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School’s back in modernised buildings
Concept
designs
for Hornby
centre
get final
sign-off
THE CITY council has approved
the concept designs for the new
Hornby centre se to be built on
the east side of Kyle Park.
The council is investing $35.7
million into the multi-use centre
to meet the community and
recreational needs of the growing
population living in the south-
“The new Hornby centre will be
an important asset for the community
and will help plug a gap in
our network of community and
recreation facilities across the city,”
said Mayor Lianne Dalziel.
“The Hornby community have
been pushing for many years for
this type of facility and I am de-
west of Christchurch.
KEEN: Oaklands School pupil Carys Western, 10, with her friends (from left) Kade Maher, Charlotte Waldeck, Nathan
Bond, Max McAllister and Louise Chen in front of the redeveloped classrooms. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Students
gather for
esports
– page 2
• By Kim Thomas
THE RED brick school
buildings that housed the first
Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka
pupils have been totally
modernised and current pupils
have moved in for term 4.
The modernisation of the two
1960s-era brick blocks is one
of the final parts of the multimillion
dollar Ministry of Education-funded
redevelopment.
Redevelopment of the school
began in 2018 and is scheduled
to finish a the end of 2020.
Principal Margaret Trotter
said it was fantastic the school
was able to retain some of its
history in the form of the original
Canterbury brick blocks.
“It’s great to see students in
the modernised blocks that
have already housed at least
two generations of past pupils.
Many parents will have learnt
in these blocks,” she said.
• Turn to page 6
lighted that we are a step closer to
being able to give it to them.
“The approval of the concept
designs today means that we are
on track to get construction under
way next year.”
Architectural firm Warren and
Mahoney developed the concept
designs for the 4000 sq m centre
following discussions with the
community.
•Turn to page 6
Pubs, politics, Bin Laden and a knife
– pages 6, 7 , 8 & 9
THE
METH
AND
THE MONEY
Nearly $100 million in cash and assets such as property and
vehicles from methamphetamine dealing has been seized
by Canterbury police. Matt Slaughter reports on pages 4 & 5
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CHRISTCHURCH’S central library
breaks with convention this weekend
when bookish pursuits are superseded
by students of the esports phenomenon.
About 40 secondary school gamers
meet at Turanga in Cathedral Square to
battle for League of Legends supremacy
at the biggest esports tournament hosted
by a library in New Zealand.
City council head of libraries and
information Carolyn Robertson
welcomed the move to host an esports
tournament, recognising the importance
of engaging with a younger audience
and attracting new library users.
“Our League of Legends tournament
provides the perfect platform to
appeal to a younger library crowd
and introduce our multiple on-site
innovations to more people,” Robertson
said.
“With esports recognised as the
world’s fastest-growing sport, it’s vital
that we meet the challenges of a rapidly
changing environment of community
engagement.
“We also recognise that esports
teaches many skills, including
communication, teamwork and greater
mental agility and adaptability, along
with stronger analysis skills. All of these
are integral to success in today’s job
market.
“There are so many career
opportunities in the gaming industry,
such as game development and design,
3D animation and modelling, and
we can provide access to much of
that technology to help young people
enhance their skills.”
Hornby High School, Ao Tawhiti,
Christchurch Boys’ High School,
Hillmorton High School, Lincoln High
School, Papanui High School, Burnside
High School and Cashmere High School
all have five-member teams doing battle
in the virtual battle arena.
The city council’s Smart Christchurch
programme manager Michael Healy
also backed the tournament, adding
innovators had much to learn from the
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Students to gather at Turanga
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INTENSE: Students from eight Christchurch secondary schools will
take part in the League of Legends esports tournament at Turanga on
Saturday and Sunday.
gaming industry, and much to gain.
“Gaming development companies
contribute millions to the local
economy and offer a next-generation
approach to career development,” Healy
said.
“The involvement of Christchurch
City Libraries signals its commitment
to literally staying ahead of the game
when it comes to providing innovative
services.”
In 2019, the League of Legends world
championship reportedly attracted more
than 100 million viewers during the
final round, with matches broadcast in
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Bully Hayes rebranding delayed
• By Matt Slaughter
THE RENAMING of
controversial Bully Hayes
Restaurant & Bar has been
delayed because of the financial
impacts of Covid-19.
The Akaroa restaurant, which
has been called Bully Hayes for
25 years, came under fire in
June for glorifying Bully Hayes,
a 19th-century United States
ship captain who has been accused
of human trafficking, and
abducting and raping young
women and children in the
Pacific.
Owner Wayne Jones said
yesterday the renaming will still
happen but only when the business
is in a financial position to
do this.
Since the controversy, the
name has been changing temporarily
on a weekly basis, but
a permanent name change has
been settled on. Currently it is
being called Bully Stays.
Jones originally planned to
change the name this month
but rebranding will cost
between $20,000 and $30,000.
He said his main priories at
the moment are keeping staff
employed and the restaurant
surviving the summer.
Jones did not give specifics
on the financial hit the business
has taken but said “it is a very
much down-time.”
Said Jones: “Everybody’s
got that risk [of closing] at the
moment. The unknown is what
we’re heading into in November.
Our focus is on keeping my
staff employed and paying their
wages.”
He would know by March if
the business has been able to
recover from Covid.
The restaurant has recently
changed to its summer menu
which Jones said cost about
$3000. The original plan was to
do the naming rebrand at the
same time.
Council breaks down $611,000
cost to relocate gravel pit lizards
THE CITY council has disclosed
a breakdown of the more
than half a million dollars of
ratepayer money used to relocate
endangered lizards from a work
site.
City council contractors had
to spend the money relocating
the lizards after they were
discovered in an area where
they were working towards
converting an old gravel pit into
a stormwater basin, linking two
headwaters together and creating
a green corridor.
All of New Zealand’s lizards
are both endangered and
protected by the Wildlife Act
meaning it is illegal to catch,
collect, kill, cause habitat loss to
or threaten lizards.
This left the city council with
no choice but to relocate the
endangered reptiles in what
proved to be a costly process,
adding an extra $611,000 to the
$4.8 million budget.
Specialist fencing to contain
the lizards across the worksite of
6ha cost $28,000.
Contractors also had to change
the methodology of the site
clearance from “spray and clear”
to scrape with an excavator while
lizards were captured by hand.
This resulted in added costs of
$280,000 in additional labour,
equipment, sediment control
and meeting further health and
safety requirements.
A total of $27,000 had to be
spent on more than 300 live
lizard traps. These traps will be
ENDANGERED: Special live traps were made to catch
lizards and relocate them from a city council work site.
used in future council projects.
The development of a lizard
management plan and the
attainment of a Department
of Conservation permit cost
$196,000.
Continued monitoring and
maintenance of the lizard
release areas over several
years is budgeted to cost
$34,000. Additional staff time
added an extra $46,000 to the
budget.
The location of the site and
type of lizard present at it has
been kept secret to minimise the
possibility of the lizards being
poached.
City council general manager
of city services David Adamson
said about 2700 lizards were
captured and relocated.
“Due to lizard’s dormant
nature in colder weather, the
lizard count was only viable
if the temperature was over
19 deg C. The weather therefore
meant that the trapping took
some time, which led to an
extension of the contract, and
associated costs for this delay,”
he said.
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in brief
Cannabis operation
busted during raids
Police found what is believed to
be a large cannabis operation
during raids on properties
in Christchurch yesterday.
Officers searched at least one
house on Kellys Rd in Mairehau
about 11.30am. Large cannabis
cultivations were located. A
search warrant was obtained for
the Mairehau property. Officers
were also seen at a property on
nearby Bronwyn St, which was
also believed to be linked to
the alleged cannabis operation.
Police visited five properties
across Christchurch yesterday.
House prices hit
record high
Christchurch and Canterbury
house prices have set a new
record as demand for homes
remains strong. The city’s
median house price has risen to
$503,000 in September, which is
5.9 per cent higher than a year
ago, the Real Estate Institute
said. Prices were also up in
some parts of Canterbury, with
median prices in the region
increasing by 11 per cent in a
year to reach $500,00 for the
first time. Low mortgage interest
rates are likely to be behind the
rise with the major banks at 2.5
per cent.
Progress on $53m
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A $53 million wastewater
project to improve the health
of Lyttelton Harbour is a step
closer to completion. Four new
pump stations have been built
around the harbour to serve as
powerhouses to pump all of the
communities’ wastewater over
the hill to the main treatment
plant in Bromley. More than
5km of submarine pipeline will
carry wastewater from Diamond
Harbour and Governors Bay
to Cashin Quay in Lyttelton,
before being piped to the
Simeon Quay pump station.
From here, wastewater will be
pumped through the Lyttelton
Tunnel and through the newlyconstructed
4.5km Heathcote
Valley pipeline to Bromley.
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NEWS
Motel owners
to have say
on gas depot
• By Louis Day
THE OWNERS of a motel
neighbouring a service station will
be given the opportunity to have
their say on gas bottles being stored
metres away from their guests.
Northcote Motor Lodge owners
Donna and Gary Brenssell had
spent almost two years fighting with
the city council over Caltex Redwood
operating beyond the limits
of its resource consent by having an
LPG gas bottle depot.
The service station was using the
depot for the commercial filling and
distribution of gas bottles, which
it did not have consent for. The company
shut the site down in February
and retrospective resource consent
was applied for after the ordeal
gained television coverage.
The city council’s submission on
the application concluded there
would be no adverse effects on the
wider environment and no form
of notification was required on the
application. This would leave the
Brenssells unable to have any meaningful
input on the process.
However, an independent commissioner
has ruled that they will
be notified giving them the opportunity
to have their say during the
process.
The application has been put on
hold until Caltex decides how it
wishes to proceed.
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Huge amounts of money
• By Matt Slaughter
NEARLY $100 million in
cash and assets like property
and vehicles made from
methamphetamine dealing
have been seized by police in
Canterbury over the past five
years.
A big demand for the highly
addictive drug has seen vast
amounts of
money made
from the illicit
trade in meth,
and gangs are
at the forefront
of it.
District
John Price
Commander
Superintendent
John Price
said the Tribesman, a North
Island motorcycle gang now entrenched
in Canterbury are the
biggest suppliers of meth.
They bring it in from other
parts of New Zealand and sell it
locally, he said.
Details released to The Star
under the Official Information
Act show of the meth related assets
seized by police in Canterbury
$24,171,252 was cash.
Other assets seized from meth
dealers in Canterbury include:
• Residential properties –
$58,258,755
BIG BUSINESS: About $100 million worth of assets, including cash, properties and cars
purchased with money made from meth sales have been seized by police since 2015.
•Vehicles (including motorcycles)
$14,102,719.
• Jewellery and other precious
metals – $1,975,234
• Equipment – $394,474
• Furniture and art work –
$145,832
Price said it was a simple equation
when it came to making
money from meth.
“Once you’ve got addiction,
you’ve got demand. They
[gangs] are only interested in
money and not the harm they
are causing.
“We have a zero-tolerance
behind gangs and their behaviours,”
he said.
Price said the vehicles seized
from gangs are usually expensive
ones but he could not say
for certain what makes are most
common.
“They use expensive bikes
[and] generally expensive vehicles.
“If you’re making big money
from organised crime you’re not
going to be driving around in
old cars,” he said.
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NEWS 5
made from meth
Meth was causing an “awful,
wicked cycle of abuse” for those
who are vulnerable to addiction,
said Price.
But the value of assets seized
by police has been declining. Five
years ago almost $26 million was
seized compared to almost $15
million for the year ending June
of this year.
Last year, 585 people were
charged with meth-related offences
in Christchurch.
In December Johnathan ‘Jack’
Seal, 27, and Michael Harrison-
Cooper, 33, were sentenced to 12
years and four months in prison
for their unsuccessful bid to get
about 40kg of methamphetamine
with an estimated value of
between $13 million and $24 million
through customs at Christchurch
Airport.
Auckland freight worker Simote
Vea, 38, was jailed for 15 years and
seven months for his involvement.
In May, 3kg of meth worth
more than $2 million and
thousands of dollars in cash was
recovered after a series of search
warrants in Canterbury.
Tamal Edward McMeekan, 39,
and his co-defendant, who has
interim name suppression were
charged with this.
The Institute of Environmental
Science and Research has found
that on average in Christchurch 87g
of meth is consumed every day.
New Zealanders spend
nearly $1.4 million cash on
methamphetamine a day and
consumption This costs the
country an estimated $1 billion a
year in social harm.
GUILTY: Johnathon ‘Jack’ Seal, 27, and Michael Harrison-Cooper, 33, were sentenced to 12
years and four months in prison for attempting to get 40kg of meth through Christchurch
Airport customs in December.
Canterbury a hot
travel destination
CANTERBURY is among the
hottest destinations to see in
2021, according to online travel
platform Vacaay.
Vacaay has released its Future
of Travel Report – 2021, revealing
which destinations and travel
trends will be on the radar for
Australian and New Zealander
travellers in the new year.
The report draws on insights
from its users looking for travel
inspiration to accurately forecast
travel consumer demand and
sentiment.
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its report to identify the five
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• Whitsundays, Queensland
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ELECTION 2020
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Politics, pubs, Bin Laden and his
Reporter Louis Day
canvassed the city’s
pubs to get a feel for
the outcome of the
general election on
Saturday. He got
more than he
bargained for . . .
THE SMELL of beer and fried
food was accompanied with an
air of tranquillity at The Sideline
Sports Bar in Richmond.
The small mid-afternoon
crowd could barely be heard
above the faint music being
played through the speakers.
I approach a group, with the
question, who are they going to
vote for?
They all shake their heads
except one, Mike Poulter.
He proudly says his last name
is of Catholic origin.
“You were excommunicated
you ****,” one of the group from
the other end of the table says
out. The word of course is unprintable.
Once Poulter regathers himself
after dishing out some words
of his own to the accuser, he is
more than happy to say he has
already voted Labour.
“I have always been a Labour
voter, I just like their policies and
the way they have run the country
while looking after working
class,” he said.
The voice from the other end
of the table cuts in: “You don’t
even work you ****,” again using
that unprintable word.
Poulter smiles wrily and
continues to lay out his political
ideologies for all to hear.
Then he turns away and starts
to whisper to his friends as a
man with a long beard walks
through the door.
“F***, is that Bin Laden?” they
whisper to each other. “What is
he doing here?”
CLASH OF THE
TITANS: Mike
Poulter (left)
and his friend
‘Bin Laden’
engaged
in some
animated
debate over
Saturday’s
election
which led to
a knife being
brandished.
The man they call Bin Laden
sits down opposite Poulter, a beer
in hand. He is more than happy
to talk politics.
Bin Laden has voted in
previous elections but has no
intentions of voting in this one.
