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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

and still finds time to dance when she can. ​

AT 85-YEARS-OLD, Audrey

Burton’s love for dancing hasn’t

dimmed one bit.

Ballet has been a lifelong passion

for the Margaret Stoddart

Retirement Village resident and

she still dances whenever she

can.

Burton took part in

Ryman Healthcare’s Pioneers

Campaign earlier this year

which took adifferent tack on

expectations about retirement

life.

The campaign showed the

true spirit and dignity of residents

and her lifelong love affair

with dancing was prominently

featured.

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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.

The community board

has asked the city council to

investigate.

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Sports hub to be upgraded

thanks to funding boost

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SPORTS FACILITIES in the

city’s west will soon be upgraded

thanks to crucial funding

recently approved by the city

council.

The Sustainability and Community

Resilience committee

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.

The funding comes because

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,” said

councillor Sara Templeton, committee

chairwoman.

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.”

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 in Papanui.

“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

BENEFIT: A new

Maori youth whare

will soon be

established at Te

Ora Hou Ōtautahi, in

Papanui.

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.”

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.

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“If I hit anyone or anything it

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The issues generally rose during

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Restrictions on Andover St only

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Baker would often have to park

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driveway to make it easier to leave

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But this often resulted in parking

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“I have got dozens of parking

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Win has lived on Andover St for

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Light show organisers

receive awards

• By Bea Gooding

SOME MAY assume the force of

a Jedi in the Star Wars universe

brought Luke Murphy and Leia

Austin together.

But in fact, it was a passion

for online gaming and a love of

putting together one of the best

Christmas light displays in the

city.

Over the last 15 years, they

have been renowned for illuminating

the Hornby community

with their “Not Enough Lights”

show, boasting more than

250,000 LED lights at their home

Their dedication to providing

free Christmas joy to more than

1000 people each year was why

they were one of the recipients of

the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton

Community Service Awards.

“No one’s really given out

awards for Christmas lights that

I’m aware of so it’s nice someone

has recognised it and that they

enjoy it,” said Murphy.

Murphy blamed his parents

for the obsession, which he said

stemmed from childhood.

“They were the ones that put

a few strings of lights up on the

house when I was younger. I

would always beg them to put

them up earlier and earlier as I

had no sense of time back then

when I was really young,” he

said.

“Ever since then I’ve just taken

over, and now it’s something I

do.”

Setting up begins in September,

with majority of the heavy

lifting completed by mid-October.

The show is now on display

until the end of the year.

Murphy is on the cusp of becoming

an electrician which he

said worked to his advantage.

He was unable to put a price

on the “very expensive hobby,”

which was self-funded, but the

use of solar power helped offset

some of the cost.

“Overall [cost] for the whole

thing, I don’t actually know . . .

$10,000? Maybe a bit more than

that,” he said.

The couple had plans in the

future to build a house purposebuilt

for the light displays.

Said Murphy: “I wouldn’t say

I’m into Christmas, though, I

just like putting up the lights

because it looks amazing. People

don’t believe me when I say

that.”

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is on every night at 8

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RECOGNISING OUR COMMUNITY HEROES

People in the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton area have been

acknowledged for their great service to the community.

Today Western News profiles who they are.

Youth awards

Shardey

Harris –

During her time

at Hornby High

School, Shardey

was a student

representative

on the board

of trustees, was head girl and

guided students through her

involvement with the Stars

mentoring programme.

Shardey raised awareness of

gumboot Friday, for the I Am

Hope campaign, which raises

funds for young people to receive

free mental health counselling

and support.

She has also helped to

raise awareness of bullying,

encouraged cultural

inclusiveness and has been an

advocate for vulnerable people.

Alicia Northe

– Alicia has been

a committed

volunteer at the

Community

Development

Network Trust’s

intermediate

holiday camps

and teen adventure camps.

As a volunteer leader and

programme director, her service

has benefitted hundreds of

intermediate aged children citywide.

Alicia organises the camp

programme and often volunteers

additional hours to help prepare

new ideas and activities.

