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The Star Thursday September 17 2020 4 NEWS in brief Drink drivers charged There were 4812 drivers charged with excess breath and blood alcohol offences in Christchurch between 2017 and 2019. Of these, 1993 were caught in the Christchurch central area, followed by Papanui with 915 and south Christchurch with 675. The New Brighton, Hornby, Sumner, Lyttelton and the Christchurch Airport areas round out the list. Read more about this in the community newspapers inside The Star. Catholic Cathedral demolition Land Information New Zealand has given the all-clear for the demolition of Christchurch’s Catholic Cathedral. The $1.8 million demolition project will start in two weeks and is expected to take a year. Work will start at the eastern or rear end of the building, firstly removing the unstable arches and other hazardous elements. Sea mine at Akaroa Museum A World War 2 naval sea mine is now at Akaroa Museum. The deactivated cast iron oval is on display in recognition of the local harbour’s defensive minefield history. • From page 1 “Are they absolutely sure they were shoplifting? It is a big risk because if they’ve got it wrong, not only have they breached privacy, they’ve also breached defamation and arguably they are harassing them as well,” she said. In recent weeks, a dairy has put two photos of two teenagers they say shoplifted, accompanied with the words ‘Shop Lifting. if you know him please tell us, and ‘Shop Lifting if you see yourself please come to pay. therwise we’ll report to the police.’ A supermarket had a rogues gallery billboard in its entrance way calling it the suburb’s “finest.” A hotel has put a photo on the bar of a customer who is said to have stolen a trailer from the car park. In the dairy example, the teenagers looked between 14 and 17. The father of one of the boys went into the dairy after the photos were put up and his son was cleared of any wrongdoing. The store’s owner told The Star the older boy in the photo had stolen from the store multiple times since June. “He has been stealing things for a long time. The last time he took about $40 in products.” Asked if it was fair to identify a minor and label them a shoplifter, the owner said “absolutely.” Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Naming and shaming risky “He was stealing in front of staff. We have asked him to stop and he just runs away, I think it is a good warning to other young people,” she said. The image has now been taken down and the younger boy has been cleared of wrongdoing. Police are investigating. Senior Sergeant Roy Appley said police understood why businesses were naming and shaming but there was always the chance they had made a mistake. For example, when posts are made on social media accusing people of crimes and identifying them, about 50 per cent of the time they were innocent. Appley also said public outing children and young people could have a major effect on them. “Anybody under the age of 18, who we refer to as a young person, or less than 14 as a child, in my view should never be done [accused publicly] and only be done in the most extreme circumstances,” he said. “There’s no offence, if you like, for somebody to be putting a picture up and trying to identify someone that’s been in their store. The problem always arises with whether or not what they’re alleging the person has done is actually what they have done or not. Police would prefer that all matter relating to investigations are left to us.” WANTED: Security camera photos posted outside a dairy. Dalziel said there are some problems with posting the photo alongside the word “shoplifting.” “It is absolutely at risk of overstepping our privacy guidelines. It is a very high-risk strategy. “This sort of shaming people, there is absolutely no evidence that it will produce the outcome you’re hoping for. The privacy law says that if it won’t do what you’re trying to achieve then you’re not allowed to do it,” she said. She said it is important to be 100 per cent sure of being correct before labeling and identifying people publicly. RecoveR youR loved fuRnituRe Quality furniture specialists 100s of fabrics to choose from www.qualityfurniture.co.nz Hours: Mon - Thurs, 7am - 4.30pm, Fri 8am - Midday, or by appointment with Keith 027 566 3909 424 ST ASAPH STREET PH 371 7500 RE-UPHOLSTERY SPECIALISTS KEITH HARTSHORNE 0275 663 909 Grab your girlfriends, mum or daughters for a great day out! 3 & 4 October, Horncastle Arena Opening hours: Sat 10am - 5pm & Sun 10am - 4pm 2-for-1 tickets on • Over 180 Exhibitors • Taste Zone • Artisan Craft Zone • Fashion & Beauty • Health & Fitness • Thin Lizzy Makeup Lounge • NZ College of Massage Lounge • Sparklewhite Teeth Lounge • Batch 10 Cocktail Lounge • Goodie Bags & much more! Door sales $10 & kids under 12 free! Find out more at womenslifestyleexpo.co.nz
