Nor'West News: February 25, 2021

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Green-thumbed Peter’s 

achievements grow 

• By Bea Gooding 

IT ISN’T cheap to maintain 

an award-winning garden 

each year, particularly in a 

city teeming with fierce and 

passionate competitors. 

Northwood resident Peter 

Lawrence is no stranger to 

the Christchurch Beautifying 

Association summer garden 

competition and has worked 

what felt like “25 hours a day” 

maintaining his $10,000 garden. 

Many hours and early mornings 

have now paid off as he 

has taken out 11 awards at the 

annual competition this year. 

Regarded as one of the city’s 

best gardeners, it was not his 

first win – he even has a trophy 

named after him for the rest 

home and retirement village 

category and has claimed nearly 

100 awards since he started 

competing in 1974. 

But taking home the premier 

garden award this year, or the 

Ruske Cup, was an achievement 

he was most proud of. 

Said Lawrence: “It’s overwhelming 

really, there are some 

lovely gardens out there. Hopefully, 

it brings some pleasure to 

other people by looking at it. 

PROUD: Peter Lawrence has taken home more than 11 awards at the Christchurch Beautifying Association summer 

garden competition. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

“The premier is the ultimate 

award really, so it felt good to 

get [it].” 

This year alone he planted 

7500 plants, including marigolds, 

petunias and begonias. 

His backyard oasis also features 

a glass-like water fountain, 

sculptures and a perfectlytrimmed 

lawn. 

Lots of bedding was involved, 

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Thursday February 25 2021 3 

Pupils prepare gardens for festival 

PLANTS, FLOWERS and 

vegetables are sprouting at 

schools across the city as they 

finalise their designs for the 

Grow Ōtautahi garden festival 

next month. 

The St Margaret’s College 

junior school, Banks Avenue 

School and four 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. 

The Rātā Foundation School 

Gardens celebrate the best of the 

local environment, with a view 

to sustainability and education. 

Festival director Sandi MacRae 

said she was impressed at the 

work and detail in the school 

gardens. 

“What I’m seeing in the leadup 

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. 

SPROUTING: Pupils across the city, including at the St Margaret’s College junior school, have 

been preparing to show off their unique gardens at the Grow Ōtautahi festival next month. 

PHOTO: NEWSLINE 

“The plants are growing well 

and I can’t wait to see them onsite 

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,” 

said Evans. 

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Garden Festival Trust is 

closely monitoring the national 

Covid-19 situation, following 

all advice from the Government 

and will respond “swiftly” to any 

changing circumstances. 

Said MacRae: “We are all 

focused on the task at hand and 

gearing-up to welcome people to 

the first-ever Grow Ōtautahi. This 

has always included a sharp focus 

on public safety and we’ll have 

appropriate hygiene and healthrelated 

processes in place.” 

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Bringing about happiness fuels passion further 

• From page 1 

“Majority of it is planting the 

garden out – that’s the hardest 

work. Now it’s just managing it, 

keeping the water up and mowing 

the lawns,” said Lawrence. 

The recent water restrictions 

imposed by the city council during 

summer, which were lifted earlier 

this month, proved a challenge 

when it came to maintaining water 

levels. 

Like all residents, he was restricted 

to using hoses and sprinklers on 

alternate days and could not use 

water between certain hours. In 

spite of this, his garden came out of 

the season unscathed. 

Said Lawrence: “I managed to 

work around that – I had to get up 

earlier in the morning and put the 

hoses on, it was a bit inconvenient 

but never mind.” 

Bringing about happiness in 

the community with his unique 

designs fuelled the passion further, 

but it was not the only reason why 

he delved into the world of horticulture 

to begin with. 

“My grandfather was a very good 

gardener,” said Lawrence. 

“I couldn’t play competitive sport, 

so I took my frustrations out on the 

garden.” 

Lawrence said the nature of his 

previous work also played a part 

in the growth of his talent as the 

former funeral director of Academy 

Funeral Services. 

Although he was semi-retired, he 

was still a contractor at the home. 

In spite of being a veteran competition 

winner, Lawrence has never 

been met with tension or hostility 

by other keen horticulturists who 

strived to live up to the Garden City 

image as much as he did. 

As well as hard work, the key to 

success, he said, was putting your 

own stamp on your garden. 

“My style of gardening may not 

be like other people. One of the 

gardens was full of succulents, it 

was beautiful,” he said. 

