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Pole stops crashed car
from falling into houses
• By Matt Slaughter
A MOTORIST can thank his
lucky stars for a round metal pole.
That was all that saved
him from an 80m drop onto
houses and a beach below after
he crashed at Charteris Bay last
week.
His Toyota RAV4 sport utility
vehicle was left
teetering on the
edge of a cliff,
with him in
it, on Marine
Drive, between
James Drive and
Franco
Lovrich
Black Rock Rd
about 10am last
Wednesday.
The crash also
damaged a device believed to be a
chairlift used to access a property
below the cliff.
Sergeant Franco Lovrich said
the man will appear in the district
court at a later date on “a number
of charges” relating to his “manner
of driving’’ and “ability to
drive safely.”
“He was definitely under the
influence of something.”
Lovrich said a passer-by
was first on the scene and helped
the man get out of the vehicle.
• Turn to page 3
PRECARIOUS: The driver walked away from this sport utility
vehicle after it crashed last Wednesday on Marine Drive,
Charteris Bay. A steel pole prevented the car from toppling
down a bank and into houses. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN
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Drink driving: How the numbers
stack up in Banks Peninsula
• By Matt Slaughter
POLICE CHARGED 88 people
with drink driving offences in
Banks Peninsula between 2017
and 2019.
An Official Information Act
request by Bay Harbour News
has revealed out of eight areas in
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula,
the Sumner and Lyttelton
police stations coverage areas
sit sixth and seventh on the list
of areas where the most people
have been charged for being over
the legal breath and blood alcohol
limits in this time period.
Christchurch central is first
on this list, with officers there
charging 1993 drivers with such
offences, followed by Papanui
with 915 and south Christchurch
with 675.
The legal breath alcohol limit
Breath and blood alcohol
offences by police station
between 2017 and 2019
Christchurch Central
2017 – 713
2018 – 634
2019 – 646
Papanui Police Station
2017 – 358
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2019 – 130
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2018 – 19
these statistics are promising but
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“Over time we’ve seen a drop,
which is great, but it comes
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potential for serious harm for
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We have a no-tolerance policy
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2019 – 13
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2019 – 6
Houses
below cliff
evacuated
• From page 1
The vehicle was “precariously
perched on a pole,” which was the
only thing that saved it
from going over the cliff, said
Lovrich.
The crash prompted fears the
four-wheel-drive vehicle could
fall onto the properties below.
A fire crew from the nearby Diamond
Harbour station worked
to stabilise the vehicle and secure
it to the cliff face.
Along with this crew, three police
cars and a St John ambulance
attended.
Ambulance staff treated the
driver at the scene.
He walked away after receiving
treatment and was placed in a
police car.
Several houses below the cliff
were evacuated as a precaution
while the vehicle was removed
about two hours after the crash
and Marine Drive was closed.
How the man crashed was being
investigated, said Lovrich.
A Fire and Emergency NZ
spokesman at the scene said it
appeared the four-wheel-drive
had been driven off the road and
no other vehicles were involved.
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Social distancing underpins Sumner challenge
SOCIAL distancing rules and
the vagaries of the season made
the Brad Richards Building
Sea2Sky Challenge even more
memorable.
Based at Scarborough Park,
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after the Covid-19 lockdown
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March.
It is traditionally a triathlon
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because of the time of the year,
organiser John Newsom explained.
The challenge was broken into
a series of events with groups of
75 athletes in each zone.
Athletes arrived at separate, set
times and groups stayed within
fenced off areas until being
called to the start line.
It was a “socially distanced
start line” comprised of groups
of 10-15 athletes. They had to
leave the race site as soon as they
could after their race.
Athletes were only allowed to
use portaloos in their zone, and
volunteers could interact only
with athletes in their designated
zone, Newsom said.
The measures, approved by
the city council, Triathlon New
Zealand and Sport New Zealand,
were designed for the Covid-19
alert level guidelines, Newsom
said.
The winner of the men’s race
was Mt Pleasant-based Mike
Phillips, a professional ironman
who won Ironman New Zealand
in 2019 when he broke the run
course record.