Thursday September 17 2020 The Star ‘The idea was to get people out of hospital quicker’ •From page 1 Senior Chef, which focuses on cooking classes and nutrition for over 65s, operates under the Healthy Lifestyles umbrella and could be a casualty in an area where $195,000 is set to be trimmed. Templeton said there was particular concern about the future of the CREST programme. “The idea was to get people out of hospital quicker or avoid hospital admission. They put a huge amount of resource into these people to get them out of hospital,” he said. “They’ve already passed on a whole lot of that CREST work to providers and it looks like they might just hand over the whole service to them. “They used to have quite a big team in the DHB working with the providers, it might be that specialist service team that goes. I know from speaking to geriatricians, they’re concerned about that.” A former staff member in the planning and funding arm of the DHB, Templeton sympathised with the organisation’s plight. “I’d imagine they will have squeezed every bit of blood out of that stone. It’ll be interesting to see where someone else can come in and make these efficiencies without affecting the delivery of service,” he said. Meanwhile, Canterbury DHB acting chief executive Peter Bramley, would not be drawn on what services and staff would be affected by the “Accelerating our Future” deficit reduction programme. “At this stage nothing is off the table but it is too soon to provide further details of the individual components that may or may not be affected, as this may cause unnecessary concern to staff and the public – as no final decisions have been made regarding whether it will be necessary to make changes to these services,” he said. Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz • By Chris Barclay A PROGRAMME designed to make sure elderly people are able to maintain nutrition levels as their enthusiasm for cooking wanes is among services under threat through the Canterbury DHB’s cost-cutting drive. Senior Chef is an initiative which targets over 60s, with the goal of ensuring they eat appropriately. The programme has secured funding for the 2020-21 financial though it did appear on a list of prescribed cuts aimed at saving $56.9 million. Although safe for now, the it is understood the service can be wound out after a three-month notice period. “It’s a fantastic programme. It’d be a real shame if we lost that,” said Age Concern Canterbury chief executive Simon Templeton. “Everyone I’ve spoken to that’s been on it finds it hugely beneficial around meals, nutrition and social connection.” A focus on nutrition has underpinned the programme’s success. “The type of nutrition we need as an older person is quite different to you and I,” Templeton explained. “We kind of need to watch our weight a bit more. They might need to put some on, they might need slightly higher protein than they get. “Often the message portrayed in the public across the population is low calories, fasting even, ‘Don’t eat this’ whereas for older people it actually might right to stick cream in your porridge in the morning.” Senior Chef also tries to spice up the daily drag of cooking, often for one. “A lot of older can’t people can’t be bothered doing that meal cooking if it’s just them so they might snack more so they’re not NEWS 5 Programme under threat ENTHUSIASM: The Senior Chef cooking and nutrition programme could be a casualty of the embattled Canterbury District Health Board’s cost-cutting drive. PHOTO: SUPPLIED getting the right food in. “If you’re 88 and you’ve had 60-something years of having to get up every morning and think ‘What do I have for dinner?’ It just becomes a chore, so they (tutors) try to invigorate and refresh cooking.” The programme is held in a classroom-style setting and targets people who do not live is aged care facilities. “You go along for the X amount of weeks, you’re learning something new and you’re also socially connecting with that group,” Templeton said. Now helping you hear, still helping you save Book your free 15-minute hearing check today Visit specsavers.co.nz/hearing Specsavers Papanui, Northlands Mall Tel 354 1435 Your free 15-minute check is a 15-minute appointment. If further testing is required in a longer appointment, a fee may be incurred. NZ_S0428_PA
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