Nor'West News: November 26, 2020

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 

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this week 

Residents call 

for Shirley 

centre rebuild 

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destination 

for Cantabrians 

A community breakfast 

initiative aimed at 

supporting families is 

ensuring children are 

fed before they start 

their school day. Among 

those tucking in was 

Northcote Primary 

School year 6 pupil 

Zohreh Mehdizadeh. 

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Families tuck into free breakfast initiative 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

Edgeware 

Pool 

may be 

open in 

two years 

• By Bea Gooding 

THE EDGEWARE Pool could open 

in the next two years if fundraising 

efforts are successful. 

The Edgeware Pool Group is in 

the process of completing the final 

designs and has now applied for 

funding from the NZ Lotteries 

Commission to under take a 

geotechnical assessment of the land. 

The assessment will determine 

whether the land underneath the 

structure can support the pool’s 

foundations. 

Now that resource consent and 

a business plan had been obtained, 

St Albans Residents Association 

treasurer Lynne O’Keefe said the 

next major step is to work with 

funding partners and continue 

fundraising. 

“In 2021 we will really get into the 

major fundraising,” she said. 

O’Keefe is confident they can 

secure the necessary funding in spite 

of the pool’s $2.8 million price tag. 

“It’s all coming together and we’re 

all feeling really positive about it. 

People have and will come on board 

and contribute as they are really 

wanting this pool to go ahead.” 

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Thursday, 2-3.30pm, at Fendalton, 

Friday, 10am-noon, at Papanui, 

Tuesday, 1-3pm, at Bishopdale, 

Wednesday, 1-2.30pm, at Redwood 

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Citizens Advice Bureau provides 

free and confidential advice. They 

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with the information, options and 

support that fit your needs. Phone 351 

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Open Studio 

Friday, 10am-noon 

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Go along and discover more about 

audio and video production at the 

library’s studio. No experience necessary. 

Suitable for all ages. 

Mah-jong Group 

Saturday, 1-3.30pm, at Shirley, 

Monday, 1-4pm, at Papanui 

Shirley and Papanui libraries 

Go along to the free event if you 

are interested in playing or learning 

about Mah-jong. 

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Saturday, 10am-noon, at 

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Shirley and Papanui, Wednesday, 

10am-1pm, at Bishopdale 

Bishopdale, Fendalton and Shirley 

libraries 

A justice of the peace will be 

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After School Activity Zone 

Monday, 3.45-4.45pm 

Shirley Library 

Designed for children ages 6 to 

10-years-old. Technology, games, 

crafts, books and more will be on 

offer. Caregivers must remain in the 

library during the session. Free, no 

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Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm 


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Scrabble Club 

Wednesday, 1.30-3.30pm 


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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.” 

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Thursday November 26 2020 3 

Healthy breakfast five days a week 


THE BREAKFAST Club 

initiative is making sure 

children are fed before they start 

their school day. 

Initially meals were dished up 

two days a week, but the club – 

which is run by Neighbourhood 

Links at Northcote Primary 

School – is now able to operate 

every weekday due to its growing 

popularity. 

The club welcomes children 

and their families from the community 

for a spot of breakfast 

“made with love” – including anything 

from WeetBix, toast, fruit 

salad and cereals, to warmer 

options, such as porridge, baked 

beans or spaghetti. 

In term 3 alone, more than 

1667 breakfasts were served. 

“It was probably our biggest 

influx yet during the winter,” 

said Breakfast Club co-founder 

Charlotte Clark. 

“Winter is the hardest for 

families. The power bills are bigger, 

so food [money] is often the 

first things that gets cut because 

it’s easier to take money from 

there as supposed to the bills.” 

The club was founded by Clark 

and Angie Durey in 2018 to ensure 

no child started their school 

day hungry after many pupils 

were turning up with empty 

stomachs. 

SERVICE: Year 6 pupil Sarah Wilson and Breakfast Club 

co-founder Charlotte Clark. (Right) Year 5 pupil Zoe 

Graham. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

Starting off with only a handful 

of pupils, it has since become 

a staple in the community, serving 

nearly 50 people a day who 

otherwise may not have eaten at 

home. 

Clark attributes the club’s 

growth to the increasing number 

of volunteers who help out each 

morning, and due to regular 

food donations from KidsCan 

and members of the community. 

“It’s only a success because our 

community make it a success – 

it’s not because of us” said Clark. 

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“Children should always be 

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to suffer,” she said. 

Clark said in the last two years, 

the initiative has been a “huge 

help” to whānau, who no longer 

have to worry about the barriers 

involved when it comes to the 

most important meal of the day. 

“Research shows that our children 

learn better with breakfast,” 

she said. 

In recent weeks, Covid-19 

proved the need for the service 

after many parents lost their 

jobs. “There’s a wide range of 

children that come – they could 

be children of working families 

or parents on the benefit,” said 

Clark. 

“The realities our families face 

in an area as small as ours, built 

with a lot of state houses, are 

having many bills and paying 

high rent. 

“The cost of food and 

other things are rising and wages 

aren’t matching that.” 

But it was not just a case of 

telling parents to feed their children, 

said Clark. 

“Having some understanding 

is helpful, it’s not our place to 

judge. At the end of the day, 

our children aren’t getting fed if 

we’re sitting here arguing about 

it,” she said. 

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The former pool was 

demolished in 2007 by the city 

council and the community has 

been lobbying to get a new one 

built ever since, but securing 

funding has been a barrier. 

The group successfully completed 

a feasibility study last year 

to determine if the pool would 

be an asset to the community. It 

enabled the group to apply for 

funding from major charitable 

groups. 

O’Keefe said more than 

$150,000 has been raised from 

fundraising events, such as 

monthly pub quizzes and raffles, 

to cover resource consent and design 

plan costs. But she said the 

group still has to raise $2 million 

for the pool’s construction. 

The city council initially said 

it would not contribute to the 

project, but later committed to 

providing $1.25 million if the 

group could raise the rest. Once 

it opens, residents can expect 

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Call for community centre rebuild 


RESIDENTS ARE calling for the 

revival of Shirley Community 

Centre after the area has been 

left without a facility for nearly a 

decade. 

This comes after the Papanui- 

Innes Community Board sought 

ideas for the future use of the 

former community centre site at 

10 Shirley Rd. 

Due to the city council’s financial 

restraints, it was unlikely 

that funding would be available 

in the short-term for permanent 

options. 

However, the community 

board was still keen to see the 

space utilised in the meantime, 

while they advocated for funding 

through the 2021-2031 Long 

Term Plan process. 

In September, a questionnaire 

was delivered to about 800 properties 

within the site’s vicinity, 

which asked residents whether 

they currently used the site, how 

they would like to use it, and 

how the city council can make 

the most of what was already 

there. 

The city council received 58 

submissions regarding the matter. 

Shirley Recreational Walkers 

leader Sue Lang wants to see the 

centre reinstated and feared it 

CHANGES: The site of the old Shirley Community Centre, 10 Shirley Rd. It now has a permanent pump track. 

might not happen after the rebuild 

was deferred for a number 

of years. 

“I would like to see the Shirley 

Community Centre reinstated 

back at this site as we were led 

to believe it would be happening 

back in 2017,” Lang said in her 

submission. 

“It is on a great bus route and 

was used by many groups both 

day and night. Other areas have 

had their community centres rebuilt, 

but not Shirley. Why?” 

