Southern View: October 22, 2020

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 

Connecting Your Local Community 

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destination 

for Cantabrians 

Another school 

calls for additional 

road safety 

Elijah loses locks 

for alopecia 

fundraiser 

• By Bea Gooding 

AFTER MIGRATING from a 

small town in India to building 

a life in Christchurch for the 

last 17 years, Sunita Gautam 

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Gautam’s determination pays off 

PRIDE: Sunita Gautam wants to improve the state of Linwood Village as the newly-elected Central Ward 

representative of the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

believes it’s her time to give 

back. 

A determination to serve 

her community has paid off, 

as she has now been elected 

to represent the Central 

Ward in the Linwood- 

Central-Heathcote Community 

Board. 

Last week’s by-election results 

saw Gautam receiving 958 votes 

for the seat, over candidates 

Celeste Donovan, Clive Antony, 

Paul Lonsdale, Wayne Hawker, 

Faimeh Burke and John 

Stringer. 

• Turn to page 5 

School 

apologises 

for lack of 

zone 

consultation 


A SCHOOL has apologised 

for its lack of consultation over 

a proposal to change its zone 

following accusations from 

parents the rules weren’t followed. 

Somerfield School has been 

required by the Ministry of 

Education to reduce the size 

of its zone due to risks of 

overcrowding. 

Current and prospective parents 

met with the school’s board 

of trustees last week to discuss the 

rationale behind the proposal and 

whether community consultation 

was sufficient. 

They claimed the school did not 

send letters to affected households 

and objected to most aspects of 

the plan. 

A prospective Somerfield 

parent who did not want to be 

named appreciated the steps the 

school was taking to ensure all 

voices were heard but was still 

concerned about the proposal. 

“They did a good job of 

explaining themselves. They 

apologised for not consulting 

more and regret that they didn’t,” 

he said. 


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Thursday October 22 2020 3 

School fears for pupils’ safety on roads 


ANOTHER SCHOOL says it 

fears for the safety of its pupils 

following an increase in traffic 

and dangerous driving in the 

area. 

Provisions for safer access 

to Knights Stream School in 

Halswell are being sought for 

children walking, biking or 

scootering to school, due to a rise 

in traffic caused by the Southern 

Motorway. 

It comes after Hornby High and 

Halswell School revealed they were 

also experiencing the same issues 

due to growing traffic volumes and 

speeding drivers. 

The city council recently 

installed improvements nearby 

Knights Stream School, such as 

road markings and speed signs. 

But principal Mike Molloy believes 

more needs to be done to 

mitigate the issue. 

The school is on Richmond 

Ave and is connected to John 

Paterson Drive, which opens up 

to the motorway. 

Molloy said vehicles passing 

nearby the school often struggle 

to slow down as they come from 

the 100km/h zone into a 40km/h 

speed limit zone. 

“Kids aren’t predictable and 

they’re not as good at judging a 

vehicle’s speed,” he said. 

“They don’t always look, so 

we’re making sure we do work 

on road safety, and parents are 

supporting their children in 

making good decisions. 

“We’re trying to be preventative 

rather than reactive.” 

The school, through the 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board, requested 

the city council address a 

number of concerns regarding 

the safety of children. 

Molloy said the volume of traffic 

has already increased and is 

expected to rise. 

The school wants a 30km/h 

speed limit and a raised platform 

outside of the campus. It also 

wants cameras to catch speeding 

vehicles, a pedestrian crossing, 

and more signs to remind 

driver’s about their behaviour. 

Buses parked outside the 

school also cause visibility issues 

when vehicles are turning right 

from Killarney Ave and the 

school wants the bus stop to be 

PROVISIONS: 

Knights Stream 

School principal 

Mike Molloy 

is concerned 

increased traffic 

in the area is 

endangering 

the lives of 

pupils walking 

or biking to 

school. 