There are numerous murmurs
around the table, then Poulter
calls him a “f****** w*****.”
“You have no right to complain
if you don’t vote,” Poulter points
out.
Bin Laden strikes back: “I pay
three lots of f***ing tax on my
pension, I’m sick of the ****,” using
the unprintable word.
Things are heating up. Insults
are traded, and then threats.
“It would not even be a punchup,
you would have to find an
apple box for him [Poulter],” Bin
Laden says.
Fists are hammered onto
the table to add emphasis
to arguments, saliva is
launched across the room as
voices raise. The dispute is
building quickly.
Then Bin Laden pulls out a
hunting knife and waves it in
Pouter’s face.
Poulter freezes, and smiles. “I
love you bro,” he says as the knife
is waved perilously close to his
face.
Bin Laden puts the knife back
in his pocket. Normal transmission
resumes and he is allowed
to expand on his reasons for
abstaining from voting.
“It’s all coming out of the
cobwebs. They [politicians] are
all lying, saying they are going to
do this and do that. At the end
of the day, it is all the same and
we have to pay as taxpayers, it
is just wrong, it is just borrowed
money.”
Poulter holds his tongue but
can not resist interjecting when
Bin Laden shares his opinion
that Jacinda Ardern has “f***ed
this country.”
“You are a lunatic,” says
Poulter.
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Platform to the Heavens
Woolston Brass takes great pride in its
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showcase their talents on Sunday 18 October
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ELECTION 2020 7
mates – and the big hunting knife
Bin Laden responds: “You said
you would stop talking to me.
Just listen. As a gun lobbyist, she
crucified every innocent gun
owner in New Zealand. We used
to have the best country in the
world for hunting.”
Discussion around Ardern’s
decision to ban all military-stylesemi-automatic
weapons and
assault rifles after the March 15
terror attacks, quickly develops
into an argument similar to the
one earlier.
This somehow develops into an
argument about ACC.
Banging on the table and bellowing
from the pair resumes as
they attempted to outwit each
other in a debate plagued with
profanities.
Accusations of being a “dole
bludger”, who paid more in tax,
fuels the lively debate.
Tensions eventually cool and
the pair who have known each
other since high school put
politics aside. Friends who had
earlier left the table begin to
rejoin them and “thirsty Friday”
drinks resume as if nothing had
happened.
Time for The Star to move on.
Rob Adams is enjoying a beer
at Bailies Bar in St Albans. He
had a rough idea of who he was
going to vote for.
“I mean as far as the party vote
goes, it will have to be Labour,
I just don’t think National has
much going on at the moment.
From what I have seen they are
on the attack a bit, I always have
faith in someone who has policies
to show rather than just picking
holes in the opposition,” he says.
Having only just moved into
the Christchurch Central electorate,
he was unsure which candidate
he would be supporting as
his local representative. In the
ALL SMILES:
Rob Adams
in Ballies
Bar, he is
leaning
towards
Labour.
past, he tended to support Gerry
Brownlee in the Ilam electorate.
Peter, just Peter, is enjoying a
Steinlager on the other side of bar.
A Christchurch Central voter
also, he had already voted for
the National candidate Dale Stephens,
who is vying to unseat the
Labour MP Duncan Webb.
“I am more aligned with their
philosophies and policies than
any other parties. They suit my
lifestyle more than a Labour
Government does. I think the
country would be much better off
with a National, Act collaboration
or something like that.”
A group of former All Blacks is
also at Bailies, having a catch up
before a southern Maori rugby
tournament.
Bruce Hemara from Palmerston
North, who played for-
Manawatu, was a Maori All Black
and was part of All Blacks squad
for the 1985 tour of Argentina, is
voting Labour.
“I am pretty happy with how
things are going,” he said.
Former Maori All Black Arthur
Stone who played for Waikato,
Bay of Plenty and Otago and was
an All Black during the 1980s
said he was voting National.
MATES: (From left) –
Arthur Stone, Bill Bush,
Bruce Hemara and Steve
deMalmache at Ballies Bar.
Stone is holding a photo of
owner and former All Black
Tane Norton cutting former
All Black skipper Andy
Leslie’s hair. Bush also has a
photo of Norton alongside
Nelson Mandela.
“I’m an employer and I don’t
think she [Jacinda] helps. She
has created so much debt for the
country, it is going to be awkward
paying it back. She gives
away too much and she needs to
stick to policies she has promised
people,” he said.
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ELECTION 2020
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
‘They look after the working people,
• From page 7
Their friend Steve
deMalmache, a self-described
“Joe Bloggs” and self-employed
painter, said he was planning to
vote “anyone but Labour bro.”
“Mainly because of just history.
It all started with David Lange,
he sold everything that was purposeful,
Helen Clark did that as
well,” he said.
He was split between voting
either Green, ACT or National.
The trio are soon joined by
Canterbury rugby legend and
former All Black Bill Bush, who
is also a member of the New Zealand
Order of Merit for services
to the sport.
Bush is undecided on which
party he would vote for and
what candidate he would choose
to represent him as his local
MP in the Te Tai Tonga electorate.
Lisa Wilson and partner Tom
Latham, owners of ‘A Little Bit
of Britain’, a shop specialising in
selling iconic British foods, are
also at Bailies.
Wilson doesn’t agree with
Labour’s proposal to raise the
minimum wage to $20 an hour
and was leaning towards backing
National.
During the lockdown period
the two business partners made
the decision to shutdown their
BACKING BLUE: Small business owners Tom Latham and
Lisa Wilson are likely to vote National.
store in Riccarton after the business
like many others took a substantial
hit from the pandemic.
They now currently operate out
of the one store in Rangiora, and
an online store.
“I just think to myself, people
like us cannot afford to put the
wage up anymore,” she said.
Wilson said she was likely to
support incumbent Waimakariri
MP, National’s Matt Doocey who
had done a “good job.”
Latham shared the same views
as his business partner who happened
to also be his partner in
life.
At Craythorne’s Hotel, in
BOYS IN BLUE: Cam Pluck
and Brad Ward are both
planning to give “two ticks
blue.”
Halswell, Ian Walton was treating
himself to a DB Draught after
voting Labour.
“They look after the working
people, pensioners, etc, they
always have,” he said.
Along Lincoln Rd at Morrell
& Co in Addington, Cam Pluck
and Brad Ward were enjoying a
raspberry coke, pizza and side of
chips.
Pluck, who lives in the Wigram
electorate, said he would be giving
“two ticks blue.”
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Ward, who was visiting
Christchurch from the Papakura
electorate, also planned to give
his party vote to National and
electorate vote to leader Judith
Collins as she seeks to retain the
seat she has held since 2008.
Tiarnan Colgan, a Wigram
electorate voter, is voting for
incumbent Labour MP Megan
Woods. But, his party vote went
to the Greens.
“I did it to keep Labour honest,
well not really, more to have a
slightly greener Government,”
he said.
In the outdoors area of the
Fox and Ferret in Riccarton
was Sarah Roe. She was angling
towards voting for Labour.
“I really like the way Jacinda
has handled things and I like her
as a person. But, I feel like I need
to do a bit more research into
parties and their policies before
fully deciding,” she said.
She was unsure who she would
be supporting in the race to
become MP for the Wigram
electorate she is part of.
Metres away from her are
couple Cameron Kirkland and
partner Angel Windle.
Kirkland said they were both
undecided and needed to do
more research before reaching a
final decision.
He thought there was “not
much too complain about”
under a Labour-led Government
but felt National were “trying to
innovate a little more.”
Windle’s views were “pretty
much’’ the same as Kirkland’s.
This ended The Star’s whistlestop
tour which uncovered a
mixture of views and mélange of
opinions.
All will be revealed on
Saturday.
ENVIRONMENT FOCUS:
Tiarnan Colgan gave his
party vote to the Greens for
a greener Government.
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
PENDING: Angel Windle and Cameron Kirkland are still
undecided where their votes will go.
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Mosque locked down
after threats referenced
March 15 shootings
• By Kurt Bayer
A MOSQUE in Canada was
locked down over Thanksgiving
this week after a sinister threat
referenced the deadly March 15
Christchurch terror attack.
The downtown Toronto
mosque received a message
on Saturday that threatened
a “Christ church [sic] all over
again”.
The mosque remained
closed on Canada’s annual
Thanksgiving holiday, which is
observed on the second Monday
in October.
Police confirmed an
investigation has been launched
and say they are taking the
threats “very seriously”.
Mustafa Farooq, of the
National Council of Canadian
Muslims, told the Toronto Star
the violent nature of the message
had prompted the mosque’s
sudden closure.
An email sent to a member of
the mosque, seen by the Toronto
Star, referenced the March 15,
2019, shootings, which claimed
51 lives.
He reportedly included
multiple slurs and threatened
to murder every Muslim who
“hates the Jewish people.”
Thursday October 15 2020 The Star
Local news outlet CP24
reported another message as saying:
“We have a right to defend
ourselves from the terrorists. The
police will take our side. Islam
will not defeat us. We have the
guns to do a Christchurch all
over again in our office.
“We have ... soldiers who have
experience as snipers.”
The specific mosque has not
been named.
“Enough is enough,” Farooq
later said in a statement.
“While we greatly appreciate
the efforts of Toronto Police Service
in conducting an investigation
into this particular incident,
we need action now from the
federal government to develop
a national action strategy on
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that preach violent ideologies of
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“Today, we are dealing with
threats to murder members of
the Toronto Muslim community
en masse. What more needs to
happen before action is taken?”
The threats come after 58-yearold
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outside the International Muslim
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last month.
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NEWS
THE CONTENTIOUS on-ramp
near Halswell Junction Rd was
never considered in the original
Southern Motorway design plan,
it can be revealed.
The on-ramp continues to
draw criticism from The Star
readers who say trying to get
across to the on-ramp is difficult
and at times dangerous.
The New Zealand Transport
Agency says
the on-ramp
was added
to the design
after a
request by the
Halswell-
Hornby-
Riccarton
Community
Board, and
industry in the
area.
But the
community
board
chairman Mike
Mora agrees
with other motorists the onramp
design is putting motorists
at risk.
“You’ve got to change lanes
two or three times sometimes to
navigate it, and it just seems a bit
over-complicated. Every move
can have an adverse effect or put
people at risk,” he told The Star.
Motorists coming from the
Prebbleton direction have less
than 200m to cross to the onramp
lane to get to Christchurch
via the Southern Motorway after
coming off the Halswell Junction
Rd roundabout.
They have to navigate their
way across with left turning
vehicles from the Sockburn side
of Springs Rd, and traffic coming
through the roundabout from
Hornby.
Mora said he will be seeking a
meeting with NZTA to discuss
his concerns.
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
On-ramp a late addition to motorway project
• By Matt Slaughter
Mike Mora
Geoff Griffiths
NZTA has previously told The
Star there is an “issue” with the
on-ramp but stopped short of
saying it was dangerous.
Asked if the issues with the onramp
were the result of a design
flaw, NZTA principal project
manager Geoff Griffiths said:
“We have to work within the
physical constraints of the site.
“While it would obviously be
different if we had a blank sheet
and could separate the motorway
and roundabout with more
distance, we have to work with
what we have and produce the
best design given the constraints
of the site and the need to make
the new motorway accessible
for the nearby industrial area,
commuters from Prebbleton and
the surrounding area.”
The on-ramp was requested
by the community board about
two months before the $195
million stage 2 of the Southern
Motorway project began in 2016.
Mora said the community
board wanted an on-ramp so
heavy vehicles coming from
industry in the Sockburn and
Hornby area could access the
motorway to destinations such as
Lyttelton.
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Give us
your views on the on-ramp.
Email matt.slaughter@
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“We wanted a maximum
number of people using the
motorway so that they didn’t
put undue burden on the moreresidential
streets.”
But what had been designed
was an on-ramp and roundabout
which was difficult to navigate,
he said.
NZTA did not answer a
question from The Star what the
plan had been in the original
design for access north to
Christchurch from Halswell
Junction Rd to the motorway.
Mora also said he was puzzled
by NZTA advice that motorists
who were concerned about safety
when turning left from Springs
Rd into the Halswell Junction
Rd roundabout should only do
so when both lanes were clear of
traffic.
“That would hold up traffic
forever. That’s not what
roundabouts are for,” he said.
NZTA also did not answer
questions put by The Star about
why motorists are being told to
wait for both lanes to be clear of
traffic, if signage will be installed
to tell drivers to wait for both
lanes to clear.

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NEWS
and guilt around drinking, when
you’re older, people won’t talk
about it.”
Dr Matthew Croucher, a
psychiatrist specialising in the
aged, narrates the videos and
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Elderly warned about dangers of alcohol
The troubling link
between elderly
drinkers and injuries
through falls is a focus
of new video series
warning about the
perils of alcohol for
the aged
A 10 EPISODE programme
branded ‘Tipple + Topple’ is
being promoted by Age Concern
Canterbury in a bid to educate
senior citizens about the damage
alcohol can cause in their
twilight years.
Age Concern Canterbury chief
executive Simon Templeton
estimated half the population
over 80 years of age have suffered
falls in a 12-month period.
Those accidents were not
all alcohol related, with
malnourishment often a
contributing factor.
But Chris Sinclair, a
community liaison leader with
Ryman Healthcare, believed
the impact of alcohol was often
disguised.
“A lot of falls that are alcoholrelated
go undetected,” he said.
“There is some shame from
older people that have taken
a fall or tumble about any
part alcohol may have played
in putting them off balance.
Because of the embarrassment
ONE MORE?: A video series warning older people about the dangers of drinking alcohol
is being promoted by Age Concern Canterbury.
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
said reducing alcohol intake is
the core message because it can
have a cumulative impact on an
individuals health, like affecting
balance.
“It (alcohol) does that by
gradually impairing our brain
control systems as well as the
vulnerable long nerves in our
legs,” he said.
“Older people’s organs
also change in how they can
withstand the effects of alcohol,
such as the liver becoming “less
effective” at clearing alcohol as a
toxin from the body.
“When we’re drinking
alcohol from light to moderate
amounts, the first thing that
happens in terms of nutrition
in our bodies is we take in too
many calories.
“A bottle of vodka is like 15
or 16 Mars bars, just there in
700ml.”
Templeton said the videos,
produced through a $20,000
grant from Rymans, were played
in the community space at
its Papanui headquarters and
complemented their existing
‘Steady As You Go’ initiative
which highlights general agerelated
issues.
“It’s a really good programme
(Tipple + Topple). It’s something
we were trying to get funded
for years and if it changes that
behaviour it’s done its job.,” he
said.
Odyssey House Community
Services clinical social worker
Murray McEachen added the
videos were not just applicable to
the aged.
