Nor'West News: December 03, 2020

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Tripping the light fantastic – at 85 

SPIRIT: Margaret Stoddart Retirement Village resident Audrey Burton’s love of ballet hasn’t dimmed in the last 80 years 

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• By Bea Gooding 

TWO MERIVALE residents say 

their street is dangerous because 

it has become a drop-off zone for 

schools in the area 

Claire Baker and Michael Win 

presented their concerns to the 

Papanui-Innes Community Board 

regarding traffic and parking 

issues on Andover St. 

They say low visibility and 

finding a park on the street due to 

double-parked vehicles, cars over 

driveways, driver behaviour and 

traffic congestion is a problem. 

They say the problem is caused 

by parents stopping to drop 

off children and students from 

schools in the area, such as Rangi 

Ruru Girls’ School on Hewitts Rd, 

and Selwyn House School and St 

Margaret’ College on Winchester 

St, using it for parking. 

“Outside our house is pandemonium. 

For me to reverse out of 

my driveway to go to work, I have 

to inch out of my driveway with 

cars book-ending either side of 

my kerb,” said Baker who lives on 

Andover St. 

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Thursday December 3 2020 3 

‘I started dancing when I was four’ 

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Burton still remembered the 

first time she saw the Royal New 

Zealand Ballet perform and 

has closely followed the artistic 

directors over the years. 

“I started dancing when I was 

four and haven’t really stopped 

since then,” she said. 

“It’s [ballet] just been a part 

of my life. The biggest change 

in the company over the years 

has been the technique of the 

dancers. The difficulty just keeps 

going up and it’s a much larger 

company now.” 

Burton and her daughter, 

Wendy, had the opportunity to 

watch RNZB’s Christmas performance 

of The Sleeping Beauty 

this year at the Isaac Theatre 

Royal. 

Not only did the pair attend 

the opening performance, but 

they were also invited as 

special guests of the RNZB for a 

backstage tour as Burton is planning 

a ballet performance at the 

village early next year. 

She will also be designing all 

of the costumes herself next year 

at the village showcase. 

Touring wardrobe master 

Alison Roigard showed Burton 

and her the intricacies of 

preparing for a show, how the 

costumes were sorted and how 

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They exchanged stories of their 

dancing and performances and 

Graham shared back-stage titbits 

and tales, and even gave her a 

signed pair of pointe shoes. 

Although Audrey has never 

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Audrey 

Burton with 

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the Royal 

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danced in The Sleeping Beauty 

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Nutcracker. 

“I so much wanted to be the 

Sugar Plum Fairy but I’m short, 

so I ended up dancing Clara,” 

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“If I hit anyone or anything it 

would be my fault because I am 

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The issues generally rose during 

the hours between 8am and 4pm. 

Restrictions on Andover St only 

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Baker would often have to park 

on the street rather than her 

driveway to make it easier to leave 

home. 

But this often resulted in parking 

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“I have got dozens of parking 

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this time, traffic has increased 

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Controversial social housing complex opens next week 

• By Bea Gooding 

A NEW controversial social 

housing development on Guild 

St officially opens next week after 

months of concerns raised by 

nearby residents. 

The developments caused a stir 

in Richmond due to concerns the 

project did not comply with the 

city council’s special character 

area and earthworks rules. 

However, earlier this year, the 

Christchurch Methodist Mission 

and its developers told Pegasus 

Post that requirements for both 

were met. 

Owned by CMM, the housing 

will provide 15 families on the 

Ministry of Social Development’s 

housing register the security of a 

long-term lease and an affordable 

home. 

Mike Williams has lived on 

Guild St for 22 years and has had 

a front-row seat watching the 

developments unfold from across 

the street. 

He was feeling optimistic 

about the future in spite of earlier 

concerns that the temporary 

housing would increase traffic 

congestion, removed significant 

trees, and did not physically fit in 

with the rest of the houses in the 

area. 

The site is located in a character 

area, which meant residents 

spent thousands making sure the 

exterior of their homes complied 

with the rules that came with the 

classification. 

Said Williams: “I see a need 

for it. Life hasn’t gotten easier for 

those people so they will at least 

have some dignity with a roof 

over their head. 

“In some ways, it could’ve been 

handled better – we were just 

told what was happening without 

having a say. But we have to be 

realistic too, that land’s not going 

to stay vacant forever. 

“There’s no point in getting 

upset over something you can’t 

change. It all comes down to 

management now.” 

