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Dyers Pass Rd upgrade work
frustrates peninsula residents
• By Samantha Mythen
BANKS PENINSULA residents
want better communication from
the city council about Dyers Pass
Rd safety upgrades.
The road has been reduced to a
single lane during the day and is
closed between 7pm and 6am as
road works occur, estimated to
finish in June.
Those who live and work in
Governors Bay are frustrated with
irregular communication from the
council about what is happening.
Resident, John Bannock said:
“The council engagement with the
community has been woeful and
almost non-existent.”
Reuben Miller, who also lives
in Governors Bay, said the roadworks
have added an extra 20
minutes to his journey to work in
Christchurch.
Sue Carter has lived in
Governors Bay for more than 10
years. She works near the airport,
starting at 5am and has to leave
much earlier, detouring through
Lyttelton Tunnel with Dyers Pass
Rd closed in the early morning
hours.
Said Governors Bay Harbour
House owner Nic Graham:
“Covid and now these road
works are wreaking havoc on the
community-focused cafe.’’
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• By Samantha Mythen
REDCLIFFS residents have
concerns an upgrade to the
community’s medical centre will
pose a danger to cyclists and
others who the use the shared
Coastal Pathway.
The Redcliffs Residents Association
is now calling on the city
council to notify the resource
consent needed for the development
on Main Rd, allowing the
public to provide feedback.
Rebuilding
the medical
centre on the
new site will
mean vehicle
access into the
building will
have to cross
the popular
Coastal Pathway.
Redcliffs
Residents Association secretary
Pat McIntosh said: “We have
major concerns for the safety
of those who use the pathway,
including cyclists and children.
“It would break the flow of the
path which was intended to be
an unbroken route from town
through to Sumner.”
Said Coastal Pathway Group
chairman Hanno Sander: “As
stewards of the Coastal Pathway,
we want to work with the community
to ensure safety for pathway
users. Currently the vision
for the pathway is a continuous
6.5km connection between communities.
“We are concerned that a busy
access point would split that
connection.”
Only one of the shops would
remain if the medical centre was
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rebuilt in that area, and planting
and established flower gardens
would likely have to be removed.
“The area is part of the economic
centre of the village and
we are reluctant to close another
commercial venue,” McIntosh
said.
“The village is quite vulnerable
and we do not want to threaten
the economic viability.”
The residents’ association has
asked the community board to
look at the project and to provide
advice on whether it should be
approved.
McIntosh spoke to a planner
involved in the project last
month who said they were
looking into the safety and traffic
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NEWS 3
Safety concerns over medical centre plans
Pat
McIntosh
DEVELOPMENT: The proposed site for the new medical centre at Redcliffs.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
aspects of it.
Linwood-Heathcote-Central
Community Board chairwoman
Alexandra Davids confirmed
the plans were still being developed.
She said once that occurred,
stakeholders would be approached
for feedback.
McIntosh said: “We do not
want the medical centre to leave
the village, it is important to the
community.”
“But it would be ideal if the
medical centre could be built
on its own original site and if
we could facilitate this for them.
There would be good access, it
would still be close to the centre
of the village without interfering
with the Coastal Pathway.”
The medical centre is expected
to move from 180 Main Rd and
rebuild at 93-95 in the village
centre.
It is the perfect site for the
medical centre as they are wanting
to consolidate their resources
into one building, including a
pharmacy.
The owner of the medical
centre was unavailable for
comment.
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NEWS
• By Samantha Mythen
THE PROPOSED streamlining
of library hours could result in
the closure of the service desk at
Lyttelton Library.
The action has been suggested
as part of cost-saving measures
recommended in the city council’s
10-year draft budget.
This comes at the same time as
a recommendation to close the
service desk in Akaroa.
The closest service desk for
those residents would be Halswell,
which is over an hour away by car.
City council chief executive
Dawn Baxendale said the Lyttelton
service desk has “minimal
transactions.” It was the reasoning
behind the proposed closure.
She said more residents were
choosing to use online or phone
services to make their payments
to the council.
The library services would still
continue.
For those who do use the Lyttelton
service desk the next closest
would be at Eastgate Shopping
Centre.
Lyttelton resident Al Park often
uses the service desk, combining
its use with trips to the library,
saving time and convenience.
“It is cool to be able to
walk into the library and
let them know about any
little community issues,”
he said.
“It is a way to inform
the council of things
they need to be doing
otherwise nothing seems
to happen.”
Park also pays his rates there.
Another Lyttelton resident,
Wendy Everingham, suggested
the role go back to the Lyttelton
Information Centre as a “natural
progression.”
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Libraries could lose
their service desks
PROPOSAL: The service desk at Lyttelton Library could close
if the library hours are streamlined. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Wendy
Everingham
“We know our place best
and I envisage in the future
the role will mostly be practical
things like giving out
keys for the pool or other
council facilities plus local
information.”
Public consultation on
the draft Long Term Plan
will begin on March 12 and
continue until April 18.
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Council making adjustments
to improve traffic flow
• From page 1
People say in spite of the
impact the works are having
on the community, businesses
were not consulted, there was
no community meeting to
discuss the works and people
were only informed of the road
works via road signage and
city council updates on their
website.
Said Carter: “We didn’t
get any communication in
the letter box. Usually when
roadworks occur, we’d see
physical communication on
what is happening with a
number to call if you need
advice.”
Said Miller: “There has been
a lack of clarity about what
they are actually doing.”
There is now an email
newsletter providing updates,
but there have still been issues
where it has appeared the road
has closed earlier than usual.
City council transport
planning and delivery manager
Lynette Ellis, said they are
working with the contractors
to resolve those issues.
The city council has received
numerous feedback on the
road works and they are
trying to make adjustments to
improve safety and traffic flow
where possible.
One positive change, Bannock
said, were the staffing
of traffic lights during the
morning and evenings for
week drivers.