PHOTO: GEOFF 

SLOAN 

moved across the road to the 

Knights Stream Park car park. 

A lack of street lighting at 

night is also a concern for children 

passing through the area, 

and Molloy hopes lights can be 

installed. 

“We’re a community school, so 

when we’re not here people are 

still safe when they’re coming 

to use the facilities after school 

and during the weekend, not just 

when the school’s operating,” he 

said. 

Molloy noticed improvements 

when extra signage was installed 

recently by the city council, 

but was concerned a new speed 

bump at the intersection of Richmond 

Ave and John Paterson 

Drive was not raised enough. 

“It’s not sufficient, as it 

stands, to mitigate the issue as 

it’s only a slight bump. You could 

probably hit 80km/h over it fine,” 

he said. 

City council transport operations 

manager Steffan Thomas 

said additional 40km/h signage, 

road markings and a kea crossing 

already outside the school 

were considered to be sufficient 

provision. Relocating the bus 

stop was not desirable, and the 

new speed bump in question was 

recently modified to better slow 

vehicles down. 

“Relocating the bus stop into 

the car park would result in 

more pedestrians and typically 

more children needing to cross 

the road. However, staff will 

investigate the visibility concerns 

raised,” Thomas said. 

“The developer has recently 

modified the platform by 

shortening the ramps to slow 

vehicles on approach. It had been 

designed to accommodate buses 

which require the ramp to be 

slightly gentler than a platform 

on a non-bus route.” 

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Call for a delay to changes 

• From page 1 

“I think they made the best of 

it with what they have to work 

with. I can understand but I don’t 

think it’s good enough. They said 

they were just following ministry 

guidelines, but that’s a bit of a 

cop-out. 

“Being sorry doesn’t solve the 

problem.” 

Concerns raised over the 

proposal saw some homes in 

the western boundary missing 

out due to streets being split in 

half, particularly on Conway St, 

Stanbury Ave, Roberta Drive and 

Rose St. 

Longer travel distances for 

some students and an overlap 

into other school zones were also 

main objections. 

Board of trustees chairwoman 

Stephanie Muller said it was not 

a requirement for the school to 

do letter drops in the community 

but acknowledged there was 

room for improvement. 

She said the school’s consultation 

process included sending 

letters to 15 local schools in 

the area, 20 early childhood 

providers, an advertisement in 

a September issue of Southern 

View, as well as emails and letters 

to the school community from 

August 17. 

“The board acknowledges this 

is an emotional and contentious 

issue for families,” she said. 

“While you can always do 

more, we do feel confident 

that we have done our best to 

genuinely seek feedback and we 

were very open to considering all 

submissions that we received. 

“As a board, we are just following 

the process set out by the 

ministry.” 

Parents were wanting the 

consultation process – which 

closed on September 25 – to be 

extended until the beginning of 

next year, for no zone reductions 

to the western boundary, 

and further reductions to the 

northern boundary extending to 

Milton St. 

Muller said parents understood 

why the changes were not possible 

because it would overcrowd 

schools nearby, such as Addington 

School. 

The board has instead asked 

the MoE to delay the proposed 

changes, which takes effect next 

year. 

Said Muller: “The board will 

recommend to the ministry that 

the change does not take effect 

until term 1 2022. 

“The additional time will allow 

the families affected to continue 

to plan to attend Somerfield next 

year, and we look forward to 

welcoming them then.” 

The ministry’s decision will 

be revealed at the next board of 

trustees meeting on October 30. 

Passion for people 

• From page 1 

Gautam is looking forward to 

the journey ahead and is taking 

over the position after the death 

of long-serving community 

board member and former city 

councillor Sally Buck. 

“I’m excited, this is just the 

beginning. I’m really proud of 

the Central Ward,” she said. 

“I really want to thank the 

people of central Christchurch 

for seeing beyond my skin colour. 

I’m grateful for the opportunity 

and I will not let them down.” 