“Carry on with your passion, 

you never know what’s around the 

corner.” 

• Summer garden competition 

results, p10-11 

BEAUTIFUL: A 

closer look at the 

award-winning 

garden, costing 

about $10,000. 

PHOTOS: 

GEOFF SLOAN



Russley village garden reaps the rewards 


HARD WORK, dried blood, and 

“lots and lots of water.” 

According to The Russley 

Village head gardener Shearon 

Holmes, that’s what it takes to 

run a garden worthy of awards 

at the Christchurch Beautifying 


competition. 

This year the village won 

a number of awards in the 

commercial and residential 

categories, including the A A 

Lawrence Challenge Memorial 

and the Peter Lawrence 

Challenge trophies. 

The village has Holmes and 

gardener Amanda 

Riordan to thank for 

its success in planning, 

planting, pruning and 

watering thousands 

of plants on the 8ha 

property. 

Said Holmes: “We are 

once again so proud to 

win the premier cup, all 

our hard work has paid 

off as we take such pride 

in the beautiful Russley 

gardens. 

“We’re very proud the 

residents take such pride 

in their own gardens as 

well.” 

Holmes has been the principal 

gardener at the retirement village 

for more than four years and 

takes pride in managing the 

gardens. 

PRIDE: Resident 

Ruvae Britten, 90, 

still loves to potter 

about her garden, 

which won the 

McMaster Cup for 

a non-conventional 

garden of modern 

style. 

A passion for gardening 

at home eventually 

turned into a paid, fulltime 

gig. 

“The whole village is looking 

beautiful at the moment. You 

walk down a pathway with 

RECOGNISED: 

Gardeners 

Amanda Riordan 

(front) and 

Shearon Holmes 

are proud of their 

award-winning 

garden at The 

Russley Village. 

PHOTOS: 

GEOFF SLOAN 

cherry trees to the bowling green 

where the impatiens are all glowing; 

the rhododendrons [are] so 

pretty,” she said. 

“I love the front entrance at 

the moment on Roydvale Ave, 

it’s quite eye-catching with impatiens, 

begonias, nice cut hedges 

and beautiful white roses.” 

Across the whole village, there 

were about 850 roses alone. 

Spending up on plants and 

material added up – more than 

$2500 was spent on bedding 

plants during spring and summer, 

and plants like rhododendrons, 

azaleas and camellias 

were about $30 to $40 each. 

But it was all worth it in the 

end. 

“It’s very satisfying at the end 

of the day to turn around and see 

what you’ve done,” said Holmes. 

The gardeners faced challenges 

beyond their control last year 

due to Covid-19 as well as battling 

the summer elements. 

“Last year during Covid we 

had lots of trouble getting plants. 

The weather has been really 

funny because the plants weren’t 

doing that good before Christmas,” 

she said. 

“We asked a few nurseries and 

they said it was because we didn’t 

have enough sun, it was cloudy 

all the time; then we had those 

horrible winds. That was a challenge 

for us as it whips and dries 

the garden out.” 

Holmes has always been a keen 

gardener; considering it to be her 

only hobby. It started out with 

seedlings and cuttings before it 

became a passion. 

“It’s good therapy, it’s good to 

get your hands in and feel the 

soil, to be out in the fresh air and 

buy plants to make the garden 

look beautiful.” 

• Christchurch Beautifying 


competition results, p22-23 

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Readers respond to the 

proposed Wheels to 

Wings cycleway 

In contrast to most of the 

commenters on the issue 

of the proposed cycleway, I 

am very much in favour of a 

new cycleway and also, more 

importantly, of the other 

proposed changes, ie the traffic 

lights at the Greers Rd corner, 

the pedestrian crossings at the 

Bishopdale roundabout and the 

reduction from four lanes to two 

lanes. 

All of these changes will make 

Harewood Rd a whole lot safer 

along its full length for everyone, 

including myself. I am a cyclist, 

pedestrian, bus user and car 

driver who makes frequent 

use of Harewood Rd. – Alan 

Tunnicliffe 

These changes are ridiculous, 

everyone enjoys the atmosphere 

at Copenhagen Bakery and 

the parking is essential for 

customers. 

Also when we see cycleways 

being given priority over car 

lanes, hardly any cyclists are seen 

on these new lanes. 

We have lived in the area for 

over 20 years and Harewood Rd 

is very busy and to turn from 

either Breens Rd or Gardiners 

Rd left or right without two lanes 

will prove near impossible. 

