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10 Thursday February 4 2021 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NOR’WEST NEWS Perfect job for an interest in nature Dean Pendrigh is the collections curator for the water garden, azalea garden and the pinetum in the Botanic Gardens and has been working there for the past 35 years. He talks to Ella Somers SKILLED: Dean Pendrigh tends to the plants in the Botanic Gardens. He has always had an interest in nature. A PASSION for nature led Dean Pendrigh to pursue a botanical career immediately after high school and he started his four-year apprenticeship at the Botanic Gardens in 1986. His apprenticeship included a brief scholarship to Melbourne, on his return he continued working at the gardens. Pendrigh said he has “always had an interest in nature” but it wasn’t until high school when his uncle introduced him to orchids that “really got me interested in plants and native plants as well.” He enjoys botanical work because every season is different and “something will be far better one year and not the other,” he said. “I like the biogeography and learning about where plants come from and how plants react to other plants and in different countries.” As well as maintaining the collections and keeping careful plant records, a large part of Pendrigh’s job includes tasks such as weeding, pruning, and cutting hedges. Watering takes up a lot of time as well because “a lot of my areas don’t have any actual automated irrigation so we do it by hand,” he said. Due to the names of plants changing frequently, updating and labelling records is a continual project and can be GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH ME I have been successfully working with local businesses, offering advice and effective marketing solutions across a range of media platforms for over 25 years. Call me to personalise a marketing plan to grow your sales, today. frustrating. “You get to know the name of a plant and then a botanist will change it,” Pendrigh said. “Sometimes you’ll change a label and then they’ll change it back to the original name.” Pendrigh said that while he gets a lot of good comments from people who come through the garden, “a lot of people don’t realise how much work is involved,” he said. In comparison to other trades as well, it’s not recognised as much as it should be. “There is a lot of knowledge that you need to know, and it takes a long time to build up that knowledge, especially that plant knowledge,” he said. “The names of plants you have to learn as well, it’s like learning another language.” Pendrigh’s passion for “everything botanical” has inspired him to travel to places across the world where interesting flora lives, including Africa. “They’ve got a very diverse flora,” he said. “It increased my interest in plants even more seeing them in their natural habitat.” He doesn’t have a favourite plant but if he had to name his favourite plant group, it would be plants from the southern hemisphere, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa in particular. “There’s some interesting links between the floras of those countries,” Pendrigh said. “And because I’ve seen them in the wild, you appreciate them a lot more.” One of the most interesting visitors that the Botanic Gardens has had in Pendrigh’s time was a visit from the Dalai Lama in 1992. “He planted a himalayan pine tree in my area,” Pendrigh said. Unfortunately, the tree was stolen a week after it was planted and neither the thief nor the Dalai Lama’s tree were ever found. The tree that now grows where the Dalai Lama’s one used to be “is one that I actually planted,” Pendrigh said. Phone Monique DDI: 03 364 7474 Mobile: 021 372 481 Email: monique.maynard@starmedia.kiwi www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz LONG WEEKEND SALE We’re not taking Monday off. But we are taking money off. 150W Wireless Speaker System - SC-TMAX5GN-K Make the most of this powerful Bluetooth party speaker this long weekend. You can blast it from the beach to the bach, from Friday to the wee hours of Monday, if you’re lucky enough to have the day off. And with QI wireless fast charging capability, for your phone, you can make sure you playlist never turns down. was $399 $299 $7 less than per week for 52 weeks on EasyCard* 9064872 Offers valid until Tuesday 9th February 2021, while stocks last, unless otherwise stated. Some products on display in selected stores only – please call 0800 764 847 to check availability. Personal shoppers only. *Weekly equal instalments are based on a 52 week finance period commencing 7 days from the date charged. We recommend setting up an Automatic Payment authority to avoid missed payments and additional interest charges. Available in-store and online. Current interest rate of 23.95% applies. There are no set-up, annual, or account maintenance fees – a $19 notification fee may apply in circumstances of default. Terms, conditions, and credit criteria apply. See in-store or visit smithscity.co.nz/easycard for more details or to apply for your EasyCard. SCWK45NN5
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday February 4 2021 11 Yacht club to celebrate 100 years PLEASANT POINT Yacht Club celebrates its centennial this weekend. The club, now based in South New Brighton Park, began in 1921 on the shores of the estuary just behind where the South New Brighton School is today. The area was then known as Pleasant Point Domain. In 1929 the club moved across to the western shore to an area of mud flats at the mouth of the Avon River that would become known as Rat Island. Over the years, the club built up and improved the land together with the club facilities and held summer sailing and racing programmes, teaching hundreds of children and adults how to sail. That was until the first of the Canterbury earthquakes on September 4, 2010 damaged the buildings and land beyond repair. In the 10 years since, it found a new site and has built a new yacht club (opened in September 2019) in South New Brighton Park – just a stone’s throw from where it all began in 1921. The centennial celebrations will provide a great opportunity to relive the highs and lows of the club’s 100 years, especially the last 10 years of the rebuild. The celebrations kick off with a noggin ‘n natter on Friday night, on Saturday, the Sullivan Cup, which is the club’s main open event, will be sailed, coupled with another major trophy, the Arch Lamb trophy for the Sunburst class. The races will feature multi-hulls, trailer yachts and senior and junior racing dingy classes and are open to other yacht club members. Saturday’s sailing will be followed by a celebration dinner. On Sunday, the club will run its Classic Yacht Race, first sailed at the club’s 75th celebrations. This will be coupled with a display of classic boats of all types owned by members of the Classic Boat Group of Canterbury. There will be plenty for the public to see on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, phone Ian Douglas on 027 4719 208. EXCITED: Nigel Humphreys of the Pleasant Point Yacht Club getting ready for a big weekend. Below: The club in 1934 on the lower reaches of the Avon River. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
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