“From our perspective, it’s a
wonderful tool for working with
our support groups, some of
whom are not connected to Age
Concern but still are going to
suffer the same issues.”

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The Star Thursday October 15 2020
16
NEWS
• By Kurt Bayer
A BUNGLING cocaine smuggler
who claimed a powerful drugs
syndicate pressured her into
doing the job and sent her a
video of her sister-in-law’s
murder haggled over her
payment and boasted about her
drug-running knowledge, new
documents have revealed.
American drug-mule Jamie
Hudson Mendez, 44, was caught
with 2.5kg of highly-pure cocaine
worth almost $1 million
lined inside puffer jackets in her
luggage at Christchurch International
Airport last September.
Mendez, who had already been
jailed for heroin smuggling in
France, came to New Zealand after
“holidaying” through Africa
for 12 days.
New documents show Mendez
bought five puffer jackets at a
“flea market-type store” in Zimbabwe.
Mendez then bought her airline
ticket in Bolivia six days before
jetting out of Ethiopia, and
transiting through Singapore.
When she landed in Christchurch
with one checked-in
medium-sized suitcase and a
backpack in hand luggage with
her personal items, red flags were
raised.
Her suitcase was X-rayed and
NZ Customs officers flagged
inconsistencies on their screen.
And when they investigated
further, they found around 2.5kg
of cocaine had been lined inside
the five jackets.
Mendez, from Phoenix, Arizona,
was charged with importing
the illegal Class-A drug and last
month at Christchurch District
Court was jailed for six years and
nine months.
Her lawyer claimed she was
threatened and coerced by a
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Cocaine smuggler haggled over her fee
CONVICTED: Jamie Hudson Mendez, 44, was jailed for six
years, nine months at the district court after being caught
with 2.5kg of cocaine in puffer jackets at Christchurch
Airport.
PHOTO: KURT BAYER
drug syndicate who sent her a
video recording of the murder of
a woman she believed to be her
sister-in-law.
But the new documents reveal
a self-assured Mendez demanding
$15,000 for the smuggling
job.
In text messages obtained by
authorities Mendez outlines her
“displeasure at the amount I’m
being paid.”
“In as much as you believe I
might not know much about
these jobs … I have actually done
some travels and been made job
offers, so, I know prices for most
routes,” said the bold Mendez,
alluding to her prior form for
global drug running.
In May 2018, she arrived in
Paris on a flight from Johannesburg,
South Africa, carrying
more than 2kg of heroin in her
hold baggage.
She was arrested and jailed in
France for 13 months before she
was released on June 17 last year
and shipped back to the United
States.
After her arrest in
Christchurch, a text message
on her phone reveals her distaste
at her cut of the smuggling
run.
“When I get to Kiwi Land …
I’d give you a call,” she wrote.
“I want to be paid $15k. I won’t
accept anything less than that.
Even though it’s ridiculously
low, I know you’d also make
something good for yourself as a
middle man … tell whoever that
would be coming to come with
my money.”
She then boasted if there were
any delays she would leave the
country, possibly with the help of
the US Embassy.
“I’m an American, they’d get
me back home.”
When she was sentenced last
month, Chris White, prosecutor
for NZ Customs, said although
there was no evidence that she
ever received any money for her
smuggling, it was perhaps only
because she was caught at the
border.
Judge Stephen O’Driscoll
said her previous conviction
in France was an aggravating
feature of the case.
He told Mendez that two
convictions in two countries
involving the importation of
drugs would now mean that
“every law enforcement agency
in the world will now have you
on their radar”.
– NZ Herald

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eight different paddocks around
Christchurch.
Huha is now facing the ambitious
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Hubber told the Herald the
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every cow, especially as she had
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Huha co-founder Carolyn
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Thursday October 15 2020 The Star
capacity to buy the food and feed
required.”
Some of the young heifers who
were pregnant were too young to
carry the pregnancy to term so
some of those had to be aborted,
while another could not be
helped and had to be euthanised.
Others were extremely emaciated
but were recovering after
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farmers.
Under Huha’s instruction,
local vet clinics were also called
on to de horn, vaccinate, drench
and pregnancy test the female
cows and neuter the males.
The cows range from bottle
feeders to eight or nine-yearsold
and were a mix of friesian,
jerseys, galloways, angus and
hereford.
But now five weeks on most
of the cows are either in good
health - a vast change from when
she first saw them and thought
about a third would not survive -
or on the road to recovery.
Press-McKenzie’s believed only
five cows plus the unborn calves
had been euthanised due to the
hard work of MPI, the local
farmers and vets and Huha.
She said looking after that
many cows was a huge undertaking
for anyone both physically
and financially - let alone a
20-year-old.
– NZ Herald
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OPINION
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Labour candidates, Maori seats
and the referendums
Former
Act leader
Richard
Prebble
gives his
take on
Saturday’s
election
I NEVER VOTE early. If your
candidate is arrested you cannot
get your vote back.
Those who early voted for
Winston, The Opportunities
Party, New Conservative and co
have not just wasted their votes.
The votes for parties that do not
get 5 per cent are redistributed.
In effect most of their votes will
go to Labour.
In contrast those still able to
vote can make a huge difference
to the shape of Parliament. The
shift of a few votes between
Labour and the Greens will
decide the stability of the
government.
The turnout in South
Auckland will be critical to
Labour’s majority. The lockdown
was always going to be lifted
last week so the Labour Party’s
turnout the vote operation can
door knock this Saturday.
At 8 per cent, Act will be the
biggest third party. Parliament
committee membership and
speaking time is proportional. A
few more votes and Act will have
an MP on every select committee
able to hold Parliament to
account.
It is the party vote that
determines the total number
of seats in Parliament a party
has, but the candidate vote is
important.
National holding virtually all
provincial seats has a significant
organisational advantage. The
swing means National will lose
electorates but good constituency
MPs will survive.
Some seats will party vote for
Jacinda Ardern but keep their
National electorate MP.
If you have a row with a
government department who
would you like to represent
you? Give that candidate your
vote. It will not affect who is
government.
This is why Todd McClay will
win my electorate of Rotorua.
Labour selects most of its
electoral candidates from its list
where membership of a faction,
such as trade unions, matters
more than whether the candidate
can represent an electorate’s
values. The poor quality of
Labour’s electorate candidates
will cost the party many
constituency victories.
The End of Life Choice
referendum will pass.
The cannabis referendum
will fail but the Māori
electorates will vote to legalise.
This result will split Labour.
Māori are more likely to be
arrested for possession. It is one
of the reasons for the high rate of
Māori imprisonment.
On Saturday the Māori Party
will be competitive in the Māori
seats. If the Māori MPs do not
deliver decriminalisation next
time, Labour could lose Māori
electorates.
The referendum will not make
prohibition enforceable.
The referendum result could
have been different if the prime
minister had shown some
leadership.
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The Star Thursday October 15 2020
22
OPINION
Mayor
Lianne Dalziel
Chch has a special
obligation to vote
SATURDAY IS election day,
although I’m sure, like me,
many of you will have already
voted by now.
Advance voting has made
it easy for people to get to a
polling booth regardless of work
arrangements or where they are
on the day.
That being said, there is
something about turning up
on the day with all the buzz of
knowing that a result will be
known that night.
Although with MMP that
hasn’t been always guaranteed.
I remember the first MMP
election in 1996 when it
took weeks for the coalition
government to form.
Despite that, it is the system
I prefer. I always felt that first
past the post system didn’t really
reflect the value of MPs to the
party, with swings knocking out
good people because they didn’t
have a ‘safe’ seat.
Separating the party vote from
the local MP vote means you
can vote for a good local MP
without affecting your choice for
who the prime minister will be
leading the Government for the
next three years.
It’s not the first time in our
history when we knew, no
matter what, the prime minister
would be a woman, but it’s only
happened once before.
I mention this because, as the
home of Kate Sheppard, who
led the campaign for universal
suffrage, I have always felt that
Christchurch has a special
obligation to vote.
There are two referenda
this time – one is a binding
vote that makes the End of Life
Choice Act 2019 the law; and the
other is more of an indicative
vote, which if passed would
enable the introduction of the
Cannabis Legalisation and
Control Bill.
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referendums.govt.nz/
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The police had a policy of
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The speed showing in your car
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Cannabis
The dangers of cannabis are
not only on our roads, but also
in future healthcare. Cannabis
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food taste extra delicious,
this being called “the munchies,”
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Consequently, legalising
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We don’t need this. – Phillip
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Yesterday, waiting at Ferrymead
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sun reflecting off the glass made
its destination unidentifiable. (It
is not poor eyesight that is the
real problem).
Then, along came the purple
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the enormous letter P painted
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ince Environment Canterbury
climate-change emergency
Dealing with the nasty surprises
by sea-level rise this century and threatened and facing increased
our productive and protected land pressures due to river system
Environment
jeopardised by the arrival and change.
spread of new, exotic weeds and Wetlands are also ecosystems
Canterbury Chair
pests from warmer climates. at-risk nationally and regionally,
Jenny Hughey
All these eventualities have degraded by draining, damming
to be planned and prepared for, and diversion affecting their
and enhance that work.
fleet hybrid or long-range electric
and Environment Canterbury ability to sequester carbon,
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the organisation
and these climate change efforts. flooding, as well as impacting on
Canterbury is determining how poses a potential health risk. One example is the $40 million biodiversity and mahinga kai.
programme in the Long-term Plan are offset via our own biodiversity
best to deal with a range of
Environment Canterbury has Waimakariri River flood
With biosecurity, we are
2018-28, ensuring climate change programmes.
historic ‘legacy issues’ around the good records of where most of protection project, completed putting greater emphasis on the
was actively considered across According to a Madworld report
region.
these legacy issues and sites are late last year. The network of risks of new pests establishing
workstreams, increasing visibility in 2019, our gross emissions were
These are the problems that across the region. Our website floodgates and stopbanks will in Canterbury. Warming
of the science and what we know 2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide
Cantabrians and councils have includes a listed land-use register protect half a million people and temperatures, changing soils and
about the impact of climate (CO2) equivalent, compared with
so far been unable to sort out. and a series of technical reports $8 billion of community and new land uses mean new weeds
Caused
change on
by
Canterbury,
actions taken
and
some
liaising removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2-
on contamination – information business assets from a possible especially, will be able to gain a
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collected
our efficiency
and “super flood”.
better foothold across the region.
away
partners,
in the
other
background
local authorities
and, verified
efforts and
for many
from forestry
years.
planting The last major flood was in More broadly, we have to
unfortunately,
and central government.
are unlikely to go
across
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2700
the
hectares.
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any
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be
many
some
risks
nasty
to life
surprises
and livelihood
as new
failing Kainga to were remove swamped it. by river alternatives, such as electricity and
mean addressing sites that our own pose greenhousegas
emissions, and/or with safety our and health while we have we seen are busy how resolving occasional, oth-
in metres the years per to second come. (cumecs). pile transport. to ensure they take them
an environmental
legacy-issue in Canterbury. sites In are recent revealed years lems flow from peaking these at are 3990 likely cubic to arise those hydrogen, responsible to power for the our stock-
public
risk Christchurch to others, building especially receiving hazard-ous
“market-leading” or contaminated energy sites efficiency such had The huge environmental effects residents damage and ronment designed Canterbury to defend Christchurch
has been In Lowndes August, retired those who as chair failed of to
ers. but extreme, weather events have The One protection example of scheme where has Envi-
been away When at their my own predecessor cost. Steve
as rating old community of 5.0 out of landfills, 6 in the year tyre to infrastructure West Coast beaches around the caused South able from to a work flood closely of as much with the as 6500 carry this out council our enforcement late last year, order he
piles, to February and toxic on the substance National dumps. by Island. the scouring out of an old community cumecs. over a legacy issue to remove highlighted the tyres some were of the found big
Australian The soils Built and water Environment around community The driest landfill parts of near our the region, Fox has Environment been the Amberley Canterbury’s tyre guilty, changes but have on the not way. yet He been was
these Rating may System be highly New Zealand. contaminated
The by building’s poisonous features substances include awareness across much of the of the risks Canterbury of old biosecurity This stockpile programmes has been a is blot also Who deal with should the pay “pressing to resolve issues” of
Glacier along the village Marlborough raised national coast and mountain. leadership of biodiversity and sentenced. optimistic we would be able to
that 184 solar have panels been leaching which can from old dumps Plains, and are expected provided to a timely get even on underpinned the landscape by for climate-change
locals since these climate legacy change issues and is always sustainability. the
paint generate tins, more engine than batteries, 55,000 animal
kilowatt carcasses hours and of electricity the like over per have predicted been buried, to become it doesn’t more intense, A Canterbury’s neighbour subsequently distinct braided set body community, still associated and as with a council, them
reminder drier. North-westerly that, just because storms they are it concerns. started growing in early 2016. big question. I share his Often confidence. there is As no-
a
many year. decades.
mean with torrential they’ve disappeared. alpine rainstorms fire to the pile and has been sentenced
many by challenges. the court The for rivers that. form Running Canterbury
ensure things we are through in a better the place to
that we can go to for the costs.
There are has also been sites a 26% where reduction dangerous
per staff chemicals member in were emissions once used Canterbury roaring rapids, will fuelling have had landslides its We a vital are working ecological closely link and with provide courts cope is with costly, the as changing is clearing climate up
since the 30 forestry June 2010. and horticulture
We now declared have own and local causing dump widespread a at some climate-change erosion. time or the an landowner abundant food to get supply the tyres and emergency
the and mess the itself. tests it will set us. But
turning Almost our every braided community rivers into
rivers and unique wetlands face we are taking some bold steps to
It’s a year since Environment
industries, access to electric or where and old hybrid asbestos other. Canterbury’s We have to coastal accept prob-
moved nesting and grounds are still for pursuing 26 species of The there regional will always council be a is need work-
to do
vehicles and hope to have JENNY half our HUGHEY communities explains what will be threatened native birds – most classified as more. by sea-level rise this century and
the council has been doing.
The formal declaration of a
state of climate emergency across
Canterbury was one of the most
serious, and colourful, moments
in the regional council’s more than
30-year history.
A year ago this Saturday,
at 11.49am, Environment
Canterbury became New Zealand’s
first council to proclaim such an
emergency, formally dedicating
itself to consideration of climate
change at the heart of all it does.
The declaration highlighted
that all the work Environment
Canterbury does – from
freshwater management to
biodiversity and biosecurity,
transport and urban development
to air quality, and also regional
leadership – has a climate change
focus.
Currently, under the Resource
Management Act, regional
councils are required only to adapt
to climate change, not mitigate
it – that responsibility is the
Government’s, but could change.
Even in ‘adapt mode’ many
of Environment Canterbury’s
existing policies and plans already
contribute to reduced emissions.