Christchurch East MP Poto 

Williams will open the complex 

next Friday in time for tenants to 

move in before Christmas. 

It sits on the former Churchill 

Courts site, on land leased by 

Anglican Care. 

The houses were used as 

temporary accommodation 

at Linwood Park before being 

moved to the site in August. 

CMM executive director Jill 

Hawkey said the development 

provides a unique opportunity 

for families to settle and feel 

secure, perhaps for the first time 

in their lives. 

“We’re really pleased to have 

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forward to welcoming families 

into their new homes in the 

coming days,” she said. 

An additional building will 

serve as a dedicated community 

house, from which a community 

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based. 

Demand for social housing 

in the city has increased from 

482 applicant households in 

June 2015 to 1,232 in June 2020, 

according to Government figures. 

This 156 per cent increase in 

homelessness over the last five 

years indicates the scale of the 

problem and the urgent need 

for warm, affordable and secure 

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New Hagley changing rooms a step closer 

A PLAN TO construct new 

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The Waikura/Linwood- 

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council start public consultation 

on the new building and a 

lease variation so it can sit in 

an area overseen by the North 

Hagley Community, Sports and 

Recreation Trust Board. 

The charitable trust includes 

three clubs that use the park - the 

High School Old Boys’ Rugby 

Football Club (HSOB), the 

Christchurch Pétanque Club and 

the United Croquet Club. 

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building, which would include 

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the playing fields or the club site. 

The trust will be responsible 

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facility, with HSOB managing 

the changing rooms. 

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rooms are “well overdue” for the 

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‘OVERDUE’: The Linwood-Central-Heathcote 

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winter months,” Davids said. 

“By opening up the 

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Thursday December 3 2020 



Bowling greens dedicated to life members 

JOHN FERGUSON feels 

humbled that his name is 

now formally linked with the 

Morrison Avenue Bowling Club 

that has been an enduring part of 

his life. 

The 92-year-old Ngaio Marsh 

Retirement Village resident now 

has a bowling green named after 

him in honour of his 46-year 

commitment to the club. 

Recently the two natural playing 

surfaces, known as number 

one and two green, were named 

after two life members – including 

John, and Alan Hughes. 

While John was both “honoured” 

and “humbled” to have 

one of the greens named after 

him, he was earlier against the 

idea of individuals within the 

club receiving such recognition. 

He argued there were “plenty 

of people” that had also contributed 

to club, but that “maybe 

their fine efforts had either been 

forgotten or never seen by the 

newer members of the club,” he 

said. 

John uses both the village 

green and those at the Bishopdale 

club, where he is still a 

regular face at the clubrooms. 

He said at his age it was sometimes 

a “wee bit harder” to get 

to the green, but once he starts 

playing, “all the aches and pains 

disappear.” 

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“It has helped me. It’s been 

a great outlet for me, and the 

beauty of it is I started off comparatively 

young in my 40s and 

I’ve been able to play to my 90s 

and I’ve met many people in the 

bowling fraternity,” he said. 

The club was formed in 1959 

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1974 having moved to Christchurch 

from Invercargill. 

During the 1980s he hailed 

as the club’s president for two 

years and had a brief spell as a 

greenkeeper, before becoming a 

life member in 2000. 

He remembers first being 

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search of friends, having bought 

a home nearby in Bishopdale. 

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which said the committee had 

approved his application, extending 

him a “hearty welcome.” 

“We lived in Bishopdale, and I 

wanted to get to know people in 

the area. 

“So I went into this one at 

Morrison’s Avenue one evening 

and there were a couple of jokers 

there playing and they said, 

come and join up. 

“I had a roll up (with my 

bowls) there and then, with 

them. That’s what introduced 

me to it, and I’ve been there ever 

since.” 

John said his wife, Wilma, who 

died in 2009, was also a “very 

good bowler,” joining the club 

shortly after he did. 

“She even played for Canterbury 

… she actually played 

better bowls than me.” 

John was originally a carpenter’s 

apprentice in Southland, 

which began in 1944. 

He then became a building 

overseer at the Ministry of 

Works from 1960. It was during 

this time that he met his future 

wife, Wilma, in Gore, and eventually 

married in 1954. 

The couple had a daughter and 

two sons who continue to live in 

the South Island. 

John said while he did not play 

in club championships these 

days, he was a competitive player 

in his earlier years. 

