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THE Coastal-Burwood 

Community Board is keen to get 

stuck into a number of priorities 

in the coming months, including 

Deputy chairwoman Jo Zervos 

said consultation on the Long 

Term Plan is due to start next 

month – an opportunity for 

residents to think about wha they 

wanted to see in the area. 

Work on some priorities such 

as the construction of a bund at 

Southshore and restoring the estuary 

edge in South New Brighton 

were already under way. 

“So much stuff needs doing in 

the east side; we’d like to see the 

“But we need to make sure these 

things are in the draft so we get 

consultation, bu the public will 

also be able to respond to a plan 

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BIG businesses, including 

major supermarkets, are 

supportive of the potential 

move to make the Covid-19 

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mandatory. 

This week Covid-19 

Response Minister 

Chris Hipkins said the 

Government wanted to do 

all it could to increase the 

usage of the Covid tracer 

app – including making 

scanning in compulsory. 

Supermarkets such as 

Countdown, New World and 

Pak’nSave signalled support 

for the move. 

The news comes as health 

officials scramble to trace the 

contacts of two Papatoetoe 

High School students who 

have just tested positive for 

Covid-19. 

There were five 

community cases of 

Covid-19 after a family of 

three tested positive on 

Sunday. 

Kiri Hannifin, of 

Countdown Supermarkets, 

said the company already 

encouraged visitors to the 

store to scan in but would 

“fully support” any decision 

to make use mandatory. 

At the moment it was 

compulsory for businesses 

to display the QR code but 

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Hannifin said the 

importance of scanning was 

evident when someone who 

tested positive for Covid -19 

visited the store. 

“We were very grateful 

they used the app on entry 

as it meant we were able to 

pinpoint the exact time of 

entry really quickly, and take 

immediate action to support 

our team, all of whom were 

asked to isolate,” Hannifin 

said. 

“This was really unsettling 

for our team members but 

being able to provide timely 

and accurate information 

minimised the impact and 

all of our team had support 

within the hour.” 

Under current regulations 

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customers to scan but it is 

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Support for mandatory scanning 

people are registered for 

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A TEENAGER has been fined 

$150 and severely reprimanded 

for risking his life by riding 

on the back of a freight truck 

through the Lyttelton tunnel. 

The hi-jinks started late 

last Thursday night when the 

18-year-old got out of a car and 

climbed onto the back of a 40ft 

container being taken to the 

port. The truck had stopped 

at the Christchurch side of the 

tunnel while waiting for a lane 

to open due to maintenance. 

The truck driver was unaware 

he had a passenger. The driver 

of a pilot vehicle noticed the 

teenager jump off the container 

and run away when the truck 

got to the wharf gates. 

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• By Samantha Mythen 

• By Matt Slaughter 

CANTERBURY police have 

carried out six times the number 

of checkpoints in the last four 

months and twice as many 

motorists have been stopped and 

breath-tested. 

But the number of people 

being caught drink driving has 

dropped. 

Canterbury road policing 

manager Senior Sergeant 

Mike Jones said it suggests 

the increased clampdown on 

drink drivers is working and 

discouraging people from 

getting behind the wheel after 

consuming alcohol. 

Said Jones: “We’re doing more 

checkpoints and we’re putting 

more people through, but we’re 

catching less people. 

“So, the theory is that because 

we’re being out there, being 

more visible and we’re doing 

more checkpoints and making 

ourselves visible, people are 

changing their perception 

about driving impaired in 

Christchurch.” 

Jones said this time last year, 

about one in every 216 motorists 

stopped at checkpoints in 

Canterbury were found to be 

over the legal breath alcohol 

limit of 250mcg. 

This year, about one in 

every 288 have been over the 

limit. 

Part of this success has 

been a result of police setting 

up micro checkpoints over the 

last four months, Jones said. 

These take as few as one 

officer and one police vehicle 

to run, and have allowed 

police to set up in more 

locations more often to catch 

boozed motorists. 

Jones said each crash has a 

financial cost to society. 

Fatal crashes cost 

$4.53 million, crashes 

where there are serious 

injuries cost $477,000 and 

$25,000 when there are minor 

injuries. 

Jones said in the last 

four months, there has been 

no societal cost of crashes 

where alcohol was a factor, 

compared to $677,000 in the 

same period last year and $5.7 

million in 2019. 

The increased number of 

checkpoints has caught 

motorists off guard. 

Jones said one driver, 

at the time they were stopped, 

told police: “I have been 

through three checkpoints 

in the last week and two 

tonight.” 

Another motorist said they 

had been stopped at a large 

checkpoint on Pages Rd and a 

micro checkpoint on Papanui 

Rd that same night. 

Police later traced the teenager. 

He was been issued a $150 

infringement offence notice for 

riding in an unsafe position. 

Phil Peters, a work colleague 

of the truck driver, told The Star 

it as a very dangerous act. 

“The car following behind 

would not have had much time 

to react or stop and would have 

run him over. If he got caught in 

the truck’s wheels, it would have 

been instant death,” Peters said. 

“The man was just taking 

a dangerous joyride. He 

would have seen the trailer 

and thought it would be cool 

to sit on the back of it. It is 

frustrating for us drivers, as if 

he had been injured or killed, 

the finger would point at the 

innocent truck driver.” 

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4 

QUAKE – 10 YEARS ON 

Opera takes on special meaning 

• By Chris Barclay 

DEVOTING HER operatic 

talents to a Christchurch 

company’s inaugural 

production, a Puccini adaptation 

that ponders grief, loss, faith and 

salvation is particularly poignant 

for Raemon Greenwood. 

“It’s like a second family, your 

singing family,” she says as the 

10th anniversary of her parents 

death approaches. 

Earl and Beverley Stick were 

among passengers killed when 

the No. 3 bus carrying them 

along Colombo St to Christchurch 

Hospital was crushed by a 

toppling building on February 

22, 2011. 

“They loved opera and classical 

music. In the Canterbury 

Opera days we were all on the 

friends committee,” Greenwood 

explained. 

“We used to do the catering, dad 

would help out with the props.” 

So a life-long love of music has 

proved therapeutic for Greenwood, 

whose role as The Abbess 

in Toi Toi Opera’s Suor Angelica 

& Elegies acts as a timely, though 

unintentional, diversion. 

“We were supposed to have 

done it May last year, then 

October. Then it was ‘Let’s do 

it this year, let’s do it now’ and 

Covid has caught up with us 

again,” Greenwood said ahead of 

tonight’s opening performance 

at the Great Hall of The Arts 

Centre. 

Currently the five scheduled 

performances have sold the 

maximum 100 tickets allowed 

under Covid restrictions. 

Greenwood, who developed a 

passion for opera in her mid-20s, 

was anxious relatives would 

be able to fly from Auckland 

for Sunday’s finale, with the 

visit also dovetailing with a get 

together on Monday. 

“I’ve got two aunts coming 

down, a niece and fiancé coming 

in as well. We’ve tied it in with 

Monday. We’re having a big family 

dinner and pulling out all the 

slides ... remembering mum and 

dad,” she said. 

“I find I laugh like her at times, 

my nephew gives hugs like my 

father . . .” 

Earl was undergoing cancer 

treatment when tragedy struck, 

though Greenwood felt Beverley 

NOTEWORTHY: 

Raemon 

Greenwood is 

primed to return to 

the stage in Toi Toi 

Opera's inaugural 

production of 

Puccini's World War 

1-themed Sour 

Angelica & Elegies 

at The Arts Centre. 

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would have been in the audience 

for Toi Toi Opera’s debut. 

“Mum would have been here. 

My niece’s wedding is at Easter 

and mum would have been 

here,” she said. 

Greenwood still has vivid 

memories of that catastrophic 

afternoon, she watched the dust 

plumes rise from her vantage 

point on Scarborough Hill and 

feared the worst. 

“It took two-and-a half weeks 

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before my parents were formally 

identified. But when I looked at 

the city I had this disconnection,” 

she said. 

“Mum was really good with 

her texting. We heard from 

everybody else, so I thought 

something’s not right.” 

Greenwood reckoned it took 

12 months to come to terms with 

her loved ones, the pair of devoted 

explorers, coming to grief 

so close to home. 

“In a year I flipped my grief to 

gratitude. I know a lot of people 

have found it very hard losing 

their loved ones . . . I had to be 

thankful for everything, thankful 

that I’d had parents for 50 

years,” she said. 

Greenwood described her 

role as minor though rest assured 

she will put her all into an 

opera based on nursing sisters 

in World War 1, and first performed 

in 1918. 

“It’s a tiny role but it’s very 

heavy what you’ve got to say,” 

she said, revealing another 

touching aspect. 

“When I put my cross down 

it’s for my husband’s great-great 

uncle Arthur, who is buried at 

Gallipoli.” 

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A WOMAN badly injured 

in the February 22, 2011, 

earthquake and wrongly cut 

off from ACC payments is 

owed more than $236,000 in 

backdated compensation – but 

more than half will be used to 

refund another Government 

department for benefits she was 

forced to seek to survive. 

Tattoo artist Bonnie Singh is 

now appealing the “debt” and 

feels ACC should repay it out 

of its own coffers, saying if her 

weekly compensation wasn’t 

stopped she never would have 

needed benefits. 

Singh, who lives in Lyttelton 

with her teenage daughter, was a 

receptionist at the Southern Ink 

tattoo studio in February 2011. 

When the quake shook the 

city, Singh was crushed by falling 

concrete and knocked unconscious 

but managed to drag 

herself through a tiny hole in the 

rubble to safety. 

She broke eight vertebrae, 

suffered a head injury and concussion 

and was diagnosed with 

post-traumatic stress disorder. 

Unable to work after the quake 

and with ongoing medical issues, 

Singh was initially covered by 

ACC payments. 

In early 2013 she was advised 

that she had been assessed as being 

able to work 30 hours a week 

or more in her pre-injury employment 

– and that she was no longer 

entitled to weekly compensation 

and “all other supports”. 

She protested at the time but 

got nowhere. So, believing she 

was no longer entitled to ACC 

and still unable to work because 

of ongoing pain, she applied 

for other Government benefits 

through Work and Income New 

Zealand under the Ministry of 

Social Development. 

From 2013 to 2019 Singh, believing 

she could not get support, 

had no contact with ACC. 

But last year, fed up with struggling 

to make ends meet, she 

asked advocate Fiona Radford to 

look at her case. 


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Quake victim may have to repay benefits 

She hoped to get funding for 

pain management acupuncture 

but Radford found she was entitled 

to much more. 

In November the NZ Herald 

revealed that ACC agreed Singh 

should not have been cut off, 

saying its initial decision had 

been replaced and she was now 

deemed “incapacitated for preinjury 

employment” from the 

week compensation was cut in 

2013 until now – seven years. 

ACC then calculated a lumpsum 

back payment for Singh. 

Singh has given the Herald 

permission to report that ACC 

agreed to pay her $236,165 

(before tax) in backdated weekly 

compensation. 

DISAPPOINTING: 

Bonnie Singh has 

received $236,000 

in backdated ACC 

but more than 

half of that is 

needed to refund 

other Government 

support she was 

forced to seek. 

PHOTO: 

SARAH IVEY 

However, $129,642 must be repaid 

to WINZ for benefits Singh 

received since 2013 – leaving her 

with $106,523. 

An additional “debt” of 

just over $27,000 is also owed 

to WINZ for other support 

supplements she received. 

Just days before the 10-year 

anniversary of the devastating 

quake Singh received her portion 

of the money. 

Although she appreciated the 

cash as it would allow her to 

work less and finally focus more 

on her healing – she was disappointed 

the WINZ repayments 

were not being paid by ACC. 

Radford was appealing ACC’s 

decision around the payment 


and also the WINZ “debt”. 

ACC chief operating officer 

Mike Tully said ACC looked into 

covering the outstanding debt as 

a payment “outside of scope”. 

“We found there was no error 

on our behalf and declined this 

outside of scope payment. 

“We do not believe we have 

made an error nor did we cut 

off her entitlements – we weren’t 

paying weekly compensation 

to Bonnie for around six years 

because there was no contact 

from her nor her GP during this 

period. 

“We agreed that Bonnie hadn’t 

recovered from her 2011 injuries 

and have confirmed we will reinstate 

and backdate her weekly 

compensation.” 

Tully said he was “satisfied 

there is no error” and the MSD 

had to be paid back under New 

Zealand law. 

“When we agree to backdate 

weekly compensation, our legislation 

requires us to repay the 

Ministry of Social Development 

for any benefit a client receives for 

periods covered by the backdated 

weekly compensation,” he said. 

“This is to avoid people in 

effect being paid twice.” 

Tully said ACC was 

“committed to working with 

Bonnie” to make sure she had 

the help and support she needed. 

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QUAKE – 10 YEARS ON 

‘Putting the church back in Church 


THE CHURCH on the corner it 

was named for has finally been 

restored to its former glory – St 

Peter’s is again set in stone. 

A decade after the focal point 

of the Anglican church’s parish 

of Upper Riccarton/Yaldhurst 

was severely damaged by the 

earthquakes, a ‘place of peace’ 

at an old gateway to the city is 

poised to reopen. 

Reverend Nick Mountfort 

received the keys this week and 

the first service since worship on 

September 5, 2010, was cancelled 

due to the earthquake a day earlier 

takes place at Church Corner 

on February 28. 

Although the resumption of 

services practically coincides 

with the 10th anniversary of the 

deadly February 22, 2011, earthquake, 

the timing was far from 

intentional. 

“We didn’t plan it that way. It’s 

been a long process to raise the 

money and get approval for what 

we’re doing,” said Mountfort. 

The restoration project cost 

around $4 million, about half 

was covered by insurance and 

the parish still needs $400,000 

to cover expenditure – a cross 

Mountfort was happy to bear. 

“The damage to the church was 

extensive and at one point we almost 

walked away because it was 

so bad. But at the end of the day 

we wanted to restore what was 

there, it’s been a long journey,” 

he said, acknowledging a family 

connection with the site. 

“My great-great-great uncle 

Benjamin was commissioned 

to build a brick addition to the 

(original) little wooden church in 

1876. His son added to it as well 

in 1900.” 

While the existing stonework 

was strengthened to specification 

and the only Austrian-made 

PRAYERS 

ANSWERED: 

A decade after 

the Canterbury 

earthquakes, 

Reverend Nick 

Mountfort, 

is looking 

forward to 

St Peter’s 

reopening for 

worship at 

Church Corner. 

PHOTO: GEOFF 

SLOAN 

Rieger Orgelbau pipe organ in a 

New Zealand church has been 

restored, there are also new developments 

on land that was first 

consecrated in 1858.



7 

Corner’ completed 

A hospitality area 

has been added and the 

former sanctuary has been 

transformed into the Nurse 

Maude Chapel of Compassion, 

recognition of Sibylla Emily 

Maude’s contribution to 

the well-being of the city’s 

populace until her death in 

1935. 

“She is buried in the 

cemetery and the parish 

has an annual service where 

we give thanks for Nurse 

Maude. We thought it would 

be nice to have a chapel in 

memory of her that we can 

use,” said Mountfort, who has 

been vicar of St Peter’s for five 

years. 

His arrival dovetailed with a 

ramping up of the fundraising 

drive in 2016 and Mountfort 

was delighted to see the project 

reach fruition. 

“It’s really good to be able to 

have a historic church back and 

running. It’s going to be the 

best of both worlds. It’s going 

to be warm and inviting with 

a hospitality space and it’s also 

going to have the lovely historic 

part restored. 

“Our motto has been 

‘Putting the Church back in 

Church Corner’ and we’ve 

done it.” 

PLACE OF 

WORSHIP: St 

Peter’s Anglican 

church has had 

a presence at 

Church Corner 

since 1858. 

Research into ‘quake 

brain’ gets funding boost 

• By Kim Thomas 

THE CANTERBURY Medical 

Research Foundation is funding 

a $213,000 research project on 

the ongoing impact of ‘quake 

brain’ on people’s memory and 

other cognitive functions crucial 

to everyday life. 

The study builds on evidence of 

‘quake brain’ already gathered by 

a University of Otago psychological 

research team. 

They found significant impairment 

in memory and other 

cognitive functions such as emotional 

processing in Cantabrians 

who experienced disruptions because 

of the quakes but described 

themselves as being ‘resilient’. 

This ‘resilient’ group experienced 

‘moderate to severe’ 

impacts as a result of the quakes 

– such as loss of income, witnessing 

falling buildings, loss of loved 

ones, or property loss. Seven 

years after the first Canterbury 

earthquake one in three of the 

resilient group admitted they had 

ongoing cognitive difficulties, 

when surveyed again by research 

team. 

The CMRF-funded study 

will examine this issue further 

by assessing the psychological, 

cognitive and functional abilities 

of more than 200 people aged in 

their early 40s who were exposed 

to the majority of the major 

earthquakes and aftershocks. 