In declaring the climate
emergency, the Council noted it
would continue to show leadership
on climate-change and do so
without adding new programmes
at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave
staff a clear mandate to continue
and enhance that work.
That work included setting
up a climate-change integration
programme in the Long-term Plan
2018-28, ensuring climate change
was actively considered across
workstreams, increasing visibility
of the science and what we know
about the impact of climate
change on Canterbury, and liaising
on the issue with iwi and regional
partners, other local authorities
and central government.
As an organisation, we have
also made significant progress in
addressing our own greenhousegas
emissions, with our
Christchurch building receiving a
“market-leading” energy efficiency
rating of 5.0 out of 6 in the year
to February on the National
Australian Built Environment
Rating System New Zealand.
The building’s features include
184 solar panels which can
generate more than 55,000
kilowatt hours of electricity per
year.
There has been a 26% reduction
per staff member in emissions
since 30 June 2010. We now have
access to electric and hybrid
vehicles and hope to have half our
Environment
Canterbury Chair
Jenny Hughey
fleet hybrid or long-range electric
by 2022. Carbon emissions from
air travel across the organisation
are offset via our own biodiversity
programmes.
According to a Madworld report
in 2019, our gross emissions were
2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide
ing hard on resolving all our
known issues, but it will be a
long time before we can say,
with any great confidence, “case
closed”.
• Cr Jenny Hughey is Chair
of the Canterbury Regional
Council (Environment
Canterbury)
Free Garden
protect half a million people and temperatures, changing soils and
(CO2) equivalent, compared
Party
with
$8 billion of community and
at
new land uses mean new weeds
removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2-
business assets from a possible especially, will be able to gain a
equivalent through our efficiency
“super flood”.
better foothold across the region.
efforts and from forestry planting The last major flood was in More broadly, we have to
across 2700 hectares.
December 1957, when parts curb reliance on fossil fuels and
The changing climate will
Park
pose of Coutts Island in Belfast
Lane
and find environmentally suitable
many risks to life and livelihood Kainga were swamped by river alternatives, such as electricity and
in Canterbury. In recent years flow peaking at 3990 cubic hydrogen, to power our public
we have seen how occasional, metres per second (cumecs). transport.
but extreme, weather events have The protection scheme has been When my predecessor Steve
had huge effects on residents and designed to defend Christchurch Lowndes retired as chair of
infrastructure around the South from a flood of as much as 6500 this council late last year, he
Island.
cumecs.
highlighted some of the big
The driest parts of our region, Environment Canterbury’s changes on the way. He was
along the Marlborough coast and
across much of the Canterbury
Plains, are expected to get even
drier. North-westerly storms are
predicted to become more intense,
with torrential alpine rainstorms
turning our braided rivers into
roaring rapids, fuelling landslides
and causing widespread erosion.
Canterbury’s coastal
communities will be threatened
our productive and protected land
jeopardised by the arrival and
spread of new, exotic weeds and
pests from warmer climates.
All these eventualities have
to be planned and prepared for,
and Environment Canterbury
will remain in the vanguard of
these climate change efforts.
One example is the $40 million
Waimakariri River flood
protection project, completed
late last year. The network of
floodgates and stopbanks will
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leadership of biodiversity and
biosecurity programmes is also
underpinned by climate-change
concerns.
Canterbury’s distinct braided
rivers and unique wetlands face
many challenges. The rivers form
a vital ecological link and provide
an abundant food supply and
nesting grounds for 26 species of
native birds – most classified as
threatened and facing increased
pressures due to river system
change.
Wetlands are also ecosystems
at-risk nationally and regionally,
degraded by draining, damming
and diversion affecting their
ability to sequester carbon,
cleanse freshwater and mitigate
flooding, as well as impacting on
biodiversity and mahinga kai.
With biosecurity, we are
putting greater emphasis on the
risks of new pests establishing
in Canterbury. Warming
optimistic we would be able to
deal with the “pressing issues” of
climate change and sustainability.
I share his confidence. As a
community, and as a council,
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CONTENT MARKETING
The Hororata Highland Games
celebrates its 10th birthday
The Hororata Highland
Games is gearing up for
one of its biggest events
on Saturday, November
7. The Games attracts
10,000 people annually,
with 500 competitors in
Scottish events including:
caber tossing, highland
dancing and pipe band
competitions – all
surrounded by a rich
tapestry of culture and
tastings.
Cindy Driscoll,
Executive Officer for the
Hororata Community
Trust, the charity behind
the event, says this will
be an important festival
not just for Hororata
but all of Canterbury.
“Our community loves
welcoming people from
all over New Zealand to the
Hororata Highland Games and
we can’t wait to celebrate its 10th
birthday with them.”
To celebrate the 10th
birthday of the Games there
will be a special ceremony in
the middle of the day, which
includes a Massed Bands March
Past, music from the Selwyn
Community Choir and the local
Kapa Haka group. New for 2020
is the vintage car parade with
over 40 of New Zealand’s oldest
cars on display, many with
Scottish heritage. Of course, St
Andrews Square will be back
with clans from around New
Siositina Hakeai competing in Farmers Walk
Danny Devine competing in
the weight for height
Zealand gathering for what is
sure to be a bonny day.
The competitions are at the
heart of the Hororata Highland
Games, and along with
the dancing, piping and
drumming, there are
the spectacular Heavy
events, where strong men
and women compete in
traditional Scottish events.
“Travel restrictions mean
that we have needed to
change how the Heavy
events run this year,” says
Cindy, “as international
competitors cannot travel to
New Zealand.” This means
the Oceania Heavyweight
Championship will not run
in 2020. Instead, there will
be two grades for men and
two grades for women.
“This is the first time we
have held two grades for
the women, which is really
exciting. While we will miss
our overseas competitors
this year, there is the depth
Canterbury Caledonian Pipe Band
of competitors in New Zealand
to make this a very competitive
event in all grades. The Heavy
events will, as always, be the
highlight of the games.”
Cindy says the Hororata
Highland Games is a Scottish
festival with a kiwi twist. “We
have taken a centuries-old
concept, which takes place all
over the world and made it
our own. We
honour the
traditions
of Highland
Games but we
have our own
unique twist,
which comes
from our
community
and a strong
sense of
purpose. For
those who
have not
been able to
make it back
to Scotland
this year or
those who
are wanting
to discover
more about
their Scottish
heritage, the
Hororata
Highland
Games is a
must do.”
“Families
love coming to
the Hororata
Highland
Games and
having fun
together,”
adds Cindy.
“There is truly
something
for everyone.
From the have
a go activities,
to over 100
stalls and a
huge array of
food vendors.
Of course,
there is plenty of haggis to taste!
New this year is the Scottish
farmyard. It will be a fabulous
cultural experience.”
In planning the Games this
year, the Hororata Community
Trust recognises it will need
to be flexible and adaptable.
“We are working with our
ticketing provider, Eventfinda
and with the New Zealand
Massed Highland Fling
Event Association to follow the
COVID 19 best practice code.
Everything people love about
the Games will be there, but
we’ll be making certain it is
safety first.”
Discounted early bird tickets
are on sale now. Visit www.
hororatahighlandgames.org.nz
for details.

28 The Star Thursday October 15 2020
CONTENT MARKETING
Museum Unveils Concept Designs
for Proposed Redevelopment
Canterbury Museum has released concept designs for its $195 million
proposed redevelopment, which celebrate and reveal more of the
Museum’s heritage buildings, provide twenty-first century visitor facilities
and meet the exhibition and storage needs of a modern museum.
Canterbury Museum Director Anthony
Wright says that the Museum has
listened very carefully to the feedback
it has received to date on the proposed
redevelopment.
“People have told us that protecting
the heritage buildings and placing a
greater emphasis on Māori, Pasifika and
multicultural exhibits were all important
considerations for any redevelopment of
the Museum.
“They wanted to see the blue whale
skeleton back on display, improved
visitor facilities and new prehistoric
animal exhibits. People also want us
to retain favourites such as Discovery,
the Christchurch Street and Fred and
Myrtle’s Pāua Shell House.”
He says that Athfield Architects
have captured all of the feedback in
the proposed concept designs, while
maintaining the much-loved intimate
feel of the Museum. “The design
increases the sense of discovery, surprise
and the feeling of never being quite sure
of what’s around the corner. However the
way people move through the Museum
will definitely be improved.
“We will be bringing back the blue
whale skeleton which has not been on
public display for 26 years. The 26.5
metre skeleton will be a focal point in
the Museum, suspended in a new central
full-height glass roofed atrium,” says Mr
Wright. “We are also looking forward to
developing a new, expanded Antarctic
exhibition.”
Canterbury Museum Chair David
Ayers says, “The brief we provided
Athfield Architects was quite
challenging.”
“We want the proposed redevelopment
to enhance and celebrate our history by
unveiling heritage fabric that has been
hidden for many years. The concepts
have more than met our expectations
and we’re looking forward to hearing
what the Canterbury community thinks.”
The Museum is working closely with
Ngāi Tūāhuriri on the concept designs.
Puamiria Parata-Goodall, Kaiurungi
(Chair) of the Museum’s Ōhākī o Ngā
Tīpuna says, “At the heart of the new
Museum is a new space called Araiteuru,
housed in the central full-height atrium.
Araiteuru celebrates the importance of
how we welcome people to the Museum
and this is where we will tell the story
of mana whenua and tangata whenua
through a mix of contemporary and
traditional methods.”
Araiteuru will be home to a new
contemporary whare – a ceremonial and
educational space. The Whare Whakairo
(carved meeting house) Hau Te Ananui
O Tangaroa, a taonga that hasn’t been on
display for 64 years, will also hold pride
of place in Araiteuru.
The concept designs propose that
the walls on the northern sides of the
original Benjamin Mountfort-designed
buildings will be revealed and original
exterior elements, including the flèche
(slender roof-top spire) on the Rolleston
Avenue façade, will be reinstated.
A new three-storey building, within
the height limits of the Rolleston Avenue
roof line, would wrap around the north
side of the heritage buildings, exposing
their heritage walls to public view. The
building would include mezzanine floors,
multifunctional spaces such as a new
Artist’s impression of redeveloped Museum from Rolleston Avenue.
Proposed atrium would feature the blue whale skeleton
lecture theatre and increased space for
permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Base isolation would be added across
the site to protect the heritage buildings
and the collections, and to bring the
site up to 100% of Building Code. New
collection storage would be created as
part of this.
A key element of the concept design
is a second Rolleston Avenue entrance.
The current entry to the Museum is too
small to be the only entrance, and with
more than 750,000 visitors a year and
rising, an additional entrance will reduce
congestion and improve the flow of
visitors into the building. This entry will
also house a cafe with sidewalk seating.
Heritage architecture expert Jim
Gard’ner says the concept design for the
Rolleston Avenue facade respects and
celebrates the Gothic Revival language
of Benjamin Mountfort. “The additions
to the Museum and planned central
circulation patterns are informed by
Mountfort’s original unrealised plans and
ideas for the extension of the Museum.
“The proposed additional entrance
on Rolleston Avenue will have three
openings into a covered portico. This
draws on the typical tripartite form
commonly found in Gothic Revival
architecture, including the 1878 porch of
the existing entrance to the Museum, key
entrances within the Arts Centre, and
the porch of Christ Church Cathedral,”
says Mr Gard’ner.
Floor to ceiling glass will be added to
part of two floors of the Roger Duff Wing
which will house a split-level family
cafe alongside Discovery, the Museum’s
natural history centre for children.
You can see the concept designs
on display and give feedback at
the Museum or online at
www.canterburymuseum.com
until 23 October.

Thursday October 15 2020 The Star
OUR PEOPLE – MARK BROWN 29
Bringing rugby talent to the top
Mark Brown never quite made the step up to
provincial rugby amid stiff competition for a
start in Otago’s formidable loose forward trio
in the 1990s. So he switched focus to helping
other talented players reach the top, while also
running a surveying business in Christchurch.
The Canterbury co-coach details his job sharing
arrangement and goals with Chris Barclay
Your co-coach Reuben
Thorne needs no introduction
to even a casual Canterbury
rugby fan, if there even is such
a thing. What can you tell us
about your playing career as a
blindside flanker?
I played down in Otago, I’m
from Mosgiel. I played the
majority of my rugby for Taieri
and Otago University. I was
on the fringes, I played a bit of
Otago B but there were some
pretty handy loose forwards
down there in the 1990s. Jamie
(Joseph), Taine Randell, Kelvin
Middleton … Arran Pene. I went
up to the North Island for work
and ended up playing in North
Harbour for a couple of seasons.
I was on the fringes of that squad
too, Troy Flavell was there. After
there I went overseas and played
in Scotland and Ireland for five
years.
When you were in Dundee
and Dublin you decided to try
and make it as a coach. Is that
how a southern man ended up
in Christchurch the city – and
the rugby club – in 2003?
I wanted to play a year at least
because I wanted to go coaching.
I wanted to get my feet under the
table at a club and I had a good
mate, (former Otago player)
Charlie Hore, at Christchurch.
I had two seasons for them.
I wanted to play (club rugby)
because no one knew me in
Christchurch.
When did you start coaching?
I broke my wrist, and broke
my jaw. It (the jaw) was a
collision at training. It knocked
my front two teeth back and I
got a hairline fracture so that
was it. I coached at Christchurch
for two years and then started
a family (Brown has a daughter
TEAMWORK: Mark Brown and fellow Canterbury co-coach Reuben Thorne had worked
together for two years as assistants before succeeding Joe Maddock for the 2020 Mitre 10
Cup season.
Maddi with wife Sharlene).
Club coaching is a hell of
an undertaking time-wise,
commitment-wise. I pulled back
and then I got approached to
coach the Canterbury under-18
side. You go out and watch rugby
on a Saturday in a selection
capacity and then the rep season
is only five to six weeks long. I
was able to stay involved but not
with the time commitment that
was needed for club rugby.
How did your representative
coaching career grow from
there?
I did two years at the under-18
level, then I did the under-
20s. The national under-19
tournament started in 2014. I did
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OUR PEOPLE
‘My motivation at the start was I wanted to be
• From page 29
We had Jordie Barrett and
Brett Cameron, a lot of boys
that are playing all round New
Zealand. Then I joined the
Canterbury coaching staff
(under Glenn Delaney) as an
assistant forwards coach in 2017.
Your association with Reuben
Thorne started at Mitre 10 Cup
level. You both wore the No 6
jersey, what else did you have
in common and how has your
combination developed?
Reuben came on board as
an assistant a couple of years
ago. Before then I just admired
him from afar, just followed
his career. We’re pretty closely
aligned personality-wise the
way we do things and see the
game. We sort of clicked quickly.