Yet residents remain puzzled
on whether the roadworks
will solve usage problems on
the road, such as competition
for space between cars and
cyclists, and boy racers.
Said Ellis: “We acknowledge
the work will not fix all issues
on the road as there will still be
limited road space for cyclists
and drivers to share.
“The work will widen the
road slightly and the drainage
channel has been designed so
that a cyclist or driver could
drop a wheel into the channel
safely.”
However, drains now in
place are already filling up with
rocks and debris.
Said Miller: “I would like to
see the council riding in the
rock-filled drainage gutters.”
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communities were asked to
provide feedback on issues
with the road.
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• By Samantha Mythen
THE BANKS Peninsula
Community Board will meet
with the Urumau Reserve
Management Committee within
the next two weeks over criticism
of its management practices.
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Tori
Peden: “We
have called
a meeting to figure
out the best
way forward.”
It comes after
Nick Jackman,
representing the
residents of Foster
Tce shared their frustrations
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Reserve Management Committee
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community board meeting on
Monday.
Jackman told the meeting
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the committee to manage the fire
risk in the area.
“They are not following the
best practice Scion guidelines for
fire risk management,” he said.
The Urumau Reserve Development
Plan states a fire buffer
must be created. The residents
believe this has not been
addressed and instead a small
native border has been created.
Jackman said the committee
is neither pruning nor removing
dead and dry material, leaving
“fuel for future fires.”
Jackman has had concerns
over the management of the
reserve for several years. He
has slowly seen the build up of
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dry material increasing the fire
risk, and after the Cass Bay fire
in February, he finally thought
enough is enough.
The residents support the
efforts to preserve and enhance
native flora and fauna but feel
as if the different stakeholder’s
interests are not being balanced.
Jackman told the meeting conflict
over management of fire risk
is just the tip of the iceberg.
NEWS 5
Claim reserve is not being managed correctly
Tori Peden
FIRE RISK: Nick Jackman at the Urumau Reserve which is just above Foster Tce where he
lives. A fire buffer is meant to be in place to protect homes from risk.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
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Said Jackman: “The committee
has taken an undemocratic
approach to dealing with our
concerns.”
Jackman told Bay Harbour
News the reserve management
committee had told residents
what they were doing was going
to make it safer ‘but it isn’t.’
“It is gas lighting,’’ he said.
Jackman said he took
residents’ concerns to the
community board to start a
dialogue.
He wants the board to hold the
committee to account and for a
new management structure to be
put in place.
“It’s an instance where the
board needs to take a hand on
approach,’’ he said.
Jackman suggested a fire risk
management professional, such
as from Fire and Emergency NZ,
join the committee.
“All stakeholders need to be
recognised and the different
interests in the reserve need to be
balanced,” he said.
He told Bay Harbour News:
“We are living by a fire hazard
right on our doorsteps and they
are treating it as if we are not
important.”
The management committee
was approached by Bay Harbour
News for comment but did not
respond before deadline.
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Progress under way for track
upgrade after three years
• By Samantha Mythen
WORK IS happening behind the
scenes on mountain bike track
upgrades in Urumau Reserve.
Lyttelton Mountain Bike
Club member Joshua Merriam,
asked the Banks Peninsula
Community Board at its
meeting on Monday to approve
the track upgrades at the
reserve’s entrance. The track is a
component of the 2018 Urumau
Development Plan.
He presented a petition to
the board with more than 100
signatures during the meeting.
Community board
chairwoman Tori Peden said
the board is waiting for a final
report from city council regional
parks manager Paul Devlin as
there is now funding available
for improvements on the track.
Said Mt Herbert subdivision
board member Scott Winter:
“Everyone is in agreement that
this should be approved.”
Merriam said the community
board’s response was frustrating
as it has been the same response
they have been receiving for
several years.
“I’ll give them the benefit of
the doubt and trust that movement
is actually happening in
the background,” Merriam said.
The campaign began in
August 2018 after the board
approved the development plan,
including the entrance track.
However, no progress has
been made since then to actually
approve the access track into
the reserve. Instead the track
is still classified as a “proposed
track,” in spite of being used
by both mountain bikers and
walkers alike to access the track.
“It’s roadblock terminology,”
said Merriam.
Inaction from discussions
with the Urumau Reserve Management
Committee, prompted
Merriam to take this campaign
A STEP
CLOSER:
Lyttelton
Mountain
Bike Club is
hoping the
entrance track
to Urumau
Reserve will
be approved
after almost
three years of
inaction.
PHOTO:
GEOFF SLOAN
to the board.
Approving the track would
allow for increased engagement
with the reserve and it
would complete the entrance
connection from Foster Tce to the
Urumau traverse track, allowing
for appreciation of the native
planting through which the area
it traverses, Merriam said.
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that he repay 13 staff about
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Workers were paid a piece
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NEWS 9
Special place for flowers presented
in recognition of opera performance
MEMORIES: Raemon Greenwood’s passion for opera provides
an unbreakable bond with her parents Beverley and Earl Stick,
who were killed on a bus crushed by a collapsing building on
February 22, 2011.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
• By Chris Barclay
WHEN RAEMON Greenwood
was presented with flowers in
recognition of her contribution
to an operatic company’s
inaugural production, she
already had the perfect place to
put them on display.
Rather than keep them in her
Redcliffs home, she carried them
north of the city last Monday, to
the resting place of her parents
Earl and Beverley Stick.
While the city paused at
12.51pm to remember the
10th anniversary of the deadly
February 22, 2011, earthquake,
Greenwood was at rural Balcairn
inland from Leithfield Beach.
“I’d been given a really beautiful
floral arrangement from the
Dame Malvina Major Foundation.
I placed it on my parents
grave, it was appropriate because
that’s how much they loved opera,”
she said.