It will also provide practical 

recommendations on how to address 

any common impairments 

found. 

Participants are part of the 

world-renowned Christchurch 

Health and Development Study. 

This group have been studied by 

researchers since they were born 

in Christchurch in the late 1970s. 

Data has been gathered from 

all aspects of their lives which allows 

detailed examination of the 

impact of the earthquakes and 

other stressors. 

CMRF chair Geoff Cranko 

said the study is crucial to understanding 

how major disruptions 

and stress caused by the quake 

sequence have shaped and affected 

Cantabrians. 

A key output of the study will 

be recommendations on how 

people can regain cognitive functioning 

and better cope in their 

day-to-day lives. The research 

could also be relevant to agencies 

dealing with COVID-19-related 

issues, Cranko said. 

Dr Katie Douglas is the 

recipient of the $213,000 and will 

lead the two-year quake research 

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NEWS 

Settlement will feel mine closure 

• By Susan Sandys 

THE CLOSURE of the Bathurst 

Resources coal mine will impact 

on the small settlement of 

Coalgate near Darfield. 

Canterbury Coal will close 

down, resulting in the loss of 

35 jobs, staged over the next 12 

months. 

The company has blamed the 

cost of regulatory processes for 

the closure, which comes after its 

controversial plans to expand the 

mine by 18ha. 

Coalgate is the nearest 

service centre to the mine, and 

businesses say the closure will 

have a knock-on effect. 

Coalgate Motors owneroperator 

Preston Smith said 

the seven full and part-time 

positions at his garage would 

reduce to six in the wake of the 

announcement. One worker 

had left earlier this month, 

and now Smith was seriously 

reconsidering his plans to replace 

him. 

“It’s quite a big shock, it’s 

definitely going to impact us. 

We have a lot of thinking to do,” 

Smith said. 

The workshop had been 

servicing the mine’s small fleet 

of vans and utes for three years, 

and in any one week would be 

doing work on these two to three 

times per week. 

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NEWS 9 

5 per cent rates rise, water charges close 


A FIVE per cent rates rise 

and charging for excess water 

use could be on the cards for 

Christchurch residents. 

These are two of the proposals 

released today by the city council, 

which has completed its draft 

Long Term Plan. 

This outlines the city council’s 

proposed $13.1 billion budget for 

the next 10 years. 

The draft plan will be 

considered by the city council 

on Tuesday and Thursday 

next week and, if approved, a 

consultation period for public 

feedback will be open from 

March 12 until April 18. 

The proposed plan accounts 

for the economic challenges 

of Covid-19 and aims to save 

the city council $329 million in 

running costs over the next 10 

years. 

At a meeting between city 

council chief executive Dawn 

Baxendale, Mayor Lianne 

Dalziel, city council staff and 

media on Tuesday, Baxendale did 

not deny the prospect that there 

may be job losses as a result of 

changes proposed in the LTP, but 

she said she believes these will be 

minimal. 

Last year, the pandemic left the 

city council with a $99 million 

revenue shortfall. 

An average rates increase of 

five per cent, or $142.25 a year, 

is being proposed for average 

valued residential houses 

($506,608) to help the city 

council meet its budget. 

Commercial property owners 

could see an average rates rise of 

5.91 per cent and 5.83 per cent 

for rural property owners who 

currently pay land drainage rates. 

Upgrading and protecting 

Christchurch’s water networks is a 

key priority of the draft plan. In the 

first three years of the budget, $486 

million has been set aside for this. 

Investing in roads and transport 

infrastructure is also a priority, 

$18.3 million a year for the 

first three years of the LTP would 

be spent on road resurfacing if 

approved. 

In order to reduce the pressure 

being put on the city’s water 

infrastructure, households using 

more than 700 litres of water a 

day would be charged. This cost 

would be $1.35 per 1000 litres of 

water used a day. 

The average water use in 

Christchurch is 234.8 litres of 

water per person a day, compared 

to 229.5 litres in Dunedin and 

155.9 litres in Auckland. 

By contrast, the majority of 

Selwyn residents pay a fixed 

charge of $235 a year, plus 50 

cents per every extra 1000 litres 

of water used. 

Information on how much 

water is being used would be 

• HAVE YOUR 

SAY: What do 

you think of 

rates rise plans. 

Email matt. 

slaughter@ 

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sent every three months, starting 

from winter. 

To free up money for the city 

council to spend on other areas 

it has prioritised, libraries could 

also be closed at hours of the 

day when they are used less 

frequently. 

As well as this, the LTP has 

proposed a rate for vacant sites 

in the central city, to incentivise 

building on them, and a heritage 

rate to help fund the restoration 

of heritage buildings like the old 

Municipal Chambers. 

A rate specifically to support 

The Arts Centre and its historic 

buildings has also been proposed, 

along with introducing a land 

drainage rate for all ratepayers. 

Sam MacDonald 

City councillor Sam MacDonald 

told The Star yesterday he is 

not happy with the LTP proposal 

and did not want to see any rates 

rise at all. 

“I’m not happy with it. I think 

there are things that could be 

changed. My view has been, 

particularly since Covid, that 

we should be doing everything 

we can to reduce the additional 

burden we put on ratepayers, 

and to be really blunt, we haven’t 

done that.” 

Fellow city councillor Yani 

Johanson said he will keep an 

open mind when considering the 

draft plan and the most important 

thing is the public gives their 

views on it during the consultation 

period. 

Meanwhile, in Wellington, a 14 

per cent rates increase has been 

proposed.


10 

NEWS 


FORMER MAYOR Garry 

Moore has been labelled a 

scaremonger after raising 

concerns over the stability the 

Metro Sports Facility site. 

Moore suggested there could 

be major problems at the site 

which is bordered by Moorhouse 

Ave, Antigua, Stewart and St 

Asaph Sts, at his weekly Tuesday 

Club – a public forum and debating 

session held at Smash Palace 

bar in the central city. 

He had been told the ground 

has subsided by 50mm. He also 

says construction firm CPB 

Contractors, which is building 

the facility, could be pumping 

water off the site to stop it from 

subsiding. 

CPB did not respond to 

questions from The Star. 

Ōtākaro Ltd, the Government 

agency responsible for anchor 

projects in the central city, said 

ground settlement was expected. 

Former Earthquake Recovery 

Minister Gerry Brownlee 

said he believed the project is 

being completed to the correct 

standards. 

When asked if he thought 

Moore was scaremongering, he 

said: “Yes.” 

Said Brownlee: “It’s been an 

issue (claims about issues with 

anchor projects) all the way 

through the recovery from the 

earthquake damage. (It) has been 

people putting out there ‘I heard 

this from somebody,’ without the 

solid evidence that you need to 

back it. 

“If you say things like this, you 

need to be able to point to factual 

evidence and factual decisions. 


Scaremongering claim over sports facility site 

Gerry 

Brownlee 

Garry 

Moore 

“That site has had 

very, very extensive 

groundworks undertaken 

on it to ensure 

that it is a stable site. 

“I do trust the engineers. 

That’s all that 

we’ve got to go on, you 

have to use the best 

professional advice you’ve got.” 

In response to Brownlee’s 

comments Moore told The Star: 

“I’d say it’s naive to say that you 

should not challenge the ruling 

of a professional, and I always 

have, I always will and I do not 

share his [Brownlee’s] approach 

PROBING: 

Garry Moore 

is questioning 

whether there 

is subsidence 

at the Metro 

Sports Facility 

site. 

PHOTO: 

GEOFF SLOAN 

to advice. 

“All I know is what I’ve been 

told by engineers and people 

that are working on the site and 

I just raised it as a question [at 

the meeting] and said what’s the 

story? 

“It’s a poor site, and before 

anything started I was told that 

by a geotech engineer.” 

The $301 million facility is set 

to open next year and will be 

the largest aquatic and indoor 

recreation and leisure venue in 

New Zealand. 

Said Moore: “My concern is, 

is a building being built on that 

site that’s the wrong building for 

it? Is it too heavy? You imagine 

the weight of that building when 

they fill it with water. 

A spokesperson for Ōtākaro 

Ltd said ground settlement, 

which is vertical movement of 

the ground, “is expected and is 

variable across the site.” 

The spokesperson did not 

answer a question from The 

Star as to how much specific 

settlement there had been. 

“The design of the structure 

accommodates the settlements 

experienced to date and they 

are not causing any issues with 

construction continuing,” the 

spokesperson said. 

The spokesperson said “significant” 

work has been done on the 

site to improve the ground and 

control these settlements. 

Pumping water off the site has 

been to enable deep excavations 

to remain dry and this contributes 

to ground settlement, said 

the spokesperson. 

Moore said Ōtākaro should 

provide specific details of the 

settlement.

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McMaster & Heap 

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Dental issues in puppies 

and kittens 

We seem to be seeing or are more aware 

of a number of our young patients with 

teeth issues at an early age. A thorough 

dental check needs an accommodating 

patient and a patient vet and is not always 

easy! Your initial training of your puppy 

and yes your kitten with handing the feet, 

looking in the mouth and ears certainly 

helps. Positive reinforcement with praise 

and play or treats afterwards really helps 

this become an experience they look 

forward to rather than shy away from. 

At our vaccination checks which we do 

every 3-4 weeks until your puppy or kitten 

is 16 weeks, we will give them a full health 

check and examine the mouth to try and 

identify any dental issues early so we can 

hopefully correct them and not need 

major surgery later on. 

Some of the things we usually see are 

malocclusions where often due to face 

shape and size the teeth don’t align in a 

normal way. Often these may not cause 

any major problems and simple dental 

care to help keep the teeth clean will be all 

that is needed. 

Unfortunately sometimes we have teeth 

that erupt in the wrong place or the bone structure 

of the mouth does not have enough room for the 

teeth to come 

up where they 

should do. 

One situation 

is where the 

lower canines 

hit the roof of 

the mouth and 

can cause big 

painful holes. 

Sometimes 

we can 

correct these 

with specific 

ball therapy 

techniques 

but others may 

require surgical 

extractions 

as soon as 

possible. Our 

goal is to try 

and keep your 

puppy or kitten 

pain free and 

to try and sort 

Macy at 12 weeks 

out issues early 

so hopefully 

we can save the adult teeth. 

Retained teeth are a common problem and it is 

often the canines involved. The big issue is that 

if we don’t remove these teeth quickly then they 

can displace by blocking the normal pathway of 

the adult canine teeth. Then we can have long 

term problems. This is one of the reasons your 

vet may suggest a check up around 6 months 

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Another condition that happens is that some teeth 

don’t erupt or are missing. This seems to affect 

dogs more commonly and we notice that there are 

missing teeth, often when they are 

neutered. This seems to be relatively 

common in Boxers, Shih Tzus and 

Chihuahuas. If there are teeth under 

the gum line we sometimes can do 

a simple technique to allow them to 

erupt but unfortunately others may 

just be too deep. These teeth can 

form huge cysts in the bone and if 

not detected can end up with a dog 

needing it’s lower jaw removed! 

These are a couple of x-rays from a 

wonderful patient Pepper whose 

lower canine teeth hadn’t erupted and 

caused these massive cysts. 

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ADRENALIN: Bruce Bunny recounts his hair-raising bungy jump. 


Never too old 

to bungy jump 

• By Samantha Mythen 

BRUCE BUNNY is a 

veteran of 16 Coast to 

Coasts, including the 

brutal Longest Day. 

He first started 

competing three days 

before his retirement at 57. 

Now 91, Bruce has 

accomplished another 

heart-racing, adrenalinefuelled 

feat – bungy 

jumping. 

Bruce became the oldest 

person to complete the 

35m bungy jump off the 

Waiau Ferry Bridge near 

Hanmer on Sunday. 

In spite of being legally 

blind and having hearing 

aids, he decided to take up 

the challenge as it seemed 

like an exciting thing to do. 

Bruce said as he stood on 

the bridge’s edge about to 

jump he thought: “What 

the hell am I doing here.” 

He tried not to think any 

further, then committed to 

it and jumped. 

Bruce was always an avid 

tramper and deer stalker 

growing up, but decided to 

give more thrilling, hairraising 

activities a try later 

in life. 

It was seeing his friend 

Mike White competing in 

the Coast to Coast in 1985 

that inspired Bruce to sign 

up the following year. 

“It’s better than 

gardening,” Bruce 

chuckled. 

He has since competed 

in 17 Coast to Coast 

events, including one in 

the Scottish Highlands. 

At 66, Bruce was 

convinced by another of 

his daughters – adventure 

FLYING: Bruce leaping off the Waiau Ferry 

Bridge near Hanmer. (Below) – Back at the top 

of the bridge with his daughter Annie Horgan. 

PHOTOS: ANNIE HORGAN 

fiend Debbie – to join her 

in the Scottish race. They 

arrived in London and 

then biked to Glasgow for 

the start of the race. Debbie 

called this “training.” He 

said the Scotland event was 

“a piece of cake.” 

It was three days 

compared to the two-day 

Kiwi event. 

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Bruce has been an inspiration 

to his family. 

His son Allan has competed in 

the Coast to Coast several times. 

When Bruce was 64, he joined 

his 16-year-old grandson Jesse in 

a team and they completed the 

event together. 

Although Bruce said he was 

always frightened of water, 

kayaking was his favourite part of 

the race. 

“I’m not a particularly good 

swimmer but I was pretty sure if I 

came out, I’d be able to make it to 

the side,” he said. 

“In a kayak, you’re just sitting 

there really and are going with 

the water. It’s easier.” 

Bruce said the best part of the 

race was all the people. For Bruce 

and many other competitors, the 

race was all about giving it a go 

and finishing. 

“The top 10 per cent are going 

to give their all and try to win, 

but the other 90 per cent are in 

the race for the social side where 

the aim is to finish,” he said. 

There was great camaraderie 

during the race and Bruce made 

many friends. 

He finally put down the paddle, 

and untied his laces, finishing his 

last race at 73-years-old. 

He has since survived bowel 

cancer, but he is not retiring from 

life yet. 

His daughter, Annie Horgan, 

was there to witness his cavort 

into the air. 

“He comes up with the ideas 

and I organise it,” she said. 

“He’s amazing, such an 

inspiration. I say, “I’m too old, I 

can’t do that,” and then Dad goes 

and proves me wrong.” 

Earlier in the year, Bruce went 

down the zipline at the adventure 

park. He is tentatively talking 

about skydiving now. 


Always giving it a go 

TROOPER: Bruce Bunny during the mountain run in the 

2002 Coast to Coast. 

Bruce said: “Just do what you 

can while you can.” 

Sarah Leishman works at 

Hamner Springs Attractions. She 

was very impressed with Bruce’s 

jump. 

“It is such a cool statement 

to make at 91. He proved that 

you are never too old to do 

something,” she said. 

“He has gone and proven 

everyone wrong who uses age as 

an excuse.” 

Storyboards tell history 

of new motorway sites 

ELEVEN storyboards depicting 

the history of the area and the 

importance of the environment 

have been placed along the 

new Christchurch Northern 

Corridor shared path. 

The steel panels can be found 

along the new path at culturally 

significant sites. 

The project took several 

months to develop. Landscape 

architect Kim Goodfellow came 

up with the storyboard concept. 

To bring to life the rich history 

of this ancient trail, the CNC 

Alliance worked with Lytteltonbased 

writer Liz Grant and Ngai 

Tahu Whakapapa unit manager 

Arapata Reuben. 

Artist Morgan Mathews-Hale, 

of Kaitiaki Studios, designed the 

steel artworks and information 

panels. 

“The design reflects the Taurapa 

(canoe stern post) of a great 

waka (canoe) and traditionally 

represent elaborate narratives 

such as that of Tāwhaki and his 

ascent to the heavens. For us 

it tells the stories and whakapapa 

of the motorway and also 

indicates a journey, travel and 

direction of our ancestors and 

future generations,” Mathews- 

Hale said. 

Cyclists and pedestrians can 

stop at each of the 11 sites to 

learn about the significance of 

each spot. 

TEACHING: One of 11 

storyboards along the 

Christchurch Northern 

Corridor shared path. 

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Native trees and plants have 

also been put in over the past 

three years. 

The new plants 

will be an important food source 

for the return of native birds 

into the city’s fringes. 

Said city council head of 

transport Richard Osborne: 

“We are very pleased with this 

safe, off-road pathway linking to 

existing and new cycle facilities. 

“This new cycling path has 

already inspired many people to 

take up biking, e-biking and an 

active commute to work. 

“From day one we have seen 

an average of 350 cyclists a day 

using this shared path and the 

numbers are growing rapidly.” 

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16 

OUR PEOPLE – JOHN VEALE 

The wannabe tradesman who 

John Veale closes his optometry 

business in Shirley tomorrow but the 

74-year-old will not lose sight of a 

profession he has been devoted to since 

abandoning plans to be a tradesman at 

his father’s insistence. He provides Chris 

Barclay with an insight into his career 

What motivated you to pursue a 

career in optometry? 