These days he normally plays 

in triples and fours, still driving 

to matches with his bowls in the 

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New chapel at St Bede’s impresses critics 

ST BEDE’S College’s new chapel 

and performing arts centre have 

been recognised as the country’s 

supreme commercial project of 

the year. 

The New Zealand Commercial 

Project Awards, owned and run 

by Registered Master Builders, 

sets the benchmark for commercial 

construction nationwide, 

recognising the teamwork 

required in bringing projects to 

life. 

Naylor Love Canterbury and 

their project partners were 

tasked with the challenge of 

constructing a new Chapel of St 

Bede and strengthening and extending 

the existing performing 

arts centre. 

Judges were impressed with 

the excellent design solution and 

superb construction finish. 

“This is two distinctly interlocking 

building projects – burying 

underground to strengthen 

the foundations of the Performing 

Arts building, and a new 

Chapel for the school. The works 

were challenged by the need to 

safely work around the school 

programme,” the judges commented. 

The new chapel replaced a 

temporary facility which had 

been used since the February 22, 

2011, earthquake. 

MODERN: The new Chapel of St Bede, at St Bede’s College, along with the freshlyrenovated 

performing arts centre, was recognised as the Supreme New Zealand 

Commercial Project of the Year. 

“The octagonal chapel successfully 

completes a line of existing 

brick school buildings that face 

the street. It stands clear and 

presents all the complexities expected 

in the construction, with 

the details finely resolved,” the 

judges commented. 

“The space is engaging for the 

students and the octagonal space 

creates a break from the traditional 

school chapel.” 

The performing arts centre 

was returned to its original functionality 

with an extension that 

included a kitchen, servery, large 

foyer, and outdoor deck area. 

Registered Master Builders 

chief executive David Kelly said 

the awards celebrated and recognised 

the contribution of the 

whole project team, rather than 

the building itself. 

“This includes everyone 

from the building owners, 

architects, designers, engineers, 

quantity surveyors through to 

the contractors themselves,” he 

said. 

The high calibre of entries 

reflected “the scale and diversity 

of commercial construction 

being done across New Zealand.” 

“What makes these two projects 

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teamwork from the project team. 

Celebrating collaboration and 

innovation across the sector is a 

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BENEFIT: A new Maori youth whare will soon be established at Te Ora Hou 

Ōtautahi, in Papanui. 

Funding approved for 

Maori youth whare 

PAPANUI WILL soon 

have a new whare 

dedicated for Māori youth, 

thanks to crucial funding 

recently approved by the 

city council. 

Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi, an 

organisation that focuses 

on youth well-being, has 

received $150,000 to support 

the construction of 

a contemporary whare or 

meeting place at Windermere 

Rd. 

“By helping the most 

vulnerable in our society, 

we can make the city a better 

place for everyone,” said 

councillor Sara Templeton, 

chairwoman of the sustainability 

and community 

resilience committee. 

“The aim of the new 

whare will be to help 

reconnect young people 

and whānau to their 

tūrangawaewae (a place to 

stand) where they can be 

empowered.” 

The city council is partnering 

with community 

groups and social agencies 

to support projects that 

benefit the community and 

to help them achieve their 

goals. 

“By partnering with 

groups and social agencies 

who are working in 

our communities, we can 

support them to achieve 

their goals and also realise 

our own goal of creating 

strong, connected communities,” 

councillor and 

chairwoman of the sustainability 

and community 

resilience committee Sara 

Templeton said. 

The city council is also 

supporting the redevelopment 

of the City Mission 

site as part of their collaboration 

with groups. 

The two projects have 

been given funding 

through the city council’s 

capital endowment fund as 

they will benefit local communities, 

both now and in 

the future. 

“The $155,000 grant to 

the City Mission will go 

towards the timely redevelopment 

of its busy central 

Hereford St site – home to 

the foodbank, transitional 

housing and the learning 

hub,” Cr Templeton said. 

“With a purpose-built 

site, the City Mission aims 

to guide people from the 

food bank and emergency 

accommodation towards 

their own housing, jobs 

and self-sufficiency, 

establishing a sustainable 

change in community 

welfare.” 

The committee has also 

agreed to give a $70,000 

grant to the Upper Riccarton 

Sport Hub – a 

joint project involving the 

Riccarton Cricket Club, 

Riccarton Tennis Club and 

the FC2011 Football Club. 

It will go towards upgrading 

sports facilities at 

Upper Riccarton Domain. 

The first stage is the 

relocation of a building for 

clubrooms and changing 

facilities to meet the needs 

of all three codes. 

