The Star: March 18, 2021

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TSUNAMI THREAT
Look for the green bin
Cycling
great
cheats
death
• By Chris Barclay
ONE OF Canterbury’s most
celebrated sportsmen is on the
road to recovery after suffering
a series of heart attacks which
almost killed him.
Gold medal winning cyclist
Brian Fowler, 58, suffered a
heart attack while on the way
to the rubbish dump, followed
by another five heart attacks in
Christchurch Hospital.
He was in an induced coma in
hospital for 10 days.
But for the luck of being
attended to by two off-duty nurses
who found him slumped over
the steering wheel of his vehicle
outside a school, Fowler may
not have survived the first heart
attack.
The nurses were parents of children
at the school.
“He was purple then and they
pulled him out. His heart stopped
for about eight minutes,” Fowler’s
younger brother David said.
Fowler rode at four successive
Olympics and won gold at the
1990 Auckland Commonwealth
Games in the men’s team time
trial.
“I’m feeling good, I’ve been out
for walks,” Fowler said yesterday.
“I had fish with vegetables and
jelly and ice cream (for dinner
Tuesday), the first meal I’ve had
for 20 days.”
• Full story pages 6 & 7
• By Samantha Mythen
HILLSIDE RESIDENTS are
being asked to take in people
fleeing from the possibility of a
tsunami.
And a green rubbish bin will be
the marker that refuge is at hand.
The Sumner Residents’ Association
has come up with the
idea of people living on the hills
to put out a green rubbish bin if
a tsunami is on its way.
Said residents’ association
deputy chairwoman Liza Sparrow
(above): “If you want to
host, putting your green bin out
shows you have room at the inn.
Green is for go.
“The community and emergency
services have received
this idea really positively.”
The idea blossomed via
a team effort between the
residents’ association and other
Sumner organisations including
the Sumner Volunteer Fire Brigade,
Sumner Lifeboat Institute,
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
and Sumner School. The goal
was to design a local response to
emergencies.
When residents from Sumner
and Taylors Mistake headed
for the hills after the Kaikoura
earthquake in 2016, many
people sat in their cars for hours
overnight. • Turn to page 4

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Thursday March 18 2021 The Star
STRESS IS to blame for a spike
in the number of strokes after
the Christchurch terror attacks,
a study has found.
New research, led by
Canterbury District Health
Board neurologist Dr Teddy
Wu in collaboration with the
New Zealand Brain Research
Institute, shows there were four
times as many acute strokes
in the city the week after the
mosque attacks and more than
four times the number of large
strokes.
Dr Wu said the surge in
stroke hospitalisations was
only found in Christchurch.
He said it is likely
stress around the attacks
increased the risk of blood
clotting leading to more
strokes.
“The statistics suggest
the observations of increased
treatments and large strokes in
Christchurch did not occur by
chance,” he said.
“The most plausible explanation
is the generalised stress
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Teddy Wu
response after the terror
attack. This may increase
risk of blood clotting.”
Professor Tim Anderson,
clinical director
of the NZBRI, said the
study has been hailed
internationally as an exceptional
and important
piece of work.
“It shows a clear relationship
between stress and acute and
large strokes. There has never
been clinical evidence of this
before.
City2Surf to bring
A SIGN OF normality returning
to Christchurch amid the
Covid-19 pandemic will be
apparent on the streets from
Spreydon to Ferrymead when
the Star Media City2Surf fun
run returns from a rare enforced
break on Sunday.
About 15,000 committed,
part-time and once-a-year
athletes are expected to take
on either the 14km route or the
less intensive 6km course, with
proceeds to benefit the Prostate
Foundation of New Zealand.
The 46th edition unfortunately
faces a similar task to the
previous race on March 24, 2019,
which took place nine days after
the mosque shootings.
Again the exercise serves as a
reminder of more straightforward
times, providing level one
Covid-19 restrictions are not
revised and upgraded before the
9am start time for the 14km run
at Centennial Park.
“This shows a sense of normalcy
is returning to the city,
that’s the big thing,” said Star
Media regional manager Steve
McCaughan.
“It’s a really feel good event, a
feel good day and it’s also great
we can raise awareness for the
Prostate Foundation of New
Zealand.”
The City2Surf was first held
in 1974 to dovetail with the city
hosting the Commonwealth
Games and it took place every
year until 2011, when it was
abandoned due to the Christchurch
earthquakes.
Covid-19’s emergence forced
the cancellation of last year’s
“Worldwide, post-9/11 New
York researchers focused on
heart failure, and Japanese researchers
reported an increased
number of strokes throughout
Japan at the time of the earthquake/tsunami
in 2011, but in
terms of having information
about the size of the strokes, our
study is unique,” he said.
Three days after the terror
attack, the NZBRI team set out
to see if there was an increase in
strokes in the city.
– NZ Herald
back some normality
THEY’RE OFF! Runners leave Centennial Park at the start
of the 2019 City2Surf 14km event.
PHOTO: ZOE WILLIAMS
event.
“It would be one of the longest
established (running) events
in New Zealand. It’s probably
touched three generations of
families,” said McCaughan, who
said plans were in place to return
to the previous route.
The run used to end at QEII
– after starting in Cathedral
Square – a nice tie-in with the
Commonwealth Games venue.
“We are exploring the option
of returning back to the previous
course, we are exploring that
with the council going forward,”
McCaughan said.
The Centennial Park to Ferrymead
route debuted in 2012,
while the 6km run starts from
Hansen Park in Opawa from
10am.
Runners can still enter on
Sunday morning by registering
at the start line.
Participants are able to use
buses to and from the start and/
or finish line depending on
where they have parked their
vehicles.
Accessing that service includes
a reminder of the current
climate, as masks must be worn.
• Further details are available
at the event website: www.
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THIEVES TARGET CAR
YARD FOR THIRD TIME
A Hornby used car yard has been
targeted by thieves for a third
time, with six vehicles worth
a combined $100,000 taken in
the latest raid on the premises
last weekend. CCTV footage
indicated the cars were taken
from YGY Motor Ltd on Carmen
Rd about 2am on Saturday. A
spokesman said it was the third
time the dealership has been hit
since last year. It is believed the
latest incident related to the theft
of keys from the business last
month. Police are investigating.
NEW BOOZE BUS VANS
A new booze bus and two smaller
booze vans are set to arrive in
Christchurch by June for police
to start using. These will replace
two old booze buses, which have
reached the end of their lifespan.
Canterbury road policing
manager Senior Sergeant Mike
Jones said the new vans will help
police efforts to be more visible
and set up checkpoints in more
locations. He said this should
help build on the success police
have been having with micro
checkpoints, which require as
few as one police car and officer
to set up.
BURNOUT GONE WRONG
A boy racer’s burnout went
seriously wrong when his car
caught fire. The 24-year-old
lost control of his vehicle on
Leeston Rd near Springston. It
set fire to grass on the roadside,
then his car caught fire.
Lincoln Volunteer Fire Brigade
firefighters were called to the
scene about 9.30pm on March 11.
But they could do little to save
the car. Police said the driver,
who was the only occupant,
allegedly ran off from the scene
and got a ride with an associate.
He was located a short time later
and charged with sustained
loss of traction. The incident
comes as police ramp up efforts
to tackle boy racers around
Christchurch and Canterbury.
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Looking after
each other
• From page 1
Some people had collected elderly
neighbours and those with physical
impairment in their cars too, taking
them up the hill while they waited for
the all clear.
When hill residents heard about this,
many said they would have opened their
homes as a safe and warm place to stay.
The host idea was then introduced,
ready for the next emergency evacuation.
Said Sparrow: “This complements
our local philosophy of looking after
one another – not only during a natural
disaster but 24/7.”
Sumner valley is classed as a red and
orange evacuation zone, meaning if
an earthquake occurs and it is long
or strong, people must leave the area
immediately.
If there are sudden sea-level changes
or unusual noises coming from the
sea, or if an official warning from Civil
Defence emergency management is
sent out, people must also immediately
evacuate.
The red zone, along Sumner’s beach
front indicates it is most likely to be
affected by a tsunami.
The valley floor of Sumner is an
orange zone, and although it is less likely
to be affected by a tsunami, it is included
in the immediate evacuation plan.
Sparrow is hoping to run a
community engagement education
programme for this idea but the
association needs funding.
• By Katie Harris
TWO Christchurch-based Air
New Zealand flight attendants
who caught Covid-19 last
year took employment action
against a manager at the
national carrier, the NZ Herald
understands.
Two regional Air New
Zealand crew members who
operated out of the company’s
Christchurch base tested
positive for Covid-19 last year.
Some other staff working there
were upset they were not told of
the test results.
When approached for response,
an Air New Zealand
spokesperson said they were
unable to comment on whether
a personal grievance had been
raised because the company is
contractually required to keep
it confidential between the
employee and the employer.
The Herald understands the
personal grievance was filed by
those who contracted Covid-19
and was against a manager. It is
believed the parties have since
come to an amicable agreement.
When asked why the national
carrier declined to tell other
employees operating from the
Christchurch base about the
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Air NZ crew who caught Covid
settle employment action
cases, an Air New Zealand
spokesperson yesterday said one
of the crew members specifically
asked for the information to
remain confidential between
them and their manager.
“Air New Zealand followed
the Ministry of Health’s
processes for identifying close
and casual contacts, and any
employees who fell into this
category were advised at the
time and tested.”
An employee working at the
Christchurch base spoke to the
Herald on the condition of anonymity
and said that they were
upset at the company for not
informing them of the positive
cases.
WorkSafe told the Herald it
was not notified of the incident.
Since the pandemic began,
there had not been a single case
of transmission from passenger
to crew on any Air New Zealand
flight, the company said.
“We’re unable to provide
comment on individual employees,
but we have a number
of processes in place to protect
customers, employees and New
Zealand from Covid-19 which
have evolved over time as we’ve
learned more about the virus.”
The Ministry of Health said
it was unable to comment “on
individual work situations”.
“However, if a person has a
positive Covid-19 test, they are
interviewed to find out if and
when they had symptoms, and
where they have been, and who
they have been with, while they
were considered to be infectious,”
the ministry said.
“If a person was not considered
to have been infectious
while at work, then there may
not be a need to inform work
colleagues (unless they may
also have been co-exposed).
“If they were considered to
have been infectious while at
work, an assessment would be
undertaken to determine the
type of contact that they had
with colleagues, and what advice
should be provided to colleagues
(for example testing and isolation
requirements as needed).”
Last week the Herald also
revealed an Air New Zealand
plane that had dropped off
international returnees to enter
managed isolation then carried
domestic passengers without a
deep clean in between.
In a statement, the company
confirmed that “a number” of
months ago an aircraft that
had operated an MIQ charter
service was inadvertently
scheduled to continue operating
instead of returning to
Auckland to be cleaned.
Air New Zealand said it
follows the advice of the
Ministry of Transport,
Ministry of Health and its own
aviation medical team to keep
people safe.
– NZ Herald
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A FOUR-BEDROOM luxury
home in upmarket Fendalton has
sold under the hammer for $4.26
million – more than $1.4 million
above its 2019 rating valuation.
In a further sign of the heat
at the top of Christchurch’s
housing market, three buyers
competed to secure 39 Weka St
placing more than 80 bids at the
Harcourts auction.
The 463 s qm top of the line
house, which sits on a 911 sq m
section, comes with spacious terrace
and in-ground swimming
pool.
According to OneRoof records,
the property last changed hands
in March
2019 for
$3.15 million,
meaning
the property
turned a
$1.11 million
profit, on
paper at
least, in just
24 months.
The
listing agent for the property,
Harcourts’ Cameron Bailey,
said that while sale price was a
surprise for the vendors, it still
represented good value.
“If [the house] was in Auckland,
it would cost two times as
much. If it were in Ponsonby, it
would be around $10 million.”
Fendalton has enjoyed a run
of big sales in recent months and
has been Christchurch’s hottest
suburb since the city’s housing
market came out of lockdown in
May last year, with its median
value lifting 31.7 per cent to
$1.195 million.
Bailey said he had sold a house
for $6.7 million two weeks ago
in the neighbourhood, adding
that there was a huge appetite
for good houses in the area but
enough stock available to keep
up with the demand.
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“In Auckland they are selling
for that price all the time but
$6 million is a lot of money for
Christchurch. But there are
houses being built here that
could reach a sale price of $10
million in a few years.”
Bailey said the city was
undervalued for years and was
now going through a “double
bounce.”
“We’re going through the Covid
bounce and the earthquake
bounce right now.”
Economist Ed McKnight said
Christchurch was at the start
of a new property cycle and he
expected the prices to continue
growing.
Those who pay top prices
could afford to keep up with the
market and were not the same
buyers who needed to borrow 80
per cent from the bank.
“They have the ability to bid
[big sums] and don’t get tapped
out,” McKnight said.
He said that in boom periods,
the more expensive areas tend
enjoy the biggest growth, hence
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$1.11m profit in two years for Fendalton home
Cameron Bailey
Thursday March 18 2021 The Star
LUXURY: Three
bidders fought to
secure 39 Weka St,
Fendalton. ​
Fendalton’s popularity and
surge.
“There are only so many really
nice suburbs but there are not a
lot of aspirational places in the
centre of Christchurch at that
price point as the stock is very
limited,” he said.
The biggest sale in
Fendalton dates back to 2018
when an award-winning fivebedroom
residence sitting on a
4961 sq m section sold for $6.825
million.
– NZ Herald
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Former Olympic cyclist recovers after
• By Chris Barclay
BRIAN FOWLER routinely
pushed his levels of endurance
to the limit when he cycled for
New Zealand at four successive
Olympics.
And now the 58-year-old’s
powers of recovery are being
tested in the most severe circumstances
imaginable.
The Olympian and Commonwealth
Games gold medallist,
has been on a slow and winding
road to recovery in Christchurch
Hospital after defying a series of
heart attacks.
Fowler was taking a load of
rubbish to Rolleston’s Pines
Resource Recovery Park on February
25 when he experienced
the first life-threatening medical
episode.
Fortunately, Fowler had the
presence of mind to pull his van
and trailer over outside West
Rolleston Primary School before
losing consciousness.
Parking on the yellow lines
piqued the interest of teachers
and parents as children headed
home for the day.
Steph Dawson saw Fowler
slumped at the wheel, then two
other parents Cini Kariankal
and Meghan Davies, who are
both nurses, rendered assistance
before paramedics arrived.