Her vision for the ward includes 

making it a place where 

everyone felt safe, valued and 

had a sense of belonging. 

“We also need to sort out 

parking for residents, unhosted 

home-share accommodation and 

footpaths and roads.” 

A major focus was on encouraging 

more civic participation in 

her ward as she identified a lack 

of engagement and education on 

what a community board can do 

for residents. 

The recent by-election saw a 

23.46 per cent voter turnout, and 

33.43 per cent at the local elections 

last year. 

“Engagement – it’s what is 

lacking and it’s a frustration. 

I want to make sure the community 

understands the process 

as people have no idea what the 

structure is,” she said. 

“Like if people want to move 

a tree on their street, you need 

to go through the community 

board. Most of the time the 

process isn’t clear to the public.” 

She also wanted to prioritise 

taking steps to ensure Linwood 

Village gets a revamp and becomes 

a safer place to be in. 

Gautam moved from Shaktinagar 

(UP) – a small Indian town 

700km north-west of Kolkata 

– to Christchurch nearly two 

decades ago after an arranged 

marriage to join her husband, 

Sunil Ranjan, in the city. 

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as a business mentor, a justice of 

the peace, a marriage celebrant, 

and a business and management 

lecturer at Canterbury University. 

She will also be finishing her 

PhD later this year in immigrant 

entrepreneurship at UC. 

Gautam’s experience in the 

migrant and wider community 

and a passion for people was 

what drew her to the Central 

Ward role. 

“The council is doing great, but 

I wanted to be at the table where 

decisions are made,” she said. 

“I’m not a complainer, I’m a 

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Thursday October 22 2020 


SOUTHERN VIEW 

Open day to 

learn how to 

recycle correctly 

THE CITY’S recycling facility is 

opening its doors on October 31 

for a behind-the-scenes look at 

how it operates. 

Visitors to the Parkhouse Rd 

facility in Sockburn, which is 

normally off-limits to the public, 

will get up close to a recycling 

truck and learn about how the 

contents of their yellow bins are 

managed. 

“EcoSort processes 25-tonnes 

of yellow bin contents an hour,” 

city council resource recovery 

manager Ross Trotter said. 

“But a lot of our trucks are 

being contaminated and have to 

go to landfill because we can only 

recycle if we have the correct 

items in the yellow bin. 

“So now is the perfect opportunity 

for people to learn 

more about why putting the 

right things in your wheelie 

bin matters so much, as well as 

understanding how the recycling 

process works from start to finish.” 

Trotter said by taking the time 

to put only the right items in 

your yellow bin, “you’re helping 

us collect high-quality material” 

that can be recycled in both local 

and international markets. 

EcoSort will be open from 9am 

to 1pm. 

Elijah loses locks for alopecia fundraiser 


ELIJAH ATKINS-Van der 

Knaap is on a mission to raise 

awareness of a skin disease 

resulting in permanent hair loss, 

losing his curly blonde locks in 

the process. 

Nearly 150 students, staff and 

family members gathered at 

Ngutuawa School to watch the 

nine-year-old have his hair cut 

down to 2.5cm, after growing it 

for about two-and-a-half years 

in support of people with alopecia 

in New Zealand. 

Fundraising for Alopecia NZ, 

Elijah donated more than $300 

to the charity. His hair was sent 

to Freedom Wigs in Dunedin 

to make into a wig for alopecia 

patients. 

Said his mother, Wendy 

Atkins: “It’s so humbling and 

brings a tear to my eye. He is so 

kind and felt strongly that some 

children also have alopecia and 

the awareness and funds are going 

to a fantastic cause.” 

Atkins said Elijah wanted to 

raise awareness about alopecia 

as not many people knew about 

the disease, which causes permanent 

hair loss. 

Hair loss fundraisers were 

usually directed towards cancer 

patients, she said. 