Prior to the September 4, 

2010, and February 22, 2011, 

earthquakes, the well-established 

centre was used by many 

community groups to host 

workshops, classes and fun 

activities. 

Due to the building’s damage 

caused by the earthquakes, the 

facility was demolished in 2012 

and has not been replaced since, 

in spite of the area’s growing 

population. 

While re-development options 

were being explored, a 

temporary pump track and a 

table tennis facility were recently 

installed after a young member 

of the community had an idea to 

temporarily utilise the space. 

Mairehau resident Joanne 

Byrne used to use the former 

community centre and lives 

less than 1km away from the 

site. 

“We don’t need nor want 

temporary activities, we want a 

community centre,” she said. 

“I would like to see a community 

hub – a combined library 

and community centre with 

additional community facilities, 

like a permanent pump track 

and bathrooms for all to use.” 

But Richmond Residents and 

Business Association president 

Vicki Brown disagreed with a 

need to rebuild the centre. 

“We don’t need a community 

centre built back here, Shirley are 

having great success with their 

facility in MacFarlane Park,” she 

said. 

“We would like to see more 

recreational items added with 

more updated play equipment, 

and an opportunity to grow the 

community garden.” 

Other suggestions being 

floated around included adding 

communal barbecues, a food 

forest for foraging, and keeping 

it as an open space for planting 

and walking. 

The community board was 

currently looking at alternative 

funding options and possible 

partnerships with organisations. 

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Community garden to stay for now 


A GARDEN that has been an 

integral part of Riccarton for 

more than seven years is set to 

remain in the community for 

now. 

The future of the Riccarton 

West Community Garden was 

stuck in limbo after its closure in 

September when the lease for the 

land came to an end. 

But it has since re-opened on 

Peverel St after a compromise 

was struck with landowner, 

Kāinga Ora, which will allow the 

garden to continue flourishing 

for the next two years. 

The Christchurch South 

Community Gardens Trust now 

manages the space, which has 

been downsized to make way 

for new public housing due to be 

built soon. 

Said trust manager Christine 

Blance: “It is very good news 

for local Riccarton residents as 

the community gardens and 

pantry contribute significantly 

to their well-being, and to 

neighbourhood sustainability.” 

Kāinga Ora will soon start 

building 12 of the 13 homes 

planned for the Peverel St site 

where the garden is located, and 

adjoining sites at Kea St. 

This gives the trust two years 

to find a permanent location 

for the garden while the 

construction progresses. Once 

the garden is relocated and the 

land is returned to Kāinga Ora, 

it will complete construction on 

the 13th and final home. 

In July next year, the Riccarton 

West Community Garden Trust 

will take over the lease once it 

has been established. 

Said Blance: “Complete 

demolition was the only other alternative. 

The current site allows 

for the Riccarton Community 

Gardens Development Group to 

have some breathing space while 

they form a charitable trust and 

identify another suitable, permanent 

site.” 

The garden was established 

in 2013 when members of the 

Student Volunteer Army, the 

Riccarton West Neighbourhood 

Policing Team, and residents 

came together to dig and prepare 

the land for planting. 

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Bronwyn 

Saunders at 

the Riccarton 

West 

Community 

Garden. 

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GEOFF 

SLOAN 

Blance said there is no 

confirmation on a new location, 

which will required access to 

utilities, such as power and 

water, and good street access. 

But she invited anyone with 

land to offer for a long-term 

lease to email her at info@ 

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SCHOOLS 

More than 5400 pupils from 56 primary and 

intermediate schools throughout Christchurch 

and Canterbury competed in the two-day MASH 

Tough Kid endurance event last week. Held at the 

South New Brighton Domain, the annual event 

sees competitors negotiate 17 obstacles along the 

2.7km course. Participants were encouraged to 

wear fancy dress with prizes awarded to the best 

dressed individuals. 

Russley 

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Emma Cox 

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Isaiah Fortune of Casebrook Intermediate School slides 

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Bronson Brown and 

Romeo Baiese of St 

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bubble bath.



Mud tests the balance of these youngsters. 

Casebrook Intermediate’s 

Aidan Sandys completes 

the estuary run. 

Warming up before the start of the event. 

Pupils received a watery welcome from firefighters at the finish line. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

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Award attributed to volunteer work with children 

LORRAINE ORMAN believes 

decades of volunteer work 

supporting children’s literature 

were a contributing factor for 

her Storylines Betty Gilderdale 

Award for 2020. 

The award is given annually to 

individuals for their outstanding 

service to children’s literature 

and literacy. 

The Ngaio Marsh Retirement 

Village resident will receive 

$2000 and will also deliver a 

40min address at the awards 

presentation in Auckland this 

week, known as the Storylines 

Spring Lecture. 

Orman has spent weeks preparing 

for her lecture. 

“Initially I thought I don’t 

deserve this award. When I did 

start thinking about it, I realised 

I’d been doing, mainly, volunteer 

work to support children’s books 

in one way or another for 45 

years. I’m almost regarding the 

medal as a reward for longevity,” 

she said. 

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PASSION: Author Lorraine Orman, of the Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village, has been 

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– you’ve got to turn away from 

the real world and go into the 

world you’re creating inside your 

head. 

“I (also) do have to do research 

for all the historical details.” 

Earlier in life, her parents 

divorced and she was brought 

up as an only child. Her love of 

books was inspired by classics 

as The Lion, the Witch and the 

Wardrobe and the Walt Disney 

comics. 

She eventually met Jim Orman 

and later married, then raised a 

family with two sons. 

It was during her time of 

bringing up children that Orman 

found time to write. She had 

been a librarian before she began 

exploring writing with short 

stories for children. 

The first paid piece was published 

with the New Zealand 

School Journal in 1982. 

She said one of her books, 

Cross Tides, won the New 

Zealand Post Children’s Book 

Awards best first book in 2005. 

Another book, still in publication, 

is Here Come the Marines 

which was first published in 

2005. 

She was inspired to follow 

the subject matter of American 

soldiers training for the battles of 

World War 2 in the area around 

Warkworth, north of Auckland. 

It was Auckland-based literary 

agent Ray Richards who raised 

the subject matter – such as US 

troops driving their vehicles on 

Omaha beach – with her and 

kept “bugging” her to write a 

book around the idea. 

She has spent a lifetime in 

the vicinity of those in New 

Zealand’s literary world. Others 

she knows include one of her 

treasured mentors – Tessa Duder 

– and a “great friend” Maria Gill. 

She and Jim moved to 

Christchurch from their 

previous homes in Warkworth 

and Omaha Beach, and now 

reside at the Papanui retirement 

village.

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november 2020 

Discovering 

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Late nIght 

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collection highlights with one of their friendly, 

knowledgeable guides. 

Late-night tours happen every Wednesday and last 

45 to 60 minutes. 

No booking required, meet at the front desk on 

the ground floor and take a tour with one of our 

friendly, knowledgeable guides. 

The Gallery is open late until 9pm every 

Wednesday, look out for great events, talks and 

films, designed to give your hump day a bit of a 

boost. 

ChrIstMas 

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Richmond, Christchurch 

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castle and free face-painting for the littlies. 

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A New Brighton Project initiative. “Creating Community Together”. 