A $40,000 grant to 

Conductive Education 

Canterbury has also been 

approved. It will help fund 

a new home where young 

people with disabilities can 

learn to live more independently 

before moving into 

the community. 

Grants from the capital 

endowment fund – set up 

by the city council in 2001 

– was established using a 

share of the proceeds from 

the sale of Orion’s investment 

in a gas company. 

Today, interest from the 

capital fund goes towards 

the grants. 

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Game to test your bin waste knowledge 

PEOPLE ARE being invited to 

play an interactive online game 

that will test their knowledge 

of what items belong in the red, 

yellow and green wheelie bins. 

The game, which people can 

play on their smartphones and 

online has been developed by city 

council staff and is the latest tool 

in the ongoing campaign to help 

people bin good. 

The game requires players to 

drag selected items into either the 

red, green or yellow bin.If they 

put the item in the right bin, they 

earn points. If they put the item in 

the wrong bin, the bin shakes and 

they get an X on the scoreboard. 

The correct bin will light up. 

The items used in the game 

were selected because they are 

ones that people often get confused 

about and put in the wrong 

bin. 

Said council resource recovery 

manager Ross Trotter. “The 

success of our kerbside rubbish 

and recycling service depends on 

people putting the right stuff in 

the right bin. This new game is 

a fun, interactive way of teaching 

people about what bin they 

should use for different items. 

“The contents of the green 

wheelie bin get processed and 

turned into compost. That cannot 

happen if there is too much nonorganic 

material in the bin. Likewise, 

the contents of the yellow 

wheelie bin cannot be recycled if 

non-recyclable items are included. 

“Our goal is to minimise the 

amount of waste going to landfill 

so that’s why we need people to 

put the right stuff in the right bin. 

“If you are confused about what 

goes in each of the bins, give the 

game a try. I also recommend that 

you use our updated wheelie bin 

app. It has a great search function 

which you can use if you 

are uncertain about which bin a 

particular items belongs in. All 

you have to do is enter the name 

of the item you want to dispose 

of and it will tell you which bin to 

put it in.’’ 

•Play the game at ccc.govt. 

nz/bingoodgame or at 

smartview.ccc.govt.nz 

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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 

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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 

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and tick off the ones you’ve watched. 

Don’t forget the popcorn and hot 

chocolate or nibbles and wine. 

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as a gift each year – the lucky receiver’s 

Christmas tree will be covered with 

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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 

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• Boil pudding for four hours and 

check regularly to make sure 

the water has boiled dry. Top 

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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 

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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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Whether it’s a day-trip or a longer stay, 

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Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100 

New Enrolment Scheme: 

Public Notices 

Bishopdale School 

To avoid overcrowding, or likelihood of overcrowding, the Board of 

Bishopdale School has been directed by Ministry of Education under 

section 11(H) (1) of the Education Act 1989, to implement an enrolment 

scheme. 

Under this scheme, we are proposing that students will be enrolled if 

they live within the Home Zone described below. 

All students who live within the home zone described below shall be 

eligible to enrol at the school. 

Starting from the intersection of Sawyers Arms Road and Veitches Road. 

• North East along Veitches Road to Northfield Road 

Including both sides of Veitches Road from Northfield Road to 

Brockham Street. Including the southern side only of Veitches Road 

from Brockham Street to Grampian Street 

• South along Northfield Road to Northcote Road 

Including Omega Place 

• East along Northcote Road to Cavendish Road 

• East along the southern side only of Northcote Road to the railway line 

• South along the western side only of the railway line to Harewood 

Road 

• North West along the northern side only of Harewood Road to 

Highsted Road 

• North East along the eastern side only of Highsted Road to Sawyers 

Arms Road 

• South East along the Southern side only of Sawyers Arms Road to 

Veitches Road 

Addresses on both sides of boundary roads are considered in-zone 

unless specified otherwise. 

Each year, applications for enrolment in the following year from in-zone 

students will be sought by a date that will be published in a daily or 

community newspaper circulating in the area served by the school. This 

will enable the board to assess the number of places that can be made 

available to students who live outside the home zone. 

The enrolment of out-of-zone students is governed by the provisions of 

the Education Act 1989. 

The proposed enrolment scheme, which a precise description of the 

home zone, may be viewed on the school website www.bishopdale. 

school.nz , copies of the scheme are also available upon request from the 

school office. 

If you have any feedback on our proposed zone, please contact us via 

email to office@bishopdale.school.nz by 14th December 2020. 

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