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Community Fire Awareness
and Prevention Information
Evening
Thursday, 6.30-9pm
Sumner Community Centre, 14
Wakefield Ave
Representatives from Fire and
Emergency NZ, the city council, Orion,
NZ Police and Lincoln University
will present a range of information,
including fire safe plantings, evacuations
and preparedness, emergency
access, fire hazard management and
more. Spot prizes, and light refreshment
will be provided.
Ladies Friendship Club
(formally Probus)
Monday, 10am
Star of the Sea Church hall, 45 Colenso
St, Sumner
Meet others in the community and
enjoy a cup of tea. Also regular speakers
and social outings. Phone Lois for
further details 384 1975.
One Stitch at a Time
Thursday, 10am-noon
Mt Pleasant Community Centre
A small group of crafters meet
every Thursday morning. So far, they
have quilters, knitters, cross-stichers
and plant dyed fabric crafters. Creating
connections and community
while sharing knowledge and skills.
All welcome.
Jubulani Community Choir
Monday, 7.30pm
40 Winchester St, Lyttelton
A friendly community choir who
Estuary Fest, Saturday, 1pm-5pm, McCormacks Bay Reserve. Organised
by the Mt Pleasant Memorial Community Centre and Residents’
Association in partnership with the Avon-Heathcote Ihutai Trust, to
celebrate the special nature of the estuary and all that live in, on and around
it as well of those that play on it. The festival features stalls and displays
about the estuary and wetlands as well as the usual fairground rides, food
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love singing a variety of genres of
three, four part harmony music. They
believe everybody can sing and has
the right to sing. No experience and
no auditions required. Phone Jillie for
more information 021 152 8068.
Korero, Kai & a Kuppa Tea
Wednesday, 6pm
Bowling Club, Akaroa
For everyone who is interested in
learning some basic te reo Māori, in
a friendly, organic and dun environment.
Take a plate of food to share,
pen, pad and a Māori dictionary if
you have one. Koha entry appreciated.
Community Koreo
Thursday, 5.30-7.30pm
The Gaiety, Akaroa
A time to gather and discuss
community concerns, city council
issues, to share ideas and views. Also
a chance to meet new community
members and connect with the wider
Akaroa area. Deputy Mayor Andrew
Turner and other city council
representatives will be present. All
welcome.
Riding the Wave Art Group
Saturday, 10am-1pm
Sumner Redcliffs Anglican Church, 87
Nayland St, Sumner
Encouraging your creative flow
through prayerfulness, reflection, and
enjoying together a variety of easy art
techniques and media which assist
you to “ride the waves of life.” Materials
are provided. Donation or koha
appreciated. Phone Beth 022 678 125
or Jo 021 574 999 to book a space.
Farewell to the Godwits event
Sunday, 28 February 2021
Come along to the 23 rd annual ceremony to wish
the Godwits a safe journey back to their breeding
grounds in Alaska.
South Shore Spit
Reserve —
End of
Rockinghorse Road
Some parking available
- or catch the # 60 bus
(every 30 minutes)
5:30pm
Free BBQ sausages,
music, stalls,
children’s activity.
6:00pm
Welcome by our Mayor,
talk by Andrew Crossland
Godwit expert before
short guided walk to
view birds up close.
For more information contact: info@estuary.org.nz
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS and long
waiting times.
These have been the daily realities
for Heathcote residents since
February 14, while Port Hills Rd
is upgraded nightly from 6pm to
7am.
Although the works are set to
be finished by tomorrow, residents
have been frustrated with
lack of consideration and contact
from the city council.
Everyone is grateful the road
is finally being fixed, however,
residents cannot understand why
the work has been occurring at
night in a primarily residential
area.
Said Heathcote resident Judy
Stack: “The contractors are
doing a great job, the road was
in shocking condition. Our beef
is that when we go to bed, they
begin to start work. The noise is
completely intrusive.”