We couldn’t really see a clash
of philosophies. Joe (Maddock)
moved on (at the end of 2019)
and we didn’t actually have any
intention of applying. It was quite
a last-minute decision.
We thought we’d have a throw
at the stumps for something
different. Instead of waiting to
see if we could maintain our
current roles with a new head
coach – that’s the whole thing
about rugby, it’s an uncertain
occupation. Whether you’ve got
a job as an assistant next year
depends on the head coach. It’s
results-driven, there’s so many
factors. We thought the way to
make sure we’re still involved is
to be the head coach. It’s a first
for Canterbury but Tasman had
done something similar last
year when they won with
Andrew Goodman and Clarke
Dermody.
What was the original
motivation to transition into
coaching?
The appeal was I just love the
game of rugby. I always studied it
and had a good knowledge of it.
It was pretty clear I wasn’t going
to crack it as a player so I still
wanted to try and crack it. That’s
the guts of it.
Did your coaching priorities
change once you picked a
clipboard?
Absolutely. My motivation
at the start was I wanted to
be involved with rugby at the
highest level I could. Then when
I became a coach it became less
about the success for myself and
actually about watching others
you coach succeed. That’s why I
do it now. I get a great kick out of
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having some small part to play in
someone’s career.
To that end how rapt are
you that a young forward pack
– six members of last year’s
Canterbury under-19s played
Manawatu last Friday night – is
making encouraging progress
in the Mitre 10 Cup?
The number of young players
that have played big minutes
this year, it’s a credit to them
the way they’re coping with
the step up. We’ve got a really
good system with that under-19
programme. We’ll always have
a good grounding of players, the
hardest thing is keeping them
here because they do become
quite attractive to other unions.
If we’ve got a logjam in a certain
position, they can be sitting
ducks.
Is Blues-bound rookie lock
and former Christ’s College
captain Sam Darry an example
of that embarrassment of
riches?
I haven’t really spoken in
depth to Sam about his reasons
why . . . I don’t think it was just
about who was in front of him
(Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett,
Luke Romano, Quentin Strange,
Mitchell Dunshea). I think he
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involved with rugby at the highest level I could’
My father was a bit of a
developer in his time. My role is
I basically deal with the council,
get all the consents and approvals
in place. I coordinate all the
consultants and do a pseudo
project management type role
as well. I’ve got a masters in
planning, it’s good to be able to
put that to good use. I still value
my professional work career as
well as the rugby side of it so to
be able to balance the two, I feel
really privileged.
How do you manage your
work and play commitments on
a weekly basis?
During a normal working
week, Tuesday-Wednesday-
Friday is rugby. I’m fully
immersed in rugby during the
day then I get home, take a
breath and then crack the laptop
for a few hours.
You must have an
understanding boss?
I’m one of the owners but
the other two guys (Andy Hall
and Martin Hayes) are really
supportive. I’ve got four or five staff
under me and they just get on and
do it without me being there.
Are they rugby fans? Do they
also give you a performance
review in the cafeteria on
Monday morning?
They’re not short of an opinion.
Our engineering department
has a reasonable proportion of
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rugby players (from Canterbury
University).
Was it tough turning up
for work after Canterbury
surrendered the Ranfurly Shield
to Taranaki, and then also lose
by a point to Hawke’s Bay – the
first loss to the Magpies since
1982 – in the next round?
Reuben and I have won and
lost the Shield, so I’ve had both
sides of the spectrum. It was
really disappointing because we
really treasure it. It was difficult
from a results perspective and the
expectation we have in our fan
base. But we knew we weren’t far
away. We knew we had to make
a few little changes and get a few
things right. We were reasonably
confident that if we made those
adjustments we could get back
on track. We were creating a lot
of opportunities that we weren’t
converting. If we weren’t doing
that it’d be a little different.
How do you cope after a loss?
Is it beneficial having another
job to focus on?
I’m pretty even keeled
regardless. You just think how
you’re going to be better so it
doesn’t happen again. There’s
quite a nice balance there (with
Davies Lovell-Smith). It gives you
perspective, it’s a real handy asset
with my situation.
You must be a fan of golden
point after Isaiah Punivai
scored off an intercept to beat
Wellington after back-to-back
defeats?
Having seen it in (rugby)
league for years, and listening to
the arguments for and against
it, it’s hard to form an opinion.
It’s always tough on the team
that’s at the other end. No one
was good enough to win it at full
time. The conditions in golden
point can change, referees
. . . are they courageous to keep
reffing the way they reffed in the
first 80?
The Mitre 10 Cup appears
to be wide open, it’s a tipsters
nightmare isn’t it?
It’s been heading that way for
the last couple of years, it’s one
thing Reuben and I noticed. We
knew Canterbury had been out
in front for a while but everyone
was catching up. Tasman has
been there or thereabouts for a
while and now they’re taking the
next step.
Do you ever get nostalgic about
the old NPC? There must have
been some decent afternoons on
the terrace at Carisbrook back in
the day, you must have tackled
some characters in club footy
down there.
During lockdown some of the
games on TV . . . you see the
crowds that were at Lancaster
Park or Carisbrook and it was
awesome. Society’s different
now. This year is an exceptional
circumstance but everyone
loves day time rugby. Through
the 90s those Otago teams
played a great style of rugby that
had some real characters. They
weren’t your stereotypical rugby
guys who just didn’t show much
emotion or offer much. I think
it’s still there but everyone is on
guard now with social media.
You can say or do something
quite innocent but there’s
always going to be a different
perspective offered about that
now, and that makes people a
wee bit cautious.
You spend a lot of your week
engaged in planning for the
next game, or a development
project. Have you thought
ahead to where you’d like to be
in say five seasons’ time in a
coaching capacity?
Not really, you don’t want to
look too far ahead because it
is quite fickle. At the moment
work is still firmly a priority,
maintaining that balance is my
priority.
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Simple frittata for a lazy Sunday dinner
THIS SIMPLE, tasty vegetable
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It is also nice cold so is great to
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It is best if you have a frying
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be made without one. When the
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sitting top side up. Finally, place the
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Place the pan back on the stove
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This recipe will need a frying
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Vegetable Frittata
Serves 4
Ingredients
FOOD
2 onions
25g butter
2 cups prepared pumpkin
a little olive oil
250g box of frozen spinach
150g feta cheese
small handful fresh basil
2 or 3 small tomatoes
8 eggs
1/3 cup milk
parmesan or tasty cheese to
grate over
salt and pepper
Directions
Heat your oven to 200 deg C.
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Peel the pumpkin, remove
the seeds and cut it into small
cubes, no more than a couple
of centimetres square. You will
need about two cups of pumpkin.
Spread the pumpkin on a baking
tray — cover it with baking paper
first to save on the washing up
— and drizzle over a little olive
oil. Add a good sprinkle of salt
and freshly ground black pepper.
Mix it around a little so that
the pumpkin is reasonably well
coated with the oil. Place in the
oven for about 15min or until it is
only just tender.
Slice the onions thinly and
place in a frying pan with the
butter. Cook over a medium heat
until soft.
Remove the pan from the heat.
Add the pumpkin to the onion in
the frying pan.
Thaw the spinach and squeeze
out as much water as you can.
Sprinkle it fairly evenly over the
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Roughly chop the basil and
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Beat the eggs and milk together
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salt and pepper. Pour over the
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****
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grated cheese.
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36
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in brief
Uphill task for Bulls
in spite of win
The Canterbury Bulls bounced
back from a heavy defeat in
their national premiership
opener but still face an uphill
task to qualify for this season’s
grand final. Stung by a 42-18
loss to Counties Manukau, the
Bulls regrouped in their second
home game to end Waikato’s
faint title hopes with a 36-24
victory at Nga Puna Wai on
Sunday. However, they now
head to Auckland to take on
the champion Akarana Falcons
in Papakura on Saturday. Last
year’s runners up must beat
the Falcons to prevent an all-
Auckland final after the Falcons
and the Stingrays drew 12-12
last weekend. A draw would
be enough for the Falcons to
qualify while the Stingrays
are expected to beat Waikato
comfortably in Hamilton. The
Falcons have only conceded 18
points in two games and have
a positive points differential
of 64 while the Bulls are -12 to
underscore the ominous task an
inexperienced squad faces on
the road.
Western AFC
relegated from league
Western AFC will spend next
season in the second-tier
championship after losing their
last-round relegation battle
with Selwyn United 2-1 at
English Park to drop out of the
Mainland Premier League.
Western AFC at least avoided
a heavy defeat on Saturday
but still ended their 21-game
schedule with just a solitary win
– over Selwyn United – and the
concession of 98 goals. Dorian
Gault scored twice for Selwyn
United, he netted the opener
and then restored the buffer
moments after Rogier Kurbus
equalised from the penalty
spot with 10min remaining.
Champions Cashmere Technical
needed a late equaliser against
Nomads United to preserve
their unbeaten record. They
can complete another league/
English Cup double if they
beat Christchurch United on
Saturday at English Park.
• By Chris Barclay
GLENN WILSON plans to
play tennis into his 80s, so for
now the Christchurch interclub
premier grade competition isn’t
beyond his realm of possibilities.
Work commitments with his
fruit packaging operation means
the 53-year-old doubts he will be
playing for reigning champion
Waimairi before Christmas – but
the former Davis Cup player and
captain is determined to feature
during the business end of the
title defence, which gets under
way on Saturday.
“That’s pretty much what I did
last year,” said Wilson, a former
coach who now confines his
mentoring to daughter Bailee.
“I work and run a business,
and I’ve been on the Tennis Canterbury
board for five months.
That tends to keep me busy
enough.”
Wilson, a regular in the interclub
arena since the globetrotting
aspect of his career ended
in the late 1990s, reckons he
will need two months to get in
shape before renewing rivalries
with last season’s runners-up
Cashmere.
As much as he loves the sport,
playing indoors over winter
didn’t appeal so hitting with
Bailee – who returned from a
United States college scholarship
in March due to Covid-19
– is the extent of his pre-season
preparation so far.
“I can’t just walk into it like a
20-year-old and expect to hop
out on court and physically be
okay, an old bugger like me,” said
Wilson, who was once ranked
160 in the world as a doubles
player.
He expects to play in that
format again for a rebuilding
Waimairi side that lost the
experienced Remi Feneon and
Ben McGillivray, while Grayson
Cullen hopes to return to the US
college circuit in January.
Wilson reckoned he was the
oldest player in the premier
grade, not that it fazed him.
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Tennis veteran still planning
to serve it up on court
“Since the age of 30 I’ve been
playing off and on, I’ve got my
100 wins like a few others,” he
said.
“I enjoy playing with the guys
in the club and you play teams
that have got good people on
them.”
Some of those opponents
were coached by Wilson in their
younger days and evidently he
did a decent job.
“Some of them having bragging
rights over me now. I
coached them well then,” he
said.
He was confident Bailee, 19,
would also benefit from his technical
nous and court craft, when
she turns out for Te Kura Hagley
in the top women’s competition
though defending champions
Waimairi would be tough to
beat.
Waimairi’s title-winning squad
are intact for the defence with
mother and daughter Joelene and
Jade Feneon again teaming up
with Farrah Richards and Kerrie
Ling.
Wilson was not as bullish
about his team, and Cashmere.
“We’re definitely not as strong
as last year. Waimairi and Cashmere
will have their work cut out
for them, I wouldn’t be surprised
if there’s different teams in the
semi-finals.”
Elmwood loom as a major
threat with No 1 Elliot Darling,
the Batt brothers Edward and
Tom plus Jamie Garbett and new
recruit McGillivray leading the
group.
Meanwhile, Wilson is also trying
to have a positive influence
off the court after joining the
Tennis Canterbury board.
“I’d been out of the game –
apart from playing – for 9-10
years. My kids are older now and
I wanted to give back to game a
little bit,” he said.
“I want tennis to move forward
in a really positive manner.
“I’ve played it for nearly 50
years and if I stay healthy I’ve got
another 30 years in it. Not a lot
of other sports do offer that sort
of aspect.
“It’s about making the sport
attractive for people to play . . .
adults, beginners and then trying
to retain them.”
VETERAN:
Glenn
Wilson, 53,
aims to help
Waimairi
defend
their men’s
premier
interclub
title when
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Men
Cashmere – James Meredith,
Matt Meredith, Tim Meredith,
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Elliot Darling, Jamie Garbett,
Edward Batt, Tom Batt, Ben
McGillivray, Ryan Van Grinsven,
Sam Keenan; Shirley: Liam Adams,
Jamie Poole, Jordan Edwards,
Philipp Hoeper, Nont Prachuabmoh,
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Naka, Alex Emslie, Hugo Nurse-
Strang, Jenner Johnson; Waimairi:
Glenn Wilson, Grayson Cullen,
Maddison Aubrey, Matt Woolman,
Finn Emslie-Robson, Jared
Robinson.
Women
Cashmere and Burnside: Tessa
McCann, Alkmini Giannakogiorgou,
Marina Macleod Hungar,
Wonjeong Kim, Juliette Ma; Elmwood:
Abby Mason, Elizabeth Andre,
Mikaila Smith, Emma Mason,
Alice Batt; Te Kura Hagley: Beth
Williamson, Ashleigh Leonard,
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Feneon, Joelene Feneon, Farrah
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McCaw the missing ingredient?
The All Blacks
stalemate with the
Wallabies in the
opening test of this
year’s Bledisloe Cup
series in Wellington
exposed the same flaws
often evident since the
retirement of legendary
captain Richie McCaw
after the 2015 World
Cup, writes Gregor Paul
A LITTLE piece of the All Blacks
was always going to be damaged
or lost when Richie McCaw
moved on five years ago.
And maybe now we are seeing
what’s gone with him, which is
that the All Blacks have lost the
art of sustaining their fury.
Since 2016, they have been erratic
in their mental application.
They are boom and bust when
it comes to intensity, rumbling
like thunder one week and then
all Quaker church ceremony the
next.
The pattern has been undeniable
these past four years. The
All Blacks lost in Chicago to
Ireland in 2016 when they failed
to front in the collisions.
Two weeks later and they
responded with the most physically
intense performance of
recent times to win in Dublin.
In 2017 after the final test
draw against the British and
Irish Lions, the All Blacks wiped
the floor with the Wallabies in
Sydney in their next game and
that was most definitely the case
again last year.
They fell to a record defeat
in Perth last year, won 36-0 in
Auckland the following week at
Eden Park.
The first test of 2020 should
have been an occasion for the All
Blacks to make a statement. To
blast out of the blocks with a new
coach and captain and deliver a
performance that had controlled
rage at its heart.
But we didn’t get it and now
who would bet against the All
Blacks responding at Eden Park
with the sort of venom that
should have been present in Wellington
and this whole up and
down cycle continuing?