“When it’s gone, it’s gone 

forever – this was one of the 

AMBITION: Ngutuawa School student Elijah Atkins-Van der Knaap, 9, shaved his long, 

blonde locks to raise money and awareness for alopecia patients. 

phrases that spoke to us the 

loudest,” she said. 

“So after looking online, there 

wasn’t much about alopecia 

and there wasn’t really have a 

collection day, like Daffodil Day, 

and it’s kind of hidden during 

Blue September, that now has a 

strong focus on men’s health and 

prostate cancer.” 

For his efforts, he was 

awarded a “beautiful certificate” 

and a book. 

“He’s super stoked and so 

humble. I’m sure that’s not the 

end though, this story may continue 

for Elijah,” said Atkins. 

Going through another hot 

summer with long hair will not be 

a problem for Elijah now that his 

locks were not getting in the way. 

Said Atkins: “Elijah loves his 

short hair; easy washing and 

fast drying and best of all . . . he 

doesn’t need to have it brushed. 

And he has been such a champ, 

he is a little shy and sheepish but 

very informative in the same 

token. He loved the crazy hair 

day at school and that everyone 

watched him have his big cut.” 

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designed to foster the national curriculum’s child-centred 

orthodoxy. 

Of course, every child should be at the heart of their own 

learning. How could they now be! But let’s not throw the 

baby out with the bathwater. A child’s education should be 

a balance of subject knowledge; essential skills; teaching 

programmes developed to suit their demonstrated 

knowledge, understanding and progress; and assessment 

that offers you, your child and their teachers, honesty and 

evidence of this progress. 

All parents, teachers and coaches know that children learn 

best when they are interested in what they are learning. 

Making subject knowledge and skills 

interesting is the ongoing and exciting 

challenge for all of us who educate and 

motivate our children. 

Located in the heart of our city, St 

Michael’s has been educating and 

nurturing the children of Christchurch 

for 169 years. For our young pupils 

have limitless potential to lead exciting 

and generous lives, and we have the 

responsibility to educate and inspire 

them, to encourage every child to flourish 

in mind, body and spirit. 

St Michael’s is a prep school for girls and 

boys in Years 1-8. ‘Prep’ as in preparation 

for secondary school, a foundation for a 

fine life. For at the heart of St Michael’s 

are the essential values of Christian faith 

and good citizenship: respect, integrity, community, faith, 

hope and love. 

An independent school education at the primary level is 

a great gift. Our classes are small, with year-groups of 20 

pupils, ensuring your child is an individual, well known by 

staff and fellow pupils alike. 

Traditional foundations in English and Maths are 

assured. This academic rigour then underpins our wider 

curriculums in History, Geography, Science and Spanish. 

IT literacy is taught, not assumed, and computer use is 

measured. We like teaching and talking to our pupils! 

A prep education offers balance. St Michael’s cultural 

and sports’ programmes further develop your child’s 

foundation, as creativity and problem-solving come in 

many forms. Specialist art and music classes are enjoyed 

weekly. We have three choirs, and most pupils participate 

in instrumental or speech & drama lessons with our ten 

itinerant staff. 

Nestled on the banks of the Avon, opposite the Riverside 

Farmers’ Market, our extended campus is spectacular: the 

Art Gallery, Museum, Tūranga – the 

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just minutes away. 

Many of our parents now work in 

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You and your child are warmly 

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Encourage birds back into the city 

Heathcote River 

health 

I HAVE been thinking of trees 

this week. 

There have been very few 

times when as a member of 

the Spreydon-Cashmere Community 

Board I haven’t thought 

about trees one way or another. 

Trees are probably the third 

most raised topic in the community 

after water and traffic and 

roads. Everyone loves a tree but 

at times many of us are inclined 

to have a word or two about 

their leaves, their roots, their 

placement and whether they are 

native/endemic to Aotearoa New 

Zealand or exotic. 