Heathcote Ward councillor
Sara Templeton understands the
resident’s frustrations.
Although she has been in
touch with the contractors, she
said they only have a few shifts
left.
“It will be a complete and
smooth road by Thursday morning,”
she said.
Stack lives in a new house,
built after the February 22, 2011,
earthquake with double glazing,
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yet she still hears the construction
and it has been making the
house shudder, echoing up the
valley.
“Why can’t they do the work
during the day, reducing the road
to a single lane?” she said.
“It is absolutely not good
enough that they are doing all
this work in the small hours of
the morning.”
Said another Heathcote resident
Sue Coombe: “The work
shakes the house like an earthquake,
it is too disruptive.”
City council streets maintenance
manager Mark Pinner
said the work was taking place
at night instead of the day as a
permanent single lane in one
direction would have resulted
in a large detour which was not
considered desirable.
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• By Samantha Mythen
NOISY: Port Hills Rd has been resurfaced at night during
PHOTO: JUDY STACK
traffic flow with lights or controls
during peak times in daylight
would also significantly reduce
the time for the physical work
to proceed which would in turn
result in substantially more time
on site. The use of night shifts
also lessened the impact to use
of access to passengers accessing
bus stops.”
Residents, however, say in spite
of numerous works occurring
along the road after the past few
years, this is the first set of night
works. They still do not understand
the decision.
Last week, Stack rang the city
council to see if the situation
could be remedied.
A noise abatement officer rang
back and said the project manager
for the works would be in
touch. She never heard back.
Said Stack: “The fact that when
you are really impacted by something
and you ring the council
for help and maybe someone will
call you back, does not look good
on the council’s behalf.”
Due to another sleepless night,
Stack’s young grandson had
missed school on Monday.
Ann-Marie Locker is another
concerned resident who wonders
why the work has to be done at
night.
“It’s been absolutely horrendous,”
she said.
Her children have both woken
up with headaches and have also
had two days off school.
Although, every house
along the road was meant to
be informed about the road
works, neither Stack or Locker
received a notice in their
letterbox.
The notice says: “There will
be periods of construction noise
and vibration. The contractor
will ensure noise is kept to a
minimum.”
Stack believes this is ironic
after no action has been taken
to mitigate the negative effects
on residents in spite of her complaint.
She said this shows the
council does not care.
Work to repair Port Hills Rd
began after being deferred since
2017. The wastewater system and
water mains were replaced over
the past two years and the road is
now being resurfaced.
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In Brief
RECIPES WANTED
Lyttelton Harbour Kitchens
Cookbook is calling for recipe
submissions from the public for
its 2021 edition. The final date
for submissions is March 31.
Started by a group of parents
from Lyttelton Main and
Lyttelton West primary schools
in 2009, this will be
the fourth edition. Each year,
the cookbook has quickly sold
out.
PENGUIN FUNDRAISER
Akaroa residents have started
a fundraiser to keep the Pop
up Penguin, Mr “One Fish”.
The penguin, designed and
painted by local artist Katrina
Perano, was a part of the Wild
in Art penguin trail, with 120
penguins created by artists
and school children scatted
around Canterbury. Today at
6pm, 53 penguins, including
Mr “One Fish,” will be
auctioned to raise money for
Cholmondeley Children’s
Centre. Residents would like
to see the penguin stay in
Akaroa, as well as raising
money for Cholmondeley.
Donations can be made to
a Givealittle page – https://
givealittle.co.nz/cause/pop-uppenguins-in-akaroa
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At 91 Bruce’s bungy jump sets
• By Samantha Mythen
SUMNER RESIDENT 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 heartracing,
adrenaline-fuelled feat –
bungy jumping.
Bruce became the oldest
person to complete the 35m
bungy jump off the Waiau
Ferry Bridge near Hanmer on
February 14.
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
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in 1985 that inspired Bruce to
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FLYING: Bruce Bunny leaping off the Waiau Ferry Bridge near Hanmer and later recounting the hair-raising experience.