His time was 1hr 18min, less
than a minute ahead of Flavio
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of Annabel Ramsay and Nicole
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The 17km run only option was
a new addition to a list that also
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The Sea2Sky Challenge will be
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Digital needs increasing in communities
• By Bea Gooding
A SCHEME to provide
computers to community
organisations in need across the
city has proven popular, with
digital needs increasing due to
Covid-19.
The city council’s Computers
to the Community Scheme
offers computers for free to notfor-profit
groups to help them
deliver services more efficiently.
Excluding the lockdown,
between July 2019 and June this
year, 220 laptops and desktops
were distributed to organisations,
including the Diamond
Harbour Community Association
and the City to Sumner
Community Patrol.
The Lyttelton Harbour Information
Centre is staffed by volunteers
who promote Lyttelton’s
local services and activities and
received two laptops from the
scheme to help speed up productivity
and to make brochures.
Said manager Ruth Targus:
“It’s saved us an absolute fortune,
we couldn’t have afforded them.
We would’ve had to fundraise
otherwise.
“With cruise ships coming in,
we’re having to offer customers
with more tours, therefore we’re
selling more and needed a laptop
with a better system.
HELP: Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre manager Ruth Targus, with one of the new
laptops they received from the city council to help operations run smoothly.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
“It’s meant a lot less time
writing notes from meetings, it’s
portable and it’s made things a
lot more professional.”
In the past few months, the
city council noted an increase in
requests from groups working
with multi-cultural communities
and have allocated about
50 computers to organisations
with a variety of cultural backgrounds.
City council head of community
support, governance and
partnerships John Filsell said the
cost associated with purchasing
the technology was often a barrier.
Said Filsell: “Covid-19
highlighted the need and use of
technology to feel connected, to
keep in touch with friends and
family both overseas and within
New Zealand to get information,
continuing education and
support the ability to continue
to work.
“Some groups have made the
computers available to those
who do not have them, or used
them to provide information and
support to their communities
by building up an electronic
network.
Meeting demand was not a
major issue but at times the city
council experienced a higher demand
which meant some groups
had to wait longer to receive
their computers.
Positive feedback from groups
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having the donated technology
for productivity, as funding often
lies with wages or rent.
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More than 30 community members helped plant 400 trees along the Okuti
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native birds, and protect the river margin.
The river is extremely rich in biodiversity, with fish species including tuna/
eel and kanakana/lamprey, and an impressive array of freshwater insects.
Many of these species are unique to Banks Peninsula and aren’t found
anywhere else in the world.
The planting day was organised by the Okuti River Project, a community-led
initiative which aims to raise awareness of the value of the river, and the
importance of kaitiakitanga/guardianship to sustaining life in it.
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Immediate Steps Biodiversity (IMS) fund until 2022, following a
recommendation from the Banks Peninsula Water Zone
Committee in 2018. The Christchurch City Council funded
fencing for the area and helped prepare it for planting.
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events,go to www.littleriver.org.nz.
If you would like to know more about IMS funding, or other ways
to protect biodiversity on your land or in your community
visit www.ecan.govt.nz
Photo: Community planting day along Okuti River in August 2020
The Banks Peninsula Water Zone Committee is a
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Solving congestion conundrum
A strategy is under way
to prevent Canterbury
roads becoming
congested like
Auckland’s. Louis Day
reports
THE GREATER Christchurch
Partnership’s mode shift plan,
a collaboration from councils
across the region, states that if
current travel patterns continue
unchanged and the population
grows as expected, cars travelling
in and out of the city could
increase by 34 per cent by 2048.
With already 87 per cent of
household trips across Greater
Christchurch being made in
single-occupant vehicles, this
would likely lead to a significant
increase in congestion as well as
emissions.
“Action is needed now,” the
report says.
“This action must be sustained
over the longer term, to avoid
Greater Christchurch following
in the footsteps of other major
centres, where investment in mode
shift has only occurred once congestion
reached crisis point.”
‘Mode shift” involves moving
people away from single-occupancy
vehicle use to alternative forms
of transport such as public transport,
ridesharing and active modes
such as walking and cycling.
Mayor Lianne Dalziel agreed
action was needed now.