I wanted to be a plumber or 

an electrician, I wanted to do 

practical things and make some 

money. My father (John Howie 

Veale) said ‘No, you’re going to 

be a professional’. He never got to 

university. I was forced to go to 

Dunedin and do medicine. You 

had to do medical intermediate 

before you got into medical 

school. I did microbiology, 

botany, psychology and zoology 

so by the third year I had a 

degree in all those subjects. I got 

As but I didn’t get into medical 

school. Perhaps I wasn’t dressed 

right. I got into dental school 

but I told dad: ‘I can’t look into 

people’s mouths all my life’. 

He said there was an 

optometry school starting up 

in Auckland, I went to see his 

optometrist and I thought: 

‘That’ll do me’. 

What is the distinction 

between an optometrist or an 

ophthalmologist? 

An ophthalmologist is an eye 

surgeon. They train for about 

15 years. You do six years doing 

medicine and then you’ve got to 

specialise and you’ve got to get 

into the ophthalmology course. 

It’s a bit like orthopaedics, 

it’s pretty hard to get into the 

course. It’s a bit like veterinary 

medicine. We’ve got a fantastic 

team of ophthalmologists in 

Christchurch. 

You were born in Wellington 

but there is a strong family 

connection to Christchurch 

isn’t there? 

My great-great grandfather 

William Veale came out here 

in 1898. He was a wharfie at 

Lyttelton. My grandfather, 

JPE Veale, commanded shore 

defences on Ripapa Island 

in Lyttelton Harbour during 

World War 2. He was also the 

Heathcote County clerk. 

The New Zealand component 

of your career has been spent 

exclusively in Christchurch 

hasn’t it? 

I started work in 1971 at 

Sevicke-Jones (founded 1905) 

in Chancery Lane for Hori 

Collett. In 1999 John Hulme 

and I started Veale and Hulme 

in Gloucester St. John (Hulme) 

retired about eight years ago. I 

had Merivale Optical and now 

I’m at Shirley Optometrists. 

You graduated in 1970, and 

even before then optometry 

enabled you to see the world 

didn’t it? 

I went to Berkeley (University 

of California, Berkeley) 

halfway through my optometry 

degree for about five months 

on a research project. I was 

there when Woodstock was 

happening. I went to the concert 

at Altamont (on December 6, 

1969) where the Rolling Stones 

were playing. A black guy 

got killed by the Hells Angels 

(18-year-old Meredith Hunter). 

Everyone was taking acid and 

mescaline. I didn’t do any of 

that. I just wanted to find a bar. 

In 1972 I did a six-month OE 

while at Sevicke-Jones. I worked 

in South Africa in 1972 and I 

also worked in London for John 

de Carle. He developed the first 

permalens, the soft lens you can 

leave in your eye. 

You have a vintage Sevicke- 

Jones record book from 1906 

and you still handwrite your 

prescriptions. Has anything 

else from the optometry of 

yesterday that has stood the test 

of time? 

HISTORY WRITTEN: Retirement-bound John Veale still writes his prescriptions by hand, 

like Christchurch’s pioneering optometrist, Australian George Sevicke-Jones in 1906. 


The ophthalmoscope designed 

by Hermann von Helmholtz 

(in 1851), it’s still around. Trial 

lenses (manufactured by Curry 

& Paxton Ltd. London, England) 

are Newtonian, the optics haven’t 

changed. Today the eye chart is 

electronic but when the power 

goes out or the computer crashes 

you can just use this cardboard 

chart. I learnt how to use a retina 

scope in South Africa. I can tell 

you what’s wrong with your eyes 

in a couple of seconds. 

That said, there must 

have been some significant 

technological advances 

though . . . 

I was one the first optometrists 

to get lasered about 30 years ago. 

I was myopic and when I was 

doing a lot of climbing and sport 

and stuff, diving and running 

marathons I wanted to get rid 

of my glasses so I got lasered 

to see more clearly. You’ve also 

got an OCT (Ocular Coherence 

Tomography) machine. Most of 

the optometrists have got them 

now. It’s an imaging method used 

to generate a picture of the retina. 

What about your own 

innovation, the Hamilton-Veale 

Macular Check? 

I designed it about 15 years 

ago. It’s a test grid pattern, 

one of the best indicators 

that something is wrong. The 

macular is the small part at the 

back of the eye which does all 

the fine detail seeing. Macular 

degeneration is the biggest eye 

problem we’ve got in the Western 

world because as we get older the 

macular deteriorates. If there’s 

anything wonky the (grid) 

squares will be distorted. 

What other major issues do 

you deal with? 

Every week I’d have two or 

three people with cataracts and 

you refer them on to the hospital. 

Glaucoma is rarer because 10 per 

cent of the population of New 

Zealand over 70 years of age 

have elevated pressures but they 

don’t necessarily have glaucoma. 

Diabetic retinopathy is going to 

be the biggy. It’s an eye condition 

that can cause vision loss and 

blindness for diabetics. 

Has the proliferation of 

computer screens had a 

detrimental effect on our 

eyesight? 

Eyes are very resilient, they’re 

as tough as old boots. We can’t 

find that actually looking at a 

computer screen or phone does 

any serious damage to your 

visual system. What happens 

when you’re on the computer is 

you don’t blink as much. In an 

air-conditioned office your eyes 

can dry out. I used to get people 

to stick a piece of paper in the 

corner of their computer with 

‘blink’ on it. 

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spent a lifetime as an optician 

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You have spent considerable 

time overseas helping 

communities in Cambodia 

and the Cook Islands. Were 

you inspired by a Kiwi who 

focused on restoring eyesight 

in Australia and many other 

countries, Fred Hollows? 

No, I was always interested in 

other stuff. I never met Fred. He 

died too soon (in 1993, at 63 of 

cancer in Sydney). I know a lot 

of the guys in the Fred Hollows 

Foundation. Fred made his mark 

in Australia, great guy. 

A meeting with Christchurch 

physician Dr William Grut 

led to your involvement with 

Rose Charities and a heartwarming 

association with 

Cambodia didn’t it? 

We started a clinic in Phnom 

Penh from scratch 20 years ago 

and now it’s the biggest eye clinic 

in Cambodia. We took up old 

gear to get them started. We went 

up once or twice a year, raised 

money for them and now they’re 

completely self-supporting. It 

was a real buzz to see the thing 

growing. 

Dr Grut reached out because 

he knew you had already worked 

overseas in disadvantaged 

communities hadn’t you? 

In 1982 or ‘83 I went to Tonga 

and then I went to the Cook 

Islands in 1986. I’ve been going to 

the Cook Islands ever since then. 

NZ Aid (New Zealand Agency 

for International Development) 

has an eye team, there’s about 

eight of us. I go to the outer 

islands, gather the pathology 

and bring it to Rarotonga. They 

do a big diabetic screening 

programme up there. There’s also 

an orthopaedic team, a dental 

team, a psych team. They go up 

for two or three weeks because 

Cook Islanders have got a New 

Zealand passport and what do 

they do? We used to send lovely 

mama down to Auckland, give 

her an appointment to go to 

the hospital. She’d go down to 

the family and family is more 

important than her eyes and 

she’d spend all her time looking 

after all the kids and everything 

and always missed the 

appointments. Then we decided 

we were going up there. 

On one of your trips to 

Rarotonga in 2019 you had your 

own eye issue didn’t you? 

I got on the plane and I thought 

something’s wrong, my sight was 

blurred and I knew I was having 

a detached retina. The retina just 

peeled off and I was trapped on a 

four-hour flight. When I looked 

out the window with my good 

(right) eye covered I could see 

things but there was a distinct 

black edge with an orange border 

in that nasal quadrant. 

You made it home to 

Christchurch and soon realised 

what it was like to be a patient 

rather than a practitioner didn’t 

you? 

Jim Borthwick spent two hours 

reattaching my retina, he saved 

my sight. But you have to lie on 

your side for 10 days while it sort 

of sealed itself. I was the worst 

patient in the world. You could 

only get up for five minutes to get 

a cup of tea, a sandwich or to go 

to the loo. 

Still, it could have been worse. 

The procedure to remedy a 

detached retina is certainly 

more user-friendly these days 

isn’t it? 

The surgery has improved out 

of this world. In the old days 

they used to squeeze your eyeball 

and they’d put a piece of string 

around it and tighten it down. 

Is there still a future for 

independent optometrists since 

the advent of Specsavers and 

OPSM? 

Very definitely but we’ve 

certainly lost a huge chunk of 

the market. They can bring 

10,000 frames in from China, 

we can’t compete on price. But 

independent optometrists are still 

going very well in Christchurch 

because – and I don’t want to be 

disparaging – they (retail chain 

optometrists) employ young 

optometrists who are just out 

of university. I get two or three 

people a week who say ‘I’m not 

going on there again’. They’re 

all good people and they’re very 

well-trained but they don’t have 

the rapport with people who are 

50, 60, 70, 80 or 90. For the last 

couple of years I’ve been told: 

‘Don’t you dare retire John. My 

doctor’s retired and my dentist’s 

retired.’ But the time has come. 

You tried to find a buyer for 

Shirley Optometrists, though 

without success . . . 

There are two or three practices 

run by older people like me 

who’ve managed to get someone 

to take over. I’ve rung everybody, 

they just don’t want it. The gear is 

going into a container tomorrow 

(Friday). Some of it will go Trade 

Me. I’ll probably take the frames 

up to the islands. 

Would you recommend the 

profession to a prospective 

optometrist today? 

It’s been a great profession but 

the trouble is the young ones, 

INSIGHT: John Veale assessing the vision of an inhabitant 

on Palmerston Island, a tiny coral atoll in the Cook Islands, 

in 2011. 

and I don’t want to sound like 

I’m griping about them, but they 

don’t want to do the hard stuff. 

They want to go and work for 

Specsavers and make a hundred 

grand. They won’t do home visits. 

That’s what I’m probably going to 

do when I’m out of here. If Mrs 

Smith is bedridden I’ll go and 

test her eyes at home. The young 

ones are not allowed to do it. 

Specsavers says there’s no money 

in that, we can see three people 

in the time it takes you to drive to 

Halswell to see Mrs Smith. 

What other plans do you have 

for your retirement? 

I’ll be doing two clinics 

a month at the Low Vision 

Clinic at Burwood Hospital 

and Southern Eye Specialists. I 

started the (low vision) service 

there in 1986. Low vision is when 

you’ve done everything but you’re 

not seeing as sharp as you’d like 

to see. Low vision has really been 

neglected in the country and I’m 

still pushing away. 

To that end you’re trying to 

get a mobile service set up aren’t 

you? 

The aim is to start a mobile 

service. It would screen people 

for diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes 

is going like this (he points 

upwards). Why would you 

want to go to hospital to get a 

photograph taken of the back of 

the eye which takes five minutes? 

You could put the machine 

in a van, you take it to the 

supermarket and it’s done. 

You’ve struck some obstacles 

with this project haven’t you? 

When I wanted to do the 

mobile clinic I went up to see 

them (Ministry of Health 

officials) about four or five years 

ago. They’re shockers. I sent 

email, after email after email 

with ideas to save them money. 

They never replied to any of my 

emails. I finally got up there, 

I gave them my business plan 

and they came back to me two 

weeks later and told me ‘We’ve 

got no money’. I wanted about 

$300,000 for the mobile clinics, 

to save thousands. These guys 

are on $250,000 a year, sitting 

on their bums having cups of tea 

and coffee and going to meetings. 

They’re bastards in Wellington. It 

doesn’t change from government 

to government does it? 

So the Government could 

clearly do more? 

In England you get a free 

examination on the National 

Health Service every two years. 

It’s the same in Australia. The 

association (New Zealand 

Association of Optometrists) has 

tried to get the Government to 

do that but no. So that leads to 

problems. People leave it too late 

and they’ve got an eye condition 

which is harder to fix. 

How is your eyesight faring 

these days? 

My right eye is still perfect, 

my left is a little bit sticky. I’ve 

had three surgeries on it for 

two detached retinas and 

cataracts. 

I see the screensaver on your 

mobile phone is of Aoraki Mt 

Cook. Why did you choose that 

image? 

In 1980 a mate of mine (Phil 

James) came back from his OE 

and we started tramping. We 

decided to tramp all the possible 

passes from east to west (on 

the South Island). We did the 

Graham Saddle (in the Aoraki/ 

Mt Cook National Park and then 

we thought ‘We better climb 

Mt Cook hadn’t we?’ So we did. 

We went to The Hermitage, had 

a beer and we did a GT (grand 

traverse) up the south-west face, 

and back down again. 

Your passion for mountain 

climbing and trekking didn’t 

peak at that point did it? 

I’ve climbed more than 10 

mountains in New Zealand more 

than 3000m feet. I’ve also done 

Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and the 

highest mountain in Europe: 

Mt Elbrus (5642m) in Russia. 

We also went to base camp 

on the Nepalese side. I didn’t 

want to climb Mt Everest so we 

climbed Kala Patthar, right up 

the Khumbu at the ice fall. We 

walked the Queen Charlotte 

Track the other day and I limped 

away. I need a new hip. I’m doing 

a tramp in the Wairarapa in 

April. I’ll just take a lot of pills, I 

don’t think I’ll have the hip fixed 

by then. 

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FIGHTING 

FOR FAIR 

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OPINION 19 

NZ is being transformed – 

and not in a good way 

Columnist and former 

Wellington newspaper 

editor Karl du Fresne 

laments changing times 

in New Zealand 

PRIME MINISTER Jacinda 

Ardern promised, on the night 

of her general election triumph 

last October, to govern for 

all New Zealanders. But her 

Labour Government is pursuing 

policies that will entrench 

racial separatism, undermine 

democracy, turbocharge the 

grievance culture and promote 

polarisation and divisiveness. 

The immediate threats come 

from proposals to outlaw “hate 

speech”, however, that may be 

defined, and bestow special 

privilege on people who identify 

as Maori by allowing city 

and district councils to create 

exclusively Maori wards. In the 

longer term, the Government is 

likely to seize on climate change 

as justification for policies that 

could deliver a savage blow to the 

country’s most dynamic productive 

sector. 

Add to that the politicisation 

of education, in the form of a 

new, Marxist-influenced history 

curriculum that portrays 

Maori as a race still oppressed 

by colonialism, and you have a 

perfect ideological storm. New 

Zealand sometimes feels as if it’s 

in the grip of a Year Zero cult 

similar in tone, if not in scale, 

to that promoted in Pol Pot’s 

Kampuchea (Cambodia), where 

everything that had gone before 

was renounced. 

To take those developments 

one by one: 

• Urged on by inflammatory 

rhetoric from an ideologically 

driven Human Rights Commission 

and a handful of vociferous 

immigrant activists whose 

views are at odds with those 

of their communities, Labour 

has vowed to introduce tight 

controls on what New Zealanders 

may legally say about matters 

of race and religion (and very 

likely gender and body shape 

too). The Government cites the 

Christchurch mosque massacres 

as justification, although a royal 

commission failed to find any 

evidence that lax “hate speech” 

laws allowed or even encouraged 

Brenton Tarrant (who, it should 

be remembered, was an Australian) 

to embark on his killing 

spree. 

• Labour is encouraging 

the creation of designated 

Maori seats on city and district 

councils, despite the idea being 

resoundingly rejected by voters 

in local referendums wherever 

they have been proposed. A law 

change will not only give Maori 

(or more correctly, part-Maori) 

candidates a short cut to representation 

by enabling them to 

avoid the inconvenience of winning 

popular support, but will 

result in the election of councillors 

responsible only to people 

who claim Maori ancestry. 

Under present law, any person 

of Maori descent can stand for 

office and win a seat, and many 

do. The crucial difference is that 

the law change will guarantee 

seats under a preferential, racebased 

system. The irony that 

this is being done in the name 

of racial equality is lost on leftist 

zealots. 

• The Government is expected 

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to embrace climate change 

recommendations that would 

punish the farming sector – now 

more than ever the country’s 

economic lifeline following Covid-19’s 

devastating effect on tourism. 

Farmers will be rewarded 

for keeping New Zealand afloat 

economically for more than 100 

years by having their livestock 

numbers slashed and being 

ordered to replace diesel utes 

with electric vehicles. Will this 

concern Labour MPs? Not likely, 

since hardly any represent rural 

constituencies and few show any 

interest in economic realities. 

For Labour, the economy is 

not so much about generating 

income as redistributing it. 

• Having shamefully ignored 

New Zealand history in the 

past, education bureaucrats have 

taken advantage of an ideological 

tail-wind by approving a draft 

curriculum that’s drenched in 

neo-Marxist identity politics and 

presents the country’s past as one 

characterised by the oppressive 

effects of colonialism on Maori. 

Will teachers be permitted to 

mention that colonialism also 

brought an end to centuries of 

savage tribal warfare, slavery and 

cannibalism? Don’t bank on it. 