When: Saturday Nov. 21-Dec. 19 - 10am-2pm 

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It is recommended that younger children be accompanied by an 

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If you wish to stay in your car, you are more than welcome to listen 

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Discovering Positive retireMent 

law 

Puzzle 

tRUStS ACt 2019 – 

timE tO ACt 

The Trusts Act 2019 comes 

into effect on 30th January 

2021. The 18 month delay 

from when the Act was passed 

to allow time for settlors, 

trustees and advisors to 

familiarise themselves with the 

changes and requirements and 

review their trust is nearly up. 

If you have not already started 

your review then put it on your 

reading list for this summer. 

EXERCiSE thE minD 

While there are many new 

living provisions in the new Act, 

life the main ones that will be all. It is time to now locate and 

gather these deeds and records. 

SUDOKU - EASY SUDOKU - mEDiUm 

of interest to trustees are the 

setting out of the mandatory 

and default duties of trustees, 

the core documents to be 

held by trustees and the 

information that is required to 

be provided to beneficiaries. 

Trustees are required to know 

the terms of the trust and act 

honestly and in good faith in 

accordance with the terms 

and to be actively involved 

with the management of the 

trust. While this was always 

expected, it was not set out in 

the legislation before and so 

possibly not well understood 

by people when they agreed to 

become a trustee on a trust. 

All trustees must hold 

copies of the core trust 

documents, the trust deed 

and any variations made to 

the trust deed, and at least 

one trustee must hold all the 

trust documents, including 

records of assets, minutes 

and financial records. For 

some existing trusts those 

documents might be missing, 

spread across several lawyers 

and accountants, or not exist at 

The new Act includes a 

presumption that basic trust 

information (the fact that they 

are a beneficiary and who the 

trustees are) must be made 

available to every beneficiary. 

Beneficiaries are also to be 

made aware that they are 

able to request additional 

trust information. This may 

possibly pose the biggest 

challenge for many settlors 

and trustees. However this 

presumption as to the supply 

of information is qualified by 

certain considerations that 

trustees may take account of 

in deciding what, if any, information to 

provide. 

Many family trusts were set up with a 

wide class of beneficiaries including 

the nieces and nephews and partners of 

beneficiaries in addition to the settlors 

and their children and grandchildren. It 

may never have been intended that most 

of these beneficiaries would ever receive 

a benefit under the trust but they were 

tURn pAgE fOR SOlUtiOnS 

included as possible recipients. If your 

trust deed allows a change to beneficiaries 

this should be included in your review 

now. 

At Harmans we have a team with 

specialist knowledge available to provide 

you with legal advice about your trust. 

You can contact Phillipa Shaw at 

Harmans on 03 352 2293 to arrange an 

appointment to discuss this. 

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Discovering Positive retirement 

LeMons and a 

touCh of ItaLIan 

InfLuenCe 

C ommunity inf luencer 

Ali McGregor has rolled her passions for Italy 

and lemons into her business, Ali’s Lemons. Her 

love for creating delectable recipes of lemon based 

desserts, liquor, and curds have patrons around the 

country enjoying her products. 

A Cantabrian local, Ali has a diversified 

background, which enhances her love for being in 

the kitchen and creating lemon masterpieces. 

we asked ali about her 

background and where her love 

for lemons came from? 

Growing up on a Wairarapa farm, the kitchen of 

Ali’s family home was the hub of the farm and the 

home, the place where family, friends, visitors, and 

workers all gathered and shared food together. 

Meals were prepared from produce grown on the 

farm. 

Morning and afternoon teas have always been 

symbols of country hospitality. On the farm, 

an array of freshly made treats along with iced 

cakes and biscuits from the twenty-plus regularly 

replenished cake tins, welcomed all visitors. 

Ali learned how to cook by osmosis: by 

watching and helping, and as she became more 

accomplished and confident, making the timetested 

recipes handed down from generation to 

generation. For Ali, food and friendship continue 

to be intertwined: preparing delicious food to 

share gives great satisfaction. Consequently, she 

made a career shift to include teaching food and 

nutrition as well as English. 

A life-long fascination with Italy has grown from 

singing Italian opera and enjoying Italian art and 

architecture. She learned the language and many 

Italian cities including Italy to Venice, Rome, 

Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, Le Marche, the Cinque 

Terre. 

Against this background, the devastating 

Christchurch earthquakes of 2011 that forced 

many to re-evaluate their lives, were also the 

catalyst for Ali to establish Ali’s Lemons. Her range 

of products draws on her experiences, and belief 

that food sustains not only the body and soul but is 

also a celebration of life and love. 

Ingredients are everything 

Locally sourced ingredients including organic, 

Yen Ben lemons are the foundation product which 

offers the sharp, tart flavour. Yen Ben are a true 

lemon, unlike the much sweeter Meyer lemon 

which is the most prolific lemon grown in the 

Canterbury region. 

Free range eggs are used in the curds and saffron 

from Wynyard Estate which uses the international 

standard of quality and is premium grade 1. 

Green Bee Honeydew is used in both the Lemon 

Honeydew Reviver and the Lemon Caramelised 

Onion. 

how do you spend your down 

time? 

I love music, particularly classical and opera, has 

been a passion all my life. I studied singing at 

Victoria University and then moved to Auckland 

to study with Dame Sister Mary Leo and then was 

a singer and I still love to sing. 

I love reading and belong to a book group, 

working in my working and travelling. 

what is your earliest memory of 

lemons ? 

Growing up on the farm in the Wairarapa, there 

was an enormous lemon tree which grew right 

up against my bedroom window and on warm 

evenings the delicious perfume of the waxy 

blossoms filled my room, perhaps this was the 

beginning of my love affair with lemons ! 

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most Kiwis realising, a new BioTechNZ 

research report says. 

The landmark BioTechNZ study analysed 

the state of biotechnology and its impact and 

benefits for the New Zealand economy and 

society. 

BioTechNZ is a member of the NZTech 

Alliance, which brings together 20 technology 

associations with more than 1500 member 

organisations who employ more than 10 

percent of the workforce, who are working to 

help create a more prosperous New Zealand 

underpinned by technology. 

NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says 

the report, due for public release this month, 

captures the major impact that biotechnology 

is quietly having on all Kiwis. 

“Biotechnology is being applied in New 

Zealand to reduce waste, create vaccines, 

develop healthier food and more efficient 

crops,” Muller says. 

“One of New Zealand’s largest companies used 

biotechnology to develop milk with the A2 

protein only, to help people who have trouble 

drinking regular cow’s milk. 

“Another growing New Zealand success story 

is a company that uses biotechnology processes 

to extract gold and other precious metals from 

electronic waste. 

“While Kiwi families are concerned about 

the enormous use of petroleum products 

for energy, new plastics are coming into the 

home, made with corn and other plants, not 

petroleum, via a biotechnology processes. 

“Biotechnology is also being applied in 

more direct ways to environmental cleanup. 

A process called bioremediation uses 

microorganisms to reduce, eliminate, or 

contain contaminants in the soil or other 

environments. 

“As obesity rates climb to epidemic levels, 

biotechnology is helping to create a new 

generation of healthier plant-based oils. These 

oils are free of the trans fats that can raise 

cholesterol and contribute to heart disease. 

Soybeans, corn, cotton and canola have 

been enhanced to resist insects, herbicides 

and drought conditions, allowing farmers to 

increase productivity. 

“New Zealand scientists have developed grasses 

that reduce methane emissions from livestock, 

which will help reduce greenhouse gases. 

“Tomorrow, biotechnology will bring better 

health and treatments for disease that will 

produce all kinds of medical products for New 

Zealanders. 