Kariankal administered CPR;
Davies then used a defibrillator
retrieved by teacher Leona Whittington.
“He was purple then and
they pulled him out. His heart
stopped for about eight minutes,”
Fowler’s younger brother David
told The Star.
Fowler was rushed to hospital,
where he was placed in an
induced coma for about 10
days.
After admission he suffered
another five heart attacks, then
a lung infection complicated his
recovery. He was only able to eat
without the assistance of a tube
for the first time on Tuesday
night.
“We were all worried for a
‘MIRACLE’: Former
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Fowler on the road
to recovery after a
series of heart attacks.
Fowler (second from
right) with the 1984
Los Angeles Olympic
team.
PHOTO: GETTY
while and thought: ‘God maybe
it’s his time to die. We don’t want
him to come out with a brain
injury’,” David Fowler said.
Fowler, who raced in the
velodrome and on the road at
the Los Angeles Olympics in
1984 before focusing on the
road race at Seoul, Barcelona
and Atlanta, was moved out
‘He was purple then
and they pulled him
out. His heart had
stopped for
about eight
minutes.’
– David Fowler
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Monday, a significant step in
what his sibling dubs the ‘Tour
de Recovery.’
“I’m feeling good, I’ve been out
for walks,” Fowler told The Star.
“I had fish with vegetables and
jelly and ice cream (for dinner
Tuesday), the first meal I’ve had
for 20 days.”
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“He’s come through amazingly
well,” added David, who
described his brother’s survival as
a miracle.
“Last Wednesday I went to see
him with a couple of friends who
hadn’t seen Brian for eight years.
“He was sitting in the chair but
his head was on the side and he
couldn’t really speak properly.
“They burst into tears but a day
later Craig (former New Zealand
team-mate Craig Adair) came
with me and he could talk. It’s an
amazing recovery.”
Fowler, who had no history of
heart issues, has no recollection
of the incident, though mercifully
his long-term memory is intact.
Ironically he had recently visited
his GP and for a trouble-free
check-up.
“It was very unexpected. I’d
been to the doctor a week and
a half before and they gave me
a clean bill of health. They were
just waiting for bloods and stuff
to come back.”
Fowler knows he is lucky to
have stopped his van where he
did.
“If I’d got round the corner
and halfway to the dump there’s
nothing in-between there.”
Fowler believed his fitness –
he still cycles around 300km a
week – also enabled him to cheat
death.
“If I hadn’t been as fit, I probably
wouldn’t be here. The oxygen
levels kept me going brain-wise,”
he said.
His boys and other family
members have already visited
West Rolleston Primary School
to express gratitude to those who
saved their loved ones life.
Fowler, who won gold in the
road team time trial and silver
in the road race at Auckland in
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the bunch up
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at Cust in
2005.
PHOTO:
GEOFF SLOAN
1990, the third of his four Commonwealth
Games, will also
return to the school when he is
able to give thanks.
The family has made a donation
towards the school’s under
construction BMX track and the
plan is for Fowler to open it and
ride the opening lap.
What better way to get back on
the bike?
• By Chris Barclay
CHRISTCHURCH BOYS’ High
School students have again been
urged not to bully fellow pupils,
culminating in a police warning
being issued at assembly on
Monday.
It is understood a
Pasifika student was at
the centre of an incident
last week, though CBHS
headmaster Nic Hill
would not comment
specifically when responding
to questions
from The Star.
Constable Richard Brunton,
one of seven school community
officers tasked with covering
210 schools across Canterbury
addressed the more than
1300-strong roll, would also not
confirm whether an incident had
prompted his visit.
“We take any allegations of
bullying extremely seriously.
When any allegations of bullying
are made, we immediately
respond with our guidance team
and other pastoral staff,” Hill
said.
“I can assure the community
that any kind of harassment,
including bullying, sexual,
religious and racial harassment
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Thursday March 18 2021 The Star
is not acceptable at Christchurch
Boys’ High School. The boys are
well aware of this.
“We had Constable Richard
Brunton come and speak to our
assembly about the importance
of being inclusive.
“We work with the
police regularly and they
are great at supporting
our messages of diversity
and inclusivity. As headmaster
I talk consistently
with the boys about
respect, inclusivity and
kindness.”
Hill added Chris
Carty, secretary of the Old Boys
Association, had spoken at an
assembly last week, where he
focused on the importance of
inclusivity and diversity.
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performance and contribution
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educating students on bullying
and discrimination.
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Mother can’t escape the brutality of
• By Anna Leask
HORROR: Shannon McComb was beaten to death in Christchurch 17 years ago. His family want him remembered as a
gentle, kind and caring young man. He adored his youngest brother Regan. ​
IT’S BEEN 17 years since
Shannon McComb was brutally
murdered in a Christchurch car
park and every day since his
mother has battled to escape the
image of his caved-in skull, his
bruised and battered body – her
gentle boy’s life ended in the
most violent way.
Last month Kristine Johnston
was forced to relive the horror
all over again when her son’s
killers Kevin Green and Pakanui
Morice appeared before the
Parole Board for the first time.
They will remain in prison
for at least another year – while
McComb’s family continue their
own inescapable nightmare of a
life sentence.
McComb, 29, was found dead
in a car park off Kingslea St in
Waltham in February 2004.
He had been beaten over a
three-hour period – hit so hard
with fence palings that the wood
broke, his head stomped on until
his skull smashed into pieces. He
had also been stabbed twice in
the back.
A court later heard that
McComb’s murder was a “thrill
killing” by Green and Morice,
then 18 and 17.
The “aimless, self absorbed”
thugs were sentenced to life in
prison with a minimum nonparole
period of 17 years.
At the time of his death
McComb was living rough, but
he was not homeless and was
supported by his family.
Shannon McComb loved his
family including his youngest
brother Regan.
They said he chose to live
outside after a terrible fire
changed his life years earlier.
McComb was badly burned
trying to escape when the house
he lived in was set alight.
He got out, then went back in
to rescue his best friend.
He sustained severe burns to
his hands and body and after his
mate died in hospital his mental
anguish was almost unbearable.
“He didn’t trust people after
that,” his mother said.
“He couldn’t live inside after
that, that’s why he was sleeping
rough.
“He was so damaged by it. He
was in constant pain. What those
offenders really did was beat a
cripple to death – Shannon only
weighed 48kg, there was no way
he could have fought back.
“His life was so tragic what
they did to him makes my heart
bleed.”
Johnston said she was haunted
by her son.
“There’s not a day that goes by
that I don’t think of him, it’s like
he’s alive, it’s so hard for me to
put him down,” she said.
“The parole process was pretty
horrible … overwhelming. I
had to open up everything that
happened to Shannon all over
again … it opened the floodgates,
I was a mess.
“There’s always a fear that they
are going to get out … that feels
repugnant.”
Johnston wanted the focus to
be on her son, and getting his
story right.
She said he was bright and
loving and brave and had
survived so much in his life
before it was taken that terrible
day in 2004.
He loved chess, sport, cats and
music.
“Shannon never went
anywhere without taking his
music to listen to,” said Johnston.
“He played the guitar and was
devastated after the fire to realise
he would never play his guitar
again. Shannon’s hands were
unbendable, and he had little use
of them.”
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In spite of his injuries and challenges,
Johnston said her boy was
her world.
“He was my greatest teacher.
He taught me to love,” she said.
“He was kind and I’d never met
anyone as gentle as Shannon so
when he was killed so brutally
and violently, that absolutely
cauterised me.”
The Parole Board heard from
both killers as well as the Mc-
Comb family.
Green, now 35, told the board
the murder was the “culmination”
of years of teenage deviance
– getting expelled from “every
school he attended” and “driving
round seeking fights.”
He abused drugs and alcohol
and had ongoing issues in prison
but had made “significant progress”.
He had been involved in 60
incidents in prison but in the
past three years his conduct had
improved and he was working in
the prison canteen in a “trusted
position.”
“He can still be an angry
person and has difficulty coping,”
said Parole Board chairman Sir
Ron Young.
He said Green was “deeply
remorseful” and hoped to engage
with McComb’s family for a
restorative justice meeting if they
were interested.
The board heard Morice, 34,
“misused” drugs and alcohol
before the murder and struggled
in prison early on.
However, his conduct had been
“positive” for the past five years.
“He has had problems
managing the emotions that have
arisen from his offending,” said
Young.
“Mr Morice does appear to
have a pervasive sense of guilt
and remorse. We consider he
needs some help to come to terms
with what he did.”
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son’s 2004 ‘thrill kill’ murder
LOVING: Shannon McComb as a child with mother Kristine Johnston and with sister
Sherralee.
Johnston said she had no
interest in the killers’ remorse
and no intention of meeting
them.
What they did was unforgivable
and had destroyed her
family – changing her as a
mother, robbing her of her son
and sending her other children
into downward spirals of despair
that they are only just recovering
from.
His sister Sherralee lost her
business. His brother Regan was
just 12 when the murder happened
and it robbed him of his
youth.
“Shannon’s murder in effect
was a murder of our family,”
Regan said.
Sherralee said she was “deeply”
affected and the parole process
exacerbated things.
“Just as I felt I was beginning
to heal I find myself crying and
reliving the absolute brutality he
went through,” she said.
“His murder forever changed
me.”
– NZ Herald
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• By Samantha Mythen
HEATHCOTE residents may
have succeeded in keeping
the speed limit of trains going
through the valley to 40km/h.
KiwiRail representatives met
with residents at a community
meeting on Monday to get
feedback on the speed limit
increasing to 50km/h.
KiwiRail says increasing the
speed would reduce the amount
of noise as they approached
Lyttelton tunnel.
But residents said the main
issue was the vibration caused by
the trains.
After hearing residents, the
KiwiRail representatives said
they would recommend to the
company that the speed remain
the same.
Heathcote Valley Community
Association chairman Lewis
Low said: “This was an excellent
meeting. It’s great the KiwiRail
representatives were reasonable,
surprisingly so.”
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receive a new fleet of trains for
the South Island in 2023. They
will be low-emission, dieselelectric
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The Star Thursday March 18 2021
10
NEWS
Trainer faces
horse doping
charges
CANTERBURY harness racing
trainer Jesse Alford allegedly
caught injecting a substance into
two horses is now facing racing
industry charges.
Racing Integrity Unit general
manager Mike
Godber told The
Star yesterday Alford
is facing two
counts of administering
a prohibited
substance on race
day and attempting
to administer a
prohibited substance
on race day.
Jesse
Alford
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• By Matt Slaughter
THE CRUSADERS will be used
to market Christchurch and
other nearby tourist destinations
to fans who travel here to watch
games.
But the full cost of the threeyear
partnership between the
team and the city council’s
ratepayer-funded economic
and tourism arm,
ChristchurchNZ,
has not been disclosed.
However,
ChristchurchNZ
marketing manager
Sam Taylor did reveal
to The Star non-commercially
sensitive information
that ChristchurchNZ will invest
$70,000 towards media content
and its promotion as part of the
project.
Of this, $15,000 will be used
to create four videos featuring
the Crusaders encouraging fans
from other parts of New Zealand
to visit destinations in Christchurch
or other nearby tourist
hotspots.
The remaining $55,000 will go
towards promoting the videos
to reach audiences in cities
like Auckland and Dunedin,
through platforms including
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Cost of Crusaders tourism
deal kept under wraps
Sam
Taylor
BOOST: ChristchurchNZ has signed a three-year
partnership with champion team Crusaders in a bid to
boost tourism in the city and nearby destinations.
social media.
Taylor would not disclose the
rest of the cost of the partnership
because this is “commercially
sensitive.”
Said Taylor: “They [the Crusaders]
obviously have a number
of commercial partners and if
they were to disclose that publicly,
what they’d done with us,
that kind of compromises their
other partnerships. So we kind
of can’t share the exact dollar
terms of the contract.”
When asked if ratepayers will
feel they have a right to know the
cost of the partnership Taylor
said: “I completely sympathise
with that and understand where
they’re coming from, but I think
it is very clear with the agreement
that we signed with the
Crusaders, that that is the case,
that it is commercially sensitive.”
Taylor said the remaining,
commercially sensitive cost will
go towards a research campaign,
led by the Crusaders, to under-
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what they do in the lead-up to
and on game days and how to get
them to stay longer in Christchurch
and spend money.
As well as this, Christchurch-
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brand at Crusaders’ home games
on the field, on big screens, on
LED signage and during promotional
activities before games
and at halftime.
The cost will also go towards
ChristchurchNZ getting access
to Crusaders players and staff to
feature in its content, and the use
of the team’s social media channels
to promote this.
Taylor said Christchurch Airport
also has a stake in the partnership
because it wants rugby
fans to use its services to travel to
other tourist destinations nearby
before and after games.
He said ChristchurchNZ is
confident the partnership is a
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Terror attack plotter turns life around
• By Kurt Bayer
Stephen
O’Driscoll
A RADICALISED teenager who
plotted a Christchurch terror
attack, reportedly in the name of
Allah, has completed an intensive
rehabilitation programme and
turned his life around, a court
heard today.
The man was
just 17 when
he planned to
ram a car into a
group of people
and then stab
them on July 23,
2017.
He was radicalised
online,
held extreme
views, and told
police he was angry and had
“done it for Allah”.
After he was arrested, he pleaded
guilty to a number of charges
and was sentenced in the district
court to intensive supervision.
Over the past three years, the
man, who is now aged 21, has
been coming to court, initially
every month, and latterly every
second month, for Judge Stephen
O’Driscoll to get progress reports
on his judicial monitoring.
It hasn’t been plain sailing, as
Judge O’Driscoll noted today,
with the man breaching his
intensive supervision order four
times, including twice when he
used his mother’s phone to view
pornography.
He also sparked a manhunt in
2017 after he walked out of his
supervised accommodation.
But on Monday, after making
“tremendous” and significant
progress and his risk of reoffending
now deemed low, the man’s
long intensive supervision order
finished.
He had sessions with the imam
at the Al Noor Mosque, which
was targeted by the Australian
terrorist in the March 15, 2019,
attacks.
After 51 Muslims were massacred
in the shootings, the man
told Judge O’Driscoll he felt disgusted
when thinking of the harm
he could’ve done to “innocent
Kiwis” who are “his people”.
In the weeks after the attacks,
he said he had felt sadness and
wanted to apologise to everyone
for “having such views of hatred”.
Today, the man spoke in court
about how far he’s come over the
past four years.
With time and support,
especially from psychologists,
accommodation providers, and
SUPERVISION:
The man was a
teenager when
he planned a
terror attack.
