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• By Devon Bolger 

A BUG-CRUSHING Australian 

spider has established itself in 

parts of Christchurch. 

The spider, Philoponella 

congregabilis, does not produce 

venom to kill its prey, instead, 

it is wrapped so tightly in the 

spider’s silk that its exoskeleton 

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Chch’s busiest and 

most dangerous roads 

• By Matt Slaughter 

CHRISTCHURCH’S busiest 

and most crash-prone roads can 

now be revealed. 

City council head of transport 

Richard Osborne said Moorhouse 

Ave tops the list, with 

about to 52,600 vehicles using 

it a day, followed by Bealey Ave 

with 42,200, Main South Rd with 

38,500, Blenheim Rd with 35,800 

and Fitzgerald Ave with 31,000. 

The only death on these roads 

in the last year happened on 

Blenheim Rd, where there were 

24 crashes over this time period. 

Bealey Ave had 29 crashes, 

the most of any road in 

Christchurch, there were 26 

on Main South Rd, 23 on 

Fitzgerald Ave and 21 on 

Moorhouse Ave. 

As well as Christchurch’s busiest 

roads, Osborne has also outlined 

the roads which are highest 

on the city council’s priority list 

for safety improvements. 

The project with the highest 

priority is the installation of 

guardrails at high risk locations 

of Dyers Pass Rd. This is set for 

completion over the current and 

next financial year. 

Since 2008, there have been 

more than 270 crashes on Dyers 

Pass Rd, causing several deaths. 

Next on the list of priorities is 

improvements to the Pound and 

TRAFFIC: Moorhouse Ave tops the list of Christchurch’s 

busiest roads, with about 52,600 vehicles using it a day. 

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Ryans Rds intersection, including 

the upgrade to a roundabout. 

This area is also prone to crashes, 

with 56 crashes happening between 

2009 and 2018. This is due 

to start in the next financial year 

and be completed by 2024. 

Rounding out the city council’s 

BY THE NUMBERS 

Top five busiest 

Christchurch roads 

Moorhouse Ave – About 

52,600 vehicles per day 

Bealey Ave – About 42,200 

vehicles per day 

Main South Rd – About 


Blenheim Rd – About 


Fitzgerald Ave – About 


Crashes and deaths on 

these roads in the last 

year 

Bealey Ave – 29 crashes, 

0 deaths 

Main South Rd – 26 

crashes, 0 deaths 

Blenheim Rd – 24 crashes, 

1 death 

Fitzgerald Ave – 23 


Moorhouse Ave – 21 


top priorities is the upgrade of 

signals at the intersection of Lower 

Styx and Marshland Rds, the 

upgrade to signals at the Greers, 

Northcote and Sawyers Arms 

Rds intersection and the upgrade 

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and Springs Rds intersection. 

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Covid-19: ‘It just hit me, it dropped 

• By Chris Barclay 

AFTER AGONISING over 

whether to take up an overseas 

coaching assignment with Fiji 

in a Covid-19 dead zone, Jason 

Ryan grimaced as he made a 

chilling call home to loved ones 

in Christchurch. 

The professional rugby opportunity 

of a lifetime ended up 

resembling a near-death experience 

in France for the Crusaders 

assistant coach, when he was enveloped 

in a team-wide outbreak 

of the contagious virus. 

Ryan was far from the jovial 

character he typically displays 

during training sessions with 

the Super Rugby Aotearoa 

champions, when revisiting his 

close encounter with the global 

pandemic. 

The specialist forwards coach 

had reservations about joining 

Vern Cotter’s Fiji squad for the 

eight-team Autumn Nations 

Cup, and those concerns were 

realised two weeks into the trip 

when he tested positive on November 

15. 

Initially Ryan brushed off 

the result – one of 29 positives 

among a tour party of 42 – at 

Fiji’s base in Limoges. 

“I felt fine, no problem. For the 

next couple of days I was training 

with coaches, we were getting on 

SCARE: After recovering from a serious case of Covid-19, Crusaders assistant coach Jason 

Ryan is back in the secure confines of Christchurch. 

with it, we were training from 

a distance, isolated and doing everything 

right.” 

Then his health took a sinister 

turn. 

“On the fourth day it just hit 

me, it dropped me. It was tough. 

I went through the process you 

read about. You lose your taste 

and smell.” 

Ryan’s breathing deteriorated 

to such an extent he was taken to 

hospital for a heart scan, fearing 

the worst: “I said ‘Doc, there’s a 

couple of numbers here if I’m no 

good’.” 

Fortunately the scan was clear, 

not that Ryan, 45, was comforted 

as he returned to the team hotel, 

under the care of the squad’s two 

doctors. 

“I was aching and sweating 

at night. I felt like my body was 

shutting down,” he said. 

A 180-game front rower for 

Sydenham, Ryan had been 

involved in plenty of collapsed 

scrums, but this pressure was 

unique. 

“It was like someone was 

standing on your chest. Imagine 

you go for a big run, then 

someone stands on your chest 

and you’ve got to breathe. I could 

only breathe about a quarter of 

the way in. 

“It’s hard to explain. It was the 

hardest time of my life, and the 

hardest part was facetiming family 

at home.” 

After a couple of updates with 

Cath and the kids, Ryan curtailed 

face-to-face contact: 

“I just gave up on it, I said: ‘It’s 

just not worth seeing me like 

this’.” 

Ryan’s plight also prompted 

him to second guess his decision 

to tour, again. 

“Getting on the plane to the 

other side of the world is probably 

one of the toughest things 

I’ve ever done. I nearly stayed at 

home. A big cloud came over me, 

I’m thinking: ‘What am I doing 

here?’ Wales and Scotland were 

still in lockdown,” he said. 

“When we were walking 

through customs in Auckland 

there was nothing open, no duty 

free nowhere to eat and here we 

are getting on a half-full plane to 

Dubai.” 

During recovery Ryan was 

given reassurances by medical 

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me. It was tough’ 

“They said in a couple of days 

you’ll be fine, your body is fighting 

it naturally, and I just didn’t 

believe it,” he said 

Thankfully, the prognosis was 

accurate. 

“After a couple of days I 

thought ‘s**t, I’ve come back 

now, I’m breathing’,” Ryan 

recalled. 

Eventually only two of the 

tour party avoided Covid-19, 

and in a testament to the team’s 

recovery – and determination – 

they managed to play one test, 

a 38-24 win over Georgia, after 

forfeiting games with France, 

Italy and Scotland. 

That victory at Murrayfield, 

is a particularly proud achievement 

for Ryan, who has enjoyed 

multiple successes alongside 

Scott Robertson. 

“We went through some 

tough times together. We 

wanted to have a great 

week (before Georgia) and we 

did. I’m sure some resilience 

genes grew over that time,” 

said Ryan, who is contracted 

through to the 2023 World Cup, 

in France. 

Ryan had a final Covid-19 test 

before flying home and received 

SPREAD: Only two of the 42-strong Fiji rugby squad did 

not test positive to Covid-19 during their abbreviated 

Autumn Nations Cup campaign. 

Covid-19 death tolls 

(at Jan 20) 

France: 71,342 

United Kingdom: 91,470 

New Zealand: 25 

Fiji: 2 

the ‘negative’ he had been praying 

for while in the departure 

lounge at London’s Heathrow 

airport. 

Safe back in New Zealand, 

Ryan completed a fortnight of 

managed isolation in Auckland 

before an emotional reunion 

with Cath and their teenagers 

Olly and Emma three days 

before Christmas. 

“It was unreal, Cath was unbelievable 

when I was away. It reiterates 

the importance of family 

and your support network,” he 

said. 

“They (the kids) knew what 

was going on but Cath (released) 

the information quite well I 

think. Mum and dad knew I was 

pretty sick too, but they probably 

didn’t know how sick.” 

Ryan was grinning again at 

Crusaders training last week, 

cajoling the pack, relieved to get 

back to normalcy. 

“I’m just so grateful,” he 

said: “That was my 2020 word: 

Grateful.” 

• By Samantha Mythen 

THE CITY council’s economic 

and tourism arm has stirred up 

Lyttelton locals over street flags. 

ChristchurchNZ has put up 

Ōtautahi and Christchurch flags 

in the port. 

But residents there say the flags 

should reflect the area with wording 

of Lyttelton and Ōhinehou, 

Lyttelton’s Te Reo Māori name. 

Lyttelton Harbour Business 

Association chairwoman Vicki 

Tahau-Paton, shared her concerns 

on Facebook, calling for the 

flags to be changed on two local 

community groups. 

“The council should have consulted 

with the local iwi before 

putting up a generic name,” she 

said. 

Other residents shared Tahau- 

Paton’s concerns. 

“It would be nice if they said 

Ōhinehou,” the first reply said. 

“While Christchurch has 

grown to encompass the peninsula, 

Ōtautahi will always be over 

the hill,” said another reply. 

Banks Peninsula Community 

Board member Reuben Davidson 

would also like to see the flags 

changed. 

“Lyttelton has a strong identity 

which we are proud of; both locals 

and visitors want to celebrate 


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When Lyttelton is 

not Christchurch 

this. Also, of primary consideration, 

is the need to honour the 

correct Māori name for our 

special place,” he said. 

Asked by The Star if it would 

replace the Ōtautahi flags, a 

ChristchurchNZ spokesperson 

said: “This activity is not budgeted 

for this financial year, nor is 

the future design and installation 

of suburb-specific banners.” 

Christchurch NZ said it recognised, 

“the individual culture 

of Ōhinehou Lyttelton and the 

vibrant community that call it 

home.” 

“However for planning and 

marketing purposes, it is considered 

a suburb of the city of 

Ōtautahi Christchurch.” 

Deputy Mayor and Banks 

Peninsula Ward councillor Andrew 

Turner also commented on 

Facebook. 

“Lyttelton does have its own 

particular identity and that’s why 

we love it. It’s technically part of 

Christchurch in terms of the local 

government map – but is also 

quite distinct from Christchurch 

in character and in so many 

other ways,” he said. 

Turner also posted he would 

discuss with Christchurch NZ 

about taking a “less generic 

approach” to the flags. 

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Meet ‘Chopper’: Born 11 weeks early 

• By Alanah Eriksen 

SHE’S ALREADY been given 

the nickname “Chopper” 

because of the unique way she 

entered the world. 

Kora Lord was born 11 weeks 

early in a helicopter while her 

parents were on their “babymoon”. 

Christchurch couple Krysta 

and Marcus Lord were in the 

tiny settlement of Te Anau, 

where her parents live, for 

Christmas and to enjoy a break 

before their first child was due 

on March 10. 

But Kora had other plans. 

“She was in a big hurry to get 

here,” Krysta said. 

“The midwife said not to push 

but there was no way I couldn’t.” 

On Christmas Eve, Krysta had 

concerns about her pregnancy 

so she saw a doctor at the Fiordland 

Medical Practice. She was 

referred to an obstetrician in Invercargill 

– a 90min drive away. 