All of this would be alarming 

enough, but is made more so 

because no one is standing in 

the way. New Zealand First, 

the conservative government 

coalition partner that acted 

as a handbrake on Labour 

between 2017 and 2020, much 

to the chagrin of the left, lost 

all its seats in the election – 

punishment for a record fatally 

tarnished by dodgy and opaque 

backroom dealings. 

What, then, of the National 

Party, nominally Her Majesty’s 

Loyal Opposition? Reduced from 

56 to 33 seats in the 120-seat parliament, 

National is in abject disarray 

– floundering, demoralised 

and apparently rudderless after 

its humiliating election rout. 

Historically the dominant 

force in New Zealand politics, 

it seems to be waiting for a new 

messiah to guide it out of the 

wilderness. Current leader Judith 

Collins rejoices in the sobriquet 

“Crusher”, bestowed by the 

media when she was a toughtalking 

cabinet minister in John 

Key’s government, but Kitten 

would be a more appropriate 

nickname as she allows herself 

to be browbeaten almost daily 

by Labour cheerleaders in the 

parliamentary press gallery. 

Ah yes, the press. In a properly 

functioning democracy, the 

media can be relied on, when all 

else fails, to hold governments 

to account; but not in New 

Zealand in 2021. Ardern and her 

Government get a free run from 

admiring journalists – many of 

them young and female – who 

are enthralled that their prime 

minister is internationally feted 

as a model leader by left-leaning 

papers such as the New York 

Times and the Guardian. The 

media’s capture by the woke left 

was never better demonstrated 

than when the country’s biggest 

print company devoted acres 

of newsprint over several days 

to a hand-wringing mea culpa 

for decades of supposedly racist 

reporting that marginalised 

Maori. 

None of the above conveys 

adequately the scale or force of 

the ideological tsunami currently 

washing over New Zealand. 

Other manifestations include 

the almost complete takeover 

of the public conversation by 

proponents of divisive identify 

politics; the vindictive daily 

denunciations of people whose 

opinions, until quite recently, 

were considered not only 

legitimate but mainstream; 

and the massive power grab by 

people who have reclaimed (or 

rediscovered) their Maoriness. 

The danger is that most New 

Zealanders, being essentially 

passive, easy-going and goodnatured, 

will ignore the tumult 

and just try to get on with lives – 

until they wake up one morning 

and realise that the open, 

tolerant and fair-minded society 

they grew up in has irrevocably 

changed. 

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20 

OPINION 

Long-time 

Lyttelton 

resident 

and 

co-owner 

of Busy C’s 

Preschool 

Caro Davidson writes 

about iconic artist Bill 

Hammond who died 

recently 


Recalling artist Bill Hammond’s generosity 

I WANT to acknowledge Bill 

Hammond’s extraordinary 

generosity on behalf of the 

Lyttelton tamariki/children, 

their whānau, the local schools 

and the local artists. 

In 2003 the first Peninsula Art 

Auction was held, which came 

about to raise funds for a teacher 

salary at Lyttelton Main School, 

due to a temporary dip in role 

numbers which meant we were 

losing a teacher. 

We knew a lot of local artists, 

and were aware of the talent we 

were surrounded by, with the 

most notable local artist being 

Bill Hammond – one of New 

Zealand’s greatest contemporary 

artists. 

I met Bill in a supermarket car 

park and told him of our plan for 

the fundraiser art auction and 

asked if he would be interested 

to be part of it. With no fuss or 

hesitation he said “sure, for the 

children of Lyttelton – when do 

you want the work?” 

With that, he has single-handedly 

raised tens of thousands of 

dollars every second year (when 

the Peninsula Art Auction’s are 

held) for the schools (now the 

one school, Lyttelton Primary) 

with his art work which he donated 

each year. 

He was so talented, unassuming, 

efficient – and he inspired 

our local and emerging artists 

to exhibit (with the privilege of 

appearing in the same exhibition 

as such an esteemed artist as 

Bill), and bidding interest from 

all over Aotearoa. 

He joined us in our Harbour 

Kitchen’s cookbook fundraiser 

in 2009 (which is being repeated 

this year) with his favourite 

recipe of sliced beetroot and 

Marmite on toast – along with 

an illustration of the same. A 

stunning combination of flavours. 

He donated works each year to 

the Sculptures on the Peninsula 

for Chomondeley Children’s 

Centre in Governor’s Bay – 

BRILLIANT: Artist Bill 

Hammond lived and 

worked in Lyttelton 

before he passed 

away in January. This 

painting is titled Fall 

of Icarus (1995). 

working wonderful art 

creations on whatever 

medium was supplied to the 

artists – saws, chairs, shovels, 

wheelcaps. 

He and wife Jane opened a 

Busy C’s Preschool art exhibition 

held in the late 90s at Tony 

Palmer’s new gallery opposite the 

medical centre, because he was a 

neighbour, and so generous and 

interested in the well-being of 

our tamariki. 

A highlight was being parent 

help with Bill at his own survey 

exhibition Jingle Jangle Morning 

in 2007 at the Christchurch Art 

Gallery when his granddaughter 

was attending Lyttelton Main 

School. 

Those tamariki received 

information about his works 

that I believe no journalist 

ever got – and Bill also got to 

hear the wonderful accolades 

the public were giving his work, 

as he was rarely photographed, 

therefore people were unaware 

the artist himself was in their 

midst. 

The tamariki were set an 

exercise to study and draw one of 

Bill’s works, and he was having 

fun signing some of them . . . 

which may or may not cause 

some future confusion in the art 

market. 

Deepest condolences and 

best wishes go to Jane and his 

family. 

Christchurch 

6.3 Earthquake 

10 Years On 

22 February 2011 - 2021 

in The Star next week! 

Highlighting 

our City’s 

recovery 10 

years on!

Readers respond to 

Newstalk ZB political 

editor Barry Soper’s 

column last week on 

the outcome of the 

Speaker of the House 

Trevor Mallard labelling 

a man a rapist 

I think that the PM and Labour 

have miscalculated on this whole 

issue. 

It’s a damn disgrace that it 

took 18 months for an apology of 

sorts and as you say the matter 

is not dead yet. More cost to the 

taxpayer too re future litigation. 

Worse for Labour will be that 

in future times, whenever there 

is debate in Parliament and there 

is the possibility of expulsion, 

an offender may well point the 

finger at the Speaker. 

Interesting too that Ardern has 

kept her distance on this matter. 

Similarly it appears that with any 

issue of conflict like Ihumatao, 

the prison fires over Christmas/ 

New Year etc it appears to me that 

Labour protects Ardern from any 

such possible conflict situation. 

Anyway, keep up the good 

balanced journalism. 

– Tim McCardle 

This whole saga is an example 

of how low people will go to 

keep their jobs/pension schemes. 

For Mallard to hide this for 18 

months, too gutless to admit 

after 24 hours that he was wrong 

is beyond belief. 

And as for the Prime Minister, 

she has gone down badly in my 

books. He hoped as time went 

by no one would notice and the 

$330,000 bill would quietly be 

passed under the mat therefore 

keeping his reputation intact. 

These people are supposed to 

be better than everyone else, set 

an example of how to behave and 

show decency. 

Did Mallard ever consider the 

victim? Mallard should have the 

decency to pay back the money 

he has wasted because of his 

selfish ego, a very public apology 

to the victim and one for letting 

down his buddies in the old boys 

club, ie. Parlament. 

Ardern needs to show she can 

lead these sheep, not be pushed 

over by them. Well done to Barry 

Soper for this article. 

– Colin Moss 

The opinion piece from Barry 

Soper is more accurate, moderate, 

and such a step outside 

the simpering, sycophantic 

journalism prevalent these days 

of “kindness”, is such a breath 

of welcome wholesome honesty, 

seldom seen. 

Barry says it simply, we are a 

cowering society, being informed 

by a media in energetic glorifying 

of current fashionable labels. 

If Mr Mallard, entitled to be 

identified right honourable, does 

not make substantial financial 

recompense to the grievously 

aggrieved gentleman, on top of 

the trite ‘Clayton apology’, then 

he, and his cohorts in the Labour 

Party and Parliament, do not 

deserve to be where they are. 

– Murray Roberts 

LETTERS 21 

Debate continues over Mallard’s rape claim 

Reader Robert V Tait 

gets creative 

Our Parliament has a strict code 

Especially for members’ dress 

mode; 

They must wear a tie; 

If they fail to comply, 

They’ll quickly be sent down 

the road. 

The Speaker says he rules the 

roost, 

So members had better be 

spruced; 

Refer to S.O.’s, 

So you wear the right clothes, 

And, therefore, you won’t be 

vamoosed. 

Like Donald T Mallard’s a 

chump; 

And many say that, ‘He should 

jump’; 

His faux pas abound, 

As he blunders around; 

He wrongly thinks he’s a 

mugwump. 

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When Parliament took 

opportunity, 

to review the Speaker’s 

immunity, 

The Labour authority 

Exploited its majority 

To reinforce Mallard’s impunity. 

Our Parliament’s surely forlorn; 

When falsehoods and gossip they 

spawn; 

And when they’re found out, 

Some years later they shout 

“We’re sorry, (ahem!!), stop your 

scorn”. 

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OPINION 

THRIVING: The Styx is a significant community-led restoration effort. 

Orion New Zealand Limited owns and operates the electricity 

distribution network in central Canterbury, including Christchurch, between the 

Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers, and from the Canterbury coast to Arthur’s Pass. 

We receive electricity from Transpower’s national grid at seven different locations 

and we distribute this electricity to more than 210,000 homes and businesses. 

Our service is delivery only. We don’t buy and sell the electricity, we just deliver it 

— and we charge electricity retailers on a wholesale basis for this delivery service. 

Retailers, in turn, include this cost in their retail electricity prices. Orion’s distribution 

charges and Transpower’s transmission charges together represent 35 per cent of 

an average household electricity bill. 


Funding will improve 

quality of our waterways 

MUCH OF the focus on Canterbury’s 

the council has been doing. 

waterways falls on our majestic The formal alpine declaration of a 

braided rivers and the smaller, but still 

significant, rivers which wend their way 

from the foothills to the 30-year sea. history. 

This is as you might expect, A year ago given this Saturday, the 

at 11.49am, Environment 

energy and sediment from these major 

water courses have built our region, 

continue to shape it, and effectively divide 

it into the smaller areas, such The declaration as North highlighted 

that all the work Environment 

Canterbury, Mid-Canterbury 

Canterbury 

and 

does – 

South 

from 

Canterbury, in which we freshwater live and management work. to 

biodiversity and biosecurity, 

However, our urban rivers and streams 

It’s a year since Environment C 

declared a climate-change em 

JENNY HUGHEY explains what 

state of climate emergency across 

Canterbury was one of the most 

serious, and colourful, moments 

in the regional council’s more than 

Canterbury became New Zealand’s 

first council to proclaim such an 

emergency, formally dedicating 

itself to consideration of climate 

change at the heart of all it does. 

transport and urban development 

to air quality, and also regional 

leadership – has a climate change 

focus. 

Currently, under the Resource 

Management Act, regional 

councils are required only to adapt 

to climate change, not mitigate 

Notice of electricity delivery price changes 

Connection categories and price components 

Notes: 

Units 

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2. Peak and volume prices for streetlighting, general connections and irrigation connections are 

applied to peak loadings and volumes derived from measurements taken at grid exit points, 

and it is appropriate to allow normal network losses when assessing the contribution individual 

connections make to these charges. All other prices in this schedule are applied against 

measurements or ratings taken at the connection. 

it – that responsibility is the 

Government’s, but could change. 

Both Orion’s and Transpower’s prices are regulated by the Commerce Even in ‘adapt Commission mode’ many 

of Environment Canterbury’s 

and the changes set out in this schedule are made in accordance existing with policies the terms and plans of already 

the regulation. 

contribute to reduced emissions. 

In declaring the climate 

For more information on our pricing, or Orion in general, emergency, the Council noted it 

visit www.oriongroup.co.nz or call us on 03 363 9898. 

would continue to show leadership 

on climate-change and do so 

For information on the retail prices that appear on your electricity without account, adding new programmes 

please contact your electricity retailer. 

at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave 

staff a clear mandate to continue 

Requirement 2.4.18 of the Electricity Distribution Information Disclosure 

Determination 2012 requires Orion to publicly disclose changes to our wholesale 

prices, together with the amount that relates to transmission charges, as follows: 

1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 from 1 April 2021 

Delivery price 

(excl GST) 

Transmission 

proportion 

Delivery price 

(excl GST) 

Transmission 

proportion 

Streetlighting connections (approx 51,113 connections) 

Fixed charge $/con/day 0.0997 (4%) 0.0954 (3%) 

Peak charge (peak period demand) $/kW/day 0.4120 37% 0.3995 39% 

Volume charges 

Weekdays (Mon to Fri, 7am to 9pm) $/kWh 0.06707 24% 0.06755 22% 

Nights & weekends (Sat & Sun) $/kWh 0.01798 19% 0.01844 12% 

General connections (approx 208,311 connections) 

Fixed charge $/con/day 0.1500 0% 0.1500 0% 

Peak charge (peak period demand) $/kW/day 0.4120 37% 0.3995 39% 




Low power factor charge $/kVAr/day 0.2000 25% 0.2000 25% 

Irrigation connections (approx 1,040 connections) 

Capacity charge* $/kW/day 0.4490 14% 0.4383 14% 




Rebates 

Power factor correction rebate* $/kVAr/day (0.1658) 0% (0.1618) 0% 

Interruptibility rebate* $/kW/day (0.0415) 0% (0.0405) 0% 

* applied from 1 October to 31 March only 

Major customer and embedded network connections (approx 503 connections) 

Fixed charge $/con/day 10.0000 0% 10.0000 0% 

Fixed charge (additional connections) $/con/day 5.0000 0% 5.0000 0% 

Extra switches $/switch/day 3.2700 0% 3.3300 0% 

11kV Metering equipment $/con/day 4.2600 0% 4.3400 0% 

11kV Underground cabling $/km/day 3.3400 0% 3.4000 0% 

11kV Overhead lines $/km/day 2.1000 0% 2.1400 0% 

Transformer capacity $/kVA/day 0.0119 0% 0.0119 0% 

Peak charge (control period demand) $/kVA/day 0.3955 40% 0.3757 43% 

Nominated maximum demand $/kVA/day 0.1044 8% 0.1034 5% 

Metered maximum demand $/kVA/day 0.0762 100% 0.0769 100% 

Export credits (approx 12 connections) 

0 - 30kW generation 

Anytime credits (without PV), or $/kWh (0.00300) 0% (0.00290) 0% 

Anytime credits (with PV), or $/kWh (0.00010) 0% (0.00010) 0% 

Peak period credits (with or without PV) $/kWh (0.21070) 0% (0.20560) 0% 

30 - 750kW Control period credits $/kW/day (0.0721) 0% (0.0704) 0% 

plus $/kVAr/day (0.0237) 0% (0.0231) 0% 

Miscellaneous 

Monthly invoice and contract charge to retailers and directly $/invoice 30.00 0% 30.00 0% 

contracted major customers 

Failure to pay notice $/notice 50.00 0% 50.00 0% 

Default and termination notice $/notice 100.00 0% 100.00 0% 

and enhance that work. 

Regional 

It’s a year since Environment Canterbury 

Council 

(Environment 

declared a climate-change emergency Canterbury) 

Environment 

Canterbury Chair 

Jenny Hughey 

fleet hybrid or long-range electric 

also That play work included an essential setting role by 2022. in our Carbon health emissions from 

up a climate-change integration air travel across the organisation 

and programme well-being, the Long-term and Plan their are viability offset our own is important 

2018-28, ensuring for native climate change species programmes. and the protec- 

biodiversity 

was actively considered across According to a Madworld repor 

tion workstreams, of our increasing environment. 

visibility in 2019, our gross emissions were 

of the science and what we know 2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide 

about 

I was 

the impact 

thrilled 

of climate 

recently 

(CO2) 

to hear 

equivalent, 

that 

compared with 

several change on Canterbury, key waterway and liaising restoration removals of 7883 projects tonnes of CO2- 

on the issue with iwi and regional equivalent through our efficiency 

around partners, other the local Greater authorities Christchurch efforts and from area forestry planting 

have and central won government. grants for significant across 2700 hectares. chunks of 

As an organisation, we have The changing climate will pose 

money also made significant for work progress that in will many improve risks to life and water livelihood 

addressing our own greenhousegas 

emissions, with our 

in Canterbury. In recent years 

management and also create 

we have seen 

jobs. 

how occasional, 

Christchurch The three building project receiving groups a but extreme, supported weather events by have 

“market-leading” energy efficiency had huge effects on residents and 

the rating Government’s of 5.0 out of 6 in the year Freshwater infrastructure Improvement 

around the South 

to February 

Fund, 

on the National 

part of the $1.3 

Island. 

billion Jobs for 

Australian Built Environment The driest parts of our region, 

Nature Rating System environment New Zealand. programme, along the Marlborough are: coast and 

The building’s features include across much of the Canterbury 

184 

• 

solar 


panels 

Styx 

which 

Living 

can 

Laboratory 

Plains, are expected 

Trust, 

to get even 

receiving generate more than $4,159,704 55,000 across drier. North-westerly five years storms are 

kilowatt hours of electricity per predicted become more intense 

support year. community-led with restoration torrential alpine efforts rainstorms 

of 

There 

the 

has 

Pūharakekenui/Styx 

been a 26% reduction turning 

River. 

our braided rivers into 

per staff member in emissions roaring rapids, fuelling landslides 

since • Te 30 June Taumatu 2010. We now Rūnanga, have and causing on behalf widespread of erosion. 

access to electric and hybrid 

Canterbury’s coastal 

the 

vehicles 

Te 

and 

Waihora 

hope to have 

Co-Governance 

half our communities will 

Group, 

be threatened 

receiving $2,160,084 across five years to 

restore a whole catchment, its water quality, 

māhinga kai and biodiversity, along Te 

Waikēkēwai/Waikēkēwai Stream, on the 

south-western edge of Lake Ellesmere. 