In the weeks
after the Al
Noor Mosque
shootings he
wanted to
apologise for
having views of
hatred.
his mother, he has come to the
conclusion that “people are not
one monolith” but rather all individuals
who share all the same
emotions as him.
He no longer views the “random
person walking on sidewalk” as
someone who hurt him as a child.
Such negative thoughts inevitably
leads to “seeing no humanity
in yourself or others and we all
know the outcome of this”.
The man thanked Judge
O’Driscoll for taking an interest
in his well-being and rehabilitation
and not viewing him as “simply
another person in the system
but somebody who needed help”.
He vowed to try and stay out of
trouble and hopes to get into the
workforce.
His lawyer Anselm Williams
said the progress he has made
over the years has been “incredibly
impressive”, with the risk of
reoffending greatly reduced.
Judge O’Driscoll today granted
the man final permanent name
suppression, saying naming him
publicly would likely to cause him
extreme hardship and put the
progress he’s made in jeopardy.
The judge wished him all the best
for the future.
“I hope you will not disappoint
and let everyone down and end
up coming back to court,” Judge
O’Driscoll told him.
“I hope you will become a
productive member of the community
and I hope that I won’t see
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– NZ Herald

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Thursday March 18 2021 The Star
NEWS 13
Moore slams council restructure
• By Chris Barclay and
Matt Slaughter
FORMER MAYOR Garry
Moore has slammed the city
council’s modified executive
leadership structure calling it
“extremely flawed.”
In particular, he has claimed
the vital importance of engineering
has been diminished.
The restructure was announced
by council chief
executive Dawn Baxendale, who
said the disestablishment of 13
roles and the creation of eight
new roles would save between
$600,000 and $700,000 a year.
Said Baxendale: “The structure
provides a better balance
between general managers
responsible for delivering level
of services to the community
and those providing internal
enabling support services.”
Moore wrote in a post to his
The Tuesday Club at Smash
Palace website: “My personal
conclusion, having considered
this new structure carefully, is
that it is extremely flawed.
“The absence of engineering
skills at executive level is a major
concern.
“The new corporate structure
has no engineer at the top table.”
Moore said the council’s
finances were driven by
engineering services.
“The CCC Long Term Plan
Garry Moore
was released (last week). The
total operating expenditure and
capital expenditure for Three
Waters and transport over the
next 10 years in $8.3 billion.
“Engineers drive organisational
costs and at the CCC it is
four levels down (the leadership
structure) before there is anyone
who has engineering qualifications.
“When we had earthquakes
in 2010 and 2011 there were a
number of chartered engineers
at senior level in the CCC who
saved this city by restoring the
Three Waters (sewage, waste and
drinking water).”
Dawn Baxendale
Moore, who was mayor from
1998 to 2007, expanded on his
concerns to The Star emphasising:
“When you look at the $8.3
billion being spent on staff,
roads and sewers over the next
10 years you need people sitting
in the management executive
team who actually understand
engineering.
There was always an engineer
in the executive team during
Moore’s tenure.
When asked to respond to
Moore’s claim that there is an
absence in engineers at city
council executive level, or if he is
correct that a staff member with
Miles McConway
engineering qualifications is only
involved at level four of the organisation,
Baxendale said: “We
have a staff member with a New
Zealand Certificate in Engineering
at tier 3 of the organisation.
We also have employees known
as construction professionals.”
She said nine engineers have
resigned from the city council in
the last six months, but three of
these were fixed term positions.
She said in this time period,
16 new engineers have been
hired – 14 permanently and two
temporarily.
Moore was also concerned
the combined role of general
manager [of] resources and chief
financial officer has been separated.
He claimed the new general
manager [of] resources, Miles
McConway, was not a member
of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants Australia and New
Zealand – as specified in the job
description, so Leah Scales was
appointed as the CFO.
“If you’re advertising for a
position and saying it’s got to be
a chartered accountant and then
you appoint a CFO later on, that’s
wrong,” Moore told The Star.
“There could have been other
people who could have applied
for that job (general manager
resources/CFO) but thought I’m
not a chartered accountant so I
won’t apply.”
Baxendale said it is true Mc-
Conway does not hold chartered
accounting qualifications.
“That is correct. Mr
McConway was the strongest
candidate and has the experience
to manage this complex role
having been in a similar role in
ECan,” she said.
“Leah Scales was appointed
to a tier 3 role which includes
CFO responsibilities, and Miles
McConway to the role of general
manager resources, following
a national recruitment process
which canvassed the skill sets
required for both.”
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The Star Thursday March 18 2021
14
NEWS
• By Aimee Shaw
AFTER 20 years as chief
executive of Foodstuffs South
Island, Steve Anderson plans to
step down in the new year.
Anderson, who joined Foodstuffs
in 2000, has been credited
for growing the South Island
co-operative’s turnover to $3.3
billion, up from $1.2b when he
took on the role.
Anderson will continue on as
chief executive until February
2022 and then retire to spend
more time with his family. After
some downtime he plans to take
on governance appointments.
When he joined the supermarket
giant it had just New World,
Pak’N Save and Four Square
stores operating in the south,
today it has five chains including
liquor chain Henry’s and
Raeward Fresh spread across 136
locations.
Prior to Foodstuffs, Christchurch-based
Anderson was general
manager of Mainland Products,
a precursor to Fonterra.
His first ever job was working
as a delivery boy for Four Square.
The 60-year-old had been
thinking about retiring for
some time. He gave notice of his
resignation early to allow enough
time to find a replacement.
“The past 20 years has been a
fantastic ride, some of the changes
in the business and consumer
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Foodstuffs South Island chief to step down
READY TO RETIRE: Foodstuffs South Island chief executive
Steve Anderson will finish up in early 2022.
world have been pretty radical,”
Anderson told the Herald.
“It’s never been boring, things
have been changing significantly.
Twenty years ago it was all about
the mass, and you’d talk to the
masses through TV advertising,
through big IT systems, and
now it is all about the individual;
data, talking to individual customers
and having customers
talk to you through social media.
There’s been huge changes, but
great to work through.”
Anderson and his team have
tripled the size of the South
Island business through marketshare
growth, and expanded outside
of grocery with the creation
of the Henry’s brand.
He has also been contributing
to and giving information to the
Commerce Commission as part
of the Government’s inquiry into
supermarket food prices.
He couldn’t comment on
whether the market study was
justified, but said Foodstuffs had
been working with the commission
proactively, “contributing
positively towards it”.
“I can’t comment on whether
it is a good idea or not, it is
time-consuming and has taken
a lot of time and effort, but so
far it is progressing well from
our perspective and hopefully
the Commerce Commission is
happy with our response.”
Over the past few years he has
been focused on digitalisation
of the business and using data
to source customer insights. In
the last year, he has been charged
with dealing disruption from
the Covid pandemic, and in the
supermarket operator’s case,
extraordinary demand.
“They have been good challenges
to have – I’d far rather be
running a business that has all
of a sudden had a whole lot more
unexpected turnover rather than
the opposite,” said Anderson.
He has had a fair bit of experience
with crisis management
in his time as chief executive,
particularly in Canterbury, managing
disruption following the
2010 Christchurch earthquakes
and the mosque shooting in
2019, that killed one employee
and injured another two in the
attack.
A geologist by training, having
studied a Bachelor of Science
majoring in Geology with Honours,
Anderson said the only
time he used that training was
to brief staff about seismology
following the Christchurch and
Kaikoura earthquakes.
Anderson always had the goal
to become chief executive of a
company, and during his interview
for the role he shared just
that: “I was interviewed by the
board and one of the questions
was ‘Did you have any big goals
in life when you finished university?’
and I said ‘Yeah, I wanted
to be CEO of a company by the
time I’m 40, and by the way I’m
39-years-old and 11 months’, and
they gave me the job.”
Foodstuffs South Island
chairman Russell McKenzie, said
Anderson had driven growth
and development across all
aspects of the business in his
tenure.
“Market share has significantly
increased with the cooperative
delivering consistent growth
over the years and a number of
critical projects have contributed
to this success including the roll
out of SAP 11 years ago and the
launch of New World’s Clubcard
in 2014,” McKenzie said.
He said Anderson had
also been integral in the
establishment of the Food for
Thought Trust, a Foodstuffs
initiative in conjunction with
the Heart Foundation, which
sees nutritionists go into schools
and educate year 5 and 6 pupils
on how to make healthier food
choices. The programme has
educated more than 180,000
students in 2100 schools since
inception in 2007.
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16
NEWS
• By Matt Slaughter
GRAFFITI WAS reported
more in central city and
coastal areas including New
Brighton than anywhere else
in Christchurch in January.
But the number of graffiti
reports to the city council
in January (1455) only
increased slightly compared
to December last year
(1436), according to the city
council’s Graffiti Snapshot
data.
There were 534 reports of
tagging in the central city
made in January and 598
in December. Tagging was
reported the second most in
coastal areas with majority
of the reports coming from
New Brighton, 305 times
in January – a significant
increase from the 173 reports
in December.
In Christchurch,
4826 sq m of graffiti was
removed compared to 4599
sq m the previous month.
Lismore St in Waltham
had 288 sq m removed, the
most of any Christchurch
street or park. Colombo St
was next, with 215 sq m, and
Thomson Park (191 sq m),
Washington Way Skate Park
(130 sq m) and Bernard St,
off Lincoln Rd, (120 sq m)
round out the top five.
There were two instances
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Tagging worse in CBD, Brighton
where tagging led to police
proceedings. A person over
17 appeared in court due
to an incident which and
another person was issued a
formal warning.
Sergeant Jim Currie said
it is often hard to charge
people with graffiti-related
offences unless they are
caught in the act. He said
tagging is usually done
by young people who “get
bored.”
He said police do not
usually receive many
reports of tagging, but it is
positive to see many people
are reporting it to the city
council so it can be removed.
ON THE RISE:
More graffiti
was reported in
central city and
New Brighton
in January.
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Thursday March 18 2021 The Star 17
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Mrs June Hines, 921 Ferry Road, Woolston
Emie & Stuart King, 20 Edmonds Street, Woolston
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2nd Chateau Drive, Burnside
3rd Apsley Drive, Avonhead
Short Street
1st Applefield Court, Northwood
2nd Waiwetu Street, Fendalton
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Veterinary practice
The Danger of Barley Grass Seeds
We Kiwis LOVE the summer. Long days filled with
BBQs, beaches, sun & spending time with our
family – both human and animal members.
Something that veterinary practices around
the country see during these dry hot summer
months are animals (especially dogs) affected
by Barley Grass Seeds. Barley grass is an annual
grass found throughout the country that sets
seed in summer.
The Barley Grass seed is very sneaky. They have a
sharp point at the end with microscopic barbs present
on the tail end. When these seeds come into contact with your pets coat,
they stick to their fur and the pointed end penetrates into the skin and if not
removed immediately they work their way into deeper tissue and can cause
a huge range of problems once inside, as they begin to track and move
around causing tissue to react and leaves a trail of infection in its wake.
Most common areas:
The most common area we see on a weekly basis during summer months
are the barley grass seeds that have worked their way into the skin between
the toes. Dogs will often start to lick over a toe area or start limping on the
affected leg.
Another common problem is when the seeds go down
your pets ear canals. This is extremely painful and dogs
will show a very sudden onset of head shaking and
scratching at their ear, often holding their head to the
affected side. The more they shake their head the deeper
down it goes until it hits the ear drum. They can easily
perforate the ear drum which is extremely painful. So its
important to get them checked as soon as possible.
Dogs love to dive head first through long grass. So it’s
not a surprise that a sudden cause of a painful closed
eye and a trip to the vet to find a barley grass seed
undernealth the third eyelid. Owners will notice their
dog suddenly holding their eye tightly shut and rubbing
it with their foot.
Barley Grass can enter skin anywhere on the body, but
a favourite location to go is under the armpit where
owners may notice small lump like swellings or hair
matting over the area.
If they are swallowed they can cause a huge range of
problems as they can penetrate any of the tissue from
the oesophagus through the intestines and migrate
anywhere in the body ending up in places such as the
lungs, liver, bladder, and beneath the spine causing
life threatening infections and abscesses. These are
particularly tricky to identify and then find. Often
needing ultrasound to help locate the seed or more
advanced imaging such as contrast CT. Then it is the
surgeons hard job to find it!
Treatment:
If you suspect your pet has a Barley Grass seed its
important to visit your vet as soon as possible to prevent
it migrating further into
the skin. If found early
simply removing and
cleaning the area is
enough. If it has gone
deeper into the tissue
then surgery is indicated
to go in and remove
it before it migrates!
Sometimes they can
be very tricky to find as
they cause a lot of tissue
swelling and reaction.
So prevention is very
important.
Prevention:
Avoid walking your dog
through high risk areas in
the summer time.
Keep your pets coat clipped short in summer so you can check over areas
throughly after each walk.
Keep the hair between your pets toes extra short so you can easily see any
Barley Grass seeds.
Remove any seeds as soon as you see them
Two serious cases
Although we see a lot of Barley Grass problems. Here are
two recent patients stories to illustrate how serious these
tiny seeds can be.
Coin is a lovely gentle Hunterway who presented with
a huge swelling underneath his chin. With Dr Richard
Lucys ultrasound skills we were able to see that there
was a foreign piece of material within the abscessed
tissue. Coin was taken to surgery and after some good
amount of time searching for a ‘needle in a haystack’, we
were able to find the offending object - it was a Barley
Grass seed!
Mia is a gorgeous German Short Haired Pointer who
presented to us in a very different way. Her owners had
noticed a strange hard lump that had come up in her
lumber muscle area. After some initial testing on the
lump came to the suspicion of a reactive process, we
took her to ultrasound to investigate. We found that
under the mass there was a track deep in the tissue
with connected into her abdominal cavity. This is highly
suspicious of Barley Grass behaviour. It could have been
anywhere in her abdomen so we proceeded on to look
harder and took her to CT. The CT confirmed there was
a foreign object in her retroperitoneal space (a special
and very tricky space in her abdomen just under her
spinal muscle area). And required our surgical specialist
Dr Helen Milner to go in, try to locate it and remove it.
Which she did! Mia is one very lucky dog and made a
complete recovery.
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Commentator,
blogger and
former Labour
Party activist
Shane Te
Pou gives his
views on the cannabis
referendum
IN THE aftermath of the
cannabis referendum, we’re
stuck in the worst of all worlds.
