Southern View: December 17, 2020

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 

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Alex Todd: League player of the decade 

• By Will Evans 

LINWOOD KEAS and 

Canterbury Bulls stalwart 

Alex Todd’s naming as the 

Canterbury Rugby League 

player of the decade is a 

reminder there will always 

be a place for hard-working, 

consistent, tough grafters in the 

code. 

Following in the footsteps 

of Jonny Limmer, the 

CRL’s player of the 2000-10 

decade, the prop was judged 

Canterbury’s standout player of 

the 2010s by a panel comprising 

the Bulls’ coaches over that 

time frame – Brent Stuart, 

Mike Dorreen, Darrell Coad 

and Andrew Auimatagi. 

The judges voted for their 

three top players of the decade 

on a 3-2-1 basis – Todd was the 

resounding winner with 10 of a 

possible 12 votes. 

Hornby duo James 

Baxendale and Corey 

Lawrie, Celebration great Kyle 

Leka, Riccarton icon Shane 

Tamatea and Linwood veteran 

Erwin Sauni also received 

votes. 

“It means bloody heaps,” 

said Todd. 

“Considering the players 

I’ve played alongside, to be 

receiving this award is pretty 

unbelievable.” 

Todd grew up in Redcliffs 

and developed through 

Linwood’s junior ranks. 

• Turn to page 8 

STANDOUT: Rugby league stalwart Alex Todd combines his club and provincial career 

with construction work. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

Roll 

concerns 

due to 

increasing 

number of 

pre-schools 

• By Bea Gooding 

AN EARLY childhood centre is 

worried its roll size will continue 

to decrease if the city council 

doesn’t address overcrowding of 

pre-schools in the area. 

Huntsbury Preschool is 

calling for the city council to 

make changes to the Resource 

Management Act to limit how 

many centres can operate in one 

area. 

Centre manager Jane Russell 

said there were 13 pre-schools 

within a five-minute drive of 

the Huntsbury Community 

Centre, where they operated 

from. 

She is now asking for the 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community 

Board’s support in having these 

requirements changed. 

But city council head of 

resource consents John Higgins 

said the RMA can only be 

changed by Parliament, and the 

issue should be raised with the 

Ministry for the Environment, or 

the Ministry of Education. 


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Thursday December 17 2020 3 

Orphanage life shapes ‘caring’ volunteer 


EVEN THOUGH Lesley O’Neill 

grew up without her parents, she 

never once felt like she had no 

family to turn to. 

With an absent father, and 

after her mother died of an 

illness, life changed forever 

at three-years-old when the 

Nazareth House orphanage 

in Sydenham became her new 

home. 

But having the sisters and 

other children by her side for the 

next 14 years it felt like growing 

up in a big family. 

“It was a home and there 

were a lot of other people. Like 

any upbringing, there’s always 

positives and negatives – but the 

positives totally outweighed the 

negatives,” she said. 

“I guess what happened was 

I had an experience that a lot of 

people have never had. The skills 

that I have now are part of the 

nurturing I received as a child.” 

Learning the value of hard 

work and giving back from a 

young age was what fuelled her 

drive these days to volunteer at 

the Christchurch South Fruit and 

Vegetable Collective, helping out 

with setting up the hall and bags 

in time for the delivery trucks. 

Her tenacity in the last six years 

was why she was nominated as a 

recipient of a Spreydon-Cashmere 

Community Service Award this 

year. 

Some of the jobs she had 

growing up was answering the 

phone or opening the door to 

visitors. But one of the biggest 

lessons she took away from it all 

was the determination the sisters 

showed when it came to keeping 

the children alive. 

“THe sisters used to go out 

into the community, begging for 

money and food to keep us all 

alive. They would come home, 

they were exhausted; their shoes 

all worn out,” said O’Neill. 

“THat taught me about caring 

for other people.” 

THe fruit and vegetable collective 

ESSENTIAL: 

Volunteer 

Leslie O’Neill 

and Richard 

Clemance were 

both recipients 

of a Spreydon- 

Cashmere 

Community 

Service Award 

this year. 

processes about 200 orders of 

fresh produce each week and are 

distributed to eight community 

hubs, which is then delivered to 

homes across the city – many of 

which are on low incomes. 

“I’m not looking for a reward 

for my work, it’s about what I can 

do to support others. Fruit and 

vegetables are the food that keeps 

people alive,” she said. 