She was cleared and went back 

to Te Anau where she enjoyed 

Christmas Day with family. 

But on Boxing Day she started 

getting cramps. She took Paracetamol, 

used a warm wheat 

bag on her stomach and tried to 

go to sleep from about 10pm. 

But the pains started getting 

stronger. 

UNIQUE: Kora Lord (inset) was born onboard the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter. 

Right: Kora resting on her mother, Krysta. 

By 1am the Lords decided to 

drive to Invercargill’s Southland 

Hospital to get checked out. 

But as they were about to leave, 

Krysta’s waters broke. 

Officially in labour with a premature 

baby, Krysta was in need 

of urgent care. But they were 

150km away from the nearest 

hospital and, being the middle of 

the night, the medical centre was 

closed. 

The couple still made their way 

to the centre with Marcus calling 

111 on the way. An ambulance 

met them there along with a 

local nurse, Harriette Hamilton, 

and doctor, Stephen Hoskin. 

Hamilton, who has a background 

in midwifery, said 

Hoskin called her about 2am. 

She packed a tiny woollen hat, a 

plastic bag, two cord clamps and 

an instrument to cut the cord. 

She assessed Krysta in the 

ambulance and decided she was 

too far along and a helicopter 

was needed in an attempt to get 

her to hospital before the baby 

was born. 

Hamilton joined mother and 

baby on the Queenstown-based 

Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter, 

with St John paramedic 

Andy Lowes, intensive care 

paramedic David Chittenden 

and pilots Andy Clayton and 

Justin Gloag. 

They started heading to 

Southland Hospital – a 40min 

flight. 

Instead, Kora Fay Lord was 

born at 3.01am on December 27 

about 20min into the journey at 

29 weeks and four days gestation, 

weighing 2lb 10oz. 

Her birth certificate records 

her place of birth as Hamilton 

Burn, a tributary of the Aparima 

River, 52km southeast of Te 

Anau. 

Hamilton said the paramedics 

were equipped should Kora need 

resuscitation but she was healthy 

and was placed on Krysta’s chest 

for skin-to-skin contact.



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in helicopter on parents’ babymoon 

“A woolly hat was placed on the 

baby’s head and a plastic bag 

over the body to avoid hypothermia. 

My hand rested on 

the baby’s chest to monitor – I 

thankfully felt the rise and fall of 

the chest. 

“The pilot had turned the heat 

on full for us. It was impossible to 

hear any cry from the baby over 

the helicopter noise so it was a 

relief to see this tiny face scrunch 

up revealing another sign of life.” 

A pulse oximeter was attached 

to the baby’s foot to read the 

heart rate and oxygen levels. 

“Somewhere above the 

Takitimu mountains this new life 

began. An amazing calm mother 

kept this baby warm, safe and 

secure . . . keeping baby’s oxygen 

requirements down.” 

The crew were greeted at 

Southland Hospital and Hamilton 

was given a taxi chit to get 

back to Te Anau. 

“The two-hour journey back 

past the Takitimu mountains in 

the waking of the day gave me 

time to reflect on a very special 

callout to have been involved in. 

“It has been hard to wipe the 

GOOD JOB: From left, St John paramedic Andy Lowes, intensive care paramedic David 

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smile off my face since.” 

Paramedic Andy Lowes said 

three or four babies had been 

delivered in-flight on Otago 

rescue helicopters over the 

years. 

“We always hope with early 

pregnancy they won’t deliver, 

we have access to medicines to 

help slow labour progression – 

sometimes nature takes over and 

things happen a bit faster than we 

would like.” 

Krysta said there had been no 

room for Marcus on the helicopter 

so he had to drive to the 

hospital. 

“It was hard for him not knowing 

what was going on, driving 

down by himself. 

“It was terrifying. The doctor 

had to call him and tell him he 

had a daughter.” 

But the couple know things 

could have been worse and are 

thankful with how it worked 

out. 

“She could have been born on 

the side of the road on the way to 

Invercargill, where there was no 

reception, with Marcus delivering 

her.” 

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first Taco Bell restaurant 

CHRISTCHURCH is a step 

closer to having a Taco Bell. 

Building started at Eastgate 

Shopping Centre on Tuesday. 

It is next to a KFC, and within 

200m of McDonald’s and Burger 

King. The restaurant is expected 

to open in the middle of next 

year. 

Taco Bell is owned by Restaurant 

Brands in New Zealand, 

which also owns and operates 

KFC, Pizza Hut and Carl’s Jr. 

The company opened its 

first Taco Bell in New Zealand 

seven months ago in New Lynn, 

Auckland. 

The store has proven to be 

hugely popular – and in its first 

two months made $700,000 in 

sales. 

In the first month, Taco Bell 

New Lynn sold 40,000 tacos 

and 18,000 burritos. A second 

Auckland Taco Bell store was 

opened in June last year. 

Restaurant Brands is set to 

spend at least $65 million on its 

Taco Bell roll-out in Australasia 

over the next five years. 

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60 across New Zealand and 

Australia over the next five 

years. – NZ Herald 


Kora to spend six weeks in hospital 

• From page 7 

Kora was later hooked 

up to oxygen but was this 

week taken off it. Mother 

and baby were transferred to 

Dunedin Hospital a few hours 

after Kora’s birth and then 

Christchurch Hospital a few 

days later. 

Krysta is back at home but 

Kora is expected to be in hospital 

for another six weeks. 

“She’s just perfect now,” the 

new mother said. 

“She just needs to grow and 

mature.” 

Because she came so early, 

the couple were still in the 

middle of house renovations, 

but luckily had the nursery 

ready. 

“The house still looks like a 

bit of a building site. Her birth 

has given us the nudge to get it 

done a bit quicker.” 

They are not yet sure why she 

came so early. 

“It could just be one of those 

things. Or it could be that 

there was an infection in the 

placenta.” 

Her advice to other mothers 

if they suspect something is 

wrong is to “just go with your 

gut.” 

She can’t wait to tell her 

daughter her unique birth 

story but is hoping the 

name Chopper, given to 

her by an uncle, won’t stick. 

– NZ Herald 

JUST PERFECT: Krysta and Marcus Lord look at their 

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NEWS 9 

Hospital parking prices ‘exorbitant’ 

• By Matt Slaughter 

FRUSTRATION HAS been 

voiced at having to pay some of 

the highest parking rates in the 

country to park at Christchurch 

Hospital. 

In the car park in front of the 

new Waipapa building, the first 

30 minutes are free, but two 

hours of parking 

will cost 

$17.50. It costs 

$7.50 for 30 to 

60 minutes and 

$5 per half hour 

afterwards. 

Graeme 

Johnston 

That is compared 

to $7.50 

for two hours 

at Auckland City Hospital, $6 at 

Wellington Regional Hospital 

and $6 at Dunedin Hospital. 

Graeme Johnston, who spoke 

to The Star yesterday, said he 

decided to park on Riccarton 

Ave, opposite Hagley Oval 

instead of trying to park in the 

Waipapa building car park. 

He said it is too busy and too 

expensive. 

“This here is shocking for the 

public hospital.” 

He said it is disappointing 

there are so few parks at 

Christchurch Hospital when 

there are “hundreds” at Burwood 

Hospital. 

Nafa Nafatali is staying at 

EXPENSIVE: Concerns have been raised over the cost of car parking at Christchurch 

Hospital’s new Waipapa building. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

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while his son gets treatment. 

Rather than driving to drop 

him in, Nafatali said it is cheaper 

and faster to push his son, who is 

in a wheelchair, into the hospital 

every day. 

Nafatali said it is good the 

hospital has some parking options 

but: “I wouldn’t pay those 

exorbitant prices. 

“People who need hospital 

treatment are elderly, they don’t 

have the finances to do that. 

“If you look at the people who 

come here, they’re from lower 

socio-economic backgrounds,” 

he said. 

Shirley McKenzie had also 

parked on Riccarton Ave and 

was unsure if the person she was 

picking up from hospital would 

be able to make it to her car. 

“I wouldn’t pay that money. It 

[the car park] is always full. 

“I consider the parking situation 

to be impossible around the 

hospital. 

“It’s a huge concern. It’s 

difficult for people who are 

under stress in an emergency,” 

McKenzie said. 

Canterbury District Health 

Board executive lead for facilities 

management Rob Ojala said 

those who park without paying 

in the Waipapa building car park 

will be fined and issued with an 

infringement notice. He did not 

say how much this fine is. 

If it is an emergency and 

people do not have time to 

pay for parking, Ojala said the 

CDHB is able to clear fines on a 

case by case basis. 

CDHB board member and 

city councillor Aaron Keown 

said he and others on the board 

were not told the cost of parking 

would be and it seems like pricegouging. 

He believes it should be free to 

park in the new car park. 

“That parking space is a complete 

fail. It should have been a 

multi-storey parking building 

right on site that is extremely 

accessible to the hospital. That 

should’ve been what happened.” 

Keown said it almost seems 

as if the DHB’s trying to put off 

people driving to the hospital. 

“Making parking this 

expensive for the close parking 

just means that some people 

cannot afford it and often those 

are the people who are using the 

hospital a lot.” 

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Cow disease strikes research farms 

• By Susan Sandys 

CRIPPLING COW disease 

Mycoplasma bovis has been 

found on Lincoln University 

research farms. 

The university is being forced 

to cull from its herds, with the 

final number “yet to be determined.” 

M. bovis is a bacteria that can 

cause serious health conditions 

in cattle, including mastitis, 

pneumonia, arthritis, and illthrift 

in calves. 

First detected 

in New Zealand 

in 2017, it 

typically spreads 

between farms 

when infected 

Grant 

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cattle are brought 

into a previously 

uninfected herd. 

It can also be 

spread to calves that are fed milk 

from infected cows. 

Lincoln University deputy 

vice-chancellor Professor Grant 

Edwards said that the Ashley 

Dene Research and Development 

Station and the Lincoln University 

Research Dairy Farm were 

in the process of depopulating, 

decontaminating, and restocking 

the two farms. 

This was under the guidance 

of the Ministry for Primary 

Industry’s M. bovis eradication 

programme. 

DISEASED: Lincoln University dairy farm cows have been found to have M. bovis after a 

positive milk screening test. The Ashley Dene Research Development Station is in the 

process of depopulating stock 

He said the two farms were 

confirmed as having the cattle 

disease in November. This 

was following a detect result 

from the September bulk tank 

milk screening, undertaken 

monthly nationwide at the point 

of collection, triggering MPI 

to place the farms under a 

restrictive place legal notice, 

as per its procedures. An RP 

prohibits all unauthorised 

movements of farm stock and 

other risk goods onto and off the 

property. 

The discovery of the 

disease on the farm had been 

distressing, especially for farm 

staff, and support had been offered 

to them through the Rural 

Support Trust in conjunction 

with the university. 