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sign up the following year.
“It’s better than gardening,” he
chuckled.
He has since competed in 17
Coast to Coast events, including
At 66, Bruce was convinced
by another of his daughters –
adventure 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.
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
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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 about 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.
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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.
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.”
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• By Samantha Mythen
EARLY ACTION from
volunteers ensured tugboat
Lyttelton was back sailing
on Saturday after it became
attached to the wharf.
At around noon the Lyttelton
Volunteer Fire Brigade was
called out because it appeared
Lyttelton was sinking.
Chief fire officer Mark Buckley
said the situation was not as
dramatic as first seemed.
They had arrived expecting to
pump out water, but there was
no water inside the tug.
Rather, the metal strip protecting
the wooden timber belting
that runs around the tug on the
port side had caught under some
metal attached to the wharf piles.
As the tide had come in, the
starboard side had risen yet the
port side was held by the metal,
causing the boat to list around
12deg.
Said president of the Tug
Lyttelton Preservation Society
Roger Ellery: “It did cause a fuss
but was really just a storm in a
teacup.”
The fire brigade working with
society volunteers managed to
unfasten the tug from the wharf.
“When Lyttelton was unfastened
it bobbed merrily about
like a rubber duck in a bath,”
Ellery said
Wednesday February 24 2021 Bay Harbour News
NEWS 5
Tug Lyttelton safe after
catching on wharf
ORDEAL: Tug Lyttelton listing to its port side after being
caught under the wharf . PHOTO: DANIEL ODERING
The tug was safe to sail again,
setting out on its harbour tour
on Sunday.
The Sea2Sky Challenge,
an event where there is
something for everyone
The Brad Richards Building Sea2Sky
Challenge offers an end of summer test for
the serious athlete as well as those that
are just wanting to give it a try. Amongst
all the entrants four competitive cousins
are counting down to the upcoming event,
starting at Scarborough Beach on Sunday,
29 March.
Tom Newsom (12), Felicity Newsom (10),
Willow Richards (7) and Max Richards (5)
have started training for the popular local
race, which promises “something for
everyone”. Regular competitors Tom and
Felicity will be competing in the Junior
Triathlon category. Willow and challenge
newcomer Max, are racing in the kids
aquathon.
The fifth edition of the challenge has
partnered with local company, Brad
Richards Building, as this year’s principal
race sponsor. Director Amanda Richards,
who is also Willow and Max’s mother,
co-trainer and support crew, said the
cousins are “very excited” to all be in the
same race together.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to be supporting
Sea2Sky. It’s an amazing local event and
one we can all enjoy and get the kids
involved in,” Richards said.
Traditionally a triathlon/duathlon challenge,
event director John Newsom has added a
scenic 17km run category for 2020 taking
in the Captain Thomas track, the Summit
Road and Godley Head track. “I’ve been
lucky enough to train and race all around
the world. This course, with the trails, hills
and stunning views is still my favourite run
anywhere,” Newsom said.
The full Sea2Sky Challenge offers individual
and team options for both triathlon and
duathlon (run/bike/run). For students, and
those not yet up for the full challenge, there
is the “Try a Tri/Du” and junior races. Finally,
the Kids Aquathon is a great introduction to
the sport for 5-9 year old children.
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Pupils finalise designs
for garden festival
PLANTS, FLOWERS and
vegetables are sprouting at
schools across the region as
they finalise their designs
for the Grow Ōtautahi
garden festival next month.
Diamond Harbour
School and five others
will be taking part in the
Rātā Foundation School
Gardens exhibitions at the
three-day festival.
It comes after the event
was cancelled last year due
to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pupils have been sharing
unique stories of their
communities by creating
special gardens.
At Diamond Harbour,
the pupils have based their
garden on what they’ve
learned about penguins
and the importance of
protecting their habitat.