Teresa

Winward

– Teresa’s

community

service over the

last five years

has positively

impacted many

young people as a dedicated

volunteer with the Community

Development Network Trust’s

Holiday Kids’ Camps.

Initially starting as a leader,

Teresa now brings her nursing

experience to her role as camp

nurse.

She has served as an invaluable

volunteer on multiple holiday

camps and puts in many hours

behind the scenes.

As a volunteer leader at

several different youth groups,

Teresa spends time each week,

mentoring and supporting young

people.

She has also been a children’s

worker at Wharenui School

and assisted in facilitating local

community programmes such as

Sports in the Park.

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Eun Jin Lee – For the past five

years Eun Jin has volunteered

at the Korean Society of

Christchurch.

Every weekend Eun Jin

supports elderly members of the

community and is a friendly face

that provides information and

assistance as required.

Eun Jin helps to organise the

popular Korean K-Pop dance

competition which is enjoyed by

the wider community.

Her passion for the

competition encourages others

to join in activities and have an

open mind to another culture.

Eun Jin also volunteers at

the Christchurch Korean

School which provides language

classes, cultural exchanges and

promotes performing arts and

events.

On Saturday mornings she

assists students with their

various lessons and dance.

classes. She provides a great

environment for students

to study, giving them an

opportunity to find their hidden

talents.

Eun Jin is an amazing role

model. She has a positive

mindset, and an eagerness to

supports others, impacting many

people through her community

service.

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Skyla Cosgrove –

Skyla has been a senior

leader at Our Lady of Victories

School, and actively served the

community for six years through

her involvement with St John.

As a St John youth cadet leader,

Skyla manages others with ease

and confidence. She recently

achieved her 500 hour service

award and corporal stripes, a

great achievement for someone at

the beginning of their journey as

a leader.

She has shared her time,

knowledge and skills in many

capacities.

Skyla’s encouragement and

support of anyone she works

with is evident in her leadership

sessions, and the cadets enjoy her

fun but firm approach.

Skyla is extremely diligent,

takes great pride in her service,

and has the utmost integrity

and honesty. She truly engages

in whatever service or task she

is involved with, and has a quiet

natural empathy with people.

Skyla is an exemplary role

model of unconditional service

who leads by example, inspiring

those around her.

Community service

awards:

Polly Warren –

Polly’s work supports the

Citizens Advice Bureau which

provides a range of services to

all sections of the Christchurch

community. Since joining the

west branch in 2013, Polly has

HONOURED: The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community service and youth awards

recipients for 2020. ​

taken on multiple roles and

duties with compassion, honesty

and fairness. Polly joined the

west branch committee as health

and safety officer and has also

held the position of deputy chair.

Polly is a respected interviewer

and her friendly, competent

manner has put clients at ease

and has helped them to discuss

their issues freely. Polly has also

assisted with fundraising at

community events and last year

took on the additional roles of

mentor organiser and managing

the Justice of the Peace roster.

Every voluntary organisation

needs people who are willing to

do that little bit extra. Polly is

one of those increasingly rare

individuals, and her service is

highly valued and appreciated.

Gerald Thorner –

Gerald

has been a

volunteer at

Citizens Advice

Bureau west

branch since

2012, supporting

the provision

of services,

advice and information to the

community.

Gerald is a respected

interviewer, providing advice

and support to the Hornby

community. Life is never dull

when Gerald is around, and

his is one of the first people to

volunteer when extra help is

needed.

Gerald uses his computer

skills to mentor new trainees,

represents the branch at the

monthly Hornby community

workers’ lunch, and assists with

community events such as Hello

Hornby.

Gerald is interested in helping

people at the frontline, which

he does competently and with

passion. Gerald is an asset to

Citizens Advice Bureau, working

long term with clients when

necessary.

Barbara

Withers –

For more

than 20 years

Barbara has

supported the

Hornby Rugby

Football Club’s

housie sessions and for the past

four years has taken on the role

of organiser. Barbara’s service

ensures the smooth running

of sessions, allowing people an

enjoyable and social activity

every week.