“The discovery of a positive 

test for the cattle disease Mycoplasma 

bovis has been extremely 

upsetting and disappointing for 

us,” Edwards said. 

“Due to the specialised objectives 

of the research dairy farms, 

care is being taken to minimise 

any potential impact on current 

or future research.” 

Movements of cattle from and 

to the farms was being worked 

through by the eradication programme’s 

casing team. 

“Stringent biosecurity measures 

and practices remain in 

place on all Lincoln University 

farms,’’ Edwards said. 

The number of cows being 

culled was not confirmed as the 

process was still being worked 

through under the guidance of 

the eradication programme, he 

said. 

The university’s website, 

LURDF shows it has an average 

herd size of 200 and ADRDS has 

a herd size of more than 500. 

MPI M. bovis programme 

director Stuart Anderson said 

the ministry was working 

through the depopulation plans 

with the two dairy farms, and 

the final number of animals 

to be culled was yet to be 

determined. 

DairyNZ is applauding the 

accuracy of the bulk tank milk 

screening programme in helping 

to look for infection outside the 

cattle tracing network as New 

Zealand makes headway towards 

eradicating M. bovis. 

Most recently, the November 

bulk tank milk screening from 

almost 11,000 dairy farms across 

New Zealand had not detected 

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a Canterbury cluster. 

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a helicopter crash that killed a 

Kaiapoi couple and orphaned 

their young children may take 

up to two years to complete. 

Andrew Hamish Davidson, 60, 

and his wife Lin Chen, 39, died 

when their helicopter crashed 

into the beach at Kēkerengū, 

north of Kaikoura, on December 

15. 

Their two children and 

another child, who went to 

school in Christchurch, survived 

the crash but were injured and 

pulled from the wreckage by 

locals who rushed to the scene. 

Davidson was the pilot. It is 

understood Davidson was flying 

his family and another child 

from his North Canterbury 

home to Kēkerengū Beach for 

lunch. 

The spot is popular for 

helicopter pilots as they can 

land on the stone beach and 

passengers can enjoy lunch at a 

local cafe. 

Witnesses said the crash 

happened about 12.40pm as 

Davidson came in to land and 

that the aircraft suddenly started 

to spin then “nose-dived.” 

“It started spinning . . . then it 

just disappeared . . . clunk 

. . . bang. I thought, ‘s**t, oh my 

God’ - it just nose-dived down 

and I thought, ‘crikey, they 

are going to need some help,” 

said witness and rescuer Ian 

Mehrtens hours later. 

“[The kids] were screaming in 

pain . . . the older girl, she wasn’t 

good. 

“There were six of us trying 

to get them out – the worst part 

was trying to get them out of 


TRAGEDY: The wreckage of the helicopter was removed from Kēkerengū Beach. 

PHOTO: ANNA LEASK 

their seat belts.” 

The day after the crash, 

investigators from the Transport 

Accident Investigation 

Commission examined the 

mangled wreckage before a 

recovery team arrived and 

removed the helicopter from the 

beach. 

The investigation is ongoing 

and TAIC said it may take up 

to two years until questions 

are fully answered around the 

tragedy. 

“There is no set time for 

TAIC inquiries – they take 

as long as is necessary for the 

commission’s investigators to 

gather all necessary evidence 

from numerous lines of inquiry, 


NEWS 13 

Fatal chopper crash probe may take years 

analyse it, produce and consult 

on a draft report, then a final 

report,” said TAIC spokesman 

Simon Pleasants. 

“TAIC’s aviation investigations 

have been taking on average a 

year-and-a-half to two years. 

“Some take longer – the 

commission is thorough.” 

Pleasants said investigators 

would likely brief the 

commission next month – 

the first since the crash – on 

the scene examination and 

“associated health and safety 

considerations.” 

Said Pleasants: “They will 

discuss emerging lines of inquiry 

and potential focus areas to 

be considered as evidence 

gathering continues this year 

with interviews and collection 

of physical and documentary 

evidence.” 

He said the TAIC 

commissioners may consider 

the need for “urgent 

recommendations” or an interim 

report into the crash, as they had 

in some previous cases. 

But at this stage that had not 

been planned or discussed. 

Davidson had just taken 

ownership of the Eurocopter 

EC120B machine in October. 

The businessman had set up 

the helicopter charter company 

Glenloch Helicopters Ltd a 

month earlier. - NZ Herald 

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Man in 

hospital after 

confronting 

alleged robbers 


A PREBBLETON man was left 

in hospital after he was punched 

in the face when alleged robbers 

tried to break into his garden 

shed. 

Police were called to the home 

in a semi-rural location on Birchs 

Rd, Prebbleton, about 9.30pm on 

Tuesday. 

Acting Sergeant Harriet Carey 

said police believed the group 

of four to five men were trying 

to steal petrol when they were 

confronted by the homeowner. 

One of the group then attacked 

the man, who received a “forceful” 

punch to the face. 

The victim gave a description 

to police of the men being 

European and in their late teens 

or early 20s. 

Police were awaiting forensic 

results from the scene in being 

able to track down the offenders, 

and they were seeking CCTV 

footage from nearby residences 

and intersections. 

The alleged offenders left the 

scene in an older model green 

car. 

St John took the man to 

Christchurch Hospital with 

moderate injuries. 

• By John Gibb 


Researcher warns of potting mix risk 

COMMUNITY awareness 

about legionnaires’ disease is 

growing, but some gardeners still 

underestimate the risks posed by 

potting mix, a researcher warns. 

Dr Ali Mohammadi said more 

people now realised the need to 

work with potting and compost 

materials in the open air, to wear 

a well-fitted mask and gloves and 

to wash hands afterwards. 

People should enjoy gardening, 

but following simple safety 

practices could save them from 

“a potentially fatal pneumonia 

infection”, he said. 

Care should also be taken in 

opening bags of compost and 

potting mix-related products “as 

the microbes travel into the air 

through the dust.” 

Iran-born Mohammadi 

undertook his legionnaires’ research 

through the University of 

Otago’s Christchurch campus. 

Awareness about the disease 

had grown, but some people 

mistakenly thought the problem 

affected only the elderly, he said. 

In a recent case, a Christchurch 

man in his early 40s had become 

very ill and had to be flown 

north for emergency treatment. 

An Otago-led national study 

last year found a much higherthan-expected 

rate of legionnaires’ 

disease in New Zealand, 

and identified 238 cases requiring 

hospitalisation in the year to 

May 20, 2016. 

Fifteen people had died within 

90 days of their illness being 

diagnosed. 

The university’s Christchurch 

campus was one of the world’s 

leading centres for legionnaires’ 

disease research, he said. 

Mohammadi graduated from 

Otago last month with a PhD, 

based on his study of this disease. 

His research focused on 

developing detection methods 

for Legionella longbeachae — the 

organism responsible for most 

legionnaires’ disease in New 

Zealand — in clinical and environmental 

samples. 

He remained optimistic that a 

breath test would eventually be 

developed which would provide 

a swifter and less intrusive test 

for the disease. 

Two of his doctoral supervisors, 

Dr Amy Scott-Thomas and 

Professor Steve Chambers, were 

still working on the development 

of such a breath test, he said. 

DANGER: Dr Ali 

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handling compost and 

potting mix-related 

products. 

Scott-Thomas said such 

a breath test could soon be 

developed, subject to research 

funding. 

Legionnaires’ disease was 

under-diagnosed in patients admitted 

to hospital, as many could 

not produce a sputum sample for 

microbiological testing. 

However, everyone could easily 

produce a breath test sample. 

She said that if such a test 

was developed the clinical team 

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quickly and “allow fast and 

effective treatment with the 

correct antimicrobial therapy.” 

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Boozed driver retrieves car, 


A YOUNG motorist caught 

drink driving and immediately 

suspended for 28 days later got 

a taxi to get back to his car and 

ended up crashing it. 

Police say the 20-year-old is 

lucky to be alive after his car 

nearly flipped in a water race 

sometime between 3am and 5am 

on Sunday. 

Just after midnight he had 

been stopped by police leaving 

a hotel car park in Lincoln. He 

was taken to the Rolleston police 

station for processing. 

Constable Blair Croucher said 

due to the high alcohol reading 

his licence was automatically 

suspended for 28 days. The driver 

was then taken to his Rolleston 

home by police. 

But he later got a taxi back to 

the hotel car park in Lincoln 

where he retrieved his car 

and drove off, crashing later 

in a water race on Trices Rd, 

Prebbleton. 

Said Croucher: “The only thing 

that stopped his car going into 

the water and turning upside 

down was two tree stumps on the 

bank. If those two tree stumps 

weren’t there and his vehicle 

overturned, we would have been 

looking at a fatality.” 

He had lost control on Trices 

Rd after going onto a grass verge. 

He then clipped a power pole and 

ended up in the water race. 

The vehicle sustained extensive 

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OUR PEOPLE – GARY STEAD 

From playing backyard cricket in an 

Lord’s, the home of cricket, features 

prominently in Gary Stead’s cricket career. 

The iconic ground set him on a pathway to 

the Black Caps as a test player before he 

returned there as a coach for a memorable 

World Cup final. The proud Cantabrian runs 

the rule over his career with Chris Barclay 

When you answered The 

Star’s phone call last Friday 

you were watching the Kings 

wrap up a six-wicket Super 

Smash win over the Knights. 

It’s no surprise we caught you 

watching cricket in your down 

time is it? 

I watch it just about every day. It’s 

a never-ending job really. There’s 

always something going on. 

Are you ever able to switch off 

and do focus elsewhere? 

I like to play golf. I haven’t 

got a home course, I’m not a 

member, I just pay green fees 

and play anywhere. I’m on a 12 

handicap. 

Do you do anything else to 

decompress? You used to do a 

bit of ‘gardening’ at the crease, 

are you busy in your actual 

garden? 

My wife (Rachel) is the 

gardener. I do the lawns, edges 

… things like that. We’ve got a 

property that needs a bit of 

caring for. 

It’s always good to help out – 

they’re the things you do miss 

when you’re away because it 

helps you get away from the 

game. 

Is your lawn immaculate, up 

to backyard cricket standard? 

It’s long enough for a wicket. 

I’ve got a couple of kids who are 

into their cricket so it certainly 

does get used with a bat and ball. 

Your daughter Libby is a 

handy 

cricketer 

isn’t she? 

She’s 

in the 

Canterbury under-19 women’s 

side. It’s her second year at that 

sort of representative level. She 

bowls a little bit of off spin. My 

boy Alex is 15, he’s getting into 

his cricket at Christ’s College. 

Do you coach the kids, or 

leave it to their respective 

coaches? 

I help them out when I can but 

I think it’s good for them to hear 

different voices as well. 

Take us back to your first 

experiences with the game. I 

guess it all started with your 

dad David, who played 80 first 

class games for Canterbury? 