We’re still treating as a crime
something half the country does
not believe should be one.
Criminal law should reflect a
broad societal consensus, which
demonstrably does not exist with
respect to weed. Every cannabisrelated
prosecution now will call
into question the moral force
behind the charges.
It’s not sustainable, and
decriminalisation is the only
responsible step forward. The
public is more than ready: in
a poll conducted for the Helen
Clark Foundation, 69 per cent
supported either full legalisation
or decriminalisation. There’s
your consensus.
With the benefit of hindsight,
it’s clear we approached the
question of cannabis law reform
in entirely the wrong way. That’s
what has left us stranded with an
untenable status quo.
Given how heavily the deck
was stacked in favour of reform
opponents, it’s remarkable there
was only two per cent in it.
There were at least five reasons
it failed.
First, the framing of the debate
was disastrous. It asked Kiwis
to weigh in on a specific piece
of legislation rather than the
broader question of whether we
should pursue reform or embrace
the status quo as a matter
of principle.
This gave opponents a major
strategic advantage in that it
offered them a big target while
forcing the Yes campaign to defend
a detailed regulatory regime
with a scary sounding name.
You couldn’t come up with a
less appealing way to frame the
debate than asking voters what
they think of the “Cannabis Legalisation
and Control Bill”.
By contrast, this is how voters
in deeply conservative Montana
were asked to view the question
of legalisation just weeks after
our own vote: “Under the Montana
Constitution, a person 18
years of age or older is an adult,
except that the legislature or the
people by initiative may establish
the legal age of purchasing, consuming,
or possessing alcoholic
beverages [the proposal amends
the Montana Constitution to allow
the legislature or the people
by initiative to establish the legal
age for purchasing, consuming,
or possessing marijuana].”
A second question on the ballot
proposed an age limit of 21
years old; created rules for marijuana
use, including a 20 per
cent tax on marijuana sales; and
required the state government
develop rules to regulate the industry.
The first initiative passed
with 58 per cent of the vote; the
second, with 57 per cent. Amazingly
enough, legalising pot won
more popular support in Montana
than Donald Trump.
Three other US states - New
Jersey, Arizona and South Dakota
- also endorsed legalisation
in November’s election. In each
case, the question was framed in
similar ways to Montana, asking
voters to endorse a plan that
would impose an age limit, enact
a tax on marijuana sales, and
empower the state to establish a
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regulatory regime.
If the debate had been framed
in that way here, Yes would have
won in a landslide.
The second issue that derailed
reform was campaign spending
limits, which greatly favoured
the No campaign. Under the
Electoral Act, referendum
campaigns are allowed to spend
no more than $338,000 in the
two months leading up to the
vote. This is a truly paltry sum.
To give some context, the Government
spent $1.3 million on
Covid advertising in just the last
two weeks of February.
While it’s proper to have strict
rules in place to constrain the
influence of money in politics,
the spending limits proved
detrimental to democracy in this
case. Whereas the Yes campaign
was required to promote a needlessly
complex proposal and
defend against wave after wave
of disinformation, all opponents
needed to do was shout “No” at
the top of their lungs. If voters
don’t feel sufficiently informed,
they will naturally default to the
status quo - and that’s what happened
here.
Third, the profound disconnect
between some Māori leaders
and their communities on this
issue blunted otherwise potent
criminal and racial justice arguments.
That Māori are three
times as likely to be charged
with cannabis offences, despite
roughly equivalent rates of use,
is a devastating proof point - but
this was constantly undermined
by leaders in the community
who actively campaigned against
change. They ought to be feeling
whakamā.
Fourth, given the margin,
there’s no question the NZ
Medical Association’s bungled
intervention on the referendum
debate gave a boost to the No
campaign. Despite walking back
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her opposition two weeks before
the vote, NZMA chair Kate Baddock’s
earlier statement - made
without any consultation with
her members - had already inflicted
more than enough damage
to account for the two-point
margin.
Finally, in such a close-run
race, Jacinda Ardern’s decision to
remain publicly neutral proved
decisive. While it’s simplistic and
unfair to blame the PM unduly,
given the myriad other factors
discussed above, there’s little
doubt that her public support
would have persuaded enough
voters to change the outcome.
However, as much as the
Government would like to put
this issue in the rearview mirror,
the reality is the post-referendum
status quo is more injurious than
the old one.
The injustice is compounding
with every new charge and
conviction.
Parliament should not use a
narrow defeat in a deeply flawed
referendum as an excuse for
inaction. Decriminalisation may
only be a half step forward, but
it’s one we must urgently take.
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LETTERS 23
Soper’s article on Ardern v Hosking
I read with interest your (Barry
Soper) article on Jacinda Ardern
cancelling her appearance on
Mike Hosking’s show.
I can see both sides.
Spouting vitriol week after
week and constantly trying to
trip people up when interviewing
them is bound to cause them
to ignore you in the end. Both
yourself and Hosking are such
ardent National Party enthusiasts
I cant blame her for walking
away.
Nothing wrong with your
journalism just both your attitudes.
She (Ardern) has actually done
some good so far. Being constantly
confrontational is becoming a
bore and if that is the only kind
of conversational journalism you
have it’s really time for a revamp of
your style, or dare I say it an apology
of sorts would not go astray.
You all need each other in the
long run. – Genny Smith
I agree with the incompetence
of our current PM. She can’t
handle direct questions and anything
of this nature is shut down.
Jacinda is only in her element
when she is made to sound so
caring like finding a kid’s teddy
bear in an airport and finding its
owner.
These sort of antics are not the
making of a hard-working PM.
She is certainly hiding behind
Covid-19. If questions by radio
hosts and journalists are too
hard for her she should step
down and maybe take up acting
as this is more up her alley. –
Dianne Sinclair
YOU MAY have heard talk
about the number of councillors
we should have representing
Christchurch and Banks
Peninsula sparked by the
Representation Review we are
required to undertake every six
years.
We currently have seven
community boards – one for
Banks Peninsula and six for
Christchurch – made up of
elected members from 16 wards.
Our initial proposal is
to reduce the number of
community boards to six and
Mike Hosking would have
to be the rudest interviewer on
radio. He constantly interrupts,
talks over his guests and never
let’s them finish a sentence as do
many other interviewers.
It has been apparent from the
very beginning that he has no
time for Ms Ardern or Labour
and I say good on her for giving
him the shove.
It might be the highest rating
breakfast commercial radio
show but it might be for all the
wrong reasons. We seem to be
losing good, investigative and
accurate journalism and just end
up with sensational, biased and
often inaccurate information.
You use John Key as an example
of a popular leader, well some
of his behaviour was down right
rude and embarrassing. At least
Ms Ardern shows intelligence,
knowledge, compassion and respect.
– Sarah Van Leeuwen
Mike Hosking is one horrible,
sarcastic person, extremely
patronising especially where
Jacinda is concerned,
His brand of conversation
especially to Labour Party members
is shocking, condescending
and the like. Give him the elbow
Jacinda. We did solve the problem,
we turned him off. – June
and Brian Daly.
‘’The accidental PM’’ or any
PM, works for ‘the people’, and
part of that job is to communicate
with those who pay her salary.
Mike Hosking asked direct
questions that many New
Zealander’s want to hear clear
answers to, or at least an honest
admission that she didn’t know
the answer but would find out.
Cancelling her time with Mike
– a representative of ‘the people’
– is cancelling not only him but
all those listening.
We are adults and deserve
more than to be treated like
children being told to ‘be kind’
endlessly. We are told we are a
team of five million on the one
hand and divided into special interest
groups on the other, with
some receiving more ‘kindness’
than others.
Good leaders lead by example
and are not afraid to front up
to those they work for, this is
something sorely lacking with
this ‘transparent’ government. –
D Downward
make adjustments to some
of the boundaries to cater
for population growth. Some
councillors have floated the
idea of halving the number of
councillors and reducing wards
and community boards to just
Mayor
Lianne Dalziel
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Environment
Canterbury
In spite of all the ongoing spin
from Environment Canterbury
about their fantastic achievements
and wanting our input
into the 10-year plan, I am not
convinced they have our best
interests at heart regarding our
drinking water.
As this nitrate time bomb
from cow’s urine insidiously
seeps down through the Canterbury
Plains to poison our once
pristine drinking water, they say
little about removing the root
cause which is far too many cows
urinating on a gravel substrate.
Stop the spin and proritise
the massive reduction of cow
effluent in your 10-year plan.
Much as farmers like to make
money from dairy, the increasing
rates of poisonous nitrates in
our water must surely be stopped
now. Not another long-term
investigation to buy farmers time
but immediate action to save our
water.
Denmark had this problem
and sorted it, why not us? –
Alan Johnson
City council
spending
Before we pay any attention to
Jamie Gough’s call to reduce the
number of elected officials and
community boards let’s look at
some of the other sacred cows to
save a few ratepayer dollars.
We could:
Sell all city council parking
buildings. This will save councillors
spending ratepayers’ funds
four, meaning Banks Peninsula
would be subsumed into the city.
This was bitterly opposed by
Banks Peninsula residents the
last time this was proposed.
People have said half the
number of councillors would
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save half the money they get
paid, but it doesn’t work like
that. There is a pool of money
for councillor remuneration so
halving the number does not
save a cent in remuneration. It
just gets redistributed among
fewer councillors eg: $100,000
becomes $200,000.
As I said this is not
about numbers – it’s about
representation. Each of our
councillors represent around
24,250 constituents – that
would rise to 48,500 if the
number was halved. It has to
on subsidising car parks.
Stop all ratepayer-funded
corporate welfare spent to prop
up the central city.
It is not the ratepayers’ job to
bring the punters in.
Close down Christchurch NZ
and with it its opaque ratepayerfunded
subsidies for private
sector tourism and business
promotion.
Cancel all funding to rebuild
the Anglican Cathedral – leave
that to the Anglicans.
Limit funding of the sports
stadium to the central Government
funds provided.
Let the professional sports
codes and event organisers and
businesses crying out for the
stadium to pay for and own and
maintain their infrastructure.
Close VBase or whatever it is
now called. Private hospitality
companies will fill the gap with
no ratepayer subsidies.
Benchmark city council staff
salaries and wages on the median
Christchurch income.
Benchmark councillor pay on
the Christchurch mean income
plus a bonus based on 85 per
cent approval in city-wide performance
reviews.
Rethink direct funding for
exclusive arts and culture like
the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
Their audiences can pay
the full cost of delivery as others
do to attend concerts.
Stop capital improvements
on bigger and better roads and
intersections and streets and
give the right of way to public
transport, pedestrians, bicycles,
and emergency services.
Triple the cost of inner-city
on-street parking and slash bus
fares.
Introduce excess water charges
for households using over 700-litres
a day and double charges
a litre after 1400-litres a day. –
David Marra
I am neither friend or foe of
councillor James Gough.
Nonetheless, his proposal to
reduce the number of city councillors
and community board
members deserves to be heard
beyond just the council itself.
A public referendum perhaps?
I realise James’ proposal may
be viewed by some as giving the
community too much democracy
by those who would prefer
the status quo, but I believe
change is desperately required if
confidence is to be maintained.
The idea of being able to elect
several councillors to represent
my corner of the city tantalising
as it could bring forth new creative
thinking, something I think
is sadly lacking in the present
ward system – which I liken to
New Zealand’s equivalent of the
old British rotten borough.
Also, I do not believe the creation
of Maori wards is an answer,
no matter how well intentioned.
– Stephen Wickham
I totally support James Gough’s
proposal of less councillors and
community board members.
The whole system is top heavy
and as we elect councillors and
our rates monies pay or help pay
their wages then I for one would
like to see them doing more
work in the community.
Even if the number of the
council and community board
members were cut by only a
few then it would be less of a
drain on overheads and then
the elected members, would I’m
sure, listen to the general public
and take on board what we say. –
June Barnes
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Please use your real name, not a nickname, alias, pen
name or abbreviation.
Halving the councillors wouldn’t save a cent in remuneration
be effective and fair.
Last time we did a
Representation Review we
put out a draft proposal that
we altered substantially after
hearing submissions. So please
have your say.
We are opening for feedback
on Saturday and submissions
need to be in by May 16. There is
plenty of time.
And one more thing. The
Local Government Commission
has the final say when anyone
who submits objects to the
result.

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China’s Poverty Alleviation
Exemplary in Global Fight
24
OPINION
Despite raging pandemic and tough
economic challenges, China clinched
victory in eradicating absolute
poverty last year, achieving the
poverty reduction goal set by the
United Nations 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development a decade
in advance. The hard-won feat bears
inspiration for countries worldwide
also searching for ways to promote
inclusive growth.
Poverty seems to be a chronic lesser
evil, but actually serves as the root
cause of many stark challenges of
contemporary world. Development
deficits have expanded both within
and across borders. Even in some
affluent countries, a growing number
of people have been marginalized in
economic development leading to
unprecedented divisions in societies
that have fermented popularism and
political upheaval.
The fact that China is still the
largest developing country has been
overshadowed by its economic
miracle. Despite media hype about
the China menace, a destitute China
with starving population could
become a more serious problem to
the world.
Nearly 100 million impoverished
rural residents have escaped
destitution during the past eight
years. China’s poverty standard is
set based on multiple factors, which
includes not only the per capita
income index but also basic public
services like compulsory education,
safe housing as well as basic medical
care. The standard is actually higher
than the poverty line set by the
World Bank.
The poverty reduction
accomplishment is an outcome of
a continuous drive that combines
proper planning, a clear goal and
long-term, sustainable solutions.
UN Secretary-General Anonio
Guterres said China’s poverty
reduction experiences “can provide
valuable lessons to other developing
countries”.
Both the central and local authorities
in China have carried out an array
of customized plans and targeted
measures for different localities
so that they could capitalize on
their comparative strength. Some
mountainous villages have developed
into popular tourism destinations.
Investment in infrastructure and
new technology is indispensable.
98 per cent of China’s poorest
villages now have broadband access.
Network infrastructure connected
farmers to broad markets through
e-commerce platforms, and enable
manufacturing and service industries
to develop in rural areas.
“Give a man a fish and you feed him
for a day; teach a man to fish and you
feed him for a lifetime.” Measures
like launching workshops and
recruitment campaigns have been
taken to accelerate reintegration of
marginalized labour forces into job
market and help them to stand on
their feet again.