Many great friendships have

been made over the years and

housie members enjoy the

hospitality that Barbara provides.

Barbara has made a huge

contribution to the rugby

club which acknowledge and

appreciate the incredible service

she has provided over the

years. Barbara is strong willed,

resilient, and always concerned

for other people. She continues

to positively impact people every

week through her commitment

and dedication to the local

community.

William Hunt – For more

than 25 years

William has

provided

outstanding

service, calling

numbers at

Hornby Rugby

Football Club’s

housie sessions.

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Thursday December 3 2020 7

RECOGNISING OUR COMMUNITY HEROES

• From page 5

William always has a smile

on his face and enjoys seeing

the weekly visitors to the club.

Housie members appreciate the

hospitality that William and the

team provide. Each week older

members of the community

especially enjoy the fellowship of

getting together to play housie.

The rugby club appreciates

and values the longstanding

commitment William has

provided over the years. His

valued service has greatly

benefitted the club and the wider

Hornby community.

Lynlea and

Robert

Willan – Lynlea

and Robert’s

dedication

and passion

for netball is

well known

and appreciated in the Hornby

community.

Lynlea founded the Hornby

Netball Club in 2009, which

focuses on encouragement and

participation. The amount of

time and effort they have given,

from mending bibs and bags to

coaching and managing teams, is

immeasurable. Lynlea holds the

roles of senior A team manager

and committee president and

during the season Robert is at

the netball courts every Saturday,

supporting both Lynlea and the

club.

Lynlea and Robert were also

involved in the Save Denton Park

project. This group of dedicated

local residents were successful

in lobbying that Denton Park

remain for outdoor recreation

and sport only.

The amount of people

that Lynlea and Robert have

supported or influenced over the

last twelve years is vast. Hornby

is much richer for their service,

not only to netball but the wider

community.

William Thorne – William

and Chris Thorne’s property

borders West Broken Run in

Wigram, a reserve on the upper

banks of the Ōpāwaho Heathcote

River.

Over the last five years William

has continually mown, trimmed

and generally maintained the

reserve single-handedly, using

his own time, equipment and

resources.

He has incredible dedication

and often spent the best part of

his week, mowing the 4ha reserve

with a push mower.

Since contractors began

mowing the flat area three years

ago, William has continued

mowing the bank area of the

reserve. Not even the theft of his

push mower last year deterred

him, as he promptly purchased

another mower to continue his

service at the reserve.

It is vital that communities

have volunteers like William

who are committed and reliable.

William is industrious, kindhearted

and a highly valued

member of the community.

IMPACT: Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board

chairman Mike Mora (left) and member Jimmy Chen, with

Nola Moffett who, along with her twin sister, the late Nova

Mayo, were honoured for their long-standing dedication to

activities in Hornby.

Nola Moffett and the late

Nova Mayo

Twin sisters Nola and the late

Nova have had a longstanding

involvement in the community

which began at age 14, when

they assisted in organising the

Paparua Plunket Barn Dance.

Since this time they were

involved in countless community

projects, events and groups such

as the Hei Hei Kindergarten

committee, the Branston

Intermediate PTA, Hornby

Primary PTA , and the Hornby

Inner Wheel Club to name a few.

As an active member of

Islington Methodist Church,

Nola has provided baking for

countless church fairs in the

area and currently bakes once a

month for Age Concern.

Both Nola and Nova were huge

advocates for a high school to be

built in Hornby, with Hornby

High School opening in 1975.

In the early years of the school

they were both involved in

many of its aspects, in particular

the PTA. Nova took over the

running of the school tuck shop

for many years and enjoyed

the interaction with students

immensely.

She remained connected with

the school and was present for

the official opening of the first of

the new buildings last year.

Nova was widely known

around the school and in the

community as Hornby High

School’s No 1 supporter.

In recognition of their

service on various community

fundraising initiatives and

committees, Nola and Nova

received a suffrage award, and

Paul Harris Fellowship Medals

from Rotary International.