In a perfect world Earl and
Beverley would have sat in one
of the three rows either side of
the stage at The Great Hall of
The Arts Centre when To Toi
Opera debuted with their adaptation
of Puccini’s Suor Angelica
& Elegies.
Tragically they were passengers
on the No 3 bus which was
crushed by a collapsing building
on Colombo St as the couple
headed to Christchurch Hospital,
where Earl was undergoing cancer
treatment.
“They loved opera and classical
music. In the Canterbury
Opera days we were all on the
POIGNANT: Raemon
Greenwood embraced
the role of The Abbess
in Toi Toi Opera’s
production of Puccini’s
Suor Angelica &
Elegies.
PHOTO: WEI LI JIANG
friends committee,” Greenwood
explained.
“We used to do the catering,
dad would help out with the
props.”
So Toi Toi’s New Zealandthemed
take on an opera inspired
by World War 1 and first staged
in 1918 was particularly poignant
for Greenwood, who assumed
the role of The Abbess.
“Mum would have been here.
My niece’s wedding is at Easter
and mum would have been here,”
she said.
A ticketed rehearsal was held
on February 18, four shows
followed culminating with the
finale on February 21.
Fortunately the lastminute
relaxing of Covid-19
restrictions in Auckland enabled
Greenwood’s out of town
family members to witness
her performance, the visitors
including a 91-year-old aunt.
“Everyone got down and they
loved it,” she said.
“It was so up close and intimate,
everybody was raving
about it. We had a waitlist for the
last night.
“Someone I volunteer with,
it was the first opera she’d been
to, she said it was just stunning.
We had a lot of new people that
hadn’t been to opera, that’s a
good thing.”
Greenwood hosted a family
dinner for 29 later on anniversary
day, a positive occasion in
spite of the circumstances.
“The slides came out and we
went through all the lovely old
memories,” she said.
“There was this stunning
photo of my mother, in her late
teens, skating up Porters Pass way.”
Greenwood estimated it took
12 months to come to terms with
losing 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.”
•Buoyed by the success
of Suor Angelica & Elegies,
Toi Toi Opera’s creative
director Katherine Doig
said their next, as yet
unspecified, production
was planned for December
or January.
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Bid to recreate images from the past
• By Samantha Mythen
A LYTTELTON man has taken
part in a nostalgic social media
trend seen around the world,
recreating a photo from his
childhood.
He hopes others will do the
same and also share on their
social media.
Standing outside Lyttelton
Primary school, Jordan Paulsen
posed to recreate a photo taken
of himself 25 years earlier,
outside what was then Lyttelton
Main school.
This generated many positive
comments and interest after
Paulsen posted the photos to a
Lyttelton community group on
Facebook.
Paulsen said: “This is a good
way for social media to be used
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to people who see the photo,
them maybe recognising the
person or the place.”
He was inspired to try this
idea after his mother had given
him several photo albums.
After digging around, he had
found photos of old landmarks
of his youth, including the photo
taken outside Lyttelton Primary
School.
“I still have a strong bond to
the school and its landscape.
When I walk through the
grounds today, I have many
memories,” he said.
THEN AND NOW: Jordan Paulsen stands outside Lyttelton
Primary School in 1995 and 2021.
“This is a cool way to recreate
the fun you had as a child,
looking at where it started versus
how it’s going now.”
Paulsen was born and bred in
Lyttelton in 1989. In fact he is
the fifth generation of his family
to have lived there.
He grew up in the village,
leaving for Sydney when he was
18 where he lived for 10 years.
He moved back to Lyttelton at
the beginning of 2020.
Paulsen said: “Although
time passes, your heart always
remains in the spot where you
grew up with friends and family.
My emotional and spiritual
connection with Lyttelton has
always been there.”
Most of his family still live in
Lyttelton and he still has friends
from his days at Lyttelton Main
School.
Paulsen hopes that this may
inspire other locals to recreate
images from their childhood
too, taking valuable time to
reflect on how things have
changed.
“I’m sure that there are many
locals old and new who could
recreate images too,’’ he said.
• Send us your ‘then and
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OUR PEOPLE – SIMON THOMAS
Rockanteur settles into harbour scene
Musician Simon
Thomas has drifted
around the world
writing songs for
much of his life until
Covid-19 put a halt
to his travels and he
found himself settled
in Corsair Bay. He talks
to Samantha Mythen
Tell me about yourself.
I was born in Sydney and I got
out of there as soon as I could
at 20. I didn’t like the big city. I
travelled around for 3-4 years.
I spent a couple of years in Asia
and in Europe with a Kombi van,
playing music all over the place
and selling Indian clothes at
festivals.
I later married a German girl
and we came back to Australia to
have a family. We bought a piece
of land out in the wilderness
in northern NSW, inland from
Byron Bay at a Buddhist retreat
centre. I raised my kids In the
Buddhist community and then
in 2014, my youngest left home.
I’d already split up with his mum
by then, so then I went back to
drifting around the world again.
And so I’ve more or less had
no fixed address since then. I
spent a lot of time in Bhutan,
India, Nepal, and Guatemala. I
do volunteer work, play music,
write stories, whatever else takes
my fancy.
This was until Covid-19 hit. I
was in Kathmandu as the screws
started to tighten in March last
year and I thought it would all
blow over by June. But then
I suddenly realised as all the
borders were closing and all of
the airlines were shutting down,
I’d have to get out.
So I made a dash. I’ve been
with my partner Kim for two
years. She has a lovely house in
Corsair Bay. It seemed like the
best place to go and it still seems
like a very good place to be in
the pandemic. When I got onto
the plane, the lockdown hadn’t
been announced and then when
I got off the plane, they told me
everyone was self-isolating, not
just me. We did a big shop and
then hunkered down in Corsair.
And now I’m here until further
notice.
Had you been in NZ much
before now?
No, I had brought my kids
over for holidays twice and then
I spent a few months in Corsair
Bay in 2019 and 2020, so I’m
pretty new here.