• The Christchurch City Council, receiving 

$1,495,000 over three years to restore 

the integrity of the Cashmere Stream. 

This round of funding through the Ministry 

for the Environment included money 

for work to reduce sediment erosion, 

construct and restore wetlands, reinstate 

streams, protect estuaries, restore fisheries 

and fish passage, create jobs and build 

capability in freshwater management. 

I’m especially excited at the funding for 

the Styx Living Laboratory Trust. It is a 

wonderful boost for the hard work that 

has already been taking place in one of our 

significant urban waterways – work which 

has been supported by the Christchurch 

City Council, Environment Canterbury 

and many others over the years. 

Their project, ‘Protecting the 

Pūharakekenui/Styx River as a viable 

spring-fed river ecosystem’ is expected 

to cost $9.2 million all up and supports 

community-led efforts. 

The work on the river is likely to provide 

the equivalent of 43 full-time jobs over 

the years and will include getting rid of 

pest plants in the catchment, protecting 

water quality, and restoring the viability of 

vulnerable waterways. 

The Pūharakekenui/Styx River is very 

close to our hearts at Environment Canterbury. 

Some of our experts are members 

of the Styx Living Laboratory Trust, which 

we have supported financially since it was 

set up in 2002. 

It is also really good to see the interest 

in helping save the health of the Cashmere 

Stream, on the other side of the city. 

The stream forms part of a historically 

significant wetland traditionally used by 

Māori for food gathering and is home to 

several threatened species, such as kōura 

(freshwater crayfish), kākahi (freshwater 

mussels), tuna, inanga, pied stilts, oystercatchers 

and the southern grass skink. 

I’m delighted to see this recognition of 

the importance of such ecological and 

environmental work on our quintessential 

urban waterways and encourage you to get 

involved in these crucial projects. 

• Cr Jenny Hughey is chair of the 

Canterbury


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Versatile rice can be used many ways 

Rice is very much a 

staple food, these 

recipes are simple yet 

tasty and can be served 

as pre-dinner nibbles 

or as part of a meal. 

Arborio rice could be 

substituted for the 

sticky rice. In spite of 

its alternative name of 

‘‘glutinous rice’’, sticky 

rice does not contain 

the form of gluten 

dangerous to those 

with gluten intolerance 

Sticky coconut rice with 

fresh mango 

Serves 4 

Ingredients 

2 cups rice, (glutinous) 

2 cups coconut cream, plus extra 

for garnish 

½ cup sugar 

1 tsp Salt 

2 pandan leaves, (optional) 

2 mangoes, ripe, sliced 

1 garnish sesame seeds 

Directions 

Rinse the rice well. Place in a 

bowl and cover with water up to 

6cm above the rice. Leave to soak 

overnight. 

Drain the rice and place in a 

muslin-lined steamer (or a conical 

Thai rice steamer). 

Cover with a lid, then allow the 

rice to steam over boiling water 

for 30min until it is translucent, 

softened and chewy. While the 

rice is steaming, tip the coconut 

cream into a separate saucepan 

and stir in the sugar, salt and 

pandanus leaves. 

Simmer for about 10min over 

a very gentle heat. Remove from 

the heat, allowing the leaves to 

flavour the sauce. 

When the rice is cooked, 

remove the leaves from the sauce 

and pour most of it over the rice, 

keeping a little for drizzling over 

the completed dish. 

When ready to serve, spoon 

the rice onto individual plates, 

arrange mango slices or cubes 

beside it and garnish with a little 

extra sauce and sesame seeds. 

Sticky rice cakes with 

cheese and herbs 

Ingredients 

Cakes: 

1 cup sticky rice 

1/½ cups cold water 

2 each: shallots, garlic cloves, 

diced 

1 tbsp olive oil 

¾ cup grated tasty cheese 

½ cup finely grated parmesan 

cheese 

¼ cup chopped mixed 

herbs such as thyme, basil, 

oregano 

Flaky sea salt and freshly 

ground black pepper 

2 large egg whites 

Coating: 

½ cup breadcrumbs 

¼ cup finely grated parmesan 

cheese 

Rice and 

mangoes 

are a perfect 

combination, 

add a 

coconut 

sauce for 

extra taste. 

Directions 

Put rice in a saucepan with 

water. Bring to boil, cover 

and simmer for about 15min 

until rice is cooked and water 

absorbed. Drain and cool. 

Preheat oven to 220 deg C. 

Lightly oil an oven tray. 

Saute shallots and garlic in oil, 

until softened. 

Stir, together with cheeses, 

herbs and seasonings into rice 

mixture. 

Whip egg whites until stiff 

peaks form and fold in. 

Form into large walnut-sized 

balls. Coat in combined crumbs 

and cheese, place on tray and 

cook for about 20min until 

golden. 

Stand for 5min before 

transferring to a serving platter. 

Great with chutney. Serve warm 

or at room temperature. 

Makes 20 

Feijoa and lime muffins 

Serves 10 

Ingredients 

3 limes 

60gm butter, (melted) 

2 large eggs 

200gm plain flour 

2½ tsp baking powder 

100gm sugar 

1 cup feijoa, peeled and 

diced(about 6-8) 

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 180 deg C. 

Place paper cup liners in a muffin 

pan. 

Using a zester, take strips of 

zest from one of the limes and 

reserve for the top of the muffins. 

Finely grate the zest of the other 

two and squeeze the juice from all 

three. Tip this into a large bowl 

with the melted butter and eggs. 

Whisk together until light and 

fluffy. Sieve the flour with the 

baking powder and fold gently 

into the mixture with the sugar. 

Finally, fold in the feijoas and 

fill the muffin cups three-quarters 

full. 

Sprinkle the tops with a 

little extra sugar and the reserved 

zest. 

Bake for 20-25min until 

golden and firm to the touch 

when patted. 

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WEEK SIx: Taking the next step up 

This week you are going to use the fitness 

you have built up in the last 5 weeks. You should now 

feel comfortable with the rhythm and technique of 

the jogging movement and you can maintain this for 

a longer period of time (this applies especially for the 

beginners group). For the intermediate group there 

is a bit of pace change at the Monday and Friday run. 

Remember the different training intensity zones? 

Zone 1, easy: this is a pace whereby you are not too 

puffed and the talk test is not even a test. At this stage 

this is the zone you spent most of your time in as it will 

give you some initial conditioning without the risk of 

soreness or muscle strain. 

Zone 2, steady: this is slightly faster than easy; it can 

also be called a “firm” pace. It takes a bit more effort to 

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Beginner 

14km Jog/run 

Intermediate 

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Jog/run 

6km 

Walk 

6km/14km 

25 min 

Jog 

40 min 

Easy Jog 

30 min 

Jog 

6km 25 min 

14km 60 min 

40 min 

Jog 

40-50 min 

Jog with 3x5 min Z2 with 

2 mins Z1 in between 

35 min 

Jog 

6km 35 min (mod) 

14km 90 min (mod) 

talk but you can still form sentences without having to 

take an extra breath. 

Zone 3, moderately hard: this is the pace where you 

need that extra breath to finish your sentence. You can 

still talk and jog at the same time but it becomes more 

laborious so you tend to shut up and concentrate more 

on your rhythm and holding your pace. 

Zone 4 and 5 are for the competitive athletes only and 

do not apply to the beginners or intermediate group. 

In these zones the oxygen supply does not keep up 

with the oxygen demand so you get really puffed to the 

extent that you cannot have a conversation. This pace 

interferes with the enjoyment of what you are doing 

and is not necessary if your main goal is to finish the 

event rather then competing. 

60 min 

Brisk Walk 

40 min 

Jog 

45 min 

Brisk Walk 

6km 60 min 

14km 75 min 

(alternate 5 min light/mod) 

45min 

Jog (have a walk rest 

at halfway if needed) 

75 min 

Easy Jog 

40 min 

Jog 

6km 60min 

14km 100min 

(alternate 5 min light/mod) 

To achieve this goal 

you need to develop 

some awareness around 

the basic requirements 

of exercising for health 

and fitness. First and 

foremost this has to do 

with 3 key principles: 

1. How often do you train? To 

improve your level of health and 

fitness you will need to aim for 4 

sessions per week. 2 or 3 sessions per 

week will only maintain what you have and 1 

session per week is definitely not sufficient. 

2. How long are your sessions? The 

duration of your sessions will generally 

build towards between 30 and 50 minutes 

with one longer session of 60-80 minutes. 

3. What is the right intensity to train at? 

The good thing about the programme 

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. 

This programme and accompanying information are written 

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

any stage please undergo a health check with your GP. 

TIP OF ThE WEEK 

Many of you will be stretching vigorously 

before and/or after your training session. 

You do this because others are doing it 

as well. There is not much evidence that a 

conventional stretching routine prevents 

injury or keeps you flexible. There is no 

real need for stretching unless you have 

a specific problem with particular muscle 

groups and you have been advised by 

a physiotherapist or doctor to stretch. 

The most effective form of stretching for 

flexibility is yoga, but you will have to do 

it on a daily basis and for a minimum of 20 

minutes and for most of us it will not make 

us better runners. 

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Wilson returns to put the 

sting back into Hornets 

SPORT 31 

REIGNING champion 

Waimairi’s revival in Tennis 

Canterbury premier men’s 

interclub title has continued 

with debutant Ben Hyde-Smith 

starring in an upset win over 

leaders Cashmere. 

The year 13 St Andrew’s College 

student was drafted in as 

a late replacement for Simon 

Mooney and showed no sign of 

nerves as he won his singles and 

doubles matches in round eight 

TIES: Walt Wilson has returned from a coaching stint in Sydney to mentor Halswell in 

this year’s Canterbury Rugby League premiership season. Below – Wilson about to score 

for Canterbury against West Coast. 

PHOTO (above); CHRIS BARCLAY 


WALT WILSON debuted for the 

Halswell Hornets as a precocious 

11-year-old and four decades 

later his association with the club 

endures as head coach of the 

club’s Canterbury Rugby League 

premiership side. 

The former provincial representative 

and Junior Kiwi returned 

from a two-year coaching 

stint in Sydney to take over from 

Jason Martin, who guided the 

side to sixth last season. 

Wilson emerged from quarantine 

on Christmas Day, the ideal 

present once the pull of family 

influenced his return home. 

The 51-year-old had relocated 

to Australia when son Reuben 

joined the Wests Tigers feeder 

club, Ryde-Eastwood, where dad 

ended up coaching even after his 

boy returned to Christchurch. 

“I was asked to stay on (in 

2021) but I thought if I’m not 

progressing (to a higher level) I 

need to come home and spend 

time with my children,” he said. 

“My daughter is looking to 

get married and my oldest boy 

(Reuben) is turning 21 in May. I 

thought the time was right.” 

Wilson’s timing was also 

impeccable across the Tasman, 

his arrival coinciding with Ryde- 

Eastwood rejoining a senior 

Sydney club competition for the 

first time since 2000. 

“I went over there to support 

Reubs and I ended up getting the 

head coaching role by default,” 

said Wilson, who developed an 

interest in coaching as a teenager. 

The Hawks entered the fourthtier 

Sydney Shield and celebrated 

their return by winning the 2019 

grand final. A year later they 

were pipped 32-30 in the decider. 

Wilson, who coached agegroup 

sides in Canterbury, 

embraced the experience in one 

of Sydney’s rugby union strongholds 

after a daunting initiation. 

“We went through 34 players 

in the first four weeks,” he said. 

“I didn’t know anybody, I 

didn’t know what their form was 

like. I had to find out for myself.” 

The Hawks lost their first three 

games but then knuckled down 

to beat Cabramatta Two Blues. 

Halswell are a month into their 

pre-season, with Wilson confident 

his time in Australia will be 

beneficial as the Hornets strive to 

make the top four and challenge 

for the Pat Smith Trophy. 

“There’s more quality players 

(in Sydney) and it makes for a 

stronger competition,” he said. 

“When you’ve got that element 

of competition you have to look 

at a lot of different options when 

you’re coaching around strategies,” 

he said. 

Wilson was working in 

recruitment, bringing skilled 

workers to New Zealand from 

action last weekend. 

Hyde-Smith beat Nant Prachuabmoh 

6-4 6-1 and then 

combined with fellow junior 

Finn Emslie-Robson to overcome 

Prachuabmoh and Duncan 

McCall in three sets to take the 

rubber 4-2. 

Waimairi recorded only one 

win in the opening six rounds 

– one was rained out – and now 

they have won two on the trot. 

“It was a big game for the team 

the United Kingdom before 

Ryde-Eastwood enhanced his 

CV, with Covid-19 derailing that 

industry he is now a site manager 

for a building company. 

The former fullback was rapt 

to be back in the fold at Halswell 

Domain, back where it all began. 

“I started playing league when 

I was 11, I had my first premier 

game when I was 18 and I retired 

at 30,” he said. 

“I started coaching as a teenager 

and when I take on things I 

like to give it a good nudge. 

and it’s definitely a highlight 

of the year so far to get the call 

up and play a part in the win,” 

Hyde-Smith said. 

The victory left Waimairi in 

second place, a point ahead of 

Elmwood, who were comfortable 

5-1 winners over Te Kura Hagley. 

Edward Batt and Carlos Emslie 

produced the encounter of the 

tie, saving eight match points 

and regrouping from 6-9 down 

in the super tiebreak to claim the 

“I got my high performance 

ticket (from NZRL) after a number 

of years. It’s good to have but 

doing it on the ground, practically, 

is where you get the good 

experiences.” 

Wilson was happy to build on 

Martin’s foundations, his predecessor 

stepped down with a third 

child due next month, though 

he will occasionally turn out for 

the Bs. 

“It’s looking like a good, competitive 

team,” he said, appraising 

a settled squad. 

“We just want to be competitive 

in the first round and we can 

reassess as we go each week. 

What we do have is a group of 

keen footballers, and that’s half 

the battle.” 

Club stalwart Jeff Whittaker 

was confident the Hornets could 

create a buzz, or sorts in a competition 

ruled by Linwood. 

“He’ll be a big asset back for 

the club, he was a big asset as a 

player and administrator before 

he left. The knowledge he’s got 

from being in Aussie has made 

him an even better coach,” he 

said. 

contest 6-1 4-6 21-19. 

Country Ashburton beat 

Shirley on a count back of games 

won after the tie was locked at 

three wins apiece. 

The Mid Canterbury side hold 

a one-point lead over Te Kura 

Hagley, who they meet in the 

penultimate round of the regular 

season at Wilding Park tomorrow. 

In the women’s competition 

Te Kura Hagley stayed unbeaten 

with a 4-2 win over Elmwood, 

SUCCESSFUL: Samantha 

Ottley became only the 

second female harness 

racing driver in New 

Zealand to reach 500 wins 

when she reined home 

Deceptive Lee last week. 

500 wins 

no big deal 

for Ottley 

• By Jonny Turner 

SAMANTHA OTTLEY was 

typically low key after becoming 

just the second woman to 

notch 500 driving wins in New 

Zealand. 

West Melton-based Ottley 

reached the milestone in style 

at Oamaru last week, adding to 

that total with two more wins, 

one at at the Hororata meeting at 

Methven on Sunday, and another 

the day before at Invercargill. 

Ottley joins her northern 

counterpart Nicky Chilcott, 

a pioneering woman in New 

Zealand harness racing, as a 

500-race winning female driver. 

Though proud to be something 

of a pioneer herself, the 

large number of women now 

in the driving ranks in New Zealand 

means Ottley doesn’t think 

of her achievement as anything 

too unusual. 

“It is pretty cool, but it is not 

really too much to think about, 

really,” she said. 