For their outstanding

community service, they also

received a New Zealand 1990

Commemoration Medal for

Services to New Zealand from

the Queen.

Many have benefitted from

Nola and the late Nova’s

thoughtful and generous nature,

which is highlighted through

over fifty years of community

service.

Their dedication in supporting

others and the betterment of the

community is remarkable, and

truly worthy of recognition.

Gayle Cook – Gayle first

registered as a tag spotter

volunteer with the city council’s

Off the Wall programme in

2013.

Since this time she has been

one of the programmes most

active volunteers, providing

administrative support, advice,

and reported countless acts of

graffiti vandalism incidents.

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• From page 7

To ensure that graffiti

vandalism is removed within a

timely manner, Gayle has also

taken the time, on numerous

occasions, to contact the

contact centre when follow up

graffiti removal work is deemed

necessary.

Tag spotters like Gayle

contribute to the successful

outcomes of the Graffiti

Programme and together support

its goal of reducing the impact of

graffiti vandalism. The Graffiti

Programme could not do its

work without its amazing team

of volunteers and appreciates

Gayle’s continuing service in the

community.

Cathi Andrell – Cathi has

assisted the Riccarton West

Community Garden for six years

and volunteers at Te Pataka

Pantry providing rescued food to

the community.

She is a popular team member

and the community enjoy

her friendly banter. Cathi

bags produce for numerous

households with Food Together

Riccarton and following this task,

helps the community cafe by

operating the coffee machine for

the rest of the session.

You can often find Cathi

supporting community

events such as the Riccarton

Community Day and Connect.

She also joins the Riccarton

Community Development

Worker, visiting new people to

the area. Cathi was a founding

member of the Riccarton

Neighbourhood Support Group

and is also a part of a team that

folds the Riccarton Community

Newsletter. For three years

Cathi assisted the Riccarton

Community Church’s Mainly

Music sessions, serving morning

tea to children and their parents.

Cathi leads by example as she

constantly gives her time and

energy for the good of others.

She is greatly appreciated by the

Riccarton community.

LEADER: Rachael Clemett

with Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton

Community Board

member Mark Peters.

Rachael Clemett – Rachael is

a passionate and valued member

of the St John Hornby Youth

Division. Joining the division

seven years ago, Rachael was a

parent helper with the Penguins

Programme, and soon became a

penguin leader.

Over the years Rachael has

progressed to the voluntary role

of assistant divisional manager,

spending many hours providing

direction and support to youth

leaders and members.

Rachael is passionate about

ensuring the smooth running

of the programme, and

provides clear leadership and

communication. She enjoys the

division camps and can always

be found in the kitchen, cooking

and organising meals.

Camps on Mother’s Day

weekend are a special event, as

her family are in attendance

and are also involved with camp

activities.

As a way to build

connections between parents,

Rachael started a parent support

group at Hornby Primary School

in 2012.

She also assisted the school’s

lunch club since it was established

in 2015 until late last year.

Rachael is an amazing person

in the community who would do

anything for others.

She is always willing to help

those in need and does valuable

work behind the scenes.

The St John Hornby Division

greatly appreciate and highly

commend Rachael for her

ongoing and valued service to the

community.

‘I started dancing

when I was four’

• From page 1

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

it works behind the scenes at the

PERFORMERS: Audrey

Burton with ballet dancer

Madeleine Graham, of the

Royal New Zealand Ballet.

RNZB. “We have roughly

330 costumes, but for this

show, we only have two quick

changes which is tricky,” said

Roigard.

However, the day did not

end there. The mother and

daughter also got to meet dancer

Madeleine Graham.

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

danced in The Sleeping Beauty

she did perform once in The

Nutcracker.

“I so much wanted to be the

Sugar Plum Fairy but I’m short,

so I ended up dancing Clara,”

said Burton.

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Harbour cruise with a difference for pupils

TWO GROUPS of year 8 pupils

from Wharenui School spent the

day tacking and gybing on the

Fox II around Lyttelton Harbour

recently.