After being, as you said,
adrift for so long, how is it
being in one place?
It’s fine, I don’t really get
homesick. Although I have two
grandsons and I can’t see them
at the moment which is the only
thing. I write and play my music
and I have a lovely little room
overlooking the bay. I don’t think
very much about what I haven’t
got, it’s quite a rich existence
already.
ARTISTIC: Simon
Thomas tells stories
through music.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
So you’re a musician, what
drew you to this creative scene?
I first of all played violin when
I was a kid and I used to do
lessons before school. I often
did not do as I was told and so
I never held my hand in the
correct position. One day my
teacher got so angry at me, she
took the belt off her gown and
tied my hand to the back of the
violin.
This turned me off the violin
and I then got started on the
guitar. When my kids were
growing up, I couldn’t really
make a living in the bush from
music, so I sold solar panels and
did solar installations. Now I’m
a singer-songwriter. Sometimes I
play with a band or a duo.
What’s your why for your
music?
It’s not really a why, you just
have to do it. If you don’t play for
a few days then you get this kind
of feeling inside that you really
need to play. There’s a certain
satisfaction to delivering a song
and there’s delivering for your
own satisfaction and then there’s
the communication with the
audience. There’s this drive to be
able to play something that you
hear in your head or that you’ve
heard on the radio. The ideas for
my songs just come up and then
they bounce around me inside
and I have to get them out one
way or another.
What is your preferred style
of music?
Mainly rock, folk and blues.
I find wood, strings and steel
resonate in my heart. To a pretty
big extent this comes from
what you grow up with. Most
people gravitate towards what
they experienced as a teenager I
think.
So when you were a teenager,
what inspired your music taste?
Bowie is probably the biggest.
Queen, Led Zeppelin.
You’ve recently written an
album of songs for children
based around Buddhism. What
draws you to Buddhism?
The first interest I had was
through Jungian psychology
and he would refer to some
Buddhism principals. What he
was saying resonated with me
as being authentic. The way that
I’ve since learned Buddhism is
you tend to study and practice as
two wings of the bird and then
you fly. So if you’re practising
those in a certain balance, you
find its incredibly enriching in
your life. I’ve found a lot of joy
in my life that wouldn’t be there
otherwise.
You call yourself a
rockanteur, what does that
mean to you?
Well a raconteur is a theatrical
storyteller. So a rockanteur is a
theatrical storyteller who does it
through rock music.
What is your favourite part of
performing live?
The connection with the
audience is what it is all about.
When you deliver a song and
there’s an emotional connection
that happens between the people
and they understand not just the
words but the feeling.
You mentioned Kathmandu,
tell me about your time there?
The first time I visited was in
1989, and the last seven years,
I’ve been spending between
three and five months living in
different parts of Kathmandu
NO FIXED ABODE: Thomas has spent much of his life travelling. He has been to places
such as Cuba and Kathmandu.
writing and playing music. It’s a
very, very old place and there’s
still a sense of magic that is
imbued into the place. There are
buildings that have been there
for literally thousands of years
and people have lived generation
after generation in the same
place. And of course, there is the
Himalayas.
There’s an interesting bar
owner that I work with there,
doing gigs for him once or twice
a week. His name is Ram and his
bar is called Ramsterdam.
What do you think of the
Christchurch music scene?
I particularly know Banks
Peninsula and Lyttelton and it’s
great, I’m very impressed. I think
Lyttelton is a centre for artistic
activity and there are quite a few
really accomplished musicians
there.
How does Lyttelton compare
with Ramsterdam?
Wunderbar and Ramsterdam
have quite a bit in common,
they’re both quite crazy. It’s a
great scene here, I’ve loved the
festivals – the Banks Peninsula
Festival and Nostalgia. Deva
Mahal at the latter was great, a
huge voice.
Do you have a favourite
subject to write about for your
songs?
My latest album, Blue
Lion, was unusual as it was
commissioned by a Buddhist
school in Singapore. Each one
of the songs were supposed to fit
into a particular niche in their
curriculum, such as traditional
Buddhist teachings like refuge
prayer and Manjushri, a mantra
– making these relevant to
the children. Then there was
transitions during the day like
lining up, good mornings and
meal times. Then specific thing
they study like harmony, changes
and community.
Usually I see a situation or
get a feeling and think I’d like
to put it in to a song. Another
of my album’s is called Love
Me Tinder. I wanted to write
a song about internet dating
as I thought it would be fun. I
particularly like songs that are a
little bit funny.
You’ve spoken out about
with other Banks Peninsula
residents recently about
concerns about fire risks, why is
this issue important to you?
For about 10 years I was a
member of the Australian bush
fire brigade and we went to many
fires and also we had two big
fires on the property that I lived
on. These fires would sometimes
last a week to 10 days. Right
across the road from our place in
Corsair are these big eucalyptus
trees which can be so volatile in
heat and fire.
Do you have aany plans for
the next few months?
I’ve got a couple of novels in
the final drafts. Then also I have
this project called the Dharma
Kids Collective. It’s a hub for
artists creating wholesome
content from children influenced
by Buddhist wisdom.
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POTENTIAL: The newly-renovated Loons building will provide for
performance venues and much more.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Exciting future for
history-rich Loons
Loon’s event manager Jonnie
Emery reflects on Lyttelton’s
iconic building, where it’s
been and what it is today
WITH RENOVATIONS completed
in December last year, the Loons has
transformed into a state-of-the-art live
music and performance venue.
The new two-storey premises at 16
Canterbury St, has undergone major
remodelling after the building was
significantly damaged in the Christchurch
earthquakes.
With overwhelming support from the
local community and the securing of
funding from both community funding
and local sponsorship, the 10-year project
has resulted in a dedicated live music and
performance venue upstairs and bar complete
with beer garden downstairs.