“There are so many girls getting 

out there and driving which 

is awesome to see. And they are 

certainly kicking a lot of goals. 

“Getting a milestone like this, 

it happens when it happens. I am 

getting on some nice horses and 

it has been a good season. 

“You just cruise through really, 

the milestones just pop up. I like 

to try to drive more winners 

than the previous year,’’ Ottley 

said. 

– Harness Racing Desk 

Teenage debutant steers Waimairi to tennis upset 

while champions Waimairi 

recorded the same margin over 

Cashmere-Burnside. 

Te Kura Hagley and Waimairi 

are set to meet in the final, with 

just one round remaining. 

Points: 

Men – Cashmere 94, Waimairi 73, 

Elmwood 72, Country Ashburton 

65, Te Kura hagley 64, Shirley 41. 

Women – Te Kura Hagley 98, 

Waimairi 75, Cashmere-Burnside 

65, Elmwood 37.


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The Best Kept Secrets 

to Selling Your Home 

Selling Secret #1: The first impression is the 

only impression 

No matter how good the interior of your home looks, 

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house. Spruce up your home’s exterior with inexpensive 

shrubs and brightly colored flowers. Entry ways are also 

important. You use it as a utility space for your coat and 

keys. But, when you’re selling, make it welcoming by 

putting in a small bench or a vase of fresh-cut flowers. 

Selling Secret #2: Always be ready to show 

Your house needs to be “show-ready” at all times – you 

never know when your buyer is going to walk through 

the door. You have to be available whenever they want 

to come see the place and it has to be in tip-top shape. 

Don’t leave dishes in the sink, keep the dishwasher 

cleaned out, the bathrooms sparkling and make sure 

there are no dust bunnies in the corners. It’s a little 

inconvenient, but it will get your house sold. 

Selling Secret #3: The kitchen comes first 

You’re not actually selling your house, you’re selling 

your kitchen – that’s how important it is. The benefits of 

remodeling your kitchen are endless, and the best part 

of it is that you’ll probably get 85% of your money back. 

It may be a few thousand dollars to replace countertops 

where a buyer may knock $10,000 off the asking 

price if your kitchen looks dated. The fastest, most 

inexpensive kitchen updates include painting and new 

cabinet hardware. Use a neutral-color paint so you can 

present buyers with a blank canvas where they can start 

envisioning their own style. If you have a little money 

to spend, buy one fancy stainless steel appliance. Why 

one? Because when people see one high-end appliance 

they think all the rest are expensive too and it updates 

the kitchen. 

Selling Secret #4: Take the home out of your house 

One of the most important things to do when selling 

your house is to de-personalize it. The more personal 

stuff in your house, the less potential buyers can 

imagine themselves living there. Get rid of a third of your 

stuff – put it in storage. This includes family photos, 

memorabilia collections and personal keepsakes. 

Staging simply means arranging your furniture to best 

showcase the floor plan and maximize the use of space. 

Selling Secret #5: Don’t over-upgrade 

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Cars Wanted 

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Sunday Service 

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Address 

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Gail 

All Welcome 

NEW AGE CHRISTIAN 

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61 Grafton Street 

Sunday 7pm 

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Clairvoyance: 

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Tuesday 

Healing 1-1.45pm 

Clairvoyance 2pm 

Psychic Fair 

Sat 27th Feb 

All Welcome 

Quick fixes before selling always pay off. Mammoth 

Church Notices 

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SPIRITUAL CHURCH 

Sydenham Community 

Centre 

23/25 Hutcheson St 

Address 

Angela 

Clairvoyance 

Angela 

Sunday 7pm 

All Welcome 

makeovers, not so much. You probably won’t get your 

money back if you do a huge improvement project before 

you put your house on the market. Instead, do updates 

that will pay off and get you top dollar. Get a new fresh 

coat of paint on the walls. Clean the curtains or go buy 

some inexpensive new ones. Replace door handles, 

cabinet hardware, make sure closet doors are on track, 

fix leaky faucets and clean the grout. 

Selling Secret #6: Conceal the critters 

You might think a cuddly dog would warm the hearts 

of potential buyers, but you’d be wrong. Not everybody 

is a dog- or cat-lover. Buyers don’t want to walk in your 

home and see a bowl full of dog food, smell the kitty 

litter box or have tufts of pet hair stuck to their clothes. 

It will give buyers the impression that your house is not 

clean. If you’re planning an open home don’t leave your 

pets around. 

Selling Secret #7: Play the agent field 

A secret sale killer is hiring the wrong real estate agent. 

Make sure you have an agent who is totally informed. 

They must constantly monitor the multiple listing 

service (MLS), know what properties are going on the 

market and know the comps in your neighborhood. Find 

an agent who embraces technology – a tech-savvy one 

has many tools to get your house sold. 

Selling Secret #8: Light it up 

Maximize the light in your home. After location, good 

light is the one thing that every buyer cites that they 

want in a home. Take down the drapes, clean the 

windows, change the lampshades, increase the wattage 

of your light bulbs and cut the bushes outside to let 

in sunshine. Do what you have to do make your house 

bright and cheery – it will make it more sellable. 

Selling Secret #9: Half-empty closets 

Storage is something every buyer is looking for and 

can never have enough of. Take half the stuff out of 

your closets then neatly organize what’s left in there. 

Buyers will snoop, so be sure to keep all your closets and 

cabinets clean and tidy. 

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Talk to us if you are serious about 

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We have sold over 

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qualified buyers. 

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Ph 03-382-2230 

Phil 027 435 7711 

Holly 027 222 0220 

holly.jones@raywhite.com 

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Curtains 

A1 CURTAINS & 

DRAPES. 

Roman blinds,tie backs, 

cushions, nets & voiles 

plus alterations. Free 

quotes.Ph Kay 980 1501 

or 021 2571823. kay. 

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Fairs & Markets 

Gatewood 

Market 

788 Old Tai Tapu Rd 

Community Events 

THIS SUNDAY 

10am-2pm 

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Twelve Steps. We have 

three meetings each week Garage Sales 

in Christchurch. For more 

BRYNDWR 142C 

information phone 03 

Brookside Tce, Sat 9am 

662-9128 or visit www. 

- 12 noon. Books, h/hold 

AEAnz.org 

goods, plants & pots, 

ALCOHOLICS 

ANONYMOUS, If you 

want to have a drink that’s 

your business. If you want 

clothing. 

WOOLSTON 

7 Seaforth Place. Saturday 

from 8.30am. Combined 

to stop, we can help. Phone 

0800 229-6757 

households. 

goods. 

Variety of 

Funeral Directors 

Direct Cremation 

No frills, no Service, no fuss, simply 

straight to the crem. Other options available. 

Call in and see us at 2 Langstone Lane 

(off 158 Langdons Road along from Northalnds) 

Ph: 379 0178 for our brochure 

or email office@undertaker.co.nz 

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 

operated company with qualified, 

registered and experienced staff. 

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability 

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz 

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

PETE’S GARDENING 

SERVICE Gardening, 

rubbish removal, cleanups, 

expert pruning, hedge 

trimming, tree cutting, 

good rates, no job too big 

or too small, half the price 

of a franchise. Ph 027 551 


PETE’S GARDENING 

SERVICE Gardening, 

rubbish removal, cleanups, 

expert pruning, hedge 

trimming, tree cutting, 

good rates, no job too big 

or too small, half the price 

of a franchise. Ph 027 551 


Massage 

LADIES enjoy a full body 

sensual massage. Choice 

of oils, discreet mature 

gent. Ph / txt 027 251 4660 

RELAXATION to 

Remedial massage. 

Hillmorton area. Ph 027 

244 0195 

Tours 

Reid TouRS 

Memoriam 

Wahine 

Cheryl Rophia 

ancestors called her on 

the 18th February 2020 

Loved forever 

never forgotten 

Lyn, Donna and family 

Pets & Supplies 

CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost 

of desexing your cat. 

Ph 3555-022 or email 

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz 

Akaroa - Wed 17th Feb, $25 

Mesopotamia Station 

- Sat 20th March, $45 

Mt Cook - Sat 10th April, $55 

Waipapa Station - Sat 24th April, $45 

Call Reid Tours 0800 446 886 

Email: reidtours@xtra.co.nz www.reidtours.com


Tours 

ReId TouRs 

Hokianga Cape Reinga Bay of Islands 

9 days - Departs 15th May 

$2250 pp including flights 

Early bird special save $150pp for 

bookings by 28th February 

Chatham Island 2nd to 9th November 

Call Reid Tours 0800 446 886 

Email: reidtours@xtra.co.nz www.reidtours.com 

Select Services 

STOP BIRDS 

hail, leaves, snow & vermin from 

blocking & damaging your spouting 

Quality materials: BHP Colorbond steel mesh with 

unique patented louvre will even keep out pine needles. 

Will not rust or sag with age or load. 10 year warranty, 

range of colours. 

Proven in Australia & New Zealand over the last 15 years. 

FOR SAFE, PURE DRINKING 

WATER FROM YOUR ROOF. 

NOW AVAILABLE: STAINLESS STEEL 

MICO MESH 

Call Rohan anytime Mon-Sat for a 

no-obligation assessment & quote 

03 982 8850 0800 486532 

Trades & Services 

House & Garden 

Property services Ltd 

Tree & hedge 

trimming 

& removal 

Stump Grinding 

CALL us 021 405 277 

Landscaping 

driveways, paths, 

patios, decking 

& fences. 

Fence staining 

FREE QUOTE 

LBp BuiLdErs 

pHOnE jOHn: 

027 224 2831 

EXPERIENCED 

GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

Gardens. 

ALL landscape 

work done. 

Maintenance, pruning, 

tidy up, lawn work, 

landscape planning 

and planting etc. 

Free Quotes 

Phone 348 3482 

PAINTING 

older painter 

for older houses 

50 years in trade 

“All the skills” 

www.gumleaf.co.nz 

GST FREE 

Contact Jimmy Bell 

0211221487 


30 years + experience 

Older house 

restorations: 

no problem! 

Quotes: FREE! 

Rates: Reasonable 

Paint supplied at 

trade price! 

NO JOB TOO SMALL 

Light industrial also 

Roger Brott 

Painter & Decorator 

021-1966-311 

Building 

Maintanence 

& small job 

Specialists 

10% Discount 

with this voucher 

condtions apply 

Ph Wayne 

021 136 3045 

Qualified Builder 

go repairs 

All things 

ElEctricAl 

• commercial 

& residential 

servicing 

• renovations & 

new Builds 

• no call Out Fees 

Phone 

021 260 4326 

electricnz.com 


GLAZING 

TWISTY GLASS & 

GLAZING LTD 

• Mirrors • Pet Door Specialists 

• Splashbacks • All Broken Windows 

THE CAT DOOR MAN 

Phone Cushla or Darren Twist 

027 352 6225 

Re Roofing 

Roof Repairs 

Spouting 

Approved Age Concern provider 

Over 30 years experience 

Licensed Building Practitioner 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 


ROOF 

PAINTING 24/7 

Rope & harness 

a speciality, 

no scaffolding 

required, 

30 years of 

breathtaking 

experience. 

FREE QUOTES 

20% OFF other 

roof quotes 

Exterior staining, 

exterior painting, 

water blasting. 

Moss and mould 

treatment $300. 




BUILDER 

QUALIFIED 

Decks, T & G Flooring, 

Villa Restoring, New 

Homes, Weatherboards. 

Free Quotes. Bennet & 

Sons Ltd Sam 027 496- 

9362 or Tony 027 224- 

0374 

BUILDER, 

HANDYMAN, 

MAINTENANCE 

Have peace of mind with 

a fully qualified owner 

operater LBP. Available 

for all jobs around the 

home, commercial or 

rental property (extremely 

experienced in Healthy 

Homes Reporting and 

all Remedial works) Call 

Chris on 027 3888 211 

BUILDER LICENSED 

Available for all your 

repairs, maintenance and 

Phone Kevin 

alterations. For a free 

027 561 4629 quote phone Keith 021 

1277 202 

AAA HANDYMAN CARPET LAYING 

licensed carpenter Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

LBP, all property and relaying, restretching. 

building maintenance, Phone John on 0800 

repairs, bathroom/shower 003181, 027 240 7416 

installations, with free jflattery@xtra.co.nz 

quotes 03 383 1927 or 027 CARPENTER 

245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz BUILDER 

ARBORIST 

Licensed Building 

Qualified. Copper Practitioner no. 100981. 

Beech Tree Services. All carpentry & building 

Tree removal, pruning, repairs & maintenance. 

height reduction, hedge Alterations & property 

trimming, shaping, tree upgrades.Laundries / 

planting, firewood. Free bathroom / kitchens 

quote. Contact Angus replaced. Specialising in 

Edwards 027 259 6741 replacement of all rotten 

copperbeechtreeservices@ timber, fascia boards, 

gmail.com 

window, windowsills etc. 

BRICK & BLOCK John Sandford, ph 329 

LAYING 

4616, mob 027 5189 598 

all restoration work johnsandford2@gmail. 

and new work plus com 

foundations, ph 342 9340 CLEANING 

or 021 853 033 

Mature, honest, 

BUILDER QUALIFIED professional woman 

50 yrs exp. Bathrooms, available for home, 

Kitchens, Renovations, office or small business. 

Repairs & Extensions Commercial cleaning 

Free quotes. Discount for tailored to suit your 

pensioners. Ph Mike 03 requirements. Ph 0274 339 

980 9771 or 027 2266 930 596 


DIRTY TILES 

& GROUT? 

Our unique restoration 

processes will make your 

tiled areas look NEW again! 

We specialise in professional 

cost effective solutions for 

all your tile & grout issues. 

• Tiled shower makeovers 

• Re-colouring old grout 

• Mouldy silicone replacement 

• Professional tile/grout 

cleaning, sealing & repairs 

Call today for a FREE quote on 0800 882 772 

or email darryl.p@theprogroup.co.nz 


COMPUTER REPAIRS 

FAST 

Friendly experienced 

techs available to help you 

now. Christchurch based. 

All work guaranteed. 

Computer Help 0800 349 

669 

CONCRETE CUTTING 

Affordable Concrete 

Cutting with Quality, and 

removal work. Free quote. 

No job to small. Phone 027 

442-2219, Fax 359-6052 

a/h 359- 4605 

ELECTRICIAN 

Prompt & reliable 

registered electrician 

with 24 years experience 

for all residential and 

commercial work, new 

housing and switch board 

replacements. Phone Chris 

027 516 0669 

ELECTRICIAN 

Registered, electrical 

installation and repairs, 

Gorbie Electrical, ph 021 

026 73375 or 03 322 4209 

ELECTRICIAN 

Available, 30 years 

experience, immediate 

start, competitive rate, 

ph Brian 027 433 9548 

No Call out fee 

ELECTRICIAN 

All types of domestic 

& commercial work 

undertaken, new housing, 

alterations, extensions, 

ranges, security lights, 

quick response, efficient 

service, free quotes, 

city -wide. No call out 

fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat 

Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027 

7331384. 

FENCING 

All types of fencing . Free 

quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 

1920 

GARDENER 


HANDYMAN 

Small jobs specialists. eg: 

drippy taps, sticky doors, 

locks, moss spraying etc. 

Discount for pensioners. 

Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275 

668 

HANDYMAN 

Some jobs don’t need a 

tradie, so why pay more? 

Gardening, building, 

electrical, plumbing. No 

charge for quotes. Ph Dave 

022 451 7314 

HOME CLEANING 

SERVICES 

Regular Weekly or 

Fortnightly. Ring Vivien 

at 03 365 8422 for free 

quotation 

LANDSCAPING 

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

Decking, Fencing. 

Kanga & small digger 

services. Check out Squire 

Landscaping on facebook. 

FREE QUOTES. Ph 

Arthur 347-8796, 027 

220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

7154 

LAWNMOWING 

Lawnmowing & garden 

maintenance. Free quotes. 

Ph Nigel 022 633 9794 

PAINTING 

PLASTERING 

Free quotes. Int/ext & 

roof painting Family run 

business, work guaranteed. 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Kerin or Paul 022 191 

7877 or 379-1281. Website 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

co.nz 

PAINTER,QUALIFIED 

local professional, Int / 

Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call 

or text Corban 027 846 

5035 

PAINTING 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

PAINTER 

New, older homes, 

interior, exterior. We stand 

by Canterbury. Ph Wayne 

0272 743 541, 385-4348 

PAINTING 

Interior/exterior, roofs. 30 

yrs exp.Ph 027 388 6125 

PAINTING 

Interior/exterior, roofs. 30 

yrs exp.Ph 027 388 6125 

PAINTING 

All jobs, none too small. 

Complete garden 

maintenance year round. 

Call Grant 027 2761 990 to 

discuss your requirements. 

GASFITTING 

N.T. Gas Services. 

Domestic gas installations. 

Reg Craftsman Gas Fitter. 