“There are a growing number of global 

opportunities for biotech and New Zealand’s 

strengths allow scientists and companies to 

identify global niche opportunities, particularly 

in the animal sciences, horticulture, marine 

and biomedical industries.” 

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Start a new 

Christmas tradition 

What could be better than starting some new family traditions this year? Christmas traditions are memories 

in the making and help spread a little festive cheer whether with your loved ones or out in the community. 

10 great ideas to help make Christmas a magical time of the year 

1. Create a Christmas playlist with some of 

your favourite carols and songs – play it 

loud and every day, if that’s your thing. 

Or plan a pre-Christmas sing-along 

evening – don’t forget to supply the song 

sheet so everyone can join in too. 

2. Get into the spirit of Christmas by getting 

together with family or friends to help 

decorate each other’s houses – turn up 

the music, drink the wine and go all out 

to deck the halls. 

3. Make and send homemade Christmas 

cards – there’s nothing more exciting 

than getting mail, right? Or how about 

writing some generic ones and dropping 

them into your nearest retirement 

home to brighten up an elderly person’s 

Christmas. 

4. Buy your family Christmas tee-shirts or 

Santa hats to wear on the day and don’t 

forget to take a family selfie. 

5. Fill a shoebox with gifts for a child, wrap 

it with a bow, and deliver to the nearest 

community gift tree – check with your 

local library and label with age and 

gender. 

6. Have a yearly family, friends or neighbour 

outdoor games night with drinks and 

nibbles leading up to the big day – think 

Pétanque, hoopla, mini golf, giant chess, 

or croquet. 

7. Take a leaf out of Iceland’s traditional 

‘Jolabokaflod’ or Christmas Book Flood, 

and give a book as a gift on Christmas 

Eve each year – don’t forget to write 

inside the cover who it’s from and the 

date. 

8. Make a list of must see Christmas movies 

to watch a week before Christmas day 

and tick off the ones you’ve watched. 

Don’t forget the popcorn and hot 

chocolate or nibbles and wine. 

9. Make and give a handmade ornament 

as a gift each year – the lucky receiver’s 

Christmas tree will be covered with 

beautiful, handmade memories. 

10. Make homemade hot chocolate on 

Christmas Eve or on Christmas morning 

to drink while the presents are being 

opened – decorate with whipped cream, 

grated chocolate, marshmallows, or 

crushed candy canes. 

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 

Christmas is a great time for passing down recipes that are tried and true becoming 

traditional family favourites. The owner of this recipe says her mum used to make 

the pudding on Christmas Eve and would take the bowl and wooden spoon around 

everyone in the house to stir the mixture and make a wish. 

Make a Wish Christmas Pudding 

You will need: 

• 1 ½ tbsp butter 

• 1 ½ tsp baking soda 

• 1 ½ cups of boiling water 

• 1 ½ cups flour 

• 1 ½ cups mixed fruit or sultanas 

• ¾ cup sugar 

Method: 

1. In a glass or stainless steel bowl, 

melt the butter (over hot water) 

and dissolve the baking soda. 

2. Add the boiling water and 

sugar. 

3. When cool, add flour and 

mixed fruit. 

4. Stir all the ingredients together 

and make a Christmas wish. 

5. Cover bowl with a tea towel and 

allow to stand overnight. 

The next day: 

• Place mixture into a greased 

bowl or ice-cream container, 

cover with tinfoil and place in a 

pot of water, just deep enough 

so the bowl doesn’t float. 

• Boil pudding for four hours and 

check regularly to make sure 

the water has boiled dry. Top 

up carefully with extra water if 

required. 

• Serve with heaps of Chantilly 

cream! 

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• ½ tsp vanilla essence 

• 1 tbsp icing sugar to 

sweeten 

Method: 

Put cream, vanilla essence 

and icing sugar in a bowl and 

whisk until light and fluffy with 

softly formed peaks. Cover and 

refrigerate until ready to serve. 

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Santa’s Brekkie Pancakes 

with fresh berries 

This one is not just for the kids – the sweetness of the bananas makes these 

pancakes scrumptious and a delicious, healthy breakfast hit for everyone! 


• 4-5 bananas (soft enough to mash) 

• 4 eggs 

• ½ cup rice flour 

• 2 tbsp whole linseed 

• ½ tsp salt 

• grated lemon rind 

• juice from 1 lemon 

• splash of vanilla 

• butter to cook the pancakes 

Method: 

1. Peel and mash the bananas in a bowl. 

2. Stir in the eggs, vanilla, linseed, salt 

and lemon ingredients. 

3. Add flour and mix to a smooth batter. 

4. Cook pancakes in frypan on one side 

until they bubble on the surface or hold 

together enough to be flipped over. 

5. If the mixture is thick, flatten the 

pancakes out once they’ve been turned 

over. Each pancake should be around 

1cm thick. 

Kid’s version: 

Decorate each pancake with red berries 

for Santa’s hat, Greek yoghurt or 

whipped cream for Santa’s beard and 

chocolate buttons or grape halves for 

Santa’s eyes. 

Adult’s version: 

Serve with a mix of fresh strawberries, 

blueberries, raspberries, and 

boysenberries. Top off with Greek 

yoghurt. 

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Shops bursting with 

festive gift ideas 

The countdown to the big day is well underway, so making up the 

Christmas gift list will now be a top priority… if you haven’t already done so. 

Finding those special gifts and stocking fillers as 

well as the Christmas treats for the table is so easy at 

our city’s malls and shopping centres, where the shops 

are bursting with festive merchandise. 

Every woman likes to receive body pampering 

gifts, and there is a huge selection of these priced 

to suit all budgets at the many pharmacies and gift 

shops around the city. Perfume is another favourite 

and again there is a wide selection to choose from, 

ranging from exciting new releases to the well-known 

fragrances that have stood the test of time. Lingerie, 

jewellery, fashion accessories, homewares and decor 

items – there’s no end to the ideas for the women on 

the list. 

The men are equally well catered for, from the 

sophisticated metro-male boyfriends, to the car-crazy 

brothers and the DIY enthusiast and keen gardener 

husbands and dads. Choose from clothing, books, 

tools, personal grooming items and gadgets to put a 

smile on their face on Christmas morning. 

Speaking of smiles, nothing gives families more joy 

than seeing the excitement of the children opening 

their presents. Whether they are delivered by Santa 

or snuck under the tree by mum and dad, the cuddly 

toys, games, dolls and building blocks, the candy 

canes, toy trucks and pretty dresses currently filling 

the shops will bring squeals of sheer happiness from 

the smallest family members. 

The tweens and teens usually have their own ideas 

about what they want for Christmas, so the gift cards 

offered by a wide range of retailers are the perfect way 

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Bishopdale 

Pharmacy 

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Local 

Pharmacy 

Here for the community for over 55 years 

Keeping Well and 

Merry this Christmas 

TWIST: Windsorcare will be hosting a fair which is also a chance for 

residents to give back to the community. 

Community fair with 

charitable twist 

A COMMUNITY fair 

with a charitable twist is 

set to give residents the 

chance to give back this 

weekend. 

Windsorcare is hosting 

a fair extravaganza at 

its Shirley premises on 

Saturday, at 1pm, with 

funds raised going 

toward’s the charitable 

trust’s activities. 

General manager Dr 

Warren Smith said the 

money raised will help 

pay for outings for their 

residents who are not able 

to afford it. 

“The money raised will 

go towards activities and 

outings for our residents,” 

Dr Smith said. 