The Loons caters for live music, theatre,
arts, and private venue space for Lyttelton
and the wider Canterbury area.
The building itself has been an integral
and well-known part of the Lyttelton
community for more than a century. Built
in 1905, it housed a range of commercial
premises through to 1944 including a
grocery shop and the Loons garage.
In 1944, the building was purchased by
three watersiders and around that time
the premises was converted to become the
Waterside Workers Social
Club known locally
as ‘The Loons’.
1951 is a significant
year in New Zealand
history. Lyttelton and
its port, along with
others throughout
the country, were
involved in the largest
industrial dispute ever
seen in New Zealand
which lasted for 151
days. Having endured
compulsory overtime
and dangerous working
conditions, watersiders
finally put in an
overtime ban seeking
better conditions and
an end to compulsory
overtime. The government declared a state
of emergency on February 21, 1951.
‘Draconian emergency regulations
imposed rigid censorship, gave police
sweeping powers of search and arrest
and made it an offence for citizens to
assist strikers – even giving food to their
children was outlawed’.
The Waterside Workers Social Club
became the hub of support for the lockedout
workers and their families in Lyttelton
including the distribution of food illegally
donated by people sympathetic to their
cause. The government of the day deregistered
the Waterside Workers Union and
sought to seize its assets. The club became
a different entity – the Lyttelton Working
Mens Club and thus some assets, including
the building itself, were saved.
Thea Mickell, treasurer of The Loons
Club Incorporated, said it is an exciting
new chapter for the building which is so
rich in history.
“It was important to honour and respect
the history of this local institution while
recognizing its new potential and future.
Our goal is to encourage and foster
performing arts, both local and touring
and become the preferred live music and
performance venue in Christchurch.”
• To keep up to date with upcoming
shows at the Loons, visit www.theloons.
org.nz
STATE OF THE ART: Inside the Loons music venue.
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WINE
• By Mark Henderson
I’VE HAD A soft spot for
Hawke’s Bay syrah since
stumbling upon the Stonecroft
cellar door some 30 years ago
and discovering the 1989 syrah:
the inception wine of our
modern syrah category in New
Zealand.
Thirty vintages later, a combination
of vine age, new clonal
material and a wealth of experience
garnered by the winemakers
is seeing some thrilling
offerings.
The vintage of 2018 was warm,
yet not totally trouble-free, but
these labels have risen to the
occasion with wines of depth,
interest and potential.
2018 Smith & Sheth Cru
Heretaunga syrah
Price: $40
Rating: Excellent to outstanding
Fragrant nose, dusty, riverstones,
white pepper,earth/forest
floor, red fruits.
A cool feel, fresh and
vibrant, ripe yet not over-sweet,
with deceptive tannins that build
up.
Garners a silkiness as it opens;
I could plump for northern
Rhone here.
Complex, interesting, lovely
balance, drinking superbly, yet
potential too. Elegant.
2018 Smith & Sheth Cru
Omahu syrah
Price: $60
Rating: Excellent to outstanding
Subtle yet refined nose with
earthy touches and a herbal
influence, gathering florality as it
grows perceptibly. Fruit richness
(blackberry, boysenberry,
raspberry) along with spices,
earthiness and powerful tannins,
crisp, fresh, the fruit hanging in
the mouth.
For now, this is wound up and
tightly structured and all about
the potential.
www.smithandsheth.com
2018 Stonecroft Gimblett
Gravels Reserve syrah
Price: $60
Rating: Excellent
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Rising to the occasion with depth and potential
Boldly fruited nose, a wisp of
brown paper evolves to fruit,
savoury notes and a musk/
dark flowers nuance. Density
to the dark fruits, adding cedar,
savoury notes, spices and black
pepper.
Chewiness as the tannins
build. With aeration, a tight core
of mineral/iron develops as the
wine becomes tightly coiled.
Excellent carry and great
romise.
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2018 Trinity Hill Homage
Price: $150
Rating: Outstanding
Boldly expressive perfume,
shifting to ink, blood, iron, tar
and savoury elements.
Richness yet refinement, lovely
balance, purity of fruit and layers
of flavour.
Powerful yet rounded, ripe
tannins with a long zesty carry
that is almost cleansing.
Approachable, but gas in the
tank for the future.
Wonderful complexity and
poise. Compelling.
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2018 Vidal Legacy
Gimblett Gravels syrah
Price: $79.99
Rating: Excellent
Wild and funky nose, struck
match, earth, growing perfume,
fruit in support.
Juicy and crunchy, bright
acidity lending a zesty tang to
the close.
This grows with aeration, ripe
fruits mixing with toasty and
savoury nuances before growing
tannins add a lightly chewy note
to the close.
Its approachability makes
this easy to overlook yet there’s
deceptive interest here.
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2018 Elephant Hill Stone
syrah
Price: $120
Rating: Excellent to outstanding
Vibrantly fragrant nose, herbs,
jam/berry compote, raspberry
and spices evolving.
Powerfully fruited palate adds
gravel, tar, charcuterie/savoury
nuances and a little hint of salinity.
This is a bit of a bruiser for
now, lots of complexity but it is
a big, dense wine crying out for
some age.
Time will be a friend
here.
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north to survive deprivation and the harsh winters. Though
Mussolini and the fascists have been defeated, the war has
devastated Italy, especially the south. Seven-year-old Amerigo lives
with his mother Antonietta in Naples, surviving on odd jobs and his
wits like the rest of the poor in his neighborhood. But one day, Amerigo
learns that a train will take him away from the rubble-strewn streets of
the city to spend the winter with a family in the north, where he will be
safe and have warm clothes and food to eat. Together with thousands of
other southern children, Amerigo will cross the entire peninsula to a new
life. Through his curious, innocent eyes, we see a nation rising from the
ashes of war, reborn. As he comes to enjoy his new surroundings and
the possibilities for a better future, Amerigo will make the heartbreaking
choice to leave his mother and become a member of his adoptive family.