As early as I can remember 

I was down at Lancaster Park 

watching Canterbury, or at 

Hagley with the Riccarton 

club. We lived on an orchard 

at the end of Marshland Rd. 

I remember playing with my 

(younger) brother (Wayne). 

There was always a bat and a 

ball or a rugby ball in the hands. 

Or we’d throw apples at tree 

stumps. 

Is the orchard still there? 

It’s right down the Chaneys 

Corner end. I’m not sure it’s 

running as an orchard anymore. 

We lived there until I was 17-18. 

That was mum and dad’s job. 

Dad had to supplement the 

income at times by going up to 

the freezing works (at Kaiapoi). 

It was a tough gig. It’s easy 

to get wiped out by 

hail, that happened 

a few years with us. 

That’s one of the 

reasons mum and 

dad decided to get 

out of it. 

I take it 

dad was the 

driving force 

in getting the 

boys playing 

cricket . . . 

We 

weren’t 

pushed 

in any 

direction but 

I remember 

as a kid all I 

wanted to do 

was do what 

dad did, 

playing for Canterbury at cricket. 

I think it was what we were 

born to do really … get involved 

with sports. My sister (Andrea) 

represented New Zealand at 

trampolining. It was always in 

the blood. 

When did you start getting 

on the front foot as a cricketer? 

I think I made some inroads 

right the way through from late 

primary (school). I played a lot 

of cricket and rugby at Shirley 

Boys’ High School. The cricket 

started to take off a little bit more 

out of secondary school. I got a 

scholarship over to Lord’s for six 

months when I was 18 (in 1990). 

That was pretty influential in my 

cricket career. 

How did the Lord’s 

opportunity materialise? 

For a long time New Zealand 

Cricket sent a player over there. 

The year I went I was lucky 

because there were two of us. 

Matthew Hart (future New 

Zealand spinner was the other). 

It was a real eye-opener as a 

kid. You work at Lord’s . . . you 

train there. It was an amazing 

experience living in the middle of 

London. You played for the MCC 

Young Cricketers. I also played a 

bit for South Hampstead. 

So you got a bird’s eye view of 

test matches and county cricket 

at ‘the home of cricket’? 

Usually you have duties 

those days. You’re either selling 

scorecards, sometimes you’d 

clean the windows in the Long 

Room, sometimes you were 

lucky enough to be on covers 

so you’d get out in the middle. 

New Zealand toured that year. 

It was the first series since Sir 

Richard Hadlee was knighted. 

I remember looking up at the 

board and it has ‘Sir Richard 

Hadlee’ up there. That was 

pretty special. I’d watched him 

at Lancaster Park for years and I 

played the occasional club game 

against him in my early years 

when he was sort of finishing. 

Did you get a bat at Lord’s? 

I was lucky enough to play a 

three-day game against Scotland. 

I got a few wickets and a few 

runs as well. 

Who influenced your career 

along the way, other than dad? 

I was pretty lucky in my 

Canterbury career to have a 

number of coaches that were 

pretty influential. Very early on 

there was (future Black Caps 

coach) David Trist. I started 

in the Canterbury squad when 

he was coaching. Then there 

was Denis Aberhart, Garry 

McDonald and Michael Sharpe. 

They all brought very different 

ways of doing things. 

You started out as a leg 

spinner, you fancied yourself as 

an all-rounder, and then batting 

took precedence didn’t it? 

There were a number of leg 

spinners on the staff at Lord’s 

when I was there and I wasn’t 

getting a lot of bowling. Truth be 

known I probably wasn’t good 

enough at it so I started focusing 

more on batting. 

What recollections do you 

have of your first class debut for 

Canterbury? 

It was against Auckland 

at Dudley Park. I didn’t do 

anything startling. I think 

I got three and 15. We were 

pretty blessed at that time in 

Canterbury with the likes of 

Fleming, Astle and Harris. Craig 

McMillan came along a year or 

two after that as well. There were 

plenty of guys in the side that 

had long, long careers with New 

Zealand. 

After toiling for several 

summers at provincial level, 

you finally earned a call-up for 

the Black Caps in 1999. Did you 

worry test cricket might have 

passed you by? 

I’d played for New Zealand A 

against South Africa at Lincoln 

Green and I got 70-odd I think. 

There was an injury or two in 

the New Zealand team and I 

managed to get the call up. It was 

certainly a surprise. I don’t know 

if I ever really had the belief 

in myself to play international 

cricket at the time. Getting the 

opportunity lit the spark for me. 

You debuted at your beloved 

Lancaster Park, averaged 35.75 

from eight test knocks, made 

two half-centuries and never 

got dismissed for single figures. 

You must be satisfied with that? 

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OUR PEOPLE 19 

orchard to coaching the Black Caps 

I was just very, very lucky to get 

that opportunity. When I played 

there were injuries to other 

guys. I never really ever felt I’d 

cemented a spot in the team. 

Was it frustrating your test 

experience ended against 

the West Indies at the Basin 

Reserve, nine months after your 

start against South Africa? You 

opened in Wellington and your 

dismissal was the catalyst for 

Mathew Sinclair’s epic 214 at 

No 3 on debut. One test career 

launched the other was at an 

end . . . 

It was OK, it was five tests more 

than I ever expected. 

How would you describe 

yourself as a batsman? 

Dour. I played the cut shot and 

worked it off my legs. That was 

about it. I played a survivalistic 

type of game. That was just the 

way I did it. I had to fight hard 

for runs. 

Is there anyone in the test 

team now that you’d put in the 

same bracket? 

No. No way. I’d hate to do that 

to those guys, they’re much, much 

better players than I ever was. 

You played 101 first class 

games for Canterbury and 

amassed almost 5000 runs 

before pulling stumps at the 

Basin in 2006. By then you were 

already immersed in coaching 

weren’t you? 

As soon as I came back from 

Lord’s I started working at 

Canterbury Cricket. David Trist 

and Nicky Turner were the two 

coaches that got me involved. 

I used to go round schools, I 

also did some coaching in the 

community and a few rep teams. 

That’s where I really realised I 

quite enjoyed it. Around 2004, 

Martin Snedden and the late 

John Reid asked me to redesign 

New Zealand Cricket’s level three 

course for coaches. I managed 

to mix my playing career with 

doing that for a couple of years 

before I finished up. 

Do you ever look back and 

think I should have done a nine 

to five job and had weekends 

free to watch sport without the 

stress? 

It’s interesting because when I 

was playing I didn’t have a job in 

the winter. I used to find myself 

labouring, it was a good way to 

keep fit. Cricket has been such a 

big part of my life it’s very hard 

to imagine doing something else 

though it will come to an end at 

some stage. And being in the job 

I am now, it could happen a lot 

quicker than what you expect. 

I guess I’ve found a niche. I 

enjoy working with people and 

working in sport. Mentally, it’s 

a very challenging sport – I get 

drawn to that psychological side 

of the game. 

After coaching the White Ferns 

you progressed to the Black Caps 

as Mike Hesson’s successor in 

2018. At that level coaching must 

be more mental than technical 

because these guys have got the 

basics covered right? 

The technique they’ve got has 

got them there. You sometimes 

tinker with it slightly, but it’s only 

tinkering around the edges. 

Have you ever fiddled with 

Kane Williamson’s set-up? 

No, Kane’s his own best 

coach. But he still enjoys having 

coaching conversations and 

cricket conversations. The New 

Zealand guys have an openness 

to want to keep getting better. 

Our job is to help facilitate how 

they can work things out in the 

middle. A lot of what we talk 

about is how they communicate 

with each other out there. Once 

they’re out there they’re the ones 

that have to make the decisions. 

You’ve reminisced about 

some good times at Lord’s, now 

there’s that elephant in the Long 

Room, that World Cup final on 

July 14 (GMT) in 2019 . . . 

I’ve never sat down and 

watched it (on replay). I don’t 

have to, I’ve got a lot of memories 

of it already and to be honest 

most of them are very, very 

positive ones. It was an amazing 

day, it was very special to be 

there. I guess to lose the way we 

did is history now. I try not to 

think about it too much because 

I know I can’t change it. I don’t 

mind talking about it. I certainly 

don’t try and have it eviscerated 

STEADY: Gary Stead played 101 first-class games 

for Canterbury, scoring 4984 patient runs as a 

careful strokemaker. 

from my memory. You sort of 

look back and it’ll be pretty 

defining when you think about 

life experience … to be part of 

what I think is the most amazing 

game of cricket there’s ever been. 

While that outcome was 

agonising because of its 

closeness, the tour of Australia 

in 2019-20 must have hurt in a 

different way because it was a no 

contest. Were fans who flooded 

over the Tasman for the Boxing 

Day test too optimistic? 

When you want to beat 

Australia in Australia you need 

a little bit of stuff to go your way. 

Unfortunately we had a few 

injuries through that series and 

some illnesses in the last test match 

(at the SCG). But the bottom line is 

we weren’t good enough. 

After that chastening 

experience India arrived, swept 

the T20 format 5-0 before you 

took a pre-planned break that 

attracted scorn from some 

commentators, media, fans and 

keyboard warriors ... 

It (the adverse reaction) 

was only because people are 

passionate about the team. We’d 

come off five losses to India, two 

had gone to a super over. We 

could have easily won that series 

4-1 and then people would have 

said nothing around it. It was a 

pre-planned thing between me 

and my employers and it could 

happen again. We have to keep 

planning otherwise players and 

coaches burn out too quickly. 

Ultimately that mid-tour 

break wasn’t really a chance to 

rest up was it? 

I don’t think I really had a 

break at all, the media made it 

so I couldn’t. It was probably the 

least enjoyable experience of my 

life, that week. 

And here we are, 12 months 

on and New Zealand was rated 

the top-ranked test cricket 

nation for the first time this 

summer. No one is complaining 

now are they? 

(Laughs) Getting to the No 1 

ranking is very special for the 

team because it shows that over a 

long period of time the team has 

been consistent. That’s what we 

talk about a lot, how we can be 

consistent day in and day out and 

how to stay in the fight for long 

periods of time. We’ve done that 

really, really well. 

What has been the most 

satisfying aspect of your tenure, 

which now runs through to the 

end of the 2023 World Cup in 

India? 

I think, for me, any team is 

pretty hard to beat when you’re 

at home, so for me the away (test) 

wins mean a lot. Finding a way 

to compete in foreign territory 

is something that’s pretty cool. 

Pakistan in the UAE, Sri Lanka 

in Sri Lanka . . . 

Which country do you enjoy 

touring the most? 

Gee that’s hard. They’re all 

unique experiences. I don’t really 

consider any one over the other. 

How about a favourite noncricketing 

country? 