“I look at Auckland and I
look at essentially gridlock and
we know that if Auckland is
gridlocked the price if paid by the
The Greater Christchurch
Partnership is a
group comprising the
Christchurch City Council,
Environment Canterbury,
Selwyn District Council,
Waimakariri District
Council, Ngai Tahu,
New Zealand Transport
Agency, Canterbury
District Health Board,
the Greater Christchurch
Group and Regenerate
Christchurch.
GRIDLOCK: The Greater Christchurch Partnership’s mode shift plan looks to prevent this
sight of the Blenheim Rd overbridge from becoming a regular occurrence.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
whole country,” she said.
“We have an opportunity to get
ahead of the gridlock and actually
make good decisions now
that will assist us in the future.”
The mode shift plan outlines
short term priorities to encourage
people to pursue alternative
forms of transport. This includes
spending $68 million on filling
in “critical gaps” in the cycleway
network, $10 million on public
transport service improvements
and up to $3 million on encouraging
behaviour change.
NZTA director of regional
relationships Jim Harland said
the next step was to figure out
whether the money to fund the
project could come out of existing
transport budgets or have to
be pursued elsewhere.
This will not be the end of
investment in this area, the plan
states for the objectives of the
plan to be delivered it will require
significant ongoing investment.
Greater Christchurch’s proliferating
population puts emphasis
on the need to alter travel habits
to prevent future congestion.
Its population is expected to
increase from the 428,000 it was
in 2013 to 640,000 in 2048.
This combined with private
vehicle centred travel habits
only adds to the urgency. Single
occupancy vehicle use remains
high at 87 per cent while public
transport use has remained
stagnant since the earthquakes at
about 2.5 per cent of peak hour
travel.
This equates to 13.5 million
passenger trips a year.
Patronage peaked at 17.2
million trips per year in
2010, but levels dropped
by more than 40 per cent
immediately after the
earthquakes.
Meanwhile, the plan
outlines that cycling
investment has resulted
in “significant” increases in
cycling numbers. The city council
recorded 2234 cycle trips during
a morning peak count in March,
a decent increase from the 1869
recorded during a morning peak
period last year.
This is an increase of nearly 20
per cent, and follows a pattern of
yearly increases since the council
began building a network of
major cycle routes around the
city.
The gender breakdown shows
that 59 per cent of cyclists
counted this year were men and
41 per cent were women. This is
a significant increase from the
Axel Wilke
32 per cent of women cyclists
counted in 2016.
The growing number of
female cyclists was seen as
a positive trend because
international experience shows
women particularly are unlikely
to get on their bikes if they feel
unsafe.
Transport specialist
Axel Wilke said if
Greater Christchurch
continued on the route it
is currently on it would
end up like Auckland.
“When you talk about
mode shift you have to
stop building big roads
beause it achieves the opposite,”
he said.
Wilke said reducing the
amount of cars on the road
was also imperative in meeting
carbon emission goals.
The city council is aiming
to of halve Christchurch’s gas
emissions by 2030 and reach net
zero emissions by 2045.
An investigation into
Christchurch’s greenhouse gas
emissions found the city emitted
far more gas than it offsets.
In 2016/17 the city emitted
an estimated 2,485,335 gross
tonnes of carbon dioxide which
is the equivalent of 6.6 tonnes
BY THE NUMBERS:
• Statistics show 87 per cent of
household trips across Greater
Christchurch are being made in
single-occupant vehicles
• The public transport network
currently accounts for 2.5 per
cent of peak hour travel demand
in Greater Christchurch, which
equates for 13.5 million passenger
trips per year.
• Bus patronage peaked at
17.2 million trips per year
in 2010, but patronage levels
dropped by more than 40 per
cent post-earthquake.
• Cycling counts from seven
locations across the central city
during the morning peak has
increased from 1251 in 2016 to
2234 in 2020.
• The proportion of women
cycling has increased from 31
per cent in 2016 to 41 per cent in
2020.
• The greater Christchurch
population is expected to
increase from the 428,000 it was
in 2013 to 640,000 in 2048.
• In 2016/17 Christchurch
emitted an estimated 2,485,335
gross tonnes of carbon dioxide
equivalent.