It will educate others on
how they can protect penguin
habitats, especially for
penguins that live in the
Lyttelton Harbour.
The Rātā Foundation
School Gardens celebrate
the best of the local environment,
with a view to
sustainability and education.
Festival director Sandi
FESTIVAL: Pupils have been sharing stories and
creating special gardens. PHOTO: NEWSLINE
MacRae said she was
impressed at the work and
detail in the school gardens.
“What I’m seeing in the
lead-up to the event is really
blowing me away. The
schools are not only creating
wonderful reflections
of their local communities,
they’re also weaving the
work into their learning
with a focus on community,
sustainability, creativity
and celebrating our environment,”
she said.
“The plants are growing well
and I can’t wait to see them
on-site in the Christchurch
Botanic Gardens.
“The commitment of the
teachers, children and local
communities involved is
inspirational, and I know
visitors to the festival will
be delighted with what
they have created.”
Rātā Foundation chief
executive Leighton Evans
said the festival provided
a unique opportunity to
celebrate the Garden City
while increasing environmental
awareness.
It also supported educating
children about sustainable
growing practices.
“The Rātā Foundation
School Gardens provide a
pathway for building the
next generation of gardeners
and eco-warriors,”
Evans said.
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I also am disappointed the council gave
approval for the rocks’ removal. They
were a dramatic feature of our local history.
I run past them every few days and
had become quite fond of them.
– Ian Forne
As a member of a family that has a long
history in the area I feel at least the community
should have been consulted before
the rocks were removed.
What do these people think gives them
the right to remove what has become a
symbol of a time we will all remember in
different ways for what they feel suits
them.
– Alan Truscott
Stinks, if they were of cultural significance
they would have been left. As for
the council . . . they quite often give the
impression that they are ignorant.
– James Quaid
Speed limit
I agree with the proposed plan of the
40km/h speed limit for sections of Banks
Peninsula. Speeding cars are a concern
in Corsair Bay, especially at the car park
turn off as it’s a tight bend. We hear them
throughout the night and wonder if they
will make it home.
Speed bumps would solve this happening
and I for one, would feel so much safer
walking my dog.
– L Swan
Lyttelton flags
I notice that the red and black are still
flying this week, despite these being the
Canterbury colours!
Lyttelton colours have always been (to
the best of my knowledge) gold and blue.
In 1994, banners of blue and gold were
introduced by Project Port Lyttelton (a
main street project of the time – the predecessor
for Project Lyttelton).
While I served on the Lyttelton/Mt
Herbert Community Board and Banks
Peninsula Council, various flags were
flown on Norwich Quay and London St,
the most memorable being those designed
to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lyttelton’s
main settlement in the year 2000.
Lyttelton was planned for the arrival
of the Canterbury settlers in 1850. It
remained the largest and most important
town in the district until about 1856 when
it was outstripped by Christchurch. It still
retains its identity and has never been a
suburb of Christchurch despite the amalgamation
of local body governments.
If flags are to be flown, they should
relate to Lyttelton, to local history and our
recognition of our local Maori, who were
here before European settlement.
– Ann Jolliffe
Former Banks Peninsula District
Council member
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NEWS 11
Quake victim may have to repay benefits
• By Anna Leask
A LYTTELTON 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, 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.
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
pre-injury 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.
– NZ Herald
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Ghost stories: From a murdered girl
Reporter Samantha
Mythen compiles
scary stories from
the Lyttelton – Ain’t
No Place I’d Rather
Be! Facebook page
The Lyttelton hotel hosted
more than just tourists
“The old Lyttelton Hotel burnt
down with a boarder sleeping.
When the new one was built, the
ghost came with the building. It
used to walk in and out of the
dining room and into the lounge,
even during the day. It would go
into the bar lounge and the owners
of the hotel at the time had a small
poodle and it would run around
and bark at what we thought was
nothing. The bar lady (Gloria) at
the time said it was in the bar all
the time and she would talk to
it. My daughter felt its presence
one day in the dining room and
wouldn’t go back in it.”