Amerigo’s journey is a moving story of memory, indelible bonds, artistry,
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give up everything, even a mother’s love, to find our destiny.
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1940, Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire. Three very different women are
recruited to the mysterious Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train
to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla has the dashing
Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses – but she burns to prove herself as
more than a society girl, working to translate decoded enemy secrets. Selfmade
Mab masters the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old
wounds and the poverty of her East-End London upbringing. And shy local girl
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1947, London. Seven years after they first meet, on the eve of the royal
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Osla, Mab and Beth are estranged, their friendship torn apart by secrets and
betrayal. Yet now they must race against the clock to crack one final code
together, before it’s too late, for them and for their country.
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a treat, but there are
many ways to present
this versatile meat
Sirloin roast pork with
stuffed backed apples
Ingredients
Serves 3-4
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500g trim pork sirloin roast or
mini roast
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
4 small apples
3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
2 tbsp finely chopped sage leaves
1 shallot, diced
1tsp crushed garlic
2 tbsp table spread
Directions
Preheat oven to 200 deg C.
If using a traditional roast,
brush it with oil then season with
salt and pepper.
Core apples with an apple corer.
Using tip of a sharp knife, cut
through skin around the circumference
of each apple. Combine
breadcrumbs, sage, garlic, salt,
pepper and shallot. Mix in 1
tablespoon of spread. Stuff apples
with this mixture. Dot tops with
remaining tablespread.
Place in a roasting pan with
pork. Cook roast for 35min according
to packet instructions.
Cook traditional roast for 10
minutes at 200 deg C.
Reduce heat to 160 deg C, and
continue cooking for 35-40min.
Cover and rest roast for 10min
before carving.
Remove apples once soft and
cooked. Keep warm. Great served
with a kumara mash and steamed
green beans.
Mustard and
pomegranate BBQ pork
Serves 4
Ingredients
500gm pork steaks
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
¼ cup pomegranate glaze
1 tsp Chinese five-spice
Directions
Cut steaks into four portions.
Combine mustard, pomegranate
glaze and five spice.
Brush over cutlets. Cover and
refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat a barbecue or grill.
Remove steaks from fridge, scraping
off any excess marinade. Grill
on medium-high for about 8-10
minutes depending on thickness,
turning often.
Brush with reserved glaze near
the end of cooking.
Great served with risotto or
creamy polenta.
Schnitzel with Asian
flavours
Serves 4
Ingredients
Pork sirloin and
stuffed apples
are a good
combination
for the dinner
table.
300-400gm pork schnitzel
½ cup flour
Flaky sea salt and freshly
ground black pepper to taste
1 large egg
2 tbsp coconut milk or plain
milk
1 cup dried breadcrumbs
3 kaffir lime leaves, deveined
and finely chopped
2 tbsp each: chopped coriander
leaves, mint
2-3 tbsp rice bran oil
Directions
If necessary, pound schnitzels
with a rolling pin until thin.
Combine flour, salt and pepper in
a shallow dish.
Whisk egg and coconut milk or
milk in another shallow bowl.
Place breadcrumbs, kaffir lime
leaves and chopped herbs in a
third shallow dish.
Coat schnitzels with flour, dip
in beaten egg, then coat with
crumb mixture. Chill for 5min.
Heat oil in a large, non-stick
frying pan on medium. Add
schnitzels. Cook for 1-2 minutes
each side, until golden. Serve
immediately.
Triathlon stars set to light
up the Sea2Sky Challenge
The Brad Richards Building Sea2Sky
Challenge 2021 will boast a stellar line up
this year with the majority of New Zealands
olympic triathlon hopefuls heading to
Sumner on 14th March.
The annual Challenge offers an end of
summer test for the serious athlete as well
as those that just want to give it a try. The
sixth edition of the challenge has partnered
with local company Brad Richards Building
as this year’s principal race sponsor.
Director and Redcliffs resident Brad
Richards completed the 17km run last year
“we are so lucky to have such an incredible
run right on our door step. The section from
Godley Head back to the clocktower is
stunning but tough on the legs with all the
ups and downs”.
The 2021 event will see Olympic triathlon
hopefuls jostle for bragging rights, as well
as over $5000 prize purse. Hayden Wilde,
a rising star of world triathlon and potential
olympic medalist has confirmed his entry,
along with former world Under 23 years
champion Tayler Reid, top international Sam
Ward and local professional Saxon Morgan.
The women’s field will include former
Under 23 years World Champion Rebecca
Spence up against Nicole Van der Kaay,
Commonwealth Games relay medallist, as
well as highly regarded Ainsley Thorpe and
Sophie Corbidge.
The event was the brainchild of Sumner
resident and triathlon legend Dr John
Hellemans whose grand children are now
amongst the participants in the kids event,
“in the early days of triathlon it was all a
bit of an adventure, this event brings some
of that adventure back to a sport that has
become quite structured - it’s also great to
see all the kids involved”.
As well as the elite racing there are events
for all ages and abilities with a duathlon
option, 17km run, Junior racing and kids
Aquathon. One of the oldest competitors
and a regular on the Christchurch triathlon
scene, John Gordon, 81 years young will
also be out there competing.
For more information on how you can
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Plenty of options in funky Yaris
FROM STARLET to Echo to
Yaris, Toyota’s small car range
has been widely accepted in New
Zealand through the years.
I’d have expected nothing less,
each of those models represented
efficiency, practicality and
longevity.
Yaris is still around, just recently
a new-generation model
landed in New Zealand and it
also gets a new three-cylinder
engine that is a bit of a departure
for Toyota.
Nevertheless, in the three drives
I had in that model last year it
quickly charmed me with its
honesty and overall performance.
What’s more, there are also
hybrid options in Yaris, Toyota’s
formidable electric drive system
hooked to the three-potter.