O’Neill was not the only one 

recognised from the collective. 

It was a “big surprise” and 

a “humbling” feeling when 

Richard Clemance found out he 

was also a recipient of the service 

award. 

For the past six years, he has 

helped set up and pack down 

the premises, supervised the 

unloading and packing process, 

and setting up the packing line 

for the 20 volunteers. 

THe collective purchases 

produce from wholesalers 

and supermarkets and are 

available to the public to buy 

in bags, providing a more 

affordable option for homes to 

get their 5+ A Day. 

THe delivery service also 

helped people who could not 

easily leave their homes, such as 

elderly people. 

“It gets me out of the house 

and it helps a lot of people. It’s 

also a good social time, there’s 

a good bunch of people [at the 

collective],” he said. 

He believed others should give 

it a go. 

“It doesn’t matter how much 

or how little it is, every little bit 

helps,” Clemance said. 

“I try my best; someone’s got 

to do it.” 

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SPREYDON-CASHMERE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS 

People in the Spreydon-Cashmere area have 

been acknowledged for their service to the 

community. Today Southern View profiles who 

they are 

Group Award: Rowley 

Mamaz 

Rowley Mamaz has been active 

in Hoon Hay Rowley community 

events, sports clubs and events, 

school events, and the community 

centre for more than 10 

years. 

Members Julie Ausage, Susana 

Muamua, Tiresa Sio, and 

Fetalaiga Tomuli, have recently 

established a community watch 

group to address the harmful 

behaviour of troubled youth, 

supporting them to turn their 

behaviour around. 

Rowley Mamaz has assisted 

police with reducing crime locally, 

and they are currently 

working with Christchurch 

South Community Patrols of NZ 

to become fully-fledged community 

patrollers. 

Olwyn Rudd 

Olwyn Rudd joined the committee 

of Cracroft Community 

Centre (The Old Stone House) 

in 2000. She was chairperson 

from 2010 until her resignation 

in 2019. Olwyn has continued 

to serve on the committee and 

was elected a life member in 

2020. From 2000 to 2010, Olwyn 

managed the centre’s mid-week 

bookings and its housekeeping. 

The Old Stone House was extensively 

damaged in the February 

22, 2011, earthquake. Olwyn 

and her committee worked with 

the city council and Beca Heritage 

to ensure the building was 

restored to its previous standard, 

ready for re-opening in early 

2018. 

Greg Burgess 

Greg Burgess has been the 

chairman of the Landsdowne 

Community Centre Hall Committee 

for 28 years. He puts in 

many hours most weeks leading 

the local hall committee, attending 

to hall hire inquiries, 

organising repairs and hall 

maintenance, and working with 

user groups to negotiate hire-age 

agreements. Thanks to Greg’s 

dedication and service, the hall 

is a much-loved and widely-used 

community asset in Bowenvale. 

Alistair Berney and Bernie 

Pullinger 

Alastair Berney has been a 

committee member of the Hoon 

Hay Community Association 

since it was formed and registered 

in 2017, and chairman 

since mid-2018. Bernie Pullinger 

has served in the roles of both 

treasurer and secretary on the 

association’s committee since 

2017. 

Alastair and Bernie have both 

done a sterling job promoting 

the purposes of the association, 

namely building community 

connectedness, improving safety 

and security, and endeavouring 

to provide a community hub. 

Within the past 12 months, the 

majority of the association’s 

committee members have 

resigned and it is only due to 

Alastair and Bernie’s efforts that 

the committee has remained in 

existence. 

Since November 2019, these 

two stalwarts have actively recruited 

new committee members 

and put the association back on 

its feet for the benefit of the all 

Hoon Hay residents. 

Jeremy Cattell and Hugh 

Joughin 

Jeremy Cattell has been a 

volunteer with the city council’s 

graffiti programme for 25 

years, working in Somerfield, 

Spreydon, Addington, and Hillmorton. 

Hugh Joughin has been a volunteer 

with the programme for 

12 years, working in Beckenham 

and surrounding areas. 

Hugh initially registered 

with the Phillipstown Strengthening 

Communities Graffiti 

Project in 2007, and due to the 

success of this project, the city 

council established the graffiti 

office and the off the wall Programme. 

Jeremy and Hugh’s work as 

tag spotters and tag removers involves 

recording, reporting, and 

removing graffiti vandalism. 