Previous owners often heard
someone playing pool and when
they went to look, no one was
there. This always happened prior
to them opening business for the
day.
Other residents speak of
a corner in Lyttelton that
is haunted by a young
girl who was horrifically
murdered, her body was
dumped in the bushes
along Ripon St
The 1875 newspapers called
it, “The most horrible murder
ever perpetrated in Canterbury.”
Isabella Thompson, 13, had
left her home in Dampier Bay
in the late afternoon to walk to
her school where she bought
tickets to an upcoming picnic
day in Riccarton. Afterwards, she
was spotted crying and walking
alongside an older man. She was
never seen alive again. Just after
6pm, two young boys noticed a
white handkerchief poking from
behind a fence on Rippon St. At
SPOOKY: Cressy House, built in the early 1900s, has seen many inhabitants pass through its rooms. But some may have
never left.
investigating further, they saw the
blood-stained face of the little girl.
Her dress had been torn and her
throat was cut. A man was caught
and the jury took just 12 minutes
to find him guilty of murdering
Isabella. He was hanged.
Helen Peterson used to live in
Dampier Bay in a house that was
built as a school called Fergusons
in 1859. She said it was occupied
by a presence, often hearing
footsteps going up and down the
stairs. She wonders if it was Miss
Thompson.
Cressy House
Locals believe Cressy House is
haunted by sinister beings. The
large house was originally built as
the caretaker’s home of the old orphanage
prior to 1906. It was then
renovated in 1933 and opened as
the Lyttelton Maternity Hospital. It
has been a rest home and is now a
boarding house
One local said
“People have hung themselves in
there and I’ve been told by people
who live there that they have
seen dark spirits in the hallways
at night. And there are multiple
writings on the walls saying RIP
this person and RIP that person.”
Monique Silva said
“We heard somethings stomping
up and down the hallway yelling
at each other, it was awful. People
would stay and think Glen and I
were arguing but it was just the
angry hallway ghosts. Also my
eldest daughter stood on a wiggly
tile in the bathroom, it flipped up
and there was a note under it that
said, “Sophie you will die in this
room” . . . Holly had for a long
time begged me to change her
name to Sophie. This gave us all
chills.”
Lyttelton Museum
Bill Edminstin used to live
upstairs of the Lyttelton Museum,
working as the caretaker for many
years. It used to be the old seaman’s
mission, built in 1911. Bill
said he used to hear strange eerie
sounds and the security alarms
went off at all hours for no apparent
reason.
It was always spooky when
he had to pass the ground floor
displays as he headed up to his flat
at night.
The Loons building
Alex Wright works as a duty
manager at the Loons building
and believes it is haunted by a
presence.
“I had finished work and was
sitting at the end of the bar having
my staff drink, I looked up at the
monitor which has the CCTV and
I could see something moving in
the camera. It was a humanoid
shape but moved like smoke and
was translucent.
The temperature felt cold and I
could feel a chill run up my spine
and I felt a strange aura. It wasn’t
sinister but there was a feeling of
sadness, like the presence there
wanted to be left in peace.
I promptly skulled my wine and
left whatever the presence was in
peace. Other strange things have
occurred like doors randomly
opening and something triggering
the upstairs alarm when nobody
is up there. Someone apparently
hung themselves in the upstairs
bar/venue many years ago.”
stone cottage on St Davids St.
My husband was spending the
week working in the south, and
one Tuesday afternoon Jak was
sitting at the kitchen table drawing
while I went into the garden
to collect washing from the line.
As I came back into the house Jak
announced, “dad’s home”. I was
a little surprised and went to the
front of the house to see whether
his car was outside. There was no
sign of him, so I went back to the
kitchen and asked Jak, “what made
you think dad was home?” He
replied, “because I saw him!”