“Every month the men 

get to go on an outing 

and the women like to 

do something different, 

the men love to go to a 

workingmen’s club for 

lunch and a pint, the ladies 

also love lunching but 

probably to somewhere 

like Orana Park or lovely 

gardens.” 

Social connectedness is 

vital to residents well-being 

and mental health and is 

something Windsorcare is 

very focused on, he said. 

Other benefits of these 

social outings include lowering 

the risk of dementia 

and promoting a sense 

of safety, belonging and 

security. 

Windsorcare is a 

charitable trust dedicated 

to providing a safe, caring 

environment, while 

respecting the uniqueness 

and supporting the abilities 

of each individual. 

The trust has been caring 

for the community since 

1959. This time last year it 

held its 60th anniversary 

celebrations. 

Accommodation and 

care is provided for those 

aged 65 and over. There are 

49 independent living cottages, 

and a further eight 

brand new architecturallydesigned 

villas ready to 

move into for Christmas 

2020. 

Windsorcare provides 

care for life, meaning, 

should the need arise 

to move into rest home, 

hospital or dementia care, 

with the peace of mind 

knowing that the very best 

level of care is provided by 

round-the-clock nursing 

and nurturing. 

The community fair will 

take place this Saturday 

at 1 Horseshoe Lake Rd. 

If it is raining, it will be 

postponed to December 5 

from 1pm to 5pm. 

As we start the lead-up to Christmas, 

it is often a time for planning and 

preparation. This can be fun, or 

stressful, but typically a mixture of 

both! 

We would like to help make your 

lead-up to Christmas much more on 

the enjoyable side. 

Gift giving is a special part of 

Christmas. Finding a gift to give 

that you know will be appreciated 

is sometimes easy and sometimes 

tricky. We can help you enjoy your 

Christmas shopping at any time 

you are in with us, but we also have 

created an extra opportunity to do 

this. On Thursday, December 3, we 

have a late night Christmas event 

from 6pm- 9pm. 

During that time you will get 

the chance to shop in a relaxed 

environment, enjoy some Christmas 

nibbles and the Christmas 

atmosphere. We will have special 

discounts for you across all of our 

gift range. 

However, it is not just about the 

Christmas shopping! We will also 

have a number of pop-up stations 

where you can be pampered a little, 

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When you leave, you will be able to 

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beautifully wrapped and ready to go 

straight under the tree. 

We appreciate that when a gift is 

given, the anticipation of what could 

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best parts! This is one of the reasons 

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There are other equally important 

parts of holiday season planning and 

preparation that we can help you 

with too. For people who take any 

medication, now is a good time to 

be checking to make sure you have 

enough of everything, especially if 

you are travelling away. If you have 

any concerns or queries, our friendly 

pharmacists are here to help. 

It is also a good time to check the 

sunscreen and insect repellent 

bottles to make sure they are still in 

date and you have enough to see you 

through. We can also help with travel 

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other tips for keeping you healthy 

and well over the holidays. 

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Thursday November 26 2020 

News 

Gardeners urged to save water during summer 

THE GARDEN city’s head 

gardener is urging residents to be 

mindful of their outdoor water 

use this summer so the city’s 

water supply network doesn’t 

come under too much pressure. 

Botanic Gardens director Wolfgang 

Bopp is part of this year’s 

“Water like you oughta” campaign, 

which encourages people 

to think carefully about how and 

when they water their gardens. 

“Sprinklers and garden irrigation 

systems use the most 

household water, so we’re asking 

people to check how long they’re 

watering for and when they’re 

watering,” Bopp says. 

“Leaving a sprinkler on for 

too long in the heat of the day or 

when it’s windy can waste hundreds 

of litres of water, and many 

sprinklers aren’t very accurate. 

“Most gardens just need a few 

minutes of water in the cool of 

the early morning or late evening. 

Hand-held watering with a hose 

or watering can is the most accurate, 

plus it can be very relaxing 

– and we could all do with a bit 

more of that this year.” 

Bopp says setting up a water 

timer is the next best solution. 

“Some people may have a builtin 

irrigation system or a sprinkler 

permanently in place in their garden. 

Setting these up with a timer 

on your tap for a few minutes of 


watering overnight means your 

plants can be hydrating while 

you’re sleeping.” 

In summertime the household 

demand for water in Christchurch 

generally doubles compared with 

winter, mostly because of people 

watering their gardens and lawns. 

During peak demand in the early 

evenings, parts of the city may 

use water faster than the network 

can pump it and fill the reservoirs, 

leading to supply issues and 

reduced pressure, which can also 

have an impact on firefighting. 

When that happens, city council 

has to impose water restrictions to 

ensure the safety and continuity of 

the water supply. 

Bopp says making small changes 

to watering habits can add up 

to a big difference for the city. 

“Lawns don’t need much water, 

if any, and there’s no real reason to 

be watering roadside berms. Grass 

is tougher than most people think. 

If it does turn brown over summer, 

it‘ll go green again in autumn.” 

Bopp says while the Botanic 

Gardens has its own private well, 

which is independent from the 

city’s water supply network, over 

the past few years it has been 

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Leaders in Learning 

The PETER BRYANT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

…is awarded to the Dux of the school E Wen Wong 

This is an annual award, established by the Board of 

Trustees, to acknowledge the outstanding contribution 

to Burnside High School of the late Dr Peter Bryant, in 

his role as the Chairperson of the Board. 

E Wen’s ability was summed up by her teacher at 

Intermediate who stated that, “This student is an 

outstanding example of resilience, responsibility, 

positivity and respectfulness”. They went on to 

say in her mid-year report “To complete the year in 

much style, this student merely needs to sustain her 

endeavour and savour the good things that come her 

way” 

It would seem that good things came the way of this 

student in the form of a Burnside High School Entrance 

test where scores of 100% where achieved in both 

English and Mathematics, along with 98% in Reasoning. 

From that point on, E Wen has thrown herself into 

every facet of school life with success across the 

board, but also developing real passions 

with her involvement in music where 

she is a Lead Oboist in the school 

orchestra, writing, where she has won 

several awards including the 1st and 

2nd she gained for two poems in the 

2019 Guernsey International Poetry 

Competition and she was this year’s 

winner of the Secondary Schools 

National Poetry Award. 

Equally impressive was her Zonta Young 

Women in Public Affairs Award earlier 

this year where she was one of just 10 

International Award Winners across 58 

countries. 

Her academic record is outstanding and the 65 NCEA 

credits she has earned this year are exclusively at 

Excellence level she is entered for no less than seven 

Scholarship exams on top of her other five subjects. 

At this year’s prizegiving, we saw her collect awards 

for First Place in English, Geography 

and Mathematics with Statistics and 

Excellence Awards for History and 

Chemistry and the Suzanne Hay Cup 

for Creative Writing and a Noeline Clark 

Scholarship for General Excellence. She 

has been offered various substantial 

scholarships by competing Universities 

to entice her their way, but has settled 

on the University of Canterbury where 

she will study Law and Science and 

perhaps work for the UN in the future. 

Her teachers this year have described 

her as “massively driven” and an 

“absolute dynamo” to have in the classroom. We are 

positive that whatever E Wen chooses to do, it will be 

with great success. 

What an absolute honour and a privilege it has been to 

have this young woman in our school community for 

the past 5 years. 

Proxime Accessit 

Aimee Wang 

When Aimee came to Burnside High 

School in Year 10, her prior academic 

record boasted grades of “A” across 

every subject for the previous three 

academic years. 