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Spreydon- 

Cashmere 

Community 

Board 

chairwoman 

Karolin Potter 

(centre), with 

the Rowley 

Mamaz, 

who were 

recognised 

for their 

dedication to 

the Hoon Hay 

community for 

more than a 

decade. 

reduces further incidents and associated 

crime, which enhances 

the local sense of community 

safety. 

All residents of, and visitors to 

the suburbs where Jeremy and 

Hugh volunteer, benefit from 

having graffiti-free communities. 

Rowley Resource Centre 

Hine Brown is a board member 

for Rowley Resource Centre. 

She has run the Rowley Veggie 

Co-op hub based at the centre 

for the past two years. 

Hine also supports groups 

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Liz and Doug Cox have both 

been involved with Rowley 

Resource Centre since its establishment 

more than 25 years ago. 

They both ensure the centre’s 

flower and vegetable gardens are 

well maintained, and they are 

key members of the veggie co-op. 

Liz also keeps the centre clean 

and tidy and meets and greets 

community members who visit. 

Aroha Swan has been the 

chairwoman of the Rowley 

Resource Centre for more than 

three years and has been part 

of the vege co-op team for two 

years. 

She supports many groups at 

the centre, including picking up 

and dropping off those who attend 

the seniors’ group. She also 

ensures the centre is clean and 

tidy. Aroha is also a board member 

for Kereru Sports & Cultural 

Club, and she assists with local 

community events. 

Members of 

the Rowley 

Resource 

Centre were 

recipients at 

the Spreydon- 

Cashmere 

Community 

Service 

Awards. 

Jason Chee 

Jason Chee was a 24/7 youth 

worker at Hillmorton High 

School for seven years, mentoring, 

coaching sport, and 

participating in adventure-based 

outdoor learning with year nine 

to 13 students for 10 hours a 

week. He also ran a youth group, 

organised touch rugby teams, 

and community camps to Mt 

Hutt. 

For a number of years, Jason 

has been on the organising 

committee for Hoon Hay Fiesta, 

Hoon Hay Hoops, and Lalaga 

Night Market, and he organises 

security volunteers for the fiesta 

and Pacific Series. 

Jason’s involvement with Suburbs 

Rugby Football Club spans 

10 years in various roles as player, 

junior team coach, committee 

member, and currently club 

captain. 

Spreydon-Cashmere 

Youth Service Awards 

2020 recipients 

Bailey Johnston 

Bailey Johnston has been a 

youth group leader at South West 

Baptist Church for 18 months, 

and Sunday school leader for two 

years. 

Bailey also mentors girls at 

Christchurch South Intermediate 

alongside the youth worker. 

Bailey was a volunteer in 

the SHARP after-school and 

holiday programmes for two 

years. 

While studying full-time for 

a university degree, Bailey still 

finds time to volunteer at Sunday 

school, youth group and the local 

school community. 

Hannah Poole 

Hannah Poole has been a 

leader at South West Baptist 

Church Sunday School for 

eight years, youth group for 18 

months, and Girls’ Brigade for 

six years. 

She was also a leader at 

SHARP after-school and holiday 

programmes for six months, producing 

outstanding programmes 

and props. 

Though now employed fulltime, 

Hannah still volunteers at 

youth group, Girls’ Brigade, and 

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‘There are only so many children in the area’ 

Jane Russell 

• From page 1 

Said Russell: “There’s just 

a concern that the market is 

absolutely saturated with preschools 

now, we’re all getting the 

same amount of money from the 

Ministry; there are only so many 

children in the area. 

“We’re all very different and 

offer different things, but the pool 

you’re getting is much less than 

what it was before.” 

Currently, in 

the RMA, a consent 

authority 

must not regard 

trade competition 

or its effects 

when considering 

new applications, 

including 

pre-schools. 

Russell said 

roll sizes at preschools nearby 

have dropped, and not just because 

of Covid-19. 

Established 40 years ago, 

Huntsbury Preschool used to 

regularly reach their maximum 

capacity of 30 children. 

As a not-for-profit centre, any 

proceeds go back into improving 

the environment, learning 

opportunities, updating cultural 

resources and providing a high 

teacher-to-child ratio. 

Demand has been low in recent 

years due to parents having more 

OVERCROWDED: Huntsbury Preschool is concerned about the increasing number of 

preschools in the area and says a limit needs to be put in place. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

options to choose from, said 

Russell. 