This is the pattern into which
the All Blacks have slowly fallen
since McCaw moved on.
It’s almost as if the All Blacks
need to be hit by the stick to
want the carrot: That they can
only reach into themselves and
find the ferocity they need after a
poor performance.
It wasn’t like this with Mc-
Caw at the helm. He brought a
thousand things and more to
the All Blacks, but if there was
one quality that mattered most,
it was that relentless drive of his
to ensure that he and his teammates
arrived at kick-off in the
right frame of mind to dominate
their opposition.
He couldn’t make it happen
every time, but on his watch it
was rare for the All Blacks to
be without urgency and mental
intensity.
Rarely were they lacking application
or ferocity in that period.
Mostly they were pro-active –
got the nasty bits of their game
just right and had the right sort
of attitude to deliver the right
sort of physicality.
The fact they only lost three
times between 2012 and 2015 is
the ultimate testament to Mc-
Caw’s ability as captain to create
an environment that mostly
always ensured individuals
were mentally firing when they
needed to be.
They certainly didn’t need a
loss or draw to motivate them
the following week and the All
Blacks desperately need to rediscover
this lost art of being All
Blacks in attitude and application
every time they play.
It is obvious that both Dane
Coles and Aaron Smith of the
current team would endorse that.
They presented a united front
on media duties, both disappointed
to the point of being
angry that once again they had
endured an infamous performance
review that had shone
on an unflattering light on the
collective performance.
Both men have been around
since 2012 and have lived
through a period when mental
application wasn’t a problem and
now a longer period where it has.
They want it to end as they understand
that the All Blacks can’t
achieve greatness if they only
bring the right attitude every
other game.
Great teams don’t need to lose
to be in the right head space the
next week and if there is one
lesson they are desperate for
their younger, less experienced
team-mates to quickly learn, it
is that.
Smith, who gave his own
performance a low mark, citing
inaccurate passing and poor
decision-making among other
faults, couldn’t offer any reasons
as to why the All Blacks had been
Richie McCaw in control during the 2015
Rugby World Cup final match against
Australia. Above – Reaction after the final
whistle last Saturday that left the All
Blacks in a 16-all draw with the Wallabies.
PHOTOS: GETTY
so passive and lacking in Wellington.
Coles had no answers either
but both know that it’s the senior
men who need to set the best
example. The pressure is on
them to show the way – to lead
by example and up their own
respective performances.
That was one of the keys to the
McCaw era being so successful
– he was surrounded by quality,
experienced players who drove
their own preparation and took
responsibility for themselves
while holding others to account.
And this is why Smith and
Coles both know that there has
to be a turnaround this week
and it has to be sustained for the
remainder of the Bledisloe series.
A boom-bust approach will
leave the All Blacks in trouble.
They can’t get away with being
all pumped one week and flat the
next – this Wallabies team looks
too good to be beaten by a so-so
All Blacks performance.
– NZ Herald
First win in over 100 starts ‘a bit of a relief’
• By Dave Di Somma
IT’S TAKEN him more than a
decade and over 100 starts but
Steve Harding has now trained a
winner – at a racetrack that just
happens to be his namesake.
The breakthrough happened
at Mt Harding on Sunday when
Harding’s four-year-old Manjimup
took out the Methven Panel and
Paint pace over 2400m.
“It’s a bit of a relief really,” said
Harding after his Big Jim gelding
capitalised on the perfect trip in
the trail for driver Craig Thornley
before taking the passing lane and
winning by one and a half lengths.
“I said to my wife as they were
going down the back straight if
he doesn’t win this one he’s never
going to win one.”
Harding’s confidence had been
boosted by a third placing at Motukarara
on September 27.
It was the 102 nd time the former
amateur driver had lined up a
horse at the races since starting
out in 2009.
He has now had one win, seven
seconds and five thirds.
“I’m not in to make money, for
me it’s trying to get the best performance
out of the horse. If they
run to their potential I’m happy,”
he said.
Harding has two horses in
work at his West Melton property
– “Maurice O’Leary’s old place”
– and juggles training with his
full-time work as an electrician.
“Jeff Whittaker and Ian Shinn
have been a massive help to
me over the years and I’ve very
grateful for what they have done,”
he said.
– Harness Racing News
SUCCESS: Steve Harding gets his first training
win with Manjimup, driven by Craig Thornley.
PHOTO: HARNESS RACING NZ

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SPORT
Cameron McMillan of
the New Zealand Herald
documents the Wallabies’
Bledisloe Cup hoodoo at
Eden Park ahead of the
second test on Sunday
IN CASE YOU didn’t know, the
Wallabies haven’t beaten the All
Blacks at Eden Park since 1986 –
a stretch of 19 tests.
And they meet at the ground
again on Sunday.
Their inability to win has been
dubbed a hoodoo.
•What is a hoodoo?
According to Merriam-
Webster’s dictionary:
“Something that brings bad
luck.”
•So the Wallabies have just
been unlucky since 1986?
No, for most of the case they
have been the underdog so it’s
more a combination of being not
great and the All Blacks being
really good. That is in spite of
the fact they have captured two
World Cup titles over that time.
They have won just four other
tests against the All Blacks in
New Zealand since 1986 – the
last being in 2001. That’s a losing
streak of 22 tests.
•Have the Wallabies even got
close?
There was the 6-3 defeat in
1991. But not in recent times.
The last five matches they’ve
lost by an average margin of 30
points.
You have to go back to 2009 to
when they last lost by fewer than
10 points (22-16).
•What happened last year?
The Wallabies were all cock-ahoop
after an impressive 47-26
thrashing of the All Blacks in
Perth but couldn’t back it up a
week later at Eden Park.
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Guide to the Wallabies’ Eden Park hoodoo
NOT AGAIN: The Wallabies after losing the Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup test
match at Eden Park last year.
PHOTO: CAMERON SPENCER/GETTY IMAGES
The All Blacks won 36-0 as
Australia failed to record a point
for just the second time in 62
years.
•What about that glorious
victory in 1986?
The game secured a famous
series win for Australia – back
when they played three-test
series’ in New Zealand.
They went into the test as
favourites and with confidence
after tour wins over Southland,
Bay of Plenty and Thames Valley
– back when they would play
provincial sides.
The All Blacks side featured
the likes of John Kirwan, David
Kirk, Gary Whetton and former
NZR chairman Jock Hobbs.
David Campese and Andrew
Leeds both crossed over and
Michael Lynagh kicked 14 points
as the All Blacks failed to score
a try.
The previous year the
All Blacks won 10-9 at the
ground.
•But the Wallabies have won
at the ground since?
Yes, in the World Cup match
no team wants to take part in –
the Bronze final.
After losing the 2011 semi-final
to the All Blacks at, you guessed
it, Eden Park, the Wallabies had
to play Wales to earn a thirdplace
winners’ medal.
They won the game 21-18 but
that year the Wallabies lost three
matches at Eden Park, including
a Bledisloe Cup match before
the World Cup (30-14) and a
pool match game against Ireland
(15-9).
•Who is the biggest loser?
Former Wallabies skipper
Stephen Moore played in eight
defeats at Eden Park.
Current captain Michael
Hooper, who brought up his
100th test at Wellington’s
Sky Stadium on Sunday, has
experienced six test loses at the
ground.
On the flipside, Richie
McCaw played 22 and won 22
at Eden Park. Current lock Sam
Whitelock has played in 19 wins
and a draw at Eden Park, eight of
those victories over Australia.
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Thursday October 15 2020 The Star 41
Power that thrills in AMG A 45 S
I WAS trying to describe to an
acquaintance the concept of
Mercedes-Benz’s AMG A 45 S.
After explaining some of the
technical aspects which make
that car so special, I simply said
“think Impreza STi.’’
In broad terms the similarities
are obvious, four-wheel-drive,
powerful 2-litre turbocharged
engine, big wheels and aggressive
hot-hatchback body style.
Mercedes-Benz is no stranger
to the hot-hatch concept which,
as many readers will recall, is one
of my favourite concepts in car
design.
The A 45 S represents all those
things we relate to in Subaru’s STi
series, but Mercedes-Benz has
gone to the extreme. The A 45 S
incorporates the most powerful
four-cylinder production engine
the company has produced and
is arguably the most powerful
production four-potter of any
manufacturer. It gets a 310kW
unit which also packs a hefty
500Nm of torque. Together, these
figures account for phenomenal
engine performance.
Bear in mind, the A 45 S is
manufactured for the performance
enthusiast and you’d need
to be hard core. While it gets the
Mercedes-Benz ethos of build
quality, it is hard-riding, even in
the comfort suspension settings
you know you are sitting in a
car that is far happier attacking
the high country corners than
dealing to the uneven surfaces of
Christchurch’s roads.
Nevertheless, it represents all of
the values you would expect from
Mercedes-Benz, it is full of clever
kit and tries hard to provide
comfort. However, you are always
aware that there is something
hidden underneath, the A 45 S is
fast and furious when unleashed.
Add in the performance
aspects of an eight-speed direct
shift gearbox and the A 45 S has
the mechanical ingredients that
provide the performance edge.
According to Mercedes-Benz it
will accelerate to 100km/h from a
standstill in 3.9sec, and it will also
scorch through a 80-120km/h
overtaking manoeuvre in 3.4sec.
These are stunning times,
making it one of the quickest cars
I’ve driven, the feel of acceleration
holds you back into the seats
and speed is ushered in without
falter all through the acceleration
process.
While all of this blistering
speed is taking place your senses
are also stimulated by an angry
engine sound and barking
exhaust on gearshifts, both up
and down, there is a muffled
explosion of sound; I like it that
way, the A 45 S is truly dynamic
in every aspect.
Because it sits low you also
get quite a specific sensation of
speed, it feels fast and, of course,
it has great speed. I took the test
car west to Windwhistle and
EXTREME: A high performance brake package is fitted to
the A 45 S.
MERCEDES-BENZ AMG A 45 S: Vivid acceleration.
Terrace Downs, my favourite
high country roads, it provided
one of the most enjoyable drives
of 2020. It cruises those flowing
roads with dignity, it is always
hunting to go a little bit faster
but even within the confines of
the law it is a stunning open road
drive.
Turbo boost through the midrange
is exciting, the engine is so
responsive it is constantly willing
the driver. There are many drive
modes and adjustable suspension
settings which allow the driver to
select whatever is appropriate for
the journey ahead, there is also an
individual setting which you can
program to suit your own driving
style.
Even in the default comfort
mode the A 45 S delivers swift
performance and dignified
chassis control. Pointed into a
series of tight and demanding
corners it steers with absolute
precision and minimal body
movement. The suspension can
be felt moving even though the
spring and damper rates are
tightly firmed and you have many
benefits from the electronic aids
which are incorporated into the
driveline to maintain stability and
control. There’s even a setting if
you want to do race track laps on
a club day.
Huge sport specification
and low profile Michelin tyres
(245/35 x 19in) command grip
• Price – Mercedes-Benz
A45 S, $111,900
• Dimensions – Length,
4445mm; width, 1850mm;
height, 1407mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
four-wheel-drive,
1991cc, 310kW, 500Nm,
eight-speed automatic.
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 3.9sec
• Fuel usage – 8.9l/100km
and supply the driver with all the
information he or she needs to
make accurate, precise placement
in a corner.
Acceleration out of a corner
is vivid, the engine has great
depth and mammoth bottom end
strength, you don’t need to have
it revving fully, it will pull from
nowhere, and with the paddle
shifters you can quickly usher
in changes as speed is increased.
Incidentally, the engine will rev
to 7200rpm without complaint
and take you to a top speed of
270km/h if you are brave enough.
Of course, wearing a full
AMG badge you get the benefit
of the performance company’s
high-spec brake package, speed
can be chiselled off quickly and
forcefully, the A 45 S is nimble
and agile, it dances on the road
and feels such a delight to be
control of.
The A 45 S lists at $111,000.
For that money not only do you
get a true performance car, you
get all the ingredients that make
Mercedes-Benz so special as a
premium car maker.
The list is too comprehensive
to detail, but I can report that it
wants for nothing, and the interior
detailing is structured so that you
know you are sitting in something
special. The dash display graphics
are laid out so that you are
thinking you could be driving
Lewis Hamilton’s Silver Arrows/
Mercedes formula one car.
This evaluation focuses mostly
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Zealand’s back roads beckon.
At its price it comes valuepacked,
and if you want a hothatch
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Even on a slow speed drive
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• Professional tile/grout
cleaning, sealing & repairs
Call today for a FREE quote on 0800 882 772
or email darryl.p@theprogroup.co.nz
PAINTING
Interior
Exterior
Fences
Resonable Rates
PHONE:
027 224 2831
House & Garden
Property services Ltd
Tree & hedge
trimming
& removal
Stump Grinding
CALL us 021 405 277
Grout &
Silicone
• Replace missing grout
• Epoxy grout shower
bases
• Replace mouldy silicones
• Stainproof grout
• Change grout colour
Trades & Services
GroutWorx
Grout Restoration Specialists
Call Derek on 021363786
Trades & Services
EXPERIENCED
GARDENER
(Kevin Garnett)
30 Years
Christchurch Botanic
Gardens.
ALL landscape
work done.
Maintenance, pruning,
tidy up, lawn work,
landscape planning
and planting etc.
Free Quotes
Phone 348 3482
30 years + experience
Older house
restorations:
no problem!
Quotes: FREE!
Rates: Reasonable
Paint supplied at
trade price!
NO JOB TOO SMALL
Light industrial also
Roger Brott
Painter & Decorator
021-1966-311
HARBOURSIDE
FIRES
CHIMNEY
SWEEPING
Logburners –
Pellet – ULEB
Installations
Maintenance
Bird Protection
Phone Duane
027 428 9026
328 9990
Keeping the home
fires burning
one stop shop
TRADESMEN
AVAILABLE
Tiler, Carpenter,
electrician, plumbers.
Contact Jimmy Bell
0211221487
Quality. Reliable. NZ Qualified.
Call BEN! 021-0880-2390
SPECIALISTS IN:
• Interior + Exterior Painting
• Painting Repairs
GLAZING
TWISTY GLASS &
GLAZING LTD
• Mirrors • Pet Door Specialists
• Splashbacks • All Broken Windows
THE CAT DOOR MAN
Phone Cushla or Darren Twist
027 352 6225
“I WILL TURN UP
WHEN I SAY I WILL”
Need a certified and reliable plumber for filtration
systems or hot water cylinder replacement?
Bathroom upgrades or refurbishments?
FREE CALL
TEXT
EMAIL
Trades & Services
DYNAMIC
PAINTING
0508 H2O BOY
426 269
027 245 5100
• Spraying
• Wallpapering
IF IT’S PLUMBING YOU NEED
WE PlUMBer! CAN HELP!
