storewide TAROCASH All denim & dress pants $39.99 each or 2 for $70 ANDREA BIANI Men's clearance footwear. RRP from $99.95 to $189.95. Now from $69.95. T&Cs apply RIP CURL Take a further 20% off Mountain Wear (excludes kids) BENDON $25 bras and $15 briefs. Selected styles. While stocks last Saturday 12 th September Meet Megan Woods, MP for Wigram on a corner in your neighbourhood. 1pm 1.20pm 1.40pm 2pm 2.20pm 2.40pm 3pm 3.20pm 3.40pm HEI HEI Moffett St & Finsbury St Gilberthorpes Rd & Taurima St Tinokore St & Amuri St Hei Hei Rd & Wycola Ave Wycola Ave & Manurere St Gilberthorpes Rd & Aurora St Ranui St & Tauiwi Cres Tirangi St & Hei Hei Rd Bella Rosa Drive & Carmen Rd If you would like to get in touch with Megan please call 03 338 6347 or email megan.woods@wigram.org.nz 03 322 4548 | Easy Parking 17 Lillian Street, Halswell Open Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm LAYBY WELCOME Sign up to Smart Deals & be in the monthly draw for a $100 Dress-Smart gift card! Open 10am-5pm, 7 Days 03 349 5750 CHRISTCHURCH 409 Main South Road, Hornby www.dress-smart.co.nz Authorised by Dianna Lacy, 160 Willis Street, Wellington.
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