“When I first started 23 years 

ago, you could count the number 

of centres on your hand,” she 

said. 

“We’re a small pre-school up 

on the hill, we rely on the community. 

I’d really like [council] to 

consider applications for centres 

and know how many there actually 

are in this area.” 

The RMA promotes the sustainable 

management of natural 

and physical resources, such as 

land, air and water. 

Community board chairwoman 

Karolin Potter sympathised 

with the centre’s concerns as it 

was one of the only standalone 

community-led services in the 

area. 

But she did not see how the 

environment influenced who 

could establish a childcare 

facility. 

“My heart breaks over this, 

I don’t want this community 

pre-school competed out of the 

market,” she said. 

“I can only imagine that having 

no limit would be competing. 

But in a democracy, we’re not in 

a position to say to people that 

they cannot develop a business, 

or stop people from putting up a 

child care. 

“There’s nothing wrong 

with being motivated by 

commercial interests but the 

children must come first, and 

what can be done to support the 

community.” 

Higgins said the District Plan 

does not control the location 

of pre-schools regarding the 

commercial impact on nearby 

centres. 

“Doing so would be problematic 

under the Resource 

Management Act as it specifically 

seeks to avoid trade competition 

arguments. 

However, “it does seek to 

protect centres from commercial 

activities setting up outside 

commercial zones. This doesn’t 

apply to pre-schools as they are 

provided for in residential and 

other zones.” 

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by city council staff at the next 

board meeting, including advice 

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Success credited to simple league principles 

• From page 1 

After dabbling in rugby union 

with Sumner, he returned to the 

Keas as a teenager and made his 

senior debut as the club took out 

the 2007 premier reserves title. 

A year later he helped the Keas 

lift the Pat Smith Trophy by beating 

Papanui in the grand final 

and in 2009 he made his debut 

as a 19-year-old in the Stuartcoached 

Bartercard Premiershipwinning 

side. 

Todd briefly returned to the 

15-a-side game with Sumner in 

2014, but he was back on Linwood’s 

roster the following 

season and immediately regained 

his representative spot. 

“I definitely missed the league 

environment, but going to rugby 

was something I wanted to do – 

go back to my junior club where I 

played rugby as a kid, give it a go 

and see what it was about,” Todd 

said. 

The durable Todd has been at 

the forefront during the Keas’ 

run of five straight CRL grand 

final triumphs from 2016-20. 

Incredibly, he has won the Mel 

Cooke Trophy as the standout 

player in the decider an unprecedented 

three times – in 2017-18 

and again this season. 

He has also been a fixture for 

his province over the past six 

seasons, again captaining an 

experienced Bulls squad in the 

NZRL National Premiership 

campaign. 

The 31-year-old credits his 

individual success to some simple 

rugby league principles. 

“My fitness, and just turning 

up and helping my mate out on 

the field. I’m not the flashest of 

players, but I try and get in and 

do my job,” he said. 

“A lot of it’s to do with our 

culture at Linwood as well. You 

always want to be there for your 

mate and not let them down.” 

A regular skipper for Linwood 

and Canterbury, the battle-hardened 

Todd has slipped seamlessly 

into a leadership role in recent 

seasons. 

“It’s something I’ve slowly 

moved into. I’d been at Linwood 

for a wee while and when Aga 

(Fiso) stepped away from the 

leadership group (he retired in 

2017) it was a natural progression 

to move into that role with Paul 

(Sauni). 

“I’m probably not the biggest 

talker but I do try to lead through 

my actions.” 

If there has been one constant 

HARD YARDS: 

Linwood 

Keas and 

Canterbury 

Bulls veteran 

Alex Todd 

has been 

named the 

Canterbury 

Rugby 

League’s 

player of 

the 2010-20 

decade. 

in Todd’s career, it’s the guidance 

of Auimatagi. 

He was Todd’s first premier 

reserves coach, while the pair 

played together in the Keas’ 2008 

grand final win and the Bulls’ 

successful Bartercard Premiership 

campaign a year later. 

Auimatagi and Todd then 

teamed up as coach and frontrow 

anchor in five straight grand 

finals (2015-19) for four wins, and 

in every Bulls campaign since 

2016. 

“Andrew’s had a huge influence 

on my career,” Todd said. 