China’s strenuous poverty
eradication efforts are aimed,
in essence, at ironing out social
inequality step by step so as to
ensure inclusive growth. Strategies
to revitalize the old industrial
zones in China’s “Rust Belt” of
Northeastern provinces have long
been implemented. Resources have
been mobilized to improve a range
of social services so as to narrow the
wealth gap among regions, as well as
to ensure that the disadvantaged can
also get a share of growth dividends.
China has received support
and assistance from the world
in poverty alleviation, which is
much appreciated. New Zealand
agricultural experts have aided
China’s poverty reduction projects
through on-site instruction,
and friends from all circles in
South Island have also assisted
in various ways. In return, China
is contributing to global fight
against poverty, helping developing
countries relieve debt pressures as
well as taking initiatives in tackling
climate change and environment
problems to promote global
sustainable development.
Terminating privation is possible as
long as real and effective actions are
taken. The international community
should work together to boost
common development for humanity
and push forward economic
globalization in a more open,
inclusive, equitable and balanced
way. Sharing of best practices and
enhanced collaboration among
nations should continue to be
encouraged. With determination and
unity, the anti-poverty achievements
in China can also be repeated in
other parts of the planet.
(Author: Wang Zhijian, Chinese
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of Environment Canterbury’s
Consenting existing policies for and quarries plans already is
something contribute to that reduced has emissions. a set
of rules In declaring around the it climate – how
far emergency, from houses the Council they noted are it
would continue to show leadership
is on set climate-change in the district and plans, do so
how without much adding particulate new programmes
matter ratepayers’ (dust) expense. is acceptable It also gave
is staff set a in clear the mandate Canterbury to continue
Air Regional Plan in line
with central government
standards – and we follow
them.
Having said that, we also
have an obligation to look
after the well-being of our
people, and we need to be
listening to them. What
elected members need to
make or change a decision
or course of action is a)
evidence and b) the right
planning/rule framework.
Which brings me to
what we are currently doing
regarding dust.
In 2017/18 we monitored
airborne dust in the
Yaldhurst area. Particular
concerns surrounded the
level (and known risk) of
respirable crystalline sillica
in the dust. While that
and enhance that work.
study That showed work included that there setting
was up a no climate-change evidence the integration dust
was programme harmful in or the posed Long-term a Plan
serious 2018-28, public ensuring health climate risk, change
was actively considered across
it did show that dust was
workstreams, increasing visibility
getting of the science over the and what boundary we know
of about the quarries the impact on of climate occassion
change and on that Canterbury, the dust and levels
on dropped the issue with over iwi the and first regional
liaising
partners, other local authorities
500m from the boundary.
and central government.
This As led an organisation, to us signalling we have
tougher also made quarry significant dust progress man-iagement
addressing and our monitoring
own greenhouse-
requirements, gas emissions, with particularly our
Christchurch building receiving a
for quarries within 500m
“market-leading” energy efficiency
of rating someone’s of 5.0 out home. of 6 in the year
to However, February on for the some National of
the Australian people Built living Environment in the
area, Rating dust System remains New Zealand. a major
The building’s features include
concern 184 solar to panels this which day. can
generate We are more therefore than 55,000 undertaking
kilowatt a hours pilot of study electricity using per
a year. different approach, more
directly There has involving been a 26% the reduction
per staff member in emissions
residents. since 30 June 2010. We now have
access This to month electric we and have hybrid been
asking vehicles McLeans and hope to Island have half our
residents, businesses and
any visitors to log noticeable
dust using a mobile
phone app (dustapp.ecan.
govt.nz) or by phoning
0800 765 588.
Two dust monitors,
which record background
dust levels as well as wind
direction and speed, have
been installed and we
have assigned two staff
members to work with the
community on the issue.
This study is necessary to
determine the source(s) of
the dust since the remedial
action taken to date by the
quarries doesn’t appear to
have addressed the dust
Consul General in Christchurch)
issue the community is
It’s a year since Environment Canterbury
reporting. It may be that
more than one source is
declared a climate-change emergency
contributing to the prob-
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dust along and the Marlborough even occasionally coast and
across much of the Canterbury
topsoil blows across the
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region drier. North-westerly fairly frequently storms are
during predicted strong to become nor’westers. more intense
with Where torrential we can alpine control rainstorms
the turning dust our though, braided we rivers into
roaring rapids, fuelling landslides
should. The more information
Canterbury’s we have, the coastal better we
and causing widespread erosion.
can communities manage will the be situation. threatened
How we respond to that
information – such as any
necessary plan changes
or enforcement action –
will be based on evidence
gathered from the community
and from our science
monitoring efforts.
That will be of huge
benefit to everyone and
a major boost to affected
residents’ quality of life.
Please remember you too
can come and talk to our
council. Just get in touch.
• Cr Jenny Hughey
is chair of the
Canterbury Regional
Council (Environment
Canterbury)

FOOD 25
Lamb shoulder chops
with a tasty twist
Chops are Kiwi
dinner staple. Spice
up these lamb
ones with the fresh
flavours of mint
and coconut
Lamb shoulder
chops with mint
and coconut
Ingredients
2 cloves garlic, finely
chopped
½ cup Fresh mint,
chopped
¼ cup Dijon mustard
2 tbsp mint jelly
1½ cups desiccated
coconut
6 lamb shoulder chops
2 eggs, lightly whisked
1 to taste salt and freshly
ground pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 180 deg
C. Mix the garlic, mint,
mustard, mint jelly and
coconut together in a
shallow dish.
Dip chops in egg, then
roll them in the coconut
mixture, pressing meat into
the mixture to ensure an
even covering.
Line a roasting pan with
baking paper and place
chops on it in a single layer.
Bake for 15min. Turn
the chops and bake for
a further 15min or until
golden.
Chicken breasts with
tomato salsa
– Serves 4
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts, skinned
and boned, rinsed and
patted dry
3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra
for hotplate
8 sprigs fresh thyme
Salsa
2 tomatoes, diced and
drained
2 cloves garlic, finely
chopped
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp flat leaf (Italian)
parsley, chopped
1½ tbsp capers, drained
1 tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp salt
Lamb shoulder chops and (below) chicken
breasts with tomato salsa
Directions
Rinse the skinned and
boned chicken breasts and
patted dry.
Put chicken in a
shallow dish and pour 2
tablespoons of the oil over
the top.
Season with salt and
pepper and add the thyme.
Cover with plastic
wrap and refrigerate.
Bring chicken breasts to
room temperature before
cooking.
Barbecue the meat on a
preheated oiled hotplate
over medium heat until
golden and cooked
through.
Don’t let the plate get too
hot or the meat will dry out
and become stringy.
Alternatively, cook the
chicken breasts in a little
hot oil over a medium heat
in a ridged grill pan.
Season with salt and
transfer the chicken to a
plate.
Meanwhile, make the
salsa by mixing the welldrained
tomatoes with the
garlic, coarsely chopped
parsley, oil, drained capers
and lemon juice.
Season with salt and
plenty of pepper. Spoon the
salsa over the chicken and
serve immediately.
Roast sausages with
apple and kumara
Ingredients
6 sausages
6 bacon rashers
3 bay leaves
2 kumara
2 red onions
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and freshly ground
pepper
2 gala apples
Directions
Place sausages in a
saucepan of cold water.
Bring to the boil over high
heat, then turn down heat
and simmer for 5min.
Drain sausages and allow to
cool a little.
Heat oven to 220 deg
C. Wrap a slice of bacon
around each sausage and
arrange in a roasting pan.
Scatter the bay leaves,
wedges of kumara and red
onion around the sausages,
drizzle with oil, season with
salt and pepper and roast
for 15min.
Scatter apple wedges over
the sausages and roast for
a further 20min, until the
sausages are browned and
the apple caramelised.
Potato soup
- Serves 6
Ingredients
50g butter
2 large onions, diced
1 large carrot, shredded
6 cups chicken or vegetable
stock
750g potatoes, peeled and
cubed
Salt and pepper to taste
3 cups grated tasty cheddar
cheese
Directions
Ground paprika to garnish
Melt butter in a large, heavy
saucepan.
Add onions and carrots
and cook over low heat
until tender, about 10min.
Add stock and potatoes
and bring to boil. Cover
and simmer on low heat for
30min.
Puree or sieve soup.
Return to saucepan.
Season then gradually stir
in cheese.
FOCUS ON HEALTH
Centuries old folk remedy
supports good health!
A fermented liquid health tonic offers
an array of powerful health benefits. It
is none other than the popular apple
cider vinegar or ACV. Since the time of
Hippocrates – the “Father of Medicine”
– ACV has been renowned for its
curative properties.
In his popular book “ARTHRITIS and
FOLK MEDICINE”, DR. D.C. Jarvis
reports how he found that Vermonters
who regularly consumed ACV and
Honey had excellent health with many
putting in a vigorous day’s work on the
farm even when well into their eighties.
He also noted the effects of ACV and H
on arthritis to be remarkable with many
patients reporting almost total relief
after taking a course of the mixture.
Dr. Jarvis surmised that the acid and
potassium in cider vinegar counteracted
calcium deposits and helped the body
control calcium use. He also noted that
Vermonters who consumed ACV and H
around meal time had excellent blood
pressure and circulation. The reason he
found was that protein foods thickened
the blood and vinegar thinned it. As
the blood thickens it cannot pass as
easily and quickly through the blood
vessels and capillaries. This poor blood
flow would reduce cellular health by
limiting nutrients to the cells as well
as waste elimination from the cells. To
prevent cell damage the body naturally
increases blood pressure but this puts
more stress on the blood vessels, organs
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and heart. Having ACV and H with
meals will help prevent protein raising
the blood pressure. It also contributes to
a feeling of greater well-being because
the thinner blood circulates quickly and
more easily through the blood vessels.
Dr. Jarvis found regular consumption of
CV and H to be an excellent health tonic
with numerous health attributes.
ACV is highly nutritious as it contains
all the goodness of the apple in a
form that is readily accepted by the
body. Good health starts with good
digestion and assimilation of nutrients.
ACV taken before food will stimulate
and promote healthy digestion and
assimilation of vital nutrients for good
health. A well-functioning digestive
system helps prevent disease by
neutralising any toxic substances that
enter the body.
It is important to note not all ACV
is produced in the traditional way and
results are likely to prove disappointing
with these other vinegars.
Marshall’s Premium ACV and ACV
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Thursday March 18 2021 The Star 27
Maadi Cup Rowing Crew 2021
Rowing is a fantastic sport for boys. It is
a team sport, non-contact and extremely
competitive. The aim of the St Bedes
College rowing programme is “To Make
Fast Boats”, and this season the boys and
coaches have been working especially hard
to achieve this. With recent success in
Twizel at the South Island Club Champs and
NZ Club Champs the boys are on target to
perform well and hopefully earn themselves
a national medal.
The South Island Club Champs saw the crew
making nineteen ‘A’ Finals and then backing
this up with nine medal winning boats. The crew fed off this
success by sending a boat of eight novice (first year) rowers
to the NZ Club Champs, where they secured a silver medal
in their event. With the cancellation of the South Island
Secondary Schools regatta due to Covid 19, the boys are
now putting their training
and focus on the NZ
Secondary Schools Maadi
Cup, to be held later this
month at Lake Karapiro.
With a small crew of
only 21x rowers and 4x
coxswains the recent
results are even more
impressive as it shows
the determination and
dedication these boys have
had to get on the water in
singles, doubles, quads, and eights.
The Maadi crew are supported by non-travelling reserves,
Wills McIntyre, Heinrich Muller and CJ Moore who have
also spent time competing, training hard and pushing their
crewmates on the Waimakariri River and in the school gym.
Expertly coached and managed by Dale Maher, Quentin
Monaghan, Tom Flavill and Kerry Sullivan, the crew and
their families are looking forward to a great week of
successful rowing in the North Island and we wish them the
best of luck.
The crew thank all sponsors for the support and best
wishes.
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GARDENING
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Native plants giveaway
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wants to giveaway another
5000 native plants.
Said TFC manager
Steve Bush: “We have now
planted and/or donated
1,100,000 assorted native
plants to the community.
We are excited to be able
to continue our work
as we work towards our
2,000,000th plant.
TFC is again running the
March giveaway of young
native plants. It is hoped to
be of assistance to as many
groups as possible.
The community giveaway
programme is open
to community organisations
so they can obtain
NZ native plants for their
school and/or community
project.
This is for schools,
pre-schools, community
groups, church groups,
or projects on land with
public access.
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we would like to assist,”
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All groups have to do
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• Include all details of the
group, a contact person
and phone number.
• Applications must be
received before March 31.
Any applications that arrive
after this date won’t be accepted.
• Advise needs or a list
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Number of plants - 10 or
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• Post applications Trees
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Recipients will be
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TraInInG PrOGraMME
Sunday 21 March
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WEEK TEn: Taper Time
The work is done. The only thing to do now is to
freshen up. You do that not only by reducing your
training but also by getting plenty of sleep and
eating healthy foods this week. Nerves can get in
the way of a good taper. So try and “keep the lid
on”. Nerves can also interfere with your eating.
This is not the time to put on or lose weight. Keep
focused on the plan. You often hear top athletes
talking about sticking to the process. That means
they are not thinking of the final result at the finish
line but they focus on their task during the event.
This also applies to you. It means that most of
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LEvEL ThurSday SaTurday Sunday TuESday
Beginner
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Intermediate
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Rest or 30min
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40 min
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Rest or
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pace and technique. Your breathing will be a good
measure of your pace and if your breathing is
more laboured than during your training sessions
you are going too fast.
Prepare yourself to run surrounded by a large
group of people. It can be quite unnerving for
some people. Above all, run at your own pace
from the start. Hold back a bit when the gun goes
off rather than trying to get ahead of the pack. If
you start too fast there will be a price to pay later.
If you have someone you can run with who is of a
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To achieve this goal you need
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1. How often do you train? To improve
your level of health and fitness you will
need to aim for 4 sessions per week. 2
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what you have and 1 session per week is
definitely not sufficient.
2. How long are your sessions? The
duration of your sessions will generally
build towards between 30 and 50 minutes
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3. What is the right intensity to train at?
The good thing about the programme
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This programme and accompanying information are
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your health at any stage please undergo a health
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TIP OF ThE WEEK
The main tip is to enjoy yourself. While you
are “sticking to the process” there is no
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Constable signs season deal
with Canterbury Rams
GLOBETROTTING
Christchurch-born centre and
academic Ben Constable finally
gets to represent his hometown
NBL club after signing a oneseason
deal with the Canterbury
Rams.