• Transportation was the
largest contributor to emissions
at 53 per cent, followed by
stationary energy at 22 per
cent, agriculture at 10.5 per
cent, waste at 9 per cent,
and industrial processes and
product use at 4.7 per cent.
per person. While that is lower
than Auckland (7.9 tonnes per
person) and Dunedin (11 tonnes
per person), it is more than
Wellington (5.7 tonnes).
Transport was also
Christchurch’s largest
contributor to emissions at 53
per cent, followed by stationary
energy at 22 per cent, agriculture
at 10.5 per cent, waste at nine per
cent
and industrial processes at 4.7
per cent.
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finish work at cemetery
THERE SEEMS no
guarantee a memorial
entrance will be installed
at a cemetery and a
settlers’ headstones will be
restored before anniversary
celebrations in Akaroa.
Events marking the
180th anniversary of
organised European
settlement are slated for
March. The Covid-19
lockdown scuttled plans to
mark the anniversary this
year.
The Comte de Paris
Descendants Group and
the Akaroa Cemeteries
Group hoped work
restoring two historically
significant headstones
would continue
ahead of next year’s
commemorations.
The descendants group
also hoped to get the goahead
to install a memorial
entrance at the Catholic
cemetery.
The headstones were
among those identified
as needing restoration
after the Canterbury
earthquakes. The gate
was sought for the 175th
anniversary.
City council head of
parks Andrew Rutledge
confirmed the council
knew what the group
wanted achieved ahead of
the commemorations.
Headstone repair funds
were frozen in the wake of
the pandemic but another
budget would be used to
complete repairs in the
Catholic cemetery. That
work continued.
A draft conservation
plan would inform the
resource consent needed to
install the memorial gate
at the Catholic cemetery.
It was due this month, he
confirmed.
“At this stage we do not
have a fixed time frame,
but are very aware of the
group’s wishes and are
RESTORATION: Volunteers repairing headstones
and graves in Akaroa.
working hard to meet their
needs,” he said.
Elected members have
had meetings with the
group where requirements
and time frames have been
discussed, he said in a
statement.
When contacted,
descendants group
spokeswoman Linda
Sunderland was
disappointed the council
could not commit to
getting the work done by
March.
After a decade of missed
deadlines and broken
promises, the group
was not confident in the
council’s ability to help
deliver the entrance, or the
headstones, in time.
The headstones were
on a list prepared soon
after the September 2010
earthquake. The council
originally offered to make
fixing them a pilot project,
she said.
The list shrunk as
council budgets and work
plans changed. None
had been fixed before the
group asked for at least two
to be completed for the
anniversary.
The group asked for
help with the memorial
entrance before the 2015
anniversary. Council staff
offered to help with the
consents and plans were
provided, she said.
The group provided
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18 months ago. It was
disappointing there was
now no fixed time frame to
get the consent sorted, she
said.
The group had not asked
for funding. That would
come from the group and
Heritage NZ, she said.
“We have met their
requirements plus a lot
of voluntary labour and
information has been
handed over. The council
have consistently not met
their promises.”
Deputy Mayor Andrew
Turner said the council
was “working with them
to achieve their vision for
the headstones and the
memorial gates in the best
way we can and as quickly
as we can.”
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main street experiencing the “village feel” wander around
and explore the fabulous bespoke shops, cafes, bars and the
must-do Saturday market.
Price by negotiation
Open Homes: Contact for viewing times
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E. yvette.wright@raywhite.com
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2/4 Whitfield St, Sumner
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 single garages
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dining. This sun trap of a home is one that you can move into
and just enjoy or enhance this property with a makeover and
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garages and on a back section, offers peace and quiet.
With Sumner school right across the street and all the bars,
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Our owners have given us clear instructions that the auction
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because you may simply not get another chance.
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(Unless Sold Prior)
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Jane Potts
Covid hero’s passion for medicine
Jane Potts was
recognised as a ‘Covid
hero’ for her work
volunteering as a St
John ambulance officer
during the lockdown.
The former Redcliffs
woman speaks to
Devon Bolger about
her commitment to
the job and passion for
medicine
When did you start
volunteering for St John?
It would have been about
eight years ago now. We moved
[from the city] out to Selwyn
after the earthquake and I
started about six months to a
year after that.
Was your house badly
damaged in the earthquake?