As her time at Burnside High School 

progressed, Aimee has been described 

by her Physics teacher as an “eminently 

capable student who is quick to pick 

up ideas” and that “she adds a lot to 

the classroom environment with her 

diligence and focus”. This year her 

Cambridge Pure Mathematics teacher 

reports that “she has that much admired ability to find 

the most elegant solutions to the hardest problems”. 

She is also described as generous and genuine in her 

approach to learning and is massively 

willing to use her knowledge to help 

others in a friendly and unassuming 

manner. She is described as considerate, 

inclusive and friendly by her classmates 

and is highly respected by all of her 

teachers. 

Whilst quiet on the surface, it would 

seem there is a busy, enquiring and 

engaging mind underneath that exterior. 

At Burnside High School, it is no mean 

feat to be a high profile academic, but 

she takes her place easily amongst the 

academic heavyweights. There are plans 

to study at Auckland University next year, however this 

student could well be one of the next crop of Burnside 

High School students to take up an offer from one 

of the prestigious United Kingdom or United States 

Universities and she is currently investigating options in 

this direction. 

Her Cambridge and NCEA results are impressive 

reading. In NCEA, she has amassed 249 credits at 

Excellence Level, with not many at lower grades and 

she enters her exams with 43 Excellence credits at 

level three already in the bag. She also will tackle 

Scholarship examinations in her preferred two subjects 

this year – Economics and Calculus. 

Aimee earned first place in Economics, Cambridge 

Calculus and Cambridge Statistics, and excellence in 

Chemistry, English and Physics. 

We wish Aimee well as she determines the pathway on 

her very impressive and exciting future as she looks to 

embark on a career where she tells me she hopes to 

reduce poverty for people in the world. 

Musician of the Year 

Sportsman of the Year 

Sportswoman of the Year 

Emica Taylor 

Emica has been a member 

of the Specialist Music 

Programme for five years. In 

this time she has established 

herself as a versatile performer 

across genres and at the very 

highest level. As a flautist she 

has been a section leader 

for the Burnside Orchestra 

and Symphonic Band, with whom this year she 

showed truly exceptional leadership qualities in 

her role as student conductor, helping the band 

win the “Best Concert Band” at the Christchurch 

Wind Festival. She has been involved in chamber 

music for five years, the highlight being selected 

as a national finalist in 2019. Emica has been 

a member of the Big Band saxophone section 

for four years, including one year as lead alto, 

winning countless awards along the way. She 

is a member of the UC Christchurch Youth 

Orchestra and has been selected many times for 

the NZSSSO. Despite her formidable talent she 

undertakes all this with a sense of fun, service 

and humility for which she is respected equally 

by her peers and the staff and we look forward to 

following her progress as she prepares to move 

to Wellington to study flute at the NZ School of 

Music. 

Hayato Miya 

Hayato was selected in the NZ 

Junior Squad to play in the 

Australian Junior Boys Golf 

Championships in Canberra 

in April. Unfortunately due 

to Covid he was unable to 

compete. He was also selected 

in the Canterbury U19 team to 

play in the South Island U19 

Champs in April, which was also cancelled. From 

January through to July he has played in at least 

10 tournaments throughout the South Island, 

and in his three U19 age group tournaments he 

placed 1st twice and 2nd. In Open events, he 

placed between 2nd and 7th place in different 

tournaments around the South Island. Hayato 

was the captain of the school Mixed A team, who 

came 2nd in the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ 

Stroke Play Team Champs in Term 1, and near 

the end of Term 3, this team won the Canterbury 

Secondary Schools’ Match Play Team Champs. 

In December, in the re-scheduled NZ Age Group 

Championships to be held at the Ngaruawahia 

Golf Club, Hayato will again represent Burnside 

High School in the U19 age group. 

Payton Anderson 

Payton has represented 

school this year in four 

sports - Girls Hockey 1st XI, 

Volleyball Senior A, Beach 

Volleyball and Ki-o-rahi, as 

well as being this year’s female 

Sports Leader. In Beach 

Volleyball, partnered with Mia 

Porteous, this pairing finished 

7th in Div. 1 at the National Secondary Schools 

Championships in Mount Maunganui in February. 

As captain of the Girls Hockey 1st XI, Payton 

was awarded the Highest Goal Scorer at the 

South Island Premiership Girls tournament 

held in Christchurch. She was recently selected 

into the Canterbury U18 Womens’ team for the 

second year. She has also been awarded a full 

sports scholarship in Field Hockey to Boston 

University, starting in August 2021 for four years. 

In Athletics, she is this year’s winner of the Senior 

Girls Field Cup. 

Office Hours 7am-5pm weekdays. Please telephone (03) 358 8383 for all enquiries. www.burnside.school.nz

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Thursday November 26 2020 



Leash your dogs when walking on beaches 

DOG OWNERS are being 

reminded that beaches are 

off-limits to unleashed dogs on 

summer days. 

“We know many people enjoy 

playing with their dogs at the 

beach and they can still do that, 

but they need to steer clear of 

the main swimming areas or go 

early in the morning or in the 

evening,’’ city council animal 

services manager Mark Vincent 

said. 

“Between 9am and 7pm 

unleashed dogs are banned 

from specified areas of our 

swimming beaches because 

people who have come to the 

beach to have a splash in the 

sea or to make sandcastles with 

their kids don’t want lots of dog 

running around. 

“Although dogs are prohibited 

at these beaches between 9am 

and 7pm, dog owners can walk 

their dogs through these beaches 

as long as they are only passing 

through and they keep their dog 

on a short leash.” 

At Spencer Park, Waimairi, 

as well as North and South New 

Brighton beaches, dogs are 

prohibited for 100m either side 

of the surf lifesaving clubs’ 

pavilions. 

At New Brighton beach dogs 

are prohibited for a distance of a 

100m in a northerly direction of 

the surf lifesaving club’s pavilion 

to a point 100m south of the pier. 

“We have a big coastline so 

there is still many kilometres 

of beach where dog owners can 

have fun with their pets over 

the summer. Just remember you 

need to keep your dog under 

effective control and clean up 

after them if needed,” Vincent 

said. 

The beaches where the daytime 

ban applies include the 

beach at Cass Bay, Corsair Bay, 

Sandy Bay, Paradise Bay, Hays 

Bay, Diamond Harbour, 

Purau, Akaroa, French Farm, 

Le Bons Bay, Little Akaloa, 

Okains Bay, Port Levy and Tikao 

Bay. At Sumner beach dogs 

are prohibited for a distance 

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this summer 

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of 100m north of the Sumner 

Surf Lifesaving Club’s pavilion 

through to Cave Rock. 

At Taylor’s Mistake beach dogs 

are prohibited for a distance 

of 50m either side of the surf 

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Help Ray White Papanui support 

Ronald McDonald House families this 

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The festive season is nearly upon us for 

2020 and with your support the Ray 

White Papanui “A Little Ray of Giving” 

will bring the magic of Christmas to 

families staying at the Christchurch 

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season. Each year over 400 families 

need to stay with Ronald McDonald 

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family and friends and often don’t have 

time to think about Christmas presents. 

Drop a present into our office at Level 1, 

7 Winston Avenue, Papanui from 

1 December and we’ll make sure it gets to 

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McDonald House this year. 