Constable
used basketball
as a vehicle to
see the world
since leaving
Cashmere High
School and
heading to the
Ben
Constable
US college system
in 2008.
A regular
Canterbury age group
representative and New
Zealand under-18 international,
Constable, basketball was not his
solitary focus in the US, where
he completed a bachelor of
physics with first class honours
at Gettysburg College while
playing in the NCAA.
Constable made the academic
honour roll at Gettyburg for
three successive years and after
he finished his time in Pennsylvania
in 2013 he moved to
Durban, where he played for the
Kwa-Zulu Marlins in the South
African NBL.
The MVP in 2015 and 2016,
Constable also impressed off
EXPERIENCE: Constable in action for South African club
Kwazulu Marlins playing Egoli Magic in 2015.
court by establishing social
enterprise business Fresh Box
to fund daily feeding plans for
about 400 disadvantaged children.
Constable headed to the
United Kingdom in 2019 to play
and coach at Oxford University,
while studying for a MBA, a
quest that continues now he is
back home.
“Ben’s international experience
and leadership is something we
are looking forward to having as
a part of our squad this season,”
Rams general manager Caleb
Harrison said.
“Ben brings a diverse range of
experiences to the Canterbury
Rams. He is a great example
of the life experiences and opportunities
that can be created
through basketball.”
The Rams also confirmed
forward Alex Talma will be
rejoining the roster for his third
campaign.
Auckland-born Talma
joined the Rams after
completing a basketball scholarship
at Biola University in Los
Angeles.
“It’s an awesome situation to
have Alex back fighting hard.
He’s a team first warrior who
imposes himself in the game,”
Rams head coach Mick Downer
said.
The NBL tips off on April 24,
with the Rams opening their
campaign six days later against
the Wellington Saints in the
capital.
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hopes for third
time lucky
• By Allan Batt
WITH THE Hydraulink War of
the Wings sprintcar series having
just two more rounds to go,
Connor Rangi is hoping that he
can ‘finish the job’ and stay at the
top of the standings.
Rangi, a 21-year-old concrete
driller, has twice finished second
to Ruapuna favourite Jamie Duff
in the overall series standings
and says that those two runnerup
spots have delivered hard
lessons.
“We are a small team. My father
Andrew does most of the work on
the car alone. He lives in Nelson
and tows the car all around the
South Island for me.
“Both times that I’ve finished
second, its been by a narrow
margin and we always reflect
on what could have been. The
difference between winning
and losing in the War of the Wings
can come down to one bad race.”
This years War of the Wings
series is being contested over
just four races and Rangi has a
32-point lead over Steve Duff
and Blenheim’s Paddy North,
however, there are 10 drivers
within striking distance.
Rangi hopes to consolidate his
lead this Saturday night at Ruapuna
but is aware that the Duff
brothers in particular will offer a
strong challenge.
Saturday’s racing starts at 6pm.
One-sided win for Cashmere to take title
CASHMERE ruthlessly ended
Country Ashburton’s hopes of
capping their return to Tennis
Canterbury’s premier men’s
interclub tennis competition in
style, as a perennial powerhouse
snapped their mini title drought
at Wilding Park.
There was no fairy tale ending
for a Mid-Canterbury squad
who still did remarkably well to
advance to last Saturday’s final
in their return from a 25-year
absence, before being swamped
five matches to one.
Cashmere, runners-up to Waimairi
in the previous two deciders,
had won five in a row before
that blip and replicated that
form to dominate a one-sided
showpiece, their 19th finals appearance
in 20 seasons.
The Meredith brothers James,
Tim and Matt won their singles
matches while the trio – and
veteran Johnny McHarg, also
combined to claim both doubles
ties in straight sets.
Cameron McCracken provided
Country Ashburton’s solitary
win when he beat Lian Bartlett
in the fourth singles match-up.
While delighted with the victory,
Matt Meredith was quick
to pay tribute to the underdogs,
who entered the final buoyed by
winning their last three rounds
of the regular season and a semifinal
with Elmwood.
“They’ll be proud of what
they’ve done this season and
they’ll continue going forward.
Jack (Tiller) has done a great
job as head coach and captain
down in Ashburton by instilling
a great team culture and getting
a good group of young players
together.”
Veteran Meredith was also
pleased at the emergence of
junior players this season, who
gave the long-serving siblings
some respite.
“We’ve had a couple of
McHargs and three Meredith’s
for a long time. It’s been great
to add in a few junior guys this
year who have come up from
division one.
“They’ve let us rest the bodies
and spend some time with our
families which is something
we’re grateful for.”
Focus now turns to the
women’s final between unbeaten
favourites Te Kura Hagley and
two-time defending champion
Waimairi at Wilding Park on
Saturday.
Te Kura Hagley, the runnersup
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Black Mitchell Dunshea through to
the end of 2023.
Dunshea joins sought-after second
row colleague Quinten Strange
in committing to the Super Rugby
champions for two more years, the
pair looming as successors to All
Black centurion Sam Whitelock.
Current captain and incumbent
All Black Scott Barrett and former
international Luke Romano rounds
out an enviable array of lineout
specialists at the Crusaders, a
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position of strength that influenced
new Blues lock and former Christ’s
College captain Sam Darry to head
to Auckland.
Darry, 20, made an impressive
Super Rugby Aotearoa debut against
the Highlanders last weekend, and
is poised to confront his former
Canterbury teammates in Sunday’s
clash between the competition’s two
unbeaten sides at Eden Park.
Dunshea was a member of the
All Blacks Bledisloe Cup and Tri-
Nations squad last year but was not
capped after replacing Strange, who
suffered an ankle injury before he
could make his test debut.
Strange, 24, had been targeted by
other Super Rugby clubs but opted
to stay put in spite of his game time
likely being limited by the presence
of Whitelock and Barrett.
Dunshea, 25, is the ninth player to
recommit to the Crusaders through
2023, with the locking quartet
joined by Jack Goodhue, Cullen
Grace, David Havili, Braydon Ennor
and Tom Christie, who is nursing a
shoulder injury after the 39-17 win
over the Chiefs on Saturday night.
Dunshea, who was unavailable
for the Crusaders wins over the
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Highlanders and Hurricanes due to
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the home side’s fifth and final try
against the Chiefs.
He was a key member of the
Crusaders pack for the Covid-19
curtailed Super Rugby competition
and inaugural Super Rugby
Aotearoa tournament after Barrett
was ruled out of the campaign due
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Toyota Supra – return of a true icon
I KNOW MY son regrets selling
his Toyota Supra. You see, it
was a rare targa top model,
twin turbocharged and it had
had a manual transmission
conversion.
He still talks about that car
with much enthusiasm, and from
my time driving it I can recall it
was a ferocious, wild beast, hard
to tame but immense fun at the
same time.
It was one of the last Supras
Toyota made, until now.
Well, you could be forgiven
because the new Toyota Supra
isn’t entirely a Toyota, it’s been
developed in conjunction with
BMW and even gets a BMW
engine. What’s more, the sleek,
sporty, very desirable body shell
sits on a BMW Z4 platform and is
built in Graz, Austria.
I’m not knocking that concept,
and it’s not the first Toyota
collaboration that has been
successful, take its 86 sport
coupe, it was shared with Subaru
and has gone on to claim healthy
sales amongst a wide buyer
demographic.
The Supra, though, is
something else. It’s a car for those
who want a little more grunt in
their sports car purchase, and
being built under the influence
of Toyota’s vast manufacturing
machine you can guarantee
it’s going to last you for many
years to come and will be totally
reliable along the way.
Much like it was with my son’s
Supra, it was bullet-proof, no
matter how hard it was driven.
The newcomer is a touch of
class, its looks stunning, low, sleek
and sharp and is every inch the
desirable two-seater coupe you
would expect wearing that badge.
Under the skin there’s no
mistake it has a lot of BMW
input, the controls, displays
and materials are much the
same as you would find in other
models from the German brand.
Nevertheless, I’m hooked. It’s the
best of both worlds really.
The Supra lands here at
$98,990, and to me that’s a bit of a
sports car bargain, the evaluation
car was a limited edition high
spec variant that added an extra
$1000.
Buyers of the Supra will also
want performance, and I’m
pleased to report that the 3-litre
engine is true to the design of
the past. There are six-cylinders
boosted by a twin-scroll
turbocharging arrangement.
Toyota claims power outputs of
285kW and 500Nm, the torque
figure available all of the way
from 1800 to 5800rpm. If these
outputs look familiar, yes they
are the same as Z4 and the 340i
wagon that I evaluated in these
columns recently.
I recall saying that engine was
an absolute dynamo in terms
of strength, it is responsive and
constantly wanting to work hard.
The Supra will lunge from
a standstill to 100km/h in a
blistering 4.1sec, and will push
through a highway overtake
in 3.8sec (80-120km/h). These
are quick times and will satisfy
any driver who likes to feel the
urgency of a genuine sports
vehicle.
What’s more, the engine is
quiet and smooth, it howls a
little towards the redline but
that’s a traditional six-cylinder
characteristic, and a Supra buyer
would like to have the sound of
energy.
Drive is through an eight-speed
automatic gearbox, there are few
surprises there, quick, clean shifts
are on offer, and there are paddle
shifters if you want to change
manually.
Power is then channelled
rearwards, and the feel you get
from that is traditional, there’s
something about the push you
get from the rear wheels and, for
that matter, the Supra delivers a
forceful feel and sitting almost
above the rear axles all that
movement and feel is delivered to
the driver.
I took the evaluation car on
my favourite Canterbury high
EYE-CATCHING: Low, sleek lines of the new Supra compares well to the 1999 Kiddie-owned targa top.
• Price – Toyota Supra,
$99,990
• Dimensions – Length,
4379mm; width, 2026mm;
height, 1292mm
• Configuration – Sixcylinder,
rear-wheel-drive,
2998cc, 285kW, 500Nm,
eight-speed automatic
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 4.3sec
• Fuel usage – 7.7l/100km
country run. The Supra feels
tight on the road and although
the spring and damper rates are
firmish there is still on board
compliance, you don’t get tired or
sore sitting in it for long periods,
it just feels so right, it is balanced
and controllable.
Sure, there are extensive
traction control systems, but they
aren’t put to the test. Huge rear
Michelin Pilot tyres (275/35 x
19in) have grip in abundance and
it’s actually quite hard to make
the rear playful while turn-in
up front is direct and feedback
of what the tyres are doing in
relation to the road surface is
TOYOTA
SUPRA:
BMW
technology
used
throughout.
communicated fully.
Powering out of some of those
tight corners, the rear squats and
grips,propulsion is mustered in
quickly, and if you need to stamp
on the brakes for the next corner
a premium Brembo system
generates huge stopping force.
You could well be excused for
thinking all of this fun comes at
the price of fuel use. Instead, you
may well be surprised, Toyota
claims a 7.7-litre per 100km
combined cycle average, much
the same as BMW claims with
the Z4.
My time with the test car was
surprising given I did explore
high revolutions on many an
occasion, it went back to the
dealership showing 8.6l/100km
on the readout. For the record,
at 100km/h the engine is turning
over at just 1600rpm, merely
sipping fuel at the rate of just
5l/100km.
There’s nothing quite like
the feel of a turbocharged sixcylinder
engine, I’ve hung on to
my trusty old Toyota in the event
finances would allow that to
become a project whereby I could
afford to hook a turbo kit onto
that engine, it’s the same design as
my son’s old Supra.
I’ll never be able to afford
a new Supra, but I consider
myself privileged to have had
a week with the evaluation car,
it certainly is something very
refreshing and is a car you would
never tire of.
However, you may tire of the
attention you will receive, never
before have I been in a car that
has received so much comment
and adoring looks.
Heather
du Plessis-Allan
Drive.
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DECORATORS
landscaping
You can have your gardens, trees,
shrubs, plants and lawns maintained to look their best
all year round, for a great price.
Residential & Commercial Landscaping
• Maintenance • Pruning • Reconstruction & Rejuvenation
• Rental Property and Commercial Maintenance
• Pre-Sale Tidy-Ups
New Home Landscaping
Lawns • Gardens • Decks • Paving • Water Features
• Quality • Value for money • Experienced • Punctual
• Professional • Flexible • Knowledgeable • Reliable
Call Ross Legg - 027 222 0388
Email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz
www.revivelandscaping.co.nz
PLUMBER
NEED A PLUMBER
Call us now for fast friendly service.
Get your problems sorted out
quick smart - on time!!
Phone for a
FREE
quote now.
New Paint • Repaints
Wallpapering • Fences
Feature Walls
Floor & Roof Painting
Spray Painting
Light Commercial
Restoring Timber
* Finance available (T’s & C’s apply)
Selwyn based but service the whole of Canterbury
www.andertondecorators.co.nz
www.facebook.com/andertondecorators
027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN
Landscape
Construction and
Garden Maintenance
Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380
TRADES
Advertise your
business & services
in Christchurch’s
best read &
largest circulation
newspaper
Delivered into over 93,000
Christchurch homes every week.
Ask us about our fantastic
cost affordable packages.
Phone: 03 379 1100 | www.star.kiwi
DRIVEWAYS
Exposed Aggregate
Stamped Concrete Plain
Concrete Resurfacing
Things we offer...
Competitive/affordable pricing
Attention to detail
Professional service
free quotes/insurance scopes
Cell 0278 145 848
www.drivecrete.co.nz
Mailer Deliveries
For a local, reliable
mailer delivery
service contact
Star Media
• Newspaper inserts
• Magazine inserts
• Letterbox deliveries
• Urban & Rural deliveries
For a cost effective, targeted
delivery please call 03 379 7100
or email mike@starmedia.kiwi
www.star.kiwi
ROOF REPAIRS
Locally owned & operated with
over 30 years experience.