THe three-hour trips were

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Students took turns steering,

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The excited Year 8 Wharenui School crew of the Fox II get

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‘Captain’ Queenie Holden

at the helm.

Cedric Paguyo at the helm.

Lili Boyd gets some tips on how to

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Ethan Lai gets his turn at the helm.

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Game to test your bin waste knowledge

PEOPLE ARE being invited to

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yellow and green wheelie bins.

The game, which people can

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The game requires players to

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The items used in the game

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“The contents of the green

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“Our goal is to minimise the

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“If you are confused about what

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LOCATION

SH73 East of Yaldhurst township – from 155m west of

SH73/SH1 (Russley Road) intersection to 200m west

of Sir John McKenzie Drive

SH73 Yaldhurst township – a reduction in the existing

70km/h section to 60km/h through the village and

an extension of this 60km/h zone to 150m west of

Hasketts Road.

SH73 West of Yaldhurst – from 150m west of

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Start a new

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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

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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

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Pétanque, hoopla, mini golf, giant chess,

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‘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.

Give a Christmas

gift to remember!

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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!

Chantilly

Cream

You will need:

• 1 x bottle of cream

• 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!

You will need:

• 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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Deck the halls

Christmas isn’t Christmas without a decoration or two around the home.

Whether its outdoor lights with a waving Santa or

just draping tinsel across your mantelpiece, there are

many ways to celebrate the festive season in your home.

Go natural

Driftwood painted white with LED lights wrapped

around, or pine cones with a touch of silver spray

paint, make beautiful natural additions to the home

at this time of year. If you have a tree branch around

the home, why not cut it up into discs and spray paint

white stars and reindeer on the disc. Drill a hole in the

top and thread some gardeners string through the hole

and you have an instant decoration to hang on the tree

or somewhere around the home. Cover polystyrene

balls in ripped linen, hessian and cotton strips. These

can either be hung up or a number placed in a bowl on

the table.

Tinsel town

Many love the glitter and sparkle that tinsel brings

but how about using it in different ways. A threetiered

cake plate with tinsel laid on each plate with

baubles then placed on top, can look really impressive

as a centrepiece for the table. Make your own wreath

by wrapping tinsel around and around a polystyrene

circle. Hang just as it is, or hot glue gun baubles on to

create extra wow.

Table setting

Sometimes the simplest decorations on the table

can look the most stunning. A beautiful napkin rolled

up with a piece of red and white ribbon, or rosemary

wreath looks amazing. Why not place a hessian runner

down the middle of the table and add greenery and

candles in jars on top to create a wonderful centrepiece.

If you have a children’s eating table, why not put a

long piece of brown paper as a table cloth. Draw large

circles where the plates can go and write Christmas

questions beside each plate outline. A little bottle with

a red and white paper straw is great too. Put a jar of

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Councillor takes

matters into

his own hands

Connecting Your Community

Page 3 Page 6

year.

city.”

Davids heads

community board

advocating body

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020starnews.co.nz

RESIDENTS MOST affected by

• By Louis Day

the new Northern Motorway are

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020

Connecting Your Community

IT COULD

WEDNESDAY,

be a while until

MARCH 25, starnews.co.nz

2020

Connecting Your Community relieved to hear the Christchurch TUESDAY, starnews.co.nz

MARCH 24, 2020

Connecting Your Community

• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding

the eastern suburbs start to

Northern Corridor opening has

see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign

been delayed by six months.