I would like to object to these 

changes. – Lorraine Rayner 

I oppose the Wheels to Wings 

cycleway in its proposed format. 

Instead, I would suggest the 

cycleway be put in the middle 

of Harewood Rd from where 

the two cycleways meet at 

approximately Matsons Ave 

going west. The cycleway should 

be in the middle of the road 

up through the middle of the 

Bishopdale roundabout and 

continue in the centre of the 

road up to where it was to go 

to the left side of Harewood Rd 

west of Croftons Rd. It would 

be a shared pedestrian/cycleway 

to Whitechurch Pl where it 

goes under Johns Rd. The 

present islands in the centre of 

Harewood Rd from Greers Rd to 

Breens/Gardeners are just over 

4m wide – enough for a double 

CRITICISM: 

Businesses 

such as The 

Copenhagen 

Bakery object 

to the Wheels 

to Wings 

cycleway 

proposal as it 

will lose car 

parking. 

cycleway. 

Traffic lights should be 

installed at Breens/Gardeners/ 

Harewood Rds and the 

Bishopdale roundabout. 

All roads leading onto 

Harewood Rd except Breens/ 

Gardiners, Highstead/ 

Farrington and Greers Rds 

intersections should be left turn 

only, in or out. 

Controlled crossings for 

pedestrians should be placed 

on Matsons Ave where the 

cycleway goes to the centre 

of Harewood, another at 

approximately Wilmot St at 

both ends of the Bishopdale 

roundabout, another between 

Leacroft and Cotswold Ave and 

the place where the cycleway 

goes to the south side of 

Harewood Rd past Croftons 

Rd. 

The cycleway should be fenced 

on both sides. This would 

stop any traffic or pedestrians 

crossing the cycleway except at 

controlled points. 

This plan would leave most if 

not all the parking on Harewood 

Rd and leave the two lanes as is 

now. – Brian Breen. 

Online store next step for 

specialist footwear shop 

Just over a year since the doors first opened, The 

Shoe Room in Upper Riccarton is about to launch 

a new service for customers – an online store. 

Owned by podiatrist Charlotte Russell, who 

also owns and operates the podiatry clinic Feet 

First, The Shoe Room was part of the clinic 

before increasing demand for fashionable, 

functional footwear prompted her to open the 

specialist shop in December 2019. 

“The online store is the next ‘big thing’ for 

us, and it means that a much wider customer 

base will have access to our extensive range,” 

Charlotte says. 

Customers logging on to the online store will 

find photographs of the shoes taken from every 

angle as well as information on the designs and 

materials used to make them. A size guide on 

the website shows how to measure feet, which 

Charlotte encourages people to use so they can 

be sure of ordering the right size. 

The Shoe Room stocks a number of leading 

international footwear brands, and the range has 

recently been extended with the addition of the 

popular Ziera brand. Also, in addition to Propét, 

the store now stocks the Dr Comfort range of 

medical footwear. 

While The Shoe Room’s main focus is on 

women’s footwear, the men’s range is also being 

expanded, Charlotte says. 

Business has grown steadily over the last 12 

months, both through word of mouth and with 

customers returning to purchase second and 

third pairs of shoes, which Charlotte says is 

largely due to the service her staff provides. 

“That’s our point of difference. Shop manager 

Maxine and shop assistant Carol are very friendly 

and welcoming and are able to build a rapport 

with customers by providing that all-important 

personal service and making sure customers get 

shoes that fit correctly, are comfortable and look 

nice on their feet.” 

The Shoe Room’s online store will go live in 

February, a fitting complement to the physical 

store, which is located at Unit 3, 355 Riccarton 

Road, opposite the Lone Star. 

Opening hours are Monday 10am-5.30pm, 

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 9.30am-5.30pm, 

Thursday 9.30am-5.30pm with late night 

Tuesday by appointment only, Saturday 10am- 

4pm. However, the online store will be open 24/7. 

The Shoe Room looks forward to meeting all of 

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Carol, left, and Maxine provide the all-important 

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Graeme Campbell 

Shari Hoskins 

Former players join tennis 

club management team 

TWO FORMER junior players at 

Waimairi Tennis Club have won places 

on the 2021 management team– Graeme 

Campbell in the newly created role of club 

manager, and Shari Hoskins as junior 

administrator. 

Said club president Lloyd Russell: “It 

is fantastic to have two people of their 

calibre joining our team. 