Ph Nick 021 892 491 

GLAZIER 

Glass repairs - pet doors 

- conservatory roofs. Exp 

Tradesman. Call Bill on 

022 413 3504 or 981-1903 

HANDY - DAN 

General Handyman for 

all your maintenance 

Free quotes Affordable 

requirements. I specialise rates. Seniors discounts. 

in fences and decking, also James 0220 652 637 

do spouting cleans and PLASTERER 

repairs and everyday home Phone Finn for all your 

maintenance. NO JOB TO interior plastering needs. 

BIG OR SMALL I can do No job too small - 

it all, please don’t hesitate renovations, alterations, 

to call me on 022 600 7738 holes & cracks. Free 

for a no obligation free quotes. 25 yrs exp. Canty 

quote. 

born. Ph 022 087 4351 

“I WILL TURN UP 

WHEN I SAY I WILL” 

Need a certified and reliable plumber for filtration 

systems or hot water cylinder replacement? 

Bathroom upgrades or refurbishments? 

FREE CALL 

TEXT 

EMAIL 



0508 H2O BOY 

426 269 

027 245 5100 

PLUMBING 

DRAINAGE & GAS 

No job to big or too small. 

Discount rates!!. Free 

quotes - call Morgan today 

022 375 8506 

REMOVALS 

Small furniture removals, 

have own van, can fit 

various types of whiteware 

appliances, some furn, 

bedding, boxes etc, honest 

& reliable, any area 

considered, ph Chch 027 

517 7001 

ROOFING SERVICES 

Metal roofing & spouting. 

Butyl rubber and flat 

rooves. Repairs, reroof 

and new build. 25 yrs 

experience.NZ Cert 

and LBP qualified. Free 

quotes. Call Elliot 332- 

9662 / 027 237 9431 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

Van & Trailer Rubbish 

Removal. Free quotes. Ph 

Gary 342-8950, 021 529 

022 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

Van & Trailer Rubbish 

Removal. Free quotes. Ph 

Gary 342-8950, 021 529 

022 

SPOUTING 

Select Spouting 

The PVC specialist. 

Repairs & replacement. Ph 

022 197 2351 

SPOUTING CLEANING 

SPECIALIST 

Entire spouting system 

cleared. Single or 2 storey. 

Jo 021 164 0365 

SPOUTING 

CLEANING 

Spouting Unblocked, 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

Out, Call Trevor 332 8949 

or 021 043 2034 

STUMP GRINDING 

Best price guarantee Tony 

0275 588 895 

TILER ( MASTER ) 

Int / Ext. Res / Comm. . 

Free quote. 18 yrs exp. Ph 

Zac 021 1056 797 

TREE SERVICES 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

Tree, hedge or shrub 

- reduction, shaped or 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

The Branch Manager 

0274314720 

TREE SERVICES 

Hedges, shrubs, tree 

trimming & removal, 

rubbish removal, Ph for 

free quotes 022 540 4900 

WINDOW CLEANING 

Average 3 brm house 

inside or out from $45. 

Both from $80 Phone 

Trevor 344-2170 

NICK@NICKJONESPLUMBING.CO.NZ 


WINDOW CLEANING 

Brown & White Ltd. 

Family owned since 2001. 

Ph Paul 027 229 3534 

Building 

Maintanence 

& small job 

Specialists 

10% Discount 

with this voucher 

condtions apply 

Ph Wayne 

021 136 3045 

Qualified Builder 

go repairs 

Tuition 

COMPUTER LESSONS 

avail for computer, IPad, 

or Mobile. Please contact 

Jobee 027 290 9246 www. 

computertutor.nz 

PIANO Tuition. 

Registered Teacher has 

vacancies for beginners. 

Halswell area. Raewyn 

Clegg, phone 322-9377 

Wanted To Buy 

STEVE PURCELL 

ANTIQUES 

BUYING 

NOW 

Gold jewellery, 

watches, coins, 

medals, scrap 

gold, sterling 

silver, pewter, 

original paintings, 

modern art. 

351 9139 

stevepurcellantiques.com 

Wanted To Buy 

service. Selwyn Dealers. 

Phone 980 5812 or 027 

A1 Albums, old photo’s, 

AAA Buying goods 

quality furniture, beds, 

stoves, washing machines, 

fridge freezers. Same day 

313 8156 

postcards, coins, gold, 

bank notes, badges, 

Antiques, 194 Edgeware 

medals, jewellery, 

watches, china, crystal, 

books, furs, vintage 

clothing, paintings, 

furniture. Etcetera 

Rd 385 5117


Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Builder 

DECORATORS 

DRIVEWAYS 

Driveways 

BUILDers 

“A local looking after locals” 

• Licenced builder with 20 years 

experience in renovations, 

alterations and extensions 

• A creative craftsman who is 

attentive to detail 

• Quotes the job, does the job 

• Works with all budgets 

Andrew Drewitt 

Ph: 021 395 324 

Email: ad_designs@hotmail.com 

New Paint • Repaints 

Wallpapering • Fences 

Feature Walls 

Floor & Roof Painting 

Spray Painting 

Light Commercial 

Restoring Timber 

* Finance available (T’s & C’s apply) 

Selwyn based but service the whole of Canterbury 

www.andertondecorators.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/andertondecorators 

027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN 

Exposed Aggregate 

Stamped Concrete Plain 

Concrete Resurfacing 

Things we offer... 

Competitive/affordable pricing 

Attention to detail 

Professional service 

free quotes/insurance scopes 

Cell 0278 145 848 

www.drivecrete.co.nz 

SWAINS 

KIWI KERB 

(Since 2005) 

Over 22 Years Experience 

Quality 

Workmanship 

• Driveways 

• Kerb & 

Channel 

• Garden Edging 

Freephone: 0800 081 400 

swainskiwikerb@gmail.com 

landscaping 

Mailer Deliveries 

PAINTERS 

PLUMBER 

Landscape 

Construction and 

Garden Maintenance 

You can have your gardens, trees, 

shrubs, plants and lawns maintained to look their best 

all year round, for a great price. 

Residential & Commercial Landscaping 

• Maintenance • Pruning • Reconstruction & Rejuvenation 

• Rental Property and Commercial Maintenance 

• Pre-Sale Tidy-Ups 

New Home Landscaping 

Lawns • Gardens • Decks • Paving • Water Features 

• Quality • Value for money • Experienced • Punctual 

• Professional • Flexible • Knowledgeable • Reliable 

Call Ross Legg - 027 222 0388 

Email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz 

www.revivelandscaping.co.nz 

For a local, reliable 

mailer delivery 

service contact 

Star Media 

• Newspaper inserts 

• Magazine inserts 

• Letterbox deliveries 

• Urban & Rural deliveries 

For a cost effective, targeted 

delivery please call 03 379 7100 

or email mike@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi 

Painters and Decorators Ltd 

Canterbury Owned and Operated 

A husband and wife team 

Specializing in: 

• Roof Painting 

• Interior/exterior 

residential 

• Small commercial 

painting 

Noel 027-411-3596 

kemp.painters@gmail.com 

kemp painters and decorators 

We offer 

free quotes 

Quality not 

Quantity 

NEED A PLUMBER 

Call us now for fast friendly service. 

Get your problems sorted out 

quick smart - on time!! 

Phone for a 

FREE 

quote now. 

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380 

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE 

ROOF REPAIRS 

SCRAP METAL 

SHUTTLE SERVICE 

Gas FittinG & GuttER CLEaninG 

High reach gutter cleaning machine. 

No job too big or small. 

Local family run Christchurch/ 

Redcliffs business for all plumbing, 

drainage & gas work. 

Free Quotes 

Call Morgan 0223 758 506 

Visit our website - www.mtpd.co.nz 

Email - morgan@mtpd.co.nz 

Locally owned & operated with 

over 30 years experience. 

• Extensions & repair • Roof coating 

• Concrete & clay tiles • Butynol 

• Malthoid • Asbestos Certified 

• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering 

Phone Dave 981 0278 

or 021 223 4200 

E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz 

BEAUMONT ROOFING LTD 

Dominion Trading Co Ltd 

• Scrap metal buyers 

• Canterbury owned & operated 

• Top prices paid $$$ 

• Open Saturday morning 

Open Mon-Fri 8am – 4.30pm Sat. 8.30am-12.30pm 

www.happyscrappy.co.nz 

03 343 9993 333 Blenheim Rd 

 

24 hour 

 

Shuttle Service 

We will pick you up 

from your home, 

work place or 

motel, hotel or 

backpackers and take 

you to the airport or railway station 

Discount available with this advert 

conditions apply 

We offer a 24 hour service 

J & L Shuttles Ltd 

Ph 389-9879 or 389-9873 

for bookings 

Towing 

TRADES 

TREE SERVICES 

WINDOW TINTING 

For safe, damage free 

car transportation 

call Ashley’s Tow Taxi 

Special care for special cars 

ASHLEY’S TOW TAXI 

Breakdown & Relocation 

0800 TOW TAXI • 0800 869 8294 

Advertise your 

business & services 

in Christchurch’s 

best read & 

largest circulation 

newspaper 

Delivered into over 93,000 

Christchurch homes every week. 

Ask us about our fantastic 

cost affordable packages. 

Phone: 03 379 1100 | www.star.kiwi 

CRAIGS 

TREES 

Our services include: 

Tree felling 

Branch chipping 

Trimming and pruning 

Crown reduction 

Stump grinding 

P: 027 2299 454 

E: craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

www.craigstrees.co.nz 

Fully insured 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468


Wanted to buy 

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES 

WANTED TO BUY 

PAY $10-$100,000 

COLLECTIONS, ESTATE LOTS OR SINGLE ITEMS 

Pay up to the following prices: Silver and Gold Ingots, $2,600 oz 

Nuggets, $700 Sovereigns and Cases. Pocket Watches on chains, 

Bracelets, Diamond Rings. $6,000 Sterling Silver Tea Service, 

Canteen Cutlery, Cups, Shields, Trays. $2,000 Royal Worcester. 

$10,000 Imari Vases, Blue and White China, $4,000 Bronze and 

Marble Statues. $10,000 for Petrol Pumps. $3,000 Enamel Signs. Oil 

Tins and Bottles. $1,000 Windup Toys. Dinky, Military, Aeroplanes, 

Boats, Ships, Trucks, Tractors. $500 Money Boxes, Trains. $3,000 

Model Steam Engines. $1,000 Arcade Games. $3,000 Music Boxes. 

All types Joiners’ and Builders’ Tools pre-1950. $3,000 complete Tool 

Chests. $500 Braces, Planes. Also wanting Plumbobs, Wood Vice, 

Tack Hammers, Scribes, Levels. $30 Possum Traps. $1,000 Flint 

Lock Percussion Rifles, Pistols. Swords, Bayonets, War Medals, War 

Souvenirs. $200 Concrete Urns and Statues. 

Phone Murray 021-441-400 



Crossword Public Notice Solutions 

Public Notices 

Senior Citizens 

Outings 

with Companion Driving Service Ltd 

MON 22 Feb Hanmer 

THUR 25 Feb Kaikoura 

All above day trips $69 

includes lunch, pick up and drop off 

Autumn Leaves Tour Central Otago 

Departing April 12 - 4 nights / 5 days 

travelling through Wanaka, Arrowtown, 

Queenstown, Gore, Catlins, Dunedin, 

Oamaru and Christchurch. 

$1440 includes best accommodation. 

All meals and pick up and drop off 

Phone Peter on 0800 453 873 for details and bookings. 

Wanted To Buy 

ACADEMY ANTIQUES 

Buying estates, antiques, 

old china, crystal, art, 

Royal Doulton , Royal 

Albert etc. Best prices, 

free appraisal. Call Rob 

349-4229 

A flat wanted to buy 

North Canterbury area, 

anything considered. 

Cash buyer. Please phone 

Yvonne 021 055 3751 

A flat wanted to buy North 

Canterbury area, anything 

considered. Cash buyer. 

Please phone Yvonne 021 

055 3751 

A+ Household effects, 

fridges, freezers, 

washing machines, 

ovens. Good cash paid. 

Ph Paul 022 0891 671 

A+ Household effects, 

fridges, freezers, washing 

machines, ovens. Good 

cash paid. Ph Paul 022 

0891 671 

ALL whiteware wanted. 

Same day service, cash 

paid for freezes, fridges, 

washing machines, ovens. 

Also buying furniture & 

h/hold effects.Anything 

considered. Ph Dave 960- 

8440, 027 66 22 116 

MILITARIA Any 

country, firearms, 

uniforms, badges, medals, 

memoribilia, WW2 or 

earlier ph 338-9931 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

Situations Vacant 

CLEANERS 

REQUIRED 

Hornby Area 

Monday to Friday 

5pm-7pm 

(times can be flexible) 

Christchurch Area 

Monday to Friday 

3pm-6pm 

(Relieving Work 

in Schools) 

We are looking for cleaners 

to join our commercial 

cleaning team. 

You will need to pass a 

Security Check and you 

MUST have your 

own transport. 

Must be eligible to work 

in New Zealand. 

Please email your 

Application to 

csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz 

or phone 338 9056 

Visit our website: 

totalcanterbury.co.nz 

CAR REMOVALS 

Massive selection of high quality Fiction, Non-Fiction, 

Special Interest, Kids & Individually priced books. 

Something to suit all tastes. Stock continuously topped-up. 

$$CASH 

Don’t miss this hugely popular community 

PAID$$ 

event. 

Please advise which job 

Most books $2 or 6 for $10.. What a Bargain! 

when emailing your CV. 

Cash or Eftpos. Cafe operating. 

Vehicles Public Notice Wanted 


ST CHRISTOPHER’S 

CHURCH bOOk FAIR 

FRI 26 & SAT 27Th FeBRuARy 

CARS, ST CHRISTOPHER’S VANS, UTES 244 AVONHEAD & 4X4 ROAD WANTED 

Friday 9am - 6pm, Saturday 9am - 4pm | Ph. 3588-780 

NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS 

We use world class vehicle depollution systems 


SCHOOLS. SPORTS CLUBS OR CULTURAL EVENTS 

OUTSTANDING 

Fundraising opportunity 

The Star has a fantastic opportunity that is an ideal way 

to fundraise while at the same time helps to profile and 

promote your team and their goals and ambitions. 

0800 77 80 80 

www.pickapart.co.nz 

CAR CAR REMOVALS REMOVALS 

$$CASH $$CASH PAID$$ PAID$$ 

CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED 

NZ OWNED CARS, VANS, AND UTES OPERATED & 4X4 FOR WANTED 24 YEARS 

NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS 



0800 77 80 80 

www.pickapart.co.nz 

Call now to find out more about how you can fundraise 

those hard to get dollars, while at the same time 

promoting some of the great positive work being done 

in the community. It also offers exceptional value for 

your supporters and sponsors. 

Contact: 

Mike Fulham 

379 7100 

mike@starmedia.kiwi



CHRISTCHURCH 

CITY COUNCIL 

MARCH 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 9:30am Council Chambers, Civic Offices 

COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE 

Date Time Committee and Venue 

10 9:30am 3 Waters Infrastructure and Environment Committee, 

Council Chamber, Civic Offices 

10 11am (or Urban Development and Transport Committee, Council 

at the Chambers, Civic Offices 

conclusion 

of 3 Waters 

Infrastructure 

& Environment 

Committee) 

24 9.30am Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee, 

Council Chambers, Civic Offices 

25 9.30am Finance and Performance Committee, Council 

Chambers, Civic Offices 

COMMITTEES 


2 2pm Selwyn Waihora Water Management Zone Committee, 

Ngati Moki Marae, Taumutu 

5 2pm Audit and Risk Management Committee, Civic Offices 

10 4:30pm Youth Advisory Committee, Civic Offices 

12 9am Greater Christchurch Partnership Committee, Council 

Chambers, Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street 

16 4pm Banks Peninsula Water Management Zone Committee, 

Governors Bay Community Centre, 1 Cresswell Avenue, 

Governors Bay, Banks Peninsula 

25 6pm Christchurch West Melton Water Management Zone 

Committee, Woolston Community Library, 689 Ferry 

Road, Woolston 

26 5pm Summit Road Protection Authority and its Advisory 

Committee, Board Room, Beckenham Service Centre, 

66 Colombo Street, Beckenham 

SUBCOMMITTEES 


5 10am Road Closure Subcommittee, Committee Room 1, Civic 

Offices 

RMA HEARINGS PANELS 


5 10am Committee Room 2, Civic Offices 

COMMUNITY BOARDS 

Date Time Community Board and Venue 

1 10am Banks Peninsula Community Board, Lyttleton 

Community Board Room, 25 Canterbury Street, 

Lyttleton 

2, 16, 30 5pm Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board, Horoeka 

Room, Rārākau: Riccarton Centre, 199 Clarence Street, 

Riccarton 

2 5pm Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board, Board Room, 

Beckenham 

17 8am Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham 

3, 17, 31 4:30pm Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, Linwood 

Board Room, 180 Smith Street, Woolston 

5, 17 9am Papanui-Innes Community Board, Board Room, Papanui 

Service Centre, Cnr Langdons Road and Restell Street, 

Papanui 

15 10am Banks Peninsula Community Board, Akaroa Board 

Room, 78 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 

15, 29 4:30pm Coastal-Burwood Community Board, Board Room, Cnr 

Beresford and Union Streets, New Brighton 

15, 29 4:30pm Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board, 

Board Room, Fendalton Service Centre, Cnr Jeffreys and 

Clyde Roads, Fendalton 

30 5pm Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board, Spreydon 

School, 50 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay 

COMMUNITY BOARD COMMITTEES 


2 6pm Robinsons Bay Reserve Management Committee, 

Robinsons Bay Reserve, School Road, Robinsons Bay (59 

Tizzards Road, Robinsons Bay if inclement weather) 

15 5:30pm Duvauchelle Reserve Management Committee, 

Duvauchelle Community Centre, 6039 Christchurch 

Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle 

17 10:30am Papanui-Innes Community Board Submissions 

Committee, Board Room, Papanui Service Centre, Cnr 

Langdons Road and Restell Street, Papanui 

24 2:30pm Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee, Akaroa Board 

Room, 78 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 

Copies of the agendas will be available online and to the public at the 

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

To make a deputation or presentation to a Council, Committee or 

Community Board meeting, ring the call centre on 03 941 8999 or email 

info@ccc.govt.nz. 