With the winds we have been 

having recently trees have been 

badly damaged in several of our 

parks and reserves and I have 

sent in one or two SnapSend- 

Solves to the city council requesting 

a clean-up of enormous 

branches and split trunks lying 

on the ground where children 

may have been playing the day 

before. You will have seen some 

damaged trees too. 

I often look at trees in our 

parks and reserves and think of 

their possible history. Were the 

lombardy poplars planted by or 

for returning soldiers from the 

World War 1 battles in Italy to 

remind them of their time there. 

From the board 

Karolin Potter, chair 

Were the oaks and elms and 

beeches similarly reflecting time 

spent in the United Kingdom 

around the same time. 

Many of these trees would live 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board 

BIRD CALL: There are groups of people in Christchurch 

planting endemic trees to encourage bellbirds, tui, 

kereru and the rest to come to town. 

hundreds of years in their 

home on the other side of 

the world but will live only 

decades in New Zealand because 

our winters are not cold enough 

to give the trees their proper 

rest. 

When I first came on the 

board we used to talk a lot about 

planting a native tree pathway 

from Banks Peninsula into town 

to encourage our birds and 

other fauna to return to the city. 

Other New Zealand cities have 

great populations of our native 

birds in their neighbourhoods 

with Wellington leading the 

way in restoring populations of 

native birds that we in Christchurch 

never see. 

I am so envious when I hear 

an interview in Wellington 

on radio drowned out by the 

squawk of a kaka. I am thrilled 

to know that we have groups of 

local people planting endemic 

trees to encourage bellbirds, 

tui, kereru and the rest to come 

to town and that that effort is 

supported by the Summit Road 

Society and all the other groups 

who are working so hard to 

make the Port Hills predatorfree. 

You can’t do much better than 

planting a tree for your children 

and their children unless its 

also putting a well serviced 

and humane trap in your back 

garden if you live on the river or 

the hills. 

A RECENT newspaper article 

highlighted the poor water quality 

of Christchurch’s urban rivers. 

The Ōpāwaho Heathcote River 

scored the worst for sediment, 

zinc and copper, according to a 

city council report. 

The report showed a lack of progress 

made in dealing with these 

contaminants. 

Jenny Webster-Brown noted, 

“city residents should take more 

responsibility” for the health of 

the river. 

The Ōpāwaho Heathcote 

River Network is an organisation 

working with community groups 

to advocate for the continued 

improvement of the river. 

The recent World Rivers 

Day and World Fish Migration 

Day celebration had a huge 

community response. It brought 

together community groups, 

councils and businesses involved 

in river care. 

People saw how they can make 

a difference. A co-ordinated 

approach between tangata 

whenua, local government and 

the community is essential. 

Community engagement and 

involvement is a powerful tool to 

institute change. – Annabelle 

Hasselman, chair Ōpāwaho 

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• By Louis Day 

IT COULD be a while until 


the eastern suburbs start to 

see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign 

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During October’s local body 

elections, Ms Dalziel identified 

repairs to the eastern part of the 

city’s footpaths, pipes and roads 

as one of her main priorities for 

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“We need a fully integrated 

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Page 17 But chief executive Dawn 

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east would have to be agreed 

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SPREYDON residents are 

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preparing to help members of 

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ANY DECISION on helping people 

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who may struggle to Motorhomes 

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council the above chief proposed centre based 

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executive in I Zone David Park Rolleston. 

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with the idea and so I agreed that 

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as an avenue if anybody does 

community will need. 

need help. 

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think that we are just looking 

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are providing online 

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For us, it’s about responsiveness 

delivery and things like that but 

to the central government 

it’s just hard to know how it’s going 

to pan out. 

guidelines, the safety of staff 

and the safety of our communities.” 

“I just think they [people] just 

need to let us know what they 

It follows calls from 

need and we’ll do our best to 

Christchurch city councillors to 

help,” she said. 

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Mrs Hodder said there is no 

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July – if the funding needed is 

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Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

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Board has written 

in its draft 

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