“When I started playing premier 

Bs in 2007 he was my coach, 

and I came through and played 

alongside him at club and rep 

level, now he’s coached me for a 

long time. But he’s a really good 

bloke and really knows the game. 

“Another guy is (former 

teammate and current Keas 

coach) Aga, he’s a pretty amazing 

leader and someone I’ve always 

looked up to,” he said, adding he 

was in no rush to hang up the 

boots. 

“As long as the body keeps 

holding up alright I’ll keep playing 

for as long as I can. You’re a 

long time retired.” 

The 150-game milestone for 

the Keas is the next achievement 

on Todd’s horizon in 2021 after 

he brought up three figures in 

2017. 

CRL chief executive Duane 

Fyfe praised Todd’s contribution 

when the award was presented. 

“‘Toddy is a great ambassador 

when representing his club and 

province, and has a reputation 

for doing his talking on the field 

with his direct style of play. 

“This is an outstanding 

accolade based on his 

commitment, perseverance and 

achievement over the previous 

decade.” 

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wetlands. Each week, board 

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regarding the estuary, its rich history 

and what makes it unique. This 

week Bill Simpson writes about 

the country’s youngst member of 

Parliament in history 

ESTUARY MATTERS 

NZ’s youngest MP has 

connections to estuary 

THE ELECTION of Green 

MP Chlöe Swarbrick raised 

questions about who was 

the youngest member of 

Parliament. 

Swarbrick, at 23-years-old, 

was the seventh youngest MP 

when she entered Parliament in 

2017. But the youngest MP had 

close connections with our own 

estuary. 

James Frederick Stuart- 

Wortley was just 20-years-old 

when elected to represent the 

Christchurch Country seat in 

New Zealand’s first Parliament 

in 1853. 

Stuart-Wortley was the third 

son of the Lord Wharncliffe 

II. He arrived in Christchurch 

aged 18-years-old and managed 

a block of land which now 

encompasses the Charlesworth 

Wetland Reserve. 

The land was owned by his 

James Frederick Stuart- 

Wortley – New Zealand’s 

youngest ever MP. 

father; Wharncliffe never came 

to New Zealand but vested his 

son with power of attorney. 

Charlesworth Wetland 

Reserve is now a significant 

wildlife refuge where more than 

130,000 native trees and shrubs 

have been planted so as to restore 

the former pasture land to 

its original wetland character. 

Stuart-Wortley came on the 

Charlotte-Jane and The Cyclopedia 

of New Zealand describes 

him as “a man of means, and an 

accomplished gentleman.” 

His electorate included much 

of rural Canterbury and Westland. 

He resigned in July 1855 

and returned to England. 

Little more is known of him 

other than that he unsuccessfully 

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in 1865 as Conservative 

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Visitor numbers heating up at hot pools 

MORE THAN 60,000 people 

have poured into the New 

Brighton beachside hot pools 

complex since it opened six 

months ago. 

He Puna Taimoana manager 

Merryn Skipper (left) said it has 

been “great to see this longawaited 

community facility 

being so well-supported.” 

“Our visitors are enjoying relaxation 

on repeat and rediscovering 

New Brighton,” she said. 

“Amazingly, we are very 

close to our 75,000 annual 

visitor numbers goal, despite 

the Covid-19 pandemic keeping 

international tourists away. 

“Seventy-eight per cent of 

our ticket sales are from the 

wider Christchurch area, with a 

further 13 per cent living in New 

Brighton.” 

She said five per cent of visitors 

to the pools on Marine Pde 

were from the South Island, 

while three per cent were from 

the North Island and one per 

cent of pool-users were international 

visitors. 

Skipper has been receiving 

positive feedback on the pools. 

“An overall online review rating 

of 4.9 out of 5 – making us 

the highest-rated hot pools in 

New Zealand – is a great reflection 

our popularity. 

“Sessions are extremely popular, 

particularly at the weekends 

and in the evenings. We recommend 

online bookings to secure 

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She said the number of people 

at each session is still limited so 

the pools are not overcrowded. 

The complex is open from 

10am to 7.30pm every day. There 

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Gala a chance to see 

school’s new look 

• By Kim Thomas 

FOOD, FAMILY, fun and 

festivity were all in abundance 

at the recent Oaklands School 

twilight gala. 