Yes, we weren’t allowed to
go back to our house it was
so badly damaged. We were
in Redcliffs at the time. The
garage collapsed down on to the
house. We just picked the kids
up from school that day and left
Christchurch. We were lucky, we
had a bach at Whitecliffs which
had clothes, food and water so
we lived out there for about a
year and a half.
Do you have a call-out you
attended that is the most
memorable?
There was one incident I
remember where a lady had
a baby in the back of the
ambulance. We had the midwife
with us in the back so there
wasn’t too much to do but it was
a nice job. Some of them are not
very nice as you can imagine.
Everybody was really happy
and the mother and baby were
fine so that was really cool to
experience.
You were nominated for your
GIVE BACK:
Former
Redcliffs
woman Jane
Potts has been
volunteering for
St John Darfield
for eight years
after moving
to the district
following the
earthquake.
work during the lockdown,
what was that like?
We were reasonably quiet, I
guess, over lockdown. Most of
the call-outs were for medical
things because people were not
out and about or on the roads
and things like that. When we
did go to someone’s house we
did have to stand quite far away
from them. We had to ask them
all of the Covid-19 questions
before we could get close and
check them over.
I kept a change of clothes at
the station and would have a
shower, take my uniform home
in a separate bag and wash it
as soon as I got home. We also
had to wear gloves and masks.
Driving into town was great
though because there was no
traffic on the road so it was
much quicker. There were a lot
of things we had to do to be safe.
We had to be very conscious of
bringing it back to our houses.
Can you tell me about your
family?
Rob and I have four
children. The oldest is 29 and
the youngest is 24. so they all
don’t live at home anymore.
The oldest is living in London,
I’m not too sure when we will
be able to see her again so that’s
not very nice but she’s coping
okay over there. The next oldest
is a boy who is living down in
Alexander with his partner.
Then we have another boy who
lives in Christchurch and our
youngest is in her last year of
university in Christchurch.
They are all great kids we can’t
complain.
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keep it local
and support businesses in your community
Bring your swimmers
and make a day of it!
IT’S 9am on a still and sunny Sunday
morning and the Sumner Market is
beginning to burst into life as vendors
arrive to showcase their produce and
wares.
The location is stunning, situated only
metres from the beach and Sumner’s
iconic volcanic rock formation Cave
Rock, the market has been operating
during warmer months (November to
April) since 2003. “We are the market
right by the beach!” says market coordinator
Clayton Spence.
“We have a great range of stalls from
fresh vegies to amazing food from all over
the world and amazing craft. You’ll find
us just after the Surf Club as you come
into the village. You can’t miss us.”
Vendors include Stewart & Friends
fresh local produce with vegetables, free
range eggs, vege boxes, and seedlings,
Vietnamese Food, Chorizo Butterfly
Latin Street Food, Wood House of Linen,
Vegan Food, Acaii Bowls, The Bakery
Brothers, Angie’s German Baking,
Pachamama Permaculture Canadian
Doughnuts, Candy Floss, Waffles
Homemade Lemonade, barista crafted
coffee, trinkets, arts & crafts, gemstones,
Dream Catchers, cushions, fashion,
handcrafted jewellery.
Head down to the Sumner Market and
enjoy great shopping, local food stalls
and occasional local live entertainment.
“Catch up with friends. Enjoy the
surrounding local restaurants, bars, cafes
and shops.
Bring your swimmers and make a day
of it in Sumner! There’s so much on offer
down here,” said Clayton.
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Tasty Bites
Crispy crumbed pork
schnitzel served with
rich mushroom gravy –
that’s Jägerschnitzel. It’s
one of Germany’s most
popular and delicious
foods. This authentic
Jägerschnitzel recipe
will absolutely delight
your taste buds
Authentic German Jägerschnitzel
CRISPY:
Authentic German
Jägerschnitzel
(Hunter schnitzel
with mushroom
gravy).