“And it’s great that they both began 

their tennis with us as juniors many years 

ago. The club is going from strength 

to strength and Graeme and Shari are 

going to bring us to a whole new level of 

professionalism.” 

Campbell is responsible for membership, 

marketing, sponsorship, grants, 

facility hire, coach contracts, tournaments 

and daily and monthly accounting duties. 

“He comes to us with an impressive resume 

in sports management and development, 

has a Bachelor of Sports Education 

from Otago University, spent eight years 

as head of sports at St Bede’s College and 

then 10 years as sports co-ordinator at 

Lincoln College,” said Russell. 

Hoskins’ responsibilities will encompass 

junior membership, junior teams and 

tournaments. In her professional life she 

practiced in veterinary science, and managed 

a large veterinary practice in Dubai. 

She and her family are now members at 

Waimairi after returning from 17 years 

abroad. Hoskins has two children in junior 

competition teams and is experienced 

as a parent team manager and supervisor. 

Both will work alongside head coach 

Stu Chalmers. 

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SLICE OF PARADISE AT NGAIO MARSH 

Noel and Dorothy have found a slice of 

paradise at Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village. 

Their townhouse is tucked down a little 

garden bordered laneway and it’s only a 

few steps away from the village centre and 

other amenities 

The couple moved into their home in June 

and called on their family and friends to help 

move their chosen possessions into the twobedroom 

townhouse that has a real feeling 

of privacy. 

They married 22 years ago, in second 

marriages, having met through the Chapel 

Street Centre Methodist Church. However, 

they were both originally from the West 

Coast, Noel from Hokitika and Dorothy 

from Westport. 

Noel had also coincidentally known 

Dorothy’s family while living on the 

West Coast including her brother and sisters. 

But individually they moved to Canterbury 

in the late 50s/early 60s. 

The couple both have three children 

from their previous marriages. While on 

the coast Dorothy started a career as a 

kindergarten teacher. 

Noel too was a teacher, but at primary 

school level within Canterbury, and one of 

his higher positions was principal of Russley 

School. They both loved their teaching 

careers, enjoyed international travel together 

and also share a passion for the 

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included gardening. 

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the time when it was right, and it was while 

we were able to do it ourselves,” Noel says. 

Following a search, they agreed that Ngaio 

Marsh was the perfect option, and they now 

love the fact they can stay in contact with 

the circle of friends that live outside the 

village gates, as well as the new friends they 

have made inside. 

Noel still drives to Morrison Ave Bowling 

Club, where he is Club Patron and has been 

a member since before he retired at the age 

Tuesday 2 March, 2pm 

of 60. He also likes to play at the Ngaio Marsh 

green, with other residents, on Tuesday and 

Saturday afternoons. 

Dorothy says she too has favourite activities 

within the village, including the regular 

Triple A exercise classes and being able to 

get together with other residents for events 

such as market days and family fun days. 

Ngaio Marsh amenities include the allweather 

bowling green, an indoor heated 

swimming pool, spa, atrium, library, gym, hair 

salon, bar, shop and croquet lawn. It is close 

to Northlands Mall and the Papanui shops. 

Sales Advisor Danielle Numan says the 

village always welcomes enquiries for those 

wanting to look at townhouses or serviced 

apartments. Residents love the open layout 

of the village, which has a lovely stream and 

bridge to highlight the prize-winning gardens. 

Noel and Dorothy say they love the “very 

attractive” gardens and the community of 

people but add they are still independent 

and out and about. 

The staff and individual team members are 

always so helpful and friendly to residents 

like themselves, the couple add. 

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CHRISTCHURCH BEAUTIFYING ASSOCIATION SUMMER GARDEN COMPETITION RESULTS 

RESIDENTS AND businesses 

across the city battled it out for 

an award at the Christchurch 

Beautifying Association Summer 

Garden Competition. Here are 

the 2021 recipients: 

Ruske Cup – Premier Garden 

Peter Lawrence. 20 Saracen 

Ave, Northwood. 

Taylor Cup – Novice 

First: Ricky Chapman. 2 Muir 

Ave, Halswell. 

Second: John and Mary 

Churchill. 40 Valiant St, Wigram. 

Third: Des Bartlett. 214 Hendersons 

Rd, Hoon Hay. 

Certificate of Merit: 

Jeff and Brigette Clark. 30 

Highwood Lane, Burnside. 