I looked around the house and
found nothing, eventually returning
to the kitchen and asking Jak where
“dad” had gone. Almost without
looking up, Jak said, “he went into
the bathroom”. The door to the bathroom
was next to the kitchen so I
very gingerly opened the bathroom
door. No sign of anyone.
I returned to Jak and asked him
what “dad” had been wearing.
Without hesitation he said, “green
trousers and a brown top”.
That could’ve been the end of
the story, but we later discovered
a previous inhabitant, Albert Fox,
had regularly worn the clothes
described when tending to his
garden. He also went daily from
the garden to the bathroom to
wash his hands. He had lived there
for around 50 years before passing
away in the house.
We ended up moving next door
and built a house on land that
had been Albert’s garden. Over
the years there were a few sightings
of a man digging or walking
in our garden and we would just
shrug and say, “it was probably
just Albie”.
Helen Shrewsbury lived
in the stone cottage on St
David’s St, and tells of a
lovely ghost story
“My son, Jak, was four-yearsold
when we moved into the old
Linda Horan lived next door
to the stone cottage, she
said
“Albie Fox was a lovely man. We
lived next door all our lives and
I would feel so at peace if I was
witness to Albie’s presence.”
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to the spine-chilling note ‘you will die’
London St, Lyttelton in the1900s.
Lyttelton is filled with
quirky historic buildings
over 100 years old that are
still lived in today – with
more than just the living it
seems
Monique Silva said
“When we first moved into Ripon
St two years ago, our youngest
called out crying, her first night
in her room. She said there was a
witch in her room but that she was
nice. We settled her but she kept
sitting up pointing at the corner of
the room saying “daddy can you
see her? See the old lady in my
room.” It was so creepy!
We had a small ceremony the
next day and politely asked the
witch to leave us be and that we
would look after the house and
that our children needed sleep
without her there. We haven’t had
a problem since.”
Suzanne Ormandy said
“My daughter went to Lyttelton
Main and saw a woman from
another time sweeping the lower
school area, they looked at each
other. We lived up in a manor
house up on Cunningham Tce,
built in 1880, the first day we
moved in, I saw a lady move from
one side of the hallway to the next,
she was nice and gentle. There
was also another entity there
which was angry, aggressive and
freaked the bejesus out of us, we
had the house cleansed, however,
the darkness lurked around in the
shadows.”
Another local tells a sweet
tale of a dog connection
between worlds
“Some of my ancestors are buried
in the cemetery in Lyttleton.
We went for a walk there years
ago and had our dog with us. As
we were walking through, the
dog lay down and played dead on
someone’s grave. Turns out that
the grave she had laid on was a
fireman who had been buried with
his dog. She must have picked up
on it as that was the grave she went
straight for out of all of the graves
and she wouldn’t leave. She was
whimpering as well.”
51 Canterbury St has
some chilling tales told by
numerous inhabitants over
the years
One resident said
“I remember when my uncle had
51 Canterbury St. Apparently, a
presence who occupied the house
was an old sea captain. People that
were looking after the house one
time left after they were freaked
out by odd noises. Or was it their
over-inflated imagination.”
Another resident lived there
and her children felt a presence,
As adults today they still chat and
ponder about it.
Linda Horan’s brother had
the minister perform a
ceremony at the house.
She said: “We often felt a
presence in the house. It was not
scary rather it was just letting us
know it was there.”
Above: Lyttelton cemetery. Below: Norwich Quay in 1865.
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ESTUARY MATTERS
Event planned to farewell Godwits
The Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust is a
non-profit organisation formed to protect one of
New Zealand’s most important coastal wetlands.
Each week, board members will discuss matters
regarding the estuary, its rich history and what
makes it unique. This week Tanya Jenkins writes
about an event to commemorate the departure
of the godwits
FAREWELL TO the amazing
godwit birds who will soon be
leaving for Alaska.
In September each year as
many as 2000 godwits birds fly
non-stop from their breeding
grounds in Alaska to spend
summer here with us.