4 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups strong beef broth
1-2 tsp balsamic vinegar (according
to taste)
½ tsp sea salt plus more to taste
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp dried thyme
¼ tsp freshly ground black
pepper
Optional: For a creamy gravy,
add a few tbsp of heavy cream at
the end
Authentic German
Jägerschnitzel
(Hunter schnitzel with
mushroom gravy)
4 servings
Ingredients
Neutral-tasting oil for frying
4 pieces of pork schnitzel
Salt and freshly ground black
pepper
½ cup all-purpose flour
combined with 1 tsp salt
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
¾ cup plain breadcrumbs
Chopped fresh parsley, garnish
Directions
Lightly sprinkle both sides of
the pork with salt and freshly
ground black pepper.
Place the flour mixture, egg, and
breadcrumbs in three separate
shallow bowls.
Dredge the pork in the flour,
the egg, and the breadcrumbs,
coating both sides and all edges
at each stage. Be careful not to
press the breadcrumbs into the
meat. Gently shake off the excess
crumbs. (Note: Don’t let the
schnitzel sit in the coating or they
will not be as crispy once fried -
fry immediately.)
Heat the oil to 170 deg C (not
hotter or the schnitzel will burn
before the meat is done, not lower
or the schnitzel will absorb the oil
and be greasy). Use just enough
oil so that the schnitzels ‘swim’
in it. Fry the schnitzel for about
2-3min on both sides until a deep
golden brown. Transfer briefly to
a plate lined with paper towels.
Serve immediately topped with
mushroom gravy and garnished
with chopped fresh parsley.
Avoid completely drenching the
schnitzel with gravy so that it still
remains crispy.
Mushroom gravy
Ingredients
2 tbsp butter or lard
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
450gm button mushrooms,
cleaned and sliced
4 tbsp butter
Directions
Melt the butter (or lard) in a
pan over medium-high heat and
fry the onions until beginning to
brown. Add the garlic and cook
another minute.
Add the mushrooms and cook
5-7min or until golden and the
liquid from the mushrooms has
evaporated.
Add the butter and melt. Add
the flour, stir to combine and
cook for about 2min, stirring
continually.
Add the beef broth, vinegar,
thyme, sugar, salt and pepper.
Whisk continuously until
the gravy is thickened. Cover
and simmer on low, stirring
occasionally, for 5-10min. Add
salt and pepper to taste. If you
prefer the gravy thinner add a
little more water (or heavy cream
if using).
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Wine
Depth and character
reds produce
increased drinkability
• By Mark Henderson
WINE LOVERS of
a certain age will
remember references to a
characteristic called “Kiwi
green”.
No, I’m not talking about
another mind-altering
substance now under
debate, but a pronounced
green, leafy, capsicum
note that was prevalent
in cabernet-based New
Zealand reds from the 80s
and 90s.
It is derived from a
chemical compound called
methoxypyrazine, which
is also found in sauvignon
blanc.
Discussion during
the tasting centred on
the eradication of this
character, with the
increased drinkability this
has given New Zealand
reds.
2018 Mills Reef
Reserve Gimblett
Gravels Merlot
Malbec
Price: $24.95
Rating: Very good to
excellent
Attractive nose of dusty
stones, earth and bonfire
smoke with darker fruits
emerging. Brightly fruited,
boysenberry and plum,
and a powerful smoky note
with time. Medium weight,
juicy with fresh acidity and
an attractively dry, almost
chalky mid palate. Already
showing nice drinkability.
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2018 Kahurangi
Estate Regional
Selection Hawke’s
Bay Merlot Cabernet
Price: $21.99
Rating: Very good to
excellent
Subtle nose with hints of
spice, blackcurrant, fruit
pastille and a gravelly
quality. Bold fruit-driven
style with crunchy bright
tannins that grow with
aeration, adding a ferrous
note over time.
Showing its brashly
youthful side now.
A zesty style offering
enjoyable drinking at a
very fair price.
www.kahurangiwine.
com
2019 Kahurangi
Estate Monte Nelson
Montepulciano
Price: $24.99
Rating: Very good to
excellent
Fragrant, floral nose,
cassis, rose and raspberry.
Boldly juicy and crunchy
palate, a little grainy
element to the texture,
ripe dark fruits caressed
by some nicely judged
tannins.