THE earthquake-damaged

aspirations for the area come to

The CNC was due to open in

former Sockburn Service Centre

fruition.

the middle of this year, but last

could finally be demolished in

During October’s local body

week the New

July – if the funding needed is

elections, Ms Dalziel identified

Zealand Transport

Agency

It comes as the

obtained.

repairs to the eastern part of the

city’s footpaths, pipes and roads

announced more

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton

as one of her main priorities for

time was needed

this term.

to complete the

Community

“We need a fully integrated

$290m motorwayten

in its draft

Board has writ-

programme of works for the

east, I have loosely called this

The original

submission to

Readers respond

Chance to the eastern alliance, which

scope of the

the city council’s

would essentially be an alliance

Victorious

Delay in

Market day

project has been Mark Wilson

Annual Plan

Mike Mora

to supermarket

farewell Holden

of contractors who can take

extended include

stoked

making mall

goes green at 2019-2020,

captain the whole area bit by bit and

a third southbound lane on

requesting the city council addresses

the budget gap so the

rebranding

in style

systematically get the work

the Waimakariri River bridge and

flooding

with cup done,” she said during the

a clip-on win

exit safer

Cashmere HS

cycleway.

buildings can be removed as soon

campaign.

St Albans resident Mark Wilson

as possible.

Page 8

GIRL Page BOSS: Julia 17 Holmes But chief wants executive to be a Dawn geneticist after Page high school, 3 and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will Page help 10 said GIRL the BOSS: community Julia Holmes are “somewhat

her achieve thankful” her for dreams. the delay.

Page 3

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to

wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora

her achieve her dreams. Baxendale said any request to

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

• By Bea Gooding

pursue a specific for biology, project in and the

“The community will be somewhat

thankful for a reprieve of the

from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, • By Bea Gooding

for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the

east would have age to has be always agreed been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,

technology, engineering

age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,

technology, engineering requested.

demolition of the site would be

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD upon Julia by council.

effects of this motorway for six

South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of

City councillors are yet to pass

Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage.

Holmes is on a mission on to

in how things worked, often country to participate in the

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia in how things worked, often country to participate in the

months, but it’s still there. Until

taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme

next month, designed She was shocked to hear the

and maths.

Holmes is on a mission to taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme

next month, designed She was shocked to hear the Main South Rd, has been a source

and maths.

The former service centre, on

make a difference in the world. any guidance them to back staff together. around

decisions are made to put our

make a difference in the world. them back together.

•Story, more photos, page 5

PHOTO: GEOFF The SLOAN year 11 St Margaret’s this, she said.

community first, then there is no

That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother.

The year 11 St Margaret’s That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother.

of tension for years with residents

College student has a passion •Turn to page the 5

relief,” he said.

opportunity of her dreams. of tomorrow in industries that • Turn to page 6

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• By Louis Day

CALLS HAVE been made to

stop rates increases in response

to the Covid-19 crisis.

City counci lors James Gough,

Sam MacDonald, Catherine

Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown

and James Daniels have sent a

le ter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel

asking her to lead a conversation

as to how a zero per cent rates

increase could be achieved this

The city council is proposing

an average rates increase of 4.65

per cent across a l ratepayers in

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which is currently under public

consultation until April 5 and

wi l be finalised before July 1.

The 2018-2028 Long Term

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rates increase over 10 years.

Said Cr MacDonald: “In

the current environment it’s

clear business as usual is not

appropriate and the council

needs to look at how we enable

this 12-month rates increase

freeze to occur, it’s crucial for

the economic confidence of our

Ms Dalziel said the las thing the council’s budget, which is urchNZ, the Canterbury Employers’

Chamber of Commerce Covid-19. We wi l discuss these

dinary circumstances related to

the city council needed was for not entirely funded by rates, and

someone to hi the panic bu ton. the consequences that wi l flow and other key players so we are options with elected members

“Calm heads must and wi l from decisions we make. best prepared for the economic as we develop the Annual Plan,”

prevail,” she said.

“The Annual Plan is not cha lenges that lie ahead.”

“Our residents and businesses signed off for three months so City council chief executive The push from city counci lors

wi l be depending on us to we have time to ge this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a for a freeze on rates rises comes

make adjustments, and we wi l, A the same time, the council zero rates rise out.

shortly after Minister of Finance

however, we wi l need advice is meeting with our economic “We’re considering a series of Grant Robertson announced

on the impacts on a l aspects of development agency, Christch-

options in light of the extraor-

a $12.1 bi lion package to aid

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