This journey is 12,000km and
takes eight days and nights.
But it is time to say farewell
as they will soon depart again
to return to Alaska for another
breeding season. Right now, they
are feeding as much and fast as
they possibly can to gain enough
weight to survive the long journey
back.
The males will have to make
an extra effort to produce their
stunning golden brown “breeding
plumage” in time for the
departure.
This is a vital time for us to
ensure our dogs are always on
a lead when walking along the
estuary edge as not to disturb
them.
Research has shown that every
time birds are disturbed it takes
approximately 40min of nervous
flying around before they feel
safe enough to settle and continue
to feed.
If this happens several times a
day they are at risk of not being
able to gain enough energy to
complete the 14,000km journey
back. Yes, it’s even longer than
when they return as they fly back
via the Yellow Sea for one stop to
top up on food before the last leg.
The Estuary Trust together
with the city council commemorates
this amazing annual feat
this year on Sunday. You are
warmly invited to join a gathering
at South Shore Spit Reserve
(end of Rockinghorse Rd).
From 5.30pm there will be
a free sausage sizzle and drink
stall, live music and free “paint
a godwit garden ornament ” for
children to take home.
The Estuary Trust will have an
information stall to answer any
questions you have on the godwit
and “everything estuary.”
At 6pm, councillor James
Daniels will provide a karakia
before our Mayor Lianne Dalziel
welcomes us.
City council park ranger
Andrew Crossland will provide
us with facts and figures of the
godwits before we are taken on
a guided walk to view the birds
up close.
Parking will be available or
take the No 60 Bus that leaves
every 30min from the Bus
Exchange.
FAREWELL:
Hundreds of
godwits travel
across the globe
each year to spend
their summer at
South Shore Spit.
They will soon
depart and return
to Alaska.
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“At mumma bear we believe that
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But the good taste of mumma bear isn’t
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weekend farmers markets.
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own containers to help reduce waste.”
You’ll also find them at the Farmers
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Mercy Ships is Mumma Bear’s charity of
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ChristchurchNZ is helping identify opportunities for people to reskill and move into other sectors
Higher
Both Māori
unemployment
and European
impacts
more significantly on those in
lower
Our city
skilled
has had a
roles
connection
and our
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Pasifika; young people not in
employment, education or
training; and our long-term
unemployed.
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And what are we doing?
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and to identify gaps, we are
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and community interventions;
and will enable us to better
understand what skills
Christchurch’s future economy
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providers to ensure the right
courses are offered.
In times of recession we generally
see an increase in people
choosing to study.
their bases. We truly are a global
Antarctic gateway city.
The Antarctic sector grows in
leaps and bounds every year. It
delivered an estimated $250 million
to the Canterbury economy
in 2019, and the future is looking
even busier.
Many Antarctica bases are
reaching the end of their vi-
This is an opportunity to upskill
Canterbury’s relatively
poorly-educated able lives. Both workforce Scott Base and for
McMurdo Station will soon be
our future rebuilt. economy, to generate
more and Antarctica better jobs, New Zealand to increase recently
announced Christchurch
productivity, company and Leighs to raise Construction living
standards will and lead wellbeing.
the $250m Scott Base
We are supporting
Alongside assisting
Ngāi Tahu’s
these
important international Antarctic
development programmes, of an the iwi Christchurch skills hub
Antarctic Office aims to instil
that will
pride
create
and
stronger
excitement
pathways
among our
for young residents Māori for into our gateway tertiary status.
Every October, to mark the
education and skilled jobs.