Youthful playfulness,
a sweet raspberry cordial
note countered by a
tangy quality. Crisp, long,
fruit-driven close. A lot of
appeal.
www.kahurangiwine.
com
2016 Church Road
Grand Reserve
Hawkes Bay Merlot
Cabernet
Price: $44.99
Rating: Excellent to
outstanding
Powerful cedary
oak, intensely fruited
with cassis, plum and a
whisper of leaf.
Silky and sumptuous
palate before powerful
tannins come rushing
in; underlying this is
sweetly ripe fruit, spicy
nuances and hints of black
tea.
Built for the long haul
yet approachable now with
a long finish.
Super stuff.
www.church-road.
com
2016 Pegasus Bay
Maesto Merlot
Cabernet Malbec
Price: $52
Rating: Excellent
Opens to fruit jube/berry
jam, moving to plum,
bonfire smoke and a funky
earthy note.
The palate mixes sweet
fruit, spices, oak nuances,
lead pencil, road tar and
earth, subtly building
tannins adding chewiness
to the texture. An
intriguing rusticity to
this. This one plays
with my head, yet the
complexity and depth win
the day.
www.pegasusbay.com
2018 Mills Reef
Reserve Gimblett
Gravels Merlot
Price: $24.95
Rating: Excellent
Leaf mulch,
blackcurrant, herbs, dusty
gravel.
Sweet fruit yet not
overblown, featuring
blackcurrant, leaf and
earthy touches.
Fine and elegant, a sort
of Kiwi classicism with
its medium weight, the
fine tannins giving this
structure to take this
forward.
Already showing
excellent drinkability, yet
potential too.
www.millsreef.co.nz
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REAL ESTATE
Sunsets and Sunshine
266 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount Pleasant
To be sold by auction on 1 Oct
4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 2 car garage 2 offstreet parks - Listing Number: SM0375
This substantial executive property, with its
attractive exterior, is a standout amongst
others.
Well positioned off the road, on a 1008sqm
site with flat area for the kids to play, that is
private and protected from the easterlies,
the home offers few clues as to what to expect
once inside.
On entering the dwelling, you will be instantly
impressed by the abundance of
space, light, and the sensational expansive
views. The home is beautifully presented
making it clear that my owners have taken
great pride in maintaining the property to
a high standard during their tenure.
Recently re-clad in Abodo Vulcan timber
and 40mm EPS plaster on 20mm cavity system,
the freshly painted home has a modern
day look and appeal.
The entrance level is mainly dedicated to
living, with two generous interconnecting
living areas. One combining open plan living/
dining/kitchen, with sliding doors to a
sun-soaked balcony. The separate lounge
overlooks the beautifully presented garden
and extends to another outdoor space
where you can sit and soak in the breathtaking
day, night views and stunning sunsets,
overlooking the city, through to the
snow-capped Southern Alps.
Also on this level is an area that could be
utilised as a gym, work from home space or
as a child's play area, plus there is a study,
along with a generous double bedroom
with ensuite.
The functional floor plan focuses on comfort
and busy modern day living, making
the home ideal for families, and those who
love to entertain, host visitors or work from
home. In total there are four double bedrooms,
one with its own living space, two
with their own ensuites, plus a separate
family bathroom.
Whilst benefiting from the frequently
warmer air temperature of Mt Pleasant, the
double glazing and all-day sun, ensure the
home stays warm and cosy.
Add internal garaging, off street parking
and tons of storage for all the modern toys.
For those with green fingers the grounds
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ample room for the children and pets too.
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Family wagon with performance
MERCEDES-BENZ is certainly
covering all bases in the sport
utility vehicle market.
Its product line-up is extensive
and it’s still growing. The
company has just launched a
brand new range of SUVs – the
GLB series.
There are three variants in the
line-up – 200, 250 and 35, all
turbocharged. Put simply the
designations represent a 1.3-litre
variant at 120kW, and two 2-litre
variants at 165kW and 225kW
respectively, the latter essentially
utilise the same power plant but
with greater boost for the 35.
This evaluation surrounds the
250, it is priced at $92,900, the
200 and 35 list at $78,900 and
$104,900 respectively. These
prices are relatively familyfriendly;
sure it’s out of the
mainstream, but if you want
an SUV and are interested in
a premium brand, the GLB is
competitive.