The gala also provided an 

opportunity for the Halswell 

community to tour the school’s 

recently completed campus redevelopment. 

President of the Oaklands Te 

Kura o Ōwaka Parent Teacher 

Association Cameron Montague- 

Ebbs said the gala was typically 

the school’s biggest fundraising 

event. 

In previous years money 

raised had gone towards paying 

for a new junior playground 

and educational equipment and 

furniture. 

This year the fundraising aspect 

of the gala was secondary to 

bringing people together. 

Said Montague-Ebbs: “We (the 

PTA) were so pleased with the 

turnout at the gala. Hundreds 

of families came to see students 

perform songs, waiata and 

dances. They seemed to enjoy the 

food and entertainment on offer 

and it felt like there was a real 

buzz with people catching up 

and enjoying the warm weather 

and being together.” 

Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka 

principal Margaret Trotter said 

it was a delight to see the school 

filled with families celebrating 

the end of what had been a challenging 

year. 

“The students work really hard 

on perfecting their gala performances 

and seem to really enjoy 

entertaining their families and 

whanau on gala night,” she said 

“The PTA also work hard to 

organise this important community 

event and we are grateful to 

all the volunteers for their efforts. 

“It was a pleasure to show 

SPECTACLE: 

The 

Oaklands 

School 

twilight 

gala was 

the school’s 

biggest 

fundraising 

event. 

community members, including 

parents of former pupils, through 

the recently completed redevelopment 

of the school.” 

The redevelopment included 

the construction of three new 

buildings and refurbishment and 

modernisation of others, including 

the school’s two original red 

brick blocks. 

The school hall was currently 

getting a new roof and being 

painted. 

This work would be finished 

by the end of February next year, 

Trotter said. The next stage was 

the landscaping of the school. 

‘The Brotherhood’ gets 

behind men facing adversity 

STUDENTS FROM St Thomas 

of Canterbury College are the 

first campaign donors to a 

new initiative for men facing 

adversity in Christchurch. 

‘The Brotherhood’ 

programme based at He Waka 

Tapu in Wainoni is all about 

activating the community to 

provide men with toiletries, 

quality clothing and bedding, 

along with other donations that 

support overall well-being. 

The Brotherhood is based on 

the successful Christchurch 

Aunties model, which has been 

operating for more than four 

years. 

Heather Milne co-ordinates 

both projects, and says she was 

incredibly impressed at the 

kindness demonstrated by the St 

Thomas of Canterbury students. 

“Toiletries such as shampoo, 

toothbrushes, and deodorant 

mean that men are more confident 

when attending courses, 

training, and job interviews” she 

said. 

Aidan Baker, religious education 

teacher at St Thomas of 

Canterbury College, responded 

quickly to the request for help to 

support men who are attending 

programmes around addiction, 

family violence, and suicide 

prevention. 

BROTHERS TOGETHER: 

St Thomas of Canterbury 

College students Sam 

Pritchard and Callaghan 

Jones with some of the 

school’s donations. 

He said the year 13 leadership 

team created the motto, 

‘brothers together, brothers 

forever.’ 

“This was an awesome 

opportunity for our junior 

syndicate to demonstrate the 

school’s core values as well as 

help the men of our community 

coming up to Christmas.” 

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New route for cycleway to protect estuary edge 

A CYCLE connection between 

Linwood Ave and the Ferrymead 

Bridge will follow a new route. 

The city council’s urban 

development and transport 

committee has decided to alter 

the route of the Rapanui – Shag 

Rock Cycleway 

has been made 

to minimise the 

environmental 

impacts of the 

cycleway on the 

estuary edge. 

Mike 

Davidson 

The cycleway 

will now 

travel through 

Charlesworth Reserve rather 

than going around the estuary 

on Humphreys Drive. 

The existing cycle lanes on 

Humphreys Drive will also be 

improved to provide an alternative 

route for people who want to 

cycle along the road. 

Said committee chairman 

Mike Davidson.“With the final 

stage of the Rapanui – Shag Rock 

Cycleway and the last stage of the 

Christchurch Coastal Pathway 

getting under way next year we 

will soon have a cycle path all the 

way from the central city to 

Sumner. 

“It will be an attractive route 

for both local residents and visitors 

to the city.” 

Work on the Linwood Ave to 

Ferrymead Bridge section of the 

Rapanui – Shag Rock Cycleway 

will get under way early next 

year, starting along Humphreys 

Drive between Dyers Rd and the 

Charlesworth Reserve Bridge. 

