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PAGE 6 Wednesday November 25 2020 BAY HARBOUR Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz ‘I’m always there to be called upon if needed’ • From page 5 How popular is Highland dancing in New Zealand’s ‘English city, surely it’s a bigger deal in Dunedin, the ‘Edinburgh of the South?’ We have about 20 teachers in Christchurch. Canterbury-West Coast as we call it is the largest centre for dancers and pipers in New Zealand. The Caledonian Society and the Scottish Society of New Zealand contribute to the large numbers. We have winter lessons there on Saturday and that brings the children in. Well, we try to bring the children in. There’s a lot of uphill work getting new kids to start. You’ve got to have the parents wanting to do it. Highland dancing was originally a male bastion, but now it’s associated more with females isn’t it? How do you get more laddies involved? Highland dancing was for men in the beginning, not the women, way, way back. Quite often boys come along because their sisters are learning and then the boys get a bit of a grip on it and away they go. But they want to play rugby as well, or football. We’ve got some very strong male dancers in New Zealand, but not many. I could probably count them on two hands, but they carry on dancing right into their 20s. Buying/Selling your Home? SWITCHBOARD HEALTH CHECK Ensure your electrical wiring and connected equipment are safe and compliant. SKILLS: Young Highland dancers go through their routine at the Hororata Highland Games, an event that has boosted the profile of the pursuit. You have two boys, were they encouraged to give it a go? Jason had lovely feet (for ballet). The teacher I took him to, she had a son and he’d come to the class too. As soon as that boy stopped that was it for Jason. He started to learn the bagpipes but I think his friends told him it wasn’t the thing to do and he gave it up. I never pushed (eldest boy) Gregory. Wendy, my daughter, learnt Highland dancing. When she got to about 14 her friends said to her: ‘It’s not the thing to do Wendy.’ Which is the hardest dance to learn? The Highland fling. It’s the Just $190 SAVE $85! Give us a call today 24/7 03 365 9712 incl.GST aoteaelectriccanterbury.co.nz Conditions apply. This offer is exclusive to Aotea Electric Canterbury for residential homes in the Canterbury area only. Award winning company, trusted in Canterbury for 37 years first dance they learn and there’s a lot of pressure on their little legs. To turn your knees out and understand the time count and everything. At what age can you start Highland dancing? About five. Some children start younger but you’ve got to be able to count to 16. The Highland fling puts a lot of pressure on one leg at a time. There’s four counts on one leg and then four counts on the other. That’s quite a lot of springing on one leg for a little kid. Talk up the selling points of Highland dancing? It’s good for posture, they carry themselves well. I also find MenzMedical The Doctors For Men Vasectomy No Scalpel Technique $485 * Guarantee: * See website for guarantee details 2335574 they’re very respectful. I think it’s the discipline of Highland dancing. They also need determination to achieve what’s required. Where and when are the major Highland Games in New Zealand? There’s Waipu on January 1, then there’s Turakina (Wellington) at the end of January. Hastings is at Easter and then there’s Hororata (November). Hororata would probably be one of the biggest in the southern hemisphere. You had an eye operation recently but were you still able to take in the Hororata Highland Games weren’t you? I helped organise the Highland dancing. We had 93 dancers out there (on November 7). At the games most of our dance pipers were involved in pipe bands they couldn’t commit to playing for the Highland dancing so we had to use iPod music. Have the now decade-old Hororata Highland Games been beneficial in terms of dancing’s profile? It’s good exposure to the general public. A lot of people bring their little kids along, they watch the dancing for quite a while and think: ‘I wonder where you have to go to learn that?’. You’ve only got to go on the website for the Piping and 912 Colombo Street, Christchurch Ph: 03 981 8181 or 0800 4 Males (0800 462 537) www.vasectomy.nz Dancing Association of New Zealand and you’ll get all the names of teachers in your area. Are you still focused on teaching? I’m there to relieve if any of the young ones can’t come in to teach. You’ve got to make room for young ones. I’m always there to be called upon if needed. How do you see the future of Highland dancing in New Zealand? I think it’s positive but we have to keep getting it out there in the public eye. You’ve got to keep promoting it otherwise they’ll go and do something else. Your service to Highland dancing has been recognised in recent years hasn’t it? I was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2008 for services to Scottish stuff. They called it the Scottish arts. In June I was made a life member of the Highland dancing section of the Caledonian Society (www. canterburycaledonian.org.nz). I do appreciate the recognition. Does a love of the pipes and drums go hand in hand with Highland dancing? I do like pipe band music. I do a programme, I’ve been doing it for 15 years, on Plains FM 96.9. It’s a Scottish session. I go in there and pre-record it about once a month. 