Shirley Van Grinsven and Fred 

Killick. 72 Ottawa Rd, Wainoni. 

Joanne Guilbert. 28 Forbes St, 

Sydenham. 

Julie Steffens. 10 Hussar Pl, 

Hoon Hay. 

Murray Holmwood. 2 Donovan 

Pl, Aidanfield. 

Sladen Cup (gardens over 18m 

frontage) 

First: Peter Lawrence. 20 Saracen 


Second: Ray and June Stanbury. 

48 Woodhurst Drive, 

Casebrook. 

Third: Brian and Janet 

Lovelock. 32 Applefield Court, 

Northwood. 

Howman Cup (flats & townhouses) 

First: Peter Gooding. Villa 14, 

73 Roydvale Ave, Burnside. 

Herbert Cup (gardens up to 

18m frontage) 

First: Ron and Glyn 

Andrew. 23 Molesworth Pl, 

Somerfield. 

Second: Croydon Thomas. 3 

Larnach St, Waimairi Beach. 

Third: Allan and Margret 

Shears. 49 Richmond Ave, Halswell. 


Anne E Smith. 11 Kereru Lane, 

Mona Vale. 

Lindsay Corner. 13 Marshwood 

Pl, Sockburn. 

Dobson Cup (garden that 

most uplifts their surroundings) 

First: Graham and Kathy 

Mollison. 10 Sharnbrook Lane, 

Casebrook. 

Second: Ross and Judy Honey. 

79 Wales St, Halswell. 

Third: Kenneth and Kathryn 

Morrison. 57 Tankerville Rd, 

Hoon Hay. 


Wendy Moreton. 3 Cornet Lane, 

Aranui 

Croydon Thomas. 3 Larnach 

St, Waimairi Beach. 

Nick and Shona Harrison. 

267 Cannon Hill Crescent, Mt 

Pleasant. 

J & F Strachan. 4 Ansonby St, 

Russley. 

Lynne Himiona. 43 Leicester 

Crescent, Hoon Hay. 

Betty Hart Memorial Trophy 

(secret garden) 



Second: Jacquie and Dave 

Ching. 39 Applefield Court, 

Northwood. 

Third: Brian and Janet 

Lovelock. 32 Applefield Court, 

Northwood. 


Gavin, Margaret and Michael 

Case. 340 Cranford St, St Albans 

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Peter and Jane Reed. 58 Coolspring 

Way, Redwood. 

Croydon Thomas. 3 Larnach 

St, Waimairi Beach. 

Christopher Arnesen. 460 

Marine Parade, South New 

Brighton. 

Sally McGillivray. 30 County 

Palms Drive, Halswell. 

Vaughan Snowdon. 18 Quarters 

Pl, Halswell. 

Jeff and Brigette Clark. 30 

Highwood Lane, Burnside. 

Judith and Keith McFarlane. 

Villa 41, 73 Roydvale Ave, Burnside. 

Carolyn and Brian Couch. 


Patricia Marshall. 38 Ford Rd, 

Opawa. 

Norma Edwards. 15B Broadbent 

St, Riccarton. 

Ron and Glyn Andrew. 23 

Molesworth Place, Somerfield. 

Allan and Margret Shears. 49 

Richmond Ave Halswell. 

Hack Cup (gardens in streets 

served by public conveyance) 

First: Allan and Margret 

Shears. 49 Richmond Ave, Halswell. 

Second: Peter Gooding. 


Fitzroy Cup (area with underground 

wiring) 



Second: Ray amd June Stanbury. 

48 Woodhurst Drive, Casebrook. 

CBA Trophy (continuing 

standard) 

First: Carol and Alan Alfeld. 1 

Viceroy Pl, Halswell. 

Second: Tom and Ann Reed. 

42 Bickerton St, Wainoni. 

Third: Ann Tindall. Villa 15, 

73 Roydvale Ave, Burnside. 


Ursula Schmidtke. 25 Molesworth 

Pl, Somerfield. 

McMaster Cup (nonconventional 

garden of modern 

style) 

First: Ruvae Britten. Villa 8, 73 

Roydvale Ave, Burnside. 

Special Certificate of Merit: 

Nina Messervy. 11a Austin Kirk 

Lane, Huntsbury. 

Elliott Sinclair & Partners 

Trophy (villas & apartments) 

First: Judith and Keith McFarlane. 

Villa 41, 73 Roydvale Ave, 

Burnside. 