Toyota has now gone one step
further, the Yaris is also available
as Yaris Cross, a funkier car that
is also a little larger all round.
Notably, it is also taller, 30mm
added to the ride height. That
might not seem like much, but it
does make a significant difference
to those who aren’t quite so agile,
entry and egress is much easier,
and ground clearance is just
that little bit more user-friendly.
With the extra length there is
more space inside in which to be
comfortable.
Interestingly, Toyota claims
the Yaris Cross sits in the sport
utility vehicle category, I’m a little
ambivalent on that, I’m suggesting
it’s more of a crossover model,
that is also represented in the
name.
The Yaris Cross shares much the
same driveline componentry as its
stablemates, there are three models
and, as you would have guessed,
there are two hybrid options. This
is some indication of where Toyota
sees the use of fossil fuel and its
environmental impacts. Never
before have New Zealand buyers
seen such a prolific array of hybrid
options, and full credit to Toyota,
the drivelines fit the concept of
Yaris, in all forms, well.
Prices for the Yaris Cross start
at a tempting $29,990 for the
GX-specification petrol-only
model, an extra $4000 will get
you into a GX hybrid, while the
range-topping Limited hybrid sits
at $38,990.
This evaluation focuses on the
two hybrids, and just like the car
it is based on the hybrid system
is something rather special.
Firstly, I’m sold on three-cylinder
engines, and the torquey
characteristics of it hooked to the
surge you get from electric power
makes the Yaris Cross feel rather
feisty. Acceleration from all areas
is surprisingly swift, it will make
100km/h from a standstill in
11.4sec and will power through a
highway overtake in around 7sec
(80-120km/h).
Toyota claims outputs of 67kW
and 120Nm from the 1490cc
petrol engine, add in an extra
TRENDY: The Yaris Cross sits on the outer periphery of the
sport utility vehicle market.
TOYOTA YARIS CROSS: Hybrid or petrol-only drivelines.
18kW of electric energy and it
all equates to very respectable
figures.
Of course, we all relate to fuel
efficiency when the term hybrid
is used, and Toyota lists the Yaris
Cross hybrid with a 3.8-litre per
100km/h combined cycle average.
That’s pretty much the same as
the standard Yaris at 3.4l/100km
and sits well with the 5l/100km
figure during my time in both
evaluation cars. At 100km/h there
is a 4l/100km return instantaneously.
When I picked up both
vehicles they were full of fuel,
each registering a 500km distance
before refuelling, that’s quite impressive
and I have no doubt that
would be achievable.
Bear in mind that the hybrid
system is working constantly to
prevent the internal combustion
engine firing. Depending on
throttle application and how you
drive, considerable fuel savings
can be made. It’s the best of both
worlds really, fuel saving and
solid boost when acceleration is
required. That’s something that
Toyota has done well with its
hybrid system, and as further
development comes through that
equation will only be increased
in time.
As it is now I find the system
quite remarkable even to the
point where I’ve said many times
before that I’d be tempted into a
• Price – Toyota Yaris Cross
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• Dimensions – Length,
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• Performance –
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hybrid, it’s doing just that little
bit for the environment as well as
getting a purposeful drive.
Of course, the energy from
both drive elements is channelled
through a continuously variable
transmission, it offers a seamless
flow of energy and ratio change.
The Yaris Cross is also a decent
type of handler. Sure, with its
extra height there are gravitational
compromises, but the steering and
overall balance is biased towards
dynamic, there is solid steering
feedback and precise corner turnin
even in the base model which
has tyres significantly smaller in
diameter than the Limited.
My testing time in the Limited
was perfect. A blustery nor’west
wind was belting the Canterbury
Plains, it was a good test of
Toyota’s crosswind assist safety
program. It was quite noticeable
in the way it corrected and
adjusted steering to compensate.
That’s just one part of Toyota’s
extensive suite of safety technologies
finding their way across the
whole product range.
Not only are safety features
extensive in the Yaris Cross, well,
the entire Yaris range actually,
there are high levels of specification
for comfort and convenience.
Even in base model form
there is still plenty to satisfy long
after a purchase. What’s more,
the trim materials and cosmetic
detailing is high quality, adding to
the comfort levels.
I’d be happy with the GX model
at $34k, but for those who do step
up to Limited specification it’s nice
to know you get a few extra goodies
such as satellite navigation,
head-up display, cloth and leather
trim with heated front seats.
Toyota hasn’t stopped there
with Yaris and development of
the three-cylinder concept. I’m
due to drive the GR Yaris soon, as
its nomenclature suggests it gets
treatment from Toyota’s performance
arm Gazoo Racing. The
GR gets hefty turbocharged boost
and a whole host of go-faster
goodies. I can’t wait for that drive.
In the interim, I’m also scheduled
into the petrol-only Cross,
I’m sure the entire range is going
to leave a solid impression on me.
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ADVERTISING FEATURE
Showcasing traditional grandeur on a seaside
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Exuding character and charm, the home
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Godley Quay, iconic in this waterside suburb,
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Annual General Meeting
The 68th Annual General Meeting of the
Mt Pleasant Memorial Community Centre
and Residents Association Inc will be held
at the Mt Pleasant Centre on Wednesday,
March 24th at 7pm.
Guest Speaker: Andrew Crossland
“National and International Importance of
the Estuary’s Bird Populations”
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groups and formations.
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Christchurch
6.3 earthquake
10 Years On
February 22, 2011 - 2021
Christchurch 6.3 Earthquake 10 Years On
Christchurch earthquake 10 years on
a pictorial snapshot of how Christchurch is moving forward
Steve McCaughan
General Manager
This week marked 10 years since the devastating
February 6.3 earthquake, which struck Christchurch
killing 185 people, injuring thousands, and leaving a trail
of destruction.