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Wednesday November 25 2020 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz BAY HARBOUR PAGE 7 Property management experts back home in Sumner The Ray White brand of property management has been known and trusted in Sumner and surrounding areas since they opened their first local office at 10B Wakefield Street in 2005. Following the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 the team were forced to move from their premises, initially relocating to an office in Opawa, and later into their office at Ferrymead, where they were situated until last month. Now, under their new brand name of Ray White Morris & Co Property Management, their services are once again based in Sumner – this time in Marriner Street. “We had the opportunity to come home to Sumner, which has given us the chance to reconnect with a lot of our previous clients,” says property manager Ray Hastie, who has been with the company since 2005. “It’s so convenient too, with most of our clients’ properties just a few minutes’ drive away,” he says. Selecting the right tenants for the right property is a key aspect of property management, and property owners can have confidence that the Ray White Morris & Co team will find them the best tenants using their thorough systems and processes, and good old-fashioned local knowledge and expertise. Working alongside Ray as his property management assistant in the Marriner St office is Amber Hill, who has been part of the team for over four years. Not only has Ray provided his experience and expertise in the area of property management, he also helped many property owners deal with complex issues that arose during the difficult Katrina Green, left, Ray Hastie and Amber Hill of Ray White Morris & Co are pleased to offer their property management expertise in Sumner again post-earthquake times. Morris & Co property management operations manager Katrina Green is very proud of her award-winning team and cites their philosophy on going the extra mile for their clients as what makes them stand out. “Property management is not just about property, it’s actually more about people,” she says. “We recognise that our clients are individuals and all have different needs, and we work closely alongside them to ensure their expectations are not only met but exceeded.” The new legislation covering rental properties is another area where the team is providing valuable help and advice for property owners. While the number of requirements owners of rental properties need to meet may seem daunting, if you do it right the first time, they say, there’s nothing to be scared of. The team highlights that property owners may have been misled by some of the information that has been circulated, causing them unnecessary concern. “It is important that landlords don’t be scare-mongered by gossip and hearsay, but instead find out the facts,” says Katrina. “While there is no doubt that the incoming legislation is enormous, when you understand it, it is not as daunting as you first may think, the key really is to seek advice from the experts.” To help landlords get all the information they need on the new legislation, including the Healthy Homes Standards, as well as the Residential Tenancies Act 2019 Amendments, throughout the month of November Ray White has been running a free weekly online Landlord Academy series. Anyone that has missed the series can call the Ray White Morris & Co Property Management office on 331 6755 and they will send you a link to watch the recordings. Ray White Morris & Co is located at 19/42 Marriner Street, Sumner. They welcome enquiries from anyone looking for professional property management of their rental properties, so give them a call to make a time for a chat – they would love to help out. Sick of late night tenant phone calls and being on call 24/7? Tenants not paying their rent on time? Can’t find a tenant for you vacant property? Let us take the stress out of owning a rental property Ray White Morris & Co Property Management Limited 03 331 6755 morrispm.nz@raywhite.com canterburypm.co.nz To Have & To Hold, November 28 - December 15 at Little River Gallery. A shorter than most exhibition in order to allow for early pick up for Christmas. Contributors are Christchurch women Lorelei Jenner and Jenny Wilson and local Jane Downes. Jasmine Keir’s studio is in Keri Keri and Debra Powell is from the rural Waikato hamlet of Te Pahu. Lorelei Jenner paintings are somewhere between abstract and landscape. The images can be both familiar and interpretive, while at the same time mysterious, atmospheric and other worldly. Debra Powell’s alias in the pottery studio is ‘Little Betty’, her ceramic work has strong narrative themes, exploring relationships between people and nature, playing with convention and infusing the result with a gentle humour. Oxidised copper artist Jasmine Keir endeavours to create and understand the pure alchemy of the colours achievable using a vast variety of natural ingredients to react and colour her copper panels. Jenny Wilson has recreated a series of white porcelain moths these light mysterious creatures are pinned in reference to museum specimens; others rest on circles – an ancient Chinese symbol of the cycles of life, and of the cosmos. Jane Downes’ delicate themes are fabricated in steel. “A joyful look at the symbiotic relationship between bees and flowers and an observation of nature’s sacred geometry and spontaneity.” Debra Powell Jenny Wilson Lorelei Jenner To Have To Hold Jane DOWNES Debra POWELL Lorelei JENNER Jasmine KEIR Jenny WILSON 28 Nov - 15 Dec 2020 Main Rd, Little River 03 325 1944 art@littlerivergallery.com
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