Information about Alcohol Licensing can be found online at 

ccc.govt.nz/alcohol 

Megan Pearce 

Manager Hearings and Council Support 


PROOF 

READING 

& editing 

Business, Science, 

Technical, General 

$60 per hour 

carlaheslop@slingshot.co.nz 

See Linkedin for articles 

Entertainment 

STAMP AND 

POSTCARD FAIR 

The Philatelic Centre 

67 Mandeville Street, 

Riccarton 

Saturday 20 February 

9am-12pm 

Sellers tables available 

Phone 027 6354 957 

What’s On @ Woolston 

THIS SATURDAY, 7PM 

ROBBIE DREW 

NEXT SATURDAY, 27 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

Woolston Club, 

43 Hargood St, Woolston. 

Ph 03 389 7039 

www.woolstonclub.co.nz www.facebook.com/WoostonclubInc 

Bridie's Bar & Bistro 

401 Worcester St, Linwood 

Ph: 03 260 0325 

THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH! 

SATURDAY 27th MARCH 

7.30PM 

MADSEN PROMOTIONS PRESENTS 

A TRIBUTE TO THE 

FEATURING PAUL MADSEN AND BAND 

CONCLUDING WITH 

WHITFORDS BAR 

FREE 

THE EDDIE LOW 

SHOW FEATURING 

KEVIN GREAVES 

SHANE CLARKE & 

PADDY LONG. TICKETS $20, 

DOOR SALES $25 

THE SUPERSTARS! SHOW 

SAVE THE DATE! TICKETS $30 AT THE CLUB 

Retro Roast 

LUNCH 

EVERY WEDNESDAY 

FROM 12-1.15pm 

RESTAURANT OPEN FOR 

DINNER: Wed & Sun from 5pm 

BAR MEALS daily from 11am. 

QU I Z 

EVERY WEDNESDAY 

FROM 7PM 

HOU S I E 

EVERY SATURDAY 

FROM 12.30PM 

BISTRO 

OPEN FROM 12PM 

WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY 

BAR HOURS 

MON 3PM-10PM 

TUES & WEDS 11.30AM 

THURS 11AM | FRI 11.30AM 

SAT & SUN 11AM 

Closing times will vary. 

HOUSIE 

EVERY 

THURSDAY 

12PM 

EYES DOWN 

12.30PM 

Kaiapoi Club, 113 Raven Quay, Kaiapoi. Ph: 03 327 7884


SATURDAY 7PM 

PAVILION 

SWEET AZ 

at Hornby Club 

SOME ENTERTAINMENT MAY BE 

AFFECTED BY COVID LEVEL RESTRICTIONS. 

SUNDAY 3PM 

PAVILION 

MONDAY 

LEGENDS 

REMINISCE WITH 

ANTHONY 

t20 CRICKET 

BLACKCAPS v AUSTRALIA 

17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026 

WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ 

christchurch 

GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 18 to Wednesday 24 February 2021 

12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Christchurch’s 

smoking hot BLUES BAR. Thursday 8.30pm - 

Stomping Nick. Friday 7pm - King Tubbs. 

Saturday 8pm - Lonesome Sue & the Suitors. 

Sunday 4pm - Quiz. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Thursday 6.30pm - Matt the Piano-Man; 

7.30pm - CWB, the best little blues band in 

town; 9.30pm - Latin Dance Night. Friday 5pm 

- Brazilian Jam with Clube do Choro; 9pm - 

RFrequency Album Release Party '432Hz', $10 

entry. Saturday 8.30pm - Bayley feat. Colin 

Bayley (ex Misex). Sunday 4pm - Michèle 

Ducray & Jesse Bruce (acoustic Top 40). 

Monday 7pm - Quiz Night, free. 

BILL'S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday 7pm 

- Mickey Rat's Karaoke. Friday 7pm - Fire & 

Ice. Sunday 6pm - Mickey Rat's Karaoke. 

BOO RADLEYS, Level 1, 98 Victoria St: 

Thursday 9pm - Topia. Friday 8pm - Kate 

Owen; 10.30pm - Supercat Duo. Saturday 8pm 

- Libby Barker; 10.30pm - Mirrors. Wednesday 

7.30pm - South Street Blues Trio; 9.30pm - 

Open Mic Night. 

BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO, 401 Worcester 

St: Saturday 6.30pm - Karaoke. Sunday 4pm - 

Bingo. 

CASSELS BLUE SMOKE, 3 Garlands Rd: 

Friday 8pm - The Doll Mc presents 

Superconductor, free. 

CHRISTCHURCH BOTANIC GARDENS, 

Rolleston Ave: Sunday 2pm - Ben & Jerry's 

Lazy Sundays feat. All Girl Big Band, free. 

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, 30 Victoria 

St: Friday 6pm - Mandi Miller; 9.15pm - 

Cantora. Saturday 6pm - Shannon Cooper- 

Garland; 9.15pm - Absolut. 

HORNBY CLUB, Carmen Rd: Saturday 

7pm - Sweet Az (Pavilion). Sunday 3pm - 

Reminisce with Anthony (Pavilion). 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

Mirrors duo perform 

at Boo Radley's on 

Saturday night. 

KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay: 

Saturday 27 March, 7.30pm - Madsen 

Promotions presents A Tribute to the Eagles + 

The Superstars! Show feat. Paul Madsen & 

band. Tickets $30 at the club. Saturday 24 

April, 8pm - DnD Showband presents ABBA 

& Fleetwood Mac, pre-sale tickets $25, doorsales 

$30. 

KENSINGTON FUN HOUSE, 185 

Manchester St: Tuesday 8pm - Stand-Up 

Comedy Open Mic. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse 

Rd, Sockburn: Sunday 6pm - Lance Kiwi 

Karaoke. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 75 London St: Friday 

7pm - Rockabella. Saturday 7pm - The 

Meaniez. Sunday 3pm - Lissel. 

RIVERSIDE MARKET, 98 Oxford Tce: 

Thursday 6pm - Riverside Jazz Club, $10 entry. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, Hornby: 

Friday 8.30pm - DJ. Saturday 8.30pm - 

Nightwatch. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Thursday 9pm - Nexus. Friday 8pm - Open 

Mic & Jam. Wednesday 9pm - Titanic (Kevin 

Emmett, Nick Buchanan, and Peter K 

Malthus). 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd, 

Addington: Friday 9.30pm - X-Files Duo. 

Saturday 9.30pm - Decoy Duck. Tuesday 7pm 

- Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm - Lance Kiwi 

Karaoke. 

WOOLSTON CLUB, 143 Hargood St: 

Saturday 7pm - Robbie Drew. 

WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON, 19 London 

St, Lyttelton: Thursday 7pm - Estère, tickets 

at undertheradar. Friday 8pm - Molly Payton 

Prcupine Tour, tickets at bit.ly/MollyPaytonNZ. 

Saturday 8pm - StompGoblin & Dark Matter 

Hurricane, tickets at cosmicticketing. 

‘Famous for their roasts!’ 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

Kid's SPECIAL 

Two courses 

Seniors SPECIAL 

Two courses 

$13 

We are family friendly. Great Kids menu plus designated play area. 

Soup/Roast or 

Roast/Dessert 

Special available lunch only 

Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm 

 

 

 

CELEBRATE WITH US 

CHINESE 

NEW 

YEAR 

$35.50 

PER PERSON 

AVAILABLE DINNER SESSIONS 

Friday 19 to Sunday 21st February 

Friday 26 to Sunday 28 February 

Bookings Essential PH 386 0088 

fb.com/GardenRestaurantBuffet 

www.gardenhotel.co.nz 

$23 

Start your 

day with us 

We are open from 6.30am 

Cooked 

breakfasts 

$19 

Check out our extensive 

breakfast menu from 

Continental to Cooked 


RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

WED: ROAST MEAL 

THUR: FISH & CHIPS 

FRI: FISH & CHIPS 

SUN: ROAST MEAL 

Available 11.30am-2pm 

CAFE OPEN 

7 DAYS 

9AM - 4PM 

BAR OPEN 

THU - SU 

EVENINGS 

CHECK 

OUT 

OUR 

AMAZING 

WEEK DAY 

COFFEE- 

COMBO 

SPECIALS 

FROM $7.50 

PH 385 8880 

FIND US ON FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH 

May You Be Blessed 

With Happiness 

and Prosperity. . 

Happy Chinese 

New Year! 

THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX, 110 MARSHLAND RD 

www.gardenhotel.co.nz . Phone 385 3132 

facebook.com/gardenrestaurantbuffet instagram.com/gardenrestaurantbuffet 

WHAT’S ON AT THE RICHMOND CLUB 

FRIDAY 7PM 

SATURDAY 7PM 

SUNDAY 3PM 

75 London St, Richmond 

Christchurch 8013 

P: 03 389 5778 

ROCKABELLA 

THE MEANIEZ 

LISSEL 

theborough.nz 

richmondclub.nz


end of summer 

STOREWIDE 

SALE 

Primavera Outdoor 3 Seater 

WAS $ 

2799 

NOW 

$ 

2499 

STOREWIDE SALE – IN STORE & ONLINE ENDS 01.03.21 

ALL ALLESSA 

ON SALE! 

Chaise Sofa 

NOW $ 

1999 

ALL MATTRESSES 

ON SALE! 

Queen Mattress 

FROM $ 

269 

ALL PARKLANE 

ON SALE! 

Queen Bed 

NOW $ 

799 

Bedside 

NOW $ 

325 

All mattress 

bases also 

on sale! 

Snap up these SUPER DEALS before they’re gone! 

Clare 3 Seater 

WAS $ 

899 

NOW 

$ 

599 

Valletta Outdoor Lounge/ 

Low Dining Set 

WAS $ 

2499 

NOW 

$ 

1999 

Seychelles Double 

Mattress 

WAS $ 

549 

NOW 

$ 

399 

Dallas Queen Bed – Jet 

WAS $ 

449 

NOW 

$ 

349 

Chia 5 Drawer – W60 

WAS $ 

499 

NOW 

$ 

399 

Sono Boxed Mattress – Queen 

Medium Feel 

WAS $ 

599 

NOW 

$ 

399 

Shop 

Online 

Nationwide 

Delivery 

Finance 

Options 

more super deals online & in store! 

END OF SUMMER STOREWIDE SALE ENDS 01.03.21. 

250 Moorhouse Ave, Christchurch 

Ph: 0800 TARGET (0800 827438) 

targetfurniture.co.nz 

Offers and product prices advertised here expire 01/03/21. 

Sale excludes Manchester and Accessories.


Bigger Better Bush Inn! 

The Provedore, Briscoes, 

unbelievable food and hospitality 

outlets and over 65 great stores! 

The Provedore 

Grocery Market 

Corey Winder Master Butcher and 

Euro Deli now open! 

The Source Bulk Foods now open! 

Tank Juice now open! 

Salmon Heaven now open! 

V Mart Supermarket now open! 

Aroma Bakery now open! 

House of Spices coming 2 weeks!


Have you visited The Provedore yet? 

The Provedore – our speciality grocery and 

provisions stores – there is nothing else like 

this in the city all you will get in a supermarket 

and just so much more! 

Doors have been open for a year so come in this 

Friday and Saturday and celebrate our birthday 

Free tastings and samplings, special offers, 

entertainment and competitions! 

Guarantee you will be back to see what opens 

next! 

Unbelievable Food Line up! 

When you’ve done your 

shopping whether you want 

fast food, breakfast or dinner 

we reckon we have the best 

line up of food outlets in the 

city! From Burger Fuel and 

Lone Star to Smokeshack 

BBQ, Tuk Tuk Thai, Kebab Inn 

we have over 30 eateries – you 

wont go hungry at Bush Inn ! 

We also have over 60 local and national stores to choose from 

From services like BNZ, NZ Post, Phonefix, Copyprint and Mr Minit, to 

boutique fashion, Fascino Shoes, Leather Direct, All About a Girl and of 

course the wonderful Caroline Eve. 

Petersens Jewellers, Frontrunner, health and beauty stores including 

Unichem, OK Gift Mart, Haircare Market, Haircuts For Haircuts and Be a 

Beauty. 

Our new Waiberi Bakery is also now open as well as Jinabob Korean Foods 

and so much more – come on in now!


If you’re still not ready to come over to 

Bush Inn, here are some offers from our 

team to make your visit worthwhile! 

Corey Winder 

Master Butcher 

Beef Sirloin Steak $19.95 per kg 

While stocks last 

Salmon Heaven 

Hot smoke salmon fillet (HSFVPS) 

Usually $73.70 per kg NOW $60.00/kg 

While stocks last 

Haircuts for 

Haircuts 

Haircuts for the 

entire family. 

No appointment 

necessary. Don’t 

forget our loyalty card, 

every 8th haircut is FREE. 

Front Runner 

Adidas Tee shirts Available in Three Colours 

Were $40 each Half Price Now $20 

While stock lasts 

The Source Bulk Foods 

Its our Birthday! 

15% discount 

to all customers on both the Friday 

19th and Saturday 20th February. 

Loads of free sampling. 

Count the chocolates in the jar and 

win! Enjoy some Birthday cake.


INTRODUCING 

bUSH INN NIGHT MARKET! 

We are thrilled to launch another development initiative 

at Bush Inn with our new Night Market! 

Starting this Friday February 19th 7pm – midnight. 

Come and enjoy ethnic food , a stunning array of stalls 

from gifts and crafts to tools and toys, live music and 

entertainment. 

You cant go overseas at present but this will sure feel like 

it! 

All undercover and easy to access. 

Come and support this and help us make it a regular 

event, come early visit the centre, enjoy dinner at our 

eateries and make a night of it! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:@ 

Please note this date will change if we remain at Level 2 

bUSH INN SHOPPING CENTRE 

All About a Girl 

Haircare Market 

Be a Beauty 

Hair Cuts for Haircuts 

BNZ 

Leather Direct 

Briscoes 

Lincraft 

Caroline Eve 

Mister Minit 

Copy That 

OK Mart 

Elite Meats 

Petersens Jewellers 

Fascino Shoes 

PhoneFix NZ 

Sunshine Travel 

TAB Sports Bar 

The Front Runner 

The Main Skein 

The Nail Shop 

Unichem Pharmacy 

Waiberi Bakers 

THE PROvEDORE 

Corey Winder Master 

Butcher and European Deli 

The Source Bulk Foods 

Tank Juice 

Salmon Heaven 

V-Mart Boutique 

Supermarket 

bUSH INN CENTRE TRADING HOURS 

9am – 5pm Weekdays 

10am -4pm Sundays 

fOOD OUTLETS 

Black & White Coffee 

Cartel 

Burger Fuel 

Carl’s Jr 

Coffee Culture 

Corianders 

Dubba Dubba 

Hachi Hachi 

Jinabob Korean Food 

Kebab Inn 

Lone Star 

Moko Sublime Cafe 

Muffin Break 

New York Deli 

Noodle Station 

Pizza Hut 

Roast Ease 

Shake Shed & Co 

Shanghai Street 

Dumplings 

Smokeshack BBQ 

The Sushi Company 

Tuk Tuk Thai Street 

PUbLIC HOLIDAyS 

10:00am – 5:00pm 

fOOD OUTLETS 

11:30am – Until Late 

LOCATION 

Cnr Riccarton and Waimairi Roads, 

Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041

The Star: February 18, 2021

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