I had a couple of stints playing 

over in Europe (Netherlands) so 

we got to see parts of Germany, 

France and Belgium. There’s so 

much history so when you get the 

chance to travel around there it’s 

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Council Smart Christchurch 

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OPINION 21 

Plenty of events to start the 

year – but remember to scan 

IT’S BEEN a very positive 

start to the year, with a 

sense of optimism as we 

leave 2020 behind us. 

It has been wonderful 

to see the Bread & Circus 

Backyard Buskers Festival 

take to the streets, with 

New Zealand acts proving 

to large crowds that they 

are indeed world-class. 

I don’t know how many 

people poured into New 

Regent St on Saturday 

night, but it was wonderful 

seeing so many people having 

so much fun. 

People keep saying how 

lucky we are when we compare 

ourselves with overseas 

countries. But it’s not 

luck that has got us where 

we are today – it was the 

team of five million taking 

responsibility for keeping 

each other safe. 

There are QR codes all 

around the buskers’ sites 

and venues, so please make 

sure you use them. It’s important 

that we keep scanning 

everywhere we go. 

The thought of another 

lockdown should be 

enough incentive to do this. 

So it’s an extra ‘s’ for summer 

– slip, slop, slap, scan! 

There are lots of events 

and activities happening 

in our parks, art gallery, 

libraries and community 

facilities over the summer. 

You can find all the details 

on the What’s On pages on 

the city council’s website. 

https://ccc.govt.nz/newsand-events/whats-on/ 

For those of us who are 

needing to walk-off some of 

those extra Christmas kilos 

that were added over the 

holidays, there is a chance 

to do so this in North 

Hagley Park on Sunday, 

Mayor 

Lianne Dalziel 

INCENTIVE: Scan the QR codes if you are 

watching performances at the buskers festival. 

10am to noon, while raising 

awareness and funds 

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New Zealand. 

Walk 2 D’Feet MND 

provides an opportunity 

for the community to come 

together and support those 

living with MND. 

Dogs are welcome to 

join you on your walk but 

remember to bring a ‘doggy 

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OPINION 


22It’s a year since Environment Canterbury 

Resolving declared a climate-change the urban v rural emergency issues 

IS IT 

JENNY 

human 

HUGHEY 

nature to focus 

explains 

on differences 

what 

nature 

by sea-level 

of our region. 

rise this 

We have 

century 

our own 

and 

rather than what is the same? 

peculiarities for sure, but are we really that 

How the much council more has could been we achieve, doing. I 

divided? our productive and protected land 

wonder, if we looked for shared goals and 

Environment 

The formal declaration of a 

jeopardised Ours the largest by the region arrival in New and Zealand, 

spread one which of new, in exotic many people’s weeds eyes and 

what state we have of climate in common emergency rather than across what 

we don’t. 

Canterbury Chair is predominantly rural or mountainous, 

Considering 

Canterbury 

‘them 

was 

and 

one 

us’ 

of 

can 

the 

be useful. 

serious, It is a way and to make colourful, sense of moments things – a 

Jenny Hughey 

All these eventualities have 

most 

pests from warmer climates. 

covering vast areas of the Mackenzie 

country, the iconic Alpine rivers and lakes, 

constant, in the often regional subconscious council’s ‘compare more and than 

the to expanse be planned of the and Canterbury prepared plains for, – yet 

contrast’ 30-year exercise. history. We can all think of a When and enhance it comes to that the work. so-called rural v comes fleet to hybrid our land or and long-range water is a lazy electric and we and also Environment have Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand’s 

string A of year these ago comparisons this Saturday, – Crusaders v urban divide, something that comes up convenient construct that doesn’t do much second largest city, with a population of 

Highlanders, North Island v South Island, time 

That 

and time 

work 

again 

included 

when it comes 

setting 

to the to 

by 

help 

2022. 

resolve 

Carbon 

issues. 

emissions from 

will remain in the vanguard of 

more than 380,000 people. 

at 11.49am, Environment 

New Zealand v Australia, National Party v environment, up a climate-change we definitely need integration to get air To understand travel across whether organisation 

these climate change efforts. 

we actually have Of Canterbury’s 45,346 sq km of land, 

Labour Canterbury Party, Marmite became v Vegemite New Zealand’s 

One example is the $40 million 

– and beyond programme the initial in differences. the Long-term In this day Plan a rural-urban are offset via divide, our it own is worth biodiversity having a a little over half is farmed, about 18.6 per 

town first v country. council to proclaim such an and age, the idea of rural v urban when it look at who we are in Canterbury and the cent Waimakariri of the total land River area flood 

2018-28, ensuring climate change programmes. 

farmed in New 

emergency, formally dedicating 

Zealand. protection project, completed 

was actively considered across According to a Madworld report 

itself to consideration of climate 

late Just last over year. half the The South network Island’s of population 

lives in Canterbury: 624,000 people 

workstreams, increasing visibility in 2019, our gross emissions were 

change at the heart of all it does. 

floodgates and stopbanks will 

of the science and what we know 2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide now and growing. 82 per cent of these live 

The declaration highlighted 

protect half a million people and 

about the impact of climate (CO2) equivalent, compared with in Greater Christchurch (61 per cent in 

that all the work Environment 

Christchurch $8 billion of city, community 21 per cent in and 

change on Canterbury, and liaising removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2- 

the Waimakariri 

business and assets Selwyn from districts). a possible 

Canterbury does – from 

on the issue with iwi and regional equivalent through our efficiency 

freshwater management to 

“super So by the flood”. numbers at least, it seems our 

partners, other local authorities efforts and from forestry planting 

biodiversity and biosecurity, 

region The is last quite major a well-balanced flood was mixture in of 

and central government. 

across 2700 hectares. 

both the rural and the urban. 

transport and urban development 

December 1957, when parts 

I know from many conversations with 

to air quality, and also regional 

As an organisation, we have The changing climate will pose 

members of Coutts of the Island community in Belfast – regardless and of 

leadership – has a climate change 

also made significant progress in many risks to life and livelihood 

their Kainga age, stage, were background swamped or by where river they 

focus. 

addressing our own greenhousegas 

emissions, with our 

we have seen how occasional, want metres good per health second and well-being, (cumecs). a pros- 

in Canterbury. In recent years live flow – that peaking we all want at 3990 clean cubic water, we all 

Currently, under the Resource 

perous economy and a positive outlook for 

Management Act, regional Christchurch building receiving a but extreme, weather events have The protection scheme has been 

the future. We all want measures taken to 

councils are required only to adapt “market-leading” energy efficiency had huge effects on residents and 

address designed climate to defend change, we Christchurch 

want Cantabrians 

from to live a flood well on of our as part much of the as planet, 6500 

to climate change, not mitigate rating of 5.0 out of 6 in the year infrastructure around the South 

it – that responsibility is the to February on the National Island. 

and cumecs. we want to leave the region in a better 

Government’s, but could change. Australian Built Environment The driest parts of our region, state Environment than we found it. Canterbury’s 

There are similar problems in town and 

Even in ‘adapt mode’ many Rating System New Zealand. along the Marlborough coast and leadership of biodiversity and 

country environments, which require the 

of Environment Canterbury’s The building’s features include across much of the Canterbury 

efforts biosecurity of the community programmes to deal is with. also Take 

existing policies and plans already 184 solar panels which can Plains, are expected to get even water, underpinned for example: by climate-change 

contribute to reduced emissions. generate more than 55,000 drier. North-westerly storms are in concerns. recent years 

In declaring the climate 

kilowatt hours of electricity per predicted to become more intense, there Canterbury’s has been distinct braided 

a lot of concern 

emergency, the Council noted it year. 

with torrential alpine rainstorms rivers and unique wetlands face 

about the quality 

would continue to show leadership There has been a 26% reduction turning our braided rivers into of many water challenges. across the The rivers form 

on climate-change and do so per staff member in emissions roaring rapids, fuelling landslides region. a vital And ecological let’s link and provide 

without adding new programmes since 30 June 2010. We now have and causing widespread erosion. be an frank, abundant the focus food of much supply of this and anxiety 

at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave access to electric and hybrid 

Canterbury’s coastal 

has nesting been on grounds discharges for from 26 species dairying on of 

the plains and how nitrates and nutrients 

staff a clear mandate to continue vehicles and hope to have half our communities will be threatened native birds – most classified as 

have degraded rural waterways. This is not 

unfounded. It is a real problem and one 

that the rural sector is now acutely aware 

of and, more importantly, a problem it is 

owning and taking action to fix. 

However, water pollution is far from just 

a rural issue. In our urban areas there are 

also significant issues around water, particularly 

regarding effluent disposal – what 

people are flushing or washing down the 

drain – and with how much water people 

are using. 

Celebrate summer 

Urban waterways are also often polluted 

by heavy metals, including copper 

from vehicle brake pads and zinc from 

roofing products. And there are still those 

at Park Lane! 

who pour oil, solvents and paints down 

the drain without thinking what harm 

they will do when they reach waterways. 

The urban community too is now starting 

to take the action needed to protect our 

waterways. 

We want to show you how community minded Park Lane is, so come 

Different issues, same desired outcome, 

along for a fun time this Friday or Saturday. Bring your best friends too! 

across urban and rural areas. 

I say let’s make 2021 the year that we put 

Check out the new apartments, have a game of bowls on the green, enjoy 

down our differences, stop looking across 

free ice creams and imagine life in our cool, creative community. 

the fence and demanding that others take 

action, but rather embrace our ‘sameness’ 

and common goals and work as one 

Open Days, 11am-3pm 

Canterbury to get there. 

Fri 22 & Sat 23 January 

• Cr Jenny Hughey is chair of the 

Canterbury Regional Council 

35 Whiteleigh Ave, Christchurch. 

(Environment Canterbury) 

ince Environment Canterbury 

Call Tara 021 489 784 

or visit parklaneretirement.co.nz 

climate-change emergency



FOOD 23 

Rest cooked meat before serving 

There are very good 

reasons for leaving meat 

to rest. In the cooking 

process, the proteins in 

meat set, meaning that 

the juices all go to the 

middle and the outer 

part effectively dries 

out. When you rest the 

meat it cools just enough 

for those juices to be 

redistributed and the 

outside becomes moist 

and tender again. For a 

200gm piece of steak, 

rest it for six to 10min. 

Leave it uncovered in 

a warm part of the 

kitchen, perhaps over a 

stovetop. Larger pieces, 

such as roasts, rest for up 

to 30min covered with 

tinfoil 

Grilled beef porterhouse 

steak with mustard 

mayonnaise and broccoli 

salad 

– Serves 4 

Ingredients 

800gm porterhouse steak - four 

x 200gm pieces 

1 to drizzle vegetable oil 

1 to taste salt and freshly ground 

black pepper 

3 tsp Dijon mustard 

4 tbsp mayonnaise 

broccoli, almond and tomato 

salad 

1 broccoli 

2 tomatoes 

1 clove garlic 

2 tbsp tarragon 

2 tbsp chives 

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 

3 tbsp lemon juice 

50gm slivered almonds 

1 to taste salt and freshly ground 

black pepper 

Directions 

Heat a grill, ridged grill-pan or 

frying pan. Use a sharp knife to 

make several cuts through the fat 

and slightly into the meat as this 

will stop it curling as it cooks. 