• Extensions & repair • Roof coating
• Concrete & clay tiles • Butynol
• Malthoid • Asbestos Certified
• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering
Phone Dave 981 0278
or 021 223 4200
E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz
BEAUMONT ROOFING LTD
TREE SERVICES
CRAIGS
TREES
Our services include:
Tree felling
Branch chipping
Trimming and pruning
Crown reduction
Stump grinding
P: 027 2299 454
E: craigstrees@xtra.co.nz
www.craigstrees.co.nz
Fully insured
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Driveways
SWAINS
KIWI KERB
(Since 2005)
Over 22 Years Experience
Quality
Workmanship
• Driveways
• Kerb &
Channel
• Garden Edging
Freephone: 0800 081 400
swainskiwikerb@gmail.com
Painters and Decorators Ltd
Canterbury Owned and Operated
A husband and wife team
Specializing in:
• Roof Painting
• Interior/exterior
residential
• Small commercial
painting
PAINTERS
Noel 027-411-3596
kemp.painters@gmail.com
kemp painters and decorators
SCRAP METAL
We offer
free quotes
Quality not
Quantity
Dominion Trading Co Ltd
• Scrap metal buyers
• Canterbury owned & operated
• Top prices paid $$$
• Open Saturday morning
Open Mon-Fri 8am – 4.30pm Sat. 8.30am-12.30pm
www.happyscrappy.co.nz
03 343 9993 333 Blenheim Rd
WINDOW TINTING
tintawindow
advanced film solutions
99% uv block
fade protection
heat control
reduce glare
25 Years Experience
privacy films
frosting designs
non-darkening films
Workmanship Guaranteed
Lifetime Warranties on Most Films
UV
block
Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts
03 365 3653 0800 368 468

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The Star Classifieds
Trades & Services
DIRTY TILES
& GROUT?
Our unique restoration
processes will make your
tiled areas look NEW again!
We specialise in professional
cost effective solutions for
all your tile & grout issues.
• Tiled shower makeovers
• Re-colouring old grout
• Mouldy silicone replacement
• Professional tile/grout
cleaning, sealing & repairs
Call today for a FREE quote on 0800 882 772
or email darryl.p@theprogroup.co.nz
Re Roofing
Roof Repairs
Spouting
Approved Age Concern provider
Over 30 years experience
Licensed Building Practitioner
N A BARRELL
ROOFING LTD
Ph: 0275 389 415
Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz
Trades & Services
rooF
painting
by Certified Tradesman
Book now
and receive
20% discount.
Rope and harness
a speciality.
No scaffolding
required.
30 years
experience.
Free quotes,
call Craig
021 060 2392
ARBORIST QUALIFIED
Copper Beech Tree
Services. Tree removal,
pruning, height reduction,
hedge trimming, shaping,
tree planting, firewood.
Free quote. Contact Angus
Edwards 027 259 6741
copperbeechtreeservices@
gmail.com
BRICK & BLOCK
LAYING
all restoration work
and new work plus
foundations, ph 342 9340
or 021 853 033
BUILDER QUALIFIED
50 yrs exp. Bathrooms,
Kitchens, Renovations,
Repairs & Extensions
Free quotes. Discount for
pensioners. Ph Mike 03
980 9771 or 027 2266 930
Trades & Services
BUILDER QUALIFIED
Decks, T & G Flooring,
Villa Restoring, New
Homes, Weatherboards.
Free Quotes. Bennet &
Sons Ltd Sam 027 496-
9362 or Tony 027 224-
0374
BUILDER,
HANDYMAN,
MAINTENANCE
Have peace of mind with
a fully qualified owner
operater LBP. Available
for all jobs around the
home, commercial or
rental property (extremely
experienced in Healthy
Homes Reporting and
all Remedial works) Call
Chris on 027 3888 211
CARPET LAYING
Exp. Repairs, uplifting,
relaying, restretching.
Phone John on 0800
003181, 027 240 7416
jflattery@xtra.co.nz
CARPENTER
BUILDER
Licensed Building
Practitioner no. 100981.
All carpentry & building
repairs & maintenance.
Alterations & property
upgrades.Laundries /
bathroom / kitchens
replaced. Specialising in
replacement of all rotten
timber, fascia boards,
window, windowsills etc.
John Sandford, ph 329
4616, mob 027 5189 598
johnsandford2@gmail.
com
COMPUTER REPAIRS
FAST
Friendly experienced
techs available to help you
now. Christchurch based.
All work guaranteed.
Computer Help 0800 349
669
• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
“I WILL TURN UP
WHEN I SAY I WILL”
Need a certified and reliable plumber for filtration
systems or hot water cylinder replacement?
Bathroom upgrades or refurbishments?
FREE CALL
TEXT
EMAIL
Trades & Services
Trades & Services
0508 H2O BOY
426 269
027 245 5100
CONCRETE CUTTING
Affordable Concrete
Cutting with Quality, and
removal work. Free quote.
No job to small. Phone 027
442-2219, Fax 359-6052
a/h 359- 4605
ELECTRICIAN
Registered, electrical
installation and repairs,
Gorbie Electrical, ph 021
026 73375 or 03 322 4209
ELECTRICIAN
Available, 30 years
experience, immediate
start, competitive rate,
ph Brian 027 433 9548
No Call out fee
ELECTRICIAN
All types of domestic
& commercial work
undertaken, new housing,
alterations, extensions,
ranges, security lights,
quick response, efficient
service, free quotes,
city -wide. No call out
fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat
Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027
7331384.
ELECTRICIAN
Prompt & reliable
registered electrician
with 24 years experience
for all residential and
commercial work, new
housing and switch board
replacements. Phone Chris
027 516 0669
FENCING
All types of fencing . Free
quotes. Ph Jim 022 137
1920
GARDENING
Weeding, Lawns, Hedges,
Pruning, Garden Cleanups.
Call Phil The Gardener
021 661 246 for your free
quote.
GASFITTING
N.T. Gas Services.
Domestic gas installations.
Reg Craftsman Gas Fitter.
Ph Nick 021 892 491
GLAZIER
Glass repairs - pet doors
- conservatory roofs. Exp
Tradesman. Call Bill on
022 413 3504 or 981-1903
HANDY - DAN
General Handyman for
all your maintenance
requirements. I specialise
in fences and decking, also
do spouting cleans and
repairs and everyday home
maintenance. NO JOB TO
BIG OR SMALL I can do
it all, please don’t hesitate
to call me on 022 600 7738
for a no obligation free
quote.
NICK@NICKJONESPLUMBING.CO.NZ
Trades & Services
HANDYMAN
Small jobs specialists. eg:
drippy taps, sticky doors,
locks, moss spraying etc.
Discount for pensioners.
Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275
668 @oddjobs2018
HOME CLEANING
SERVICES
Regular Weekly or
Fortnightly. Ring Vivien
at 03 365 8422 for free
quotation
LANDSCAPING
Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,
Decking, Fencing.
Kanga & small digger
services. Check out Squire
Landscaping on facebook.
FREE QUOTES. Ph
Arthur 347-8796, 027
220-7014 Edwin 027 220-
7154
LAWNMOWING
Lawnmowing & garden
maintenance. Free quotes.
Ph Nigel 022 633 9794
MOBILE CAR
CLEANING SERVICES
We come to you where
ever you are. Ring us
at 03 281 8054 for free
quotation.
PAINTER,QUALIFIED
local professional, Int /
Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call
or text Corban 027 846
5035
PAINTING
Indoor / Outdoor, over 30
yrs exp, same day quotes,
ph Steve 021 255 7968
PAINTER
New, older homes,
interior, exterior. We stand
by Canterbury. Ph Wayne
0272 743 541, 385-4348
PAINTING
All jobs, none too small.
Free quotes Affordable
rates. Seniors discounts.
James 0220 652 637
PAINTING
PLASTERING
Free quotes. Int/ext &
roof painting Family run
business, work guaranteed.
Pensioner discounts. Ph
Kerin or Paul 022 191
7877 or 379-1281. Website
www.swedekiwipainting.
co.nz
PLASTERER
Phone Finn for all your
interior plastering needs.
No job too small -
renovations, alterations,
holes & cracks. Free
quotes. 25 yrs exp. Canty
born. Ph 022 087 4351
Trades & Services
PLASTERING (INT)
and small painting jobs
Experience and
Excellence. Small to
Medium job specialists
in all aspects of Interior
Plastering. Please call Tim
022 5380959
PLUMBING
DRAINAGE & GAS
No job to big or too small.
Discount rates!!. Free
quotes - call Morgan today
022 375 8506
REMOVALS
Small furniture removals,
have own van, can fit
various types of whiteware
appliances, some furn,
bedding, boxes etc, honest
& reliable, any area
considered, ph Chch 027
517 7001
ROOFING SERVICES
Metal roofing & spouting.
Butyl rubber and flat
rooves. Repairs, reroof
and new build. 25 yrs
experience.NZ Cert
and LBP qualified. Free
quotes. Call Elliot 332-
9662 / 027 237 9431
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Van & Trailer Rubbish
Removal. Free quotes. Ph
Gary 342-8950, 021 529
022
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Van & Trailer Rubbish
Removal. Free quotes. Ph
Gary 342-8950, 021 529
022
SHOWER CLEANING
Deep clean, soap scum,
water stains, mineral
deposits . Comp prices.
Gold card disc. Eftpos. Ph
021 022 824 85
SPOUTING
Select Spouting
The PVC specialist.
Repairs & replacement. Ph
022 197 2351
SPOUTING CLEANING
SPECIALIST
Entire spouting system
cleared. Single or 2 storey.
Jo 021 164 0365
SPOUTING CLEANING
Spouting Unblocked,
Cleaned Out and Flushed
Out, Call Trevor 332 8949
or 021 043 2034
STUMP GRINDING
Best price guarantee
Tony 0275 588 895
STUMP GRINDING
Best price guarantee Tony
0275 588 895
TILER ( MASTER )
Int / Ext. Res / Comm. .
Free quote. 18 yrs exp. Ph
Zac 021 1056 797
TREE SERVICES
Free quotes 20+ yrs exp.
Tree, hedge or shrub
- reduction, shaped or
removed. Ph/text Paul
The Branch Manager
0274314720
TREE SERVICES
Hedges, shrubs, tree
trimming & removal,
rubbish removal, Ph for
free quotes 022 540 4900
WINDOW CLEANING
Average 3 brm house
inside or out from $45.
Both from $80 Phone
Trevor 344-2170
WINDOW CLEANING
Brown & White Ltd.
Family owned since 2001.
Ph Paul 027 229 3534
Tuition
COMPUTER LESSONS
avail for computer, IPad,
or Mobile. Please contact
Jobee 027 290 9246 www.
computertutor.nz
Wanted To Rent Wanted To Wanted Rent To Rent
Wanted to rent/lease
1-2 bdrm flat with garage. Greater Chch area.
Non smoking, no pets, single semi
retired male. Reliable (last 2 tenancies 15 years)
avid gardener. Private landlords only.
Wanted To Buy
BUYING
house lots
of furniture
MUst Be tIdY
Pay cash
027 223 0948
STEVE PURCELL
ANTIQUES
BUYING
NOW
Gold jewellery,
watches, coins,
medals, scrap
gold, sterling
silver, pewter,
original paintings,
modern art.
351 9139
stevepurcellantiques.com
Wanted To Buy
AAA Buying goods
quality furniture, beds,
stoves, washing machines,
fridge freezers. Same day
service. Selwyn Dealers.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
313 8156
A1 Albums, old photo’s,
postcards, coins, gold,
bank notes, badges,
medals, jewellery,
watches, china, crystal,
books, furs, vintage
clothing, paintings,
furniture. Etcetera
Antiques, 194 Edgeware
Rd 385 5117
Phone/text: 027 266 2757
Wanted To Buy
ACADEMY ANTIQUES
Buying estates, antiques,
old china, crystal, art,
Royal Doulton , Royal
Albert etc. Best prices,
free appraisal. Call Rob
349-4229
A+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers,
washing machines,
ovens. Good cash paid.
Ph Paul 022 0891 671
A+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers, washing
machines, ovens. Good
cash paid. Ph Paul 022
0891 671
ALL whiteware wanted.
Same day service, cash
paid for freezes, fridges,
washing machines, ovens.
Also buying furniture &
h/hold effects.Anything
considered. Ph Dave 960-
8440, 027 66 22 116
BABIES playpen in good
cond. Ph 942 6036
Copies ChCh Press or
Star 1950’s - 1980’s. Foto
News South Canty Vol
1 No 1-8 or V2 No 1-4
or Canterbury Reviews
1960’s. Horse Racing
Friday Flash’s 1950’s -
1970’s. Ph 348 1783
MILITARIA Any
country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
Small startup business
needs stock. Records,
CD’s, DVD’s, comics,
graphic novels, books,
books, books.Happy to
quote on collections, estate
sales etc. Ph Jill 0204 057
1543
Public Notices
Notification of MHF (Major Hazard Facility)
Owens Warehousing Christchurch
Our Baigent Way Facility has been designated as an
Upper Tier, Type 1 Major Hazard Facility.
This is due to the type and quantity of Hazardous Goods
we warehouse and distribute on behalf of our customers.
31 Baigent Way, Middleton, Christchurch
Wanted To Buy
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
ADD SOME
COLOUR
TO YOUR ADVERT!
Public Notices
senior
Citizens
outings
with Companion
driving service Ltd
Thurs 25 March
Geraldine
$69.00 with lunch.
Fri 26 March
Topp Twins Cafe Methven
$58.00
with morning tea.
Free PiCkuPs/
droP oFF.
expressions of interest
taken for 4 night/5day
tour to kaikoura -
Nelson - Greymouth -
Hokitika - Christchurch.
Late April.
Phone Peter on
0800 453 873.
An explanation of the site safety information for
Owens Warehousing Christchurch is available to the public.
If you wish to find out more a summary of information is
available on our website.
Please visit, https://www.owens.co.nz/CHH726.aspx
or alternatively contact our branch manager
Nikita Swarts on 03 343 1896.

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Public Notices
SCHOOLS. SPORTS CLUBS OR CULTURAL EVENTS
OUTSTANDING
Fundraising opportunity
The Star has a fantastic opportunity that is an ideal way
to fundraise while at the same time helps to profile and
promote your team and their goals and ambitions.
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• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
Crossword Solutions
Situations Vacant
CLEANERS
REQUIRED
Christchurch Area
Monday to Friday
3pm-6pm
(Relieving work in schools)
We are looking for cleaners
to join our commercial
cleaning team.
You will need to pass a
Security Check and you
MUST have your
own transport.
Must be eligible to work
in New Zealand.
Please email your
Application to
csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz
or phone 338 9056
Visit our website:
totalcanterbury.co.nz
Please advise which job
when emailing your CV.
So
GOOD!
Still
FREE
It’s
FANTASTIC!
Thanks to the
support of our
advertisers
PH 379 7100
www.star.kiwi
Call now to find out more about how you can fundraise
those hard to get dollars, while at the same time
promoting some of the great positive work being done
in the community. It also offers exceptional value for
your supporters and sponsors.