Ronald McDonald House have given us a 

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• Gifts must be new - no used or pre-loved 

items please 

• The families will need to travel home 

after their stay at the House (often by 

plane), so small gifts that are easy to pack 

are the best 

• Kids aren’t the only ones who deserve 

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teenagers, mums and dads are also greatly 

needed! 

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Recent times have seen a wave of DIYers willing to give a few 

jobs around their home a try. While we think it is fantastic for 

you to be involved in improving your home, there are a few 

things you must do before undertaking a DIY project, to ensure 

your safety and ensure the continuity of your home is not 

compromised. 

1. Check For Asbestos This is not something that even builders 

leave to chance. Each and every renovation we take on, we 

have professionals come on-site and check for the presence 

of asbestos. There are simply too many variables for this to be 

left to chance, and your mate really can’t know for sure if there 

is asbestos present or not. Spend the small amount, and have 

someone come out and check for you and if necessary, safely 

remove. Don’t leave this one to chance or a mate’s opinion. 

2. Check For Services There have been many call-outs for jobs 

gone wrong where a DIYer has taken on the task of demolition 

or digging a trench only to find they have hit a water pipe. This 

is not only costly to fix but dangerous for all involved. You can 

obtain information about your services from your council, 

or again hire a professional to attend the site and make the 

necessary checks for you. Believe me, it will cost far less for this 

small call-out fee than to pay to fix things up! 

3. Check For Load Bearing Walls Before you go ahead and 

begin demolition, be sure that the walls you want to take out are 

not load-bearing. Don’t be the DIYer who has started to take out 

the wall only to realise it was load-bearing halfway through the 

job. Again with some professional advice before you begin, you 

can be sure that the work you wish to undertake is safe to do so. 

might be suitable for, ie. teenager, mum, 

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Please deliver your gifts to our office at 

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is downstairs if you are trying to find us!). 

The last day for gifts to be delivered is 

5.30pm, Wednesday 16 December. 

Thank you for your kind support, we know 

the House and the families staying there 

this Christmas will really appreciate it. 


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Congratulations 

Estelle! 

We are so excited and proud to announce 

that one of our senior property 

managers has just achieved her Level 4 

Certificate in Property Management - 

Congratulations Estelle! 

Estelle has worked very hard to achieve 

this qualification and says that while 

challenging, she has really enjoyed 

learning even more about property 

management. “It has certainly been 

a lot of hard work, but the end result 

is so rewarding. I can now offer my 

clients even more inside knowledge, and 

expertise which is so very important in 

the current climate, with ever changing 

legislation,” she says. 

As part of our commitment to our 

landlords and tenants we need to be 

constantly upskilling and adding extra 

tools to our resources. In this industry 

we are always learning and pivoting to 

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come our way. Watch this space for the 

next team member currently working 

towards this qualification! 

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4. Is A License Required There are many trades in which 

a license is required, plumbing, electrical and some of the 

carpentry will need to be performed by a licensed professional 

to ensure not only your safety, the safety of your home but also 

that you comply with the law. If you are not sure if the job you 

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capabilities. In these cases, it is far less expensive to outsource 

than it is to have a go and then pay for it to be redone. It can be a 

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within your capabilities, but it really is within your best interests 

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then decide. DIY is a great way to save money on your project 

when approached the right way. Use this simple list to ensure 

the job you are about to undertake is right for you and your 

home. 

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 

Connecting Your Local Community 

starnews.co.nz 

We don’t know 

what Black Friday 

is either. 

But we’ve dropped 

our prices anyway.

Our Black Friday sale. 

Also available Thursday, Saturday, 

Sunday, Monday & Tuesday. 

We’ve jumped on 

the Black Friday 

band-wagon 

with super deals across our 

entire Whiteware range. 

Black Friday. 

Flat white Saturday. 

Cappuccino Sunday. 

Nespresso CitiZ&Milk Machine 

BEC660CRO 9066486 

$299 $ 7 

less than 

per week for 

52 weeks on 

EasyCard* 2 

Bonus 

$80 via redemption* 3 

Coffee Credit 

Limited Stock 

332L Top Mount Fridge with Door Cooling 

With summer just around the corner, it’s a 

great time to pick up a new fridge. The LG 

Inverter Linear Compressor combines the 

air flow through the front and back vents 

to keep food fresher for longer. You better 

be quick, though — we won’t be able to 

keep this price on ice for very long. 

20% 

off Nursery including 

GT-332SDC 9058437 

$799 $ 10 

per week for 

24 months 


Limited Stock 

Excludes Arlo Baby 

# 

50” TU7000 4K Smart TV 

The Crystal display of this 4K Smart 

TV optimises colour, gives greater 

contrast, and makes the blacks blacker. 

Which makes it the perfect Black Friday 

purchase. Especially at this price. 

UA50TU7000 9064379 

$946 $ 11 

less than 

per week for 

24 months 


Limited Stock 

Black Friday. 

It’s actually more 

colourful than 

you might think. 

Especially on that new 4K 

TV you were thinking about. 

Black Friday Sales can be 

exhausting. Luckily, you can get 

a new lounge suite, half price. 

Dreammode Fabric 5 Seater Lounge Suite - Persistent Jet 8927816 

The truth is, we’re not too sure about Black Friday either. It’s just a good excuse to give 

you a bargain. Which is exactly what this luxurious 5 seater recliner suite from La-Z-Boy 

is. It’s half price, and crafted with soft, deep cushioning from headrest to footrest. 

$2699 $ was 

5399 

$12 

less than 

per week for 

60 months 


120 only of this colour at this price. 

INTEREST FREE 

on furniture and beds 

60MONTHS 

24 $1499 & over* 

MONTHS 

$499 & over* 

INTEREST FREE 

on everything

No one’s dreaming 

of a Whiteware Xmas. 

Fortunately, we’ve got lot’s of other gift 

ideas - now’s the perfect time to grab them. 

Super deals 

on Oppo and 

Samsung 

smartphones. 

JBL Wireless Over-Ear 

Headphones - Black 

LIVE650BT 9057527 9065011 

$5 

less than 

per week for 

52 weeks on 

$199 EasyCard* $1199 

2 

Acer 15.6” i5 8GB 512B SSD Laptop 

$13 

less than 

per week for 

24 months on 

Interest Free* 

50% 

off Remington 

Grooming *1 

Excludes D5220AU 

Up to 

50% 

off Russell 

Hobbs 

Appliances *1 

Up to 

30% 

off selected 

Hard 

Furniture *1 

Wilma 5 Piece Dining Suite 

$489 

was 

$999 

9046304 

$11 

less than 

per week for 

52 weeks on 

EasyCard* 2 

Limited Stock 

If you think Black Friday 

is nonsense, feel free to 

pay the extra $860. 

8kg Heat Pump Dryer 

$1399 

$15 

DV80M5010QW 9050218 

less than 

per week for 

24 months 


At least 

20% 

off Bosch 

Vacuums *1 

KOS 3 Piece Outdoor Suite 9062856 

The truth is, we’re not too sure about Black Friday 

either. It’s just a good excuse to give you a bargain. 

Which is exactly what this stylish 3 piece outdoor 

suite is. It’s less than half price, and crafted with 

top quality FSC® certified Acacia wood. 

$839 $ was 

1699 

less than 

$10 

per week for 

24 months 


Marsden 2 Door 

Entertainment Unit - Old Rimu 

6313241 

$829 

was 

$1679 

less than 

$10 

per week for 

24 months 


90 

Up to 

DAYS INTEREST FREE 

+ Exclusive in-store VIP discounts* 5 

on EasyCard purchases during our Black Friday sale* 4

If you’re tired of all this 

Black Friday nonsense, 

have a lie down. 