Lightly oil the steaks before 

putting them onto the heat. For 

juicy and medium rare steaks, 

cook them for about 7min per 

side, turning once and seasoning 

with salt and pepper once you 

have done so. 

Remove from the heat, wrap 

loosely in foil and leave them to 

rest for 5min. 

Mix the mustard and mayonnaise, 

then spread across the 

upper side of the meat. 

Salad: Cook the broccoli in 

boiling salted water for about 

4min, then drain and set aside in 

a warm bowl. 

Chop and seed the tomatoes, 

then add to the broccoli. Chop 

the garlic and tarragon finely, 

then chop the chives into 2cm 

lengths. 

Mix the herbs with the oil, 

lemon juice and almonds, then 

gently toss through the broccoli 

and season with salt and pepper. 

Serve warm. 

Roast chicken with green 

olives and lemons 

– Serves 4 

Ingredients 

1 tbsp olive oil 

4 chicken legs, whole 

½ tsp cinnamon 

½ tsp turmeric 

1 tbsp liquid honey 

1½ cups chicken stock 

2 lemons, thinly sliced 

3 bay leaves 

1 cup green olives 

Directions 

Heat oven to 190 deg C. Separate 

the chicken legs into drumsticks 

and thighs. 

Rub the pieces all over with 

olive oil, then with cinnamon 

and turmeric and season well 

with salt and pepper. 

Place the chicken in an oven 

pan and drizzle with liquid 

honey. Arrange the lemon slices 

over the chicken pieces. 

Surround the chicken pieces 

with the chicken stock, bay 

leaves and olives. Cover with foil 

and bake for 40min. 

Remove covering and bake 

for a further 40min until the 

chicken is golden brown and 

cooked through. 

Test by putting a sharp knife 

into the thickest part of the thigh 

to the bone – if the juices run 

clear, then the chicken is cooked. 

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In week 2 you will extend the time of your sessions by a fraction. The challenge is to keep the intensity controlled. 

There is no need to get really puffed and tired. Remember the talk test. If you exercise with others the talk test comes 

automatically. If it is just you, talk to yourself but perhaps not too loud!….We can divide what we call the submaximal 

pace up in 3 zones. 

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you spent most of your time in as it will give you some initial conditioning without the risk of soreness or muscle 

strain 

2. Steady: this is slightly faster than easy; it can also be called a “firm” pace. It takes a bit more effort to talk but you 

can still form sentences without having to take an extra breath 

3. Moderately hard: this is the pace where you need that extra breath to finish your sentence. You can still talk 

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30 min 

Easy jog 

20 min 


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Easy Jog 

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is that all your runs will be done at 

submaximal pace, also called conversation 

pace. That means a pace where you can still 

talk. If you can’t talk you are going too fast 

and you are likely to come to a grinding halt 

sooner or later. 

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as a guide only. If you are concerned about your health at 

any stage please undergo a health check with your GP. 

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KALLE VALIMAKI has an 

unexpected addition to his 

sporting CV as he embarks 

on his first pre-season with 

Sumner, the promising prop 

was surprised to learn he is 

Finland’s latest rugby player of 

the year. 

Valimaki, who spent four 

seasons with Methven in the 

Mid-Canterbury competition 

before targeting the step 

up to Christchurch’s Metro 

Premiership in 2021, discovered 


Webb aims to make history 

at Ruapuna Speedway 

• By Allan Batt 

CANTERBURY’S Jeremy Webb 

could create some history this 

weekend when he contests the 

New Zealand TQ Grand Prix 

and the South Island Midget 

Car Championship at Ruapuna 

Speedway. 

Webb is 

defending 

midget car 

champion 

and a former 

winner of the 

TQ Grand 

Jeremy 

Webb 

Prix and is 

favoured to do 

well in both, 

but one driver winning two 

different championship events 

on the same night is a very rare 

occurrence. 

Webb raced for the 

internationally-acclaimed 

United Truck Parts team in the 

North Island during the holiday 

break, and while he met with 

mixed success there is little 

doubt that he has returned to 

Ruapuna battle-hardened and 

ready for two busy nights of 

racing. 

Forty cars have entered the 

TQ Grand Prix with Webb’s 

long time arch rival Aucklander 

Ryan Barry, who leads a 16-car 

strong contingent from the 

North Island. Barry, who finished 

second behind Webb will be very 

last week he was recognised 

in Finland’s equivalent of the 

Halberg Awards. 

“I woke up last Thursday 

and I had a message from dad 

(Simo) saying: ‘Congratulations 

my son’ and I was like, my 

birthday was in December’,” 

Valimaki said. 

A quick scan of his old rugby 

club’s facebook page confirmed 

the accolade, meaning had the 

chef been back in Helsinki the 

26-year-old would have been 

mixing with elite ice hockey 

stars, footballers and Olympic 

class skiers. 

“It was a pleasant surprise, 

I never got any heads-up,” 

said Valimaki, who was 

introduced to code as an 

18-year-old when a partygoer 

suggested he had the build for 

the front row. 

“I remember running into 

contact for the first time 

thinking ‘this is pretty exciting’. 

I just fell in love with the sport,” 

he said. 

Valimaki’s Kiwi coach in 

Finland encouraged him to 

further his development in New 

SPORT 27 

Women 

pipped for 

bowls title 

Sumner recruits Finland’s rugby player of year 

TALENTED: Finnish prop 

Kalle Valimaki will play for 

Sumner in 2021. 

EXPERIENCED: Webb at the wheel of his TQ, he is hoping to add his name again on the 

grand prix trophy. 

keen to come out on top. 

The grand prix event starts 

on Friday night with the first 

three rounds of qualifying 

heats. Friday’s programme will 

also feature a ‘one-off’ resurrection 

of the TQ Masters which was 

a popular event for many seasons. 

This year the masters will be 

fought out over one 20-lap race. 

Saturday night will be very 

busy for Webb as he does double 

duty in the remainder of the TQ 

races, as well as defending his 

South Island Midget Car Championship 

title. 

Webb will face stiff 

competition in the event which, 

although it only has 10 entrants, 

will be hotly contested by a field, 

very even in equipment and 

ability. 

Sentimental favourites are 

likely to be former New Zealand 

TQ champion Glen Durie who 

has been in patchy form this 

season, and veteran David 

Kerr who has amassed an 

unparalleled eight South Island 

crowns. 

Kerr, who started racing 

midgets 16 years ago remains 

highly competitive. 

Dunn wins US harness award again 

• By Dave Di Somma 

IT’S NOW two from two for 

expat harness racing driver 

Dexter Dunn, after another 

incredible year in North 

America. 

At the weekend’s prestigious 

Dan Patch Awards, Dunn, the 

10-time New Zealand champion, 

was voted Driver of the Year for 

the second time in a row. 

The 31-year-old won 395 races 

and $11,163,638 ($NZ15.6m) 

in stakes in 2020. He was the 

leading money-earner in the 

year and, considered a dead-set 

certainty to be named Driver of 

the Year, he got 114 votes, with 

David Miller next on just 13. 

During 2020 he was the regular 

driver of six of the champions 

crowned at a virtual ceremony 

on Saturday night. They were 

Amigo Volo, Bettor’s Wish, Fire 

Start Hanover, Kissin In The 

Sand, Manchego and Party Girl 

Hill. 

There was Kiwi success among 

the trainers too, with expat Nifty 

Norman training Amigo Volo 

(3yo male trotter) and Fire Start 

Hanover (2yo female pacer) and 

Chris Ryder in charge of Bettor’s 

Wish (4yo, older male pacer) 

and Party Girl Hill (3yo female 

pacer). 

Party Girl Hill also got 29 

votes for Horse of the Year to 

finish second to overwhelming 

winner Tall Dark Stranger (89 

votes). 

After winning the US Harness 

Writers Association’s Driver 

of the Year award Dunn was 

immediately back into action at 

The Meadowlands in New Jersey, 

winning four races. He had 131 

wins at The Big M last year, more 

than anyone else. 

Two of his winners had Kiwi 

connections, Italian Delight 

had eight wins from 37 starts 

for trainer Tony Herlihy, while 

Thunderfromthethrone had four 

wins in 19 starts for trainers 

Steven McRae and then Scott 

Dickson in this country before 

being exported in July last year. 

– Harness Racing Desk 



JO EDWARDS and Val Smith 

are rarely bettered on a bowling 

green, but one title remains 

elusive, after old Burnside mates 

reunited to form a winning 

combination. 

The illustrious Black Jacks and 

former world champions created 

history by becoming the first 

female duo to advance to the final 

of the Stewart Buttar Burnside 

Pairs, but it was another couple of 

former New Zealand representatives 

who prevailed in Sunday’s 

weather-affected division one 

final. 

Matt Gallop returned to his 

former club to team up with Isaac 

Denny, reforming a combination 

which played against Australia - 

albeit in a four – at under-25 level 

in 2009. 

Gallop, now based out of the 

Springlands club in Blenheim, 

and Denny, who rarely competes 

for Burnside these days, edged 

Edwards and Smith from Nelson’s 

United 10-8 after a deluge shortened 

the decider to 2hr 15min. 

It is the first time the final has 

been subject to a time limit. It is 

usually held over 15 ends with no 

time constraints. 

“Matt and Isaac were bloody 

good juniors. They don’t play a lot 

of bowls these days, and with very 

limited play made the final and 

played great bowls,” said tournament 

convener Alan Bryce. 

“Jo hadn’t played for four or five 

weeks either after announcing of 

her (international) retirement (in 

November) but you never forget 

do you?” Bryce said. 

Gallop and Denney were 

undefeated in section play while 

Edwards and Smith were beaten 

by Dave Vincent (Bowls Hornby) 

and his partner Liam Eathorne 

(Elmwood) but they advanced 

because for the first time two 

teams qualified from each section 

for the top eight. 

Edwards and Smith beat Aiden 

Zittersteijn (Paritutu) and Ethan 

Kelleher (Cobden) 13-9 in the 

semi-finals while Gallop and 

Denny eliminated Vincent and 

Eathorne 15-9. 

Zealand and he ended up in 

Methven in early 2017, two years 

after debuting for the national 

side. 

Last year Valimaki featured 

in Methven’s triumphant march 

to the Watters Cup and he then 

filled in for Sumner, in their last 

game of the season. 

“I played about five 

minutes off the bench. Even 

though they had a tough season, 

the atmosphere was good,” 

he said, looking forward to 

contributing to a resurgence in 

2021.


28 

SPORT 


‘Rugby League Bill’ passes on 

• By Will Evans 

ONE OF Canterbury sports 

most loyal and hard working 

servants has died. 