Second: Carolyn and Brian 

Couch. Villa 34, 73 Roydvale 

Ave, Burnside. 

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Martin Cole 

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pleasure of the natural 

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his environmental concerns 

led him to work with found 

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depicted. Cole’s insects, birds and frogs come to life formed 

from objects of a previous life, a doorknob, coin or cutlery. 

Varying metals are skilfully welded together creating 

interesting patinas and textures. 

He studied Fine Arts at East Sydney 

Technical College in 1989 and has been 

working with metal for around 8 years 

and lives in Lyttelton. 

Mark Dimock 

Mark’s 3D pieces are made from found 

materials. Old fence posts, provide the 

timber for his bird bodies and rusted 

steel form the wings and details. Pieces 

of abandoned farm equipment have 

sculptural qualities that are well used to 

support the birds and form conceptual 

contrast and physical support for 

the sculptures. Mark has great skill 

mimicking the natural stance and 

movement of birds on the wing and as 

they alight. 

Mark Dimock has been living and 

working in Eketahuna since 1980 

where he has established a large studio 

workshop and gallery. 

He has exhibited widely in 

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Third: Bruce and Shirley Wallace. 

Villa 6, 73 Roydvale Ave, 

Burnside. 


Annette Furkert. Townhouse 

28, 95 Grants Rd, Papanui. 

Mary Mills. Townhouse 61, 95 

Grants Rd, Papanui. 

Rosemary Harper. Townhouse 

88, 95 Grants Rd, Papanui. 

Joan Batten. Townhouse 53, 95 

Grants Rd, Papanui. 

Alex Wilson. Flat 5, 19 Aberfoyle 

Pl, Parklands. 

Margaret and Sefton Jones. 

Villa 6, 35 Whiteleigh Avenue, 

Addington. 

Sue Cassidy. Villa 113, 135 

Awatea Rd, Halswell. 

Russell and Lois Eagle. Villa 

90, 121 Skyhawk Rd, Wigram. 

Peter and Toni Smith. Villa 95, 

121 Skyhawk Rd, Wigram. 

Kay and Lex Asham. Villa 97, 

121 Skyhawk Rd, Wigram. 

Patricia and John Rickerby. Villa 

52, 121 Skyhawk Rd, Wigram. 

Mary and John Corbett. Villa 

43, 95 Corsair Drive, Wigram. 

Gwen McLean. Villa 48, 95 

Corsair Drive, Wigram. 

Janice Havill. Villa 44, 95 Corsair 

Drive, Wigram. 

Elizabeth and Denis Peacock. 

Villa 109, 135 Awatea Rd, Wigram. 

Special Certificate of Merit: 

Adrienne Todd. Villa 124, 135 

Awatea Rd, Wigram. 

Commercial: 

A A Lawrence Memorial Trophy 

(premier award) 

Russley Village. 73 Roydvale 

Ave, Burnside. 

Watling Cup (over 82.5m 

frontage) 

First: John Rhind Funeral Directors. 

19 London St, Richmond. 

Second: Academy Funeral Services. 

65 Main South Rd, Upper 

Riccarton. 

Wallace Dalley Challenge 

Trophy (up to 82.5m frontage) 

First: Dux Dine. 28 Riccarton 

Rd, Riccarton. 

Second: Department of 

Conservation. 31 Nga Mahi Rd, 

Sockburn. 

Third: Akaroa Salmon NZ. 89 

Treffers Rd, Wigram. 


Vicki’s Hair Studio. 205 Avonhead 

Rd, Avonhead. 

Jefferies Trophy (hotels and 

motels) 

First: Roma On Riccarton. 38 

Riccarton Rd, Riccarton. 

Second: Woolston Club. 43 

Hargood St, Woolston. 

Peter Lawrence Challenge 

Trophy (rest home and retirement 

villages) 

First: Russley Village. 73 Roydvale 

Ave, Burnside 

Second: Park Lane. 35 

Whiteleigh Ave, Addington. 

Third: Anthony Wilding 

Retirement Village. 5 Corbett 

Crescent, Aidanfield 


Diana Isaac Retirement Village. 

1 Lady Isaac Way, Mairehau. 

Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village. 

95 Grants Rd, Papanui. 

Merivale Retirement Village. 

27 Somme St, St Albans. 

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Addington Gardens. 207 Lincoln 

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Summerset at Wigram. 135 

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Streamside Court. St Johns St, 

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Riccarton Workingmen’s 

Club Trophy (sports complex) 

First: Riccarton Park Racecourse, 

165 Racecourse Rd, 

Broomfield. 