Among exhibitions other projects, and presentations we are
working giving with our education residents a chance partners to
learn more about our links to
and mana the whenua ice through to local increase Antarctic
aspiration organisations and participation and experts. of
In 2020, we launched a New
students Zealand-first in low-decile Antarctic schools audio in
future-focused
trail, taking
tertiary
listeners
study
on a 17-stop
that
tour of central Christchurch. This
will lead to careers in
NEWS 17
Leveraging Christchurch’s Antarctic connection
• By David Kennedy
ŌTAUTAHI Christchurch has
always been a base camp for
exploration, and we channel
this through our Christchurch
Antarctic Office.
adventurers staged their journeys
from here, in search of kai, pounamu,
and undiscovered lands.
with Antarctica for more than
100 years. From historic missions
to cutting-edge scientific
missions, Ōtautahi Christchurch
is a well-forged gateway to the
immense white continent.
gateway cities in the world. More
than geographic convenience, our
welcoming nature, scientific expertise
and extreme climate business
experience, determine us a
viable partner for international
programmes and expeditions.
confirmed the Antarctic Gateway
Strategy in 2018, and the
Christchurch Antarctic Office is
charged with delivering it. The office
sits within ChristchurchNZ,
the city’s sustainable economic
development and city profile
agency.
PROFILE: Dave Kennedy heads the Christchurch Antarctic
office.
To In partnership ensure work with Christ-
isn’t duplicated,
church’s vast Antarctic sector,
we maximise the benefits of our
gateway status for locals and
businesses, and ensure international
Antarctic programmes that
call Christchurch home are well
looked after.
We build off the historic connection
Christchurch has with
Antarctica. Fame and glory awaited
adventurers of the early 1900s,
chasing the tantalising challenge
to be the first to reach the South
Pole.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott
chose Lyttelton over Melbourne
for his 1901 Discovery Expedition
and both he and Sir Ernest
Shackleton used our city for future
expeditions, with thousands
of locals turning out to farewell
these global superstars.
Scott and Shackleton both
knew the importance of science
in Antarctica, but never foresaw
that it would become the canary
in the coal mine for climate
change.
Christchurch cemented its
Antarctic gateway status when
American polar aviator and
explorer Rear Admiral Richard
E. Byrd based several Antarctic
expeditions here from the
1920s to 1950s, including the
first Operation Deep Freeze that
established McMurdo Station
in 1957. Christchurch remains
the gateway for the United States
Antarctic Program.
Italy, South Korea, France, Germany,
China, and Russia all use
facilities here to supply and access
Antarctic Summer Science
Season, we run Days Of Ice,
a festival of public events,
Wednesday February 24 2021 Bay Harbour News
high-growth areas. We are
seeking to future-proof
Canterbury’s labour mark
- we know how vital it is to
new jobs to ensure people
employment options now
in the longer term.
We have invested in a cityinnovation
and entrepreu
ecosystem partnership to s
high-growth potential bus
and future job creation in
of regional strength and gl
growth opportunity. These
Supernodes are Aerospace
Future Transport; Food, F
and Agritech; Health Tech
Resilient Communities; an
High-Tech Services.
GATEWAY: Antarctica-bound aircraft on tarmac at
Christchurch Airport this month.
fun and interactive experience
can be found on the Listen Up
Ōtautahi app.
Also launched last year was
Christchurch’s newest and
coolest business network, the
Christchurch Antarctic Network,
rebuild. This project alone is expected
to create around 450 jobs. Christchurch’s Antarctic
with the goal of promoting
and extreme environment
business expertise to Antarctic
programmes around the world.
This network is open to any local
business with an Antarctic angle
to their offering.
Our business attraction te
working to attract addition
businesses and jobs to the
While we expect ongoing
economic disruption, ther
are many green shoots and
opportunities – one of wh
to develop a workforce tha
highly skilled and can sup
thriving and globally com
Antarctica has been woven into
future economy.
the social and economic fabric
of Christchurch since the days of
steam and sail and the city is set
to grow as one of the world’s great
Antarctic gateway cities.
Karen Haigh is a Talent
Specialist for Innovation
Dave and Business Kennedy is Growth the at
head of the Christchurch
ChristchurchNZ
Antarctic office at
ChristchurchNZ.
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TSUNAMI
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Orange evacuation zone
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