The GLB series is very
traditional in its design, it’s a
seven-seater, albeit compact,
and it carries four-wheel-drive
mechanicals, well at least it does
in 250 and 35 form, the entrylevel
model is front-wheel-drive
only.
Powering the GLB are the
engines which have filtered
through other Mercedes-Benz
product. I’ve experienced the
250 engine many times before
and I have always commented
on its smooth, quiet operation;
it needs to be, there are a raft
of other four-cylinder, 2-litre
turbocharged engines on the
market and they are all refined,
the GLB’s unit is up to par and
lacks nothing, even in low power
form.
The 250 is also rated with
350Nm of torque, which is an
impressive and useful figure,
but if you are interested in more
bottom end grunt the 35 pumps
out an extra 50Nm.
I’d be comfortable with the
250, it’s no slouch when it comes
to performance, Mercedes-Benz
claims a 6.9sec run to 100km/h
and through the mid-range
it fairly hunts through an
overtaking manoeuvre taking just
4.7sec to make 120km/h from
80km/h.
These are good times for a
chunky SUV, the GLB weighs in
at 1721kg, so it’s no lightweight,
which reinforces how versatile and
honest the engine is, and if you
listen carefully you can just pick
that something exciting sits under
the bonnet, there’s a well-muffled
MERCEDES-BENZ GLB250: Sport utility vehicle available in
three levels.
exhaust throb when the engine is
under load.
The engine is also the fuelmiser
that modern turbocharging
techniques provide us with.
A combined cycle average of
7.7-litres per 100km is claimed.
During my time in the test car the
fuel usage readout was constantly
listing around 8.6l/100km with
an instantaneous readout of
6l/100km recorded at 100km/h in
eighth gear.
On the subject of fuel usage,
I must mention the display
graphics make saving fuel easy,
the fonts and colours are easy
to read and understand, and
their constant presence reminds
the driver to take it easy on the
throttle.
That’s part of a comprehensive
display graphic structure, a
wide panel stretches across the
dash area and it contains much
depth in terms of functionality
and detail. There’s also the
voice command system that
is being incorporated into all
Mercedes-Benz product. Say
“Hey Mercedes’’ and with further
prompts many of the operating
systems will be adjusted at your
beck and call.
On the road the GLB rides
beautifully, it doesn’t get air
suspension, but such is the quality
of the underpinnings I had to
keep constantly reminding myself
of that.
I took the test car west through
the Malvern Hills on one of my
favourite high country roads,
returning to the city via Hororata
and Burnham. The GLB is a
fabulous cruiser, it is superbly quiet
and, as mentioned, the suspension
affords a ride that doesn’t tax the
driver on a long journey.
As is traditional fare, the
GLB gets several dynamic drive
modes, I didn’t use either of the
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exploratory purposes, the
• Price – Mercedes-Benz
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• Dimensions – Length,
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• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
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I can’t imagine that
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GLB series as time goes on.
Mercedes-Benz is in a good
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to the coronavirus pandemic,
buyers are still looking for the
complete family wagon.
The GLB goes a long way to
address that.
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ARTISTS BIOGRAPHY
Harriet was born in Manchester and
brought up in a place called Wirral
(Merseyside) just south of Liverpool.
Drawing and painting for her was
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At 18 she left Wirral Art School for a
place at Derby University to study Art
History and Psychology, this was
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Liverpool. Then came a move to New
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Harriet then invested in a $400 huge
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Harriet realised that if she was on this
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lost years. Harriet trained at a workshop
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and hero artist Richard Claremont who
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Harriet does not regard herself as an
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more accurate. This is because she
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that’s not to say she does not get the
rules! Harriet never clicked with the
academic side of art (she does
understand it), it’s just not for her.
Harriet paints what she see at that
moment, nothing else matters and
whatever happens, happens. All sense
of time is lost, she does not actually
remember doing the work. Harriet
paints the composition that fits with
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and naturally forming patterns.
The New Zealand landscape offers a
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Carol Bromley
John Bromley
Max Brown
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Jessie Christieson
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Georgia Glass
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Tricia Hewlett
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Christine King
Brenda Knight
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Jo Loughnan
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Joanne Webber
Rae West
Alexandra Weston
Clare Wilcox
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Schira Withers
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