Hot water problems, showers,
taps, toilets,
0800 217
new
5862
installations
Landlord Special Service
Gas Fitting & Hot Water System
Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations
www.a1plumbing.co.nz
call free 0800 217 5862
Or TeXT 027 429 3770
www.a1plumbing.co.nz
Re Roofing
Roof Repairs
Spouting
Approved Age Concern provider
Over 30 years experience
Licensed Building Practitioner
N A BARRELL
ROOFING LTD
Ph: 0275 389 415
Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz
NICK@NICKJONESPLUMBING.CO.NZ

44 The Star Thursday October 15 2020
Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED
Trades & Professional Services
To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
concrete & paving
DECORATORS
digga hire
DRIVEWAYS
• Driveways
• Earthquake repairs
• New Home Specialists
• Patios & Paths
tel: 0508 873 7483
email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz
www.affordableconcrete.co.nz
New Paint • Repaints
Wallpapering • Fences
Feature Walls
Floor & Roof Painting
Spray Painting
Light Commercial
Restoring Timber
* Finance available (T’s & C’s apply)
Selwyn based but service the whole of Canterbury
www.andertondecorators.co.nz
www.facebook.com/andertondecorators
027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN
SPRING SPECIAL
$165 + GST per day *
1.5t Digger, trailer, buckets, ripper.
Flexible rates • also 2.5t • 5t • 12t • 20t
*Conditions Apply
0800 344 425
16 Weedons Ross Rd, Rolleston
(Access off Weedons Ross Rd Overbridge Roundabout)
Exposed Aggregate
Stamped Concrete Plain
Concrete Resurfacing
Things we offer...
Competitive/affordable pricing
Attention to detail
Professional service
free quotes/insurance scopes
Cell 0278 145 848
www.drivecrete.co.nz
Driveways
Excavations
landscaping
Mailer Deliveries
SWAINS
KIWI KERB
(Since 2005)
Over 22 Years Experience
Quality
Workmanship
• Driveways
• Kerb &
Channel
• Garden Edging
Freephone: 0800 081 400
swainskiwikerb@gmail.com
• Driveways
• Car Parks
• Site Cleaning
• Demolition
• Farm Tracks
• Drain Cleaning
• Stump & Hedge
Removal
• Ashpalt Concrete
Wide range
oF TruckS
• Tennis Courts &
Swimming Pools
• Chip Seal Driveways
• Diggers – 2 Ton
up to 20 Ton
• Excavators
• Bobcat & Drilling
• For Posthole &
Fence hole
For a Free Quote
on your next project
Phone Steve on 021 338 247
or 325 7922
Free
QuoTe
Landscape
Construction and
Garden Maintenance
You can have your gardens, trees,
shrubs, plants and lawns maintained to look their best
all year round, for a great price.
Residential & Commercial Landscaping
• Maintenance • Pruning • Reconstruction & Rejuvenation
• Rental Property and Commercial Maintenance
• Pre-Sale Tidy-Ups
New Home Landscaping
Lawns • Gardens • Decks • Paving • Water Features
• Quality • Value for money • Experienced • Punctual
• Professional • Flexible • Knowledgeable • Reliable
Call Ross Legg - 027 222 0388
Email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz
www.revivelandscaping.co.nz
For a local, reliable
mailer delivery
service contact
Star Media
• Newspaper inserts
• Magazine inserts
• Letterbox deliveries
• Urban & Rural deliveries
For a cost effective, targeted
delivery please call 03 379 7100
or email mike@starmedia.kiwi
www.star.kiwi
PLUMBER
NEED A PLUMBER
Call us now for fast friendly service.
Get your problems sorted out
quick smart - on time!!
Phone for a
FREE
quote now.
Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380
PLUMBING & DRAINAGE
Gas FittinG & GuttER CLEaninG
High reach gutter cleaning machine.
No job too big or small.
Local family run Christchurch/
Redcliffs business for all plumbing,
drainage & gas work.
Free Quotes
Call Morgan 0223 758 506
Visit our website - www.mtpd.co.nz
Email - morgan@mtpd.co.nz
PROPERTY SERVICES
TOTAL PROPERTY SERVICES
Builder & Bricklayer
• Decks • Fences • Gates made & hung
• Repairs • Roof repairs
• Spouting cleaned,
repaired or replaced
• House maintenance
• De mossing
Ring Jim Gardner
“43 years experience”
All work guaranteed & carried out
in a professional manner
Phone: 0274 375 619 or 03 343 4044
Email: teamgardner@xtra.co.nz
ROOF REPAIRS
Locally owned & operated with
over 30 years experience.
• Extensions & repair • Roof coating
• Concrete & clay tiles • Butynol
• Malthoid • Asbestos Certified
• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering
Phone Dave 981 0278
or 021 223 4200
E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz
BEAUMONT ROOFING LTD
SCRAP METAL
SHUTTLE SERVICE
TREE SERVICES
WINDOW TINTING
Dominion Trading Co Ltd
• Scrap metal buyers
• Canterbury owned & operated
• Top prices paid $$$
• Open Saturday morning
Open Mon-Fri 8am – 4.30pm Sat. 8.30am-12.30pm
www.happyscrappy.co.nz
03 343 9993 333 Blenheim Rd
24 hour
Shuttle Service
We will pick you up
from your home,
work place or
motel, hotel or
backpackers and take
you to the airport or railway station
Discount available with this advert
conditions apply
We offer a 24 hour service
J & L Shuttles Ltd
Ph 389-9879 or 389-9873
for bookings
CRAIGS
TREES
Our services include:
Tree felling
Branch chipping
Trimming and pruning
Crown reduction
Stump grinding
P: 027 2299 454
E: craigstrees@xtra.co.nz
www.craigstrees.co.nz
Fully insured
tintawindow
advanced film solutions
99% uv block
fade protection
heat control
reduce glare
25 Years Experience
privacy films
frosting designs
non-darkening films
Workmanship Guaranteed
Lifetime Warranties on Most Films
UV
block
Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts
03 365 3653 0800 368 468

The Star Classifieds
Trades & Services
ROOF
PAINTING 24/7
Rope & harness
a speciality,
no scaffolding
required,
30 years of
breathtaking
experience.
FREE QUOTES
20% OFF other
roof quotes
Exterior staining,
exterior painting,
water blasting.
Moss and mould
treatment $300.
Phone Kevin
027 561 4629
PAINTING
RESIDENTIAL
INTERIORS &
EXTERIORS.
Sound
preparation,
Quality finish.
18 yrs solid
experience.
FREE
QUOTE
PH JONathan
0220500963
rooF
painting
by Certified Tradesman
Book now
and receive
20% discount.
Rope and harness
a speciality.
No scaffolding
required.
30 years
experience.
Free quotes,
call Craig
021 060 2392
Trades & Services
AAA HANDYMAN
licensed carpenter
LBP, all property and
building maintenance,
repairs, bathroom/shower
installations, with free
quotes 03 383 1927 or 027
245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz
BRICK & BLOCK
LAYING
all restoration work
and new work plus
foundations, ph 342 9340
or 021 853 033
BUILDER QUALIFIED
50 yrs exp. Bathrooms,
Kitchens, Renovations,
Repairs & Extensions
Free quotes. Discount for
pensioners. Ph Mike 03
980 9771 or 027 2266 930
BUILDER QUALIFIED
Decks, T & G Flooring,
Villa Restoring, New
Homes, Weatherboards.
Free Quotes. Bennet &
Sons Ltd Sam 027 496-
9362 or Tony 027 224-
0374
Trades & Services
BUILDER,
HANDYMAN,
MAINTENANCE
Have peace of mind with
a fully qualified owner
operater LBP. Available for
all jobs around the home,
rental property (very
experienced in Healthy
Homes Reporting) or
commercial property. Call
Chris on 027 3888 211
CARPENTER
BUILDER
Licensed Building
Practitioner no. 100981.
All carpentry & building
repairs & maintenance.
Alterations & property
upgrades.Laundries /
bathroom / kitchens
replaced. Specialising in
replacement of all rotten
timber, fascia boards,
window, windowsills etc.
John Sandford, ph 329
4616, mob 027 5189 598
johnsandford2@gmail.
com
CARPET LAYING
Exp. Repairs, uplifting,
relaying, restretching.
Phone John on 0800
003181, 027 240 7416
jflattery@xtra.co.nz
CHIMNEY SWEEP
Time to service your fire.
From $80 single storey..
0800 SWEEP ME or 0210
2771 927
CONCRETE CUTTING
Affordable Concrete
Cutting with Quality, and
removal work. Free quote.
No job to small. Phone 027
442-2219, Fax 359-6052
a/h 359- 4605
ELECTRICIAN
Prompt & reliable
registered electrician
with 24 years experience
for all residential and
commercial work, new
housing and switch board
replacements. Phone Chris
027 516 0669
ELECTRICIAN
Available, 30 years
experience, immediate
start, competitive rate,
ph Brian 027 433 9548
No Call out fee
ELECTRICIAN
All types of domestic
& commercial work
undertaken, new housing,
alterations, extensions,
ranges, security lights,
quick response, efficient
service, free quotes,
city -wide. No call out
fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat
Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027
7331384.
ELECTRICIAN
Hickey Electrical.
Reasonable rates, no
call out charge. www.
electricnz.com
Ph Jason 021 260 3426
ELECTRICIAN
Registered, electrical
installation and repairs,
Gorbie Electrical, ph 021
026 73375 or 03 322 4209
ELECTRICIAN
Available, 30 years
experience, immediate
start, competitive rate,
ph Brian 027 433 9548
No Call out fee
FENCING
All types of fencing . Free
quotes. Ph Jim 022 137
1920
GARDEN NEED
SORTING?
I specialise in ideas to lift
gardens. Ph Graeme 027
341 8596 or 342 5151
Trades & Services
GASFITTING
N.T. Gas Services.
Domestic gas installations.
Reg Craftsman Gas Fitter.
Ph Nick 021 892 491
GLAZIER
Glass repairs - pet doors
- conservatory roofs. Exp
Tradesman. Call Bill on
022 413 3504 or 981-1903
HANDY - DAN
General Handyman for
all your maintenance
requirements. I specialise
in fences and decking, also
do spouting cleans and
repairs and everyday home
maintenance. NO JOB TO
BIG OR SMALL I can do
it all, please don’t hesitate
to call me on 022 600 7738
for a no obligation free
quote.
HANDYMAN
All handyman services eg:
drippy taps, sticky doors,
locks, moss spraying etc.
Discount for pensioners.
Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275
668
HANDYMAN
Some jobs don’t need a
tradie, so why pay more?
Gardening, building,
electrical, plumbing. No
charge for quotes. Ph Dave
022 451 7314
LANDSCAPING
Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,
Decking, Fencing.
Kanga & small digger
services. Check out Squire
Landscaping on facebook.
FREE QUOTES. Ph
Arthur 347-8796, 027
220-7014 Edwin 027 220-
7154
LAWN MOWING
Garden and rental property
tidy ups, hedge trimming.
Call Glen at Bottle Lake
Lawn Mowing. Ph 027
499 7571
PAINTING
PLASTERING
Free quotes. Int/ext &
roof painting Family run
business, work guaranteed.
Pensioner discounts. Ph
Kerin or Paul 022 191
7877 or 379-1281. Website
www.swedekiwipainting.
co.nz
PAINTING
Indoor / Outdoor, over 30
yrs exp, same day quotes,
ph Steve 021 255 7968
PAINTER QUALIFIED
local professional, Int /
Ext,roofs,wallpaller, call
or text Corban 027 846
5035
PAINTER
CARPENTER
& repairs. Free Quotes. Ph
Joe 0220 916671
PLASTERING (INT)
and small painting jobs
Experience and
Excellence. Small to
Medium job specialists
in all aspects of Interior
Plastering. Please call Tim
022 5380959
REMOVALS
Small furniture removals,
have own van, can fit
various types of whiteware
appliances, some furn,
bedding, boxes etc, honest
& reliable, any area
considered, ph Chch 027
517 7001
ROTARY HOEING
Vege gardewns, new
sections. Ph Dave 382
5779
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Van & Trailer Rubbish
Removal. Free quotes. Ph
Gary 342-8950, 021 529
022
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• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
Trades & Services
SHEEP SHEARING
MOBILE
Fast friendly professional
service. 25 yrs exp.
Shearing, drenching, hoof
trimming etc. Call Shaun
021 204 1274
SPOUTING CLEANING
Spouting Unblocked,
Cleaned Out and Flushed
Out. single storey only, 20
yrs exp, Call Trevor 332
8949 or 021 043 2034
SPOUTING
Select Spouting
The PVC specialist.
Repairs & replacement. Ph
022 197 2351
SPOUTING CLEANING
SPECIALIST
Entire spouting system
cleared. Single or 2 storey.
Jo 021 164 0365
TREE SERVICES
Free quotes 20+ yrs exp.
Tree, hedge or shrub
- reduction, shaped or
removed. Ph/text Paul
The Branch Manager
0274314720
TREE SERVICES
Hedges, shrubs, tree
trimming & removal,
rubbish removal, Ph for
free quotes 022 540 4900
WINDOW CLEANING
Average 3 brm house
inside or out from $45.
Both from $80 Phone
Trevor 344-2170
WINDOW CLEANING
Brown & White Ltd.
Family owned since 2001.
Ph Paul 027 229 3534
Tuition
COMPUTER LESSONS
avail for computer, IPad,
or Mobile. Please contact
Jobee 027 290 9246 www.
computertutor.nz
PIANO Tuition.
Registered Teacher has
vacancies for beginners.
Halswell area. Raewyn
Clegg, phone 322-9377
Wanted To Buy
STEVE PURCELL
ANTIQUES
BUYING
NOW
Gold jewellery,
watches, coins,
medals, scrap
gold, sterling
silver, pewter,
original paintings,
modern art.
351 9139
stevepurcellantiques.com
AAA Buying goods
quality furniture, beds,
stoves, washing machines,
fridge freezers. Same day
service. Selwyn Dealers.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
313 8156
A+ About to move? Books,
china, coins, medals,
furniture, furs, jewellery,
tools, old photos, estate.
Ph 385-5117
ACADEMY ANTIQUES
Buying estates, antiques,
old china, crystal, art,
Royal Doulton , Royal
Albert etc. Best prices,
free appraisal. Call Rob
349-4229
A+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers, washing
machines, ovens. Good
cash paid. Ph Paul 022
0891 671
Wanted To Buy
ALL whiteware wanted.
Same day service, cash
paid for freezes, fridges,
washing machines, ovens.
Also buying furniture &
h/hold effects.Anything
considered. Ph Dave 960-
8440, 027 66 22 116
MILITARIA Any
country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
TRACTOR TYRE
suitable to use as sandpit.