It is a time none of us will ever forget. But I am filled
with pride when I recall the efforts and actions of
everyday Cantabrians in the weeks following. To all the
professionals, volunteers and the countless unsung
heroes who helped our recovery, I want to thank you for
your tireless work. The kindness and actions of people
in many ways all accumulated to help us all get through.
It did make a difference and made me proud to be part
of the Canterbury tribe. I also want to acknowledge and
thank my team at Star Media, publishers of Bay Harbour
News. With our building and press destroyed in the
February quake, we were in a perilous position. I recall
meeting with my senior team, first thing the next morning
at McDonalds Riccarton (they still had power on), and
we planned to publish a daily newspaper from a double
garage at our IT manager’s home. We did this for several
weeks, until we moved into the St Albans Cricket Club in
Hagley Park. The tenacity and resilience shown by our
people at the time was tremendous. It ensured we kept
Christchurch connected and informed, with vital updates
and information for those weeks following.
Our story was just one of thousands, where Cantabrians
rallied, picked themselves back up and just got on with it.
We all battled the odds and the 11,000-odd aftershocks
that followed. We all had our
own personal journey and
challenges to deal with. We
should stand proud of the
recovery we have all made.
Today we are publishing a
pictorial look at our city 10 years on and the progress
made. We still have more work to do yet, but I am excited
about the fact that everyday our city just gets better and
is constantly improving.
In the words of CHCHNZ – “We are a city where you can
choose how to live your life – surrounded by stunning
natural landscapes”.
John Bridgman
Chief Executive Otakaro Ltd
We’re planning to hold the first events towards the end of
this year.
I start with that because the question about when Te Pae
Christchurch Convention Centre will be open is the one I’m
most often greeted with.
It’s great that there is such anticipation around this Crown-led anchor project and it’s
not the only one to get excited about, as we push to get all our spaces and places
completed by the end of next year.
In April we’ll be opening the North Frame pedestrian bridge, the final element to be
added to the largest ever public realm transformation undertaken in New Zealand –
Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct.
We’re working on the final few hundred metres of the South Frame. This new, gardenlined
cycle and pedestrian laneway across the city should be near complete come
the end of the year.
And the Metro Sports Facility has become hard to miss on Moorhouse Ave, as we
look to complete construction of the nine indoor courts and eleven pools and spas by
the end of next year.
This leads to another common question – Why has it taken this long?
I can only speak for the time since Ōtākaro Ltd was established early in 2016. By then
a lot of significant planning and demolition work had been done, but many sites were
still bare. So off we went, asked by the Government to deliver some of the largest
horizontal and vertical infrastructure projects in the country, in a relatively confined
space, on tricky ground, with a stretched construction sector and a global pandemic
at the tail end. It was a big ask and I am proud of what we have achieved so far.
The reality is the regeneration of Christchurch will never be finished, and you wouldn’t
want it to be.
In the near future this city is going to be home to some of the best business, sports
and recreation facilities in New Zealand. The Crown and Council have tackled the big
stuff, the hard stuff, the infrastructure that will draw the masses in and set Christchurch
up for success for generations to come. The next stage in the city’s evolution is what
happens in the spaces in between.
Lianne Dalziel
Christchurch Mayor
An anniversary is a time when we come together to
remember the events of the day and to reflect on all that
means to us.
The 10th anniversary of the February 22, 2011 earthquake
recalls the loss of 185 lives, and the impact this had had on
their families and friends. Our hearts go out to all of them
both here in New Zealand and in the 20 other countries where they came from.
We also remember those who were injured or experienced trauma on that day. For
many there is no erasing of the memory of what occurred, nor the scars – seen and
unseen – that remain.
We acknowledge the changes to our laws, requiring buildings to be built to stronger
seismic standards, as well as decisions to retrofit buildings, that have made our city
safer than it was. Lessons we have learned here have been shared across New
Zealand and the world, leaving a legacy that will help protect lives in the future.
And we again express our gratitude for all those who tried to help save lives regardless
of their own safety on that day, and all those who helped over the days and weeks
that followed.
I often think about the thousands of people who flooded the damaged suburbs
with support. I think of the existing community leaders who stepped up in their own
communities and the emergent leaders who, like Sam Johnson and the team who
set up the Student Volunteer Army. The SVA is an enduring example of the legacy
they have left.
We also remember that this was the earthquake that changed our landscape forever,
seeing thousands of residents forced from their homes and communities.
The promise that now sits in the Ōtakaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Plan is
another legacy for the future.
When we experience loss on this scale, it can be hard at the time to gauge the sheer
enormity of the recovery that lies ahead.
When I look along Oxford Tce by the Bridge of Remembrance, that one snapshot
helps me see the essence of what we imagined we could be when we contributed to
‘Share an Idea’. And that always gives me optimism for the future of our city.
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delivering the Crown-led Anchor Projects for the people of Christchurch
Te Pae Christchurch
Convention Centre
Set to be New Zealand’s only purpose-built convention and
exhibition centre when it opens towards the end of the year. Te
Pae is expected to generate around $600m worth of economic
activity in our region over the next decade.
Metro Sports Facility
With eleven pools and spas, five hydroslides and space for nine
indoor netball courts, it will be the largest sports and recreation
venue of its kind in New Zealand. The first pools are going in now
and construction is expected to be completed around the end of
next year.
East Frame
Made up of the central city’s third
largest public space, Rauora Park, and
Fletcher Living’s One Central residential
development. Around 200 homes have
now been sold and demand continues to
grow from people wanting to be a part of
this burgeoning neighbourhood.
South Frame
A new garden-lined pedestrian and cycle
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on St Asaph St and Tuam St. Filled with
sculptures, murals and stones and plants
of cultural significance, the South Frame
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end of this year.
Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon
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Stretching along the river from the hospital to
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Most projects will be completed by the end of next year. There is plenty to keep an eye on.
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