Vehicles Public Wanted Notice
CAR REMOVALS
$$CASH PAID$$
CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED
NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS
We use world class vehicle depollution systems
0800 77 80 80
www.pickapart.co.nz
Contact:
Mike Fulham
379 7100
mike@starmedia.kiwi
Entertainment
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the world’s premier photography competition
© Hannah Vijayan
Entertainments
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 20th March
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 6354 957
Entertainment
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Entertainment
WHAT'S ON @ WOOLSTON
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THIS SUNDAY, 3.35PM
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43 Hargood St, Woolston.
Ph 03 389 7039
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401 Worcester St, Linwood
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Thursday March 18 2021 The Star 43
at Hornby Club
LIVE!
SUPER RUGBY &
BLACK CAPS CRICKET
LIVE MUSIC
(PAVILION)
Friday 7pm:
JO'S KARAOKE
Saturday 7pm:
ROBBIE DREW
Sunday 3pm:
REMINISCE
WITH ANTHONY
NEXT FRIDAY, 8PM
MADSEN PROMOTIONS PRESENTS
PAUL MADSEN & BAND
QUEEN
BEEGEES
BACK TO
THE 80's
tickets $25 at the club
17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026
WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ
christchurch
GIG GUIDE
Thursday 18 to Wednesday 24 March 2021
12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Christchurch’s
smoking hot BLUES BAR. Thursday 7.30pm -
Nor'West Fever. Friday 8pm - The Blues
Professor. Saturday 8pm - Wolf Belly. Sunday
4pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7pm - Ara Jazz &
Blues Jam.
ARMADILLO'S BECKS BAR, 155 Colombo
St: Saturday 9pm - DnD floor-filling covers
BAND.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7.30pm - Cathcart Walsh & Blaikie,
free; 9.30pm - Revolućion Latin dancing with DJ
Zee, free. Friday 5.30pm - Brazilian Jam with
Clube do Choro; 9pm - The Bubblemen, free.
Saturday 8pm - Fiona Dead band album launch
feat. Sean Malloch Band & Bad Llamas, free.
Sunday 3pm - Plan B feat. Kevin Emmett, free.
Monday 7pm - Quiz Night, free.
BILL'S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday 7pm -
Mickey Rat's Karaoke. Saturday 7pm - Fire &
Ice. Sunday 6pm - Mickey Rat's Karaoke.
BOO RADLEYS, Level 1, 98 Victoria St:
Thursday 9pm - Topia. Friday 8pm - Kate
Owen; 10.30pm - Supercat duo. Saturday 8pm -
Libby Barker; 10.30pm - Mirrors. Wednesday
7.30pm - South Street Blues Trio; 9.30pm -
Open Mic Night.
BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO, 401 Worcester
St: Saturday 6.30pm - Karaoke. Sunday 4pm -
Bingo.
CASSELS BLUE SMOKE, 3 Garlands Rd:
Friday 8.30pm - Landslide (Fleetwood
Mac/Stevie Nicks Tribute Show, tickets at
undertheradar. Saturday 6.30pm - You Should
Be Dancing, $20 entry.
CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St:
Friday 6pm - Eddie Simon. 9.15pm -
Rockabella. Saturday 9.15pm - Cantora; 10pm -
DJ Steve Edwards.
HORNBY CLUB, Carmen Rd: Friday 7pm -
Jo's Karaoke. Saturday 7pm - Robbie Drew
(Pavilion). Sunday 3pm - Reminisce with
Anthony.
HORNCASTLE ARENA, Jack Hinton Dr:
Saturday 8pm - Synthony 2021. Sunday 10am -
The Wiggles 'We're All Fruit Salad' 2021 Tour.
Tickets at Ticketek.
ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL, 145 Gloucester
St: Friday 9pm - Adam Mcgrath 'Songs from
the Sit In', tickets at Ticketek. Saturday 5pm -
Clo & Simon; 6pm - Analise Twemlow; 7pm -
Molly's Remedy; 8pm - Stephanie Beck; 9.45pm
- Voilet French & the Horrible; 10.30pm - Kate
Owen, tickets at Ticketek.
KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay: Next
Saturday 27 March, 7.30pm - Madsen
Promotions presents A Tribute to the Eagles +
The Superstars! Show feat. Paul Madsen & band.
Tickets $30 at the club. Saturday 24 April, 8pm -
DnD Showband presents ABBA & Fleetwood
Mac, pre-sale tickets $25, door-sales $30.
KENSINGTON FUN HOUSE, 185
Manchester St: Tuesday 8pm - Stand-Up
Comedy Open Mic.
RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse
Rd, Sockburn: Sunday 6pm - Lance Kiwi
Karaoke.
RICHMOND CLUB, 75 London St: Friday
7pm - The Pistons. Saturday 7pm - Mezzanine.
Sunday 5.30pm - Mockingbird. Monday 1.30pm
- Mandi Miller.
RIVERSIDE MARKET, 98 Oxford Tce:
Thursday 6pm - The Bevin Lounge joined by
Reuben Derrick, Mike Kime, & Doug Brush,
$10 entry.
TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, Hornby:
Friday 8.30pm - DJ. Saturday 8.30pm - The
Misfitz.
THE ARTS CENTRE Te Matatiki Toi Ora, 2
Worcester Bld: Monday 1.10pm - John Bevin
Jazz Trio, $15 entry.
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Plan to turn former Hornby
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Thursday, March 18, 2021 | starnews.co.nz | 93,000 circulation | Trusted for 152 years
NEW CHAPTER: The Equestrian Hotel (below) will be demolished to make way for a new commercial development hub if approved.
• By Bea Gooding
A PLAN to turn the site of an iconic
hotel into a bustling hub of retail
activity could become a reality in
Hornby.
A resource consent application by
Kirk Roberts Consulting Engineers
Ltd is currently being considered
a commercial development called
“The Railyard.”
The hotel closed down last week
and will be demolished after more
than 50 years of serving the community
due to costs associated with
bringing the building up to modern
standards.
The application pu together
by Planz Consultants said the
proposed development will have
significant positive effects for the
development is considered to have
significant positive effects through
the development of a poorly utilised
piece of land, contained within
an area already identified for
commercial activity of a similar
by the city council to turn the
former Equestrian Hotel site into
community as the area’s population
continues to grow.
scale, to encourage and support
economic and social well-being of
The Tower St development, if approved,
will comprise six new buildings
for both retail and hospitality
purposes with a mezzanine and
outdoor dining area and will have
about 151 on-site car parks.
“Overall, the proposed
MAKE IT ALL ADD UP.
• Business advice
• Tax advice
• Tax returns
• Business planning
the community,” the application
read.
Kirk Roberts Consulting is
also responsible for a number of
other projects across the city and
nationwide, including Hoyts EntX
on Colombo St and the Guthrey
Centre, Cashel St.
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Have your say
Our Long Term Plan 2021–31 is our game plan for how, and what, we plan
to spend over the next 10 years.
We want you to have a say on what we should focus on. Have we got it right?
This budget is a turning point for Christchurch and Banks Peninsula and we’re investing in our
future. We’re focusing on delivering the basics and doing it better – water, roads and transport
– while keeping rates increases affordable. This comes at a time when we’re responding and
adapting to climate change and COVID-19.
You can see our main proposals over the page, and how to have your say on the back.
ccc.govt.nz/longtermplan

Investing in our future
Our budget for the next 10 years
COVID-19 has had a major impact on our finances. Like many households, we’ve made – and will continue to
make – savings to our day-to-day spending. And with ongoing growth, we need the right infrastructure in the
right place at the right time to support it.
We’ve thought about what you’ve told us is important to you – delivering the basics and doing it better – and
what we need to do to continue making progress.
Our $13.1 billion budget
We’re proposing a $13.1 billion budget over 10 years. We’ve
set our core spending on infrastructure and facilities at
$1.26 billion for the first three years of our Long Term Plan,
ensuring we can do all the work we want to deliver in the
timeframe we’ve set. By locking this in, we’re giving certainty
to the construction and other sectors, and stimulating
economic activity.
Day-to-day spending
We’re proposing to spend $5.6 billion on day-to-day services
the Council provides over the next 10 years. We’ve identified
savings of $52 million to these operational costs – $18 million
in this financial year alone, and additional savings of
$34 million in 2021/22. Over the whole period of the
Long Term Plan, we’re proposing to save $329 million of
operating costs.
Investing in the basics
In the first three years this Long Term Plan, we’re particularly
focused on investing in our roads and water – two of the
issues we hear about most from the community. We’re
proposing to spend more on maintaining and improving the
condition of our existing roads, footpaths and cycleways, and
protecting and upgrading our water networks.
Rates increase
We’re aiming to keep rates rises as affordable and sustainable
as possible. Your rates help us pay for all the services that
keep our city running – for example, your water, your
sewerage, your roads and your kerbside collection. We’re
proposing a residential rates increase of 5% for an averagevalued
house ($508,608) for the 2021/22 financial year. This
comes to an extra $142.25 a year or $2.74 a week. Over the
10 years, the average annual rates increase for all ratepayers
will be 4%. The cumulative rates increase over the 10 years
will be 47.8%.
Changes to how we rate
We’re proposing some new targeted rates. These include an
excess water charge for households that use significantly more
water than the average, a heritage targeted rate to show more
clearly the proportion of your rates that you already pay towards
specific heritage projects, and a targeted rate to help towards the
Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora’s restoration. We’re also proposing
some changes to existing rates such as expanding our land
drainage targeted rate to include all ratepayers, and changes to
who’s eligible for rates remissions.
Sharing costs $722.6 million
We’re proposing contributing to projects that are being delivered
and/or partly funded by the Government and others: the
Canterbury Multi-Use Arena, Metro Sports Facility, the Ōtākaro
Avon River Corridor programme, and more.

Other main proposals
Water $2.3 billion
We’re proposing to invest 41% of our capital spend on protecting
and upgrading our drinking water, stormwater and wastewater
networks. We’re also proposing to charge an excess water
use targeted rate for households that use significantly more
water than the average household. This charge would apply
if a household used more than 700 litres a day – the average
household uses 540 litres a day.
Our roads and footpaths
$551.8 million
We’re proposing investing in upgrading roads, footpaths and
road infrastructure over the next 10 years. For the first three
years of our Long Term Plan we propose to spend $18.3 million
a year on road resurfacing – we’ll resurface a total of 5.3% of the
city’s roads, up from the current 2%. This funding will increase to
nearly $20 million a year from the fourth year. This means it will
take 10 years to get streets back to a state that compares with the
national average, rather than 20 years.
Transport $834 million
We want to give people better and safer options for getting
around, whether by car, public transport, on foot or on a bike
or scooter. We’re proposing to invest $834 million on these
improvements over the next 10 years.
Climate change
Together we can reduce our emissions and prepare for the
opportunities and challenges presented by climate change.
A key focus of our Long Term Plan is reducing emissions by
making changes to the way we travel, the waste we create and
the energy we use. The Council has also developed a Draft
Ōtautahi Christchurch Climate Change Strategy, which is out for
feedback until Sunday 25 April 2021.
Ōtākaro Avon River
Corridor $316 million
Regenerating the 602-hectare Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor is
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a legacy that benefits
future generations. We’re proposing investing in its regeneration,
including the City to Sea Pathway, ecological restoration, cultural
and recreational facilities, and the Pages Road bridge.
Facilities we’re building
$550.3 million
We propose spending $550.3 million, with a further
$197.7 million coming from the Government, on new facilities
over the next 10 years. This includes Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood
Pool, the new Hornby facility, the Performing Arts Precinct, the
Canterbury Multi-Use Arena, Metro Sports Facility, and more.
Heritage $57 million
Over the past decade, we’ve carried out a massive programme
of repairs and restorations, but we still have some work left to do.
In the next 10 years we’ll continue to restore our own buildings
and support private development of heritage buildings. These
include the Old Municipal Chambers (former Our City O-Tautahi),
Cuningham House in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and the
Lancaster Park Memorial Gates. We’re also consulting on funding
the base isolation of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, behind
Canterbury Museum.
Parks and foreshore
$575 million
In the next 10 years we’ll maintain and improve our parks and
foreshore. We propose spending $515 million on parks and
$60 million on foreshore. A total of 39% of planned spending is
on new developments and upgrades while most of the funding
(61%) is on upgrading what we already have as it reaches the
end of its life. Key projects include continuing the development
of Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, upgrading our sports fields, and
reopening Lancaster Park for public use.
Changes to our services
We’re proposing a few changes to the opening hours at our
libraries and at Christchurch Art Gallery. We’ve looked at when
they’re at their busiest and when we can reduce opening hours
with minimal impact. We’re proposing to close the service desks
at Akaroa and Lyttelton, which are no longer busy with more
people new choosing to use our phone and online services.
We’re also proposing closing the Riccarton Road Bus Lounges.
Fees and charges
We’re proposing to change some Council fees and charges.
In most cases they’ll add less than a dollar or two to the
amount paid, and reflect increased costs or inflation.
For more about these and other proposals, please visit
ccc.govt.nz/longtermplan

What will we spend money on over
the next 10 years?
Check out our new online search tool at ccc.govt.nz/longtermplan. It’s your handy guide to the hundreds
of projects we plan to spend money on in the next 10 years. Search by the area you live in, the type of
project, the project name or even just a key word.
Have your say
You can provide your feedback on the proposals in our Draft Long
Term Plan 2021–31 from Friday 12 March – Sunday 18 April 2021.
Visit ccc.govt.nz/longtermplan to fill out an online submission form. Alternatively, visit
one of our libraries or service centres to fill out a submission form, email us, send us a letter
or visit us at 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch.
Find out more at one of our drop-in sessions at TSB Space, Level 1 Tūranga in
Cathedral Square:
Tuesday 23 March, any time between 11.30am–1.30pm
Wednesday 31 March, any time between 4.30pm–6.30pm
Please note that these sessions may need to be postponed or cancelled depending
on COVID-19 alert level changes.
Can’t make these drop-ins?
Please let us know if you’d like us to attend your community meeting. Or you can call us
directly if you have any questions. Call Katy McRae, Engagement Manager, on 03 941 8037
or email katy.mcrae@ccc.govt.nz
ccc.govt.nz/longtermplan
We’re also consulting on our
draft Ōtautahi Christchurch
Climate Change Strategy
Climate change offers both opportunities and challenges.
We need to reduce our emissions by making changes to the way we travel, the waste we
create and the energy we use. We also need to consider how we can prepare and adapt
to the impacts of our changing climate.
Find out more and have your say until 25 April 2021.
ccc.govt.nz/climatechange