Call 021 372 481
Public Notices
Riccarton
Rugby League
Club INC
AGM
18th October 2020
@ Apsley Drive,
Crosby Park.
11am start.
All past, present & future
members welcome.
Situations Vacant
ASPARAGUS
PICKERS
REQUIRED
MOTUKARARA
PH 329 7905
LABOURERS
WANTED
Unskilled labouring jobs,
immediate start, $19+/ph
• Physically fit
• Able to do heavy work
• Able to pass a drug screen
• Own reliable transport
• Entitled to work in NZ
• Flexibility with hours
• Available now
Call Steve on 03 550 0503 or
visit our website to register
www.ryan.co.nz
Entertainment
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 17 October
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 6354 957
Public Notices
Resource Management Act 1991
Christchurch District Plan
Proposed Private Plan Change 6 –
Homebase extension
Private Plan Change 6
This Private Plan Change seeks to rezone approximately 4.7975ha of land
located on the south-west corner of Marshland Road and QEII Drive to
the north of the existing Homebase retail centre on Marshland Road from
Residential Suburban zone to Commercial Retail Park. The land comprises
229 and 241 Marshland Road, and part of 24 Sanctuary Gardens and 215
Marshland Road.
The scope of the Plan Change is to:
• rezone the land from Residential Suburban zone to Commercial Retail Park
by amending Planning Map 25A;
• remove references to the Mairehau Final Development Area from the
District Plan (delete 14.3.i.i.l, 14.4.3.1.3, 14.4.3.2.7c and Figure 5); and
• amend Chapter 15 Rule 15.7.2.4 by adding a new rule that applies a 32.4
degree recession plane at the western boundary of the site.
More information
You can view the proposed Plan Change and assessment, including the
rationale for the plan change and alternatives considered, as required
under section 32 of the Resource Management Act (RMA) and supporting
information on the Council website at https://www.ccc.govt.nz/pc6 or in hard
copy at Civic Offices and any of the Council’s service centres and libraries
during normal opening hours.
Submissions
Anyone may make a submission on this Plan Change. Written and electronic
submissions must be in accordance with the prescribed Form 5 of the
Resource Management (Forms, Fees & Procedure) Regulations 2003 or
similar. You can make a submission online at https://ccc.govt.nz/the-council/
consultations-and-submissions/haveyoursay, or download a form, or collect
a hard copy form from Civic Offices, Council service centres and libraries.
For details of your nearest Service centre or library please visit ccc.govt.nz/
contact-us or phone 03 941 8999.
Submissions must be received before 5pm on Monday, 16 November 2020.
Process for public participation
Once all submissions have been received, they will be made publically
available. Further submissions will then be invited, allowing certain persons
and organisations to support or oppose any of the initial submissions.
A Council hearing will then be held to consider all submissions, and decisions
will be made following this hearing. Anyone who has made a submission has
the right to appeal the decision to the Environment Court.
This Plan Change will have no legal effect under Section 9 and Clause 10(5)
of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act until the Council
gives public notice of its decision on the plan change and matters raised in
submissions.
If you’d like more information, please contact the City Planning Team at
941-8999 and ask to speak to Emily Allan, Policy Planner, about Private
Plan Change 6 or email us at PlanChange@ccc.govt.nz.
Brendan Anstiss
General Manager
Strategy and Transformation Group
Entertainment
Over the years, Grant Amos has helped thousands
of people overcome their fear of flying.
Enrolments for our next “Flying Without Fear”
Programme are now being taken in your area.
REMEMBER, FEAR OF FLYING IS NOT
IRRATIONAL - DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT IS
For further details, contact Sue on 09 483 5547
or 0800 737 225 www.flyok.co.nz

46 The Star Thursday October 15 2020
THIS SATURDAY 17 OCT
Presented by DnD Showband www.dndshowband.com fb/dndshowband
TWO SHOWS IN ONE
ELVIS
THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH!
This Saturday, 6pm
TICKETS AT WWW.CHAMPIONSHIPWRESTLING.CO.NZ
DOOR SALES AVAILABLE
Fri 6 & Sat 7 Nov, 8pm
DND SHOWBAND PRESENTS
ELVIS +
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BOTH SHOWS SOLD OUT
PRE-SHOW DINING
RIVERVIEW RESTAURANT BOOKINGS FOR PRE-SHOW
DINING ON THE REVISED SHOW DATES ARE
AVAILABLE BY PHONING THE CLUB BISTRO, EXT 4.
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GREAT SONGS, COSTUMES, PROFESSIONAL SOUND & LIGHTS. THIS LIVE BAND IS RENOWNED
FOR ITS TRIBUTE SHOWS. IT’S AN EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED! TICKETS ARE LIMITED.
PRE SALE TICKETS $25 AT THE CLUB BAR . DOOR SALES $30
SHOW STARTS AT 8PM. DOORS OPEN AT 7PM
CASHMERE CLUB
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Oct, 7pm
CIRCUS
CABARET
juggling, hoops,
handstands
adagio & aerials!
Starring Mulletman
& Mim.
Tickets $25, R18
Saturday 28 Nov, 7.30pm
TICKETS $25 PP
PRESENTED BY MADSEN PROMOTIONS
Kaiapoi Club, 113 Raven Quay, Kaiapoi. Ph: 03 327 7884
BA
50 Colombo St, Christchurch.
Phone 03 332 0092
RIVERVIEW RESTAURANT OPEN FROM 5PM FOR PRE-SHOW DINING.
BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED ON 03 332 0092
christchurch
GIG GUIDE
Thursday 15 - Wednesday 21 October 2020
12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Christchurch’s
smoking hot BLUES BAR. Friday 4pm - The Bowie
Six Party feat. Rhomboid. Saturday 8pm - Oscar
LaDell & Hoot. Wednesday 7pm - Blues Jam with
Nick Jackman.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7.30pm - Cathcart/Walsh/Blaikie, free;
10pm - Titanic, free. Friday 5pm - Live Brazilian
Jam with Clube do Choro, free; 8pm - Gore & Core
Metal feat. Empire, Fall of Them, Temperamental,
Stepped Out, Akumu, and Revile, $15 entry.
Saturday 7pm - Cathcart/Walsh/Blaikie & friends,
free;. Sunday 2pm - Traditional Irish music, free;
5.30pm - Drag Show, tickets at eventfinda.co.nz.
Monday 6.30pm - Quiz, free.
BLUE SMOKE, 3 Garlands Rd: Friday 8pm
- Wax Mustang, ticketed. Sunday 7.30pm - Finn
Andrews (The Veils) & Band with Holly
Arrowsmith, ticketed. Wednesday 8pm - Dave
Dobbyn Open Up Tour 2020 with support Good
Will (Will McGillivray), ticketed.
BOO RADLEYS, Level 1, 98 Victoria St:
Thursday 8pm - The Speakeasy Burlesque Club
hosted by Bonita Danger Doll, tickets at
dangerdoll.co.nz. Friday 8pm - Holly Kimber;
10.30pm - Black & Gold Duo. Saturday 8pm -
Amber Carly Williams; 10.30pm - Urban Rumour.
Wednesday 7.30pm - South Street Trio; 9.30pm -
Open Mic Night.
CASHMERE CLUB, 5o Colombo St:
Saturday 8pm - DnD Showband presents ELVIS &
ABBA Tributes, $25 pre sales, $30 door sales.
Tuesday 7pm - Cashmere Ukulele Group.
CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, 5o Colombo
St: Friday 6pm - Natalie Elms; 9.15pm - Absolut.
Saturday 6pm - Mandi Miller; 9.15pm - Smooth
Talk.
FROM BUDDHA TO BLUES, Linwood Art
Centre, Eastside Gallery, Worcester St:
Sunday 1.30pm - East Meets West Pop-Up Concert
feat. Ma Bell & guests, Monk Party, Simon Thomas,
Jon Hooker, Dames Do Dylan, and John Bevin,
entry $25 (cash only), includes a light refreshment.
KEEP MUSIC LIVE, Ara Music Arts
Auditorium, High St: Friday 6.10pm -
Chisnallwood School Bands, $10 entry, students
with ID $5.
‘Famous for their roasts!’
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
Kid's SPECIAL
Two courses
Seniors SPECIAL
Two courses
$13
We are family friendly. Great Kids menu plus designated play area.
Soup/Roast or
Roast/Dessert
Special available lunch only
Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm
$23
To add a listing, contact
Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or
027 458 8590
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
www.star.kiwi/whatson
KENSINGTON FUN HOUSE, 185
Manchester St: Friday 8pm - Free Stand Up
Comedy Showcase. Tuesday 8pm - Open Mic
Stand-Up Comedy, free.
NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine
Pde: Friday 7pm- The Atarmies.
RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse
Rd, Sockburn: Sunday 6pm - Lance Kiwi
Karaoke.
RICHMOND CLUB, 75 London St: Friday
7pm - Krakkajack. Saturday 7pm - The Pistons.
ROSE AND THISTLE, 24 Main North Rd:
Friday 8.30pm - DJ Chick Karaoke. Saturday
8.30pm - The Shameless Few.
SULLIVANS IRISH PUB, 291 Lincoln Rd:
Friday 7.30pm - Chris Lake. Saturday 7.30pm -
Topia. Wednesday 7pm - Willie's Open Mic.
TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, Hornby:
Friday 8.30pm - DJ. Saturday 8.30pm - End Game.
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd:
Thursday 9pm - Nexus. Friday 7.30pm - Open Mic.
Wednesday 9pm - Titanic.
THE LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei
Rd: Thursday 4pm - Meat raffles; 6pm - Free pool
& sounds. Friday 4pm - Meat raffles; 8pm -
Rockabella. Saturday 2pm - Meat raffles. Sunday
3pm - All Blacks v Australia. Tuesday - Pool
Competition.
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd,
Addington: Thursday 8.30pm - Karaoke with
Lance Kiwi. Friday 9.30pm - Red Zone. Saturday
9.30pm - Old Skool. Tuesday - Quiz Night.
Wednesday 7.30pm - Karaoke with Lance Kiwi.
WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON, 19 London
St, Lyttelton: Thursday 7.30pm - Level Sunderbar
feat. King Cass. Friday 7.30pm - The
Raddlers 'Aroha Nui Tour', tickets at
eventbrite.co.nz. Saturday 8pm - ABBA vs Queen,
ticketed. Tuesday 7.30pm - Open Mic. Wednesday
8pm - Al Park & Pals.
Start your
day with us
We are open from 6.30am
Cooked
breakfasts
$19
Check out our extensive
breakfast menu from
Continental to Cooked
The
RACECOURSE HOTEL
& Motorlodge
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
WHAT’S ON
AT THE
RICHMOND
CLUB
FRIDAY
16
7-11PM
KRAKKAJACK
SATURDAY
17
7-11PM
THE PISTONS
SUNDAY
18
3.30PM
LIVE RUGBY
AUSTRALIA v
NEW ZEALAND
BLEDISLOE CUP CHALLENGE
ON THE BIG SCREEN
• Open daily from 11am
• BISTRO Lunch/Dinner
• TAB & Gaming
• Courtesy Van
75 London St
PH 03 389 5778
www.rwmc.co.nz
Members, guests & affiliates welcome

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New show dates for Tina
SHOWTIME Australia, the promoters
of TINA Simply the Best, are proud to
conrm that the NZ tour is going
ahead. Christchurch show dates are
now Tuesday 3 November (SOLD
OUT) and a recently added ursday
5 November at Isaac eatre Royal.
e cast of Simply e Best
touched down in New Zealand in early
September and have now completed
their 14 day quarantine.
e show's original 13-stop tour
launched in Kerikeri on March 16th
earlier this year but was abruptly shut
down by producers just two days later
due to the ever-worsening COVID-19
situation.
“It was devastating to lose the tour
aer so much effort had already been
invested – most of our tours take 12-
18 months of preparation and
planning before we even get to show
day - but safety had to be the priority
and seeing how quickly things
escalated we can't help but feel lucky
that we managed to get everyone
home safe and sound at such a chaotic
time,” said Showtime Australia CEO
Johnny Van Grinsven.
Venues were quick to reschedule
the remaining shows to October and
November, still keen to host the
Cheers to
21 years
eagerly-awaited production and condent that pandemic restrictions
will be minimal by that time.
e dynamic, high-energy show will provide New Zealanders with a
much-needed opportunity to venture out and enjoy some quality live
music aer six months of forced hibernation for the live entertainment
industry.
Audiences will be encouraged to dance and sing along to live
performances of all the soulful rock and RnB hits that made Tina
Turner a superstar, including Simply the Best, What's Love Got To Do
With It, River Deep Mountain High, Proud Mary, Nutbush City Limits,
We Don't Need Another Hero, What You Get is What You See, Private
Dancer and more.
Tickets to the Christchurch ursday 5 November 2020 show are
on sale now at Ticketek. Further information is available at
www.facebook.com/tinaturnerstb. All tickets purchased for a postponed
March 2020 performance will be honoured for the rescheduled
performance date at the same venue.
Next week we mark 21 years in
business with the same owners!
Celebrate with us!
Friday 15th to Sunday 25th October
Special dishes, birthday cake, competitions and giveaways.
Senior Gold Card
Senior *Discounts Gold Card
*Excludes*Discounts
Friday to Sunday Dinner
*Excludes Friday to Sunday Dinner
Bookings Essential
PH 386 0088
fb.com/GardenRestaurantBuffet
www.gardenhotel.co.nz
We're celebrating
21 years in business
with the same owners!
From this Friday to
Sunday 25th October
Prizes & giveaways!
CAFE OPEN
9AM CAFE - 4PM, OPEN 7 DAYS
9AM BAR - 4PM, OPEN 7 DAYS
THURS BAR TO NOW SUN OPEN EVENING
$14 THURS LUNCH TO SUN SPECIALS EVENING
$14 LUNCH SPECIALS
COFFEE-COMBO SPECIALS
FROM COFFEE-COMBO $7.30PM WEEKDAYS SPECIALS
FROM $7.30 WEEKDAYS
PHONE 385 8880
FIND US ON FACEBOOK
fb.com/GBCCHCH
110 Marshland Rd. www.gardenhotel.co.nz . Phone 385 3132
facebook.com/gardenrestaurantbuffet instagram.com/gardenrestaurantbuffet
LIVE MUSIC
FRIDAY FROM 7PM
THE ATARMIES
LIVE RUGBY ON THE BIG SCREEN
SUNDAY 3.30PM Bledisloe Cup Challenge
NZ v AUSTRALIA
BISTRO IS OPEN TUES TO SAT
12pm-2pm and from 5pm
202 Marine Pde • Ph 388-9416
www.newbrightonclub.co.nz Members, guests & affiliates welcome

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