Work on this section involves 

planting 3000 new plants that 

will help with the health of the 

Linwood Canal and support the 

local inanga species. 

Construction of the section of 

the cycleway through Charlesworth 

Reserve will start in the 

middle of next year. The cycleway 

will follow an existing path 

through the reserve, which will 

be widened to 3m and asphalted. 

The cycleway will then connect 

back onto Humphreys Drive on 

the reserve side of the Ferrymead 

shops. 

The final stage of the Rapanui 

– Shag Rock Cycleway is one of 

the Government’s ‘shovel ready’ 

projects that are designed to 

stimulate the economy and create 

jobs. 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: 

The Rapanui - Shag Rock 

Cycleway route has been 

changed to protect the 

estuary edge. 

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Page 3 Page 6 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 


for Cantabrians 

• By Louis Day 

IT COULD be a while until 


the eastern suburbs start to 

see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign 

aspirations for the area come to 

fruition. 

During October’s local body 

elections, Ms Dalziel identified 

repairs to the eastern part of the 

city’s footpaths, pipes and roads 

as one of her main priorities for 

this term. 

“We need a fully integrated 

programme of works for the 

east, I have loosely called this 

the eastern alliance, which 

would essentially be an alliance 

of contractors who can take 

the whole area bit by bit and 

systematically get the work 

done,” she said during the 

campaign. 

But chief executive Dawn 

Baxendale said any request to 

her achieve her dreams. 

pursue a specific project in the 


east would have to be agreed 

upon by council. 

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia 

City councillors are yet to pass 

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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

THE earthquake-damaged 

former Sockburn Service Centre 

could finally be demolished in 

July – if the funding needed is 

obtained. 

port Agency 

It comes as the 

announced more 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

time was needed 

to complete the 

Community 

$290m motorwayten 

in its draft 

Board has writ- 

The original 

submission to 

scope of the 

the city council’s 

Readers respond 

Chance to 

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project has been Mark Wilson 

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Mike Mora 

to supermarket 

farewell Holden 

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stoked 

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captain a third southbound lane on 

requesting the city council addresses 

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the Waimakariri River bridge and 

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buildings can be removed as soon 

St Albans resident Mark Wilson 

as possible. 

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thankful” for the delay. 


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

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

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

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thankful for a reprieve of the 

for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, 


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months, but it’s still there. Until 

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PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN this, she said. 

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community first, then there is no 

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with the idea and so I agreed that 

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second round of crowdfunding, 

need help. 

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which is planned to start on 

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think that we are just looking 

it will be because most of the supermarkets 

are providing online 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN April 2. 

at how we respond to the virus. 

The public will decide whether 

DEDICATED: Dave Bryce is passionate about gardening as it is sustainable and promotes healthy eating. 

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

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from a young age has always Julia is one of 25 young industries that were oten maledominated, 

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Development, people can 

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Holmes is on a mission to apart just to put them back the GirlBoss Advantage engineering and maths. 

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Mr Bryce at a ceremony held at tomatoes, berries, nuts and 

Christchurch city councillors to 

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le ter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel 

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rates increase over 10 years. 

Said Cr MacDonald: “In 

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clear busine s 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 

city.” 

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

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

the consequences that wi l flow 

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from decisions we make. 

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and other key players so we are options with elected members The biggest boost is $5.1 

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Thursday December 17 2020 17 

Season’s greetings 

Dear Wigram Resident, 

There is no doubt that 2020 has been a year like no other. It has been challenging 

in so many ways and I want to thank everyone for their wonderful efforts as part of 

the team of 5 million who looked after one another during the lockdown. 

I also want to thank the many thousands of essential workers who live in our 

corner of Christchurch who have worked to keep us safe. 

I hope you have a chance to have a rest, catch your breath and spend some time 

in the sun with your loved ones. Merry Christmas! 

Hon Megan Woods - MP for Wigram 

Authorised by Hon Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington



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Authorised by Hon Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 

My electorate office will close on 

Friday 18 th December 2020 

and will reopen on 

Monday 18 th January 2021




From Monday 18 th January 2021 my office 

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Minister of Housing 

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Associate Minister of Finance 

Wigram Electorate Office 

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megan.woodsmp@parliament.govt.nz 

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