Second: Cashmere Bowling 

Club. 12 Crichton Tce, Cashmere. 

Third: Riccarton Racecourse 

Bowling Club. 171 Racecourse 

Rd, Sockburn. 


Redcliffs Mt Pleasant Bowling 

Club. 9 James St, Redcliffs. 

CBA Plaque (continuing 

standard) 

First: Lady Wigram Retirement 

Village. 210 Kittyhawk Ave, 

Wigram. 

Second: Avon City Motel. 402 

Main North Rd, Redwood. 

Third: Styx Mill Country Club. 

160 Hussey Rd, Northwood. 

Specials – commercial 

Galey Trophy for Colour 

Impact. 

Avon City Motel. 402 Main 

North Rd, Redwood. 

Academy Funeral Services 

Cup (most meritorious feature) 

Lady Wigram Retirement 

Village. 210 Kittyhawk Ave, 

Wigram. 

Specials – residential 

Gower Trophy (most meritorious 

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Florinid Trophy (best lawn) 



Redwood Trophy (best display 

of flowers and colour impact) 



Ron Proctor Memorial Cup 

(best trees and shrubs) 



Walsh Trophy (cultivation) 



Lynnette Briggs Memorial 

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Charlotte Harris Trophy (best 

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Classmates celebrate 80 years of friendship 


NEARLY EIGHT decades 

have passed since the Opawa 

School class of 1949 said their 

final goodbyes to the place that 

brought about many years of joy. 

It might have been goodbye to 

school, but not so much to each 

other. Now in their 80s, a handful 

of former pupils still meet for 

an annual potluck lunch, but this 

year’s reunion was a special one. 

Thirteen gathered at the 

McLeans Island Camping 

Ground pavilion this month to 

celebrate primer 1s 80th year of 

friendship since 1941. 

Former pupil Eleanor 

Gillespie, of St Albans, usually 

organises the reunions and 

believed a former teacher, who 

taught their class for four years, 

was responsible for their long 

friendship. 

“We put that down to a teacher 

we had from standard 1 to 4, he 

held that class together like a 

family. He wasn’t married and 

didn’t have a family of his own,” 

she said. 

“He was a good teacher. He 

spent a lot of time with us, he 

used to take us to Lyttelton on 

the train, we did monthly walks 

over the Bridal path and he used 

to take the boys out for weekends 

to a bach in Waikuku. 

“They were like his sons.” 

The class comprised of about 50 

Back row: Murray Walker, 87, of Akaroa, Ross Wynn, 86, of Broomfield, Barry Tewnion, 85, 

of Yaldhurst, Barry Hayes, 84, of Casebrook and Brian Brenner, 84, of Akaroa. Middle row: 

Mary Johns (nee Parnell), 84, of Middlepark, Joyce Walker (nee Evans), 85, of Akaroa, David 

Close, 84, of South New Brighton and Rosemary Harper (nee Lane), 84, of Papanui. Front 

row: Jeannette Searle (nee Wise), 84, of Rangiora, Eleanor Gillespie (nee Bamford), 84, of St 

Albans and Valerie Percy (nee Shipp), 84, of Shirley. 

students who all walked or biked 

to school, even in the snow. The 

days were split in half, from 9am 

to noon, then 1pm to 3pm. 

Every week the pupils took a 

tram to Sydenham School where 

the boys took woodwork classes 

and the girls learned how to cook. 

“My favourite days were sports 

days, I loved basketball and I was 

a good swimmer,” said Gillespie. 

World War 2 was well involved 

by the time Gillespie started 

school, but as a child, life did not 

feel that way. 

No one came to school without 

lunch, but having suitable clothing 

was another story. 

Said Gillespie: “I think we all 

went through hardships, there 

were a lot of families that had 

hardships with clothes. I remember 

the blackouts at school, we 

had to have our curtains across 

the windows during the war. 

“But when you’re in that situation 

you don’t realise they’re 

hardships.” 

Gillespie later attended Avonside 

Girls’ High School along 

with two other classmates from 

Opawa. 

Many of the boys went on to 

own their own businesses, became 

teachers and missionaries, 

and two were Rhode scholars at 

Christchurch Boy’s High School. 