50% 

off Sleepyhead 

Beds *1 

Excludes Pop-up 

& Drawer Base 

Sanctuary Monaco Queen Bed 9062333 

Time flies when you’re fast asleep. So, if you can’t wait for Christmas to 

come, speed things up with a Sanctuary bed. With luxurious fibres like 

wool and silk, and the Sensorzone sleep system, there’ll be no tossing, 

turning, or lying awake fretting. Especially since you got it half price. 

was 

$5449 $ 10,899 

less than 

$23 

per week for 

60 months on 


Chiropractic Accord Queen Bed 

9055479 

Matrix Firm Queen Bed 

9061221 

Chiropractic HD Radiate Queen Bed 

9056425 

$1499 

was 

$2379 

$7 

less than 

per week for 

60 months 


$2279 

was 

$4559 

less than 

$10 

per week for 

60 months 


$2749 

was 

$5499 

$12 

less than 

per week for 

60 months 


Delivered in time 

for the Xmas 

rellie sleepover. 

Chiropractic HDX Restore Queen Bed 

$3649 

was 

$7299 

$16 

9059220 

less than 

per week for 

60 months 


Sanctuary Avignon Queen Bed 

$3849 

was 

$7699 

9062305 

$16 

less than 

per week for 

60 months 


We’ve got thousands 

of beds stocked at our 

warehouse ready for 

delivery now. 

After a day at our 

Black Friday Sale you’ll 

want to put your feet up. 

Ari 2.5 Seater Chaise 

Lounge Suite - Charcoal 

9062445 

$999 $ was 

1999 

$9 

less than 

per week for 

60 months 


Limited Stock 

If running around shopping during the 

day doesn’t sound like your cup of tea - 

we’re open till 8pm on Black Friday. 

Offers valid until Tuesday 1st December 2020, while stocks last, unless otherwise stated. Some products on display in selected stores only – please call 0800 764 847 to check availability. Personal shoppers only. *Apple, selected computers, game consoles, gift cards, clearance items and some promotional items are not available in conjunction with interest free offers. Flooring available on a maximum 

of 18 months interest free. Exclusions, fees, terms, conditions, and credit criteria apply. Available in-store only. Equal instalment amounts include one-off booking fee of $45.00, annual fees of $45.00 p.a. and security registration fee of $8.05, and exclude insurance. Current interest rate of 23.95% applies to any unpaid balance after expiry of (any) interest free period. See in-store or visit smithscity. 

co.nz/interest-free for details.*1 Discount is off our full retail price and not available in conjunction with any other offer. *2 Weekly equal instalments are based on a 52 week finance period commencing 7 days from the date charged. We recommend setting up an Automatic Payment authority to avoid missed payments and additional interest charges. Available in-store and online. Current interest rate 

of 23.95% applies. There are no set-up, annual, or account maintenance fees – a $19 notification fee may apply in circumstances of default. Terms, conditions, and credit criteria apply. See in-store or visit smithscity.co.nz/easycard for more details or to apply for your EasyCard. *3 Visit nespressopromotion.co.nz for full terms and conditions. *4 Interest free and no repayment terms applies to all 

purchases charged to EasyCard accounts from 25 November – 1 December 2020. Available in-store and online. No minimum spend. Current interest rate of 23.95% applies to any unpaid balance after the expiry of the interest free period. Standard exclusions, terms, conditions, and credit criteria apply. See in-store or visit smithscity.co.nz/easycard for details. *5 VIP savings available on purchases 

charged to EasyCard accounts in-store 25 November – 1 December only. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. Conditions and exclusions apply, ask in-store for details.



Christmas High Tea 

Friday 27 November & Friday 4 December 

10am - 2pm 

Avonhead | Casebrook 

0800 SUMMER 

summerset.co.nz 

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Summerset at Avonhead 

120 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead 

Nestled in the beautiful suburb of Avonhead, our newest Christchurch village has a range of brand-new homes available now!* Our homes are 

warm, modern and designed with everything you could need for the perfect retirement lifestyle. We have a range of stunning show homes 

open for you to view. Want to find out more about Summerset at Avonhead? Give Anne or Grace a call today on 03 357 3202. 

Brand new homes available now!* 

Summerset on Cavendish 

147 Cavendish Road, Casebrook 

Our village centre is now open, offering our full continuum of care and fantastic new facilities. In addition to our stunning range of two and 

three-bedroom villas, we have some of the largest serviced apartments on the market available from just $330,000* and memory care 

apartments in our world-class memory care centre, for secure rest home dementia care. 

Pop in anytime and take a guided tour of our beautiful village centre, and while you’re here treat yourself to something delicious from our 

Divine Café. To find out more, call Deborah, Cath or Jude on 03 741 3340. 

Full range of living options available now!* 

Christmas High Tea 

Friday 27 November & Friday 4 December 

10am - 2pm 

*Licence to occupy.



Love the Summerset life 

Love the Choice 

At Summerset, you’ll find a wide range of homes 

specifically designed for the over 70s. Choose from 

one of our stylish, modern, purpose-built homes, then 

make it your own. All our homes are designed with 

accessibility as a priority. 

Love the Community 

At Summerset, you can continue to live the life you 

choose with the added peace of mind of living in 

a warm and friendly community where you’ll feel 

completely at home. 

As a Summerset resident, you’ll enjoy all the benefits 

of being part of a thriving community, including 

easy access to village facilities, events, activities and 

community spaces. And there’s support on hand should 

you need it in the future. 

Love the Confidence 

At a Summerset village you can live fully independently 

or, should you need it, you can receive support and 

care in your own home or apartment, or in our fully 

certified care centre. So, if your needs change, you can 

be confident you’ll get the support you need without 

having to leave the village. 

As a Summerset resident, you’ll have access to a range 

of community facilities, including: 

Divine Café 

Exercise room 

Communal vegetable 

gardens 

Residents’ bar 

All-weather bowling green 

Residents’ workshop 

Hair and beauty salon 

Swimming pool and/or 

spa pool 

Regular visits from 

health practitioners 

For your free information pack visit summerset.co.nz 

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Christmas 

High Tea 

Join us for a Christmas High Tea 

What a year it’s been. And now Christmas is fast approaching. 

Here at Summerset, we’re busy getting ready for a festive season 

that everyone will no doubt be looking forward to. 

To help kick things off, we’re planning two Christmas High Teas 

and you’re invited. 

Just pop along to Summerset at Avonhead or Summerset on 

Cavendish any time between 10am and 2pm, on either Friday 27 

November or Friday 4 December, and enjoy a range of delicious 

Christmas treats and warm drinks on us. 

Whilst you’re here, why not also get a taste of the Summerset life 

that our residents love so much. Our team would love to show 

you around our stunning villages and show homes. 

For more information, call Anne at Avonhead on 03 357 3202, 

or Deborah at Casebrook on 03 741 3340. 

We’re looking forward to seeing you! 

Christmas 

High Tea 

Friday 27 November 

Friday 4 December 

10am - 2pm 

Summerset at Avonhead 

120 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead 

Call Anne on 03 357 3202 

Summerset on Cavendish 

147 Cavendish Road, Casebrook 

Call Deborah on 03 741 3340 

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Nor'West News: November 26, 2020

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