Bill Whitehead, known as 

‘Rugby League Bill’, passed away 

on Friday, aged 89. 

He has been described as the 

most decorated man in New 

Zealand rugby league, and made 

a colossal contribution to the 

game in Canterbury and nationally. 

He was the holder of life 

memberships with nine different 

rugby league bodies (and 

another in bowls), a Queen’s Service 

Medal, a Sport Canterbury 

Lifetime Achievement award and 

a string of other honours. 

He gave up thousands and 

thousands of hours of his own 

time during his 60 years of 

service to the game as a manager 

and administrator, along with 

some notable cameos as a player 

and referee. 

Born in Reefton in 1931, he 

lived in Inangahua until 1947. 

He was a keen follower of rugby 

league as a youngster, telling the 

tales of his uncle, Bill Clark, outsprinting 

All Blacks and Kiwis 

legend George Nepia to score a 

try for Inangahua against Canterbury 

in 1937, and watching a 

Ray Nuttall-inspired West Coast 

side defeat the touring Great 

Britain ‘Indomitables’ in 1946. 

Ford’s hot hatchback brings back the youth 

“We didn’t have schoolboy 

rugby league on the Coast, but 

I played rugby union in Nelson 

after we shifted there in 1947,” 

Whitehead recalled in a 2015 

interview. 

“I played two years for them 

in 47-48, but I ran a professional 

mile in 1949, and I got given (the 

equivalent of) two dollars and a 

ribbon. That made me a ‘professional’, 

so I couldn’t play rugby 

union anymore. I had to wait 

until I moved to Christchurch 

in 1951 and the following year I 

played rugby league for Papanui 

reserves.” 

Marist (known as Marist- 

Western Suburbs from 1968) 

I DON’T like being referred to 

as old. 

Sure, as a pensioner, I’m aged 

in the senior demographic but 

I’d like to think I’m still relatively 

youthful, and when I’m presented 

with an exciting sports car to 

evaluate, my persona changes to 

someone much younger. 

Just like when I was presented 

with the keys to Ford’s Focus ST, a 

traditional hot hatchback charger 

that is an absolute screamer when 

allowed to breathe freely. I felt 

well in control of the beast, and 

such is its all-round adaptability 

it also doubles as a useful fourdoor, 

five-seater for when your 

grandkids need transporting, and 

I also think they would feel quite 

proud when seated in the stroppy 

sports car. 

At $59,900, the Focus ST sits 

competitively with other hot 

hatchback models yet it carries 

all of the practicality the Focus 

has as a series, it is easy to drive 

and doesn’t present any special 

challenges. 

The ST gets a 2.3-litre turbocharged, 

four-cylinder engine 

which gets about its job with 

strong engine sound and character. 

I’m not saying it is noisy, it’s 

not; the sound is well isolated but 

it is there to be heard, the engine 

is angry under load and it is a 

sound that encourages throttle 

use, it is pleasant to listen to. 

Ford claims healthy outputs of 

206kW and 420Nm, providing 

the impetus for a 6.4sec standstill 

to 100km/h time. 

As mentioned, you don’t need to 

drive the ST in performance mode 

all of the time, it is happy to dawdle 

traffic and during my weekday 

commute I was comfortable in it 

and felt right at ease, although you 

do get the impression it is keen to 

get some movement going. 

Power is directed through a 

paddle-shift seven-speed automatic 

transmission to the front 

wheels. Shifts are smooth and the 

ratios are also structured to meet 

the demands of fuel-conscious 

buyers. 

Ford claims an 8.6l/100km 

combined cycle fuel usage average 

for the ST. The trip computer 

was showing around 10l/100km 

when I took the car back to the 

dealership. It will also return a 

5.4l/100km instantaneous reading 

at 100km/h (engine speed 

was formed in 1952. Whitehead 

began a long association with 

the club soon afterwards, firstly 

as a player for the reserves side, 

then as a team manager, vicepresident, 

secretary and – from 

1982 to 1985 – president. 

Whitehead made one appearance 

for the club’s premier side 

– as an emergency replacement 

in 1965. 

“We got to Hornby and we 

were one player short. (Coach) 

Father Pearce said: ‘I’ll have to 

find a pair of boots’ – he was 

going to play himself. I said: ‘I’m 

ahead of you!’ So I got to play my 

one and only premier game. 

“We got beaten 20-0, and I 

1500rpm), which means you can 

have some fun without scoffing 

vast amounts of fuel. 

I took the test car on a Mid- 

Canterbury loop, they are perfect 

roads for a performance car. 

English Fords have generally been 

regarded as having supple chassis 

balance and the ST doesn’t disappoint, 

it simply dances through 

the suspension. It also rockets 

between corners with a powerful 

surge and swift retardation, 

thanks to a performance brake 

package. 

Grippy Michelin Sport tyres 

(235/35 x 19in) turn in precisely 

with little steering effort but solid 

steering feedback. Gravitational 

changes don’t load the tyres, nor 

does it affect the way the suspension 

operates in a corner; if 

uneven surfaces are encountered 

there is composure and certainty 

within the steering process. 

The ST stands out with its bold 

HISTORY: Bill Whitehead with the 

Rugby League Cup and (above) in 

1970 with code icons Ces 

Mountford and Lory Blanchard. 

PHOTO (above): WESTCOAST. 

RECOLLECT.CO.NZ 

remember it like it was yesterday. 

They had three Kiwis in their 

side – Ian Drayton, John Bray 

and Brian Langton. I went into 

the Hornby rooms and said to 

(test winger) Langton: ‘You won’t 

get any tries today’. He said: 

‘Why not?’, and I said: ‘Because 

I’m marking ya!’’ 

Whitehead was also the manager 

or local manager for more 

than 300 teams. He was twice 

the local manager for Australia, 

Great Britain and France, and 

Wales once, during the national 

sides’ visits to Christchurch, 

a role he fulfilled for countless 

touring New Zealand and 

Australian representative teams. 

FORD FOCUS ST: 

Fantastic red 

paintwork and big 

rear spoiler stand 

out and hints at a 

performance package. 

wheels, body kit and spoiler, 

while on the inside Recaro seats 

not only support the driver 

around the mid-riff, but they are 

visual. The test car was painted 

bright red, described by Ford as 

fantastic red, red ST logos embossed 

on the front seats complement 

the exterior colour. 

The Focus ST is a fun package, 

yet has practicality on its side. It 

comes extensively equipped with 

all of the items you’d expect today 

for comfort and convenience, and 

safety. 

If you are up with the play 

He was local manager for Kiwis 

sides in 1971, 1977 and 1980, 

while he managed the schoolboy 

Kiwis four times during the 

1980s – including on a tour of 

Australia in 1986. 

His most lasting association 

was as the local manager for 

every visiting West Coast team 

from 1964-1989, an enduring 

and amicable partnership which 

led to a genuine career highlight 

in 1987, when he was awarded 

the Queen’s Service Medal. 

Whitehead was also involved 

in other sports. He was media 

manager of weightlifting at the 

1974 Commonwealth Games. 

But his heart lay with rugby 

league, and Whitehead’s enormous 

contribution to the code 

at junior levels brought him just 

as much pride and enjoyment as 

rubbing shoulders with some of 

the game’s greats. 

There are very few significant 

elements of Canterbury Rugby 

League’s post-World War 2 

history Whitehead did not have 

some big or small role in: “The 

Pat Smith Trophy that they play 

for now (in the CRL premiership 

grand-final), I actually bought 

out of the petty cash at 

Tattersall’s Hotel,” he revealed in 

2015. 

– canterburyrugbyleague.co.nz 

• To read the full article go 

to starnews.co.nz 

• Price – Ford Focus ST, 

$59,990 

• Dimensions – Length, 

4388mm; width, 1979mm; 

height, 1492mm 

• Configuration – Fourcylinder, 

front-wheeldrive, 

2261cc, 206kW, 

420Nm, seven-speed 

automatic 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 6.4sec 

• Fuel usage – 8.6l/100km 

technology-wise, the Focus 

as a series also has all of the 

functionality to keep you happy. 

The entire range has just had 

a refresh, there’s more kit for 

connectivity and there is an 

increased level of electronic safety 

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These features not only provide 

extra value, convenience and 

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the special feeling you get every 

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1056 797. 

HOLDEN MONARO 

HSV -C08 wanted Ph 0274 

954822 or 03 488 0285 

Boating Accessories 

& Equipment 

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Perspex cut to size and 

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366 3634 

Building Supplies 

PERSPEX, poly 

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Church Notices 

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CHURCH 

Sydenham Community 

Centre 

23/25 Hutcheson St 

Address 

Janet 

Clairvoyance 

Janet 

Sunday 7pm 

All Welcome 

Phone 349-9749 

Christian 

sPiritUaList 

ChUrCh 

182 Edgeware Road 

Sunday Service 

7pm 

Address 

Carole Ross 

Clairvoyant 

Carole Ross 

All Welcome 

Church Notices 

NEW AGE CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CENTRE 

61 Grafton Street 

Sunday 7pm 

Address: 

Jocy 

Clairvoyance: 

Jocy 

Tuesday 

Afternoon 

in recess. 

All Welcome 

Classic Cars & 

Motorcycles 

MITSUBISHI CORDIA 

turbo GSR, 1985, low 

kms, 1 previous family 

owned, red, suit collector, 

ph 352 5963 

Community Events 

ALCOHOLICS 

ANONYMOUS, If you 

want to have a drink that’s 

your business. If you want 

to stop, we can help. Phone 

0800 229-6757 

Funeral Directors 

No Service Cremation $2,000 

Family Funeral with Cremation $3,950 

Chapel - 35 people, casket, hearse, cremation fees 

Full Funeral options and 

Burial options available 

Just Funerals, a family owned and 

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Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability 

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz 

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz 

Direct Cremation 

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Ph: 379 0178 for our brochure 

or email office@undertaker.co.nz 

Funeral Directors 

GENUINE 

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crEmatIoN 

$2,000 

GSt inclusive 

(includes committal) 

0800 27 28 29 

www.mainlandcrematorium.co.nz 

Curtains 

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DRAPES. Roman away. Ph 352-3300 

blinds,tie backs, cushions, 

nets & voiles plus PIGEONS (Show) to give 

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Fruit & Produce 

PEACHES Yumyeong. 

For Sale Klondyke Orchard, 231 

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sections, off cuts cut 12 - 5pm this Friday, 

lengths. Ph 0274 508 785 Saturday & Sunday. Ph 

STEEL for sale all 021 059 8258 

sections, off cuts cut 

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WHITEBAIT Westland 

Bait 250gm packs, packed 

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Waitoto River. $20 per 

250gm. Pickup Redwood. 