Former pupil Barry Dineen 

notably became the New Zealand 

managing director for Shell 

until 1995 and David Close edited 

a book chronicling stories of 

“The Class of 1941” and the lives 

that followed. 

But young women at the time 

did not have much choice in the 

career department. Gillespie did 

not know of any girls who went 

to university. 

They were given two options 

– working in an office or life at 

home. 

Gillespie decided to take 

shorthand typing lessons and 

eventually worked as a typist for 

advertising agencies. 

“You didn’t get a choice like 

this day and age.” 

Since leaving school the class 

stayed in touch, more so in the 

past two decades. Opawa School 

had its 100th anniversary in 

1997, where it was decided that 

the class would do their own 

reunions from then on. 

“Each time I think that I can’t 

do this anymore, I’ve suddenly 

got the energy [to organise it],” 

Gillespie said. 

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RAY WHITE PAPANUI NEWS 

Creative storage ideas to help declutter your life 

Do you feel tired of spending hours 

trying to find your clothes, shoes or 

other daily essentials in your home? 

Sometimes you may feel as though you 

are drowning in material possessions 

yet cannot bring yourself to throw any 

of them away. Get inspired, with these 

creative and practical ways to simplify 

your life and give your home the 

essence of more space. 

In your entryway 

A neat and tidy entranceway is 

beneficial, as it is the first thing that 

visitors will see when they enter your 

home. Also, it is where you scramble 

to grab your shoes, hats and any other 

accessories as you rush out the door. 

If there are multiple people living in 

your home, one great way to organise 

all of your belongings at the front door 

is to convert an old bookshelf/storage 

unit into DIY lockers featuring hooks 

for hats and coats and shelves at the 

bottom for shoes and sports gear. You 

can even label these ‘lockers’ with each 

person’s name. If you want to create 

clean lines and eliminate possible 

odours in your entryway, you could 

consider putting doors on your lockers 

to hide untidy clothes and shoes from 

guests. 

To store your keys and other smaller 

items that you require on a daily basis 

in your entryway without having to 

have a side table, use key hooks as 

well as hanging storage boxes to avoid 

taking up floor space. 

In your bedroom 

To save space in your bedroom 

consider investing in a bed with built-in 

storage units both underneath the bed 

and in the bedhead. This helps to store 

clothes, books, shoes, spare linen and 

accessories in your bed eliminating the 

need for shelving or a dresser. 

If you are particularly short on space 

and wish to use your bedroom for 

other purposes during the day, such as 

a space to do yoga or study, you could 

choose a bed which folds away neatly 

Feature Properties 

into a cupboard situated in the wall. 

Alternatively, if you already have a bed 

that stands on four legs you could raise 

your bed to create more storage space 

underneath. 

To store shoes in your bedroom, place 

hooks on either the back of your door 

or cupboard door and hang shoes 

in pairs for easy access. To prevent 

the build-up of dirty clothes on your 

bedroom floor, try hanging your 

clothing basket from the inside of your 

cupboard door or build it into your 

cupboard so that it can be tucked away 

neatly. 

The most important rule to make the 

most of the space in your bedroom is to 

maximise your use of wall space. Place 

hooks all around your bedroom to 

hang hats and jewellery and consider 

mounting invisible bookshelves, as 

well as pegboards to pin up any loose 

paper, small jewellery or photographs. 

Hanging keys or other important items 

behind photo frames is another great 

way to save space in your bedroom as 

well as create clean lines. 

Content originally appeared on the 

Real Estate Voice. 

Vanessa Golightly, 

Business Owner 

and Licensee Agent 

Ray White Papanui 

027 664 9292 

Vanessa Golightly 

Licensee Agent & 


027 664 9292 

Stuart Morris 

Licensee Agent 

& Auctioneer 

027 422 6395 

Tracy Thomson 

Licensee Salesperson 

027 440 3035 

Estelle Schuurman 

Property Manager 

Claire Morris 

Licensee Agent & 


027 662 4822 

Katrina Green 

Operations Manager 

Property Management 

027 606 0030 

Olivia Hendry 

Executive Assistant 

Richie Eggelton 

Property Assistant 

Joy Coughlan 

Mortgage Broker 

027 223 3572 

69A Waimairi Road, Upper Riccarton 


72 Merrin Street, Avonhead 


Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui 

Phone (03) 352 0567 | rwpapanui.co.nz | /RayWhitePapanui Morris & Co Limited | Licenced REAA 2008

Nor'West News: February 25, 2021

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