Ph 0274 399 964 

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Wairakei Rd, Sat 8am 

start. 2 h/holds combined, 

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CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL 

2021 MEETINGS 

The next meetings of the Christchurch City Council, Committees, 

Subcommittees, Council Hearings Panels, and Community Boards will be 

held as below: Where stated, the Civic Offices are located at 53 Hereford 

Street. 

COUNCIL 

Date Time Venue 

11, 23 9.30am Council Chamber, Level 2, Civic Offices 

COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE 

Date Time Committee and Venue 

4 9.30am Urban Development and Transport Committee, 

Council Chamber, Civic Offices 

10 9.30am 3 Waters Infrastructure and Environment Committee, 

Council Chamber, Civic Offices 

24 9.30am Sustainability and Community Resilience 

Committee, Council Chamber, Civic Offices 

25 9.30am Finance and Performance Committee, Council 

Chamber, Civic Offices 

COMMITTEES 

Date Time Committee and Venue 

3 9.30am Multicultural Committee, Civic Offices 

5 9am Regulatory Performance Committee, Civic Offices 

12 9am Greater Christchurch Partnership Committee, 

Council Chamber, Environment Canterbury, 200 

Tuam Street 

12 2pm Audit and Risk Management Committee, Civic Offices 

19 9.30am Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, Civic 

Offices 

COMMUNITY BOARDS 

Date Time Board and Venue 

1 10am Banks Peninsula Community Board, Little River 

Boardroom, 4238 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little 

River 

1 3.30pm Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, 

Linwood Board Room, 180 Smith Street, Woolston 

1, 15 4.30pm Coastal-Burwood Community Board, Board Room, 

Cnr Beresford and Union Streets, New Brighton 

RCE 1, 15 MANAGEMENT 4.30pm Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood ACT 1991 Community Board, 

Fendalton Service Centre, Cnr Jeffreys and Clyde 

CHURCH DISTRICT PLAN 

Roads, Fendalton 

ED PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE 6 

2, 16 5pm Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board, 

SE EXTENSION Horoeka Room, Rārākau: Riccarton Centre, 199 

Clarence Street, Riccarton 

Y OF SUBMISSIONS FOR FURTHER 

IONS 2 5pm Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board, Beckenham 

Boardroom, Beckenham Servie Centre, 66 Colombo 

submissions on Proposed Private Plan Change 6 to the Christchurch 

Street 

nd a copy of the submissions, are now available for public viewing 

://www.ccc.govt.nz/pc6 17 8am or during normal opening hours at any of 

e centres or libraries. For details of your nearest service centre or 

telephone 15 94110am 8999. Banks Peninsula Community Board, Little River 

Boardroom, 4238 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little 

issions in support of, or in 

River 

opposition to, the submissions received 

d at the Civic Offices or at any of our service centres or libraries 

n Monday, 19 01 February 9am 2021. Papanui-Innes Community Board, Board Room, 

ission may be made only Papanui by a person Service representing Centre, a Cnr relevant Langdons Road and 

ublic interest or by a person Restell who Street, has an interest Papanui in the plan change 

than the interest of the general public and must be limited to a 

ort Copies of, or in of opposition the agendas to, any will submission be available made online to the and Council. to the public at the 

meetings. Members of the public are welcome to attend any of these 

missions must be in writing on the appropriate form (Form 6 in 

anagement 

meetings. 

(Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003). This 

le from To make all Council a deputation offices and or presentation online ccc.govt.nz/HaveYourSay. 

to a Council, Committee or 

ms Community should be addressed Board meeting to: Christchurch ring the call City centre Council, on City 03 Planning 941 8999 or email 

73012, Christchurch or emailed to: PlanChange@ccc.govt.nz. 

info@ccc.govt.nz. 

aking a further submission in support or opposition is required 

Information about Alcohol Licensing can be found online at 

y of his or her further submission on the person whose original 

supported ccc.govt.nz/alcohol 

or opposed. This must be carried out no later than five 

after the day on which the further submission is provided to 

Megan Pearce 

all Manager those who Hearings have made and submissions Council Support and those who have made 

ssions in support or opposition to the proposed plan change 

of the hearing date and will be sent information regarding 

ss 

ger 

Transformation Group 

Public Notices 


PROPOSED CHANGE 1 TO CHAPTER 6 OF THE 

CANTERBURY REGIONAL POLICY STATEMENT 

USING THE STREAMLINED PLANNING PROCESS 

Sections 80B and 80C and Part 5 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 

1991 

The Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) has prepared, 

and gives public notice of, Proposed Change 1 to Chapter 6 of the Canterbury 

Regional Policy Statement (the Proposed Change). 

The Proposed Change seeks to amend Chapter 6 and Map A of the Canterbury 

Regional Policy Statement as follows: 

• Identify Future Development Areas in Rolleston, Rangiora and Kaiapoi 

as shown on Proposed Amendment to Map A: Identification of Future 

Development Areas. 

• Insert a new policy (Policy 6.3.12), to enable land within these Future 

Development Areas to be rezoned by Selwyn and Waimakariri District 

Councils if required to meet their medium term (ten year) housing needs. 

• Make consequential changes to objectives, policies, text and definitions 

within Chapter 6 of the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement. 

A copy of the full Public Notice regarding the Proposed Change, including 

information on the inspection and availability of the Proposed Change, the 

Minister’s Direction, making submissions, and the streamlined planning 

process, is available online at haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/chapter6CRPS. 

Submissions must be received by 5pm Monday 15 February 2021. 

If you have any questions about the Proposed Change, please contact 

Customer Services on 0800 324 636 or by email to ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz. 

Dr Stefanie Rixecker, 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE 

The Public Notice and short summary of the notice was first published on 16 January 2021. 

Please contact Environment 

Canterbury with any queries: 

0800 324 636 


Public Notice 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 

CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT PLAN 

PROPOSED PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE 6 

HOMEBASE EXTENSION 

SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS FOR FURTHER SUBMISSIONS 


Hornby 

Rugby 

League 

AGM 

Monday 

1st February 2021 

6pm at the club 

All Welcome 

Contact 

Sally Nutira 

Phone 


A summary of submissions on Proposed Private Plan Change 6 to the Christchurch District Plan and a copy 

of the submissions, are now available for public viewing online at http://www.ccc.govt.nz/pc6 or during 

normal opening hours at any of the our service centres or libraries. For details of your nearest service 

centre or library, please telephone 941 8999. 

Further submissions in support of, or in opposition to, the submissions received may be lodged at the 

Civic Offices or at any of our service centres or libraries before 5pm on Monday, 01 February 2021. 

A further submission may be made only by a person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest 

or by a person who has an interest in the plan change that is greater than the interest of the general public 

and must be limited to a matter in support of, or in opposition to, any submission made to the Council. 

All further submissions must be in writing on the appropriate form (Form 6 in the Resource Management 

(Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003). This form is available from all Council offices and online 

at ccc.govt.nz/HaveYourSay. Completed forms should be addressed to: Christchurch City Council, City 

Planning Team, PO Box 73012, Christchurch or emailed to: PlanChange@ccc.govt.nz. 

Any person making a further submission in support or opposition is required to serve a copy of his or 

her further submission on the person whose original submission is supported or opposed. This must be 

carried out no later than five working days after the day on which the further submission is provided to 

the Council. 

At a later date all those who have made submissions and those who have made further submissions in 

support or opposition to the proposed plan change will be advised of the hearing date and will be 

sent information regarding that process. 

Brendan Anstiss 

General Manager 

Strategy and Transformation Group 


Senior Citizens 

Outings 

Companion Driving Service is out of 

town on tour this week from Jan 25 

Wed Feb 3 Gerlaldine for lunch 

$69.00 includes lunch. 

Mon Feb 8 Akaroa for lunch 

$69.00 includes lunch. 

Thurs Feb 11 City sights/morning tea 

$45.00. 

We pick up and drop off 

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(Eftpos available) 

Real Estate 

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SCRAP METAL 

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Christine Wilson has died after a 

short illness. 

PAGE 23 

“Lyttelton has lost one of its 

best and dearest,” said friend and 

board member John McLister. 

“Christine was a jewel. She loved 

her community, selflessly dedicating 

her life to public service.” 

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Stephen Bachop and mother to 

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DECLINE: Stephanie Hampson has researched the health of shellfish in the estuary and it’s not looking good. 

franchises. 

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Turner said he was saddened to 

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cally since a 2012 survey, from of harvesting on the health and be reduced or even a ban put in “My thoughts are with her family 

at this time,” he said. 

around 400 per sq m to between sustainability of estuary shellfish place, Ms Hampson said. 

COCKLE NUMBERS in the 

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per day, which she believes effective board chair and would 

Avon-Heathcote Estuary are in 

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Ms Wilson had been a highly 

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serious decline. 

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the extent and impact per day is too their high families and needs if they to don’t pay •Turn up to page 5 


limit of 150 intended cockles victims per person he will harm harvesting is to continue. 

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in its draft Long Term Plan after 

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“OVERWHELMING” 

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CHA LENGE: Hebe Hopa (above) 

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Parker jumps from the scaffolding. 

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involved ducking, diving and and jumped off into ma ting. the park’-style cro s-country 

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The Grit Cha lenge was said the cha lenge was pu together 

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NEW ARRIVAL: Community board member 

Linda Chen and her husband Robin have 

welcomed their first child, Sebastian. 

Being tactical 

FUEL PRICES 

Trump gets 

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See pages 4 & 5 

Fo low us on Facebook 

• By Julia Evans 

PUBLIC OUTCRY has caused a 

rethink over plans to cut bus routes 

around the city. 

Bu the 535 Eastgate to Ly telton 

and Rapaki sti l remains on the 

cho ping block. 

Environment Canterbury staff 

prepared an “alternative option” to 

the proposal in its draft Long Term 

Plan that would axe the six lowest 

performing bus routes fo lowing 

“overwhelming” public o position, 

a spokeswoman said. 

Those routes included the 535 

and the 145 Westmorland to 

The solution is a modification 

of the six routes proposed to be 

disestablished – with frequency 

changes, the combining of two 

routes, extension and re-routing of 

But as part of the proposal, 

there would not be a service 

trave ling down Linw od Ave, 

through Fe rymead and Mt 


late this year or early next year,” 

Robin and I have fond memories welcome a child this term, with 

growing up in this area,” she said. 

giving birth to their first child in 

September. •Turn to page 5 


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DISTRICT council-owned 

methampetamine before they can 

The thr e dwe lings are part of a 

portfolio of houses and a section in 

Ritso S the council is dispersing. 

Insurance has met about $30, 0 

of the bi l, the district council the 

for betw en $3 0, 0 to $3 5, 0. 

Former mayor Bi l W od says 

he is concerned that money from 

and late district counci lor Paul 

Stewart was involved in pu ting a 

case forward that if the properties 

“In fairne s, the money gained 

from the sale of these properties 

must be returned to the area from 

where it was co lected,” he said. 

and commercial manager Douglas 

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